Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1902 — THINGS IN GENERAL! [ARTICLE]

THINGS IN GENERAL!

Daily Happenings Around the Prairie City.

TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TOLD!

News Items Caught on the Pun and Served While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment. Local and Personal Notes

May Ist. Mandolin Recital at Ellis’ Opera House May Ist. Mr. and Mrs. George Colvert spent Sunday in Monon. Harry Byrd, of Hammond, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Glenn Tharp, of Monticello, visited relatives here Monday. Je°se E. Wilson will deliver the G. A. R. memorial address. Simon Leopold is assisting in the Leopold store at Wolcott. Lawrence and Christina Hilderbrand spent Sunday in Chicago. Mrs. W. A. Rinehart is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McCoy. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grant, of Rose Lawn, were in the city yesterday. A number will be baptized at the river by Rev. Ed Meads next Sunday. Thomas Parks, of near Remington, has been the guest of his son, W. S Parks. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Hand, south of town, Saturday. Miss Dora Wickwire, of Goodland, has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Kurrie. This paper and The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean $1.40 for one year. “Special deal.” W. F. Baughman, former band director, is now editor of the Chalmers Dispatch. Mrs. J. L. Green and daughter Joeva, have returned from Chrisman for a visit. ,

Lillie and Nettie Brown, of Wolcott, spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. W. S. Parks. Miss Lulu Wallick, of Canton, 0., is here to attend the Sayler-Watson wedding. Secure your tickets now for the Mandolin Club Recital May Ist, or you may get left. Jim Randle has decided to locate in Chicago and is moving his household goods there. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Samvel Holmes, of Hanging Grove township, Monday. Tickets for the Rensselaer Mandolin Club entertainment now on sale at Huff’s Jewelry Store. Rev. B. F. Ferguson preached the dedicatory sermon for a new Baptist church at Princeton, last Sunday. The mothers’ meeting will be held at the court house on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All are invited. Cards are out for the wedding of Mr. Lawrence Sayler and Mrs. Belle Watson, which will take place next Sunday. Mr. and Ray D. Thompson are rejoicing over their first born, a 10 pound daughter, who arrived Monday morning. Mrs. C. M. Baughman, of Logan sport, and Mrs. Carrie Short, of Monon, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Baughman. Something special? Sure thing The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and this paper J 1.40 for one year. Ask us what it means.

Everett Hxlstead arrived home from the west Tuesday morning. He did not learn of his father, Micah B. Halstead’s death, until his arrival here. Mrs. Julia Healey arrived home from Washington, D. C., Monday, where she has been visiting her son George for some time. Charlie Chapman, after a short visit with his brother, J. H. Chapman, returned to South Bend, where he is attending school, Monday. Advertised letters. J. C. Sayler, Mrs. Cary Leuis, W. Russel Lee, Miss Minnie Mansfield, Miss Delia Hahn, Mr. C. W. Baher, Mr. Will Burns. Miss Mabel Wilkison, of Idaville, is acting as stenographer for the former law firm of Chilcote & Parkins n while the affairs of the firm are being settled. A Monroe county girl offered to toss a coin the other day to see if she would marry the young fellow who had proposed to her, but he didn’t have the coin. Dr. Arthur Kressler graduated from the Medical College of Indiana at Indianapolis last Thursday. His brother Frank was present at the commencement. Roy McKinsey has accepted a position as traveling salesman for Morrison, Mclntosh & Co , of Grinnell, lowa, manufacturers of gloves and mittens. He started on his new work Tuesday. Charlie Goetz, of Nebraska, arrived here yesterday morning to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz, west of town, but found upon arrival here that his father bad passed away a few hours before.

George Fredline, of Hanging Grove township, was fined $1 and costs, $6.50 in all, by Squire Buss 11 Tuesday, for slapping Mrs. Marion Smith, of that township. An argument over some question caused the trouble. Squire Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, was in the city Tuesday. He reports the oats looking fine—in fact never better—and that the prospects for a good crop is the brightest for some time. We see certain boys are ignoring the ordinance against shooting within the corporation limits. Yesterday noon we noticed a young lad shoot a jay bird from a tree on Washington street with a target rifle. The marshal should see that this ordinance is enforced, even if it is necessary to make a few arrests.

The commissioners will meet in regular session next Monday. Ason was born to Mr. and Mrs. Silas Toombs, near Newland, Saturday. Miss Beatrice Brown, of Glencoe, HI., is the guest of Miss Eva Clark. Prof. Dentinger has moved into the Day property on Weston street recently vacated by Ross Goble. B. S. Fendig, the “egg king,” is shipping two car loads of eggs to eastern points this week.

Mark Foresman, of Goodland, was in the city yesterday. He reports things looking favorable for the removal of the county seat to Goodland. Judge Thompson and wife attended a reception and musicale of the Indiana Club of Chicago, given in honor of the distinguished Indiana authors at the Auditorium Saturday. Mrs. Ed Hopkins has been chosen by the Department President to act as conductor of the W. R. C. conventl<3)p of the Department of Indiana to be held in Indianapolis in May. A novel feeling of leaping, bounding impulse goes through your body. You feel young, act young and are young after taking Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. B. F. Fendig. Minnie B. Cleaver, of Fair Oaks, formerly of Rensselaer, died at the Lakeside Hospital, in Chicago, last Thursday. An account of her death is given by our Fair Oaks correspondent. No lady’s wardrobe is complete without a new spring tailor made gown. Every style here. Chicago Bargain Store. Mother, yes one package makes two quarts of baby medicine. See directions. There is nothing just as good for babies and children as Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. B. F. Fen dig. During the fire at Idaville last week the building of the Bank of Idaville, among others, burned. The safe was opened this week and the books and papers and $4,000 in cash contained therein were found uninjured. Only $23.50 for a new improved Domestic sewing machine at the Chicago Bargain Store. Don’t waste your money on worthless imitations of Rocky Mountain Tea. Get the genuine made only by the Madison Medicine Co. A great family remedy. 35 cents. B. F. Fendig. Over 1,400 dozen eggs taken in last Saturday at the Chicago Bargain Store. The wind storm Saturday did more or less damage in this vicinity. Two large windows in White’s livery barn were broken by the force of the wind. At Parr W. L. Wood’s wind will was blown down, and similar reports came irom many other places in the county. Only $11.90 for a new Happy Home Drop Head, 5-drawer golden oak sewing machine, guaranteed 5 years, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Saturday night, at the regular session of Corps No. 39, Mrs. John Duvall was initiated into the order. Mrs. James Smith, of Chicago, also Mrs. Hagins, of Kansas City, Mo., were among the guests of the evening. Light refreshments were served after initiation.

We get the eggs because we pay the higest price by giving you more goods and better goods for your produce than elsewhere. Chicago Bargain Store. Have you ever called upon the new fruit tree agent, J. H. Hoover? He represents the Emons nursery, of Newark, N. Y., and is willing to compare their trees with those of any other nursery as to pricesand quality. All trees are guaranteed to be true to name, and any tree dying will be replaced free. Mrs. H. H. Graham and her daughter, Miss Mary Graham, of Winnipeg, Canada, were the guests of Rensselaer friends last week On last Thursday afternoon an informal reception was giyen to them by Mrs. Frank Foltz, at her residence on Work street, previous to their departure on Friday. Ed Pattee arrived home Sunday from a four months’ stay “way down in Mobile,” Ala., where he had been working on a railroad wharf. While in Mobile he became engaged to Miss Jennie Berbeck, of that city, and their wedding will take place in Santa Rosa, Cal., where they will make their home, in a few days. Mr. Pattee will work on a fruit farm there.