Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mrs. William Shaw returned from Delphi this morning, where she had been to attend the commencement exercises last night. i Lightning that accompanied the Wednesday rain storm killed a tow for Joe Borntrager. The cow was In the field near his house, west of town. Omar Day, one of this year’s Purdue graduates, is here today, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day. Miss Zelma Rayher has returned home from attending the spring term at the state university at Bloomington. She has also been Visiting at Dayton and Ada, Ohio. For this week we will have New Potatoes, Cucumbers, Wax Beans, Peas, Asparagus and Strawberries every day this week. JOHN EGER. W. E. Peck, of Remington, was elected third vice-president of the Indiana State Association of Presidential Postmasters, in session at Indianapolis, Wednesday. J. H. Cox is one of our older disciples of Isak Walton and spends quite a little of his time fishing. Yesterday he caught a pickerel about 16 inches long. He had a minnow for bait. Geo. Peters, who has been spending the winter yvith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Peters, south of town, went to Chicago today to look for work. He is a specialist in steam shovel handling. The simultaneous disappearance of a married woman at Roselawn and a man of that town has caused considerable speculation and leads to the rumor that they have eloped. They have been absent since last Friday. The principal of a New York high school has advised the girls that }f they come to school with powder on their faces he will wash it off. He would have some very busy forenoons if he undertook to adopt that plan here.

CASTOR IA Far Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought Bears the Signature of The gang arrived,here this morning to erect the telephone poles for the new Central Union lines between here and Remington and to string the wires to Chicago. There are 24 men in the gang and they will be here for quite a length of time. - ■ ■ - - ' William H. Marker, of Tipton, has been elected grand master of Indiana Masons, by advancement from deputy grand master, succeeding Charles N. Mikels, of Newcastle. One hundred and fifty people at Gary petitioned for a charter for a Masonic lodge in that city. The deadlock in the Illinois legislature was broken Wednesday when 53 democrats joined with 55 republicans and elected William Lorimer United States senator, defeating Albert J. Hopkins, the present senator. Lorimer is the present 6th district congressman. W. W. Wright, brother of Mrs. W. H. Beam, and Arthur Tuteur went to Cedar Lake yesterday and last night caught 200 croppies, which they brought home with them, fearing that such a remarkable catch might not be credited without showing the game. The croppies are small, but will make mighty good eating. Harold Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Clark, and Willie Keen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Keen, of Wheatfield, arrived home today from Indianapolis, having completed the year's work at the state deaf institute. Willie was met here by his father, who accompanied him to Wheatfield this afternoon. William Turner, who is here from Kirklin, is having his house on east Elm street repaired. It will be re-