Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. F. B. Ferguson has gone to Indianapolis today on business Delaney Martin is home from Vories business college for a weeks vacation. The D. of A. R. will meet Wednesday at 3p. m. with Mrs. G. E. Murray. Mrs Press Roberts and son Claude went to Chicago today. Claude will attend school at Valparaiso. Wallace Snyder, a young attorney of Fowler, died of consumption, April 13th, at Hutchinson, Kans., to which place be went last fall in search of health. He was 27 years old. A case of small pox has been developed at Long Cliff asylum, at Logansport. The Journal of that city says there is no danger of the disease spreading, owing to the precautions that have been Indiana has the largest common school fund, in cash, of any state in the union. She is the 37th state in size, yet there are but seven other states that spend as much money annually for educational purposes. Word has been received here that Mrs. Cecelia Moore, wife of Frank Moore, is very low with a cancer at her home in Indianapolis. Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, and sister, Mrs. J. L. Brady, have gone to her side today. Indianapolis Journal. —An official of the Monon lines said yesterday that the Monon could make the run between Indianapolis and Chicago in four hours by eliminating a few stops, and he thought the time would come when this would be the time of one of their trains daily each way. Rev. F. M. Watkins, the new Free Baptist minister, will also have pastoral charge of Vaughn Church near Surrey. He will preach his first sermon there next Sunday at 10:30 a. m. In the evening of the same day he will preach at Rensselaer. Mrs. C. W. Hanley and Mrs. F. B. Meyer have gone to Fort Wayne today, to represent Evening Star Chapter at the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, which meets in that city this year. David J. Thompson is also attending the meeting. The directors of the Jasper library met Saturday evening and elected Miss Bertha Parcells librarian, she receiving seven of the nine votes. She will jnake a " very capable and very accommodating librarian. It is thought that the library will be open in about 10 days. Dallas and James Yeoman have bought a lumber yard at Ambia, Benton County, and will own and manage the same in partnership. The latter has gqnp there today, to take possession. Dallas, who has been at Anderson for some time past, will join his brother at Ambia in a few days. Right Rev. Joseph Stepban is visiting at St. Joseph’s College and the brother house near there. Father Stephan was the Catholic priest here many years ago, and head of the orphan asylum that stood where the college now is He has been for quite a number of years, located at Washington at the head of the Catholic Bureau of Indian Missions, an institution which has been abolished and TT 8 Marshal Branham nf Tn u. aiareuai nrannam, ui in-

before the U. S. grand jury, at Indianapolis, May 9th. They are wanted to testify against Amick, the Idaville man who is supposed to have been the principal partner and confederate of Frank Bulger who shoved the raised bills. Amick is supposed to have been the man who did the work of changing the bills, and sent Bulger and others out to pass them. There was a tumultuous old time at the Nowels House, last evening. A 200 pound kitchen girl got on the war path and for a time terrorized the whole establishment. The night policeman was finally found, but before be reached the scene the hostile lady had retired in good order, but with threats of returning today, to clean out the whole place. The only visible marks of the trouble, so far as heard from, is one on the cheek of the hotel porter, where he got a knock-out blow from the woman’s fist. The cause of the hostilities we did not learn.

-L. F. Hopkins rushed off to Danville, 111., today, he is not intending to take any chances on missing his own wedding, to take place there Wednesday night. His mother Mrs. Matie Hopkins and son Senior, also started for the wedding, today, but will go by the way of Crawfordsville and go over to Danville, tomorrow, in company with Mrs. S. J. Austin, who is already there, and Mrs. Dr. Ensminger and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter Virginia are at Lafayette, and will go to the wedding from there. Miss Virgie is to be one of the bridesmaids at the wedding. Several otner Rensselaer relatives of bride or groom will go tonight or tomorrow morning.

WEDNESDAY. J. C. Kaupke trustee of Keener township is in town today. Born, this Wednesday morning, April 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, in tbe southeast part of town, a daughter. Miss Alice Wartena, of Hammond, is visiting her brother Abe, the blacksmith, and incidentally attending Robert Kepner’s Golden wedding celebration.

E. M. Parcels received a message today noon that his mother, Mrs. W. H. Parcels, of Monticello is not expected to live. He went to her side by the first train. Gov. Mount has appointed as new member of the state hoard of Education provided for by the statute, President Mills, of Earlham College, President Scott, of Franklin College, and Enoch G. Machan. superintendent of the LaGrange county schools. Atty James T. Saunderson, of Fowler, is looking after a law case in our circuit court, today. Mr. Saunderson was at Kentland for many years, but a few years ago moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma, but getting tired of the winds and dust and heat of that climate, he moved back to Indiana, and located in Fowler. The new time card on the Monon, to go into effect next Sunday, will not be likely to make much difference in number or time of trains on this division. On the Michigan City and Indianapolis divisions it is expected that a new train each way will be added, to run between Michigan City and Indianapolis. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown left last night, for Danville, 111., to attend the Hopkins-Brown wedding, tonight. The prospective bride is Dr. Brown’s sister. At 11 a. m. today, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and Dr. E. C. English left for Danville, they being the last of the Rensselaer guests to leave for the wedding. They expected to be joined at Lafayette by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin. Even as March of tbe present year was the worst March on record, so also has this present April been the best April within the • 1 > -Mor©-

being what Hicks, Foster and other professional long distance prognosticators prophesied.

Uncle Robert Kepner and his estimable wife have been married fifty years, today. They made no move upon their own part to observe the event, but friends and relatives to the number of about 30, not being willing to allow such an interesting anniversary to pass unnoticed gave them a surprise party, at noon. A fine dinner was partaken of, and afterwards a picture made of the assembled company. Mr. and Mrs. Kepner are old time residents of our city and have many friends to wish them well on this auspicious occasion.

Gov. Mount has given his official consent to an application of Gov. Tanner, for sending the arms of the 2nd Illinois regiment to Monon and equipping it there. The Chicago people still expect the regiment to arrive at Dearborn station at 1 P. M. Friday. The regiment will parade the streets, and afterwards march to their armory and be served with a big banquet. We are still unable to state the exact time the regiment will pass Rensselaer, but presumably about 10 a. m., Friday. We still consider it probable that one or more sections of the regimental train will stop here to allow the passage of other trains. Uncle Isaac Sayler called at the Republican office, Tuesday, to renew his subscription, and his visit was the first time, in our long experience, that a person of over 90 has come to our office. Uncle Isaac walked down from his home in the northwest part of town, and walked away again, very briskly. His sight and bearing are still good and his mind and memory are still bright. He has none of that tendency towards second childhood which is so common in people of very great age. Uncle Isaac has been taking The Republican and its predecessors, ever since there has been a paper in Rensselaer. He has also taken the Western Christian Advocate, for 63 years, continously. We doubt if that great organ of Methodism has many subscribers who have taken the paper so long.

THURSDAY. Rye 40 cents. Corn 30 cents. Oats 24|-26| cents Wheat 60 —65 cents. James M. McCabe, a Covington attorney, is attending the circuit court, today. Born, Tuesday, April 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. Joeßomanax, southwest of town, a daughter. Mrs. James Schindler, now of west Jordan Tp., is in a serious condition with her chronic heart disease and dropsy. Miss Effie Miller who has been visiting Miss Gertrude Hopkins for a few days returned to her home in Chicago today. Dr. Johnson has now notched hisstick for six girls in a row, three of them being on one day, as was previously reported. The expected change in Monon time card has been postponed, until some future date and will not go into effect next Sunday. Gov. Mount has designs ted Oct 5, as Indiana Day at the Texas state fair when the state will return the Texas Rangers’ flag. The Wheatfield school board has added a third teacher for next year and have selected for the place Mrs. Ida O’Meara, of Rensselaer. Prof. I. N. Warren and family arrived from LaPorte, this afternoon. They were called by the very dangerous sickness of Mr. Warren’s father. Charles R. Yeoman has been appointed to teaoh the 7th and Bth year grades at the Dana, Ind., schools next year. Isaac Reubelt is the superintendent of the Dana schools. R. W. Sprigg, janitor of the school buildings has gone to

count of the serious sickness of his father. Secretary Butler, of the state board of charities, states that there are 14,025 inmates in the state institutions who are cared for at public expense. The temperature reached the decidedly summer heat of 85 degrees in the shade, Wednesday noon. Today it reached the 80 mark, but soon declined somewhat from that position.

Mrs. Blanch Randle has returned from Oklahoma, where she and her husband have been since last fall. Her husband, James Jr., is also coming back, in charge of a shipment of cattle. Squire J. W. Warren is lying very low with a stomach trouble and other diseases, at bis home in Newton Tp. Unless a change for the better takes place soon, be can scarcely survive more than a day or two.

The Remington high school will have its graduating exercises on Friday, May sth, when a class of thirteen will be given their diplomas. The Remington schools have been doing some excellent work in recent years, and the result is show in the comparatively large number of graduates each year. The Laßue Brothers have sold their latest landed acquisition, the old Loshbaugh farm in Milroy Tp., to Edward Lynch, a general merchant of Strawn, 111. They received in part payment a large stock of merchandise, at Strawn. There are 240 acres in the farm and the selling price is stated at SIO,OOO. The La Rues have had the farm about six months and found it .quite a profitable possession.

The 160th Indiana regiment was mustered out at Savannah, yesterday, and the various companies Composing it are expected to reach their different .towns today. Company C. belong in Lafayette, and a big reception will be given on its arrival. At least on the arrival of the anti-Marks portion of the company, which is far the larger part. There is great enmity felt towards Marks in the company, and tbe larger part of the company refuses to travel home in the same train with the captain and his friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Hanna, of Walker Tp., were in town today, to meet and convey to their home a party of visitors. The latter consisted of Mrs. Emma Shanklin, of Trenton, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bright, of Flora, this state. The ladies mentioned are sisters of Mr. Hanna, and one of them, Mrs. Shanklin, he had not seen for 12 years, Mr. Hanna, by the way, is one of the kind of men needed in the northern portions of Jasper county, to show what good and careful farming can do in that region. He owns the former Ed Tanner farm and in the two years he has occupied it, has made it one of tbe best and most profitable farms of its size in the county.

During the winter of 1893, F. M. Martin, of Long Reach, West Va., contracted a severe cold which Irft him with a cough. In speaking of how us cared it he soys; “I used several kinds of cough syrup but found no relief until I bought a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which relieved me almost instantly, and in a short time brought about a complete cure.” When troubled with a cough or cold use this remedy and you will not find it necessary to try several kinds before you get relief. It has been in the market for over twenty years and constantly grown in favor and popularity. For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by F. B Meyer.