Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Para*graph. Daily Grist ot Locai Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Ira Osborne returned last night from Francesville. Miss Bessie Foster is visiting her sister in Monticello. Short back Cable Edge sailors 46 cts at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Arthur Catt of Hammond, is home for a few days’ vacation. Dr. Mary E. Jackson, of Hammond, was here on business yesterday. Mrs. C. C. Sigler, of Monon, is the guest of Rensselaer friends for a few days. G. K. Hollingsworth's little son Thomas, is quite seriously sick with inflamation of the bowels. Mrs. Rhod.i Rutherford, of Cass county, returned home after a short visit with her son, F. Rutherford.

It is now stated that, the 16.15 t regiment will take ship on Thursday, at Savannah, preparatory to sailing for Havana. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitaker left for Hammond, today, with the remains of their little child, who died a few days ago. C. P. Wright left for Alaxander City, Ala., today, to look after his mining interests in that region. He will be away several weeks. Mrs. Martin and son, Delaney have returned from Cincinnati, where they were attending the marriage of her son, R. L. Martin.

Uncle Mac and his sheepskin band went over to Mt, Ayr last niurht, to attend Buck Stanley’s farewell temperance meeting at that place. Mr. and Mrs. William Loud from the state of New Hampshire, and who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Nellie Harris here, left for Levery, Kan., this morning where they have relatives. Dr. Washburn has received word from Chicago, this morning, that Ira was much better, and that he would very likely soon be entirely recovered from his severe attack of sickness. J. B. Stanley, the temperance lecturer, came over from Mt. Ayr today and took the train for Logansport. He has been holding some very successful meetings at Mt. Ayr during the past week.

The ladies in the third ward of the Presbyterian church will receive at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Warner next Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8 from 3 to 8 p. m. Hot supper served for the small sum of 15 cts. Everybody cordially invited. The room in the Nowels block, just vacated by Wild berg A: Tuteur, is being connected with the two adjoining rooms, occupied by LaRue Bros , by large openings in the partition wall. This room also will be occupied by the Laßues’ department store. There is one Japser county boy in the lfilst regiment whose name has never been given. It is Herman A. Granger, of DeMotte. Ho is in Company A., which is from Hammond. He is now or was a dwy or two ago. back to DeMotte on a furlough. Albert Overton, Jay Stockton and Clias. Grow now compose quite a circus of Trick bicycle riders. They gnve an exhibition to quite a crowd, on Main street near thedepot Saturday afternoon. The boys are all experts and have very little regard for their wheels. They would'ride over and off from obstructions several feet "high: run into each other at high speed, ride backwards into building, and numerous other things which delighted their audience

News comes from Remington that Mrs. O. P. Taber, who has been a helpless invalid for years, is now much worse. She suffers from chronic rheumatism, and for five or six yeai:s has been unable to lie down, even at night, passing her whole time in a sitting position. •

Wildberg & Tuteur moved their clothing stock Saturday night, from a room in the Nowels Block into the opera house building. Their large stock made the work of moving and re-arranging the goods a large one, but it is now about completed. They have now a much larger, lighter and better room than they had before. I Joe Schoefield and E. L. Short left on a business and prospecting trip to Manchester, Tenn., this morning. They expect to be gone a week, and may invest in real estate if they find any that suits them.

WEDNESDAY. Hon. I. D. Dunn, of Dunnville, is a Rensselaer visitor todaj-. The Ladies Literary Club will meet Friday at 2 P. M., with Mrs. Melle Medieus. Mrs. C. C. Sigler, who has been the guest of Mrs. N. Bates for a few days returned to Monon today. Train No. 6. due here at 3:27 p. m., was three hours late yesterday on account of a broken axle, on the tender.

Wallace Shedd, pf just east of town, has gone to Colorado, and will bring back a lot of cattle from Shedd Brothers’ Colorado ranch. John Bislosky returned today from the hospital at Chicago, almost entirely recovered from the effects of the operations that he has gone through. A. C. Rocke, of Fair-Bell, 111. who has been working in this vicinity for some months, left for his home today. He took with him some of the Belgium hares, which Emmett Pullins breeds on his farm north of town. Elder W. H. Applegate, of Delphi, has rented Miss Benjamin’s house, in Newton's addition, and will move his family over next week. He is agent for the Prudential Insurance company, and also a preacher in the Christian denomination. Dr. A. F. Malloy, who some time ago rented and fitted up the rooms over the Commercial Bank, intending to remain here in the practice of medicine, has abandoned his intention of locating here and is now said to be at Peru.

Uncle John English has been exhibiting some remarkably fine apples which his daughter, Mrs. Jennie Brusnahan, brought from the state of Washington, It is said to be a great country fur fine apples. Mrs. H. T. Bott and two children left this afternoon, on the 3:27 train for Chicago, from whence they will leave tonight, over the Santa Fe road, for Riverside, California, where they expect to pass the winter with near relatives. Mr. Bott accompanied them as far as Chicago. The trip is made on the expectation that the southern California winter climate wiU be beneficial to Mrs. Bott's health. Warren Springer Hsks the Illinois courts to nwnrd him $25,000 damages against Benjamin J. Gifford, a banker at Kankakee, for alleged damages to 2,000 acres of farm land in Laporte, Starke and Jasper counties, Indiana, belonging to Mr. Gifford., He alleges that a ditch which runs through the possessions of both,' for the purpose of drainage, was turned by Gifford in the direction of the plaintiff s land, thereby causing the dnmage.—Ex. John G. Hayes, son of F. M. Hayes, of near Blackford, noted a while back ns being anxious to get out of Uncle Sam’s artillery service, in order to finish his education, seems now well enough fixed

to be glad to st \$ where he is. He is at Ft. Barranca, Florida, enjoying a beautiful winter climate, has easy duties, gets good grub, clothes and fair wages, from Uncle Sam and moreover is getting his education all right, in a school conducted by one of the lieutenants of the battery. Truly, the young man is well fixed, The way Senator Agnew figures out the situation, nobody has a very firm grip on the senatorship thus far. Said he: “It looks as though Taylor may lead on the initial ballot. That, however, may be more of a disadvantage to liis chances than a point of strength. I believe Gov. Mount will be a candidate when the time comes. It looks to me as though Hanly may be the strongest candidate of the lot. He is a young man of splendid ability and has many elements of strength. Yes, I believe Hanly will get the practically solid support of the Tenth district and the northwest corner of the state in general.” —Valparaiso Star-Vi-dette.

THURSDAY. T „ Miss Sadie Qody is on the sick list. Horace Marble of Wheatfield, is in town on business today. R. B. Porter and Billy Babcock are at Parr, today, slaying the quail in that region. Miss Hattie Nichols who has been in different points in Illinois, returned home last night. Born, Wednesday morning, Dec. 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Zook, 6 miles northeast of town, a son. G. K. Hollingsworth’s little son. Thomas, is getting better from his severe attack of inflamation of the bowels. Arthur Catt returned to Hammond, todav, after a few days visit with his parents. Arthur has a good job in a barber shop.

Mrs Dr. Brown returned this morning from Washington, D. C, She has been there for several weeks past doing some art work. Robt, Hopkins and Trever Wilcox of Surrey, came down last night to attend the Sherw-ood concert, but they were of course disappointed. The hunters all say that there is a great abundance of quails and rabbits everywhere this fall. The hunters are correspondingly numerous. S. Phillips & Son, the celebrated auctioneers, are crying a big sale in Newton county today, west of Rose Lawn. Guss Grant is also there with his cotfee and buns.

An old man at the county farm named King, is in very bad shape, and not expected to live long. He is partly paralyzed and also has a very bad case of pneumonia. Rev. G. VV. Carnes, of Rose Bud P. M. church, is holding a protracted meeting at Egypt school house, in Jordan Tp. The meetings are largely attended and resulting in many conversions. Capt. and Mrs. G. \Y. Payne have gone South again, for the winter. They went to Mobile, Ala., and from there, by gulf steamerHo St. Andrews Bay, Florida, where they will pass the winter.

The roads are very excellent now, and the weather good for the time ot year, although rather cold at times. This morning the zero point was reached, and some theinometers indicated three or four degrees below that point. Frank J Reed, general passenger agent of the Monon, has placed on the fast trains between Indianapolis and Chicago some very ele gnnt new chair curs. Each car has a buffet attached, and the dining room is in the center, instead of the end. D. J. Thompson is now established for the winter at Haines City, Florida. D. J. seems now to have his regular routes of migration ns well established and unvarying as do the other birds of passage. He goes to Florida for the coldest months of the winter und

spring, to northern Michigan for the hottest months of the summer and fall, with stops of considerable length at Rensselaer, during our pleasantest seasons, both going und coming. J. W. Haminerton, who has been : in Tennessee the past two years, l arrived from that place, with his family, on tho early train tlnsj morning. He has disposed of his property there and expects to re- | main in Jasper county, hereafter. He is the oldest son of Elias 11ammerton, now living some miles east of town. It was nice warm weather when ho left Tennessee, and zero at this end of the line. No doubt ho would have boon glad to have brought a little Tennessee weather along with him. — l Ferguson A Wilson have plenty of money to make ulltho loans required in Jasper county. We will give applicant choice from private funds or eastern funds. Don’t forget to call and get our terms.

1 have priiate funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no no examination of land, no sending papers east absolutely no red tape Why do you wait on insurance companies for <> months for your money y I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand.

W. B. AUSTIN