Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Miss Nellie Drake will visit with rt-lanves in Chicago lor a shoit time. Roy Stephenson has returned from a visit with relatives in Logansport Mrs. J. M. Wassou has returned from an extended eastern crip, speut largely in visiting with he> daughter. Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson, at Washington.

f SATURDAY Born, Thursday, Dec. 12tb, to Marion Brown and wife, of Union township, a son. Miss Hazel Warner has gone to Hammond for a short visit. with her cousiu Mis* E lith Prest. Clyde Corlit-s has returned {from a ten days’ti ip down into Texas. He was much pleased with the country.

Frank Ham, the real estate man 7 who has owned a furniture store in Wolcott for some time past, has now advertised to close the same out at auction, and has employed A. J. Harmon as auctioneer.

The revival meetings in progress at the Baptist church will continue until Sunday night. Sunday morning the polpit will be filled by Rev. Koi>ert A. Preston. — MrA. Leslie

will go to Elliotsville to open a series of meetings. #Mrs. J. M. Waßßon, who was mentioned in yerterday’s paper as reiurmug yesterday from Washing* too, had been back from the east two weeks or more. Yesterday she returned home from Berwyn, 111., wheie her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Coen, has been quite siek. The pure food inspectors are in this part of the state now, and , have recently visited Kentland. At hlaville they presented a restaurant keeper for having an unsanitary kitchen. It will behoove every f sou to keep things about their business places in tip top condition. J. Frank Warren, of Oklahoma Ciry, arrived here yesterday and departed today. He had come on a bustling business trip to Wabash and left today for Hartford, Ceun. and thought it very improbable that he will be able to stop here on his return trip. His daughter Bernice, now Mrs. Farnum, is the mother, since last Sunday, ot a second boy baby. Frank hardly stayed long enough to let his many friends get a look at him. J. D. Rich had a big sale over at Julian Thursday. Fred Phillips the auctioneer, reports a good crowd, willing buyers aud con* frequently good prices. A flue Peicheron mare brought $347 and a team of unbroken two year old mule colts breught $350. The balance of the horses broaght good prices. Short Horn cattle averaged $65 per head. The sale totaled $4,000. and was better than expect ed. It looks as tho there was nothing in the money conditions that effected sale prices, and buyers cau go ahead with perfect safety. Christmas presents at the Presbyterian bazaar Tuesday and Wed nee day. Why pay $5 foi a corset when yon can buy Henderson's La Princess lace front and habit back ot G. B. Porter for $2.50. Its just as good. Call and see them. MONDAY Telephone in the new subscript* ions and we will start the paper right away. Yon can bring in the money when yon come in. v Today’s warmer temperature is making some inroads Into oar ten inches of snow, but sleighing is still good ana a north wind indicates a change for the colder. Frank Shide, who for the past few years has been employed by B. J. Moore, aa a Masting specialist

has moved to Andersonlnd., where be has employment in a factory. Harry K'piinger arrived home Saturday from his visit with bis brother in sontheru Illinois. He was visited by Jenuiugs Wright mid Bert Marshall:while there and together they killeds4 dozen quail. Two new papers are talked of in Newton county, one at Morocco and

one at Good land. These two fields are already admirably filled. The fellow who starts an opposition paper in a small town has a tough row to hoe and usually has a doll tool and harvests a poor crop. Lute Hemphill has returned from Dwight, 111., greatly improved after treatment. He cays he no longer has any desire for liquor. He has resumed his work at his blacksmith shop and will make extensive prep aratiou to enlarge his plant so that Rensselaer can boast ot at least one factory. Rev. J. L Brady, pastor of the Kentland Christian church, reports that the dedication Sunday was a great success. Rev. Sniveiy of St. Louis, deli voted the dedicatory address. $3,600 was needed to clear the fine new edifice of debt, and there were so many liberal givers that $4,116 was subscribed. John Randle and family, from near have made their arrangements to remove to Mangurn, Okla , and will probably leave for that place abont Jan. 16th. Mr. Randle will engage in the real estate business, having a very excellent; proposition from a company doing an extensive business in that state. Mr. Randle will hold a public sale iff January, but has not yet positively decided on a date. The family will be greatly missed by their nnmerons friends in the county, and their removal withdraws their two sons, Luther and Russel, from the high school.

Both the union revival conducted by Evangelist Loose and the Baptii-t revival conducted by. Mm. Leslie, closed with largely attended meetings, last night. Yesterday afternoon twelve ot the 23 “converts, at the Baptist eh arch

were baptized iu the Christian church baptistry. The baptismal service was public aud was attended by a large audience. Those who were baptized were, C. B. Steward. C. M. Sands, Will Clark, Oscar Leach, Claude Moore, Emma Rayher, Jennie Harris, Flossie Hines, Leona Ritchey, Cora Ritchey Mary Gant and Amanda Jenkins.

' -N. Beautiful articles, suitable for Christmas presents, will be offered at the Presbyterian bazaar. Don’t fail tn visit it.