Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1914 — Spent a Day Hunting Thistle For Uncle George Hosmer. [ARTICLE]

Spent a Day Hunting Thistle For Uncle George Hosmer.

Uncle Georg 6 Hosmer spent his boyhood days in Vermont, where Canadian thistles flourish, and remembering the many times when a barefoot boy that he had) to stop when on a fishing trip to pick the thistles from his feet? he requested the writer to bring him back a bunch of these thistles from Canada, which he hopes to grow on his Milroy township farm. The promise was given, but to carry it out was a bigger task than was expected. After an all-day drive ovfer the Canadian prairies Sunday we were unable to find a single specimen, but just at dark as we were driving into Sedgwick one of-the thiaties was noticed by the side of the road in full bloor Jumping from the buggy the precious specimen was secured and Is now hanging in Uncle George’s room at the Makeever House, where he takes a delight in showing it to visitors.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Chapman and Miss Marjorie Loughridge returned .Wednesday evening from a delightful three week’s’ auto trip. They went from here to St. Joe, Mich., thehce across the state to Detroit, and from there to Hamilton, Ont. They went next to Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Cleveland find then home. The trip proved very pleasant and interesting until they were returning through Ohio, where they found it very hot and dusty. Some rain ip the northwestern part of the state and In northeastern Indiana had cooled the atmosphere and disposed of the dust. They had no trouble with their car and in all respects the trip was highly pleasurable. . ’ •"?/