Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1900 — FRIDAY. [ARTICLE]

FRIDAY.

M. M. Tyler, of Star City, is in our city today. Miss Millie Harlow of Rose Lawn came today for a week’s visit with friends here. Wednesday, John Cusson made a flying trip to Kankakee City on business. Bela Roberts returned to V«l----paraiso Normal School today after three weeks’ vacation. Mrs. Charles Rowen, of Parr has a bad case of inflamatory rheumatism. For rent, good eight room house, newly papered, fine garden at- ' tached. Apply to A. F. Long. Mrs. Eliza Wilson, of Chicago Heights, came last evening and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Kessinger southwest of town. Dad Gleason is buying another load of horses for the Cincinnati, market, which he will ship in a day or two. Miss Grace Thompson returned this morning fr_.m two weeks’ visit with friends at Goodland and Kentland. Mr. and Mrs, G. W. Burk went to Waveland today, to visit for about ten days with relatives there and at Marion. Miss Carrie Irwin of Rem ington took the train here this morning for Bloomington to attend the State University.

A ten year old son of Night Watch Childers started off yesterday, “stange countries for to see.” He got as far as Kniman and’from there was brought John G. Cusson, headj'carpetiter and contractor on B. J. Gifford ranch, has resigned his job and has accepted a position with the Donnelly Bros. 4 J. H. Thornton returned, from Anderson last evening and brought with him his little daughter, Laura, who has been stayingjjvith her aunt for some time. ' - The following girls'have’agreed to give recitations for the]-Old Folks’ Entertainment: Mrs. M. E. Thompson, Mrs. 8. A.;‘Hemphill, Mrs. Helen M. Purcupile, Mrs. Alfred McCoy, Mrs. W. W. Wishard. N. V. Snodgrass, now of Kouts, stopped off here for a shortjtime, today, while on his way home alter a visit with old friends in and around Kokomo. He was formerly a well known resident of Jordan tp. and later of Rensselaer. v - Wallace Robinson and familv departed this morning .for their future home at Lamar, Colorado. They will stop at lola, Kansas for a short visit with their numerous relatives there. The permanent departure of Mr. Robinson and his excellent family is universally regretted by our citizens, but all will wish them well in their naw home. Pretty nearly half the population of Kniman is in town today, attending the Wm. Archer case, on trial in the circuit court. ♦ Archer is the janitor of the Kniman school house, who threw a traveling showman’s board platform out of the building, and is on trial for trespass. The trail is lasting all day. Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Mitchell, of Chicago, are here looking for a house, and intend to remain through the summer, at least Mr. Mitchell is the owner of a 160 acre farm a few miles southwest of town, and is therefore no stranger in these parts. Mrs. Laura E. RathfonF ischer now of 9226, Phillips Ave. Chicago, is a this year’s graduate of the Soper School of Oratory of that city. On Saturday even°f this week, she will give an entertainment, or “Senior Recital’’ at Soper School of Oratory Hall in Steinway building, 17 E. Van Buren St.mnd’at which a number of Rensselaer people have been invited. Mrs. Fischer is to be assisted by Miss Flora May Burr,

vocalist and Mrs. Alice Cole Young, pianist. Mrs. Fischer is a native of Gillam’ township, and at one time was a teacher in the Rensselaer public schools.