Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1913 — Reynolds Man Returns From His "Folly" Trip to West. [ARTICLE]

Reynolds Man Returns From His "Folly" Trip to West.

David Weaver, the farmer who lives near Reynolds and who disappeared mysteriously >last week, and later telegraphed his wife from St. Louis that he was headed for Seattle, Wash., has returned home. Just what Sort of a caper he was trying to cut, does not seem clear, but the effect seems to be that he has humiliated his family and made a fool of himself. The Purdue football squad, 29 in number, passed through Rensselaer for Chicago on the 10:12 train. Coach Smith left the train long enough at this point to send a telegram to the hotel at which the team will stop, orderingpa private dining room and distilled - water for the use of the players. Fresh oysters at Rowen & Kiser’s, 40c quart. Firman Thompson went to Chicago on business today. He will be unable to Return home until after the Purdue-Chicago football game. B. F. Fendig also went to Chicago this afternoon. He will returii home after the game. The writer is feeling feeverish and is quite apt to make a combination of football and dairy show. How does that sound for a brief vacation? Don’t forget 202 when you want something in the grocery line. See me for estimates on all kinds of electric wiring. WM. BABCOCK, Jr. G. H. Schreiber, wanted in South Bend and a score of other cities in the middle west on charges of selling fake prismatic wave machines, the alleged pdrpose of which was to remove superfluous hair from the faces of women, was prrested Wednesday at Minneapolis, Minn., and is being brought back to South Bend. Over at Monticello it is reported that booze is being used for campaign purposes. Any attempt to do this should be met with the most vigorous prosecution. The time is past when such disgraceful practices are to be indulged under any circumstances, while the law makes it an offence that provides severe punishment. Especially in these clean and law abiding towns, where liquor can not be legally sold under any circumstances, should every good citizen take a hand and help to wipe out any effort to corrupt the vote with the use of liquor. We believe that Rensselaer people will not stand for any practice of this and we l\ave confidence that our people are generally mighty well pleased that there are no licensed saloons here and very little clandestine selling of the stuff. It would be a calamity if were ever to be returned to our fair city, and it would be a like calamity if the administration of the affairs of the town should ever fall into hands where the violators of the liquor laws were not prosecuted. It behooves the voters to keep this in mind and to vote for men for office who will pledge law enforcement. I When in need of working clothes or hardware see C. Wilson Bussell, McCoysburg, Ind.