Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FAIR OAKS. Cottinghams are treating the hotel to a new roof. Tom Mallat, of Virgie, was in town again this week. Dave Winslow is having some cement work dope air the cemetery. Paul Barker has a new trap drum outfit and is learning to play it. Wm. Gourley and family visited relatives in Monticello Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Petty visited the last of the week with the Guss family. Martha McKay attended the high school play in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Nora Thornton is in Rensselaer taking case of Mr. Benjamin. Mrs. Bringle and Mrs. Cottingham were both pretty sick the first of thia week. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shehen visited Sunday with Mr. ahd Mrs. Isaac Kight." Mr. Clevenger is here from Chicago looking after his property and shipping the rest of his goods. Remember the decoration day services May 30th, at 2 o’clock, and bring flowers, as they are rather scarce. Chas. Manderville came home the first of the week on account of the serious illness of C. B. Manderville. Mrs. Noland and Miss Hannah Culp were called to Lee Tuesday on account of the death of Wesley Noland, brother-in-law of the two women. 1.. -r~— —j MILROY. ./ a, , i ■■■■■ Mrs. Fisher was a Wolcott visitor Tuesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks were in Monon Tuesday. Chas. Beaver was in McCoysburg Saturday evening. John Mitchell made a buisness trip to Remington Tuesday. Miss Anna Caster is visiting home friends this week and last. Martha Clark visited Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Frank May. Ruth May visited her uncle, George Foulks and family this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clell Clark and family were in this vicinity Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lytle spent Monday evening with Earl Foulks and family, Bert Warren came and preached Sunday, morning and evening. Mrs. Mary McCashen and daughter, Ettie, were in Rensselaer Monday. Thos. McAlears and Mr. and Mrs. Frank May autoed to Lafayette Wednesday. Iris Williams, of Monon, visited, last week with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. ' Several from this vicinity attended the funeral of Wesley Noland at Lee Wednesday. Two nieces of Mrs. W. B. Fisher, of Lapel, Ind., spent last week with the Fisher family. Mrs. Mabie Hotwell and little son visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clark and family, Tuesday. Robert Keve, who has been visiting relatives at his home in Piqua, Ohio, came to Frank May’s again to spend the summer. All who are interested in having a children’s day program are requested to meet Saturday evening at the church to arrange same. Gerald, the son of J. R. Clark, who has been seriously ill with an attack of heart trouble or leakage of the heart, is some better now. George Caster was called to Sheldon, 111., Monday to attend the funeral of his mother, who died Saturday evening at Steger, 111., at the home of her son, Perry. We pay the highest market price for country produce, either cash or trade. —Home Grocery. New numbers? in pretty lingerie and tub silk waists received each week nt Rowles & Parker’s. Lafayette high school teachers are to have their salaries boosted. To retain the force made the increase of salaries necessary. The Fowler Clothing Co., of Fowler, which failed ail'd the business of which is being settled in the federal court, is to have its stock sold at public auction on June Ist. Lemuel Shipman was elected trustee by the creditors at a meeting held last Friday. George H. Healey, of The Republican, has been appointed a member of the Fairbanks reception committee at the republican national convention. The first meeting of the committee will be held at the Congress hotel in Chicago on Tuesday morning, June 6, at 10 a. m. If you want a high grade of chicken feed, phone 273. R. P. Benjamin, who has been ni very poor health for some time, has been suffering intensely for several days and this afternoon Dr. Washbum and Ross Benjamin took him to Francesvitle to place him m the private hospital of Dr. Shearer and it is quite probable that an operation will be performed to drain out an accumulation of fluid along his left side and which seems responsible for the amony in which he has been for some time. The pains have been coining at intervals of two minutes.