Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Mrs. Treese Smith of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. Sam Yeoman. Miss Lillie Nowels is visiting her sister Miss Bertha Nowels at Lafayette. Mrs. C. A. McCblly of Chicago Heights is the. guest of friends and relatives here a few days. K. Nathan, of Chicago, has rented the west room in the Makeever house, and will open a tailor shop there. Mr. and Mjs. A. F. Long. Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth, Mrs. M. L. and Miss Maud Spitler are all in Chicago today. Miss Flora Wharton, of Delphi, spent Sunday here. From here she went to Chicago to take a musical course, The next game of base ball at Rensselaer Riverside Park, is Thursday afternoon, June 30, between Morocco and Rensselaer. . ’ l. After the new revenue bill goes into effect, all-telegraph and telephone messages-on which the toll is more than 15 cents, will have to pay a tax of one cent on each message. Three coach loads of brave lowa boys went south on the Mon on at 1:45 this afternoon, to join regiments at Chickamauga. There were 125 of the soldiers, on the three cars. TMie playing of ball, or throwing balls on any street or alley of Rensselaer is forbidden by ordinance, and the city mafshal is beginning to keep an eye out for offenders in that respect. According to a paragraph in today’s Times-Herald, Jesse E. Roberts, now a member of the law Chicago firm of Steele & Roberts, is strongly considered as a candidate for congress on the Democratic ticket from one of the Chicago district. He is a son of Presley Roberts, west of town. Some 15 members of Gen. Van Rensselaer Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution, visited Mrs. W. E. Moore, west of town, last Saturday, it being the 75th birthday, of this, one of the five actual daughters of revolutionary soldiers in Indiana. Papers w'ere read, on The battle of Bunker Hill, by Mrs A. McCoy; History of the Flag, Mrs. A. Purcupile; Lafayette as a Frenchman, Mrs. F. B. Meyer, and a recitation, Paul Revere's Ride, Mrs. E. P. Honan. A beautiful soi/venir spoon was presented to Mrs. Moore by the regent, Mrs. T. J. McCoy. Our former townsman, Geo. H. Healey, of the Brookstow Reporter, has resigned his place as Ist. Lieutenant in the Monticello company and will not go to war. From what we known of Mr. Healey's ardent and patriotic spirit, we know that nothing but a strong 6ense of duty could have prevailed upon him to forego this much coveted opportunity. Without any direct imformntion as to his reasons for resigning, we do know that his family, to which, a new member was added only a week or two ago, greatly needs his care and presence; and while so many others that can easily be spared, desire to go, it was really Mr. Healey's highest duty to remain at home. While we believe that under present conditions retrenchment and economy should be the rule, in our city government, to the farthest extent compatible with our best interests, yet we can nqt but commend the action of our city council Monday evening, in voting a small Bum monthly in assistance to our Rensselaer band. Bands are largely public institu-

tions in any case, and it is quite a common practice for cities to give them some public assistance. In the case with our band, it is specially deserving of public encouragement from the readiness always shown to turn out on public occasions, but more especially for their practice of giving free street concerts every week. These entertainments are an especial boon to hundreds of our people, old, and young, who could, not enjoy them or any other entertainments if they cost money. In behalf of that class of people alone, the small appropriation for the band, is entirely justified.

WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Beach Peterson is reported quite sick. Mrs. George Hopkins is reported on the sick list. Born, Tuesday, June 28th., to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lee of Union Tp., a son. Mrs. Will Gailord of Chicago, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray and family. Mrs. W. H, Sanders and daughter are visiting at Hadley. Mr. Sanders will go tomorrow. Born to Mr. and Mrs. David Hostutler on the Makeever farm, Saturday, June 25th., a son. Born, Sunday, June 2(5, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Beach on the Thompson ranch, Union Up., a son. Mrs. C. W. Rhoades and children are making a week's visit with her parents at Goodland. J.'H. Frances after a few days visit with his daughter Mrs. R. W. Marshall, returned to his home at LaPorte, today. The county offices will be closed two days in succession July 3rd and 4th —the first occurrence of the kind for some years. D. E. Hollister has returned from Decatur, 111., where he left Mrs. Hollister suffering from quite a severe attack of sickness. Pastor V. 0. Fritts will preach at the First Baptist church next Sunday night on “Rehoboam the proud fool.” Strangers welcomed. Peter Wasson’s little son Charley got his toe badly lacerated today, in his bicycle chain. .Physicians were called and sewed up the cut. All the county offices will be closed on the 4th of July—the only day of the entire year, except Sundays, that they can be legally closed all day. Mrs. Louisa Cox, of Russiaville, who was here to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Mary Platt, returned home this afternoon. She left her husband sick with imflamatory rheumatism. Persons anticipating getting married on the glorious fourth, will have to procure their license not- later than July 2nd. as the clerk's office will not be open on the 3rd (Sunday) and Monday the 4th.

Two of the regiments which left Tampa yesterday for the war in Cuba, contained each a Rensselaer boy. The 157th Indiana has Theodore George, the musician, and the Ist Illinois has Ira Washburn, the assistant surgeon. Rev. W. H. Sayler is making quite a success in fruit raising on his place, just north of town. .Of strawberries and red raspberries he makes a specialty, and has already picked about 500 quarts of the two kinds of berries, this season. G. H. Healey resigned his commission in the Monticello company, for the sake of harmony, as another person had to have a commission or break up the company. Mr. Healey hns done more than any other one man to build up the company, and wa3 really entitled to be its captain. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ferguson, of Logansport, are visiting his parents here for a few days. He reports that from the time he entered the service of the Pennsylvania as a fireman, last fall, he has never missed a day, although on the extra gang. Which shows that his work must be very ,ac-

ceptable ~to the company, and also that the company has plenty of work to do these prosperous McKinley times. Lieut. John Ward, of Monticello, and G. H. Healey, of Brookston, were in town today, looking up recruits for the Montic.ello company, which is said to be quite a number shy. While The Republican has the best of wishes for the Monticello company, and great respect for the young men above mentioned, we can not think but what they had better be allowed to fill their company from some; other county. It. seems certain that another call will be made for troops at an early day, and if that is done, and Jasper county has a company of its own, it has positive assurance of the company being accepted. But if a lot of our boys go off to Monticello now it will lie very difficult to raise a complete company in this county. Another point is, that if eur boys wait and all go together it will be much pleasanter for them; and besides Jasper county wants the honor of its own brave soldier boys, and not let some other county have all the credit that rightly belongs to ! us. Will Woodworth, son of A. ; Woodworth, and until today a clerk in Ellis & Murray’s store, went to Monticello this afternoon to join the company there. Walter Tharp also went over and though he has recently been sick, says he will try to get in. Tonight five or six others,’intend to go. They are Will Postell, True Woodworth, Walter Scots, Frank Hawkins and a Stivers boy, son of Mrs. E. T. Gibson, and possibly one or two others. i We honor the boys’ courage and patriotism, but wish that they were going in a company where their own town and county could get the credit.

•THURSDAY. Miss Catherine Roe is visiting friends at Clinton. 111. Mies Maud Healey is visiting relatives at Brookston. James Leatherman Sr. is quite sick today with cholera morbus. Miss Ora Wells is visiting relatives and friends at Newman, 111. Dr. Shepherd, of Marlott, Ind., was in town yesterday, visiting Dr. Kirk. Mrs. Horace Henkle of Noblesville, is the guest of Mrs. Harry Murray, a few days. Virginia Austin after a short visit with relatives at Lafayette, returned home last evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. W. Smith, of Arcadia, are visiting J. W. Paxton and family for a short time. Mrs. Nancy High, after a few’ weeks visit with Mrs. John Sullivan returned to her home at Monon,today. Mrs. Mary Wood of Chicago, who attended the fnneral of her mother, Mrs. Mary Platt, returned home today. Mrs. Sarah Flynn, of Van Mater, lowa, arrived here last evening to make her home with her son, Mr. James Flynn. John Paris, of Springfield, Ohio, and his sister Mrs. Joseph White whom he is visiting went to Francesville to visit relatives a short time. The City Council had a special meeting last night to work on the' waterworks ordinance. They got it pretty nearly into shape and will pass it next meeting night. The Morocco ball team arrived shortly before noon, and their game with the Rensselaer team began at 2:30 at Riverside Park. The Morocco boys came over by team. , Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach a patriotic sermon Sunday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church. He cordially invites everybody whose church relations do not call them elsewhere. Hereafter all post-office money orders will cost two cents more on account of the U. S. revenue Btamp required. Banks checks

and drafts of all si&es will also require a 2 cent stamp l oh and after tomorrow, July Ist. The fire marshal desires to give notice to all business houses to clean up around their premises before the Fourth; especial care being take*!! to remove all infiamablc rubbish before the small boy gets in his work, with the fire cracker and the fizz-bang. Prof. Sanders has gone to Hadley, Boone County, to spend his summer vacation. He has concluded not to undertake any summer normal or extended institute work this summer, ,but to labor zealously at taking a good rest. , W. T. Perl tins has just closed up the sale of one of his welldrilling out-fits to a party way off at Medicine Hat, in Northwest Terr . Canada. A condition of the sale is that Mr. Perkins must make a trip to that'far northwest conntry, to set up the outfit. He will go in about two weeks. Several of the soldier boys who went to Monticello last night fell back on their home leserves in good order, this morning. True and Will Woodworth. Billy Postell and Roy Jakes came back. Wallace Stivers. Frank Hawkins, Perry Sorel and Walter Scott have not yet returned and some or* all of them it is said, will join the company and remain. Those who came back will probably join our Jasper county company, when the time comes. The Monticello Herald takes the same view as The Republican regarding George Healey’s sacrifice of his position in the company, in the interests of harmony. It says that by reason of his hard work and popularity in the company he was entitled to the place. It may be that George still has something up his sleeve, however, and which will be seen later in a regimental appointment. If so, he will deserve it and he is worthy of it. Business men should bear in mind that the war tax law requiring stamps to be affixed to bank checks, promissory notes, deeds, mortgages, lenses, etc., takes effect July 1, and imposes a penalty for failure to comply. On and after July 1 the check of the richest man in Indiana for ten dollars will be refused payment at any bank unless it bears the requisite stamp, showing that the drawer contributed two cents to Uncle Sam’s war fund. Lawyers, notaries public and others who draw up legal papers should notify their clients of the necessity of complying with the law.