Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1901 — FIGHTING MACCABEES. [ARTICLE]

FIGHTING MACCABEES.

Two Sisters of the Order Forget Their Obligations. Tuesday evening was the regular meeting night of the order of the Lady Maccabees. But five or six merhbers were present, but the meeting was opened in due form and along toward the close of the session, presumably the head of the “good of the order,” a dispute arose between Mrs. George Hopkins and Mrs. Wm. Fry. Mrs. Hopkins struck the latter over the head with her umbrella and called her a liar. Mr. Hopkins was at the foot of the stairs, and hearing the disturbance, went to the door and demanded admittance. He was admitted and stopped the row, and as claimed by Mrs. and one or two other witnesses called Mrs. Fry a liar and made threatening gestures. Mr. Fry had Mrs. Hopkins arrested for assault and battery yesterday, and on a plea of guilty Squire Troxell fined her |1 and costs, JIO.BO in all. At the close of the trial Mr. Fry had Mr. Hopkins arrested on the charge of provoke. k He had his trial yesterday afternoon before Squire Troxell, who fouud him guilty and assessed a fine of |1 and costs, but remitted the same during good behavior. The testimony was conflicting. The two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burbage, of Newton township, died Monday morning. The remains were taken to Chalmers for burial. A. Leopold sold lots in his addition last week to Henry Hildebrand, Hiram Day, James Knight, Dr. English, Wm. Mackey, Harb y Shields and 8. E. Yeoman. Sohuyler Robinson has resigned his position as railway mail clerk and himself and Mrs. Robinson will enter the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan returned from the Forester convention at Detroit, Mich., Saturday. While on the way home Mr. Honan had a bad attack of cholera morbus.

James Longstreth, of near Aix, is nursing a broken arm, which he received in failing down a stairway at Chicago Heights, where he had been working at the carpenter trade. O O. Buck, Beirne, Ark., says: I was troubled with constipation until I bought DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Since then have been entirely cured of my old complaint. I recommend them. A. F. Long. Free accommodations and best place to view the circus parade. Make it your headquarters. Chicago Bargain Store. Opposite Court House. Wm. Imes, father of Miss Nellie Imes, W. B. Austin’s stenographer, and uncle of W. J. Imes, died at Bozeman, Montana, Monday. The remains will be brought to Monticello for burial. The pressmen In donkey's printing establishment at Hammond are on a strike. They organized a union and the officers were discharged, which caused the balance of the pressmen to quit work. Al Rishling has succeeded Rev. Sines as manager of the Judy & Wood branch store in Rensselaer. Rev. Sines will attend conference next week. He expects to be given a Benton county charge next year, Prof. Anthony Schath and family departed for Cincinnati, his former home, last Friday. Prof. Bernard Dehtinger, instructor in music at St. Joseph’s College, will succeed him as instructor of the Citizen’s Band. Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown, Pa., says; “Our little girl almost strangled to death with croup. The doctors said she couldn’t live but she was instantly relieved by One Minute Cough Cure. A. F. Long. - J. H. Conway, the farr saloon keeper, was arrested Monday, charged with assault and battery upon the person of Harry Kelley, and for sellingjiquor to a minor. The cases will be heard by Squire Burnham today. Theodore George has secured a position as traveling salesman for the firm of Thomas & Hayden, neckwear and shirt dealers, of Chicago. He went to Chicago Tuesday to familiarize himself with the work. O. P. Wright returned from New York Tuesday, where he had been on . business connected with the Jasper county oil field. He will leave for there again today to be gone a week or ten days.