Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1897 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. j . d • ' '• Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Mrs. T. J. McCoy is visiting at Lafayette today. Mrs. Mary Peyton’s little girls are reported somewhat better, toddy. Miss Leona Appleby, of Indianapolis is visiting her neice Mrs. Chas. Spitler. Auditor Murray returned this morning from a few days’ stay at the state capital. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Thompson are visiting their daughter Grace at Evanston today. Good girl wanted for general housework. For name of party apply at this office. Miss Minnie Jackson returned to Lafayette after a short visit with her sister Mrs. John Jessen.

Mr. and Mrs. John Sebring returned to their home at Medaryville today after a week’s visit with relatives here. Mr. Geo. Thomas returned to his home at Englewood yesterday after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin. Miss Helen Miller returned to her home at Kankakee, 111., this morning after a three week’s visit with Mrs. W. A. Miller. The waterworks mains are being laid on the west side of the river now. That portion will be completed before any more are laid on the east side. Isaac Thompson and daughters Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Zoll and Miss Mao Thompson after a three weeks visit with relatives left for their home at - Bluffton, Ohio, this morning.

The Daughters of Liberty and their escorts to the number of 35 or more, were pleasantly entertained last evening, by Miss Maude Spitler. Tll ere was feasting and dancing, and music entrancing. The Rensselaer Republican says the City Council has contracted for water works pumps of the Smith-Vaile make. They evidently forgot to come to Rochester, or they might have learned a few pointers,—Rochester Republican. Mesdaines J. E. Flynn and J. C. Kressler went to Logansport today to attend the W. R. C. Convention which is held there this week. Mrs. Flynn is Junior vice president of the convention and Mrs. -Kressler .goes as a delegate.

Drs.- Washburn and English performed an operation on a six year old son of B. D. Comer, trustee of Union Tp. The little fellow was kicked on the head by a horse, about a week ago, and his skull fractured and depressed, and the operation consisted in raising and straightening the depressed portions. It is a severe operation, and it is too early as yet to judge of what the result is likely to be. Perkins & Gay finished pulling cut the casing in the old waterworks well, last night after getting out about 350 feet. The some 250 feet still in the well is below the water veins and will do no harm. Drilling on the new well will begin this afternoon. The annual drawing of season seats for the Rensselaer Lecture Club took place last evening at the opera house in the presence of a large audience. Of course, as is unavoidable in such drawings, a few persons did not get their names drawn in time to get entirely desirable places, but as there are seats enough in the first floor for all the ticket holders, none of them fared very badly. There are ten families, scattered in all parts of town, in which there are now or recently have been cases

of scarlet fever or scarlet rash. There are probably some other families in which the disease has prevailed, but in so light a form that it was not recognized. So far nearly all the cases have been in a very mild form, but there have been enough severe cases to fully justify the more stringent measures that are now being adopted for its suppression. A very handsome kitten has strayed from J. J. Montgomery’s house, and the owners are anxious for its return. It is striped gray and white, and “answers to the name of Muggins.” Its face is much like a tiger’s but its heart is like a lamb s. Finder please return to Mr. Montgomery and “may keep half the contents,” as they say about lost pocket-books, or receive most any other suitable reward.

The Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Jasper county Teacher’s Association will be held in the Presbyterian church on Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving. Mrs Sarah Tarney-Campbell, Assistant Superintendent of Anderson City schools and for several years a practical teacher and Institute instructor will do work both days of the association. President G. S. Burroughs of Wabash College will deliver a lecture Friday evening and give one talk Saturday forenoon. D. M. Geeting, Supt. Public Instruction, will be here on Saturday, if possible to make the trip from La Grange at which place he works on Friday.

WEDNESDAY. D. E. Hollister is at Chicago today. Mrs. Lydia White, of Battle Ground, is visiting her son C. C. Starr. Rev. M. H. Middleton will preach at the Methodist church at Monon tonight. Mrs. Nancy Batchenkircher of Francesville is visiting the family of J. F. Osborne. Mott Ritchey came home from a ten days visit with his daughter at Marion last night. Mrs. Harry Thewlius, of Linden, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan.

The little son of Joseph Nagle sick with scarlet fever is in a very dangerous condition. The little child of Chas. Ramp is improving from its recent sickness with scarlet fever. Miss Iva Washburn returned to Chicago this morning after a two weeks visit with her parents. Mrs. Emery Garriot and Mrs. Ed Hudson, of Parr, went to Seymour today for a visit with relatives. Phillip McColly returned to Lafayette today after a few days visit with his son at St. Joseph College.

Mrs. John Bartholmey after a two weeks visit with her brother John Chantel returned to her home at Chicago this morning. Miss Mary Wright who has been living here for the past three months left for her home at Charlevoix, Mich., this morning. Charles Pearson, formerly located in Francesville for some time, has opened a tailor shop in rooms over Porter & Wishard’s grocery.

Some 50 or more men are engaged in trenching and laying waterworks pipes now. The work across the river will be completed by tomorrow night. Rev. Albert Ogle, of Indianapolis, will preach at the Missionaary Baptist church Thursday night, and probably for several nights succeeding. Rev. L. H. Finley, a former pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church, and whose hopeless sickness with consumption has recently been mentioned, died yesterday at his home at Bellville, Ohio. Rev. H. L. Wiltmer, of Rochester, Rev. G. H. Rice, of Monticello, and Rev. Griffith, of Remington. arrived here this morning to attend the installation services at the Presbyterian church, tonight.

Ancil Woodworth and daughter Carrie went to Monon, today to attend the funeral of ’ Mr. Hilderbrand, an old friend of the family, Mrs. Woodworth went over Monday. Mrs. H. T. Bott has nearly recovered from an attack of scarlet fever, contracted by nursing her son, Walter. Adults do not often contract the disease, and when they do it is usually in a mild form been the' case above mentioned. An erronious report has been circulated that the attending physician had pronounced the disease affecting Mrs. Peyton’s children diphtheria. The children have scarlet fever, and the sore throats which are an invariable accompaniment of that disease, are unusually severe in their cases, but they have not got diphtheria.

J. F. Hieronymus, whose fall from a tree in the court house yard was reported some days ago, has proved not to have any serious internal injuries, as was thought not unlikely. He is still laid up however, with his sprained ankle; which in itself is quite a serious mattar for a man who supports himself and family by day’s work. A fair sized audience attended the elocutionary and dramatic entertainment, at the opera house last evening, given by Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Mr. Jeffries possesses the natural dramatic gift in a high degree, and this he has trained to unusual proficency. He gave numerous recitations from Shakespeare and other writers, and especially excelled in the more tragical and pathetic lines.

THURSDAY. E. L. Hollingsworth is at Monon today. Sheriff Reed is at Wheatfield today. Mrs. Nate J. Reed is visiting at Lafayette. Foot ball tomorrow on St. Joseph Campus. Mrs. Ben Harris is visiting relatives at Knox this week. Mrs. A. W. Cleveland is making a few days visit at Lafayette. Foot ball tomorrow —Rensselaer vs. St. Joseph’s College. W. C. Babcock and Bruce Porter are at the Kankakee fishing today. Miss Pearl Blue came home last night from an extended visit at Chicago. J. D. Babcock, trustee of Marion Tp., returned home today, from a several weeks’ sojourn in Illinois. Miss lola Richardson arrived home this morning from a two months visit with her brother at lola, Kansas. Mrs. J. E. Alter, wife of the county surveyor, is sick with a severe case of tonsilitis, at her home in Union Tp. To rent, two pleasant well furnished rooms for light house keeping. For name of party enquire at this office.

Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Wells returned to their home at DeMotte today after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Joyner. Mr. and Mrs. David Hilton desire to thank the diffeient orders and so many kind friends for their kindness during the former's dangerous sickness. “The cat came back.” Jack Montgomery’s lost and lovely cat, advertised in Tuesday’s Republican, returned home yesterday. Nothing like advertising. The Rensselaer and St. Joseph College Foot Ball Teams play, tomorrow Friday 29th on the College grounds. Admission 25c No charges for ladies or carriages. Joseph Nagel’s child, sick with scarlet fever, south of town, is in a very dangerous condition. Another of his children is reported sick with the same disease today. Dr. Washburn was out to see B. D. Comer’s little boy again yesterday afternoon. So far the little fellow is getting along very well since his operation Tuesday, for

fractured skull. But the final result can nt>t yet be predicted. The statement of John Easter, in jail awaiting sentence on plea of guilty to stealing some old harness, that he had been in the insane asylum at Columbus, Ohio, has been confirmed, by a letter received today, from the superintendent of the asylum. This fact will very probably materially modify the sentence he will receive. Ex-Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, had a very large audience at bis lecture, last night. Not only were the season ticket holders out in full force, but great numbers of single admission tickets were sold. The senator is, to most of his hearers, a very interesting speaker, and to a measurable extent, an instructive one. That some of the audience had their expectations pitched at too high a key, and were therefore a little disappointed is no doubt true.