Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1893 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Rev. J. H. Wilson, Presiding Elder, at the M-E. Church Saturday night next, and Sunday morning. Quarterly Conference at close of the sermon Saturday night. State Bank Examiner Tete called on the Citizen’s State Bank of Rensselaer last Friday and upon thorough examination found the bank in a good condition financially. Mr. Teter highly complimented President F. J. Sears on his successful management of the bank. The Nowels House hack made too short a turn, at Bruce White’s corner, Tuesday night, coming from the late train, and was overturned. Ed Hildebrand, the driver, the “Irishman” of the Nowels House and Mr. Kellner, who works for A. McCoy, were all cut and bruised somewhat, about the heads and faces. None were injufed seriously, however.

A state case from Remington, being against the noted Chas. McCully, for assaulting one Henry Miller, was before Squire Burnham, Monday, on change of venue. Rut the Squire p roperly post poned the case, until the rush of taxpayers was over, in the county treasurer’s office, where he is chief deputy. It is now set for Friday. The expected thinning out of Monon passenger trains took place last Sunday. Two trains each way are laid off. They are No. 31, south bound, which passed Rensselaer at 10:49 a. m. No. 7 south which passed at 1:53 a. m. No. 38, north, at 5 <4O a. m. No. 8, north at 7:55 p. m. The taking off of these trains is no great detriment to the people of Rensselaer, as the road still affords us ample passenger facilities. Miss Belle Hughey, the popular dressmaker, gave a supper Tuesday night, to a number of friends, and while the supper was in progress the report got circulated that a wedding was on tap, and of course the übiquitious small boys, and the equally unbiquitous “Tom boys” proceeded to give the party a belling. It was a pleasant party, but as for the reported wedding an investigation the next morning showed that there was “nothing in it.”

Monticello Herald: A crowd of Halloweeners Tuesday night stoned a bouse owned by Abram Hanawalt and occupied by a man named Stafford, breaking a window and hitting a child asleep in its bed. The father seized a shot gun and poking it through the hole in the window blazed away with both barrels. How many were hit is not known at this writing, as there is a disposition to keep dark on the subject, but at least one doctor had a job of probing for shot, and the patient was a young lady. The Halloween business as practiced in Monticello has about reached a focus.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Randle, of Barkley Tp., the former the son of Nelson Randle, of Rensselaer, had the great misfortune last Thursday to lose their only child, Chase, a bright little boy, not quite four years old. He got up apparently well Thursday morning, but was taken sick about 7 o’clock, and died at 6 o’clock that evening. His sickness began with a stomach trouble but soon passed to the brain, resulting in spasms which continued until death relieved his suffering. The funeral was held Friday afternoon, at the Barkley Christian church, Rev. W. A. Hennegar, of Francesville, conducting the religious exercises.

The whipping at Winamac of Rev. Julius Orton, the Presbyterian minister by a couple of young toughs named Merl Moss and John Thompson, of which mention was made last week, was rather more of a sprinting match than a horse-whipping, for the reverend gentleman exercised a sound discretion, and ran before he had received many blows. Behind him followed young Moss, brandishing his whip, and next came the county sheriff, trying td preserve the •-peace, and behind the sheriff, was young Thompson, also witji a whip. The unclassified but excited public brought up the rear. The race ending by the minister falling and being .struck once more by Moss, when the latter and Thompson were arrested by the sheriff. Moss, the only one who struck the minister was fined $5 and costs, and Thompson sl. It was a very inadequate punishment, but the end is not yet for they will be prosecuted for disturbing the meeting.