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

WEDNESDAY.

Miss Mae Brannon is Spending the with herparents,*at Monon. A. F. Long is in Chicago today on business. Miss Rilla Cox went to Fair Oaks last evening for two weeks’ visit with her grandfather. Mr* and Mrs. Delos Thompson arrived home lqst night from their pleasure trip to New York City. Sheriff N.. J. Reed and Geo. . Strickfaden are making a business trip to Lafayette today-

j Mrs. Grant north of town, returned home today, from a week’s visit with relatives tt Pyrmont. Mrs. F. B. Gardner,, southeast of town, returned home today from a few weeks’ visit with her parents at Rose Lawn. 1 Miss Lulu PadgUt of Auburn Kans. arrived last evening and is the guest of her uncle, Alt Padgitt and family. Mrs. Elizabeth Pruett went to Zionsville, Ind. today to spend the j winter with her daughter Mrs. Mary Ballinger. Miss M. Burkhalter returned home last evening from a months’ visit with friends at Anderson Ind. Mrs. S. A; 8 Hendricks, east of town, returned home last evening from three weeks’ visit with relatives at Newman, 111. Miss Maude * Irwin returned home last evening from a Few days’ visit with friends and relatives in Chicago. • I S. A. Barcus returned home to Chalmers today, after a few days’ visit with his sous Geo. and H. H. Barcus.

Miss Maggie Huggins of Remington took the train here today, for a few weeks’ visit with friends in Hammond. Mrs. Milroy English, of Hanging Grove Tp., left today, for two months’ visit with her parents, I Mr. and Mrs. M. Orrae, at Mclntosh, Minn. A full attendance of the Rathbone Sisters is desired at the regular meeting, Friday night, as there is important business on hand. W. N. Jones left today for Glasgow, Mo., to superintend the painting, with the Jones Metal Coating n I the C. & A. railroad bridge across the Missouri river. It is a big contract. Hon. trank W. Collins, of Lincoln Neb., made a flue speech at the court house, this afternoon, to a good sized audience. He is connected with the law department, at | Washington, but his home is in Billy Bryan’s town. Mrs. A. M. Campbell, of Kirklin, got off the train here for two weeks’ visit with her parent?, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Williams, near Kniman.

Mrs. H. A. Houston and Mrs. N. Parker of Tomlinson 11l , arrived here today and are visiting for a few weeks’ witl; th 6 latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, near Valma. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlin, the very latest bridal couple, arrived home last evening from a short wedding trip to Chicago and are now occupying theiir home ori Front street,

•J. Wi Powell is back from WasMhgton for a vacation visit and will remain until after election. He still holds his old position in charge of the paper room in the government printing office. Mr. and [Mrs. Frank Maloy arrived home yesterday afternoon from their wedding journey in the south. They at once took possession of their Well furnished and well fitted home near the depot. Mrs. J-. H. Long of Medaryville, arrived here this morning from two months’ visit with relatives at Pleasant Hill, Ohio, and will remain here for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rowen before returning home.

John Rush was out this morning looking for the Democrat’s alleged carpenter who was just starting out on his second six months’ vacation. John still wanted to set him to work. He didn’t find him, however, and concluded that he was still hiding out in the hazel bushes. Clerk Major arrived from Indianapolis last evening, and had the state ballots for the county . come by express, on same train. There,are seven tickets on the estate ballots this year, and they make a sheet as large as a smal newspaper, and the supply for this ouu ty requires three large boxe s’ The number of ballots is 9,600.

Since the railroads stopp ed pay ing commissions on sales of tickets the income of the ticket agents Us so reduced that several hundred agents in different parts of the country have resigned. The general passenger agents have been asked to recommend an increase in pay for agents on a number of the important lines. Nat Heuson, on the northeast edge of town, met with quite a serious accident a day or so ago. While driving across the railroad with a load of baled hay, the bale on which he was sitting slipped and threw him behind the horses which caused them to start to run. Two ribs were broken and his body badly bruised. Dr. Johnson is attending him and reports him getti s g along very satisfactorily.

Ex-Judge Clark Price is today visiting liis mother and sister anc brother at his old home in Carpenter township. He, it will be remembered, resigned his judge--ship in Kansas, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He has concluded however that Kansas is the best place for him and is now moving back there. He is already registered in Kansas and will put in a vote there for McKinley. He will locate i.i Ashland, hie former place.

Ed. Heath of Aydelo'to is here foi a few days, looking at property and buying stock cattle for his big farm in Benton. He thinks strongly of buying a residence and moving to Rensselaer, He never underwent the intended operation for deafness as the Chicago specialist who was to perform it has not recovered from his sickness, and is likely not to get well, at all. The Gifford surveying corps are finally locating the line down to Groom’s bridge today, and will probably reach town some time tomorrow. They already have a -wide flag set right at the northeast corner of the corporation, and seem to have run a preliminary line to that This line almost hits the Parker school house, on its west side.

THURSDAY G. K. Hollingsworth is making a business trip to DcMotte today J. H. Perkins made a short business trip to Monticello today. v Alt Paditt is at Lift yette today, on business. . There is no fioLeeable change in Miss EUlel Fo rguson’s condition. Mrs. W. W. Burns, northeast of town is spending a few days in Chicago. J. W. Williams went to Chicago today on business and will remain a few clayi. Born, Tuesday night, Oct. 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reeve, in town, a son. Mrs. L. A. Cranford, of Gifford, returned home last evening from several months’ visit with relatives at Lebanon, Ind. Mrs. Louis Wildberg went to Peoria, 111. today, for a few weeks’ visit with her sisters, Mrs. Sarah Weil and Mrs. Eliza Spangler.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stoneback returned last evening from several 1 days’.visit with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. A. L. Breese and Mrs. Marion Smith, of Chicago, are visiting their sister Mrs. T, Driver of Barkley tp. Mrs. Frank Hitchcock of Peoria 111. after a weeke’ visit with Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock went to Plymouth, Ind. today for a short visit with her daughter Mrs. Willian before returning home. Subjects at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning: “Living Dead Men and Dead Living Men.” Evening, “Rum’s Ruin,” a temperance sermon. Miss Mary Clancy of Chicago, who has been the guest of Miss Cordelia Monnett, went to Logansport today, for a few weeks’ visit with relatives before returning homer — jr'- — —r.

Mrs. Shelby Grant still continues in a very critical Condition, although not without hopes of a possible change for the better. Miss Bertha Hammond has been quite sick for several days, with peritonitis, but is some better now. Mrs. J. L. May, of Lexington, Neb., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hamm, and her cousin, Miss Ida Hamm, in the northwest part of town. A party of young ladies met with Miss Irma Kannal, last and organized the K. N. Society. Their next meeting will be Nov. 6th, at the same place.

The Chicago who play here next Saturday have the reputation of being an aggregation of able footballists, and the local club intend to put up their very best team aga'inst them, Mrs. C. S. Kerr of Spencer. Ind. after several days’- visit with Steward Hammond and daughter, Miss Bertha, went to Wheatfielcl this morning, for a short visit with J. P. Hammond Before departing for her future home at Battle Creek, Mich

Fish in moderate numbers but excellent in quality are being caught in the Kankakee, now. Joe Sharp arid Wm. Powers are back from several days’ stay there. They caught some fine . ones, especially salmon, the largest of which would weight about 6 pounds. Robert Randle has established lere a general agency for The Peoples’ Publishing Co., of Cin- j cinnati. He occupies the west tront room over Ellis & Murray’s store, recently vacated by Dr, R. J. Robinson, the dentist.

Mr. arid Mrs. P. J. Hardman, of Warsaw, Ind. are the guests of their son, Jos. F. Hardman. Mr. lard man is one of the old time and ever faithful Republicans. He las voted for every Republican presidential candidate, beginning with Fremont, and for some Whig candidates before Fremont's time.

Miss Susie Moneghau, who has sold her farm north of town tn J. W. Cowden, will move to town. For the present she will occupy the upper floor in the J. F. Osborne property, at tho junction of Franklin and Division street, sub-leasing of W. 0, Hiatt, present tenant of the property. The Levey Sisters Comedy and Specialty Company opened a three nights engagement at the opera house, last evening, and enjoyed a fairly good attendance. The little Levey girls are the main attraction and with their various songs, dances and imitations won great favor with the. [audience. A series of a very good moving pictures and several choice selections from the gramaphone made up the balance of the performance.

James W. Cowden, who sold his farm just east' of town some months ago, has scoured the state for leagues around, and in no neighboring county could he find a place where all conditions suited him so well as Jasper oounty. He therefore bas’bought another place in the immediate vicinity of Rensselaer, and will move thereon as soon as the tenant now occupying it will move out. It is Miss Susie Monetgban’s place miles north on the gravel road, It is only an 80 acre farm, but it is finely improved, and the price paid was 173 per acre.

John N. Beck of Brunswick, Lake county, the Republican candidate for joint representative was in the north part of the county several days last week, but was called home by the sickness of his wife. He intends, however, to pay the southern half of the coon ty a visit before long. Mt. Beck is a German American, a man of evident ability and of great intelligence, and especially does he impress, even the most causual acquaintance; that be is a thoroughly honorable and honest pca» as well as a most courteous and affable gentlemen. Seek is all \ right.

I The Marquette Club, of Chicago I gave a great dinner at the Coliseum last uight. It waa called the FroI sjperity Home Festival, and 3,000 persona partook of the dinner. It j was a dollar dinner, and thus quite la contrast to the $lO a plats Belshazzar feast Boss Croker and his prophet Bryan sat down to recently in the modern Babylon. Hon. Henry D. Eatabiook, of Chicago, Senator Hanna, of Ohio, and Con gressman Cubbison, of lowa, were the principal apeakerp. Our townsman, W. B. Austin, a member of the club, was present. A thoroughly competent expert laundryman is now in charge of the Rensselaer Steam Laundry. Give his work a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed.