Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1915 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. W. Rains was a caller at The Republican office this morning. Himself and wife and two daughters and one son and a little granddaughter arrived the first of the week from their former home at MadeJia, Minn. The trip was made in Mr. Rains’ Cadillac auto and was uneventful except for some delay occasioned by high water and rains. They were on the road about nine days in all, but the rain caused them to lose a day and a half and they spent a day and a half visiting Mr. Rains’ parents at Washburn, FI. Mr. Rains bought the former Benjamin Harris farm in Barkley township and his son-in-law will run it and Mr. Rains and family will live in town, occupying the Hiram Day house on Cedar Mr. Rains has a mute son 27 years of age and he has already struck up an acquaintance with Harold Clark, who is also « mute, and the boys will be much company for each other. ■