Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

HfUbAV we; ** to Lafayette, today. Miss Nelli* Gardir, wei d to Monticello for few v eeks’ ▼isit with relatives. Mrs. Moore »d oh Wren went to Montl-ello, flay tc visit with relatives until ijmday. * Mrs. Chas. Wood c Mon ,n > ▼isiting Mrs. C. G. peat.beiP and Mrs. Patten for a f qr days. Chas. Lavyrmce, jf Fort attended the fmeraof his friend, E - P. Haranond, Jr. he* -this morning. S. Whiteside, of Cbaonc'V’ Ml. returned home todty after a tew days’ visit wit! Mr and Mi s, doe Jackson and o here State Chief langer E P Honan attended a meeting of the court Catholic Jrder of Frresters, *t Chieago last _jght. Mrs. Chas. Wfttham and hildren returned home jo Montioel 0 today after about a w*eks’ visit Jih her parents Mr. end Mrs RNowels, Claude G. Mtlott, a ppminent young attornej of Bloo»ngton came, up today ;o attend be funeral of his college ohut E - P* Hammond Jr. Hept. Auditor Clark dPPP ed a heavy stick of wood on op °f his little toes, a few days igo. and broke the toe. It makes quite, a painful injury. J-|p- Antrim and hie mother, and Jim Elbert, went to DeMotte tod»to visit with Geo. a W Frazer An|p until Monday. A,IP. .who has bsen speriltng a fev weeks with his parents in Barkley Tp., left today to reepme telegraphic work-for the C. St P. M. & O. 11. R., in the employ of which hh has been for quite a number oi years. His last plaoe was Altoona, Wis., but he expects to go to mother place on the line this th \ with a better salary attached. ' A com mandate of the state soldiers’ home V*t Lafayette, to succeed the late fen, Jasper Packard, will be electd Jan. 4th. It seems to be con-eded that Capt. Gil R. Stormojj, of Princeton, will be the unat.mous choice of the board of trubees. There are 32 names as candidates

for the plaee. Among these is that <Jf Capt. H. H. Ragon of Lowell. Mrs. T. J. Joyner has moved to Fair Oaks. H. Wade went to Hammond last evening on a business trip. Mrs. W. H Beam and children went to Westfield yesterday, to visit Mrs. S. A. Royster. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coen went yesterday for a weeks’ visit at Monticello and Logansport. Merle Gwin and," Jesse Fox left yesterday for several days sojourn at Monticello, Brookston and Lafayette. j Mann Spitler and daughter, of Thayer, attended the fuqpral of ; their cousin, Edwin Hammond here today. Little Robert Wartena returned yerterday from Hammond, where he spent several days visiting his grandmother. He made the trip alone both ways. Melville Faris, of Bloomington, and treasurer of the oelebrated Gentry dog show, came today to attend the funeral of Eddy Hammond, a college chum. Fred Thornton after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs- Thos. Thornton, his parents by adoption, returned to his borne at Cadillac, Mich., yesterday. Mrs. Frank P. Morton and childremnrrived yesterday from Wafseka, 111. They will reside on the old Marion farm east of town recently purchased by Mr. Morton. Overat Wolcott their experimental well is down over 800 feet, and the drilling still goes on. They are wasting their money, for nothing of value was ever found below Trenton rock, in this state,

" A pleasant and very elegant holiday dance took place at Warner’s hall, last evening. About 35 couples were present. Music was furnished by an orchestra from Supper was served at the Nowels House. The costumes, decorations and all appointments were very elegant. A worthy young girl who works in one of our millinery stores was going to her home in the east part of town quite late last night, and was aooosted and pursued by some miserable galoots, and pursued so persistently that she was compelled to run into a residence for protection. The fellows guilty of this outrageous conduct ought, if possibly to be caught and severely punished.

The weather was a little colder lsat night than any time this season, the thermometers ranging from 2 below to 2 above, and zero being about a fair average; and zero weather with a brisk wind makes tough weather. The continued cold weather is fast making good ice hnd the ice packers are sharpening their saws preparatory to begin putting it up, about next Monday.

' SATURDAY. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren, who have been visiting relatives returned to their home in LaPorte today. J, W. Paxton and children, Florence and Herbert went to Arcadia today to visit his patents. The friends of the Ladies’ Literary Club are invited to make their New Year’s calls at the home of Mrs. C. C. Starr Jan. 1, from 1 to 5. J. C. Paxton after a short visit with his brother returned home to Albany today. Mrs. L. L. Daugherty, of Hammond, arrived today, called by the ..serious illness of her father, Uncle Isaac Sayler Miss Jessie Thornton, who has been the the guest of her father sinbe Sunday, returned home to Danville, 111., today. Mrs. Albert Coen and son who have bekn visiting her parents returned, to. Chicago -today.- - Miss Alice Dewitt, of Kentland, is visiting her parents who reside north of town.

Wm. Coffman, of Chalmers, is the guest of Chas. Burbage north of town.

Misses Rose and Myrtle Detrick, of Clay City, are visiting friends in our city Drilling on the Wolcott well was discontinued Thursday, at a depth of nearly 980 feet, and. a cost of #I,OOO. Nothing of value was found, except that the town now has a good well of water. Miss Lessie Bates and Mrs James Bouz are in Chicago today. Mrs. Nellie Learning returned to Goshen today. Mrs. Geo. J. Smith ran a rusty nail in her foot a few days ago and is having quite a serious time* Mrs. Bertha O’Neal went to Chicago last evening to spend a month with her husband. Miss Stella Parkison will have charge of the Pnblic Library during Mrs. O’Neal’s absence. "t-— — Uncle Isaac Sayler has been very bad sick since yesterday, and was especially bad last night, but seems a better today. The old gentleman is now in his 91st. year. The temperature was zero this morning, good and strong, with no dissenting voice among the thermometers, and a few of the weaker ones among them declared it was from two to tour below. The half mile of gravel road, heretofore noted as being under construction just southwest of town has been completed and is now in use. It was built by voluntary contributions. Miss Birdie Hazen, of Monon is the guest of her sister Mrs. Frank Murray. Dr. S, E. Sparlin 'i yesterday for Chicago, where he will spend two days before returning to Wisconsin University, at Madison, Wis. Services appropriate to the closing year will be held at Trinity M. E. Church tomorrow. In the morning the theme of the pastor’s sermon will be “Time.” In the evening Miss Leila D. Middleton, Deaconness, of Indianapolis, will give a short address on “Deaconness Work.” Everybody invited. E. J. Duvall fell last Wednesday as he was entering his brother John’s house, two miles west of town, and since that time it has been impossible to even get his olothing off, such intense pain is caused by moving him. The attack was something like partial paralysis, but his physician ascribes it to an injury to the spinal cord from heavy lifting, and following that a jolting ride over a rough road. He has had two or three similar attacks before. Rev. A. W. Smith returned to Mt. Ayr today, after si short visit with Misses Emma and Lessie Bates.

MONDAY. Miss Blanch Merry returned to Frankton, Ind. today to resume her school. The venerable Samuel Sigler diedTridav, of lung fever, at the home of his son, George Sigler, at Mt. Ayr. His wife died only a few weeks ago at their home at Wheeler in Porter cdpnty. The remains were taken there, on the 10 a. m. train, Monday, for burial. J. J. Sorter, of this place, accompanied the funeral party. Mrs. Thomas Large who has been the guest, of her parents Mr. and Mrs J. R Vanatta went to Urbana, 111., Monday to join hes husband. > Miss Elvia Gwin left Saturday afternoon for a months’ visit with relatives-and friends at Frankfort, Lebanon and Kirklin. Marriage licenses for the New Years went off in a rush when they got started. Clerk Cooyer issued three Saturday afternoon. Judge and Mrs. S. P Thompson arrived home Saturday afternoon: hmbFTKeTni^ Carolina. Mrs. Will Grant and children, of Hammond, returned home

Saturday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Stott Grant, west of town. See the Imperial Stock Co.” at the ppera house tonight and every night this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Biggs, of West Lebanon, Ind., are the guests for a few days of Mr. and Mrs; Albert Biggs. J. F. Osborn was at Chicago several days last week, attending the annual meeting of the national federation of commercial teachers. Their meeting next year will be held in Detroit. A very pleasant surprise dinner was given Mrs. H. T. Thornton, last Saturday, by .her relatives and friends in honor of her 70th birthday. “The Imperial Stock C 0.,” who gave suob general satisfaction on their last visit here will appear at the opera house this week with a new repertoire. H. E. Osborn, a former principal of our city high school, now a law student in Chicago, is visiting friends here for a short time. The county commissioners were in special session Saturday, to close up all financial business under the old form of county government. They examined and allowed 117 claims, which was a very large day’s work. Mr. and Mrs. Sohleman, have just moved baek from the vicinity of Lowell, and are making their home, temporarily, with the latter’s father, Chailes Malchow, in the southwest part of town. They will occupy Mr. Malchow’s farm, south of town, as soon as it is vacated by Mr. Westfall, the present tenant. Mr. Westfall has bought a farm, ever near Francesville.

Theodore F. Clark, who for the last eleven years has been salesman and cabinet maker in J. W. Williams’ furniture store, in the Stockton-Williams block, retired last Saturday. He has been, as most of our readers remember, appointed superintendent of the county poor farm, his term beginning the first of March, and that being only two months away, the first of the year was a propitious time to make the change at the furniture store. A number of parties southwest of town have combined and secured the services of a saw-mill, which is located about two miles southwest of town. St. Joseph’s is the largest single customer of the mill and is having enough lumber sawed for a feeding barn, 185 feet long by 70 wide. Other parties having lumber sawed are Joe Putts, Green Thornton, Chas. Phegley, Chas. Borntrager and Josgph Sparling. M. E. Church at Chalmers burned last night about eleven o’clock. Caught from the stove.

Clyde Comer, who is now a student in Chicago Business College, is back home for a holiday visit. Mr. and Mrs. James Overton returned to Monon Saturday after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. Clarks and her brother John Gray, t Mrs. M. P. Hooton returned to Sheridan, last Saturday after a weeks’ visit with Mrs. Ida Wiles near Valma. Mrs. F. B. Ross and daughter who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ross returned to their home at Terre Haute Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. Scragins of Kankakee, 111. came last Saturday and arn the guests of Mrs. Sarah E. Miller. Mrs. Wm. Bennet went to Monon Saturday <for a weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed Webb. VHerschel Wilson who has been the guest of his brother Jesse Wilson returned to Indianapolis, Saturday afternoon. Begin your dates with 19 now. people might as well accept the fact, and get used to it. It will be 100 years before we can get shut of it.

F. B. Wilson returned to Monon last Saturday after a short visit with relatives and friends here. Mrs. E. R. Hagins of Minneapolis Minn, who has been visiting at Wolcott returned here Saturday accompanied by her silver Mrs. Jennie Graham and are the guests of their other sister, Mrs. Wm. Powers. Mrs. C. E. Tyner of Cedar Lake is spending two weeks visiting her father H. N. Jacks. George Colvert, for the past five years in charge of the furniture portion of La Rue Bibs, business, has resigned his place with them and succeeds T. F. Clark as salesman and cabinet maker in J. W. Williams’ furniture store. Mr. Colvert is a capable man in the furniture line, and is now beginning his 24th year of work in that business And it is a good evidence of the satisfactory character of his work, that he has worked for only three different men or firms during, the entire 23 years. This is the tenth day of solid steady, cold, with zero weather or very near it every night and the wind steadily from the northwest. There being no snow on the ground, the conditions have been unsurpassed for forming thick ice of a splendid quality. It is now about 8 to 10 inches thick and no doubt a fine quality. Our ice-men are taking no chances for losing such a harvest, and are preparing to fill their‘ice houses They do well, for they will not get a better chance this century, andwe doubt if they will in the next. Several will begin hauling, tomorrow.