Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Mrs. John Harris is at Kalamazoo, Mich., a few days. Night police Wm. Childers has been dubbed “Curfew Bill.” Mrs. A. Woodworth is visiting relatives a few days at Monon. Mrs. Lizzie Shultz is visiting relatives in Michigan City a few weeks. Mrs. Mary Jane Hopkins is visiting her son Homer, at Alexandria, Ind. Mrs. J. R. Frazer, of Frankfort, epent the day with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Royster. J. F. Warren is confined to his bed again by a relapse from his recent sickness. Mrs. M. A. Marshall arrived home this afternob\ fromsummer’s stay in Will Co.', Til. Miss Edna Dillon is visiting friends and attending the street fair at Monon, this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Abbott of Bloomington, 111., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Abbott. The Free Baptists will have quarterly meeting here Friday, Saturday of this week, and Sunday Rev. A. C. Droze, of Guysville, Ohio, is expected to be present. Wils Porter is still very seriously sick, but some improvement has been noted since Monday. It seems to be the opinion of his physician that he will finally recover. Dr. and Mrs. Swartz after a few days visit with relatives here left to visit a few days at Fair Oaks before returning to their home at Bal beck, Jay Co. J. Y. Wallick went to Fulton Co., 111, today, to visit his mother, who has attained the very advanced age of 88 years. He thinks some of going to lowa, on a business trip before he returns. A purely local foot-ball game will take place at Riverside Park Wednesday afternoon, between the high school team and the Rensselaer city team. Game called at 4;15 p. m. Admission 15 cents. Children 10 cents.

H. B. Murray, our present, and W. C. Babcock, our coming county auditor, are also attending the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Indianapolis. Mrs. J. N. Leatherman is another attendant of the Rathbone Sisters grand lodge. The two Wood boys, Aaron, of Rensselaer and J. P. from southeast of town, returned to Chicago, today, to resume their studies at Chicago Dental College. Aaron is now beginning on his third and last term, while J. P. is on his second term. Leo Brown, of the firm of John Brown & Son, owners of a 5,000 acre ranch north of the Kankakee, near Shelby, was in town today. His firm has been pasturing 300 head of cattle for parties in this vicinity, and he was down here to bring them back. His firm owns 1200 head of cattle of their own. The latest word received from the hospital at Colorado Springs, where Joe Marshall is sick, confirmed the previous supposition that he had typhoid fever, but nothing was said as to the severity, or probable termination of the case. He contracted the disease while in Camp Thomas, at Chickamauga. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin, of Remington, took the 9:55 train this morning for Council Bluffs, lowa, to visit relatives and while there, to take a look at the Omaha Exposition. They were brought over by their son. Fred Griffin, editor of the Remington Press, and family, who spent the day here with relatives.

Leopold Levy, of Huntington, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, is in town today. He has been over the state a good deal and thinks Republican prospects are excellent. Mr. Levy is a very pleasant gentleman and is also known as a capable and trustworthy man of business. Two soldier boys in their uniforms who were in town this morning, were John and Robert Hunter, of Saybrook, McLean Co., 111. They are members of the Ist Illinois cavajry, and have been visiting a sister, Mrs Y. Hansen, of near Francesville. They were on their way back to be mustered out at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, where their regiment now is. Uncle Billy Baker’s new residence, corner of Weston and Susan streets, and which he now occupies, is completed except some of the outside painting. The house is not only far the best erected in Rensselaar this year, but it is one of the finest frame houses in the city. It is completed in elegant style, inside as well as out. Aunt Julia Smith, who has been visiting at M. L. Spitler's family for some months, is returning to her home at Kuttawah, Ky., today. Mrs. Spitler is going witn her and will make a visit at Kuttawah. Another oue of the company was Wood S. Irwin, a young relative, who came to accompany her home. He is a member of one of the Kentucky regiments. An extra gang of about fifty men arrived last night and are now doing some more cutting on Coen’s hill and other high places between here and Surrey. It is stated that they will remain here several weeks and be re-enforced by a working train and probably a steam shovel; as the high grade at Pleasant Ridge is to be cut down. This will require quite a large amount of rock cutting. Mrs. Philip Blue and daughter, Mrs. Louella Phillips, and her children, returned last evening from several days stay at the Kankakee river in Wheatfield Tp., and visiting Roy and Pearl Blue, who are teaching in that vicinity. They report that many fish are being caught in the river and that the woods swarm with squirrels' The “Queer few” law has queered only a few, so far. Complaints have been filed against only two children for violating it, up to this time. They are Nelson Randle’s daughter and Wm. Portwood’s son. They have not been before the court yet, and the Portwood boy has lit out. The city marshal is under strict orders to enforce the curfew ordinance without fear or favor.

A letter received from Ernest Middleton, dated Oct. 1. says: “I am feeling fine this morning. I just had a breakfast of oat-meal, milk-toast and coffee, which was followed by a sponge bath, and you know how that is liable to brighten a fellow. My ward in the Hospital was changed and I have got where everyth ng is nice and clean, with fine nurses and attendants. My Doctor said 1 would soon be on the convalescent list. They usually keep you on that for a week or so. So in ten days I will be where my feet go under the home- table again for thirty days on sick-leave and how happy I will be.” Bruce Porter reports that himself and his companions, of the generation of Hopkins, caught considerable numbers of good fish, at their recent trip to the Kankakee. Also muny dog-fish which they knocked in the head and threw away, and many carp which they might as well have served the same as the dog-fish. The stocking of the rivers of this country with carp was as big a fool thing in its way as the bringing over of the English sparrows. And as the sparrows clean out most other kinds of birds, so do the carp drive out all other kinds of valuable fish. Mr. Porter confirms the previous statements of the carp having cut all the moss and other water plants out of the river

WEDNESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Austin are in Delphi, today. William Mackey is in Lowell, .cutting out some tomb stones. Mrs. C. S. Nichols is visiting in Monon and attending the fair there today. Mrs. Malinda Wallace, of Monticello. is visiting Chas. Fox and family Mrs. Chas. Robinson and little daughter are visiting in Monon this week. M. F. Chilebte and Geo Dunn are attending court at Kentland, this week. The change in the weather has sent the thermometers down 25 degrees in 24 hours. J. C. Wilson returned from Indianapolis this morning, where he has been for u few days. Miss Xariffa Bushey left today for Lima. Ohio, where she will visit two of her brothers, for several months. T. B. Middleton has accepted a position in a photograph gallery at Valparaiso, and left for that place yesterday afternoon. Rev. A. M. Grussi, from the Indian school, and Frank Louk from the college printing office, are at Cedar Lake fishing today. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sigler from Mt. Ayr, and Miss Glen Porter of this place, are visiting Mrs. I. J. Porter, who is in a hospital in Chicago. L. S. Renicker has bought out the implement stock of E. F. Short, and intends to move the same to his place of business near the depot. W. S. Day and wife arrived home today from a two weeks’ visit at Kingman. Kan. Mrs. E. Antrim, Mrs. Day’s sister accompanied them home. The musical and elocutionary entertaintment, announced to take place at the opera house last evening, was abandoned on account of insufficent patronage. Lieutenant John. R. Ward, of the Monticello company, has sufficently recovered from his late sickness to be able to return to Monticello on a sick furlough.

The re-union of the 9th and 20th Indiana regiments, to have been held at Lowell, has been indefinitely post-poned, on account of the big fire there Monday night. John Moneghan has removed his furniture repairing and upholstering room into a room in Donnelley Bros.i building, formerly the creamery, across the river. J. S. Wade, of Lafayette exgrand chief templar and well known prohibition organizer arrived here today, to Jiold a prohibition county convention, but as the bills for the same had not arrived he postponed the meeting until next Tuesday, the 11th. A dispatch from Crown Point in the Chicago papers estimates the loss at the Lowell fire at $50,000. It is stated that the fire bell was found wound with wire to prevent its being sounded. A. McCoy has just had rebuilt the store building at McCoysburg, burned some months ago. In ten days after he started it, the building was completed and ready to occupy. Gwin A McCoy, the tenants of the former building, are occupying the new one. John May, a former Carpenter township boy, is still in the Klondike region, to which place he went from Oregon. Ho writes back to his friend hero, Everett Halstead, that he is doing well, from a financial point of view. He is not digging gold, however, but selling goods. Brunswick, Ga., suffered greatly from the West Indian hurricane, Inst Sunday, ami from a big tidal wave, especially, the damage amounting to several hundred thousands. Albert Fondig, who has extensive property interests there, telegraphs his relatives here that his losses are not extensive.

The Epworth League of the Trinity M. E. Church, met last night and adopted the Reading

Circle Course for 1898-9. They will meet every first aud third Tuesday nights of each month. The course will embrace four books prepared by the National League Committee. Thirteen sets of these books were ordered to begin with. The Literary department of the League is in charge of Chas. Grow. He appointed Dr. Johnson, Prof. Osborn, Albert Overeon and the pastor, as a Committee with himself to plan the work and prepare the programs. “By George, but isn’t that a beauty!” is the remark made by I. S. Wade, of Lafayette, the temperance worker of national reputation, as he referred to our new court house, which he saw for the first time, today. Then speaking further he said -he had been in about every court house in Indiana, and that ours was the best finished inside of any he ever saw. Finer than the Lafayette court house, which cost half a million. It is worth a good deal to have a court house of which men of such experience and intelligence can speak of in that way, —at least to everybody who does not see things through the jaundiced vision of a populist.

THURSDAY. Mrs. J: Bislosky is in Chicago, for a short visit. Football tomorrow at Riverside Athlethic Park. Mrs. J. H. Fisher is visiting relatives in Monon. Harry Kurrie is attending court at Kentland, this week. John and Ellen Gwin are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Thomas nt Monon. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Warren, north of town, a girl, this morning. Miss Louie Stoner left today for a week’s visit with friends at Logansport. Uncle Dan Wood, south of town, is getting better from his lute dangerous sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr, and daughter, Rosie, are visiting in Monon this week. Mrs. Lucy Match ow and Mrs. Schrader are making a short visit with friends at Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Green, of Covington, Ohio, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. John KohlerD. E. Israel left yesterday for Denver, Colo., where he expects to regain his health in that climate. Miss Rose Ruley, who has been visiting J. H. Bunell for several weeks returned to her home in Banbridge, today. \ Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Shepherd and J. L. Brady are attending a county convention of the Christian church, at Fair Oaks, today. Misses Mary and Abbie Harrison are in Chicago, for a few days, visiting the schools and especially taking notes on the drawing work. J. Q. Alter has bought back of W. B. Austin the property on the corner of Weston and Harrison streets, and will soon occupy it again, as a residence.

W. H. Beam, who has been taking a few days’ vacation in Chicago, returned last night. 8. A. Royster filled the position as ticket agent while he was gone. The Monon Street Fair is being well attended by Rensselaer people this week. The Monon people deserve good patronage, as they are giving a good fair, with many attractions. Jerry Schofield’s team got nay again and backed his wagon into a moving freight train yesterday, while he was unloading baggage, but did no greater damage than to break the corner of the wagon box. The Chalmers football team will be here tomorrow to try conclusions with our strong team. This will really be the first game of the season, and the people should encourage the boys with a good attendance. Uncle Bill N. Jones is short two

nearly black and wholly female pigs, weighing about 30 pounds each. Information as to the whereabouts of either given to Mr. Jones or his son John, wdl be suitably paid for. Direct aud reliable information from Lowell confirms the incendiary origin of the fire there. The fire was started in no less than five places, it is stated, and the rope of one of the towns two fire bells was tied so that it could not be rung and the rope of the other was cut. The society column of the Cincinnati Enquirer announces the engagementof Miss Blanche Chenoweth to Mr. Robert L. Martin. The latter is the son of Mrs. C. D. Martin, of Rensselaer. He has been in Cincinnati six years and now holds a responsible and desirableclerical position in the freight department of Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. The wedding is to take place the 24th of November. Last Sunday morning Rev. H. M. Middleton began a series of sermons on “The Sermon on the Mount.” The first sermon was introductory and gave a resume of the entire discourse. The succeeding sermons will be on the Beatitudes. Next Sunday morning the sermon will be on “The Happy Poor,” from, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.” • Rev. J. W. Clear and wife, of Cerro Gordo, 111, are visiting friends and doing church work in this vicinity, fora short time. Mr. Clear is a Dunkard minister formerly Located here. He has just completed quite an extensive trip through Illinois and lowa, and reports that those states will not raise nearly an average crop of corn this year. Too much rain in the spring and too much dry in the summer caused the shortage. When it comes to raising big corn, Tom Gilmore, on the Nim Hopkins farm, in Newton Tp,, don't take a back seat to anybody. He has not got as big a tield of big corn as John Burgett, of Barkley, but what there is of it. he thinks will yield as well. He brought in eight ears, to The Republican office, the product of six stalks, and they weigh 11 pounds, 9 ounces. Most of the ears are a foot long and very large around. It is a white corn and he got the seed iu Indianapolis.

Talking about big corn Rev. W. H. Sayler is indulging in some pretty tall talk for a preacher. He has 2| acres, just on the north edge of town, which he says will yield 80 bushel to the acre. It is a yellow variety. Dr. Hartsell is still another who has a field of big corn. His is a reddish and very long eared variety, which he got the seed for in lowa. It grows on the former Nagel farm, west of town, on land which the Doctor bought not long since for §ls per acre, and has since tiled the soil for about §lO an acre; and he thinks the yield will be 75 bushels to the acre. There are only a few acres of the phenomenally large’corn. The opening of the campaign for Rensselaer came last night when Mr. W. H. Taylor of Indianapolis, candidate for the office of attorney general on the Republican ticket spoke to a well filled house. County Chairman Hanley introduced the ’speaker in a few well chosen remarks, and Mr. Taylor was greeted with applause as he stepped to the front. He gave a splendid little talk, full of bright ideas and good common sense, showing the great split in the Democratic ranks, in the different parts of the country. Commented on tho war, and briefly and succently out lined the policy which will carry the banner of the Republican party to victory on Nov. 8. Mr. Taylor is a good speaker, and we were glad to have him with us. Ou the 15th of this month Mr. Chas. Griffin of Hammond will speak here.

Good eight room house, with stable, wood-shed, coal house, cistern Ac., to rent. Suitable for large family. Choice location. Enquire at this office Millinery opening, at Mrs. Pur cupile’s, Friday and Saturday.