Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1897 — Page 3

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a graphDaily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Mrs. Zell Fisher near Surrey is reported quite sick. The mercury hit the zero mark again this’morning. Miss Ella Ritchie has gone to Indianapolis to visit relatives. Mrs. John Randle, of near Pleasant Grove, is seriously sick. Miss Lizzie Roberts is visiting her parents, near Warren, Ind. Mrs. Sarah Keifer has gone to Mears, Mich., for a holiday visit.

Mrs. Wayne Gwin has gone to Frankfort to visit for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Scott have gone to Lebanon to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Carroll are visiting her parents, at Crawfordsville. Miss Flora Wharton has gone to her home in Carroll Co., for the holidays. Miss Linda Dwiggins, of Marion, Ind., is the guest of Miss Marybell Purcupile. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coover will spend Christmas at Wolcott and Remington. < Mrs. Elmer Fisher has gone to Urbana, 111., her old home, to visit relatives. Mrs. Win. Grant will spend the holidays with Hammond and Chicago friends. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Robinson are visiting the latter’s parents, near Delphi. Mrs. C. E. Hershman and Miss Ora Henkle are visiting friends in Medaryville. Miss Lucy' Marlatt is spending the holidays with friends at Sharpsburg, this state. H. C. Yount, attorney at law, of Covington, this state, is doing business here today. Mrs. J. R Wilcox has gone to Danville. Ind., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ora Bra no h. — ■ • Mrs. G. W. Burton, of Urbana, 111., is visiting her son, A. P. Burton, just north of town. Dave Alter and family have gone for a two weeks visit with relatives in Clinton Co. Mrs. John Guss, of Kelsey, Minn., is visiting relatives in this vicinity and Fair Oaks. Mary and Ira Washburn are down from Chicago, for a holiday visit with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Slaughter have gone to Goshen to spend Christmas with a daughter. The chicken pox is prevailing in town now, among the children of quite a number of families. Mrs. Mattie Schrader and Miss Edna Dillon have gone to visit the former’s parents, at Delphi. Mrs. Albert Coen and children of Chicago, is visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. W. W. Watson, the special pension examiner, is here from Toledo, Ohio, to spend Christmas with his wife and make the acquaintance of his recently acquired son. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mills and son Howard, have gone to Ottawa, 111., to visit relatives for a couple of weeks Mrs. Ross and daughter Miss Kate Ross, of Terre Haute, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ross. Mrs. Dr. Ensminger and son, Leonard, of Crawfordsville, are visiting Mrs. Matie Hopkins, over Christmas. Mrs. P. 0. Wasson and children have gone to Ohio and eastern Indiana to visit relatives during the holidays. Mrs. Anna Ross, who has made her home with Mrs. H. B. Murray

for some time’ past, has gone to Vincennes, and may not return. Mrs. J. C. Gwin has gone to Englewood, 111., to spend holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Effie Thomas. Roy Blue, of the State University, and Ernest Wishard, of the Indiana medical, are still two more of our students home for the vacation. Prof, and Mrs. W. H. Sanders have gone to Hadley, Ind., Mr. W. E. Osborn to Sterling, 111,, and Mr. McCoy to Hanover, Ind., for the vacation.” /U Misses Sadie Leopold, Grace Thompson and Irma Kannal. students at Northwestern University, Evanston, HL, are all home for the holiday vacation. Mrs. Lola Moss Patton, of West Superior, Wis., and Geo. V. Moss, of the law department of Wisconsin University, at Madison, Wis., are spending the holidays with their mother, Mrs. L. A. Moss. Misses Pearl Wasson, of the state normal, at Terre Haute and Louella McCoy, of St. Margaret’s school, Buffalo, N. Y., are two more of Rensselaer’s large and bright band of college students who are home to spend the holidays.

The new furniture for the court house is being stored in the basement and hallways, without unpacking, as Heinzmann Bros., the contractors, take the stand that the building must be accepted and taken off their hands before the furniture is put in place and the building fitted for occupancy. The following from the Rochester Republican concerns a relative of the Osbornes' of this city: “Mr. W. S. Osborn, one of the well known citizens of Richland township, had a slight stroke of paralysis, Monday evening. At first it was thought by Dr. Scott Rannells, of Argos, the attending physician, that it would not prove serious, but the patient is gradually growing weaker.”

MONDAY. Will Schanlaub is home for the holidays. Eli Arnold is reported very sick with pneumonia. G. M Kessinger and daughter are on an extented Lafayette visit. Marion Freel and wife are visiting friends at Kankakee, HL W. L. Willey, of Terre Haute, is the guest of Miss Helen Kelley. Thos. and Mrs. Sigler are visiting their daughter in Sandusky, Ohio. Mrs. E. J. Duvall and children are spending the holidays in Chicago. Mrs. C. G. Spitler gave a reception this afternoon to her lady friends Miss Magge Huff, of Crawfordsville, is the guest of W A. Huff’s family. [ Mrs. Laura Bryan, of Peru, is the guest~ of—Mrs.- Mary Thomas this week. Born to Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Austin, Sunday, Dec. 26, a 10-lb. daughter. Grace Tolby, of Battle Ground, is spending the holidays here with Orrie Clark.

Mrs. Ed. Jones and baby are visiting friends and relatives at Columbus, Ind. Miss May Thomas is visiting her brother, Charley Thomas, at Lowell a few days. Miss Linnie Warren who has been very sick for some time is reported no better. Born, Sunday, Dec. 26, to Mr. Mrs. Lewis Stone, on Weston street, a daughter. Nona and Else Barnes of Fowler, are the guests of 0. A. Roberts and friends for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler entertained the married ladies’ euchre club Saturday evening. Mrs. L. W. Reprogle and daughter, Mabel, of Monticello, visited Mrs. Lucy Malchow over Sunday. Mrs. Jos. Paxton and daughter* of Albany, Ind., are spending the holidays here with John Paxton’s.

Charley Rhodes was called from Chalmers, yesterday, by the serious illness of his sister, Alice. Bell, Boyse and Wilbur Lally and Benna Paxton, of Michigan City, are the guests of Sheriff Reed’s family. Dr. and Mrs. Brown, with their family, are here from Danville, HL, the guests of the families of Drs. English and Brown. Stella Parkison and Melvin Kenton, of Surrey, left today/pr Silver City, New Mexico, on a three months’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Ben Leopold has returned to her Wolcott home. She was accompanied by Gertie Leopold, who will remain during the holidays. Miss Della D. Middleton is here visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Middleton. Miss Middleton is a teacher in the Thorntown schools. Frank and Mrs. Barber of Linchfield, Mich., are here the guests of the families of Alfred Jacks and Isaac Parker during the holidays. Mrs. Chris. Arnold, who has been in a Chicago hospital undergoing treatment, returned home today much improved in health.

After a three months’ visit here with the family of Henry Murray Laura Fielder and Lola Damerin returned to their Mason City, 111., home Saturday. County Supt. Hamilton and Miss Adda Chilcote, Trustees J. D. Babcock and Marcus Reed are at Indianapolis attending the State Teachers’ Ass’n. Mayor T. J. McCoy and family entertained Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Taylor, of Chicago, Mrs. William McCoy and Miss Mary Taylor, of Lafayette, Sunday. Two new cases of scarlet fever are reported by the city health officer, —one in the family of W. S. Parks, across the river, and the other at Frank Menicus. A surprise party gotten up by their son John, was given Mr. and Mrs. Samuel King Christmas day. A very pleasant time was had. Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Boyers and family of Frankfort, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryands and family and Mrs. Becca Irwin, of Monon.

Barney DeWitt, from north of town, came in Friday, loaded up on “extract of corn,” and after dark started home in his wagon. Near Jim Antrim’s home the horses ran away and threw DeWitt out. Mr. Antrim hearing the noise went out and found him piled up on the road. With assistance he was carried into Mr. Antrim’s house and Dr. Alter summoned. The doctor pronounced it “heep drunk and little hurt” and in accordance with the verdict Night Police Childers was summoned and escourted DeWitt to jail. He was released next morning, without prosecution, on the promise of doing bettei next time.

Public Sale! The undersigned will sell at F. M. Parker’s place 3 miles northeast of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, on Wednesday, Dec. 29, ’97 beginning at 10 o’clock A. M.,the following property, to-wit: six work horses, 6 colts, coming one and two years old; 3 milch cows, 25 head of hogs, some fine Jersey brood sows, 150 shocks of fodder in field, hay in stack, 2 farm wagons, 1 buggy, 3 set of double harness, 1 corn shelter, 1 check-row corn planter. 2 mowing machines, 1 binder, 4 cultivators, 2 riding plows, 1 walking plow, 1 new Tiger disc, farm implements of all kind to run a 320 acre farm, household and kitchen furniture, and a fine assortment of house plants of all kinds. Terms of sale—lo months credit will be given on sums over §5, on approved security, without interest if paid when due, if not paid when due 8 per cent, discount for cash on sums over $5. Sums of $5 and under, cash. Property not to be removed until terms of sale are* complied with. D. L. Pritchard. Simon Phillips, Auctioneer. Guss Grant, Hot coffee and Buns.

Public Sale. The undersigned will sell at the home of G. I. Thomas 14 miles east of Kniman, Jasper County, Indiana, on 4 Wednesday, December 29, ’97. Beginning at 10 o’clock a. m,, the following property, towit: Nineteen fine young cows, 10 springers, 8 soon to calve, 1 fresh milker, 1 fine Durham bull, 50 head of hogs, 1 Poland China boar, 13 Poland China and 1 Chester White, brood sows, 2 fat hogs, 33 pigs, one Percheron Norman Draft Stallion, 2 good . driving horses, 1 large fine-bred mare, top buggy, harness, robes, whips, etc. Terms of sale—l 2 months credit will be given on sums over $5 on approved security, with interest at 6 per cent from date. 8 per cent discount for cash on sums over $5. Sums of $5 and under, cash Property not to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. G. I. Thomas, G. S. Wells. J. Greve, Auctioneer.

Notice of Election. Notice is hereby given that on the evening of the 20th day of December A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897, an election will be by Prairie Lodge No. 125, F. & A. M., of Indiana, at its lodge hall in Rensselaer, Indiana, for the purpose of eleciing officers for the year 1898, which will include three trustees of said Lodge. W. J. Imes, Secretary. Mrs. Geo. Jones, Danville, HL, writes that:—“Have been troubled with torpid liver for years and have never found anything to relieve me like the Universal Laxative Pill.” They cure constipation. For sale by A. F. Long.

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an a DY VIRTUE OF A CERTIF'ED COPY OF ±J a <lecr«-e and execution to me directed from thq Clerk of the Jasper Circuit court, in a cadse wherein Amos H. Alter is plaintiff, and Arthur P. 11; and Hall his wife are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of three hundr, d six dollars and sixty cents, and Interest and costs accrued and to accrue, I will expose at public sale to the highest and best bidder, on Saturday January 22nd, 1898, between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o’clock P. M.. of said day, at the door of the Court House of Jasper County, Indiana, in the City of Rensselaer, first the rents and piofits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following real estate hereinafter described, and if said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree and execution and Interest and costs, I will at the same time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of said real estate or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge said decree and execution and Interest and costs, towit: A part of south <y, ) one half of the north-east quarter (X> ot section twenty-four (24) township thirty (30> range seven (7) west containing twelve acres described as follows: commencing at a point on the north line of a said tract seventy-four <74) rods east of the north-west corner, thereof running thence east twentyfour (24) rods thence south eighty (80) rods thence west twenty-four (24) rods thence north eighty (B<i) rods to the place of beglning: containing twelve (12) acres In Jasp -r County, Indiana.Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from the valuation or appr ilsement laws of theS'ate of Indiana. NATE J. REED, Slier iff of Jasper County. Oliver P. Robinson. Deputy. Hanley & Hunt, Attorneys for Plaintiff. December 28th 1897.

Sheriff’s Sale. By virtue of a certified copy of decree and execution to me directed from the clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein John Makeever and Jay Williams are plaintiff’s, and Sheldon Cronk, Lillian M. Cronk, his wifes P. A. Griffith, whose Christian name Is unknown; John R. Buchan are defendants, requiring me to make the sum of one hundred twenty five dollars and ninety two cents, ($125.92) and Interest and costs accrued and to accrue. I will expose at public sale to the highest and best bidder, on -i Wednesday, December 29th, 1897. between thehoura of 10 o’clock A. M.and4 o’clock P. M.ot ssid' day, atjho door of the Court House of Jasper County, rndlana, in the City of Rensselaer, first the rents an * profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following real estate hereinafter described, and If said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy *ald decree and execution and Interest and costs. I will at the same time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of said real estate or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge said decree and execution and interest and costs, towit: Lot numbered three ,3) In the south west quarter of section ten (10), also the northwest quarter (%) and the north west quarter 'XI of the north east quarter (X) of section fifteen (15) In township thirty two (32) north, range seven (7) west, containing in all two hundred and forty (240) acres more or less according to the government survey. AH in Jasper County. Indiana. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from th* valuation or appralsenu nt laws of the State of Indiana. J Nate J. Reep. Sheriff Jasper < ounty. Chilcote & Dunn, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. December Bth, 1897.

Sheriff’s Sale. By vlrtueof a certified copy of Decree and Execution t<> me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein Alje Bierma is plaintiff, anil ElzabethG. M. Kamminga and Harmon Kamminga are defendants, requiring me to make ibe sum of sixteen hundred seventy th re* ($ 673.70 > dollars an<f seventy cents, and Interest and costs accrued and to accrue. I will expose at public sale to the highest and best bidder, on Wednesday, December, 29th 1897, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’elcck p. m. of said day at the door of the court house of Jasper county, Indiana, in the city of Rensselaer, first the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the following Real Kstate hereinafter described, and if said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satiety said decree and execution and Interest and costs I will at the same time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of said realestate or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge said Decree and Execution both as to the complaint and cross-complaint and interest and costs, towit: The north quarter (X) of the north west (X> of section thirteen (13) township ihirty One (31) north, range seven (7) west in Jasper county Indiana. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from the valuation or appraisement laws of the State of Indiana. NATE J. REED, Sheriff Jasper Co. Indalna. Abraham Halleck. Attorney for Plaintiff. ■I December Bth 1897.

Sheriff Sale. CAUSE NO. 6179. Notice Is hereby given. That by virtue of a certified copy of a decree and execution to me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, In a cause wherein the State of Indiana ex rel John O’Connor, as commissioner of Ditch No. 77, is plaintiff, and John J. Foster and Harrietts Foster his wife, and Warren Springerand Mrs. Springer bls wife, are defendants, known as cause No 5175. requiring me to make the sum of three hundred and seventy dollars and thirty one cents ($370.81) of principal and Interests and costs accrued and to accrue from the several tracts of lands in Jasper county. Jndllna, as hereinafter described, the amounts referred to as to each of the said tracts, the same being as herein set forth and for the i ecember insiallmentof said judgment, as follows, to-wit: From the west half of the north east quarter of the south east quarter of section twentyone (21) the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents ($29.27). From the west half of lhe south east quarter of the south east quarter of said section twenty-one (21) the sum of twenty-nine dollars aue twenty-seven cents ($29.70). From the west half of the north west quarter of the south east quarter of said section twenty-one (21) the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents ($29.17). From the west half of the south west quarter of the south east quarter of said Section twenty-one [2l] the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents [129 27], From the west half of the north east quarter of the north east quarter of section twentyeight [2B] the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents [529.27]. From the west half of the south east quarter of the north east quarter of said section twen-ty-eight [2B] the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents [529,27].

From the west half of the north east quarter of the south east quarter of said section twenty.eight [2B] the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents [529.27]. From the west half of the south east quarter of the south east quarter of said section twen-ty-eight [2B] the sum of twenty-one dollars and ninety cents [521.90]. From the west half of the south west quarter of the south east quarter of said section twenty-eight [2B] the sum of twenty-one dollars and ninety cents [521.90]. From th* west half of the north west quarter of the south east quarter of said section twen-ty-eight [2B] the sum of eighteen dollars and twenty-five cents [518.25]. From the west half of the south west quarter of the north east quarter of said section twenty-eight [2B] the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents [529.27]. From the west half of the north west quarter of the north east» quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of twenty-nine dollars and twenty-seven cents ($29.27) From the west half of the north east quarter of the north west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of seventeen dollars and fifty-three cents ($17.53.) From the west half of the south east quarter of the north west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of twenty dollars and forty-five cents ($20.45.) From the west half of the north east quarter of the south west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of fourteen dollars and sixty cento ($14.60.) From the west half of the south east quarter of tne south west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of seven dollars and sixteen cents ($7.16.)

From the west half of the south west quarter of the south west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of five dollars and elgbty-slx cents ($5.86.) From the west half of the north west quarter of the south west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of ten dollars and ninety-six cents ($10.96.) From the west half of the south west quarter of the north west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of fl fteen coliat s and thirty-four cents ($15.84.) From the west half of the north west quarter of the north west quarter of said section twenty-eight (28) the sum of eleven dollars and slxty-nlne cents [sll-69.] All said real estate being located in Township Thirty-one [Bl] North. Range Six [«J West, In Jasper County, State of Indiana. I will offer for sale at the door of the court house in the City of Rensselaer Jasper County Indiana between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. on

Monday the 3rd day of January A. D. 1898. as the property of said defendants, first the rente and profits of each of said tracts of real estate above described severally for a period not to exceed seven years and on the failure of the rents and profits of either of said tracts to sell for enough to pay the said sums as above set forth ana all costs I will at the same time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of each of said respective tracts of land to real Ilze the amount due on each tract and the costs thereof. Taken as the property of the above named defendants and said sale will be made wlihoutrelief from valuation or appraisement laws and in occordance with the law In such cases made and provided. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand, this the ninth day of December, 1897. NATE J. REED, Sheriff of Jasper County, Indiana. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrle. Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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