Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. * ■■■■“■• Daily Grist ot Local Happen huts Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Mrs. Dr. Jackson of Hammond, is in town today. Born, Jan. 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Arnold, Barkley Tp., a daughter. G. O. Phegley went to Monticello this afternoon to visit his sister Mrs. Geo. Hoover, of this place who is again very seriously sick. Twenty-nine prisoners from Jeffersonville were transferred to Michigan City last Friday. They were old or incorrigible or had been in prison before. Paternity proceedings have been begun in Squire Churchill’s oourt, by one Grace Hopkins. The defendant is True Woodworth. He has given bail for his appearance. The young people of tbe Miiroy Baptist church will give an entertainment for the benefit of the church Feb. 3rd, 1899, at Lone Star school house, Miiroy Township. The epidempic of eqfluenza, otherwise the grip, is causing a vast amount of sickness all over the country, and a great many deaths. In Rensselaer and vicinity there are quite a number of cases, but so far not a great many that are very dangerous. There is no longer any doubt but that the pleasure yacht, Paul Jones, was destroyed in the Gulf of Mexico by a gasoline explosion, and that all on board were lost. Among these was Miss Florence, oldest daughter of Mayor Taggart, of Indianapolis, and a very popular and attractive young lady. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brusnahan, who have been here for some weeks visiting the latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs John English, left today for their far western home in the state of Washington. They formerly lived at Lockwood, in that state, but hereafter will live near Spokane, where Mr. Brusnahan will engage in fruit raising. A hypnotic company was forced to disbandment in LaPorte yesterday because one of the “stars” was converted in the big revival meetings being held there and announced that he “could not be a hypnotist and a Christian.” —Valpo Vidette. We are not prepared to say that a hypnotist can not be a Christian, but from recent observation we are convinced that some hypnotists can sometimes be infernal scoundrels. ~ « v The newly elected state offioers will take their places as follows: The cojppiission of W. D. Owen, secretary of state expired January 16th; he was succeeded by Union B. Hunt. W. H. Hart, auditor of state-elect, to succeed A. C. Daily, will take his place January 25. Leopold Levy, the new state treasurer, succeeding F. J. Soholz, will assume the duties of his office Fehurary 9. Frank L. Jones, Jones, who was elected state superintendent of public instruction, will sucoeed D. M. Geeting, Maroh 15th.

Young Sanford Adams continues to be very dangerously sick at the home of his mother, Mns. Henry I. Adams, on Van Rensselaer sk He has an aggravated case of catarrhal fever, resulting from grip. He has been wildly delirous for days, and sick as he is, the closest vigilance is required to prevent him getting up and rnshing away in the 'oold and darkness. Last night, for instance he broke a window and almost succeeded in escaping. Had he done so, very likely he would have perished from exposure and exhaustion before he could have been found. Wbeatfield has organized an improvement association with F

H. Robertson, president, and M. M. Ouker, secretary. “The object of the organization,” says the Telephone, “ia to get in touch with those who are looking for a location to remove through the industrial board of the Three-I Ry. Already that corporation has promished to vouoh for the establishment of a canning factory at this place in the spring, if we guarantee the raising of 500 acres of tomatoes. This firm will also can corn, peas, beans and pumpkina” The GhristianTem perance U nion will hold their weekly meeting at the Missionary Baptist church on Thursday evening, Jan. 26th, at 7:30. PROGRAM. Singing by the congregation. Reading scripture lesson by Miss Matie Benjamin. Prayer by Rev. C. D. Jeffries. Song by the congregation. Declamation by Miss Floy Nowels. Address by Rev. V. O. Fritts. Solo by Nora Morgan. Declamation by Miss Ethel Spriggs. Song by quartet. Music by the Sheep Skm Band. Singing and signing. The Keeley motor has been dissected and found to be a fraud of the first magnitude. In the dismantled work shop of John Keeley was found numerous appliances for- producing those mysterious forces so often spoken of and which dearly demonstrates the use of trickery. The Nickum light will turn out the same way, and those individuals who now purchase rights after all the publication the matter has had deserve to»be robbed. —Attica Ledger. The Ledger is only partly right in this matter. For instead of the people having had the assistance of the press generally to warn them against this Nickum light fraud, the number of the papers which have spoken out boldly against it are very few. The Republican is one of those few and the Attica Ledger another, but the great majority of papers have more or less endorsed and assisted the scheme. WEDNESDAY. James T. Randle is very seriously sick with the grip. Grace Caldwdl of Mt. Ayr, is visiting friends in this city. G. K. Hollingsworth went to Monticello today on business. E. L. Hollingsworth’s 3 year old boy is sick with a severe case of malarial fever. The January meeting of the D. of A. R. has been postponed until further notice. A ten pound girl this morning to Mr. and Mrs. William Florence near Blackford. Aunt Jane Shaw is sick with a bad oase of grip, At her home on north Weston Street. Ervin Bushey left today for Elwood, Ind., to join his parents, who recently moved to that place. John Paxton is having a sheet iron roof constructed over his entire lumber yard. W. N. Jones has the painting contract. Mrs. Flora Gray who has been very dangerously sick with peritonitis for the last few weeks is reported somewhat improving.

It is stated that Squire W. E. Moore has sold his big farm in Hanging Grove to a Mr. Brown, of Fowler. In the paternity case previously mentioned, Squire Churchill held a preliminary hearing this forenoon, and held the case to the circuit court. • ' Rev. V O. Fritts is now holding a series of meetings at the First Baptist church, every night. The meetings have a good attendance and the interest is increasing. James Jordan, who was hurt while moving out to Henry Harris’ farm, near Mt. Ayr, had not moved his family when hurt, and is now at his home in the east part of town. He is recovering slowly. The recent election of Albert J. Beveridge to the U. S. Senate makes the fourth United States Senator from Indiana who was a

graduate of DePauw University. They were Joseph E. McDonald, D. W- Voorhees, Jas. Harlan and Albert J. Beveridge. Besides these Newton Booth, Gov. of Calafornia and U. S. Senator was also a graduate of DePauw. In this respect DePauw University has excelled all the other institutions of the state. Frank Littleton present speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives is also an alumnus of this University. Mrs. H. M. Grant, whose surgical operation at St. Luke’s hospital and subsequent return home has been noted, has made one of the quickest and best recoveries from such an operation ever heard of. Her operating and attending physician was Dr. John Porter, who is a brother of Mrs. Spaulding Sbedd, just east of town. Both Mrs. Grant and her husband, are enthusiastic in their praises of the Dr.’s skill, kindness and faithfulness in caring for his patients* THURSDAY. Corn 30 cents. Oats 22 to 26 cents. Wheat 60 cents. Miss Della Russel of the art school at Dixon, 111., is making a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. S. C. Johnson. Fred Sargent, who Kas been visiting for several weeks with friends in Illinois and lowa, returned home this morning. B. F. Ferguson has gone to Alabama to look after his interests in the gold and mica mines near Alexander City, in that state. *■ A good Hamlin 6 octave organ, for sale or trade, at a bargain. For particulars call at my barber shop, or address me by letter. E. M. Parcels. Ezra Bowen, of Oxford, Ohio, shipped out a car load of 23 horses from here last night. He will unload part of them at Oxford and take the rest to Cincinnati. Barney Koezema, whose right name is The Unlucky, fell into the river a few days ago, and is now sick from the effects of his cold plunge, and threatened with pneumonia. Jerome Casto is at Logansport having a cancer on his lip treated, and one that has heretofore given him a great deal of trouble. He is being * treated by a cancer specialist and is much encouraged to expect a complete cure. Lost between C. P. Moody’s and W. W. Burns’ places, in Barkley Tp, a cream wool dress; waist trimmed with pink and yellow silk. A liberal reward. May be left at Valma or Pleasant Grove. J. C. Watson. John Carr, who works for J. J. Eiglesbach, had his hcrse fall with him, this morning, while he was in the country on horseback, and one of his legs is very severely bruised. The injury will lay him up for some time. Will Ford of Francesville, who enlisted in the regular army last summer after being rejected as a member of Co. I on account of being too young, died of smallpox Dec. 22nd, and was buried with honors of war at Ciales, Porto Rico. The news only reached his parents week before last. —Monticello Herald.

The taking of evidence in the case of John Brown vs C. I. & L. Ry., was finished last evening. Today the jury has gone up beyond Shelby to take a look at the burned over region They were accompanied only by their bailiff, Frank Hardy. The arguments will begin Friday, but it is hardly likely that the case will be finished this week. The appellate court has just decided in a case from Warren county that a person who was injured by reason of a defective sidewalk in a town, of which the town had notice, may recover damages for her injuries from the towD, although she knew of the defects, provided she had good reason-to use the sidewalk, and was at the time of the injury using care commensurate with the known danger. The regular county seat trouble is on again in Newton county, and the friends of Morooco are trying to work a bill through' which will give them a pretty sure cinch on the prize. The bill provides that if 400 voters petition the commissioners, they must order an election to decide whether the county seat shall be relocated at the place named in the petition. If 55 per cent, of the vote cast is in its favor then relocation goes.