Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1915 — FRANCESVILLE. [ARTICLE]

FRANCESVILLE.

(From The Tribune.) Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Randle were over from Rensselaer Friday. Stanley Merica and Claude Record left Monday to attend Purdue University. Stanley will begin a fouryear course in agriculture. Miss Ethel Pike, one ts the former township teachers, and Jennie Colbo entered DePauw University Monday for the purpose of completing their education. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Engle were called to Lafayette this week on account of the serious condition of her sister, Miss Nellie Emart, who was operated upon Monday at St. Elizabeth’s hospital. Word from there last night stated that a change for the better was evident.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brewer, of Indianapolis, came Monday evening for a few days’ visit with relatives. For many years they were residents of this community, Mr. Brewer having been in business here and served one term as postmaster. During the past thirteen years they have been living at the state capital. The Winamac and Rensselaer chautauquas held last week were financial successes and each place has contracted again for next year. At Winamac the chautauqua spirit has a minority of opposition from those who would rather have a street fair instead', where everybody can see the snake charmers, double headed calf, the wild man and the “performers” of the burlesque shows. The chautauqua has smothered the carnival out of existence.

William Hansen, of Gibson City, Hl., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hansen and daughter and Roy Swanson, of Chicago, who had been visiting relatives at Grass Creek, spent Wednesday evening of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Yeppe Hansen in Gillam. Roy Swanson is a brother of Mrs. Hansen. On Thursday they motored to Gibson City to attend the old settlers’ picnic. John Van Kirk, southeast of town, is getting into the publicity department of the newspapers quite frequently of late. One day last week he paid a fine of $14.90 for assaulting young Ora Sayers when the lad used some language that was offensive to John’s dignity. Monday John paid $6.10 at Monon for driving his auto too fast in the city limits. John was using a new kind of gasoline and really didn’t realize that he was probably traveling better than thirty when Marshal Wilson’s optics observed that about $6.10 would settle the case.