Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1897 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items ToM in a graphDaily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Miss Lizzie Eiglesbacb is on the sick list. Mrs John Zink of Monticello is visiting Mrs. Jean Tyner. Mrs. Will Hoover is visiting her parents near Delphi this week. Mrs. Mattie Schrader is attending the funeral of a cousin at Lafayette today. B. F. Ferguson and Charley Spitler are in San Pierre on legal business today. David Thompson arrived home today from his summer’s stay at Indian River, in northern Mich. Mrs. Jennie Hardesty returned to her home at Sheldon, 111., today after a visit with her sister Mrs. John Brenner. Mr. and Mrs W. H. Snedeker and son Brooks, of Barkley tp., left today for a two weeks visit with relatives in Coshocton Co., Ohio.

Wade & Wood are increasing the size of their barber shop, by the removal of a partition, and when it is done will put in another chair. Attorneys John R. Ward and George C. Reynolds, of Monticello were here today on legal business and also viewed the architectural beauty of our new court house. Perkins & Day have the subcontract for drilling the new eight inch well for the waterworks, and are getting their drills and other appliances in order for the work. They will begin drilling in a day or two. The funeral of Harold Chauncy, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Landis, of Carroll Co., will be held at the Rensselaer Christian church, tomorrow forenoon. The body will arrive on the 9.55 a. m. train, and the funeral services will begin soon after. Rev. J. L. Brady will conduct the religious exercises. Interment will be in West-

on cemetery. W. H. McDoel, vice president and general manager of the Monon lines Charles Rockwell, traffic manager, George Lowell, general superintendent, and Charles Hall, chief engineer have finished a tour of inspection of the Indianapolis division. The Indianapolis Journal says that McDoel is in excellent health and spirits. He says that in all departments the Monon’s business is moving smoothly, earnings are highly satisfactory and the outlook for a heavy fall and winter traffic unusually promising. Every engine and car the company owns fit for service is employed, in some cases the engines on arriving at a certain division point being turned right about and sent out with new crews.

A “prosperity party” was given at Mr. and Mrs. A.. McCoy’s last evening, at which IB or 14 couple talked and danced and ate the night away, with great joyfulness. By way of taking formal leave of Democratic tough times, a Democratic tough rooster, whose horn wrinkles and tooth marks both showed he was born in 1887, was boiled up into a four gallon punch-bowl full of tough Democratic soup, and this our tough Democratic postmaster was condemned to eat, at one sitting. He recognized the justice of his sentence, and entered bravely on his task, but after a few gallons had disappeared, and it became a question of a dimunition of sentence or a deceased postmaster, Uncle Mac had compassion and pronounced the ends of justice satisfied. The reports of the mortality among Nelson Morris’ cattle, as a

result of dehorning and other doctoring in hot weather, were greatly exaggerated, as the Republican stated as probable. According to a statement which, we believe to be authentic, only 86 head were treated and of these only 15 died. By-the-way, the reports of great great losses by field fires in the Kankakee region, which appear in the daily papers, are probably about as great exaggerations of the real facts, as was the report that Nelson Morris had lost 400 head of cattle, when the actual number was only fifteen,

WEDNESDAY. Grace Nowels is on the sick list Mrs. J. C. Passons is quite sick. Uncle Jacob Clouse is quite sick. J. J. Montgomery is.in Chicago today. Bert Hopkins is in Chicago on business Mrs. A. P. Burton is visiting relatives at Evanston. L. A. Bostwick is in the northern part of the county on business today. Mrs. J. A. Krum, of Servia, liid., is visiting her sister Mrs. D. E. Hollister. Mrs. Wm. Zea, who lives south of town, is visiting in Chicago this week.

A pleasant surprise party was given Miss Emma Burgett last night by about 22 of her friends. T B. Middleton, son of Rev. H. M. Middleton, went to Brazil today where he will probably locate permanently. W. T. Perkins went to Chicago this morning to purchase material to be used in the making of the waterworks well. Born, this, Wednesday morning, Oct. 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, in town, a daughter; and Uncle Bill N. is a grand-dad again. Mrs. J. T. Abbett and two children, of Eugene, Oregon, arrived here today to visit the family of Webb Reeve and other relatives and friends. J, Jensen, of Irving Park, Chicago, was in town today. He owns a good tract of land in Kankakee township, and comes down occasionally to look after it. Smooth Thomas Taggart was reelected mayor of. Indianapolis, Tuesday, by about the same majority as the last time. The entire democratic ticket was elected.

Councilmen Meyer and Spitler have gone to Middleton, Henry Co., today to inspect some waterworks pumps in use there, with a possible view to selecting similar ones for Rensselaer. Isaac Thompson and neices, Mrs. Letitia Zolle and Mrs. Mary CrSwford and cousin May Thompson, all of Bluffton. Ohio, are visiting the family of Judge S. P. Thompson, and other relatives this week. The recent rain was not sufficient to extinguish the turf fires in Union Tp., and the Gifford district. It will require long protracted rains to do that. Judging from reports these fires in the Gifford district are likely to practically ruin a great deal of good land before they are stopped. The Jasper County case of Alfred Collins against the former firm of Austin & Co., composed of W. B. Austin, Geo. K. Hollingsworth and A. W. Hopkins was completed at Kentland, Tuesday, after a two days trial and a hard and bitter fight. The jhry returned a verdict in favor of the defendant.

“Come inside” is the latest slang going the rounds. A lunatic looking out of the grated window of an asylum saw a man fishing.—“ How long have you been fishing?” he asked, “Six hours,” was the reply.” “What have you caught?” was asked. “Nothing,” said the fisherman. “Come inside,” said the lunatic. Thus the phrase started. Down at Covington last Sunday a young minister who was occupying a pulpit at invitation of the regular pastor preached a

sermon of an hour’s length. As he concluded, he turned to the leader of the choir and asked him to select the hymn. The young minister wore a puzzled look when the choir began singing:—“Rest for the Wear} 7 .” But he understood what it meant when he saw 7 the congregation tittering. Some people are laboring under the impression that because the time for paying taxes in the spring was changed from the third Monday In April to the first of May, the time for paying the fall taxes has also been changed. The people should bear in mind that there is no change in the time of paying the fall installment of taxes. All fall taxes are due the first Monday in November which this year, happens to fall on the first of the month. The court house flag pole received its second coat of paint, by Tom Manley, this forenoon. It was not so difficult and dangerous a job as the first time, as the rope and pulley and swinging seat w 7 ere already in position. We are not informed as to which one of the commissioners will go up the pole to inspect the painting. It is possible liow 7 ever, that they will take Manley’s word for it that the job is well done, or, what would probably be preferable from their point of view, let the court house investigating committee send up one of their members, to make the inspection.

New cases of so called scarlet rash reported in several parts of town. One on south Cullen street, three in one family on south Front street and one in Leopold's addition. It looks as though some pretty rigid measures should be adopted to check the spread of this contagion. For the principal thing, it would seem that the people ought to know that calling a mild case of the disease scarlet rash or scarletina, does not render it any the less contagious, and that mild cases are about as likely to communicate severe cases as any. So far it would seem that no cards have been put up, or other precautions taken, except in one or two of the severer cases, which were called scarlet fever, but were evidently only severer forms of what in the other cases is called scarlet rash.

THURSDAY. - Miss Mattie Yeoman is recovering from her recent sickness. Mrs. Win. Burns returned home yesterday from a two weeks visit at Wanatah. Mrs. Jacob Lesh, in Barkley Tp., is seriously sick with pleurapneumonia. Mrs. Tom Sigler after a few days visit with friends returned to Monon last night. Born, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 13, to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Babcock, on River st., a daughter. Mrs. Frank Jacks departed for her home at Harper, Kansas, last night after a six weeks visit with relatives. The Pavilion Photograph Galley will be closed from Thuisday noon Oct. 14 for a few days, owing to the absence from town of the proprietor. Mrs. T. E. Willey after a six weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ifarkison, and other relatives returned to Alrnyra Arkansas last night.

The Monon Route will sell tickets for one fare for the round trip to Lowell, Wednesday, Oct. 20, on account of the dedication of the new Catholic church. Dr. A. S. Dobbs, the great Egyptoligest and eastern traveler has returned to Rensselaer. He will preach at M. E. church Sunday and Monday night begin a series of three lectures, on his travels. The Eellenstine children, on Front st. reported yesterday to have scarlet rash, are getting better and the attending physician does not think they will have the disease, mentioned, at all. Mrs. John Smith lost her purse last evening, somewhere between

Eiglesbach’s shop and her residence just beyond the bridge. The small sum it contained is much needed by the loser, and the finder is requested to return it to its owner. Rev. W. O. Moore, pastor of the Christian church, Mrs. Moore and I Miss Jessie Bartoo went to Ind-' ianapolis, today, to attend a national convention of the Christian church, which begins today, and lasts until Oct. 22nd. A. R. Hopkins, who teaches the McCoysburg school, went to Nunda, 111., this morning, to visit his sister, Miss Dema Hopkins. His school has been closed until next week on account of the funeral of Mrs. Reed Banta. The bicycle company that made wheels with convict labor at the Northern prison will sue the state for damages. The company claims it lost the sale of 2,000 bicycles by the transfer of its best workmen to the Southern prison. Mrs. Matie Hopkins gave an afternoon party, yesterday, to about 30 of her lady friends. The amusement was progressive dominoes, and Mrs. C. W. Hanley won the first prize. Refreshments of ice-cream, cake and coffee were served.

The October term of the circuit court will begin next week. The docket is rather large, but mostly cases of minor interest. Judge Thompson expects to finish up the business of the term in two weeks, which will give only one week of jury service. The Lafayette Morning Journal of Tuesday, Oct. 12th was an industrial edition and contained a large number of pictures of Lafayette’s leading citizens, important buildings, etc. An excellent portriat is given of our former townsman, Ex-Judge E. P. Hammond. The Reqsselaer Euchre Club held its second meeting last night, at Mrs. L. A. Moss’ residence, on

Cullen st. The club has a membership of 5 married couples and ten couples on whom the sentence of matrimony has not yet been executed. The scores of all the members are kept for the entire season. The Rensselaer Lecture Club will open its third season on the night of Oct. 27, with a lecture by Ex-Senator Ingalls, of Kansas. Five numbers in all will be given, four lectures and one musical entertainment. The other lecturers are Rev. John Rusk, J. R. Clark, a humorist, and Rev. Frank Bristol. The Mozart Symphomy Club is booked for the musical feature. Many trees in the public square have been cut down yesterday and today. So far the trees that have been cut have been mainly those in front and in the western corner of the square, and their cutting jvas advisable, although two or three have been cut down that had muclr better have been spared. The large walnut tree in front has had to go, as that stood where the cement walk will come,

The plastering in the court house is practically completed, as is also the laying of the floors. The finishing lumber is being put on, and the doors have arrived and j their hanging will begin at once, i The windows are nearly all in i place. The contractors are posi- ; tive the building will be ready for occupancy by Jan. Ist, and think I it will be all complete a month , earlier than that date. Recently the Supreme court of this state rendered a decision that is rough on tax dodgers. Persons who fail to list all their property, the Auditor or County Assessor may go back and put it on the tax duplicate although it was omitted twenty years ago, and the penalty may be added for any number of yeass. Delinquents cannot plead the statute of limitations under any circumstances. They are liable to a penalty ranging from SSO to SSOOO. The Board of Pardons created by the last legislature held its first

meeting at Michigan City Friday and organized with Charles Harley as president and Will Whittaker as state agent. The dutie3 of the state agent are many. It is to him paroled prisoners must report once a month and he must find situations for those extended clemency by the board. The first active meeting of the pardon board will be held in December at which time it is anticipated some of the unfortunates will be released. We are not saying that the difference in the school of medicine makes any difference in such l cases, but when Dr. Alter, the allopath, started out for a busy day, about a week ago, he scored two boys before night. Yesterday Dr. Hartsell the homeopath, took a day off and started out to equal Dr. Alters record which he did in number but he scored girls both times. They are just as good and perhaps a little better than boys, but why the allopath scored all boys and the homeopath all girls, is the problem now under consideration.

The Epworth League of the Methodist church have arranged with Dr. A. S. Dobbs the celebrated Orientalist for a course of three lectures to be given at the Methodist church next Monday. Tuesday and W T ednesday nights. This will be a rare treat for the people of our City and community. The learned Doctor has traveled throughout the Holy Land and Egypt and is one of the most entertaining and popular lecturers before the public. Silnday school workers will especially be profited and instructed by these lectures. Their cheapness also should attract. The full course for 60 cts. or a single lecture for 25 cts. Children under 15 years, 30 and 10 cts. respectively'. Let everybody prepare to hear him: He will preach at the M. E. church on Sunday. Cloak Opening, Ellis & Murray’s Fridav and Saturday Oct. 22, and 23. House for rent. W. M, Cotton-