Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1909 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THURSDAY’S LOCALS. B. J. Gifford, of Kankakee, was here on business today. Jlerb Zea is home from Lafayette to spend the Fourth. Mrs. Roy ” Chissom and baby returned to Englewood today. Miss Nell Moody has gone to Wolcott for a few days’ visit with Miss Mabel Seibel.

Mrs. James Burns, of Union township, returned home today from Soldier Grove, Wis. 1 Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Stith returned to Lafayette today, after a vi§it with her brother, George Gorham, and fami!y. Henry Childers, of Delphi, who has been visiting his son, J. W. Childers, and relatives at Mt. Ayr, returned home today. Don’t forget that G. B. Porter is giving a great reduction in prices on Oxfords and summer wash goods, at the Cash Store. «

Among the visitors from Wolcott at . d> , :‘ the band concert last evening were Lou Leopold, Alvin Blake, Lou Hammond and John Fox.

Dr. Frank McCarthy returned last evening from Bloomington. He was one of this year’s giaduates. He has not yet decided upon a location.

Mrs. George Dunn and son, Clifford, of Wichita, Kans., are visiting relatives here and Mr. Dunn’s parents, Hon. and Mrs. I. D. Dunn, at Tefft.

Your opportunity. 33 1-3 per cent off on ladies’ spring suits. 20 per cent off on all spring jackets. FENDIG’S FAIR.

G. K. Hollingsworth and family came from Chicago last evening in their automobile to spend the hot months in their summer home here.

Sherman Schneider, of Cleveland, 0., who has been visiting his uncle, John Rishling, left this morning for Spokane, Wash., where he will work in an automobile factory.

I have purchased the depot barber shop and re-opened it Wednesday, would be pleased to have the patronage of all my friends and will treat them right. VAN WOOD.

The K. O. K. A.’s will play the Wolcott ball team here next Monday, July

sth. Go out and see one of the best boy teams Rensselaer ever had, and help them pay expenses. Admission only 10 cents.

Mrs. Richard Crowell has stored her household goods and will make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland, until she joins her husband in Montano. Rice Porter will move into the house vacated by her.

Hon. I. D. Dunn, of Tefft, was in the city today. He reports the finest crops in Kankakee township this year in its history. A neighbor has the finest field of wheat ever grown in the county and corn and oats crops can’t be beat.

The up-stairs of the Chicago Bargain Store is being remodeled by tearing out the partitions and converting all the office rooms except those in the front and throwing them into large rooms. When Rowles & Parker move into this building they expect to use the up-stairs as a dressmaking and millinery department.

Referee Bowers, of Hammond is here today taking evidence in the Parker bank failure in which John Burger, a brother-in-law of Mr. Parker, has a claim of about $28,000 (-.gainst the failed bank. Amony those present from Remington are Trustee W. H. Sheadle, J. R. McCullough and Ike Thomas. Judge Darroch, of Kentland, is also present.

Despondent because an Indianapolli young woman, with whom he was in love, would not return his affection, Patrick O’Brien, aged 28, committed suicide at Crawfordsville by drinking more than an ounce of carbolic acid. Three years ago O’Brien was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for attempting highway robbery, but was recently paroled.

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