Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1909 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

—_ MONDAT. Sti. 7 f -■ - J. J. Montgomery went to Wolcott this morning on telephone business. New home dill pickles at John Eger’s, i . Mrs. Eva Hahn, of Hammond, is visiting at the home of W. F. Frye. Try those nice, fresh, large, square soda crackers at John Eger’s. Mrs. F. A. Turfler and little son are spending today in Chicago. Mrs. Pearl Schock, of Brook, was here Sunday visiting her daughter, Miss Dollie. For this week only, 4 cans of good Standard Early June peas for 25c at John Eger’s. Born, this morning, Oct. 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sanders, of near Parr, a daughter. T. J. Moore, who has been working at Wheatfield this summer, was home to spend Sunday with his family. Warren Robinson left this morning for lola, Kans., to visit his brother, Frank, and family.

M. J. Orcutt, of Hammond, came this morning to visit Al Rishling and family.

Kirs. Louis R. Swift, of Chicago, was the guest Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English.

Miss Irene Murray, of Monticello, was the guest Sunday and this morning of “Untie” Wallace Murray and family.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allman and C. H. Peck and family, of Remington, were guests Sunday of J. D. Allman and family.

J. H. Crisler, of Claypool, who had been visiting relatives at Mt. Ayr, stopped here over night with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Harris.

A. L. Padgitt was home over Sunday. Nedra won third money at Marion last week and will start at Hamilton,, Ohio, this week.

John Shellhart returned this morning from Geddes, S. Dak., where he rented a farm of 480 acres. He expects to remove there in December.

R. H. Eilts and wife, from north of town, left this morning for a visit of short duration at Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.

Miss Clara Coen, of Bloomington, 111., who has been visiting in Chicago, came Friday evening to visit relatives in Rensselaer, this being her former home.

Miss Beatrice Yates went to Saybrook, 111., today to attend the funeral of Miss Pearl Owen, who formerly lived in Rensselaer and will be remembered by many of her former friends. The particulars of her death are not known here.

County Surveyor Osborne, Ditch Commissioner Waymire and Special Commissioner A. A. Fell, met today to go over the data in connection with making the assessments for the Ed Culp ditch, in the northeast part of Carpenter township.

A. A. Fell was over from Carpenter township today. He is being talked of a great deal for the Republican nomination for treasurer and is receiving much encouragement. His ability, faithfulness to duty and high standard of citizenship are fine endorsements for the office, and he will find warm support all over the county if he decides to make the race.

Emmet Laßue, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Laßue, went to Chicago this afternoon and tomorrow will start for Boulder, Colo., where W. H. Coover, a former highly esteemed citizen and ex-county clerk of this county, resides. Emmet is *Kaking the trip to secure relief from asthma. He will probably enter the winter term of the Colorado State University, which is located at Boulder.

Rev. C. W. Postill came over from Fowler this morning on some business Connected with a ditch petitioned for by himself, John Nowels and others. Himself and wife made a trip this summer to Longmont, Colo., to visit the Paxton boys and he was favorably impressed with that country. He purchased some town lots in a town in the San Louis valley that has not yet received a name but that is expected to come rapidly to the front when a projected railroad is built and the irrigation work completed.

Fewer people would have axes to grind if they had to furnish the motive power to revolve the grlndstone.-