Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1908 — Additional Thursday Locals. [ARTICLE]

Additional Thursday Locals.

■r_- }v. l|K| .. -y?j. -. of the old Nowels House, and now residing at Francesville, was here yesterday, and probably will be again today. He Is the father of Homer Dobbins, our baseball player. W. C. Milliron and wife, of Denver, Ind., have been 'here all week, visiting relatives and old friends, but have some how escaped previous mention. He is conducting a cone and novelty stand at the corner of Washington and Vanßensselaer streets, his favorite location, and is having a . good business. Wm. Winrick, son of John Winrick, south of Wheatfield, left home two weeks ago to visit in Pleasant Grove. He has not been heard of since. His parents are sadly In need of his help because of an accident to his father in a runaway. He left with his team saying he would be Eack in a. few days, but no word has been received from him. ~ W. W. Watson arrived here yesterday from Greenvlile, Miss., to join his family, and enjoy the home coming. Mrs. Watson and their two daughters had preceded him here, having come down from Chicago a few days before. They will probably make their home in Mississippi this winter, although_tliey may decide to return to Washington, D. C., for the winter. Henry Downing, of Goodland, is here to remain until the last of the home coming. He removed from Renaselaer in 1876, but has lived most of the time since then at either Remington or Goodland, and has been a quite frequent visitor at his old home. Under Harrison’s administration he was postmaster at Goodland, holding the office nine years. He is now engaged in the well drilling business. An error in relationship was made yesterday in mention in the Republican of the visit to Rensselaer of Mrs. Dr. Barnes, of Greenfield, and Mrs. Chas. Pascall, of Corning, N. Y. They are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter, Mrs. Barnes being Mrs. Alter’s sister, and Mrs. Pascall being the niece of each. The latter was formerly a resident of Rensselaer, and was Miss Lettie Hopkins, daughter of Caleb Hopkins.

W. E. Fidler, of Newman, HL; J. F. Yeoman, of Ami ia; John S. Tharp, of Remington, and Thos. Randle and family, of Hope, Kans., are about the only home comers who are registered that the Republican reporter has not come in- contact with either directly or i hrough their hosts. They are all welcome visitors and we shall be pleased fcr arrange to send the Semi-Weekly Republican to them, and thus keep them in touch with the happenings of their old home. The balloon made a practical failure to ascend yesterday evening, and after the aeronaut had been pulled up a little higher than the trees the balloon began to descend, and after the aeronaut had reached the ground he pulled loose, bis parachute and the balloon again went up, probably a distance of 125 feet This mornin* a fairly good ascension and parachute leap was made at about 11 o’clock. Another will take place this evening at 5 o’clock, if everythin* goes off all right. Joe C. Reynolds made his first trip to Rensselaer yesteiday in the capacity of a traveling salesman for the J. W. Butler Paper Co., of Chicago. He sfrent part of the day with I his mother, Mrs. S. R. Nichols, and ' visited the printing offices, includi Ing the St. Joseph College office, in j the Interest of .his fjrm, and took I away some very good orders. Joe 1 has as his territory a large section lof Indiana and will get into Rensselaer every two weeks or such a matter and will probably make this i city his headquarters. i ■’ / ■ The Rensselaer schools will be , opened next Monday morning, and it is quite certain the attendance will , be greater than during any previous I year. Every house In Rensselaer is occupied and the stone road and river work has brought many families to this city, and there are to be many high school students here from other townships. It is hoped to make this a most successful school year and the changes that \have taken place in the« crops of teacne/s have been so few that it is thought the work Will start out most sucressfully.