Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1909 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dr. Rose Remmek wishes to notify the-public that she has returned from Indianapolis and may be consulted at her office in the Harris building. 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. The petition asking for a local, option election in Dekalb county was filed with Auditor Emory Shook Monday. On it were 2,617 names, or 38 per cent of the total vote. The commissioners will be asked to name Saturday, November 27, as the day for holding the local option election.

Frank Randle was here this morning for a short time. He is now traveling for Joseph Bros., of Indianapolis, who have a line of hosiery, neckwear, suspenders, etc. His family continue to reside at Clarks Hill. Frank sold his cream buying station at Morocco about October Ist. Mrs. James R. Baker and two little daughters, who have been visiting at the home of her father-in-law, John N. Baker, for the past three weeks, returned to Pontiac, 111., this morning, where they will make their future home. Her husband returned home about ten days ago.

Mrs. Eliza Renicker returned to North Manchester-today, after a visit here with her son, Fred Renicker, and family. She makes her home with he son, John, at North Manchester and reports that both John and Levi had good crops on their farms this year. Under date of Nov. 2d we are authorized to change the address of Dr. E. E. Wishard’s paper from Indianapolis to Noblesville, to which place himself and family and his mother, Mrs. Jennie L. Wishard, were moving on that day. Mrs. Wishard expects to return here next spring. Mrs. Annora Sayler, widow of Jacob Sayler, and mother of Mrs. Chas. Battleday, is now in very poor health and not expected to last a great while. She is 83 years of age and has never recovered from the broken limb sustained last winter. It is thought that ~he can not long survive. Wallace Murray and wife and son, Harry Murray, left this morning for Carnegie, Okla., where “Uncle” Wallace and wife will spend the winter with their son, Charley Murray, and their son-in-law, Sam English. Harry will be absent only about a week. Lou Robinson is carrying his mail route during his absence.

Joe Tinker, star shortstop of the Chicago Cubs, who is in Craig, Mont., on a hunting trip with Clark Griffith, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday announced he would make an effort to secure his transfer from Chicago to Cincinnati next season. Tinker is under contract to the Cubs for two years, and may have his troubles breaking the ties that bind. This was the day for signing pension vouchers and a number of veterans and their widows were out who rarely make visits to town. Thos. O. Chestnut, who has been in very poor health for several months, was down for the first time in several months, but he was unable to walk between his home and town and had to be transported both ways in a bus. it is a beautiful day, favoring the frail ones who do not often get out. Word 'was received here yesterday from the specialist in Chicago who operated on the eyes? of Mrs. J. H. Cox and Lucius Strong that both of the patients were getting along very nicely. Each had the bandages removed from their eyes for a short time the fourth day following the operations and the specialist says he can see no reason why the result will not be the complete restoration of their eyesight.

Fred T. Parish, of Indianapolis, took the train here today for his home after a visit with Chas. Dawson, near Mt. Ayr, and the* latter’s son near Morocco. Mr. Parish owns the farm on which the younger Dawson lives, but he will occupy it himself within the next few weeks. The elder Dawson farms the Burkland land south of Mt. Ayr, and thinks he has 185 acres of corn that will make about 60 bushels to the acre. After Mrs. May Schneider, of Philadelphia, had ..committed suicide Sunday by, drinking carbolic acid, a healthy baby girl was born in the hospital, where the woman had been taken. Mrs. Schneider, who was 18 years old, swallowed the poison in the room she occupied with her husband. She was quickly removed to a hospital, where she died shortly after her admission. After a hasty preparation the physicians performed a cesaran operation and succeeded in saving the life of the baby. J. D. Allman returned this morning from Indianapolis, where he and Mrs. Allman had been called by the serious condition of her brother, Lawrence Hawkins. Lawrence had a bad case of typhoid fever but seemed to be on the way to recovery until he suffered a relapse a few days ago, slnoe which time he has been in a quite critical condition. He is not out of danger yet, and the physicians in charge of bis case at the hospital are uncertain whether they will be able to pull him through or not. Lawrence lived at Remington, but for some years has lived in Indianapolis, where he Is now a partner in a large live stock firm doing business at the Indianapolis Btock yards.