Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1909 — Independence. [ARTICLE]

Independence.

Walter Daniels got his turkeys of Wm. Re*s Saturday night. Harold Gifford has the mumps and Is quit poorly with them. Sam Rees is working for Arthur Zimmerman this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford and three children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Misses Lizzie- and Lena Ailers and Frances Gorbet were Rensselaer goers Saturday. r -->■ We are having some cold weather in this locality now, it being some few degrees below zero. Ed Oliver, who has been to Danville, 111., the last week, returned Friday. While he was gone he purchased 3,000 bushels of corn and is going to feed out his cattle, and is also building a cattle shed.