Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1913 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Chas. Macklenberg came from Lafayette this morning and spent several hours with his parents, going on to Chicago this afternoon. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, laborers, rely on Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic OH. Fine for cuts, burns, burns, scalds. Should be kept In every home. 25c and 50c. Mrs. Charles Hemphill took her infanj baby to Chicago Sunday and will spend several days With it at the Michael Rees hospital. The baby has had a struggle for its life and now seems to be suffering from malnutrition, Chase Kelley came down from Eau Claire, Wis., Sunday, and remained over Monday, transacting some business relating to his farm near Virgie. Among other things he arranged to have a silo constructed on it. Abe Martin says: “No matter'how well a feller is doin’ his wife is alius figurin’ on how much more he could save if he quit smokin’. A grocer often goes t’ th’ the-ater just t’ see if th’ folks that owe him are still in town.” J. W. Speaks has had the house he owns on Vine and Main streets moved several feet back into the yard and a new cement foundation built under it. He plans to have a porch built and to make other improvements next year.

Vic Comer, George Davis, John Comer and William Anderson have returned . from Evansville, where they were working for the Rensselaer Dredging Co., which has been compelled to suspend operations on account of dry weather. J. T. Figg, of Hoopeston, 111., who had been over to look after the interests of his farm at Surrey, returned to his home today, taking with him four ears of corn as samples of what we are raising here. He says things in Illinois are not so good as they are here. Relatives have been notified of the death in Oklahoma City of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phelps. Mrs. Phelps was formerly Miss Carrie Warren. The child was 14 months old and was the youngest of three children. John E. Alter, of Union township, reports that there Was enough frost Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights to kill the potato vines on the muck soil in his neighborhood. The potatoes would have grown considerably had favorable weather continued. Mrs. Frank Dingman, of Salem, S. Dak., arrived this morning to attend the funeral at Parr of her mpther, Mrs. Margaret Lyons. The other children are John Lyons, with whom his mother lived near Parr, and Mrs. Ed Beeman, of Michigan City. Babcock & Hopkins have purchased another. 150 horse power boiler to be used in drying corn, their other boiler of the same capacity not being sufficient to pull all of their machinery and do the drying also. The boiler will be installed in time Tor handling the fall corn crop. Mrs. Frank Alter received two telephone emssages from her husband since he went to Forest, following his brother, Alfred’s, stroke of paralysis. The first message came Monday evening and stated that Albert was dying. Another message this morning said that he was still alive. Mrs. Frank Alter will go there Wednesday afternoon..

Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Conley, accompanied by Dr. A. E. Cochran, of Chicago, motored here last evening, and the two first named will remain for a week’s visit with Attorney and Mrs. E. P. Honan. Dr. Cochran came down as a guide and returned to Chicago this morning. Mrs. Louis Busha, of Lafayette, came this morning to be the guest of Mrs. Honan during the day. Encouraging word comes from the Michael Rees hospital about Nathan Fendlg and indications now are that he will get up and he may live for a considerable period of time. It is not infrequent, say medical men, for growths like the one found when the operation on him was undertaken, have a very slow enlargment and it is possible that he may live for many years. The first commercial shipments of Argentine beef that ever reached New York was brought there Monday, by the steamship Van Dyke from Buenos Aires. It consisted of 1,000 quarters.

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