Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

| and Mrs. Will A. Thompson and children returned Sunday to their home in Sullivan, Ind. Mrs. Thompson was here to attend the , funeral of her father, Austin HopI kins. Mrs. Sidney Arnold, of Watseka, 111., who also attended the fui.er- , al, returned to her home today. She I is the daughter df F. J. Sears. Miss Lillie Chllcote, daughter of Mrs. Sophia Chllcote, of Milroy township, left this morning to visit relatives in Illlnoe, and will go from there to Redlands, Call., where she expects to make her future home, in the hope that It will prove, benecial to her health. Her mother will probably also remove there later. Alex Huffy? went to Knightstoim today to take bls little half brothers ands sisters,'the'children df the lab Theo. Hurley, back to the soldiers* gi phans* home. The children are tour in number,* their names being Clifford. Jasper, Emma and Ola. AU are being schooled and the two boys are learning trades, one starting to be a printer and the other- a carpenter. i •— * ——TV ■ ■ ■ '■■■ j There are several freaks of nature but the one witnessed by the Herald man Thursday night was quite a novelty. A man was on his way to Montlcllo with an eight months old colt whose front feet were exactly the same as cows feet, the two hoofs were split in the center. The colt did not have good use of itself but seemed in good form otherwise. It will be on exhibition at Rensselaer next week if the gentleman can get there.—Goodland Herald.

Dave C. Warren, of Chester, Neb., ariivfed yesterday for the home comlug. He was back here four years ago and again seven years ago, but before that It was fourteen years at one sti etch that he was away from Rensselaer. He is engaged in the harness business at Chester. He Is a great admirer of baseball and stopped off In Chicago Saturday to see the Cubs teat the Giants. He will be here fur about two weeks, visiting his sister, Mrs. Philip McElfresh and other relatives and old friends, An exchange says the girl who has much sympathy for the poor farmer because of his cold job of harvesting his Winter wheat is equal in agricultural knowledge to the one who expressed a desire to see a Held of tobacco just as it was plugging out. But the damsel who asked which cow gave buttermilk is entitled to the whole bakery.’ A girl on her return to the city was asked if she saw any one milk a cow, she replied: “Oh, lyes; indeed I have, it just tickled t me 10 death to see uncle jerk two of | the cow's faucetsi ( ft 4 bMA*, * Promoters of a great international automobile race are trying to arrange to hold the race in Lake county in October. The course selected is 22 miles in length with no railroad crossings and each contestant will have, to cover the route fifteen times. A committee has inspected the course and are highly pleased with it and c^n. he,. done in , eighteen minutes. Denver and St. Louis are asking for the race but Lake county can have it if they are willing- to close up thia stretch of road for one day. It is said that a hundred thousand spectators would be present.