Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

J. H. Chapman has purchased a fine new Haynes touring car. Auto trailers at Scott Brothers. Just the thing to carry loads behind your auto. Prices reasonable. M. I. Adams & Son, auto agents, today ■delivered to Charles Schleman, a new Dodge touring car. Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Helen Marie O’Connor, to Mr. Ross L. Williams, a building contractor of Lafayette. The marriage will take place the earlier part of June. See Scott Brothers when wanting buggies and harness. Their line is complete. t. ' . Ernie Zea and mother, Mrs. Lyman Zea, returned Sunday from a visit of a week at Medaryville, where Ernie also did some canvassing. He says that there are 16 cases of scarlet fever there and that the town is almost at a standstill. The theatres, skating rink and other places have been closed and public meetings prohibited. It is hoped that the situation will soon be bettered by this method. A new line of Harper and Brown buggies just received at Scott Broth ers. Ever Hammer, a rising young fighter in the lightweight ranks, from Lake county, almost put Freddie Welsh, the present champion of that division, out last night at Milwaukee. The fight, was only scheduled for ten rounds and this is all that saved the clever Englishman his crown. Ever Hammer had the better of every round except the fiftih, which was even. Welsh was battered to a pulp and his face was a sorry looking s’ght when Hammer finished with him. “The famous Deere line of farm machinery is sold by Hamilton & Kellner. A visit to the east end of town this -morning showed some building activities of which we were not aware. Riley Miller has about completed a good-sized square house. Harry Magee has completed an addition to his property. Vem Hopkins is making good progress with his new house and it will be a fine one when finished. The small tenant house that A. F. Long is building is being rushed right along. A. Leopold, who has a numbei of lots in that part of town, is selling a number o's persons who expect to build and it is understood that a number of other houses are to be erected before the summer is past.

Mrs. A. P. Burton and Mrs. H. L. Brown returned Saturday from a delightful two weeks’ visit in the -ast, during which time they visited their two cousins, Charles and Halley Chesnut, the former of Philadelphia and the latter of Baltimore. Charles Chesnut is the president of the Yellow Pine Lumber Co., of Philadelphia, and is a very prosperous and successful businessman and was one of the committee of fifty appointed recently to make plans for the business development of Philadelphia. Halley Chesnut is a linotype operator on a Baltimore newspaper. Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Brown spent last week in Washington attending the sessions of the national convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

CASTORIA Tor Infant* and Children. 1h( KM You Han Always Bought Bears the /Y pt gmimre nt Notice to Contractors. Sewer on Dayton Street. Notice is hereby given that the common council of Rensselaer, Ind., will receive sealed bids on May 8, 1916, for the construction of a ten (10) ami twelve (12) inch sewer on Dayton street from north side of Merritt street southerly to the Makemself sewer according to the plans and specificationsnow on file in the office of the city clerk. Bidders will be. required to accompany their bids with certified check in the sum of -one hundred dollars, as evidence that they will enter into contract. ' . The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. a v CHAS. MORLAN, > City Clerk.