Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. FRIDAY. Mrs. Ora Ross returned today from a short visit in Chicago. J. C. Borntrager left for Wapakeueta, Ohio, today, on a short business trip. Mrs. J, H. Bourne has left on a month’s visit with her parents at Lake City, lowa. Miss Marybelle Pureupile has returned from a weeks visit with friends in Chicago. Alva 0. Reser, official reporter of the Tippecanoe county court, was the guest of Robt. Johnson yesterday. Born, Thursday Sept. 15tli a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Randle, on Weston street, of course. Geo. Holieu, now of North Kankakee, 111., was in town last night, on his way home from G-illam Tp., where he owns a farm. The ladies of the Christian church, are giving a golden rod tea this evening at the home of C. W. Coen, admission including supper, 15 centa Three passengers trains containing the soldiers of the Minnesota regiment from Lexington, Ky., followed the baggage train this morning. D. A. Rodgers and wife who have been visiting Ad. Parkinson and family have returned to their home in Delphi. Rev. D. A. Tucker left today for Portland, Ind., in response to a call for him to come and take part in the Baptist conference, which is being held at that place. Grant and Cale Hopkins were fishing on the Kankakee yesterday. They had good luck with carp and bull heads, but they say that the better fish won’t bite, or have all been driven out by the carp. Bruce White and Britt Marion have bought A. T. Perkins’ plumbing stock and tools, and propose to carry on a general plumbing business, in the room on Front street, formerly occupied by Mr. Perkins. Dr. Cole Grant, the dentist, of St. Joseph, Mo., and his nephew, Dr. Frank Hemphill, of Starfield, Mo., are here for a short visit with relatives. Dr. Hemphill, who until a few years ago was a resident of Newton Tp., is a recent graduate of Central Medical College, at St. Joseph, and is now well established in the general practice of medicine, at Starfield. ( Dick Crowell of Co. I, 161st. Reg, who went from Monticello with the company organized there, is home on a 3U days’ furlough, and is now visiting friends here for a few days. His regiment is still at Jacksonville, Fla., and they expect to be sent to Cuba about the 15th of next month. A special train went through here this morning at 7:30, loaded with the wagons, horses and other equipments of a regimental pack train. They belonged to a Minnesota regiment which had been mustered out, and were going home. Quite a detail of men were on board, and they threw a liberal allowance of hardtack at the people around the depot, as they whizzed by. The ball team left for Morocco, this morning, where they will meet the Sheldon team in the last game of the season. We have played two games with Sheldon this season and lost both of them, but the boys are determined to win this one. And taking into consideration the superior article of ball which they have been play-

ing lately its looks hs if Sheldon had little chance to win, A large number of bur famous rooters went over to help the boys out. The location of the home for aged and indigent Odd Fellows of Indiana has been secured. It is to be built in Decatur county, forty-seven miles south of Indianapolis, on the Big Four railroad. The Odd Fellows of Greensburg have purchased the site at a cost of SII,OOO, and improvements are to be made on it at once to cost not less than $50,000, and the money is in the treasury with which to pay for it. No plans have yet been made for the buildings but architects are being consulted in the matter. The home will be for the use of the aged, indigent Odd Fellows and their wives or orphans, and the Danghteis of Rebekah are the active force in securing it. SATURDAY. J. F- Warren is confined to his home on account of sickness. A. L. Berkley and Homer Babcock were in Lafayette, yestarday. Father Phillips, of St. Joseph’s College, is visiting in Kentland, todey* Robt. Hopkins is taking a few days pleasure trip at Indianapolis this week. Mrs. J. A. Thatcher and children, from Chicago, are visiting M. L. Spitler and family. Earl Jeffries left for DeMotte this morning, and will teach school in that vicinity this winter. Jack Montgomery is visiting his wife, who is taking treatment at the Indiana Mineral Springs. Miss Lillie Whitham, of Monticello, is visiting her grandfather, F. W. Maucks, for a few days. Mrs. John Renicker and children left for North Manchester, this afternoon, for a two weeks visit. Miss Gertude Hopkins returned this morning from a week’s visit with friends at Goodland. Attorneys Kurrie and Wilson returned from Monticello, last evening, where they had been attending court. Miss Rowena Gordan, of Indianapolis. has returned to her home after an extended visit here with D. H. Garriett. Mrs. W. McCord and Miss Katie Shields returned today from a week’s visit with Mrs. Lucy Maljhow at Monticello. William Kane who is on his way to his home in Ohio, is stopping off and visiting his uncle, Wash Scott, for#a week. Alt Padgett went to Milwaukee today, where the Stock Farm horses are now. Douglass Maid and Egwood are entered in the big races there next week. James Blythe, a quite wealthy citizen of Delphi, committed suicide by hanging, Wednesday night. Melancholly resulting from poor health seems to have been the cause. A special train went through this morning, bound for Milwaukee. It was loaded with all kinds of fine live stock, which had been on exhibition at the state fair at Indianapolis and was being transferred to Milwaukee for the fair next week. John Narin and Mont Beville, two of our best ball players have already left town, the ball season being closed here. Narin goes to Richmond, where he will play with a very strong team the rest of the season. Beville returned to his home in Indianapolis. The boys were both gentlemanly fellows and made many friends while here. Tom Manley, one of the iron men who put up the frame of the j court house and the water tower, arrived in Chicago last night from Boston, Mass. He went through here today on his way to Sheldon and Watseka, 111. He will return and visit his many friends here a few days next week. Tom is the man erroneously reported killed by a fall, a few months ago. Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Paradis of Hastings, Minn., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Hollings-'

worth for a few days. Rev. Para-! dis is now pastor of a large and fluential church in Hastings, but was pastor of the Rensselaer church several years and took a leading part in the erection of the new church building here. Three-fourths of the “incompetent” officers in the volunteer ! army were appointed and com-! missioned by the governors of the 1 various states and .a majority of' them were elected by the men 1 themselves in their companies l and regiments. Neither President i McKinley nor Secretary Alger I had any voice in these appointments, and yet the buzzards of the sensational press would hold | the administration responsible J for their incompetency. It seems that Robert Michaels | is not the only party in town who owns one of the New York Herald’s of April 15th, 1865, with Lincoln’s assissination in it. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Knight also have one in a fair state of preservation. In the interests of strict accuracy, we should not like to guarantee either of these papers as being of the original edition of the Herald of the above date, as, if our recollection serves us right, there.have been many fac-siraile editions of the same number printed since, as souvenirs. Bates Tucker, son of Rev. D. A. Tucker, one of Rensselaer's two representatives in the 159th Indiana regiment, arrived home last night, on the usual $0 days’ furlough, which will in all probability be followed by mustering out when the furlough expires. Bates is in robust health and during his months of army life has had only one brief sickness. His regiment remained for quite a while at Camp Mount and then went to Camp Alger, near Washington. This situation was thought to be a fine place for a camp, but it proved very unsuitable and unhealthy. After one or two short encampments at other points the regiment finally reached Camp Meade, in Pennsylvania, a most admirable and healthful location. Bates has no kick coming regarding the army grub, nor of the treatment he has received in any respect. MONDAY. Win. B. Austin is in Delphi, on business today. Fred Sergeant was in Delphi and Monon over Sunday. Miss Mary Hoyes is spending a few days in Chicago, with friends. “Tipp” Bonham another one of of our crack ball team, left for his home at Quincy, 111., today. Father Phillip of St. Joseph’s college, returned this morning after spending Sunday at Kentland Mrs. John Kohler left this morning for a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. Letta Iliff, at Chicago Heights. Miss Virgie Austin, who has been very sick at Lafayette, is improving right along, she is however still confined to her bed. W. H. Eger arrived Sunday morning from a visit with his father’s relatives at Owensboro and other points in Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. A. Flynn, of Valparaiso, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Shew, of Sharon, returned home last Saturday. Mose and Sadie Leopold, and George Moss left for the State University today. Mose and George are taking the special law course. L. F. Bartoo, at Remington, is constantly growing worse and it is now considered scarcely possible that he will live through the present week. Mrs. Frances McEwen Bostwick is now visiting her uncle, Major McEwen, and the picturesque home of her in Mifflin county, Penn. F. J. Sears and wife returned Saturday from a week’s visit with relatives and friends at Indianapolis. They also took in the Btate fair while there.

Miss Rebena Rumble arrived yesterday from her home in Crawfordsville, and after visiting a short time with her friends, she will resume her duties as trimmer in Mrs. lines’ millinery store. W. H. Parkison left for Lafayette last evening, where he will visit among friends for a few days, and then he will go to Bloomington, this state, where he will enter college and take up the law course. Misses Gail Wasson and Grace Thompson left for Evanston, 111., today, where they will take regular college work at Northwestern University. Grace will be in the Sophomore year, and Gail will enter the Freshman class. A beet weighing 13 pounds is now to be seen at Starr’s grocery. It was brought in by Mrs. I. J. Porter. It is a common red beet and one of the largest of the kind ever seen here. Mr. and Mrs. E. Mayo from; Champaign, 111., who have been visiting T. H. Beats and wife, returned home today. While here Mr. Mayo invested in some Jasper county’s rich land, and he will probably move here some time in the near future. • The Evening Star Chapter, O. E. S. has changed the regular meeting nights to the first and third Tuesdays pf each month. A • six o’clock dinner will be served at the chapter hall, tomorrow evening. Miss Ivah Wills, of Brookston, was the guest of her friend Miss Maud Healey yesterday, and today . she continues her trip to Chioago, where she expects to attend school this winter. Erastus Peacock and daughter, Mrs. Rena Bartoo, arrived home last night from a 3 weeks’ stay in - the south. Their return home was hastened by the very dangerous condition of Mrs. Bartoo’s father- 3 in-law, L. F. Bartoo, at Reining-* ton. Word was reoeived here Saturday regarding the condition of E. M. Middleton, of 159th regiment, now sick in a hospital at Philadephia. He has been very sick but is mow improving, but it is thought will not be able to come home for two weeks yet. Harry Noland’s bail was reduced to SSO and his mother came over from Remington, the other day, and secured his release. Harry is the fitty individual who chased another party with a knife, some time ago, and has since been in the county jail. M..L. Spilter Jr., left today for Bloomington, where he will enter the law department of the state university for the regular law course of two years. “Curgie” graduated with credit at Wabash College last June, and now, by the time he finishes his two years at the law school, he will lie in good shape for a successful career. Rensselaer has been quite notably free from any disgraceful nuisance of Sunday drunkenness for quite a long time, but there were several drunken men seen here yesterday. It is a matter that ought to be looked into and most decidedly sat down upon. The parties vyho sell liquor on Sundays, or to habitual drunkards on any day, ought to be fonnd out and punished to the full extent of the law. Harrison Warren arrived home Saturday evening, after a week’s trip to Nebraska. His companion on this journey out, Uncle Phillip McElfresh, will not return before Tuesday. Mr. Warren visited the Omaha exposition a couple of day s, and found it a good show—for people who had not seen seen the bigger one in Chicago in 1893. He visited his two brothers S; T. Warren, at Doss, Neb., and David C- at Auburn, and found them both well and prosperous. For all kinds of sewing machines, repairing and supplies, call on E, F. Gibson, at Antrim & Dean’s hardware store. Telephone No. wtf.4l Some good grade Short Horn bulls, old enough for service. Inquire of O. C. Halstead. 6wp