Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

James E. Brenner has received notice of his appointment to the naval academy at Annapolis. He will start there to attend a preparaory school about the 15th of February, and his examination will take plau? on the 15th of Ju-ie. , Silas Swain is here" for a few days from Morocco. He has been under the weather most of the timo since the first of the yehr. Possibly Silas took on too large a load of New resolutions. His friends here are always glad to see him. James Rodgers died this morning at the Dora Thornton boarding house. The body will be moved this evening to the home of his sis’er, Mrs. Cain, and the funeral will take place Monday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Augustine’s Catholic church. Lauren Root, one of the barbers who recently had a shop next door to M. E. Griffin’s lunch room, has gone back to his former home in Vicksburg, Mich., and ■ his partner has taken up the location he had near the depot befofe he came down town. The former occupant of that shop has moved across the railroad. John T. Biggs and wife and baby came down from Wheatfield yesterday to attend the poultry show. They have a baby boy that they think is handsome enough to walk off wi'h the prize this afternoon, and if the judging is done before Mr. and Mrs. Biggs have to go away, which will be on the 3:26 train, the baby will be entered. Benj. Faris came down from Gillam township yesterday and is put-1 ting in part of his time today at the poultry show. Gillam township does not seem like it used to, Mr J Faris said, as so many of the old timers have either passed away or moved away. Mr. Faris was ~a lieutenant in Co. G of the 9th Indiana regiment in the civil war.

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A. L. Morehead, now of Lyman, Colo., writes back that he has a regular Job now as a locomotive fireman on the Rock Island railroad, running between Lyman and Denver. For some t ! me after leaving Rensselaer he worked in the shops, later in the yards and then as an extra fireman. His friends here will be glad to learn that he now has a steady run. The Andrew Gangloff sale was one of the good ones this year. It totaled $3,400, and everything brought a good price. The Ellznr Sage sale Thursday brought about $2,800, and all stock sold high. The team of draft mares were purchased by J. J. Miller, of Round Grove, Ohio, who sent a bid to the auctioneer by mail. It is understood that the bld was for S7OO, but the auctioneer’s instructions was to buy them as cheap as he could and the other bidders' having quit when the S6OO mark was reached, Mr. Miller gets them for tha.t amount. This is the most beautiful of all the fine days we have bad this winter, but it is almost too nice. The sun had quite a little trouble this morning to assert its supremacy over some heavy black clouds in the southeast, but finally came out on top, and save for some lighter clouds that have been in the sky tee bun has had complete occupancy of the heavens. The temperature is about 70, and the store and business office doors are wide open and it is uncomfortably warm in the house. It is like a June day. Cooney Kellner, the ice man, is the only person in town that can’t enjoy it

MONDAY.

Homer Smith, the Brookston insurance man, is here today. G. N. Sayler .made a business visit to Valparaiso today. Miss Blanche Babcock spent Sunday with friends in Goodland.. Born, today, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hardy, a son. Nice waxy lemons 18c per dozen at the Home Grocery. Born, Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. Bennie King, a daughter. Captain J. M. Wasson made a business trip to Chicago today. Mrs. F. A. Turfler is spending today in Chicago. See G. L. Thornton & Son for coal of all kinds and save money. jan2 Mrs. Ira Sigler is spending the day in Chicago. Feed for the chickens, cows, hogs and horses sold by Maines & Hamilton. Judge Hanley and Court Reporter Sigler went to Kentland this morning to resume court . , Miss Florence Gorham went to Chicago Heights this morning to visit relatives for several days. You are going to call on Maines & Hamilton before buying your Farm Machinery this spring. Earl Bruner was over from Mt. Ayr over Sunday. He is working for the telephone company there. Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Thoa. Callahan, of Newland, a daughter. Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins, of Parr, a ion, and their sixth successive boy. T. G. Brown, of Barkley township, is confined to his bed with a severe case of pleurisy. This is the time of tb« year to feed oyster shells. Remember that B. B. Fendig ships it tn by the car load direct from the oyster neda