Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1908 — Blue Rack Shooting at Parr. [ARTICLE]

Blue Rack Shooting at Parr.

On Thanksgiving day we will hold a blue rock shooting match at Parr, for turkeys, ducks and geese. A large number of shots are expected. CHAS. ROWEN, JESSE ELDRIDGE.

About thirty young single and married women are spending today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Parkison, In Barkley townchip, being the guests jointly of Mrs. Parkison and Mrs. Will Barkley. The ladles compose one of the Rensselaer sew clubs.

We are having some very beautiful weather now. The fall all along has been fine, although occasionally quite cold, but for the past three or four days and nights It has not been cold enough to freeze and yesterday and today the sun has shown brightly and the weather has be n Ideal Indian summer.

Chas. H. Porter, son-in-law of Jay W. Williams, and son of J. C. Porter, of this city, who has been living In Chicago for several years, accompanied his wife here from Chicago Tuesday evening, and after the funeral of Mr. Williams today be expects to return at once to Chicago and arrange to return to Rensselaer to live. Mrs. Porter is the only child of Mr. and Mn Williams and it is probable that Mr. Porter will have charge of his extensive business interests. Mrs. Porter has borne the misfortune of her father’s death with wonderful fortitude and has aid'd her mother in bearing the affliction. The latter is getting along very well, having come out’ from the first shock and having the assistance of her sister, Mrs. A. M. Stockton and many friends she Is braving the sorrow as well an could be expected. She was ab'e to attend the funeral this afternoon. “Uncle John’’ Makeever, father of Mra Williams is also bearing up very well. He has been quite , feeble since his accident of several wekes ago it having been much harder on hhn t an at first supposed. He will be 88 years of age on Dec. Ist. and must of course, take the very best care of himself throughout the winter moutna.