Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1914 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Administrator George H. Gifford returned to his home at Tipton today, after being here the past week on matters connected with the Gifford estate, Residents of ninety (Missouri counties spent Tuesday improving' the highways in this vicinity, rt was estimated that the roads had been improved to the extent of sl,000,000 by the 150,000 volunteers. The local agent of the Northwestern Life Insurance Co., C. Arthur Tuteur, thil morning received a check for $1,006.01, in payment of a policy of SI,OOO on the life of Geo. O. Stembel, of Wheatfleld, in favor of his widow. Plenty of nice apples and huckleberries, at John Eger's. Lyman Zea returned last night from a three weeks,aibsence in Lake county selling his pain killer. He reports the industrial -condition good at Indiana Harbor, fair at Hammond but very bad atr Gary, with thousands out of work.

No trace has been found ot the horse stolen from Roy Donnelly about three weeks ago. It has been reported that the horse has been found, hut this is a mistake. It is almost certain that the horse was stolen and it may never be recovered. Rev. and Mrs. Work, otf Lafayette, are here for a visit untU October Ist with relatives. Rev. Work has been compelled to give up preaching on account of throat trouble and will go to Detroit from here and work in the office of the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. The two Presbyterian churches at Lafayette will be consolidated. Baldy Powers says the dogfish are not biting with their usual avidity in the Kankakee, and Landy Magee says that even the dark of the mopn don’t seem to help the piscatorial pursuits thereabouts. When these two are pessimistic on fishing in the Kankakee you might as well try to catch a small mouth with a hunk of liver. The home of Mias Edna Robinson was the scene last evening of one of the most unique parties of the season. Given by the memfbers of the younger sew club to the girl visitors of the several memfbers. It was a kid’s frolic and all were dressed to represent children, both boys and girls. Dainty refreshments were served and the best-ever time voted. Try a Republican Classified ad.