Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

If i nor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Mrs. J. R. Vanatta is reported quite sick, Edward Fay, at Parr, has a bad case of lung fever. Miss Mae Rice of Chicago, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth. Mrs. Lucy Malchow after an extended visit at Monticello returned home last night. Albert Alter returned to Clinton county, today, after several weeks’ visit in this vicinity. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery is visiting her mother and brother at Englewood a few days. Mrs. Ewry after a few days’ visit with Mrs? T. J. McCoy returned home to Lafayette, today. Miss Susan Kessinger is home from an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Hudlow, at Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Phill McCaley after a visit with their son at the college yesterday, returned to Lafayette, today. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stucker, of Mt. Ayr, were in town today, and the latter went to Delphi for a visit with relatives. Miss Emma Clager after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clager returned to her home at Columbus, Ohio, today. Mrs. Amanda-Lewis after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris, returned to her home at Oxford, today. Mr- snd Mrs. Alfred Cressler, of Mt. Ayr, who have been spending the winter with Mrs. W. L. Wishard returned home yesterday. Mrs. L. K. Yeoman and son, of Rossville, HL, are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. A. A. Yates, and other Rensselaer relatives. Job W. Douthit has got another installment of carbuncles. His patience in affliction is expressed in stronger language than that which the original Job made use of. The Monon company has appealed to the circuit court, from the judgment recently given against them by Squire Burnham, at the suit of Laßue Bros., for damages to goods, in transit. Rev. C. D. Jeffries’ family arrived from Apple Creek, Ohio, last evening. The party consisting of Mrs. Jeffries and their children. Mr. Jeffries will reside in the Edward Parkison, formerly J, C. Morgan’s property, on Milroy St. The Jasper County. Telephone Co. have asked the council for a franchise to conduct a local exchange, and as soon as it is granted, will begin work on the same. They have about thirty telephones subscribed for. —Brookston Reporter.

Two cases from this county, for fire damages, against the Monon, were tried at Kentland, this week. In the case of Rickcreek vs the railroad, the jury failed to agree In that of E. Gilmore vs the same, ■ the plaintiff got a verdict tor SGOO. ' Byron Sayler, of Medaryville, is 1 here selling the Little farm gate,' It is a gate that raises from one to four feet so as to catch’em if the’re cattle and let’em go if the’re sheep, swing over snow banks etc. It is a very slick thing in the way of gates. Mrs. A. W. Cole and children left yesterday afternoon for their future home in Chicago. Their residence is very pleasantly and conveniently located in Englewood, only a few blocks from the Western Indiana (Monon’s) Englewood depot. Timothy Harrison of Chicago, was here today, recording the

articles of association of the Kankakee Reclamation Company, a mention of which was made in, a previous issue. Mr. Harrison, represents his father-in-law, the well known Indianapolis capitalist, Franklin Landers. The mild and gentle hackmen still have their little troubles; This time Jerry Schofield has been arrested on complaint of John Remley, charged with running a hack without license Mr. Schofield has one license but runs two vehicles. The trial is postponed until next Friday. A good many people do not yet understand why the court house clock is so slow in getting a move on itself. The explanation is simply that the clock runs solely by water pressure and until the city waterworks are completed and the court house connected therewith, the clock can not run. Harry Wiltshire is now the possessor and manager in chief of a very elegant boot-blacking chair and outfit, which he keeps in a room in the rear of McCoy’s bank. He offered a prize of an elegant package of 40 hour chewing gum to the first lady who would have her shoes cleaned and polished, and it was won last evening by Mrs. F. Meyer.

SATURDAY. Harry Kurrie is at Winamac today. J. F. Bruner and daughter are at DeMotte today. Residence of six rooms to rent. Enquire at this office. R. W. Marshall is confined to his bed by a severe attack of grip. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman is visiting her daughter a few days at Ambia, Ind. W. J. Miller gave a chalk talk to the high school yesterday afternoon. Harry Biggs, of Valparaiso, is visiting his sister Miss., Leona Biggs. A small child of S. R. Nichols in Barkley township is reported very sick. The court house has been swarming with admiring visitors the past two days. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pierson, last night, March 18, a daughter. Mrs. C. Jones of Lansing HL, spent the day yesterday with Mrs. P. W. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kight, of Fair Oaks, are visiting his brother Jos. Kight and family. Will Mossier is still constantly confined to his bed, and with, as yet, not much signs of improvement. “Knockemstiff’’ the bootblack, has returned from his wanderings. The ‘‘kids” have given him an all day’s ovation. Dr. H. J. Kannal returned today from several days’ hunt at Big Mud Lake. He got 22 common ducks and two canvass backs. Uncle Billy Bussell went to Anderson, today, to look after matters connected with the estate of his sister, the late Mrs. Westerfield.

The present warm and wet weather is causing a wonderful growth of grass. Wheat also is growing finely now, and its prospects in this county are said to be excellent. The prospects for making a contract with the Monon to supply the railroad with water and lights are excellent. The company has offered $350 per year for the service, provided that, after analysis, the waterworks water. is found suitable for engine use. A sample of the water has been sent them today. The decision of Judge Cummings, Friday, in the Monon township stone roads injunction case, was again against the plaintiffs, Hugh Lowe and others. The demurrer against their complaint was sustained. They were given until today to amend their complaint, -and ten days to file bill of exceptions. Rev. V. O. Fritts’ meetings at

Milroy Baptist church, still continue and with remarkable success. Up to last night there had been 34 additions to the membership of the church, resulting from ti e meetings. The meetings of the M. E. church, conducted by Rbv. C. Fenwick Reed, the evangelist, still continue and are growing in interest, at every meeting. Many additions to the church are being made. There will be baptizing in the river tomorrow, at the elose of church services, by Rev. V. O. Fritts, of the Baptist church. The ceremony will take place near the coal oil well. About 14 or 15 candidates are expected to receive the rite. The same petition for removing the rock ledge at Rensselaer, preparing by a committee, of the last Farmers’ Institute, which was presented to the Rensselaer city council has also been filed with the county commissioners. The latter have continued the matter without decision.

R. J. Brown returned from the swamps near Rensselaer, at noon where he had been after duck for several days. Besides being successful in getting duck Mr. Brown also succeeded in shooting a white swan which he expects to have mounted. —Monticello Journal, Brook Reporter:—Uncle John Vosburg, whom almost every one in this section of country knows, is rapidly nearing the end of his life’s journey, and will probably not last longer than a few weeks. Several weeks ago he was stricken with paralysis and since then has been gradually sinking. There was a mad dog scare near Brook the other day, according to the Reporter. Thomas Martin, had one horse, three head of cattle and his own dog bitten by a strange cur, which was itself killed before it would desist from its attack on the other animals. The decks are being cleared another go in the local court in the celebrated Turpie-Lowe case which has been in litigation for near ten years. Judge Rabb, of Williamsport, was on the bench today hearing motions in the case, which will probably be re-tried here during the vacation. Logansport Reporter. Indiana glass makers are now manufacturing glass fence posts. They are to be used for wire fence. It is argued that inasmuch as they will not rot, they will prove the best fence possible. Recently orders were placed for glass coffins for the same reason. One of our most recent uses glass is said to have been put to is for a substitute for gold or silver in filling teeth.

MONDAY. Try Arbuckle’s Coffee. Mrs. Sexton of Lafayette spent Sunday with Mis. C. G. Spitler. Pete Brenner and Vernon Nowels spent Sunday in Chicago. R. W. Marshall’s sickness has developed into severe case of lung fever. The rite of baptism by immersion was administered Sunday to thirteen candidates, by Rev. V. O. Fritts. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cox are visiting relatives at Goodland a couple of weeks. A flag was run up on the court house flagstaff, Tuesday morning, for the first time. Mose Leopold and Ray Thompson are home from Bloomington, for the spring vacation. Mrs. Rosrf Ladd after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Berry Parris returned to Oxford today. The first marriage license issued in the new court house was for Christ M. Binger and Mary Winegarden, and was issued Saturday. Mrs. Carrie Ellis after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Pierce, south of town left for her home in Kansas, today. The breaking of a mill dam at Lowell, Saturday, washed out a bridge and some track for the

Monon, and caused quite a number of trains to go around by Wilders. The Ladies’ society of the M. E. church Fair Oaks will give a conundrum supper for the benefit of the church, Saturday evening, March 26th. Everybody invited to come and have a good time. Rankin Halstead, son of M. B. Halstead, Newton tp., left Tuesday for Portland, Oregon, where he has a brother residing, and where he thinksof making his own residence, permanently, engaging in the stock business. • _ The Ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a Coffee Klatch at the home of Mrs. J. H. Chapman on Tuesday afternoon, March 22. 10 cents admission. Refreshments free. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody. Mrs. Kiddy Nash Mitchell, of Gillam Tp., whose obituary is published elsewhere, was a sister of Mrs.'Lewis S. Alter, of Carpenter Tp., and the latter was by her sister’s bedside during the last four weeks of her sickness Frank Potts, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Potts, of Pleasant Ridge, Sunday morning, Mar. 21, aged about ten years? The funeral was held this afternoon, at the residence. Religious services were conducted by Elder N. H. Shepherd.

Sunday, Mar. 20th was the spring or vernal equinox. The sun crossed the equator soon after nine o’clock, A. M. The weather at the time was bright, clear and warm, and the wind in the southeasterly direction. It is an old weather sign that the state of the weather and the direction of the wind at the time of the equinox governs the weather for the next three months. According to that rule the coming season will be warm, and as the wind was southeasterly, probably wet. Whether the condition of the weather at the time of the equinox makes any difference with the future weather is not likely, but old and intelligent observers have long held that if the wind settles down steadily from any particular direction after the equinox, then the prevailing winds are likely to be from that direction for some time. ■ i ■ ■■.—- * en 1 ■ I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length ofVime. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending 1 papers east —ataolutely no red tap* 1 , Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand.

W. B. AUSTIN