Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1900 — TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY.

Rev. J. L. Brady is at Cedar Lake today, fishing. Mr. Short’s new feed barn is now completed and open for business. This has been as fine a “May Day” as anyone could wish. Aunt Jane Shaw is seriously sick with inflammatory rheumatism D r.Moore, Arthur Catt and J. P. Sherman are in Chicago today. Mrs. Rose Ladd of Oxford is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Paris. Wallace Robinson is loading his goods into the cars today, for shipment to Colorado. James Yeoman went to Indianapolis today to attend the Prohibition Convention. Oliver Hammertori went to Indianapolis yesterday to attend business college. D. H. Schnepp came yesterday from Delphi and accompanied his father-in-law, Robt. Swaim, home. Mrs. A. Peters and children returned yesterday from about three weeks’ visit at Chicago. Delos Thompson, Alt. Pagett, A. Hardy and Geo. Strickfadden are at Monticello today. Miss Mary Moore went to Martinsville, Ohio today for a two weeks’ visit with friends. Rev. E. E. Moorman after a few days’ visit with Rev. Ward returned to Waveland, Ind. today. Mrs. E. L. Bruce went to Frankton today to visit for a week with her sister, Mrs. Werner. - The County Board of Education is holding its aunual May meeting hero today.

Senior Hopkins went to Chicago this morning to visit his brother Louis Hopkins and wife. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and children are spending jhe day fishing, at Cedar Lake. Mrs. Ed Parr returned to cago yesterday evening after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith. Ord Hanley returned to Kniman last evening after a few days’ visit with his brother, C. W. Hanley. J. R. Parkison is moving into Mrs. Rebecca Porter’s house; on Van Rensselaer street, lately vacated by Rev. A. L. Ward. James Gilmore, Alva Stevensoji returned today, from Durham Montana, after two weeks’ staj there. The Rebekahs request a full attendance next Friday evening, refreshments will be served after the business meeting. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Duvall went to Chicago today for Dewey day, and to visit her mother for a few days. J. B. Sayler went to Monon today where he expects to send sever’ al young men to Minnesota and various places. Peter Giver has returned from a visit to Bloomington, 111., and resumed work in the light plant last evening. Fred and Edgar Hurley and Wm. Meyers of Blackford and John Hayes left this morning for north western Minnesota, Grandfather Joseph Callow has been in a state of stupor for several days, and it is evident that the end it is not far off. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robertson left here this morning. The former to begin work at Decatur, 111., and the latter to visit with her parents at Hebron, for a while. , Drs. Bailey and Clapp, the latter a female physician, both of Hahnemann hospital, Chicago, were here today in consultation with Dr. Hartsell, in a case here. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bender, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Powers returned to Chicago today and will leave there tomorrow for San Francisco, Cal. where they will reside,. W. Mulhollen, of Lafayette, who came here to see his step-son, •eo. Gorham, who met with snoh a bad aooident, returned to Lafayette today for the election

His wife remained here and he will return. Verne Robinson, Earl Hausman, Will Wood worth Austin Haas, and H. C. Sayler went to .Chicago this morning with the intention of going to different points in Minnesota and Michigan to work this summer. J. P. Gwin, of McCoysburg, has disposed of his large general store at Iroquois, 111., _and taken in part payment a large stock of groceries at Eo a ler, and is preparing to locate in that place, permanently. According to some ppinions grass is farther along now than it was last year on the first of May. Be that as it may, there were Tots more flowers in bloom and available for “May-baskets”, last year on the first of May than there are now. The city election is passing off very quietly. There is some scratching, but probably not enough to materially affect the figures. Up to three o’clock 477 votes had been cast in all thre precincts and the poll books showed £65 votes still out. Dr- I. B Washburn went to ■Chioftgo on this afternoon’s train, to be treated for his gall stones, as previously mentioned. Mrs. Washburn accompanied him to the city and will remain a week or more. The Dr. will undergo his operation at the Presbyterian hospital, after a few days preparatory treatment. It will require a stay of about four weeks to complete his cure. Grandfather-J. M. Gwin arrived here last evening, from Kokomo, where.he had been to attend the funeral of a brothor-in-law,-* Clawson Willis, his youngest sister’s husband. His funeral was held last Saturday. His death was caused by a cancer and his age was 62 years. Mr. Gwin tells us that he will now become a permanent resident of Rensselaer, living with his son, Jesse C. Gwin.

Telephone communications have been received from Remington, regarding Mr. Gifford’s latest railroad proposition. The leaders there seem to be unanimously if the opinion that it will be impossible to vote a greater tax than the one required by his first proposition. Around Renssselaer, also, the opinion seems decidely against the two per cent, proposition. - This year’s, graduated class of the Rensselaer high school will consist of ten members, nine girls and one boy. They are Carrie Warren, Grace Nowels, Kate Marshall, Carrie Marshall, Leia Coen, Mary Gilmore, Nellie Meiser, Nora Morlan, Freda Kohler and Robert Crockett. Miss Warren is the second of her family to graduate. The Misses Marshall are the first case of twins in any graduating class, and they will make five graduates from their family. Miss Coen is the 6th graduate from her family and Miss Kohler the third from here. On but few roads in the country has there been so handsome an increase in passsenger business as with the Monon. Between Louisville and Chicago its business has reached such volume that the company is arranging to put on additional sleeping cars in both directions, and its business between Cincinnati and Chicago, in connection with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, fills nightly the two sleeping cars run in both directions.—lndianapolis Press. Physicians are receiving official notice from the secretary of the state bpard of health that all cases of whooping cough and consumption shall bo reported’to the county health officer. A law to this effect was passed by the last legislature and it went into effect the first of the month. These diseases are classed among those of a contagious nature and this step has been taken to keep them from spreading. penalty for Violating this law is the same as that perscribed for failing to report the most marked contagious diseases, ~ ■- k; .... -- • «