Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. J. J. Roberts returned to her in Chicago yesterday after bejng in Rensselaer on business. Mrs. W. V. Porter, Mrs. John Poole and Mrs. B. J. Moore went to Lafayette today to spend the day. C. I. Owen, of Tulsa, Okla., who has been visiting Miss Marian Parker, returned to his home today. The Junior Aid Society of the Christian church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Miss Pearl Comer. Thirteen persons dead, at least ten missing and property damage to the exitent of $15,000,000, is the known toll of a flood in five southern states. Mrs. George Johnson, who has been visiting her son, John M. Johnson, north of town, for about a week, returned to her home at McCoysburg today. iMr. and Mrs. Joe Rush and Miss Nellie Ryan returned to their homes in Englewood, today after visiting since Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. E. L» Fidler and family. Mrs. Mary Eger and Mrs. Martha J. Flinn went to Lafayette today and Mrs. Flinn, who has been staying with Mrs. Eger, will enter the soldiers’ home there.

There are advertised letters in the postoffice for Andy J- Henderson, Mrs. John Williams, Chas. Moore, Dick Hartman, Alfred Cavinder, Dena Hartley and Al Matchulet. Miss Jennie Comer went to Indianapolis today to visit her father, W. C. Comer, and will go from there to Winchester to visit her brother, Clyde Comer and family. Mrs. Comer anc the children will accompany her home. Dave Harris was here Sunday and Monday from Wilmington, Ohio, to which place he has shipped his household goods. He started back today for Wilmington, making the trip with a horse and buggy. The distance is 250 miles. During the storm yesterday lightning struck the farm residence of John Hammerton, of Walker township. The house took fire and was destroyed. The loss was partially covered by insurance. County Clerk J. H. Perkins went to Chicago' Monday to he treated for a skin disease by a specialist. Mr. Perkins has had a peculiar breaking out on the arms, which has mothered him for the past few weeks. He is in the Presbyterian hospital there, where he will remain for a few days, and it is thought that with proper treatment the breaking out will disappear. The physicians as _yet have been unable to decide what the disease is.