Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1918 — IMPORTANT NOTICE. [ARTICLE]

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

We are ordered by the Government to confine extensions and betterments to the imperative and unavoidable work to meet war requirements and the vital commercial needs of the country. '.*ur install 4 ", nns of telephones will be conriced to such, as are vital to war work necessities. Telephone rn ives will he I’ eated the same as new installations A reward of $lO 00 v ill be pa'd for information of part 1 ts breaking wires, glass and poles, or in any way .rterfefing with any line of conunun <.'»aon. On account of labor, trour.e cannot br cared for as promptly as you may think, but will be taken care of in their proper order, trying for the best of all patrons. Will cheerfully remove any instrumehts when not satisfactory, but none can be installed until after the war period.—JASPER COUNTY TELEPHONE CO., Per. W- L. Bott, Manager.

All persons knowing themeselves indebted to Dr. M. D. Gwin must call and settle at once, by cash or note. The office will be closed soon and all remaining accounts will be placed in the hands of a lawyer for collection.

Colonel Fred Phillips, the genial auctioneer of Rensselaer and his wife attended Fountain Park last week a day or two. In conversation with the editor of this paper* there are, at present, he says, on the Lawkflr ranch, northwest of Renselaer, 300 mighty fine horses, that were purchased in this country by the Swiss government. They were kept in Chicago for a year, where they nearly ate their heads off, and then finding there was no possibility of getting the animals shipped across, on account of the lack of boats, they leased the Lawler ranch and turned them out, where they now are at the expense of that government. Fred thinks that there is no doubt, whatever, but that the German government are the rightful owners of the animal's, but that they forced the Swiss government to buy for them. Maybe your Uncle Samuel will need a few more horses, and will takeover this bunch. They are good horses and of a grade that is used for army work. —Remington Press.

A merchant at Winamac was selling potatoes at 5 cents a pound last week, $3.00 per bushel, while he was paying but $1.25 for the same. Talk about profiteering, he must be doing it right.—Remington Press. \