Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1916 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

BELTS WITH SILVER MONOGRAM buckles, $1.50. Packed* in pretty gift boxes. —Hilliard & Hamill. W. G. Paxton in Control Of Bank Stock.

W. G. Paxton, of Hammond, formerly of Rensselaer, and a brother of Charles Paxton, has become the owner of a large number of shares in The Hammond Savings and Trust Company. It is understood Mr. Paxton and his friends have secured enough shares in the bank to assume control, and yet this e has been accomplished without changes in the personnel and directorate. Mr. Paxton has authorized the statement that no further changes are contemplated at this time. The annual meeting of the stockholders is held shortly after January first, at which time officers and directors are elected for the ensuing year. Mr. Paxton is the owner of the Paxton Lumber Company at Hammond, the Indiana Harbor Lumber and Coal Company, of Indiana Harbor, and is substantially interested in the Gary Lumber Co. He has many real estate holdings throughout the Calumet region.

INDIAN, TERRY AND BEACH bath robes. $4 up. See them in our windows. —Hilliard & Hamill.. v " At the present price of materials ’t it cheaper to buy bread than to bake it. Schulze’s famous .potato bread is making many new fnends daily. ROWLES & PARKER. KNITTED REEFERS AND SILK scarfs (imported ),.$1 to $3.50. Packed Jn pretty gift boxes.—Hilliard & ' Hamill.