Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

John Poole made a business trip to Muncie today, Harve Robinson, of Francesville, is visiting relatives and friends here, jp '0 : -> ■ : ' - - ' ■ - rjferry Gwin returned this morning from a trip to Purdue and Indianapolis. 7 i -Mrs. Riddle is having a cottage built on lots she owns near the residence of E. M. Thomas. , Misses Minute- and EUa Martin went to Otterbein today, after a visit with their parents, south of town. r; ■ r, v . Mr. and Mrs. Bert DeMoss, of DeMotte, caine here today lor a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Biffs. *EI! D. Britton. Mrs. J. A. Larsh and children and Miss Jnlia Leopold went to Kokomo yesterday for a tw6 weeks’ visit with the former’s relatives, aLogan Wood, of Parr, who recently lost his littie drivirig poriy by a railroad train striking it, also lost a young heifer in the same way Thursday'night. " ' ' _________________ Gilbert Seegrißt came' down from Tefft today to visit his brother, Walter, and attend the oommence- ; meats events, his brother being one :of the graduates. dpwn from today. He is nearing his 91st birthday, but is not much enfeebled in physical strength from his condition of two or three y4ars ago. He wriH visit relatives a jpew days.

Mrs.-Ed Sigier, of Grown Point, is here at the bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Goff, who is resting easily and not suffering any pain. -During Mrs. Sigler*B stay here Mrs. Ola Hubbard will visit relatives fpr a few days. A patient at Monon was informed by his doctor that he must give up both smoking and drinking. “Look here, doctor,” said the patient, “I called you for the knowledge you are supposed, to possess, and you are now talking just like my wife.” Alexander Hamill, one of the bestknown fishermen and guides along the Tippecanoe river, is dead at his home near Oakdale Park. For years Mr. Hamill has been connected with the summer camping places along the river and MB services were always in demand. H. B. Brown and Qrd Hanley, of Kniman, were ip the city yesterday. Mr. Hanley went on to Monon -to receive treatment from a doctor there. Mr. Brown is agent for Michigan lands and is wording up an excursion for Friday of next week- His ad will appears In this edition. • I' Farmers in town today almost all report that they have their corn planted and some say that it is coming up. All say that a rain is needed and the increasing cloudiness this afternoon indicates that it is going to come. The past week was the nicest corn planting weather oiir farmers ever remember. Mrs. Warren Robinson left on the 10:65 train today for LaGro, Wabash county, where she will visit over Sunday with her sister, Mra. Mary Coughlin, whose son has just returned from spending the winter in Arizona and New Mexico. John Ryan, of Gillam township, a brother of Mrs. Robinson, met her at Monon and ac companied her on the trip.

Floyd Meyers, Jay MMer, Hugh Kirk and Ed Duvall went to Lafayette today to attend the state high school track meet which is held at Purdue University. Meyers and Kirk will both be entered in the high and broad jumps, and Kirk will also try a pole vault. Duvall and Miller will be entered in some of the sprints. Meyers is the only man that is expected to place, but all would have had a fine chance had the practice been started early. It is proposed to have something doing every Thursday night in order to get a crowd in town that evening. Fire Chief Jack Montgomery offers to get up a water fight for next Thursday evening if $8 can be raised for prizes; the winning team to get $5 and the losing $3; three men on a team. This will bring a good crpwd to town as it is an Interesting and amusing contest. The mony will {doubtless be raised. Mrs. Guy Cllftpp, pf Chicago, who has been visiting Hpldredgq Clark and ffunUjr here for the past week, went to JPnrr today to spend the day with relatljr#*. and will return tomorrow morning to Chicago.