Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Toid in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happen lllffS . ’' ’ Cl as a lied Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. H. B. Kurrie and W. B. Austin are in Knox, today. Frank Ross has recovered from his sickness and. returned to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burgett have returned from a rather extended visit at their old home, at Newman, 111. Eugene Spitler returned today from Rochester, where he has been working tor the irrudential Insurance Company. John Eigelsbach returned to his school this morning at Notre Dame after a two weeks vistt with relatives here. James Randle, the “Young Jim,” left today for El Reno, Oklahoma, where he has a good position in prospect, as painter in a carriage factory. Friday will finish the first half of the school year, in our city schools. On the Monday following six year old pupils who have not yet entered school will be received. Eight members of the Daughters ■of Liberty, with their escorts, enjoyed a bod-sled ride around town last evening and then drove out to Oscar Houter’s place, two miles south of town, where they played games for several hours and had supper at 11 p. m. Dispatches from Washington says Turpie is no better, but his friends do not consider him dangerous. The probabilities seem to be that he is really in a dangerous does not appear to be getting any better Valpo Messenger. John Kline, of Newton county, who was in jail here for putting a bullet where he, and also many of his neighbors, thought it would do the most good, namely under the epidermis of his brother, Peter A. Kline, has given bail and gone home. The fast paper train this morning ndulged again in its frequent diversion of running over and grinding to fragments the paper mail sack and its contents. The destruction of the papers was not quite as complete as usual, and our news dealers saved some of their papers from the wreck. A couple of weeks ago a teacher in one of the Hobart schools wrote the word “dogma” upon the blackboard and asked her pupils to compose sentences containing that word. Among those written was the following: “Our dogma has three pups.” A young lady alighted from an evening train on the B. & O. at Bremen the other evening and mistaking a newspaper reporter for her brother in the semi-twi-light, ran up to him and gave him a sounding kiss. It is said that she fainted when she discovered the true state of affairs, but the .newspaper man continues to finger around the depot at every opportunity waiting in the wild hope of again being accidentally Hobsonized.

The State Horticultural Society desires the donation of from 20 to 40 acres of land to be used as an experimental orchard and for the purpose of originating and testing new varieties of apples and other fruit. We suspect that there are some regions of Jasper county which 1 would be well suited to the purpose mentioned. No doubt such an institution would employ quite a large number of persons and would be a very desirable acquisition to any neighborhood W. H. Beam’s injury to his little toe, which though quite painful

was thought lightly of, has resulted in quite a severe sickness for him. He came down last evening to attend the'’Council meeting, and was attacked by very severe pains in the injured toe, and which pains extended upward to bis chest, and resulted in spasms of the diaphragm. He was taken home and Dr. English sent for. He suffered greatly through the night " but is considerably easier today. Popular reports have exaggerating Mr. Beam’s condition as there is nothing alarming about it at present, nor is there likely to be except in the possible contingency of the developement of blood-poisoning from the injured toe, which however is not considered as at all probable by the physician. WEDNESDAY. Louie Leopold returned to Wolcott today. (J. E. Mills went to Monticello this afternoon on business. Grandfather Cotton 'is very bad sick and threatened with pneumonia. Born, Jan. 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Avery J. George of Barkley township, a daughter. Mrs. Granville Moody is sick with a bad case of grip, and also her son, Tom Moody. W. J. Miller went to Monon this afternoon to take charge of some work he has contracted for at that place. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman, who has been visiting several weeks with relatives in Anderson returned home last evening. The Fiction Club will meet Thursday night with Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Johnson, instead of at Mr. Moody’s residence, owing to sickness in his family. Mr. Rue Priest, of Chicago, a former Rensselaer boy, and still well known here, was married Dec. 26tb, at Cynthiana, Ky., to Miss Katie Wiglesworth. At the Christian church Elder Sheppard will preach Sunday morning on the very important subject, Riches and Proverty, and requests all interested in these great factors of human life to attend the services. The standing committees in the lower house of the state legislature have been appointed. A. F. Knotts, of Lake and Jasper, has one chairmanship, that of River and Waters. He is also a member of the committee on fees and salaries and on cerporations. Hon. Addison C. Harris, of Indianapolis, has been nominated Minister to Austria, by President McKinley. Mr. Harris has made speeches in Rensselaer and other places in this county, and the people here have great admiration for his qualities. The beautiful star which now dominates the hosts of heaven in the eastern sky every morning is the planet Venus. Just now it is at its brightest, and when the sky is clear and people know where to look for it, it can be plainly seen long after the sun is up. As late as half past eight, this morning, many persons saw it easily. The Fiction Club scored a great hit in the Sherwood Concert Company, but they are likely to score a still bigger one in Dr. N. D. Hillis, who is to lecture here Feb. 7th. To use a phrase of the stock exchange, the Club bought on a rising market when they secured Dr. Hillis. He having just been called to the pastorate of Plymouth Church, where Beecher preached so long, is a great boom for him, and puts him at the head of American preachers. Frank M. Hanly, the tenth district’s candidate for U. S. Senator, is not yet to represen Indiana in the halls of the higher legislative body. Not the less, to have made such a splendid rtin as he did, and forming such a close second as he did to that young Demosthenes of the West, Albert J. Beveridge; and being so far in the lead of such men as Taylor, Steel and Posey, is an honor

greater than often comes to men of Mr. Hanly’s age. To come as near election as he did under such circumstances, is indeed, a greater honor than an election would be under more ordinary conditions. Hanly’s great race for the Senate has fully established his position as one of Indiana’s great men of the present day and the people will not fail to put him where his great abilities can be of service to them and they will not be a great while before doing it, either. As was io have been expected from the high reputatiou of the company, the Sherwood Concert Company, had an immense audience at the opera bouse last night. The season ticket holders were out in full force, while the sale of single admission tickets was very large. The entertainment given justified the highest anticipations of the audience and it is not too much to say that no better nor tainment of its class was ever given.

THURSDAY. Walter White’s two children who have been quite sick for the last week are getting much better. Rev. V. O. Fritts, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, is preparing to begin a revival meeting at the church, next week. Lost —Agate cuff button. Anyone finding, and returning same to me will be rewarded. R. S. Dwiggins. Miss Bernice Warren after several weeks visit with her parents returned to her school at Grand Rapids, Mich., this morning. The ladies of the Christian church desire to give notice that they will serve meals in the corriders as the court house on Friday and Saturday, the days of the farmers’ institute. In connection with the program to be rendered by the Citizens’ Cornet band tomorrow evening, the Mt. Ayr orchestra consisting of eight pieces will be here and play several selections. The bill taking Benton county from this judicial circuit and attaching it to Judge Rabb’s circuit has been favorably reported by the proper house committee, and will undoubtedly become a law. To relieve catarrh, Will Wishard had a small bone removed from his nose, Tuesday, by Dr. Peters. Yesterday the wound began bleeding, and for a long time could not be checked and Mr. Wishard’s condition became alarming in consequence. Finally telegraphic instructions were received from Dr. Peters, at Lafayette, and the bleeding was greatly checked, though it had not entirely ceased this morning. The great loss of blood has greatly weakened Mr. Wishard. Warren & Irwin are making farm loans at 5| per cent interest. Term most liberal. Ne delay. No fees for examination of land or abstract. See them before borrowing or refunding present-indebtedness. They will treat you right and save vqu money. Dr. I. B. Wash bum tests eyes for glasses by the latest methods. The best lenses put in any desired frame. It does not ‘pay to ruin your eyes with improper and cheap lenses. Satisfaction guaranteed when possible. Good eight room house, with stable, wood-shed, coal house, cistern &c., to rent. Suitable for large family. Choice _ location. Enquire at this office. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east—absolutely no red tape Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on band.

W. B. AUSTIN.