Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1909 — Page 3

:*? T FRIDAY. Mrs. A. H. DeLong, of South Bend, Is visiting Mrs. A. Turfler. John Pinter, of Wheatfield, was herd on business today. B. J. Moore 'visited his farm near Monon this afternoon. Mrs. W. A. Richmond went to Fair Oaks yesterday to visit her mother. Mrs. M. C. Curtain, of Roselawn, was shopping in Rensselaer yesteraay - u* James Payne went to Hammond yesterday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Richard McNany. George Catt, of Monon, was visiting his brother, Allen, Catt, here today. He is a bridge boss on the Monon. Frank Randle came up from Clarks Hill yesterday. evening to see his, father, W. H. Randle. Frank has sold his business at Clarks HiU. Mrs. A. C. Tuttle, of Aurora, 111., came yesterday to visit her father, James Griggs, and her brother, Len Griggs, and family. Misses Mabel and Lydia Crisler arrived here yesterday from Big Rapids, Mich., where they have been for the past winter. Their home is at Roselawn. Lloyd Jessen, Norman Gorham and Jerry Tullis went to Indianapolis this afternoon to take the examinations for the railway mail service. Leonard Elder will take a similar examination in Chicago tomorrow. Mrs. O. D. Hefner, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. W. H. Stephenson, and her sister, Mrs. Will Fry, for the past week, left yesterday for Minneapolis, Minn., where she and her ’husband will make their future home. Abe Martin says: “I hope Aldrich won’t fergit t’ put soup on th’ free list fer next winter. It’s wonderful what a difference it makes in th’ cost o’ livin’ when th’ weather gits so your daughter kin spend th’ evenings on th’ veranda.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER S C ASTORIA „ According to reports thus far received from the township assessors by State Statistician J. L. Peetz, the corn crop In Indiana last year was underestimated in the annual crop reports by about 8,000,000 bushels, while the wheat crop was overestimated by about 4,000,000 bushels. Miss Eva Clark is now chief operator at the telephone central. Since the sleet which did so much damage to the telephone lines, the company has had all kinds of trouble at the telephone central and the management has almost been driven to distraction, throdgh having to depend upon inexperienced help. It is now hoped to bring system otlt of chaos and give better service. Four young lady school mams took the milk train here .yesterday evening and informed the reporter that they were going to Lafayette to attend a house party. They bought tickets, however, for Pleasant Ridge, which was the destination, and it Is understood that Miss Marybelle Parklson was the hostess at her home. The young ladies were Misses Elizabeth Luers, Clare Jessen, Jane Parkison and Grace Worland.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA C. Arthur Tuteur has completed his arrangements to begin work in the legal department of the Indianapolis office of the Northwestern Insurance Co., and will go to that city next to take up his work, which will hare to do with the loaning branch. He now expects to remain in Indianapolis only until September Ist .and then to represent the Northwestern at sotne other plate. His many friends In this city will be pleased to see him succeed. Mrs. I. J. Porter returned yesterday opening from Monon, where she and her brother, Joseph Willey, of Plymouth, had attended the commencement exercises of the Monon town schools on Wednesday evening. Mr. Willey’s grandson, Theodore Willey, was one of the graduates. He is the son of Dan Willey, who lived at Monon for a number of years but who now resides at DeKalb, 111. The boy ha b' beta living with his grandparent* at Monon, in order to oomplete the school course there.

C. R. Keeran, of Bloomington, 111., was here yesterday in the in&rest of the Illinois Pickle Co., and states that it is the intention of the company to treat Rensselaer mighty good if enough acres can be procured to warrant the erection of a salting station here. Twelve acres were contracted yesterday and the small farmers are taking hold of the proposition very nicely. If there are any who want tp raise pickles they may give their names to either Warren Robinson, Chas. Bowers or John Resh. ’ Lesley .Miller, the young man who has conducted the Mt. Ayr Pilot .with such marked success for the past eighteen months, has decided to leave Mt. .Ayr and engage in the same line of work in a larger place, and temporarily the Pilot is being run by D. E. Noland, pastor of the Mt. Ayr M. E. church, who published the paper this week and issued a very creditable paper. Few towns the size of Mt. Ayr ever had as good a paper as the Pilot has been under Lesley Miller’s management, and no small town is able to keep a young man of his ambition and talent. Wherever he may locate the best wishes of the Republican go with him, and.we feel certain that he is doing the right thing to get into a larger field. Rev. Noland has no thought of giving up the ministry for newspaper work, and is simply running the Pilot for Mr. Miller until the latter can arrange Borne means of disposing of it.

SATURDAY. s —._X—:—m x John Coey and wife, of Francesville, are here today. Mrs. Rebecca Porter spent Friday in Lafayette. Judson and George Maines went to Kankakee, 111., this morning on business. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adams went to Roselawn this morning to remain until Sunday evening with her parents. C. P. Wright has been granted an increase of pension from $8 to sl2 a month, under the age law. Mrs. Louis Paulsen returned to Wheatfield this morning, after a visit of a few days with hlfer sister, Mrs. J. W. Tilton. Misses Mayde E. and Elizabeth Spitler went to Chicago Friday afternoon for a visit of several days with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Delos Coen. Attorney G. A. Williams and Frank Foltz went to Kentland this morning where the argument was to be made today by the attorneys for J. F. Judy for a new trial in his case against Logan Wood was to take place.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER S CASTOR! A Hiram Day & Sons have a good sized job of lathing and plastering to do at Goodland and will go there Sunday to be ready for work Monday morning. Misses Jennie Parkison, Francis Kight, Marie Hamilton, Louella Robinson and Vera Healey went to Roselawn this morning to spend the day with Edith Brown, whose parents reently moved to that place from Rensselaer. Tom Middleton is now in California; Ernest is a watchman in the C., H. & D. railroad yards in Cincinnati, and Fred is employed in Chicago. All the boys have good positions and are getting along very nicely. They are sons of Rev. H. M. Middleton. J. A. Hopkins and wife arrived here his morning for a visit of a month or such a matter, with his mother, Mrs. Marla Hopkins, and with her parents, Mr. ahd Mrs. Jerome Harmon, of Hanging Grove township. They have been living for the past three years at Superior, Neb., where he works in a large cigar factory. castor l A For Infants and Children. Hm KM Yen Han Always Bought The K. G. K. A. baseball team were plumed by Simon Thompson’s Thunderpumpers Friday evening in an exciting contest that finished with a deore of 9 to 8. “Sberm” Parks, of the Spuds, played with the Thunderbumpers. The K. O. K. A. team Is composed of «11 young fellows who are moulding Into a swift teaun under, the direction of Rev. J. C. Pnrrett.

The improvements at the depot are more extensive than we at first understood they were to lie. New floors are being placed in the office and waiting rooms and the building is to be repainted. This probably -means that the present building is to last for all future time, apd it is somewhat of a disappointment, but the few new boards and fresh paint will help to some extent to improve the shameful old affair that has so long disgraced our city. Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Middleton Went to Hammond Friday afternoon, after a short visit with friends here. They will spend the summer there with their daughter, Mrs. George McEwen. Rev. Middleton came from Florida on the advice of his physician, his health being very poor. He regretted his inability to remain longer here and thus to be able to see more of his old friends, but he hopes to return later and remain longer. Without a doubt a saloon license will be issued in Tippecanoe county for a saloon in Otterbein. A number of men are already spoken of as probable applicants. The corporation line runs only to the county line and quite a bit of the town lies in Tippecanoe county.in Shelby township. There is no hope of defeating the project by remonstrance because Shelby township rolled up a wet majority of 40 in the recent election. There will be no police protection and the chances are favorable for a pretty tough hole. The Benton county Otterbein will get all benefits that accrue from having a saloon thus located.—Fowler Republican.

MONDAY. WANT A RlG?—Get it at Porter’s. Trustee Isaac Kight, of Fair Oaks, is in the city today. An extra fine line bf rings at Clarke’s Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Wells, of DeMotte, are in the city today. Anything in the jewelry line for graduation presents at Clarke’s. Attorney Moses Leopold made a business trip to Wolcott Saturday. Eight bars of Swift’s Pride soap for 25c. JOHN EGER. Samuel Fendig jvent to Chicago on business this morning. Miss Myra Peregrine, of Lee, went to Hammond this morning, where she has employment. John Ellis and a friend, of Chicago, were guests of Rensselaer friends Sunday. We still have some fancy Early Rose and late seed potatoes. JOHN EGER. Earnest L. Clark was here from Delphi Saturday and Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Born, last Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Floyd, living near the Church of God, a son. A fountain pen 'makes a nice present—Clarke handles the Parker and the Waterman. Our last car of potatoes is the fanciest eating stock of the season. JOHN EGER. Call Rice Porter for livery rigs. Every attention given to your wants in that line. Good rigs, safe driving horses and right prices. Mrs. Ross Grant came from Minneapolis, Minn., this morning for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter. Porter, the livery keeper, will supply you with rigs for any purpose. Call on him when wanting anything In the livery line. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Osborn and Mrs. C. Stern barker, of Indianapolis, were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gunyon and family, near Parr. Have you seen those nobby Kingsbury hats at my store. Be sure and see them, as they are swell. C. EARL DUVALL. Mrs. E. E. Stephenson, of Chicago, came this morning to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk, and family, for about two weeks. The only place in town where you can get fancy California evaporated apricots for 10 cents a pound, at JOHN 'EGER’S. Three hundred and fifteen gallons at cream were shipped from Rensselaer to Chicago this morning. Dairying pays and more farmers are engaging in it daily. [; V * > ;V‘ ’■ - - ■

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Joe O’Connor was up from Lafayette a short time Saturday. He is greatly pleased with his railroad work. Mrs. Wash Lowman left this morning for Paris, Tenn., being called there by the serious sickness of her mother, Mrs. Lucy Crownover. When you want a bottle of good milk, cream, cottage cheese, skimmed milk, call 510 K. M. J. Thornton, Dairyman. Dr. and Mrs. Crowell and daughter, Mrs. B. F. Carr, of Monticello, spent Sunday with the families of Jess and Richard Crowell. Miss Olpa Williams returned to Valparaiso this morning, after a short visit here with the family of G. F. Meyers. J. J. Montgomery went to Chicago this morning to have his feet treated. He has been on them so extensively lately that they have almost played out with him. Rice Porter will be glad to quoto you prices on livery rigs. He has t number of first-class rigs and will be glad to supply your wants in the livery line. G. Q. Jenkins rented the McColh house across the railroad Saturday and will soon move his family here and run the Sternberg dredge in the muck course north of town., O. A Brown is living on-the Henry Amsler farm near Parr this year and his wife and children spent Sunday with him there. They are living on the old Porter form down the river, which they purchased the past winter.

Isaac N. McCurtain is now farming I in Hanging Grove township and will hereafter keep posted through the medium of the Republican. Mrs. John L. Smith and Miss Dillie Norman went to Indianapolis today to attend the meeting of the Rebekab grand lodge as delegates from the Rensselaer lodge. The boys who took the civil service examination for railway mail clerk Saturday pronounced the examination much more simple than they had expected it would be, and there were not nearly so many taking it as there usually are. The female baseball team is scheduled to play at Wolcott today and L. A Harmon, W. V. Porter, Jud Moore and B. K. Zimmerman went over to see the game. Hr. Harmon intends to try to arrange for a game to be played here. A lot of anxious men stood along Washington street and saw the four fellows named leave town, and there a degree of envy on almost every face. 4Chas. Nowels writes us from Longmont, Colo., that he has no thought of leaving Longmont. He says that city is good enough for him. He recently sold his property there and may invest in the San Lois valley, but he will continue to reside at Longmont He has prospered in that city in a financial way, we understand, as well as receiving the result for which the move from Indiana was principally made, the improvement of the health of hie family. Charlie orders the address of his Republican changed to 414 Fonrth Ave., Longmont. . \

...Trustee William Folger, of Barkley township, was in town Saturday. He. has a carbuncle'on his neck and even the prospects of getting fat it not sufficient to make him appreciate it. The funny side of a boil or a carbuncle is never apparent to the fellow that has it. Rev. gnd Mrs. E. Baecb, of Delphi,, went through Rensselaer this morning en route to Denver, Colo., to attend the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, he being a delegate to the national synod. They will visit relatives, the Paxtons, at Longmont, before returning home. John Greenfield, who has been back here for several weeks from Mexico, will join his wife next week In Colorado City, Colo., where they expect to reside in the future, instead of going back to Mexico. He sold his farm while here to Rev. C. W. Postili, of Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. Heuson Colburn went to Chicago this morning. She is a sister of Mrs. Will Hoover and has been visiting her for the past two* weeks. He is an accountant and has been working In several cities and for some time will be stationed at Louisville, Ky., to which place they.-' will go from Chicago. Miss .Mabel and Mr. Glenn Huston returned to Deedsvlile today, after visiting friends here, the former for about two weeks and the latter over Sunday. Glenn, wjlo graduated from, the Rensselaer high sphool two years ago, is now th« Lake Erie *: Western agent at DcMaviUe, to which place the Huston family moved from Perrysbnrg.