Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1909 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

January clearance sale prices on all heavy winter goods at Rowles & Parker’s means & big saving to you. Jerry Healy is taking a two weeks’ vacation from the Chicago Bargain Store? and today, in company with Jim Halligan, went to Ottawa, 111., for a short visit. ", ;■ — Get the best when you get The colt from a good mare bred to a good horse, is worth lots of money. Get one of the fine mares that Elizur Sage will sell Thursday of this week. The Elizur Sage sale takes place Thursday, Jan. 21st. The best lot of horses offered in the neighborhood this year will be sold on that day.

W. B. Yeoman returned this morning from Whitley county, where he | had been to look over his farm cp l which he will move after holding his 1 sale in "Newton township cu Jan. 27th. Elbert Antrim, of Chicago, was down Saturday to see his aunt, Mrs. Rachel Scott, and his grandmother, Mrs. Antrim, whose health has considerably improved the past week. Elbert is making good in a railway office in Chicago. A heavy fog last night was con-, gealed by the low temperature and coated trees, telephone and electric 1 light wires, fences, and shrubbery; with a half inch of fine frost. It 1 presented a very pretty appearance, | but gave way before noon to the bright sun. It Is another beautiful day. Mr. C. H. Park, of Tiffin, Ohio, who has been visiting Mrs. Anna Tuteur and family for the past week, left this morning for Chicago, and: from there will go to SanFranci co, Cal., where he will probab’y eng ge in his business, that of a cement engineer. He was accompanied i s far as Chicago by C. Arthur Tuteur. The politicians are doing all th'y can to make John W. Kern believe that he had a square deal in the senatorial race. But as John surmised that trickery lurked in the secret ballot, it is probable that he will be hard to convince that it was adopted for any other purpose than getting his scalp. C. G. Hammond’s sale Thursday was well attended and some good prices were paid for stock. Jas. Parkison bought Charley’s best mare for $256, and Capt. J. M. Wasson bought a good gelding for driving purposes, for which he paid S2OO. One cow and calf brought $65. The sale totaled $2,384. Born, this morning to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wallace, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Irwin, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace just came down from Chicago Saturday evening. It is their intention shortly to move on the Irwin land where the tile factory formerly was, just west of town, and there to engage in poultry raising.

Mrs. Harley Shields and two children arrived Saturday night from Duluth, Minn., and for a month or such a matter will visit her father, “Uncle Charley” Platt, who suffered a severe bruise to his hip recently, by falling at his home on Van Rensselaer street He is still confined to his bed, but will probably be up before long as no bones were broken. Britt Marion arrived here from Wall, S. Dak., about a week ago, but took the grip after getting here and has not been down town very much. He has a claim near Wall, and thinks it is all right Marion Cooper, two' sons of George Beese, of Remington, and other Jasper county people, also have claims there. Britt will return there about the first of April, and after putting in his crop, will sell wind mills during the summer. Copious rains and an abundance of snow there indicate good crops the ensuing year. Two young men were here Saturday exploiting the advantages of the Texas panhandle district They had procured the vacant room adjoining the postoffice and had a large number of farmers and townspeople as auditors while they exhibited samples of corn, kaffir corn, millet, wheat and potatoes raised there. Ivan Ellsworth, son of B. W. Ellsworth, bought an 80 acre tract there last September. He thinks it is a great country and sure to come to the front Robert Yeoman will represent the company in Jasper county. •

* WOOD AND COAL. We carry the largest stock of wood and coal In the city. We carry 1-40-1, Easter Gem, and Jackson Hill for ranges, Splint, Pittsburg and anthracite for heaters. Our wood Is good and dry either In 4 toot. 16 inch block or split wood. When In need of wood or coal give ns a trial. Rensselaer Lumber Co., Phone 4.