Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Father 11l On Train and Son Unable to Locate Him. Dr. A. P. Rainier, of Remington, was here over night, with his uncle, 0. K. Rainier, and indulged in extensive telegraphing in an effort to locate his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rainier, of Brookston, who have been spending the winter in Florida and wdio were forced to ’eave the train on the return trip because of the serious illness of Mr. Rainier. Last Thursday Dr. Rainier received a message asking him to meet his parents at Chattanooga, Tenn., oyring to Mr. Rainier’s illness. This was followed by a later message spying that his condition was such that it was necessary to take him off the train at Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Rainier wired for definite information as to where he should meet them but so far has been unable to get any word. He wired to the chief of police • at Chattanooga to have a search of hospitals and hotels made for him. A message received from the police asked him for further information, apparently having failed to understand the purpose of Dr. Rainier’s inquiry. Mr. Rainier is about 63 years of age. Mrs. J. E. Carson, also of Brookston, was with them and is also understood to have been ill. Dr. Rainier and O. K. Rainier also, the latter being a brother of G. A., are naturally very much concerned at their failure to receive word from him.

Chas. G. Horsewood Found Loon After Wind Storm. After the storm of several weeks ago, Chas. G. Horsewood, who lives 3% miles northwest of town, found a large loon which had evidently been blown inland and was unable to rise from land. Mr. Horse wood took the bird and kept it in a pen with the chickens but it proved a rather cross kind of creature and when Mrs. Horsewood’s mother, Mrs. H. J. Adams, was at the farm last Sunday she prought the bird to town and gave it to Mr. Coe at the school house. At the school house uw Lird caur i a great deal of excitement v, .ch its drawn out wah-hoo-o-o. The noise almost broke up school. Prof. Kratli didn’t know of the presence of the bird and sent a message to Mr. Coe that he must keep better order in his class. The loon, or great northern diver was a male bird and about 35 inches in length. The scientific name is gavia immer. It is a migratory bird. It does its flying by night and hunts for food during the day. The bird is an expert diver and swimmer. It can raise from the ground but must have the water as its starting place. Neither can it feed from land and food for it at its latest place was put in water. The bird is beautifully and strikingly marked with white and black above and white below. The head is black with a crescent across the throat and a ring around the neck. Jn winter the color of the bird is changed bo gray. The loon is perfectly harmless and was turned into the water to go its way Monday. It soon disappeared.

Dr. H. S. Hewitt, of DeMotte, was a Rensselaer visitor today. He expects to spend part of this summer attending clinics, in Chicago and plans to locate in a larger place and is looking for some doctor to locate at DeMotte.