Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

graph. ■Daily Grist <?f Local Happen* mars - ' »■'■■'— ■Classified Under Their Respective Headings. I TUESDAY. I Philip Blue is suffering with a I very lame foot. | Miss Orabelle Duval is visiting I friends in Michigan City. Congressman Crumpacker speaks I at Wheatfield, Saturday, I Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McEwen I are visiting in Monticello today. [ Mrs. W. H. Robertson is visitI ing her parents at Hebron this week. B. F. Ferguson is away on a business trip to Marion and Logansport. Mrs. F. J. Sears of Indianapolis, is here the guest of her relatives the Purcupiles. Mrs. Ira McCord, of Indianapolis is here visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Haus. Albert Overton, of Ellis and Murray’s returned home last night from a two weeks vacation. J. W. S. Ulery and Joe Whiting came over from Brook this morning to attend the funeral of Comrade Hodshire. Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Postill returned this morning to their home at Wingate after a two weeks visit in Rensselaer and Mt. Ayr. Letters in the post-office for Rev. Chas. P. Collett, Mr. Alfred Corn, Miss Jessie F. Henderson, Miss Eva King, Mr. P. Stiller. Samuel Overton returned to Chicago last night after a few days visit with his wife who is here visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Zerden.

Ernest Middleton did not enlist in the 33rd regiment as previously stated but is a member of the 22nd which will start immediately for San Francisco and is expected to pass through here this on the 6:32 train. The following members of the Catholic Order of Forresters attended the banquet given at Lafayette yesterday evening; Misses Anna Meyers, Mary Hordeman, Anna Walters, Messrs Will Donnelly, John Walters, Conrad Kellener, Henry Hilderbrand and Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Strickfadden Judging from a telegram to his former employer, Station Agent Beam, Roy Peacock did not succeed in enlisting in the army. The telegram read as follows: Fifteen pounds too light, send me a pass. ‘ ‘ . The Rensselaer foot ball team has commenced light practice under the leadership of Washburn and Leopold. The Rensselaer “fans” want a good team this year and they will surely get it if the team is given good support. Any one wishing to play can do so by joining the squad which is practicing every afternoon at the ball park. Rev. Maximilian Waltz, better known as . Father • Max, and for years one of the best known proffessors at St. Josephs College, and very popular not only with the students and faculty of the college but with the people of this community generally, took his final departure today for Fort Recovery, Ohio, where, by direction of the provincial of the religious order to which he belongs, he will assume charge of Catholic congregation of that place. Auditor Murray has just received official notice from the State Board of Tax Commissioners that the land and real-estate assessments in Jasper County will not be changed from the rates fixed by our own assessors and County Board of Review. The ... . . , I ■ m » 9 • « <» a ’* I

they evidently perceived that our ! high enough in comparison with the other counties of the state. Endorsed by the press, and what is said to be the-cleanest and most delightful comedy ever written, “Money To Burn” will be produced on Monday August 28 at the Ellis opera house by Bakerandßnnell’s big company of comedians, the tnost elaborateley quipped organization in America. Besides the “Two Macks” the company includes a number of the most prominent star in the vaudeville profession, including the phenomenal southern beauty, singer and dancer, Lizzie McKeever, who will introduce those specialties which make her one of the highest salaried artists in America.

G. E. Marshall, of The Republican. arrived home from a four weeks’ absence in Colorado. He left his sister-in-law, Miss Jessie Bartoo, at Florence, which place was selected, after much search and investigation, as combining the most advantages in climate, altitude and business opportunities. She has secured a suite of rooms there for a photograph gallery and expects to begin business this week. Miss Bartoo’s many friends in Rensselaer and vicinity will be glad to known that, so far as could be judged from her short residence there, that the Colorado climate bids fair to prove very benefical to her health. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of this portion of Indiana are to have a big celebration at Water Valley on the Kankakee river next Saturday. The occasion is for the benefit of the Odd Fellows’ orphan’s home fund. The subordinate and Rebekah lodges of Rensselaer have voted to attend in a body.

WEDNESDAY. B. F. Fendig is in Chicago on a few days business trip. Mrs. Cora Boaz went to Newman, 111., today to visit her parents. Miss Emma Vick is down from Chicago for a few days yisit with Sher parents. Miss Lillian Gorden, of Dayton, 0., is the guest of Miss Grace Caldwell at Mt. Ayr. Mrs. Gertie Robinson and son have returned home from a thre e weeks visit in Chicago. The lecture at the Baptist church by Rev. P. H. Faulk has been postponed for an indefinate time. James Jordan, of the Makeever House, is home from a week’s visit at Medaryville and Francesville. Miss Hazel and Helen Lamson came home yesterday from an extended visit with relatives in Lafayette. Mrs. Dr. Brown entertained 16 young ladies this afternoon in honor of her guest Miss Elanor Hillman, of Evanston. Mr. and Mrs. Crimnel after a few days visit with Mrs. Emma Fiddler, east of town, left for their home at Terre Haute today. Mrs. Nelson Randle, Delos Coen and Mrs. R. B. Harris and daughters Mildred and Ruth arrived home last night from a several weeks stay at Petoskey, Mich. Arthur Nowels, who has been for some time past employed with a Hammond lumber firm, has now engaged in the lumber trade for himself. His place of location is Geneva, Ind., a town in Adams county. The telephone company’s new Bell switchboard has arrived. Its installation in place of the present switchboard as well as the changing of the telephones to the Bell instruments, will probably not be consummated until Mr. Montgomery recovers from his sickness. Delos Thompson, president and general manager of the Jasper County Telephone Company, is jost beginning to get aronnd after his long and severe eickneea. J.

provements to the system, in contemplation here, are delayed, pending Messrs. Thompson and Montgomery’s full restoration to health. Father EugenftGrimn, Prof, of Greek at St. Joseph College returned last night from his summers vacation spent at. Cincinnati and Carthegena, O. Geo. Bruce, who returned to Kansas some weeks ago, has been fortunate in securing a very desirable position, in the line of his vocation as a teacher. He has been elected principal of the schools of Marion, a good little town not far from Topeka. He was chosen among six competitors, which is a good evidence of his standing as a teacher. Uncle John Thompson has just received word from his son George that the latter is now located at Galesburg, Kans., in the practice of his profession, that of a physician. He graduated with honors this last spring, from a medical college at Wichita, and is entering upon his professional career with good prospects for success. He was born in Rensselaer but has lived in the west for many years. Baker and Bunell’s big show, “Money to Burn,” a play that comes enthusiastically endorsed by the press and has been applauded and patronized by an appreciating public, will be with us at the Ellis Opera House Monday, Aug. 28. The reason this musical comedy has been testing the seating capacity of the largest theatres all, over the country is because it is the brightest, best and most entertaining comedy before the public. According to a dispatch from Brazil, in last night’s Indianapolis News Dr. A. E. Kirk, now of Parr, is being prosecuted by the Clay County board of health, under the medical regestration law. It is charged that his certificate of graduation from a medical college in Minnesota is irregular or in some way not as the law requires. We are not informed as to the exact status of the case but hope and believe that the doctor will easily be atfle to clear the matter up satisfactorily.

The attraction which will appear at the Ellis Opera House on Monday Aug. 28, might be classed as one of the great theatrical novelties of the day. Baker and Bunell present “The Two Macks” in “Money to Burn,” a comedy, during the action of which many prominent vaudeville stars will appear in some of the greatest specialties ever seen on any stage. The costumes and scenic effects carried and used by this company are said to be the finest ever seen, and thus lovers of amusement should certainly take advantage of this, the first appearance in this city of this popular organization. THURSDAY. Miss Maud Spitler is visiting in Lafayette. Mrs. G. A. Strickfaden is spending today at Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grow are visiting at Michigan City. Misses Nora and Bessie Gardner have returnd to Attica. Mr. and Mrs. George Sigler, of Mt. Ayr are visiting in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Burnes, of Barkley tp. are in Chicago for a few days. Ernest Stewart has gone to Hammond to accept a position in a barber shop. Helen Lally, of Michigan City, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Nate J. Reed. Miss Hannah Medicos, of Chicago, is the guest of her brother, John Medicos and family. Miss Minnie Krueger returned to Chicago today after a few days’ visit with Mrs. Luella Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rigg, of Johnson Co. are attending the Babtist Association now in session at Mount Ayr. This is the big day of the Remington fair and people from I Rcnssobisr Bud vicinity have gons

Miss Fanny Wilson has returned to her home at Gilman, 111. She was accompanied •by her cousin, Miss Miriam Hyland. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson departed this morning on an extended eastern trip, and will sojourn for a while on the sea-shore. Miss Eleanor Riehl and Elizabeth Hartman and brother Marti!, after several Weeks’ visit with Miss Anna Borntrager returned to their home in Chicago yesterday evening. Mr. and Geo. Francis, after several days visit with the family of Mrs. Mary Marshall returned to their home in LaPorte this morning. Ambia News: —The oom crop of Benton county is estimated to be the largest in the history of the county. The state crop bulletins say the yield will average 80 bushels to the acre. Ambia News:—Yeoman Bros., proprietors of the Ambia lumber yards, are working up a good business in their line. Both are hustling young men and are meeting with deserved success. Jerry Schofield’s new bus, ordered a month or more ago, arrived yesterday. It is an elegant vehicle of the kind, in all respects, and it also has the, modem improvement of rubber tires. Jerry has sent the bus to Remington, today, with a load of passengers. Monticello Herald: The Jasper County Old Settler’s Meeting promises to be ainemorable event this year. It will cover two days, Sept. Bth and 9th, and the program utilizes about all the talent in the county, of both old and young settlers, and a good sprinkling of talent from abroad. Rev W. H. Wise, pastor of College Avenue M. E. Church, Greencastle, Ind., has tendered his resignation and will join Rev. J. Stitt Wilson and Rev. J. H. Hollingsworth in “The Social Crusade” in Chicago. Mr. Wise leaves one of the best charges in Indiana to take up his work in Chicago, and the resignation has caused a great surprise in Greencastle. A comedy that causes incessant laughter without resorting to meretricious aids or suggestive dialogue or situations, and such is “Money to Burn” which come to the Ellis 4 Opera Hcuse on Monday, Aug. 28th., with the “Two Macks,” Maurice Lapell and a cast numbering over sixteen firstclass artists. The play is superbly staged, beautifully costumed, and produced under the personal direction of Baker and Bunell. N. H. Warner, of the hardware firm of Warner Brothers has gone to Denver, Miami County, this state, today, and will be married there this evening to Miss Mary Fetrow, a very estimable young lady whose parents live in that place, but has herself been a resident of Rensselaer for some time past, in the family of her sister Mrs. Milliren.

Archbishop Ireland has just re* turned from a protracted tour abroad, and his comparison of tbo conditions of the American poor with the poor of other countries is highly interesting. “The American poor” he says, “are happier and 100 per cent, more intelligent. Where there is one case of misery here, there are hundreds abroad and by 'abroad I mean England as well as the Continent.” This statement should receive the careful attention of people who are continually endeavoring to create disatisfaction among those who toil with their hands. In his address at the Catholic Summer School Grounds, Champlain. N. President McKinley expressed the following sentiments which are worthy the study of every American: . “We may differ in our political and religious beliefs but we are united for the country. Loyalty to the government is our national creed. We follow, all of us, one flag. It sy moblizes our purposes, our aspirations; it represents what we believe and what we mean to maintain, and whenever it floats it •

is the flag of the free and the hope of the oppressed, and wherever it is assailed, at any sacrifice it will be carried to a triumphant peace. Rebellion may delay, but it can never defeat itq blessed mission of liberty and humanity.” Sixteen young ladies of Rensselaer enjoyed a pleasant experience, Wednesday afternoon, at Dr. Brown’s place, north of town. They rode out on a hay wagon, and as head decorations each wore an old time sun bonnet. The afternoon and evening were very pleasantly spent, included supper supper on the lawn. Each of the young ladies received, in the way of a favor, a very handsome little painting, executed especially for the occasion by Miss Eleanor Hilman, of Evanston, 111., the guest of honor of the party. The world’s gold production of last year falls short only $5,000,000 of being an even $300,000,000 which is more than twice as mnch as was produced in 1892. This immense increase was clearly forecasted by the gold discoveries that had been made as early as 1890 but the free silver advocates denied the accuracy of such statements and led the people to believe that there was a constantly growing scarcity of the metal whose production was not keeping pace with the increase in population. Every development since Bryan’s nomination has been such as to completely overthrow the prophesies made by the Bryan orators.