Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1915 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lon Healy is clerking in the postoffice until the regular appointment is made. He was one of the candidates taking the examination for a clerkship. and may be the one to be appointed. Mrs. H. B. Peffley and children, of Gifford, returned to Indianapolis Saturday. Mr. Peffley has three acres of onions that were too high to suffer water damage and which hold prospects of making a fine yield. See the Columbia’s $2.00 bargains, before buying your next pair of oxfords. You’ll save money. Mrs. Joseph Pollock left Saturday for Sedalia, Ind., to visit her mother. She will go from there to Hoopeston, 111., to visit relatives and will be absent about two weeks. Miss Dorothy Spencer, of Remington, one of the numerous sightseers at the river yesterday, fainted whale watching the operations of the diver at the sand bank yesterday and fell into the river. She was rescued by Chas. Spain and Walter Porter. The only damage suffered by any of them was wet clothes. R. P. Benjamin, who has been the Singer sewing machine agent here for a number of years, has retired and the agency has been transferred to Clinton Saidla, who was checked in as agent last week. Mr. Benjamin retires because his health has been poor. He will continue as a piano agent, holding his office with Mr. Saidla.' Mr. and Mrs. James M. Brown, of Franklin, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Gus Grant and family. They will leave the latter part of next week to visit their two sons in New York. They will attend the state encampment of the G. A. R. in Washington in September before returning home, Mr. Brown being an old soldier and delegate to the encampment. Miss Avas Clay, of Streator, 111., who had been visiting her cousin, Miss Maude Zeigler, north of town, for a few days, was called by telegram to Chicago Sunday to be present at an operation Monday and as a special nurse for several weeks for a patient at the Frances Willard hospital. Miss Clay is a graduate of that place and has followed that profession for over five years. She will later return here for a more extensive visit with her relatives here. The union service at the court house lawn Sunday evening was attended by one of the largest crowds ever gathered at the union services. Rev. Parrett read the scripture les-, son. Rev. Green offered prayer. Dr. Curnick preached upon “The Foundation of Christian Faith.” In the course of the sermon Dr. Curnick referred in a most touching way to the drowning of Delos Woodworth and the deep sympathy that was felt by the entire community for the grief stricken parents. The band played a number of beautiful selections. City and town governing boards of Indiana are being advised by the state fire marshal department at this time to take steps towards passing anti fireworks ordinances. Such measures can be put into effect without loss to merchants, following the I depletion of stocks by sales of July 4th and before new stocks of pyrotechnics are purchased. The present time for local legislation is propitious also, because of the usual aftermath of burns and injuries where the safe and sane sentiment did not prevail. Such an ordinance is now before the city council here and will be passed at the next meeting. Mayor Secrest, of Hartford City, has asked that such an ordinance be drafted and passed immediately, before merchants begin stocking their shelves. Advance, Ind., also has a model ordinance up for consideration. Misses’ and childrens’ strap pumps, in velvet, white canvas and leathers, specially priced to close out, at the Columbia. Will Porter drove down from Hammond in his Ford yesterday for the purpose of taking back Mrs. Porter and Mrs. James Mead, who came the day before for a visit with relatives. He had an accident on the road and did not get here until noon, and started on the return trip an hour later. Shortly after leaving Hammond for Rensselaer he met with an accident that delayed him two or three hours. At the Calumet river he met two cars passing each other. They collided and the occupant of one of them, a woman, became frightened and jumped from one of the cars directly in front of Mr. Porter’s car, not seeing it. In order to avoid killing her Mr. Porter turned his car into the willows on the bank of the river. The woman landed on the fender of his car and was carried into the willows, but escaped injuries other than a *few bruises and getting wet. A broken headlight and bent license plate was the only injury suffered by the car. Mr. Porter had a four mile walk before finding someone to haul the car out. * -- ■