Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Para- > graph. Daily Grist of Local Happen-' inffß Classified Under Their Respective • Headings. FRIDAY. Miss Rilla Osborn is visiting relatives at Medaryville. • Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith are I visiting relatives at Thorntown. I Miss Rosa Thompson is visiting ! her grandparents at Greensburgb,' Ind. Arthur Catt returned to Hammond. today after spending a few days here. Born, Wednesday, Jqly 5, 1899 to Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, of Parr a boy. , Miss Daisy Ramey, after a two weeks visit with Miss Mary Rowen, returned to her home at Medaryville, this afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Hardman, of Wichita, Kans., who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thornton, of this place went to Chicago for a few days’ visit Rev. M. L. Tressler, of Cincinnati, arrived this morning to make a few days’ visit with friends and relatives. Today he has gone to visit his sister, Mrs. Joe Stewart, * <* of near McOoysburg. The two league base ball teams in which people in this region are most interested, Chicago in the National and Indianapolis in the Western are now both next to the top in their respective leagues, with fighting chances of getting one notch higher. Allen Catt and John Ulry returned Thursday from their visit to their wives’parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G* Smoot, at Greenfield. They found , the old couple in pretty poor health especially Mt. ' Smoot. He ip 82 years old and practically helpless* ' They report a good wheat crop in that region, but corn not su good as here. Rev. U. M. McGuire, a former pastor of the Rensselaer Missionary Baptist chureh, has just Assummed pastoral charge of a congregation at Sullivan, in Sullivan county, this state. Heretofore, for the past eight years, he has been located at Anderson, and was very successful in his ministerial labors there. SATURDAY. Mrs. Mattie Schrader is visiting in Lafayette. Capt. G. W. Payne, of Monticello is in Rensselaer today. Misses Laurel Biggs and Glen Sparling are visiting at Lowell.

Mrs. H. A Rockwood, of Indianapolis has been visiting at H. Jacks this week. Arthur Fendig returned to Chicago this morning after” a fewdays’ visit with his parents. Mrs. Jennie Hudlow, of near Lafayette, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kessinger. Mrs. Marion Adams and Mies Dora Thornton are attending quarterly meeting at Parr today. Miss Bernice Sigler, of Little Rock, Ark., is here to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. G W. Goff. Mrs. Samuel Fisher, of Sheldon 111., went home this morning after several days visit with her mother Mrs. James T. Randle. The Citizens’ Band put up an extra fine program at their street concert last evening, and it was enjoyed by a large crowd of people. Uncle Bijly Norris, who has been seriously sick for some time with a complication of troubles, is not showing any indications of i nprovement. Rev. J. T. Abbett, of Eugene, Oregon, will remain in our city over tomorrow and will probably preach at the Methodist church at one of the services.

Harry Zimmerman, the Fair Oaks night operator, is laying off this week. He has spent most of his time at Kirklin, Indianapolis and Frankfort, arriving here last night. Will Wagner, late of Leiter’s Ford, is now located in Rensselaer, and employed by the Donelley Bros. Htf'is a good musician and will play a clarinet in the Citizens’ band. , Mrs. Josie Milligan left for her home at Garnett, Kans , today, after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Parkison, at Pleasant Ridge, and other relatives in this vicinity. Andrew, the 8 year old son of Rev. D. A. Tucker, now located at Ridgeville, was pretty badly burned on the Fourth, by a bunch of firecrackers getting on fire, in his pocket. The burn is on the boy’s right leg and is as large as a man’s hand.

P. A. Kline is now the proud possessor (in a small bottle) of the bullet and two pieces of cloth from his clothes that had lodged in his body since the shooting affair with his brother John, last January. Al was in Chicago two weeks ago and through an ex-ray examination had the bullet and pieces of cloth located and then underwent the operation of having them taken from him. It required a gash about eight inches long and in places 2| inches deep to reach the articles. Al also has two pictures of the ex-rays views of him.—-Kentland Democrat. Rev. J. T. Abbett, our former townsman and ex-county recorder now one of Oregon’s leading Mqihodist ministers, lectured last evening at the M. E. church, giving a graphic and most interesting and instructive account of how himself and two other ministers, performed the always difficult and dangerous feat of ascending Mt. Hood. The audience was not nearly large enough to be in keeping with the merits of the lecture and the ability of the lecturer, but the counter attraction of the band concert no doubt affected the attendance at the lecture considerable. Tonight Mr. Abbett will give more of his mountain experience on the subject of “Crater Lake,” and including considerable I about the Oregon country in general. z ‘ v ]

MONDAY. » Dr. Hartsell ir in Chicago for a few days. Rex Warner is visiting relatives at Wabash. Ind.. Mrs. John Paxton is visiting rejatfives at Harpmond. of Wabfiah. ; ja visiting Miss Hazel Warner. Mrs. Alt Pagett and Miss. Maud Daugherty are visiting relatives at Monticello. . '

Miss Sadie Cody, of Monon visited her sister Mrs. Alfred Jacks over Sunday. A little son of Trustee Jackson Freeland, of Newton Tp. is quite seriously sick. Dr. W. H. Williams, of Fowler, visited Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Johnson, over Sunday. - Qari Green returned to his home at Logansport today after a weeks visit in Rensselaer, Missess Flora Ward and Fay Davis, of Monticello, spent Sunday with friends here. Mrs. Ada Murray, returned home to Chicago today after a visit with Mrs. W. H. Beam. Mrs. Lizzie McMurray] [and children are visiting her relative at Franklin in Johnson county. Orlie Finney, of the Chicago Bargain Store, has gone on a visit to his parents at Logansport. Misses Adams, Clark and Yeaton, of Monon, were the guests of Miss Edna Dillon yesterday. Harrison Wasson is moving his family to Chichago Heights today where he has employment in a factory. Mrs. C. C. Starr and daughter Fern went to Dana, Ind., today to visit Mrs. Starr’s sister Mrs. I. C. Reubelt.

Vern and Vera Ross, who have been visiting here for several weeks wfent to their home at Rossville, 111., today.

Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Dunn, of Dunnville, and their son G. .N Dunn, of Wichita, Kans., are in town today. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardy and Mrs. Homer Hardy, of Remington, visited friends and relatives in Rensselaer yesterday. Miss Minnie Blanke returned to her home in Chicago Saturday evening after several days visit with her sister Mrs. E. J. Duvall. Geo. K. Hollingworth returned Saturday from a few weeks stay in northern Michigan. He left his family at Oden, where they will pass the summer. Rev. J. T. Abbett gave his second mountain climbing lecture at the M. E. church Satuaday evening, and preached at the same place Sunday evening. Today he will go to Flora. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nowels, northwest of town, were called to Columbia Heights, 111., Saturday night, by the intelligence that their little grandchild, Virgil Nowels’ son, was in a dying condition, <from inflammation of the bowels. H. S. Bonsib, of Vincennes representing the Patriot Phalanx, of Indianapolis, is in town and will make a.prohibition speech at the Missionary Baptist church, tonight. Tuesday night he will make an out-door speech, on the street. The building of an automobile road way from Cedar lake, Lake county to Chicago is one of the possibilties of the immediate future, as men of means are said

to be interested in the project. The conditions are favorable without a very large outlay of money. Since the Monon railway company bad made Monon park at Cedar lake, a popular success, among other things building a $15,000 hotel it has become quite a popular resort for Chicago people, and its popularity is constantly increasing.