Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mr. Lottie Potter, of Dexter, Mo., : is visiting Mrs. Turner, A daughter of Theodore Hurley at Blackford is quite sick with pneumonia. Yens Anderson went to Hammond today, to begin his job as flagman for the Monon, on a street crossing. Mrs. Eliza Marion is moving today into the house on South Division street recently purchased of W. N. Jones. Rev. F. M. Watkins went to Wheatfield today, where he will spend a few days with his cousin, Prof. Beeman, of the Wheatfield town schools. Miss Ora L. Haag returned last ■evening from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Jos. Thomas, at Logansport, and whom she had not seen for ten years. Mrs. J. G. Braddock, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Yeoman, for the past three weeks, went to Fait Oaks today to visit friends and relatives. County Treasurer J. C. Gwin went to Indianapolis this afternoon, on official business. Mrs. Gwin went with him as far as Monticello, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Thomas. Capt. and Mrs. G. W. Payne came up from Frankfort, today, for a few days’ visit with relatives. The Capt. is in much better health than he was a few months ago, we are glad to say. Uncle George Axe, of Boone Grove, Porter Co., who was here visiting his daughter, Mrs. Eliza Marion all of last week, is still with her. The old gentleman is in fine health for a man of his age, 83 years. He was once the treasurer of Porter county. According to the latest report of H. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions,- there is now only one survivor of the war of 1812, Hirman Cronk, of northwestern New York. He is 99years of age. Captain Dolby, of the Salvation Army Brigade, now here, left Monday morning for Morrison, 111., where he will be married to a Sal vation Army Officer, this evening. Capt. Dolby is not yet definitely decided if he will return to the Brigade or work in another field of Christian work, in the Salvation Army. Mrs. M. D. Chipman, whose critical condition hps heretofore been mentioned, died at 10 o’clock this morning, at the home of her sister, Miss Eunice Adamson, 3 miles north of town. The funeral will be held at the same place, at 10:30 Thursday morning. Interment will be in Weston cemetery. News comes from Mattoon, 111., that Rev. E. Baech, the able and popular pastor of the First Presbyterian church of that city, has received his Christmas present nearly two weeks ahead of Christmas, and that it would fill a larger stocking than preachers are ever known to wear. It was a fine girl baby, and it came Wednesday Dec. 13th. J. Y. Wallick has just closed up the sale of his 160 acres east of town to John Keefe, of Kentland. He received $6,000 in money and a/general stock of goods, at Fowler. The goods invoice about $7,000, Mr. Wallick’s daughter has been overlooking after the goods for some days, and Mr. Wallick has joined her there today. Mrs. Emma Minnick wife of Harry Minnick, died at her home in the Gifford region, in Barkley Tp., last Saturday, Dec. 16th aged 23 years, 4 months and 11 days She was sick about 10 days. She leaves a husband and two children aged 3 years and 18 months respectively. She was the daughter of Silas Tombs. They have only been in the county a year .or two. The funeral was held this forenoon at Barkley M. E. church, at Valma, by Rev. S. H Kester.

WEDNESDAY. H. N. Jacks went to Monon to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. Alfred Thompson returned today after several days stay in Chicago. William Halleck of DeMotte is the guest of his sister, Mrs. T. J. Joyner. • C. H. Cannon of Oklahoma is the guest of his sister-in-law Mrs. Duvall. • Taylor McCoy arrived home today ffrom St Johns Military Academy, at Manlius, N. Y., for the holidays. Mrs. Mary Blue, who has been visiting Mrs. Stella Stanley, returned to her home in Indianapolis today. Charles Beet, of Indianapolis, thrived yesterday, to spend the holidays with his' parents, who reside about four miles south of town. Wm,. Hamacher, and Warren Hartleroad, of Hammond came down last evening for some shooting in this neighborhood. They are in the vicinity of Parr, today. George S. Nowels, of Elk Falls Kans., arrived yesterday and is visiting with relatives. He will leave Friday to join his family who are visiting in Franklin Co., Ind. Rev. A. L, Ward went to Lowell today, to conduct a funeral. He was called by telephone and did not understand the name of the person whose funeral he was to preach. Warren Springer, a Chicago millionair and a large land holder in Jasper county, is fighting mad. He was fined SIOO by a Chicago judge, Monday afternoon, and given a terrible roasting besides, for not being present in court when his name was called as a juror. Mr. Springer thinks it was all malice on the judge’s part and swears he will defeat him next time he is a candidate. Well, Mr. Springer may be a good deal of a martyr, but he certainly lacks a good deal of being very much of a saint.

Rev. W. D. H. Young* representing that most commendible philanthropy, the Childrens Home Society, in the Indiana branch, has been here several days, in the interests of the society. He has several applications here for children from the society, and will probably bring, them in a short time. Any persons wishing to apply for children from the society, or to help the good cause along, by contributions or other, can applv to any of the following members of the local advisory board: Rev. B. F. Ferguson, Mrs. Abbie Roberts, or Mrs. Belle Brady. Otherwise they can write to the Children’s Home Society, 152 E’ Market St. Indianapolis. THURSDAY. Perry Marlatt returned yesterday, from a visit with relatives in Peoria. Auburn Nowels is home from Culver Military Academy, for the holidays. Mrs. John Richmond of Rose Lawn is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fox. Mrs. J, W. McEwen and daughter Mrs. L. A. Bostwick are in Chicago today. Mrs. Ida Campbell and children left for their future home at Ladora,. lowa today. Miss Grace Flohr returned yesterday, after a months’ visit with her parents at Wolcott. Mrs. E. R. Hagins, of Minneapolis, Minn., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Powers. Mrs. Mattie E. Henkle left for Witchita, Kans, today, to spend the winter with her daughter. Mrs. Rebecca Porter arrived home today, after a four weeks’ visit in Chicago and Onarga, 111. • Subjects at the Primitive Baptist church each evening. Friday, The Incarnation of Christ. Saturday, Salvation, how Attained. Sunday, Darkness and Light Monday, Who changed the Sabbath? A wonderful Prophecy.

John R. Huffman and family are moving here from Monon, they are moving into the Foster houseThere will be no temperance meeting during Holiday week, the previous announcement having been recalled. Mrs. W. R. Stewart after a few days’ visit with her mother Mrs. Jane Sharp left today, for her home in New York City. Miss Pearl Pratt, of Hebron, Ind., and nephew, Arnold Pratt, returned home today after three weeks’ visit with her sister Mrs. W-. H. Robertson. They were accompanied by Mrs; Robertson for a holiday visit with her parents. D. B. Coppess, a former Gillman township boy, is now enjoying McKinley prosperity in a marked degree, as a druggist at Tipton, this state. He is a warm personal friend of Mr. Marsh of that place who is a candidate for the Republican nomination of reporter of the supreme court, and strongly endorses his candidacy.

The. Republican was considerably in error regarding the alleged Old Folks Jolly Club, published a day or two ago. There has been no definite organization effected and no name nor definite membership selected. The couples mentioned and various other couples not mentioned have frequent informal surprise parties, and that is about all inhere is of it. Martha, infant . daughter ,pf Charles and Rieka Platt, died at 5:30 p. m. Wednesday. Its sickness began with whooping cough, and having taken a cold it developed into catarrhal pneumonia, which filled the lungs with mucus which it was too weak to throw off. Its age was 2 years and 18 days. The funeral will be held at the residence, on Division street, Friday at 2:30 p. m. by Rev. H. M. Middleton.

It has been wisely suggested that it would be a good thing and nd expense to anyone to have the steam whistle at the waterworks station sound at certain times every day; to mark the times for the the beginning and quitting of work, as the factory whistles sound in cities. The hours mentioned would be seven o’clock a. m. 12 o’clock noon, 1 p. m. and 6 p. m. This would not only be a great convenience to working people and their employers, but to all the people of the town generally, as a reliable announcement of the exact time, several times every day. Ab before stated it would cause no expense whatever. We have the whistle, we have the steam and reliable men always at the plant to pull the string. The Salisbury Orchestra, which exhibited here last night, were at Bluffton the night before. Tonight they will be at Goodland, and the night after at Watseka, 111. Two more jumps will land them in lowa.

Squire W. H. Churchill who some time ago gave to his sons the greater part of his large landed interests throughout the country has now made a further division, among them a further division, included the outside property not before distributed, and also all of his town holdings except the tract 100 feet square north of the depot, where he lives and has his place of business. C. H. Cannon, of Chandler Oklahoma, has beenhere visiting among his relatives, Mrs. J. W. Duvall and others of the Kenton family, tells great things regarding the prospects and prosperity of his present home.' He has been .there, ever since it was opened for settlement, he says Ok. is O. K. for sure. He never was a resident of Jasper county farther than to teach school one winter in the old Kenton neighborhood, now the Sorghum Valley district. He came over from Fulton county and was paid $lO a month above the regular wages for teaching, with the express understanding that he was to “straighten out’* Bill and Jas Kenton and some other wild boys of the district, who had ran

out three previous teachers. He straightened them outall right, and we are not sure but what he could do it now if the occasion required it