Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1909 — Page 3

I FRIDAY. Joe Long is in Chicago today. r' ~ ~ j- - C. J. Dean made a business trip to Chicago today. Mrs. J. H. Carson is spending to■day in Chalmers. Attorney Geo. Kassabaum, of Monticello, is here today. ' k ' Born, Thursday, Sept. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Camp, a son. Miss Opal Grant went to Roselawn, yesterday for a short visit. Mrs. Emma M. York made a business trip to Monon today. Vernon Nowels is making a business trip to Chicago today. Mrs. F. A. Turfler and little son are spending today in Monticello. E. L. Hollingsworth made a business trip to Thayer this morning. Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse and Miss Weltha Trussell are spending today in Chicago. Little Emmet Hollingsworth IS'’ quite sick and Mrs. Mary A. Howe is nursing him. Mrs. Maria Hopkins and son, George W., went to Chicago this morning to spend the day.

Mrs. Rachel Scott returned yesterday from a short visit with relatives at Medaryville. Miss Marie Comer went to Englewood Thursday evening to remain until Sunday evening. Miss Leona Essex, of Indianapolis, came yesterday evening to visit her aunt, Mrs. A. Simpson. Mrs. H. F. McCracken returned to Gary today, after a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. E. N. Loy. Will Morris, Riley Tullis and Will Michal and two sons are spending today fishing on the Kankakee.

Ed Harris and wife, of Mt. Ayr, ' took the train here today for Medaryville for a short visit with relatives. Another bunch of principals and witnesses in the Newton township road case went to Monticello today. Mrs. Nellie Brook, who resides on the Hill farm southwest of town, wept to Madison this ipornlng to visit relatives, Mrs. Mary J. Hopkins chme from Monticello this morning after a short visit with the family of her son, Homer. John H. Thornton and A. J. Galbreath went to Elkhart yesterday to attend the reunion of the 9th Indiana regiment. Ed Hopkins, J. W. Coen and Fred McColly went to the Kankakee this morning for a week’s camping and fishing trip.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Biggs and Mrs. Hamlin, of West Lebanon, arrived Thursday afternoon to visit the family of A. J. Biggs. Mrs. C. O. Smith and little son returned to Chicago today, after a visit here with her father, Perry Marlatt, and other relatives. Miss Cora Schultz, of Parr, returned to her home yesterday, after a visit of a week with Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Hammerton, of Brook. A. J. Sauder, of Chalmers, and C. Kochelmus, of near Remington, took the train here this morping for Chicago, on a business trip.

CKildren Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CA STOR I A Mias Mildred Biggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A J. Biggs, has recovered from her attack of typhoid fever and was able to be in town one day this week.’ Dr. F. A Turfler will leave this evening for Duluth, Minn., where he will deliver a lecture before the meeting of the state association of osteopaths. See my stock of buggies while you are looking for one to buy. I have the quality, price and experience for your benefit. C. A ROBERTS. Frank Medland, the general contractor for tbe new building at St. Joseph’s college, Is being visited by his wife and three children from Logansport, who are stopping at Fate’s Model hotel. oHttdr.«!V WfM, FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTORI A,

Joseph Willey and wife, of Plymouth, ' are attending the Church of God conference. Mr. Willey is the presiding officer of the conference. John M. Knapp has been about under the weather for the past ten days but is better now and able to be at his place of business part of the time. Miss Lulu Quayle, who has been visiting her cousins, Mrs. Frank Hill and Miss Ames' for the past month, left this morning for her home in Madison. George Gorham went to Lafayette today, having been notified that his step-father, Mr. Mulhiollen, was very low with a combination of sciatica rheumatism and dropsy. The freshmen gave a class party at the home of Tom Padgitt Thursday evening and the eighth grade gave their class party the same evening at the home of Marjorie Loughridge.

Roy Stephenson returned to Norfolk, Neb., today, after a short visit here with his mother, relatives and friends. He is breaking on the Northwestern railroad out of that place.

'Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Crowell arrived here this morning for a short visit with their son, Richard, and family. From here they will go to Pensacola, Fla., to which place they are removing from Monticello.

R. D. Thompson is now the agent in this county for the Home Insurance Co., of New York, having just been given the agency. His business card will hereafter appear in the columns of the Semi-Weekly Republican.

Jesse Crowell and wife took their departure yesterday evening for Monticello, where he will be employed in Aug. Dreifus’ clothing store. They made many friends here, and Jesse was also regarded as one of the best clerks in the city.

- Calvin Cain was idle yesterday for the first time in twenty-one months, and he was idle for a single day only, which marked his change of position from the G. E. Murray Co.’s store to the Rowles & Parker store, where he will take the place made vacant by the resignation of Jesse Crowell.

Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA

J. J. Lawler has just had a substantial improvement made at his farm, west of town, which is occupied by Adam Nagle. It is in the form of cement sidewalks, which extend from the house to the road, a distance of 280 feet, around one side of the house and to the out buildings, a total of 2,380 feet. Mr. Lawler is one of the kind of farm owners that believes in making improvements even though he does not occupy the farm.

CASTORIA Far Infants and Children. The Kind You Kan Always Bought Be&rs the Signature of An automobile passed through Rensselaer this morning with a banner hanging behind advertising the North Judson after harvest jubilee, which will be held Friday and Saturday, October Bth and 9th. This is a good scheme for advertising and every car in Rensselaer should have a banner advertising our horse show. One good scheme of advertising has been decided upon. It is to have a big streamer painted and fastened along the sides of the special baseball train Sunday. Let every one whoop ’em up for the big show. Let's beat all former crowd records.

SATURDAY. Miss Bertha Husted, of Fair Oaks, visited friends here over Friday night. Miss Martha Long went to Lafayette today for a short visit Mrs. Bert Hopkins is visiting Mrs. Thompson in Delphi today. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Nichols are attending the horse show at Chalmers today. M. V. Harness, of Monon, called on J. J. Robinson, of the Simpson depot grocery, today. Mrs. H. C. Pierson returned this morning from a visit with her mother at Battle Ground. — Mrs. A P. Brown, of Lafayette, came this morning to visit her sister, Mjs. C. L. Harper. . I , 0«t y—r —le ins. M ■y sUliaa

J. W. Shgdd will start for Los Angeles, Cal., next Wednesday to remain during the winter! Judgfe Wason, 6FDeiphi~came here this morning to preside in the Borntrager ditch hearing. Mrs. Hal Sheetz, of returned home yesterday, after a short visit with Mrs. J. D. Allman. Mit« Nell Moody and brother Granville, Jr., went to Chicago this morning to remain until Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. Warden, of Monticello, are visiting the latter’s son, C. B. Reprogle, and family over Sunday. The Delphi street fair will be held next week, beginning Monday. Mayor Ellis expects to attend it a day or two.

The last Delphi saloon went out of business this time in the history of Delphi that it was “dry.” i • Miss Leona Essex, who was visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Simpson, for the past few' days, left this morning for Milwaukee, Wis., to attend the annual national convention of the barbers’ union. Brother Roby, of the Fowler Review announces that the price of his subscription will be raised on Oct. 26th to $l;50 a year. A worthy decision by the publisher of a paper entirely too good to sell for |1 a year, and a bargain at its new price. The checker players are planning a trip to Kentland for another crack at the experts in that town. They were to have gone Friday night but the date was canceled owing to the sicknes of one of the Kanland players. It is probable that Monday night will be selected.

Ed and Ora Duvall, who went to Mitchell, S. Dak., some time ago, are said to be getting along nicely. Ed is working in a grocery store and Miss Ora is teaching music, at which she was very proficient. She has twentytwo pupils on the piano. Both are said to be very well pleased with their new home. Get your Sale Bills at The Republican.

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Miss Lena Phelph, of Remington, is visiting Miss Aileen Allman. -- Mrs. W. H. Randle, who has been visiting at Clarks Hill, has returned home sick, but is feeling better today. D. W. Waymire and his son, Delos, went to Winona this morning, where he will be placed in the agricultural college. Mrs. George Landis, of Monticello, came this morning to visit her daughters, Mrs. Mell Abbott and Mrs. Floyd Robinson. Richard Halligan and wife returned this morning to Ottawa, 111., after a visit with his father, Patrick Halligan, and family. Mrs. Harry Kapp returned to Logansport today after a visit of nine weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray, of Milroy avenue.

The Winamac street fair this week was sufficient cause for the schools all over the county being closed Friday to give teachers and pupils an opportunity to attend. Babcock & Hopkins are having an automobile shed built at their elevator office, so that their E. M. F. will not suffer from the weather elements during the winter. P. L. Davis and wife, of Hammond, came down yesterday to visit her brother, W. F. Frye, and family. He will return home Sunday and Mrs. Davis will remain for about a-week. A large number of farmers are in town today and county treasurer J. D. Allman is. busy writing O.K tax receipts. There are just four more weeks in which to pay the fall installment before delinquency and manj are getting it off their hands. Jim Jordan and Omar Osborne came up from Purdue this morning. Both participated in the recent tank scrap and came off without serious injuries, but Omar has a photograph taken by Jim just after the scrap, showing himself and a classmate bedobbed with black paint and looking more like Iggerotas than college freshmen.

Misses Ethel McColly and Ethel Ott, of Chicago Heights, are visiting various relatives here.

Both the Burk and Pullins bridges over the Iroquois are out and will remain out until the contract which is to be let Monday, is fulfilled. The bridges were taken out to let the dredge through, the Burk bridge two weeks ago. It is to be a pile bridge with new approaches and the Pullins bridge is to be of steel. Mrs. John Kohler wanfe-to Lafayette todqy to attend the funeral of her uncle, John Mlnnicus, who died at the age of 84 years. He was the father of Mrs. Ernest Owens, who lived in Rensselaer a number of years ago, and a brother of Peter Minnicus, who lived in Rensselaer for a number of years and who now lives with his son George in Chicago Heights. Peter is 76 years of age.

• Edgar McColly, of Union township, was in town this morning. He states that he is fueling better than he has for years and thinks that he is going to be entirely cured of his illness, which was due to fistula. About two years ago he was operated on in a Kansas City hospital and received benefit. They guaranteed a cure and he returned there this summer and after spending nine weeks in a sanitarium, during which time he had a siege of malarial fever, he was operated on again - and he thinks successfully. He will not be able to work for some time for fear of a recurrence of his trouble.

The games for the horse-show have been arranged for. Oxford will play the Wrens on Thursday, Oct. 14th, and Brook will play on Friday, the 15th. On Saturday the Lafayette Central high school football team will play against the Rensselaer football team. These games will not be free, an admission of 25 cents being charged for each. It is probable that the baseball management will have a game for Sunday, the 17th, and an effort is being made to have the Chicago. Union Giants, the colored team, here. It would undoubtedly draw a large crowd. That will probably close the baseball season.

South Bend will have a hMMBcMP* Ing next week, which wiir tfeet tomans ated Monday by the- blcnrtiqg off whistles and the ringing of- tfelU*. C. G. Spitler went to HammMfglttiUe morning to represent several! oWdftf'ors in the American Lubrio: auaH fining Co. bankruptcy case;. wttMD Us having a hearing before RefbneeSiNW ers. , \ Chas. Halleck, the Fair OkMWiMna- ” ery and fruit man, is in toww tMtes< His Keifer pears did not'- tttttP emit nearly so well as in former yesMSsMlf' he harvested only 140 one-third of a crop.

The Oxford Tribune, thatt Itafßtf long and raspingly about thee the Wrens played there sotnee WMtfae ago, could find room for only fiveelltaw to tell about the defeat OxfbnH r©*celved over here. James E. Flynn does not claiim tCP be the champion fisherman off ttteWß parts, but he slipped up to tfaertiw yesterday and caught a fourr Utfuntt salmon. He is going to Lowell! ttiUfc afternoon to visit his daughter taafi relate his fishing prowess: tbo HUs grandchildren. J. B.Workman is assisting; XW BE Heal with the investigation! off tthe county records. He went to> linilk»apolis today to be gone overSunakyx, He expects to be herej about’ hhfitf off the time during the investigation; They are still working on tfee recorder’s books. Grandmother Mellender, whoumMeas her home with her daughter?, Mfhs John L. Osborne, north of town;, returned this morning from a vitiitwtttti her daughter, Mrs. Kate Holboau;, near Lee. She is very advanced! linage and has been sick for several! but is now somewhat improved!. The Hammond fire chief and! H?. 153'* Davis, a member of the cityy caraetli of that place, were here today locrtiittg? at our city fire team, with some* ittHtwr _ of buying it. The price asked;. probably scared them out, howweer The team was given a couple* off rams th show how well it could perform, and the chief was mighty. favwndßJy impressed with our fine departtmertl