Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

| The Monon has arranged to meet | the interurban competition on passenger fares between Frankfort and ■ Indianapolis, and beginning with No- | vember 1, the Monon will sell w.hat is known as the two-trip ticket for |1.50, each ticket being good for thirty days. This two trip ticket is good for one round trip by one person/or for two persons going one way, pr for one person going one way, or for one person going one way twice ■ within thirty days. , ' The original “Topsy” died in Massachusetts the other day—not the I Topsy of Mrs. Stowe’s novel, but the Topsy of the play. Her name was Mrs. George C. Howard, and she made I her appearance in the role of the ■ negro girl in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’’ in 1852 and continued to play the part until 1887 —thirty-five years. This ■ record exceeds that of many far ' more celebrated actors, but probably none of them ever gave pleasure to as great a number of people as did she in this simple comedy part. CASVO3R.X.A.. Kin<l Haffi * IWayS Signature •v « You cari’t always tell what will happen. For instance here is a story of a man who determined to commit 1 suicide. He went up town and purchased a rope, can of oil, box bf ! matches, dose of arrenic and a revolver He went down to the river, pushed his boat from the shore and paddled down to where a tree hung out over j the water. He got up in the bow of I the boat and tied one end of the rope to a limb and the other around his neck, saturated his clothing with coal oil and set fire to them, took a dose j or arsenic, put the muzzle of the reI volver to his temple and pulled the trigger. But the bullet glanced and cut the rope above him and he fell kerwallop into the water and put the fire out; he got trangled and coughed the arsenic up and rose up and waded out and declared himself a candidate for office on the Reform ticket. SATURDAY » • C. E. Prior made a business trip to Lowell yesterday. » It cost |2OO in cash and ten days time to rid the Monticello schools of bed bugs. | The meeting night of the Modern Woodmen has been changed from Friday to Wednesday evening.

Will H. Ade's annual horse sale will be held at his stock farm Tuesday, November 24th. Mark the date. Ed Southerland and Harry Stout, of Remington, drove over here yesterday and took the train to Fair Oaks on a business trip. It is said that the Brook terra cotta works shipped 130 car loads of finished products last week. Factories are great things for a town. Miss Fame Haas returned home last evening from Charleroi, Pa., where shf has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. P. Smith for the past six weeks.

ca-stotlia.. tbit KiMl V<MI Haw Alwars BoUfiU Signature /jP , s// $ .fl George Sullenbarger and wife, of Gfeenville, Ohio, started home this morning after a visit here with their son, J. E. Sullenbarger and family, of Barkley township. Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Wood and their daughter, Miss Zoua Wood, returned to their home at Delphi yesterday, after a week’s visit with relatives and friends. The ladies of the Christian church will hold a rummage sale in the Eger building on Friday and Saturday of next week. Those having articles for the sale are requested to telephone 131- ts George Schreiner returned to his home In Sheridan, 111., today, after a visit with his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. George McElfresh, in Barkley township. Mr. McElfresh accompanied him as far as Chicago. The Morocco Courier has been sold to L. F. Bullta, of Milford, a minister of the Christian church. The retiring editor, H. J. Bartoo, will locate on the Pacific coast. He has not decided what business he will follow In his new horns. ” ■