Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1909 — THURSDAY'S LOCALS, [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY'S LOCALS,

The first quarterly meeting of the M, P. church will be held Saturday night and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. Rev. J. O. Ledbetter, president of the Indi- , ana conference, will be present and assist in the services. Come and see the great cooking wonder at our store all next week. You have a chance to get a iSonvyiilr Set of Ware Free. See large advertisement in this paper. WARNER BROS. I will open a boot and shoe repair shop about October 25th, first door south of Hemphill’s blacksmith shop. AH kinds of repairing done with neatness and dispatch. JNO. T. WISEMAN. Mrs. B. F. Fendig and Mrs. Samuel Borchardt and daughter, Jeanette, are spending today in Chicago. Mrs. Borchardt and daughter expect to start for their home in Tampa, Fla., some time next week. George and Frank Kanne and their wives returned to their home near Campus, 111., this morning after a week’s visit with their father, Michael Kanne, and family. They were favorably impressed with Rensselaer and the kind of stock exhibited at our horse show. Michael Kanne is the father of eleven children, nine sons and two daughters. There was some controversy as to which place was the farthest from Rensselaer, Townsend, Mont,, or Higgins, N. Mex. Agent Beam looked the matter up and found that Townsend is 1,580 miles, while Higgins is only 1,347. There were contestants from each city as to which was the farthest away when at home from the scene of the Rensselaer horse show. Mrs. Pullins was awarded the prize, her husband having previously been given the prize for the man coming the farthest distance. Wash LowmaaflbJLw. D. Pass went to Monon todayttMrmeasure up and settle a bijwscraped ditch they just completed on the Kelley ranch of 1,600 acres. The ditch is a mile and. a half in length and is the beginning of an extensive and expensive system of drainage that Mr. Kelley is having done on the ranch. He is the president of the National Live Stock Commission Qo., of Chicago, and bought the land only a few months ago. He expects to put 50 miles of tile in within the next few months. Mrs. Chas. Templeton returned to her home in Valparaiso this morning, after a visit with her husband here and with old friends in Barkley township. Mrs. Templeton moved from near McCoysburg with her parents to Valparaiso several months ago, and reports that her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stalker, are doing nicely there and like it very much. Mrs. Templeton is the owner of a Dan Patch colt that won first prize at the Valparaiso fair this fall, she riding it herself. It also won another first prize at a contest held earlier in the year. H. N. Hurd has returned home from Mitchell, S. Dak., where he has been since the 17th of April, when he was called there to work for his brother-in-law, W. L. Porter, who moved there from Jasper county in 1908. Mr. Porter suffered a fracture of one of his hips and was incapicated for farm work the entire summer. He is now able to be about with the assistance of a cane. Mr. Hurd and family and their married daughter, Mrs. Ernest Gowland are planning to remove to St. Joseph, Mo., and expect to take their departure next Monday. Mr. Gowland is working in the packing house there and has secured employment for Mr. Hurd. A great sale at wholesale prices, all dress goods, broad cloths, flannels, etc. Closing out the Chicago Bargain Store. .. We are cutting some very fine chrysanthemums this week. KING FLORAL CO. For this week only, fancy Jersey sweet potatoes, 2 cents a pound, and fancy cranberries at 8c a quart. JOHN EGER. Another cloak and suit sale Saturday, October 23d. Closing out of the Chicago Bargain Store, i Corn, peas, tomatoes—new goods just in—straight or assorted, 3 cans for 25c—Home Grocery. A complete new line of ladies cloaks and suits. Sale day, Saturday, October 23d, at the great closing out sale of the Chicago Bargain Store. It will more than pay you for your time to read our large advertisement in thi/ paper. > WARNER BROS. , , 1., r One pound can of standard cove oysters, 7c, or 4 cans for a quarter. V ' ' JOHN EGER. Now is the time for corned beef and cabbage. Nice corned beef, 8c a pound, at John Eger’s.