Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Paily Grist or Local Happenings I'lAstailied Under I'helr Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Will Paxton, of Hammond, is visiting his brother .lohn. Mrs, Mary Kannal is visiting her daughter, Irina, in Chicago. Mrs. John Healy and children are visiting this week in Chicago. Mrs. Geo. Phillips, of Monon, visited Mr., and Mrs, A 1 Rishling over Sunday. Good girl wanted for general housework. Enquire at the sheriff's residence. Mr. and Mrs. John Braddock, of Walker tp.,are visiting relatives at Indianapolis. Mrs. Lucinda Antrim and grandson Elbert, are visiting relatives in DeMotte. A. W. Cole, the railway mail clerk, is spending a few days here where Ins family are visiting. Mr. Henry Wolff and Mr. Otto Kennedy were the guests of Mr. H. C. Hoshaw and family Sunday. Miss Mary Sheurich, of Peoria, 111., is visiting relatives in Rensselaer and Milroy township. Mrs. M. Becham returned to her home at Motion today after a 5 weeks’ visit with her son John.

Mr. Otto Kennedy was the guest of Miss Rilla Osborne Saturday evening and Sunday. J. L. Sullivan our one legged soldier, went to Cameron Springs, near Attica, today to be treated for rheumatism. Horace S. Hollingsworth, of Des Moines, lowa, is here visiting his cousins. Emmet L. and Geo K. Hollingsworth. Misses Mary Goetz and Clara Haste left this morning to attend the summer term of the Valparaiso Normal school. Mrs. Kate C. Ward returned to her home at Monticello Monday after a week’s visit with Mrs. J. G. Reynolds. Schuyler Robinson went to Louisville today, to take the “case” examination, preparatory to entering upon the railway mail service. J. G. Reynolds, who was worse again Sunday, was feeling better by Monday evening, and his physician is confident he will soon be up again. Ernest Wishard, who is attending medical college, at Indianapolis, has just had the hard luck to lose $135. He does not know whether he lost it by accident or some one stole it. Joe Marshall went to Chicago this afternoon, to enter the U. S. cavalry if he passes the final physical examination. This is about the fifth day of the present much heated spell, which according to some authorities is breaking the early June record. The temperature reaches the 90 mark every day, and at 2:30 this afternoon was at 92. Miss Gusta Swiger and neice Marguerite spent a few days this week with Mrs. E. F. Short and returned to their home at Lafayette last evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan arrived home Saturday evening. Mr. Honan has not fully decided where he will locate in practice of the law but the chances are favorable for the choice of Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wishard went to Lafayette today to attend the graduating exercises at Purdue University tomorrow of their son, Melville, who graduates in the course of civil engineering. Miss Ethel Tedford, who has been employed as type-writer and stenographer by Fergnson & Wilson for several months returned to her home at Monticello Monday. A free ’ band conoert will be given again Friday evening, of this week, and every Friday even-

ing, until further notice, when the weather is suitable. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and sons Donald and Thomas, Senior Hopkins and Horace Hollingsworth are spending today at Cedar Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Wells and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Payne and son, of Garrettsville, Ohio are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Purcupile and other relatives. Monticello Journal: H.T. Bott went to Delphi this afternoon and will assume charge of the mechanical department in the Journal office in that city. Mrs. Bott and children will visit with friends here a few days before going to their new home. Sheriff Reed and wife have returned from quite an extended visit with Mrs. Reed’s parents, at Michigan City. They made the trip by team. Mrs. Reed’s brother Wilbur came home with them for a several weeks’ visit. C. W. Porter is now located at Heron, on the far western border of Montana. Mio. Porter intends to join him there next week. Miss Lois Robinson will go witli her, to make a summer’s visit with relatives at Spokane, Wash. Sheriff Reed went to Logansport, today, to convey to Longcliff asylum James Bislosky. He is the young man who has been held in jail for several weeks past, until room could be found for him at the asylum, where he has already been previously treated for insanity.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dean and children, Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and children, Mrs. J. F. Bruner and children and Misses Mattie Hemphill, Ora and Nellie Grant are attending the wedding today at DeMotte, of Miss Lily Troxell' ol that place to Leonidas Benbow, of Muncie, Ind. We have received a program of the next annual meeting of the League of Wisconsin Muncipalities to be held at Fond Du Lac June 26th and 27th. Our former townsman, Dr. S. E. Sparling, of the University of Wisconsin, i 6 secretary of the league, and also has a paper on the subject, “The need of a uniform system of Accounting, for Cities.” Sidney Ringo, the negro who was arrested after a long pursuit, charged with the murder of Emil Chinique and wife, at St. Anne, 111., last fall, had his trial last week. Ringo proved that he was in jail in Marion county, 111., at the time of the murder, and now the Chicago detectives who cooked up the story of Ringo’s connection with the crime, together with an alleged confession made to parties in Chicago, have been arrested for perjury and conspiracy. Monday Dept. Sheriff Robinson went up to the town of Gifford in the state of Gifford and arrested Timothy Hanaford and took him down to Williamsport, Warren county. He is wanted on the charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. He admits that he owes money in Williamsport but denies that there was any intentional wrong doing in the matter.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Emma Lynn went to her home at Attica today for a weeks vacation. Born, yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leach, of Pleasant Groye, a 9 pound boy. Mrs. B. B. Baker, of Monticell© and cousin, Marguerite Wolverton of Chalmers, are visiting their uncle, J. G. Reynolds. Gus Phillips, of the Spooner Dramatic Company now stationed at BingbamtonviNew York, is home to spend a vacation of several weeks. Miss Emma Kellenburger and Maud Burris, of Monon are attending the Monticello Ptpti t Young Peoples’ convention and while here are the guests of Misses Daisy Willis and Mary Porter. St. Joseph's College is practically, deserted today. The students ;■ p. ■■ ~ ' 4t ’ , ** *

and many of the professor r are having a pionio at Cedar Lake They went up on the milk train in two special cars set off for their use. Dr. Dessler, the optician, who visits a number of other towns and is therefore away considerable leaviug his office here closed, has employed Miss Beitha Payne as a clerk, and his office will hereafter be open every day. The arrangements have all been made with Manager Healey for the ball game at Brookston, Thursday. The Rensselaer team is composed of young players but- they are playing a very neat game of ball. A game will very probably be played on the home grounds in the near future. From a copy of the Garden City, Kans., Imprint, we judge from the following item that our aged former townspeople living there, must be pleasantly located, and prosperous: “Mr. and Mrs G. W. Terhune have added a bay window, repainted and repaired their residence on tenth street. They have one of the coziest little homes in the city,” Mrs. Milton Roth and Sam Roth went to LaFayette today. Sam has quite important business down there and his sister-in-law went along to see that he got through with it all right. He is to be married this evening, at Mulberry to Miss Julia App, He will return to Rensselaer with his bride next Monday. Mrs. F. B, Learning and son Harry, of Goshen, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler.

THURSDAY. W. B. Austin is in Chicago a few days. Mrs. Peter Kohler is visiting relatives at Monon. Jay Zimmerman is home] from Hammond for a few days. Miss Millie Adams, of Monon, is the guest of Edna Dillon. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Butler returned to their home near Thayer this morning after a few days visit in Rensselaer. Agnes Carr, of Monon, is visiting Frankie Porter and attending the Baptist Young People’s Association. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Payne and son of Garrettsville, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Wells, of Hirmau, Ohio, left fjr.their respective homes today after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hopkins and other relatives in the city. The band concert will be given tonight, instead of Friday night, as previously announced. Prof. Mocbel, the band leader, will be unable to be here on Friday nights, for some weeks yet. A. Leopold went toßloomington Ind., today to attend the commencement exercises. His son Mose, graduates from the law department. Lakey went to Chicago today to resume work for the Chicago Bridge & Iron Works. For a while he expects to be employed in their home works on Throop street.

Joe Marshall returned from Chicago today, not yet having been accepted in the U. S. cavalry. The recuiting officer insfsted on a more complete recovery from a recent unimportant surgical operation, before accepting him. Mary Downey, the old time inmate of the county asylum, who lately went to Chicago expecting lo make her home with her brother, lately found after 35 years separation, returned to the asylum yesterday, and is again a fixture at that institutfon. Mary, after her life-long residence in the country could not be contented with the cramped quarters of the city, and he ace her return to the asylum. No use for wall paper at Mrs. Imes’. She hangs the four walls ■f two rooms with flowers. Hun I reds of bats cover her countersFurnished rooms to rent with jr without board. North of Waterworks. Nahcy Rebck