Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1909 — Page 2

BiEffisfß (l/ Every section of our Big Store is in readiness with great varieties Everything is in readiness and you will find here presents suitable ' n V/ I I of Christmas merchandise. , for everybody, both old and young. Santa Claus is going to make 1 H | ———- Only 18 more buying days until Christmas. You can shop now description that are interesting and amusing to both old and young. • i \P ' (y more comfortably than during the later rush days. Why delay buying Come in and make your selections now. We will hold them until ’1

Gift Suggestions IB n rT For men. Suitable gifts for father, brother, husband and friend, sueh as ties, suspenders, socks, handkerchiefs, shirts, umbrellas, gloves, fur caps, sweater coats r etc. Our tie department conuirises all the shapes and colorings that are found in metropolitan stores, large and small shapes, 25c and 50c. Tie and suspender combinations in all the desirable shades, priced at SI.OO. ‘ . .. Combination handkerchief, tie and sock sets, in match colorings, specially priced at SI.OO and $1.50. Combination suspenders, supporters and arm band sets at 50c. Fancy lisle socks in all the desirable colorings, 25c, 35c, 50c pair. Umbrellas with gold and silver mounted handles, with silk coverings, also plain natural bent wood handles, moderately priced 98c-$5. Handkerchiefs of all description from the softest finished cotton, plain and initial, linen in both plain and initial and silks, all moderately priced 5c to SI.OO each. Our shirts comprise all new patterns in both plain and plaited, attached and detached cuffs, in coat styles, and are far superior to other makes, as they are the most comfortable and easy fitting shirt on the market. Priced low—especially low for..this grade of shirt — SI.OO aud $1.50. Cloth and Fur Caps, “The Keith Bros’.” make, the best that money can buy, 50c to $4.00. Gloves of every description, work and dress gloves, unlined, warm lined and fur lined, and yarn gloves, 50c to $4.00. Suit cases and traveling bags, high grade goods, all moderately priced. The best all-leather suit case eve.r sold for $5.00. A beautiful and useful gift. Black Walrus grain bag, exceptionally high grade and priced low for this grade of traveling bag, SIO.OO. House slippers, in leather and felt, useful and acceptable gifts. SI.OO and $1.50 per pair. Men’s all silk socks, in plain colors, in blue, black and greys, regular SI.OO values for 85c pair. Men’s all silk suspenders, in a fancy holly box, one pair to the box, 50c and SI.OO. 1* Phoenix and Silk Reefer Mufflers, in all colors, including blacks and 50e to $3.00. — Sweater coats in all grades and colorings and combinations of trimmings. These are useful gifts for both old and young, an exceptionally good quality, all wool coat priced especially at $2.50. ROWLES & PARKER,

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN DAILY AND SEMI-WEEKLY. The Friday Issue is the Regular Weekly Edition. HEALEY A CLARK, Publishers. BVBSCBIPTIOM SATES. Sally, by Carrier, 10 Cents a Week. By Mail, 93.75 a year. Semi-Weekly, in advance, Tear 91.50. Tuesday, December 7, 1909.

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned, having rented their farm, will sell at public sale on their farm on the Pleasant Ridge road, two miles east of Rensselaer, at 10 a. m., sharp, on , Thursday, December 16, 1909. 9 head of Horses—l brown mare, 5 yrs., wt. 1,450, bred; 1 bay mare, 4 yrs., wt. 1,400, bred; 1 horse, 5 yrs., wt. 1,400; 1 bay horse, 5 yrs., wt. 1.300, lady broke; 1 brown horse, 12 wt. 1,300; 1 bay mare, 7 yrs, wt. 1.300, 1 bay mare, 7 yrs., wt. 1,200, good all-purpose horse; 2 black yearling flllys, good draft stock. SI head of Cattle—9 milch cows, fresh during; winter and spring; 3 three-year-old steers; 5 two-year-old Bteers; 9 two-year old and yearling heifers; 8 calves, 4 steers, 4 heifers. Implements, Wagons, Etc—Three wagons, 2 with tripple beds; manure spreader, good as new; 1 covered buggy; 1 open buggy;gang plow, good as new; 3 walking plows; 1 disc; 1 Arery riding cultivator,; f Tower riding cultivator; 2 walking cultivators; 1 corn planter, fertilizer attachment and 80 rods of wire; 1 lowdown seeder; 1 3-septlon harrow; 1 3-section steel harrow; 1 2-sectlon harrow; X Tower pulverizer, mowing

1 machine, hay rake, McCormick binder, fanning mill, hand corn sheller, set of bobsleds, 3 sets work harness, 2 sets single harness, 1 sidesaddle; small tools, consisting of forks, chains sledges, and others too numerous to mention. Household Goods Four heating stoves, 1 hard coal base burner, good as new; 1 hot blast stove, 1 base burner for hard or soft coal, 1 small hard coal stove, 1 blue flame oil cook stove, 1 oil heating stove, 1 bedstead, mattress and springs, 1 roll carpet, 2 feather beds, 1 cauldron kettle. Terms—A credit of 12 months will be given on all sums of over $lO, with approved security without Interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will be charged from date of sale. All sums of $lO and under, cash in hand. 6 per cent off for cash on sums over $lO. No property to be removed until settled for. SHEDD BROS. Fred Phillips, Auct. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. We are making fruit cakes for the Christmas trade. Come early and order your i portion before it is everlastingly too late. You know the story of the seven wise and the seven foolish wometr and their lamps, so look a little out and have your order for Christmas fruit cakes booked with Geo. Fate, the Fat Dinner and Baker Man. 3t Ilarrlson Warren and wife returned to Rensselaer this morning from Peru, where they have lived for several yearß and they will make their future residence In Rensselaer, occupying the former John Bruner residence, which they purchased some time ago. They will be welcomed back to Rensselaer by their many old friends.

For the Little Folks. For the Boy a Suit or Overcoat, the kind we sell, that are guaranteed to hold their shape and give satisfaction:, makes a gift than w'hich there is none more acceptable, and we are the acknowledged leader for clothing of Style and value as we can positively sell you the best and most stylish and perfect fitting garment made at a saving from 10 to 20 per cbnt. Compare our values with those sold elsewhere and we are willing to leave the decision with you. In buying your clothing of a house like ours you buy at the lowest price, as everything is marked in plain figures. Caps, gloves, sweater coats, suspenders, handkerchiefs and numerous useful articles besides our toy department contains all kinds of mechanical toys, books, games and jmusical toys both interesting and amusing to the little folks. Come in and visit this department, as you must see these to appreciate them. We are glad to show you. Everything moderately priced here. Grocery Department. —— 1 —; 1 — ; : r~-~ It 1 7 “ r - - ~ - The most complete in the city and your $ goes farther here thair anywhere else and buys the, best groceries. Richelieu coffees and canned goods and Acme flour are our specialties. If you haven’t tried-111636 we want you to give thefif)a trial as they are goods ftiade. Acme flour at b£w no equal, it is positively the best flour made. Every sack guarantees * n December Sale—Ribbons. All silk Yueltide ribbons in beautiful red and green combinations, which is very attractive for tying packages. 10 yard bolt No. 1,20 c; No. All silk, satin, taffeta holly ribbons in No. 1% widths are ideal ribbon for tying gift packages. 10 yard bolt 35c. . A large assortment of all silk warp print ribbons in different patterns and a great range of colorings, 5-inch, 6-inch and 7-inch widths for fancy work, yard, 25c, 35c and 40c. A large assortment of holly boxes, cards and Christmas seals. The Big Department Store,

For Rent by l'eaton & Crisler, Jamestown, North Dakota. Northeast Vi, Sec. 28; n. % Sec. 27; se %, Sec. 27; W % Sec. 26. All in township 142, Range 64. Located five miles from market. Contains 960 acres, 750 acres cultivated, balance fenced pasture. All fall plowed and ready for crop in 1910. Entire farm averaged a little over 20 bushels of Wheat in 1909, which sold for from 95c to $1.05 per bushel. Owner has made himself independent off this farm, and now desires to rent the place and retire. Tile farm is not for snle. Will give three or five year lease and not reserve right to sell so renter will know the farm cannot be sold out from under him. Located in Stutsman county, N. Dak. Terms of Rental: Owner will furnish seed and pay half thresh bill, renter to furnish outfit of stock and machinery, pay half thresh bill and deliver one-half crop to owner at nearest elevator, these being the usual terms of rental in North Dakota. Horses, Machinery, Etc. Renter can furnish his own outfit, or purchase outfit now on place. Owner wants $3,500 for his outfit, S6OO or S7OO cash, balance to suit purchaser, if renter furnishes outfit owner will have an auction and clear his stuff off place. His outfit consists of a full and complete outfit for handling the place, among them being: 21 horses and colts, 3 binders, 3 gang plows, 1 disc, 3 mowers, 2 26-ft. harrows, 2 drills, 1 fanning mill, 1 smut machine, 2 tank wagons, 3 double box wagons, 8 sets harness, 2 hay rakes, 2 hay racks, 1 manure wagon, 15 tons hay. Owner also has plenty oats and feed, and hay in addition to above, which be will sell on place to renter. For further information see V. J. Crisler, Rensselaer, Ind.

Trustee Cheadle Given Judgment Against Remington Pliurcli. Judp;e Hanley Saturday rendered a judgment against the Remington Christian church and its trustees, W. C. Smalley, H. Landon and Samuel Bowman, for $344.57 and' also for SSO attorney fees. The judgment is in favor of W. H. Cheadle, trustee of the Parker bank. George Stalbaum, -the aged father of Chas. Stalbaum, former trustee of Kanakkee township, is fn quite poor health art his home in Telit, and it Is thought he can not long survive. Mrs. Frank King, who operated on for appendicitis Tuesday night of last week, is able to sit up a part of the time, and the stitches were withdrawn from the wound. She lq getting along unusually well for cases of this kind. Today the name of the Jasper Savings and Trust Co. was officially changed to be the Trust and Savings Bank. The object of the change was to avoid mail aimed for this Institution being carried to Jasper, Ind., as it occasionally was the old name, and also to shorten the name which was regarded as a bit unwieldy. W. H. Parker, of Morocco, a civil engineer, was in Rensselaer Saturday. He thinks Newton county will have a hard time getting a county surveyor, as he says they don’t want to pay him anything there for his work. They have the idea that an engineer should live on wind and until the commissioners are willing to put up for the work 1 what It' is worth Mr. Parker thinks they will be without au officer. Try the classified oolumn.

Gift Suggestions For Women. Suitable gifts for mother, sister, wife and friend, such as gloves, handkerchiefs, hose, fancy linens, towels and table linens, bed spreads, silks, furs, scarfs, house slippers, suit linings and hand bags. Our glove department contains gloves suitable for all occasions. The Kasper glove is the best made, in heavy winter silk and lisle, suede and silk lined, are warm and dressy, 25c, 50c and 75c. Silk lined kid gloves, both dressed and undressed, specially priced $1.50. —.- ; The Fedora and Virginia make kid gloves are the best, in all colors and black, SI.OO and $1.50 per pnir. Handkerchiefs of all kinds, embroideried and hemstitched edges in the finest quality linen, cross barred handkerchiefs, initial handkerchiefs in soft finish and fine linen, by far the finest line of handkerchiefs in this city, price sc, 10c, 15c, 25c and up to SI.OO. Fancy hosiery in plain lisle and silks, 25c, 50c, $1 and $1.50 pair. Silks in the soft finish Messalines and Moires for dresses and waists, 27-inch width, SI.OO yard, House slippers, fur-trimmed; in browns, blacks, greys and many other colors, SI.OO and $1.25 pair. Phoenix knit mufflers and long silk Reefer mufflers and head scarfs, in plain and fancy silks, specially priced at 50c, 76c, SI.OO, $1.45. Fancy center pieces, dresser scarfs and table linens, towels, etc. Bed spreads, both plain, scalloped and fringed, 98c, $1.25 np to $3.50 Furs are one of the most useful and acceptable gifts one can buy. Our line is the largest and most complete ever shown in this city, comprising the entire sample line of the “Annis” mink furs. These are made from select skms and are superior in "every respect to anything ever shown here before. A fine mink scarf muff as a Christmas remembrance assures the highest satisfaction. French mink scarfs and muffs to match, SB, $3.95, $5 up to $9.95, set. •"Japan mink scarfs, satin lined, $7.50 to $15.00. Natural mink scarfs with a guaranteed satin lining, priced at onethird less than their real value, $lB to $25. Japan mink muffs in the very newest shapes $12.50 to S2O. Natural mink muffs, made from select skins in the newest shapes, priced exceptionally low, S2O, $22.50 and $25. Nothing makes a more acceptable gift than a nice fur and this is a golden opportunity to buy high grade furs at an actual saving of 33 1-3 ppr cent. „ , . Rensselaer, Indiana

NOTICE OF BITCH PETITION. State es Indiana, County of Jasper, ss. In the Jasper Circuit Court, 1 November ' term, 1909. In the Matter of the Petition of Rompke , Sipkema et al, for Public Drain. i. Cause No. .108. To Lucius J. Otis, Adella M. Deming, Margaretta E. Otis, Grace Otis Sago, William Deering, the heirs of J. W. Spencer, deceased, viz: Mrs. Joshua Spencer, James M. Perkins-, Elizabeth S. Seward, and Emma E. Calvert; Cornelius Evers, Archibald W. Hopkins, Charles H. Gerstner, Ktaaa Ettama, William Kent, Tunis Snip as trustee of Keener civil township, Isaac Kight, as trustee of Union civil township, Jasper county, Indiana. You and each of you are hereby notified that the petitioners in the above entitled cause nave filed in the office of the Clerk of the Jasper Circtilt Courts their petition praying for the location and construction of an often drain upon and along the following described Ilhe and route, to-wlt: Commencing at a point about thirty (30) feet south a,nd eighty (80) rods west of the northeast corner of Section fourteen (14), Township thirty-one (91) north, Range seven (7> west, lri Keener township, Jasper eoilhty, Indiana, thence In a southwesterly direction to a point about ten (10) rods west of the sotlthwest coiner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section fourteen (14); thence west to the line of an old ditch, at a point about forty (40) rods east of the west line of said Section fourteen (14); thence west to a point about thirty (30) feet west of the east line of Section fifteen (16); thence north to a point thirty (30) feet north of the south line of Section ton (10); thence west to a point about forty (401 cads west of the east line of Section nine (9), to the line of an old ditch; thence southwesterly, following the line of the old ditch through Sections sixteen (16) and seventeen (IT), to the center of said Bection seventeen (17); thence south, following the line of an old ditch to the center of Section twenty (30) where the proposed ditch will have a good and sufficient outlet in the line of the Otis ditch, already constructed. Also a lateral to the main ditch on the following described line and route, towtt: Commencing at the northwest corner Of the southwest quarter of Section eighteen (18), and running thence east, to the line or the m«Th ditch, at SKSHS mence at a point Id the line of am old ditch on the east side of the nortbesft

quarter of said Section eighteen (18); thencC south and southeasterly, following the line of said old ditch, a distance of about one hundred sixty (160) rods, to the line of said lateral. All of the above described line of ditch being in TOwnship thirty-one (31) north. Range seven (7) west, in Jasper county, Indiana. You are further notified that you are named in said petition as being the owner of lands which will be affected by the location and construction of the proposed drain, and your lands are described therein. You are further notified that said petition is now pending, and will come up for hearing and docketing before the Honorable Charles W. Hanley, sole judge of the Jasper Circuit Court, at the Circuit Court Room in the Collrt House in the City of Rensselaer, County of Jasper and State of Indiana, on Monday, the 14th day of February, 1910, the same belpg the Ist Judicial day of the February term, 1916, of said Court. ROMPKE SIPKEMA, ET AL, Petitioners. Attest: C. C. Warner, Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. Nov.SO-Dec.7.

L. D. Erwin, who came last week from South Dakota to spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs. N. Littlefleldr yesterday underwent an operation for the removal of a tumor from his left shoulder. He stood the operation Very nicely and is getting along as well as- could be expected. Hlb son, F. R. Erwin, and wife, of Fair Oaks, were also here yesterday. He la 78 years of age. Ruth Nolin, 19 years old, a Purdue student, died of nervous prostratloh Wednesday afternoon at the home of her parents in West Lafayette. She was to have been married next spring to E. O. Gilmore, of Newark, Ohio, a Purdue graduate. Almost six months after he received injuries in tumbling Into the basement of a building tinder construction, five-year-old .Patrick Farnan still lies in an unconscious condition at Hope hospital in Ft. Wayne. i oe> y—~jj» mm as gulhnwimi