Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Lathrop A. Bostwick, the civil engineer, is here from Batavia, N. Y., where for some months he has been employed by a railroad company. Mrs. Bostwick has been with her parents here for several months. ) 7 Miss Grace Peyton is another Junior normal. She went to Lafayette Saturday and joined the other girls there who is attending the Terre Haute Sunday, thus making nine that went there at one time. Mrs. N. A. Rawlings, of Indianapolis and Mrs. A. L. Ringo, of Chicago returned to their homes yesterday after a few days’ visit with Mrs. Frank Foltz. Mrs. Foltz entertained a few friends for them Monday afternoon. Miss Mabel Battleday was overjoyed Monday evening when she read the Republican to find that her gold watch which she had lost Sunday was advertised in the classified column. The watch was found by Miss Alice Bates and given to the Republican to advertise and the owner was promptly found.

W. J. Wright and wife arrived home from Chicago last evening bringing their little son back with them. Apparently he is now on the road to recovery and there is consequent joy , in the home of the parents and also among all of their friends who had i taken the little lad’s condition as a j personal sorrow. I William Hamilton, who made his I home with his daughter, Mrs. Mary I Barkley at Parr, died Tuesday evening at about 5:30 o’clock. He was 1 90 years and 2 months of age. The funeral will be held at the M. E. church at Remington Friday, probably in the forenoon, although the exact hour has not yet been set. ._ ; | The real estate and insurance firm of Harris & Harmon have dissolved j partnership and Mr. Harmon is retaining the room hitherto occupied by the firm, and Mr. Harris will have office" room with F. B. Ham. Although the 1 dissolution occurred a month ago, the removal of Mr. Harris to another of- 1 fice did not take place until today.

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W. H. Miller was in from Barkley township yesterday and re-subserjbed for the Republican. He has been a reader of the paper for the past twenty-eight years, and the recent marriage of his son Harve, who was a subscriber, took the paper from his home and he did not lose any time in having his own name re-entered on the list

The specialists who examined Chas. Burns, of near Morocco, in the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago yesterday held out no hope for him, and he will be returned to his home today. He was paralyzed about two months ago and his condition has been getting worse ever since. He is only 30 years of age and was married a little more than a year ago to the daughter of John Zoborosky.

THURSDAY Miss Nina Yeiter returned yesterday from a visit in Hammond. - Mrs. Joe Long and children left this morning for Pontiac, 111., to visit her sister, Mrs. B. F. Edwards. A Jack colt is rather an unusual thing in this country, but D. S. Makeever is the owner of two of them, both this springers. They are from a. pair of Jinnies he has and he intends to raise them both. H. M. Shipman is planning an extended visit to the northwest, and will Start next Tuesday. He will visit his daughter, Mrs. Everal J. Smith, at Burk, South Dakota, and other relatives at points in North Dakota and Nebraska. The service at the Presbyterian church Sabbath morning will be given over to the administralon of the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Every member of the church should be present at this service. J. C. Parrett. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mead and children, of Hammond, are here to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Clark and other relatives and friends. He has a vacation for the next 15 days and himself and family will divide it between Rensselaer, Francesvllle and Lafayette. Hugh Miller, son of Mrs. Sarah Miller, left Tuesday afternoon so» Salinas, Cal., where he will reside with William J. Black, and attend school. Hugh was in California once before and likes it very well ont there. The man with whom he will live, resided in Rensselaer a while laßt year, but did not like it here and returned to California. . A Rensselaer ball team is billed as a part of the attraction at Fair Oakrf Saturday of this week. It is not the Wrens, however, as they are to play at Wolcott. The team that is to go to Fair Oaks, it is understood, is managed by Free Wood, who is apt to turn out a pretty clever team before the season is over. At present the team is in need of a pitcher and t six or seven other players.