Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1913 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. Leo Colvert and baby came from Chicago several days 'ago and was joined Wednesday evening by her husband and they are spending several days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hammond, and his mother, Mrs. George Colvert Herbert Hammond was also down from Chicago for Christmas.

Charles Schwanke, who lives on the Fred Schultz farm in Union township, and who was injured when his, horse ran away a week ago last Sunday, has been able to be out and.to do considerable work during the past week, although he has found it necessary to use a crutch to protect his injured ankle.

Mrs. - Rebecca Porter sent from South Bend to the First Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, for use in the new dining room, a silver bread tray. The tray is on exhibition tray. The tray is very much appreciated by the members of the church and is now on exhibition in Long & Hardman’s jewelry store window.

George Rassi, a Milford drayman, owns a mule that recently slipped its halter and ate its fill of corn from the feed barrel. After it was returned to its stall it slipped the halter a second time and made fourteen trips to the barrel and carried fourteen ears of corn to its companion and then returned to its own stall.

There were 365 persons arrested for counterfeitipg in the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, last, according to the annual report of W. J. Flynn, chief of the secret service division of the treasury department. The amount of counterfeit notes confiscated aggregated $22,137, and the amount of counterfeit coins totalled $19,884.

The Plymouth .Electric Light company has surrendered its city franchise and will hereafter operate under the indeterminate permit conferred by the public utilities commission. This move shuts off any possible future competition, as no other company can be given H franchise as long as the present company is operated tofthe satisfaction of the state commission.

Mrs. George A. Thomas and three sons, of Monticello, were here to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. J. C. Gwin, and will remain until Sunday. Mr. Thomas is a .jailway mail clerk and was on duty at this time land therefore not able to share in the Christmas visit. Their oldest son, Gwin Thomas, is a student at Purdue this year.

Mrs. Jessie Swaim, of Morocco, who has been the worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of that town for a long time, was presented with a beautiful amethyst set ring on the occasion of the annual installation Of that order, for her long and faithful service in that office, to which she was again elected. The presentation was made by Dr. L. H Reecher.

The last mails from Europe that will reach the far west before Christmas arrived at New York Thursday on the lipers St. Louis and St. Paul. The- St, Louis had the biggest consignment of mail .ever brought to New York by one ship. The two vessels together had 16,511 sacks' of packages and letters.

Mrs. Leota Jones came from Chicago to visit ‘her sister, Mrs. John Q. Alter and her son, C. S. Chamberlin, and other relatives and friends. Her son, Ralph Jones, has for some years been a dispatcher for the south side elevated in Chicago. He will be here the last of the week for a short vest. Ralph learned telegraphy in the Monon office at this place, under the tutorage of Agent BCam.

Rev. J. C, Parrett went to Monticello today to -assist in the installation of the new pastor of the Presbyterian church in that city, Rev. F. W. Backemeyer, which takes place this evening. Dr. Grandstaff, of Logansport, will preside at the meeting, he being the moderator. Rev. N. P. Patterson, of Delphi, will preach the sremon; Rev. Parrett will deliver the charge to the pastor and Bev. C. S. Stewart, of Rochester, will deliver the change to the people.

The Christmas dance proved a very pleasing affair and Jwas attended by about sixty couples, most of the college young people who are home for the vacation and a number of visitors from out of town being in attendance. The music was by Freeburgs’ orchestra, of Lafayette, and consisted ,of piano, violin, drums and saxophone, an instrument in great demand among our dancers and the failure of which to appear on several past occasions has been the cause for much disappointment. The music. was very pleasing and it is probable the same orchestra will be secured for a dance or two later on. On New Year’s Eve another dance will be given under the auspices of the Van Renesselaer Club, and for it the music will be home talent.

There are thousands of verses in the Bible, but a man can’t think of one of them when he hits his thumb with a hammer. .

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