Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

relatives at Milford, Ind. For the past nine months she had been a victim of locomotor ataxia, which was the cause of her death. Her funeral was held at Milford, and the body shipped to Monon, and taken directly to the Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove township, arriving there at about 1 o’clock. Among the relatives attending the funeral was a cousin, Mr. Tom McErnery, of Chicago/ / " ' ’

WEDNESDAY

C. M. Davenport, of Elwood, is here the guest of relatives. B, F. Ferguson went to Lafayette today on a business trip. Attorney E. B. Sellers, of Montice'lo, was here on business yesterday. Harry H. Wasson is here from -Chicago Heights for a short visit with friends. B. J. Gifford is here today from his home in Kankakee, 111. He is looking extremely well. Mrs. W. A. Davenport has returned froqi a three weeks’ visit wi h relatives and friends in Louisville and Versailles, Ky.. Miss Elizabeth Bailor returned to her home at Mulberry today, after a short visit here with her aunt, Mrs. Jay Lamson. Chase Moore, state agent for the Cincinnati Life Insurance Co., Is here today to see his cousin, Attorney W. H. Parkinson. John Eger is doing a lot of ditching on his 556 acre farm near Fair Oaks, having a force of ten men and teams engaged there.

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Mrs. Harriet Overton left on the 3:18 train Tuesday for her home in Walnut, lowa, aftqy a visit of four weeks with her son, James Overton. Harry Pitts, who visits the street fairs and sells peanuts and badges to all the pretty girls whether they want them or not, is doing the Delphi fair this week. Miss 1 Edna Ponsler, daughter of Walter Ponsler, of Mt. Ayr, took the milk train here this morning en route to Claypool, where she will remain for some time with her sister. Miss Ethel Ferguson has been confined at her home for the past few days with a sprained ankle, sustained while engaged in a game of lawn tennis Monday. She will probably be

unable to leave her home for several days. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Powers went to Wolcott today for a few days’ visit with Mrsi Powers’ two sisters, one of whom resides there, and the other being Mrs. J. L. Hagins, who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. W. Irwin there. ; Newton Jones and family, of Seymour, and Mrs. D. E. Hudson, of Broad Ripple, who have been visiting E. E. Garriott and family near. Surrey, returned to their homes yesterday; Miss Bessie Barker, daughter of Chas. Barker, the C. & E. I. section foreman, at Fair Oaks, died this morning after a sickness of only one week. She was 16 yars of age. The funeral will be held Friday. W. W. Wright, of Santa Monica, Cal., has been the guest for the past few days of his sister, Mrs. W. H. Beam, having arrived as a surprise to them. It is almost 25 years since Mr. Beam *had seen his brother-in-law. He i% a brickmason by trade and has worked in many of the large cities of the United States.

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Jesse A Snyder left this morning on the early train for Indianapolis, where he becomes a patient at the Indiana State Hospital, and witbin a few days will be operated on for appendicitis. Jesse has had a quite bad time of it for the past few months, having had two severe attacks of appendicitis, and he decided to forestall another attack by having an operation performed. John Eger, the groceryman, was one of the first men on the scene of the fire Sunday morning and assisted in breaking in the back door to let the hosemen get at the fire. Just as the door sprang open a timber fell from the roof and struck Johif on the left side pf the face and on the left wrist It was ablaxe and left Its mark where it struck. The burn is not serious, but a plaster two indies square adorns bls cheek and the arm requires some bandaging.