Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1914 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs, John Bill and daughter, Miss Iva, drove to Bos well Tuesday and attended the funeral of Mrs. Joseph.Christley, moth* ter of Alpha Christley, formerly of Jordan township. Mrs. Christley suffered a stroke of paralysis albout eight years ago and this was the cause of her death. She was 74 years of age and is survived by her husband and eight children.

Tom Cox, who has charge of the parks in Rensselaer and whose care of them has been excellent, ’complains that recently geraniums have been pulled Up by the roots' In some of the flower beds. Also that chickens running at . large have done considerable damage. These parks are established and maintained at great expense for the public benefit and those who are responsible for the abuses should be prosecuted.

Harvey Keen, of Jordan township, has been laid up since Monday, having suffered injuries that day by being kicked and stepped ,on by a horse. The animal is ordinarily gentle, but Harvey went into the barn to chase a pig out and the horse became frightened. It kicked him .-on the right knee and.knocked him down and then stepped on him. No hopes were broken but he was badly bruised.

Charlie fJurtin, the agent at DeMotte, is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation and has been spending most of it at Monon, but today he went to the Kankakee river to put in a few days fishing. Charlie says that crawfish bait is the best ar gument to put up to the pteeatorial tribe at this season of the year and he sent word for Jim Ellis to get busy and send film a can of them. Crawdads can not be se cured along the Kankakee.

John Crabb, an aged citizen of Remington, left this morning for Harbor springs, Mich., where he hopes to receive benefit for his health. A year ago Mr. Crabb was severely shocked by lightning, which struck a tree about 40 feet from where he was standing. He has been affected by the shock ever since that time. He was accompanied as far as Chicago by his son-in-law, 8. H. Cornwell, and by Rev. E. H. Bull, of the Presbyterian church.' Mr. Cornwell and the minister were planning to witness a ball game this afternoon, probably seeing the Cubs and Giants In their third crash of the present series. '■" i