Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. ■ ? ’• •'' V'-' FRIDAY. B. F. Ferguson went to Chicago and Harvey this morning to close a land deal. W. 8. Holderness went to Chicago today to visit relatives for a short time. Charley Hanley went to Indianapolis today to take some depositions for a case pending in Porter county. Born, Wednesday, March 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alter, living at the tile mill north of town, a 10 pound boy. The last day of March is the best day of the whole month, just as the next the last day was the worst. The month is departing like a hardened old sinner who does evil all his days, and repents on his death bed. The good roads people of Lowell and of Cedar Creek township, where Lowell is located, are going to make another trial for stone roads. The proposition was defeated a few weeks ago, by a small majority. The taking of Benton county away from this circuit makes it necessary tor Judge Thompson to appoint a new short-hand reporter for the circuit court. And it is understood that he will, make an appointment at the coming April term. There are numerous candidates. County Clerk Coo ver has received from the auditor of state a pamphlet containing a part of the emergency laws passed by the recent legislature. Presumably only he more generally important of hese emergency laws are thus printed ahead of the general list.

Among these laws contained in this advance pamphlet, are the new fish law, the new street improvement law, and the mortgage exemption, all of which have been practically fully published in qtxr columns. Let it be put on record that the “oldest inhabitant” does not remember so big a snow so late as the 30th of March as that which occurred yesterday. The depth of the snow-fall here was at least six inches, and had not the ground beneath been so wet as to soak the lower layers of snow and cause them to settle the depth would probably have been eight inches, or more. There was sleighing here this morning, which has not occurred before on the last day of March for many years. But the bright warm sunseine soon finished up the sleighing. This is Good Friday, today, and the universal question when people meet, is, “Have you planted your potatoes yet?” Inasmuch as the ground was everywhere covered with snow six to eight inches deep, this morning, it is unnecessary to say that no one has planted his potatoes. The idea that any crop should always be planted on I a movable festival like Good Friday is an absurdity, in any case. The day never comes on the same day of the month twice in succession, and sometimes comes as early as the 19th of March and sometimes as late as the 20th of April. Miss St. George Hussey, who will appear here Monday night as “Mrs. B. O’Shaughnessey (Wash Lady)” is said to be one of the wealthiest actresses in America. Her property holdings in Long Island will amount to over $155,000.00 and two of the largest flat buildings on Ellis Ave., Chicago are also in her name. The fortune has not been altogether accrued from the theatrical business, lucky real estate speculations playing an important part. Her summer home at Elmnhurst on the Sea is said to be a paradise, and her hosts of friends who visit her during the summer months have nothing but words of praise for her generous hospitality. , The democratic candidate for mayor in the city of Leadville, Colorado, is Edward A. Horner. Mr. Horner is quite well known here, having formerly been a frequent and protracted visitor, while paying court to his future wife, then Miss Angela Hammond, daughter of J udge E. P. Hammond. Mr. Horner is nnquestionably a fine man, in spite of his mistaken political ideas, and we doubt not but that the Leadville Miner speaks truly when it says that Mr. Horner was nominated because the convention knew that it must put up their best man, if it could have any hopes of success. And that reminds us that if the democratic party was as careful to put up good men in places where they are in a majority and sure of electing as they sometimes are where they are in a minority and need Republican votes, it would be a whole lot better for the country. Mr. Horner, did not seek the nomination, by-the-way, but it was forced upqp him. SATURDAY. Mrs. William King went to Chalmers today to visit friends. W. H. Coover went to Wolcott this morning to spend Sunday J. P. Hammond and family have

moved into the Mrs. Flo Sears property, across the river. Miss Ethel Tedford, of Monticello, is making a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood. Miss Lillie Nowels left this morning for Terre Haute where she will attend the State Normal during the spring term. . Mrs. Frank Henkle left this morning for Lewistown, Penn., to join her husband who is a telegraph operator at that place. The thermometer stood at 20 degrees above zero at 7 o’clock this morning, or 12 degrees below the freezing point Pretty cold weather for the Ist. of April. Prof. I. N. Warren and wife, who have been visiting relatives here for several days returned to their home at LaPorte this morning. There is a serious wood famine impending in town now. The roads have been impassible so long that all the Wood in town has been used up.

Mrs. P. W. Clark, who began to get better just in time to prevent a trip to a Chicago hospital, for the purpose of an extensive surgical operation, still continues to improve, very rapidly. Ed Heath, of Aydelott, Benton Co., who was over to receive treatment for his ear of Dr. Washburn, was taken violently sick last night, at the home of his brother-in-law, T. C. Clark, but was better this morning and able to go to his home. F. B. Meyer assumed charge of the post-office this morning as per previous intention. Notice that his commission had. been issued and mailed was received by telegraph, yesterday, and the commission itself got along this morning. There is considerable building to begin here as soon as the weather permits. One fine residence the contract is already let for. It will be built for D. A. Stoner, near bis present residence in the northwest part of town. Robert Dowler has the contract for the building, all complete, at $2,400. Monticello Journal: Glen Tharp met with a painful accident last evening at the electric light plant. The glass water gauge bursted while Mr. Tharp was standing near by and a piece of glass struck his right eye ball. While the injury is very painful it will not destroy the sight Noble J. York, of Monon, our

former townsman, was arrested last week on the charge of not taking proper care of the horses in his livery stable. The affidavit was sworn out by one Henry Moore, a former employee. The case was thrown out of court, before coming to trial, and Moore is now out with another affidavit in which he retracts his former charges against Mr. York, and says he was persuaded to sign the first affidavit without knowing its contents. It is intimated that some whisky people are trying to get even with Mr. York, on account of his stand in the saloon controversy, at Monon.

The revival at the M. E. church continues with unabated interest and increased attendance. The text for last night’s sermon was taken from John 3-3. Certainly no one that heard it could have gone away without feeling that the speaker had appealed to them in a most pleasing and urgent manner to lead a new a nobler and happier life. Bro. Reed will have charge of the services tonight and also both of the regular services tomorrow. Every one come and bring your friends and companions along to hear this wonderful and eloquent preacher. 8.

The premature report of Mr. Sherman’s death caused considerable embarrassment in certain quarters. One of the New York evening papers gave its readers a detailed account of the deathbed scene and repeated the last words of the dying statesman, A society of spiritualists in Washington which met a few hours after the report of his death and a few hours before it wks contradicted called up his disembodied spirit and held an interesting conversation with it. Mr. Sherman told these people where he was in the spirit land and how he liked it, wrote his autograph upon a slate and sent messages to his friends, which still remain undelivered.

The wishes of Indianapolis people to have the 161st regiment mustered out at that city will not be gratified. Senator Fairbanks has received word from the adjutant general, stating that both Indiana regiments will be mustered out at Savannah, where there is every facility for the work, and also caring for the comfort of the men, both sick and well. This surely is a wise decision, for to take these men right from the summer-like weather of Cuba and put them in a cold and wet camp in Indianapolis for two or three weeks, would be a very unwise thing to do. Beside it is to the pecuniary advantage of the men to be mustered out farther from home, from the fact, as heretofore stated, that they get a very liberal allowance for their traveling expenses.

MONDAY. Oats 24-26 cents. Corn 28 cents. Wheat 60 cents. Harry Kurrie went to Fowler this morning to attend court. Austin Haus went to Chicago Heights this morning to look for a job. John B. Ellis, of Carroll Co., spent Sunday with bis son, J. H. S. Ellis. Mrs. R. B. Harris and daughter Mildred went to Lafayette today to visit relatives. Miss Edith Marshall, of the Joliet, 111., city schools, is home for the spring vacation. Ernest Middleton who is working in Chicago Heights spent Sunday with his parents. Born, this, Monday morning, April 3rd, 1899, to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Nichols, in town, a son. Miss Flora Harris returned to Art school at Chicago this morning after a short visit with her parents. Miss Edith Bushnell, of Monticello, wbu has been visiting Miss Nellie Kelley for several days, returned heme this morning. Miss Grace Thompson returned to her school at Evanston this

morning after a few days visit with her parents of this place. Arthur 81ee, a member of the 35th Michigan regiment, just mustered out at Augusta, Ga., is visiting Mr. land Mrs. D. B. Nowels, for a few days. The temperature Sunday morning was 14 degrees above zero, which is 20 degrees below the freezing point. It was a pretty cold Easter day.

Mrs. Reuben Jeffrey, secretary for Indiana of Woman’s Work for Home Missions in Indiana, will deliver an address at the First Baptist church Tuesday night. Everybody welcome. T. J. Sayler, whose sickness with a stomach trouble, mentioned some days ago, had assumed a very severe and even dangerous character, is reported better today. Medaryville Advertiser: Mrs. J. B. Saylor, formerly Miss Belle Messerly, has been here the past week from their present home at Chelsea, lowa, on a visit to relatives and friends. She will meet her husband ,at Rensselaer in a day or two and they will return home from there. A brief exchange of compliments at Kentland, between Judge Thompson and Ex-Judge Wm. Darroch, led to a report that was published in the Goodland Journal and republished in a Rensselaer paper, that Darroch was fined for contempt of court. The report was not true, and no fine was assessed against Mr. Darroch, as he himself states in a letter to the Goodland paper. Mr. Holmes manager of the G. W. Castlen thousand acre farm near Rose Lawn, was in town Saturday, and from him we received the first definite information of Mr. Castlen’s death. It occured last January, at his home at New Richmond, Ohio, after a long sickness. He was upwards of 80 years old and leaves a large estate. He had some considerable acquaintance in Rensselaer and was greatly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. A patent medicine peddler here

Saturday was trying to sell iris medicines at any old price. At some places he offered dollar bottles for 25 cents. A fact which, un itself, proves that the stuff he was selling was worthless. People should never buy medicines of unknown and ♦ri’espoimble peddlers Nine times out of ten the stuff they sell is worthless and the tenth time injurious.

On October 18th last, Emil Chiniqni and wife were murdered at St Anne, 111., evidently for purposes of robbery. The murderer escaped, but one Sidney Ringo, a very tough colored man, was suspected, and ever since the murder attempts have been made locate and arrest him. He was tracked to Chicago, from there to Mississippi, then into Old Mexico, and after his return, into various other parts of this country. He had formerly lived at Mattoon, 111., and ventured back there one day last week, and was TTe was taken to KankaKee, io await trial.

All the services at the M. E. church yesterday were well attended. Daring the tnornin g - services the choir rendered, in their usual excellent and pleasing manner songs and anthems appropriate to Easter Sunday, after which Bro. Reed preached a grandly eloquent and soul inspiring sermon from the Savior’s prayer on the cross of Calvary. The afternoon services were opened with songs and appropriate prayer by Miss Maggie Kenton. There were present many young people together with most of he Epworth Leaguers. Tne subject of Bro. Reeds talk was, “The Divine Carpenter.” and were greatly with the simple practical lessons, he presented. There were not seats enough to accommodate the large audience that came to the evening service which was as interesting as the preceding services of the day. Several manifested, a desire to become Christians at this service. The Revival will continue all this week. Everyone cordially invited to attend.