Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1903 — THINGS IN GENERAL! [ARTICLE]

THINGS IN GENERAL!

Bbittf Happenings Around the Prairie City. INEU TOPICS TERSELY TOLD! x ' / ■ if - Hews Items Caught on the Uunfand Served 1 While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment. Lo«a* and Personal Notes Measles is epidermic in Jordan township* J. B. Workman was in town on business Saturday. The Jasper circuit court will be in session neat week. Mrs. Isaac Blake, of Jordan township, died Sunday. A fail line of the finest candies at J. H. Cox’s news stand. Gai7aoized bushel baskets at Lee & Poole's* MeCoysburg. A big wolf hunt was scheduled to take place at Monon yesterday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reynolds Saturday. Mrs-. Gtertie Robinson left on Tuesday son a visit in Oklahoma. A new glass front was put in Schle-aaan’S-buggy store this week. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe are in Chicago this week buying goods. James Rodgers, of Hillsboro, Ind., fib visiting relatives in this vicinity. The public sale season has opened. Get your sale bills of the Journal. Henry Murray, of near Monon, has

Been visitißg his nephew, H. B. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Strickfaden and aon George have been visiting in Amins. Mrs. Nora Finney, of Elwood, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ik Morgan. This paper and The Chicago Weekly toter Ocean $1.40 for one year. “Speciiri rieai.’ r The loveliest drop head sewing machine, just on at Lee & Poole’s, Me Coysburg. Nelson Boicourt, of Wolcott, attended the wedding of his brother, Taylor; Tuesday. Mrs. Flo Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga., M the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Alfred Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Leopold, of Wolaott, are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gowland, north of town, Thursday. James Mead, of Hammond, returned tohis home Monday after a visit with friends here. Miss Viola Glazebrook left for Zion City, Tuesday, where Bhe has secured employment. Advertised Letters: Mrs. Minnie Smith, Miss Anna Heioman, Mr. Frank EScbeson, Mrs. Rachel Seward.

An elegant drop head sewing maritone for S2O at the McCoysbnrg Hardware,. Lee & Poole, proprietors. Mr. and Mrs. Felix French departed tor Hutchinson, Kans., Tuesday, where they will make their future Borne.

Peru haß secured the Chicago, Richmond ft Muncie railroad shops. The contract calls for the erection of shops coeting $60,000.

The Monon is having 200 modern corf cars built at the Jeffersonville cvworks. They will have a capacity mt loo,ooo pounds. It is reported that Prosecutor John Jk Sink will soon take unto himself a toide. John h»s neither confirmed nor denied the report. E. A. Oldenburg, a student ot the McCormick Theological Seminary, of <B>ic<go, filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian churoh Sunday.

Robert Clark and Miss Olara Haste were united in marriage by Rev. Thomas Meyer at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sayler, of Oultoro, Hi., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hod atnre, of Wolcott, were here to attend the funeral of Mrs. John Hodshire.

Ault Padgett shipped a car load of horses to Chicago Monday. The Presbyterian ladies cleared $132 at their rummage sale Friday and Saturday. Zern Wright has secured a position in a cigar factory at Hoopston, 111., and will leave for that place in a few days. Monday was Ground Hog day, and if he is to be depended upon we will have six weeks more of winter weather.

Mrs. Mose Tuteur was brought home from Longcliff asylum last week, where she has been for the past fifteen years. She is much improved in health. “What’s the matter, old man? Been losing on wheat?” “No, not that, forgot to take Rocky Mountain Ten last night. Wife said I’d be sick today.” 35 cents. B. F. Fendig. Baby sleeps and grows while mamma rests if Rocky Mountain Tea is given. It’s the greatest baby medi cine ever offered loving mothers. 35 cents. B. F. Fendig. “Kid Landis,” the Rensselaer prize fighter wanted at Monticello to answer to the charge of prize fighting at Wolcott, is now located at Chicago Heights, out of the reach of the Monticello officers. The concert by the Rensselaer and Monon mandolin orchestras at the opera hou e last Friday evening was a very meritorious entertainment but very poorly patronized. The receipts barely paid expenses. Philip Blue, the new poor farm superintendent, took possession Monday. Mr. Clark, the retiring superintendent, is moving near Kingman, county, where he owns a farm, and which he will occupy when the present lease expires. The bill introduced in the senate to do away with the blanket remonstrancefeature of the Nicholson saloon law, has raised a storm of protest among the temperance workers, and a petition has been circulated here and elsewhere asking for the defeat of the measure. A woman giving the name of Lizzie Mitchell was put off the train here last Friday owing to her inability to pay her railroad fare. She was on her way to her home near Indianapolis. When her plight was discovered a subscription was taken up and her way paid to her destination.

The Rensselaer Republican is continuing its meaningless abuse of Congressman Orumpacker to such an extent that it is becoming wearisome. Some one should take its editor by the nape of the neck and lead him away back to the rear where he can sit down and cool off. —Crown Point Register.

An attempt has been made to develope legislation to put a stop to all kinds of rummage sales, such as church societies usually resort to in order to gather in a few shekels for the society’s treasury. It is said that there is a likelihood of spreading dis ease germs in the old goods out up for sale, and the health authorities are urged to have a hand in the subject.

An order has been issued by the postoffice department which prohibits women from becoming rural mail carriers. The order means that a number of ladies in Indiana, who took the recent examination, will not be considered even though they make the best grade. In all parts of the country where the rural mail service has been started, ladies were after the places and in some places they were successful. There are several lady carriers in this state.

Here is a problem; can you solve it? An old country woman died and was survived by three sons.* When it came time to settle her estate it was found that she had left seventeen cows. To the oldest son she bequeathed one-half, to ihe second son, one-third, and to the youngest son, one-ninth. The executors were sorely perplexed as to how to divide the cows. At last some suggested that they borrow a cow from their neighbor. They did so, thus making eighteen cows. The first son received his one-half, or nine; the second his onethird, or six, and the third son his oneninth, or two, making seventeen in all. The neighbor’s cow was returned with many thanks.

Joe Reynolds was home from Delphi I to spend Sunday. James Lewis, of Rensselaer, has been granted a pension of $6 per month. Mr. and Mr«. W. A. Rinehart returned to their home at Queen City, Mo , this week. Dr. Brown is figuring on building a fine residence this year on his lot south of the Comer House., All indications point to a big building boom this year. Already a number are figuring on building fine residences. Elmer Fisher has sold his farm of 160 acres south oftown to V. R. Crabb, of Boswell. The consideration was SSO per acre. The revival at the Free Baptist church closed Sunday evening. There were eight accessions to the membership of the church. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown and Mrs. E. C. English were called to Danville Monday by a telegram announcing the serious illness of the mother of the former and latter. Mrs. James Amsler arrived from Perry, lowa, Monday and is the guest of her father-in-law, Henry Amsler. Mr. and Mrs. Amsler will make their home in Jasper county hereafter.

The sale of lands for delinquent taxes will take place next Monday. The sale will be larger than for some years, owing largely to the failure of crops last year in certain parts of the county. The subject of the morning service at tlie Free Baptist church Sunday next will be “The Office Work of the Holy Spiait.” The text for the evening service will “Is the Young Man Safe.” Last Wednesday Miss Belle Burr and Mr. Frank Dewees were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burr, near Foresman. After the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. A. Q. W. Farmer, the guests were served with a bountiful dinner. A number of weeding presents were left by the guests.