Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1909 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

No Pikers Wanted. Prof. Sallow—“I wish to marry your daughter, sir. I have a chair in Johns Hopkins.” Parent—“ And I suppose you will look to me for the rest of the furniture! No, sir, you can't have her until you can furnish a flat.” The Text. A little Coffeen boy attended church a few Sundays ago and when he came home his father, who had stayed at home, asked him if he remembere.l the text. “Sure I do,” said the boy. “Ie was: ‘You cannot serve God and mamma.' ”

Married Sure. Judge—“ Are you married?” Prisoner—“No, sir.” Policeman —“Beg your pardon, Judge, he wrong. When we searched him we found in his pocket a recipe for curing croup, a sample of silk and two letters in a woman’s handwriting, a week old.” Enough Said. Hicks —“Do you know anything about Watkins?” Wicks—“ Yes, but it is always my rule never to speak evil of my neighbors.” At the meeting last Tuesday evening of Phoenix Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in Fort Wayne, it developed that the treasurer, E. N. Detzer, the paying teller of the First National bank, who embezzled $7,800 from the institution, was short SIOO in his accounts. The shortage is covered by a bond. Lagrand C. Bush, of Goshen, has been appointed receiver for the American Recording Lock company, of Elkhart, by Judge James S. Dodge, of Elkhart. Its capital stock is $150,000, of which $128,000 has been issued. Louis _ Beck, of Laporte, was drowned in the Pacific ocean, near San Francisco. He ventured beyond his depth and Bank before assistance couid reach him. rrr. The Republican is headquarters for fine job printing.