Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. ■ ... Daily Grist of Local Happening ■ I ill I ■ ■ . Classified Under Their Respective Headings. • FRIDAY. Mrs. J. H. Fishel is at Lafayette visiting relatives. Col. R. P. DeHart, of Lafayette,. is here today, on legal business. Mrs. J. W. McConahay is visiting relatives in Monon a few days. Rev. H. M. Middleton is at Chicago today, for medical treatment. Dr. C. M. Farrar from Hillsborough Tenn, is looking after his land south of town. Frank Hopkins, the actor, of Chicago, "is visiting Mr. and MrsGrant Hopkins, today. -The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will have a joint installation of officers at G. A. R. hall, tonight. T. C. Cunningham, Kentland attorney, is here today, looking after the Thomas divorce case. Arthur Snodgrass, the defendant in the Snodgrass vs. Snodgrass divorce case; arrived today, from lowa. Miss Bertha Hammond entertained a party of 25 or 30 young people, last evening. Crokinole and other pleasant games were played. Isaac Parker Jr., who for several years past has lived near Onarga, 111., has moved back to Jasper county, and occupies the Jerry Shea farm, a few miles northwest of town. Mrs. V. V.Nowels, who came to attend the funeral of her sister, Miss Emma Overton and remained for a few visit relatives, returned home to Chicago Heights, today. A partial eclipse of the moon will take place this evening, beginning a little before 6 o’clock, and contiuing about two hours. About five sixths of the moon’s surface will be in the shadow. The indications are that the weather will be too cloudy to see the eclipse. An attempt at a wolf round-up was made out in Jordan Tp , a few days ago, but it failed for want of a sufficient attendance of hunters. It is intended to try it again, after a little when better notice will be given. It is said that wolves are seen most every day in certain localities out there. Mrs. Addison Parkison is reported as growing weaker. Her daughter, Miss Stella Parkison, who is in New Mexico, Ijas been reached by telegraph, and has started home, but is not expected to arrive before Monday. Mrs. T E. Willey, another daughter, at Elmyra, Ark., has also been notified by telegraph, and is on the way here, and expected to arrive tonight. The proinpt work yesterday in sending out printed cards and telephone messages has resulted in the capture of the man who stole Hordemans’ horse and buggy, Wednesday night. Sheriff Reed received a telegram from the town marshal of Dyer today, stating that the thief had been captured there, and also the horse and buggy. The sheriff left for Dyer on the 3:30 train, this afternoon, and will bring back the thief. Conrad Kellner (Jso went along to bring back the horse and buggy. TUESDAY. * Harrio Kurrie is at Monticello on legal business today. Miss Leila Middleton returned to her school at Thorntown today. Miss Maude Hess and Jake Thomas of Brook, were the guests of Blanche Thomns'yesterday. The old folks jolly club met at Mrs. Frank Ross’ last night. Euchre and dancing were fl>e games. A pleasant time was had.

The eclipse of the morn took place last evening, on schedule time, but it was not much of a .spectacle here, as the clouds made it impossible to see the eclipse with any degree of clearness. J. L. Smith of Walker Tp., met with a very severe accident yesterday morning by being struck in the mouth with an ax. The aloealar plate was broken, the tongue badly lacerated and several teeth knocked loose. He was brought to Dr. Horton’s office where he was treated. , ■- The state board of health is having the papers drawn for a suit against the school trustees of Greensburg. The trnstees took out efficient heaters in the schools and replaced them with radiators ’ which have no ventilation, and compel the children to breathe the precipitation from the bad combustion. The state board ordered the radiators removed during the holidays and the trustees have defied the state board. Hence the preparation for the suit. The bad news has come from Clinton county that our former resident, Isaac F. Alter, son of Isaac Alter, of Union Tp„ and brother of our county surveyor, John E. Alter, has lost one of his two year old twins, from scarlet fever, and the other was very bad with the disease. The twins were a girl and a boy, and it is the girl that is dead. The disease has not heretofore prevailed in that community and it is supposed that it was taken there by David Alter’s family of Rensselaer, who are visiting Isaac’s family and .one of whom recently had scarlet fever, a short time before they left here. . N. J. York, of Monon, was in town Friday afternoon, in the interest of a series of entertainments and lectures he has secured for Monon. The series is one which any town might be proud to secure. Every feature is high in class 'and from Slayton’s Lyceum Bureau. The first number is Maro, the magician, Jan. 12. The second is Dr. A. A. Willets, Feb. 3. The third, Slayton’s Jubilee singers, Feb. 18 th. The fourth, Col. Copeland, Mar. sth, and the last Arthur J. Loining, Mar 26. The people of Monon have a fine series of entertainments before them, in this list, and it deserves their most liberal encouragement. \

MONDAY. Boone Tuesday night Jan. 11. , Ike Tuteur is at Chicago on business today. . Jud Hunt is at Flora, visiting his mother. A good cow wanted. Call at the Nowels House. Watch for Boone, Ellis opera house Jan. 11. Smoke 69. Best 5 cent cigar. Sale everywhere. Judge Wm. Johnson of Valpaj> aiso, is attending court today. Reserve your seats for Boone.. Ellis Opera House Tuesday Jan. 11. Geo. W. Ferguson of Logansport, spent Sunday with his ilyjudge Hammond, of Lafayette, spent Sunday with W. B. Austin and family, Mrs. Mary Smith from DeGraff Ohio, spent Sunday with Auditor Murray and family. W. S. Gamble a civil engineer from Elgin, 111., was the guest of his brother H. L. Gamble. R. K. Skinner, of Battle Creek Mich., is visiting his sister Mrs. Delos Thompson, a few days. Prof. Boone ccmes highly reccojnmended by papers from most of large cities in United States. Mrs. Angelia Horner of Leadville Colorado, is the guest of W. B. Austin and family for a few days. Step into Huffs jewlery store and see book of notices in reference to Prof. Boone's ability to entertain. s . Miss Maggie Huff, after an extended visit with W. A. Huff and

family left for her home at Crawfordsville, today. Prof. W. F. Baughman, the band instructor, now goes to Francesville for two days, every week, to instruct the band there. Mrs. Addison Parkison’s symptoms are reported a little more favorable, today. Her daughter, Mrs. Willey, arrived from Elmyra, Ark., Saturday evening, and Miss Stella, arrived from New Mexico, early this morning. Probably no man that has ever appeared before the people at Rensselaer in character of an entertainer comes so highly recommended by the newspapers of the United States, as does Prof. Boone, who appears at Ellis Opera House, Tuesday night Jan. 11. Mrs. Edward F. Todd went, to Goodland this afternoon, to join . her husband, who has a good position there as salesman in Lytle’s dry goods store. They have secured a house and will make Goodland their residence hereafter. The marriage of Miss Eliza TuI teur, whose engagement to G. M. i Spangler, a business man of Peoria, ! HL, was announced some months ' ago,'will take place on Jan. 26th. jin this place. The wedding will jbe a private affair, attended only i by relatives of the parties. For Sale:—Large young Jersey ; cow. Gives about one gallon of 1 milk per day now Be fresh in ' March. Very handsome and gentle. 1 Call on or address Engineer at 1 River Queen Mill, Rensselaer, Ind. T9d3Bw.

Misses Ollie and Nora Marlatt gave a party at the home of B. F. Ferguson, Saturday evening. About 25 or 30 were present. Crokinole, a flower masquerade ball and reading the last wills of the guests, were the principal amusements. A great sensation has been stirred up over the claims of a Legansport mechanic named Nickmun of having invented what he calls a perpetual light. . It is claimed that whatever the mechanism or substance is that gives the light is sealed up in a glass globe, and gives the light forever, without change, or expense after the first purchase. We size the matter up as another Keely motor case. Light is a form of motion and it takes 1 force so produce it, as much as any other form of motion, and perpetual liglft is as much a physical im- ! possibility as perpetual motion. Fire Chief Parcells says the ' crack in the fire bell is not so extensive as reported and he is quite sanguine in the belief that by cutting out a “lip” or notch, about three inches deep its tone will be about as good as ever. The experiment will be tried this week, and in case it fails, the city council will be asked to provide a special fire alarm whistle, to be placed on the light and water power house. This, it is believed will cost much less than a new fire bell and give much more satisfactory results. ‘Geo. Sapp, a prominent business man of Goodland, has gone to Seattle, Wash., to prepare for a trip to Alaska in the spring. It is the intention to form a party of 15, and to get a small steamer of their own on which the party will live after they reach the diggings. A doctor, an expert miner, a blacksmith with complete shop and a portable sawmill, are among the promised features of the outfit. Each man has to contribute $650 to the outfit. The party is to 1)6 made up from Fowler, Remington, Barce, Kentland, Goodland and