Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. iaily Grist of Local Happen ' . .' HUTS : ;. Classified Under Their Respective Headings. -idu < t— FRIDAY. Frank Foltz went to Rose Lawn this morning on business. Jake MoDonald went to Montieello on business this afternoon. Mrs. T. J. McCoy is visiting relatives in Lafayette this week. Dr. Alter’s condition has not •hanged noticeably for the last few days. Mrs. Haskett, of Chicago, is V.J.Vi-UQ MIV ■ li . IV. Ellis. . Rev. N. H. Sheppard went to Monon and Monticello today on business. The Rensselaer steam laundry id froze ujvtoday, and unable to do any work on that account. William Cox of Fair Oaks, who had his leg broken about six weeks ago is now improving rapidly. C. W. Marquand living three miles oast of town and who has been seriously sick for several days is now reported improving, . : The Citizens’ band is not practicing or playing any now, and will not do much until they get a new diroctor, in the spring.

Grandfather Gwin who has been visiting relatives in Illinois for several weeks has returned home and reports a very pleasant time. Harry Querry’s family of Fair Oaks, are all severely siok with the grip. The youngest daughter is in a very bad condition and may not recover. James Overton who has been visiting relatives in Frankfort and Indianapolis was called borne today on account of the sickness of his son Handle. • . . , Mrs. N. J. Heed retimed from Michigan City this morning. She reports that her mother, Mrs. P. H. Lally, is still quite seriously siok, with pneumonia. . 1 R. E. Perkins and C. A. Perkins, of Mishawaka, and Alexander Wright, of South Bend, came this morning to attend ■ the funeral of* Mrs. A; T. Perkins. The revival meetings at the Christian churoh' hay e temporarily closed on account of Ihe extreme cold weather. They will be sumed again next Sunday night, if the weather permits. Miss Sarah V. Smith, near the Smith cemetery in Barkley Tp., is still living and it is understood that her physioian * does not take nearly so unfavorable a view of her prospects as reports indicate. There have been rnmorsfor some time past that the Rensselaer Stock

b^L2-.'C v ‘- ’ ' "*■ *<&' 4 Form wnny onnfi ctc\ ntlf nf Tynfil nd rd - t dverpers they are preparing to close out their whole outfit of horses, at a public sale, at an early day. t. 3. Hunt received word this afternoon that the dwelling house an his farm in Gillani Tp., the old Joseph fttfht plaoe, took fire and burned down, at midnight lastnight. Joe Haddocks was the tenant. He saved most of his goods. The house was worth about SBOO.

News has been received of the death at Chicago Heights, Thursday, of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Riff’s infant child, aged about five months. The remains will be brought betfe t6Y interment and the funeralheld at the M. E. church Saturday, at 11 a. m., by Rev. H. M. Middleton. The horseshoeing war among ♦Tio Rensselaer blacksmiths still continues, ana 50 cents tor shoeing a team is now about the ruling quotation, and in some cases where the contracts seemed specially desirable, as low offers as to shoe a team for nothing and throw in a twofer cigar have been beard of. George Robinson made his first run as fireman on the Pennsylvania lines, a few days ago,* from Logansport to Columbus, Ohio, and back. He is reported to have got along very satisfactorily. George has a room mate at his boarding place, Buck Stanley, the celebrated temperance, erangelist. Gedrge J. Nichols, a Wheatfield .saloon keeper, who got a license on Jan, 31/fo iparry Milgie, T. Sohreiber, a girl living near that town, sent the license back to Clerk Coover, yesterday, stating that himself and Milgie had decided not to get married. He asked for the return of his two dollars, and the clerk not yet having turned the money into the treasury, sent it to him.

The weather still remains intensely cold and the best the weather bureau promises for today is “not quite so cold.” At 7 o’clock this morning a reasonably* accurate thermometer registered 17 degrees below zero. At 5 o’clock the sftme thermometer showed 18 below. Today at noon people said rejoicingly, the thermometer had “gone up” to zero. And to “get up” to zero is pretty warm weather for these days. :,j The intensely cold weather seems to have a very “chilling” effect on the feather renovating business. The renovator men have been here With their machine, for 'two weeks and ’ report that they have done one dayte work with it. It is not because the feathers have froze up, but the people have “froze,” to them, and seem likely to stay so until warmer weather comes.* A ten thousand dollar breach of promise case is on trial in Rensselaer today, with a large audience in attendance. It is before Judge Parker and a jury. The plaintiff is Miss Carrie Warren and the defendant Mr. Van Wood. The attorneys are E. Mills, Merle Gwin for the plaintiff and A. Tuteur for the defendant. Some sensational developements are expected during the production of the evidence. It may be added that the parties to the trial, as well as the judge, jury and lawyers are all members of the Rensselaer high school, and that the trial is in the high school room. But it is an interesting trial, all the same. SATURDAY. Charles McColly, of Chicago Heights, is visiting relatives in this oity. Born this morning, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shook, 6 miles northeast of town, a son, Mr. and Mre. S. B. Grant, of Chestnut, 111., are visiting his | patents, one mile West of town. There is still no very evident although the end is liable to come lat any time. The young child of Mr and Mrs 1

Marry Querr* of Fair Oaks, whose sickness was motioned yesterday died last night; Attorney Butoett, of the Lafayette firm of Haywood & Barnett was here looking after some legal business, today. Isaac Colburn, the Goodland lumber dealer, formerly of Rensselaer, is now making a three months trip to California. Sheriff and Mrs. N. J. Reed have gone to Michigan City, where Mrs. Reed will remain with her mother, Mm. Lally, daring her sickness. Wood and grain are beginning to be brought to town again today, after three or four days of practically complete embargo, by the extreme cold weather. George H. Healey has sold Mb Chalmers paper, the Ledger, to L. M. Crom. Probably Mr. Healey wishes to devote all of his time to new Brook*'-m paper, The Gazette. Grandmother Elizabeth Cbilcote, who has been siok quite a while with a severe case of the grip, is now making good progress towards recovery., She was 86 years old last Thursday. M. F. Chilcote was at Indianapolis yesterday, looking after the progress of a bill in the state legislature to amend the fiye mile ditch law in several quite important particulars. The bill is of great interest to Jasper county, and is likely to pass. The Re nsselaer high school had extended literary exercises yesterday afternoon, with reading declamations &c. The mock law-suit, over a breach of promise case, was the most novel and most interesting feature of the exercises. The remains oftoe infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Iliff, of Chicago Heights, arrived this forenoon and the funerafiwas held at 11 o’clock, at the Mi E; church, by the pastor, Rev. H.,M. Middleton.' The funeral of the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hollister, of Stoutsburg, whose death - was mentioned yesterday, was held at 10 o’clock this morning, at D. E. Hollister’s residence, in the west part of town. Rev. C. D. Jeffries conducted the religious servioes.

If the oonrt house bill passes the House, it will oause a lively time in old Newton for the ooming year. The store keeper will forget to take an account of credit purchases, and the farmer will’let the weeds grow and turn the horses out to pasture land go lobby with his neighbors. Oh yes, we will have real lively times.—-Brook Reporter, j There has been quite a letting up in the severity of the weather, and this morning the mercury stood at zero, or 18 dogrees warmer

1 ■ ■ 1 • than it wrt (he morning before. The change hbWever, as We much regret to say, is only temporary, as the government weather bureau says another arotio wave is waying this way, and that at Chicago it will be about 18 below, by tonight. This hew odd wave is also to be a stayer, like the one just past. George Elder, of Winona, Knox county, was in town fast night. He was a brother-in-law of Edward C. Hall, whose death occurred last week, Mrs. Hall, whose own death occurred in December, having been his sister. He took away this morning, the Hall’s three year old daughter, who for some weeks has been cared for by Jasper Kenton’s family. A family in Knox has offered to take the child and give her a good-home. They have no children of thehr own and art Well situated to give the little girl a good home. Another advantage is that this same ooupl<? have also one of the little girl’s brothers, which they took when Mrs. Hall died. MONDAY. Corn 30 cents. Wheat 55 to 62 cents. Oats 24 to 26 cents. Mrs. John English is sick with the grip. a c Judge Thompson went to Fowler this morning to hold court. Ross Grant came down from Chicago Saturday and spent Sunday here. L. Wildberg made a business trip to Hammond and Chicago this morning. Bom Sunday noon, Feb. 12th, 1899, to Mr. and Mrs.. James W. Doutbit, a 9 lb. girl. Harry Kurrie went to Hammond today to look after some legal business at that place. Judson H. Perkins has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Anna A. Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Fisher, of Morocco, who have been visiting relatives here for several weeks returned home this morning. Harvey Robinson after a few weeks visit with relatives in this vicinity left for his home at Yule, North Dakota, this morning. < Room No. 7 in the public schools, is closed today, the teacher, Miss Lizzie French, being detained at home by the serious sickness of a relative.

Mrs. Smith, the venerable mother of Mrs.- Felix French, is very siok with the grip, at the latter’s home. Mrs. French is also suffering from an abscess. Misses Gail Wasson and Grace Thompson, of Northwestern University, who have been visiting their parents here for several days, returned to their school today. Hon. S. E. Nicholson filled his appointments here Sunday, as previously announced. His lecture at the M. E. church in the evening, was especially well attended and can not fail to have good results. H. G. Daniels, of Barkley Tp., made a horse trade here Saturday, with a m§n frqm near Wheatfield. He started home with the horse and when a mile or two oat, the horse kicked the baggy to pieces, and finished up by falling dead in the road. Whether grief at being separated from the Wheatfield man caused the horse’s tragic end, we are unable to say. The arctic wave tightened its grip again Saturday, as predicted by the weather bureau; but it only seems to have been a parting kiok, for warmer weather is now promised us, to stay. Saturday night was pretty nearly as cold as any, and Sunday morning the thermometers registered from 15 to 18 below. Sunday was pretty cold all day, and Monday morning the mercury was from 8 to 10 below. From now on it is to grow steadily bat Barely warmer according to the prediction of the weather bureau. te Ult &c'tabl f*