Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

has been in the hospital for the past three weeks, as the result of a break down from overstudy; and a severe cold. He is recovering and will soon return home quite well.

Mrs. Isabelle Parker and son James, of Frankfort, are here to visit her three sons; Charles in town, and Isaac and Tom in the country.

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R. D. Thompson returned this morning from Bloomington, Ind., where he formerly attended college. He had not been there for eleven years and Bloomington'had made many changes during his absence. It is a larger city than Rensselaer but Ray says it is not so good a one, judging from the scores and the trade advantages.

The girls’ literary olub was entertained last Friday evening by Miss Lena Tuteuer at her home. The numbers given were: Instrumental solo, Edna Hauter. Recitation, Madie Drake. Song, by the Qtiartette, Merl Harris, Bthel McCarthy, Grace Robinson and Alice Coen.

The report just out for the Gary postofflee shows that the business of that office more than doubled within the past year, and that the total receipts for the year were $17,640.36. Frank B. Meyer, the former postmaster in Rensselaer, has been the assistant postmaster at Gary for the past two years. ~Z~~

The little town of Pulaski was visited by a fire Sunday that destroyed the buildings containing Mike Link’s saloon and pool room, the Pulaski hall, Dr. Smith’s office, Chas. Shanks’ confectionery store and Reinhart’s blacksmith shop. The fire started In

the hall but there is no clue- as to its origin. "

The sbhools of the town reopened again Monday morning, after an enforced vacation of three weeks on account of the fear of smallpox. All are hoping they will be able to get through the year without any more halts. Betwixt bugs, disease and changing teachers, teachers and pupils have had a serious time this year. —Monticello Journal.

Alley Franc!?, son of Joseph Francis, from west of town, has purchased of G. F. Meyers the 40 acres which he recently secured in a trade from Clarence Hurley. The price paid was $37.50 per acre, or $1,500 for the forty. Mr. Hurley will move next year to his new farm near Wheatfield and Alley Francis will move to the farm vacated by Mr. Hurley, and which adjoins the farm owned by his brother-in-law, Frank Vest.