Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Through , an. error the Republican yesterday stated that Parker 'Overton had gone to Colorado. It should have said Parker Childers, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childers and a nephew of Parker Overton. Mr. Overton resides in Hammond, and is a reader of the Republican. He was doubtless surprised to read in his old home paper that he had gone west to work on a ranch. Dr. Schofield, of Reynolds, was the victim of a frightened horse Sunday. The animal started to run away and threw the doctor out of the buggy, bruising him up badly and tearing loose the ligaments of one knee. Dr. McCann, who was called to look after him had him brought in from the country wherS the accident happened to his home in Reynolds.— Monticello Journal.

Mrs. Melcina Losh died at the home of her son, James Casto, on West Jefferson street, Saturday evening, after an illness of less than four hours. She was 87 years, 3 months and 7 days old and was born, in Vigo county. Of eight children born to her only the one son survives. Her body will be taken to Rensselafer .tomorrow morning for burial.—Monti'cello Journal.

A letter was received by the Republican one day this week from an estimable lady who resides in a town not far from Rensselaer, relating an incident of a physician who is quite generally known to be a victim of the drink habit. The man has a fine wife ■and other relatives and it is very unfortunate that he is sacrificing himself so foolishly. He should gather hold of himself before it is too late or before the state medical board gets after him.

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The Widow McCarthy, advertised as a musical comedy and given at the opera house Monday night, was about as bad as it could be and be tolerated. Not many people witnessed it and part of those left when the curtain dropped after the first spasm of discords and tomfoolery. One of the chorus girls who did most of the singing had a voice like a screech owl with a bad cold, while the comedians were the worst ever seen here. Evidently this company has been showing to an indulgent public or they would have been put out of business long ago.

Florence Jacks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jacks, will undergo the skin grafting operation at the Hahnemann hospital in Chicago today, and a note from her mother to the Republican states that she was feeling well. The operation is probably one of the most delicate ever undertaken on any

resident of this county. It requires the cutting of the muscles surrounding the throat from ear to ear, the removal of a formation of cartilage, the scraping of all the skin from the disfigured part of the face and neck and finally the grafting of new skin taken from the limbs. It was also expected to take some skin from the mother to assist in the grafting. The operation will probably require considerable length of time and the success of it can not be forecasted at this time.

TUESDAY. M. V. Brpwn made a business trip to Chicago today. / Mrs. Mary E. Richmond is spending today with relatives in Fair Oaks. Mrs. Mary E. Troxell came down from DeMotte today* to visit Rensse r laer relatives. . .. i . Mrs. W. D. Geary, of Fair Oaks, returned to her home this morning, after a short visit here. Mrs. A- I* Willis is spending today with her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Alter, near Parr. Mrs. Richard McNany, of Hammond, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Payne, for a 'few days. . A. J. Rathfon, of Gillam township, Was in Rensselaer yesterday and renewed his Republican subscription. Earl Saidla ’ left this morning for Winnipeg, Canada, where he expects to work during the coming summer. Col. Fred Phillips, John Marlatt and Kenton and John Parkinson are today attending Warren McCray’s sale of Herefords at Kentland./