Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1914 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

B. D. Comer went to Anderson yesterday, where the Rensselaer Dredging Co. is . about to finish a 6-mlle ditch. The company has one other small job on hand and is figuring on several others. B. B. Miller, of Mt. Ayr, and son, Rudy, Of Windfall, were here yesterday afternoon, having come 'from Windfall that day. Rudy is running a store which hie father and he own at that place. To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the family system tonic. Price 11.00. President Charles Weigman, of the Chicago Federal baseball club, was in Rensselaer Monday en route from his home at Richmond, Ind'., to Chicago. He came to this city in an automobile and then went to Chicago on the 10:46 train. Dr. C. E. Johnson went to Chicago yesterday to attend that evening a banquet of the alumni of Northwestern University at the Blackstone hotel. It was expected there would be almost a thousand in attendance. W. H. Fostill Saturday sold the former Henry Watson property on north Main street, which he had purchased of F. W. Bedford only about two weeks ago, to Chester Zea, who will continue to rent the property. The dead was made by E. J. Duvall.

Rev. W. G. Winn came down from Chicago last evening for a visit until Wednesday with his family. He took .the flrse degree In masonry last evening. Mr. Winn is getting along splendidly with flis work at Irving Park and is splendidly pleased.

' ' ’ : Dr. I. M. Washburn, local surgeon for the Monon railroad, was called to meet passenger train No. 5 yesterday morning to care for Brakeman O’Hera, whose injury consisted of running an indelible pencil into his hand. The injury did not prove, serious but there was danger of infection. Dr. Washburn went as far as Lafayette, returning in the afternoon.

The county commissioners have performed a good work by having the building which Dr. Loy has for an office painted attractively. Now, it would be a good thing also to paint the small building in the rear, which is used as a garage, the same color. The county and city in their property should set an example In the making of improvements and in keeping their property tidy.

Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig, of Montieello, passed through Rensselaer Monday morning on the 10:46 train on their way to Evanston, 111., to attend the Northwestern University commencement, their daughter, Miss Geraldine, being one of the graduates. Dr. Kindig, who was pastor of the M. E. church in this city for several years, has practically outgrown his rheumatic troubles and is looking much better than he did* a few months ago.

The Home and Foreign Mossionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the church basement, the earlier hour having been arranged because of the funeral of Elmer S. Burr, which is to take place at 4 o’clock. Rev. Barrett will tank on the subject of missions, giving a report of the missionary discussions at the recent general assembly. A cordial invitation is given to all ladles of the church and especially to the members of the missionary society. ,

Street oiling will probably be adopted more generally than usual in Rensselaer this year. A F. Long is circulating a petition to have River street, the west end of Washington street and College avenue as far south as Fred Phillips’ residence, oiled, and J. F. Hardman is circulating another to have South Cullen street oiled.* Four barrels of oil have been used In laying the dust In part of .the block in which H. E. Hartley, Milt Roth, Jay Zimmerman and others reside. The Intense heat is made more disagreeable by the dust and either oiling or sprinkling Is a great relief.

Mrs. Philip Barnard, of Newland, made a trip to Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Barnard belongs to a number of the leading Chicago women’s clubs an,d is a very Interesting woman. She writes lor The Chieago Tribune and is now engaged 4n the preparation of an article concerning the Newland track fields and the need of better organisation. Mrs. Marnard desires to meet members of the women’s clubs in this city upon her return and it Is probable will address .them at some future time.

Prank Austin, a young man from Boynton, Pla., was in Rensselaer a short time yesterday on his way to his former home at Wheatfleld. He is the son of P. W. Austin and with his parents has been spending the past six winters in the south, where all have made invest meats and developed them into good money-making propositions, Pmnk raised 15 acres of tomatoes this year, the crop having aU -been harvested before he left there to spend the summer in the north. His father has been ehgaged in the crate material business and has made good money at it They will come horns some ten days later.