Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happen ings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Miss Florence Haff, who has been visiting relatives in Chicago for several weeks returned home today. Mrs. Nate Reed was called to Michigan City today on account of the sudden sickness of her mother, Mrs. P. Lally. There is no improvement today in Uncle Reese Goddard’s condition, and he seems worse than doring the first of the week. Frank Kelley has bought out Osborne’s confectionery store opposite the court house and will lay in a large supply of candies and cigars. Mrs. Fred Chilcote, of Albany, Ind., is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. H. Kinney of this city. She oame at this time on account of the dangerous sickness of Uncle Reese Goddard. We regret to state that the relief resulting to Dr. Alter, from the operation of tapping, seems to have been only temporary in its character, as the abdominal cavity is again filling up with fluids. -The county commissioners received the bids and applications of the different parties desiring to be made superintendent of the county poor farm, this afternoon. They will give their decision at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. County Superintendent Hamilton went to Monticello this afternoon to attend the White County teachers’ association now in progress there, aud to also meet a committee of county superintendents, of whioh he is a member, to agree on examination questions. Franklin Mocre, a former resident of Jasper county, has been adjudged a bankrupt, and is going through the bankruptcy oourt at Indianapolis. Several Rensselaer parties have been notified of the date set for the first meeting of creditors. Isaac Risberger, a teamster was killed instantly in.Goodland Tuesday. He was driving across the Pan Handle track and was struck by the tender of a switch engine. He is the fourth person to have been killed on the Pan Handle tracks in Goodland since 1881. Rev. Y. O. Fritts closed his ser. ies of meetings at the Missionary Baptist church last night. The severity of the weather, together with the large amount of sickness now prevailing, militated against the success of the meetings, although they resulted in three ad-

ditions to membership of the church. James Jordan is still confined to his bed from the injuries he received about three weeks ago, by being run over by a wagon loaded with goods, as he was moving out to Henry Harris’ farm, near Mt. Ayr. The injury has obliged him to give up moving to the farmland Mr. Harris has employed Wm. Qtebbleton to go out and work the place. E. G. Haff, the celebrated feed bara man, went tp Monon this afternoon, and we suspect he had a feed barn for that town up his sleeve. The extent to which he is interested in these useful and profitable institutions is knbwn to but few persons. Besides the barn here, he owns a half interest in barns at Valparaiso, Montioello, Delphi and Lowell, in this state, and at Joliet and Aurora, in Illinois, and- there may be other counties yet tc near from. Prof. W. H. Sanders went to Indianapolis this afternoon, to attend a meeting of the committee of which he is a member, to arrange the state course of studies in the public schools, for the next school year. It speaks well by the way for the standing of our leading educators that the superintendent of our city schools is a member of the committee charged with the important duty of preparing the course of study for the schools of the state, while our county superintendent is a member of the not less important committee which has to prepare the questions for the examination of all the teachers in the state. With mirth and music, cards gnd dancing, laughter and applause, did the male contingent of the Married Folks club entertain their better-halves last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth. Euchie was indulged in during the early part of the evening, and prizes bestowed upon the winning ladies. Mrs. Hardman carrying away the prize for the greatest number of games, and Mrs. C. G. Spitler the opposite. An elegant repast was served at midnight by Spitler, G. K. Hollingsworth, Long and Hardman, as waiters. Professors English and G. K. Hollingsworth entertained the guests with some feats of legerdemain, rivalling if not excelling Herman and Keller Mr. Hardy sang a solo, Mrs. Delos Thompson and Mrs. G. K. Holingsworth contributed greatly to the enjoyment with their string musio. All report that it was the “the best that ever happened,” and say they wish the men would repeat the performance next week.

SATURDAY. Miss Myrtle Woodworth is making a few days visit with relatives in Frankfort. Sanford Adams is now getting better from his phenomenally hard case of grip. R. B. Porter returned this morning from a visit to a very sick relative, at Indianapolis. Mrs. William Childers went to Monon this afternoon to visit several days with relatives. The Jasper Library is now a settled fact, the necessary 100 shareholders having been secured. Miss Ella Foos.of Danville, 111., who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Purcupile for some time returned home today. Captain Allen came down from Chicago last evening to visit a few days with his old friends here, He has a good position in Chicago as cook in one of the large resturants of that place. A!. P. Warner and T. W. Hans will both finish filling their ice cribs today. Mr. Warner puts up about 300 tons and Mr. Haus about 100. The ice is now about 9 inches thick, and a fine quality. The bill to take Benton county out of this judicial circuit passed the house yesterday by a vote of 87 to 14., Such a very large majority indicates that the bill will also pass the senate and become a law. ::

The decision of the commissioners in the matter of a poor farm superintendent was announced at three this afternoon. They decided to continue Mr. Hardy, the present incumbent, for another year. The teachers of Marion Tp., held a very successful institute today. Much enthusiasm as well as a vast knowledge on the different subjects was shown. Miss Parker presented “Social Elements”, Miss Shedd “Plato’s Republic”, and Clyde Reeye “History.” Dr. and Mrs. M. S. Brown, Franklin street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Blanche M., and Louis Fowler Hopkins of Chicago, son of Mrs. Matie Hopkins, of Rensselaer, Ind. The marriage will be celebrated early in the spring.—Danville, Ill. News. Two more Rensselaer boys, x iulii l(jlbu. ItobiaSun, j have passed the examinations at Logansport and been accepted as locomotive firemen on the Pennsylvania road, There was a class of 15 examined, of whom 3 fell down on physical grounds and three more on the mental examination. The last includes ouly arithmetic and geography, and is dead easy. Morlan came out at the head of the class and Robinson number three. The boys will begin work Monday. They have no certainty of steady jobs now, but will be line for them when the time comes. There will be quite a revival of building in Rensselaer this year, if the opinions of some of our leading builders are well founded. There are a good many talking of building residences, while others are talking of additions or other improvements to houses already built. Among business bnildings that may he considered as oertainties, will be a two story brick by John Makeever, on Washington street, east pf the Makeever House. This will contain two large store rooms below and office rooms above. The steam laundry people will put up a laundry building 20 by 60 in size, as soon as the weather will permit. It will be located across the street to the east from Donnelly Bros., shop and planing mill, formerly the old creamery. It will be a frame building. There will be a good deal of building in the country also this year, including residences and large barns. MONDAY. Corn 30 cents. Wheat 60 cents. Oats 22 to 26£ cents.’ Miss Harriet Yeoman ifi home from an extended stay in Kokomo. Born, Saturday afternoon, to Mr. and Mrs. Vernice Morris from

4 miles east of town a girl. Mrs. Sattie Arlbright, of Flora, is visiting her brother, J. L. Foster, of the Foster house. B. F. Ferguson and C. P. Wright airrived home from the Alabama mining regions, Sunday. Mr. Wright will leave again for there tomorrow. Every effort will be made to have the Opera House warm and comfortable for Monday evening and unless the 'weather should turn bitterly cold, everyone can be kept comfortable. Miss Sarah Y. Smith living near the Smith cemetery in Barkley, was lying at the point of death, at last reports received. Mrs. Geo. Kessler, in the same township is also very low, C. B. Harrold, a former newspaper man here, visited his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hammond, over Sunday. He is now selling International cyclopedias for the Chicago publishing Co . L. McGee and wife have moved here from Rensselaer and taken charge of the telephone exchange. Mr. McGee was the lineman in charge of the work while the system was being put in. Mrs. McGee will assist her husband in running the exchange.—Monon News. The pupils of the Fourth Grade gave their teacher, Miss Robinson a very pleasant surprise party Sat. afternoon. They went prepared for a good time, each pupil taking his share of refreshments. The time was spent in games and at five o’clock heavy refreshments consisting of cake, fruit and candy were served.

Thos. Parker, from ten miles north, fell off his wagon, in town Saturday, and a wheel passed over two fingers of his right hand, braising and mashing them very badly. Dr. English dressed the injured fingers and hopes to save them, but one may have to be amputated. “ Fred Sargent, whose parents intend moving here in the itezt few days, has rented Mrs. Cora Hopkins’house on Weston street. Last Saturday evening he invited a number of bis gentleman friends down to an old fashioned honse warming. The evening was spent in cards. A ten o’clock oyster supper was served as only chefs can serve them. Sargent and Wm. Scott acted as cooks; but notwithstanding which, everyone present was alive at last accounts. The Register of Crown Point and presumably the people also, ip considerably exercised over one of the various bills that Armanis the Active, is working through the Legislature It is a bill, to extend the powers of the Hammond superior court and to require the county commissioners of Lake county to provide a place for such court to be held in. The Register sees in this a subtle scheme to ultimately move the county seat from Crown Point to Hammond.