Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

several tfmthh ft has since closed its doors. D. W. L. Myers, chairman of the pipe organ committee of the Christian church, has received a blue print of the organ as it will look when it is installed in the church. A representative of the company that has the contract was here last week and made the measurements for the organ, and it will be shipped the first of June and about three weeks will be required to install it. Included in the contract is a water motor, which will furnish the power for the organ. Mrs. Lucy Rider Meyer, who is at the head of the Chicago Training School for City, Home and Foreign Missions, was here a short time today, paying the Monnett Children’s Home a visit, and she took two of the little inmates back to Chicago with her, intending to place them in an orphanage there. This is a school for girls and the two that she took were little boys who had been accepted here temporarily. Mrs. Meyer has se,en many orphanages start during her long life in charitable pursuits and she is certain that the Monnett Children’s Home will grow to be a large institution and that Rensselaer people will be that it is located here.

SATURDAY Mrs. Joe Francis, Mst of town, has. a severe case of the grip. Mrs. A. E. Bolser went to Roselawn on business this morning. Zern Wright returned this morning, from a business trip in southern Illinois. Ernest Schanlaub and wife, of near 1 Mt. Ayr, returned home this morning from a week’s visit with relatives in Harrison county. Dr. Miller is today moving from the Mrs. Eger property on Franklin street to the Britt Marion property on Cedar street. . Mrs. W. H. Timmons and baby have returned from a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Parker and family, in Gillam township. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wickey 1 , of East Chicago, and Miss Margaret Bass, of Indianapolis, came yesterday to remain over Sunday the guests of Miss Nina Martindale.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith went to Wolcott today to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Jenkins who boarded at their home during the time they worked on the Sternberg dredge here.

CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the „ ** Signature of J&CC&M

Thos. C. Thornton, who came up from the soldiers’ home at Lafayette for a visit several days ago, left yesterday for Manton, Mich., where Mrs. Thornton and their children now live. Clyde Gunyon, son of J. N. Gunyon of Union tp., who has been laid up with the rheumatism for several months Is now able to be out some, and today went to Monon for a short visit.

Mrs. Fletcher Ramey, of Lafayette, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Donnelly, for a few days, was joined this morning by her -ftusband, and they will remain over Sunday. J. F. Pried; A. L. Clark and several other men from Lafayette, are Jiere today to attend the administrator’s salp of the Dr. Hartsell stock and farm equipment at the farm west of Rensselaer. Charles Danford annd wife, several years ago residents of Reuse 1 , aer, hut now living at Monon, were here a short time today. He was former Jy a blacksmith, .but is now engaged in the mercantile business there. Master John Gryson returned to Chi cago this morning after a short visit with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holden, and he had so pleasant a time that he is planning to return during the summer for a more extended vacation.

Mrs. A. C. Pancoast went to Crown Point this morning to visit her mother, Mrs. Robert Livingston, who has just returned from her winter’s stay In Oklahoma City, where the mild cll-» mate proved very agreeable to her health. She Is nearing her 80th birthday.

Tickets tpr the home talent pro-, ductlpn of “Cousins” at the opera house Monday night are selling rapidly and the first performance by the Rensselaer Dramatic Club will doubtless draw a crowded house. Persons wishing to attend had best call No. 13 this evening for seat reservation.,

A. A. Corbett, of Barkley township, today shipped his brotfier*lh4aw Theo. DeMoss, who moved this spring to Ross Common, Mich., 14 bushels of bugless seed potatoes, and Mr. DeMoss expects to plant a lot of this kind bf potatoes there this year. He is well pleased with his new home. Miss Edith and Mary Miller returned yesterday evening from their