Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. . _______________ * -X ’ ” Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. t TUESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler are visiting at DeMotte. Clarence Travis, southeast of town is reported on the sick list. Miss Hattie Nichols is at Medaryville through the trimming season. Delos Thompson is now improving from his erysipelas, right along. John Zimmerman is visiting two of his sisters at Indianapolis a few days. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Bailey this morning, April 5, a daughter. Miss Mary Scheurick is visiting friends in Earl Park, Benton Co., a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Leopold of Wolcott attended the funeral of W. A. Mossier. Mrs. Clarence Dreyfus of Lafayette, attended the funeral of W. A. Mossier, yesterday. Miss Ollie Boffter of Pleasant Ridge is visiting relatives and friends in Bliomington, 111. Mr. and Mrs. S. Fendig of Wheatfield, attended the fun'eral yesterday of W. A. Mossier. Miss Lizzie Meyer after a three weeks visit with William Meyer’s left for Pittsburg, Penn., today. Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith five miles south of town, is reported seriously sick with lung trouble. Harry Zimmerman is filling the position of operator and station agent at Fair Oaks, for a short time. Miss Grace Pulver did not accompany her sister to Lowell Sunday, as intended, but has gone there today. . The late W. W. Berry, of Monon, had SI,OOO insurance on his life in the Union Central, iij the agency of J. P- Hammond, of this city. Mr. Frank M. Morgan, present business managar “Alone in Greater New York,” was here in advance of Lincoln J.' Carter’s Fast Mail. Mrs. W. R. Stewart after a two weeks vsit with her mother, Mrs. Jane A. Sharp, left yesterday for her home in New York City. Bryan speaks in Lafayette April 9th afternoon and evening. The Monon will sell tickets at $1.40 for the round trip. Good returning until the 10th. F. M. Oswalt and David Weldon, of Kentland represented the Kentland Masons, at the Wm. Mossier funeral, yesterday. Mr. Mossier was a member of the Kentland lodge.

Frank M. Morgan, advance agent Miss Dorothy Lewis is in our city today, completing arrangements with Mgr. Ellis for production of “Alone in Greater New York,” April 11. and Joe Hallagen left for lola Kansas, this morning. The latter will probably stay in Kansas or Missouri. Mr. Robinson will make pniy a short stay. Dr. Washburn was quite painfully injured Sunday, by his horse plunging suddenly, in its stall, and jamming the doctor against the manger. He finds that one of his ribs is broken. Rev. V. O. Fritts, pastor of the First Baptist church, has rented Dr. Horton’s tenant house, on Division street, for a residence, aind expects to bring his family here from Anderson, next week. Pleasant Ridge school is well represented in our city school, as their five graduates entered the Bth grade Monday morning. They were Ora Belle Duvall, Kay and Roe Yeoman, Clifford Parkisonand Lizzie Watson.

Walter Imes has gone to Attica this afternoon to take treatment for his rheumatism. He will go to Hunter’s Springs, which is near the Indiana Mineral Springs. His father W. J. Imes accompanied him on bis journey to the Springs. Mr. and Mrs. James Creviston arrived home last evening from their visit in Union City. They expected to reach Union City in time to attend the wedding of Mr. Creviston’s brother, Peter Creviston and Miss Lucy Poorman, but arrived too late. They hit the “infair” all right, however. Hayes Young has finished his school at Lake Village, Newton county and has returned to Rensselaer for a short visit. He was one of last year’s graduates of the Rensselaer high school. He will manage his mother's farm near Mt. Ayr, this season. An exchange tells a story of a tramp who rang a doctor’s door bell and asked the pretty woman who opened the door if she would kindly ask the doctor if he had a pair of old pants he would kindly give away. “I am the doctor” said the smiling young woman and the tramp fainted. The meetings at the Christian church yesterday afternoon and evening were very encouraging. About fifty* children were present for a half hour after school. There was a very good audience last night and three accessions by statement. The song service by Miss Perrin was very inspiring to all present. S. T. Virden, one of White county’s most prominent and progressive young farmers, died at his home near Guernsey, Monday morning. His age was about 38 years. He was quite well known in this county, and was a prominent lecturer at one of our county farmers’ institutes, a few years ago. Miss Bernice Warren is still improving from her sickness and much confidence is now felt in her early recovery. She had the very painful and dangerous disease known as appendicitis, which is very frequently treated by a very dangerous surgical operation. W. W. Wishard’s condition was •such at 9 o’clock last night, as seemingly to preclude the hope of his lasting through the night. By this morning, however, he had rallied considerably, and today is resting much easier. His physician states that it is too soon, as yet, to form an opinion as to whether the change for the better is likely to be permanent, or only temporary.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Mary Yates is in Chicago for a few days stay. J. F. Pettit, trustee of Walker Tp., is in town today. Miss Laura Fielder is recovering from her very dangerous sickness. Mrs. Frank Meyer is attending the missionary convention at Valparaiso. Mrs. Susan Wishard, of Indianapolis, is the guest of W. W. Wishard’s family. Miss Pearl Wasson returned to the state formal school at Terre Haute, today. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols, two miles west of town, yesterday, April 5, a son. Mrs. C. S. Nichols was called to Monon, today, on account of the serious sickness of a relative. Will Parkison won his first law suit yesterday. It was the case of Will Collins against Ira Gay. The McCoy & Gwin store at McCoysburg, was burned this forenoon, with nearly all the stock, The particulars have not been received. The change for the better in W. W. Wisbard’s condition still continues. and strong hopes are now entertained for his complete recovery. Mrs. Leota Jones had a dangerous attack of throat trouble yesterday, a spasm of the larynx, and for a short time was in great danger of being choked to death. Natty Scott, of the Carmichael

( harness shop, had his eye hit by a flying rivet, yesterday, and it was 1 quite badly hurt, but the injury is not likely to be permanent. Ex-Judge George Burson, of Winamac didjegal business in the circuit court yesterday and todhy. While here he was the guest of his brother-in-law, City Marshal McGowan. The 'White Co. Agricultural Association will have a race meeting at their neW grounds at Monticello, on the coming 4th July. Good prizes will be offered and good horses will compete. There will also be a base ball game. Mr. Ames, Horton’s waterworks superintendent, is here today repairing the few leaks that have developed in the system. These consist mainly of three or four small leaks in joints. Charles Grow is preparing to start a bicycle repair shop in Dr. Horton’s building, corner Washington and Weston streets, partly occupied by the Cowgill undertaking business. Geo. R. Hitt, of Indianapolis, post-office inspector and superintendent of star route lines, was her.e yesterday. His' principal business was arranging to have Mt Ayr supplied with mail from Rensselaer. A reception was given last evening by the ladies, of the Presbyterian church, at Mr. and Mrs John Eger’s residence, to Rev. C. D. Jeffries and family. It was largely attended by the members and supporters of the church, and was a very pleasant affair. The funeral of John Burns an 1 old settler, was held at his home in Newton county today, and he was buried at North Star Cemetery, in that county. He was about 70 years old, and lived there while Newton county was still a part of Jasper. He was quite well known . to most of our older residents. The Indianapolis News comments editorially on the Rensselaer i wine fining ease, in addition to the two column article by W. W. Blodgett. In its editorial the News , takes quite strongly the ground , that Judge Thompson, in his in- : structions, put a strained construction upon the law. “The statute, in question.” says the News, “was . not intended to interfere with the exercise of private hospitality, pro- , vided it was no menace to public comfort or morals.” It may be that the News is right in this view, and it may be wrong We are willing to wait for the Supreme Court to decide the law question involved.

Rensselaer theater goers will have the pleasure of seeing the charming little commedienne Dorothy Lewis next Monday night. April 11, at Ellis’ Opera House in the successful melodrama, “Alone in Greater New York.” Both play and star have met with almost unprecedented success, overflowing houses greeting them everywhere. The play is described as a “drawing from life” of this country’s famous metropolis, and while it does not lack in strong and intense dramatic scenes and amusing comedy situations, it does not contain any of the old hackneyed ideas and inconsistencies so common to dramas of this class. It is virtually a new departure in this style of play and the originality does not detiact one iota from the interest but rather adds to it.

THURSDAY. “Alone in Greater New York.” Ellis’ Opera House, Monday April 11. Miss Clara Murray is on the sick list. Frank Osborne is at Indianapolis. Mrs. Isaac Kepner is reported quite sick. Mrs. Mr. Merry, of Mt. Ayr. is in town today. * Mrs. Newman north of town is reported quite sick. Miss Linda Dwiggins of Marion is the guest of A. F. Longs.

J. B. Martindale is visiting relatives at Terre Haute a few days. j L. B. Haskell is attending the spring term of school at Terre Haute. Miss Stella Perkins entertained a party of twelve young people at crockinole last evening. W. W. Wishard’s condition still continues to improver although with exceeding slowness. Bruce Pumphrey and wife of Brook are visiting at his father, Geo. Pumphrey’s, this weekMisses Anna Hutz, Minnie Shultz and Nellie Malchow are visiting relatives at Francesville a few days. Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith, a few miles south of town, whose sickness has been mentioned, is not expected to live. The electric light connections in the court house will be completed today, and the lights turned on tonight, for the first time. Rev. D. A Tucker is recovering so satisfactorily from his injuries ofjast Saturday that it was the intention to take him to his own home, today. Mrs. T. J. McCoy left yesterday afternoon for Buffalo, New York, where she will visit her daughter, Louella and other relatives for a couple of weeks. A party of four left Mt. Ayr, Tuesday, to take claims in Oklahoma. They were Conda Stacker, Frank Covert, George Baldwin and Andy Steward. Gaylord Nowels has now secured a steady job at good wages in Chicago Heights, 111., in a furniture factory. His wife is preparing to join him there in a few days Miss Bernice Warren’s progress towards recovery was interrupted last night by an alarming nervous chill but today she is again showing a very improvement.

A. T. Perkins’ plumbing shop and A. L. Willis’ bicycle' and gun repairing shop, have moved across the street into Mrs. L. Hopkins’ building, in she rear of Wright’s undertaking store. Not counting the court James Masker, the feed stable man, corner Cullen and Cornelia streets, was the first patron of the city waterworks. The White livery barn will be next, the connections being made today* ’ Paul Dresser, of New York, who wrote “On the Banks of The Wabash.” has been having a lot of unpoetical fat sweated out of him in the hot mud baths, at Indiana Mineral Springs. Rov. H. M. Middleton is now being treated by one of Chicago’s leading physicians and professors of medicine, and is greatly encouraged by the result. He believes that he is now making good progress towards a complete restoration of health. The new democratic paper will not make its appearance until next week. It is understood that the delay in issuing the first number was caused by the printing material not arriving as soon as expected. The name of the paper is to be the Rensselaer Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears arrived last night from Storm Lake, lowa, and are visiting at A. F. Long’s. Mr. Sears is closing up his business at Storm Lake and does not expect to return to that place, to stay. The usual announcement is made that the frost has killed the peach crop, and it is very likely that in places the crop is greatly injured. In this region the opinion seems to be, however, that the buds had not swelled large enough to easily suffer damage from the freezes we have been having. That well known old settler, Thomas Barker of Newton county, known to everybody as “Uncle Tom Barker,” was reported at the point of death a few days ago. Today he is reported some better and hopos are entertained for his recovery. He was 86 years old last February. The crisis in the Spanish war

matter is postponed until next Monday, when the president is expected to send in his mesaage The postponement was very proper under the circumstances as it was made at the request of Gen. Lee, at Havana, who wants more time to get endangered Americans out of Cuba. The singing of Miss Lillian Pearl Perrin continues to be a most notable arid attractive feature of the revival meetings at the Christian church. She has a voice of remarkable sweetness and power, am,! she sings the good old Gospel hymns with such distinctness that every word and every syllable is perfectly audible in every part of the room. She has been secured to lead the singing at Fountain Park Assembly, this year. The American Economist of March 25th presents in the form of a pictorial supplement an unique and interesting array of drawings and cartoons selected from the files of that paper for the past three years. The illustrations, several hundred in number, emphasize in a peculiarly forcible manner the strength of the doctrine of Protection as an active, living political issue, and also demonstrate with what vigor and aggressiveness this doctrine has been expounded by the American Protective Tariff League.