Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — THINGS IN GENERAL! [ARTICLE]

THINGS IN GENERAL!

Dally Happenings Around the Prairie City. TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TOLD! News Items Caught on the Run and Served While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment., Local and Personal Notes Get prices on hardware and lumber at McOoysburg. Ed Pattee has returned from an extended stay in Florida. Nicholas Krull has opened his new bakery in the K. of P. building. For a first class job of horseshoeing call on 0. Hansen, the black-smith. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Benedict, of Oxford, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz. Vermont Hawkins, of Anderson, visited relatives here over Sunday. His wife accompanied him home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Paa'sen, of Rockford, 111., have been the guests of their cousin, Mrs. J. J. Montgomery. Jj. N. Barce, of Benton county, has bought the Glint Hopkins 160 acre farm, northwest of town, at $66 per acre. You will find the prettiest, newest, cheapest and most stylish swell hats at Miss Mary Meyer’s Millinery Store. 17-3 t John Meyers and John Eubank and family, of Wabash county, have been visiting relatives in Rensselaer and vicinity. Miss Nellie Van Smith, who has been in Europe for some months, has returned to America, and is now in Chicago. A. F. Griswold, of Milroy township, has purchased a 190 acre farm in White county, and will move there March Ist. Hanging Grove and Milroy townships held a joint institute at McOoysburg Saturday. Superintendent Hamilton was in attendance. Merle Gwin has been elected president of the class organization of the freshman class of the Indiana College of Medicine, at Indianapolis. William McDonald, who recently sold his farm near Pleasant Ridge, has bought a 240 acre farm in Boone county for SIB,OOO, or $76 per acre. The effort to install a hot water heating system at Monticello has been abandoned, as only $2,400 of the necessary SIO,OOO could be raised. We the jury, find th edeceased came to his death from heart failure, caused by not taking Rocky Mouutain Tea made by Madison Medicine Co. 36c. B. F. Fendig. Leave your order with O. Hansen for a new wagon or buggy. It will be manufactured to your order from the best material and at a reasonable price. All hand work. Makes assimilation perfect, healthy blood, firm muscles, Btrong nerves. Quickens the brain, makes and keeps you well. Great medicine, Rocky Mountain Tea. 36c. B. F. Fendig. Bruce White and Britt Marion arrived home from the west Friday, not having found a location to suit them. They were at Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, and Ashland and Portland, Oregon. Oharleß Liston, son of Perry Liston, and Miss Bertha Alice Bicknell, daughter of John L. Bicknell, of Jordan township, were married at the Makeever House parlors last Thursday forenoon, at eleven o’clock. ’Squire J. A. Burnham officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Liston will reside near Brook.

Miss Carrie Woodworth is visiting in Chicago. Will Porter is now a clerk in Murray’s store. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Baker Monday. * Mrs. Oscar Anderson and children are visiting in Chicago. All kinds of low prices on hardware and lumber at Lee’s, McCoysburg, Indiana. i J. B. Sayler has moved to Aurora, 111. He is in the employ of the McCormick Harvesting Co. Fred Phillips is seriously sick at his home in Rensselaer, and his condition is very discouraging. John Rush attended the special board meeting of the Free Baptist church at Logansport this week. Sunday’s cheap excursion will be the last ot the season, and if the weather is favorable will, no doubt, be largely patronized. Orders taken for Stephens’ celebrated suits, cloaks, furs, dress skirts, silk and wool waists by Mrs. Genevieve Sprigg. Phone 174. 4t.

The quarterly conference of the M. E. church will be held this morning at nine o’clock, at the M. E. church. Communion services will be held next Sunday morning. The Hawaiian women’s club at Honolula defeated the question: “Is it better to take Rocfcy Mountain Tea hot or cold ?” Either way it magnifies your pleasure. B. F.JFendig. Hereafter there will be preaching at the Free Baptist church every Sunday, morning and evening. Preaching at Vaughn every Sunday alternoon at 3:00, and at Parr Saturday night. One hundred and forty two indictments were returned by the grand jury of Pulaski county, all but seven of which are against persons who, it is claimed, have not yet paid their dog tax. W. T. Wesson, Gholsonyille, Va., druggest, writes: “Your One Minute Cough Cure gives perfect satisfaction. My customers say it is the best remedy for coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles.” A. F. Long. Rev. A. L. Ward has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Christian church here. He has been extended, and has accepted, a call to the Christian church at Martinsville, and will move there about November Ist. His successor here has not been determined upon. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not a mere stimulant to tired nature. It affords the stomach complete and absolute rest by digesting the food you eat. You don’t have to diet but can enjoy all the good food you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure instantly relieves that distressed feeling after eating, giving you new life and vigor. A. F. Long.

The Rensselaer Journal is authority for the statement that Uncle James McEwen, of the Sentinel, placed some hen eggs under a hen last summer, and raised therefrom a brood of turkeys. We’ll wager something nice that Babcock, of the Democrat, will never stand that. It would be just like Prank, now, to set a hen-egg and raise an ostrich or a good trotting horse.—Morocco Courier. “I had long suffered from indigestion,” writes G. A. LeDeis, Cedar City, Mo. “Like others I tried many preparations but never found anything that did me good until 1 took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. One bottle cured me. A friend who had suffered similarly I put on the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He is gaining fast and will soon be able to work. Before he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure indigestion had made him a total wreck. A. F. Long. Stevens’ garments cost less for same quality than others, as they are the largest manufacturers, and being able to buy cheaper can afford to sell cheaper. At least 25 per cent can be saved by buying their garments. The goods are shrunk afid sponged before making, and a fit is guaranteed Mrs. Genevieve Sprigg has taken the agency for their celebrated garments in Rensselaer, and will take pleasure in calling and showing samples. Phone 174. Over 200 samples from which to select. Officials of the east and west, railroad held a meeting at Mt. Ayr on ; Friday of last week We learn from a prominent Mt Ayr citizen, who was present at the meeting, that il e difficulty, relative to holding elections in certain townships in Kosciuski county has been overcome, and the elections will be held in th& near future. The indications are that all will carry in favor of the road. The officials speak very encourage! ngly of the enterprise and declare that the read will be I bui, t regardless of the result of the above elections.— Morocco Courier.

Mrs. J. C. Borntrager has returned from a visit at Wapakoneta, Ohio. A carload of shingles—three grades at McCoysbnrg’s lumber yard. Recorder Porter caught a 16 pound Mississippi cat fish on a trout line in the Kankakee river last week. T. J. McCoy states that he will not be a candidate for state treasurer, reports to the contrary notwithstanding. 0. B. Manderville was appointed justice of the peace for Union township by the commissioners last week. The annual convention of the post masters of the tenth congressional district, will be held at Lafayette next Tuesday. The Monon is making a rate of one and one-third fare rate to Indianapolis this week, on account of the fall carnival. To Givk Away.— A few loads of nice fertilizer, now piled on Van Rensselaer street. Apply to the city marshal or city council. Lewis Ockerman, Goshen, Tnd: ‘DeWitt’s Little Early Risers never bend me double like other pills but do their work thoroughly and make me feel like a boy.” Certain, thorough, gentle. A. F. Long. Henderson Stock Company all next week at the opera house in high class comedies and dramas. One night during the week the weird and wonderful drama, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will be presented. The commissioners last week awarded the contract for furnishing groceries for the poor farm for the ensuing quarter to John Eger, at $99.50; for dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, to George E. Murray, at $21.07. Here is journalism for yon : The Brook Reporter styles Bro. Babcock “that greasy, dirty Digger Indian scavanger of the Rensselaer sewer pipe,” and the Democrat editor calls Bro. Stonehill, of the Reporter, “Dunghill.”

Salem township, Pulaski county, in which Francesville is located, will hold another railroad election to try and vote a subsidy to tne east and west railroad. At the foVmer election the proposition was defeated by a small majority. A man in Missouri was arrested and fined for working on Sunday. His neighbors testified that lie scalded hogs, whitewashed trees, stacked and straw and rendered lard. There were five counts, and he was fined $lO each on the first two. In an old cemetery over in Pulaski county, after burying her seventh husband, a widow ordered a tombstone to mark the resting places of the entire bunch. On the shaft is an index finger pointing upward, and on the base, instead of names, is the legend, “Seven Up.” Essie, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sayler, of Newton township, who has been an invalid from her birth, died Saturday evening at their home west of town. The funeral was held Tuesday at the residence, Rev. Clarence D. Royse, of the Rensselaer M. E. church, conducting the services. A gentleman was driving through this section the other day, when he chanced to see a boy in a field of corn which did not look very promising. Thinking to have some fun, he accosted the boy, and the so lowing conversation took place : “Young man, your corn looks kind of yellow.” “Yes, that’s the kind we planted.” “Don’t look like you would get more than half a crop.” “We don’t expect to. The landlord receives the other half.” Then after a short time the gentleman said : “There ain’t much between you and a fool.” “Nope,” replied the boy, “nothing but a rail fence ” The last information was sufficient, and tile gentleman moved on.

Mrs. Charles Nichols is visiting In Monticello and Idaviile. Rev. A. G. Work is attending the Presbyterian synod at Madison. J. R. Vanatta, who has been sick for the pist ten weeks, is improving. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Srripter north of town, last Sunday, a son. Miss Joeva Green was home fipm Porter county Saturday and Sunday. A number from Rensselaer are attending the fall carnival at Indianapolis this week. Mrs. E. C. English is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. F. Hopkins, in Englewood. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schreiner, northwest of town, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Robert Simmons, of Greenfield, are the guests of Felix French and J. Q. Alter and families. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Berkley’ arrived home from their bridal trip Sunday night. They spent the time at Louisville, Cincinnati and Newman, 111. The state president of the W. R. 0., has ordered all the lodges in the state to drape their charters in mourning for a period of sixty days, in memory of President McKinley. Mrs. Daisy A. Voogt, of Carpenter township, has brought suit in ihe Jasper circuit court for divorce from her husband, Joseph Voogt She alleges abandonment, and asks for the custody of their two children. The proposition of the railroads to abolish free passes was defeated when the proposition came to a vote. The largejines voted;in favor of the propo sition, but the small roads, wiiicli were in the majority, voted to continue the present plan. This kills the proposition for another year, at least. At the late reunion of the Ninth Indiana Regiment at Mishawaka, the monument committee reported that $1,700 had been laised toward purchasing a tract of lard in Rensselaer, to be named Milroy Park, after the late Gen. Milroy, of the Ninth. The next reunion will be held in LaPorte next October. The city of Winamac, with a population of 1,700, has a debt of $62,000. The tax rate has increased from 90 cents to $2.16 on SIOO worth of property. John P. Miller, a promoter of Chicago, built and sold to the city the light and water plant for $36,000 in 1897. Later, experts said the plant C >st Miller $12,000, and $6,000 worth of new machinery had to be bought by the city. The new three cent piece soon to be issued by the government, will be unlike any other current coin in that it will have a hole m the center, something like the Chinese money. The' new innovation was deemed necessary on account of the likeness to the present nickel five cent piece in size and alloy. Ii has already been designated the “doughnui coin,” because of the hole in the middle. Our names do not always apply to avocations in which we are engaged. For instance : C. A. Hack, Shelbyville, isn’t a liveryman; he’s a lawyer. C. W. Slick, Mishawaka, doesn’t sell grease; he’s a dentist. M, B, Thrasher, Frankfort, isn’t a school teacher; he’s a dry goods merchant. Mrs. W. P. Bacon, Logansport, isn’t a butcher; she sells household goods. Mis. Helen Plangue, Goshen, isn’t in the lumber business; she’s a milliner. The Henderson Stock Company has been filling a week’s engagement at the Opera House since Monday to large and appreciative audiences. They are above the average in dramatic art and gentlemanly demeanor both on and off the stage. Tonight (Friday) they present that weird and spectacular play of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in which Mr. Henderson has won fame all over the Western country —Remington Press. Leßoy Armstrong, until recently of Lafayette, but now employed on Chi capo papers, and who has a number of intimate acquaintances in this city, a few days ago completed an unusual task. He was selected by a publish'ng syndicate to write a biograpny of President McKinley in minute detail. In the short space of ten days Mr. Armstrong wrote a volume ccntaining mote than 600 pages, and an edition of 100,000 has been printed. Mr. Armstrong is now engaged in writing a book on President Roosevelt, but ho will take more time to it.

Ed Heath is at Oxford on business, Mr. and Mrs. Felix French observed their 40th wedding anniversary Tuesday. Mrs. C. H. Porter, of Delphi, attended the Stockton-Perkins wedding last evening. Mrs. Oecelia Perkins, of Morris, Illinois, is the guest of her brother, J. H. Perkins. Wallace Shedd has gone to JulesColorado, to look after his interests there. Miss Myrtle Ohipman has returned from Buchanan, Michigan, where she has been visiting. Father Meyer, pastor of the Catholic church, is at St. Louis, attending a convention of priests. Mr. and Mrs Hiram Day have gone to Tolono, Illinois, to visit Mr. Day’s father, who is quite sick. Mrs. Frank Lewis and Mrs. Rose Ladd, of Oxford, are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris. The second International Live Stock Exposition will be held at. the Stock Yards in Chicago the week of November 30th. Reduced ratqs will be given by the Monon. It is now reported that the potato crop of the country will be larger than last year. Maine has the largest crop ever known, and Michigan has a good crop. New York and Minnesota also have good crops of late potatoes. In Minneapolis the prices fell from 75 to 30 cents in one day. The weather the past month has been the best kind of potato weather, and has redeemed the crop in the potato states. The citizens of Wayne and Tippecanoe townships, Kosciusko county, petitioned the county council to make an appropriation for the holding of an election to vote aid for the building of a railroad. The county council refused to make the appropriation, and the citizens brought mandamus proceedings to compel the council to act. The case was heard by Judge Biggs last week, and decided in favor of the petitioners.