Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Para£i‘apli. Daily Grist ot Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective • Headings. * TUESDAY. Geo. Goff is in Chicago for a few days. Mrs. Mel Abbott is visiting her parents at Delphi. T. J. McCoy and wife are in Indianapolis, today. I. D. Dunn of Tefft, and H. Marble of Wheatfield are in town today. Grant Hopkins is somewhat better from a serious sickness from a stomach and liver trouble. Miss Maggie Kenton will preach at the F. W. Bapl ist church next Sunday morning at the regular hour. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Beck, of Fairfield, lowa, are visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe.

Mrs. M. Harrison received a telegram this morning calling her to Sheridan, on account of the serious illness of her mother. Mr. J H. Beck of Fairfield, lowa, left for his home today after a short visit with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe. C. H. Vick returned home Sunday from quite an extended eastern trip. Being in the principal cities of New York and Pennsylvania. The city schools will be dismissed oh Nov. 10th and 11th in order to give the teachers an opportunity to make their annual visit to other schools. The man who whispers down a well about the goods he has to sell, won’t reap the gleaming, golden dollars like one who climbs a tree and hollers. The dance given by the Daughters of Liberty, last night, was one of the most pleasant society events of the season. The music was fine, the supper elegant, and every one enjoyed themselves until a late hour.

A sad accident occurred at t Monon, last night. Al 3 year old boy named Tom Doran, had both arms cut off, near the shoulders, by the cars. The particulars of how it occurred we did not learn. The boy was living today, when last heard from: Peter Rhoads, who has been sick for several years, died at 2 o’clock this afternoon, at his home at the corner of Milroy and West South Streets. The cause of his death was chronic bronchitis. No definite arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. The Nowels House has again changed hands. E. N. Hyland, who was formerly in charge of the Rensselaer mill, quite a number of years ago, has returned from Sheldon, 111., and is now in possession of the hotel. Mrs. Knowles, who has been managing the hotel for a few months past, will go to Attica where her husband has a blacksmith shop. Some of our local hunters were at the Kankakee river, yesterday, duck shooting. They report that there is an abundance of game, but that there were so many “hoodlums” from the city who could not kill nny themselves and by constant shooting kept every one else from getting any. The usual mobs of Halloween terrors were out last night, without the fear of the law, or of the Lord or even of Curfew Bill in their eyes. Movable articles, and especially vehicles, were moved from their rightful places, gates carried away, signs torn down, out-houses tipped over &c. None of the mischief seems to have been specially destructive or malicious; the most reprehensible being the work of some low and foul minded curs who

wrote obscene words on numerous windows in the business part of town. Town people ought to study to give the country people full swing here on Saturdays, as long as the good weather lasts. Saturday is, by established custom, the great day for the people to come to town to do their trading, and along now they come in such vast numbeis that they usually have to wait for each other at the stores, and if the town people also have trading to do at that time, the crowding and waiting are made still worse. Town people would suit their own convenience as well as give a better show to their country friends, if they would do their buying on other days of the week than Saturdays.

WEDNESDAY. Horace Henkle, of Noblesville, is here on a short visit. Mrs. C. B. Bernard is quite sick with the catarrah of the stomach. Chas. Schleman, of Medaryville, is the guest of Miss Nellie Malchow, for a few days. Sheriff Reed returned today from a several days trip in the northern part of the county. Miss Manda Hoyes, who is teaching school in Kankakee Tp., is home, sick with the mumps. W. S. Kinnan of Chicago, one of the Monon road attorneys, was in town on legal business yesterday.

Mesdames C. W. Coen and N. Randle are visiting their sister at Indianapolis, who is in very poor health. Mrs. A. McCoy returned Monday night from a protracted visit with her dauhter, Mrs. W. A. Rinehart, at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. W. H. Wright of Fresno, Cal., started on her return trip today, after an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Beam. The extra railroad gang finished up their work between here and Fair Oaks, and left this afternoon for Lee, where they have some of the same kind of work to do. Mrs. T. J. McCoy, who accompanied her husband on a political trip to Indianapolis, returned home today, but Mr. McCoy went on through to Hammond. William Beck, who has been in Sedalia, Mo., for the last six or eight months, asrived home to-day. Billy says that Missouri is all right but he likes Indiana better. The fire company was out for practice last night. They ran a ladder up on the brick livery stable and practiced climbing over the ladder and buildings carrying hose, etc. The funeral of Peter Rhoads will be held Thursday, at 2 p. m. at the residence, under the direction of Prairie Lodge. F. & A. M. Rev. H. M. Middleton will conduct the religious services. Miss Edythe Parker of Chicago, is spending a few days with MrsDelos Thompson. Miss Parker is a member of Tomaso’s mandolin Orchestra and will give a few private instructions while here. J. L. Milner has sold the former Ivessinger milk business back to Harry Kessinger, the former owner, who is now in possession of the same. Mr. Milner will return to his former home, Thorntown. The 161st regiment has been moved from Jacksonville, Floridu, to Savannah, Georgia. The regiment is booked to go to Cuba at an early date. Some Id or 18 Jasper county boys are in this regiment, in the so-called Monticello company. J. J. Hunt returned today from n short trip to St. Joe, Michigan. On his way back yesterday he stopped at South Bend, and visited the Rensselaer boys at Notre Dame. He found Frank Maloy in charge of one of the class foot ball teams nnd he was making a.good impression as a coacher. The court house clock which has kept perfect time, and done perfect striking for the past six months and more, surprised people

last Sunday morning by striking eight o’clock when it should struck only once for half past seven. The slip was caused by Janitor Joyner, who, in oiling up the striking mechanism, accidently moved the catch which operates the striker, one n aheah of its proper place. Miss Nancy Price, of Barkley tp., who was brought back from Long Cliff asylum some months ago, suppsedly cured, has gone deranged again, and an effort will probably be made to have her taken back to the asylum. There would be no difficulty about it, except that the institution is in such a crowded condition. U. S. Marshal Mcßae was in town Monday evening and subpeoned, Chistie Vick, Geo. Strick* fpden, Squire Burnham, Billy Fry, Will Childers and Vance Collins to appear before the Federal court at Indianapolis, Nov. 15, at 9 a. m. to give in their evidence on the Bulger case. Who was arrested here on the charge of passing counterfeit money. The diphtheria cases in the Arnott family, at McCoysburg, have all recovered, and the family have moved several miles away. The house which they occupied, belongs to A. McCoy, and he is having it entirely replastered, and all the old outbuildings destroyed In J. P. Gwin’s family his wife and several children had mild cases of the disease, but they have all fully recovered. S. A. Havens, of Shelbyville, orders out his pig and pup ads from The Republican, because by dint of advertising he has sold out his whole herd of Berkshires except “Lord Bacon” his 1150 pound show boar. He sold 86 head in one bunch, and brought him sls per head. He is going to stock up with Poland Chinas, and will soon have something to say to the readers of The Republican about them.

THURSDAY. A. T. Perkins is in South Bend for a few days on busiuess. Mrs. Isaac Kight of Chicago, has returned to her home after a brief visit with Mrs. Joe Kight. There will be a call meeting of the W. R. C. Saturday night. All members are requested to bo present. Miss Jessie Adams, who has been visiting Miss Edna Dillon, returned to her home in Monon last evening. Mrs. M. L. Campbell, of Onarga, 111., returned home today, after u week’s visit with Mrs. C. L. Benjamin.

J. L. Babcock, on Thompson’s ranch, near Parr, has a very severe case of pneumonia. His mother, who lives with him, is also quite sick, with intermittent fever. S. H. Duvall, of South Bend, who is staying with his brother, C. W. Duvall, until his health is restored, is now able to get about some, but his recovery is very slow. Wm. B. Chilcote, who has been at Omaha and Council Bluffs for about a year, arrived here this morning, and will remain indefinitely. His family has gone to Minnesota. Miss Maggie Kenton, who was announced to preach at the F. W. Baptist church, next Sunday morning, has changed her arrangements, and will preach at Vaughn chapel in the morning and at the church in the 'evening. Although we have had a little “squaw winter” and the weather is now tine, yet it is not yet the “Indian summer.” We are entitled to that along towards the far end of this month or the near end of December.

Ex Commissioner R. B.‘ Faris, of Gil lam Tp., was in town a few days ago, for the first time since last February. The Capt. has been afflicted by a stomach trouble and vertigo for months past, and much of the time confined to his house. Theodore George arrived home this morning from Indiunupolis,

where he has been with the rest of his regiment, the 157 Ind. waiting to be mustered out. He received his papers Nov. 1, nnd is now entirely free from Uncle Sam's service. Horace Henkle, of Noblesville, Ind., who has been visiting his brother hare for a few days, has started for Colorado, in the hopes of having his health benefitted. He has not decided yet at what place in Colorado he will locate permanently, but he will first go to Lamar. West Lebanon has forty of her people dowq with typhoid fever, contracted, it is supposed, from refreshments eaten at a wedding. The caterer was from Danville, 111. The same thing happened last spring when the same caterer officiated at a wedding. The case is being investigated by the state boards of health of Indiana and Illinois. One of the brides at this double wedding has since died and her mother and sister are in a critical condition. Our former townsman. S. S. Phares, partook of the feast and is oue of the sick number, but his is not of a serious nature. —Oxford Tribune.

About 30 people were very pleasantly entertained last evening by Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe, at their rooms in J. T. Randle’s residence. Progressive euchre was played and elegant refreshments served. The party was given in honor of their visitor from lowa, Mrs. Beck.

Voters who are already familiar with voting under the Indiana Australian system need have no trouble this year, on account of the slight change made in the law. About all there is of it, is that instead of marking the ballot with a stamp a blue pencil is used, and the rules for making the mark, as to voting a straight or a mixed ticket, are the same ns when the stnmp was used. The mark to be made with the pencil is n cross or an X.