Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1908 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

always been frail and Ms. Marlatt ( feared that she was now in a quite serious condition. -*■-. *■>>.•■ P. L. Fuller, of Oxford, ct.me over' s onday to see his 3>? who is running the box ball alleys.. This is proving a very popular sport and there Is considerably rivalry each week for high score. Mr. Fuller is an auctioneer at Oxford, and the sa'e season has already started in quite briskly there, but he expects to get' over here ocasionally to see his son. sen. \ H. R. W. Smith, of Longmont, Colo., arrived here today, and will be the guest for some days of Mr. and Mi s. | John Martindale. Mr. Smith is an / old newspaper man and for some | years was the exchange editor for, the Chicago Tribune. His wife was ' a Paxton, and her death occurred a . few years ago. Mr. Smith came, through from Longmont with John, Paxton some ten days ago and has been visiting Will Paxton and wife at i Hammond.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitier went to Newton county today to attend the funeral of his great aunt, Mrs. Zachariah Spitler, who died Sunday night at her home in Morocco at the advanced age of about 94 years. The funeral is being held at a church near the old Spitler home farm, about ten miles northwest • of Kentland, and : burial will be made at a cemetery j near there. Mrs. Spitler’s husband. was an uncle of the late M. L. Spitler, father of C. G. Spitler. He ( died a few years ago. They have several sons living in Newton county.

WEDNESDAY

Lyman Zea is working as a clerk at McKay’s restaurant

O. H. McKay made a business trip to Monon Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. David Hostetler, of Mt Ayr, took the 9:55 train here today, en route to Valparaiso, where he is a student in the university.

Mrs. A. J. Biggs returned this morning from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Rawlings, at Indianapolis.

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Mrs. Theresa McCurtain, widow of Solomon McCurtain, of Parr, died Tuesday morning of consumption. She was 65 years of age.

Mrs. Lizzie Jones and three children, of Belle Vernon, Pa., -arrived here yesterday evening to visit her uncle George Mustard and her cousin, Mrs. Sylvester Gray and family.

Misses Alice and Ella McDonald, of Hanging Grove township, went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ visit. They will probably spend part of their time at the stock show.

Mrs. Electa Thompson, of Indianapolis, was met at the 9:55 train here today by her father, D. T. Nay, of Mt. Ayr, with whom she -will visit for several days.

A. F. Long and wife, Mrs. E? N. Loy, Ben Welsh, A. J. Brenner and Vance Collins were Chicago passengers today, most of them attending the stock phow.

From the Bth to the 17th of December is the season for turkeys for this market. Also ducks and geese will be wanted. B. 8. Fendig will be in the market at the highest market price. Call and see him.

"Deacon” Hollister is 70 years of age today and according to his own way of expressing it, feels as fine as a "fiddle.” He is enjoying fine health and is always on hand at the River Queen Mill, where he has been the engineer for a number of years.

Mrs. Amy Rouse, of Columbus, Ohio, is here visiting her cousin, Mrs. M. L. Henjphlll, and tomorrow both* expect to start to Colorado for an extended visit. They will also be accompanied by Mrs. Hemphill’s daughter, Mrs. Frank B. Alter.

The Lowell foot ball team arrived here this afternoon on the 2:01 train to meet the gallant gridiron warriors of the Rensselaer team. The ground is frozen until it is very hard, making the game very dangerous and it is so cold that it is probable the crowd of spectators will not be very large.

Mrs. Ernest Fritts, of Delphi, came over yesterday to visit her parents, |lr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter, and her sister, Mrs. Ross Grant, who is here from North Dakota. Mrs. Grant is still suffering a great deal from her injury sustained in an accident some time before she returned here, and she Is unable to leave the home of her parents.