Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Horace Marble of Wheatfield is ia oui city, today. Geo. Webb of Rossville, is in oar city today, on business. A. C. McCorkle of Lafayette, is in our city on businesss today. Roy Blue and Geo. Scott’ are at Monticello today, on a husiness trip, Frank Hoover and W. H. Daugherty returned from Chicago today. James Randle went to Francesville yesterday, to work at paper hanging

Born Friday April 13th to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bine, \ mile north of town a daughter. The exact majority against making Monticello a city was 95, which was pretty large for a total vote of only 443. Mrs. Clara Kennedy of Chicago, who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Washburn is quite sick with the grip. Guy Clifton went to Rose Lawn last evening for a few days’ visit with his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grant. Mrs. 0. P. Jenkins of Leland Stanford, California is the guest of her sister Mrs. Geo Murray. Her husband is one of the Professors in Leland Stanford Jr. University. A family of movers consisting of a man and his wife and a daughter are camping south of town near the Catholic Cemetery, and the girl about 13 years of age, is very low with pneumonia and will probably.die.

Harry Kurrie is at Monon today on legal business. Miss Nellie Roll rig, north of town went to Brazil today, to spend the summer. The Fair Oaks schools, Misses’ Joeva Green and Ethel Perkins instructors, close today. Born, this Friday morning April 13, to aad Mrs. C. H. Mustard, of Jordan tp a son. John McColly Jr. who started for lowa last Monday, got as far as Chicago and returned home today.

The school at Parr closed yesterday with a surprise dinner upon the instructors, Miss Lily Nowels and Mr. Stevenson.

Miss Gail Wasson of the Northwestern University came home last evening for several days’ visit with her parents, she was accompanied by her friend, Miss Bessie Spear, of Marshalltown, lowa.

Rev. Thomas Campbell, of Chicago, will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church again, next Sunday. Mr. Campbell has preached several Sundays in succession, for the Presbyterians here, and very much to their satisfaction, and that a call will be extended to him to become their settled pastor is, as we understood, a practically settled conclusion.

Alexander, the young son, of Prosper Clemens, on Weston street, was pretty badly hurt, a few’ evenings ago, while coming home from school. Several older boys were pursuing the Clemens boy, and treating him very roughly. and finally one of them either by accident or design, threw Alexander down aud while he was on his face, fell upon him. The boy went home aud said nothing about being hurt, but during the night began to raise and pass blood, and proved to be quite badly and brobably dangerously hurt, internally. He is able to be up, today, but is still troubled with an internal soreness which may again assume a dangerous character.

There was about three inches more of the alledged “beautiful” fell last night, and this morning, and so it may be put on record for the benefit of future “old inhabitants” that there was a pretty big snow storm here, on the 13th day of April, in the last year qf the 19th century. And we may add here we are glad it is the la&t

year of the century if the weather we have had so far -this year is a fair 6impie of what all the rest of the century is to be. Daniel Strange, of Lansing, Michigan was in our city yesterday, selling law books for West & Co. of Saint Paul, Minn. He was a fellow student of Captaiu M. F. Chilcote, at Olivet College, in 1859, since which time he and the Captain had never met until yesterday. After graduating at oollege, Mr. Strange became an agriculturist, aud visited his farm, which he had inherited from his father, some two or three times a year and wrote a book on farming, and the tarriff of the farm, taking the free trade side. He has been a freetrader, greenbacker, freesiler man and the Lord only kpows what else. He once run for Congress against Julius Caesar Boroughs, on the greenback ticket, but he did not run much, for Boroughs beat him several thousand majority. As English put it he stood for congress, while Boroughs did the running. " *%. * - R. A. Hamilton, advance agent of the Kendallville, Rochester & Western, returned home to Goodland. today He is well pleased' at the feelings of the people here, in to the proposed railroad. He will next sound the sentiment in Morocco, and their hated rival, Brook.

John T. Sayler has contracted the sale of his farm, through the agency of Laßue Bros., to an Illinois man. He is ,to get SSB per acre which is sl3 more than he paid five years ago. He also *gets the use of the farm this year- Mr. Sayler’s future intentions are not fully decided, but he does not expect to leave Jasper county, but will probably buy another farm somewhere in this vicinity. Deputy Sheriff Oliver Robinson went out to Lee today, and arrested a young man named Henry Gray. He had been working - for Joe Theis of Kniman, and according to Mr. Theis’s belief, he went intothe house, while he was out, and stole S2O. Anyhow the wealth and young Gray were missing about the same time. The case is set for trial next Tuesday, April 17 th.

’ Our former townsman, S. A. Havens, now of Shelby county, writes that the farmers down there are sowing oats and plowing for corn. He illustrated the wheat prospect there by stating that out of 180 acres he sowed he will only save 35 and plow up all the rest for corn. Of the latter crop he will have 205 acres. He will not lay down on wheat raising for this one bad slip, however but says that next year he will put in 200 acres.

SATURDAY Win. W. Burns of Barkley tp., is in Chicago today. Whitsel Lewis went to DeMotte today for a few days’ business stay. Earl Jeffries has finished his term of school near DeMotte and returned home today. R. S. Dwiggins returned today, from Marion Ind. where- he has been visiting his sister. Robt. Randle returned to Hoopeston 111., last evening, after a short visit with his family.

Elvin Overton returned to Freeport, 111., last evening after about a weeks’ visit with relatives and friends.

Mrs. Agnes Kelley and son Park went to Xenia, Ohio, today, for several weeks’ visit with her sisters.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wright a newly married couple, left yesterday evening for their home at Gardiner, 111. They will reside on a farm.

J. W. Parks returned to Leland, 111. today, after six weeks’ visit with relatives here and at Remington. His brother Thomas Parks, of Remington, accompanied him home for a visit.

Mrs. Mary Porter is sick with the grip, at her home in Thompson’s addition, but is improving.

Wm. Nowels south of town went to Chicngo Heights this morning to visit his son, Jesse Nowels, ■ >

Miss Ellen Sfiyler retamed today from several weeks’ visit with relatives at Hammond and Crown Point.

Mrs. James Jordanwent to Linden, today to visit with her daughter. Mrs. Harry Thewlius for a few days. Mrs. Milton Adams and daughter who have been the guests of Albert and David Hand, returned to Attica today. Mrs. G. Gaunt, south of tow n roturned home today from a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Phillips, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Welsh, of Ft. Wayne, came today to spend Easter with their son at St. Joseph’s College. Mrs. A. Harmon went to Reynolds today to meet and return with her daughter, Mrs. M. B. O’Malley, of Strawn, 111. Sheriff Nate Reed went to Rose Lawn today, and from there go to Michigan City to spend Easter with his wife and baby.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas.. Robinson and daughter DeFaun, went to Surrey today, to spend Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Watt Hopkins. Newton Sutherland, who has been staying with his grandfather, John Wood and going to school returned to his home at Evanston, today, M, M. Tyler of Star City was in our city today. He has just been out to North Dakota, with a large party of immigrants, and was called back by the probably fatal sickj ness of his mother in Keener tp.

Charles and Harry Harmon and their friend Charles ■ Croze, students at the Northern Indiana Normal at Valparaiso, came last evening to spend Easter with the formers’ parents west of town. j-r-:- - ... _ ~ Yesterday was Good Friday, and the traditional day for planting potatoes and other garden stuff. Nobo<fy was observed doing much in those lines around this region, however, though the snow was practically all gone, before night.

A 1 Rishling returned from Cincinnati, this morning. He went down with Dad Gleason’s last load of horses. There were 20 horses in the car and the prices paid for them by Mr. Gleason ranged from S6O to $125. A few years ago the range would have been from S3O to S6O.

This is at .least one more fine day to April’s credit, and the prospects seems fair for a fine Easter Sunday tomorrow. Still the weather bureau says, it is no sure cinch, as their prognostication for Sunday is “unsettled weather.” There has been a big storm area down in Texas, which may drift in this direction.

The supreme court has decided that the shade trees surrounding a man’s premises are his property even though the trees stand upon public ground. The case in which the decision was rendered was one in which a property owner sued a telephone company for cutting off the limber of his shade

trees and otherwise marring their beauty and usefulness. The owner of the trees was given judgement for the full amount claimed.

The much advertised and much nasty play, Sapho, is booked for production at LaPorte, tonightA great row is being kicked up over it, and probably its production will be abandoned.

Mrs. A. B. Tincher, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Sanders, for the past three weeks, returned to Hartford City today.

There will be a Union Sunrise Prayer meeting, at the Christian church, at G o’clock tomorrow morning, by the Christian Endeavor societies of the Presbyterian and Christian churches.

Squire Thomas Driver, of Barkley Tp., performed the marriage ceremony, last Sundayi* of Mr.

Wm. Tanner and Miss Freda Studer. It took place at the residence of the bride’s parents, in the Giifford diltrict. ;» • _ ■■■_’ ■ . ' ' '■ '' ' Sherman Renicker will build a good new residence, right away, on his lots in Thompson’s addition. He has sold the old house to Beach Peterson, who will move it out to Columbia Addition! Warren & Rush have the contract for Mr Renicker’s house. Prof. T. F. Moran delivered his popular lecture j“‘Benedict Arnold Patriot and Traitor” and steroptican entertainment at the court house last evening in behalf of the Library Fund. He reviewed the life of Arnold, his commands and conduct in battle, considering both his good points and the reverse. The capture of Major Andre and the divulging of Arnold’s plans The stereoptic views were Arnold’s portrait, monument, and hie home and different scenes along the Hudson, which were connected with his history. The attendance was good but not as large as such a lectnre deserves. The proceeds were about 522. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hardy and baby went to Remington today, to spend Easter with his mother.

D, H. Schuepp returned to Delphi today, after p. weeks’ visit with James and Z. Swaim in Union tp. Mayor McCoy returned from Chicago, today. He reports that Mrs. McCoy is still at the Presbyterian hospital and though improving it is at a very slow rate. Her bad health all results from internal injuries received in a runaway last fall, the particulars of which were related at the time.

A SIO,OOO damage suit against the Monon is on trial at Delphi, Mrs. Martha Reed is the plaintiff. On the 19 day of August, last year, while driving to Monticello, in crossing the tracks of the road at Patton station the rear of the buggy she was in was struck by the north bound train passing here at 8:57. Mrs, Reed was thrown violently to the ground and sustained injuries which are alleged to be permanent. Among the faithful in the Catholic churches this has been a week of unusual austerity. It is the week of fasting before the week of feasting. Yesterday was good Friday, the day commemorative of the crucifixion, and the services during different parts of the day are symbolical of the Savior’s anguish. Equally impressive will be the services today, Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday is a day of rejoicing. It is a day of the feast of the resurrection, which follows after a week of fasting.

MONDAY. Geo. Barcus is at Lowell today. J, W. S. Ulrey of Brook spent Sunday with his wife and other relatives. Luke Rogers of Wolcott came this morning to visit with relatives until Friday. Miss Mary Leatherman went to Wolcott to visit with her brother for several weeks.

Miss Bessie Foster spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van Pelt at Monticello. Miss Ora Henkle went to St. Joseph, 111. today where she will teach music this summer.

Miss Bessie Brown retuned to Crown Saturday evening, after a short visit with Mr, and Mrs. Geo. W. Goff.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler and Mrs G. W. Goff went’ to Kersey, Saturday evening to visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hubbard.

W. H. Beam had another very bad attack of his sickness, last night. He is around again, today but not able to attend to his duties as station agent.

Uncle Abe Leopold’s double building, south of the public square, is being demolished. He tried to move it, but its timbers were too old and rotten to stand the strain,

The “Old People” are to have their innings at the next regular

library entertainment to be giv en May 11th. The four bank presidents, A. McCoy, A. Parkison, John Makeever and H. O. Harris each offer prizes for the best performances. No person. .of less than 50 years will be permitted to participate. ~ Miss Nora Morgan is in Chicago today. Mrs. J. Kight went to Momence last Saturday for a week’s visit with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. James Chapman went to Chicago this morning to spend a few days. Miss Violet Brown returned to Kankakee, 111., Saturday after a short visit yj|th relatives. Mrs. J. Dillonback returned to Chicago Saturday after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Everett Brown. J. Welsh, of Remington, took the train here this morning for Chicago, where he will remain this summer. J. G. Cusson, contractor for B. J, Gifford, at Gifford district went to Chicago today for a few days’ business stay. Miss Alice Wartena returned to Hammond today, after two months’ visit with her brother, Abe Wartena and family. Jack Montgomery and his workmen went to Rose Lawn today to put up 12 miles of telephone wire for Thompson & Lawler Bro. ranches. “Cid” Scott and G. M, Emick of Monticello left here today for Havre Montana, to work for the Gt. Northern Railway Co. The former is a time keeper. “Famous Orchestra” consisting of the folfowing members, Prof. Mochel, Jake Hopkins, Fred Chapman, David Jakes, Roy McKinsey and John Healy went to Francesville today, to play for a dance given there this afternoon and evening. The much discussed play. Sappho, was presented at Valparaiso, Friday evening, and the papers there say it is all right. The objectionable features, if any, having been eliminated, and what is left being clean in tone and moral in its instruction.

Uncle Eph Fleming is much worse, again. Mrs. Lizzie Williams arrived yesterday from Warrenburg, Mo. to take care of her neice Mrs. J. P. Hammond. The latter is still very poorly but improving a little. The firm of Cox & Barcus, in the coal, wood and feed business, is being dissolved today, by the purchase by Mr. Cox, of the entire business. Prof. Postal gave, his hypnotic show, at Morocco, Friday evening to a s2l house. Saturday evening lie was to have exhibited again but a whole lot of ministers arriv-

ed to dedicate a church, aud their opposition to the show was so great that it was abandoned. Fred Parcells did the window sleeping beauty act, Friday and Eph Hickman, Saturday. Tonight they will be at Brook, Tuesday night at Goodland and Wednesday night at Kentland. They had better look a little out when they get to Goodland or else Bruiser Br’n’m will “put them all to sleep.” He’s pizen on Rensselaer just now and all that dwell therein.

The Womens’ Relief Corp initiated two quite elderly ladies, Mrs. Lovisa Hopkins and Mrs. Elizabeth Cripps last Saturday. After the initiation refreshments were served. ‘

J. B. DeMarcus and Wayne Kerr, two young men from Wolcott left here yesteaday, on J. B. Sayler’s route, for northern lowa, where they are engaged lo work At fence construction for a raiLroad.

The County Council is in special session, today, preparing and passing to first reading a special appropriation ordinance. They will have to continue their session until tomorrow, to finally pass the ordinance.

There is still a public sale onca in a while, and one advertised for April 25th, by R. T. Newmap, on his farm the former E. A. Griswold place, north of town. Mr. Newman’s health is poor and be has rented oat most of his land, and therefore has a large amount of live-stock, grain, implements etc. to dispose of.

The reported purchase of the “Blue Sea” by 1 B. J. Gifford, though made with such positiveness and particularity as to have been generally credited around Wolcott and Remington, turns out to have been entirely a mistake. Mr. Gifford’s local attorney, Jesse E. Wilson, who was with him on all his trips over in that region, says Mr. Gifford has not bought the tract nor wanted to buy it, but has been endeavoring to contract for a right gs way through it for his railroad.

Uncle Jesse Osborne arrived home Saturday afternoon from his six months’ stay in North Carolina and Tennessee, where he has visited among relatives and old friends. North Carolina was Uncle Jesse s birthplace and his residence until the civil war. He was one of the Union men of the mountain regions of that state, and was into the Confederate army.) He took the first oppdrtnqifyntbat presented itself, to skip out for the north, and after adventures that would almost fill a book succeeded in getting beyond the Federal lines. He never fired a shot at Union men. fell