Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1907 — TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY.

Mr. ami Mrs. B. Forsythe went ifco Chicago today, to buy goods. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Bowles went to Chicago today, to bay igood. Mrs. Blanche Fritts, of Delphi, jreturned home today, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter. j Attorney W. H. Parkinson went to Crown Puint today, to look after the status of the suit of J. H. Chapman, as McCoy trustee against jthe the old Rensselaer Stock Farm now pending theie on change of venue. Fraser Antrim came down from Wheatfield township yesteiday, and ;oday took home with him his ag<d mother, Mrs. Lucinda Antrim, who will, as is her regular custom, make her summer home with him on his farm, just as she makes her winter lome with her daughter, Mrs. Bach el Scott. She is now past 92 rears old, hut in excellent health or that advanced age. > There is nothing special to report tn the electric railroad matters further than that the work of getting ;he right of way has been going light along this week, and the party is now at that work over near Remington. Another day has been jet for the Chicago bankers to go over the liue, in company jtheir consulting engineer, which is juext Saturday. They will make ;he trip by automobile.

Contractor Rutherford made schedule time with the Robinson bridge after he had once got it un der way, aud it was well clear of the river by six o’clock, and the dredge at once got uuder way also and will be thru the roadway before night, and Mr. Rutherford will soon begin replacing the trestle work to move the bridge back where it started from. In some respects it is a more difficult job getting the bridge back than taking it off, as the cutting of the ditch makes necessary mu ch highe trestle work. The following from the Valparaiso Daily Messsengerof Monday, con corns a young man well known in Rensselaer, from frequent stays of greater or less length, and in various occupations. The young lady is*also more or less well known here: “Owen E. Peterson, an emjploye of Bloch’s laundry, left for [Chicago Sunday, where he will be Qnited in marriage Thursday to

»| - 'jar-'sf ./. "*••• ■ '****•- ;r$ J * • Mias Roaabelle Hawkina, of Indi»oapolis. The wedding irtll be ! pei formed at the home of i hi* i groom’s sister. Mrs. Charles Bb«ig, 2250 Fifth avenue. The couple will return here about May 10th to reside.’ ’