Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1897 — Page 3

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Mrs. James Parks and daughter were county seat visitors today. Will Mossier is just getting about after another four weeks sickness. Miss Gertrude Small went to Indianapolis today, to visit for a few days; ——? Mrs. Simon Leopold is visiting her mother at Bay City. Mich., and will be away about a month. Win. A; Brown has been appointed executor of the estate of his father Shadrack F. Brown, late of Wheatfield-.

Mrs. Minnie Cleaver’s hotel and restaurant building, near the depot, is making good progress. Lee Jessup has the contract. Thursday was said to have broken all records for heat so late in October. Here it was about 90 degrees. Today is fully as hot. Horace E. Horton, head of the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, contractor of the Rensselaer waterworks, was in town last night and today, on matters connected with the waterworks. Mrs. W. H. Coover of this place, and her mother, Mrs J. H. Allman, of Remington, and Misses Dora English and Mary Murray of Barkley Tp., also went to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon, to attend the Christian church convention. The City Council held a special meeting last night and made a final decision of the steam pumps for the waterworks, They are the Smith-Vaile make, and made in Dayton, (). Their Daily capacity is 750,000 gallons, each. Messenger was landed safely in Starke Co, jail, at Knox, Thursday morning. The Knox Republican says “he does not look like a man that would do such an awful deed.” Which is a true statement, nor do we think he is a man who would do such a deed except when full of whiskey, During the time the Messengers were in this vicinity they always seemed quiet and peacable enough. Our casual mention, Wednesday, of the fact that in only a part of the cases of “scarlet rash” in town precautions .seemed to ' have been taken to prevent the spread of the contagion, was not intended as a censure op any of our physicians nor of our county health officer, but rather a suggestion to the people generally, that more care ought to be taken. As to whose duty it is to put up placards in cases of contagious dese«ses, there has been something of a contention. The last published rules of the state board of health made it the duty of the physcian in care of the case, but the secretary of the same state board has very recently written a Tetter here saying that it was not the physician’s duty but the health officer’s. Our city attorney has been consulted and has announced that he shall construe the rule as requiring the physician in charge to do the placarding, and for the present that rule is likely to prevail. In this connection, it is proper to state that the city of Rensselaer has never organized a health board and therefore there is no city health officer in Rensselaer. Dr. M. B. Alter is the county health officer, and not a city health officer, as many people seem to suppose. SATURDAY. ... Miss Grace Gee is visiting at Monticello. Mrs. E. P. Honan was in Chicago yesterday. Mrs. F. B. Meyer and daughter

Thena were in Lafayette today. Mrs. Mahlon Hinds of Milroy Tp., is dangerously sick with a fever. Mrs. W. C. Martinie and daughter Fannie, of Wolcott, are visiting friends here this week. - Miss Mary Hoyes, returned home Thursday evening from a six weeks visit at Forest Ind. The temperature has taken a tumble. Fully 30 degrees lower this afternoon than yesterday at this time. Mrs. Wm- Childs, of Columbus, Ind., returned to her home this morning after a visit with Mrs. Fred McGee. Mesdames A. M. Wood and Sarah Beam, of Reynolds are visiting the family of Vv. H. Beam over Sunday. Miss Iva Washburn is home from Chicago on a few days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Washburn. Miss Belle Lally left for her home at Michigan City, today, after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Nate J. Reed. Will Shanlaub, teaching near Morocco and Hayes Young, near Lake Village, came to spend Sunday at home, by the bicycle route.

Miss Ollie Fredrick returned to her home at Medaryville this morning after a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Hershman. Mrs. Sallie Lowery, of Prescott, Arizona, who has been visiting friends and relatives in and near Rensselaer for the past week went to Chicago this morning. ’Phone No. 123, at the residence of Mrs. Mary Kannal has been discontinued and the “Same number given to new phone placed in the residence of Rev. F. L. Austin. A telephone message has been received from Reynolds, the next town south of Monon, that a boring for water there had struck gas, which was burning 20 feet high. It is very unlikely that gas in any permanent quantity exists there. There have recently been four cases of scarlet rash or scarlet fever in as many different families in town. All are now well, or nearly so. No new case has appeared for quite a number of days, and it is quite probable that the disease will not spread any further. y Mayor McCoy mad e a com inendible use of his official authority, yesterday afternoon, by putting an end to an out door game of cards a number of boys were indulging in, near the river bank. It has been going on every day for quite a long while and was doing the boys no good, not even a little bit. A young lady found a purse in church and notified the pastor that she had it, so if anyone reported the loss it could be returned. The next Sunday the clergyman made the following announcement from the pulpit; “Some one lost a purse last Sunday evening, and if the owner wants his property he can go to Helen Hunt for it.

The foundations of the waterworks power house and smoke stack are nearly completed. So also is the cut through the river bed, at Washington st. bridge. The water mains are being distributed rapidly and the work of laying them will begin early next week. The beginning of the big well at the power house foundations to beconstructed. The funeral of Mrs. Reed Banta was held at the Marlborough school house, Friday forenoon, Rev. J. L. Brady, of Rensselaer, conducting the religious exercises. It was a very large funeral as well as a very sad one; especially sad, in this case, from the far more than ordinarily lovely and amiable character of the deceased, and from the fact that her death leaves two very young children, to endure through life the measureless loss of a tender mother’s care and love. The interment was in Osborne cemetery. An average of 35 hands have been occupied on the rock cut, for water pipes, across the river at the bridge, for 7 or 8 days, and _ the work is not done yet. Of these 35 hands, 10 are drilling and pick-

ing, shoveling, and dipping, blasting and bossing. The other twen-ty-five are looking on, and their job is no sinecure, for every time a blast is fired they have to “get off the earth,” in other words hunt a place of safety, and when the flying rocks have settled down again, they sometimes have lost their reserved hanging places on the bridge railing. T. J. Sayler went up to Hammond, yesterday, and as the representative of the Nowels-Sayler Lumber Co., sold to Hutton & Walls, the sub-contractors, all the lumber to be used in the construction of the Rensselaer waterworks and electric lights power house. Hutton & Walls take a very commendible stand in regard to patronizing the people of the places where they have their contracts, and gave our firm the contract in preference to some lower bids from outside firms. They also show the right spirit in employing Rensselaer labor in preference to that from outside places.

Johnson, the Logansport bank wrecker, is about as much the whole thing in the penitentiary, at Columbus, Ohio as he used to be in financial and other matters at Logansport. A Logansport man called to see him the other day. Johnson was found in the office where he was employed at some work on books. He was dressed in a neat suit of gray and when his friend left, Johnson doffed his shining silk hat and bowing to the guards passed out and accompanied the gentleman to the depot. Johnson, the bank wrecker, who stole a half million and made paupers of many trusted friends, is a “trusty” in prison.

Judge Thompson arrived home from Kentland this morning, Having finished the September term ■of the Newton circuit court. It was a busy term, and especially noted for the large number of cases from other counties. The venue cases from this county alone must have occupied nearly a w’eek of the term. This great frequency of changes of venue is a great abuse and ought to be reformed in some way. Changes of venue not only often delay justice but they add greatly to the costs of the courts. Lttigants ought not to have any such thing as an absblute right to a change of venue. They should be granted with great reluctance and only on a strong showing that a fair trial can not be had in the home countv.

MONDAY. . Mrs. J. F. McColly is quite seriously sick. Miss Lynne Kelley is at Rockford, 111., visiting friends. Harrison Baker, of Onarga, 111., is in town for a day or two s Squire Stephen Hamblen, of Goodland, was in town today. Mrs. Oscar Tharp went to Monticello Sunday, for a two weeks’ visit. Miss Alene Bridges, of Greencastle, is visiting Miss Ara Glazebrook. Born, Saturday, Oct., 16th to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ramey, in town, a son. Wid Ritchey and Dike Nichols had a wrestling match, Saturday afternoon, near the tennis grounds, across the river. Nichols won the first bout, but Ritchey took the next two, thus winning the match. “Egypt, or the Land of Pharoahs” will be the subject of Dr. A. S. Dobb’s lecture at Trinity church tonight. Admission 25 cents. Children under 15 years 10 cents. Alfred Bates, the attorney, who went to Cuba, Ohio, early last summer, with the expressed intention of being absent only a few weeks, has not yet returned and it is understood that he will not come back at all. The Monticello brass band has been reorganized, with many old members and some new ones, in all 24 pieces and a drum major. The new band starts out with excellent prospects of being a worthy suc-

St &GREAT SALE OF S 1 FALL&WINTER GOODS I This is to be one of the greatest slaughter sales ever held in the county. Goods must move —you them now that winter is 'Off coming, we need your money to buy more goods that you need, and so on. We are strictly a cash store, do comparatively our own work, pay no rents, buy goods for cash, thereby buy cheaper than those who buy on time, therefore we are in position to sell cheaper than any other house in the county. We will sell for the next thirty days as follows: : ...';Of SB Dress G-oods. Underwear. 'gS V>.zwv% All wool and silk novelties, worth 1.50, at .SI.OO Ladies’heavy ribbed and fleeced vests All wool novelties, worth 75c, atso and pants at2s All wool novelties, worth 60c, at.. .35 Ladies’fine Swiss ribbed union suitsso .Jggg Novelties, worth 40c, at .2a-|i Misses’ ribbed.w4.ion suits 95 Novelties, worth 35c, at2o Men’s heavy ribbed and fleeced shirts... .40 vrW Serges and Henriettas, worth 1.50 at9oc& 1.00 Men’s all wool shirts and drawers at. .75c up wool serges, worth (55c, at4s Men’s white Merino shirts and drawers.. .35 Fancy brocaded blacks, worth 35 and 7SB An novelty or basket cloth,' < _ 3K ® are pr.-paiwl to meet the lowest possible 3CS® worth 95c at 10 I competition on this above line of goods, our B| A ffice line sackings’ior' ibc,' worth ’more ’ stock beil * la *° and ’ jg Domestic flannels from 4|c up, great values. BOOtS ELIld SIIO6SAll other goods in these lines at correspondingly low prices. In this line we cannot be excelled." We give Blankets- house in the county. We do not handle z^z^z^z^z^z^z^z—— cheap, trashy stuff and put it out for solid Don't fail to call on us for cotton and wool goods. We sell solid goods on their merits, blankets. Special bargains in this line. I and if not what they are represented, we XIjHE xs&sf Prices from 45c to $6.00 a pair. Extra heavy j make them good. Look out for bargains in *Ol and good qualities. , this line in the next thirty days. These goods were bought before the rise in consequmce of the taking effect of the tariff and will give our benefit of our early purchases. . Look out for the Announcement of our Cloak Opening and Sale Day. At which time you will have the chance of your life to secure bar'Off gains in cloaks. Be sure and remember the place I.IINOW MF CASH STORE,! W NOWELS BLOCK, RENSSELAER, IND.

cessor to the old one, and thus becoming one of the best in northwest Indiana. Geo. N. Dunn, the Rensselaer attorney was in San Pierre last Friday, the day Messenger w r as there for examination. He confirms the statement of Messenger having been struck; in the face by Nelson’s widow, but although he left San Pierre before Messenger was taken away, fie thinks the report of his attempting lynching are false or greatly exaggerated. There was lively runaway Saturday evening and one that threatned to be dangerous. Ed Parr’s team was hauling waterworks pipes and just as it started from the railroad with a heavy load, something gave way, letting the wagon run against the horses. They began to run, and the front wheels broke loose from the rest of the wagon;and the horse randown Main and Division sts. at a fearful speed, rather narrowly missing several vehicles, and coming near starting other runaways. A good many people and teams were in

the streets in the business part of town, and had the horses continued their course through that part, as they seemed certain to do, there wtould almost surely have i been some bad accident. As it j happened however, as the horse turned from Division into Washington street, at Henry Harris' place, they were going at such a tremendous rate that in making the sharp turn at the corner the horses were thrown down, and were unable to rise until extricated from their harness. The wagon was pretty badly broken and one of the horses considerably hurt. A citizen of Rensselaer who was at San Pierre a few days ago, rejjorts that the feeling there is not so strong against Messenger as has been represented. Not that anyone justifies his shooting of Nelson, but they seem to think there are some extenuating circumstances. As the story of the murder is now told, Messenger and Nelson, both

already pretty drunk, were in the saloon, and about to take a drink of whisky together. Messenger complained because the -bar tender ' had not put enough whisky in his glass and demanded more. Nelson, who had drank part of his, poured what was left into Messenger’s glass. This made Messenger angry, and the quarrel began then. They went outside and continued the quarrel, and as the story is told, Nelson began the fight by advancing oh Messenger and the latter warned him to keep back, on pain of being shot, and that Nelson continued his attempted attack, in spite of the warning. On the other hand, however, it is asserted that Messenger-went to San Pierre in a murderous mood, and had announced his intention of killing somebody. It is said, also, that Geo. Fayler, who had been at work with the Messengers, was so badly frightened by Messenger’s ugly mood, that he had gone into hiding for fear he would be the one to be shot.

Dr. A. S. Dobbs preached at Trinity church Sunday morning to a large and deeply interested congregation. The trend of his discourse was in the line of the progress of Christianity. It was cumulative, dramatic, graphic and overwhelming, The illustrations and facts were exceedingly pertinent and forceful, and were so marshalled, and occassionally spiced with wit and humor as to hold the rapt attention of his hearers arousing emotion and provoking strong conviction. The sermon will not soon be forgotten by those who heard him. And its nourishment to the moral fife and forces will be abiding. A young fellow named Jack Robinson was shot in Monon, Friday night, by another young man named Griffith. According to the story Griffith and a younger brother came to town that evening with their father. The father and the older boy went to church. The younger boy was set upon by the

gang of which young Robinson was a member, and beaten. After church Ed Griffith got into a quarrel with the same gang, on his brother’s account, and Robinson and some others triced to run Griffith out of town, and he shot Robinson. It is thought that Robinson will die. Young Griffith left town and had not been arrested at last accounts.

Band Concert.

Thursday night Oct. 21, 7:30 P. M-, at McCoy’s corner. March “The Klondike” Parmenter. Overture “The Bridal Rose”... .Lavallee. Baritone Solo “Old Kentucky Home” —Air and Variations. Masten. March “National Unity”. .Knight. Waltz “Autumn Breezes” Calderwood. Overture “Lucrezia Borgia”.. .. Ripley. Selection “De Water Mullun Dance”..Miller. March “Stars and Stripes Forever” Sousa.

Fine City LotsOn most favorable terms you can obtain Lots in Leopolds Addition, best Situations are now on Market to select from. Those wishing to Invest will do well to call on A. Leopold and learn terms. Office at the Model store. Cattle For Sale. For sale 36 steer calves, 11 heifers and cows, 2 two year old steers. Wm. Shirer, Kniman, Ind. • Cloak Opening, Ellis & Murrays, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23. House for rent. W. M. Cotton. Cloak Opening, Friday and Saturday Oct. 22 and 23, Ellis & Murray. I have the Studebaker wagon for sale in all styles. C. A. Roberts.