Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. ‘ Rev. A. Gr. Work is in Chicago, today. C. Gr. Spitlerjs at Wbeatfield today, on business. 'Mrs. Anna Wartena returnee home yesterday from a few. weeks’ visit with her sons at Hammond. Thomas McGowan is getting around again, after a sickness with malarial fever. Mrs. Rachel Work went to Brookston today, to visit with friends until Friday, J. P. Monnett returned home yesterday from a visit with relatives at Evanston, Ind. . Clerk J. F. Major is at Indianapolis today, after Jasper county’s supply of state ballots. Geo. Bales returned this afternoon from a short business trip to Chicago.

Born Monday Oct. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. N. Strain, south of town, a daughter. Mrs. Mary E. Welsh, southeast 0l town, who has been suffering with malarial fever, is some better. George Ferguson of Logansport came today, called by the sickness of his sister, Miss E’hel Ferguson, Mrs. Geo. Sigler, of Mt. Ayr, tjpk the train here today for a two weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Leo Haskell, in Chicago.. Elder D. T. Halstead returned home today, from North Salem, Ind., w here ha conducted services, on Sunday. Mr. and JVirs. Lewis Moore,,, of Kokonio, arrived here today an^ are mOVihg out on a farm in the Gifford District. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hunt went to Knox this morning on account of the death of his brother, O. H. Hunt, mentioned elsewhere. Mrs. F. E. Pitzer, of Sheridan, 111., returned home today, after four weeks’ visit with her father, George Schreiner, northeast of town.

The Halleck telephone exchange is now very comfortably and conviently located in the rear room up stairs in Mrs. Hemphill’s building o ver Fendig’s Fair store. Mies Helen F. Grube of Stoutsberg Ind. has been the her sister Mrs. O H. for the past ten dar. _K an ka ke e Times, v Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dart, of Chicago, returned yesterday evening, after a week’s visit with his mother, Mrs. John Sullivan and other relatives. Rev. L. B. Appleton went to , Wheatfield today, and from there will go to Winamac, to attend the District Convention 'of the Boa’ A of Ministers of the Christ church.

W. F. Cordell of Danvill T ,i after a short business sta* », ’ oity, looking after real- L T ° Ur turned home today. <«ate, reThe movement for here is not moving * • golf ly, and no attempt vigor^ustol6y out “links” * 'Will be tanade Mrs. F. VV year.

been visiting * who ha Mrs. Wm. , 4ihr pard&ts, Mr. a Lake For ®>bwy VaA called, to sicknesr <*t, 111. -yesterday the i 'bf her hnsjjand. ter, Ruth Thornton ar £ daughcp Mrs. J. 0. Conley c f Tipton, r .me last evening for two weeks’ •ttflit with Mr. ar 4 Mvs. H. C. Thornton and Mr. «»d Mrs. Wm. |g ■ Dixey. i

A gourd over four feet long, and reasonably crooked, is now on exhibition at Fendig’s drug store, A writing upon it states that.it is a “brassey bulge*® adopted by tike Rensselaer Golf ClubMiris Nellie McCarthy, the trained nurse, left today for Champaign, 111., whose she has accepted a permanent position as night nurse in the J. F. Burnham Hospital. It is a very desirable position. , Maurice M. Meyeratein, publisher and proprietor of the Lafayette Courier, died at his home in Lafayette, Sunday. The immediate cause of his death was paralysis, but he had been sick several years, with paresis. The public schools at Delphi are closed on account of a diphtheria epidemic. It is claimed that the disease is of a mild type, but two deaths have occured from it, alljthe same..

Mrs. S. C. Venrick, of Norcatur, and John Day of Kingman, Kans. left for their respective homes today after four weeks’ visit with their mother, Mrs. Margaret Day, who has been seriously sick for some time and is but slightly better now. Aiden Benedict and his company presented Quo Vadis at the opera house last night, to a fairly large audience. The performance was of a very satisfactory character, although not nearly so good as it would have been had they size of the stage permitted the company :;i use more of their scenery. Mrs. Henry Randle of Barkley tp. and Mrs. W. McOonahay of Pleasant Ridge went to Frankfort, today,'for a week’s visit with relatives. Miss Ethel Ferguson still continues very seriously sick with malarial fever, She is cared for by a professional nurse from Chicago, who takes the place of Miss Nellie McCarthy, who hap gone to Champaign, 111.

Another supply of Old Guard souvenirs has been received. For Fremont and McKinley and Lincoln and McKinley, Those entitled to either and net yet supplied, can call on County Chairman Hanley, J ; M. Gwin, or at this office While shoeing a fractious horse Monday afternoon, in J. P. Warner’s blacksmith shop, Oscar Anderson struck himself a hard blow'on the right knee, with a hammer. The injury is a very painful one and will lay Mr. Anderson up, for some time at best, and there is also danger of inflamation, in which event, the injury would be still more serious.

Brookston Gazrtte.-M G Healey was Holton> Kansas, Satvr^ Rli . l , . , -*day, by a telegram t^ nDg the sad intelligence of - serious and hopeless condition, of thejhealth of her father, RcV. M, T. Hough, Ibince reaching there the word sent back indicates no hope of his reOqv’ery. complaint is creeping para i yfliß and Jhis death is h ourly expected The Lafayette High School foot bail boyp, were more than well by their hospitable treat At While here, last Saturday, as -*oWn by the comments thereon, tn the Lafayette papers. They ' also commend the fairness of Umpire Mey ers bat they nj a te no 1 men h° n of the fact that it was a

miatahen rn’flag of the umpire , gave Dafkydtte the game, r j "instead of its being a tie, which it - Wte by rights.