Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1899 — Page 5

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Daily Grist ot Local Happenings Classified Under Their Respective Headings. TUESDAY. Rev. S. J Wright of Ambia, was in the city Tuesday. Miss Harriet Yeoman is visiting her sister at Kokomo. Mel Laßue made a business trip to Monon this afternoon. Miss Anna Young is visiting her parents at Monicello this week Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jack South Marion Monday a girl. Emerson Berkley returned to Newman today after a visit with his brother the doctor. Hon. R. S. Dwiggins left this morning for Oden, Michigan, and will spend a month there. H. W. Jackson and daughter Gertrude are visiting at Cham - p&ign and Farmer City 111. Mrs. D. G. Warner and son Rex and Mrs. Fred Phillips are spending this week at Repose, Ind. Mrs. G. S. Housman and son of Sheldon are visiting Mrs E. N. Hyland at the Nowels House. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ferguson, of Logansport, are here visiting his parents, for a week or two. Miss Nellie Weaver left for her home at Hammond yesterday after several weeks visit with Tillie Ramp.

Mrs. Thomas Chestnut a few miles north of town is gradually improving from a severe attaok of remittent fever. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Saida returned home to Crawfordsville this morning after three weeks’ with relatives here. Misses Eva and Edna Banning, of Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting their uncle D. E. Hollister and <sousin Mrs. Ray Wood. Mrs. M. E. Thompson, Mrs. T. J. MoCoy and daughter Luella went to Oden Mich., this morning for a few weeks sojourn. G. A. Strickfaden left yesterday for Mt Clemens, where he will remain several weeks j for the benefit of his health. G. K. Hollingsworth is making a cement walk on the Washington street side of his residence, as well as on the Weston street side. Mrs. Zelda Dern and Mrs. E. N. Dern and daughter, of Kingman, Kans., are visiting with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Will Daugherty’ and other relatives in this vicinity. Joseph Francis and granddaughter, Ethel Francis returned home today and were accompanied, by Misses Kate and Carrie Marshall who will visit their LaPorte county relatives for several weeks. Rev. A. F. Armstrong, now professor of mathematics at Northwestern Christian College, Excelsior, Minn., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Coover. He formerly preaohed in the Christian church, at Remington. j Governor Mount is not selling his wheat at the present price. He is holding for an advanoe. He .gays: “I would advise my farmer friends not to sell their wheat —at least until we see what effect on the markets the shortage of crops is going to have. The attention of county officers, cirouit judge, township officers is called to the provisions of the law requiring them to file their estimate of expenditures with the County Auditor on or before the Wednesday following the first § Monday in August of eaoh year. A. W. Cole, the mail route agent, is in town today. He has just been notified that he has been transferred back to the Monon, and the change is much to his satisfaction. It is understood that as a/result of the ohange, he will move his family back to Rensse-

laer some time in ther not distant future. L, A young bachelor sheriff was called upon to serve an attachment against a beautiful young widow. He accordingly called upon her and said: “Madam, I have an attachment for you.” The widow blushed and said his attachment was reciprocated. ‘‘You mistake me,” said he, “you must proceed to court,” “I know it is leap year, but I prefer you to do the courting,” replied she. J'Mrs. P,” continued the sheriff, phis is no time for trifling; the justice is waiting.” “Oh I would rather have a parson, if you don’t mind.” WEDNESDAY. W. J. Imes is at Monticello today. W. B. Austin is today in Chicago. Wm. Parkison is in Chicago today. B. F. Fendig is in Chicago on a few days’ business trip. Dr. E. C. English is in Chicago on business today. Cora and Josie Dexter are visiting their uncle at Lafayette. Mrs. Mary Taylor is visiting her sister, Mrs. DeArmond, at Dunnville. Mrs. Allen Catt and aunt Mrs. Faulkner are visiting relatives at Brook this week. M. F. Chilcote and Mrs. F. L. Chilcote and twin daughters are spending today in Chicago. Miss Rilla Williams after a few days visit in Rensselaer went to her home at San Pierre this morning. Strayed away, July 17th. black female pig, weight about 125 pounds. G. W. Spitler. dwlt. Mrs. Paulina Faulkner, of Galesburg, 111., is here to spend the summer with her neice, Mrs. Allen Catt. Elmer Wilcox, the milk train mail clerk is enjoying a few days lay off this week. Schuyler Robinson is filling his position. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery and Harry Wemple are at Reynolds today visiting J. J. Montgomery, who is there making repairs on the telephone line. Miss Maggie Montz has return ed to her home at Monticello to spend the summer, she was accompanied by her sister, who had been here on a few days’ visit. W. S. Parks and family are attending the funeral, today, of his brother, George Parks, whose death occurred Monday, at his home a few miles south of Remington. He was about 36 years old and leaves a wife and several ohildren.

Harry Bundy, Friday morning received from Three I road $7,000, the amount of the judgment he obtained nearly two years ago against the road for the loss of his arm. He also received in addition to the $7,000, SIO7O interest. —Valparaiso Messenger. A scaffold at White’s new building, on Van Rensselaer street, fell this morning and two men working on it fell about 14 feet. One of the men hit the sidewalk pretty hard, but he went to work again this afternoon. The other was not hurt to speak of. Mrs. Olive V. Spriggs, of DeMotte, has just been granted a widow’s pension of sl2 per month, as the widow of late Elwood M. Spriggs. Hers is the first pension to a Jasper county resident on account of the Spanish war. It is also, very probably one of the first Spanish war widow’s pension to come to Indiana.

Prof. Jones, state superintendent of public instructions, says he wants to see the time speedily arrive when school children, rich and poor alike, will be supplied with text books free of charge and wants to remodel the common district school bulding and make them modern abodes of knowledge with adundance of art and oulture in their constructions and furnish ings. 1

The Rensselaer olerks are having their picnic at Cedar Lake, today. They went up on the milk train and were accompanied by the band. Including the members of the band, there were 65 in the party. They called it the “Rube” picnic, but the boys were attired more fitly for mashing mowing. They all anticipated a good time. Mr. Daywitt, from north of town, had a narrow escape uut at the depot this afternoon. He started to drive upon the tracks just as the 1:45 train came up. He did not appear to see or. hear the train himself, but the vigorous shouting of others, especially Lyman Zea’s fog horn tones, caused him to stop, and he had just time to back his horses clear of the rails when the engine passed them.

THURSDAY. E. P. Honan is in Chicago on legal business today. Mrs. F. Clouse, of Lafayette is the guest of Mrs. Abe Long, David Thompson returned to Indian River, Mich., this morning. Dr. Ernest Wishard, of Indianapolis, is visiting his parents here. Miss Ola Landis, of near Delphi is visiting her sister Mrs. Mel Abbott. Mrs. Schuyler Thprnton, of Kilborne, 111., is here visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ritchey, of Anderson, are visiting relatives at this place. Dr. E. C. English will move his office fixtures into rooms over the post office, Monday morning. Rev. and Mrs. Collett, of South Wayne, Wis., are the guests of Rev. F. M. Watkins and family. Miss Nina Mead, of Minneapolis, left for her home this morning after a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Powers.

Allie Dart left here today for a few days’ visit in Chicago and will then go on to different points in Minnesota. Rev. H. M. Middleton will preach at the old Watson school house southeast of the city next Sunday at 2:30. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. W. Smith, of Arcadia have returned from their extensive western, trip and visited today at J. W. Paxtons. Orlie Finney, of the Chicago Department Store, came home this morning from a two weeks’ visit at his home in Logansport. W. H. Ritchey amd sister Mrs. Mary Welsh and Mrs. Laura Michaels left this morning for Little River Kans., where their sister Mrs. Dowing is seriously ill. A. D. Reed, who has been attending the Y. M. C. A. summer sohool at Lake Genevie, Wis., stopped off here on his way home, at Bryant, Ind., to visit a few days with Rev. F. M. Watkins and family.

Miss Lelia Middleton has been called to go to Indianapolis at once, to take charge of the Deaconess home, there. She had expected not to begin her work there until October. She will go some time next week.

A terrible lightning accident ocourred in Washington Township, Carroll county, Monday evening. The lightning struck a barn in which a number of threshers had taken shelter, and Wm. Stephens and Elmus Carver were killed- Several others were badly shooked and burned, but it is thought they will all recover. In the matter of living decendants the late Mrs. Jane St. Clare, whose obituary was previously published, was so far as we have ever learned, unequalled by any person ever dying in this county. Besides her nine living children, she left 52 grand-children, 56 great-grand-children and one great-great-grsnd-child; or 118 in all. Call on L. S. Benioker Bros, for all kinds of farming Implements out at the depot

___ —— llj Columbia j loose and rattle; no sprockets to | rigid frame construction overcomes that tendency to spring | mon other drop-frame j reason why a woman as well as a man should not have a bicycle -2=5? U/ j])// good reason why most women j])\ J J J'J should not have a Columbia J Chainless when we sell Model 51 for S6O an Model 60 for $75 Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless wheels for men and women are the easieet running, most durable and cleanest bicycles, because the driving mechanism, whice is positive in its action, is supported by perfectly rigid frame construction, and so enclosed that its running qualities cannot be affected by dust, mud or rain. CHAIN WHEELS. Columblas, Hartfords and Vedettes. PRICES to SSO. POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ----- HARTFORD, CONN. B. FORSYTHE, COLUMBIA DEALER. RBX33KLAER, INDIANA.

AN EPIDEMIC OF DIARRHOEA.

Mr. A. Sanders, writing from Cocoanut Goove, Florida, says there has been quite an epidemic of diarrhoea there. He had a severe attack and was cured by four doses of Cbhmberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says he also recommended it to others and they say it is the best medicine they ever used. Eor sale by Hunt Bros Oliver plows and Brown cultivators, for sale by L. S. Renicker near the depot You assume no risk when you buy Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Hunt Brothers will refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is everywhere admitted to be the most successful remedy in use for bowel complaints and the only one that never fails. It is pleasant, snfe and reliable. Before you buy your binder twine examine the Deering twine. Pure Manila guaranteed 650 feet to the pound, not about 650, but guaranteed 650.

L. S. RENICKER, agent.

PREFECTION FOUND AT LAST.

Decatur, 111,, Jan. 24,1898. Dear Sirs:—l received a gun shot wound in ’64 while in the army which caused a partial paralysis of the bowels and from that time to the present I have had to nse a laxative. I have tried a great many kinds of medicines in that time but have never found any as effective or that has been as near natural as Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Yours Truly, John Armstrong. At A. F. Long’s.

Buy the light running and Deering binder and mowers. L. S. Renickek, agent

New Tailor Shop.

David Woods, Merchant tailor, suits from $lB up, and pants from $4 up, made to order, for opening prices. Goods workmanship and fit, guaranteed. Shop at residence, on Washington street, second house east of Republican office.

Buy your farming tools and binder twine of Renicker Bros.

WHAT A DOCTOR SAYS.

' Pana, 111., Jan 11, 1898. Gents: —l have used many medioines but think I got the best results from your Syrup Pepsin, One other member of my family also used it with the same happy effect. The complaint for which we used the Syrup was a stomach trouble called in the books Gastralgia, a great of aoid eructations (belchings) with flatulence of the stomach. Very Truly, Dr. W. E. MoDivitt. At A. F. Long’s.

Catarrh, Hay Fever.

Kill the Catarrh microbe and you cure. Catarrh. These parasites nest deep in CATAaan the tissues and folds of

the olfactory membrane, and are difficult to reach and kill; but Brazilian Balm will utterly destroy them if used persistently as directed. It also des-

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troys the Hay Fever germ in a few days. Use full strength, or nearly sc, '-"T Hay Fever. Cure prjrmanent.

DAVID WOODS.

DON’T STOP HIM.

He has a bad attack of colic and is making for Long’s drug store after a bottle of Foley’s Colic Cure 25c.

RENSSELAER Bargain Store. cooococeoo C J cccccooc ooocococooooooooc Near Depot. Screen doors and fixtures each 75c Nutmegs. “ £c No. 8 Wash Boiler, galvanized •* 75c 12 qt. flaring pail “ “ “ 20c No. 8 wash Pan “ “ “ 8c 4 qt. Enameled Coffee Pot “ 35c No. 8. Wash Boiler, tin “ 55c 10 qt. tin Pail “ 10c 12 qt. tin Pail “ 15c 4 qt. Sprinkler “ 20c 6 qt, Sprinkler “ 25c 1 lb. Coffee Mill « 30c 2 qt. Arctic Ice Cream Freezer “ 125 4qt. Arctic Ice Cream Freezer “ 1 # 75 Good reflector Kitchen Lamp “ 25c Best Ironing Board on earth “ 75c 1 gal. tin jacket glass Oil Can “ 200 1 qt, machine made Ball Fruit Jars. per doz 500 \ gal machine made Ball Fruit Jars “ “ 60c Rubpers for Mason jars “ “ 34c 1 pt. Tin Cubs “ “ 18c Jelly Glasses “ “ 170 Roasted Coffee, bqlk per pound 84c 1 lb. package Katosa coffee. 10c Rolled Oats “ “ 24c Breakfast Bacon. .*. “ “ B§c Bacon Bellies “ “ 7o And everything I have will sell accordingly, These prices are cash or produce strictly, C. E. Hershman.

BUSINESS! Buggies, Surreys, Wagons, Mowers, Binders, Threshing Machine Agency and a full line of extras’onhand for Mowers and Binders McCORMICK rtOWERS & BINDERS, The Stndebaker Bros.’ Farm Wagon agency; have wagons in stock. I have the oelebratod Weber Farm Wagon agenoy. The world’s best Threshing Machines and Engines; it is the Haber (ask parties who use them.) BUGGIES AND SURREYS. 1 My line cf surreys can not be duplicated for the price I ask. CaU and investigate. My baggies I defy competition. i REMEMBER that I guarantee all goods I sell and a special | guarantee on prices of mowers and binders. Wishing my friends all a prosperous seasonal am. Yours Very Truly, ! Goods will be found rear of A# ROBERTS* of Ike Olazebrook’s Mack- „ * I smitn Shop, OU rrost 9C« msmiKJaijUßin,

Buy Deering twine. Best on earth. All guaranteed true to name. Sold by the Deering Agt., L. S Renicker.