Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1897 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. W. B. Austin is at Muncie today. Alfred' Hopkins is in Chicago today. Orren Parker is visiting in Chicago. H. T. Morgan, the tailor, is in Kentland today. J. G. Reynolds is spending a few days at Lafayette. Miss Hattie Phegley is visiting relatives at Monticello. Mrs. Chas, and Miss Maud Spitler are visiting in Chicago. John L. Nichols left for Tenn., today for a few days stay. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler, of Monon, are visiting here today. Mrs. Alfred McCoy and grandson Taylor are visiting in Chicago. Mrs. Wm. Paxton, of Arcadia, is visiting her son John at this place. The Monon people are building a large addition to their depot here, for a freight room. Miss Jessie White who attended Normal here, returned to her home at Dunnville, today. Mrs. E. M. Fairchild returned to DeMotte, this morning after a few days visit with friends. Leonard Esminger after a few days visit with relatives here went to Crawfordsville last night. The brick tunnel from the court house to the boiler house was completed Monday evening. True and Myrtle Woodworth came home last night from a week’s visit at Watseka, 111. Miss lola Richardson left yesterday for lola, Kansas, where she spend the winter with her brother. Ira and Mary Washbum returned to Chicago yesterday after a few days visit with their parents. Miss Flora Hodsbire returned to Wolcott today after a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Willard Shields. Dr. H. J. Kannal left last night on a business trip to Indianapolis and St. Louis. He will be away several days. Mrs. Mary Lowman and daughter Mary, of near Pleasant Ridge, left for Paris, Tenn., today, for a three weeks visit with relatives. O. P. Taber, Levi Hawkins and Mr. Thompson, of Remington, and C. C. Sigler are here today in the interest of the Macadam Stone company. Ed. Deloist and wife who have been visiting here for several weeks, departed for their home at Oscola, Florida, yesterday. Miss Maggie Halligan accompanied them. G. M. Wilcox, of Surrey and two sons, Jay and Trever left Monday fora two weeks trip through Michigan, taking in Grand Rapids and ending with a visit in Cedar Springs with his baby son.

Thursday evening while 0. W. Kendall of Hanging Grove was driving past Mr. Trussells place, north of town, his horse ran upon the high bank, overturning the buggy, but fortunately Mr. Kendall was uninjured. The first week in September has proved about as hot summer weather as any of the present season, except the phenomenally hot spell, early in July. O&mday and Monday afternoons, for instance, the temperature reached 90 degrees in the shade. Rev.R. D. Utter, D. D., pastor of Trinity M. E. church, went to Lebanon, today, to attend the annual conference, which will last

about a week. Dr. Utte/ will probably be sent back for another year; at least that is the universal desire of his congregation. An interesting law case was tried at Fowler last week. The agent of the Big Four Railroad, at Earl Park, had some parties arrested charged with theft. They were cleared and then sued the company for SIO,OOO for malicious prosecution. The suit resulted in a victory for the railroad company. Mrs. W. H. Beam and son Don, of this place and Mrs. John Beam, of Reynolds, are making a two weeks visit with relatives in northern Michigan. Chas. Peck, of Remington, Sheriff Reed, Mayor McCoy and Charley Warner are out after the prairie chickens on the McCoy & Porter ranches, in Jordan Tp., today. The new delivery wagon for the grocery department of Forsythe’s Chicago Bargain store arrived today. It is a very haudsome vehicle. The grocery department opens Friday. Governor Mount has appointed Hon. I. D. Dunn, of Dunnville, this county, as the delegate from this tenth congressional district to the National Good Roads Convention, which meets at the Nashville Exposition from Sept. 16th to Sept. 20th. The Governor has exercised his usual good judgement and sagacity in making this appointment and we are sure that no better man could have been found in the district. Mr. Dunn will attend the convention unless the state of his health should prevent. The people of Kankakee Township are not going to be clear behind the procession on gravel roads. Good gravel has been discovered on the Kankakee river, conveniently located for use in the township, and a gravel road is now in process of construction from the river to Dunnville, under direction of Township Trustee Kaupke. The road will be built in the best and most thorough manner, so that it will, when finished be accepted as a county road and kept up at the county expense. The road will be about If miles long, but others will be built as occasion serves.

WEDNESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Art Nowels are visiting at Winamac for a few days. Isaac Glazebrook is at Lafayette today. Delos Thompson is at Crawfordsville, today. Miss 'Mabel Wood is visiting at Battle Ground. Miss Sadie Leopold returned today from a visit to Chicago Miss Hettie Orcutt, of Rossville, is visiting relatives at this place. J. H. Chapman went to the state capital this afternoon, on a business trip. Mrs. Mary Herron, of Brookston, is visiting friends and relatives at thl§ place.

Mr. and Mrs. Wash Scott are visiting the latter’s brother at DeMotte today. Miss Mary Fetrell after a several week’s visit at Denver came home yesterday. Samuel Henry returned to his home at Griffith today, after a week’s visit Berry Paris. Miss Stella Dye returned to Pontiac, 111., yesterday after a two weeks visit with relatives. Homer Babcock, of the Commercial State Bank is enjoying a weeks vacation at Newman, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Champaign after a two week’s visit with relatives returned to their home at Brazil today. The Johnson family is coming again. Will be at the M. E. 'church Saturday night. A fine ' entertainment. Joseph Medill, the famous editor of the Chicago Tribune, is taking the mud baths for rheumatism, at the springs near Attica. ' Allie Day, sent to the state home for young girls at Indianapolis, .. ; . 4■< ' L

some' time ago, writes back that she is so well pleased with her surroundings there that she is glad her father caused her to be sent there. Prof. S. E. Sparling, of Wisconsin University, arrived this afternoon from Madison, for a short visit with his parents. > Mrs. C. C. Starr and daughter Fem left for Petoskey, Mich , yesterday afternoon for the benefit of the latter's health. They will be gone five or six weeks. Miss Fern is afflicted with hay fever. must be pretty nearly a record breaker for the Bth of September. Ninety-four degrees in the shade, and higher in some cases, was the mark at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The Johnson Family, whose concert here some months ago was so greatly enjoyed and so highly spoken of by the limited number who attended, will be here again, next Saturday evening, Sept. 11th, under the auspices of the Epworth League. Their concert will be at the M. E. church. The prices are only 15 cents and for children 10 cents, which are almost ridiculously small, considering the merits of the entertainment.

Dr. Washbum went to Logansport today to attend the funeral of an uncle, L. H. Brown, whose death occurred Monday night. The deceased was a much respected citizen of Logansport, and was about 65 years old. The Bank at Ambia, Benton county, which was robbed by the cashier, Fred McConnell, has been bought by Mr. Dague, of Fowler, and Judge D. P. Baldwin, of Logansport. The bank will continue to do business as usual, and the depositors will not lose anything. Mrs. W. H. Coover writes to her husband that she is recovering very satisfactorily at Petosky. She had a very serious time on the way there. At Grand Rapids she had so severe an attack of asthma, with such extreme difficulty in breathing that for a time she almost dispaired of her life. By the action of the train men in moving her into a drawing room car and turning the steam into the car heaters she finally obtained relief. Last Monday at Surrey Winfred Pullins, son of Charles Pullins, met with quite a severe accident while he was on the roof of his father’s barn, helping W. N. Jones paint it. He was high up on the roof on a very long roof ladder, when the fastenings of the ladder gave way and it shot off the roof, with young Pullins clinging to it. The ladder was long enough that when its bottom reached the ground its top was still against the eaves of the barn; but the force of the impact broke the ladder, and let young Pullins fall through to the ground. The breath was knocked out of him temporarily, and he was considerably bruised and shaken up, but otherwise not seriously injured.

THURSDAY. Johnson Family, Saturday night. Mrs. W. B. Austin is at Chicago today. Geo. Strickfaden is at Chicago today. ■ .... . Frank Morlan is visiting at Elwood. . Robert Randle is at Monticello today. Johnson Family, M. E. church Saturday, Sept. 11th. Miss Hattie Nichols is visiting at Chicago this week. Mrs. Bert Bartoo is visiting a few days at Chicago. The Johnson’s Family’s concert, M. E. church, Saturday night. Miss Mollie Ward, of Chicago, is visiting friends at this place. Louie Hopkins of Chicngo is visiting relatives here for a few days. Mrs. Maud Peter and children and Miss Ida Walter returned to their home at Lafayette today, after a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lamson.

Mrs. M. L. Imes came home from a weeks’ visit at Indianapolis last night. Misses Mary Goetz and Rosa Beck are visiting relatives at Mt. Ayr this week. Lulu and Anna Sample returned last night from a three weeks’ visit at Wabash. Mrs. Judge Hammond, of Lafayette. is visiting her daughter Mrs. W. B. Austin. Miss N. Van Smith entertained about seven couples at a watermelon party, last evening. Melvin Wishard has gone to Lafayette, today, to prepare to resume his studies at Purdue University. Frank Osborne moved his household goods over from Francesville yesterday. Five teams brought them across the country. Miss Rosa Hensler, daughter of Chris. Hensler, one of Carpenter townships best known farmers, has a bad case of typhoid fever. T. M. Morgan, advance agent, was here yesterday, arranging with manager Ellis for the production next Monday of Lincoln J. Carter’s great scenic melodrama, “The Fast Mail.” Harry Kressler is now located in the barber shop, formerly occupied by A. J. McFarland, near the depot. Mr. McFarland having gone into the grocery business in the Foster building with Duke Nichols.

Rev. J. C. Thrawls will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday morning in the absence of the regular pastor. In the evening the Epworth League will conduct the services. Maiion Tp., schools opened last Monday. Next Monday the schools of Carpenter, Newton and Hanging Grove will open. So far as heard from, the other townships will not open their schools until some later date. Uncje Isaac Alter arrived home Tuesday from about three months stay in south eastern Kansas. He reports immense crops in that region this year, and for which the farmers are getting good prices. Wheat was especially fine, and it is bringing in lots of wealth. Miss Flora Harris entertained about twenty couple at her home yesterday evening. Miss Delma Nowels proved to be the champion lady straight nail driver and H. T. Morgan received a prize for beinging the neatest gentleman sewer. G. W. Castlin of New Richmond, 0., and Rose Lawn, Ind., was in town a day or two ago. He is preparing to establish a large Jersey dairy at Rose Lawn, at which nothing but Jersey cows will be kept. Uncle George was 79 years old yesterday, but he looks as young and gets around as actively as most men at 69. The musical entertainment given by the Johnson Family in this city on Monday evening was a marked success. Their sweet voices and simple unaffected manners charmed and delighted the audience. Should they decide to repeat their entertainment here they will certainly be greeted with a large house.—Covington Friend.

The Delphi weekly Times has also changed to a semi-weekly, and by a notable co-incidence, the change was made at the very same time the weekly Republican adopted the semi-weekly form. The Republican extends to its enterprising Delphi contemporary fraternal congratulations and best wishes for success in its new departure . Miss Ida Gibson, of New Orleans, a young lady formerly well known in Rensselaer, is visiting Mrs. Mary Hopkins for a few days She has been connected with the missionary work for quite a number of years. For seven years was superintendent at New Orleans, of missionary work among the colored people, and is now, and has been for two years past, superintendent of the same work among the Italians of that city. The Johnson entertainment last night was largely attended, and was one of the finest ever seen in

Frankfort. Every one that was 1 present spoke in the highest terms of praise of the entertainment, and say it is deserving the patronage of every citizen. Tp-night the program will be repeated and no doubt the house will be crowded to its fullest capacity. Don’t fail attend this evening and be royally entertained.—Frankfort Times. St. Joseph’s College reopened for the collegiate year yesterday. The attendance is considerably increased over that of last year. The boarding students now number 75, where they numbered only 40 last year. The religious students, who always remaip at the college number 60, there being little change since last year. The college is having a sure and steady growth and is certain, before many years, to become a large and noted institu;ion. In our article of Tuesday in regard to the purchase of the light 'plant we were in error as to the amount of the payments to be made each year after Jan. Ist 1898. It is $1,500 each year instead of sl,000 as we stated. This would wind it up in five payments instead of seven, and very materially reduce the total interest payment, and is therefore that much better a bargain. In four years from the irst of next January the last payment will be made and the plant will be ours.

Our city council has in dealing with the electric light plant question proceeded on business principles and bought the plant for about what it is worth. Had they gone about the matter rashly they would have paid $4,500 more for it than it woijth. Let them handle the water works problem with the same care and caution, being guided only by zeal for the people’s good, and they will do as well for the city as they did in the ight matter. Our credit was “gilt edged” enough to buy a light plant at the right price and on the right terms, and so also is it “gilt edged” enough to buy a water works plant at the right price and on the right terms.

It may not be generally known, remarks a neighboring exchange, yet it is a fact that the Uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias are virtually under the jurisdiction of the United States government and are subject to a call at any time. They are recognized by the war department as minute men and may be called upon to repel a foreign invasion at any time. There are 50,000 in the U. S., or more than one-third to numerical force of the National Guard. The order was organized during the civil war in Washington, D. C. and in that way obtained its military standing. There are over 600,000 Knights of Pythias in the United States. The Uniform Rank is the only semi-military organization that is liable to call by the United States government in the case of emergency.

There is quite a general, but as we think a wrong idea among boys and young men that the stealing of watermelons is no very serious offense, and a good many think it a rather creditable act. But whatever idea may prevail as to the criminality of stealing melons, in general, there is surely no one who does not think it not only dishonest but very dishonorable to steal melons from a man in the fix of Randolph Wright, of Newton Tp. He has been laid up for many weeks with a badly broken leg, and he needs the product of his melon patch to pay his doctor bills and to support his family, and we are therefore much surprised to learn that there are persons in his neighborhood who are persistently stealing his melons. And their acts are all the more discreditable from the fact that Mr. Wright and his family are always glad to give to every one that calls all the melon they can eat.

Ferguson & Wilson have plenty of money to make allthe loans required in Jasper county. We will give applicant choice from private funds or eastern funds. Don’t forget to call and get our terms.