Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Fine rain early this morning. Mrs. Joe Jeffries is spending today in Lafayette. « ' v -~ ■* , R. H. Spickrod, of Champaign, BL, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Ham. Miss Edna Donnelly is visiting friends and relatives at Lafayette. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Greenlee, of Union township, Friday. Mrs. A. N. Hanger returned to Lafayette today, after a two weeks’ visit with Maurice Gorman. Mat Neissius and wife and Joe and Frank Nelssus, of south of town, went to Chicago today. Robert Fendig went to Hammond ■this morning to take a position in I the shoe department of the Lion

store. ... ; _ . w - . The city council met last evening to make preliminary assessments on ( the Weston and Dayton street improvement. Mrs. J. F. Hubbard and children, who have been the guests of Dr. Loy and wife, went to Francesville today to visit relatives over Sunday. Dr. Loy was called to Piqua, 0., today on account of the serious 111hess of his father, who is eighty years* •ofi age. Mrs. Loy and son Robert j went to Gary this morning to spend Sunday.: -’-sr . fiards have been received, here announcing the marriage of Dr. Bernard, Maloy, formerly of Rensselaer, and' Miss Jeannette Bender, at their home 1 in Steger,. 11l The marriage took* place on, Wednesday of last week. | John Duvall came home from Crawfordsville last night and A. L. Padgitt will be home this evening. Their | success at the fair this week was the best ever enjoyed by Rensselaer horses. Next week the horses' will be at Lafayette. The committee having in charge the picnic dinner to be given in the court! house yard Tuesday cf home noming week, figures on feeding 2,500 • people. l They have made arrangements to make 100 gallons of coffee to serve 1 with the dinners. The coffee will] be made at private houses and will be served hot.' Last Saturday a large crowd gathered on Newton street to watch an oxteam, belonging to Perry Washburn, I which was on its way home from the old settlers meeting at Fountain Park. The team was well ma-ched and in excellent condition. They were in charge of a Tennesseean who is work- [ ing for Mr. Washburn. This ox team had the distinction of drawing Governor Hanly from the station at Remington to the park.—Goodland Herald. Invitations are .today being sent out for a “Home Coming Hop’’.at the armory for next Thursday evening, Sept. 3d. And all the dancers among the best social set of Rensselaer are to be invited. On Tuesday and Wed- ’ will be hob! at the armory, and the hall nill be cleaned and admission restricted to those having invita ions for Thursday night. There will be a public dance again on Friday night.' Sheriff Swisher went to .Medaryville, today to take Miss Julia Hartwlckto the Knox jail. She has been mentally unbalanced for a long time, but has always been cared for at home. Recently she has become quite violent, probably brought on : by the serious illness of her father, Wm. Hartwick, of Medaryville. She has been in toe calaboose in that town for a few days, and is being taken to Knox as a bfrtter place to stay pending posslblo application to LongCliffWinamac Democrat. Among those from out of town who were here to attend the Austin Hopkins’ funeral Were: Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dukes, of Mt. Cory, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. John Cook, of Goodland; Dr. and Mrs. Pratt, of Goodland; Norman Willard, of Chicago, and Messrs. Monty, Wilton, Jacques and one other representative of the Goodland Masonic lodge; Mrs.- Etta Robinson, 1 Miae Stella Shields and Merle Shields, of Monon. i- J

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" " ’> 1 ; . Charles Hallock,manager. ; <>f the Halleck Nurqsry Co.,ofc Eater: Oak?, wae- in town, today; jX.eporta a good rain in that vicinity last night, which will be of great benefit to the cucumbers. The harvest of pickles j is now on and is proving a bonanza ! to the poor farmers in that vicinity. Some of the pickle growers are realising |lO per day for their crop and many of them wiil raise nearly fiooo worth of pickles to the aero, The' buyers are paying 60 cents per bush-' el for the small cucumbers and SO cents for- the large ones.