Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. W. H. Egqr is at Chicago today. Mrs. Jos. Hall’s son is seriously sick with lung fever. Mrs. W. I. Wishard is improving after her recent sickness. C. C. Sigler returned from his visit at Sandusky, Ohio yesterday. Ira W. Yeoman from Remington is here looking after legal business today. Mr. and Mrs. Van Gilder of Lafayette spent the day with B. F. Forsythe and wife today. Miss Linda Dwiggins returned to Marion today, after a holiday visit in Rensselaer. She is teaching music at Marion this yeay. The first marriage license of the new year was issued Monday afternoon. The parties were Mr. John L. Sparling and Miss Eliza Garrison? Miss Belle Lally and her friend Miss Paxton, returned home to Michigan City, today, after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Reed. J. P. Wood, who has been spending his vacation here returned to Chicago this morning to resume his studies at the Chicago Dental College. • A partial eclipse of the moon will be visible in this locality on the evening of Friday Jan. 7th, beginning about six o’clock and lasting an hour and a half. Miss Edith Marshall and Moses Leopold to the State University, at Bloomington, today. The former to the collegiate department and the latter to the law school. Oren Parker and Bert Brenner, have returned to their studies at the Chicago College of Pharmacy and Aaron Wood to the Chicago Dental College, after their vacation at home. County Surveyor John E. Alter went to Indianapolis, today, to attend a three day’s session of the state county surveyors’ and civil engineers association. His son Cecil went also Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman entertained the Euchre Club, .last evening in honor of Miss Linda Dwiggins. Mrs. C. G. Spitler won first lady’s prize and W. B. Austin first gentleman’s prize. Rev. H. M. Middleton was overcome by sickness in the pulpit of the M. E. church, last evening, and was obliged to dismiss the services. The meetings will not be resumed until the arrival of Rev. Appleby, from Hammond, who is expected in a few days.

Mesdamea D. G. Warner, N. J. Reed and F. B. Meyer kept open house Saturday, at the home of the former, in honor of Misses Lally and Paxton, of Michigan City, Rogers, of Chicago ajid Mrs F. L. Chilcote, of New Albany. The house was beautifully decorated with Howers and an elegant lunch served. M. L. Spitler Jr., to Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, Miss Pearl Wasson, to the State Normal, at Terre Haute, Auburn Nowels, to the military academy at Manlis, N. ¥., and Iva Washburn to the art school, at Chicago, are still more of Rensselaer’s students who have gone back to their studies today, after spending the holidays at home. Will Mosslei’s health still continues so poor that he has decided .to try the treatment at Indiana Mineral Springs, near Attica. He went down there this afternoon, and was accompanied by Mrs. Mossier. .He will remain several weeks. His many friends here hope the result of the treatment will meet his most sanguine expectations.

WEDNESDAY. W. B. Austin is at Knox on buisness today. Mrs. Will Murray arrived today, from a three weeks visit at Kingman, Kans. Miss Nellie'McGuire of Remington; is visiting Mrs. E. P. Honan for a few days. j H. A. Hoyes’ child in Milroy township is reported very sick with lung fever. Mrs. Sarah Keifer after an extended visit at Meares Mich., returned home yesterday. Miss Etta Maloney visiting her sister Mrs. J. Drake a few days returned to her home at Englewood yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Garrett, of Brookston, returned home today, after a visit with Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, southwest of town. Grace Tobby after a holiday visit with Orrie Clark and other friends returned to her home at Battle Ground yesterday. General Van Rensselaer Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Saturday at 3:00 p. m. with Mrs. A. McCoy. Abraham Hardy, superintendent of the Jasper county poor farm, and his son and daughter are visiting West Lafayette friends.—Lafayette Ca11.7~

Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis gave dancing party to 20 cob pies in opera house annex last night, in honor of Miss Luella McCoy who returns to her school today. Wm. Shaffer, of near Parr, is suffering greatly from a cut foot, from which blood poisoning has resulted. The injury occurred about three weeks ago. Rev. W. H. Sayler will preach at the F. W. Baptjst church, Sunday at 11 a. m., in the absence of the pastor who will attend quarterly meeting in White county. Misses Abbie and Mary Harrison, of Chicago art school. Cecil Brown, of St. Mary’s school, near Terre Haute, and Luella McCoy, of St. Margaret’s school, Buffalo, N. Y-, all left for their respective institutions, today. There is good skating on the river now, and last night two of our crack skaters, Bert Marshall and Bert Rhoades, took a moonlight skate down to the mouth of Carpenter’s creek and back in 25 minutes. The distance is said to be ten miles. C. E. Sworts, son of John Sworts, of Kniman, who has been attending lectures in the physio-medical college at Marion for several month’s, has returned to Rensselaer and will attend our high school the balance of the winter. The New Year’s Social, held at Bell Center School was a complete success. The Mandolin Club from Rensselaer entertained the crowd with several excellent selections. Ten dollars and fifty cents were cleared, which will be used for purchasing Reading Circle Books.

THURSDAY. Hear Clark. Hits & Misses, Jan 10th, Opera House. W. A. Huff is at Chicago today, on business. A good cow wanted. Call at the Nowels House. Watch for Boone, Ellis opera houseJan.il. f Smoke G 9. Best 5 cent cigar. Sale everywhere. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Daugherty have gone to Chalmers on a week’s visit. Frank and Bernard Maloy returned to Notre Dame University, today. Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth and son Vaughn, came home yesterday fronf a visit in Watseka, 111. Mrs. Isaac Sayler and son returned home a few] days ago, after a visit at Onarga and other points in Illinois. The Rensselaer Lecture Club announce as their fourth number John R. Clark's the humorist in ‘‘Hits & Misses.”

Originality, satire, song, dialect, huinor, and drollery are all displayed in John R. Clark’s lectures. Don’t miss him, Jam IG.-J f ■ ■ John M. Guss find family of Biwabik, Minnesota, are back for a winter’s visit with their friends and relatives in this county. . C. Q. Starr has his big ice house nearly full. J. J. Eiglesbach has his full: and G. A. Strickfaden has also a Urge quantity put up. John R. Clark, orator —mimic actor and traveler will diliver his famous lecture on “Hits & Misses” Jan. 10th at Ellis’ Opera House. C. S. Nichols, the new section foreman, has moved his family from Lowell and occupies the LaRue property, formerly John Kepner’s, north of the railroad. Mrs. J. F. Watson is recovering from a severe attack of erysipelas in the face. She expects to be well enough to move into her handsome new residence early next week. Chas. Battleday, who lives in the west side of town, has just sold 40 acres of his Newton county land to his brother, George Battleday. He still‘has a quarter section of fine land in that county. Capt. M. F. Chilcote has gone to Fostoria, Ohio, called by the death of'an aunt, Mrs. Susan H. Chilcote. Her age was about 80 years. The funeral will be held Saturday and Mr. Chilcote' will probably remain until after that time.