Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Good Evening. Have you had the grip ? ’ ■ , ' A. B. Randle went to Atlanta today on a business trip. " ~ v | Baled hay, wheat and oats straw' for sale by Hamilton & Kellner. H. R. Lange, Jr., made a busness trip to Laporte today. The genuine Jackson Hill coal is sold by Hamilton & Kellner. The Monnett Guild will meet Monday afternoon at the Monnett Sdhool. Mr, and Mrs 7 George A- Williams will ehtertain their card club this evening. ' Bulk sour kraut at Rowen’s Grocery. Mrs. Harry Dewey went to Chicagcr oday for a" few Mays*visit with relatives. , Home made sorghum molassas at Rowen’s Grocery, Phone 202. Isaac Glazebrook was awarded a pair of light Brahma chickens at the poultry §how last night. Nice fat mackeral at Rowen’s Grocery, phone 202.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Morrissey? Miss Anna Lonergan and Mrs. Joe Hallagan are spending today in Chicago. Attorney S. C. Irwin spent yesterday in Indianapolis and is in Chicago today, closing up a real .estate, deal. Mrs. Clara Andrus is spending the day with her father, F. M. Parker, at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago. J. H. S. Ellis, Jr., went to Chicago today. He is continuing his work at Chicago university and goes there every Friday. The meeting of the M. E. choir announced to take place at the parsonage this evening, lias been postponed, owing to the inability of several to be present. Mrs. M. M. DeFrees and daughter,. Miss Elizabeth, returned to Indianapolis today after a visit since the hoildays with Mrs. Ora T. Ross and family.

A. B. Low man came down from Hebron this morning to visit with Jasper county relatives until tomorrow. He reports that his brother, George, who has been quite sick at his home at Amboy, is still very poori'y. ~

Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Erskine returned &> their home at Tab today. She has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Strong, for the past two wedks. Mr. Erskine had been here only a few days.

Rev. J. Ford Rainier, of Indianapolis, is spending today with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier. He had been attending a meeting in Chicago and stopped off here on his way home.

Trustees are about all in with their annual reports, which the law requires to be filed with the auditor and published in the newspapers after the advisory board of each township has met and approved the report of the trustee.

Chas. T. Otis, who has been sick for several weeks at the home of Dr. Rice, in Roselawn, and whose condition at first was so critical as to leave the impression that he could not live, is recovering, it is said, and the nurse who had been attending him has been discharged.

Warren Stephens- returned to Wingate today after having spent a couple of days with his brother, Gus Stephens, near McOoysburg. Gus had contracted a slight cold since his return from the sanitarium at Rockville and his condition is worrying his family and friends.

Secretary Dean and Treasurer Thompson, of the Building, Loan and Savings Association, went to Chalmers Thursday afternoon and were shown over the books of the association of that place, in order to get some information in getting the local association started.

A. A. Fell, who retired from the office of county treasurer last Saturday after four years’ faithful anck efficient service, will help the new treasurer, Charles V. May, for a short time, remaining in Rensselaer until about March Ist, when he will move to his farm in Carpenter township.

Fred Cissell is not showing any signs of improvement at‘ his home op River street, where he has been confined for several weeks and indications are not at all favorable for his improvement. Apparently he has a cancer of the throat and he is unable to take anything but liqujd nourishment. His aunt, Mrs. Jennie Graham, of Wolcott, is helping nurse‘him. The News is in receipt of a letter from Rev. R. B. Wright, former pastor of the Baptist church here, now located at Pierceton, seven miles from Winona Lake. He says he likes the place, which is having a boom. A new library ,paßterned after Monon’s* is underway, a new $40,000 school building will be built this year and some brick paved streets have been contracted. Rev. Wright is a mensber of the library T>oard and asked for the name of our architect.—Monon News.