Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1909 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Walter Forbes is moving today fb Mrs. id. H. Ilemf.hills’ house on Front street. Wade Laßue returned to Chicago this morning afterea short visit with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. LaRue here. _ . Robert Lefler and wife and baby returned to Joliet this ffibrning after a short vlsit here with her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. Harry Murray. He has quit his street car work and has charge of a laundry route. C. M. Sands and family spent Christmas and Sunday with her parents at Monon, Mr. Sands returned this mottling and she and the children will remain there for a longer visit. Mrs. James Thompson, who has been very sick for some time, is to undergo a surgical operation this afternoon in the hope of prolonging her life. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Coen came over from South Bend Friday evening and will remain until tomorrow visiting relatives and friends. They are very well pleased with their new home. Mrs. Ida J. Duck, of Salem, Ohio, arrived here Friday evening on a sufvisit to her sister, Mrs. Mary ,J. Kannal, and family. It was her first visit here for sixteen years.

J. C. Carson and wife, of Lafayette, came to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Clark. He returned Sunday and she remained for a longer visit. O. B. McAllister and wife, of Chicago Heights, came last Friday to visit Jaines Elliott and family. He returned yesterday and she will remain for a longer .visit. A dance will be given at the armory tomorrow night under the direction of L. A. Harmon, who has procured the always popular Fairbury orchestra music, T. W. Shesler, of Richmond, Ind., was here over Christmas and Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs. C. W. Shesler, and his.brother, W. R. Shesler. He is a traveling furniture salesman. "A. O. Garriott and wife, of Hammond, who nave been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Leach, went to Parr this morning to visit relatives. * Frank Alter and wife went to Forest, Clinton county, yesterday, to participate in the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Alter.

Miss Manda Hoyes, who was home from Crawfordsville over Christmas, went to Monticello yesterday for a short visit before returning to Crawfordsville. Miss Letha Wright was operated on in a hospital in Chicago last Saturday, this being the second operation she has had performed. Her brother, W. J. Wright, was in Chicago to see her Sunday. George Ulm was down from South Bend to spend a few days With his family. He will go tomorrow to Zion City, where the company he is working for is building a new dredge preparatory to starting in on a good job. John Kepner and son, George, and Tom Manley were over from Kendalville to spend Christmas with their families. John and Tom returned this morning and George will remain for a few days’ longer visit. Mr. and Clifford Passons, of Joliet, 111., returned home this morning, after a short visit here with his father, J. C. Passons, and wife. It was Cliff’s first visit here for almost six years. >

Chas. M. Greenlee will have a sale on January 10th, at his farm two miles north and one mile west of town, and will offer a good lot of stock for'sale. He will give up farming for the present. The Republican is printing his sale bills. John Bruner was down from Valparaiso on telephone business yesterday. He has a contract with the Jasper County Telephone Co, and is anxious to learn where he will get off at wljen the merger that is based on the pending franchise takes place. t ™ Leonard Turner, of Monticello, a popular young linotype operator, who worked at the Republican office last spring, and who is now working in Indianapolis, was married Sunday to a daughter of Curtis D. Meeker, of Monticello. Ray McGill, of Dawson, Ga., and Norman Borchardt, of Tampa, Fla., came down from Chicago to spend the holidays with the latter’s uncles, B. F. and Samuel Fendig. Both young men are students in the Art Institute in Chicago, making a specialty, of cartooning. • Dr. Chas. Honan, of Berlin, Getmany, who is visiting his brother. Attorney Honan, in this city, will address the boy friends and schoolmates of his nephew, Edward, Thursday evening at the library. His talk will be about his travels and should prove very Interesting and instructive. Samuel Duvall and son, Charley 1 ,.0f Nanton, Alberta, Canada, came Friday to visit the former’s brother, C. W. Duvall. Sam expects to' regain in this country for about two mbnths, spending part of his time in Michigan. He is now engaged In handling pianos, organs, buggies, etc., in addition to farming, which he does on a large scale.