Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. J. F. Bruner was in Chicago today. B. S. Fendig is in Wheatfield today. 8. R. Nichols was in Chicago on business yesterday. Mrs. T. J. McCoy is visiting relatives at Lafayette. Miss Florence Haff returned this morning from a visit to Goodland. Miss Rilla Osborn is visiting friends at Kniman and Wheatfield this week. Bert Brenner has gone to Indianapolis to visit his brother, Pete, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce White are at Indianapolis attending the Rebecca Assembly. Thomas McClure of Waynesville, North Carolina, is visiting bis brother Oscar. Mrs. L. M. Strong went to Ambja, Ind., today to visit her daughter Mrs. D. H. Yeoman. Mrs. Spencer Vick, of Chicago, joined her husband here today, for a short visit with bis relatives. Miss Boyce Lally, of Michigan City came yesterday to spend the summer with her sister Mrs. N. J. Reed.

Miss Maggie Healy has charge of her father’s shoe store while he is away on the federal jury at Indianapolis. James A. Masker and family went to Watseka, 111., this morning on a prolonged visit with relatives. Miss Fisher, a lady from Indianapolis came here today to'make arrangements to give a series of lectures on Correct Dress. Mrs. Lon Ponsler, Mrs. Jennie Steward and Misses Ora Duvall and Maud Hemphill are at Indianapolis attending the Rebecca Assembly. Mrs. J. E. Dickey, of Chicago, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs* G. M. Robinson, for some time went to Monon today to visit other relatives. Mayor Taggart and wife, of Indianapolis, are in Louisiana, bringing home the body of their daughter, who was lost on the yatch Paul Jones, three months ago. The body was only recently found, by a fishermen. Mrs. E. C. Bassick and daughter, Miss Minnie Walker, of Bridgeport, Conn., are here for a short visit with the family of her nephew, W. B. Austin and other relatives. They are on their way home from California. E. J. Wilcox mail clerk on the milk train, now located at Lafayette, is here for a few days’ lay-off. He is not finding his run quite such a snap after all, as not only is there quite a good deal of mail to work, but the run is said to be the longest to be made every day by one man of any of this whole mail district. The run is 120 miles each way every day. Most runs as long as that have two mail clerks. Elder Sheppard, pastor of the Christian church, attended the State Missionary Convention of 4hat denomination, at Irvington, three days last week. The state convention next year will be held at Valparaiso. Next September a district convention for their second district will be held at Rensselaer. The district comprises eight counties in the northwest corner of the state and its convention is likely to bring quite a large crowd here. A report ha, been oirenlated

that Chase Day, recently sent to the state reform school at Plainfield, had escaped from that institution and was now enjoying his freedom in an eminently Urge degree. The report had no foundtion in fact as “Nig” is still there and judging from the letters he writes back, is fairly well satisfied with and deriving lots of benefit from his treatment there. B. J. Gifford left here this morning, for Toledo, Ohio, where he will buy the steel rails for ten miles of track which he proposes to add to his C. & W. V. R. R. this year. He will build northward about three miles, to connect with the Three I, and about 7 miles southward. The exact route of the southward extension seems not to have been definitely settled, although made the subject of considerable negotiation while Mr. Gifford was here, with the principal owners of the land along the McCoysburg route Instructions were received at the revenue office in Indianapolis last Tuesday that former owners of cigars confiscated as the result of the counterfeit stamp made by Jacob & Co, of Lancaster, Pa., may again secure iheir goods by payment of a penalty of 50 cents a thousand and the revenue tax. A few Rensselaer dealers had some of these cigars on hand when the counterfeit stamp was discovered, but not a great amount, and in all cases the wholesale houses will be responsible for the loss.

WEDNESDAY. W. B. Austin is at Knox today. M. S. King went'to Aurora, 111., today. G. K. Hollingsworth is at Knox today on business. ‘ W. T. Perkins is at Rose Lawn on business today. Miss Helen Wasson is visiting a few days in Chicago. T. J. Sigler, of Monon, was here on business yesterday. Mrs. W. H. Beam and daughter Gladys are in Chicago today. Mrs. Mary Karner, of Chicago, is visiting relatives in the city. Will Hammond, of Lafayette, is visiting his sister Mrs. W. B. Austin. Charley Grow went to Louisville today to begin his work as mail clerkBorn, yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Renicker, 8 miles northeast of town, a son. Memorial services at Brushwood church Sunday May 28, at 11 a. m. by the Rev. Shreves. Grandmother M. A. Marshall has gone to Will Co. 111., to spend the summer with relatives. Miss Bessie Murray returned yesterday from an extended viajt with Mrs. C. Fenwick Reed. Will Postill and Austin Haas, who have been employed at Chicago Heights for some time, came home today. Mrs. J. L. Brady and Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Terre Haute today to attend the confederation of Literary Clubs. Mrs. W. R. Stewart left for her home at New York this morning after a two weeks’ visit with her mother Mrs. Jane A. Shfirp. Johnny Callow returned to Centralia, Hl., today and took with him his neice Miss Jennie Bernard to spend the summer. C._ W. Hanley is now the owner of a very speedy driving mare, just bought' for him at Kansas City, by his brother, F. M. Hanley. She is standard bred and has a pretty fast record. A very pleasant social eveqt occurred last night at the home of Capt. J. M. Wasson. The occasion was a surprise party given in honor of Mr. Wasson’s 60th birthday by his civil war comrades. Fifty-three soldiers were present and a number of ladies, also. The evening was very enjoyably spent in listening to patriotic music and interesting talks after which an elegant supper was served,

George Shoup, a boy of very | tender years, was found guilty of disorderly conduct and using profane and obscene language to Mrs. Amanda Jessup in ’Squire Burnham’s court this morning. The ’squire fined him $1 and costs, but owing to the lad’s youthfulness the ’squire let him off with a good talk and the promise if he was ever up again he would get a double dose. Members of the Anti-Saloon League of the state and other persons interested in the enforcement of the Nicholson law are preparing to ask the supreme court to decide whether voters may delegate to an attorney their authority to remonstrate. Friends of the law believe the court will be willing to construe the law to mean that a majority of the voters of a township may, by attorney, remonstrate for a period of two years against the establishment of a saloon. The test case is to originate at Windfall, where the voters are now preparing to remonstrate through an attorney for a period of two years. It is stated that the friends of the law will hasten the case to the supreme court as rapidly as possible. THURSDAY. . Rye 50 cents. Corn 29 cents. Oats 24-26 cents Wheat 55—60 cents. F. L. Short and Dave Worland are in Chicago today. F. B. Meyer and son Jim went to Chicago this morning for a few days. Mrs. A. E. Brown has gone, today, to Hunter’s Springs, near Attica, to take treatment for rheumatism. Miss Eva Grigg, who has been visiting with Mrs. J. F. Hieronymous returned to her home at Cedar Lake yesterday. Ray Thompson has invested in a new Oliver type-writer. The

machine is of a new style, and Mr. Thompson thinks it is about the best on the market. Mrs. Ida Huffman and children of Chicago, who have been visiting with Mrs. Peter McDaniels south of town, went on to Boswell today to visit her parents. The Ladies Literary society will meet at- the home of Mrs. Blanche Chapman Saturday at 2:30 p. m, A lull attendance is desired as it the last of the year and settling up time. Mrs. Barbara Barber was called to Knox this morning this morning by a telegram stating that her daughter Mabel, who had gone there to visit had been taken suddenly very ill. Dr. H. L Brown, the dentist went to Chicago this morning, to take a Post Graduate Course, in advanced methods in his profession. He will be gone about three weeks. Dr. Aaron Wood will have charge of the office during his absence. . Quite an interesting game of ball was played Wednesday afternoon, at St. Joseph’s college, between a Rensselaer nine and the college nine. The result was a victory for Rensselaer by a ’score of 16 runs to 15 for the College. The Hunt Brothers are now in full possession and mangement the former F. B. Meyer drug store. Frank Hunt is the active partner, and has direct management of the business. He retains as his assistant, George Hopkins, who has long been connected with the store, as a salesman. Monticello Herald: —A committee of the Grand Army Post at Rensselaer, under instructions from the Post, has invited Capt. Guthrie of this place to deliver the memorial address there on Decoration Day, and he has accepted the invitation. The Captain’s ability aJ a speaker is well known in this county, and the Rensselaer people will have no reason to regret their selection.