Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

When George Fate was a candidate for mayor he dropped his son, Clarence, of Indianapolis, a line, telling him he would expect him to comb up and vote for him, and later when he withdrew from the race he forgot to notify his son of his withdrawal. As a result Clarence showed up here today, but the best his paternal > could do was to set him down to a full dinner pail and show him his latest ad in the Republican. Clarence will spend a few days visiting his parents. Everet Leach is spending a few days with his father, Alex. Leach, and family. Everet voted last fall at Hammond and consequently is not permitted to vote at his old home town. He works for the Standard Steel Co., and upon his return will have a good iob at piece work which he thinks will make him from S9O to $125 per month. It "‘ls stated that Everet is planning to become the head of a family and will consummate the deal when the birds begin mating in the spring.

W. R. Shesler returned Sunday from a trip to Mitchell and other places in South Dakota, and reports that he bought two quarter sections of land, one near Miller and the other near Ree Heights, both about 90 miles northwest of Mitchell. He does not intend to mote there next year, however, but will rent the farms and move to Rensselaer. He may, however, spend a part of the spring there, having one of the quarters that is only part under cultivation, broken up and planted with flax. He called on his brother, Amos F. Shesler, near Mitchell, and finds that Amos has had a profitable season, and has bought a quarter section near Rapid City, over in the Black Hills district.

“Uncle” David Nowels was one of the very old voters to get out to today’s election. He was able to walk up to the polls and back to his home and seems to be in quite good health. He was 88 years of age September 15th. John Makeever will be 90 on December Ist and is the only older voter in the city than Mr. Nowels at this election. J. M. Gwin was 91 years old on August 19th, but he is visiting his daughter at Charlottsville, and was not here for the election. D. O. Hopkins, Jas. Leatherman, Simon Phillips, John Scively, John Groom, John Coen, Win. Bull, J. C. Thrawls, D. T. Halstead, Lewis Davisson, G. P. Daugherty, William-E. Moore, Joseph Yeoman, Matthew Zernden, Stewart Hammond and G. W. Payne are the other voters in the corporation who are past 80 years of age.

Chlldron Cry. FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA

Will O. Schanlaub, county superintendent of Newton county, has certainly been having a bad time with his eyes and his misfortune is proving very expensive as well as causing him great uneasiness. It is now eight weeks since he entered the postgraduate hospital to have his eyes treated qnd one of them operated on. His recovery has been very slow and he can scarcely get out now without a guide, especially in Chicago. Last week he left the hospital and secured other and less expensive quarters, and he can see the specialist daily ahd have his eye dressed. He was in Kentland one day last week on some business but returned to Chicago, and it is uncertain how much longer he will have to remain there. He can not read for fear the strain on his other eye will seriously injure it and time hangs very heavily on his hands. He has the deep sympathy of all of his old and admiring friends in this county.

WEDNESDAY. Born, Tuesday, Nov. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Werner Miller, north'of town, a son. L. D. Erwin, of South Dakota, is here to spend the winter with his son-in-law, N. Littlefield, and family. Judge Hanley was home from Kentland yesterday, having adjourned the Newton circuit court for the day, in order to be at home on election day. r ■■■ V , Attorney W. H. Parkinson went to Kentland today, where he will appear in defense of Fred Brown, the young man accused of horse stealing. Dr. H. J. Laws has rented the Milt Roth property Just vacated by W. 0. Rowles and will move his wife here from Crown Point next week. He went there yesterday to help pack up, preparatory to the removal. Mrs. Lauella Childers, Junior vicepresident of thhe tenth district W. R. C., left for Colfax this morning to attend the convention, which is being held there today. She will visit relatives at Rossville and Delphi before returning. Mrs. Chas. O. Beal, and aunt, Mrs. Chas. Tallman, were over from Remington a few hours yesterday. Mrg. Tallman’s home is in Syracuse, N. Y., and she is visiting relatives at Remington for a short time. Rensselaer was formerly her home and it was disappointing to her old friends that she could not make a longer stay here. Firman Rutherford yesterday took out the Grooms bridge to let the dredge pass through. The bridge is being replaced today. The dredge will have to pass through the Halligaa and the railroad bridges In getting down to the Gangloff stone ledge, which has been blasted ready for the excavating work.