Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. A. W. Homaday and little son returned to their home at. Plainfield today, after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cox. Marry Kiplinger went to Muncie today to close up a deal for the sale of his 100 acre farm near that city, for Which he is receiving $13,500. It was three weeks ago today that Archie Lee was operated on. He is now getting along Very nicely and the prospects Of his recovery are very bright. John Poole returned Saturday from Muncie, where he had been on business connected with his large brick factory. Today he made a business trip to Lafayette. A baby girl was born Sunday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Delos Pass, of Hanging Grove township, but it only lived a few hours. The funeral took place this afternoon. The county commissioners began their regular monthly session this morning. It is not often that the first day of the month Is Monday, but It occurs three times this year, viz. In February, March and November. The Francesville Tribune and the Medaryvllle Advertiser are both urging the proposition of a union lighting plant for those two towns and Monon. It is thought they could be lighted from a central plant, with a saving to all three towns* .■,... - i ■ ■ The trustees are in session today, holding their regular monhly meeting. The train from the north this morning brought in Karch, of Walker;] Clark, of Wheatfield; Shirer, of Kan- I kakee, and Snip, of Keener. . Grant county, including the city of Marion, has filed a petition for a county option election. This is expected to be tbe hardest fought contest so far fought between the saloon and temperance forces. About 50 saloons and two or three breweiies now exist in that county. A stock of goods owned by E. V. Ransford and displayed in the Now- j els business rooms near the depot has been traded to parties from out. of town who are shipping it away. It included most of the furnishings of j the Rosey hotel, which Mr. Ransford traded for. Uncle Stott Grant, correctly W. S. Grant, is one of Marion township’s oldest citizens whose name was omitted from our list published some weeks ago. He was 83 years of age on Oct. 24th. He has been in quite poor health this winter and has not been able to get up town for several weeks. * The weather has moderated considerably, but it is still cold enough to lend hope to tbe ice man. The forecast is for about the same temperature Tuesday. Tbe blizzard was of short duration and not so very bad while it lasted. But it was general in its extent, covering all the no:th central and eastern states. N. S. Bates and daughters, Mrs. !W. J, Wright and Miss Alice, went to Brohd Ripple, near Indianapolis on the early morning train today, having been notified of the death 'of Mrs. J. W. Bates, wife of Dr. Bates, of that city. The Dr. is a brother of My Bates The funeral takes place today Miss Ethel McCarthy had sf 7 taken from her purse at her home a week ago yesterday, and on Monday morning sls of the amount was found under a box on the back porch. Apparently the person who took it had ; become conscience stricken and af- ' ts r disposing of $2 of the amount had ' decided to return the balance.

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