Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

where they are to be at home after March 16th. *■". A picture in a recent issue of The Indianapolis Star of Mary Harrington, an aged woman of Morocco, led to her obtaining trace of her nephew, whom she had not heard of since the beginning of the civil war and whom she believed to be dead. The nephew’s name 1§ George E. Lowry and he Is an innate of the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette. A petition for a local option election in Benton county was filed Saturday bearing the *signatures of 1788 voters of that county. 'Only about 700 names were required, which shows •the temperance sentiment In Benton. The matter will come before he county commissioners Mondya and a day set for the election. Benton has been dry for several years excepting in one township, and the saloons at East Dunn are said to be the most wide open joints in this part of the state. The Indiana Ice Dealers’ association, in convention at Indianapolis, uttered a vigorous protest* against county local option and adopted resolutions setting forth the sentlmeot of he organization on the question of voting saloons out of business. The following officers were elected:, President, Henry L. Dithmer, of Indianapolis; vice president, Otto Rettig, of Richmond; secretary, W. E. Slddons of Marion. The convention next year will be held in Indianapolis some time in February.

Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health, received notification Tuesday that he had been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on account, of the work he has done in the interest of hygiene. This honor is one of the highest conferred on medical men in the United States and is won only through long and effecient public service. The association is about thirty years old and is of national reputation. The editor of the Republican met W. H. Sanders on the train last Saturday. Prof. Sanders was superintendent of the Rensselaer schools for some five years and for the past four years has been the superintendent of the Bloomington schools and doing some special work part of the time in the university. He had been in Chicago in attendance at the annual meeting of the national education association. He pronounced It a grand meeting. The next meeting will be held at Indianapolis during February of next year. Mr. Sanders’ oldest daughter is in the first year of the university this year. - —r* Everal J. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs Jeff Smith, has done as well if not better than any of our Jasper county people who went to South Dakota. He landed there Feb. 22, 1906, and took a government claim. He worked almost night and day and success is the. result of his industry and good management. He has now proved up on his claim, which is worth at least $6,000, and on March 3d, he will have a sale of 40 bead of cattle, 9 bead of horses and other stock and all bis farm equipment He has rented his farm and will live in town the coming year at least His farm is near Burk, wjjere several other progressive Jasper county people reside. His friends here are all glad because of his splendid success. After a long fight against disease, Enos L. Watson, son of Randolph County’s best-known citizen, and fath of Representative James E. Watson, succumbed at his home in Winchester, about 7 o’clock Friday morning. Mr. Watson was the oldest member the Randolph county bar and he had been Identified with the political and business history of Randolph county for more than half a century. He was born In Green county, Ohio, in December, 1&30, and came o Randolph county when 17 years of age, first locating at Deerfield. He later attended the old seminary In Winchester and taught school in various parts of the county. He was first elected county surveyor in 1862 and held the office for three successive terms.

MONDAY. * Good timothy hay la the barn on the Hartaell farm at 17.60. Phone 273. Mrs. C. G. Spitler is spending today in Chicago. The Home Grotory sells more grape fruit than anybody. Remember you can have your bread, oil and gasoline delivered with your groceries from the Home Grocery. Bom, Saturday, Feb. 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell, of McCoysbucg, a daughter. We lead in fish and cheeee—everything new, nothing old—Home Grocery. Mrs. a N Loy was called to Gory Saturday by the serious sickness of her sister, Mrs. H. F. McCracken.