Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happen mes ___ t Classified Under Their Respective, Headings. FRIDAY. Geo. H. Brown, of Knox is in the city today. Chase Kelley returned today from a two weeks’ stay at Plymouth. C. E. Mills and Delos Thompson are in Chicago today, on telephone business. Mies Eunice Fritts went to Anderson today to make an extended visit with friends. Mrs. M. B. Alter went to Dima, Ohio, Thursday to visit hei daughter, Mrs. W. W. Watson. Mrß. Fred Summers and chil dren, of Hammond, visited Mrs. August Kosenbaum, yesterday. Charley Chamberlain, the city electrician went to Monticello yesterday to make some repairs iD the Tharp Bros, electric light plant at that place. Dr. Hartsell took Chris Weurth ner, a young man from Newton Tp., to Hahnemann hospital, Chicago, today, for treatment for a nervous trouble. Mrs Dr Merry, of Mt. Ayr, her brother, Capt. Chilcote, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. Gertie Robinson are jChicago visitors today. Walter, the four year old son ol Frank Minikus, fell off a wagon, Wednesday, and broke one of the bones of the right forearm, neai the wrist. Geo. H. Healey, of the Brookston Gazette, is in town today visit ing his mother, Mrs. Julia Healey., who is quite sick with a fever M. S. King now has a good sit uation in a oabinet shop in Aurora, 111., and bis family will remove there in a short time. The Citizens’' band gave a fine street concert, last evening, and which was enjoyed by quite a large crowd of people. A sudden quite heavy shower however caused many to go home and miss the latter part of the program. Miss Sophia Karnopp, of Michigan City went to her home Thursday after a few days visit with her friend, Miss Mae Farmer- Mist Karnopp has been employed by the government as a nurse, for the past nine months, at Savannah, Georgia.

Jake Melcer and Chris Zimmerthe Wheatfield parties charged with assaulting with intent to kill John Klinger, were tried yesterday, by Squire Burnham. The Squire announced that he would render his decision at 8 o’clpck next Monday. The Rensselaer base ball boys ywbo battled with Brookston yesterday, escaped with their lives and that was about all. They scored only three runs while Manager Healey’s terrors pounded out thirteen and would have made more but for dislike of the labor of keeping the count. ’ Over in Newton county W. L Kellenberger, principal of the Brook schools was elected couAty superintendent to succeed W. W. Pfrimmer. There was quite a contest as 147 ballots were required. Still that wasn’t much of a scrap compared with two years ago, when Mr. Pfrimmer was re-elected to his fifth term on the 267th, ballot. Mr. Pfrimmer was not a candidate this time, and intends to devote his time to lecturing and operating his poetry machine, which is now as always, in fine working order. L. S. Renicker will sell you a top buggy for S3B. Come and see it before buying elsewhere. Twenty-five to thirty per cent, off on trimmed hats, for Fourth of July. Mbs. Pubcupilb.Boy the - light running and' Deerrng % 'a-*' - viw . „ . ’