Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1913 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Joe Luers, Arnold Luers, Barney Meinbrook, Charles Sommers, Henry Shafer, Clarence and Ernest Maxwell and Henry Hague, all of south of town, spent last Thursday, Friday and Saturday flsdiing at the Kankakee river and Arnold Luers caught \yhat is believed to be the largest bass ever caught in that river. It weighed 9 pounds after the head and entrails were amoved. The entire party caught W 5 fish, catfish, goggle-eyes, bluegiln? one pickerel and several bass. Cheapest accident insurance—Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil. For burns, scalds, cuts and emergencies. All druggists sell It 25c and 50c. t Mr. and Mrs. John J. Putts arrived home from Union City Monday evening. They will $t once .begin housekeeping in property belonging to C. B. Steward on Jackson street, just west of Mrs. Jared Benjamin’s property and he will work during the winter for Hamilton & Kellner. They did not go to Union City together as stated in The Republican, but she had been there about three weeks when he went there and their marriage occurred a few days later. Their friends are planning several social affairs in their honor. There are many fine peaches now ripe in Rensselaer and our people could accomplish wonders in fruit growing if they would plant the seed from these peaches and then transplant the small'-trees a year or two later. We have a great many of the small, late yellow peaches, but they are not the equal of the splendid peach that tipens in August or early September. An orchard of these early peaches would be worth a small fortune. One of the finest trees wd have seed is in the Simon Hostettler yard, just north of the depot