Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

—.. • ' l Mrs. W. H.Kipliftger. went to Chi-, - ;<?ago today tor a visit. Miss Agnes Tlitt is visiting her grandparents at John Healey has installed v a halfsoling machine in his shoe shop. A son was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Alter, of near Parr, this morning. Nineteen bridge contracts amounting to $14,000 have been let at Mon-’ ticello. * Miss Stella Hanson left this morning for a few weeks’ vacation at Winona. Mrs. C. A. Parkinson has gone to Fickle for a week’s visit with her parents. Newton county is spending over a half million dollars in improving her highways. A 1 Fletcher Is visiting his brother in Illinois, whom he has not seen for ten years. John Carlin, of Chicago, was here yesterday looking at land which he owns near here. Miss Alice Hughfes and Mrs. Edna Donnelly went to Lafayette today for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Mary E. Travis went to Marion today for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Wade Loose.

Mrs. Vern Nowels and son Harold, returned from Chicago today, after several days! visit. Miss Mollie Wood returned to Lee last evening, after a visit with relatives and friends here. Miss Maye and Faye Shew, of Remington, went to Monon today to visit Miss Pearle Davis. Miss Lillian Witham, of Mt. Ayr., took the afternoon train here today for a visit in Monticello. W. A. Davenport and daughter, Elizabeth, left today for a visit at Louisville and Elizabethtown, Ky. G. K. Hollingsworth has removed the wood fence from around his property, which improves its appearance mightily. The American Express Co. has ceased delivering * packages at Monon. The office has been moved to the depot. Everett Walker, for many years editor of the Wolcott Enterprise, has embarked in the newspaper business at Reardon, Wash. Sam Overton, of South Haven, ■ -i« - • Mtpb., joined his wife here yesterday, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. end Mrs. Matthew Zerhden. There is talk of incorporating Monticello as a city in view of the ambiguous nature of the new law governing the election of town trustees.

Children’ Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA Mrs. Louis Hinchman and daughter, of Wolcott, and Miss Laura Hin.chman, of Huntington, W. Va. r are visiting Miss Grace Thompson for a short time. Little Ruth Wiltshire entertained a puipber of her little friends at her honie from two until five yesterday afternoon in honor of her cousin, Catherine Giver, of Wabash. Melville E. Pugh’s plea that his wife’s new big hat distracted her • attention from him and her household did not save him from a fine of sl2 for destroying it. Pugh lives in Terre Haute. Wolcott celebrated with a band concert, balloon ascension and ball game yesterday. Eight or nine automobile loads from here went over in the evening to participate in the celebration. Thomas Crockett, while cutting grass under a wire fence yesterday caught his left hand in one of the barbs, tearing it badly. The hand is very sore and will be rendered useless for several days. John Priest, traveling passenger agent of the Monon, is arranging to hold a monster Sunday school picnic at Michigan City on Thursday, August 19th. Excursions will be run on both branches of the Monon and special rates will be made for children. c h iidf*w <s** y W. Hrani C ASTORIA