Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1897 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Para graph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. THURSDAY. Miss Sadie Leopold is. visiting at Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Porter are visiting at Monon. Mildred Harris is visiting in Lafayette for a few days. John Mellender’s little daughter who has the scarlet fever is now improving. Mary Hancock and Anna Malchow are visiting friends in Lafaye’tte this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Meyer and son Lawson are spending today at the Kankakee river.

Miss Frances Mills of Chicago who will teach here the coming year arrived today. Prof. Jesse H. Brown, the great chalk and blackboard artist, at the opera house, tonight. Mrs. Ben Rouse, of Kankakee, 111., visited the family of T. J. Joyner Wednesday. Mesdames Allie Dunlap and Ella Wood, of Chicago are visiting Mrs. Henry Purcupile. W. H. Coover and son Clyde attended Buffalo Bill’s big show in Chicago Wednesday. The Women’s Relief Corps will meet at 7:30 during September, October and November. Miss Mary Hoyes went to Forest, Ind,, this afternoon, where she will make a several weeks visit. Mrs. Alt Padgett and daughter, Ester are attending the fair and visiting friends at Lafayette. Homer Hopkins is shipping his household goods and will move his family to Alexandria, this week. Mrs. Chas. Sprigg and children and Carrie Warren came home today from a two weeks’ visit at Rochester. Miss Kittie Robinson after a few days visit with friends here, returned to her home at Lowell, Wednesday. E. H. Wolcott, the prominent business man of Wolcott, lately very low with typhoid fever, is recovering.

Nineteen persons went to Lafayette fair today on the special train which left Rensselaer at 8 o’clock, this morning. Miss Nettie Needham, of Dub- ( lin, Ind., who will teach in the [ Rensselaer school the coming year arrived here yesterday. Mrs. C. W. Hanley entertained about twenty ladies at a “break- , fast” this morning from 9 to 11. 1 Mrs. Flo Sears took the prize as I champion watermelon seed flipper. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, of Chalco, and Miss Ola Rishling, of Springfield, Nebraska, returned to their respective homes' today, after a several weeks’ visit with relatives at this place. D. B. Nowels and Wallace Robinson, and their respective families, arrived Wednesday afternoon from their trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

E. O. Holland, former principal of the Rensselaer high school, is sick at Peru, this state, with typhoid fever. He had been very seriously sick but at last accounts was improving. The Sunday School convention and basket picnic, at Surrey Wednesday, met with the usual luck of out-door picnics. There came a very heavy shower, just at noon, which practically ended the picnic features. A race between the great ‘‘Pacing Kings,” Joe Patchen, 2:011-2, and Star Pointer, 2:01 3-4, is the greatest event racing that ever has been, or can be at this day offered to the public. They are the pair

Ito which the hope of the turf ' world clings when the 2:00 minute record is to be made. Horseman are evenly divided as to whether this will be done on the Indianapolis Track September 15; but with those that are acquainted with this track, the opinion prevails that the mark will be 2:00 or better. ’ The Ambia State Bank, at Ambia, Benton Co. was closed Tuesday by the Auditor of State. Its capital was smal| and largely tied up in a lawsuit with a Chicago trust company. Worse than all, the cashier, Fred McConnell, has disappeared and is reported to have taken all the bank’s loose mbney with him.

Capt. J. A. Burnham’s pension agency has just secured, for Mrs. Henry I. Adams back pension money to the i ampunt of nearly $1,300, partly las b^^’’pension due her husband, ancythe rest tier own widow’s and minor children’s pensions. J. L. Rose, of Indianapolis, is still here working up the introduction of a circulating library, and with good prospects for success. Mr. Gillmore, of Goodland, who was here endeavoring to introduce a library on a somewhat different system, has abandoned the attempt and taken his departure. Frank Osborne, who went to Francesville a year or two ago, to engage in the lumber trade, has sold his business there and is moving back to Rensselaer, occupying his own residence, at the junction of Division and Franklin streets. He has not yet formed any definite plans for his future occultation. Two young fellows named Watrons were at the Makeever house last night, on their way from Waukegan, 111., to Indianapolis, by the bicycle tandem route. They came from Crown Point Thursday and were free to admit that the sandy roads they struck gave them a hard day’s work.

FRIDAY. Al Hoover is visiting at Indianapolis. G. P. Daugherty is in Chicago today. Mary Porter returned today from a visit to Monon. Geo. Hollingsworth and Park Wright are in DeMotte today. Mrs. T. J. McCoy and daughter Luella are visiting in Chicago. T. J. McCoy and son Taylor are visiting the Lafayette fair today. L. A. Bostwick is at DeMotte today surveying for the gravel roads. Gaylord Nowels is playing with the Chalmer’s Band at Lafayette today. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Randle of Barkley Tp., a son, 1 Sept. 3. Mrs. H. and Nora Keeney, of Mt. Ayr, are visiting Mrs. John Brenner.

M. L. Spitler and grandchildren returned from their visit to Goshen today. Alva Hersh man and wife, of Wolcott, are his brother C. A. Hershman. A special meeting of the Masonic lodge will be held this evening. Work in the third. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gray, of Chicago, came from that city yesterday, by bicycle. They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mills. There will be no band concert next Thursday night, owing to the Band Convention at Wolcott on that date. Each week thereafter, however, the band will make its appearance and tickle the musicloving public with its excellent renditions. !• A surprise watermelon party was given Willie Perkins yesterday evening by about thirty of his friends in honor of his fifteenth birthday. The prize was won by Ross Dean for guessing the nearest number of seeds in a certain

watermelon. The refreshments were ice cream, cake and watermelon. Mrs. Geo. Robinson arrived home yesterday evening from a few weeks visit with relatives at Fort Scott, Kansas. Her father, whose dangerous sickness called her to Kansas, is recovering. Will Mossier, who had intended to remove from Rensselaer on account of bis health, has been encouraged to remain and to try a different system of treatment here. His many friends will most earnestly hope that the treatment will prove successful. Now let the city officials see to it that the ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding on sidewalks is enforced and the public will rise up and call them blessed. Of the two, riding without lamp or riding on walks, the latter is the most dangerous to .life and limb. Put a stop to it. Mrs. Otto Steel, of near Parr, was tried by a jury here, Saturday, on the question of her sanity. The jury found that she was sane and not a proper subject for the insane asylum. Her husband was instrumental in bringing the trial, and some of those most familiar with the circumstance seem to think that he took an undue interest in the matter.

The new passenger engines of the Monon are, when occasion requires, developing a speed with the express trains which makes it evident that they will exceed the guarantee in speed with any reasonable train. Spurts at a speed of seventy mjles an hour for quite a distance are accomplished almost daily, and the engineers of 111 and 112 say they have never yet put the engines to the fullest test. —lndianapolis Journal. For several weeks strangers have been in Brown county securing options on property. It is now reported that a syndicate of eastern capitalists propose to buy the whole county and make it a game preserve. The total tax valuation of the whole county is only about $2,000,000. There is no railroad in the county and much of it is primeval woods, abounding in all kinds of game. The streams are well stocked with fish.

J. H. Brown, secretary and treasurer of the Seckner Construction Company, of Chicago, accompanied by Mr. Sweet, of Momence, was in town Thursday and today, talking on the waterworks question. Mr. Brown’s company installed the excellent and comparatively very cheap system at Momence, and also the one at Fowler, this state. • They make a specialty of putting in plants and selling them to the towns as soon as in. The plant at Momence is not only an extra good one for the money, but according to Mr. Sweet and other Momence officials, they found Mr. Brown’s company very fair people to do business with. It is evident that our city officials will do well to give Mr. Brown’s propositions careful consideration before they accept of any others.

SATURDAY. Rensselaer schools re-open next Monday, 6th. John Paxton is visiting his brother Joe at Albany for a few days. Miss Eva Washburn returned from a two weeks visit at Chicago today. Miss lima Robinson entertained the T. F. club at her home this afternoon. It is said that every livery rig in tl> city is engaged for Wolcott, next Thursday. Mrs. Noble York returned to Monon last night after a week's visit with relatives. Rev. and Mrs. W. O Moore returned from a few da vs visit at Wolcott yesterday. • G. P. Kahler, the blacksmith, is visiting at his old home in Tremont, 111., this week. Mary and Ira Washburn, of Chicago, are visit ing th sir parents Dr. and Mrs. I. B.Washburn.

Pete Sullivan after spending a few days in Rensselaer returned to his home at Lafayette today. The Methodist Sunday School scholars are having a picnic at Nagel’s grove, south of town today. Jake Thomas went to Kentland this morning to attend the Institute to be held at that place next week. Miss Luella Fuller after a week’s visit with Mr.- and Mrs. P. W. Clark returned to Lowell this morning. Miss Alice Wartena after a two weeks’ visit with relatives at this place returned to Hammond this morning. Geo. Barens returned from Lowell yesterday evening, where he has been for the past few days putting up monuments. J. E. Spitler has sold out his draying business at Greensburg and returned to Rensselaer. Jean has the Klondike fever pretty strong. Mrs. T. E. Willey, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, arrived--here yesterday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ad. Parkinson, and other relatives at this place. Thursday, at New York Earl Reynolds on bicycle skates, defeated Chas. J. Fox, on a bicycle, in a quarter mile race. Reynolds was given 20 yards the start. A party of little folks was pleasantly entertained this afternoon from 2 to 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Laßue in honor of their son Emmet’s seventh birthday.

Rev. W. H. Sayler has moved into his own residence, on the north side of rown, and will at once proceed to make extensive improvements and additions thereto. J. H. Jessen, its former occupant, has moved into Jacob Wilcox’s house, also north of the railroad. A young man named Wesley Collins, living with James Janes a farmer 4| miles south east of Francesville, committed suicide on the night of August 29th, by drowning in the Monon creek. He was 24 years old, and with no known cause for desiring to end his life. The Stock Farm trotter Red River won a good race at Lafayette, yesterday, in three straight heats. The purse was S3OO. Belle Medium got third money at the same place, on Thursday. J. G. Reynolds’ running horse, La Trappe also got third money in a race there the same day. Uncle Simon Phillips arrived home last evening from attending the 94th birthday celebration of his relatives the McGriff twins, of Wayne County. They are the oldest known twins in America. There were 300 persons present at the celebration and of whom 43 were relatives.

At a meeting of the international association of railroad surgeons Dr. J. H. Honan was ’ elected delegate to the world’s congress of physicians and surgeons which will meet soon in Moscow. The Doctor is now on his way, taking in the sights as he goes. Will Margowski received a letter from him Monday mailed at Warsaw Poland. —Delphi Citizen. A decided novelty in the watermelon line is one brought to town by Joe Adams, the great watermelon raiser of south Marion Township. The melon is as yellow as a cow pumpkin outside, and red with black seeds inside. The rind or hard part of the melon is hardly thicker than pasteboard. In taste the melon might be sweeter and not hurt it. They are called German watermelons and Mr. Adams gave 30 cents for five seeds. If you notice a red streak re-' minding one of a shooting meteor moving on a line with the Monon road, don’t be alarmed and fear that Mother Earth has been struck by a comet or some other reckless heavenly body. General Manager McDoel is going to have the Monon “flyer” painted a deep crimson from engine pilot to the the platform of the rear coach. Track tanks will be used for water and the time between Chicago and

Indianapolis will be reduced to four hours. It will be identified as a passenger train only when at the platforms; under full headway it will be recognized as a red streak with the velocity of a flash of lightning. The red be a time annihilator. Monticello Press.

MONDAY. M. <F. Chilcote is in Chicago, today. Mrs. Wm. Washburn is on the sick list. August Rosenbaum is in Chicago today. Harry Kurrie is at Monticello on business today. James Zea, of Remington, visited here over Sunday. Mrs. Alfred Thompson is visiting in Chicago this week. Mrs. Jake McDonald is visiting at Wolcott this week. A. B. Brasket’s daughter near Aix is quite seriously sick. Samuel Henry, of Griffeth, Ind., is visiting Berry Paris this week. Mrs. Jasper Kenton is recovering slowly from her recent sickness. Mrs. Ed Parcells came home this morning from a visit at Monticello. Judge Hammond and daughter Nina, of Lafayette visited here yesterday. John Alter is at McCoysburg surveying the Culp and Denton ditch today. Miss Anna Elliot, of Crawfordsville visited Miss Redena Rumble over Sunday. Ethel Rising after a week’s visit with Floss Wright returned to Lafayette today. Mrs. Geo. Houghten, of Logansport, is visiting a few weeks north of town. ‘

Gladys and Grace Warren returned home Sunday from a three weeks visit at DeMotte. Mrs. Anna Tuteur and children arrived home Saturday from their summer’s visit at Peoria, 111. Miss Laura McClellan came home Saturday from a several weeks visit at Crawfordsville Millard King, the carpenter, moved today, from The east part of town into the Tuteur tenant house, on Cornelia street. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberts returned to Chicago this morning after a few days visit with relatives in Jordan Township. W. C. Babcock has moved his residence from the Misses Smith property, in the north grove, into one of the Laßue houses, on River street. J. W. Douthit is at Winamac today, on legal business pretaining to the big Jasper and Pulaski county joint ditch. Miss Maude Spitler entertained a party of twenty four at progressive euchre Saturday evening. Charley Warner and Miss Harriet White carried off the prizes.

One fare for the round trip to Reynolds or Monticello Sept. 9th good returning Sept. 10th. account Band Tournament at Wolcott. W. H. Beam. The Rensselaer public schools opened in good shape, this morning, with every prospect favorable for one of the best school years in the history of the town. . t Another quite a notable addition has just been made to the membership of the Rensselaer legal fraternity. Frank Davis, a well known and rising young lawyer of Morocco has formed a partnership with Capt. R. W. Marshall, and together they will continue the practice of the law, in the latter’s office, in the Makeever block. Mr. Davis’ residence begins here today. Schlosser Bros., of Chicago, made a cash offer of 81000 for the Rensselaer creamery, good until today, and then telegraphed a i withdrawal of the “for a ' few days.” Which may** mean that the deal with them is wholly ' off, or may not. Other parties are becoming interested in the matter and it is likely that if the Schlos-

sers do not but it soon some other persons will. The property is really worth much niore than §IOOO. The Ed. F. Davis Minstrel Company, the largest in the world, will be at the Ellis theatre in Rensselaer on Sept. 10. They carry nearnearly one hundred people, and it requires two of the largest cars ever built for any traveling company to transport them from place to place. The combined length of the two'cars is 168 feet. The celebrated Georgia Minstrels, headed by the King of Minstrelcys, Mr. George Wilson, the prince of comedians; with Ed. F. Davis’ Minstrel show, Rensselaer, Sept. 10.

Wm. Shanlaub went to Kentland this morning, to attend the Newton County teachers’ institute, in sesson this week. He has been engaged to teach this winter, in one of the best schools in Beaver Township. The A. C. F. society of the Free Baptist church will give an ice cream and melon social at the home of A. L. Willis, Wednesday evening Sept. Bth. Proceeds for benefit of the A. C. F. society. Everybody cordially invited. By order of Ways and Means committee. John O’Conner, of Kniman, assessor of Walker Tp., and county ditch commissioner, came to town this morning, on business connected with the latter office. John says that it was three months last Saturday since the region around Kniman has had rain enough to lay the dust. For all that, however, crops are fairly good there.

Two hundred tickets were sold here for last Sunday’s excursion to Chicago. Most of the purchasers went on the first train which started from Brookston and passed hereabout 7 o’clock. The excursionists were all well behaved people and the train was not unduly crowded. There were nine cars in that section. The second section which passed here about 10 o’clock started from Carmel and had 14 cars.

From the position of private soldier to that of President of the United States is a long step and there is but one man who has yet made it. He was at the Buffalo reunion the other day, one Wm. McKinley. And he was not a bit ruffled either when his carriage was refused admittance to the camp by an old soldier who knew only to obey orders. Uncle George Daugherty intends to move in from his place southeast of town and become a permanent resident of Rensselaer. He has purchased the material for a good house he intends to build, on a lot east of Alton Padgett’s house, on the Pleasant Ridge road, just east of the corporation line. Lee Jessup is the contractor for the building. Roscoe Burke, the young fellow from “Gifford” who has been in jail for about 6 months, for his part in the row wherein Constable Warren got knifed, was released at 4 p. M., Saturday. The young man’s conduct during his jail

sentence was entirely exemplary and honorable, and such'as to show, pretty conclusively, that he is a good sort of a boy when the whisky is out of him. He has practically earned his board by working for the county, and came to be trusted implicitly by Sheriff Reed. The latter had a good talk with the boy on releasing him, and Burke declared he would never touch whisky again. « We trust his neighbors will give him every encouragement to persevere in his good resolutions. Watch for the big street parade with the Davis Minstrel Show. They give the most elaborate parade ever seen with any Minstrel show. One fare for the round trip to Indianapolis Sept. 13th to 18th inclusive, on account of State Fair. - ; I have a fine line of cowboy hats and other late styles. Call in and see. I will save you money, dwl. Mrs. C. E. Hersh man.