Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1907 — THURSDAY [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY

A. J. Abbott is out today for the first time since his recent sickness. Mrs. E. Smith went to Lafayette today tor a short visit with relatives and triends. Every member of the W. R. C. is requested to be present at the njeeting Monday night. Charley M array, now of Carnegie, Okla., is here for a few days visit with his parents and other relatives Jay W. Williams went to Greencastle today to represent Trinity M. E. church at the lay conference. Miss Minnie Kusk returned home today from a six weeks stay with Misses Edith and Mary Miller, at WinoDa. Mrs. K. Slaughter, of Milroy tp., left today for a lew days’ visit with relatives in Brookston and Lafayette, Ind. Born, this Thursday morning, Sept stb, to Samuel Richardson and wife, just north of town, a daughter. E. H. Smith and daughter, Mrs. Uhaa Saxe, of Battle Giound, came today to be present at the Gulp re uuiou in Barkley tp. Mrs. Ben Edwards and two children of Pontiac, 111., are here for a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Long and other relatives.

I. D. Walker and Mrs. Frank Parker went to Trafalgar today to attend the funeral there Friday of their half brother, David Pritchard. J. C. Thrawls is slightly improved today over his condition of yesterday. His daughter, Mrs. Emma Gray, of Mouou, is here attending him. Mrs. Alfred Thompson ie“inr“ proving from the injuries she recently sustained in the accident at her home, and js getting along as well as could be expected.

Mrs. Alex. Miller returned to her home at Silver Lake, Ind., today, after a two weeks visit here with her brother, Frank Haskell, and other relatives m this vicinity and at ML Ayr. Mrs. Monroe Banes, who has been here visiting Mrs. C. B. Stewart and other friends for the past week, went to Parr today for a short visit and will go from there to her home in South Bend. Mrs. P. W. Durham, of Milwaukee, Wis., who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. D. Allman, went to Remington today to visit lelatives. She will return here Saturday and be met by her hushusband who will accompany here home. Landy McGee and Harry Kresler returned home this noon from a several days’ fishing trip on the Kankakee. They had an 11 pound pickerel, a lOJpound channel cat and various other fish of the same variety as well as some 200 mud cats. Fishing up there is worth the while these days.

The Lafayette Fair Association advertised the Monon’s special to day as leaving Rensselaer at 7:30, whereas the Monon railroad had it scheduled for 8:20. A more perfect understanding might have resulted in a larger attendance from this place. As it was 56 tickets were sold for the special train. A. L. Branch, proprietor of the Rensselaer Feed Store, has taken former county superintendent LouisJH. Hamilton into partnership with him, under the firm name of Branch & Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton has, of course, severed his connection with Attorney W. H.'Parkinson, who will continue his legal practice alone. Mrs. John Eger and Misses Mary and CarrieJEger, Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman, [Mrs. Will Porter, Mrs. Chas. Roberts, Mrs. Isaac Glazebrook and Mrs. Van Grant went to Lowell on the milk train this morning to spend the day with Mrs. Frank Maloy. It was a case of well filled baskets and plenty of mirth and the ‘‘gospel of sunshine” will hold sway at the Maloy home today.

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