Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1909 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

For Coughs—Take This Do you know a remedy for coughs and colds nearly seventy years old? There is one—Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Once in the family, it stays. It is not a doctor, dpes not take the place of a doctor. It is a doctor*! aid. Made for pie treatment of all throat and lung troubles. Ask your own doctor his opinion of it. ~ Follow his advice. You cannot recover promptly if yoor bowels are constipated. Ayer’* Pills are gently laxative; act directly on the Over. Sold for nearly sixty years. Ask your doctor all about them.

Superintendent H. B. Douglass of the Standard Steel Car Company of Hammond said that he looked forward to great activity in the car building line this fall. Inquiries are being received from numerous railroads for equipment and bids on large jobs are being solicited. It is almost certain that the slack in business, which has been very noticable since the panic in November, 1907, has Just about disappeared. Reports coming from all over the, country indicate a lively summer and fall in all lines of business.

Mrs. Jesse Mitchell and son returned to their home at Carbon, today, after a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. J. A. McFarland.

C. H. Leavel, who was formerly in the bakery business here, writes to have his address changed from Rockfield to Frankfort. He has sold his bakery at Rockfield and is now employed in the City Bakery at Frankfort.

Some forty-eight members of the Modern Woodmen of America attended the service at the Christian church Sunday morning, where they were addressed by Rev. G. H. Clarke, the pastor, who is a member of the order, and whose sermon was very interesting.

The large safe which Trustee Chapman bought to keep the books and papers in of the bankrupt McCoy estate, has been sold. He paid $l5O for the safe when he assumed charge as trustee. Last week he sold the safe to John Eger for SIOO and it has been moved into the latter’s grocery..

H. H. Griffin, of Sheridan, was here today on business connected with the estate of Adam Griffin. Included in the estate is 80 acres in Keener township, this county, which the court has ordered sold. In order to settle the estate quickly the land will be sold at a great bargain.

Royal Bussell, the Republican’s very interesting and thorough correspondent from McCoysburg, whose news territory covers all of Hanging Grove and parts of Gillam and Barkley townships, was a Republican caller yesterday. He is taking his two weeks’ vacation allowed by the government to rural route mail carriers. He has been called to Crown Point as a witness in the defense of a young man by the name of Wickizer, who is charged with horse stealing, but whom Mr. Bussell and Reed McCoy and other McCoysburg people know stayed in McCoysburg the night the horse was stolen.

Victor Yeoman has been somewhat crippled for the last week, having stepped on a rusty nail and run it almost through his foot. The wound did not bleed, and consequently an infection ensued that caused him quite a little trouble. Now, however, it is healing up.

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George H. Thomas, of Monticello, was here on business today. Mr. Thomas has charge of the farms of Dr. Weatherall, of Lafayette, who owns 800 acres near Pleasant Ridge, the former Os Moore land, now occupied by George and Isaac Parker and T. B. Dunn. He also owns 700 acres in this county near the corporation line of Remington and 1,250 acres in Tippeeanoe and White counties near Otterbein. Dr. Weatherall Is quite wealthy and owns considerable western land also. He is a bachelor and an extensive traveler. Last year he made a trip around the world and four years ago he and his mother made an European trip.

Sam Lowry, who lives on the William Baker farm north of town, and who underwent an operation several weeks ago for strangulated hernia, was in the city Saturday and again Monday for the first time si ice his. operation. He was greatly weakened by the experience but believes now that he is on the road to recovery. The strangulation was probably produced from convulsions of coughing, as he had a severe case of whooping cough at that time. Several other cases of whooping cough were reported among adults this year.

Sheriff Price and Deputy Sheriff Davisson, of White county had quite a lively time at Wolcott last Saturday In taking into custody Mrg. Cora Yoh, an insane lady. She is a large and powerful woman and her insanity seemed to make her considerable stronger, She has been mentally unbalanced for some time and had almost killed her son a few days ago as well as made threats against the town marshal of Wolcott ancT many of her friends. Since she was lodged in jail she bas neither slept nor eaten.

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George H. Healey, one of the pub Ushers of the Daily and Semi-Weekly Republican, left this morning for Columbus, Ohio, at which plaee the National Guard Magazine, the official publication of the National Guards of the various states, is published. Mr.

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Healey, who has been Captain of the local militia company for the past three and a half years, did some work for this magazine at the last camp of the Indiana National Guard, that resulted in the publisher of the magazine, Col. Edward T. Miller, adjutantgeneral of the state of Ohio, to make him a very attractive offer to represent the magazine at various military camps in the east this year, and he has arranged to do this. His itinerary begins with the provisional artillery camp of instruction at New York city, which begins Thursday of this week. The artillery performs an imaginary defense of the city of New York. From there he will go to Concord, N. H., and thence to Rhode Island, later to the District of Columbia camp, and then to Pennsylvania and back to Crown Point, New York, and to conclude with the Connecticut camp the two last weeks in August. Mr. Healey Mil represent the subscription department of the magazine. His son, George, accompanied him on the trip. The Republican will be in charge of Leslie Clark during Mr. Healey’s absence, and he will be assisted by Mr. Lesley Miller, of Mt. Ayr, who successfully conducted the Pilot of that city for, eighteen months. Ernie Zea, the blind reporter, will continue to make the afternoon trains whenever she weather is suitable for him to get about, and any items given to him will be reported with accuracy. As a personal favor we shall be pleased with any courtesies shown our reporters and solicitors.

Omar Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day, who has been a student in the mechanical department at Purdue university for the past four years, passed through here yesterday on his return from Kennelworth, 111., where he has secured a position as instructor in the manual training school, and to which place he will go this fall. The graduation exercises will take place this week and during the summer months Omar will work in the Monon shops at Lafayette. During his term at Purdue he reached the position of Major in the University militia company.