Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1900 — Page 2

TAB REPUBLICAN v . OFFICIAL PAPER OF JASPER COUNT Oflloe \u lepubUcan butldiog ou the < _ v «ht'»gton*od Weston >treets. _ ISSUED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY GEORGE E. MARSHALL, editor’akd publisher. Term* of Subscription. )ne Year $1.50 Six months 75 Three Months 50 Friday, December 14, 1900. —

For Exchange. have following properties to exchange for farms in Jasper and adjoining counties. Write or call on me and I will take pleasure in showing you what I have. I submit a few of the properties I have. Owner will assume or pay cash difference. 107 acres well improved in Porter county, Ind. 110 acres in Jasper county. 111. Fine 8 room residence on 3 lots in Fowler, lnd , fine modern residence... in Joliet, 111., fine cut stone front residence in Downers Grove, 111., fine residence property in Hinsdale. 111. 6 new six room houses in Bradley, 111. 50 acres we r l improved in Beaver Co., Penn., 160 acres fine prairie land in Anderson Co. Kan. $2,400 general merchandise store building and residence, also stock of goods, tile and grist mill t and other property- Respct. G. F. Meyers, Jasper Co. Knirnan lud. SIQQ0 < WORTH OF GOOD. ,*|A. H. Thurness of Wills Coal Co., Buffalo, 0., writes:* ‘ I have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, passing gravel or stones, with excruciaticg pain. Other medicines only gave relief. After taking Foley’s Kidney Cure the result was surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like ne stones, etc. and now I have no ain across my kidneys and 1 feel ke a new man. Foley’s Kidney Jure has done me SIOOO worth of no substitute. mm ••• - FOR PNEUMONIA Dr. C. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich., says: ‘‘l have used Foleys Honey and Tar in three very severe cases.” There is nothing so good.

Rooming Sale! i AT KNIMAN, ’-' * r In order to make room for a large j stock of NEW GOODS. I liaye cut the prices of nearly everything now in my store. ‘‘Prices tell the story” and . ..HERE ARE THE PRICES... -• ■* « Buckskin gloves. 88c worth $1.25 Skin mitts 85c worth 1.25 Men’s kid gloves 50c worth 1.25 Ladies mitts 50c worth 1.00 Fire proof gloves worth 1 50 Bed comforts 1.35 worth 1.00 Single quilts 69c worth 85c. Men’s New London shoes 3.29 worth s.tx> Children’s shoes 15c to 1 .25 worth twice the money. Plow shoes: 1.19 \Men’s pants 1.00 to 2.50, worth twice. ijden’s sweaters 75c worth 2.25 Caps 25c worth .50 Wool overshirts soc worth 1.00 1 . * Everything else in proportion. A full line of Rubbers and Arties, Boots, Shoes, etc. John €. m«yers.

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Investors. Speculators will find the greatest chances, in the United States to make ‘big money” by reason of the abundance and cheapness of land aul farms, timber and stone, iron and coal, labor —everything! Free sites, financial as-.istance, and freedom from taxation, fi> r the manufacturer. Land and farms at SI.OO per acre and upward, and 500,000 acres in West Florida that can be taken gratis under Ik S. Homestead laws. . ' Stockraising in the gulf coast district will lake enormous profits. "T'" Half, fare excursions the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Let us know what you want, and we will tell you where and how to get it—but don’t delay, ns the country is filling up rapidly. Printed matter, maps and a.l inormation free. Ad ress R. J. Wemyss, General Immigration and Industrial Agent. Louisville, Ky. In. l’n Out. Farm I Farm loans, without delay, at ve j(t c. l <.. 11 c! :ro <( <v o per cent, commission. No need to pay three to five per cent, com missic n W. B. Austin, Rensselaer,lml. COLD and cough cures are numerous, but the one that leads al others in merit,is Foley’s Honey and Tar, which is in great demand these days.

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CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. S. W. Thayer of Chicago is in our city today, on business. W. A. making a business trip to Chicago, tod a) I Miss Juno Kannal enUrtiuLccl 45 <Jf her girl friends at dominoes 1 Monday Evening. 't Ethel Ferguson was able t.i eat at the table, today, for tlie first j time since her long sickness Cope Hanley, the six year ofd sou of Mr. and Mrs. C. W . Hanley j is quite sick with sore tliruat. Charles Elder of near Pafr v has gone to Idaville, to spend Christ*- j mas with his grandfather J. B. Elder. Mrs. Irene McC-onahay returned home this morning from two weeks visit with nlativesat Idaville.

H; rry Smythe of Clm ag >. who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Maik Reed, south west of town, returned home today. John W. Miller of Columbia Height-, 111. who has been purchasing returmd In me ■ last eyptfttig; Mrs. Letitia Benjamin accotrpanied her son Merle to Attic.,' today, where he will take three \ weeks’ treatment at the Indiana Mineral Springs for rheumatism, Mrs. Nora Pierson, after a weeks’ visit with relatives here, returned home to Fowler, todayHer brother, Charlie Cordray accompanied her for a few weeks’ visit.

Dr. W. W. Hartsell accompanI ied ,by Air. and Mrs. Charles ! Reed, eight miles north of town jto Chicago this morning where ! Mrs. Reed will take treatment at 1 the Hahnemann Hospital. It is reported that a well known • young man lias found it conven- | ient to have business out of town. : And that officers from Hammond | had also been here looking for the I defendant in certain paternity pro!ceedings. Mrs. Juba Healey of Brookston, |is making a 6hort visit in Rensselaer today. She reports that ; her daughter, Miss Maude, has | sold her interests in the Chalmers Ledger to her brother and partner George H. Healey, and that she and her daughter contemplate an early return to their Rensselaer residence. . A marriage license was issued Nov. 24th to Mr. Win, J. Reed, of Jordan tp., late democratic candidate for county treasurer and a well known teacher, and Miss Ella Longwell, long well known as a teacher in Carpenter. Their marriage is understood to haye taken place about the time the license was issued, but was not made ! public until a few days ago. Mr. James Lefler and Miss 1 Nellie Bussell were married Thursday evening, Deo. Oth, at the home of the bride’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Bussel, on Grace street. Rev. J. L. Brady performed the ceremony. It was a very quiet affair, but not j more quiet than it has been kept since until today. They will make their borne at Mr. Bussel’s for the present. We have the most complete line of millinery ever shown in this town. ""Call and see us before buy fag. * Meter Sister.

OFFICES: FACTORIES. ftievl, ir<. n v. '■cw York City. * B ondwav, Sew York Oily. Newbnrarb. N. Y. it Hi Market st. ( bli-ago, II . Wapplngers rails. N. Y. jfeSureet, OiTfi-Goippaiji^-——Established 1871 * Indianapolis, Nov. 30, 1900 THE IDEAL CLOTHIXG CO. lionssetacr, Ind. ' r , Gentlemen: Herewith please find advertising matter for Tug of War Demonstration to be given in your city on December 1 sth. 4* ’ ‘ * ' 7 ■/ • - - —1 - Can You Rip My Pants? ■ —- V \ s A Tug of War wil Stake place in front of The Ideal Clothing Stord Saturday, December 10th, 1900, from 2:30 to 3:30 }!. m. and TT-y-mmtO'S:oop.m. Everybody welcome. This will be -a free exhibition of the merits of Union made trousers and overalls. Any two men with a steady pull who cam rip a pair of Sweet, Orr &*]Co.’s Union made, special yellow ticket] trousers will receive each a pair free of charge W. H. Scott, a representative from Sweet, Orr & Co., New York, will be present and deliver an address from the p’atform to the masses, making it plain to his hearers why. men and wo nen shoulc patronize Union made products, not only his well established firm but all other trades as well. The Ideal£ Clothing Co. are the sole agents for Sweet, Orr & Co.’s in .Rensselaer, and ■jr* cirry a complete line of their trousers, overalls, sack coats and corduroy Clothing. Yours Respectfully, Diet. W. H. S. - W. H. Scott.

i ELLIS Sc MURRAY S JFINE ! fcjf SHOES. J|j|g§’ For Men, Women and Children. „ > That indescribable tone which S characterizes the very high class ar- * - tide is embodied in every pair; you > secure the result of years’ experience : of the leading manufacturers. You \ have the satisfaction and pleasure of vvearng the .... \ BEST ON EARTH I f ° 1)7 “ I \ Ellis & Murray.,