Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1902 — Page 3

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DR. MOORE, The Careful Specialist of 45 Years Constant Practice, Treats with remarkable success the following specialties : Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Hemorrhoids, Epilepsy, Nose and Throat, Nerves, Cancer, Old Sores and Ul- ; Kidneys and Bladder, Pricers, Ear and all diseases of vate Diseases, Women. It gives great satisfaction to know that Consumption, Bright’s Disease of the i Kidneys and many of the Heart troubles, all of which were formerly considered-in-curable, with new methods, can now be cured. A large per cent, of Epilepsy and Cancer can be permanently relieved. The best of references given. Office and Residence over Fendig’s City Drug Store. Office Hours— 9 to 12 a m. 2tosp. m. 7toßp. m. SUNDAYS—2 to 3p. m. 7toßp. m. All calls promptly answered. Phone 251. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. BLACKSMITHING! For Blacksmithing and Repair Work go to FRED HEMPHILL and ABE WARTENA , successors to Danforth Bros., opposite the Hemphill Livery Barn and the King Hitch Barn. The best of work in our line. Guaranteed. HORSE SHOEING AND PLOW WORK A SPECIALTY.

Farmers’ Supply Establishment. J W. L. WOOD, MGR. 1 Largest Retail Dealers in Farm Supplies in Northern Indiana. —The Farmers’ Supply Establishment can fit you out with any article you may need at a price that will satisfy the customer. They carry a large stock of Groceries and Dry Goods, and Farm Implements, which supply the farmers for miles around. In addition they have a neat, well equipped Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Blacksmith and Repair Shop. —The most interesting lines operated by the Farmers’ Supply Establishment is the Buggy, Carriage and Harness department. They can fit you out with a cheap Buggy or Harness or a high grade. They would rather sell you a first class igh grade Buggy than any other kind, but will sell you just what you want. Remember you get whatyou buy. Their guarantee is as good as gold, and they will gladly fulfill any promise they make. You can see Buggies, Harness and Wagons sold by Judy & Wood in any part of the state, also in Illinois and other adjoining states. They sell the O’Brien farm wagon with a two years’ guarantee. Their horse business is immense. They can fit you out with a good farm team and will give you the privilege of trying the horse until you are satisfied. If he don’t suit, don’t buy him. You will make no mistake if you go to the Farmers’ Supply Establishment to buy anything you need. Judy & Wood.

IN RENSSELAER. Where you can get all kind's of Lumber, Lime, Hair, Cement and Plaster; also the celebrated Alabaster Cement Wall Plaster. I solicit a share of your trade -at my old stand. . / HIRAM DAY.

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $1.40 per year. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25. ®hc Rensselaer Jcarnal.

RENSSELAER. IND., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. I 2

COURT HOUSE CONTRACT LET.

B. L. Danner, of Kokomo, Secures the Newton County Contract at $40,876. Bids for the construction of the Newton county court house at Goodland were opened by the county commissioners at Kentland Monday. Tuesday the contract was let to B. L. Danner, of Kokomo, at $40,876. The other bids were: Rush & Warren, Rensselaer, $42,750. Moore, of Kokomo, $42,475. Creep, of Bluffton, $44,439. Herzog, of Galesburg, 111., $52,575. It is understood chat the contract ors will begin work immediately so as to forestall further court proceedings at the opening of court next week in Rensselaer, when, if the parties who are fighting the removal of the county seat to Goodland, commence further proceedings, they will be liable for damages to the contractors for work already done. The removal fighters made a great mistake in not beginning proceedings before the expiration of the time allowed by law. If they had taken that course they could have delayed the construction of the building many months and perhaps have defeated the removal of the county seat. As the matter now stands Goodland is nearly sure to come out victorious.

Three Rensselaer Weddings.

RANDLE LAGEN. The marriage of Mr. PhilipP. Lagen and Miss Caroline B Randle took place last Saturday evening at the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. Joseph Cochran. The wedding was private, the only persons present beside the minister and contracting parties being Mrs. Dollie Randle, a sister in law of the bride. The groom is a brother of Fred Lagen, proprietor of the Rensselaer Steam Laundry, and an employe of the laundry. The bride is the youngest daughter of Nelson Randle, and is one of the most handsome and accomplished young ladies of Rensselaer. The Journal joins with their many friends in extending congratulations. GREENE-HILL. Dr. Clarence L Hill, a dentist of Valparaiso, and Miss Jo Eva Greene, of Rensselaer, were married at the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Jane Greene, on West Jackson street, Tuesday evening, in the presence of the immediate family and a few friends, including the father and mother of the groom, who live at Waynesburg. Rev. Clarence D. Royse, pastor of the M. E. church, officiated. A wedding supper followed the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Hill departed for a wedding trip to Southern Indiana, at the conclusion of which they will make their home at Valparaiso. KOHLEK-WRIGHT. Mr. Gilbert Wright and Miss Marie Kohler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, were married at the home of and by Rev. J. A. Cockran, on Cullen street, Tuesday evening at 9 o’clock. The only guests present were Miss Freda Kohler, the sister of the bride. The groom is a Rensselaer blacksmith. Goodland is to have another paper, we understand, which will make the third for that little burg. Frank Davis, of Morocco, will start a democratic paper there in a couple erf weeks to be known as the Newton County Citteen. If there is not some funerals among the newspapers of that town before spring we will miss our guess, and the Herald, the only republican paper in Newton county, will be the journal to publish their obituaries. When the county seat is finally located at Goodland, two papers of opposite politics will be able to live, but until that times comes there is but little hope of keeping afloat without considerable financial backing.

0. W. Duvall has purchased Jones’ bus line and will give prompt attention to all calls day or night. Remember him when you want to make or are coming home from a visit.

A Sad Disappointment.

Ineffective liver medicine is a disappointment, but you don’t want to purge, strain and break the glands of the stomach and bowels DeWitt’s Little Early Risers never disappoint. They cleanse the system of all poison and putrid matter and db it so gently that one enjoys the pleasant effects. They are a tonic to the liver. Cure biliousness, torpid liver and prevent

fever.

We are pleased to be a>>le to pr-s. ::t to our readers a picture of fti-iivu, Vincent which is slid to be an excel lent likeness. He comes io our city next Tuesday to preside over the conference which meets here. Bishop Vincent is one of the strongest men in the Methodist church. Previous to his election to Bishop in 1888, he had been for a number of years corresponding secretary of the Sunday school union of the Methodist church and editor of the Sunday school literature. He is perhaps best known as the founder of the Chautauqua movement. This at least is the greatest movement that he will leave of his life’s work. The general conference of 1900 fixed his offiicial residence in Zurich, Switzerland for a period of four years and he has just recently returned to this country for tl e first time since his removal to Switzerland. He held several conferences in this country and after attending the semiannual meeting of the bishops in November will return to his former home. He has traveled extensively, having visited nearly all o: the Methodist mission fields abroad.

Excursion Sunday Brought Over 1,000 Members Here. Sunday was Catholic Forester day in Rensselaer, some 1000 or 1200 members of the order from out-of-town points being present. A special train from Chicago brought 600 and the regular trains perhaps that many more. The gathering was for the purpose of confering the exalted degree upon eight members of the local order. The excursion train was met upon its arrival here by the College band and Father Boebner, rector of the college. Immediately after the arrival of the excursionists special low mass was held at St. Augustine’s church, after which the visitors were mart hed to the college grounds, where addresses were made by Father Boebner, Theodore B. Theile, of Chicago, high secretary of the order; J. F. Scanlon, deputy assistant U. S. treasurer, of Chicago, and first high chief of the order; Thos. J. Johnson, of Chicago, first chief attorney of the order; Thos. J. McNerny, Chief Ranger of Illinois, and F. F. Schmidtt, of Chicago, business manager of the high court. Meals were served in the basement of the college, and the local order of the Foresters and the new parochial school will clear between S3OO and S4OO as their share of the proceeds.

Hannah, wife of Thomas Grant, died Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the age of 88 years at her home west of town. The funeral was held yesterday forenoon at 10.30 o’clock at the church of God, Elder D. T. Halstead conducting the services. Inter raent took place at Weston cemetery

Clarence L, Jo Eva Greene. Gilbert Wright and Marie Kohler. Joseph I. Burns and Sarah Smith. Frank Hosier and Ida Caster. Philip J. Lagen and Caroline B. Randle. Fountain Park Assembly will clear |4OO this year, which will be used tp further improve the grounds.

A. F. Long.

BISHOP J. H. VINCENT.

Bishop Vincent.

FORESTERS’ PICNIC.

Mrs. Thomas Grant Dead.

Marriage Licenses.

A YOUNG LIFE ENDED.

D-ath of Mrs. Sarah Dixey Guhl at Evanston, 111, The sad newj reached here Sunday of the death) of Mrs. ffm. P. Guhl, formerly Miss Sarah Dixey, of Rensselaer, at the.r home in Evanston, 111., that a s tern von. The remains were brought here Monday and the funeral was held at. the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Clarence D. Royse conducting the services. Interment took place in Weston cemetery. Sarah Jano Dixey was born in Jasper county, Ind., Aug. 18, 1880 On October 2, 1892, she united with the Methodist church in Rensselaer, of which church she remained a memb ‘r till the time of her death. She was married on Aug. 13, 1901, to Mr. Wm. P. Guhl, of Evanston, 111., which place has cor tinued to be their ho no. To this home a baby boy was sent a few days ago and shortly afterward, on August 31, the young mother entered upon the other life. Truly her life was given for his, and yet not given either for she lives on. Tho flower that bloomed here for the short space of 22 years and 13 days amid life’s storms has gone to bloom In the Father’s house where storms can not come. She has overcome the world of tribulations and is at rest. Her husband, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dixie, and three sisters, Mrs. Ida Tobias, of Lake For est, 111., and Rose and Stella, of Rensselaer, remain and mourn the loss of a dearly beloved, one removed from them, but they do not mourn as those who have no hope^-

Injunction Refused.

Judge Thompson last Thursday and Friday heard the application for an injunction restraining the commissioners of Newton county from letting the contract for a new court house at Goodland. After hearing exhaustive arguments on both sides the application was denied. The suit was brought In the name of John R. Davis, of Lake Village, who claimed to be acting for himself and other large land owners In the northern part of Newton county, although it is strongly suspected that Kentland influence was hack of the whole proceedings. The attorneys for Davis were Hon. Addison C. Harris, of Indianapolis, ex-U. 8. minister to Austria, and one of the most able lawyers in Indiana, and E. P. Harney, of Momence, 111. The other side was represented by Hon. E. B. Sellers, of Monticello and Wm. Darroch, of Kentland. The next steps of the anti-remova-lists will be watched with interest.

According to an exchange a recent court decision to the effect that a merchant who fills a jug of gasoline for a customer without complying with the statutory requirements providing that no gasoline shall he sold until the package containing it has been marked “Gasoline,” is liable for injuries to a member of the customer’s family by its explosion when an attempt is made to it believing it to be coal oil.

Monday was the 21st anniversary of Postmaster Meyers and wife. In honor of the day quite a number from Rensselaer surprised them at their summer cottage at the Kankakee, and did full honor to the occasion.

MISTAKE OF A NURSE.

Causes the Death of Two Women One a Resident of Rensselaer. The Chicago Inter Ocean ofTuesday has an acoount of the death of Mrs. Laura Moore, of Rensselaer, whiol* took place at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago August 2(ith, her death being caused by the mistake of a nurse in administering the wrong medicine. Mrs. Moore was the wife of Alfred E. Moore, who lives on the Alter farm, east ot Rensselaer. They moved here from Hoopston, M,, a few months ago. Mrs. Moore was 27 years of age and leaves a husband, but no children. Tho remains were buried at Hoopston. The following is the account from tho Chicago paper: Coroner Traeger will begin investigation today into the death of two women at the Presbyterian hospital last Tuesday. It is alleged that a young nurse administered tho wrong medicine to the two patients by mistake and that they died soon afters ward. The women were Mrs. Laura Moore, of Rensselaer, Ind,, and Mrs. John Dubsky, 514 Robey street , Chicago. Coroner Traeger called in SuperintendentjFrancis Nesmith of the hospital yesterday and questioned him about the cases. Dr. Nesmith said that the physicians had wanted tomake a post mortem examination of the body of Mrs. Moore in order to verify their diagnosis of the case, but that the family had objected. The bodies of both women have been embalmed. That of Mrs. Moore was taken by relatives to Hoopston, 111., for interment and that of Mrs. Dubsky was buried in tho Bohemian ‘•My investigation will be of an informal nature,” said Coroner Traeger yesterday, “as none of tho relatives of the decedents have filed a formal complaint with me. Dr. Webster, who was the regular physician in charge, says that both Dr. Farnum, an interne at the hospital, and Dr. Nesmith, admitted that poison might have been administered to ttie women by mistake. Both patients had undergone operations some days before, but 1 understand they wore strong and comparatively well on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday night they were dead.”

Dr. David W. Graham, chief of the. hospital physienns, was asked: “In your opinion, was there anything mysterious or irregular in the death of either woman?” “I decline fro say. It's none of the public’s business,” was his answer. He was questioned as to the probability of his making a report on the casesto the coroner or the health department. “I shall make no report,” he said. “The health department issued the burial permits, and that closes the incident. Will the bodies be exhumed? Certainly not. There’s no law in Illinois to make me order such a thing. What’s more, there is no law to make me talk to the newspapers, or to the coroner, or to the health department about the case.” Dr. Farnum, who signed the death certificate of Mrs. Moore, said yesterday: “On Tuesday of last week I was attending a blood poisoning case iu Lake Forest. Dr. William N. Senn had charge of my hospital cases, among which was that of Mrs. Moore. I was notjpresent when she died, and can, therefore, say nothing about the matter now.” The cause of Mrs. Moore’s death, as set forth in the death certificate, was inflammation of the kidney’s heart trouble, and complications following an operation. If the coroner finds in his investigation today that the circumstances warrant such action, he will order one or both of the bodies exhumed. Even if this step is taken, however, it will be difficult, Mr. Traeger says, to discover traces of poison at this lato day on account of the influence of the embalming fluids.

Now It’s Landy.

Landy MaGee has filed suit in the circuit court asking for a divorce from his wife, Annie E. MaGee. They were married May 7, 1896 and lived together until November 1, 1901, when the plaintiff alleges that his wife secretly departed from Rensselaer to Kansas City, where, it his allegations are true, she took up her residence with James Hyropgmous, formerly, of Rensselaer. He also alleges that she has lived in a house of ill fame since deserting him. The Lafayette fair is in progress this week.

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