Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1917 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Charles Collins returned from Greencastle Wednesday. Mrs. Sadie L. Hammerton went to Marion, Ind., today. Jay Nowels, James Ellis and Edwin Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ofßiley are spending today in Chicago. Cain Galbraith went to Hammond today for a visit with his sister. Mr. Galbraith is 83 years Old today. Misses <Sue Cash and Mary Lyons returned to their home in Oakland, 111., after a visit with relatives here. Minnie Hemphill went to Oak Park, 111., today for a visit with her brother, John. Mrs. Walter English and daughter, Alice Belle, came from Lafayette today for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. David Shearer, of Remington, returned to her home in Chicago today.

Miss Stella Platt returned to Chicago today after a visit with relatives here. Charles Grow came home today, having finished his regular run as mail messenger. - Miss Blanche Ott is now assisting Mr. Hartley in the office of the Farmers Grain' Company. Misses Minnie Voss and May Scheifer returned to their home in Davenport, lowa, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartlett, of Barkley township. The band concert was not quite so well attended last evening, the farmers evidently being too busy to get away from their work. Mrs. .Elmer Gunyon returned to her home at today. Her daughter, Roxie, is getting along nicely at the hospital here and will be able to go to her home in a very short time. ~

Charles Snyder left today for Duluth, Georgia, today, where he is employed on a large dredge. He has been here with his family since the last of July. G. R. Morris and daughter, Pearl, of Remington, took the train here today for Petoskey, Mich., where they will join Mrs. Ida Hoover and remain until after the season for hay fever. Dr. Paul C. Curnick, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city but now field secretary of the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis, was in Rensselaer today. Peter Nomensen, of Dwight, 111., reutrned to his home today. Reports from the threshing of his wheat shows that he will have an average of 30 bushels to the acre. Mr. Hartley received a telegram this morning from his wife at Jackson, Mich., stating that she and J. D. Roth were starting for home. Mrs. Hartley and J. D. had made the trip to Jackson, taking with them the Dr. and Mrs. and baby Strong in Mr. Hartley’s automobile.

David Halstead returned today from his trip thruogh the south. He is much improved in health. He reports that while it was very dry in the south early in the summer, that it is now wet and the crops are very good; Victor Hoover is here for a visit with his parents until Sunday. He has been working for an express company in Chicago for the past nine weeks. He has secured a position with the Inland Steel Company at Indiana Harbor as a chemist and will take up his new duties next Monday. Victor is a graduate pharmacist of Purdue Pniversity.

Kentland and Earl Park, rivals on the ball field, met Sunday and the victory went to the latter by a score of Bto 1. Kentland, in an attempt to win the game, secured a Hammond pitcher, who was said to have been Heinie Morrow, former Purdue twirler. Heinie received a severe ‘'mauling at the hands--of the Earl Park sluggers. ' Allen Fendig, son of Simon Fendig, of Wheatfield, is here for a visit with relatives. Allen is a member of the engineers’ reserve corps at Washington, D. C., where he has been since May 20. He has been attending American University at that place. As fast as the men at the university become qualified they are commissioned as officers in the army and sent to the Atlantic coast ports and placed on battleships and sent to France. Allen has a leave of absence until next Monday. Devere Yeoman, who has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the engineering corps, arrived home WeiL nesday evening from Leavenworth, Kans., where he has been in active training for the past two • months. Mr. Yeoman states that he will no doubt be called from here in about ten days, but to where he does not know. He states that some of the engineers were sent to Hawaii to relieve engineers there who had - had experience in war as enginers. Devere likes the life fine and is the pictur of health.

LARGE FARM FOR RENT. We still have a large farm for rent. Rensselaer quarters. Write or phone, James waiter, Manager Lawler Ranches, Rensselaer, Indiana, Phone 337. Why pay others 31-50 per pair to pay for adveritsing long profits of 110 per cent, etc., when you can buy the Prismo headlight glasses for the usual merchandise profit of 31-00 per pair. Anything else you need. The old reliable Main Garage, best in Rensselaer.