Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FRIDAY. Floyd Crowder Is in Monon on busi.ness today. Walter White, of'Lovell, is visiting friends here today. John Pdfreir left today for a visit x with relatives at Linden. David Si Alter left this morning for Vincennes for a visit with his daughter.* Mrs. Rebecca Porter went to Winona Lake this morning for a short visit.' Mrs. Ed Stevenson returned to Chicago last evening, after a visit with her parents here. Mrs. W, H. Parkinspn and children went to Attica today for a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Miss Anna McMunn, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brand, returned to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chupp, who have been visiting relatives in this vicinity, returned to Edinburg today. Miss Ruth Giver returned to her home in Wabash today. Her brother Lawrence accompanied her as far as Delphi. Wanted: Linn, Cottonwood, QuakIngasp, Willow and soft maple bolts, 4-inches in diameter and larger. Buy standing timber or cut and ricked anywhere. Johnson Smith Excelsior Co., Indianapolis. Earle Reynolds and wife have finished their theatrical engagement .in London and will sail for home tomorrow, arriving here about September Ist. They will open their American engagement in Chicago September 6th. There was another big rainfall last night, equaling if not surpassing that of the night before. South of town the fall was especially large and the oats and corn fields were under water. In some places the shocks of oats were floating in the water. B. J. Gifford has sold a farm of 100 acres to David Blitzstim, of Chicago, for SSO per acre cash. Mr. Blitzstim is a Russian refuge, a number of whom have located with their families on the Gifford land. They are honest and industrious and will make good citizens. Quite a crowd of Daughters of Rebekahs gathered at the home of Mrs. A. E. Wallace, near the Irwin tile mill, yesterday afternoon just after the storm, and had an excellent time. All kinds of refreshments were had and all enjoyed a pleasant social affair until late in the evening. Harry Green and his company have ' and are stopping at the Ma—keever house; The rehearsels are in progress for Eli and Jane, which play Here August 19th. This is the company that opened their season here last year. Mr. Green says he will have a crackerjack show for us the 19th.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER S CASTO R I A The G. L. C.’s gave a picnic at the home of Misses Mary and Edith Adams Thursday evening. The out-of-town guests were Misses Ackerman, Teagartei), Tobias, Landers, Yeoman and Ura Saunders. On Saturday afternoon Miss Edna Hauter will entertain the club at her home east of town. The electrical storm last night played havoc with the telegraph wires, putting them out of service. Linemen were sent here and got the lines in working order after being a few hours out of commission. At the Monon depot the lightning played around so freely that the night operator became frightened and took refuge in a box car. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S OASTORI A The largest suit ever recordel in the Porter _ county courts was filed last Tuesday in the circuit court when Denjamin Wallace, proprietor of the Hagenbeck-Wallace consolidated shows filed suit against the Grand Trunk Western railroad for $125,000. The case was first started in the Indiana appellate court, but it was held that the case “Was not in the jurisdicth n of that court. The action is the result of a wreck on the railroad company’s line near Battle Creek, Michigan, on July 7, 1903. Almost all the animals in the menagerie were fcllled and other damage was done.