Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

I. B. Marion left today for Wall, S. Dak., where he has a claim. He will remain at that place until fall. Judge 8. P. Thompson and wife arrived home this afternoon from California, where they spent the winter. 5 per cent can be saved by buying a LaPorte buggy Friday or Saturday of'this week of Maines & Hamilton’s. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter returned to Silver Lake this morning, after having been here to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Barkley. The Miller 20c coffee is a strong feature of the Home Grocery. It is equal to much higher priced coffee of other lines. See the LaPorte buggy display at the buggy opening at Maines & Hamilton’s Friday and Saturday of this week. Parker Overton left this morning for Eastville, Colo., to work on a ranch where he worked for some time a year of more ago.

Ed Duvall, successor to Duvall Bros., has ordered a 5-passenger Buick automobile for livery purposes. It will probably reach here this week. It is a $1,050 car.

Orie Yeoman left this morning for Greentop, Mo., where he will have his headquarters as the representative of a nursery house, and will devote his time to the sale of fruit trees. Mrs. Warren Galbraith returned to Chicago this morning after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, in Barkley township. . ' z \ . * ' «• • * . Your new radishes, onions, lettuce, celery and all green vegetables will reach you in a fresh, crisp condition if bought off the new mist machine at the Home Grocery.

Miss Blanche Conway returned to her home in Monon today, after a short visit .here with Miss Helen Hopkihs. Her father, J. H. Conway, formerly of Parr, is now in business in Chicago, and the family expect to move there shortly. ,

Cass Wesner was down from Wheatfield today and paid the Republican a visit. His father, George Wesner, was 85 years of age on March Ist, but is enjoying very good health. He is very lonesome since the death of his wife a tew weeks ago.

The rain Sunday afternoon prevent-* ed the playing of the ball game between the locals and the St. Joseph team. Brookston defeated Battle Ground Sunday by the score of 5 to 1 and are anxious to play the Rensselaer team either here or on the Brookston grounds.

Pilot Scott R. Chesnut arrived home Saturday evening with two 5-passen-ger E. M. F. automobiles, which are manufactured in South Bend and which will be sold hereafter by Babcock & Hopkins. C. W. Coen gets one of the cars and it is understood that George Ketchum is to get the other one. They are fine looking cars.

Attorney Frank Foltz was in Lafayette yesterday afternoon to attend the funeral of his uncle, James E. Ford. He found after getting there that the funeral would not take place until 9 o’clock this Monday morning, and he returned home on the evening train. His uncle was 82 years of age and served for many years as an engineer on the Wabash and Lake Erie railroads.

Buick automobile owners are pleased with the victories their make of cars have won recently. Buick Model 17 stock car broke the world’s record—ll minutes —for 100 miles on a circular track at New Orleans, feb. 11, 1909. Buick Model 10 In Its class won the world's record for the 100 mile race at Daytonia beach at 57 3-5 miles per hour. Buick 16 won the 100 mile piston displacement race at Daytonia beach at 66 2-3 miles per hour.

“Baldy” Powers has been doing a little fishing In the Iroquois already this spring, and one day last week he caught a blue catfish that weighed about 2 pounds. When he cleaned and dressed it he found In its stomach several crawfish and two hardshell turtles, each about the size of a dollar He thinks that be has discovered n new kind of bait and when be starts out cn his next fishing evfedilion he w‘.«» j.vobgbly carry In his bait bucket a live turtles. None of our other fishermen Jiad ever heard of catfish sv-ufowing turtles. Mild Cream Cheese —The Home Grocery.