Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mrs. S. E. Moffit, returned to Valparaiso to-day. Frank Kenton and family have moved back from Watsekalll. Miss Ora Henkle, has gone to Danville, Ind., to take a ten weeks course in music. Arthur White returned to Dunnville, yesterday after several days visit with friends. J. A. Tinder .and family, of Shelbyville, Ind, arrived yesterday and will make their home here. Mrs. Lane of Lafayette returned home to-day after a short visit with her mother Mrs. E. Dutton. Miss Susie Albaugh, of Ohio, who has been visiting her cousin, VannieLesh left for Chicago, yesterday.

Miss Pearl Blue, who has a situation at book-keeping in Indianapolis, returned to that city yesterday, after a short visit with her parents. J. H. Tilton, of Wheatfield, was in the auditor’s office, yesterday making claim to the bounty on the scalp of a fox, which he got the drop on, a few days before.. Ed Morris finished moving into town today, from his old home in Jordan Tp., and now occupies his reoently bought residence in Riverside addition, north of Washington street bridge. His son, Chas. Morris, will work his farm.

Henry Taylor, of Lafayette, spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. T. J. McCoy. Miss Frankie Porter and Will Clark, returned today after several days visit at Goodland. Miss Libbie Walton who was seriously sick with blood-poisoning is now somewhat better. JudgeS. P. Thompson and wife left this morning for about a three weeks stay at Ashville, N. C. Mrs. W. R. Steward, who has been visiting her mother Mrs. Jane Sharp left for her home in New York City, to day. Mrs. T. C. Page, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. . Frank Foltz for several weeks, left for her home at Honey Grove, Texas,today. Uncle John Thompson, left, today for Emporia Kans. for an extended visit with his children residing there. If lie likes it there well enough he may remain permanent ly.

Sheriff Warner, of White Co. is sending out notices of a 5 year old bay mare, stolen from the hitchrack at Reynolds, Saturday nightWeighs about 1000 lbs. cut on Tight foot. Hitched -to a buckboard with side spring, S2O is offered for mare and rig, and $25 for the thief. Elder J. E. Collins, the Adventist evangelist, will hold his meetings in the Primitive Baptist church, on Cullen street, hereafter beginning with to-night. He is having electric lights put into the church at his own expense, for these meetings. The meetings will probably continue four weeks .or longer according to thb interest shown. Judge Baker, of the U. S. district court rendered a decisiou Saturday that the Barrett, improvement law in this state is unconstitutional, He holds that the law should tax property for street and other improvements in proportion to the benefits received, and not as the Barrett law does in proportion to thejfoot frontage on the improvement. We have always looked upon this feature of the Barret* law as the essence of injustice and never believed it would stand the scrutiny of the higher courts. WEDNESDAY. Mrs. C. E. Hershman is on the ' sick list. . . Mrs. Delos Thompson went to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs. John Barlow are visiting Mrs. Jane Barlow.

Miss Lou Wailiok, has gone to Fowler, Ind. to reside. Mrs. Leopold of Brook, is the guest 6f A. Leopold’s family. * Miss Libbie Walton is slightly imroved but not yet out of danger. Clarence Sigler, of Monon, made a short stay in our city today. Born this, Wednesday morning Dec. 6th. to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zea, a 10 lb. girl. G. T. Ulery and son left today for Lebanon, Mo., which will be his future residence.

Mrs. J. A. Grant returned today from a several weeks visit oi; Buchannan and Jackson Mich. Miss Martha Ellie who has been visiting her brother J. H. S. Ellis returned home to Monticello today. Henry Harris and Marceline Roberts, went to Monticello to see Mrs. Harris who is sick at Monticello. The “Crokinole Club” met at the home of Miss Laura McClellan last evening, and all report enjoying a very pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. August Samuelson, Mrs. Emily Anderson, of Champaign, 111., and Miss Lily Wood, of Humboldt, Kans., who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taedtey, went to Champaign, 111., today. Expectoration, so commonly practiced by sick and well, causes contamination of the air, and then no degree of individual neatness cleanliness and oare can avoid breathing the infection. The public spitter is a public nuisanoe.— Dr. Hnrty.

Elder and Mrs, David T. Halstead arrived today from Andover, S. Dak., which has been their principal residence for quite a number of years past. This time they have come back to their old home and will remain permanently.

Monday was Father William Wishard’s 81st birthday, and in observation qf the event, and by the connivance of his good wife, there was quite a large surprise dinner party at his house, that day. The party was composed of friends and relatives from around town, with the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Haskell and son and daughter, from Mt. Ayr. George Chapman, only 27 years old, has just been elected president of the Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western Railroad, and is said-to be the youngest railroad president in the country. This railroad is the one which, something over a year ago, was expected to build an extension from Fort Wayne, Ind., to Kankakee, 111., and whioh extension would pass through this county, and was, in fact, surveyed. Nothing has been heard of the extension lately, but it may come yet.

Will Woodworth has had a very serious time from the effects of his fall from the top of a telephone pole, some time ago. The injuries affected both his lungs and his head; causing raising of blood and derangement of his mental faculties. He is recovering faster from the injury in his chest than in his head. Much of the time since his injury it has been necessary to keep him in a sitting posture, as otherwise has circulation was interrupted and he was in imminent danger of suffocation. Coroner Wright held, or rather completed his inquest on the body of F. E. Coultor, Tuesday night. The testimony of the deceased’s father Israel Coulter, was taken Tuesday "morning. The father's evidence was that his son had' long suffered from anorganic heart disease, and that he was satisfied that that was what caused his death. The testimony of Drs. English and Berkley was in corroboration of this view, and the coroner’s verdict will accordingly be that death was caused by paralysis of the heart. THURSDAY. Mrs. J. B. Phillips of McCoysburg is in our city today.

Mr. James Payne and family have moved here from Monticello. C. T. Faris, and wife arrived today from their visit at Wilsonville Neb. Miss Conrad, of Chicago, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Randle. F. L. Phillips, who has been visiting J. P. Warner’s, returned to Chicago, yesterday. Miss Maud Eberhart, returned to Lafayette today after a week’s visit with Mrs. Sam Roth.

Rev. Appleton, went to Virgie to hold a meeting tonight and will begin a series of revival meetings at Good Hope church next Saturday evening. The Ladies Industrial society of the M. E. church held a bazaar in Liberal corner building, yesterday which proved very successful, and yielded about SSO to the coffers of the society. Mr. Enoch J. Maxwell and Miss Jennie A. Lee, both members of two of Hanging Grove townships best known families, were married this, Thursday afternoon, by Squire Jataes A. Burnham, in his office. Mrs. Judge Green of Tipton, Ind. and Mrs. J. C. Porter, went to Brook today to visit Mrs. Porter’s brother, John Irwin. Mrs. Green received the Thanksgiving Proclamation trom the Gov. of Alaska, while here. i

Joe Lakey passed through town on yesterday’s afternoon train. He had been at Chicago, working for the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., but was on his way to Cinoinnattit to do some work for the same company there Hear “Where the sweet Magnolias Bloom,” “The Moth and the Flame,” and “The Girl I loved in Sunny Tennessee,” all of which will be beautifully illustrated and sung at the opera house Monday evening. Admission 25 and 35 cts.

Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Middleton arrived home last evening from a seven weeks’ vacation visit spent in Tennessee and Georgia, and among his old home scenes and friends in Ohio. They hot only found their trip a very pleasant experiences but also a very profitable one from its benefits to their health.

Northern Indiana telephone circles continue to be greatly agitated over the condition existing in South Bend since the Bell company acquired to ownership of the citizens’ company there, and fear is expressed among patrons of independent lines in other towns that the Bell monopoly will buy out opposition in their places and make the people pay doubld for future service. They have raised tho rate in South Bend just double. Iu behalf of Mayor Taggart the Indianapolis News announces that he will positively not be a candidate for nomination as governor on the Democratic ticket next year. In view of the fact that this is precisely the same announcement Mr. Taggart made in regard to the mayoralty just previous to his nomination and acceptance of the nomination it is to be presumed that his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination will now begin in earnest. An entertainment for all and especially ladies and children is the performance given by Erwin Bros.’ Comedy Company. Sweet singing, refreshing music, graceful gymnastic manouvers, artistic dancing and wholesome comedy together with the latest illustrated songs and animated pictures make up the bill. Opera House Monday Deo. 11. Admission 25 and 35 cents.

Chief Baron Barney DeComer, of the manor known as Union township, is with the aid of faithful retainers making another mile of improved thoroughfare, in that, bailiwick, this season. The gravel roads heretofore built by Baron Barney extended from the hither limits of his township, from the far end of the enormously elongated causeway known as Burk’s bridge, due north the distance of

two miles, to Aix store and ohurcb. Thence due westward the distance of another mile. This new mile extends north from Aix. The gravel used is hauled a distance of about 2 miles and is an excellent quality and good and lasting turnpikes are made by its use.