Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1897 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. W. A. Huff is at Chicago today. B. F. Ferguson is at DeMotte today. Harrie Kurrie was in Monticello yesterday. Abe Wartena’s little girl is quite sick with a sore throat. J. J. Hunt is at Frankfort on a few days business trip. Chas. Jouvenat, of Chicago is here on business today. Geo. Dunn is visiting his parents at Dunnville for a few days. John Greenfield is very sick at his home in the east part of town. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe are in Chicago buying holiday goods this week.

Mrs. A. N. Bailey is recovering fiom a several weeks sickness with a fever. Mrs. M. Sheehan, of Chicago, is • visiting the family of her uncle Jos. Right. Ernest Stewart came home this morning from d few days visit at Lafayette. Mrs. Stella Goodwin and children are visiting her parents at Monon this week. Miss Pleasant Spencer of Wolcott, visited Miss Manda Hoyes a few days this week. Mrs. W. T. Perkins came home today from a three weeks visit in Ohio and Michigan. Elder and Mrs. W. O. Moore took their departure for Indianapolis, this afternoon. Chas. Israel is now a resident of Rensselaer, and is occupying Milt Chipman’s house on Elm street. Mrs. Joe Long and Miss Mary Rowen left for their home at Medaryville, after a few days visit with relatives. John and Isaao Ivepner have sold their respective residences and other properties here, and are said to be contemplating removing to Sheldon, 111., next spring.

This is the last day of November. Xlie month has been unusually pleasant one, for weather; evbn though the professional weather prophets like Hicks, prognosticated lots of bad weather for November. Two of our leading stores, Ellis & Murray and the Chicago Bargain store, have lately been getting up some show windows that in beauty and fine taste would be a credit to any city store. A reception in honor of Elder and Mrs. W. O. Moore was given last evening, at Dr. I. B. Washburn’s residence, on the occasion of their intended removal from our city. About 50 or 60 persons were present. The five or six inches of frost in the ground interferes considerably with the laying of the water works pipes. That work is pretty well finished however, Washington street, from Henry Harris’ place to the river, is the greater part of work still to be done. John Crotty, the party arrested Monday for common drunk, by Marshal McGowan, was before Squire Burnham, this morning, and fined $1 and costs; all amounting to $18.60. He had plenty es wealth about him, and the amount was paid, and Crotty, went on his way, more or less rejoicing. Quail hunters in this community, especially if there are any' who make it a business to kill the birds for the market, will perhaps be interested to know that one Daniel West, of Anderson, is under arrest for violating the new quail law. Several days ago he offed 300 quail for sale and was forthwith arrested.

Under the new law he is liable to a fine of one dollar for each bird ! exposed for sale and if he is' compelled to pay S3OO he will fine that quail come pretty high. Barney Koezema, of the depot quart shop, was arrested last evening, charged with selling liquor without a license. The case came before Squire Burnham last evening, but the defendant’s attorney made affidavit that his client was too drunk to appear iu court in proper style, and a continuance was given until this morning. A motion to quash the affidavit was then overruled, and the affidavit sustained. Then by agreement of the parties the trial of the case was postponed until next Saturday.

WEDNESDAY. Bessie Foster is quite sick. B. S. Fendig is at Chicago today. J. W. Douthit is at Knox on business today. Born, Monday, Nov. 29 to Mrs. John Butler, a son. Mr. and Mrs. George Goff are visiting at Cedar Lake. Capt* ,-G. W. Payne came up from Frankfort today on a short business trip.

The election of officers for the W. R. C. takes place next Monday night, Dec. 6th. Party finding suit of child’s underwear on Front st., this morning, please leave at Nowels’ store and oblidge. Ross Tharp fell on the ice yesterday evening and severely hurt his wrist. His physician fears a slight fracture. J. C. Taylor, the Nowels’ house new landlord went to Lafayette today to meet his wife and daughter from Bloomington, 111. Mrs. William J. Thompson left for her home in Chicago this morning after a three weeks visit with her father Wm. Cotton. W. E. Moore and son Austin came home from Chicago last night, with a large drove of cattle which they will winter on their different farms

H. P. Sample, who has a situation as a telegrapher at Augusta, Wis., is visiting his home people in Barkley Tp., for a few weeks. J. E. Hollett, one of Remington’s leading business men, has gone to Redlands, in southern California, for the benefit of his health. The twin children of Mr. and Mrs. John Saltwell, of Barkley Tp., died yesterday. Their age was about one month. The funeral was held this afternoon, by Rev. Weston, of Francesville. C. W. Batch was in our city this week and will issue for Ellis & Murray 1,500 Souvenir Cook Books to be distributed by them. In connection with this each alternate page contains advertisements of Rensselaer business houses. The alleged Remington party arrested for drunkenness a few days ago, by Marshal McGowan, was let off easy by Squire Burnham. He was fined 25 cents and costs, or $7.85 in all. He “soaked” some grips for security and has gone to work at his trade, as a brickmason. He was fined under the old familiar name of John Doe.

THURSDAY. Hear Rusk. .* W. B. Austin is at Knox today. Miss Millie Kays has a severe case of tonsilitis. Rusk, orator and divine lectures on Abraham Lincoln the Bth. An 8 year old girl of Elisha Short is very sick with tonsilitis. Miss Myra Hart, of Lafayette, visited Rensselaer friends yesterday. All scholars will be admitted for 10c to hear John Rusk on Abraham Lincoln. Misses Clara Miller and Mollie Rodgers are visiting at Kankakee City 111. Seats now on sale at Fendig’s

drug store for Dr. Rusk on Abraham Lincoln. To Rent: —Two nice furnished rooms; near Court House. For name of party apply at this office, dwlp. , Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Freeman, who live a few miles north of town are visiting their relatives at Newman, 111. There is now pretty good skating on the river, near Starr’s ice house, and the young people are enjoying it, greatly. Wm. Couglilan, a workman on Starr’s warehouse, fell from a scaffold Tuesday and cracked two of his ribs. John Rusk will deliver his popular lecture on Abraham Lincoln, at Ellis’ Opera House Wednesday, Dec. 8. Mrs. V. V. Nowels and children returned to their home in Chicago Heights yesterday, after a two weeks visit in Rensselaer. Mrs. Jennie Ogle left for her home at Washington, Ohio, yesterday after a three weeks visit with relatives at, this place. The Rensselser Lecture Club announce as their third number, John Rusk who will deliver an address on Abraham Lincoln.

J. N. Gibson, advance agent, for the Gibson & Galagher Comedy Co. was here today arranging for three nights, Dec. 8,9, and 10 at Ellis’ Opera House. Warner & Collins are moving their grocery store today, into the new room adjoining, on the south. The room they vacate will be occupied by Geo. Strickfaden, as a saloon. Mr. Archer S. Freeman and MisS Mary E. Gilmore were married Wednesday afternoon, Dec. Ist, by Rev. D. A. Tucker, at his residence. The parties live in the neighborhood of Surrey. The steam radiators are being rapidly put in position in the court house, now, and it is expected that the heat will be turned on, Saturday. The marble and other finishing work is also. making excellent progress.

The ladies.of the Presbyterian church will give a Coffee Klatch next Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Eger from 2 to 5 o’clock. Admission 10 cents. Zimmet Kuchen will be served. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody. 292t3 The condition of the family of Mr. O’Donnell, mentioned yesterday as living in a tent north of the railroad, had not become known, until his sickness caused its publicity. Much has been done to, relieve their condition, and the township trustee is trying today to find a suitable house for them. The special work on the railroad has all been finished, and the last of the extra men were all laid off, Tuesday. Their absence from Rensselaer w T ill not be entirely a misfortune, as it is from them that has come most of the drunkenness and disturbances the town has been troubled with the last few months.

♦‘The people of Cass and Liberty townships,” says the Monticello Herald “are in dead earnest about securing the electric railroad, which they very much need, and have gone to work systematically to secure the right of way and provide for the preliminary survey.” All of of which is one of the many facts which show that if Jasper Co., have not faith enough and public spirit enough to work for the road, and work hard too, it will go where people have a better understanding of their own interests.

G. W. Castlen, of New Richmond, Ohio, stopped off between trains on his way to Rose Lawn, yesterday. He owns a fine ranch of 800 acres, adjoining Rose Lawn on the east, and he is going there to spend the winter and make preparations for starting a big Jersey dairy farm, in the spring. He will keep nothing but the best cows and make butter of the giltedged variety. Mr. Castlen is a retired business man of New Richmond, and has plenty of capital to engage in the dairying business on a large scale.