Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Mrs. Chas. Hansen, after a severe sickness is reported better. Miss Nellie Coen is attending a business college atlndianapblis.” Mrs. W. B. Austin gave a dinner party last evening to twelve guests. Aaron Wood is home from Chicago Dental College, for the summer. Mrs. N. J. Reed is visiting relatives at Michigan City for a few days. Miss Grace Thompson of Northwestern University, is visiting her parents. H. N. Strattenberg, an attorney from Chicago, is attending court here today. Yesterday was Holy Thursday and today is Good Friday. Next Sunday will be Easter Sunday. Mrs. A. C. Bushey after a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Todd of Goodland returned home today.' E. T. Biggs and Simon Fendig, of Wheatfield, were down today, as witnesses in the Tree divorce case. Mrs. E. S. Thornton after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty returned to her home at Francesville, today. Arbor Day is April 20, and it is expected that every citizen of Indiana who can will plant at least one tree, that prosperity will bless him.

A horse belonging to S. G. Henderson got down in a ditch and was drowned, this morning. It was sick and he had turned it out for exercise. The Indiana State Medical Society will be held in Lafayette, May sth and 6th. It would be a good thing for all our physicians to attend the meetings. The war of the Revolution began in April; that of the Rebellion in April and that with Spain appears to be fixed for the same month. While preliminaries of the Mexican war began in April, war was not declared until later and the war of 1812 was declared in June. Marshal McGowan has kept the big grader at" work on our streets to good advantage for several days past, and they are fast getting into very good shape. L. S. Lewis, after a few days visit with relatives here, left Thursday for Washington City, where he has business there before returning to his home in Clayton, lowa. A very venerable lady is now making her home with Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Powell. She is Mrs. Mary Miller, from Alvin, 111. * She is the doctor’s great grandmother, and is 88 years old. According to a Crown Point dispatch in the Indianapolis News, Horace Marble, of Wheatfield, is a candidate for the Republican nomination for joint representative for Jasper and Lake Counties. It is not often that women “bum’ their way on passenger trains, and those that do are usually of the tough toughy. One came Rensselaer this morning on the pilot of the fast mail south, which happenned to stop here, and she got off. C. V. Henkle, a former resident but for some years past living at Garrison, Colorado, has just left that place and is making a trip to California, for the benefit of his wife’s health. Hon. 8. P. Thompson addressed the High School Wednesday morning on “Mathematics.” He gave a very interesting talk showing importance of the science both in the training of the mind and in the practical value to be obtained from it. .

Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith died Thursday night, April 7th, at her home several miles south of town. She was over 60 years old, and a native of Tennessee. She had been twice married but at her death was a widow. The funeral will be held Saturday, and interment be made in Egypt cemetery. . Mrs. Jira Skinner has given up her class of music scholars for an indefinite length of time, on account of trouble,with her eyes, The eminent oculist, Dr. Beard of Chicago, with whom she has consulted, thinks they will become quite strong again after a rest of several months.—Kentland Enterpgge. 1 A farmer has just discovered a plan to get a hog back into a pen through the, same hole it went out. His recipe in substance is: Get the hog’s nose at the hole in the pen, then pass around behind the hog carefully, get hold of its tail, and pull back as hard as you can. The hog will think you are trying to prevent it from going in and will make a most desperate leap for the hole. The brute will go in if he loses his tail in .the operation. This year people can not hide nor greatly underrate their property, when the assessors come around, unless they are willing to commit perjury, good and strong. They have to swear that they have given a list of all their notes and mortgages, and swear to its correctness, swear that they have not hidden or otherwise disposed of their money or property to avoid taxation, and that they have given in their property at a fair cash valuation. 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. J. W. Cowden, as deputy assessor, is assessing Rensselaer personal property, this season. He finds some dog owners who are still possessed of the erronious idea that if they don’t want to pay their dog tax, they can refuse to do so and the assessor can kill or take the dog. This, as we before stated, is a mistake. It is not the assessor’s duty to either take away or kill the dog on which the owner refuses to pay the tax. The assessor’s duty in such cases is to report the dog owners to the county assessor. The latter reports them to the prosecuting attorney, and he has the parties fined. Again we urge all dog owners to save themselves trouble by paying their dog taxes when the assessor comes around.

SATURDAY. J. J. Hunt is visiting his mother at Florn a few days. Miss Brown of Watseka, Ind. is the guest of Miss Myrtle Woodworth. Mrs. J. L. Brady has just received an elegant new piano, from New York. Misses Orrie Clark and Florence Wood are spending Sunday at Battle Ground. The street sprinkler made its first start for the season, yesterday afternoon. Miss Ada Chilcote has gone to Terre Haute to attend the state normal school. “Business before pleasure” is all right, but "Business before patriotism” is all wrong. Chas. Patrick and family five miles south of town, are reported sick with the grip. Delos Thompson is now able to sit up and will be around town again in a few days. Daniel Snyder, an elderly man who has been kept at the jail for

the past week or so, was given transportation to Indianapolis and sent on, this afternoon. He is 1 more or less demented and unable _to give any very connected account of him.self. Mrs. J. H. Loughridge and Mrs. J. H. Chapman are visiting friends a few days in Chicago. Miss Josephine Muir, of Monon, is the guest of Dr. C. E. Powell and wife a few days. Frank Norman and Mrs. Dellila Norman are visiting relatives at Chicago Heights a few days. John Moorman, lately of the Idaville Observer, has bought the Knox Republican, of C. M. Hane. Father Wishard’s condition still continues to improve and he is now apparently fairly out of danger. Rev. D. A. Tucker continues to recover from the effects of his runaway accident. He is now able to sit up a little. Miss Mary Yates is moving her dress making shop across the street to the rooms- above J. J. Eiglesbach’s meat market. Bates Tucker has given up his position in the Chicago Bargain Store, and will re-enter the city schools next Monday. Miss Edda Garratt after a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, southwest of town, returned to her home at Brookston, today. Mr. and Mrs. Carson, of Brookston are visiting Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Ferguson. They came to attend quarterly meeting at Vaughn church. Zimri Dwiggins, who is closing up his business at Storm Lake, lowa, is preparing to engage in the life insurance business, at Cedar Lake, lowa. » Miss Bernice Warren is now showing much more decided symptoms of improvement, and unless some unlikely relapse occurs her early recovery is now assured. The White County District quarterly meeting of the Free Baptist church, convened at Vaughn Chapel, near Surrey, today, and will continue over Sunday. The young boy from the Grant county orphan’s # home, who has been in J. C. Carmichael’s care, has finally been taken by Mr. Faylor, north of town, for whom he was brought here. Capt. W. P. Allen has written to Gov. Mount offering to take the field with a company of 100 old veterans from Jasper county, in case their services are needed in the impending war with Spain. The old vets are full of patriotism and if occasion requires it, they will make Cap’s offer more than good. People who understand German are having a treat prepared for them. The German literary society of St. Joseph’s College will present a new drama (in German) on Tuesday April 12th, in the College Hall. The scene is laid in Rome at the time of Diocletian. The play is of superior merit. The Soldiers’ Chorus from “Faust” is a musical feature. The play begins 7:15 P. M. Admission 25 cents Here is a small sermon from the columns of an exchange that is full to the brim with good meat: “There are as many boys as girls in the infant classes of our Sunday schools, but one-half as many boys as girls in the bible clases. Women out-number men three to one in the church, but in the state prison the men out number the women fifty to one. This sad proportion tells its own tale —too many boys have sowed their wild oats.” Friends and neighbors to about the number of twenty-five, went in a body to the home of Mrs. Francis Ham, living in the west part of the city and agreeably surprised that kind, old lady, by reminding her that she had reached her 68th mile post. The guests all brought well filled baskets and made the occasion one not soon to be forgotten by those present.

■ MONDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Laßue are in Chicago, today R. S. Dwiggins is in Chicago a sow days on business. Ike Tuteur is papering and painting his grocery store. Charley Rhoads, of the Chalmers Ledger, was in town over Sunday. Rev. V. O. Fritts has gone to Anderson to move his family here. Mrs. Gaylord Nowels joined her husband at Chicago Heights Saturday. Frank Hodshire, of Wolcott, is here preparing to move back here this week. Mrs. H. E. Clark, of St Paul, Minn., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clark. Mesdames Frank Wood and Charles Blue are visiting relatives and friends in Brook. Mrs. Margrett Maxwell is visiting her son at Cutler and friends a Flora for a few weeks. Mrs. E. Smith after a few days visit with A. Leopold returned to her home at Chicago, today. « Misses Grace Thompson and Flora Harris returned to their respective schools after short visits at home. Joseph Brubaker, from near town, went to Eaton, Ohio, today for a stay of several months, with relatives. Editor Walker, of the Wolcott Enterprise, and Mr. Dibell, a merchant of that place, were Rensselaer visitors today. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carson and Mr. and Mrs. Gosma of Brookston after a few days visit with B. F. Ferguson and wife returned home today. Mrs. I. D. Dunn, of Dunnville, and Mrs. Carrie B. Huxford, of Edgartown, Mass., visited the former’s son, G. N. Dunn, over Sunday. Prof Haas, now r of Chicago, slipped into town Saturday night, just in time to be served with a notice of the divorce suit just commenced against him by Mrs. Haas. Mrs. S. E. Wheaton, of Logansport, and Mrs. William Richard, of Lafayette, attended the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith, south of town, Saturday. Farmers are rushing .in their oats now, at a great rate. Those who have been over the county within the last few days say that a bigger acreage of oats are being sown this spring than ever before in this county. Members of Uniform Rank K. of P. are requested to attend a special meeting at the armory al 7:30 this evening, for important business. A. T. Perkins, Capt. Mr, Lewis C. Ellis, of Hebron, Porter Co., and Miss Maud Templer, of Remington, were married Sunday afternoon, April 10th, by Rev. H. 11. Middleton at his residence. Only a few friends were present. Dr. Sylvester Laning, who was surgeon of the 18th Indiana regiment in war times, and well and most favorably remembered by Jasper county survivors of the regiment, died Monday, April Ith, at Kingman, Kansas. The ordinance of baptism by immersion was administered to six persons. Sunday afternoon, by Elder N. H. Shepherd, of the Christian church, in the river, near the creamery bridge. A large crowd of people witnessed the ceremonies. A car load of Illinois eggs passed through a railroad wreck the other day without having a single shell disrupted. This variety of non-explosive and armor-clad poultry product must be intended for the exigencies of the naval service. John Leahy, a former resident and a nephew of E. P. Honan, is a member of the Ist U. S. cavalry, in the regular army. His regiment has l>een in Texas but is now ordered to Tennessee, in order to be convenient to-send to Cuba when the Spanish war begins. As usual Solemn High Mass was

celebrated at St, Augustine’s Catholic church, Easter Sunday, Rev. Father Grussi, of St. Joseph’s college was celebrant; Father Geitl, deacon, Father Edward sub-deacon, and Wm. Hordeman master of ceremonies. « Rensselaer will be represented by at least one man if ihere is war with Spain. Ira Washburn is a member of the First Regiment Illinois National Guard, Col. Turner, Commanding. Ira says he will know this week whether l.e will be placed in the hospital staff or will carry a gun. He prefers the latter.. The Indianapolis News of Saturday has another two column letter from Rensselaer, written by W. H. Blodgett. A picture of our new court house is given and a short description of the building. The article is mainly devoted to the early history of Rensselaer and Jasper county, and contains nothing, with which most of our readers are not already familiar. In the whole state of Indiana only eight log school houses remain, says State Superintendent Geeting in a report. They are located as follows: One in Johnson township Brown county: one in Charlestown and one in Oregon township, Clark county;one in Ferdinand township, Dußoiscounty; one in Washington township, Monroe county; one in Campbell township Warwick county. Most of these relics of the log school-house days have lost their indentity by being weather-board-ed so that they look like frame houses. Monticello Democrat— Rensselaer is promised a new democratic paper this week. The editorial publishers will be David W Shields and Eugene Dilley, the former a resident of Rensselaer the latter living near that city. This will make four weeklies and one daily for Rensselaer, a field that could be covered by two weeklies and one daily very easily and without the least danger in the world of the publishers becoming burdened with Daddy Dollars. Lyman Zea, who bought the office building in the court house yard, is moving the same to a lot north of the railroad, for a residence for his son, Chester Zea. Yesterday long skids were put under the building and a traction engine hitched on, with the idea of pulling it right along in that manner. The attempt was a failure, however, and the engine would simply ‘-lay down” whenever it tried to move the building. Now the building will be put on wagon trucks, after which it is believed that the traction engine will pull it without trouble.