Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1899 — SATURDAY. [ARTICLE]

SATURDAY.

Miss Maggie Shunkweiler, of Reynolds, was here today. Misses Delmaand Grace Nowels are visiting friends at Monticello. Mrs. William Dixey is visiting her daughters at Evanston a few days. Miss Jessie Adams, of Monon, visited Rensselaer friends yesterday. Robert Wartena returned home last night from a visit to Hammond. Mrs. Geo. Healey, of Brookston, returned home today after a week’s visit with Mrs. Julia Healey. Mrs. Minnie Hardman, of Witchita, Kans., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thornton. Christie Vick has moved his residence into rooms in the Arcade building over Fendig’s drug store Jesse E. Wilson has been invited to speak at Monticello on the Fourth of July. Rensselaer oratory is in good demand. Charley Fox, the mail carrier made his last trip to Blackford yesterday. Hereafter his route will be to Pleasant Grove and Valma.

\ Miss Elizabeth Schlientz, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Haas, for several months went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ visit before going to her home at Defiance, Ohio. At last the Mt. Ayr creamery which has hung on to life with such commendable perseverance under discouraging circumstances for so many years, is now to be closed up, according to th Morocco Courier. A 3 year old child of Christie Vick’s fell off the back stairs at his residence over Fendig’s drug store, a few days ago, andj was quite severely hurt, especially upon its hip. No bones were broken however, and no permanent bad effects are apprehended. About thirty-five young people participated at a tennis party held at the home of Albert Marshall last Thursday evening. Games of various kinds, indoors and out prevailed, alternating with the drinking of sherbet and enjoying refreshments. The company dispersed early but went home happy. Mrs. Beck, of Valparaiso, wife of the Rev. Samuel Beck, D. D. presiding elder of Valparaiso District, is the guast of Rev. H. M. Middleton and family, today. Mr. Beck also arrived this after, noon, from Monon, and will preach and hold quarterly meeting at the Trinity M. E. church, as per previous notice.

Yesterday afternoon while Mayor McCoy was out of town, Councilmen Eger and Spitler and two or three confederates, fixed up a joke on his honor. They pulled the’ newly arrived watering fountain from the place the Mayor had selected for it opposite Wade & Wood’s barber shop, down the walk about 200 feet, to about opposite Short’s livery. stable, and when the mayor got back they told him Commissioner Halleck had come down from DeMotte and ordered the fountain’s location changed. It was a pretty good scheme and Tom didn’t tumble to it at first, but before he had time to get properly warmed up so many of the jokers kept coming around to bear him discuss the subject, with the accent on the cuss, that he caught on to the fact that it was a put up job, and the result was that the jokers get small returns for the labor they had put themselves to in moving the fountain. Wheatfield Telephone:—There was a lively lawsuit at DeMotte Saturday evening. Abe Halleck representing on side and the baldheaded joint representative Knotts of Hammond the opposite. Now you all know Abe and his ability as an attorney audit is claimed that he mopped the earth* slangly speaking with the fish and dog ... _ . .

Untie Peter Foulks was in from Milroy township, Jasper county, yesterday. He says the new Baptist church dedicated in that vicinity on Sunday, June 18, starts off without any debt hanging over it. The deficiency of a littleiover SIOO was assumed by substantial parties on dedication day.—Monon News. Wednesday evening at 8 p. m., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz entertained the former’s Sunday school class and the members of the choir of the Christian church, numbering about twenty-four in all. The evening was spent in diverse mirth-provoking prefer man ce. Refreshments were served. Each guest enjoyed a season of great pleasure.

MONDAY. Miss Allie Day is visiting in Chicago a few days. Mrs. Peter Giver is at Crown Point to spend the Fourth. Miss Telie Lynn, of Attica is the guest of her sister Emma. Blaine Shaffer, of Monticello, visited friends here yesterday. Mrs. Gertie Robinson and sun Harve are visiting at Lafayette. Born, Friday, June 30th to Mr. and Mrs. John Worden, in town a son. Rufus and Frank Giver went to Greencastle today to spend a few days. Miss Jessie Stevenson, of Chicago, is visiting her parents a few days. Hallie Flynn, of Chicago, is visiting his parents here a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery ! are spending the Fourth at Chicago. Miss Frankie Irwin is visiting her sister, Mrs. I. N. Warren, at Laporte. Dr. and Mrs. Wells, of DeMotte, visited her sister, Mrs. T. J. Joyner, yesterday. Squire Elias Hammerton is now carrying the mail on the Aix add Blackford route. 1 Born, Sunday, July 2nd, to Mr and Mrs. Clem H. Reed, of Barkley Tp., a daughter. Mrs. 0. B. Steward and Miss Mary Porter visited friendsi in Monon yesterday. Mrs. Herbert Sorrel returned this morning from a week’s visit at Lowell and Cedar Lake. Mrs. Joseph Green and daughter, Joeva, left this morning on an all summer’s visit to Dennison, Ohio, and Pittsburg and Alleghany City, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Saidla, of Bowers, Montgomery Co., are visiting relatives in Rensselaer and vicinity. H. C. Hoshaw has gone to Carroll county to visit relatives, and will also visit in Lafayettee before his return.

Miss Tillie Fendig and Bertha Alter and Mrs. Martha Phillips are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Wemple at Chicago. - Three more dog-tax unfortunates are Dell Thornton, of town, and Chas. Patrick, from four miles south and Nathan Keen, 2| miles south. x Rev. J. W. Bendel, of Wolf Lake, Ind., will preach at the Free Baptist church next Sunday evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Capt. F. W. Babcock is down from Chicago for a few days, for medical treatment and to drink the medicinal water of our old “coal-oil” well. Mrs. T. J. Sayler and daughter Florence left Saturday evening for Boulder, Colo., where they will spend the summer, and where Mrs. Sayler has a sister.

Allen Catt and John Ulrey have gone to Greenfield to join their wives, already there, in a visit to the latter’s parents. Arthur Catt also went with his father. Presiding Elder Beck and wife of Valparaiso, who were here over Sunday for quarterly meeting, took the train this forenoon to go to Luddington, Mich., for a few week’s sojourn. A party of about 35 children and young people enjoyed a very pleasant lawn party atM. L. and C. G. Spitler’s, Saturday afternoon. The party was in honor of Ruby and Ellis Abbott, of Goshen, and Fred Learning, of Lafayette.

Mrs. N. H. Sheppard and children went to Indianapolis Sunday afternoon, to join Mr. Sheppard, already located there as a pastor of the Christian church at North Indianapolis, and a student at Butler University. R. W. Sprigg bas moved back his house at the corner of Plum and Franklin streets, and will build on the site a good sized two story addition, attaching the same to the old building. When the improvement is he will have a large and comfortable residence. Judge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson attended the annual meeting of the Association of Western Writera, at Winona, last week. The Judge gave an address, or rather responded to a toast on the subject “Judge Not.” Hon. Mark L. DeMotte, of Valparaiso, the retiring president of the association was elected a vice president. 80 also was W. W. Pfrimmer, Newton county’s gifted poet and lecturer. Uncle Bill N. Jones is proudly showing a $lO gold piece which is his by right of being one of the champion ball rollers of Strick - faden’s bowling room. Prizes are awarded for every three months and Uncle Bill is champion “cocked hat” bowler for April, May and June. Austin Moore also pulled in a tenner for being the boss ten pin roller. Harry Wade got into the game for two boxes of cigars.