Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1906 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

Highest temperature today, 91 degrees. Miss Dollie Schock, of the Racke jstore force, went to Chicago today, for a week’s visit with friends, Born, July 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Hurley, of Barnley Tp., a daughter.

Billy Merica, who sold his bakery business last Monday '£9 Nick Schmitter, has about decided to remove to the state of Washington. Miss Orrie Clark, of Lafayette, is to be married at the home of her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark, to Joseph E. Carson, of Lafayette, un July 29th. James Matheson left Wednesday on an extended visit at his old home in Ontario province, Canada, near Toronto, where he was raised aud where most of his relatives still reside.

AlO cent social for the Presby teriausatS.R. Nichol's place, north of the railroad. Wednesday afternoon, was a very pleasaut affair aud largely attended. Miss Emma Jones, of Rochester, arrived today, to remain with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Flagg, during her sickness. The young ladies of the So club had a tiue picnic Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. George Hopkins, across the river. k fried chicken supper was u eftture of tiie occasion.

. Clifford Parkison, son of George j B. Parkison, of PleasautLßidge, ha. ret irned irom about two years stay ; in southern Kansas, where he went largely for the benefit of his health, which is much improved. Rev. Will H. Flagg will assist Pastor Edward Day hr the last Quarterly meeting of this conference year, of the Rensselaer circuit, M.P.church a* Mt. Hope, night,Sunday and Sunday night, Rev. J. C. Parrett and vise went this afternoon to Chicago, where Mrs. Parrett will-take treatmentin the Presbyterian hospital. There will be no church services in the Presbyterian church next Sunday, on account of his absence inChicago. Mrs. R. W. Sprigg and son Sammy arrived from Oklahoma City, this morning, to visit her” ister,Mrs. E.L Clark, aud to be on hand for the Clark-Carsou wedding, " on July 2S>th. Mrs. H. O. Harris and granddaughter Miss Marceline Roberts, left this forenoon for an extended sojourn in the summer resorts of northern Michigan. They will probably be away until about time school reopens.

Last Saturday wits the time for opening bids for the proposed new brick two story school house at Wheatfield, to be built jointly by Wheatfield town and Wheatfield township. The lowest bid was by E. G. Warren, of Rensselaer being $9,104. Other bids ranged from $10,980 to $12,657. The contract has not yet been formally awarded but probably will be soon to Mr. Warren.

Alt Padgett has been at the state fair grounds at Indianapolis for several weeks training a dozen horses, and of which about half will constitute his racing string this season, and yfhich he will begin at Kalamazoo, Mich., next week. His string will consist of Dan P., Kindest Kind. Fair Oaks, Holigan, Bourbon J, and one or two others. Good horsemen say he has the best string this season the Rensselaer horsi interests ever sent out.

It is quite a safe prophecy that when the shows come this year that all who love a first class modern up to date circus, all to whom the aroma of the sawdust oreua is pleasant, all who enjoy the glory, glitter aud gorgeousness of the street parade .with its fanfaronade of triumpets, its blast of bands, and its loud voiced ealiope will turn out en masse. Among the new features the GoUmars have this season is the big hippodrome races, chariot, Roman aud Jockey, a clientele of 30 clowns, and the first engagement in this country of the Flying Nelsons, direct from the Circque de Petersburg, Russia, the most daring family of aerial performers in the world, presenting an act where father, brother, mother and baby girl juggle the (lice with { death and with smiling faces dance a roundelay with destiny. In the I menagerie the only baby elephant ever born in America to live, the | largest hippotamus on exhibition, aDd nearly 50 dens of rare specimens of jungle animals make a school for natural history worthy the patronage of everybody.