Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. i ■ Daily Grist of Local Happenings Ciassltied Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. J. E. Wilson and M. F. Chilcote are attending court at Kentland today. William Donnelly is at Chicago and Waukegan, 111., a few days on business. John H. Prewett, of Francesville, was transacting business in town yesterday, W. S. Parks has started a second dray Avagon. True Woodworth drives it for him. The last load of chairs for the court house, is being hauled down from the depot, today. B. Forsythe, of the Chicago Bargain store, has joined liis wife at Philadelphia, Ohio, foAja short visit with relatives. Miss Marguerite Crumly, of Harrison Co., Ohio, left for her home today, after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Green, east of town. A Washington paper says a baby was recently born in Georgia “with long whiskers and a readymade vocabulary.” Can it be possible that populists, as well as poets, are born, not made? The electrical engineer of the trolley line was at Winamac Monday, and information received from there by telephone was that he was expected to reach Francesville this evening. The Jasper county committee will meet him there tomorrow morning. The Dan Hart outfit pulled out ■ of town this afternoon, going south. They crossed the river at the creamery bridge, so the people of business street failed to see the procession. Their destination is net known, but probably they will anchor somewhere around Remington, their former location. Samuel C. Rank, the former Carpenter township boy who became a police lieutenant in Chicago, and was recently convicted of receiving bribes from keepers of “blind pigs” has just been denied a new trial. His sentence is 60 days in jail, and a fine of SSOO. He is out on bail pending an appeal to tho higher courts. Indianapolis News: The Tenth district congressional convention has not been called. It will probably be held in Lafayette. The possible opposition of Francis Johnson to Representative Crumpacker has not matured as yet, and it seems hardly probable that anything will come of an earlier rumor that Tippecanoe would have a candidate for the place. Sanford Smith, of the Gifford district, who pulled out for Boone County Saturday, was the fellow who shot “poor Barney” Koezema with a double loaded spittoon, a few months ago. There has been a warrant out for his arrest ever since that tragical occurrence, and the warrant has had the very salutary effect of keeping Smith out of to*6m ever since. Im Frank Bristol, D. D., gave on Shakespeare at the opera house last evening. It was the last number in this season’s course of the Rensselaer Lecture Club. A full attendance of the season ticket holders were present as well as a large number of others. The doctor is nothing if not entertaining, as a speaker, and his admiration for the great poet is unbounded. He gave some of the very little that is known of the personal history of bhakespeure, but devoted most of his attention, as was right and proper, to paneyrizing his matchless genius. He also took time to thoroughly demolish the foolish claims of Ignatius Donnelly and others, that Sir Francis Bacon was the real author

of Shakespeare’s plays. In fact the doctor really devoted considerable more time to that ridiculous theory than its importance or the number of its adherents will warrant.

WEDNESDAY. T. J. McCoy is at Chicago today. Theodore Smith has moved out to Ralph Fendig’s farm near Parr. Mrs. W. I. Hoover is visiting her parents a few days at Delphi. The Ladies’ Literary club will meet Saturday afternoon with Mrs, S. P. Thompson. Miss Lula Halleck, of Lake Village, is the guest of T. J. Joiner’s family for a few weeks. Sam Nicholes, of Medaryville, former night operator here, was in town Tuesday and today.

T. Driver and wife, northwest of town, have gone to Chicago for an extended visit with friends. Joe Reynolds received a fine Fowler bicycle this morning from his brother, Earl, at New York. Simon and Mrs. Leopold very pleasantly entertained the young married folks at cards last night. News has come from Anderson that another daughter has just been added to the family of Rev. U. M, McGuire. “Dad” Gleason shipped out a car load of fine horses last evening. A good pair of mules were put in for good count. Mrs. R. S. Coppock, of Peoria, and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Leopold of this place went to Chicago today for a few days stay. Miss Grace Fisher, of Urbana, 111., returned home today after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fisher and other relatives. Sheriff Wickwire, of Newton county, came today and took James Sweetman to Kentland for trial, on the charge of passing counterfeit money. A fine Barre granite monument for the memory of John Randle and family, has just been completed in Weston cemetery by Mackey & Barcus. The Dan Hart outfit is reported to have gone into camp just west of town, near the “deep hole.” Very likely its stay there is only to wait for better weather. j , Mrs. A. M. Branch after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilcox, of near Surrey, returned to her home at Danville, Ind., today. Mr. and Mrs. W H. Eger entertained about twenty couple at cards last evening. W. B. Austin won the gentlemen’s prize, and Mrs/G. K. Hollingsworth the ladies’ prize. W. B. Austin is building a new tenant house in Benjamin & Magee's addition, and another in the north part of town. These will make 18 houses Mr. Austin has put up in Rensselaer in the last seven years.

The revival meetings at the First Baptist church, conducted by Rev. V. 6. Fritts, the pastor, closed last evening. The meetings have been very successful, resulting in fifteen additions to the membership of the church-fourteen of whom are by conversions and one by letter. Constable John Warren went out to tho Jim Rogers place, south of town, this morning, to serve a writ of ejectment on Joseph Ellis, who has been occupying the farm. Hedid not serve the writ, however, as be found Ellis’ wife was sickabed. Rev. V. O. Fritts, pastor of the First Baptist church, has been given a short vacation by his congregation, and went to Anderson, today, to visit his family for a short time. He will return next week and on Wednesday evening March 9th, begin a protracted meeting at Milroy church. The Leonard will case came up for trial in the Lake circuit court Monday. Joseph Leonard, a bachelor, died some two years ago near Valparaiso, leaving an estate valued at nearly $500,000, with lands in Porter, Jasper, Newton and iStarke counties, this state, and in

Champaign and Iroquois counties, 111. He bequeathed this estate to his brother James, cutting off another brother and the heirs of his sister. The plaintiffs claim that undue influence caused him to destroy a previous will, in which there was a division of property among all the heirs. The case is being hard fought and very likely will be in the courts for years before it is settled. 1

THURSDAY. Lorenz Hilderbrand of Chicago, is in town today. Don’t fail to-see the Old Maids’ drill after rejuvenation. R. Ross of Sheldon, 111., is here looking after his land today. William Eight of Rose Lawn spent yesterday with Joe Kight. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray were ip Chicago yesterday and today. Mrs. Sidnial King is reported quite sick, in the east part of town. Miss Love Crampton of Delphi, is the guest of Miss Nellie Hopkins a few days. Hear the trio by tho Three Original Maids of Lee. At Old Maids’ Convention. Mrs. C. D, NoweU is now improving a little from her long and serious sickness. County Superintendent Hamilton is visiting the Carpenter township schools, today. Miss Laura McClellan entertained a small party at crqckinole and archarena last evening. Mrs. M. L. Spitler after an extended visit with relatives at Goshen, returned home today. < Mrs. J. C. Conner and Mrs. M. A. Ryan of Delphi, are the guests of Mrs. E. P. Honan a few days. Be sure and hear the specimens' of Mrs. Fiffkius’ art at the opera house, March Bth. Mrs. Mattie Shrader entertained about twelve couple at progressive crockinole last evening.

A. F. Long’s little son George fell down stairs, last evening, and got a pretty badly sprained ankle. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill and Mrs. E. P. Honan will keep open house this Thursday and Friday afternoons. Jesse Nichols north of town was called by telegram to Brookston yesterday by the serious sickness of Mrs. Walluce Nichols. „ Trenches for the court house water supply are being dug today. The workmen find only about 7 or 8 inches of frozen ground in their digging. Subject-at the Christian church next Sunday morning: “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice.” Evening: “Despise not the day of small things.” Owing to the “Old Maids’ Convention” performance, there will be no lodge meeting of the W. R. C. next Monday night. There will be special work on the meeting night of the following week, and a large attendance is desired. Mrs. Elizabeth Michael arrived home last evening from an extended visit with relatives in Sandusky Co., Ohio. Her brother Benson Shaw of Bureau, Co., 111., came with her for a few days visit in Barkley. Rev. N. H. Shepherd, of Rensselaer Christian church, closed a successful revival meeting of three weeks duration, at McCoysburg, last evening. Fourteen accessions to the membership of the church as a result of tho meetings. John L. Nichols has gone to Crown Point as a witness in tho the important Leonard will case A summons has also been received by Sheriff Reed for R. B. Harris, but the plaintiffs have requested that it be not served until further instructions from them.

The ladies missionary society of the Presbyterian church had n “coffee klatch” and progressive domino party at Mr. and Mrs. \\ . H. Eger’s residence, yesterday afternoon. A largo delegation of hungry husbands moved in force on tho solid line of edibles, nbout 6 o’clock. ... •* ,