Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1900 — WEDNESDAY. [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY.

‘ D. M. Worland went to Monticello today for a few days’ business stay.' Dr. C. Scott returned home to Monticello today, after a few days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. Walter Brown returned home last evening from a weeks’ visit with her father at Boswell. B. F. Fendig went to Chicago last evening for a couple of days’ stay. Mrs. M. I. Harding, northeast of town . arrived home today from three weeks’ visit with relatives in Chicago. Geo. E. Mitchell has moved into Mrs. Agnes Kelley’s residence, and will ocoupy it until her re turn from Illinois. The Junior Class of the High School gave a taffy pulling party, last evening at the home of Miss Bessie Eger. Landa MaGee and Chap. Vick went to Kersey last eyening to do some papering and painting for C. C. Sigler. Mrs. C. Kellener and children are spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Frank Kennel, in Lafayette. Mrs. Wm. Powers went to Wolcott today, for a few days’ visit with relatives there and at Monticello Mrs. Louis Muster and daughter went to Lafayette today, for a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Mathena. Mr. and Mrs. P. McMahon returned home ft) Mantena, 111. today after several days visit with their daughter Mrs. N. Heusou northeast of town. Lacurtis L. Randle of Peabody, Kans. who is now working for the New York Life Insurance Co. arrived home today, for two weeks’ visit with his mother, east of town, and other relatives.

Judge S. P. Thompson adjourned court this afternoon, and has gone to Monticello to arrange with Judge Palmer to try a number of cases here for which Judge Thompson is disqualified. The old Cotton house will be torn down at once, the contract for the work having been let today to Harry Wiltshire. The material in it will be sold in lots, for such purposes as it is suitable for. The mejnbers of the Sophomore olass gave a very pleasant surprise party last evening to Prof. Hiatt, at his residence. Prof, Coen and Misses Conner and Harris were the other High School teaohers present. The refreshments consisted of ice cream and cake. Miss [Nellie Van Smith, formerly type writer and stenographer for Ferguson & Wilson, spent last night with Rensselaer friends and went to Chicago, today, where she has a permanent situation. She has been in the employ of the Democratic state oommittee at Indianapolis, for some time past. The figures given elsewhere of the total vote and McKinley’s plurality in this state, are from today’s Indianapolis Journal. We notice however, that in the Journal’s vote by counties it has Jasper county entirely wrong, giving Bryan 375 too many from this county, and McKinley 503 too few.

If these figures were used in adding the totals, they would make McKinley’s plurality 878 too small Present conditions indicate that the members of the Grand Army of the. Republic will not hold- their next annual reunion in Denver, the place selected at the Chicago encampment for the 1901 meeting. Unsatisfactory rate arrangements with the western railroads are expected to turn the veterans from the Colorado capital* to some city, probably Cleveland, in the eastern lines’ territory. Attorney General Taylor holds that newly elected township trustees shall qualify and take their offices within ten days from the date of their election. Under section 8 of the township reform law, the outgoing trustee should make his final settlement with the Advisory Board. This final settlement should show the business transacted by suoh trustee since the report filed with the Advisory Board in September. This final report may be made to either the old or the new Advisory Board, whichever is qualified and acting at the time said report is made. The new Advisory Board may qualify and begin their duties at once.

The center of population of the United States is now in Bartholomew County, lad. some 7 miles north of Columbus and about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis. It has moved about 20 miles during the last 10 years, and is 16 or 18 miles west and 6or 7 north of where it was 10 years ago. Unless there be large acquisitions of territory, to give it a more or less violent boost, it will move very slowly hereafter. If the Philippines are permanently retained however and all their population counted it will move westward at a lively rate, and get nearly of Indiana by 1910. Otherwise it is likely to stay in this state for 80 or 40 years yet.