Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]
The postoffice department has authorized the establishment of a city delivery service at Grown Point on June 15. Two carriers will be assigned, with one substitute. A drive into the country shows that oats is coming up nicely and that farmers are busy plowing for corn. The refreshing rain of yesterday and last night will do a lot of good, as it was getting quite, dry. Wheat certainly looks mighty fine. Mrs. E. W. Alien, of Wheatfield, came today to see her daughter, Mrs. Simon Fendig, who has been spending the week with her aged mother-in-law, Mr®. Mary Fendig, whose condition today continues very near death. Two large coal motor trucks of the Mack make wefe overnight given shelter in the Central Garage and left this morning for Kokomo, where they are to toe used by a coal dealer. One of the trucks was of 7Vs tons capacity and the other a ton less. The Bowser gM, who was operated fox appendicitis Tuesday of last week under the direction of the charity board, Who paid for her keeping at the home of Mrs. Mattie Grant, hias made splendid progress toward -recovery and will today (be taken to the home of her parents.
Miss Jane F. Martin, of the Western College for Girl*s at Oxford, O, was here yesterday and talked at the senior class. She is a field worker for the school' and hoped to interest some of the senior girls in Western, the school Mis® Martha Long attends. While here she was the guest of Mrs. C. R. Dean, a graduate of Western. G. B. Rollings, whose wife is a daughter of A. J. Biggs and who had been here since the death of her sister,’Mrs. Earl Duvall and her mother, Mrs. Biggs, went to Crawfordsville this morning and will return from there to his home in Indianapolis. Mrs. Rollihggfywill remain for a time with her father. Mrs. W. H. Williams, of Reynolds, came this morning to have ashort visit with her brother, W. H. Beam, who is abel to be up and enjoy a drive about town with her. Billy is gradually gaining strength and hopes to be able to return to his post at the depot soon after the first of the month. W. D. Brick returned to Orawfordsville today after spending several days here visiting relatives. He formerly lived in Gillam township. Mr. Brick attended the funeral at Terre Haute the first of the week of Hon. Geo. W. Faris, formerly of this county and who served three terms in congress, later engaging in the practice of law at Washington, D. C, where his death occurred.
Perry and John Horton furnished the music for a dance at Shelby last night. A cyclone swept through the town, doing considerable damage, the most serious of which was ttie breaking out of a plate glas® window in the Dickey store John tried out a fine new snare drum that night and one drum head became damp and split, which will necessitate a new head at a cost of about $3. (Mr. and Mrs. Albert brought their little son down from Virgie today to have the doctor examine him. Two months ago he was stricken with what seemed to be infantile paralysis. A later diagnosis by a specialist, however, disclosed that the trouble was with his heart and nerves. For some time he could neither walk nor talk. For the past three weeks, however, he has made considerable progress and now talks as wellvas ever, but has considerable difficulty in walking.
Welsh brothers, Lou and Ben, have purchased a new 6-cyllnder Chandler automobile through Babcock & Hopkins. Bert Hopkins, W. C. Babcock and Bert Abbott (brought the car down from Chicago Friday night, having a rather perilous trip, owing to the storm. At Shelby the encountered a veritable cyclone and for some time thought they would have to abandon the trip for the night. They kept on, however, and finally reached home at about 1:30 this morning.
The accountants who were recently in Rensselaer went over the city’s books for the year 1913. It cost the city $204 to have them do it. Another set went over the books for three preceding years last fall and it cost $342 for that. Thus the taxpayers of Rensselaer have luad to pay out within the past four months $546 for the payment of the accountants for work done in this city. They have also had to pay. 4 part of the expense for examining the books of county officers. Fifty of the examiners were let out last week, the two who were here having received a sudden call to report at headquarters, where presumably the axe was administered. PILES CURED AT HOME IY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD. If you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or protruding Piles, send me your address, and I win tell yod bow to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial. With references from yow own locality If requested. Immediate relief and permanent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write today to Mrs. M. Summers, "Bn P, Mott* Same, Ind. .:
