Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Hi nor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Loral Happen-’ insrs " o Classified Under Their Respective Headings. * TUESDAY. Miss Zula Hopkins is visiting relatives in Lafayette. Miss Nell McGuire, of Remington. is visiting friends here for a few days. * Miss Harriet White is home after a week’s visit, with friends and relatives at Chicago. Miss Emma Eger returned yesterday from a two week’s visit with relatives at Lafayette. Mrs. Barby Muster and daughter, of Valparaiso, are visiting Mrs.' Muster's son, L. Muster, of this place. Earl Jeffries, of Wooster, Ohio, arrived last evening and will remain here permanently with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Frank Kelley of Porter & Wishard’s grocery store, is taking a week's vacation. He expects to be at Chicago and St. Joe, Mich., while he is gone. Mrs. L. K. Merrill, of New York, and Miss Cochran, of Toledo, 0., who have been visiting Mrs. Ora Ross for a few days, returned home this morning. Pierce Walker, who formerly lived here, but lately of Delphi, is moving to Hammond, and his family went through today on the morning north bound train. W. R.Nowels returned home Monday after making a business trip through the state. He also, attended a Primitive Baptist Association at Rushville while gone. Mr. and Mrs. Nay, Mr. Ike Stucker and daughter of Mt. Ayr, Mrs, Simon Kenton and Mrs. J. L. Foster, of Rensselaer, are attending the F. W. Baptist Association at Franklin.

Misses Maud Healey and Julia Leopold entertained their friends last night, at the home of the latter. A large number were present and enjoyed themselves very much on the cool lawn. Ray Thompson has just received a full new set of Indiana reports, 149 in number, and a considerable number of other new and standard law books, and already has quite an extensive law library. Frank Peregrine, who has taught thd same school at Niles Center, HL. for six years past, was in town last evening, on his way, by the bicycle route, to visit his relatives in Hanging Grove, Tp. A band of kids cnme over from Monon this morning to play ball with Capt. Taylor McCoy’s invincible team. The game is for the championship of this part of the state and for the biggest watermelon in town. Dave McConahay is acting as flagman at the Main street crossing today, on account of the electric bell refusing to work. The bell however is of very little account when it does work, and it would be a good thing if a flagman were kept there all the»time. The funeral of an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George McElfresh, of Barkley Tp., was held yesterday afternoon, at the Chrisi tian church, by Elder J. L. Brady. It died early yesterday morning, and its age was 2 months and 11 days. Interment was at Weston cemetery. Prof. F. W. Hanawalt and wife, recently of DePauw University, are speeding the dav with Rev. H. M. Middleton and family. The Professor is a cousin to Mrs. Middleton and is on his way to lowa, Wesleyan University, where be has a good position. The present hot spell is far the. severest of the summer. The great

humidity of the atmosphere making the heat much worse to endure. At three this afternoon, the most conservative thermometer showed 92 in the shade, while many thermometers were several degrees higher. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, Mrs. Walter Porter, Miss Gertrude Robinson, and Messrs N. H. Warner, T. J. Joyner, Jesse E. Wilson, Erastus Peacock, J. N. Leatherman, Mose Tuteur, Henry Purcupile, Jay Lamson and Maurice Gorman, are among those gone from here to Indianapolis, on occasion of the K. of P. encampment. The last of Dr. Sparling's Sunday evening addresses dealt with the political situation. He reviewed the four political epochs of U. S. history and enumerated the agencies which are tending toward a reform in national, state and municipal politics. But this reform will not be complete until all the good, conscientious men cease holding themselves aloof from politics and consent to discharge the duties put upon them by their citizenship. The terms in which the lecture was given were so clear as ta.be perfectly intelligible to the uninitiated in political lore.

WEDNESDAY. Simon Fendig the Wheatfield druggist was in town yesterday. Father Berg, of the Remington Catholic church, is the guest of Rev. Jacob, today. Miss Sadie Jakes after a short visit with relatives returned to Chicago, yesterday, Dave Jakes who has been working for a railroad near Chicago, is back for a few days. James M. Hall, of ‘Decatur County, is visiting his brother-in-law, Rev. V. O. Fritts. Mrs. J. H. Leng of Medaryville, is visiting Joseph Rowen and family, for a few days. Mrs. A. Oppenhimer of New Orleans’ is visiting her relatives, Nate Fendig and family. J. H. Flynn returned home yesterday from Morristown, where be had been visiting his brother, who is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton have returned home from a ten days trip to Niagara Falls, and other eastern points. Mrs. P. M. Hann and little daughter of Chicago, who have been visiting Mrs. Hann’s mother, returned home this morning. Capt. Taylor McCoy’s kids beat the Monon boys at their ball game, but had no great margin to go on. The score was 15 to 16 in Taylor’s favor. Rev. W. H. Sayler returned this morning from Portland, Ind., where he filled the pulpit in the F. W. Baptist church there last Sunday. Father August Seifert, rector of St. Joseph’s College, left this morning for the Catholic Seminary at Carthagena, Ohio, where he will visit for a few weeks.

Miss Bernice Warren, of last year’s graduating class, left this morning to take a musical course at the conservatory of music, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. John Callow is visiting his parents for a week. He still holds his job with the Western Union at Centralia, but is soon expecting a better one, with another company. ' ' Tipp Bonham and John Narin returned this morning from Sheldon, where they played ball with the Sheldsn team at Hoopston, HL, yesterday. Sheldon was shut out, the score being 5 to 0, in favor of Hoopston. The 157th Indiana regiment has been ordered back to Indianapolis, from Fernandina, Florida, to be mustered out. It will probably be several weeks, at least, before the mustering out process can be completed. Theodore George, of our town, is a musician in this regiment.' News was received by telegraph, today, that the heretofore much

afflicted I. couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolfe, now of Michigan City, had again lost their only child, by death. This last was an infant, about four months old. Their three other children, two of whom died here and one in Michi gan City are all buried in Weston cemetery, and this last will probably be buried here also. The 1 Chicago Unions, one of the most famous ball clubs of colored men in the whole country, will come to Rensselaer next Tuesday, to play with the Rensselaer club. The Unions are great players and our boys will have to hump themselves or these Chicago fellows will dim their glory by a dark cloud, or Darkey cloud, one or the other. A numerously signed petition has prepared asking the authorities of the State Institution for the education of the blind, at Indianapolis, to receive Ernest Zea, son of Lyman Zea, as a pupil. Heretofore the institution has always refused to accept him, from the fact that he is also terribly crippled. The boj 7 is now about 17 years old and has a decidedly bright mind; and it will be a great misfortune for him and his parents, if he l is permanently barred from all opportunity for education. He has been totally blind since infancy. One of Frank Bulger, the •‘money changer’s” stories as to where he got his bogus $lO bills was that fie got them of a Monticello man and passed them for a per cent. The Monticello Journal intimates that it is inclined to believe that statement, evidently having some Monticello party under suspicion. Regarding Bulger the Monticello paper says: “For sometime Frank has been making frequent visits to neighboring cities and it has often been remarked by those attending the trains that he engaged in a good deal of running around, not to have any apparent source of revenue. If the charges brought against him are proven true the mystery of living, and at the time enjoying nearly every pleasure to be had, without work will be explained in his case.” The State Fair for 1898, which opens on September 12th, promises to be of more than ordinary interest. The managers have arranged with Pain, the graat fire-works king for a night program, which embraces the Battle of Manilla, and the greatest display of firewerks ever seen in the continent. The great battle will be fought in the most realistic style and will be so arranged that all can witness the stirring scenes of the bombardment and assault. Hundreds of men will be engaged, and the battleships will engage the Spanish fleet. The other attractions of the fair will be many and interesting. The railroad rates will be within the reach of all.

THURSDAY. Will Donnelley is in Chicago on business, for a few days. Miss Sadie Cody is quite sick at the home of her sister, Mrs. JacksCharley Simpson is back at his old job, clerking for Laßue Brothers.' Miss Olla Landis of Delphi, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mel Abbott. Another child of E. W. Morris, of Jordan Tp., is quite sick with dysentery Miss Maud Warr of Brook, was in town today on her way to visit relatives at Lafayette. Mrs. Frank White, of Lafayette, returned home after a few week’s visit with Mrs. C. C. Starr. , Miss Grace Gee has returned home after a visit with relatives and friends at Indianapolis. Mrs. W. T. Perkins left this morning for a two week's visit with relatives at South Bend. County Superintendent Hamilton’s baby, which was sick with cholera infantum, is recovering. Miss Laura McClellan is preparing to take tne place of night operator at the telephone exchange.

Dr. Washburn has gone to Flora, today, to attend the annual reunion of his regiment, the 46th Indiana. Mrs. John Senior apd two little daughters, of Troy, Ohio, returned there today, after a short visit with Mrs. C. A. Roberts. Miss Belle Chamberlain, who has been the guest of Miss True Yeoman, for the past two weeks, has returned to her home at Kentland. Mrs. Henry Pierson returned home from Battle Ground, last evening, her mother who has been quite sick there; is now some what better. Miss Ella Morris, of Chicago, returned to that place yesterday, after a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Morris. Will Carpenter, of Cincinnati, traveling agent for the Cincinnati Barbed Wire and fence Co., is here for a feA 7 days visit with his father-in-law, W. J. Imes. Mrs. H. M. Merrell and little daughter, who have been visiting Mrs. J. H. S Ellis, went to Chicago, this morning to visit with Mrs. Barnes Haskett before returning to their home at Cincinnati. David Shields and Ira Gay returned yesterday morning from their trip through Tennessee. They were very much impressed with the country, and Mr. Shields intends to go there soon with his family to spend the winter. The Sunday school at the Belle Center school house, north of the city, will hold its regular session Sunday afternoon. Mr. Chas. Grow will be present to Superintend. His absence last Sunday was due to a misunderstanding. This is the usual “big day” of the Remington fair, but contrary to the usual custom very few Rensselaer people have gone today. They are evidently waiting until tomorrow, when the ball game comes off. An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Iliff, of Jordan Tp., died early this morning of cholera infantum. Its age was seven months and 20 days. Two older children in the same family are sick with dysentery.

Changes have been made in the Indianapolis fairgrounds that will revolutionize the exhibits. The exhibition of all of the horses and cattle will be in the broad plaza in front of the grand stand where the public can enjoy the inspection of the live stock. This will be a popular inovation. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harrold lately of Coal City, were here yesterday, to attend the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hammond's little girl. Mr. Harrold has disposed of his paper at Coal City and is now looking for a new location. Today he has gone to investigate a newspaper and printing plant in Michigan, some distance up the lake from Benton Harbor. A seven year old son of Dee Watson, in the east part of town, has been very bad with diptheria. So bad that the physician did not expect him to live until night, yesterday. But he has taken a turn for the better, and now has a very favorable chance for recovery. One or two other cases of bad throats, which it was feared was diptheria in a light forjn, have occurred in that part of town, but are improving. Rare indeed are the people who live to celebrate their hundredth birthday. Such a case occurred some time ago, the subject being a relative of W. H. Couver, our county clerk. It was Mrs. Sarah Coover. of Mechanicsburg, Penn. In spite of her great ago she enjoys excellent health and the possession of all her faculties. At a reception in her honor, a sister 95 years old assisted in receiving the guests. The Rennselaer ball team goes to Remington tomorrow to play against the Raub team fpr a purse iof SIOO. Our boys are playing pretty good ball now and are apt to carry off the long end of the purse: Raub however is pretty

sure to have the best part of the Lebanon team up to play with them, and so the out-oome is by no means certain. The service at Trinity M. E. church next Sunday morning will be of unusual interest and importance.' The large number of persons who were received on probation at the recent revival conducted by Evangelist Recd will be received into full membership. President Gobin D. D. of DePauw University, will probably be present and preach Sunday night. The Live Stock show at the State Fair this year promises to be of more than ordinary interest on account of the contest for supremacy by the leading breeders. It will be a battle of the breeds, and the most expert judges in the country will pass upon the merits of several breeds of cattle exhibited. The large premiums offered and the interest manifested in the contest by the breeders of the country will bring together one of the largest and best shows ever seen on the continent. W. T. Perkins has left, today on a journey he has been contemplating for some time. He goes to Medicine Hat, a town in the western part of Assiniaboia, in the western part of Canada, and a distance from here of J ,500 to 2,000 miles. He sbld a well drilling outfit to parties there, some time ago, and is now going out to set up and start it to going. He will be gone several weeks. A. C. Stephenson, who has been working for Mr. Perkins for several years, accompanied Mr. Perkins and will remain permanently and have charge of the outfit, the new owners have made him a very good offer for his services.

Our townswoman, Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth, now making her regular summer’s sojourn at the Crooked Lake region, at Oden, Michigan, has always had great success in fishing, catching more fish than any other woman there, and more also than most of the men. This year she has scored the triumph of catching the largest small-mouth black bass, of tbe season, in that region, which is always a matter of great rivalry among the fishermen. These fish are among the gamiest and most difficult to land of any fish in those waters. The one Mrs. Hollingsworth caught is 19| inches long and weighs four pounds; which makes him a very largo one of the kind. An exact life size pencil sketch of the fish now hangs in the Republican office. The fish was caught August 22nd. Orders for mustering out the 28th Indiana battery have been issued, as well as for the 157th regiment. It is also stated by the newspapers that the 160th and 161st Indiana regiments are to be mustered out, right away. No orders to this effect have been issued by the war department, however, and we are disposed to doubt the correctness of the statement as to the 161st. This is the new regiment lately organized, and which contains, in the Monticello company some 17 or 18 Jasper county boys. The regiment is now part of Gen. R. E Lee’s army, at Jacksonville, Florida, and it has heretofore been the understanding that this regiment would accompany Gen. Lee to Cuba in October, as part of his army of occupation.