Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings i Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. G. W. Howard is at Chalmers on business. Miss Ethel Mills is recovering from an attack of sickness. J. J. Hunt spent Sunday at Knox and returned home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Paxton are spending the day with relatives at Hammond. Simon Leopold is confined to his house by sickness from a stomach trouble. Mr. Newland, of Frankfort, of the firm of Morrison & Newland was in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. F. J Sears are at Indianapolis a few T days. Mr., Sears is there on business. Mrs. J. A. Thatcher after visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler returned to Chicago yesterday. Yesterday every slot machine in Lafayette was hustled out of sight on orders of the chief of police. Mrs. A. McCoy has gone to Buffalo, N. Y., for a protracted visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Rinehart. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker are now living in their handsome new house, on the river bank, just west of town.

Mrs. Hester Hoyes and Mrs. C. A. Hopkins returned a few days ago from a several days visit with relatives in Goodland and Earl Park. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy, of McCoysburg, left here today for Marion, Grant county, for a few days’ visit with Mrs. McCoy’s mother. Mrs. W. Mahollen and Miss Stella Luster after a two weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Gorham returned to their home at Lafayette today. K Ira Osborn has bought Prof. Baughman’s interest in the fruit and candy store, and now he and his step-brother Willard Warfield are managing the same. Miss Gertrude Small is visiting her home folks at Amboy, for a short time. Miss Emma Linn, of Attica, is acting in her place as W. B. Austin’s stenographer. Elder N. H. Shepherd, pastor of the Christian church, has completed his three months’ special study at Chicago University, and will be at home all the time, hereafter. About twenty-five ladies with Mrs. Allison, of Logansport, are going to institute a Robert H. Milroy Circle this afternoon at the Forresters' Hall at 3:30. At 6 o’clock a supper will be served with the gentlemen of the ladies invited. Ernest Steward left for Brookston to attend the funeral of his uncle Clarence Kuns of the 161st regiment and who died at Jacksonville, Fla., of typhoid fever and will be buried at Brookston today. So far as heard of his is the first death in the Monticello company. The curfew law is now in full force and effect, and will be rung for the first time next Saturday. Its time to ring during the rest of this month is 8:30 p. m. After October first the hour will be 7:30 p. m. The Daughters of Liberty had an informal party last evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth. 'The principal amusement was whist; and refreshments were served. Several invited guests were present. The Francesville street fair begins today and continues over Friday. Much interest has been taken in working the affair up, and

a general good time is anticipated. The exhibits will include a great display of farm products, in which the fertile eastern regions of Jasper county will be largely represented. Walter K. Landis, of Marion, brother of Congressman Landis, is in Washington. He will sail Wednesday from New York for Porto Rico, where he goes as a member of the Porto Rican postal commission. Mr. Landis' appointment is on a recommendation from Congressman Steele of this state. Two men driving from Onarga, HL, to Denham, Pulaski county, this state, to look at some land, stopped at White’s livery stable at five o’clock last evening, with one of their horses bad sick. Dr. Kannal was sent for but the horse was too sick to save and died in about an hour. The men left their rig and other horse at the livery stable and went on by train. Rev. E. Baech, former pastor of the Rensselaer Presbyterian church but for some years past in charge of a congregation at Indianapolis, has just removed to Mattoon, 111., a flourishing city in Coles county, that state. He has accepted a call from the First Presbyterian church at that place, and it no doubt is a very desirable location. Mrs. Calvin Faris and children arrived heme Sunday from a three weeks’ trip to Wilsonville, Neb., where she visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Johnson, formerly of this place, and also two brothers, one of whom is a physician at Wilsonville. Mrs. Faris reports people as quite prosperous in that region. Wheat was a large crop this year, but corn was not more than half a crop. Bates Tucker, who has just returned from his summer's service in the 159th Indiana regiment, was examined for a teachers’ license last Saturday, and today he went to Keener township to take charge of the Shortridge school. He has not yet been mustered out, but he had his colonel’s advice to begin teaching and does so with the understanding that he will have to dismiss his school for a short time when he goes back to Indianapolis to be mustered out. Prof. E. W. Bohannon, former superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, has completed his three years post-graduate course of advanced studies at Clarke University, Mass., and is now located at Mankato, Minn. He is Professor of the department of Pedagogy at a Minnesota state normal school, at Mankato. His large collection of books which have been here ever since he left here, in charge of B. F. Ferguson, were shipped to him at Mankato, today. The Republican predicts that before many years Prof. Bohannon will occupy a high position among the educators of this country.

WEDNESDAY. John Martindale is in Chicago. W B. Austin is at Monticello today. Mrs. Frank Ross is in Chicago a few days. Miss Maggie Healy is visiting friends at Delphi a few days. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Warner are visiting relatives at Delphi and Flora. Mrs. George Sterneberg, of St. Louis, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gamble. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jenkins, northeast of town, yesterday, Sept. 27, a son. Mr. and Mrs. William Reed north of town, are visiting relatives at Crawfordsville. Owing to the band tournament at Grant Park, there will be no band concert Thursday evening. Mrs. Ray Mossier after spending a few days with friends at Lafayette, returned home last evening. The Fortnightly Fiction Club will meet this evening with Miss Lizzie French. Business meeting.; Uncle Isaac D. Dunn, of Dunnville, is in the city today. He has

just returned from a visit to his oldest son, at Wichita, Kans. H. Ross, of Alva, HL, W. B. Burditt, of Lafayette, and John Kirkpatrick, of Oxford, were here yesterday looking after real estate. Miss Leona Biggs left last evening for West Lebanon where she will visit relatives and attend the funeral of her cousin, Ira Crawford. Miss Virgie Austin has sufficiently recovered from her late very dangerous sickness, at Lafayette. to return home yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T. J. McCoy and daughter LuElla, and Mrs. Alfred McCoy are in Chicago a few days. Mrs. Alfred McCoy will go to Buffalo to visit her daughter, Mrs. Rinehart. About fifty surprised Mr. and Mrs. Jared Martindale last evening at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Martindale expect in the, hear future to make their home at Terre Haute. The 4:49 a. m. south bound train next Friday, the day of the band contest at Delphi street fair, will stop al Rensselaer and will take on passengers for all stations at which the train will stop. The funeral of Washington Casey is being held today, at the residence of his son, George W. Casey, in Union Tp., where he died. His death occurred Tuesday and his age was about 80 years. Elder J. L. Brady, of Rensselaer is conducting the religious services. Interment will be in Prater cemetery. Harry Holderness, a -former teacher in this vicinity, who was in Cuba two weeks as a member of the Ist Illinois regiment, and later in Porto Rico as as a member of the engineers’ corps, arrived here today. He will remain until he has to rejoin his regiment, at Chicago, Oct. 18th to be mustered out. An exchange correctly says: “Let the young man about town out of a job try a week on a farm. Plowing behind a mule team will give him a new constitution, take the kinks out of his head, the frog out of his throat, the gas off his stomach, the weakness out of his legs, the corns off his toes and give him a good appetite, and honest living and a sight of heaven. The Monon and other roads which require extra payment for cash fares, giving rebate receipts therefore, are apt to get into trouble with’ Uncle Sam unless the conductors put a two cent revenue stamp on each rebate check. The government has given instructions to secure evidence against violators with a view to prosecution.

THURSDAY. Delos Thompson is in Chicago today. ( Harry Kurrie is at Logansport and Royal Center. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenton, Sept. 29, a son. Mrs. Mae Sellers of Chicago, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. English. S. A. Wight, of Chicago, spent the day yesterday, with W. J. Miller. Born, this, Thursday, Sept. 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schultz, northeast of town, a son. The thermometer stood at bo degrees at noon, today, which is pretty hot for September 29th. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris have driven over to Oxford, for a visit of some length with their daughter there. R. B. Porter and Nim, Reete and Ed Hopkins, have gone to the Kankakee river to camp out for a few days. The Ladies Literary Club will meet Friday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, with Mrs. C. G. Spitler. A full attendance is requested. Mrs. Eliza Flowers after an extended visit of five months with John Ramey’s family, left today for her home at Sheldon, 111. Frank Foltz is confined to his bed by a sprained knee, received yesterday while trying to stop

Joseph Schofield’s bus team, which started to run away, at the depot. The McCoysburg schools are closed this week, owing to a case of diphtheria in the district. It is a daughter of James McDonald who is sick with the dangerous disease. * The Citizens’ Band has gone to Park, 111., today, to take part in a band tournament. They went to Lowell on the Monon, and then drove the rest of the way, a distance of 12 or 13 tniles. They will probably strike a pretty hot crowd, with many excellent bands to compete with, yet they may succeed in pulling off a prize. The 161st regiment still stands a good chance of seeing a winter's service in Cuba, and it seems to be pretty generally understood that this is their destination. Newell Coen in a private note enclosed with his news letter this week says: “We have a Spanish class, and if we don’t get to shoot Spaniards we will scare them to death anyhow.” —Monticello Herald. Writes a Lake Station correspondent; George Ainger was run over by cars on the Monon and injured so he died Thursday. He was a well known resident of this place, and it will be remembered that his wife was killed here by falling from the night express, some twelve years ago, Ainger was standing on the platform waiting to help her off the train. —Valparaiso Vidette. To-day (Thursday) is Republican Day at the Francesville Street Fair. The Hon. Schuyler Colfax of South Bend and Hon. W. D. Owen, Secretary of State, will address the people, Jasper county was cordially invited to send a good representation, and though the notice was received too late for general circulation it is likely there will be a good turnout from the eastern part of the county. Delphi Herald: Monday The Herald printed an item from Rensselaer regarding the drowning of a fifteen-months-old child in a tub of water at Rensselaer. Thfochild only a few days before 4ad’ ijeen insured by its father in the Piudential by Oliver Parker, of this city. This morning Mry’Parker mailed the father a for the amount. But two we (noy pay-i raents had been made on the policy.

Rev. D. A. Tucker returned home Tuesday from a Jwo week’s absence in the eastern part of the state; where he attended the meeting of the Indiana F. W. Baptist Association, at Wolf Lake. He has accepted the pastorate of the F. W. Baptist church at Ridgeville, Randolph county, and will go there Friday or Saturday, but will not move his family for several weeks Mrs. C. W. Hanley very pleasantly entertained two parties yesterday. In the afternoon the ladies of Evening Star Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, were present, to the number of about thirty. Dominoes was the principal amusement, and the first prize was won by Mrs. P. H. Lally, of Michigan City. In the evening the Old Folk’s Euchre Club, was entertained. The amusement was progressive Euchre, and N. J. Reed carried off the first gentlemen’s prize and Mrs. Sternberg, of St. Louis, the ladies’ prize. Elegant refreshments were served on both occasions. Beginning with Sunday morning Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach a series of sermons at the Methodist Church on successive Sunday mornings, on: ’’The Sermon on the Mount.” No other single portion of the Bible so fully and definitely portrays the principles as the Gosple and the Kingdom of God as this. It is of paramount interest ts all to understand it. We therefore most cordially invite all our citizens whose religious obligations do not call them elsewhere, and especially those men of our city who are not in the habit of church attendance to hear these sermons. The subject of the sermon for Sunday night is “Christ Before Human Thought.”