Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1913 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

This is Really Good. When Tom Marshall was a candidate for governor he made a speech in Rensselaer and said it Vjas a downright shame that the state paid the rent for the governor and that when he was elected he would shye the state that money and pay his own rent. Last week he caused a hanger to be placed to the general deficiency bill in the national congress prpviding tor the purchase of a new machine for the vice president and for its upkeep for the year. This does not pay for a chauffeur, whose salary comes out of Uncle Sam through another appropriation. It looks a great deal aS though the once commonplace Tom has gone plutocratic and forgotten all about the “poor taxpayer.”

Someone broke into the citizens’ party headquarters at Gary Friday night and stole most of the records and polling books. Speaker Clark Saturday canceled twelve Chautauqua engagements he had made for this fall, because of the prologed session of congress. It has been estimated that the engagements would have netted him between $5,000 and $6,000. Having*’ defeated two Rensselaer ball teams, the Rex-Alls and the Naps, during the past week, Jim Babcock feels that the Parr teain is worthy of further honors and says they will be glad to get a crack at the Athletics if there is any sort of a show.

John Dextg? who started a tile factory at Wheatfield, has sold it to George Searles, of Illinois, who is now in charge and Mr. Dexter expects to move to Rensselaer if he can get a house in which to live. He is a brick; stone and plaster mason. Mrs. I. B. Washburn, who has been visiting her son, Dr. I. M. Washburn, for some time, left today for Pawpaw, W. Va., for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Everett Graham. She will then go to Washington, D. C., where she and her daughter, Miss Mary Washburn, the artist and sculpturess, will take up their residence.

Two trainmen were killed and several others injured Saturday when an eastbound freight on the Nickel Plate railroad collided with a stalled westbound freight, a few miles west of Conneaut, O. Patrick Tracy, brakeman, and William Cunningham, engineer, both members of the cerw of the eastbound train, were pinned beneath the wreckage of their engine and scalded to death.

Rev. F. E. Crider, of Greenfield, pastor of the Rosebud church, filled his engagement at the Rosebud church last Sunday for the first time in about sjx weeks. His little son had the diphtheria and the home was under quarantine. He was returned to the church here for another year by the M. P. conference and wi 11 continue his residence at Greenfield, coming here every three weeks. -j Joe Davisson made two real estate deals Monday. Frank Kresler purchased of William Cooper, his farm of 160 acres near Virgie, giving $65 per acre for it. Mrs. Sarah Griggs, of Stegar, 111., sold her 40 acres -in Barkley township to John Nichols, the consideration being $45 per acre. It adjoined John’s farm. Mrs. Griggs was accompanied here by her son, Edward R., and they visited Len Griggs while here.

Grain King scoop boards sold by Hamilton & Kellner.

Silas Swain, who has been living at the Rensselaer hotel and who has been and still is in a very critical condition of healthy is required to move at this time because Mrs. Cook anfl son are going from the hotel. Mr. Swain will be taken to the residence of Mrs. Mattie Grant. He is being cared for by a nurse provided by the Masonic order, to which Silas belonged. He was in a very critical condition yesterday throughout the afternoon. His physician is of the opinion that he can not undergo much improvement and that death is the almost certain outcome.

We are justly proud of our fall showing of ladies’ “Ready-to-Wear Garments,” so many compliments and our large Increase in sales has led us to believe as sou will be led to believg upon examination, that this is the place tp make your fall selections. . ROWLES & PARKER.

Cleve Harkrider, who left tor Chenoa, 111., Monday, first sold off all of his household goods, selling everything at ridiculously low prices. It is claimed that Mrs. Harkrider left tor parts unknown Saturday, and the tumor is to the effect that she and Clarence Hamilton have gone away together. Harkrider himself leaves a good name for honesty and industry and he is to be congratulated if the separation is a permanent one, provided the various allegations about his wife are true. This will probably not be the last chapter this story. It usually turns out that clandestine love affairs end in some great disappointment and there is nothing to indicate that this one will be different from thousands of others.