Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. Classified Under ThMr Respective Headings. TUESDAY. . Mrs. M. J. Hopkins has gone to > Alexandra, to visit her son. Miss Tude Ellis, of White Co., is visiting her brother, J. H 8. Ellis. Miss Zoe’Krugler of Anderson returned home today, after an extended visit with Miss Eunice Fritts. Mlbb Jessie Adams and Mrs. Yeaton. of Monon, who have been visiting Miss Edna Dillon, returned home today. Mrs. Matie Hopkins and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth have gone to Crawfordsville, to visit relatives and see the street fair. Mrs. J. W. Hines, of Marion, Ohio, who has been visiting in the family of her uncle, Robert Kepner, returned home today. Our eastern. \ travelers, Messrs. Jlurray, Fendig and Warner, are now in Washington, and are expected home about Thursday. The first of the series of raoes for the - America’s cup will be sailtoday, by the Columbia and the Shamrock. If the Britishers don’t beat us this time they have given us a mighty good scare, anyhow. President McKinley will reaoh Chicago next Saturday tp attend the Fall Festival. He will review various parades that on evening and on Monday wilNay the corner atone for Chicago’s now custom house and post-office. The Indiana state Baptist convention will hold its annual meetiog October 10 to 15 with the First Baptist ohuroh in Indianapolis. It is expected that 600 delegates from the different ohurohes of the state will attend the meeting. The Monon Route will make a rate of one fare for the round trip. Fred Parcells arrived home Sun. day from his South Dakota trip. The party he was to run the 1500 foot race with flunked and the race did not come off. Fred did manage to get into one race though, which was last Friday, at the South Dakota state fair at Yankton. He won'the race easily. J/' >, Parts of what is supposed to be a mastodon’s skeleton have been found near Kentland. Several ribs measured over four feet in length. The lower jaw is well preserved and is thirly-six inches long and two feet wide. Some of the teeth are eight inches long. Our former townsman, Rev. J T. Abbett, for several years past pastor of the M # . E. Ohuroh at Eugene, Oregon, has after the regular fate of Methodist preachers, .been transfered from that appointment. His new station is Ash-

land, Oregon, and writing to h. re his paper changed, he promises a letter soon from that “Italy of Oregon” as he calls it, which will be welcome intelligence to our readers. As to why it is called the “Italy of Oregon”. Mr. Abbett will no doubt fully explain. For one thing Italy is a pretty warm place, and no doubt|Ashland is also, and the sinners there will find it still warmer when Bro. Abbett gets in action against them. ! The special boom train, loaded ’ to the steps with shouters for Lafayette’s business men’s carnival, will arrive here -Wednesday at 10 a. m. and stay one hour. During the stay the boomers will parade the streets, with bands of music playing and banners waving and boomers booming. It is really quite a compliment to the importance of Rensselaer to have this special train sent here, and it will be only the right thing to give the the boomers a hearty reception. After parading Rensselaer the boom train will run down the Indianopolis division of the Monon to Monticeilo, giving a parade, and then on to Frankfort, where the same thing will be done again. From Frankfort the route is over the Vandalia to Crawfordsville, where more parading is to be done and where there is a big street fair now in progress. Altogether the train makes quite an interesting day’s run, and it is no wonder 500 or 600 people are willing to pay a dollar apiece for suoh a day’s trip. It is an interesting fact of the trip that the little piece of railroad between Rensselaer ancjl Monon is the only part of the journey over which the train will run twice, in making the whole trip, dear around and baok to Lafayette. CTnole Alfred MoGoy had a narrow esoape at the depot yesterday. He trusted a little too much to his youthful agility, and tried to get on the oars after they started. He missed the steps, but held on to the railings, and was carried along quite a distanoe, at the great danger of falling under the wheels. The train was finally stopped, and he esoaped with nothing worse than a pretty hard fall.

. WEDNESDAY. Mrs. W. A. Smith is visiting in Chicago. Mrs. Alfred MoCoy has gone to Chicago to visit. . Miss Nellie Bussell has returned home from a visit to Monon. Frank Handle, and wife have gone to Chicago to spend a few days. Earl Hansman, has gone to Logansport, to travel for a wholesale firm there. J. N. Leatherman is representing Rensselaer Lodge K. of P. at the Grand Lodge, at Indianapolis. W. H. Knipple and Mr. Johnson, of Lexington, 111,, are in town today. Mr. Knipple ownes considerable land in Jordan tp., and Mr. Johnson is prospecting a little. Mr. and. Mrs. Henry Summers of Hammond, were in town Wednesday. Mrs. Summers was a daughter of the late Dennis Hil. ton, of Gillam tp., and Mr. Snm mers is administrator of the estate.* The Columbia and the Shamrock sailed all day yesterday* but neither boat was able to finish the course within the allotted time and the heat was declared off. It will be sailed again Thursday. The Shamrock dtd so well Tuesday that our folks are as badly soared as ever. A wreck was narrowly averted this morning at Patton. As the Monon train; dne herb at 6:15, was nearing that stations large log, that was being loaded on a car on the side traok, slipped and fell cross-wise of the main track. The engine of the passenger train struck the log but was nearly to a stop before it reached the obstruction. —Montcello Journal. THURSDAY. Ohas. Chipman has returned to after a visit with ,his

■ Lost dog large white and black setter return toT. Harrold, Wheatfield receive reward. A mans’ coat awaits an owner at R. H. Grows plaoe, north of the railroad. Some one lost it off a wagon. The Rensselaer Athletics foot ball team has elected Jennings Wright captain of the team for the season. J. H. O’Neall has gone to Chicago to resume work for the company he was formerly in the employ of. Hear A. Lincoln Kirk, the wonderful character impersonator, at the Free, Baptist church, next Tuesday night, Oct 10th. John King has been again confined to his bed again for several weeks with- a recurrence of bis old trouble, nervous prostration. All members of Rensselaer Lodge, K. of P. are requested to attend the regular meetiug tonight, as business of importance is to be transacted. Mrs. 8. P. Speece who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rhoades, returned to her home at Eort Wayne today. Judge Healy has been improving very satisfactorily during the last few days and seems well started on the road tooomplete recovery. R. A. Rook, who sold so many Indian ponies here, some weeks ago has auothor big lot of horses now on sale at the stock yards, east of the depot. You' should not fail to hear Mr. A. Lincoln Kirk at the Free Baptist Churoh Tuesday evening, Oqt. 10th. His character creations are said to be very fine. The proceeds will in large part go to the church. Abe Wartena, who has been working in oue of the other of the Front street blacksmith shops for many years past, has now bought of David Nowels the shop on Main street, just south of W. C. Babcock's grain office, and is setting up in business for himself.