Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Griffin. Charley Griffin. Charley Griffin, of Hammond. Here Saturday. Roy Rothrock, of Monticello, is working at the Democrat office. John E. Alter is attending the Farmers’ Institute at Lafayette. J. J. Hunt returned this morning from a business trip to Winamac. Peter Hordeman returned home Monday after a trip through Wisconsin. ‘‘Big Egypt” has been extensively advertised to appear at Miller’s Museum, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Warner and little child have gone to Chicago for a few days visit with relatives Miss Lyne Kelley, who has been visiting friends in Chicago, for the last two weeks, returned home last night. The newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Roth, arrived from Chicago on the 10:55 a. m. train, today. Mr. Mitchell, leader of the Grant Park band, paid our band a visit yesterday, and played with them last evening. Mrs. C. H. Sellars, who has been visiting Dr. and Mrs. English for the last ten days returned to her home in Chicago, Monday. Malinda Wallace, who has been visiting Chas. Fox and family for the last four or five days, has returned to her home in Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Green returned to their home in Covington, Ohio, today, after a short visit with their daughter, Mrs. John Kohler. James Duvall, of Tazewell Co., 111., is visiting his son, J. L. Duvall, the attorney, of this place, and some other sons in Milroy Tp., this week. Joe Bennett took the 9:55 train for Chicago today to visit his cousins the Misses Holton. He will also visit another cousin in Wisconsin. L. A. Cale, N. Hopkins, Grant Hopkins, C. A. Cale, R. Hopkins and N. Cale, left this morning for a week or ten days fishing trip on the Kankakee. Harlow Grant, who was a Ist sergeant in the Ist 111. regiment and just lately returned from Santiago, is here visiting the family of A. Woodworth.

Postmaster G. M. Robinson and sister, Mrs. Thomas Thompson, have gone to West Baden today, and will take treatment at the springs for several weeks. Mrs. Martha Nichols, who has been in the hospital in Chicago, having an operation performed for the removal of a tumor, has returned home after a successful operation. Wm. Matheson, of Lucan, Ontario, who is visiting his brother, James Matheson, has been joined by his daughter, Mrs. Lena McTurk, who will remain for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Williams were called to Delphi Friday by the very dangerous sickness of the former’s mother, and Mrs. Williams still remains there to assist in caring for the sick woman. A Prohibition county convention is in session at the court house this afternoon. I. S. Wade, of Lafayette, is attending, and will make a public address this evening. The ladies are especially invited. The rain storm Monday afternoon, from four to six was one of the heaviest rains of the whole year, if not the heaviest. It was general all over the county, and much further than that.

The Rensselaer band treated our citizens to some fine music last Thursday evening. The boys were returning from the Grant Park tournament. It is among the best bands in the state.-—Lowell Tribune. Rev. and Mrs. V. O. Fritts, Mrs. C. B. Steward and Miss Frankie Porter have gone to Peru, today, to attend the Missionary Baptist state convention, which continues four days. Mr. Fritts will return in time to hold services as usual, next Sunday. The big oats yield of the north half of the county, so far as heard from, was raised by John C. Kaupke, trustee of Kankakee township. ' He had quite a large acreage of the grain and when threshed the yield was bushels to the acre, on the average.

Mesdames, A. M. Stockton, Jay Williams, J. F. Warren and H. M. Middleton, left this morning for South Bend, to attend a Missionary Convention. They expect to be gone about four days returning heme next Saturday. Judge J. Y. Hadley, of Danville, Ind., and Republican candidate for Supreme Judge from the third district, is in town today. The Judge makes a very favorable impression on all he meets, and besides that is a man whose sterling qualities are admitted by all. McCoy & Porter recived their fourth or fifth car load of bulls from the Chicago stock yards, this morning. * They drive them out to the Jbrdan township ranch and feed them till fat, when they will be disposed of, presumably to be made in to bullogna sausage. A “Klondike” social to be given Saturday evening by the Ladies of the Rebekah' degree lodge at Odd Fellows’ hall, for the benefit of the Odd Fellows’ orphans’ will be a decided novelty. Every “miner” present will pan out a nugget of gold, and the same when opened will contain a lady’s name. The miner and the lady will be weighed, and wiH then take supper together, 2nd for the supper the miner will pay one cent for each pound difference in their weights. The big miners will probably generally draw the little nuggets, while the under-sized miners can be expected :,to pull off the big heavy weight nuggets. Dr. Albert F. Malloy, who has been here for the past two weeks investigating the town and surrounding country, has decided to remain here permanently, in the practice of medicine. The doctor has been located in Parke county for the past eight years, but has found it necessary to seek another location on the account of his health. He has Secured for his office the rooms over the Commercial State Bank, lately occupied by Dr. Powell. Dr. Malloy is a graduate of Cincinnati Medical College, and has also taken a special three years course at that institution. His family are at present visiting at his old home, in Pittsburg, Penn., but will join him later.

WEDNESDAY. ' $ Mrs. Logan Wood, at Parr, is quite sick, with malaria and billiousness. All the new things in wraps at Ellis & Murray Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Alfred Thompson is visiting friends and relatives at Lafayette. D. Gleason is here from Cincinnati after another load of horses. Rev. W. H. Sayler will preach at Vaughn church next Sunday, at 10:45 A. M. There was some frost last night, but not sufficient to materially effect vegetation. Grandfather Joseph Callow went to Lafayette, today, to visit among some of his old friends. Miss Maud Warr and Geo. Merchant of Brook, were in town today on their way to Lafayette.

Miss Maggie Kenton will preach at the F. W. Baptist church next Sunday, at 10:45 a. in. Mrs. Lucius Strong and her little grand-daughter. Clara Yeoman, are visiting in Lafayette for a few days. Miss Nelle Van Smith returned today, from a few days visit in Chicago, with Misses Kate and Ethel Mills. Charley Griffin, of Hammond, at Opera House next Saturday evening. He is one of the ablest political orators in the state Miss McCoy who has been quite sick at the home of her brother, Prof. W. T. McCoy, is now much better. Joe Schofield has sold his livery barn and bus to E. F. Short, who takes possession next Saturday night, Alt Padgett has taken Eggwood, the trotter, to Lancaster, Ohio, where he is entered in a big- race next Saturday. Dan Fairchild, of DeMotte, Superintendent of the Keener Tp. gravel roads was in town yesterday. He reports that the road building is getting along very slowly. The chief difficulty seems to be the long distance the gravel has to be hauled. At the meeting of the Ministerial Atesocation in the First Baptist church, Monday, Oct. 17, at 10 oclock, R. S. Dwiggins, by request, will present a paper on the Chinese question. These meetings are open to all, and any person desirious of hearing this paper will be welcomed. Ray Wood has moved his barber shop for the old Morgan shop in with his partner, Harry Wade, at the old Phillips’ stand. Williard Warfield will occupy the vacant room with his fruit store.

Geo. N. Dunn, who for some time past has been engaged in the practice of the law here, in partnership with Capt. M. F. Cbilcote, has concluded to abandon that profession and has entered the wholesale queensware and crockery trade, at Wichita, Kans. He enters the business as a partner of his brother, who already has a large and well established business in those lines. George is a most excellent young man and has the best wishes of all who know him in whatever he engages in. • THURSDAY. Attica vs. Rensselaer at Riverside Athletic Park, tomorrow. All ladies admitted free at the big football game, tomorrow. Mrs. Hill from Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Minecus. South Bend wagons and buggies of all styles atL. S. Renicker’s. 86. Band concert as usual this week, but no regular program will be followed. T. B. Day. of Tolono, 111., is visiting his son, Hi Day, of this place. Mrs. Ella Howard, of Evansville, Wis., is visiting her friend, Mrs. A. Simpson. Mrs. S. Williams, of Surrey, who has been seriously sick, is now much better. Mrs. R. W. Spriggs returned from Chicago, where she has been visiting friend for about 5 days. Those who miss Charley Griffin’s speech, at the opera house Saturday night, will miss a good thing. Don’t miss the first cloak opening of the season on Friday and Saturday. Ellis & Murray. When Charley Griffin speaks he says a whole lot; and says it in just the right way. Hear him here Saturday evening. For rent, good new five room house, besides, halls, closets &c., good barn, good well, wood-house (fee. The right parties can rent it for $6 per month. Rev. D. A. Tucker. .Mr. and Mrs Lucius Strong returned last night from Lafayette, where they had been attending the Farmers’ Institute, at Purdue University.

Rev. and Mrs. N. H. Shepherd and little children are visiting at, Mr. Shepherd's old home, near Wolcott. Mrs. Henry Wood who has been visiting relatives at Battleground, for some time past, returned home this morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Wallick who have been at their old home in Champaign county, 111., returned yesterday bringing their daughter with them. The High School foot ball team and part of the City team played a practice game last evening. The final score was 10 to 0 in favor of the City team. Election day this year will fall jj9n the eight day of November, the latest possible date under the law fixing the election for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month. Korah Parker returned from Shelby, this morning where he had been after his fine bird dog, which had been stolen and taken up there. Miss LuElla McCoy left this morning to re-enter St. Margaret’s School, at Buffalo, New York. Mrs. McCoy accompanied her as far as Chicago, where she will visit a few days. Harlow Grant, of the Ist Illinois regiment, returned to Chicago, today. He was around Santiago all the time his regiment was there and was the only man in his company who wholly escaped sickness. In pursuance of the series of sermons on" “The Sermon on the Mount,” at Trinity church the subject Sunday mording will be: “A Blessing for the Eyes that Weep.” The Valparaiso Star potes the fact that James Masker, our former feed stable man, now of \ alj paraiso, was lookiug for his little | three year old girl, who had run away again, barafpoted and bareheaded and in a red dress. Ihe I little girl had the running away ! habit very strong while Mr. Ma*kj r lived here.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J- Sears dej parted for Indianapolis, this afternoon. Mr. Sears has bought a large livery, boarding and sale stable there, and they expect to make that city their future residence The fifth pair of twins was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Fisher, living near Plymouth. The father is 42 and the mother is 3S years old. Altogether, there have been 13 children, -but one is dead, not a twin. Friends had a flag-raising at the home the other day. The Fiction Clnb has appointed Prof. Sanders. H. P. Kurrie, C. W. Kelley and S. S. Irwin a committee to solicit subscribers to this season’s lecture course. Headquarters will at Kelley’s news stand, where a subscription paper may be found at all times.

It is the intention of Rev. H. M. Middleton, if nothing prevents, to hold a series of meetings at the old Watson school house south of Pleasant Ridge. Meetings will begin next Monday night and continue through the week. -The people of that vicinity are cordially invited to arrange for it, and attend the services. Mr. Middleton expects to be assisted by the young men of his ohurch here in city. # Hon. A. F. Knotts, of Hammond, Republican candidate for joint representive, was in town today extending his acquaintanceship among our citizens. He has now gone to Grillam Tp., where he has an appointment to speak tonight. He spoke at Wheatfield Monday night, at Kniman Tuesday night, and at Fair Oaks Wedday night. He has had good audiences at every meeting, and that at Kniman was especially large.