Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Mrs. Jim DeVault of Monon, is the guest of Mrs. T. F. Clark. W. B. Austin is at Wheatfield, Knox and Chicago a few days. Mrs. Everett Brown is visiting her father at Monon a few days. Mr. Potter of the firm of Rice & Potter, of Lafayette, is in town today. Miss Lula Antrim is reported quite sick with catarrhal pneumonia. Miss Blanch Potts, of Delphi, is the guest of Mrs. Howard Landis a few weeks. Mrs. L. K. Shoeman, of Hobart, Ind., organized ■ a Woman’s Home Missionary Society here yesterday. She is the organizer for the North Western Indiana M. E. conference. The Monticello Journal again announces the beginning of work on the electric railroad, at once, but still with the saving clause, ■“as soon as the right of way is secured.” The Journal announces the beginning of the electric road about as often as the city papers announce the invasion of Cuba. J. W. Cowden, east of town, and Logan Wood, the general merchant, of Parr, have negotiated a transaction whereby the aforesaid Cowden has become the sole owner of a fine carriage which formerly formed the phief ornament of the stock in trade of the said Wood. Joe Marshall, of the 3rd U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, Col., Grigsby’s cow boys or as they have been nicknamed in camp, ‘‘Grigsby’s Grizzlies” has arrived with the other Montana troops of his regiment, at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga. Joe writes that the men of his regiment are nqt the “wild and woolly” lot many people imagine, but they are a hardy lot of horsemen who know how to handle firearms. The “White Temple Conference” to be held here Monday evening and all day Tuesday, June 6th and 7th, at the Presbyterian church, promises to be quite an interesting and important affair. We are not fully informed as to the nature of the White Temple organization, but it is a matter that will be fully explained Tuesday evening by our former very popular and able pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. U. M. McGuire, now of Anderson, where, it is understood, the organization originated.

SATURDAY. Frank Wolf of Michigan City, is in town today. W.C. Haymond<of Francesville, is in town today. Mrs. D. G. Warner entertained the old folks Euchre club last evening. Mrs. A. F. Long entertained a party of about 25 Thursday evening, at cards. Rev. J. T. Sawyer, of Reynolds, will preach at Trinity M. E. church tomorrow night. Mrs. Elmer Dwiggins and children of Kentland ara the guests of Mrs. Frank Ross. The Misses Mamie and Maude Hill, of Lowell are visiting Miss True Yeoman a few days. A pair of gold bowed spectacles await an . owner at this office Found by Policeman Childers. Wm Busch, a hardware merchant of many years residence there, died in Francesville last Sunday. Johnny Ramp, who fell oft the top of the river bridge ten days

ago, was able to go to his own home, today. Mrs. H. M. Middleton after attending the ministerial convention at Monon and a few days visit returned home today. Miss Edith Maxwell after an extended visit of three weeks with Miss Floy Nowels, returned to her home at Flora today. Norman E. Hilmick and daughter, of Mill wood,' Ky.. are here looking after matters connected with the estate of Seth J. Bentley late of Wheatfield. » Benhard Leopold, who has been located at Wolcott for several years, is preparing to remove to Fowler, where he has become possessed of a restaurant. Mrs. Cyrus Brunton of near Morocco and Mrs. Louis Marion of near Mt. Ayr, in town today and went to Linden to visit relatives, for a short time. " Ira Osborne, son of Frank Osborne, tried to get into Uncle Sam’s service the other day, in the Monticello company, but failed on physical examination, being too tall for his thickness.

The Parks family reunion is announced for Marshall county, August 19. There are said to be about 300 members of the family in northern Indiana. There is at’ least one family of the» name in Rensselaer and several others in the county. An Ohio man has patented a new and ingenious church contribution box that is destined to be a great success in swelling the receipts. It has a bell attachment. When a shirt button or a Denny is dropped in it fails to ring; a quarter produces a respectable ring; a half-dollar makes a good loud clatter, and a dollar bring out the fire department. In a statistical report sent out by the bureau of statistics, it is shown that the interest rate has been gradually decreasing while the valuations have increased. In 1860 the average interest rate was 10 per cent., and in 1880 the interest rate was 6.74 per cent., while in 1890 the average interest rate was 4.75 per cent. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Mort Nye at LaPorte has authorized the republication of the statement that he would not be a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress in the Tenth district. He has been advised by his physicians to keep out of politics for another year. Mr. Nye does not propose to withdraw from politics permanently. Mr. Nickum of Logansport, still wrapped in his Pythagorean dreams, refuses to furnish any light on the subject of bis long boasted but ever vanishing perpetual light. It has now been some time since it was announced with such an air of certainty that the world would “in a few weeks” be permitted to glut its astonishment upon the amazing Nickumian spectacle.

MONDAY. Mell Laßue is at Rossville today. W. B. Austin is at Crawfordsville on business. Dr. and Mrs M. B. Alter are st Chicago, today. Grandpa Callow is visiting at Lafayette for a few days. Miss Maggie Wagner is vjsiting relatives at Chicago a few days. Remember the Foresters’ entertainment, Thursday’ evening, June 9th. Mr. and Mrs. Stallard of West Lafayette, are the guests of Mrs. A. M. Stockton. Mrs. G. W. Gauthier, of Kentland, visited W. A. Huff's family, over Sunday. Harry Zimmerman is telegraphing at the Monon shops, Lafayette, for a few days. Miss Joeva Green, west of Pleasant Ridge, is attending Normal at Valparaiso, Ind. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kessinger, the fourth daughter Saturday, June 4th 1898. Abe Wartena is workingagain

in the old place, now the Hanson blacksmith shop, on Front street. Prof. Hayner the piano tuner will be here Tuesday. June 7. Leaye orders at Clarke’s jewelry store. D. B. Nowels, S. M. Laßueand G- K Hollingsworth are all having their respective residences handsomely repainted. Miss Mae Farmer is attending the State Sunday School convention at Greenfield, which will be held June 7, 8 and 9. Mrs. S. A. Royster was attacked by a cow Sunday. It was a dangerous attack but fortunately resulted in nothing more serious than a few scalp wounds. The Monon ran other excursion train yesterday. This time from points on the Indianapolis division, from Monon southward. It did not take any from Rensselaer. Rev. V. O. Fritts, I. J. Porter, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pierson are at Chalmers today, as delegates from the Baptist church, at the ceremony of recognizing a new r church, at that place. According to statements sent out from Washington there is no present prospect that Capt. Halstead’s cavalry troop will have the much coveted opportunity to go to the war. The War Department states that no more cavalry will be called for under the present call for soldiers.

The Christian church Sunday School observed Children’s Day, Sunday evening. An extended literary t(nd musical program was very successfully rendered, in the presence of a large audiente. The performers were all children, and as a result of careful drilling they performed their various parts in a very superior manner. A detachment of Minnesota soldiers went south on the Monon on the 1:45 p. m-, train Sunday. They were 25 in number and were going to recruit a company in the 3rd Minnesota, at Atlanta, Ga. The boys seemed to be good feelers, all of them, and they up a vigorous cheering when the train stopped. The Press gives the names of the following young men who were accepted from Remington in the Monticello company: Thos. A. Porter, Homer Fenters, Al Shaull, Charles L. Murphy, Oliver H. Woods, Joseph C. Kelley, Frank E. Gibson, Harrison Young. Geo. W. Horner, Gus Meyers. There was quite a family reunion Sunday, at the residence of H. N. Jacks, in the east part of town. It was held in honor of his brother, W. H. Jacks, exconsul at London, Canada, and who has lately returned from a protracted stay in Florida. Three other brothers, Thomas, Lewis and Allen Jacks, with their families, all of Lee. were also present. C. E. Scbaff, general manager and George Kittredge, chief engineer of the Big Four lines, last Friday went over the Monon from Indianapolis to Chicago in their private car attached to the 9:55 a. m. train. The trip was made on the Monon instead of their own line for h change of scenery. The Monon is the Big Four’s principal competitor between Chicago and Indianapolis and Cincinnati. State Statistician Connor has issued a bulletin showing the progress made by Indiana during the last 67 years of its existence. In 1830 the entire population of the state was 343,031; in 1897 the reported population was 2,867,036. In 1840 the taxable values of the state were 391,756,018; in 1897 they were 31,292,641,237. The values per capita - in 1840 were 3134; in 1897, 3451. So it be seen Indiana is growing. Warren Dean, a young man who spent several weeks here this spring, following the pursuit of having a good time with a good deal of industry, and selling Century cyclopedias as a sort of a side-line, is now a corporal in one of the troops of the Ist. Illinois cavalry. He expected a better position when he left here as he was a graduate of a private military

■w academy and had an unassigned commission as a lieutenant in the Illinois militia. He is the son of Teresa Dean a well known writer. Albert Fendig, attorney at law, and realestate dealer, of Brunswick, Ga., stopped off here Saturday night for a short visit with his parents. He has gone to Qhicago today, but will return Thursday or I Friday, for another short stay, be- . fore returning, to Brunswick. Mr. I Fendig is prospering greatly in his | southern home, and a late evidence lof that fact was his being made, a , few days ago, a membey of the J board of directors of Brunswick’s j leading financial institution, the Brunswick National Bank. From the same Brunswick Call, from which we learn' this fact, we also notice that the business firm of which he is a member negotiated the sale of $78,000 worth of the stock of the bank. The Call states, very truly, that “Mr. Fendig is a sterling young business man, and will be a valuable addition to the board of directors.”