Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1902 — THINGS IN GENERAL! [ARTICLE]

THINGS IN GENERAL!

Daily Happenings Around the Prairie City. TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TOLD! News Items Caught or the Hun and Served While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment. Local and Personal Notes Fountain Park Assembly opens next Saturday. Mrs. T. W. Haus is visiting relatives in Plymouth. Burlap horse fly sheets at SI.OO per pair at Lee’s, at McCoysburg. Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Edward are visiting in Michigan City. Mrs. Mary E. Marshall and daughter Florence are visiting in LaPorte. The Journal editor is moving into his new house on Franklin street. Good three tine hay forks at 46c at Lee’s Hardware, at McCoysburg. Miss Amanda Hoyes, of Lafayette, spent Sunday here with her mother. Mrs. E. Duvall and son Ed left on Tuesday for a visit at Chandler, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Roth Wottman, of Streater, 111,, are visiting releatives here. The Newton County Star, the new paper at Goodland, appeared last week. Miss Mildred Gundy, of Fair Oaks, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Elza Grow. Miss Grace Pulver, of Danville, 111., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. W. Clarke.

Miss Flora Roberts, of Lafayette, has been the guest of Mrs. Jay W. Williams. Randle Overton is very low and his death at any time would be no surprise. This paper and The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean $1.40 for one year. “Special deal.” Fifty different styles of pocket knives, at Lee’s hardware, at McCoysburg.

Just a few more oil and gasoline stoves at bargain prices, at Lee’s, at McCoysburg. Mr. and Mrs. James Randle are moving back to Rensselaer from Chicago Heights. Ray Thompson has moved into Frank Wood’s property on South Van Rensselaer street. Miss Lizzie Scheurick left Tuesday for several days’ visit with her sister at Lake Bluff.

M. M. Tyler has resigned his position as manager of Laßue’s store at Rose Lawn. Trees that will grow are the kind that S. E. Yeoman sells. Give him your order. . Mrs. A. A. Yates and daughter Mary left on Tuesday for a visit in Omaha and St. Paul, Neb. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Jordan, of Newland, died Monday night of dysentery. Wayne Parker, of the Indianapolis University, has come home for the summer vacation. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stiller, of Hanging Grove township, last Friday. Mrs. W. A. Jordan and son, of Hammond, were the guests of W. G. Slagle and wife Sunday. For Sale—Good second hand cook stove at a bargain. Stove can be seen at the Journal office. Elvin Overton, of Freeport, 111., was called here last week by the serious sickness of his brother, Randle. Mr. and Mrs. Vermont Hawkins, of Anderson, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willis. Mrs. 3. F. Waldorf and daughter June, of Chicago, have been the guests of G. K. Hollingsworth and family. E. M. Neher, teacher of science and director of athletics in the Rensselaer high school, has resigned his position to enter a medical college.

Omar, son of Frank Osborne, living north of the railroad, fell from a horse Sunday and broke his right forearm. • Rev. H. M. Middleton, former pastor of the M. E. church, will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday morning. Mrs. Mary Kannal and daughters Irma and Juno have gone to Harbor Springs, Mich., for a short vacation. Whenever people do not vote our way we begin to doubt whether they p,re capable of self government. Mrs. J. F. Warren, who has been visiting the family of Newton Warren, at LaPorte, returned to Rensselaer Monday. Sixty-five from Rensselaer took in the Indianapolis excursion Sunday. Two trains were run and were well patronized. The Presbyterian church is being decorated, and until the work is completed services will be held in the court house. Capt. Wm. Guthrie, of Monticello, Democratic candidate for congress, was in Rensselaer Monday meeting his constituents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knrrie are in the west on an extended pleasure trip. They will spend a month in sight-see-ing in Colorado and Utah.

Herbert Toops, of Sharon, has gone to Oklahoma, where he expects to locate permanently. Rheumatism necessitates a change of climate. The six year old son of Harry Alter, formerly of the tile mill north of town, was killed in a runaway at their home in Clinton county Tuesday. If you want nursery stock that will grow, give your order to S. E. Yeoman, who is now taking orders for fall delivery. All stock guaranteed. If youlare going to make a sidewalk don’t fail to use Glazed Sidewalk Brick. They make the cheapest and best walk. For sale by Donnelly Lumber Go. Lump coal for threshing at $3.25 per ton at the Donnelly Lumber Co. There will be a basket meeting at the Egypt school house, in Jordan township, next Sunday forenoon and afternoon, under the auspices of the Universalists. All are cordially invited, Misses Belle and Martha Oppenheimer, of New Orleans, who have been the guests of their sister, Mrs. B. S. Fendig, left last evening for an extended visit at Toronto and OrilJa, Canada. Mrs, W. B. Price, mother of County Surveyor Price, died at her home in Carpenter township Monday night at the advanced age of 75 years. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Geo. F. Meyers, of Kniman, reports the trade of the Sam Smith farm in Walker township to Will H. Ade, of Kentlpnd, for a 488 acre farm near Paris, Mo. Mr. Smith will move there next year.

Henry C. Heffner, of Holdredge, Neb., has purchased the former Loshbaugh farm of 240 acres in Milroy township of Edward Lynch for SIO,OOO. The new purchaser will reside in Rensselaer. Uncle Ad Parkisou now has the honor of getting the highest price ever paid for Jasper county cattle. He sold a bunch at $8.20 per hundred, the car load bringing him $2,220 54, or | $l3O 62 per head. I The city authorities had the -marshal place “no hitching” signs on the telephone and light poles in the business part of town and hjive given him instructions to hereafter enforce the ordinance against letting teams stand on the streets, which are ruining the latter.

Louis Overton, father of James Overton, cf Jasper county, died at hie home at Walnut, lowa, last Friday morning, at the age of eighty-four years. Deceased was one of the early settlers of Jasper county. Louie Fendig, of Brunswick, Ga., is visiting bis parents here. Louie is still interested in a land company and spends most of his time on the road in its interest. From here ho will go to Colorado and latorwork California. If it wasn’t popular, if it wasn’t loved by the people, why do dealers say ? “We have something just as good as the Madison Medicine Go’s. Rocky Mountain Tea.” Think it over. 36 cents. B. F. Fendig. Charles Danford had a team of horses killed by lightning last Thursday afternoon m Jordan township. He had tied the horses at the farm of Wm. Tanner and had taken shelter in the house, thus escaping injury himself.

Charlie Mann and Louis Ramp returned from their Colorado trip Friday. While away they visited Denver, Pike’s Peak, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake City, and other points. They report a most enjoyable time. There is a pretty girl in an alpine hat. A sweeter girl in a sailor brim, But the handsomest girl you’ll ever see, Is the sensible girl who uses Rocky Mountain Tea. B. F. Fendig. The Jasper County Telephone company is giving excellent service. We are led to make this remark by the attention and politeness given to the patrons by the girls at central. Surely no one could find fault with the way they do their work. Mary A. Sunderland has brought suit for divorce from her husband, Frank Sunderland. They were married January 1, 1890, and reparted Sept. 8, 1901. She charges habitual drunkenness, failure to provide and cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks for a divorce and alimony of SSOO. To destroy the germs of disease in your blood use Radam’s Microbe Killer. Sold only by A. F. Long and B. F. Fendig. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hopkins celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last Sunday at their home on Dayton street. Forty-five guests were present to do honor to the occasion. A gold chain and charm was presented to Uncle Clint and a gold ring to Aunt Lovisa by the children and grandchildren. Sure preventive and if taken in time a positive cure for consumption. Radam’s Microbe Killer. Sold in Rensselaer only by A. F. Long and B. F. Fendig. Winfred McColly, son of J. F. MeColly, and Miss Alice V. Wartena were married last Sunday at the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. T. A. Hall. The wedding was private. Mr. and Mrs. McColly have gone to housekeeping in the former Leatherrock property i corner Clark and Jefferson streets. Mrs. Mary Porter and son Will and his daughter Myra returned from Coats, Kans., last Thursday, where Mrs, Porter and Myra had been visiting for some months, and the latter looking after his crops for the past few weeks. Will reports immense crops in that section of the country, and the crops on his farm show the general run of properity. - In glancing over the program of the coming M. E. district 'conference we find that many prominent persons will be here and take part from distant points. In the United States prominent religious workers will be present from Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York, Indianapolis and other points. Dr. W. P. Kane, president of Wabash college, will also be present. From foreign countries there will be Bishop Vincent, from Switzerland, a young Christian Jewess from Jerusalem and a religious worker from Chipa. The oil well at Water Valley is being repiped and prepared for pumping. To the casual observer there is no appearanoe of oil, but the owners of the well state that oil in paying quantities has been struck and ti\e additional expense they are going to to prepare the well for pumping bears out their statement. They will drill another well at once just across the track from their present well, which would hardly be the case if no oil had been found in the first on 9. The toell has been *an expensive one for the company, the cost for shooting it alone being SSOO. The total cost is said to be over $1,500.