Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist of Local Happen- ■ ipo-S . Classified Under Their ResjiectiT* Headings. FRIDAY. W. B. Austin and Arthur Hopkins are in Chicago today. Mrs. Monroe Banes is visiting relatives at Monon. Miss Wendell Lum, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. A. Parkinson. Miss Maud Barnes is visiting friends at Lafayette. Orphie Bridges, of Greencastle, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Isaac Glazebrook. - Mrs. Louis Stone, of Chicago, is Visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bird. L. S. Renicker will sell you a top buggy for S3B. Come and see it before buying elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Lawdie Martin, of Cincinnati, are visiting his mother Mrs. C. D. Martin, this week. Mrs. C. H. Peck and children, of Remington, are visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Coover, for a few days. Leo and Helen Tuteur, of Notre Dame University, and St. Mary’s Academy, of South Bend, are home for the summer.

Mrs. Clara J. Brown, of Onarga. 111., who has been visiting her sister Mrs. T. J. Sayler, went to Colfax, Ind., yesterday to visit other relatives. | Miss Bernice Warren returned home yesterday from Grand Rapids, Mich., were she is pursuing musical studies, to spend the summer vacation. Mrs. Ben Harris went to Chicago this morning to attend the graduating exercises of the Chicago Art Institute. Her daughter Flora, graduates this year. The commencement exercises at St. Joseph’s College ended this forenoon, and thestudents in large numbers haye left today for their homes. J. H. Chapman returned last night from ten days’ stay at West Baden springs. He has not derived as much benefit from the baths as he expected and thinks that the springs near Attica are better for rheumatism than at West Baden. Louis, the twelve year old son of Chester Sutton and wife of Union township, died Thursday June 15th, 1899. The cause of his death being Enteritis. The funeral will be held in DeMotte, Saturday June 17th, at 10 a. m. Interment in DeMotte cemetery. Prof. Lowther, a billiardist of remarkable proficiency, gave a free exhibition of his skill at thp Strjckfaden billiard parlor, last evening, in the presence of quite a large audience. He is truly a remarkable player according to the opinions of our leading local billiard authorities. Some of the best of of the latter tried to play against him, but they soon found he was too much the real thing for them to run] up against. His best run was 85 points. To-night he will give a billiard and pool exhibition at Rosenbaum’s billiard room, over his saloon near the town hall. •

SATURDAY. jJJMiss Ella Ritchey is visiting "at Monon. Miss Vivian Baker is visiting friends at Delphi. Miss Sophia Weljzeir is visiting herjparents at Francesville. Mrs. Zora Sweet, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. J. W. Sawyer. Miss Love Crampton, of Delphi, is the guest of Mrs. Frank Hardy. Miss Helen Harriot, of Whiting, Ind., is the guest of Miss Lizzie French. Miss Frankie Portef is spending a week with friends at Goodo.

Miss Groves, of Monticello, is visiting the family of W. R. Nowels. • I Mrs. Lucy Malchow, of Monticello. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Shields. Mrs. Joseph Long, of Medaryville, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rowen. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Washburn went to Chicago this morning’ where they will make their future residence. Miss Nina Hammond, after «| week’s visit with Miss Virginia Austin, returned to her home today. • Mrs. Nettie Simms, after a few days visit with her father, John Groom, returned to her home at Lafayette yesterday evening. Mrs. J. E. Winters, of Hammond, is visiting her aunt Miss Hattie Phegley, and other Rensselaer relatives. Mrs. James TJ. Watson, of Crawfordsville, returned home today after a several days visit with Mrs. T. J. McCoy. Miss LuElla McCoy came home last night from her year’s attendance at St. Margaret’s Seminary, at Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Clifford Moody arrived home, last evening, from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, lowa. Her cousin Miss Lucy Boyd came with her for a few week’s visit. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown returned last night from several weeks stay at Evanston. The Dr. has been taking a post-graduate course an the latest methods in* dentistry.

Misses Martha and Cora Whitmore, of Carrol Co., IdWa, left here yesterday for their home after an extended visit with relatives at Remington and with AJjs. Chas. Dean, of Rensselaer. Capt. F. W. Babcock, of Chicago, a former well known Rensseselaer attorney, is here for a few days. He is not in good health just at present and came to consult Dr. Hartsell. Mrs. Andy Minikus, of Francesville visited Mrs. John Kohler, yesterday, and today, accompanied by Mrs. Kohler, took her little daughter to Chicago to a hospital to receive medical treatment.

MONDAY. Ed Fritts is home from Anderson for a weeks visit. Will Douglass, of Monticello, visited friends here yesterday. Mrs. James Flynn, spent Sunday with her daughter Mrs. H. V. Weaver at Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Chapman went to Bridgman, Mich., today to visit Mr. Chapman’s parents. Born, Monday morning, June 19tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Shields, in town, a son, an eight pounder. Miss' Rebena Rumble, milliner for Mrs. Imes, went to her home at Crawfordsville today, to spend the summer. ’

DBN 1 d arrived home Saturday evening ■ f rotn Manlius, New York. Au burn has been attending school there. Miss Abbie Harrison has returned fsom Chicago, where she has been a student at the Chicago Art Institute for the past six weeks. A week old infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Wray, of Barkley Tp. died Saturday, and its funeral was held Sunday afternoon. Interment was in Sandridge cemetery. / T. J. McCoy, Delos Thompson, G. E. returned this morning from their stay at West Baden Springs. J. E. Wilson, who was with them* is visiting his mother, at Bloomington. Uncle George Kessinger and Constable John R. Warren had a little falling out over a constable’s fee, late Saturday afternoon, with the result that Uncle George had a complaint for assault and battery filed against him. The case it* set for next Monday, before Squire Churchill.

Mt. Ayr is preparing a big Fourth of July celebration. As Rensselaer will have no celebration of its own this year, our citizens will naturally go elsewhere in large numbers. Mt. Ayr will be the nearest point to have a good celebration, and will'no doubt draw many from here. That will only be as it should be, though, for Mt. Ayr people are always good friends of Rensselaer, on all big occasions. Oapt. F. W. Babcock, of Chicago, has been circulating among old friends here, the last few days, informs us that his oldesf son was a member of the Bth Ohio regiment during the late Spanish war. This regiment went from Canton, and was widely known as “The Presidents Own,” Canton being President McKinley’s home. The regiment reached Cuba pretty early but missed all the fighting. Col. Durbin has offered President McKinley to re-organize the 161st Indiana. regiment to the Phillipines to fight the insurgents. The 161st was one of the finest regiments gotten together during the Spanish war, and if they should go to the Philippines they will do good service. We believe that the members of the regiment would almost unanimously fall in line if Col. Durbin sends out a call for them.

About 60 members of Iroquois Lodge Odd Fellows, also a considerable number of Rebekahs, attended the services at the Christian Church, Sunday morning, on special invitation of the pastor, Elder Sheppard. The sermon was specially adapted to the occasion,

and was devoted to elucidating the origin, aims and results of Odd Fellowship and to a fitting eulogy of the cardinal principles of the order, friendship, love and truth. The brethren present were greatly pleased with the sermon.