Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Grandmother Gwin of Pleasant Ridge is reported sick, « Mrs. Frank Hugh of Monon is e the guest of Mrs. James Leatherman: Miss Lizzie Dewey, of Mazon. HL, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willis. Mrs. Edward Todd, of Goodland, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. 0. Bushey, a few days. J. L. Duvall, the attorney, who went to Peoria, HL, to visit friends, is detained there by an attack of measles. Miss Mary Johnson, who has been trimming for Mrs. Lecklider, went to Chicago today, to resume a situation in a wholesale millinery house, for which she previously worked. Farmers should not fail to cut the rye and cockle out of their growing wheat as their experience of last year shows the bad effects on prices, even when the quality of the wheat is otherwise excellent. The editor of a western exchange announces the marriage of William Williams and Miss Willie Willis, The editor missed the change of his life by not adding to the announcement: “For further particulars see small Bills.” Elmer J. Wilcox, of this city, was reinstated to his former position in the Railway Mail Service, Saturday. His removal last May was a gross injustice which fact has finally conceded by the department He goes on duty this week. The people of Rensselaer, regardless of politics, should give most hospitable treatment to the congressional and representative conventions which meet here tomorrow. Especially should every business aud public building get out its flags and bunting. And still another Rensselaer boy has succeeded in getting into the army at Camp Mount. Theodore George, who has been staying $t Chicago, went down there Sunday and now writes back that he has been accepted and will bo assigned to one of the regimental bands. It is not often that a row among women gets serious enough to get into the criminal courts, but such a one occurred here Monday afternoon, and it resulted in Mrs. M- E Lecklider being fined one dollar and costs, by Squire Bumham, for assault and battery on Miss Mary Johnson, her late millinery trimmer. Miss Johnson was herself arrested charged with provoking fin assault, but she was acquitted. The trial of the two cases attracted large crowds. The trouble originated in a dispute over a settlement. Some civilized and very intelli- ■ gent people are as hard to wean way from a tradition as an Indian,

and they will stick to one as closely as grim death to a dead dog. There are plenty of people in this day of free schools and cheap newspapers who are ready to swear to the infallibility of the old tradition which declares that if it rains on Easter it will rain for seven consecutive Sundays- It rained on Easter this year, but every Sunday since has been as fair and beautiful as one could wish, thus disproving the old saying. Cut this out and paste it in your bible, so you will not forget it before next Easter comes around. WEDNESDAY. The Fiction ClifT) meets this evening, with Miss Susie Parker. Mrs. Cinthia German, two miles south west of town, is reported sick. Mrs. L. A. Moss is visiting a few days at Chicago and Evanston. Mrs. Minnie Burk is visiting relatives at Lowell for about two weeks. The Ladies Literary Club will meet Friday afternoon, with Mrs. R. B. Harris. Mrs. Lillie Downs of Battle Ground is the guest of Mrs.'Henry Wood a few days. Mrs. Jqlia Enslin and Miss Louie Stofler are visiting relatives at Marion a few days. Mrs. John Wood, of Rochester, and children are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne. Mrs. F. J. Brown and brother, of Marshfield Ind., are here taking treatment for consumption. Mrs. Carrie Freel after a few days visit with friends here returned home to Penbrook today. Mrs. Martha* Protzman, of Mt. Ayr, after a two weeks visit with Mrs. James Shields left for Zionsville, today. The postoffice is being painted and papered, and thoroughly renovated, generally. J. W. King is doing the work. William Johnson of Lafayette is the guest of his son Robert Johnson, the Western Union telegraph operator. Mrs. C. W. Coen and Mrs. C. G. Spitler are attending the Federation of Literary clubs convention at Bloomington, Ind. Mr. Abbott has not sold his bakery and ice cream business to his son and Charley Simpson, but rented it to them, as he desires us to state. Tha “hobo count,” Rocco Dianovitch, who visited Rensselaer a short time ago, is now in Indianapolis, and the Journal of today gives him a very good notice. Since our previous mention of the robbery of Harry Kressler’s barber shop, Harry has taken stock of the earthly belongings still left to him and finds that he is shy a good overcoat, also. As Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall were going to Chicago Monday they met on the train a Mrs. Cobert, of Ohio, whose son was one of the eight who were slightly wounded in the great naval victory at Manilla, on May Ist. Hon. U. Z. Wileyj of Fowler, on the bench of the Appellate court, is attending the congressional convention here today. The Judge is a prominent candidate

for the Republican 'nomination for the Supreme Court. The Indiana soldiers have not left camp yet, although it is thought that the second and third regiments, and the light battery will leave- today sometime. The plan has been changed, they will go to New Orleans for shipment to Cuba, instead of do Tampa, by way @f Chicamauga. Walter Wellman, the brilliant but sometimes rather imaginative newspaper correspondent is about to start in a short time on another attempt to reach the north pole. This being his second venture of that kind. Evelyn B. Baldwin, who was with Peary on one or two of his trips, and who lectured in Rensselaer a year or two ago, will be a member of Wellman’s party. The report that “came from Fowler that Editor Clifton, of the Republican had been presented with an indictment along with the lawyers and the Leader What-is-it was a mistake. The Leader nondescript, John Carr, has got two indictments, one for criminal libel and one for contempt of court, but none of the other editors have been indicted. The county assessor whose office in the court house has heen rented to the Rensselaer city council for a meeting room, will hereafter have his office in the commissioners’ room, on the second floor. Except when the commissioners axe in session the room will be better for the assessor's use than the one he vacates, as being much more convenient to the records he needs to use in discharging the duties of his office.

Miss Bertha Sager, of Morocco, is visiting the family of S. A. Royster. Miss Anna Phillips of McCoysburg spent yesterday with Mrs. L. H. Hamilton. Mrs. H. W. Porter and Mrs. Geo. H. Bro<vn are visiting relatives a few days at Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. J- H. Rice, of Morrocco, are the guests of T. F. Clark and wife a few days. Benjamin Dunbar, of Decatur County, lowa, is here visiting his cousin, Uncle Kepner. The Fortnightly Fiction club met at Miss Susie Parker's last evening. Five new members were added. Mrs. Christie H. Vick left yesterday evening for her future home in Chicago, where her husband has a situation. A. B. Scott of Templeton, Benton Co., spent yesterday and a part of today with his relatives, Misses Mary and Lizzie Comer. Another dance was given in the Roberts hall last night. About thirty couples were present. Beckley boys furnished the music. The College Battalion will give an exhibition zouave drill in town this evening, in their new uniforms. Their band will be w’ith them. Rev. Horace M. Campbell, of Door Village will preach at Trinity M. E. church, next Sunday morning. Mr. Campbell is a former Gillam township young man. Rev. H. M. Middleton has gone to Brookston today, to preach the funeral sermon of Wm. Mansfield, a prominent citizen of that place, and an old friend of Mr. Middleton’s. Preaching at the First Baptist church next Sunday at 10:45 a. m., and 7:45 p. m. Morning subject “A bad use for a {fen knife.” Evening “A separation necessary.” Everybody welcomed. A six year old son of Jerome Castor’ living in Makeever's brick tenant house, in Newton's addition, fell or jumped out of a tree, this morning, and broke both Ixjnes of his right arm, below the elbow. Drs. English and Berkley reduced the fracture. Abbott & Simpson havo moved their bakery business across the street into the corner room lately occupied by. Perkins' plumbing

Kop. C. D. Nowels will move in■to the room the bakery vacates, to ®ose out his dry goods stock. I’Our former Rensselaer boy, Johnny Leahy, nephew of ex-Post-h|aster Honan, will now have his mshed for opportunity to go to t|ie front gratified. The various «6tnpanies of his regimeht, tls T**ift h U.S. cavalry, which have, been scattered over different parts of4he Southwest, have been orderedfcto assemble et New Orleans, a^-will, no doubt, be among the fitlMto be sent to Cuba.