Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION

Mr. Austin Way, of Walker tp., was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jones, of Attioa, visited in Rensselaer over Sunday. The Hon. I. D. Dunn, the excommissioner, was in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharp, the photogiaphers of Rensselaer, visited A. Beasley and family last Friday.—Remington News. Mrs. Martindale and daughter Emma, of Pine Village, Warren county, visited friends in this vicinity the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Zimri Dwiggins, Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman, and Mr. and Mrs. Foltz, a company of Oxford’s best people, spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Born: —Monday, August 20, to Mrs. William Eger, si daughter. Thursday, August 16tii, 1883, to Mrs. F. B. Meyers, of Rensselaer, a son. Mr. Lewis S. Alter attended the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Protestant church, at Franklin, Johnson county, last week, and returned through Indianapolis to take in the Encampment. Mr. W. T. Jones returned from Cleveland, Ind., last thursday, whither he had been called, the Saturday previous, by the sudden death, by heart disease, of his brother, John E. Jones, of Cleveland. Elder D. T. Halstead intends going to Michigan, next week, for a stay of a week or more. He had intended going this week, but has changed his plans somewhat, and will preach at the Christian church next Sunday, as per notice in another place. The Rev. J. J. Claypool and family went to Boswell, Tuesday, Mr. Claypool driving across the country in his buggy and Mrs. Claypool going by train. Mr. Claypool will not return to Rensselaer until after the conference meets at Terre Haute. Mr. W.. J. Imes with his entire family departed for their new home in Franklin, Neb., last Thursday. They will make the journey across the country, being provided •with a splendid outfit of two fine teams, a covered wagon, and a spring wagon. Mr. George Norris and family accompanied Mr. lines’ party.

We hear from Circuit Clerk Price at Altoona, Dakota. He feels enthusiastic over the prospects there. Says they have had a good season, that crops look well and that the “boom” still continues. He regards the future prospects of the Jim River country as no longer a subject of doubt. Mr. Price will return to Rensselaer within the course of a few weeks. Miss Ella T. Green, a former resident, and in fact a native of this vimnity, is achieving something like a national reputation, by her success as a commercial traveler. Her name is mentioned, and her success commented upon favorably, by our leading exchanges. She is now traveling for a plaint and oil firm, aDd last year earned the snug sum of SI,BOO, above expenses, and expects to make it an even $2,000 this year. Miss Green, it will be remembered, visited her Rensselaer friends and relatives about the first of July last. Mi’3. W. J. Wright, of this place, was visiting in Gllain tp., on the 10th of this month and in stepping from a buggy fell and injured iier wrist. The injury though painful was not thought to be anything serious, and no attention was paid to it for more than a week. A final examination by Drs. Loughridge and Bitters, developed the fact that one of the bones of the wrist was badly broken. The physicians above mentioned reduced the fracture last Sunday. TheMong time which had transpired siuce the accident neccessarily made the operation very painful and difficult.

M. F. Chilcote went to Monticello yesterday, upon legal business. , i Died.— Sunday August 19th, an infant son of Chris. Delana’s, one of the twins. Mr. Louis Heidleberger of Chicago, is visiting friends in Rensselaer, this week. Married: —At Lafayette Ind., Tuesday, Aug., 21st, 1883, Mr. Samuel Rogers, to Miss Mollie Pritchard, both of Rensselaer. Mr. J. H. Willey spent the fore part of the week in Chicago, selecting a stock of goods for the fall trade. Miss Nora Moriarity, of Chica go, came to Rensselaer, Thursday last, and went Ito Lafayette to attend the Rogers—-Pritchard wedding. Mr. N. V. Cleaver has sold a half interest in his hardware store to Mr. Madden, of Indianapolis. The business will be conducted under the firm name of Cleaver & Madden. Found and left at this offlefc, a breast pin, design of a miner’s pick. Owner please call at this office, prove property, pay for this notice, and take liis “pick.” On Thursday of last week, Dr. Maxwell was summoned to Duluth, Minn., by telegram announcing the dangerous illness of Mrs. Esther Shaw, a sister of Mrs Maxwell’s. He started at 9:30 Thursday evening, expecting to be absent about one week. —Remington News. Goodland has panted all summer for a circus, and when a couple of bill wagons for the Burr Robbins show stopped here yesterday, they were quickly surrounded by a hundred curious citizens, anxious to hear the latest from the hippotami and the one-eyed wild man of Borneo. When informed that the oneborse outfit would exhibit at Remington there was a general feeling of sorrow—for the people *of Remington.—Goodland Herald.

A fight on the streets of Rensselaer is, happily, so unusual an occurence that a very small row which took place in front ot McCoy & Thompson’s bank, on Saturday afternoon, attracted considerable attention. The parties were John Maloy, full of liquor, and William Kenton, very much exasperated. Maloy reeieved a few cuffs and a little choking, and both parties were taken in charge by the Sheriff, and subsequently fined one dollar each and costs. Maloy was fined for intoxication, and Ixenton for assault and battery. ■ m* • - A Peerless. Fisherman.— Our townsman, David J. Thompson, is at Indian River, Michigan, achieving for himself tho reputation of being the best fisherman that ever threw line in those v/aters. The very natives, whose manner of life, from their youth up, has been of the fish fishy, follow daily in the wake of his gleaming canoe to learn, if they can, tho mystic secret of his success in wooing to his hook the finny beauties of the streams. Parties of professional sportsmen, from Cincinnati and other places, are encamped about him, and depend upon the spoils of his hook for . their daily supply of fresh fish., Forty or fifty sane fish is David’s daily record. \Vhen fishing for bass, exclusively, a few mornings ago he caught and carried home tho finest string of fish, so said the natives, that ever they knew one porson to catch in the same length of time. Wild deers and bears abound in the vicinity of J avid’s deeds of icthycide, and although it be not lawful to kill deer at this season of the year, it is in accordance with the customs of that community to capture an occasional “wild mutton,” and David had it in his heart, when last he wrote his friends here, to go out some evening and bring one in, ULifaself.