Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1918 — NOT GOING TO OREGON. [ARTICLE]

NOT GOING TO OREGON.

The article in the Benton Review in reference to Mr. and Mrs. Del Gilson, of this city, moving to Portland,' Oregon, in September, is an error. They will visit their daughter in the west this fall. Mr. Gilson has a splendid business here and he and his wife have a host of friends who would not permit them to leave under any consideration. Mr. and Mrs. Gilson were in Fowler last Sunday and attended the Dreamland theatre and witnessed the great picture, Gerard’s, “My Four Years in Germany.”

John Kolhoff, trustee of Jordan township, is sporting 'a fine new Dodge runabout. Charles Pettet of Kersey, was in Rensselaer looking after business matters today. * Every fellow thinks the war is hitting him the hardest. Better be happy that you still have something to hit when they strike at you. Charles R. Peregrine and son, Donald, of Tefft, were in Rensselaer today. They attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson this afternoon at McCoysburg. If th® soldiers in the cantonments in this county are anxious to go “over there,” and if the soldien over tnere afe ‘•raring” to go “over the top,” and get the Kaiser we fellows at home should have enough pep to do our duty and make any sacrifice' necessary. Let’s not look yellow to the fellows when they come home."

A man takes a day off when he celebrates a birthday. But a woman takes a year off. The reason why a man is kind of ashamed of the crooked finger he got from working hard is because he is real proud of the crooked “finger he got from playing bail. A girl doesn’t mind paying a whole week’s salary for a well silk combination that you canjt see, because she knows that if you could see it you would feel real proud of her. After you have roamed around for a while you begin to discover that most of the sore toes were stubbed when their owners were doing things that they hadn’t any business doing. When a man gets through combing what is on his head, he is done. But when a woman gets through combing what is growing on her scalp she has to start in and comb a half a yard of store hair. Once in a while a woman gets so hard up for something to boast about that she will brag because her husband always washes his feet and changes his socks every time he has to go and get a pew pair of shoes. x ■■ ■■ - A lot of bur women folks sure do look funny in the outfits they wear because they want to be in style. But, thank goodness, few of them ever look as Godforsaken as the female animals in the color plates of the fashion magazine. The faker who was peddling Electric Salve was attracting an audience to his wagon by performing feats of magic. “It is easy to get money,” he announced, “and you need never be broke. When I need money I say: , ‘Hokus Pokus, Diplodoeusl’ and then I remove my left shoe thusly. And what do I find in the shoe? Ah, there it is! A tendollar bill!” Si Meddergrass was deeply impressed by the simple recipe for obtaining money and he hurried around the corner and sat down on a door step and said: “Hoku Pokus, Diplodocus!” Then he removed his left shoe. But all he found was a scent