Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Harry Wade, of Francesville, is visiting relatives here. W. R. Jones, of Francesville, was here on business today. The Clinton county fair is being held at Frankfort this week. Dave Shields and son, of Manchester, Tenn., are here for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Ratcliff, of Cincinnati, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. R'hoades for the past month, returned to her home yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Laidlow returned to their home in Cincinnati yesterday, after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades.

W. S. Rowe, of Goodland, drew No. 80 in the Spokane Reservation government land drawing yesterday. The reservation contains less than 100 claims, and 99,860 persons registered for the drawing.

Joseph ,Lane, of Newton township, has threshed his wheat, the Turkey Red variety, which he reports to be of first class quality, the average being more than 34 bushels per acre, and no shrinking of acreage, either.

Jacob Harrington died at his home west of Aix Sunday morning. The funeral was held at the Brushwood church this morning, burial taking place at the Prater cemetery, in Barkley township. Deceased leaves a wife and two grown sons. His age was 68 years, 11 months and 15 days.

John Allman, of Gibson county, who was received at’ the state prison Oct. 3, 1908, to serve a life term for murder, died Saturday of pulmonary tuberculosis. He was 21 years old. No word was received from the relatives and the prison officers have notified the state anatomical board. The body will be sent to Valparaiso university for use in the medical school.

John W. Walker, official reporter of the district court of Arizona, with headquarters *at Tombstone, is here for his annual vacation. He brought with him a big Colts revolves and cartridge belt which were taken from the body of a dead man who failed to draw as quick as his murderer. The gun was used as evidence in the trial, and John claimed it after the conviction of the murderer. It will be sent to Gus Phillips to be used by him at the Alcazar in San Francisco In the production of the “Squaw Man.” *

WEDNESDAY. Chester Zea is moving from the Meyers’ property into one of John Makeever’s tenant houses. Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Weil, of New Orleans, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. IJathan Fendig.

John W. Nowels and daughter Mabel went to Plymouth today to visit his daughter, Mrs. Adda Timmons.

Mrs. J. A. Long and son Gaylord were called to Chicago this morning by the illness of her daughter Bernfce.

Mrs. Delos Thompson and children left today for Sayner, Wis., for a two weeks’ visit at Plum Lake, a summer resort.

Delos Thompson left yesterday for Wyoming, where a large party of bankers are to investigate an irrigation project.

Mrs. Mary A. Schneider,of Cleveland, Ohio, who was here to attend the funeral of her father, John Bisloskey, left for home today.

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Mrs. Clara Bush returned to Frankfort today, after several days’ visit with Mrs. Frank Haskell and Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin, east of town.