Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Da\ly Grist of Local Happenings Classi lied Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. B. K. Zimmerman is at Reynolds today. G. A. Tmesis at Lafayette for a few days. Everything goes at Nowels’ closing out sale. Judge Thompson is at Monticello this afternoon. F. B. Meyers and Jack Montgomery are at Chicago, today. Born, Monday Jan. 17th to Mr. and Mrs. George Iliff, Jordan Tp., a son. E. L. Hollingsworth spent Sunday with his family in Kalmazoo, Michigan. Born, this Tuesday, Jan. 18* to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daniels of Barkley Tp., a son. Mrs. Laura Bryant after a three weeks visit with Eli Dowell, southwest of town, returned to her home at Peru, Monday. W. J. Miller, our old artist and decorator, now of Battle Creek Mich, is here visiting and looking around a few days.

Miss Mary Rowen after a few days visit with her parents and other relatives returned to Medaryville, Monday. No brighter, warmer, milder midJanuary day was surely ever known in this section than is this present 18th day of January 1898. Mrs. Ida Simmons, who has been here visiting her father, the past few days, returned, to her home southeast of Linden, today. Miss Nellie Moss entertained about 12 couples at a progressive euchre party last evening. Miss Martha Robinson and Mr. J. E. Wilson won the prizes. Mrs. L. Bennet, who has been visiting her father, T. H. Hurley near Blackford for about two months, left for her home at Great Falls, Montana, today. Mrs. M. E. Roberts of Indianapolis after an extended visit with her son, C. A. Roberts, left for Frankfort where she will visit a few days before returning home. The famous Momence band has disbanded, and is no more. It may be another case like Monticello’s where the band disbanded, only to re-organize again with some objectionable material left out.

John Duvall who has been attending law school at Valparaiso, for the last year and a half is thinking of locating here for the practice of law. Mr. Duvall is from Illinois, but has relatives in Milroy Tp. The George Gorham twins, whose birth was previously mentioned, will have differen t birthdays. The girl was born about 20 minutes before midnight bn Friday Jan. 14th and the boy about 20 minutes after midnight, on Saturday the 15th. .

Judge Chase is trying the Pottmeyer murder case at Logansport and can’t be here Thursday, to try the tax ferret cases. We were unable to learn today whether another , Judge would be procured, or the cases postponed. S. F. Courtright, of Valparaiso, a former well known Remington resident, has just had his soldier’s pension increased from $6 to'sl6 per month. He also gets back pension to the amount of S9OO. The pumping at the waterworks was discontinued the other day, it having been found that one hydrant had been overlooked and hac to be placed in position, and that

at another place, an end had been left open and the water was running out as fast as it could be pumped in. Also, as wqb to be expected, a few small leaks were discovered. Everything Will be ready for pumping again in a few days, however. The people out southwest a few miles are thinking of sending for some parties to come with a pack of wolf hounds to run down the wolves which are making considerable havoc in that region. Alf Hoover, for instance has recently had several pigs taken for wolf meat, and John Reed has also, while it is a common thing out there to have turkeys and other fowls killed by the wolves. The intelligence has just percolated down from Lake county, that Samuel A. Henry, a former resident of Rensselaer, and a right estimable and pleasant gentleman, was married at Griffith, in the county aforesaid, on Deo. 29th last. The lady in the case lived at Griffith, where Mr. Henry also has his home. Her name before the marriage we did not learn, but she is now Mrs. Samuel A. Henry, good and strong, and that is the principal point of interest, anyhow.

WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Henry Harris has a bad case of bronchitis. Harrie Kurrie is at Chicago today, taking depositions in a law case. Mrs. N. H. Reeve, who has been sick for several days, is reported setter. C. E. Mills is at Chicago today on business connected with the waterworks Theo. Potter’s seven months old child, which was reported very sick with brain fever, is novp very much better. Mrs. Arthur Branch, from Danville, this state, is visiting her sarents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilcox, near Surrey. Mrs. J. L. Brady has been conined to her bed for several days sy reason of a fall on the ice, which injured her back. There was a party at the home of Hatter Dowler last night. About twenty-five were present. All had a pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rhoades very pleasantly entertained the V. A. Euchre club last evening at heir home on Front street. At last another case of scarlet ’ever has developed. It is one of Robt. Randle’s daughters, and appears to be a very mild form. D. A. Stoner went to Logansport oday, to attend a poultry show. He took two coops of his fine chickens to exhibit at the show. The tax ferret case will be tried ;omorrow, although Judge Chase is unable to be present. It will be tried by Judge Palmer, of Monticello.

The missing marble for the court louse entrances arrived today. With the exception of setting this marble the building is now practically completed.

Mrs. Lola M. Patton and children who have been visiting her mother, Mrs. Lydia A. Moss, for several weeks left for her home at West Superior Wisconsin today. There has been a change of plan, regarding Mr Maloy’s house, and instead of Mr. Nowels’ building Mr Maloy a new one, the latter’s former residence will be moved to the intended site of the new house. Rev. 8. H. Huffman, of Seymour, Ind., Baptist state Sunday School agent, will preach at the Missionary Baptist church, (.Friday evening, Jan. 21st. All are invited anc a special invitation extended to al those specially interested in Sunday School work. One of our leading contractors and builders says that from presen . prospects, the coming year, there will be much more building in Rensselaer than last year, leaving of course the court- house anc waterworks out of th 6 consideration. Married at upon this Wednes-

day, Jan. 19th, 1898 at the resi- ' dence of Mrs. Isabel Dilley, near 1 the railroad, Mr. Geo. W> Crouch 1 and Miss Almira M. Harris, Squire I James A. Burnham performing J the ceremony. The parties live in Remington. Many of our progressive business men are taking advantage of the slack spell that always follows the holiday trade and are fixing up and remodeling the interior of their business rooms. F B. Meyer, J. J. Eiglesbach and Porter & Wishard are among the list. Five new cases for alleged -back taxes were filed in the circuit court today. They are based on the alleged discoveries of the tax ferrets and are presumably test cases. The various defendants are Robt. Parker, of Remington, E. L. Hollingsworth, G. K. Hollingsworth, W. B. Austin, and M. L. Spitler, of Rensselaer.

THURSDAY. W. W. Wishard is reported sick today. C. Pearson the tailor, is at Francesville, today. Mrs. Thomas Penn is quite sick today, with tonsilitis. A little child of David Elder near Parr, is quite sick with lung fever. Don’t wait until all the things are picked up at Nowels’ they are going very rapidly. Mr. and Mrs, F. B. Meyer and Mr. A. Leopold attended an Eastern Star banquet at Monticello, last evening. Mrs. W. B. Austin entertained fifty ladies at dinner, yesterday afternoon. Weigle, the well known caterer of Lafayette, furnished the refreshments.

Mr. and Mrs. Cullen, of Indianapolis, came up yesterday with their son, who has entered St. Joseph’s college. Mr. Cullen is manager of the Dennison Hotel, at Indianapolis. Mr. Andrew S. Arnold and Miss Minnie A. Dewees were married Wednesday, Jan. 19th, at the home of the bride’s parents, two miles north of town. Rev. H. M. Middleton, of Rensselaer, performed the ceremony.

Joe Hordeman was released on ! >IOO bail and his case continued until the next term of court. The next time Joe thinks his daddy owes him a horse and buggy and helps himself to his pay, he had setter leave his card in the feed box and thereby save no end of trouble and expense. The Kenetoscope entertainment at the opera house Wednesday night drew a pretty large house and proved a pretty good show, "t may be described as an oldashioned magic lantern, with the .very important addition that all the pictures are alive and moving. The operators claim the hall was not long enough to get the apparatus far enough from the screen ■ which was probably true. Among he features was a Spanish bull fight, an express train rushing by at full speed, a fire with its accompanying bustle and excitement, and alsdthe fourteen rounds of the Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight. All were quite realistic, except that Corbett and Fitz seemed physically prostrated by their previous jaw work, and it took about ten seconds to hit out and land on the other fellow’s mug, and as much longer for the other fellow to hit the saw dust, after he was ‘‘landed” on.

Ferguson & Wilson have plenty of money to make allthe loans required in Jasper county. We will f;ive applicant choice from private unds or eastern funds. Don’t forget to eall and get our terms.