Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. J. W. Horton went to Lafayette today on business. Tern Grant and daughter, Miss Hazel, went to Monticello today. Miss Loretta Whited, of Newland, is spending the day at Tom Callahan’s. Sunday was the hottest day of the year, the mercury mounting to -102. Bom, July 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek, six miles west of town, a son. The Camp Fire Girls will meet at the home of Mrs. Ash McDaniel Tuesday evening. Howard Green left today for a two weeks’ vacation, which he will spend at Muncie. The Missionary Society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Chas. Simpson Tuesday afternoon. The Junior Aid Society of the Christian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 with Miss Pearl Comer. Mrs. Lida Bennett returned to her home at Winamac today after, visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Bott, for about a week. It is reported that a great many fish were caught in the Iroquois river Sunday and that the fishing at the present time is the best in years. R. W. Burris is very sick with kidnew and other troubles and there is some doubt.expressed as to his recovery. The bodies of six negro troopers killed at Carrizal were buried in Arlington National cemetery, Friday with full military honors. None had been identified. L. H. Hamilton went to Chicago yesterday to visit his daughter, Marie, who was operated upon a few days ago. He found her recovering nicely from the operation.

R. A. Parkison, who was taken to Wesley hospital in Chicago last week, is not very mucn improved, and the physicians seem unable to diagnose his case. The meteor, the unburied part of which is as large as a five-room house, fell night on the farm of J. W. Skies, 20 miles west of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Owing to the increase of the cost of the production of ice cream, Rensselaer restaurant owners have found it necessary to advance the price of ice cream, ice cream sodas and sundaes to 10c. The heaviest fall of rain at one time Fort Wayne has ever recorcted, 2.28 inches, fell Friday afternoon at about 3 o’clock. Hail, furious lightning, and thunder were features of the storm. A non-resident hunting license for Virginia, the first ever issued in that state, was sent to President Wilson Friday. A $lO fee, which accompanied the president’s application, was returned. Agent Rodgers, at Mexico City, was instructed by the state department Friday to investigate a complaint made by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst that her ranch in Mexico had been confiscated by the de facto government. Col. Theodore Roosevelt has abandoned, for the present at least, his plan to raise a division of volunteer troops, according to an announcement Friday. It is said the plan had been dropped as war now seems unlikely. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chamberlin returned to their home at Los Angeles, Cal., this morning after visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Martha Protzman, at Brook, and other relatives in Rensselaer. They drove through in a Ford coming, but returned by rail.

Dr. Leslie Sharrer will be in my office every afternoon from 1 until 4 o’clock and can be called at any other time of day or night by calling 211. Dr. C. E. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley moved today to the Halligan farm east of town, where Mr. Hurley will work by the month. Mrs. Hurley, who attempted suicide a week ago, has almost recovered from her wound. Statements have been and are being sent out to our Semi-Weekly subscribers showing amount due to September Ist. This is done Tn order to give all subscribers a chance to re new at the present rate of $1.50 per year before the new rate of $2.00 per year goes into effect on September Ist. We trust no subscriber will take offense at receiving this notice. A freight wreck near Dyer last night delayed the southbound passen> ger train several hours. Mr. and Mrs. John Werner were on the train leaving Chicago about 9 ip the evening, and did not get home until about 6 this morning, being compelled to remain on the train all night. 'They were held at Dyer until 4:20. Those leaving on the later train were also held up and arrived home a little later. Rev. G. W. Titus, formerly of ths Christian church here, and now connected with the Anti-Saloon League forces at Indianapolis, made an address at the union services at the court house lawn Sunday evening. Rev. Titus will remain for a three or four day visit with his Rensselaer friends. Rev. W. G. Winn, another former minister of the Christian church, was present at last evening’s services.