Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

SATURDAY Watt Hopkins is in Chicago, for a few days’ business stay. George Newman is visiting this week with his brother in Chicago. Capt. Henry Snyder, who has been a witness in the oil case returned home to Monticello, today. Fifty head of one and two year old steers. Inquire of L. ‘W. Steege, Kninsan, Indiana. Miss Mae Rutan returned to Lafayette today, after several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roth. Mrs. Everett Brown of Valma, went to Monon today, to’ spend Sunday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery are spending a few days’ with her brother, Fred Wemple, in Chicago.

J. N. Sigler and daughter, Miss Edna, returned to Wheeler, Ind., today, after a several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Porter. Miss Ina Witham of Monticello, after two weeks’ visit with her grand-father, F. W. Mauck, west of town, returned home today.

Methodist church, Sunday December 2, morning subject: In the fields of Boaz” Evening subject, “Temple Building.” Mr. and Mrs. R W. Burris, from Gifford district went to Lebanon today, where Mr. Burris will try to secure hands to work on the Gifford rail-road. Mrs. John Kresler and niece Florence Faris, arrived home today, from a short visit with Mrs. Kresler’s brother, W. G. Porter, at Rossville. Ind.

Al. F. Chilcote took his Thanksgiving dinner, at Griffith, yesterday, with his nephew and neices, Dr. Albon J. and Misses Edith and Mary Miller.

Airs. James H. Watson, who has been the guest for the past few days’ of Air. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy returned home to Crawfordsville, today.

Mr. and Airs. D. B. Nowels returned home today, from a few days’ visit with their son, Auburn, at Culver Military Academy, Alaxinkuckee.

Al. C. Smith of Eton, Ind. who has been the guest for several days’ .of Air. and Airs. J. F. AlcColly; went to Muncie, today, for a short visit with relatives before returning home.

Air. and Mrs. C. E. Tyner returned home to Cedar Lake last evening after several days’ visit with her father Hiraria Jacks and other relatives and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Grant of South Bend and Glenn Grant of Goshen, Ind. who were here to attend the funeral of their aunt Mrs. Shelby Grant, returned home last evening.

Wolcott Enterprise—Wednes day morning Jacob Dluzak was released from custody at Monticello on habeas proceeding, and he returned to Wolcott. He appeared to be greatly pleased at having gained his liberty once more, shook hands with everybody and stepped as briskly as a boy, though he is between sixty and seventy years of age. The next cases in which he and AL May are concerned come up in the Carroll circuit court pext term in which the Mays are the defendants and Dluzak the prosecuting witness. Jack Montgomery, superinteqdent of the Jasper County Telephone Company is not yet a millionaire, and may not be for some time yet, unless his salary is materially increased, Still there was a short time yesterday afternoon when if not the owner of millions, he and another man had the sole use of $3,000,000 worth of property. It was while he was talking with the general superintendent of the Bell telephone Co., at New York, over their long distance copper wire telephone lines, They talked five minutes or more;

to find how the lines were working. They could hear each other with perfect distinctness. If private parties had done the talking the bill would have been $7 at least. Persons who expect to send Christmas presents and other packages to soldiers in the Philippines are asked to follow the directions published by the army quartermaster. He says the quartermaster’s department will carry free all packages for soldiers in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. The weight of the package must not exceed over twenty-five pounds and no package shall contain articles that will spoil on shipboard. The quartermaster’s department will not be responsible for packages lost. They shqjild be addressed in care of Capt. A. M. Palmer, U._ S. A., pier No. 22, Brooklyn, N. ¥., and where charges are made by express companies or vessels other than transports all charges must be prepaid in Brooklyn. Persons who live in the Western States should send their packages to the quartermaster’s department, in San Francisco.

MONDAY. Bruce White is transacting business in Lafayette today. Miss Nora Pierson of Fowler, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Walter Brown. Charles Nowels returned to Elkhart, today, after several days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. Dora Zard went to Michi b gan City today, for a week’s visit with relatives.

Uncle Micah Sayler is steadily growing weaker and is hardly expected to last the week out. Elmer Conner and Ernest Stewart spent Sunday evening* in Monon.«

Miss Lelia Coen returned this morning from Lafayette, where she attended the C. E. Convention. ,

Verne Shock went to Hegewisch, 111. yesterday and will again work in the car shops at that place.

Born, Sunday night, Dec. 2nd, to Mr. and Airs. Ed Price, on the Alter farm, east of town, a daughter.

Airs. Win. Yeoman, southwest of town, returned home today from a short visit with relatives at Rossville, Ind. Air, and Airs. Geo. Wolf, north of town, arrived home today, from six weeks’ visit with relatives at Forest. Ind.

Mrs. Flora Kohler, of Chicago is visiting for a few days’ with her father Joseph Stripmier, south of town.

Mrs. Alex Bruce of Edinburg, Ind. who was here to attend the funeral of her cousin Mrs. Shelby Grant, returned home today'. S. Bosier, near Remington went to Indianapolis, today and will spend a few days’ looking at land in Johnson county. Herbert Lang left for his home at Coats, Kans, today after several months’ visit with his uncle and aunt, Air. and Mrs. Henry Wood,' and other relatives here.

Mrs. J. M. App and granddaughter, Zoe, returned home to Lafayette today, after several days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Sam Roth. Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler Jr. wfiohave been the guests since Wednesday of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Johri’KohlerJSr. returned home to Chicago Heights Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Whitesides and Mrs. Rebecca Campbell and daughter, all of Chauncey, 111. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. [Cowden, east of town. The ladies are sisters of Mrs. Cowden.

Elder A. E. Pierson is making a few days’ visit with Rensselaer relatives. The Elder is now located, more or less permanently, at Rome City, Ind. where he is sending his children to the excellent schools there.

Mr, and M>«. P.. .L. Davis of Hammond after » few days’ visit with Mr. and Mro, W L. Fry returned home yesterday. Miss Bernice Warren after a short visit with her parents, returned to Greencastle today, to resume her studies at DePauw University. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Y soman and daughter Hallie, who have been the guests for several days’ of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman, returned to .Ambia, today. Wayne Parker returned to Indiana University, this afternoon, after a short vacation spent with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. M, Parker.

The report is now current that ~ grading work on the Gifford Rensselaer line will begin some time this week. • It did not begin today, however. Mrs. Robert Dumond and children, from near Brook, took the train here this morning for a weeks’ visit with her sister Mrs. Millie Bray at Hegewisch 111.

Mrs* C. Meese and daughter of Dixon, 111. who have been the guests, for the past week of her brother B. Forsythe and wife returned Home this morning.

Three of Jim Wood’s children north of the railroad, are now reported sick with diptheria or mem braneous croup, but are getting better.

Miss Floy Nowels, after a short visit with her parents, returned to Indianapolis today, to resume her studies at the Metropolitan Musical college.

Miss Bessie Moody returned today to her studies at Sherwood Music School Chicago, after a short visit with Rensselaer relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Renicker near Blackford returned home today from several days’ visit with 1 his parents Air, and Mrs. Levi Renicker, at Delphi. Airs. Alarcellus Woltz, of Monticello, and Mrs. F. D. Gillman, of Goodland, are the guests of Mrs, C. W. Hanley and Miss Gertrude Hopkins.

Burglars dynamited the safe in the Pan Handle depot, at Monticello, a few nights ago, and secured about S6OO in money and other valuables. The safe was completely wrecked. No clue has been found to the burglars. • J. C. Shindler, of Rosalia, Washington, was in town Saturday. He is back here visiting his parents, Air. and Mrs. James Shindler, of the west part of Jordan tp. He reports that since his last visit, two years ago, he has had the sad misfortune to lose his wife. He is in the wheat growing regions of Washington, and this year he and his sons, have raised 8,000 bushels of wheat.

The bazaar and rummage sale given the last three days of last week, at Liberal Corner by the ladies of the Christian church was one of the most successful ■ affairs of the kind ever held in the town. The extent of its financial success may be known when it is i stated that sales of goods and meals aggregated over S2OO. The i net profits will be about $l5O. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, formerly of Indianapolis, was solemnly consecrated Bishop of the Catholic diocease of Fort Wayne at that city, last Friday. The first bishop was Rev. J. H. Luers who took charge with the creation of the diocease in 1857, The second bishop was Rev. ‘Joseph Dwenger who was succeeded by Bishop whose death created the vacancy the new bishop now fills. He is comparatively young being? only fifty five years of age.