Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Boyd Potter is home from a week’s visit at Rossville. Miss May Dunlap of Chicago, is visiting Marybelle Purcupile. T. J. Sayler and Delos Thompson aree in Monon on business today. Wilbur Lally, of Michigan City, is visiting his sister, Mrs Nate Reed. Prof. Sailer, of St. Joseph College, is taking a short vacation in Chicago. T. H. Robinson has returned from a short business trip to Frankfort. Mrs. E. K. Showman, of Hebron, is visiting Rev. H. M. Middleton and family. The two year old baby of Al Blake in the west part of town, is seriously sick. Born, Monday evening. August Ist, 1898, to Mr. and Mrs. G. E. a son. Miss Grace Pulver returned to her home in Lowell this evening, after a months visit here.

Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. Woods from Chicago, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears. E, L.„ Hollingsworth returned Monday from a ten days sojourn at Charlevoix, Mich. Moses Gwin, of Portland, Jay Co., is visiting his nephew, the county treasurer, today. Born, Monday, August Ist, 1898, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kalhuff, of Jordan tp„ a daughter. Mrs. Mel Abbott returned home last evening from a few days visit with her parents at Delphi. Floss Wright and Chase Kelley returned from a tandem trip to La Fayette and Brookston, yesterday. Mrs. P. W. Clarke and children returned from Lowell, today, where they have been on a few weeks visit. Mrs. Mary Hadley and Mrs. Laura Hess, department officers of the W. R. C. visited Corps 39 yesterday. Miss Dora Gleason who has been visiting Mrs. Brunner for the past week, returned to her home in Keener Tp., today. » James R. Fees} a brother of Mrs. J. W. Douthit, is now a soldier in the U. S. army and at present is at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Mrs. N. A. Thomas and daughter of Monon, joined her husband here today. Mr. Thomas is the engineer at Babcock's mill. P. A. McGrafth, formerly of Hammond, now of Co. A, 161 Vol. Reg-. is up from Camp Mount today on a 36-hour leave of absence. Minnie Sampson returned to her home in Findlay, Onio, today, after a two weeks visit with the family of A. J. Hoy. east of town. The Rensselaer “kids” won a fine game yesterday, sending their Remington opponents home, with a score of 18 to 14 against them. Mr. and Mrs. Judge Thompson and son Simon, and Mrs. Alfred Thompson returned today, from a weeks' visit at Tipton and Bluffton, Ohio. A colored minister was in town last evening soliciting subscriptions to help raise a SI,OK) debt on a Thorntown church. He got considerable in small amounts. Miss Ora Warfield, who has been acting as a reporter for The Republican for some months past, has resigned to accept a situation as clerk in the Model Store. Ephriam Sells, the senior partner of Sells' brothers' circus, one of the best circuses that ever struck Rensselaer, died at his home in Ohio, last Sunday.

Ralph Jones was quite severely bitten by a shepherd dog yesterday afternoon. He was bitten in two places, at the ankle and just below the knee: Dr. Johnson cauterized the wounds and it is thought that nothing serious will follow. Albion J. Miller, formerly of Rensselaer and a this year’s graduate of a Chicago medical college, has just gone to Albuquerque, New Mex., where his sisters, the Misses Miller and Mrs. Jennie Cox, preceded him. We are not informed whether he intends locating there permanently or not. Erastus Peacock. Geo. N. Dunn, C s G. Spitler, L. H. Hamilton, John E. Alter and John O’Conner, of Kniman, have gone {from here, or will go tonight, to the Republican state convention, at Indianapolis. Other delegates from this county are Dan Way mire, of Jordan; Chas. Peck and iiomer Hardy, of Remington, and R. B. Faris, of Gillam. . The 157th Indiana regiment has been transferred from Tampa, Florida, on the gulf coast, to Fernandina, on the Atlantic coast; a much pleasanter and healthier location, and right handy to embark for Porto Rico. The 161st regiment, at Camp Alger, is also likely to be moved, as that camp is proving very unhealthy. Eugene Dilley did not take his final departure for British Columbia at the time he left here with that expectation. He went to Chicago again today, and expects to soon go from, th ere to begin his duties as a superintendent in the construction of a railroad in that far country. A Standard Oil Company man was here Sunday, and took a sample of the oil at Burgess Dillon’s place. Today there are several oil men here, all called, no doubt, by the dispatch from here in the Indianapolis and Chicago papers regarding “the 50-barrel well,” that was alleged to have been found here. As yet no oil has been drawn from the well, except a small quantity for samples? A special oil pump is needed to get it out. B. S. Fendig, the general junk dealer, is now the owner of quite an interesting zoological specimen. It is the undoubted skull of a big buffalo bull, and was found by one of his peddlers, over near Brook, in Newton county. It is understood that it was dug out of the ground in the neighborhood; some time ago. It is in a good state of preservation. The animal it belonged to must have lived nearly or quite 100 years ago, possibly much longer

“Bless de Lord!” shouted a colored preacher to his congregation. ‘‘Do you know, bredren, dat de old Bible times have come back to us? Sampson am fighting our battles in Cuba, and de news comes across de ocean dat the ’Nited States flag am waving ober de Phillistines.” The Wallace show claims to keep out the fakers and gamblers and slim-slammers in general, and perhaps they do as well or possibly even better than any other circus. But we never knew any kind of a big circus that . did not, either knowingly or unknowingly, have some swindlers or gamblers in its wake; and we therefore suggest that people who do not want to lose their money, should not try to beat any man at his own game. In affixing a revenue stamp to any check or document do not forget to cancel the stamp by writing your initials and date of signature across the face of the same. This is the way prescribed to cancel the stamps. If you do not the check is worthless until you do and you are subject to a fine and imprisonment. When stami>s are unobtainable through failure of the government to have them ready the stamps may be attached within a year, under conditions that the internal revenue collector will explain. Reports have been sent out by the government, warning the farmers to l>eware of the thirteen-year cicadas, locusts. The pests make a roaring noise and work much havoc among the orchards. Fowls and

cattle eat them and die from the effects. They are now in Washington, Perry and Randolph counties, this state- and have done much damage to crops and orchards.—Sheldon Journal We don’t believe the government ever sent out any such reports. We have witnessed several visitations of the seventeen year and thirteen year cicadas, incorrectly called locusts, and never saw that they did any harm worth mentionWEDNESDAY. Molly Love, of Lowell, is visiting Maude Jacks. Homer Snyder of Remington, is visiting in town. Miss May Light, of Wolcott, is visiting friends here today. Will Clark of Goodland, is visiting here for a few days. Miss Mae Paxton of Remington, is visiting Miss Myrtle Haus. Ross Sigler of Monon, is in town today, taking in the big show. Albert Kutz on the Makeever farm is qute sick with pleurisy. Miss Nell McGuire of Remington, is visiting Miss Nell Hopkins. Mr. Nelson, principal of the DeMotte schools, was in town yesterday. Sylvia Robinson is troubled with a severe inflamation of the eyes. Mrs. Lacy Gwin and children, of Marshfield, Wis., are visiting with J. C. Gwin. J. E. Alter and L. H. Hamilton will not go to the state convention until tonight. The two little Mahana girls, of Delphi, are visiting their uncle, Bill Childers. Born, Tuesday afternoon, August 2nd, 1898,’ to Mr. and Mrs. Lemar Norman, a son. Miss Maud Reed and Nate J. Read, Jr., of Rantoul, 111., are visiting their uncle, the sheriff. S. S. Robinson, who has been visiting relatives here most of the summer, went to Decatur today. N. A. Thomas is moving his family into one of Wm. B. Austin’s houses, in the west part of town.

J. J. Hunt left last night for a trip on the lakes, including a visit to Charlevoix. Macinac Island &c. Mrs. Winfred Pence and Mrs. Swanke, of DeMotte, are taking in the show and visiting friends here today. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reeve and daughter, of Holdredge, Neb., are visiting the family of W/. W. Reeve. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Johnson have given up housekeeping and will board with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Warren. The Rensselaer ball team will go over to Sheldon, 111., Friday, to play the return game with the champions of eastern Illinois. Adelbert Bender, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Powers, refurned to his home in Chicago, today. A. Schmid, of Burkettsville, Ohio, who has been visiting at St. Joseph College, continued on his way to Chicago this morning. Ray Thompson went to Indianapolis last night to attend the Republican state convention. He held a delegate’s proxy, from Homer Hardy, of Remington. Capt. G. W. Payne, of Frankfort, who has been upon his fine farm in Barkley township, has returned home. The captain reports that crops are very good this year. Hon. V. Z. Wiley, of Fowler, now on the appellate bench, has withdrawn as a candidate for the Republican nomination of Judge of the Supreme Court. J. F. Antrim and mother returned last night from their visit to Converse. The latter’s sister, Mrs. B- Davis, whose sickness called them there, was improving. There was a great deal of rain fell last night and this morning, but not greatly too much, if it quits now. except that probably many oats still in the shock will be more or less damaged.

The resignation of Chief Honan and Firemen Knight, Thornton, Sprigg and Norman, from the fire company, will it is said be followed by fivetother resignations at the next meeting of the city council. All these resignations will seriously cripple the efficiency of the company. So far as has been stated, dissatisfaction with the attitude of the city council, is the cause of the resignations. Commissioner Way mire wascalled home hastily, yesterday afternoon, by the' sickness of a daughter. This, in the continued absence of Mr. Martindale, left no one on the board but Mr. Halleck, and the work of settling with the true, tees was necessarily postponed. All have been settled with, however, except Barkley township and Rensselaer. And still another Jasper county boy is heard from in Uncle Sam’s service. Leonard Jessup, formerly of Rensselaer, has written back here to his brother, Lee Jessup, that he is a member of Company I, Ist Tennessee regiment. The letter was written at San Francisco, July 28th, and Leonard stated that his regiment was about to depart for the far-off Philippines. So far as heard from he is the first Jasper county boy to get sent to that region. An exchange says: “When flies become troublesome in a house or room they can always be expelled by a very simple mixture. A half teaspoonful of black pepper finely ground, should be mixed with double the quantity of brown sugar; and the compound be moistened with cream. The flies will eat greedily of this mixture if placed where they esn easily reach it,but it will be., their .last meal, for the least taste of it is, to a fly, rank poison. If watched they will often be aeen to drop within a few feet of the place which they just left, and some of the heartiest eaters do not live to leave the place.

- THURSDAY. Ed Randle returned from Chicago last evening. Miss Sadye Stallard, of Lafayette, is visiting Gail Wasson. Mrs. Ben Smith is spending the week with her brother in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCabe of Chicago, were in town on business today. Mrs. F. B. Learning and children are visiting Col. Learning at Lafayette. Miss Josephine Mitchell, of Winchester, is visiting Miss Zora Adams. Rosie McColly is visiting Ben McColly in Chicago Heights for a few weeks. W. F. Enslen and son of Marion, Ind.’ sre visiting Mr. and Mrs 1 D. A. Stoner. Mrs. Will Vanarsdal of Monon, visited Maud Jacks and Mrs. Sorrel yesterday. Miss Maggie Kenton is attending the camp meeting at Battle Ground this week. Mrs. Hester Cripps who has been in Marion lately, is visiting her father for a few weeks. Mrs. Marj) Moody and child, of Foresman, are attending the camp meeting at Battle Ground. Charles Provosca, from the Max Comer farm in Union township, is moving his family to Rankin, 111. George Collins and Will Parkison were in Lafayette last night seeing Ringling Bros, big circus. Mrs. R. A. Muster, who has been visiting Mrs. A. R. Muster, for the last two weeks, has gone to Englewood. Ad. Seward, formerly of Mt. Ayr, but who is now running a harness shop at Oil Center, is here on a visit. Moses Gwin, after a short visit with his nephew, J. C. Gwin, returned to his home in Portland, Ind., today. Henry Hendricks, who has been shoeing horses for the Wallace shows, is now working for Ike Glazebrook.

Mr. and Mrs. McClure of Crawfordsville, who were visiting W. R. Nowels, have continued their trip to Chicago. Miss Nettie Collins who has been visiting Miss Ora Henkle for two weeks, returned to her home in Wheatfield, today. A. T. Cox of Lowell, was in town yesterday evening. Mr. Cox is manager of the Wilbur lumber Co., it being the largest at that place. S. B. Jenkins who has been working in Chicago Heights this summer, has decided to stay there, and move his family from here today. Homer Babcock, clerk in the State Commercial bank, is taking a two weeks vacation at Hutchinson, Kan- While gone he will visit the Tran-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha. Joe Marshall writes back from Chickamauga that his regiment, Grigby’s rough riders, have-been moved into a more suitable camping place, and he takes that as an indication that the regiment will stay where it is until fall, at least. It seemed to many people that the heavy rains of Tuesday night, following the other recent rains, were in excess of what was needed; but farmers say not. They want to begin to plow’ for wheat now, and the last rains were- none too much to put the land in good shape for plowing. The general report was that oats in the field would not be hurt, if well shocked.

Rev. H. M. Middleton intends preaching a series of three sermons upon “The Right Look of the Christian,’’ on the.<three successive Sunday mornings. These sermons are especially preparatory to the reception-of the new members on. the last Sunday in August. They together with all the members of the church are particularly urged to be present. Rev. D. A. Tucker has received a letter from his son Bates, at Camp Alger, in which the young man stated that he had been taken sick, and would probably have to go to the hospital. Camp Alger has proven to be a wretchedly unhealthy place for a camp, and we are glad to see that the soldiers there are to have a new camping place. It will be on the historic battle field at Manassas. Prof. A. H. Purdue, the geologist, arrived last night from a trip to the gold mining regions of Georgia, where he went to examine some of the mines, in the interest of B. F. Ferguson. He reports that there is considerable gold there, if one happens to get hold of the right mine. One mine which he saw in operation is yielding about $250 per week. Prof. Purdue was taken with an attack of cholera morbus, at Louisville, on his way back, and had a very unpleasant ride the rest of the way. He is better today. Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Leif Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it.