Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Kentland is to have a three ring circus on July 20. Attorney Woodhull Spitler made a business trip to Chicago today. The religious meeting on the court house lawn was well attended Sunday evening. Sunday was another beautiful day and afforded motorists much pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phares, of Hammond, spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Ross, of Chicago, came Saturday to spend a few days with Mrs. Ora T. Ross and family. Mrs. Almira Stockton and Mrs. J. W. Williams attended the meeting of the Moody Bible Institute at Cedar Lake Sunday. The barber shops will be closed all day on. the Fourth. The shops will be open Tuesday evening as late at necessary to take care of the trade. The meeting of the Indiana Christian Endeavor societies closed et Hammond Sunday evening. Representatives from over 1,000 societies were present. Mrs. Frank Miller and two children left today for Clear Lake, lowa, where they will visit with Mrs. William Buck, who is Mrs. Miller’s sister. Miss Phoebe Randle, daughter of Robert Randle, of Parsons, Kans., and a sister of Mrs. B. Forsythe, of this city, is to be married this month. Miss Randle visited here last summer with Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe.

Elmer Pullins, of Gillam township, brought his daughter, Ruby, 14 years of age, to the county hospital today, where she~is to undergo a minor operation. . Lyllis Cox came this morning for a visit with Iva Healey and other friends here. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Cox, now live in Chicago, but will spend the Fourth with friends at Crown Point. J. W. Tilton and two youngest children returned this morning from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mannan at Wheatfield. The twins recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Mannan are getting along nicely. There will be no band concert this week, on account of the Fourth of July coming on Wednesday, on which day the band will go to Lowell to provide amusement for the celebration in that town. Many are planning to attend celebrations in the nearby towns. Frank Foltz and Simon Thompson returned Saturday evening from Logansport, where they went to see Mr. Foltz’s mother, Mrs. Mary Foltz, who is in a critical condition. Mrs. Foltz rallied Saturday evening and .was some better when they left, but it is feared that she cannot long survive. Frank LaMair, of Salt Lake City, Utah, is here for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Earle Reynolds. Mr. LeMair is recognized as one of the best roller skaters in the world and bids fair to some day step into the position now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds in the roller skating game. The extra train which was put on by the Monon Sunday evening for the first time had quite a number of passengers from here. The train runs from Monon to Chicago and leaves this city at 6:58 p. m. It will continue to run on Sundays and holidays until September Ist.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe left this morning for Chicago. Mrs. Forsythe will go to Parsons, Kans., from Chicago, where she will visit for several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Randle, and attend the wedding of her sister. Mr. Forsythe will go to Waukesha, Wis., for a month’s rest and to take treatment at the Still Rock Spa. Drs. Hewett, of DeMotte, and Fyfe, of Wheatfield, have received their commissions as first lieutenants in the officers’ medical reserve corps, but at this writing it is not known how soon they will be called for duty. It is probable that within the next few months there will' be a great many physicians called for duty. Major George H. Healey returned Saturday evening after visiting the companies of northern Indiana that are in his regiment. The Major reports that a wonderful meeting was held at Valparaiso Friday evening. The meeting was held in the interest of creating further interest among those not already in the service. The Hon. Archibald M. Hall, of Indianapolis, was present, and according to Major Healey made a wonderful address. Mr. Hall closed his talk by reciting the poem which he composed himself, entitled, “I Saw It, Old Glory,” which he has recited on numerous occasions. The poem expresses a beautiful sentiment and thrills the listener with patriotism.

The Presbyterian Sunday school yesterday held patriotic exercises. An Honor Roll was placed in the church which will contain the names of all members of this church who enlist in any branch of military service or who go as Red Cross nurses in the present war. D. H. Yeoman, Geo. Morgan and Elijah Stephens, soldiers who had served in the civil war, were honorbaly recognized. Little Olive McCurtain recited the patriotic poem “Old Glory,’’ written by our own Hoosier pote, James Whitcome Riley. Mayor C. G. Spitler gave a report of the Red Cross work of the, county and the regular collection, amounting to >lO, was given to the Red Cross. ' • Bicycle tires, all new stock. Phone 218. Jim Clark.