Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1920 — PERSONAL MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL MENTION

Lorene Warren has returned ’home after a week’s vacation spent at Covington With friends. Mrs? Rtitf Parcells ' and baby of -Anrarilta, Texas, came last evening for a moritfc’s visit with Mr. Parcells’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Partells County'Agent Dwight M. Mawhorter, who was married to Miss Valva Geiger at his former home in WawAka the first' of the Week, has returiied here and he and Mrs. Mawhorter will make their home at the J. W. Medicus, home on Cullen stfeet. H. F. Parker and Clarence Garver were in Chicago Friday and while there atended a performance at the State-Lake theatre. During the performance large clouds of 1 sihoke rolled from the rear of the - stage out into the theatre proper. The crowd started a stampede and things looked exttainely serious for some few minutes. The theatre was filled at the time and the people battled their way to the exits. The show continued during the stampede but ftf-. 'tar The - commotion had subsided the theatre was practically eriipty. No explanation was offered by the theatre management for the smoke and the papers contained no account of a fire having occurred at the theatre, and just how serious the situation was is carefully concealed. Mr. Parker and Mr. Garver sat tight during the rush for the exits. Monday will be the regular monthly meeting day of the county commissioners and county board of education. The furhiture factory has been forced to suspend operation temporarily, due to the shortage of materials. t J • Just think of it! In these days, of H. C. L. you can buy your choice, ’of several dozen boys’ suits at |7.98 1 at; Rowles & Parker’s, e Let us hope Washington will put the new two-cent pieces into circu- ' lation before their possibilities of usefulness have all passed to the nickel.—Boston Herald. The Wheatfield base , ball club, will be here Sunday to meet the St. | Joseph college • team in what will be the deei&nfc game of a threegame series; Wheatfield won the opening gaftie ana the collegians took the second. * .... - ■- With Fbtfftli of July less than a month away nearby towns and cities are preparing to celebrate. Wonder what Rensselaer will do that day? The town needs punching up a bit. Although June has produced cool nights so far they are.of the refreshing variety and mucn more welcome than the hot days produced in July and August. Crops, are making shlendid advancement right now and if the farmer can g,et sufficient farm labor a good yield will' be the result this fall. The populations of New York City and Boston will be given out this Saturday evening. It is believed that New York will surpass the six trillion mark and that the district 80^ s - Whether New York will be the World’s TAfgest city will not be known until London’s official census of 1921 is announced- ’ , “The Red Devil/’ a self-accredit-Ad hypnotist, brought his troupe to town Thursday for * sin exhibition. The “Devil” place* a young giri Under his hypnotic spell, at least he said she was, and placed her on a" chair in a show window on Washington street where she remained dntil the evening performance. The performance was pat hell c, according to those, in attendance, atid when it was over the manager #as told to take his outfit and beget himself out of town. Some fellows Vill do most anything to avoid work. Such shows were at the height of their popularity during the middle but fail to attract many dollars to the box office these days.