Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. • • l. ? d r : : < i.j Daily Grist of Local Happenings , O' ~ Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. John Eger is in Chicago, today. M. F. Chilcote is in DeMotte, today. C. A. Roberts is at Frankfort, today. Delos Thompson is now able to ride out. J. C. Porter is reported on the sick list. Mrs. A. M. Stockton is at Lafayette today. Mrs. Samuel Rife is the guest of relatives at Zionsville. Judge Gould, of Delphi, has gone to Florida for the benefit of his health. Mrs. Elizabeth Cripps is visiting relatives and friends at Monon and Francesville a few days. Mrs. S. J. Austin is the guest of Mrs. Dr. Ensminger at Crawfordsville for a few days. Mrs. E. H. Wood of Monon, after a few days visit with Mrs. J. M. Wasson returned home today. Mrs. Mary Payne was called to Monon today by the serious sickness of her mother and a brother. Mrs. T. B. Gasaway, of Flora, after a few days visit with Mrs. C. D. Nowels, returned home Monday. Mrs- John Eger entertained a number of young ladies at tea, last evening, in honor of Miss Ida Milliken, of New York. “This car is loaded with powder, be careful” was the sign on a freight car that went north over the Monon, this morning. C. E. Mills, of Rensselaer, will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for joint representative from Jasper and Lake counties. Misses Della Harris and Irma Kannal are home from Northwestern University, Evanston, HL, spending their spring vacation. J. E. Wilson went to West Baden today for a few days visit. Several other young men from here will join him there in a few days. A dancing party was given in honor of Miss Ida Milliken last evening, at the home of Mrs. F. A. Ross. About fifteen couples were present. The president’s message on the Cuban question appears in full on another page. The message is all right and will make Spain get out of Cuba or be driven out. The democratic county convention will be held on Saturday May 28th, to nominate a county ticket. The primaries to elect the delegates will be held a w’eek earlier. W. J. Bryan, who spoke in Lafayette Saturday, spent Sunday with Judge McCabe, on his farm in Warren county. He also visited Indiana Mineral Springs on that day. The time for making the enumeration of children for school purposes is now here. In Rensselaer the enumeration is again being made by E. D Rhoades, who began the work today. The adjuster for the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company adjusted the loss today on A. McCoy’s building burned at McCoysburg, last week. The amount of the insurance was SSOO which was paid in full. ’ Some of the guards at prison north are much exercised over the report of the state board of charities, which recommends that all guards over fifty years of age be removed. This would cause the discharge of about fifteen guards. The members of the M. E. Sunday school rendered a special musical and literary program, at the church Sunday evening, in obser-

vance of Easter. The children of the school raised about S2O for missionary money’ during the easter season. , . Mr. Albert C. Farmer, son of A. G. W. Farmer, of Milroy township, and Miss ’ Lida Ritchey, were married Thursday April 7th, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. ancl ( Mrs. Q. K. Ritchey, four miles south of town. Rev. Carson, of Remington, performed the ceremony. A copy of the 12th semi-annual statement of the Erie County Banking Company, of Vermillion, Ohio, has been received. Our former townsman, E. L. Coen, is the cashier and also a member of the board of directors. The bank is evidently doing a prosperous business, as its deposits amount to $123,486. The new Gillam postoffice is now in full running order, since last Saturday, when the first mail was taken to the new office. Mr. John Bisher has been appointed mail carrier and the office is located near the Gillam school house in Mr. Kimble’s new store. The mail is received through the Medaryville office three times a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. —Medaryville Advertiser. The Dorothy Lewis theater company gave “Alone in Greater New York” at the opera house, last night. The company is a large one ‘and is far more than average merit. The leading lady especially is a star. The audience was rather small. The company has just concluded an extended engagement at the Bijou theater, Chicago, and from here went to Louisville.

WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Nate Keen, south of the railroad is reported on the sick list. John Shortridge, of Momence, a former Jasperite, was in town today. Miss Edith Kelley, of Springfield, Ohio, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Lynne Kelley. Mr. and MM-AN- Treese, of Chicago, spent yesterday with S. E. Yeoman’s family. Zora Keister, of Eland, Wis., was the guest of Harrison Wasson a few days, leaving today. Mrs. C. D- Nowels qnd daughter Floy, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nowels at Hammond. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill who has been Seriously sick for a few days with bronchitis, is now reported better. J. F. Irwin and daughter Miss Maud went to Chicago Sunday. Mr. Irwin returned last night, but Maud is staying to visit friends. P. T, Robinson, of Gillam township, is the first man to order his Republican sent to the new postoffice in that township, and of the same name. Mr. Isaac Harshbarger and Mrs. Julia Saidla were married Monday, April 11th, by Squire W. H. Churchill. > A man named Templer committed suicide at the Ferguson House, in Wolcott, last night, by shooting. He was a brother of Dr. Templer, a dentist, of Wolcott. Merl Gwin, son of County Treasurer Gwin, broke one of the bones of his right arm, above the wrist, this morning, while jumping, at school. Drs. Washburn and English set the broken bone. There was another big and successful dance in Roberts’ Hall, last night, at which some 48 couples participated. Bushey and Kellner were the managers and Healy and Jakes’ orchestra furnished the music. Thomas Barker, whose sickness was mentioned some days ago, and who was then thought to be improving, died this morning at his home in Newton county. He was one of the best known early settlers in the territory which now comprises Jasper and Newton counties. His funeral will be held tomorrow, and interment be at North Star cemetery. .

Ross Grant, for many years a clerk in Eger’s grocery store, has accepted a good position as a salesman in thS old well known wholesale grocery house of Reed, Murdock & Co , Chicago. His duties there will begin next Monday. His position will be in the house itself and not that of a traveling salesman. That Ross will faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of his nqw situation, no one who knows him can doubt. According to an opinion rendered by Attorney General Boyle, at Topeka, Kansas, “divine” healers cannot be piosecuted by the state board of health under the “antiquack” law. He holds that the state board may proceed against the magnetic healers and hypnotists as “quacks” because they pretend to possess personal healing powers, but that divine healers are exempt from prosecution because they declare their.power to come from Jehovah. The Attorney General further explains that Jehovah is in no way amenable to the law-6 of the Sunflower state. THURSDAY. Mrs. Will Clifton, of Pleasant Grove, is reported on the sick list. Attorney Sellers, of Monticello, was here looking after some legal business. Mrs. W. J. Thompson after a three weeks visit with her father returned to her home in Chicago, today. - E. T. GibsonMhe sewing maA. chine man’s, took sick and died Monday night, out in the Gifford district, and Mr. Gibson had to walk back to town. A collision between a< Monon and an Erie freight, beyond Hammond yesterday afternoon, blocked the trucks and belated trains considerably. Cars and engines were also considerably damaged. County Superintendent Hamilton went to the north part of the county, today. On Friday he wall conduct the examination of candidates for graduation from the country schools, at Wheatfield, for Wheatfield town and township. F. B. Myers and B. F. Fendig went to West Baden Springs, today, for a few days recreation. Several others from here will go there in a day or two, Miss Ida Milliken departed for her home in New Y'orkCity, Thursday afternoon, after a visit of two weeks with Rensselaer friends. Karl Krusliman and family moved to Michigan City, yesterday afternoon. He has been clerking in Rosenbaum’s saloon for some time past. Elmer Ragon, who for many years published the Lowell Tribune, -is now traveling for the packing house of Miller & Hart, of Chicago, and was doing business in his new line in Rensselaer, a few days ago.