Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Sam Fendig went to Chicago on business today. Mrs. Edd J. Rapdle is spending today in Chicago. Mrs. H. R. I*urcupile is spending today in Chicago. j J. A. McFarland made a business trip to Chicago today. Mrs. Mary Miller, of Windfall, spent today in Rensselaer. Mrs. Anna Davisson, of Kersey, spent today in • Rensselaer. Mrs. S. L. Rogers, of McCoysburg, was a Renssealer visitor today. Rev. W. H. Sayler will preach -it the Slaughter school house in Jordan township -next Sunday at 3 p. m. To those desiring to help decorate their church for Easter, I have plants from 15 cents up.—J. H. Holden. Jim Fross, who has been poorly at his home in Barkley township, is able to be up and about again. Patron-Teacher Association meeting at the high school Wednesday evening at 7:30. Mrs. Simon Thompson gave a dinner party to a dozen of ner husband’s friends Tuesday evening. Following the dinner cards were played.

The first of the Passion week services of the Methodist church will be held in the auditorium tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Rev. Cumick will preach. A. C. Stauffenberg, of Manhattan, 111., has been looking after some improvements on his farm southeast of town, having^the bam, which was damaged by the storm, rebuilt, and also having some tiling surveys made. Otto Braun has just returned ’rom a stay of a week at the Sacred Heart Sanitarium in Milwaukee and came to Rensselaer for band practice tonight. This will probably be the last practice before the summer concerts, which begin next week. A. F. Long, G. E. Murray, Chas. Moody and Rex Warner went to Indianapolis on business today. It is probable that two or three of them will purchase new automobiles and the Pope-Hartford cars are said to be attracting favorable attention. Word from Remington today is that John J. Porter, the well known and highly esteemed old gentleman of aCrperter township, is very low and fear is entertained that he can not live long. George H. McLain, who will erect a fine new residence this summer on West McoCy avenue, just west of the W. R Brown- residence, _ is—getting things ready to start operations. The excavating will be done during May but he does not expect to begin active building operations ontil about the first of June. White Brothers, of Brook, who during the past two years have done the street oiling here, are here again today to look after the contract which is to be let here next week. They are also closing up some little matters for private parties last year.

Earl Ticen, who has charge of Hamill’s store has placed in his display windows a number of small chicks which he has dyed. It proves to be quite a novelty and has attracted a large number of onlookers'. The chicks are dyed all different colors. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Osman have returned to Benton Harbor, Mich., after spendnig several days with her father, Albert Timmons, who has been pooily all winter and suffering especially for the past two weeks, but who is now quite a little improved. , A. F. Long is erecting a new 6room house in the east part of town, which he will rent when completed. The lumber in the bam that was tom down at the rear of Mr. Long’s residence is being utilized in the house he is building. The excavating was started yesterday for George Long’s new- residence on South street. It was Dick Hartman and not Tul Malone, who suffered a severe scalding of the leg about the ealk and ankle. Both Dick and Tul are employes of the light plant? and the reporter got them mixed up a trifle. Tul, howevpr, deserves to escape this accident, as he suffered so long and intensely last year during his illness and operation.

Maj. George H. Healey went to Grown Point yesterday and 'attended a meeting of young men w-ho are organizing a miiltia company. He and Captain Umpileby, of the Gary company, spoke to the. young men, and Joseph E. Brown, a young lawyer, and others took steps to complete the organization started several months ago. Seventy-four young men signed a petition for a CoTnpany and about half of them have been examined and the mustering of the company is expected to take place soon. Every parent who desires to protect the child’s vision should be, at the Parent-Teacher meeting Wednesday evening at the high scho.oL - Dr*—E* M. Shanklin, eye, ear and throat specialist, will discuss the subject. Now is the time to have your sodding done for Decoration Day and orders given beds, at Weston Cemetery.—J. H. Holden.