Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

THURSDAY ■ • Special discount on ladies’, misses’ and children’s coats. Rowles & Parker. *• Ben McColly is down from Chicago Heights looking after some bridge contracts. ,• W. T. Reed, who has been living near Parr, has rented T. W. Grant’s farm near Pleasant Ridge and will shortly move thereon. Ladles’, misses’ and children’s coats at reduced prices; and they make appropriate Xmas gifts too. Rowles & Parker. James Blackenship, Greely Comer, S. E. Huber and Chas. Cline have returned from their prospecting trip in Texas. Mr. Huber expects to return there to spend the ‘ winter and possibly to remain permanently. To accommodate the extra advertising in this issue of the SemiWeekly Republican the make-up is somewhat changed, and much more . of the local news is contained on the ■ Inside pages than usual. LOST —A long chicken coop, made of couble lath. Fell out of my wagon some place east of Rensselaer. Also some other articles were lost at same time. Finder leave word at Republican office or send word to Jim Frost, Aix, Ind. ' The meetings at the M. P. church continue to grow in interest, attenance increasing every night Pastor Woo ton and his members are doing everything in their power to make the general public comfortable. The Interior of the house has been rearragned. New stoves have been placed in the church and everything is bright and cosey. Mrs. Sebert the evangelist, is continually dealing the gospel out in its purity. Song services begin each evening at 7:00 o’clock, preaching at 7:30. Everybody welcome.

For the week before Christmas the Majestic theatre, Chicago, offers a bill that will prove a boon to those worh out by the arduous duties of the holiday shopping season aund who relish a diverting vaudeville program as something that will enliven their tired spirits. The headliner will be no less a person than the famous than whom there is no better known or popular legitimate star on the stage today, who comes to vaudeville in a one-act play written by herse’.f entitled the “Idol of the Hour.” It is a comedy drama and concerns the conflicting ambitions of the woman of the stage discussing in the abstract as to whether the actress should become a wife. This is the first season that this noted actress has appeared in vaudeville and she is regarded as one of the greatest captures yet made from the legitimate field of dramatic art. She has always appeared at the head of her own company, her play last season being“ Anna Karema.” There have been many clever acrobatic troupes at the Majestic but the Trapnell Family who have just completed a very successful engagement at the London Hippodrome and come to America for the first time, are something out of the ordinary, and their wonderful tumbling feats are sure to be appreciated. The troup consists of three ladles, a man and a boy, and the feats of the latter are bl no means a small feature of the show. All their evolutions show great agility and grace and judging from the great reception they .obtained upon the recent debut In America the troup are likely to meet with much success In this country. Adelaide, the dainty American danseuse popularly known as LaPetite Adelaide, Is one of the most acomplished toe dancers in the country, and re-entering vaudeville after being featured for three seasons In prominent musical comedies, She has prepared a little terpsichorean offering called “The Bill Poster s Dream.” In it she is assisted by four clever young ladles who lend action and pretension to the number. The Melnotte Twins and Clay Smith present a smart singing number with comedy sayings and eccentric dancing, and aside form these featured acts, there are half a Boston other skilled specialties making up an unusually entertaining bill.