Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1909 — Page 3

# **-*■* *jiMr. and Mrs. George A. Williams returned Irom their. Ohio, vtes jester>'J “ 1 arwMiss Lucy Burris, of Sheridan, came., today .to visit-friends north of town. ’ i..: . "%■ . ■ Mrs. Frank Mitchell, of Centerville, S. Dak., is tl\e guest of her niece r Miss Clara Mitchell. , lK , , n L} Mrs. McMurray and two daughters, of Francesville, are visiting her cousin, Mrs. Frank King. Russell SlyteT, the barber, has rented A. Leopold’s tenant house on South Van Rensselaer street. Notice G. B. Porter’s reduced prices on oxfords and summer wash goods listed elsewhere in this paper. Mrs. Charles Rees was called to Chicago Heights yesterday by the serious illness of her brother’s wife. Harold L. Clark went olis this morning to attend the Indian-apolis-Columbus ball game and visit friends. F. A. Parnell and family, of Hoopeston, who have been visiting the family of Ed Ranto.n, left this morning for Logansport. Don’t' forget that G. B. Porter is giving a great reduction in prices on Oxfords and summer wash goods, at the Cash Store. Alfred W. Hopkins came down from Chicago yesterday and returned today, accompanied by his brother, A. H. Hopkins, and wife. Mrs. Cynthia Dunn, who has been visiting friends and ralatives west of town, returned to her home at Kirkpatrick, this morning. Mrs. Frank Barton, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Garling, north of town, returned to her home at Woodland, 111., today. Martha Harding and Mrs. J. A. Graves left on the early morning train today for St. Louis, where Martha will visit her father, W. W. Harding. Miss Gertrude Leopold left for Hammond yesterday afternoon. From there she will join an automobile party for a trip to Kentucky and other points. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Daniels, who have been here for a few days at the bedside of Mr. Daniels’ sister, Mrs. William Nowels, returned to their home in Peru this morning. L. A. Bostwick, who went to Oklahoma a few weeks ago in search of a location, is now working as civil engineer for the Missouri Pacific railroad at Little Rock, Ark., where he is laying out large railroad yards.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CA STO R I A The proposed horse, and eattle show died before it was fairly started and the chances are it will' not be held here this year—at least not in August. Every business man approached thought it was a “good thing” but they all wanted the other fellow to do the work of getting it up. So the matter was allowed to drop for the present. The Cass county council has appropriated money for the boring of an artesian well in court square in Logansport. Should the enterprise succeed there will be less excuse for the drinkipg of so much beer in the business part of that city. The water supply in that section is Just about the worst ever and it is not much better In most other sections. Children Cry , FOR FLETCHER'S CAST OR I A t yti m . -rr—" w; 1 " r... , a Gfras. Penwright is the possessor of -n violin that is said to be more than t>ne hundred years old, it having formerly belonged to the Morlan family of Rensselaer. He was recently offered quite a round Bum for it by a * Chicago party, but the ofTer was refused. There is something strange about these instruments, in that the older they are, the better tone they are supposed to have.—Mt. Ayr Pilot. ■— * Erhart Blxenman closed a deal with Jake Wlrtz last week for right-of-way through his place for the Gifford railroad at SIOO per acre, which cßpe to over S9OO. He has about two miles yet to buy to get to the Panhandle road—ls It goes that far—and he is authorized now to say the road will quite likely be electric Instead of «Ifr itt.fi Haowf. Uft Q W. llotctkfss have had several business

talks, aiMHHWRI surprise *if l | ■the. .Gifford road is soon, sold to a; syndicate and be used for the inter-, urban that is now tming- planned to gO ifrom. the north part p£ this county tp Lafayette, via this, place.—Crown a , . . .. Mrs. Rachel Scott is visiting in Medaryville! MiSs Mildred Harris left today for a visit in Plymouth. 1 ' 4 Look at G. B. Porter’s low prices on okfords,' at £he~ Cash Store. W. H. Bryan, : S Chicago real estate man, was here on business today. Frank Putts returned today from a visit with his John Sefers, in Lafayette. —- A daughter was born to R. G. Gasaway and wife, of Union township, yesterday. Be sure and “get in” on those reduced prices at G. B. Porter’s, the Cash Store. Miss Martha Parkinson left this af- \ ternoon for a visit of several days at Winona Lake. Miss Jeannette Ashman returned to Frankfort today, after a visit with Miss, Nflll. Moody. . j The Ellis opera house will open the season August 3rd with Richard & Pringle’s ministrels. Mrs. Amsler was operated upon yesterday for the removal of enlarged glands of the neck. Miss Bernice Brown returned to Knox today, after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Day. S. C. Hammond returned today from Big Rapids, Mich., where he had been visiting his son, Charles, and family.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA Yera and Jvah Healey wept to Delphi this afternoon for a visit with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lyon. Wm. Hinchman, of Wolcott, and brother, Adam Hinchman, of Huntington, W. Va., are visiting Miss Grace Thompson. Mrs. H. P. Kessinger and son Earl, of Tacoma, Wash., who have been visiting relatives here, left for their home today. Mrs. A. S. Nowels and daughter, Helen, returned to Columbia City today, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. The Indiana' & Chicago Traction Co., called here the Hotchkiss interurban road, got their franchise through Hammond this week, and it looks very favorable now for the road to be speedily built. After taking all the cities In North township it will be headed for Crown Point, and the general supposition is it will eventually go on to Lafayette, this state, and probably run over the Gifford road.—Crown Point Star.

CASTORIA Fvrlnfimtf and CWMren. ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought ' ' ■■ ■ ■ ■ i ■ ■ SATURDAY. Miss Ruth Marsh left today for a visit, with friends in Hanna. The Standard Oil Co. has raised the price of gasoline a cent a gallon. Frank Horsewood left this morning for Topeka to work in the harvest fluids. 'Lesley Miller, editor of the Mt. Ayr Pilot, was here on business this afternoon. Mrs. Frank B. Ham and children left today for a few weeks' visit with her parents at Champaign, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Korschat, of Lafayette, are visiting the latter’s aunt, Mrß. Phoebe Doan, west of town. Mrs. E. S. Parr and daughter, who. have been Visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F. Smith, returned to Chicago today. Mrs. Ephriam Gilmore returned to Lee last evening, after a visit in Morocco with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Clark. Owing to the rain on the 6th of Ju)y the Fourth of July celebration at Morocco lias beep postponed until Saturday, July 31st.

JiUFte liWtti* TiS«.i«K-ht* apoiis today. 0 d . -jflDuo y md & Mrs. Edward Ames was called to Madison today*by; the nerws of the death of her father. » ° Mrs. B Mlbinger and Mrs. C. Conklin, of Chicagp,"ye visiting Mr. and Mrs. John B^sloskey. Horace Marble and son, Buzz, And R. A. Mannan, of Wheatfield, were here today on business. Mrs. Marie Goepp returned from Medaryville today, after a visit with her father,, August Goepp. Mrs. P. C. Chatlin, of Chicago, who has been the guest of Mrs. Rice Porter, returned home today. W. C. Baker and Miss Faye Condo, of Jkjonticello, are the guests of C. B. Reprogle and family over Sunday. A. H. Hopkins, C. W. Bussell, Elvin L. Bussell and Mary E. Lowe left today on a busines trip to Wisconsin. Joe Rinehart, of Fickle, returned home today, after a visit with his sister, Mrs. C. A. Parkison, of Pleasant Ridge. ... M ■ Mrs. Herbert Sorrel, of Tipton, arrived last evening for a visit with her sister, Mrs.* True Woodworth, and family. Mrs. H. I. Adams has returned from Mitchell, S. Dak., where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Sayler.

Julius Taylor went to Indianapolis today to visit his wife over Sunday. Mrs. Taylor has been there for some days taking care of her mother, who has been sick. Miss Minerva French is visiting Zelma Rayher a few days. She is on her way home to Bluffton, having been a graduate this spring from the American Conservatory of Music of Chicago. Goodland has passed a curfew ordinance, which makes it unlawful for any person under the age of 16„years to be on the streets between the hours of 9 p. m. and 5 a. m., unless accompanied by parent or guardian. w > Speaking of the charge of Henry Marshall, of the Lafayette Bridge Co., against the Winamac Bridge Co., the Winamac Journal says: "At this

■S iC. Earl Duvall S ■'trs ' 1 RensrsELAER, Indiana *->■*" ***mm<it**m*tim*m> sssrv uwal aateo iaT • « -“**♦ " j Mto ■ - Clothier, Furnisher, and Hatter Now is the Tiipe to Buy Your Summer And Early Fall Suits, as My Assortment is Broken h TStu" -,-e-vV - .jT : I ■■■■ vtte V .H.' ut • ** j. And you can buy any Suits T have in stock while they last for just what 1 they cost wholesale. I give NO Removal or closing-out sales, but give you better -Values for less money m order net to carry any stock over. t -ow -ii-ui foodoa sgp|M*UiMl - 1 ' ■ a< - ... ao iimm' j v i - •* * l Y OU WILL aI WAYS FIND my stock clean and new, and // jEjtfr no old stock. It will pay you to / jvfjL \ come'at once and pick your suit, If A as my stock is verjf low, Mt I j M | there are a few nobby and up-to- | jj See my Kingsbury Hats and mU% f S I Heid Caps, for they are simply , flobv is your Chance. —-—- ii Quality I C EARL DUVALL ij m|| Store _ - . , ;k ■ Store Rensselaer, Indiana :: ;;

distance it ‘squeal’ from a defeated bidder—for bridge contracts.” - -j . Leland. Carson, clerk in the Chica* go Bargain Store, and Harry Murray, ikrk in the grocery department of the G. J 3. Co., csstgned their positions to take, effect {&)§ evening. They.will leave for the west next week to look for a location. J. H. Odell, special agent of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Co., was here yesterday and adjusted the loss op the Lawler bgrn, destroyed, by fire a few nights, ago. Tbh full ampqnt of the policy, &U 146 was paid. There is another policy on the barn in another company. News has been received here of the marriage of Miss Florence Evelyn Paradis to Mr. E. S. Busack, of Iberia, La. The bride is the adopted daughter of Rev. Paradis, a former Presbyterian minister here. Mr. and Mrs. Busack will make their home at Clare City, Minn. The Co. M rifle team returned from Indianapolis last evening, where they had been participating in the state regimental meet. When the boys left the contest was not completed, and the boys do not. yet know their reccord. First Lieutenant Woodworth made a good record in the I,QQO yard shoot, making 44 out of a possible 50 points.

The oiled streets are a success notwithstanding there has been so mqch rainfall that the oil has not had a fair chance to demonstrate perfectly as yet its good qualities in keeping down the dust. But- there now exists no doubts as to its -effeciency, and next year more streets . will be added to the oiled territory.—Boswell Enterprise. John Tigler has been taken to the county farm, where he will be given a home. Tigler is the old man who was recently declared insane at an insanity inquest in Hanging Grove township. His son withdrew his complaint against him and Tigler was turned over to the township trustee, who in turn turned him over to Superintendent Nichols, of the county farm. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gray are somewhat interested in astronomy and pass a good many hours of a night in

studying the**'lifeßM»n£' have been trying to catch a glimpse of the Qeoolm comet and their,search was finally rewarded one evening recently. They are quite possibly the only people in this county who have caught -sight of this celestial visitor thus far.—Montlcello Journal. A farmer down near Wadena has taken out a patent on -an-electric motor fastened on a cow’s back, the electricity being generated by a dynamo attached to the cow’s tail, says the American inventer. It strains the milk and hangs up the strainer and ’ pail. A small phonograph accompanies the outfit, which yells “So” when the cow moves. If she kicks, a . hinged arm catches up the milk stool and lams her over the head with it. The younger set are giving a series of dinner parties this week in honor of Miss Ethel Sprigg, who is here from Oklahoma City, visiting friends. Miss Elizabeth Rieddle was the hostess on Tuesday evening, Miss Myrtle York on Wednesday, Grace Robinson Thursday and Friday eyening Miss Mary Adams entertained. Miss Nellie Drake will be hostess this evening at the last dinner of the series, The sheriff was notified this afternoon that L. J. Lane has returned from Illinois and had returned to his farm, where he was bothering his family. The family requested the ■ • * r£'.« r sheriff to come to the farm and look after him. Lane a few weeks ago had trouble with his family and an insanity inquest was about to be held when Lane promised to leave the county and he was permitted to do so upon his promise not to return. The school primers adopted by the State Board of School Commissioners must be used to the exclusion of any other primer, according to the opinion of Attorney General Bingham handed to Robert J. Aley, superintendent of public instruction, Tuesday. There was a question in the mind of the state superintendent whether the act of 1909, providing for the adoption of uniform text books, repealed former acts. The attorney general held that it did not. A new supply of hives and other bee supplies just arrived. Leslie Clark, at Republican office..

ft ft+nm *««’***s |ft - - L' mII QW *'*''■ George Ade and friend, Gus Lusters, was in Goodland Wednesday evening shading hands Mb Luenj.Jj wqrkigg on Jfoe> musical epd of .George's,,, new i>iay Town” wjii ff b ß wyL Mr.. Ade has juat returned frpni a social visit with hla friends at Chicago and Lafayette and. is working hard to finlsh the play which promises to surpass any of his former ones. Mr, Ade has another great favorite for a pasttime other, than that.qf a playwright, that is sports, of all kinds. George works until noon q?ch and takes the afternoon off and now he is trying to arrange ball 'games between*Yearns of neighboring towns to be played at his home and if such arrangements can be made several good and interesting games will be played there. It is also rumored that Mr. Ade is contemplating building a large theatre on his home place for the rehersal of his plays, and if such is the case some of the people of this community will have the chance of witnessing some good city productions. —Goodland Herald. The Republican is headquarters for fine job printing. The annual mid-summer meeting of the Indiana Republican Edit,ortyl Association will be held at South Bend, beginning, on . Wednesday, July 28th. The Chamber of Commerce of South Bend is arranging a program that will be of interest to all, and it is hoped that every Republican editor in the state will be present to enjoy the many good things. Side trips to St. Joseph, Mich., St. Mary’s, Notre Dame and other points of interest are being arranged by the Commercial Club of South Bend. Will Sternberg returned to Rensselaer last Monday. They expect to complete the big Hoagland ditch, 26 miles long, in Jasper county, by the first of August. This firm is also finishing up a mile contract on the Gilmore ditch in Jasper. Will lately came back from Wisconsin, where one of their dredges had completed a ditch t and where also he has just closed a contract for making another ditch.— Winamac Journal. The Republican is headquarters for fine job printing.