Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1897 — Page 3

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. r. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Dr. Berkley is at Newman, HL, his old home place. Still another new case of scarlet fever is reported today. B. F. Ferguson left on a Nebraska trip, this morning. David Hilton is now able to be about again, after his severe sickness. Noah Frame, now of Tennessee, is visiting old scenes in this county, now. Mrs. G. 0. Lackey, of Akron, O. is visiting her sister Mrs. Maria Hopkins. Mrs. Mel Abbott returned last night from visiting her parents, near Delphi. Mrs. Ekd Bruce, of Edinburg, returned home today, after visiting Shelby Grant’s family. Born, this Friday morning, Oct. 22, 1897, to Mr. and Mrs. James Parkison, of Newton Tp , a son. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery and her mother Mrs. H. G. Wemple went to Chicago today, to visit Mrs. F. J. Wemple. Mrs. Eli Dowell, south of town, was called to Huntington, last night, by the death of a 9 year old granddaughter. Mrs. Mahlon Hinds, of Milroy Tp., who has been very low with typho-malarial fever, is reported today as beginning to improve, and strong hopes are now entertained for her recovery. Editor Geo. H. Healey of Brookston and Chalmers, came up today, to report the Battle Ground vs Rensselaer foot ball game, which he is well qualified to do, in the best style of the art.

The Rensselaer-Battle Ground game of foot ball is in progress at the stock farm as we go to press. The Battle Ground players are all strapping big fellows, and pretty well practised, and there is a pretty strong fear in the community that our boys are in for a sound trouncing. According to the Indianapolis papers the various railroads from Louisville, including our own Monon, have all agreed not to start any more Sunday trains out of Louisville, the agreement to take effect at once. If such is the case there will probably be no 3:30 P. M. train in to Chicago on Sundays, hereafter. The laying of the waterworks mains began on Front street at Liberal corner, Thursday forenoon. It is quite an interesting process te see the joints put together. They are first calked with jute ropes, firmly driven in, and then with melted lead, also firmly driven home. Evidently the joints are made to stay and to hold.

M. A. Phillips, representative of the Lafayette Calj is in this city. The gentleman is also manager of the West Lafayette Mandolin Club and Swiss Bell Ringers and during his sojourn in the city will endeavor to arrange one of the clubs famous concerts with Manager Ellis of the Opera House. The Citizens’ Band put up one of the best open air concerts last evening of the whole series, and one which the large crowd present was most anxious to enjoy undisturbed. And yet so persistently noisy have a lot of young boys, and some not so young, become at these concerts that half and more than half of the pleasure of the concert was ruined.. The boys will have to let up on this noise and frolicing at the concerts or the people will not only stop coming but the band will bave to discontine its out-door concerts altogether.

I The reports of the attempted ' lynching of Messenger and of the j big squad of deputy sheriffs sworn in at Knox, to protect him, proved as unfounded as we predicted they would. They were inventions of the sensational and desrepu table telegraph liars which are so numerous and pernicious in northwest Indiana. The only exciting incident connected with the taking of Messenger to San Pierre was the slap in the face administered to him by the widow of his victim. Messenger has been formally indieted for murder by the Starke county grand jury and his trial set for the second Tuesday in January. Perkins & Gay have not yet began drilling for the big new well for the waterworks, although the dirt excavation for it has been made down to bedrock, some 12 or 14 feet. Perkins ifc Gay have been engaged most of the week in the difficult job of taking out the some 600 feet of iron casing from the old well, the idea being that if the casings were out the flow of water would be increased. After much difficulty they succeeded in getting the pipe started, only to find that it had come apart 160 feet down, and only that much has been so far taken out. The attempt to get hold of the rest of the casing is still in progress, but with doubtful prospects for success.

The people of Rensselaer and so far as heard from the county generally, are as much divided on the question of sparing or not sparing the trees in the public square, as they have been on almost every other question that has come up in connection with the court house. Some people want all the trees left and some want only a part, and some demand that every last tree be rooted out. And when public sentiment is so much divided there is nothing for the commissioners to do but to act on their own judgment for what they think is for the best. In this case the commissioners themselves disagreed, and the result is a compromise verdict and part of the trees are taken and part are left. It was a fair way to decide the matter, and the people ought to be satisfied with the decision.

SATURDAY. Miss Glenn Porter is quite sick with malarial fever. Jim Short is laid up this week with an ulcer on his foot. J. T. Randle went to Delphi, Friday afternoon, for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Bayard Clark went home to Monon, Friday, after a short visit here. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark went to Monon this afternoon to visit relatives over Sunday. O. F. Stoner, and family of Morocco, visited his brother D. A. Stoner, Friday and today. Will Lawrence now of St. Louis, Mich., is visiting his relatives, S. E. Yeoman’s family for a few days. Gen. Van Rensselaer Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, will meet Tuesday, at 2:30 p. m., with Mrs. E. P. Honan.

J. F. Hardman went to Warsaw, today, to attend his parents’ golden wedding, which takes place this evening. His father is 79 years old and his mother 73. Mrs. J. L. Emmert who has been visiting Mrs. Wm. Warren for a few days went to visit her husband at Shelby yesterday. From there she will go to her home at Wolcotville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold were over from Rensselaer first of the week, at the bedside of Louie Leopold, who was taken suddenly ill Saturday but has since recovered. —Wolcott Enterprise.

Rev. A. S. Dobbs D. D. returned from Chicago this morning and will remain in our city over Sunday. He will preach at the Methodist chuich tomorrow night “The Sleepless Night of Queen Esther’s Husband.”

Ten or twelve more car loads of waterworks pipes arrived yester-

day afternoon, and are being hauled today. The work of digging the trenches and laying the mains has been suspended until Monday'. It is understood that the work will be resumed then with a much larger force. Up at the waterworks station, Perkins & Gay have got hold of the casing in the old well again, and are lifting it out by the slow process of jack screws. The steam windlass will be hitched on after the casing moves more easily. The stone water table and bricks for the power house have arrived and work resumed with a rush. . The great Leutgart trial in Chicago came to an unsatisfactory end Thursday in a disagreement of the jury. They stood 9 for conviction and 3 for acquittal. The failure to agree is principally ascribed to one juror, Harley by name, who has since the trial began, been found to have a pretty doubtful record, having several times been indicted for boodling and other charges.

, The exterior of the court house is now completed, with the exception of extending all the down spouts down into the ground, to connect with the sewers. Inside all the marble work in entrances, halls and court rooms is still to be put on, and the finishing work in the basement and first stories. Quite a Thompson reunion is being held at the Judge’s place, in Union Tp., today. The party went up this morning and includes the Judge and Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Alfred Thompson, Isaac Thompson of Bluffton, Ohio and daughters Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Zoll, and Mrs. Flo Sears and Mrs. Ora Ross, not to mention several large delegations of children.

MONDAY. Ingalls. Ingalls from Kansas. Walter White is in Chicago today. X Miss Bertha Fleming is visiting at Monon. Ross Sigler of Monon, is visiting here today. Mrs. Geo. Strickfaden is visiting in Chicago today. A. Leopold is in Chicago buying goods for the Model. Engalls from Kansas at the opera house Wednesday 27th.

Miss Alma Stiers is visiting relatives at Monon this week. Mrs. John Renicker has gone to Manchester, Ind.' for a few weeks visit. Miss Jennie Deveault, of Monon, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark. Miss Marybelle Purcupile returned home today from a weeks visit at Chicago. J. W. King went to Medaryville today, to attend the funeral of Mrs. King’s brother, Mr. Brewer. Remember the elocutionary entertainment by Rev. C. D. Jeffries at the opera house Tuesday night. The Rensselaer and College football teams will play a game at the coljege campus, next Friday afternoon.

Mrs. C. A. Brown, of Knox, returned to her home this morning after a two weeks visit with relatives at this place. An infant child of Felix Parker, of Hanging Grove, was thought to be dying last Saturday, but is now reported much better. Miss Margaret Bassick, of Bridgeport, after a weeks visit with friends here went to Chicago for a few days visit this morning. A- T. Perkins has secured the services of Bob Farris, an expert plumber, from Chicago, to assist in his plumbing business. Mrs. Mary Peyton's two little girls are very sick with scarlet fever. Great fears are entertained as to their prospects of recovery. Rev. C. D. Jeffries’ elocutionary entertainment, under auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian church, takes place Tuesday night. Mrs. A. Wood worth went to Mo- ' non today to attend the funeral to-

1* BARGAINS *| . ii "I i • I have just returned from the City where vxjS L purchased an additional supply of s Ladies’ Misses’ - £ Children’s Wraps® Making a very complete X** line of these goods and we P ro Pose selling them cheaper than you ■ ever bought the same quality of goods for, Aloncy is scarce, this we know, x'T* - an d we goods ypt cheap to meet the ncm.ssities of the people. zxjr These new Garments ' w hl be on sale .... || COMMENCING FRIDAY, OCT. 22.% Do not buy until you see them, for we know we can save you money. Every thing in our line will be sold cheaper than ever. The price of goods in the market are inclining upward, but we have not followed the advance, in fact we had oUr goods about all bought before the advance and propose to give our customers the benefit of our early purchases. In addition to our Friday and Saturday special sales on Wraps MOf we will have a B Grand Cloak Opening and Sale Day, Saturday, Oct. 30th. 0 • At which time we will have 500 Different Patterns and Styles of Jackets and Capes for Ladies and Jackets for Misses and Children. We repeat we will have 500 and no two alike. The advantages of attending our opening is in the fact that if you select a garment you can take it right home with you, so you know just what you are getting. It will pay you to wait and take advantage of these great opening opportunities. You never had this advantage before. You simply select what suits you and take it right with you. Hoping to meet you on these sale days, lam yours, |C. 11. .WEIS CHEAP CASH SIM

morrow, of Theodore Hilderbrand who died suddenly yesterday evening. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery lost her pocket-book in Chicago, Saturday. She thinks it was stolen but don’t know just when and how it was done. A child of Joseph Nagle who lives two miles south of town is sick with scarlet fever. One new case of the same disease is reported in town this morning. Sherman Renicker has just completed a residence, on the north gravel road, just north of town, and his brother Levi has one well underway, on an adjoining lot.

The two Jones who areaccused of making themselves too familiar with Al Hoover’s lap robe, gave bail Sunday and were released from jail. Their case is set for Friday of this week. Our city marshal came down town this morning, shining and gorgeous in a complete police uniform. Blue clothing, brass buttons, cap with the legend “City Marshal” —everything complete. Mrs. George K. Hollingsworth entertained a company of young ladies Saturday afternoon at progressive dominoes in honor of her cousin Miss Bassick, of Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Ethel Mills won the prize, a dainty china plate.

— The many friends in this county of Wm. M. Miller, formerly of Wheatfield, now of Garvanza, Cal., will be glad to know that a fine daughter was added to his family, on Oct. 12th, and that mother and babe are in good health. Lost—Between Rensselaer and the Burns residence Saturday Oct. 23rd a valise containing nursing bottle and baby clothes. Finder please leave at the Republican Office and oblige. Mrs. Wm. Burns. Tne fire plugs or street hydrants for the waterworks have arrived and are being distributed today. They are made in Troy, Rensselaer Co. N. Y. and have the name

“Rensselaer Mans. Co.” cast on them. Hence, it happens that Rensselaer’s fire plugs bear the name Rensselaer when first made. The membership at the Marion sobers’ home is now 2,208, which is the greatest since the home was founded. 'ATT the available space is taken up and it has been decided that no more members will be admitted except very urgent cases. It is expected that many more applications for admission will be received soon, as winter is near at hand. The new barrack is completely filled. There is now not a vacant bunk. The folly of going to law is related by a man who tells of two farmers who sued over the loss of two sheep killed by a dog. One appeal after another was taken, until the cost of the suit devoured the farms of both men. The case was ended and the only thing left them was the dog that killed the sheep. We have a parallel case in this county where two farmers are wrangling over four geese worth $1.25 and the costs thus far are $250. —Delphi Times.

Band Concert.

Thursday night Oct, 28 7:30 p. m. in front of conrt house on Wash- ; ington street. March “Eleven O’clock Toast”. Winstein Overture “Better than Gold”. Clark Polka “Ione” comet 5010... Dalbey Schottische “Dora Dean”.. Hetzel March “The New X Ray” Barnhouse. Waltz “Nord'ca”.........Tourjee Medley Overture “A Base Hit”.. DeWitt Song and Dance “Sweet Southern Breezes” Schroeder March “Veni Vidi Vici”. -. , .Hall

Boys you that want a nice buggy for your best girl call and see C. A. Roberts. *’“Those.jobs are butes.’ For a first class buggy or carriage give C. A. Roberts your order. All work is warranted and prices to suit thetimes.

When you want st loan on your farm or town property, call on James H. Chapman. He has unusual facilties for placing loans promptly. Abstracts prepared carefully and promptly. Office over Ellis & Murray’s store. Tennessee Centennial and Inter national Exposition, May Ist to Oct. 31st, 1897, at Nashville, Tenn. Fare for the round trip from Rensselaer only $lO. Tickets on sale daily. W. H. Beam, Agt. Now is about the time that you should get your flues cleaned before putting up your stoves and avoid fires. Any one wishing work done see Harry Wiltshire the “chimney sweep.” For all kinds of sewing machines, repairing and supplies, call on E. F. Gibson, at Antrim & Dean’s hardware store. Telephone No. 14. - wtf. 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. Mrs. Lottie George has moved into Mr. Day’s house recently vacated by Mr. Will Mossier, east of the court house, where she is prepared to take any number of boarders. Good rooms and first class table are guaranteed. Tran|cientssl. a day. $3.50 per week. . *

Farmers See C. A. Roberts for seed wheat samples. Loans. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, have private funds out of which they can make a few good farm loans They are also prepared to make all kinds of loans at the lowest rates and on the most favorable terms. Thompson & Bros.’ old stand over A. McCoy & Co.’s Bank. 46 wtf. Half Hates on the Monon Until further notice the Monon will sell excursion tickets on Sundays at one fare for the round trip to all points where the one way rate does not exceed $3.50 and is not less than 25 cents. Tickets good returning to starting point until daylight on the following morning. . - W. H. Beam, agt.