Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1898 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happen mgs Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Miss Stella Perkins took a trip to Chicago this morning. Mrs. Geo. Goff went to Englewood today to visit relatives. Mrs. Brady went to Indianapolis this afternoon to visit relatives in that city. Born, Sunday, Dec. 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Nagel, southwest of town, a son. ■brans. Warren and Geo. Pumphery went on a business trip to Monticello today. J. E. Spitler went to Plymouth yesterday, to work for the Prudential Insurance company. Uncle Billy Bussell is now getting around again after a short but very severe attack of sickness, from a stomach trouble. Albert Shigley, who has been living two miles west of towo, is moving today up into Walker Tp., where he will live on a farm lately traded for by Jack Knight. Mrs. Burnham has returned from Attica Springs where she went for treatment, the doctors informing her after a careful examination of her case, that they could benefit her to a greater extent by treating her at home. D. W. Shields and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Shields, left today for Manchester, Tenn., to be gone a month or two. Mr. Shields has business there to look after and his mother will visit relatives. S. E. Yeoman and son O. A. Yeoman have such extensive farming interests up in Union Tp., including nearly 100 cattle now being fed, that Ora is moving up there and will live on the premises, hereafter. The place is two miles east of Fair Oaks. The Klondike social given by the Randle school, was a success. Proceeds $32.50 cents. Miss Mary Belle Moore of Barkley Tp., won the prize given to the most popular young lady present. Joe Leach understands how to sell gold nuggets at high prices. Geo. W. Cover, of near Fair Oaks, is about to try another venture in the matrimonial line, he having today procured a license to marry Mary E. Nearhoff. This will be Mr. Cover’s third marriage. His bride has also had previous experience in that line. Mr. John Z. Munden and Miss Louise S’. Klouse were married this, Tuesday morning, Dec. 20th, by Rev. H. M. Middleton, of Trinity M. E. church, at his residence. The groom who is a son of A. M. Munden, of Fair Oaks, is a brakesman on the Coal Road branch of the C. & E. I. railroad, and lives at Goodland. The bride is from Remington. Tjiey will live at Goodland. Prof. C. M. Merica, of the University Association, is here now organizing a class for the study of of political economy and related sciences. He hopes to organize a class of 40 or 50 members, who will receive the monthly publication, of the Association, and read a little every day and meet for discussion and comparison at least every week. The chief instructor of the University Association is Prof. Richard T. Ely, the celebrated professor of political science, jn the University of Wisconsin. Ward and Hunt, the two Delphi jail breakers are still at liberty, notwithstanding the facts that the notorious telegraph liar at Wabash reported to the Indianapolis Journal of Monday morning that they had been recaptured in Miami county, and the further fact that Indianapolis News, of Mon-.

day night, got up a fake dispatch from Delphi, stating that the prisoners had arrived there and were again behind the bars. There is not even any clue as .to which way the fellows went. County Superintendent Hamilton has gone to Kankakee township, to visit the -schools of that •township, which, when done, will finish all the township schools, in the county, since the opening of the present school year. It is probable that this is the first time in the history of the county when the superintendent has made the rounds of all the schools previous to the holidays. Thiscouuty from way back has been very forunate in having had a succession of educational hustlers for county superintendent, but in this quality Mr. Hamilton doesn’t take a back seat to any of them.

. WEDNESDAY. % Geo. N. Dunn has gone to Dunnville to visit his parents a few days, before returning to Wichita, Kans. Auburn Nowels arrived from the military- academy at Manlius, N. Y., this morning, to spend the holidays. John Eiglesbach, of the business department of Notre Dame, arrived home this morning, for the holiday vacation. Mrs. Geo. Niccum of Danville, 111., is visiting her father, John Thornton and other relatives for a few days at this place. Ernest Stewart, who has been spending a few days with relatives in Brookston and Lafayette, returned home last night. Mrs. Emma Green of Champaign, 111., came this afternoon to spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Strickfaden. Elmer Ellis, of Monticello, who has been visiting his brother, J. H. S. Ellis, of this place, for the last few days returned home this morning. Mrs. Thomas McCoy went to Chicago this evening to meet her daughter LuElla, who is returning from college at Buffalo, N. Y., for Christmas vacation. Thomas E, Dowell, of El Reno, Oklahoma, arrived today, and will visit his sister Mrs. Thomas, in town, and his father Eli Dowell, some miles southeast. It is his first visit back here for 13 years. Isaac Parker, the bus man, got a new passenger yesterday afternoon. He is not very large at present, though big enough for his age, pounds, and he expects to travel with Isaac until he is a great deal larger. Mrs. H. M. Grant, from two miles east of town, is now', at St. Luke’s hospital, Chicago, where she underwent a severe operation, last Saturday. She rallied very finely from the effects of the operation and the anesthetic and was doing very well at last accounts. The heavy rains have caused washouts on the railroad, and trains are delayed a good deal. For instance the 3:30 P. M. train was two hours late yesterday, and the milk train one hour. This morning the fast mail was two hours behind its schedule time.

It is stated in the city papers that Hobson broke his own Chicago record of kissing 116 girls in one evening, by kissing 500 at Kansas City. We think the story is mostly a fake, and hope so at any rate, for if true it is pursuing the practice of publicly kissing strange females far beyond the limits of good sense or even common decency. L. Jessup, north of pie railroad, has received one letter from his brother, Leonard Jessup, since the latter left with his regiment for Manila. It was written at Honolulu, where it was expected the regiment would rest for two weeks, Leonard is the only Jasper county boy, so far as heard from, to goto Manila. He is in the Ist Tennessee regiment. w Uncle Ralph. Fendig, who was re-elected treasurer of Prairie Lodge, F. <fc A. M , Monday night.

has served the lodge in that same j capacity for 21 consecutive years, i There is not we are confident an-1 other man in Jasper county who I is now and has been continuously ] for 21 years past in the discharge of anpublic orsfemipublic function. Neither in pub- j lie office nor in any lodges, ; churches, Sunday schools or any I other. z Quite a moving procession went through town this morning. There was a four horse covered wagon, a two horse covered wagon, two cows being led and the squawks of ducks and chickens came from within the larger wagon. The latter was of immense size and seemed to be well fitted and furnished. Presumably had furnace heat, hot and cold water and all modern conveniences. Although possibly the bath room was accidentally omitted, judging by the complexions of the occupants. The procession came from McLean Co., 111., and was headed to near Francesville. It is thought best to adjourn the temperance meetings until Friday evening, January 6th. There will therefore be no temperance meeting next Friday evening at the Presbyterian church as heretofore announced. But on Friday evening, Jan 6th., the meeting will be held at that church. Let the people all turn out that evening resolved to carry all the good resolutions which they have made for the new year. R. S. Dwiggins, Chairman Committee.

THURSDAY. Postmaster G. M. Robinson still continues seriously sick. Mrs. Mary E. Kolb went to Oxford this morning to visit relatives at that place. Charles Beets went to Chicago this morning to take charge of a position that is waiting for him. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown after a week’s visit with relatives in Evanston returned home last night. Miss Bernice Warren, who is a •student at a conservatory of music at Grand Rapids, Mich., is home for the holidays. The Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Monday, Dec. 26th, at- 2:30 P. M., with Mrs. T. J. McCoy. King Bros.’ car load of Wyoming horses, advertised to be sold at auction today, arrived on the midnight train last night. Miss Grace Pulver, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. P. W. Clark, since last Sunday returned to her home at Lowell this morning. Leo Tuteur, and Frank and Bernard Maloy, of Notre Dame, and Helen Tuteur, of St Mary's Academy returned home this morning to spend the holidays. Lost, Moqday evening between marble shop and home a pair of spectacles in a case. Finder please leave at Mackey & Barcus’ marble shop or the Republican office. Henry Mackey. Squire Burnham performed the marraige ceremony, at 1:30 this Thursday afternoon, of Mr. John W. Wilson, of Tippecanoe county, and Miss Emma M. Peterson, of this county. The firemen are making great preparations for their grand masquerade ball on the night of Dec. 30th. Although our firemen have been giving a masked ball every year for several years, this is the first one by the reorganized company, and a great effort is being made to surpass all previous similar occasions. Among other features prizes for the most elegant costumes, and judging from the reports of the dressmakers who are all working day and night on ball costumes, the competition in this line will be almost amazing. Prizes are also offered for the most comical costumes, and there will surely be a red-hot contest tor those prizes also. The ball tickets are only one dollar, while spectators can enjoy the spectacle for the small sum of 25 cents.