Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Georgle Walters went to Kankakee this morning. Cecil Rutherford went to Chicago this mo/ning. Edd J/Randle and J. N. Leatherman ■went to Chicago morning. D. S. Makeever and B. D. McColly went to Hammond today. Mrs. R. W. Knickerbocker went to Lowell today for a visit with her sister. Three white men and three negro :3 were shot in East St. Louis Tuesday evening as a result of a race riot. Born, May 30, to (Mr. and Mrs. James Downs, north of Rensselaer, a girl.; W. H. Parkinson is in Kentland today, where he is delivering the Memorial Day address. Paul Worland has succeeded Earl Clouse as bus driver for the Hopkins City Transfer Company. Mrs. S. R. Nichols attended the Memorial exefitises at Monticello today. , Miss Dora Covington, of Chicago, :ame today to spend a feiw days with the family of B. J. Moore. The Uncle Tom’s Cabin show will play this evening on a vacant lot on North Cullen street. Frank Myer, of Gary, came down today to attend the Memorial Day exercises. (Mrs. Frank Maloy, of Lowell, came today for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Michael Eger. Joseph R. Kight and wife, of Thayer, came to Rensselaer on the forenoon train. A fine American flag is now floating near the Milroy monument in Milroy park, on the new nag pole erected for the purpose. The banks were closed here all day today, the postoffice from one to five and the business houses from one to four.

Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Lewis came Tuesday evening and will remain until Saturday. They are the guests of Mell Abbott and F. D. Cavendish went to Hammond and will drive home an automobile which he will convert into a tractor for farm work. •Mrs. Joseph -Carson, of Lafayette, came Tuesday to care for her mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark,‘who sufferedsa; snght paralytic stroke recently. Company M has erected a tent on the coutr house yard and a vigorous effort is being made to get additiona. reeruits.~lt.as..understood_that..iip-10. yesterday thirteen new recruits have been secured. Somers & Cornwall, the .plumbery •have moved from the Leopold room on Van Rensselaer street to the White room on the same street. This room was lately vacated by H. Lange, and Son. •——■ ■- — — Earle Reynolds left this afternoon for St. Louis. He has placed the repairing of his house, which was so badly damaged by fire, in the hands of George Mustard. g Mrs. Ammer Osburn, of Grass Creek, Ind., and her friend, Mrs. H. G. Dexter, of Lafayette, came today for a visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Osbum was formerly Miss Anna Hermansen. Kellner & Callahan Have completed their fine new store room and have moved into the same. The room is well lighted with a number of skylights and has a cement floor. It is understood that the cost of the new building was about $3,000. Gurda Otterburg returned to her home at Lake Geneva, Wis., today. Gertrude Johnson and Ethel Matson also returned to their homes in C S - caigo today. .These ladies had be in visiting with Thortsen Otterburg ano other relatives here for a few days. It is understood that there is a movement on foot to organize a faimer’s loan and trust company. Among the parties back of the movement, it is reported, are Austin O. Moore, Charles Stackhouse and Henry Amsler. 1 v Memorial Day weather was not of the best but the day is being celebrated in the usual sacred manner this afternoon. Rev. W. Garnett Winn, of Chicago, former pastor of the Christian church here, is delivering the address at the cemetery this -afternoon. James F. Hanley, a nephew of Judge Hanlej, of this city, is making gool in the music world in New York and is employed by a big musical publishing company there. Mr. Hanley Is a music writer of .ability and one of his greatest song hits is "Indiana,” which the Victor talking machine company is having a great run on.

W. Van Hinkle, of Chicago, visited his old friend, M. B Price, here today. Mr. Hinkle was born in Jasper county, and this is his first visit here since moving with his parents to Kansas thirty-five years ago. His father was William Hinkle. Mr. Hinkle is assistant secretary of the United Typothetae and Franklin Clubs of America. i Jane Parkison -went to Jacksonville, 111., today. Miss Parkison completed Jigr work in the Jacksonville. Girls’ School inthe mid-year and is to receive her diplonja this week. She will remain a few days to visit with friends and attend the usual functions in connection with commencement week. - Elias Arnold returned today frur.i Camden, where he had attended a large religious meeting. He was accompanied by 'Mr. and -s. Solomon Sooner and daughter, Dora. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are the parents of Mr. David Stoner, who, is Mr. Arnold’s soa-in-law. Their home is at Menomonie, Wis.