Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1909 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

MONDAY LOCALS. Purchase a pair of good Oxfords cheap at G. B. Porter’s. All kinds of fresh fruits at Rowles & Parkers' new grocery. Phone 95.

Big things doing on Oxfords at G. B. Porter’s this week. *

A large crowd visited Fountain Park Sunday, many going over from Rensselaer.

Mrs. J. W. McEwen and Mrs. L. A. Bostwick are spending today in Chicago.

Plums, Pears, Peaches and Melons. Rowles & Parker’s new grocery. Phone 95.

S. P. Youngberg, the blacksmith, went to South Bend this morning for a short visit.

Asparagus tips serve well now. An extra good one, 25c a can, at the Home Grocery.

W. F. Fry, the bus man, is taking a week’s lay-off and Earl Clouse is substituting for him.

Clyde Williams and wife and daughter and Mrs. J. Fosdick returned this morning from a visit at Fairbury, 111.

Miss Mary Pierce went to Chicago this, morning for a week’s visit with Miss Adeloide Smith.

Try a sack of Acme Flour, $1.50, every sack warranted. Phone 95. ROWLES & PARKER.

Miss Mildred VanSchoick returned to Syracuse, N. Y., today, after a visit of ten days with Mrs. F. A. Ross.

G. W. Infield, the railroad promoter, went to Chicago today. He is in hot pursuit of money with which to build the Lafayette to Chicago interurban.

Acme Flour, $1.50 sack, is the best, try it, if you don’t like it, bring it back and get your money. Sold only by Rowles & Parker, phone 95.

Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Myer returned this morning from Frankfort, where she had been for the past week. Dr. Myer witnessed the closing day’s auto races at Indianapolis.

Isaac Wiltshire returned from Kentland this morning, where he spent Sunday with hfs wife, who is visiting her sister there. Mrs. Wiltshire is recovering quite slowly from her recent operation.

Mr. and Mrs. William Goette and Mr. and Mrs. John Hermansen, of Chicago, returned to thdir homes this morning, after a short visit with Peter Hermansen and family, of near Francesville.

Misses Ella and Stella Platt left this morning for a ten days’ or two weeks’ visit with their uncle, John Knight, and family, near Hartford, Mieh., and with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murphy, of McDonald.

George H. Healey and wife and sons, George and Adna, returned home Sunday from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, the former completing his summer work for the National Guard Magazine.

Mrs. A. W. Kohley and children, Arnold and Elizabeth, and Mrs. E. T. Kearns, of Naperville, 111.,. the former being a sister-in-law and the latter a sister of Stephen Kohley, returned to their homes this morning, after a short visit here.

Commissioners Zephir Perry and L. Lamson, Auditor Lemuel Shipman and Sheriff Frank Shackleton, of Benton county, met the county commissioners here yesterday on business pertaining to the J. C. Fox Joint stone road between Jasper and Benton counties.

Louie Wilc<& and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoagland, of Springfield, Ohio, came to Surrey yesterday in Louie’s new Bulck automobile. After a short visit with his father, G. M. Wilcox, at Surrey, and his sister, Mrs. Frank Leek, here, they will go to Chicago, where Louie will attend the national convention of tomb stone men.

A letter from Dick Crowell to his father tells of the former's luck in the recent allotment of land. He says that he was offered SSOO for his chance the day that his luck was announced and is told that he is good for a quarter section worth better than $6,000, with chances Improving right along, as there are always a number who fall to show up and claim their land when the time comes for selecting the allotment. Stuart Fox has been over the reservation in times past, and states that it Is as pretty a bit of country as can be found in the Northwest. —Montlcello Journal.