Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mr*. T. C. Page, of Honey Grovey Texas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. N. E. Kolb. A. E. Cbizum, our ex-prosecuting attorney came over today, from Morocco, on legal business. Born, this, Tuesday morning, Nov. 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hodshire, on Weston street, a daughter. R. S. Dwiggins returned last evening from several weeks’ visit with relatives and old friends, at Marion, this state. The temperanoe meeting program, heretofore published, will given Thursday evening, of this week, at the Missionary Baptist church. i C. 'B. Harr old is com piling a general directory of Rensselaer, which will include a telephone directory, also. Such a work will be quite a convenience. The Epworth League of the Barkley M. E. church will give a literary and musical entertainment Saturday evening, Nov. 18th, for the benefit of the church. Admission 10 and 10 cents. Uncle Eph Fleming, that very eccentrio and oertainly not strictly temperate old citizen from a few miles south of town, has been having a hearing in the circuit court this afternoon, to determine the question of his sanity. The proceedings are brought by members of the family. The case was not deoided as We went to press. Rev. F. L. Austin, the Church of God evangelist, returned home last evening from nearly three week’s evangelistic work at Ripley, 111., where his meetings were quite successful. His next place will be Fidelity, Ohio, but he will first attend his church conference at Plymouth, which is to be held the latter part of this week. There was considerable thunder and lightning here, early last evening, but the hardest part of the storm passed to the south of us. At Wolcott, for instance/ there was a tremendous thunder storm, as per a telephone message from there. No particulars as to damage done have been received however. Mrs. Cora Hopkins, and Mrs. T. F. Clark who have been visiting at St. Anne 111., for some time returned home this morning. Uncle Billy Norris has been losing ground pretty fast lately, and there is no expection of his lasting more than a day or two longer. S. B. Mulford has sold his large farm of about 600 acres, in Union tp., to a Chioago stock yard firm. They will make a stock farm out of it, and especially will buy up the neighbors’ corn and feed it out on the farm. Or so at least is stated to be their intention. The Alexander Leonard Co. had a very large audience at their opening performance, at the opera house last night, in spite of the unfavorable character of the weather. But that was to be expected from a company so well known and so highly esteemed here as this one is. They are a good, strong company, and are sure to put on in good shape whatever they put on at all. And not alone to the leading actors can the praise of great merit, but to all their supporters as well. All of their specialty features also, are excellent. Fred Anderson, usually known as “that drunken Anderson,” to differentiate him from all other Andersons, together with his equally but differently sportive wife, were arrested by the sheriff this morning, on an affidavit. They have been occuping the house on River just aoross from the old coal oil well for some time past. They are always objectionable neighbors, and bad a* specially tough crowd around last Saturday night, and matters even progresed so far that several shots were fired. Fortunately or unfortunately, none of the parties fired at were hurt. -•C-T ''■«&*; - i *

The preliminary hearing of this choice aggregation was set for three o’clock, this afternoon, in the circuit court. Over at Morocco the public schools have not resumed their sessions, pending the completion of their new school building, but just as the school board and the people had becomg tired of waiting and had hired other rooms and prepared to open the schools, this week, along oomes an epidemic of scarlet fever, and the town board has issued an edict forbidding the schools to open and also the holding of chnrches and Sunday schools and the holding of mettings of any kind until the soare is over. One death has resulted from the disease. W. O. Shanlaub, of our city, is one of the expectant teachers at Morocco, and had prepared to go over to begin his labors this week, but will have to wait until the epidemic subsides. The prospects are very unpromising for seeing any meteors tonight, no matter how numerous they may be, for they can not be seen when the sky is cloudy. Of course it may clear up before morning, but this kind of weather is not usually in a hurry to change at this time of year. Still the latest estimates are that Wednesday night will be more likely to bring the big display than tonight.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Sally Reece, is visiting relatives at Hartford City. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grant of Rose Lawn are the guests of Mr. and Mrs, George Smith. Mrs. Lora North, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home at Boswell this morning. Mrs. Oliver Newburn, of Hoopeston, 111,, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home today. Little Esther Pagett, who had her collar bone broken a short time ago, while with the other children, is now doing nicely. A son of James Price, 2 miles north of Pleasant Ridge, has been having a pretty bad case of scarlet fever but is now getting well. Judge Palmer, of Monticello, is here to try a number of cases in the circuit oourt including the attempt to finally settle up the Iroquois ditch matter. The Ladies 'lndustrial Society of the M. E. church is preparing to hold a bazar on Wednesday, Deo. 6th, for the sale of many useful and fancy articles. Dinner and supper will also be served. Peter Wood, south of town on the Geo. Daugherty place, fell off a corn orib this morning, and broke his left ’arm, at the wrist. Dr. E. C. English gave the necessary surgioal attention. Rev. L. B. Appleton has engaged to preach at Good hope Christian church, 5 or 6 miles north of town, on the second Sunday of every month. At the next meeting, Dec. 10th, he will begin a revival meeting, at that church.

The widow and surviving children of the late Sylvester Healy desire to most earnestly thank the many friends for their great kindness and sympathy daring his sickness death and burial. A nice large, partly furnsihed room, upstairs, to rent. Very convenient location. For name of party, apply at this office. Mrs. S. S. Ensminger, who has been staying with Virginia Austin through her late sickness, returned to her home at Crawfordsville today. f All members of the Ladies’ Literary Club, who will be unable to attend Friday’s meeting, are requested to each send ten tested cooking receipts to Mrs. D. B. Nowels, chairman of the committee. L. D. Marion has sold his farm, 3 miles east of town to F. P. Morton, of Illinois, who will soon occupy it as a residence. Mr. Morton is a son-in-law of Anoil Woodworth, of our city. Mr. Marion has owned and lived, on this farm 27 years.

y News has been received of the death at Indianapolis, of Mrs. Martin, widow of the late Dr. Samuel Martin, a former well known resident of Rensselaer, and whose own death occurred about & year ago. The funeral was held at Greenfield, Tuesday Nov. 7th. The sky was too cloudy last night to have seen any meteors no matter bow numerous, but telegraphic reports from other parts of the oountry show that they were few in numbers. That makes the ohanoes for a big display tonight all the greater, but the indications for a clear, sky are very unfavorable. It has been widely published that the wife of the well known Monon capitalist, C. M. Horner, has joined the Dowie fanaticism and left home and refuses to return to her husband and six children unless he will also embrace the same faith, and devote one tenth of his income to the Dowie cause. There was quite a good attendance at the show last night despite the threatening weather, and those present departed well pleased. The specialities were of more than usual interest. Tonight ‘ An American Girl” will be the bill.

THURSDAY. Mrs. H. L. Brown is visiting at Evanston, 111., this week. A small but pleasant party took place at Mr. and Mrs. DelosThomp. son’s last evening. Mr- and Mrs. M. A. Ryan, of Delphi, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan. The meetings at the Christian churoh are still in progress, with much intereat manifested. Ashby’s hardware store, at Mt. Ayr, was broken into last night, and about $25 worth of knives, revolvers and cartridges taken. Mrs. C. D. Martin has gone to Cincinnati for a protracted visit with her sons, both of whom are now established there. W H. Martin, now a resident of the Latayette soldiers’ home has a 30 days furlough which he is spending with relatives here. The ladies of the Christian church are making elaborate preperations for a Christmas Bazaar to begiven the 15 and 16 of Decemebr. The Alexander Leonard Company gave “The American Girl” to a fair-sized and well pleased audience, last night. The play tonight is the always popular “Flying Squadron.” Elders F. L. Austin and R. S. Dwiggins, Mrs. M. E. Thompson have gone to Plymouth to attend the annual conference of the Church of God. They will be gone over Sunday. County Recorder R. B. Porter went up to Kankakee region, Tuesday, to investigate the wild duck problem ;.but returned with the report that there was no wild duck problem because there are no wild dhcks.

A masquerade surprise party was sprung on Mrs. Abbie Roberts last night, at which about' twenty persons participated, and greatly to their enjoyment. Dennis Gleason who has just gathered up a car load of horses, is at Wolcott for a few days, but will be here again next Saturday, and will be found at Hemphills barn, as usual. . Wm. Norris, whose long and hopeless sickness has been many times mentioned, died this forenoon, at 20 minutes of 12, at his home in the northwest part of town. The funeral will be held Saturday, at some hour not yet announced. ■ *rThe meteor display was again a failure, last night. Though the sky was clear in the early part of the night, it was clondy all the time after midnight when the meteors were most expected, and consequently they could not be seen if they did come. H. E. Myers representing the proposed new Indianapolis after-

noon paper, the Indianapolis Press, is here in its interests. The new paper will-make its appearance some \ time next - week. Chase Kelley will be its agent in Rensselaer. Gram-a-phone parties will now be a feature in Rensselaer social matters. E. M Parcells now has a sample instrument in his shop, and has ordered a newer and better one, together with a large number of new songs for it, which are expected to arrive in a few days. The Marion township gravel roads are at last fully paid for. The last payment, $7,500 was remitted Wednesday, to Winslow, Lanier & Co. at New York City. The roads were constructed six years ago. They have done good service and having been kept in good repair, are now in excellent condition. Wm. Gore the balloonist is still making his headquarters at Francesville and will give another ascensiou there next Saturday. His wife, who was hurt at Deer Creek, several weeks ago, while making a paraohute descent, is at Francesville and by all accounts is not making much progress towards recovery. Her physical injuries were not so very extensive, mainly a broken leg, but her nervous system appears to have been wrecked by her accident