Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1916 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. W. Haston came from Chicago today for a week’s visit with Mrs. H. B. Eist'le and famity drere: Mrs. Van Wood and baby went to MoCoysburg today to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. R. Phillips, for the day. Miss Aalcen Allman went to Evanston, 111., today to re-enter Northwestern college, this being her third year there. Mrs. Walter English and daughter, Alice Bell, came today from Lafayette to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, at Parr. Elvyn Allman and cousin, Fred Peck, of Remington, who has been visiting him here, autoed to Indian--apolis to spend today. Mrs. Maurice Wilcox returned to her home in Chicago today after visiting her brother, Joe Myers and family, here for a week. The state public utilities commission yesterday granted permission to Gary to issue bonds for $65,000 for improvements. Mrs. Kenneth Stein returned to her home in Ft. Wayne today after visiting her sister,- Mrs. W. R. Lee husband at Mt. Ayr for a week. Battery D, of Fort Wayne, will entrain for the Mexican border Tuesday. They have been stationed at Fort Harrison for several weeks. The Eastern Star ladies will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. A. McFarland. It is desired that every member oe present as there is business of importance to be transacted. Miss Grace Reed, who works in the Mary Meyer Healy millinery store, has returned to Rensselaer after spending two weeks at Fort Wayne and Chicago, where she has been studying the millinery styles. Sheriff Hamilton of Benton county has returned from Cando, N. D., with Fred Borders of Otterbein, who had been arrested there for the theft of twenty-one hams from the home of Thomas Ward, near Otterbein, several weeks ago.

Mesdames E. J. Randle and S.,E. Sparling were hostesses at a three course luncheon Saturday at which about forty ladies were most pleasantly entertained. Mrs. Sparling will soon depart for her southern home, taking as her guest Mrs. Ora Ross, who will visit Prof, and Mrs. Sparling in Demopolis, Ala. More than 2,000,000 bushels of oysters have been killed by an unknown blight on the vast beds in the Chesapeake bay. One theory is that sea nettles have destioyed the spawn. The state conservation commission has asked the federal government to send experts from the buieau of fisheries to make an investigation. At the joint session of the White and Jasper county commissioners Friday afternoon, Paul Ward was appointed engineer of the A. L. Clark road, running in the two counties, and George Foulks, of Rensselaer, with Wm. P. Cooper, of Reynolds, were appointed viewers. The engineer and viewers are to meet October 4 at Monon and file their report October 20th.

New fall line of goods are now in. Order that suit today and be prepared for falb—Also do dry cleaning and pressing.—John Werner. -/ v W. M. Hdover let the contract Saturday for his residence on Washington street to E. S. Lutes, of Monon, who is building Mrs. Washburn’s house on McCoy Avenue. The house is to be a brick veneered bungalow, very much like Dr. Catt’s residence. Martinsville }mck is to be used. The contract price is $3,800, which does not include the heating and plumbing. Mr. Hoover found it necessary to buy five more feet of ground, owing to the size of the building. Ground will be broken Tuesday for the basement of the new building. Boys’ mackinaws in nobby patterns. Pinch Back. - $4 to_s6. Sturdy, long-wearing school suits with 2 pair trousers $4 to $lO. Hilliard &‘Hamill. The Rally Day services at the Presbyterian church yesterday were a pleasing success and were proof that special efforts on the part of the workers would produce results. Mrs. A. L. Burton’s organized class of ladies had the largest attendance. Miss Marjorie Loughridge sang an appropriate solo at the Sunday school session and Rev. J. Budman Fleming gave a short talk. The subject of the morning service was “Do Not Be a Pessimist,” and in the evening it was “Speeding.” The soloist of the morning was Miss Esther Padgett, and Mr. Loren Sage for the evening.

CHAS. W. PLATT cement contractor I have purchased a new cement mixing’ machine and am now prepared to do all kinds of • cement work, including blocks. Ask for prices. Phone 366 e \