Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1914 — Interesting Hews from The Kankakee Valley Review. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Hews from The Kankakee Valley Review.

Trustees Keen and Karch and John Biggs and eon, Claude, autoed to Rensselaer Monday. Harry Remley and & D. Clark went to the oounty seat Monday to do . y duty. ‘ H. W. Marble went U Chicago Friday to purchase another ear load of horses. Dr. Fyfe and Herman Langdon have purchased two new Ford touring cars. There are now about two dozen Ford autos owned in this township. The excellent spring weather the past two weeks has enabled the farmers to prepare the ground for planting com about the usual time The fizzle whiskered thunderpumper, made his usual spring belch last week. Oh, well, what’s the use. Nobody loves a knocker. The C. L 4 8. officials were here conferring with Geo. O. Stemfoel last Friday regarding the location of a new grain elevator to be erected at this place. We were Informed that the four cornered thunderpumper of, the Jasper County Democrat belched again last week. Republican candidate for aheriff Ben McCoMy and republican condidate Thornton, lor assessor, autoed here Friday evening and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McColly.

The moving of the K. of P. building and The Review office back off the street in line with other buildings on Main street makes the street look wide and creates a good appearance. A? tract of land between Wilder and the Kankakee river was recently sold by the LaCrosse Land Co. to Chas. H. TueSburg. It consisted of about 385 acres and the consideration was $17,000. The land was a part of the old Huncheon estate and before drainage in that section was done tills land could not 'flnd" a buyer at sls an acre. The funeral and burial services of the three weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stump was held from the home Sunday, May 3rd. Death occurred Saturday, caused by whooping cough. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Morris.

Louie Pinter, Frank Armentrout, Julius Gingerich and the goat autoed to Kouts Suncfty. Perry Hamilton, of Chicago, visited here over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hamilton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendlg and Mr. and Mrs. Letter Bayers and daughter, Lillian, autoed to Rensselaer Sunday. Mrs, John Allen and children, of Kankakee, came Saturday for a visit over Bunday with her rotatlvea Mrs. Maria Biggs, daughter Goldie and son Willie, and Mr. arid Mm. Wm. MieNell autoed Sunday to LaCrosse Jor a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alva McNeil. George Ferguson has built an addition to his residence on Lena street Mr. arid Mrs. J. Clemens were In Rensselaer last Friday. ? ■ Marshal Filmer was on a wild goose chasejast Sunday morning. William Tilton and family, of Medaryville, drove here last Sunday and visited with Mrs. Samantha Tilton and family. Ed Lidtke has concluded to fp farming and has purchased forty acres of land near Stoutsburg, having sold his residence property here to Mrs. John Pinter. Bert Tilton has been promoted to the position of section foreman in the place vacated by Lidtke. The regulars will play the second team here at the ball park Bunday. Come out and see the game. No admission. The proposition of the erection of a grand stand at the ball park is being discussed. It te proposed to sell tickets in advance to the amount of the cost of the stand. Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Goar, of 'NMTt, were in town trading Tuesday. • Postmaster Louis Pauflsen was a county seat visitor Tuesday. J. C. Kelley’® vaudeville and movies are meeting with success in the Kankakee Valley towns. The show te dean in every respect The officiate of the Monon route made a tour of inspection over the Chicago and Wabash Valley division accompanied by Superintendent Frank E. Lewis.

John Wflltams is making ooane repairs to the tile factory. Dr. and Mrt. M. B. Fyfe and children au toed in their new Ford to Fair Oaks Sunday and visited with r datives. Esther Balmqutet left here Tuesday for Chicago, where the wiH remain for treatment. The high aehool commencement exercises wiD beheld at the Wheatfield opera house May 19th. A good [program .will be rendered. Mr. Kuhn, the gentleman who delivered the address at the commencement last year, has again (been secured to apeak this year. The dßase this year oognpitoes fourteen graduates.