Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1898 — Page 3

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. ■ ■ Daily Grist ot Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. S. A. Scott has gone to Monticello for a few days. Ross Grant is down from Chicago, to stay over Sunday. J. E. Wilson and C. W. Hanley are attending court at Monticello, today. John Eger is sick and confined to his home with a rheumatic trouble. Misses May and Lola Adams, of Franklin, are visiting their cousin, Miss Belle Adams. Simon Leopold who has been ' in Chicago most of the week, returned home today. Rev. Fred Hoeing of Union City, has been visiting at the College for the past few days. Mrs. William Powers was called to Indianapolis Thursday afternoon by the death of a two year old neice. Dr. Washburn was called to Rose Lawn, today, to attend a little child of Thomas Ramp, who is . ( quite sick. Mrs. D. E. Meyers, of Reynolds, who was here attending the funeral of Mrs. Bedford, has returned to her home. Miss Dora Kennedy, who has been staying here for some months past, left for her home in Roches ter, Pa., today. Dr. Becker, of Dayton, Ohio, who will lecture here tonight and Saturday, arrived on the early train this morning. Most of the G. A. R. boys arrived home last evening. They all were very tired, but reported a very good'time. Chas. Warner returned to Evansville, last evening. He has a situation there with the Detroit Telephone Co. Miss Maud Barnes arrived from Frankfort last evening, and will take charge of the telephone exchange at night. Miss Charlotte Nowland has returned to Indianapolis after an extended visit with her uncle, R. B. Porter and family. Mrs. Thos. Large returned to her home in Evansville, today, after a short visit with her mother, Mrs. J. R. Vanatta. Mrs. Ed Parr and mother, Mrs. McKenzie, formerly of this place but now of Monticello, are visiting friends here today. Mr. and Mrs. John Brucker, of Reynolds, who were here attending the funeral of Mrs. Bedford, returned home last evening. Dr. Washburn has had two or three pretty bad days with his old bowel trouble, which has been with him at times ever since the war. Miss Mary Bell Purcupile left this morning for a week’s visit with friends in Chicago, she will also study millinery styles while she is away. Henry Harthan and family, of Somonauk, 111.,' have returned home after quite a visit with George Shiner and Geo. Macklenburg, of this place. Mrs. Nellie Hauxhurst, of Battle Creek, Mich., returned home today after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Delos Thompson. Mrs. Thompson accompanied her as far as Chicago. Up to noon today Secretary Chapman has paid the present allotment of sl6o per share in 175 shares of Ist series building and loan stock. The amount paid is $31,875. Twenty-five shares are still to be paid on. Dr. Johnson reports that Elder Shepherd’s little boy, hurt in yes-

terday’s runaway, though quite badly bruised and skinned, and suffering considerable at first from concussion of the brain, is now doing very satisfactorily and is considered out of danger. The vice-presidents of the Kankakee Valley Sugar Beet Association and others interested in the development of this industry have been called to meet at North Judson on the 20th inst., to consider the best means of advancing its interests and to pass upon the feasibility of asking the next General Assembly to pass a bounty law to further the sugar beet industry, the law to be similar to the one now in vogue in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs G. K Hollingsworth and family arrived home Thursday afternoon, from a menth’s sojourn in the northern summer resorts. The most of the time was spent at Oden, but the last week was devoted to a trip thromgh the beautiful island regions of the straits of Mackinaw and the great Georgian Bay, including a two days visit to Collingvvood, Canada. In this trip they alßo visited that most interesting place, the Sault St. Marie straits, at the entrance of Lake Superior, and where Uncle Sam maintains, free for the use of everybody, a $20,000,000 canal and system of locks The finest improvement of the kind in America or perhaps in the world.

SATURDAY. Chas. Slaughter, of Sharon, is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McMurray are visiting relatives in Chicago. Miss Laura Essen, of Brook, spent the day here in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz left for Kentland today, to spend Sunday with friends there. John Jensen, who has been spending the summer here, has returned to his home iu Dunham. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Kessinger have returned home from several weeks’ visit in Miami county, Ohio. M. F. Chilcote arrived home from a two months sojourn in different points in California, this afternoon. Roy and Pearl Blue left for Wheattield this morning. They intend to teaoh in that vicinity this winter. Miss Susan Kessinger, who has been spending the summer with her sister in Tippecanoe county, returned home yesterday. Miss Pearl Wasson left for Veedersburg, this morning. Her school there will commence next Monday, having been postponed a week. Mrs. C Waston and children have returned to their homo in Chicago Heights, after an extended visit with her father, Ira Norris. Grant and Jack Phillips, who were here attending the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Bedford, have returned to their home in Frankton. A. W. Marsh, from west of town, went to Frankfort Friday afternoon to attend the 14th anual reunion of company H, 3rd Ind. cavalry, there today. M. Muldford returned last night from a three weeks’ visit to his old home in Ohio, including a visit to the national encampment at Cincinnati.

Two hundred Japanese sailors, fresh from their native country, passed through Valparaiso Wednesday for Philadelphia, where they will take charge of the now nearly completed battleship Kasagi, built for the Japanese navy. Frank W. Babcock, who years ago resided in Rensselaer and was prosecuting attorney of this circuit, is now a resident of Chicago and is employed in the legal department of the Deering company. Mr. Babcock was in Fowler on business Tuesday.—Fowler Review. Hon. W. D. Owen, present secretary of the state of Indiana, will become president and manager of an immense cold storage plant in Indianapolis when his term of

office expires. It is stated that a plant to cost $300,000 is contemplated. Word has been received from the doctor of the Medico Chirurgical hospital, in Philadelphia, by Thos. Middleton, and he says that E. M. Middleton has been moved there from the army hospital and that he has been very sick but is now much better. Harrison Warren from Newton township and Philip McElfresh of Rensselaer, left this morning for a ten days trip to Nebraska. Mr. Warren will visit two brothers in that state and Mr. McElfresh several children. They will also make a stop at the Omaha exposition. The Michigan City ball team went home last evening after a two days’ stay here. They expressed themselves as being more than satisfied with the treatment they received while here. Aud their team was about as nice a lot of gentlemen as have been here this year.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan entertained about 17 couples last night at progressive euchre, in honor of their guest, General T. F. Brown, of Chicago. Mrs. Ora Ross won the indies’ prize and Dr. English the gentleman’s, A. F. Long happily secured the booby prize, and seeing he couldn’t play cards he was given a little drum to amuse himself with.

Charley Hemphill owns the worst demoralized bicycle in Jasper county. He had it stabled in a stall in Hemphill & Son’s livery stable and a big horse turned into the stall and trampled the bike out of all semblance of its former self. The horse got its feet fast in both wheels and itself, was lucky in not being badly cut and scratched, but being a quiet animal it stood still until released. The lecture of Dr. Becker in the Presbyterian church last night was highly instructive and very entertaining, full of patriotic sentiment and high moral teaching. The audience was very attentive and thoroughly appreciated the rich oratory and pathetically beautiful illustrations and elegant word pictures many of them given in the rich brogue of the Spanish dialect that abounded throughout the course of the lecture. Dr. Washburn received a letter from his son Ira yesterday, the first since he returned from Cuba, and from the letter learned for the first time that Ira has had a course of yellow fever. He was sick three weeks and recovered just in time to return home with his regiment. He was pretty sick for the first week, but after that was able to attend to some of his hospital duties. Yellow fever, as it is now treated is much less severe and dangerous than typhoid. While the height of the fever lasts the patients are given no food at all and very little medicine, but all the water they want. Ira was expected to reach Chicago this morning with his regiment, and will probably be here on Sunday.

MONDAY. Mrs. Henry Purcupile is iu Chicago for a few days. Miss Rose Platt has gone to Chicago for an extended visit. Mel Abbott has closed up his restaurant and bakery, on Liberal corner. Peter McDaniels and family are visiting relatives in Chicago, for a few days. Charley Rhoads of Rhoads’ grocery store, spent Sunday in Chalmers. Wm. B. Austin spent Sunday with his wife and daughter at Lafayette. John Collins and Bert Rhoades spent Sunday with friends in Monticello. C. B. Steward is looking after his business interests at Rose Lawn, today. Ed O’Conell and Carl Plumb of Chicago, are here for a few days shooting. They are the guests of Mrs. Mary Drake and family.

Mrs. Maggie Landis of Delphi, spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Mel Abbott. There was a slight frost last night, but so far as heard from was too light to do any damage. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips returned home from a few days visit with relatives at Fowler, Saturday. Leo Miller has gone to Chicago, to 6tudy law this winter. He is located in a big law office in the Times building. Miss Clifford Moody of last ! year’s graduating class, left this morning for Mt. Vernon. lowa, to i enter Cornell college at that place, j Miss Myrtie Woodworth, who ; has been visiting relatives and friends at Watseka, 111., for the past month, arrived home last Friday. j Mrs. Simon Kenton returned Saturday from Franklin, where she ha 3 been attending the Baptist Association for the past two weeks. L. F. Bart oo still continues very 1 Seriously sick at his home in Rem--1 ington. He hus heart disease and j a complication of diseases resulting therefrom. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bennings, of Mendota, 111., who have been visiting Mrs. Bennings’ brother, Lyman Zea, for a few days have returned home.

Ira Washburn, of the hospital corps of the Ist Illinois regiment, arrived on the 1:45 train this afternoon. He is the first Jasper county boy to return from Santiago. A special train went north over the Monon, at 10:18 last night. It was loaded with soldiers from Chickamauga, bound for their homes at western and northern points. Mrs. Dr. Ensmiuger, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Matie Hopkins, the past week, returned to her home in Crawfordsville, today. Mrs. W. H Cornell, who has been visiting her brother, C. W. Duvall and other relatives, returned to her home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today. Mel Wishard returned to Lafayette, today where he will again enter Purdue university. He is taking the civil engineering course and this will be his last year. Misses Etta Mai lon y and LaRetta Howe of Chicago, who have been spending the summer at the home of Mrs. Mary Drake, just south of town, returned to their homes last Saturday.

The ladies es the Christian church are sending out neatly printed invitations to “A Golden Rod Ten” to be given Ht the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. VV. Coen, next Friday evening, Sept. 16. The eight months old infant son of Mr. mid Mrs. Hi ruin Day died Sunday niglii, of cholera infantum. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this, Monday, afternoon, at the residence. The religious services conducted by Elder N. HShepherd,

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- The sudden and sharp change to colder weather has again brought t the danger of frost very clos e. There is but little doubt but that there would have been a frost last night, had it not been cloudy. If the sky clears and remains clear tonight, there will almost certainly be a ruinous frost. Opinions differ as to the damage which a heavy frost would do now, but it would certainly be very great. Taking the county through, it will probably be a conservative estimate to say that it would take one third of the corn crop. R. S. Dwigginsand wife returned last week from the noted summer resort at Oden, Michigan. They report that Oden is one of the finest places that they have ever seen to spend the summer. Bathing and fishing being especially good. The 159th and 158th Regiments Ind. Vol., will arrive in Indianapolis tomorrow from their respective camps at Middletown, Pa., and Knoxville, Tenn. They will remain in camp at Camp Mount for a few days and will be a great drawing card for the State Fair this week.

Dr. Becker, who delivered two most interesting and instructive lectures at the Presbyterian church, on Friday and Saturday evenings, stayed over Sunday and preached at the Christian church Sunday moning and at the Presbytariau church in the eveniug. While here ho was the guest, of County Clerk W. H. Coover. Residents along the banks of the Kankakee river have been puzzled to discover the cause of tho disappearance of the grass from the bed of the stream, but recently the mystery was solved, and it is found to be the work of the carp with which the stream abounds. In many places the growth of grass was once so rank that it was almost impossible to row a boat through it, but now there is no grass to be seen.

Jos. H. Marshall arrived home Saturday. He was a member of Col. Grigsby’s rough riders, known officially as the 3rd U. S. volunteer cavalry. The regiment was recruited in several far western states, mainly from cow boys. The regiment has been kept at Camp Thomas, at Chickamauga, all summer very greatly to their dissatisfaction, ns they wanted n chance to do some fighting and did not want to be kept in a pest hole like Camp Thomas. There had been some talk since the war was over of keeping the regiment to do garrison duty; but they objected to that most decidedly and Joe says it was all arranged by the men of the regiment if they were to be kept for garrison duty, that the men would mount their horses and seize their arms and ammunition and only hit the high places between Chickamauga and Montana. It was finally decided however to muster the regiment out, and it was done last Friday.

Robt. Michaels, who was in Grant county last week, visiting relatives, brought back with him as a present from a oousin, a very interesting relic. It is a copy of the New York Herald of April 15th, 1865, containing an account of the shooting and death of President Lincoln. Also the news of the capture of Jefferson Davis. The paper was prinled with black column rules, in respect to Mr. Lincoln’s death. Mr. Michaels believes that there is not another relic like his owned in Rensselaer.

T. VV. George the drummer boy of the 157th regiment, arrived home Saturday night on a 30 days’ furlough. His regiment lias been in about as unhealthy cnmps as any volunteer regiments, except those which were to Santiago, but “Dode” has never had a day’s sicknesH. There were 27 deaths in the regiment, during its stay in camp, and though that seems a large number, it is probably a smaller number than occurred from sickness in any one regiment of the civil war during its first three months iu camp.

The residence of the late Dr. S„ N. Caldwell at Mt. Ayr narrowly escaped total destruction by fire Sunday evening. It seems that two weeks ago the family oil cat < was sent to lie tilled to a merchant - who kept only gasoline. He supposed that was what was wanted;: i and.filled the can wirli it; and fox ~ two weeks they burned the gasoline- ■*» in their lamps thinking it was. Coal ;i oil. Sunday night one of' the ** family filled a lamp and spilled 1 some of the gasoline.' This took -* fire from the lamp, and very soo*. a there was u big blaze. Many peo- - pie soon gathered however, and * finally the tire was put out, but n©f .* until the summer kitchen, where ~ the fire started, was about ruined. 7 - The chief credit for extinguishing £ the fire seems to belong to Dr Merry, who got in good work, will * a hand fire extinguisher.

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Wheeler & Wilsoc Sewing Machine. Rotary Motion and Ball Bearings. Special Meeting of Stockholders. A special meeting of Hi* stockholder* of the Indiana. Illinois & lowa Ita'lroad no »paoy, duly uailed by the Board of Directors. will be hold ut the General Office of the Company In m- Ito ikery ituUiliiig. In the City <>i Chicago Ooun'y of Cook and Mate of HliiioD on lh» Ifttli day of September, A. I). IBMB, at ten (lo> o'.'lock A. M. lor the purpie of coiiiitdarloift vo> lint ami dec ..'lull whether the aloe uholden* wli consent end w ill iithnrlze a consolidation •<f Ih- property. eoriKirate f nine blue, auil ea »■ Hu! -took of I lie Indiana, Illinois & lowa Khteroi.ill ompany with the property, coriairnte fr o.chines and mptlal slock of th< Indiana, 111 Ui.om ft lowa Hallway Company of the state of Inillsna, and will authorize, consent to and approve of such Agreement pr Art teles of Con -oiidntlort bet weeu said Comp.mice «« shall be submitted t-add meeting, and for tho pur. p, se of considering. voting, and deciding whether the stockholders. In aiuhort7.tntf such consolidation, ami as stockholders of the Indt ana. Illinois & lowa Itailroad Company nodof tIM cons dldsted company to be tunned there* * In . will a.ithoi izo the creation of a bonded dobi hy the issue, at such times and In sog(» lunoonis as from time to time 'he Board ot Directors of such cons d(dated company may d«<ermine.of bonds, p yaWle In Gold Coin of Ch.'C tilted Htales ot America o( iho toesent standard of wetkhtand Oneness, and not exceeding thesggregiite principal auin-of Three a 11l lon Dollars, matunmt October t, lata, and tmar iik interest at the ra'a of live (») p. r centuni r»-r annum, payable semi-annually. In like * G 1.1 coin, and the execution of a mortgage or r deed <«f trust to such trustee or trustee* an ■* may l»e designated by the Board of Director*, t<> l>e dated < ictober I Is 8, to secure all suett * bonds; auil wli I consent t>> and approve of sued mortgage foe securing the .aid bond- a- ali'iM tie submitted to the *si t meeting. By order of the Board ot Directors K. r. Alina**, - Secretary; T. I*. Shunts. President. Sept. 18. <