Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1909 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THURSDAY’S LOCALS. Cyril Steel made a business trip to Wheatfield today. > A son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs, east of town, is quite sick with tonsilitis. Charles Courts, who works for his uncle, Everet Greenlee, went to Star City this morning for a short visit Special discount sale of ladies* suits and jackets this week at G. E. Murray Co. Mrs. E. E. Roebuck, of Waterloo, lowa, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holden. .. Bargains ladies’ suits, spring jackets and carpet size rugs this week at the G. E. Murray Co. Racine, Racine, Racine Work Shirts at 38c, next Saturday, April 24th. C. EARL DUVALL. W. O. Schanlaub, superintendent of the Newton county schools, was a Rensselaer. visitor yesterday. We appreciate your trade and our one aim is to please you—Home Grocery. .

Mrs. Frank Huff and Mrs. Robert Huff, of Monon, are spending today as gqests of Auditor and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman. Mrs. Harry Baxter, wife of the foreman of the Otis ranch near Fair Oaks, is confined to her bed with a severe attack of rheumatism. Now is the time to buy your work shirt, Saturday, April-24th, at 38c. Don’t forget the date. C. EARL DUVALL. An Indianapolis man was here yesterday and bought 100 tons of hay of John Makeever and Mrs., J. W. Williams, which he has engaged Lyman Zea to press. Collegian Clothes are what you want, so come to my store and I will show you the nobbiest line you ever saw. Every garment guaranteed. C. EARL DUVALL. George W. Atkinson, of Morocco, has received an appointment as an electrical draftsman in the United States Treasury Department, at Washington. Frat clothes are perfect in workmanship, fit, quality and cannot be equaled anywhere at the prices. Be sure and call for a Frat suit C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. Susan Terwilleger, who has been spending the winter with her son , Geo . W . Terwilleger, left this morning for Cherubusco, where she will spend some time with her daughter. Her son accompanied her as far as Logansport.

Judge Hanley .Wednesday overruled a motion lor a new trial in the case of Martin vs. Morton. This was the case of the county right to sell lifting jacks, In which Morton defeated Martin, the holder of the notes given In payment for the’ county righL

J. H. Holden reports that bls young chickens are looking very nice this spring. He has about SQO young ones already, the oldest of which are abn.t ten weeks old and almost large enough for broilers. He has not shipped auy to the city yet, but if the weather warms up enough so that they can have about two weeks out doors, they will be In fine shape for the market. The receipts at the Rensselaer postoffice for the fiscal year ending March 31st showed an Increase of >SOO over the year before and was >BOO better than year before iMt- The receipts are largely stamp sales. The office will have to increase >OOO yet before it enters the second class, whipb moan a substantial salary increase and alsp clerk hire.

Among the relatives that were here* to attend the funeral of Fred Stocksick were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloomster and little daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Colwell, of Paxton, 111. Mrs. Bloomster Is the oldest child of the deceased, and Mr. Colwell is a brother of Mrs. Stockslck. Mr. Bloomster is a cigar maker by trade and may secure employment in this city and remove his family here, in order for her to be near her mother. Mild Cream Cheese—Tbe Home Grocery.