Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Parai graph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Mrs. A. L. Tyler is confined to her bed with a fever. Mrs. Dr. Johnson is visiting her parents near Remington. D. H. Yeoman is in Hammond on political business, today. E. D. Burns, in the northeast part of town, is sick with a fever. Mrs. A. Loubelt, of South Chicago, visited relatives here yesterday. Kenneth Yeoman, of Rossville, 111., is here visiting relatives and friends. Archie Imes returned to Hammond last night, alter a few days’ visit with his parents. Mrs. Jay Dwiggins. who came to attend the funeral of Mrs. Fannie T. Dwiggins, returned to Chicago, today. People intending to see Uncle Josh Spruceby tonight, should remember that the curtain will go up promptly at 8 o’clock. E. H. Florence and r family of South Charleston, Ohio, who have been visiting his mother, Mrs. E. Florence, have returned home. Anson Stewart is back from Brown County for a few days. He has his sawmill set up and at work, and is making lots of lumber, which sells readily at good prices. He will leave his family here for some time yet. Fred W. Coen, now of Cleveland, Ohio, is making his first visit back here in three years. He is the general manager of an extensive suburban electric railroad, and came to Chicago to look up some electric street carriages for his company. Charles R. Mills is election commissioner for the Republicans this year and Willis J. Imes for the Democratic. These with the county clerk compose the county election board, whose duty it is to make up the official ballots, for county and township tickets, and have them printed. Mrs. Nancy M. Mowery, a woman of quite advanced age who has her home at the county farm, slipped and fell yesterday, as she was passing through the garden gate, and sustained a partial dislocation of her hip. Dr. Johnson reduced the dislocation and she is now doing as well as could be expected. The injury will keen her in bed several weeks. The rainy weather is back with us again, today, after only two days of fine weather, find those two days followed an almost solid w’eek of rain, mist and drizzle. It is greatly to be hoped that the present quality of weather will not be of long duration, for good weather is greatly needed by the farmers, to enable them to harvest their corn crop. Already there is much complaint of the large per centage of rotting or mouldy corn in this year’s crop. R. F. Williams received word today of the death, at Delphi, of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Williams, wife of Jackson Williams. The funeral is held this afternoon and the word was received too late for Mr. Williams to attend, there being no way by which he could get there in time. The funeral could not be deferred, owing to the condition of the remains. death having been caused by dropsy. Mrs. Williams was nearly 68 years old, and she had lived in Delphi 18 years. Mrs. R. F. Williams, from here, has been by her side for seveJal weeks. Yesterday afternoon Drs. Washburn & English, by a surgical operation, removed an aneurism or enlarged artery from the arm of Leo Hamacher, a 16 year old I hoy, of Union Tp. It was caused

by a cut on the arm. Aneurisms are not very painful, but very dangerous, as if ruptured, which easily, happens, the person is likely to bleed to death. WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Alferd Thompson is visiting in Logansport. Sam Roth is visiting his parents at Dayton. Ind., for a few days. N. W. Slusser, of Rose Lawn, visited friends here yesterday. Louie Leopold, of Wolcott, is spending a few days with his parents. Mrs. John McColly is visiting relatives in Chicago Heights, for a few days. Uncle Billy Bussel left today for Anderson, where he expects to remain the rest of the week. Mrs. A. F. Long, Mrs. J F. Hardman and Miss Marybelle Purcupile, are at Fowler, visiting relatives. County Clerk Coo ver has gone to Indianapolis, today, to get the state ballots for the coming election; a trip which is required by law. H. W. Porter had a very bad night last night, but is reported to have rallied a little, today. On the whole, however, he seems to be losing ground pretty steadily. C. E. Mills resigned as Republican election commissioner, yesterday afternoon, in order to accept the appointment of election inspector for the second precinct, of this township. Jesse E. Wilson was appointed in his place. Those who hear Bates Thursday night will get the value of their money and more too, in entertainment and instruction, and besides that half of all they pay will go to the public school library. D. L. Richardson returned from a visit in LaPorte county last night, having left his wife there for a still longer visit. While there he attended two golden wedding celebrations, both of near relatives. one an uncle and the other a brother-in-law. Members of the Epworth League, to the number of about 20, gave Miss Lelia Middleton a pleasant surprise party, last evening, on occasion of her intended departure for Washington City. They presented her with a fine volume of lan MacLaren’s works. No man who loves the honor and integrity of his nation has a right to remain away from the polls on Nov. Bth, if physically and mentally able to be present, as to cast a ballot is a sacred privilege. To refuse to accept such a privilege is to show en absence of true American manhood. F. E. Randle, of this place, and George Phillips, of Monon, formerly of Hanging Grove have bought Joseph Pogue’s grocery store, in Monon, and are now in management of the same. Mr. Randle went over to look after it today. He has not moved bis family there yet, but expects to soon. Ralph 0. Bates, who will lecture on his Andersonville experience, and matters therewith condected, at the M. E. church, Thursday night. Has been engaged in this vocation for 28 years He has been in every state in the Union, and expects, before he quits, to be in every county in every state. He has already lectured in every county in this state except one or two. F. J. Raymond, a pedestrian, who is walking from Portland, Me., to New Orleans, La . arrived here yesterday afternoon from Chicago, and left this morning going south. He is walking on a wager that he can walk the distance in--100 days, and make on an average 82 per day. He is at present 8 days ahead of schedule time. He makes his money selling song books. Hon. Union B. Hunt, Republican candidate for secretary of state, is in town, and will speak tonight at the opera house. Mr. Hunt makes a very eloquent speech, and does not forget to punctuate the good passages by an occasional

amusing anecdote, but neither in fun nor in earnest does he say anything at which anyone, of. any party, can take offense. The meeting tonight will be enlivened by the music of the Citizens’ and the sheepskin bands and Uncle Mac’s choir. “Uncle Josh Spruceby” and his company gave the large crowd that attended the performance at the opera house last night a first class entertainment. The performance pleased the masses, the music was especially fine and the receipts satisfied the manager of the opera house and she company. People will patronize good shows liberally and it is understood to be Manager Ellis’s intention to take extra care that nothing but good attractions will hereafter be booked. The street parade at noon was abandoned on account of the pelting rain, though the company’s musicians gave several good selections, in the street at the front of the opera house. THURSDAY. Jakey Hopkins is in Hammond on business today. Mrs. R. P. Benjamin is visiting relatives at Otterbein. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas of Monon are visiting J. C. Gwin and famfly. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McDonald, of Idaville, are visiting the later's brother, J. C. Gwin. Mrs. A. C. Hall left for Knox, this morning where she will make a protracted visit with relatives. Kellner and Bushey gave another of their big dances at Robert’s hall last night. There were about 35 couples present. Fred Coen continued his trip to Chicago, this morning, where he is going in the interest of the Cleveland Electric Railway Co. A new lodge of Odd Fellows will be instituted at Shelby Saturday night. Iroquois Lodge, 143, of Rensselaer will go up to confer the degrees. All members of the lodge are invited to go along with the degree team. The High School football team, have arranged a game with the Goodland team, to be played at Goodland next Saturday. The team is not very heavy, but they play a fast snappy game. Captain Sayler will be out of the game on account of sickness, and Carter will take his place at fullback. W. C. Babcock finally received his insurance money, yesterday, on his planing mill burned early last spring. The amount received was 8750. The delay has been caused by a disagreement with the insurance adjuster as towhat salvage should be deducted on the engine boiler. The proverbial good fortune of this immediate section of Indiana in escaping all the really bad storms, was apparent again the early part of this week. The storm of Tuesday afternoon and night, which here was of only very moderate dimensions, was in most places a howling blizzard, of destructive windsand heavy fall of snow. There was a decidedly sharp freeze, last night. The hopes of continued dry weather, which the cold last night and the brightness of this morning have naturally excited, are not likely to be realized. The wind having shifted to the south, and weather grown warmer, more rain will be the natural sequence. In fact the government weather clerk, at Indianapolis, predicts more rain for Indi-j ana within 48 hours.