Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mrs. L. Hudlow and Mrs. j. E. Hudlow, of Lafayette, are visiting here. Miss Lulu Hayes, of Indianapolis, who has been the guest of Miss Belle Adams, returned home today. James Parker has gone to Frankfort, where he will make his home with his sister, Mrs. George Moss. Jesse Pierson, now a cigar manufacturer at Table Grove, 111., is visiting his parents, southeast of town. J *The Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Thursday, at 2 p. m., with Mrs. Granville Moody. Hon. I. S. Wade of Lafayette, will deliver a temperance lecture at Slaughter School house, southeast of town, Sunday afternoon, lOct, 29, at 3 p. m. I M. L. Spitler, Jr., who came Ihome on account of his father’s ■sickness, returned to his studies in Ithe law department of the state (university, to-day. I Rev. V. O. Fritts has gone to ■Dunkirk to hold meetings for a ■few days, but will return in time ■for his regular appointments at Ithe Baptist church, next Sunday. I Monday, November 6th. is tax Iday. That is the first Monday in ■November, and after that date a Idelinquenpy penalty of ten per ■cent attaches to all unpaid taxes. I A women was hurt at Sheridan, Borne time ago, by a Monon train Suddenly starting as she was trying Ito get on, has sued the company, at ■lndianapolis. She claims to have ■been injured $15,000 worth. I The month of September was a ■record breaker. It contained the ■jottest and the coldest weather ■hat has been known in that ■month since the goverment began Io keep weather records, some ■hirty years ago. I Fred Parcells is around again ■nd says he will be ready to play In the foot ball game, Friday, lie will be needed, as he is prob■bly the fastest runner in any foot ■all club in northwest Indiana, ■nd perhaps in the whole state. I According to the reports of the ■weather bureau, in Chicago, MonBay was another record breaker lor weather. It was the hottest ■ay on record in Chicago for so late as October 23rd. The tem■erature was 82 degrees. I Dr. Jacques Dessler, the opticiIn. was arrested this morning on Ke charge of practicing medicine without a physician’s certificate, K being claimed that he prescribed ■edicines for eyes as well as sited Spectacles. He gave bail for his ■ppea rance before the circuit ■rart. ■ The Indianapolis Sun notes the ■sit to that city of W. H. H. Gra■tm, now United States consul at Winnipeg, Manitoba, but formerly ■resident of Rensselaer, Mr. Gra■am, according to the Sun, reports ■at the particular brand of ■anucks that prevail in his locality ■ive been taking so much interest ■ the big yacht race that they ■rgot all about the war in ■nth Africa. ■ The county commissioners are ■ special session, today. They ■proved the bond of Auditor Elect |Wm. C. Babcock, whose term of ■fice begins on Wednesday, Nov. ■t. He is required to give a ■nd of SIO,OOO. The principal flisiness of the session, however, ■ll be contracting for four new ■idges, and for a heating ap■ratus for the county poor asylum. ■The Winamac Republican states Kt one of the township trustees fl Pulaski county has been extortK money from school teachers ■fore he would employ them. K finally became so bold in his ■mands as to require them to ■y over to him about a third of Kir salaries. Two of the teachers Ke compelled him to pay back ■ each, and others will also de-

tentiary is yawning a whole lot of yawns for this kind of fellows, and it cant yawn them in any too soon. The penalty for such misdeeds is a fine of from S3OO to SSOOO, or from two to five years in the pen. WEDNESDAY. Mrs. Alfred McCoy is visiting in Chicago. Mrs. C. D. Martin and Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman are visiting in Chicago. J. F. Antrim left for Hunter’s springs, near Attica, this morning, to take the mud baths. Mrs. J. W. Childers, of Delphi, who has been visiting relatives here returned home today. Miss Maud Barnes has returned and will resume her work in the telephone office, as usual. Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Harris of Shelbyville, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Worland. “Prof” Boone, the mind reader and hypnotist, is still outside the walls of the penitentiary and is giving exhibitions in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pierson of Table Grove 111., returned home yester-day after visiting relatives here. The County, Council in their special session today, appropriated $2005,f0r a county poor releif fund; and adjourned. No other business was considered. Miss Susie Moneghan, who lives two miles north of town has gone to New York City, to visit relatives. She will also go to New Haven, Conn., and in the two places remain several months. The Fiction Club will meet Thursday evening Oct. 26th, at the home of Mrs. Ross. Subjects, Tolstois Philosophy by Mrs. Ross. Puritan Influence on American Literature by Mr. Reid. Edward Mills, one of last season’s graduates of the Rensselaer high school, now a student at Purdue University, has just been made captain of the Freshman’s foot ball team, of the university. Ed is a very athletic young man, and also has the brains to match the brawn. “Prof.” Wm. Gore was in town Tuesday, looking up the prospects for a balloon ascension to be given here at an early date. He will make an ascension at Francesville next Saturday, Oct. 28th., and if he gets sufficient encouragement will make a sky trip here the following Thursday Nov. 2th. The Fayettee County Herald, published at Washington Court House, Ohio, brings the news of the death, at that city, one day last week, of Jesse B. Millikan. He is remembered by many of our citizens from having been connected with the old narrow gauge railroad, about 20 years ago, first as a baggage man and express messenger and then as a conductor. He was connected with the C. H. & D. at the time of his death. His age was only a little more than 41 years. The cause of his death was not stated, but a sister being mentioned as being sick with typhoid fever suggests that probably that was his disease, also.

Sheriff Reed went out to Milroy Tp., today and arrested Jacob Dluzak, on an indictment for larceny, from White county, and he is now in jail, pending an effort to secure bail, of 1300. The arrest is for the alleged corn-steal-ing, which led to to the trouble with the Mays. Mayor T. J. McCoy left today for Manlius, New York, to visit his son Taylor, now a cadet in St John’s Military academy. Taylor, by the way, is a worthy son of an athletic sire. At the class field day, a while back, he won the standing broad jump over all competitors, with a jump of 7 feet, 9 inches. He is also one of the players in one of the academy’s foot ball teams. THURSDAY. Mrs. E. G. Boicourt, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home at Wolcott, to-day. ■

Uncle Jacob Dlnzak, not having cared to give bail here, was taken over to Monticello today, by sherriff Reed, and delivered to the White county sheriff. Mr. Lonenza Hayward and Miss Sarah Effie Brick, a young couple from Gillam township were married Wednesday Oct, 25th. by Rev. C D. Jeffries, at his residence. The groom is 22 years old and his bride 19. The county commissioners have re-advertised for bids for the four steel bridges which they failed to to contract for last Tuesday. The new date for receiuing the bids is Saturday November 11th. Mrs. James A. Burnham, who has been confined to her bed for a long time past, from diabetes, is now very low and little hopes are entertained for her surviving more than a day or two at the most. Monroe Banes moved yesterday into his new residence at the north end of Van Rensselaer street. He has a very neat and comfortable house, of convenient size, and in a pleasent neighborhood. Little Agnes Minnious, whose leg was amputated several weeks has made a most excellent recovery and was yesterday fitted out with a pair of fine and very light crntches sent by her cousin, Peter Kohler in Chicago. The little girl’s trouble originrted two or three years ago from a seemingly very slight .injury by falling from a teter board. John and Ed Duvall of west of town, have bought of A. Leopold, the big livery barn on Van Rensselaer St., south of the town hall, and intend to engage in the livery business, in a few months. It will not be new business for the young men, as they have been familiar with the livery stable business for many years.

Although this present October still has time, namely five days after today, to do something disreputable to tarnish its good name, it can not obliterate the fact that it has been one of |he finest Octobers on record, and more than that, we believe it has given us more days ot entirely agreeable weather than any other month this year, and in saying that we mean no disparagement to that lovely maiden, June, which beamed on us so brightly, and smiled even through her tears, and charged us nothing for either beams or smiles or tears, during a visit of sortie four weeks and two days, early last summer. <1 Unde Jacob Dluzak, who was disposed to court the joys of martyrdom and went to jail rather than furnish bail, has changed his mind today, on Sheriff Reed’s arranging to transfer him to the White county dungeons. He has sent for his sons and they will no doubt have the old man bailed out before night. The Rensselaer band gave a dance at the hall, last night. About twenty couples were present and enjoyed the dance very much. Regular quarterly communion services will be held at the Presbyterian church, next Sunday morning. The public is cordially invited to be present and a full attendance of the membership is especially desired. John W. King, whose repeated and long continued sicknesses from nervous prostration, have been many times mentioned, has, on advice of his physician, gone today to Chicago, to enter Hahnemann hospital for a protracted course of treatment, it being thought that thereby he might be completely restored to health. Dr. Hartsell accompanied him to the hospital. Albert Hammond and Clarence Harrold, assisted by two young men from Owen county, arrived in this vicinity a few days ago with a herd of 130 head of cattle, which they had driven the long distance from Owen county, and were ten days on the journey. Joseph Sparling, Wm. Washbarn ■

and Joseph Adams have the cattle. Mr. Harrold, who is visiting his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hammond, expects to go to Michigan in a few days, and re-enter the newspaper business. Mrs. Winterfelt, a women of rather advanced age and, until she met with a fall lately, which hurt her back, a very hard worker, has been given quarters at the county asylum. She will, of course be well cared for there, but still it must be a terrible fate for the poor woman, especially the seperation from the littte grand children to whose welfare she has long devot ed her life. M. &. A. Meyers have their full line of winter millinery now ready to please the public. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east —absolutely no red tape Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates. Funds always on hand.

W. B. AUSTIN.

You should see C. A Roberts Buggies and road wagons before buying. It will cost you nothing to see them. At the rear of Glazebrooks Blacksmiths shop.