Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1900 — WEDNESDAY. [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY.

Ernest Frittsof Dunkirk ds the guest of Rensselaer friends. Mrs. Lena Riddle wesit to Surrey this morning to spend a few dasi3. S. A. Dowell and son Clifford went te Lafayette today for fj short business stay. Miss Lucile Trussell returned to Rose Lawn today after a ehort visit with her ijarents, north of town.. x The Medaryville postoffice was burglarized Monday night, of SSO in cash and an equal amount in stamps Mr., and Mrs. J. M. Peek returned to Romney, Ind., today after a few days’, visit with their daughter. Mrs. Dave Emery. \R. D. Mills returned to Ottowa, Il.\ this morning after several days’ visit with his brother C. E. Mills and family. Mrs. J. W. Paxton went to Hammond today to visit Air. and Mrs. Will Paxton, and in Chicago for a few days. Dave Yeoman, Jr.., returned last evening from five weeks’ stay at Lamar, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Col.

J • Y. W allick has traded his general store in Fowler for 240 acres of land in White county, a mile and a half from Monticello. Rev. A. H. Zilmer went to West Lebanon, Ind., today to conduct services Sunday. He will leave there Monday for Weston, Neb., where he will hold services for about two weeks. Jeremiah Smith, of South Whitley, Ind., is the guest of his sister Mrs. John Humes, northwest of town, and his neice, Mrs. W. F. Osborne in town. Wm. and Frank Ringer, aged 18 and 20 respectively, sons of John Ringer, near Winamac, were killed by lightning, Monday night, while unhitching a horse, in a shed. D. J. Thompson and his brother Isaac Thompson of Findlay, Ohio Ray Thompson, G. K. Hollingsworth, and Vernon Nowelds went to Cedar Lake last evening on a fishing excursion. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Ward entertained the young people of the Christian church last evening, at their residence. They had music and recitations and refreshments were served. Mrs. F. B. Meyers went to Indiana Mineral Springs last evening, called by her son Lawson, who wm quite sick. She will re-

main several weeks for treatment, .herself, having intended to go in ■ about a week, in any case. \ Two of the Monon’s mobster big new compound passenger engines are now being broken in by i pulling freight trains, on this end l of the line. They are even larger | than big 211 and 212 They hare .1 two cylinders on each side, and otherwise are novelities in the lo - miotive line, in this regiot*--Samucl Williams, north of town wiio wgjjl to Chicago Heights, expecting to remain through the summer, did not find work to suit him "ttrere, and lias returned home. Mrs. 7i. Dwiggins left today f r tier home at Lincoln, Neb;, after tlir.-e week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. E. Purcupile, and other relatives. Df. Johnson was called out to D. B. McCray’s,.7 miles north of town, yesterday, to reduce a dislocated shoulder joint for his 3 year old daughter. She was hurt by a fall. The “Old Folks’ Entertainment,’’ next Friday night, is going to be one of the best shows ever given in Rensselaer, and besides that a good supper is thrown in for good Cjunt, without extra charge. Grandmother Morgan will sing at the Old Folks’ entertainment, Friday evening. She says that when younger her effective singing range was a half mile and she don’t think she will fall for short of that distance now.

Misses Cora and Florence Mitchell of Medaryville left yesterday, for. Coats, Kans., for the behefit of the latter’s health. Their little nephew; Merle Porter, son of Will Porter of this city, form- rly of Coats, Kans-, went with them, to spend the summer. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve supper Thursday evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Chapman, on Van Rensselaer St. from 5 to 8 o’clock. Supper 20 cents. All invited. Dr. J. W. Horton arrived home last night from a two weeks’ trip through central and eastern part of the state, during which he took occasion to post himself on the latest methods in dentistry, and especially the Hale Method of painless filling and extracting. Thomas Boyle,, the well known saw-mill manager, is in town for a few days. He is now located down in the mountain regions of Kentucky with one of his mills, their principal prpduct being quarter sawed oak lumber. Campbellsville is their railroad station, but their mill is 18 miles from a railroad.

L. F. Alitchell, whose removal here from Chicago was noted last week, now occupies the Kennedy house, on Clark street. Both himself and wife have been in poor health for some time, and they have come to Rensselaer in the hopes that a few months’ sojourn here would prove beneficial to them. „ The were a number of much greater surprise in politics at the recent city elections than was the one at Rensselaer. And they were not all confined to the Republican side of the house either, by a good ways. In Crawfordsville, for instance, which has been reliably Democratic for times out of mind every nook and comer went Re. publican this trip, and by big majorities, too. It is said that an attempt will be made at rhe next session of the legislature to pass a law providing for reform in the management of the smaller cities and towns of the state. It is the intention to draft law which will do away with the mayor, and provide for the election of a president by the council, who will be expected to preform the duties of the mayor. All litigation which ordinarily comes before the mayor will be attended to by justices of the peace. Special Grocery Sale Saturday May 12th. 10 bars Santa Claus soap 25 cts.' Fancy Table. Syrup 150 gal. 4 x Mich Sqr Butter Crackers 4o per lb. < Chicago Babgaim Stow,