Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Bowser, Dayton, Ind., came thia morning tor a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Milt Roth. ... . ' ■' - -■ : , ■ R.' returned this morning from Monon, where they had been to buy some stock. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Farabee, of near ML Ayr, took the train here this morning for Borden, Ind., where he dwns a, farm. James Simons, editor of. the Monticello Democrat, came over this morntogto see his son, George, who has been making the balloon ascensions. Mr. and Mrs. A D. Washburn, of Kentland, are visiting Mrs. A Parkison and many other friends and taking in the final day of the horse show. Miss Fannie McCarthy left this morning for Chicago to begin* her work as superintendent of nurses in the Mary Thompson hospital. John Priest, the Monon traveling passenger agent, who acted as one of the judges at the first horse show, is here again today, this time just as a spectator.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A Talmadge, who have been visiting "Uncle” Charley Burns and wife, grandparents of Mrs. Talmadge, left Chis morning for their home at Mt. Olive, 111. Mrs. R. L. P. Massey, who came over from Medaryville with her husband to see “Grandmother” Antrim, went to Hammond today for a.short visit with relatives. Thomas Cambe, who went to Spokane, Wash;, some three years ago with G. L. Thornton and family, left there Wednesday for Rensselaer and will again make this city his home. Mrs. W. H. Stucker and little daughter and Mrs. Joseph Schanlaub, of North Manchester, returned to their home today, after a visit since Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub and Mrs. William Beck. Mrs. Levi J. Stutesman and Ira Chupp and wife returned this morning from a visit of three weeks with relatives near Millersburg, Ohio. Mrs. Jacob Stutesman, who accompanied th4m to Ohio, ts-remaining there for a longer visit. They reside near Mt. Mrs. Henry Wood and Mrs. Jay W. Williams returned this morning from Bay City, Mich., where they attended a missionary meeting this week. They ran into a blinding snow storm in Michigan that covered the car windows and lay two or three inches deep on the ground.

Chas. Halleck, proprietor of the Halleck Nursery Co., is in town today. He has Just received his certificate of nursery inspection from the state entomologist, showing all of his stock to be healthy and free from San Jose scale and other destructively injurious insects or other fungus enemies. He is giving it an extra fall fumigation and is having a good trade. Leonard Elder arrived home this morning from Franklin college. He says that the coach there does not give him a fair show and that he was not permitted to carry the ball when the Franklin team was closer than the 40 yard line. He thinks the coach is jealous because both he and Meyers, with their Rensselaer football education, know more about the game than he does. - , Peasley Clark, who has been superintending the Carpenter stone road building for Thompson & Smith, is here today. There is still about four miles of road to build qver there, and when it is completed Remington will have a fine system of roads leading Into it. The road from the east to the ■west ends of the township between Wolcott and Goodland has or will

have when the job is done all been recapped and will be a fine road. L. It Weis and wife and G. L. Weis, of Reddick, 111., hate been stopping for a feW days with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, of Milroy township. Mr. Smith owns a farm of 240 acres and manages the Weis farm of 320 acres. Arrangements have been mads to thoroughly tile 160 acres of the land ahd’ Mr. Smith Is to superintend the work. The outlet the tile will be one of the new ditches recently constructed in that neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wsis went from here to Thorptown this morning for a short stay before returning to Reddick. The ladies of the Christian church will toU their monthly. 10 cent social Wednesday afternoon of this week at the home of Mrs. Oren Parker. Everybody invited.