Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1909 — Page 3

HAVE YOU ■ May be you have not tried * A. & K. Best Flour Yet. We , are anxious that you should, for the reports coming in from it are so satisfactory that we know we can please you with A. & K. Best $1.45 A Sack. HOME GROCERY

SATURDAY. Miss Anna Lenord, of Francesvllle, is the guest of Miss Mabel Ransford. Will I .1 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Wood attended the state fair at Indianapolis yesterday. Miss Venus Wagoner went to Francesville today to visit with her parents over Sunday. Mrs. L. L. Lefler is here from Lafayette for a few days’ visit with her parents and friends. The finest oil for cream separators can be procured at the Willis Oarage, east of the court house. I'he Newton county tax levy has been reduced from 44.65 cents to 32 cents on the hundred dollars. A few of the new Lincoln pennies are in circulation here, a local bank having received a supply this week. " Mrs. Michaels has moved back from the eastern part of the state and occupies one of Hiram Day’s tenant houses. Mr. and Mrs. EM Davis, who moved to Vincennes from Union township about six months ago, are now moving back to Parr. James Clark is preparing to build a house on the lot recently purchased of the Dr. Hartsell estate, just north of his mother’s home on Weston street N. Frank Horsewood went to Kempton, 111., yesterday, where his wife has been visiting for some time. They will return home together the first of the week. Don’t carry your Christian Science so tar that yon imagine your troubles.

FATE'S MENU FOB TONIGHT, A la Carte. Oysters—fried, stewed or raw; eggs, new mangos, breaded real, ham and eggs, pie—pumpkin, huckleberry and apple; cake; hot coffee and milk and Jasper county X-tra Dry. This will be served until 2 a. m. Watch the paper for the bill of fare for tomorrow night. George Fate's Model Restaurant. Simon Leopold, son of Benhart Leopold, of Brook, will-enter Indiana State University this fall to take the law course. Miss Marguerite Tofte left today for Rensselaer, where she has obtained a position as teacher in the public schools —Valparaiso Vidette. Mrs. W. H. Eger left today for a visit at Grand Rapids, Mich., and in Wisconsin. Her sister, Mrs. Bert Griswold, of Valparaiso, will accompany her. Rev. C. D. Royce, a former pastor of the M. E. church, will lecture at the church Monday evening on his work in the Blaclr Hills. All his friends are invited to come out and hear him. Prof. W. 0. Hiatt, who suicided at Frankfort some ten days ago, carried 7,000 insurance. He had been acting very uneasy and peculiar for some days before his deed and it is quite certain that he had become mentally unbalanced. John C. Fisher, in writing from Liberty Center, Ind., to renew his subscription to the Republican, says: “Fine weather and good crops here and hope the same for the home town of Rensselaer. Big street fair in Bluffton, September 21 to 24.” • It is made compulsory on every parent, guardian or other person having the control or charge of any child between the ages of 7 and 14 years inclusive, to send such child or children to a public, private or. parochial school, according to the state statutes. Creamery butter is now retailing in Rensselaer at 35 cents per pound, the highest ever known here. This is caused by the farmers shipping their cream to the Chicago market instead of making it into butter. Country butter, when it can be secured, retails at 27 cents per pound.

Mrs. John Wiseman died at Roselawn this morning at one o’clock. Mr. Wiseman was a former resident of Union township, this county, and he had been married but a short time. Before their marriage his wife lived at Danville, 111. Arrangements had not been made for the funeral at the time of going to press. Miss Belle Laßue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue,“has decided to again enter DePauw University, and will leave for there within a few days. This was disappointing news to the music pupils of Miss Laßue, but all are pleased that she intends to continue her own musical education, for which she possesses a marked aptitude. J. L. Peetz, state statistician, who, with Mrs. Peetz, his chief deputy, has been spending several weeks in the west, returned to Indianapolis Wednesday. When in Salt Lake City Mr. Peetz sustained a serious injury to his right foot, which greatly interfered with his trip. He was unable to wear a shoe on his injured foot until he returned to Indianapolis. S. U. Dobbins, who conducted a hotel here for some time, is now giving up the Koster block hotel at Francesville, and announces his intention to remove to Lafayette, in order to give his sons the opportunity of attending school there. Clarence Dobbins is a graduate of the Monticello schools. It is not known whether Homer will return from the west and enter Purdue or not, but it is probable that he will not again play football if he does, as he is said to have never recovered from his knee injury sustained last year at Wabash. Richard Crowell is home from Whiteflsh, Montana, and came down from Rensselaer yesterday for a half day’s visit with his parents. He is to return to the Northwest as soon as he can make arrangements to take his wife and baby, as he desires to be on the ground at the time of the allottment of lands next April. He states that conditions have Improved there very much in the past few weeks. He has made a marked improvement in his physical oonditlon since leaving Indiana and feels that he should stay In Montana If even only his health were to be considered. —Monti cello Journal.

MONBA& Mrs. E. Powell is Bpending the day in Chicago. Mrs. William Dixey- returned this morning from a visit at Otterbein. Mrs. J. A. Grant went to Chicago this , morning for a visit of a few days. Attorney John Greve is down from Wheatfield today. 1 Mayor J. H. S. Ellis went to Monticello and Delphi today on business. Attorney F. J. Cook is here from La Crosse this morning, on ditch matters. Mrs. tJ. P. Hammond returned this morning from a short visit at Wheatfield. J. C. Beckman and wife and John Merritt and wife spent Sunday at Battle Ground. J. C. Vanatta, a Brookston banker, and Gillam township land owner, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. M. E. Thompson went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ stay. Uncle Clint Hopkins returned this morning from a visit with his son, Caleb, at Delphi. Mrs. N. J. Burgett and Frank McGinnis returned this morning from a week’s visit at Rossville and other places. George and Chas. Reed are planning a trip to Minneapolis, Minn., to visit a brother who is engaged in the practice of law there. Roy Gwin, of McCoysburg, son of Pleasant Gwin, went to Lafayette today, where he has arranged for a job braking on the Monon railroad. Louis Ruggles and wife returned this morning from Hamlet, Ind., where they were visiting ’ relatives and spending part of their time fishing in the Kankakee. Mrs. Jennie Rutz and son John rei turned to Englewood yesterday, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Hoover, and her brother, John Moosmiller, and families, she for the past two weeks and he for the past month.

Anniversary. C. Earl Duvall I§H RENSSELAER, INDIANA Exclusive Clothier, Furnisher, and Hatter You Ought-To Jfr See the swell A ulo Ox) ere oats I have at my store, all at reasonable prices. “Collegian” : “Pre-Shrunk” : “Frat” WjUijHl Suits are now on display here, and would be glad to have you step into my store and ex- MJrMMffly amine them, as you can find no better values and styles in die county. All bright, new |MHH| goods. No old shelf-worn stuff. It will pay anybody in buying their fall ■ bill of clothing to trade with me, as 1 can save you dollars on your fall purchases. Everything for men, boys, and children. ■\ I also carry a hill line of Ladies’ Sweater and \ Pony Coats. \ Also Ladies’ Manish Gloves of all kinds and sizes, all at reasonable prices. Be Sure and Buy Your Fall Tailor-Made Suit off Me. ii HEADQUARTERS j; GEARLDUVAJL j; everybody j; Rensselaer, Indiana j; show you <• ; ttmttiiMml Exclusive Clothier, Furnisher, and Hatter {♦♦♦♦♦♦noMMi:

"Gum” Pefley is over from Remington today. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Garrison, of * Porter county, are visiting their uncle* A. C. Pancoast, and family. Mr. Garrison is one of Porter county's mail farriers and is taking his vacation. What’s the difference who discovered the north pole, so long as Jasper county people can get such big meals for 25 cents at George Fate’s Model Restaurant. Miss Arlene Smith returned to her home in Thorntown today, after a visit of two weeks with the family of Vs. F. Smith here. Mrs. Smith accompanied her as far as Lafayette. Mrs. M. D. Gwin went to Lafayette today to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, and to attend the wedding Wednesday of Miss Katheryn Stanford, of Round Grove township, White county. George Johnson was in from Hanging Grove township today. He has resided for the past six years on the old Henry Randle farm. There are a good many peaches and pears in his part of the county this year. Bishop Seth Ward, of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, is critically ill at Yokahama, Japan. This information was received at Nashville, Tenn., in a cable to Dr. W. R. Lambutta, missionary secretary of the church. The department of agriculture will present at the Minnesota state fair a moving picture show with lectures by its experts on agricultural subjects. If the experiment proves a success the department will exhibit moving pictures at other state fairs. A Rensselaer party had a letter last week from Mrs. Margaret Burkhalter, formerly of this place but now living at Fort Yates, N. Dak. She was married last June to a man named John McAfee. William Donohue, who was a part of the Brown tribe that formerly had a very unsavory name here, is also in North Dakota and according to the letter received here has made a lot of money wheat farming, although he is not accused of reforming from any of his bad habits.

John Gwin, of Union township, returned Saturday from his trip to Jamestown, N. Dak., where he bohght a quarter section of land, paying $32.50 per acre. He tftfpks that is a great country and the land a big bargain at the price. % Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Linback, of Barkley township, went to Indianapolis this morning, where she will become a patient in the Methodist hospital with the expectation of undergoing an operation within a few days. Mr. Linback will return home about Thursday. " k, “ George K. Hollingsworth and family arrived here Saturday from their summer visit with the family of E. L. Hollingsworth at Clarlevoix, Mich., and a trip to Sault Ste. Marie. They will be in Rensselaer until about Sept. Ist, but Mr. Hollingsworth will only be home at the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Meyer, of Danville, 111., are spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. William Meyer, and family. They reached here Saturday from their wedding trip, which included New York City, Boston, Atlantic City, Rochester and the shoe manufacturing cities of Massachusetts. As previously afitaonmfed"Frank was married only about ten days ago and they have been having a most enjobable trip. While stopping in New York, where they went just after their marriage Frank was considerably amused one morning in calling for his mail at his hotel to receive 42 postal cards, sent" to hii& by friends in Danville, and most of them depicting some phase of the “Newly Weds.” Frank’s business in Danville continues to grow and to keep pace With that rapidly advancing city'. His old Rensselaer friends will wish him a life of domestic bliss and long continued prosperity in his business. Former President Roosevelt has requested that the United States government send a supply of black bass to British East Africa to be deposited in Lake Nalvasha. Mr. Roosevelt’s request was made in a personal ter to Commissioner George M. r s ers of the Bureau of Fisheries j ngt . c will be complied with if po r >

if PUBLIC SALE. 1 The undersigned will sell at public sale at his residence, the Paul Viezen’s place, 4% miles east of Thayer, 1% miles south and 2% miles west of DeMotte, on Taesday, Sept. 28, IMS, Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., the following property: 9 Head of Horses—Two grey mares, bred by Otis horse, wt 1,150 each; 1 black mare, wt 1,150, also bred by Otis horse; 1 bay mare, wt 1,200; 1 bay gelding, wt 1,200; 1 bay gelding, wt 1,050; 1 black gelding, wt 1,050; 1 grey gelding, wt 1,200; 1 bay mare, wt about 800. 4 Hogs—2 Poland-China sows, wt 130; 2 Poland-China barrows, wt 150 and 130. 100 or more chickens. 12 ducks. 10 or 12 guineas. 63 Head of Cattle —34 head of milch cows, 29 of which are now giving milk, the others will soon be fresh; 1 three-year-old Hereford bull; 3 one-year-old Durham bulls; others are yearlings and calves. Machinery, Etc. —One McCormick binder, good as new; McCormick 5-ft mower; McCormick 12-ft rake; Oliver gang plow, good as new; 14-inch walking plow; shovel plow; two 2sec. harrows; corn planter; endgate seeder; Case riding cultivator; 2 Eagle-Claw walking cultivators; two spring-tooth walking cultivators, garden drill, and all necessary tools too numerous to mention. Two wide-tire Weber wagons, one 3%inch and one 3% inch; 1 narrow tire Stoughton wagon, 3% inch; 2 hay racks, hay tedder, Galloway box manure spreader, No. 4 Sharpies tubular cream hand separator used a year and good as new, twelve 8-gallon milk cans and all necessary utensils. Forty tons clear, well put-up timothy hay, also lot of wild hay put up in 5 or 6 ton stacks, all stacked without machinery. One rubber-tire phaeton good as new, double milk wagon, double road wagon, single road buggy, dump cart, three sets single and one set double buggy Ijgrness, four sets double and one set single work harness, lot of extra parts harness and lots of small tools in tool house. Terms of Sale—A credit of 12 months will be given on sums over $lO, without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, notes to draw 8 per cent interest from date. A discount of 0 per cent for cash on all sums over $lO. Sums of $lO and under, cash. No property to be removed until settled for. H. J. PLOEGSMA. A. J. Harmon, Auctioneer. . J. P, Hammond, Clerk. Hugh M. Klngery, son of Professor H. M. Kingery, 'head of the Latin deer we^~r~**'Tfc 1 Wabash college,, has achirt, collar and' of profesßor of ontaining $9.75 w^ 8 ,n the College ot ut not a thing by Idaholentified.