Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

If you want a high grade of chicker, feed, phone 273. Mr?. Mary Meyer Healy made a business trip to Chicago today. Miss Florence Bussell, of McCoysI burg, spent today in Rensselaer, Miss LaVera Lee went to Winamac today for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends. We have an elegant line of buggies and carriages. They will please you. See them. —Hamilton & Kellner. John Braddock has returned here from St. Louis, Mich., and will again reside in Rensselaer. Mrs. R. C. Dowler went to Williamsport today, where she will live with her daughter. Featherweight underwear that fits. Silk shirts, panama hats, city styles, at Hamill prices. John Morgan, who went to Elwood several weeks ago, is employed in the Ames Shovel Works at that place.

Dr. W. L. Myer and Dr. H. B. Brown went to 9 Indianapolis today to attend the state dental meeting, which lasts for three days. Don’t forget the Ford party. Get Hamillized, you’ll save on your clothing purchases always. Mrs. William Markin and mother, Mrs. Doris Casey, went to Hammond today to consult a physician about Mrs. Casey's health. Mrs. Lemma Hickman left th's morning for Rolla, N. ( Dak., for a visit of about two weeks with her brothers, C. M. and C. A. Crisler. The old reliable gasoline stove and sewing machine repairer, Frank Lear, will be in town.all next week. Leave orders at Warner’s hardware store. Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Gwin, accompanied by Drs. Washburn and Johnson, went to Valparaiso 'today to attend the tenth district medical society meeting. J. W. Medicus is this spring making extensive improvements at his home on Cullen street. A basement is being constructed, a furnace installed and a new kitchen erected.

R. P. Benjamin is quite sick and some alarm is felt about him. He has been failing for the last two weeks and Sunday his condition became quite serious. Mayor* and Mrs. Spitler left today for Atlantic City, where they will attend the Presbyterian national convention which begins the 18th. They will be gone about two weeks. W. J. Wright, who went to the Mudlavia Springs a week ago last Sunday, is getting better from his matic trouble and it is probable will be able to return home the last of the week. C. J. Hobbs is down from Kersey again today. He finds it very convenient now to be able to come from Kersey in the morning, arrive here on on the milk train and leave on the milk train in the evening. J. M. Jackson, of Las Animas, Colo., came this m/oming from Lebanon, where he attended the funeral of a relative, for a few days' visit with his sisters, Mrs. A. A. Hoover and Mrs. Jesse Nichols.

J. M. Clifton was down from Fair Oaks today. He has just completed the erection for Tom Mallatt of a nice cottage home at Virgie and is now engaged in building for William D. Geary a bungalow just west of Fair Oaks. The writer took a drive into the country this morning and saw many fields covered with water. In some places apparently the tile was stopped up for the land lay quite a little above the ditches. In other places, however, the land was low and as the ditches were running full to the banks it will be some days before the water gets off the fields. Oats are generally looking good and wherever there is any wheat it is looking fine, too. Not a great amount of com has been put out and this is very fortunate becau ?e the excessive wet weather and the cool air is not favorable for germination. Bankok Straw Hats $5. Light as a feather, nobby styles, wear guaranteed. At Hamill’s. The Stork Special. Born, Sunday, May 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Richards, a son. notice! The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a market at the J. A. McFarland grocery store Saturday, May 20th. Pocahontas Notice. Thursday night of this week will be the third anniversary of the organization of the Pocahontas lodge and the occasion will be celebrated. Refreshments served., All members urged to be present.—Keeper of Records;* .-A. ; ... \T~r WEATHER. Fair tonight and V/ednesday; continued cool, probably frost tonight north portiori.