Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. W. B. Austin is at Logansport ■and Star City today. Mother Emme, of Maria Stein, 0., who has been visiting at the St. Joseph College^and Indian school left today for Winamac. Mrs. N. ZimmerQand children returned home today from a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Wheatfield.

Prof. H. P. Albaugh, president North Manchester College, who was here attending the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Jacob Leshi returned have today. Ed Peregrine, of Hanging Grove tp., is very sick with a complication of diseases. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Grant and son returned to their home in Illinois, after an extended visit. ■g, —x - Editor Jas. E. McDonald is another of the democrats who believe that Landis will get the nomination for governor on the republican ticket, and that he is the administration candidate. Dr. Moore received a box of beautiful flowers this morning sent to him by his daughters in California. The girl baby born to Mr. and Mrs. George Sharp, on River street, last Saturday, was taken with spasms, last night, and died at 4 this morning. It was a nice large baby and seemingly with excellent prospects of living, and its death is a to the young parents. The Dowietes are about to begin a crusade at Wooster. It is strange that a man so full of vague, vulgar notions, and whose language, as published in his newspapers is so fraught with uncharitable, brutal attaoks upon good people, should obtain such a following. The world and Christianity suffer intolerably from the influence of such creatures as Dowie. Fredericksburg, Ohio, Observer.

Th© county waitagers who have been appointed for the tenth congressional district for the Indiana State League of Republican clubs are: Chester G. Rossi ter, Warren; Allen Boules, Tippecanoe; Bert Baker, White; B. B. Berry, Benton; Frank Comparet, Newton; Charles Spitler, Jasper; John Erdilitz, Lake; Philo Z. Doran, Laporte, and Grant Crumpacker, Porter. A call has been issued for the prohibition state convention to be held at Indianapolis Apiil 24 and 25. The ratio of delegates will be one for every fifteen votes cast for the head of the Prohibition ticket in the November election of 1898, with two additional delegates at large from each county, making 840 delegates. Dick Wood has moved today into the house at the corner of Cullen and Washington streets, lately occupied by T. J. Joyner. From Lima Ohio, comes the pleasant intelligence that another baby has been born to the household of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watson, Jan. 28th.

Vernon Nowels, of Ellis & Murray 8 store has been laid up with the rheumatism, for a week. Edward Alberts went to Greensjjport today for two months’ visit with relatives. I James P, Overton left today, /for three weeks’ visit at Chalmers, I Battle Ground, Lafayette, and I Crawfordsville. The Womens’ Relief Corps had an unusually interesting session last night. They had seven candidates on hand for initiation, which in itself was an important fact, and further, just as the oorps was i about to open its session they I were agreeably surprised, by the I appearance of the state president, I Mrs. Slater, of Logansport. After lthe seven applicants were initiatIpd, there was an address by Mrq. plater, and after that refreshments 4&ere served. |ft Walter Porter went to Ham'l.ond today, on a business trip.

, Sheriff Beed is recovering from his sickness and is able to get over to the court house, today. Daniel Lesh, and Mr. and Mrs. George Driscoll, and Mrs. Kate Brubaker, of Eaton, -Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Albaugh, of Union City. Ohio, and Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Albaugh, of North Manchester, Ind., were relatives from a distance who attended the the funeral of Mrs. Jacob Lesh, Monday, at Sandridge church. James Blake, who has been at the Plainfield reform school, for the past year, returned home today. Mrs. Leon Emery went to Romney, today, to visit for a week with her brother. The annual meeting of the Indiana State League of Republican clubs to be held at Anderson, Feb. 12 and 13, promises to be the largest gathering of Republicans that has been held in Indiana for several years. All the State officers, Congressmen, both Senators, members of the State Committee and certainly all of the candidates are expected to be present. Speeches will be made by Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, also by Booker T. Washington.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Mary Belle Purcupile went to Chicago today for a weeks’ visit. The engine of the milk train, this morning, broke down at Monon, and had to wait there until another engine arrived from Lafayette. It did not arrive here until 11 o’clock. Pearl, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith, 5 or six miles west of town, died this morning aged about 16 years. No particulars have been received but she has been sigk, beyond hope of recovery, for some time, with consumption. Mrs. Addison Parkison went to Chicago today, for two days’ visit. Mark Y eoman and sons left today for Kingman, Kans., where they will make their future residence. Mrs Yeoman will join him in a week or two. Mr and Mrs. Geo. Randle and children, northeast of tovyn, left today for their new home at Logansport* He has a position in a car factory. Miss Mahalet Robinson arrived from Chicago last night to attend the wedding of her sister Miss Anna Robinson. Chas. Burns, south of town, went to Francesville today, to visit a week with relatives. The Epistle of Hebrews will be taken for Prayer meeting topics and studies at the Methodist church, beginning with tonight and oontinue till Sept. sth. The pastor will deliver a 15 minute address each evening. Tonight the address will be an introduction to the Epistle. Everybody invited. The finishing game between the Logansport and Rensselaer bowlers has now been set for next Wednesday, Feb. 7th, at Lafayette. Rev. A. H. Zilmer has gone to Wisconsin, to join Mrs. Zilmer, who has been there for the last 5 or 6 weeks. They will both return here next Saturday. Uncle Eph Fleming is very seriously sick at his place four miles south of town.

Mark Foresman, of Goodland, was in town today. Mr. and Mrs. Millard English of Brooks, lowa, arrived today, called to the bedside of her father E. Peregrine near McCoysburg, who is seriously sick. W. H. Parkison went to Indianapolis today on a business trip for a oouple of days. Thomas Dodge, the inspector for the Hartford Boiler Inspection Co., returned to Chicago today. He inspecting the boilers at the Electrio Light Plant and reports .them in good condition. The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. George Sharp’s baby was held at 10 a. m. today, at the residence by Rev. A. L. Ward. Interment was in Weston oemetery.

This is the last day of January, and for the whole day through is probably the Coldest day of the winter so far. It is probable that tomght will be colder yet. A bowling contest between Delphi and Rensselaer teams will take place at the Citv bowling alleys, this evening. Delphi has a good team and a fine contest is in prospects. The Del phjs arrived on the 9:55 a. m. train, today. Admission to the game, is only 10 cents. Reserved seats for ladies without extra charge. Father Bleckman, of Michigan City, informs the Dippatch that the late Bishop Rademacher died a very poor man and that his life insurance amounting to $14,250 was carried for the orphan’s asylums of the diocese and was kept up the past year by the diocese. Thermometers stood at 5 or 6 degrees below zero this morning. It is the coldest since in the last week in December when it was a degree or two lower. The state board of health has issued a smallpox appeal to the people of Indiana urging all to obey health laws strictly and stating that there are from 1,500 to 2,000 cases of smallpox in Indiana now. , x Will F. Wood, son of the Rev. Delos M. Wood, of Lehanon, Ind., the young man who was so prominently identified with the Pearl Bryan case, has received an honorable discharge from the® battleship lowa, and is now on the reportorial staff of the San Francisco Daily Reporter. Born, Tuesday, Jan. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Will McConehay, of Pleasant Ridge, a daughter. The case of Herbert Garriott, the young fellow in Union tp., who was before Squire Burnham on the charge of trespass, in hunting on John Lakin’s land has been taken to Wheatfield. on change of venue. It will be tried by. Squire Swisher, next Monday.

THURSDAY.. Mrs. Joseph Rowen returned last evening from a three weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Long, at Medaryville. Miss Myrtle Beeoham returned yesterday from a several days’ visit with friends at Lee. Win. Clift is sick with sciatic rheumatism. * The doctors report that the sudden change in the weather from jyarm, misty and muggy, to clear, crisp and cold has had a good effeot in diminishing, in fact virtually arresting the spread of pneumonia and diseases of that nature. John Jessen moved yesterday from J. R. Wilcox’s place, north of the railroad into Mrs. Blankenbaker’s property, in the northwest part of town. Mr. Wilcox will move into his house, in a short time. The editor may read the proofs of a newspaper four times and pass repeatedlly over the same error without seeing it, says an exchange. All newspaper men will tell you so. But just as soon as the paper is printed in its complete shape there stands that error out in front of you so big that you can not see anything else. It is a strange fact. And this is the reason that it is so easy to edit a paper after it is printed. Edward Hoshaw returned home today, from a month’s visit with relatives at Delphi. Miss Ona Tyner of Cedar Lake is the guest of Miss Maude Jacks.

Rev. Appleton returned from Eniman, today, where he has organized a Christian church. The Temperance meeting announced for tonight at Trinity M. E. Churoh is postponed for one week because of the severely cold weather. The bowlers who will go to Lafayette next Wednesday to finish the ohampionship series of games with Logansport, are Lewie, Mills, McCord, Hopkins and Robertson.

Frank Foltz is at Thayer today on legal business. Tillie Fendig went to Chicago today, for an extended visit there and at Hammoud. Mrs. Chas. Nichols went to Idaville, today to visit with relatives till Sunday. Miss Etta Gagen, who has been W. B. Austin’s stenographer ‘ for the past six months, returned to her home.at Lafayette today. She issucceded as stenographer by Miss lines. There was quite a complications of telegraph and telephone lines, up near Parr, yesterday, and Superintendent Montgomery of the Jasper Co. Telephone Company, had a rough days’s experience in repairing the damage. The tension caused by the cold broke one of their lines, where it crosses the Monon railroad, this side of Parr, and the wire fell down on the track, and was caught by a locomotive and one of the big poles broken down. The Western Union Telegraph lines were in the mix-up and also the Halleck telephone lines. After a hard day’s work in the bitter cold l the damage was finally repaired, j There was a large and very pleasant party at the Duvall brothers’ residence, two miles west of town last night. Among those attended was a large bus load of young people from Rensselaer. The thermometer, this morning stood at 6 to 8 degrees below zero, or an average of two degrees lower than yesterday morning. The wind was not quite so high however, so that the weather was really not quite so severe. The weather bureau’s prediction for today and Friday, is somewhat warmer weather.