Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1900 — TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY.

Geo. 1 Hosmer returned from Winamac, today. B. 8. Fendig is at Cedar Lake today on business. Fred Way mire’s little child is better this morning. Gleason & Son the horse buyers are in town this week. Born, Sunday April Ist, to Mr. anctMrs. L. W. Benbow, of Parr, a son.' ' F. W. Fisher, of Wheatfield, made a short call in our city this morning. J. W. McCabe returned to Romney, Ind., today after a few days’ visit with his mother, Mrs. Henry C. Reed. Misses Sadie Leopold and Lena Washburn returned to Indiana University today after a week’s vacation with their parents. .... Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, of Logansport, who were here to attend the funeral of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Thomas Murphy, returned home today. ...... Philip Stomehill, of Brook, took the train here today, for West Baden Springs, where he will remain for four weeks for the benefit of his health. _

Harvey Wood returned from Chicago today, his son Dr. Paul Wood having recovered from the measles, accompanied him home and will jemain until Sunday. One of the jury commissioners, D B. Nowels, being out of the county, County Clerk Coover drew the petit jury, this morning, without any jury commissioner being present. Work on the 60 by 40 feet addition to the Duvall livery stable, on Van Rensselaer street, is now in full swing. Warren & Rush are at it with a Rush with two others to help them and they expect to pretty nearly get it finished this week. Again quite a large party of people have left our town for Lamar, Colorado. It consisted of G. W. Burk, Wallace Robinson, John W. Paxton, Ralph Paxton and Dave Yeoman Jr. Also John L Turner, from southwest of town, who has bought a piece of land near at Rocky Ford, the next town west of Lamar. Air. Turner is the well known old bachelor adventist, who is always working in the interests of his peculiar religious belief. He intends to make his home in Colorado, we are informed. The above party all left this morning on the 9:55 train. M. F. Chilcote is in Chicago, today. W. T. Perkins is in Chicago, today. Sammy Fendig went to Chicago for several days’ business stay. Ezra Porter who was here to attend the funeral of his father returned to Marion, today. Ed Lakin northwest of town, left last evening for Duluth, Minn, where he will spend the summer. R. L. P. Massey and son S J, M. Massey, of Medaryville, came last evening for a short business stay 5n our city. Mrs. Winifred Gant of near Remington, left here this morning for a three week’s visit with her sister at Philip Wis. Mr. and Mrs H. V. Childers returned to Monticello, today, after two weeks, visit with their son Wm. Childers and family. Joseph Sawyer went to Michigan City today, to work for the Singer Sewing Mfg- Co. His family will move as soon as school closes.

| D. Art Whitney, of BlooiningI ton, 111., is moving on the T. M. Hibler farm, the former A. W. Cleveland place, in Milroy tp. His family arrived here today. Mrs. L. Strong returned yesterday afternoon from several weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. D. Yeoman at Ambia, her granddaughter Clare, accompanied her home. Mrs. Chas. Dean is spending today, at Parr with her sister, Mrs. L. W Benbow. Nig Day is home again after a 14 months’ sojourn in the state reform school at Plainfield, and is evidently much improved thereby. He is out for as long as he stays good. T. M. Hibler, of Joliet, 111. was in town today He is looking after his property interests in Milroy tp. He owns the former A W. Cleveland farm, in that township. Ed Heath, of Aydelotte, Benton Co. is over here visiting his relatives, T. F. Clark’s family, and doing something in a business way, by buying pigs. Mr, Heath, as we have heretofore mentioned, has been totally deaf for two or three years, and has spent a very large sum and much time in trying to effect a cure. He can now hear loud noises, and has strong hopes of eventually being able to hear conversation. Miss Lethe Ott went to Chicago Heights, last evening, where she will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lowe, of Monon, are the guests of her par- j ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bussel, I today.

J. W. Wenrick, a former resi dent hae> just moved from Weston. Ohio, to Paulding county, that state. Grandmother Chilcote is so greately improved that her complete recovery is now confidently expected. Henry Hodshire returned today from several days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. Eugene Sayler, at Gilman, 111. »•’ Laying the brick for Dr. Horton’s new building began today. Hiram Day is the contractor for the brick work. Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Postill of Wingate, came last evening for a week’s visit with their respective parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haas and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Richardson Rev. N. D. Hillis, the eminent preacher and lecturer, formerly of Chicago, now of Plymouth church Brooklyn, has formally withdrawn from the Presbyterian church. He can no longer agree to certain things in the creed of that church Prof. I. N. Warren, of LaPorte, our former townsman, was elected president of the high school section of the Northern Indiana Teachers’Association, at the meeting of the Association, at Logansport, last week. J. E. Thornton, of Washington. D. C. is here representing the ‘ Committee on Distribution” for that great work known as “Messages and Documents of the Presidents.” The work was compiled I and printed by the government. It is in ten large volumes, and 14 : sets are allotted to Jasper Co., six jof them to Rensselaer. Its cost is $35. It is understood that one set will be secured by the public library and one by the school library. The others will go to private parties.