Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. F. A. Ross is in Chicago today. Miss Mary Washburn, of Chicago, is the guest of her parents. W. B. Austin went to Chicago today for a few days’ business trip. Mrs. W. F. Smith and son went to Chicago today, to spend a few days. Mrs. N. S. Bates is able to be up again, severe attack of the grip. Mrs. Reynolds and spn Earle are spending today with relatives at Chalmers. Our local sportsmen are bagging a good many ducks, up and down the river, these days. Jesse Wilson returned from Kentland today, where he has been attending court. • Mrs. John Sayler went to Chicago today for a week’s visit with her daughter, Bessie. Mrs. Frank Randle and children weut to Monon today for a week’s -visit with her parents. Rev. L. B. Appleton went to Wheatfield last evening, where he will hold servioes over Sunday. Mrs. J. B Martindale went to Terre Haute today for a short visit with her parents and friends. Miss Rena Bierly returned to DeMotte today after a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Freeland. Mrs. F. Merrill and children went to Kirklin today to visit with her father for a couple of weeks. Mrs. M. E. Kolb returned home yeeterday evening from a two weeks’ visit with her sister at Watseka, 111. W. R. Nowels went to Chicago this morning and from there, will go to Elkhart, to spend Sunday with his sons. Miss Lillie Sayler went to Chicago this morning to study styles this week at the Gage Bros’, wholesale house. Judge E. 0. Nowels lbft for his home at Lamar, Colorado, this morning, and his son Ernest for his, at Colorado Springs. J. W. Jessup returned last night from Noblesville where he had been looking after the settlement of his mother’s estate. Mrs. S. A. Harris and little daughter went to Franklin, Ind., today for a week’s visit with relatives there and at Shelbyville. Sister Mansueta. of Marie Stein, Ohio, after a short visit at St. Joseph College returned home today accompanied by Sister Marv, who has been at the college for past nine years. Albert E. Coen has sufficiently recovered from his late very dangerous sickness that he wrote to his relatives here, yesterday, that today he would go down to his place of business in the city, if the weather was fine. He has had an attaok of appendicitis. Henry Grow is sick with a hard case of grip. Mrs. T. J. Sayler is visiting at Monticello today. Mrs. Alton Padgett is quite sick with a complication of diseases. Pres. Clemens, on Weston street near Washington, is seriously sick with bronchitis. Clyde Coover went to Remington, today to spend his vacation with his grandparents. Miss Lelia Middleton returned to Indianapolis today, after several days’ visit with her parents, P. A Barnes of Argos, Ind. came today for three weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Parker. Mark Reed, trustee of Jordan tp., was out again yesterday, after two week’s sickness with the grip. Edward Peacock, of the drygoods department' in Laßue’s Department Store, is on the sick list. Miss Kate Hildebrand returned to Delphi yesterday, after several days’ visit with her brother at the St. Josephs College.

Mrs. Dr. Karsner, of Oroville. Cal. arrived today, having come on account of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crisler, who have spent the winter here with their daughter, Mrs. Wm. Wishard, returned to their home at Mt. Ayr, today. J. H. S. Ellis and his two sons John D. and J. H. S. Jr., went to Delphi today, to visit with Mr. Ellis’father. The.boys will spend their vacation there. Miss Bernice Warren returned to Greencastle today, to resume her studies at the DePauw University, after a week’s visit with father, J. F. Warren. C. L. Hanna, of Chalmers, was in our city last night and left this morning for Kniman, to visit his father, G. R. Hanna, who is very sick with malarial fever. A year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Biggs, 3 miles southwest of town, died this morning, of pneumonia, after a weeks’ sickness. It had previously been sick with a stomach trouble. The funeral of Mrs. Campbell, a woman of the very advanced age of 87 years, was held today. She died at the home of her son, Zack Campbell, oil one of Henry Harris’ farms, about 8 miles west of town. C. C. Sigler was in town today. He reports that he will soon move away from Monon, to Kersey, on the Gifford R. R., where his son-in-law, Mr. Hubbard will run a store and other business. D. B. Nowels left today for Lamar, Colorado, to invoice the lumber yard for J. W. Paxton, who was unable to go on account of sickness. From Chicago he will journey in company with his brother Ezra. . R. L. P. Massey, of Medaryville, is visiting his nephew, J. F. Antrim, today. He has been over at Brook, buying a horse of high degree, and is making his way homeward by easy stages. Geo. Henkle, now of Shelby, is in town today, after medical advice, being in poor health. He has arranged to keep a hotel and boarding house, the Pierson house at Shelby, this season, paying special attention to hunters. Hattie Reed, a girl of about 9 or 10 years, a step daughter of John L. Nichols, of Barkley township; died at his home Thursday forenoon, of peritonitis, commonly oalled inflamation of the bowels. She was sick only about five days The funeral will be held Saturday. Enoch G. Hogate, of Danville, a prominent candidate for tho Republican nomination for Governor, was circulating among Rensselaer Republicans last evening and until the 10:55 a. m. train, today. He is a very pleasant gentleman and made a most fayorable impression upon all whom he met. Mrs.-J. P. Hammond is not making such rapid progress towards recovery as was indicated in last evening’s Republican. Sheiß improving enough that Mr. Hammond hopes to be able to go to Wheatfield next week, but does not expect that she will be able to follow him there for several weeks yet. i . Mrs. Thomas McGowan is sick, as the result partly of an injury sustained a day or two ago. She was alone at their home north of the railroad, and suddenly feeling faint and dizzy she went out on her get fresh air, and while there fainted and fell off the porch, striking her head on the cement walk, and cutting quite a large gash in the. scalp. She must have lain unconscious for some time, but finally she succeeded ip getting into the house, and t© her bed, but it was quite a long time before she sufficiently revived to know what had happened to her, or that she had been hurt at all. Vermont Hawkins, fireman on the Pan Handle R. R. came yesterday, for several days’ visit with his brothers and friends.