Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Jackson farm on which Mr. Shirer has been living for the past three years, has been rented to Joe Truly, son of Anton Truly, and it is understood that Joe is going to have his sister keep house for him.

Frank E. Lewis, the Gifford railroad superintendent, is down from Kersey today. He has not yet recovered from the assault of several weeks ago, having suffered a partial paralysis as a result of the blow he received on the head. A blood clot formed there and caused the paralysis. He is being treated by an InJ'anapolis specialist and thinks he will eventually overcome the paralysis. Nothing positive has been found out about the assault and robbery, but Mr. Lewis is now having the officers work on a clue that may lead up to the arrest of the scoundrels that assaulted him.

T. Layton, of Indianapolis, was the guest Monday of his old friend J. L. Hagins, and the two spent several very pleasant hours together. Mr. Hagins was not expecting his old friends and as Mrs. Hagins is still in the hospital in Chicago, he arranged for a fine dinner at the home of Mrs. Anna Yelter, and the only drawback there was the fact that the was so good that Mr. Layton did not get down town to see the city. For the past 16 years Mr. Layton has been the Pullman car agent at Indianapolis, and for many years prior to that time he was a Pullman conductor. He is now 87 years old and will be retired on Jan. Ist at a salary of SI,OOO a year. Mr. Hagins served as a Pullman conductor tor 29 yaara and is also retired on a salary. The Pullman company is not one of the heartless corporations that are so much talked about these days.

WEDNESDAY

Born, Tuesday, Dec. Bth, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnott, a son, and their first child. Will Babcock, of Franklin college, spent Saturday and Sunday with his uncle, James L. Babcock, of Parr. Mrs. W. S. Richards has been called to Lee on account of the sickness of Mr. Richard’s mother, Mrs. William Gray.

The Modern Woodmen will hold their first meeting in their new quarters in the Odd Fellows’ building tonight.

Warren Robinson, C. G. Spitler and A. Leopold went to Chicago this morning on their tour of factory Investigation.

Vice-president Fairbanks is to go on the lecture platform following his dissection from office, and there is a spirited contest between lyceum lecture bureaus to book him.

Parry Marlatt returned last night from Newcomersvllle, Ohio, bringing bis daughter. Miss Katie, home with

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