Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1916 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Great Graves Has Man Riding Bicycle In Show Window. The Great Graves, hypnotist, who is showing this week at the Gayety Airdome, has a new and ndvel free stunt on exhibition for Rensselaer today, in Rhoades’ hardware store window. On Sunday evening Graves hypnotized a lady and had her sleep in the window of Rhoades Hardware store until Monday.evening, when he awakened her at the Gayety. At 1 o’clock today Graves placed one of the men of his company on a bicycle in the same window and has him peddling away as if he were going some place. He will let him ride the wheel until 8:15 this evening, a period of seven hous and fifteen minutes. To the one guessing nearest the mileage that the driver will make in this time Graves will give $5.

Straw hats in all styles and shapes. Panamas of the finest straw at most popular prices. No trouble to show goods at Rowles & Parker’s. Reports from Miss Gertrude Hopkins say that she is recovering nicely from the recent operation for the removal of her eye and that she will be able to come home the latter part of this week. Carl Worland and Raymond McKay made a trip to, Hammond today. The boys are planning to enibark in the Belgian rabbit business and went there to make some purchases.