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

SATURDAY.

Walter Porter and Walter White are in Chicago today. C. W. Hanley is in Hammond ( today on legal business. T. J. —Me _oy ret urned ! from Chicago this morning. Louie Fendig went to Chicago, last evening. Dave J£mery, in the east part of town is quite sick. James Randle went to Indianapolis today B. B. Baker went to Goodland today, to spend Sunday Dennis Casto went to Monon today on business and will.remain until Monday. Fred Sargent of Monticello came over today and will remain until Monday. Mrs. Emerald Aldrich fell out of a wagon yesterday and sprained her left shoulder. Mr. and Mrs. John Chamberlain of Kentland are the guests of Mr. and Mrs S E. Yeoman, R. D. Mills of Ottowa, 111. came last evening and is the guest of his brother C. E. Mills. Miss Beile Chamberlain of Chicago is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Yeoman. James McDowell of Saybrook 111. was in our city today on business.

Mis. Edward Sines, after a short visit with the Misses Jakes returned/to Delphi .oday. Frank Theobald returned to St, Joseph’s College today after a short visit with relatives at Niles Centre, 11l Rev. M. F. Iliff of Jonesboro, Ind. came today to assist in the M. P. Quarterly meetings at Egypt southwest of town. Miss Mary Rowen went to Medaryville today, to visit with her sister Mrs. J. H. Long, for a couple of weeks. Miss Grace Jakes came home this morning, from Lafayette, to sae her sister, Miss Sadie Jakes who is very low with consumption. Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Wallick returned from Indianapolis last evening where she has been at the hospital. She did not undergo tae intended surgical operation. Rev. E. Baech who was here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jane Shaw, returned to Mattoon, 111. today. Mrs. Baech will stay for a visit with her sisters. E. Mat lock of Rushville Ind., who is a Senior in Purdue University, has been the guest of Prof. Waldenmaier since Thursday returning to Lafayette today. Miss Bessie Burk closed her term of school today at the Union schools miles northwest of town. Misses Eva Burk, Floy Nowels, Hattie Sayler and Sylvia Robinson were visitors from town. The following boys have volunteered speeches for the Old Folks’ entertainment: R. B. Porter, James C. Thrawls, J. A, Burnham D. H. Yeoman, Wm. C.J Pierce, John Sayler, John E. Alter. The girls of the sophomore class entertained the boys of the same class last evening at the home of John Drake southeast of town. The evening was pleasantly spent with games and refreshments were served. According to the Wheatfield Telephone, W. H. Robertson, The Republican’s former foreman, did not go to Decatur, 111. as intended, but will rest and recuperate his health for a month or two at Hebron this state. Melvin B. Wishard, the civil engineer, who is here visiting his parents has resigned his position in the bridge department of the C. B. & Q. at Chicago and accepted a position with the Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburg, Pa. and will leave for that place next Monday.

j J. W. PaxtYn Arrived from ba mar Colo. ihiT afternoon and will i now devote his time to settling up bis affairs here, .preparatory tu~rvmoving his family to Ins new location. Hu exoeets it will take about 30 days to close up here. Three additional names are now under consideration by the ities. of the Roman Catholic church for the appointment of bishop. to succeed the late Rev. J. 11. Rademacher. It,is said that the appointment of the new bishop’ will be made within thirty days. Mr. .Major our new county clerk ■ issued his first marriage license today. The parti.es to whom it was ! issued are James- M Pierson, yf Union tp. and Myrtle MMv-tasfoT DeMotte. The intrude I groom, by the way, is h br.jih.ir of Estel E. Pierson, who was Mr. Major’s unsuccessful competitor for clerk, last fall on the Republican ticket. A teacher in the Philadelphia Girls’ Normal School tells a story of a girl of humble p arentage who gave her name as Bridget when she first enrolled. During the first year Bridget changed to Bridgetta. During the second year the first syllable was dropped, and she became Etta. That developed into Margarette, and when she received her diploma her name was Marguerite.

The surplus at the end of the present fiscal year is estimated to be about $28,000,000. That of the past year was $70,000,000. The gold reserve is near a quarter of a billion Bonds are being paid off as rapidly as they mature, and they are even bought up. The change from the Democratic state of affairs four years ago, when $262,000,000 in bonds were issued to pay ordinary expenses and to keep the gold reserve above the danger line, and when there was a deficiency in revenues each month, is wonderful. It would be startling if people had time to stop and think it over.