Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. -w Daily Grist of Local Happen- ' mes Classified Under Their Respective Headings. WEDNESDAY. B. J. Gifford, of Kankakee, 111., is in town today. Mrs. A. Halleck, of DeMotte, is visiting Mrs. T. J; Joyner. Vern Novels is visiting liisbrother Charley a few days at Bourbon Ind Mr. and Mrs. John McColly are visiting their daughter at Chicago Heights. R. A. Joyner, of Chicago, is the guest of his brother T. J. Joyner a few days. Fred Learning after a visit in Rensselaer went to his home at Romney today. Mrs Mark Barnes, of Frankfort, visited her daughter Maud a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward are visiting relatives in Chicago and Chicago Heights. Mrs. Mary Learning returned to Lafayette today after a two weeks’ visit in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thewlius of Linden, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan. Miss Allie Morlan went to East Liverpool, Ohio, today to make a protracted stay with relatives Dee Ferguson has gone to Logansport to visit his brother, G. W. Ferguson, a couple of weeks. Mrs. Myrtle Miller, of Indianapolis visited Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gwin and other relatives over the Fourth. I. J. Porter and wife and Mrs. Bruce Porter and son Bruce jr. and Mrs. Sarah Watson visited relatives at Rossville over the Fourth. Geo. Spangler, of Peoria 111. returned to his home this morning after a few days with his wife, who is the guest of her relatives here. Joseph Soheurick and sons, of Milroy Tp., who have been very dangereusly sick with remittent fever are reported somewhat better now. Miss Maggie Kenton came home today from Chicago where she has been taking a six weeks theological course at the Moody Institute. Wm. Shoup now carries the mail on the Rensselaer-Sharon route. He goes three times a week, and gets $75 per year. He has a four years contract. The watering fountain on Van Rensselaer street was cut in to the waterworks Monday afternoon and is now at the service of any who wish to make use of it.

At Hebron. Porter county, Tuesday, a small cannon like that which exploded at Rose Lawn, was loaded with dynamite, and the gun was blown to pieces and a young man named Carl King, was killed. Homer Hopkins and his two sons came up from Alexandria, Monday, for a short visit with his mother. His oldest son will remain for several weeks. Mr. Hopkins is still in the employ of a milling company, at Alexandria. White & Son are putting up quite a large building on Cullen street, adjoining B. S. Fendig’s poultry and junk store, and to be used by him in connection with his other building, the latter not being large enough to accommodate his increased business. A night blooming cereus owned by Mrs. H. M. Middleton celebrated the Fourth by throwing open three great > white and very fragrant blooms. The plant is a species of cactus which blooms only in the night, and its blossoms stay open only about 24 hours. The flowers are about as large as saucers and two or three will fill a whole room with fragrance.

■ ■ ' T’Rk kU. .. ',. ts Crissler and Stacker, of Mt. Ayr, had a car load of wild Oregon horses at Hemphill’s barn Monday afternoon, but did not offer them at auction, as bad been intended. They sold 12 at private sale, however, at an average price of $35. , They were good sized and good looking horses, but wild as hawks. They had never even been haltered, and being loose in the yard, when one was sold, a noose was thrown over its head, and it was then thrown down. One that was thus caught fell with its head under it, and broke its neck- The unsold horses in the cargo were taken back to Mt. Ayr, and will be sold at Goodland, next Saturday.

THURSDAY. Jay Stockton is at Lafayette for a few days. Geo. Thomas, of Monon, is in Rensselaer today. Mrs. I. B. Washburn is making a few days’ visit at Logansport. Miss Bessie Gray, of Monon, visited Miss Maud Jacks this week. Misses Blanche and Jessie Merry of Mt. Ayr are visiting relatives in Chicago. Mrs. M. B. Alter arrived home last night from her visit to her daughter in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs, Gam Smith and daughter, of Fowler are visiting relatives here this week. Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach at Saylerville school house at c o’clock Sunday afternoon. Theodore George went to Chicago today to take a course in short-hand and bookeeping. Mrs. Geo. Portwood and children went to Danville, 111., today for a visit with relatives there. Mrs. John G. Troxell, of Delphi is the guest of Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and other relatives here. Miss Nellie McCarthy, of lhe Vermillion County'Hospital, Danville, 111., is home on a twcY weeks visit. Mrs. Simon Bowser, of near Lafayette visited her brothers Sam and Milton Roth a few days this week. Ruby and Ellis Abbott, of Goshen returned home today after several days’ visit with friends in Rensselaer.

Miss Christine Lumberg, o’ Chesterton, visited Mrs. James Flynn since Sunday and today went to Lowell to visit Mrs. H. V. Weaver. Ira Washburn, who is nowjchief hospital steward of the Ist Illinois regiment left today to join the regiment in a ten days’ camp at Springfield, 111. Judge Healy dropped a wad o ’ wealth some place on the streets yesterday. There was $8 in smal bills in the roll and the Judge wil divide up liberally with the finder.

A red and white cow, with a roan calf by her side, strayed away from Granville Moody’s residence. Any information as to her whereabouts, please leave at Moody & Roth’s meat market. Mrs. A. W. Cole and children returned to their home at Englewood yesterday after several weeks visit in Rensselaer. Mrs. Cole’s neices, Carrie Warren and Eva Clark went with them for a few days visit. I Bird Armstrong, a young man about 25 years old, son of Alfred Armstrong, now head farmer at the state prison farm at Michigan City, but formerly of Hanging Grove Tp., died July 3rd, at his father’s home, of consumption, after a long sickness. The remains were taken to Delphi for interment. The Dan Hart tough joint on wheels has been stationed near Monticello for some time past, but a volunteer vigilance bombarded the outfit nightly with rocks and giant firecrackers, until it has finally pulled up and left, returned to Remington it is stated. Rensselaer has had considerable experience with this disreputable Hart gang.

Rev. J. T. Abbett arrived from Grejon, Tuesday, and is now visiting his Barkley relatives. He will lecture at the M. E. church Friday and Saturday evenings. Smith Hoge, 22 years old, and a member of the late 161st Ind. regimens, hanged himself, near Delphi, Saturday night. He was a nephew of Dr. Smith, the regimental surgeon. There was no known cause for the act. W. H. Eger was fined 25 cents and costs about sll inall yesterday as a result of a dispute the day before with John Reed, south of town. They fell out over the question whether Reed had paid back $5 he borrowed of Eger a while back. The “diffekelty” was not at all serious.

J. W. Meharry, from over beyond Mt. Ayr, was in -town Wednesday. He is hauling milk to the Mt. Ayr creamery, and says the reported closing of that institution is a mistake. It is doing a fair measure of business and there is no thought of quitting. When you are in need of a corn planter or cultivators or harrows, call on L. S. Renicker, at depot.