Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Daniel Pillars and wife of the soldiers’ home at Lafyastte, sEfcttt Christmas here. Abe Hartfty—Buffer lath and plaster your ,v qlqaent Knfse, on lo«i Company will have a damp bouse on fhelr hands. , The Republican force is two short today, Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Reprogle are spending the Christmas vacation in Chicago, and Mr. and Mtb. Thad Stevens are vtei&ng bier parents in Chicago. The matrimonial bug is said to have again been getting in his work at the telephone office. I*o what extent it has inoculated the “Hello” girls is not knoWn, but one resignation has already taken place And others are said to be threatened. Joe Reynolds, who now travels for the J. W. Butler Paper Co., spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. S. R. Nichols, here. He was accompanied by Mr. O. G. Smith, also An employe of the Butler Co., who spent the day with Joe.

Mrs. Korah Daniels receives daily word from Chicago Heights about the condition of her father, Rev. A. C. Abbott. It was thought Thursday that he was better but now seems to be about the same except for a gradual weakening. It Is hardly probable that he will survive the sickness. -rv of- •« Mr. A. E. Wallace, who Is a dork in railway offices in Chicago, will re--sign his, postOn there and come to Rensselaer S&out the 15th of January, and himself and wife will take up their residence at the Irwin tile mill west of town. They expect to engage In poultry raising. A representative of the Wabash glee club is here visiting Ray Hopkins and is receiving encouragement to bring the glee club of 18 members and also the banjo and mandolin clubs here for an entertainment in March. It would doubtless draw a large crowd. Moses Tuteur returned Wednesday evening from Peoria, 111., where he has been visiting relatives for the past three or four weeks. He left his sister, Mrs. Louis Wildberg, who has been in very poor health since the double affliction of her husband’s and only son’s death, somewhat improved. p

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Ray Overton won the first prize, a fine French briar pipe, in the pool tournament at the Little Indian Christmas evening,. There were the full 24 entries and the contset was vrey spirited. Landy Mctlee t’ed for first place and lost in the play off. He secured the second prize, a box of cigars, and Fenton O. Churchill secured a box of cigars for the booby prize. >

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A new serial story begins in this issue of the Daily Republican and will appear in installments in the Saturday Daily hereafter. It is a very entertaining story, maintaining the keenest interest of the reader. The title is “A Race for a Wife.” Read the opening chapter today and don’t miss the succeeding chapters. It will appear exclusively in the Saturday issue of the Daily Republican. Homer Dobbins expects to leave Wabash college, and has about • decided to enter Lcland Stanford university, in California. Hlb hdlf brother is now running a hotel there and offers Dobbio expenses if he will come thos e. As ho is compelled to earn his own way, it is probable he will accept. He is now at his home in Francesville, but will visit here before he starts for tho west W. H. Morrison and wife have moved here from Marlon, and are occupying one of the flats above the Republican office. *He will have charge of the new cream station here, the proprietor, Mr. McPherson, of Monon, having arranged with A. Leopold to build him a room adjoining Haskell's barber shop. The room is to be completed in about ten days and they will begin buying cream at once. The sale by * John Bruner of his residence property to Harrison Wesson was completed Thursday and Mr.' Bruner and family will leave Monday for their future home St Bartlesville, Ok la. Mr. Warren will probably move here the first of the year and occupy the house he has purchased. Mr. Bruner’s prime object in moving was for the benefit Of his health. His telephone business here will be looked after by his sons, Frank and Earl, who will continue live he. e.