Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

# **-*■* *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