Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. C. B. Bernard is visiting in Chicago. Miss Grace Sayler is visiting her sister in Chicago. Little Donald Hollingsworth and Benior Hopkins are visiting at Crawfordsville. C. B. Steward attended a district meeting of insurance agents at Lafayette, Thursday. C. W. Duvall is at Indianapolis attend a meeting of the Standard Cil Company’s agents and tank men. The projected purchase of the J. W. Douthit property for a Methodist parsonage has been abandoned. G. E. Murray, B. F. Fendig and C. C. Warner arrived home this morning from their extended eastern trip. Mrs. W. H. Towenson of Goodland, who has been, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Rhoades, returned home today. Capt. G. W. Payne, now of Monticello, is here looking afyer his farm in Barkley township. His health is far from good these days. ■ A. Lincoln Kirk has -given entertainments before many large audiences in many of our cities an(l has never failed to give entire eatisfaction. Hear him at the Free Baptist Church Tuesday evening Oct. 10th. President McKinley and party passed through Indiana yesterday, on their way to Peoria and Galesburg, 111. They made stops at Peru, Loganspert and Lafayette and enthusiastic receptions were given the President in all places.

Rev. H. M. Middleton has moved from Mathew Worden’s house on Van Rensselaer, street into C. J. Roberts’ house, near the south end of Division street. Prank Hunt, the druggist occupupies the Worden house, vacated by Mr. Middleton. Another attempt to sail the first heat of the great international yacht raoe was made yesterday, but it again failed for want of wind. Ho far as the two attempted races have tested the quality of the two boats, it is now generally oonceded that the British boat is quite likely to win the raoe. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Timmons have moved from Montioello and now oocupy the Mrs. Clifton property near the railroad. Mrs. Timmons has been 1 in very poor health lately, bnt is now improving. She is a daughter of Capt. G. W. Payne. The entertainment to be given by A. Lincoln Kirk at the Free Baptist Churoh Tuesday night, Oot. 10th, promises to be exceptionaly fine. This is the first entertainment of this character given at this church for a long time and should therefore be well attended.

At Hebron yesterday, a young man named Win. Gall, driving into a barn with baled hay, struck against a beam and was knooked off. It is thought his baok is dislooated and that he will die. He has a brother named John Gall, living, in Keener township. Miss Pearl Ridgeway, of LaPorte, remembered here by most of our young society people, from visits made to her friend,] Miss Susie Parker, now Mrs. Moss, was elected queen of LaPorte’s city Carnival, by a public ballot. Those here who became acquainted with Miss Ridgeway feel that the honor was well bestowed both on account of personal beauty and sweetness of disposition. The overhead bridge over the Monon track, at the [crossing of the railroad and the Oakalla road, in Putnam county, is being raised 5 feet and 8 inohes Its beams were several inches too low to permit the passage of a man of ordinary height when he was standing on one of the high box cars. This is the bridge where so many brakemen have lost their lives.

SATURDAY. Mrs. C. S. Nichols is visiting in Chicago. J. H. S. Ellis returned from Kokomo, to-day. Dr. Jones was down from Kniman yesterday. Louie Leapold was here from Wolcott, yesterday. Mrs. H. Grant and daughter Nellie are visiting iu Chicago. Mrs. W. O. Newman is visiting relatives at DeMotte. Hon. E. G. Hall of the Fowler bar is in attendance at court here this week. Sidney Schanlaub has again resumed control of the Morocoo Courier. Messrs. Wood, Snyder, Meredith and Lyons oame over from Brook to witness the foot ball game Mrs. Wm. Babcock, fmd Mrs. Thomas Saylers and Mrs. Frank Meyers are visiting relatives in Chicago. North Judson News —The boys down at Wheatfield—the fellows who are prosperous and wide awake are always ready to "ginger up” and stretoh a point, for the betterment of the community. Last week Simon Fendig, Doc, Schweier, George Stemble and others, sent up contracts for fifty-six acres of sugar-beets—and they did it without pay or solioita tion. This is a' commendable sample of out-of-town deoenoy and sensible enthusiasm. Like every other community, Wheatfield has "dead-heads,” but they are not enough in evidence to seriously allay the town’s welfare. Some places they are.

MONDAY. Mrs. C. J. Roberto is visiting in Chioago. Born, Sunday, Oot, 8, to Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Jenkins, in town a son. Mrs. J. L. Foster is visiting relatives at Chalmers and § Lafayette. Mrs. G. M. Kessinger, and Mrs* Mark Reed and little son are visiting at Lafayette. Dr. and Mrs. I. B. Washburn, are visiting in'Chicago, and taking in the Autumn Festival. Mrs. W. B. Flora, of Paxton 111., who has been visiting R. T. Newman and family returned home today. Remington is soon to have another newspapar, the Remington Herald, to be published by E, J. Bailey. Unde Billy Norris continues to slowly grow weaker and it is now evident that he can not last but a little while longer. Cards are out announcing the wedding of Dr. P. J. Pothuisje and Miss Lois Renette Taber, to oocur on the 17th, instant.—Remington Press. Albert H. Dunn, of Wolcott and Miss Maggie Herbet, of Rensselaer, were married last Tueedav,

Oct, 3rd. at Remington by Rev. Father Beig, of that place. Owing to the County Sunday School convention, to be held here

»■ - .. —. .. JT. - ■ .. Thursday and Friday, the regular semi-monthly temperance meeting will be postponed until next week. C. W. Duvall, resident agent of the Standard Oil Company, has just received an eight barrel tank wagon, in which to deliver oil to the merchants. ; It is a fine rig for the purpose. Mrs. Ben Harris, and daughter Ruth, Mrs. Rebecca Porter, Mrs. Chas. Coen, Mrs. J. L. Brady and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown are visiting at Lafayette and attending the street carnival. Mrs. Harvey Hoffman formerly Miss Maggie Linzbacb, and her sister Miss Dora Linzbach, both of Earl Park, Benton County, visited friends and relatives in this vicinity from Friday until today. Rev. B. E. Utz, now of Seattle, Wash., but formerly pastor of the Rensselaer Christain church, will be in Rensselaer this week, and will preach at the church Wednesday evening. Miss Abbie Harrison, of this place, who recently graduated at the Chioago Art School, has engaged to teach drawing in the Remington schools two days each week, and the same number of days in the Goodland schools. The report of the grand officers of the K. of P. order of Indiana shows that the order increased in membership about 2,000 last year,

and that there are about 40,000 Knights l in good standing in Indiana. Probably more than a hundred bushels of choice cranberries perished at the Lightcap marsh Saturday fnight from the heavy frost. The managers of the piokmg tried hard to save the entire orop, but the weather was against them from the beginning. Sixteen hundred bushels were housed in good condition, however.— North Judson News. Over 100 persons have gone to Chioago today from Rensselaer to attend the Chicago Day celebrations, and to get a sight of president McKinley and other celebrated people now there. Over 60 have gone from here to Lafayette, to attend the street carnival. H. J. Bartoo, who during the past year has published the Goodland Herald, on a lease, announces that the paper has been sold to A. J. Kitt, the former editor, who will take possession next week. The latter will consolidate the Herald with his new paper, the Journal. , - The Rensselaer high school football team went over to Goodland Saturday and had a good neighborly game with the Goodland high school team. The enjoyment of our boys in their trip was heightened by the result of the game, which resulted in a victory for

them, by a score of 11 for Rensselaer to 6 for Goodland. The Goodland boys will seek revenge here, at an early date. The Imperial Stock Co. which comes to the Opera House all this week have spared no expense to make this one of the strongest attractions on the road and everywhere that' they have' appeared so far they have more than pleased the great crowds that patronized them. Besides the regular plays which are changed every night, they give general singing and dancing Specialties. Bargains in Biblesat A. F. Longs. Mbs. Imes studies at all the great openings, and gets orignal styles. She aims at perfection in triming and prices low as the lowest, in all her immense millinery display. Have taken up a couple of stray 1 pigs. Owner can nave the same by ’ proving property and] paying ; charges. Inquire at marble yard. Millinery opening at M. &A* Meyers begining Oct. 4th. and will last 2 weeks do not fail to see | the pretty hats. > The latest style of hate beautiful 1 and reasonabe. - « SI.OO buys a fine leather biund