Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1900 — TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY.

A. Lewis is in Chicago today on ; business. Harry Kurrie is attending court at Knox, today. Grandmother Chiloote is quite sick again with the grip. Isaac Harshbarger, two miles west of town, is on the sick list. Miss Carrie Welsh, southeast of j town, is quite sick with the grip. I Delos Thompson and M. Law-; ler are at Earl Park, on business, today. John and C. W. Duvall returned last night from a short business stay in Chicago. A two year old daughter of Tom Hayes southwest of town, is sick with pneumonia. Rev. T. J. Jansen returned to Frankfort today, after a short vieitf at St. Joseph College. Frank Foltz went to Kentland today to attend court, and will remain the rest of the week. Miss Blanch Hoyes returned last evening from several days’ visit, with friends at Lafayette. Albert Biggs’ little boy, who has been so seriously a r some time, is improving-a little. Mrs. Cadwallader, a lady of advanced age, in the northwest part or town, is quite seriously sick. ‘ Miss Della Curry, of Thorntown, arrived today, and will le Mr 6. Imes’ trimmer for this season. Orange Bowers left for Morocco this morning to assume the duties of his portion in Kennedy & Murphy’s. Store.— _ Miss Blanch Antrim, of came down last evening, for several weeks’ stay with her grandmother, Mrs. Lucinda Antrim. Chas. Mills, attorney, and John Walker, court reporter, ' went to Kentland today to attend the Newton circuit court. C. H. Fay’s public sale, one -of the last of the se;ison, takes place today, near Fair Oaks. Fred Phillips is the auctioneer, C. G. Spitler the- clerk arid Gus Grant is negotiating the cotfee and buns. G. W. Burk’s sale, 4 miles north of town, takes place tomorrow. Some parties from Milroy tp. were in town yesterday soliciting contributions for Jonas Clark, of Milroy, whose house and all its contents were destroyed by fire a short time ago. Mr. Clark’s case is especially hard as he is totally .blind, Dr. Horton is not letting any grass grow under Ira feet, or frost to form either, which is a more seasonable comparison, in the matter of his proposed building improvements. Excavation for the foundations are in progress todays. Tiie ground is not frozen deep enough to seriously interfere with the work. Rev. W. H. Saylor, of Wixom, Mich, camp today fora few days’ visit with/ relatives. Mrs. M. Gowland returned last evening from a month’s visit' with relatives at Good land. t Mr. and Mrs. Bam Htius, of j Westvil’e, returned home today,; after a short visit with his brother, j T. W. Ilaiis. Mr. and Mrs.. J. E. Gaunt, of j Clemdns, lowa, eatne today for a i week’s visit with their* uncle, I Thomas W. Ward, south of town. | Mrs. A. Woo Isworth went to j Mpnon today, called, to the bed-1 side of her sister, Mrs. J. W. Cj .\, who had a paralytic stroke vest or- ! day. J. P. Sherman who recently sold j his farm near Aix has moved, to town and tow occupies one of j John Makeever’a tenant houses, on Division street. C. Wilson of Chicago Heights who was hero to attend the funeral of his step-father Gottleib Schultz, of Union tp. returned home last evening. Next week is regular spring vacation week, in Rensselaer publio schools.. It will extend from Friday evening, March 23rd, to Monday morning April 2nd. . 'J V •• iV.; i-. \ ... i. . ■ 'J

Mrs. J. P. Hammond, still continues very sick, with remittent fever, and the physician does not anticipate any change for the better for several days yet. *» Miss Lelia Middleton, of the Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home, at Indianapolis, is here for a few days, assisting her parents in locating in their new residence. The members of Milroy Circle, Ladies of the G. A; R., had an ex--1 cellent patronage at . their dinner, yesterday, at Liberal corner. Their receipts were somewhat in 'excess of $35. Mrs. Ray Mossier, manager of the Model, was taken quite violently sick, last evening with gestric neuralgia, and bad to be taken home from the store. She is reported better today. Prof. James B. Herrick, M. D., of Rush Medical College, Chicago, came down last evening, to consult with Dr. I. B. Washburn, in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown. Her condition is very serious. Mrs Frank Blancetf returned to Surrey this morning. She has been taking care of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Terwilliger, southeast of town, who hat* been quite sick with the grip, but is improving now. Harry Alter has sold a half interest in'the Alter tile mill, north of town to George Wolf, of Clirton county. Mr. Wolf will come up and run the mill and Mr. Alter will move back to Forest, Clinton Co., his former residence. John Perry, of Goodland started to bore .tor oil, Monday,—on his land two miles east of Wheatfield. He will have oil if it is there for him, if lie has to go down 500 feet, for it. Machinery is also on the Marble land near Wheatfield, for drilling. Will I. Adams, son of Mrs. Eleanor Adams, who went west a year ag lire struck it Rich. At [hast he was married Wednesday, March 7th, at Mclntyre, lowa, to Miss Helen Rich,, of that city. Will is superintendent of a long stretch of long distance telephone lines, from Mclntyre to St. Cloud, Mina., in which latter place they will make their residence. - ■- | Rev. H. M. Middleton, pallor of Trinity M. E. church, is moving his place of residence, today, from Mrs. C. J. Roberts’ house, on South Division street, into Dr. W. Hartsell’s place, the former J. W. Douthit residence, corner of Weston and Angelica streets. The house is the one the Methodist people talked of buying, for a parsonage, some months ago, but did not. It is a spacious, new and very convenient house, and being just across the street from the 1 church is well suited for a parsonage, Mr. DouUiit, the late owner , and occupant, has moved into 1 rooms in W. T. Perkins’ residence j at the junction of Weston and i Forest streets. Spring-time has come now, gentle Annie, for a sure thing, although but few people would have 1 suspended it from the character of the. weather But there is no question, about it however, as a brief consultation of most any t old patent-medicine almanac will show. By looking at the calendar for March, oppetsite tile 20th day, will bo found ihis t statemenj;. “Sun en‘ers Aries —Springs begins.” So spring bey his today, and the almanacs prove tlu(t it does. Today is the date of the spring equinox, when the ‘‘sun crosses the line.” slan ts vertically over the equator, and the days add . nights are of equal length, just 12 hours each, all over the earth. But though ~ the almanacs and the weather bureau do not seem to agree in their views of what constitutes spring, and there is nothing which meets the popular idea . of springlike bo far in today’s weather, yet there is still time, considering the alacrity with which 1 the whole weather program changes this season, for conditions 1 to work around to very pleasant weather before the actual moment j of spring’s beginning, as per the | almanac route. That is at just 18 1 _ i . ' I

minutes past 8 o’clock this, Tuesday evening. That beinir the exact time of the sun’s crossing the equator. ~7 7™