Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1909 — Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

WEDNESDAY. A flag pole 105 feet high was erect ed on the college campus today. Sam Robbins and family, of Roselawn, were here shopping today. , _ i Sheriff Shir6r and wife are spending the day sight-seeing in Chicago. A. Halleck and Dan Waymire attended a drainage meeting at South Bend today. W. J. Manz left today for his home in Chicago, after a short visit witl friends near here. ■» ; Mac Ocker, of Medaryville, agent for the Brush automobile, was in this city on business yesterday. # County Surveyor Osborne has just completed a fine new barn at his res idence in Rensselaer. Miss Grace Wagner, of Wabash, came today for a few day’s visit with Miss Bertha Eldridge. The old settlers of Decatur county will hold their thirteenth annual reunion at Westpoint on Aug 24 to 27. Two Marion automobiles Jjom Indianapolis went through this city this morning en route to the races at Crown Point.

Lake county is suffering with a new disease known as automobilitis, and Indianapolis is likewise suffering with balloonitis. Jacob Wright returned to his home in Chicago today, after a short visit with Randolph Wright and wife, of Newton township. Mrs. Rowles, Mrs. Kressler and Mrs. Duvall entertained a number of ladies at cards this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rowles. Forest Morlan left for North Dakota yesterday, where he will make an extended visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Morlan. Elmer Augspurger, who was hit on the head by a batted ball during the game at Riverside Park last Sunday, is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected. It is said by the attending physician that no serious results will follow.

Sidney Holmes, of Newton township, was in town yesterday, and to a Republican reporter stated .that the oats which he planted last February were the best oats he had. The oats that were planted later were mostly drowned out.

Nine of the eleven saloons doing business in Plymouth have gone out of business as the result of the local option election held in Marshall county recently. The two remaining saloons will operate until the Bth of September.

Lagrange county, which has been dry by remonstrance for three years, voted on the liquor question Tuesday and went “dry” by a majority of 25C votes. Indifference of the public regarding the matter is held largely responsible for the small majority, although only about 70 per cent of the total vote was cast.

A warrant has been issued at Goshen for Edward Preston, who, after a street fight with William Klase at Middlebury, fired a shot at John Scott, a bystander who interfered. Preston was captured but while en route to GOshen escaped from the officers. Klase alleged that Preston had invaded his household.

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Sheriff Price assisted by Miss Della Singer as deputy, took Mrs. Yoh, of Wolcott to Long Cliff yesterday. Dr. Goodwin, as county physician, got in communication with the authorities yesterday morning and Mr. Price was instructed to take the patient forthwith and not wait for the formality of papers. Mrs. Yoh was much improved yesterday, and had began to sleep and to eat some.—Monticello Journal.

The state prison barn, a frame structure, situated several yards south of the state prison grounds at Michigan City was struck by lightning early yesterday morning and burned to the ground. The horses and some calves were saved by Warden Ijteid and Deputy Warden Garner. The loss was covered by |l,000 insurance. The Warden’s automobile, which stood under * a shed, was burned.