Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1900 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

THURSDAY A. F. Long is transacting business in Chicago today. ' Miss Xariffa Norris is quite sick with fever. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Murray and | children, are in Chicago today. L. L. Randle is at Delphi, techy on business. J. W. Walker is in Moiticello today on business. Calvin Faris is making a few days’ business stay at Frniicesville. j. W. Hack, of Lowell is in our city today on business. Mrs. R. A. Parkison and Mrs Sarah Rogers are in Lafayette, today. Mis. A. Grant, north of town returned home today, from a month’s stay in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. TXs&ir Applegate of Sheldon, 111,,- are the guests of their niece, Mrs. J. J Brenner. A bow ling team from Monon is coming over for a game here, tonight. Spectators admitted. Miss Zula Hopkins arrived home last evening, from two weeks’ visit with . relatives and friends at Lafayette and Frankfort. Mrs. N. A. Stoner, returned

home to Morocco, today, after three weeks’ visit with her son D. A. Stoner and family. Born, Thursday morning Dec, 13th. to Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Collins, in northwestern part of town, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Porter, of Rossville, Ind., are the guests for a few days’ of their ttensselaer relatives. Mrs. Russel Harmon west of town arrived home today from a month’s visit with relatives at LaSalle. 111. Mrs. W. Leonard and children north-east of town arrived home today, from a weeks’ visit with relatives at Harvey 111. Mrs. Clara Sayler, returned to Watseka, 111. today after several day’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sayler. Miss Hattie Gant, of Philip Wis. arrived today, for an extended visit with her mother Mrs. G. D, Gant near Remington. Kessinger and James Masker are preparing to open a grocery store in the Foster building, near the depot. Mrs. J B. Sayler, who has been the guest of Mrs. F. B. Meyers, for several days’ returned home to Crescent City, 111. today. Harry Wade, the barber, formerly of Rensselaer, made the highest bowling score ever made in Hammond, a few nights ago. It was 248. Edward Casto, of Valparaiso, has accepted the position as agent for the Singer maohine of Jasper county. Mr. Casto comes well recommended and will remove here in a few w eeks. I George Ferguson took his final examination for what might be called his locomotive engineer’s degree, in the service of the Pennsylvania R. R., at Logansport, a few days ago. He passed the examination with high credit. Rev. Benedict Doebner, rector of St. Joseph’s College, is at Lafayette, today, conferring with the new bishop, Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, who is making an official visit to Lafayette. The Bishop is expected to make his first official visit to the college in a short time, "tint probably not until some time after New Years.