Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1901 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER SEMI-WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.

VOL XXII NO/32

MISS HARRIS MEANS FIGHT.

Young Woman-Talks Who Sued B. Hl Durham for Breach of rrotaise. . , 'a Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. Rensselaeb, Ind!, Jan. 3.—Mis© Virginia Harris of this city, who yesterday sued Benjamin H. Durham in the United States Circuit court at Chicago for $50,000 for breach of promise, is the daughter of Henry O. Harris, a banker and cattle dealer of this city, and probably the richest mart in’ the county. She is one of three children and lira tall, handsome, and finely formed woman. When interviewed today regarding the case she indignantly denied the charge of blackmail, as claimed by th© defendant. Shesays she met Mr. Durham four years ago, and became engaged to him a year later. From the firot his letters were extremely ardent, and of these missives she has received probably 100. In 1898 he invited her to Onarga, and, it is alleged took he? into his private •' office and asked her to become his wife. A few months ago she and her mother, at his invitation, ac companied him to Los Angelos, where his brother Will lived. They took quarters at the leading hotel and after being there one week Durham went away with his brother and abandoned Miss Harris and her mother. They arranged to be married after their return from California, she says and he had prepared a home for her in Paxton, 111. which he repeatedly requested her to inspect. The case bids fair to be a battle royal, as Miss Harris has unlimited money and the full sympathy of her relatives. It was said today that Durham’s brother will be here tomorrow with a view to settling the case.

More About Lute Mallatt’s Death.

The following dispatch in today’s Chicago Inter Ocean gives further particulars of the accident at Watseka, 111., whereby D. L. Mallatt, formerly of Fair Oaks, lost his life: Watseka, 111., Jan. 3. —Bishop’s mill, one of the important landmarks of Watseka, controlled by Richards & Spohrle under the Pure Food Milling company, was wrecked today by an exploding boiler. John Spohrle, one of the proprietors, and Lute the were instantly killed, and Era Jones, miller, is slightly injured. The boiler was thrown 200 feet, striking the wall of Gard’s hardware store and tearing through the building. Scarcely a whole window remainds in the block adjacent. Both of <he dead men have families.

Coming Sure.

Fultoni. tbe great Prima Donna and America’s most historic character and Unique Artist, the World Famous “Drummer Boy of Shiloh.” $ Through a general movement of our citizens these artists have been secured for one program to be given Tuesday evening Jan. Btb, at the Opera House, a subscription list having been circulated and our people responding generally for so high class an entertainment is the best evidence that Rensselaer wants and will support only the best. We shall give full particulars and detail of the program etc. in future issues as time and space are too limited for a proper announcement in today’s issue. Our citizens have shown to what extent they appreciate and will nport high class entertainment he manner in which they have .an tickets for the Carrington at the Opera House tomorrow night.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1901,

Both Acquitted.

fids. Lyda 'and- Starr Cox Not Guilty of Murder, as Charged. • A veidict of “not guilty’’ was returned at 9 o’clock Sunday- morning, by a jury at Monticello in the Lyda murder case, thus setting free both Mrs. Lyda and Starr Odx, who wore tried jointly for the murder of Wm, Lyda. The verdict meets popular approval at Monticello, and the only surprise is said to be that it required nineteen hours for the jury to reach a conclusion. On the announcement of the verdict Mrs. Lyda broke down and her lady friends joined her in tears. It is said that the expense- of the trial will wipe out all of both accused persons’ property. If they are innocent as-we are now justified in believing, their prosecution, with its attendant suffering and enormous cost, is a terrible hardship to them.

A Death From Diphtheria.

Miss Julia Krasney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krasney, died Saturday evening, Jan. sth at their home in Newton tp., about 7 or 8 miles northwest of Rensselaer. Her age was 23 years. The cause of her death was diphtheria. Owing to the nature of the disease no public funeral was held, but a funeral mass was said, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church, Monday a. m. after which, on the arrival of the friends with the remains, the procession parsed through town to Calvary cemetery, south of town, where interment was made

Missionary Society Notably Entertained.

Mrs. J. W. Horton entertained The Women’s Foreign Missionary Societies, of Rensselaer, as well as a large number of invited guests, Thursday, between the hours of 2 and 6 p. m. The house was beautifully decorated the refreshments, elegant in every particular while every number of the following program was ably and entertainingly rendered. A note of thanks was tendered to the hostess who had proved herself a hostess in the true sense of the word, and the guests dispersed feeang that they had passed a profitable as well as a pleasant afternoon.

PROGRAM.

Devotional Service. .Mrs. Wishard “The Great Need of the World” Mrs. Wood Recitation Mrs. Robinson Select Reading Mrs. Mina Wishard Paper “Medical Work Among Women in China”. .Mrs. Royse Music—“ Recollections of Home” —Mills... Mrs. S. P. Thompson Recitation—“ Our Wedding Day” Mrs. Robinson Solo —“Good Bye”—Tosh’..... Mrs. E. C. English.

A Dry December.

The December weather report shows that the mean temperature of 33 has been the same in this month for the past 30 years. The lowest temperature, Dec. 31, was 14, and the highest, <, Dec 22, was 56. The total precipitation was 1.41. There was a deficiency of 1.57 in the average precipitation for the month, having been 2.98 inches for the past 30 years. They were five clear days. Notwithstanding the large sale of reserved seats for the Carring, ton entertainment tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, there will be room provided for the children of the schools, and any of our young folks will get a better lesson in the history of their own country, than they can get from books almost in a life time. No parent in Rensselaer should fail to have their children attend.

The Library Literary Entertainment.

The literary given Friday evening in the East Court Room by the Bar, for the benefit of the public library, was rendered before an audience of a fairly proportionate part of our literaryp?opl E Owing to their absence,, many numbers of the program were omitted and there being no instrument the music was also dispensed with. But those 1 presented furnished some excellent selections. After the opening song and responses, W. H. Parkison gave his oration “Dignity of Labor” which was highly applauded. Then Jesse Wilson in the most eloquent mhnner presented and discussed the subject for debate ‘•Pursuit or Possession,” giving many forcible arguments thatjtbe pursuit of an ideal was Jfar Jthe greatest pleasure, that hope belonged only to pursuit and that pleasure itself is that agreeable sensation or emotion^ produced by the expectation of it. The jideal he seemed to have in view was a wife. Mr. Foltz next arose to expound his views on the possession, and began by destroying the beautiful illustrations of Mr. Wilson by producing some very effective arguments against, stating that lawyers usually dealt with the most serious—but Mr. Wilson had taken the sentimental point of view in this discussion, thus plainly showing his state of mind. E. P, Honan delivered “Antony’s Oration’’ in a very pleasing way, displaying his oratorical ability and Judge S. P. Thompson’s selection, “The Boys” was enjoyed by all. Last came the Colloquy representing a colonial family, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire —J. F. Irwin Mrs. Mills, and the widow —Miss Estella Parkison, and the son and daughter, H. R Kurrie and Mrs. Ray Thompson, entertaining the Elder. (B. F. Ferguson) at a Thanksgiving dinner. The Elder was a very particular individual as to the food partaken of, and gave long arguments on everything served him why one should not eat it, but was finally persuaded by the plausible arguments of the family to test all of the different articles of food, even to have his glass of sweet cider replenished.

New Odd Fellows’ Officers.

Iroquois Lodg% I. O. 0. F. installed the following new officers, last evening. Jesse Nichols. .N. G. S. C. Irwin,V. G. H. J. KannalSeoy. T. W. Haus..Trees D. M. WorlandTrustee W. H. Parkison,.Conductor Geo. W. Babcock.. Warden J. L. Brady, .Chaplain G. W. Goffß. S. N. G. Reuben Dickenson. 8. N. G. P.C. Wasson R. S. V. G. R. A. Parkison.L, S. V. G. J. E. Hopkins.R. 8. 8, J. W. MannL. 8. 8. C. W. Platt...O. G. A. B. Cowgilll. G.

Marriage Licenses.

Tn _ 4 1 Chase Burns, * ( Anna Nightingale. a i Charles Hickman, Jan ' 4 1 Maude Barbour. k J Oliver F. Hammond, J “- 5 1 Dora Wood. t eID. J, Harris, J “- 5 i Ann. CTm. Finest Naval oranges at Coover’s grocery.

For sale, 1 push cart, just the thing for Painters or Paper Hangers to haul ladders, paints ftc. Sell cheap. J. W. King. Two good cottages for rent, with in one blockof court house. T. J. Sayleb.

Another Interesting Suit.

Mrs. Elizabeth Schofield has begun suit against her husband, John Schofield, for maintenance. They formerly resided in Brook but Mr. Schofield is at present at Rensselaer and Mrs. Schofield with relatives in White County. Various other parties are also made defendants, including Jacob D. Rich of Brook, Samuel Schofield, Catherine Hawkins and her husband, and several others. The complaint states that the parties were married 17 years ago and lived together until May, 1900, when the plaintiff was ©ent to the insane asyluoj. at Logansport. She remained there about two months and alleges that she was discharged as cured. She states that she has since repeatedly asked her husband to receive her back into his home, but that he refuses to do so. The complaint states that while they lived together they accumulated property of the value of $7,000. Also that Mr. Schofield has an interest in his late fatlfer’s estate. It is further alleged that the property has all been deeded to others, which deeds she asks to be set aside and the titles quieted in herself and husband. She states further that she was not insane when so declared to be. She asks for support of SSOO a year, if for herself alone, or SBOO if for herself and two daughters. These last are 8 and 12 years old, respectively, and of them she demands the custody.

B g High School Classes.

The prospects are now that the Rensselaer public schools will turn out far the largest graduating class this year in the history of school. The class now consists of 25 members and it is believed that nearly if not quite all of them will stay and complete the course. There are about 20 girls and only 5 boys in the class. The Junior class is better divided. It consists of about 11 boys and 8 or 9 girls. The most of these are thought to be stayers, also, and that they will remain with the class until it graduates in 1902. The highest number the school ever graduated in one class, here tofore, was 15. ,

Our Bowlers Win Again.

A team of Rensselaer bowlers went over to Remington Friday evening and played the return game with the Remington team. The result was a victory for the always succeseful Rensselaer team but they had no very great margin over the Remington bowlers. Three games were played and Rensselaer won two out of the three games, with a total lead of 65 pins. Remington won the first game by 25 pins. The Rensselaer party consisted of Geo. Strickfaden, the manager,- Wm McCord, C. E. Mills, Bert Hopkins, Chester Zea, W. N. Jones, Mr. Moon.

The Remington Centenarian Goes To Ohio.

Remington Press. Our Centenarian “Granny” Wilkins, who enjoys the rare distinction of having lived in three different centuries, went to Delta, O. Monday, where she will make her home with her son, Dr. John A. Wilkins. Granny Wilkins was born in county of Tyrone, Ireland Sept. 19, 1799. making her now 101 years, 3 months, 6 days old. She is yet spry and active, although her mental qualities are gradually growing weaker. ■ •""" 111 i » English walnuts,brazils, almonds, filberts, cocoanuts, all fresh at Coover’s.

“The Cold New Year.”

Thirty-seven years ago Monday night, December 31, January 1, 1864, was what has ever since been known as the “Cold New Year’s.” Weather hss been colder at times in this section of Indiana, but it was the biggest dropping of the mercury ever recorded, from a moderately warm rain the night of December 31 to 28 degrees below zero. As a consequence, there was, perhaps, more suffering from the weather than ever before known in Northern Indiana. In this county shelterless cattle and sheep froze to death by morning, Sheep lay down during the rain that proceeded the cold; their fleeces water soaked, and the wool freze to the ground, so that they could not move about, and thus they perished. The same thing was true of cattle, but not to the same extent. They could move about and get on the windward side of some shelter. It was a morning that all old settlers remember to this day.—Valparaiso Vidette.

Thinks Rensselaer is a Boss Town.

Brook Reporter:—Of all the county seats in the north-western part of the state. Kentland has the smallest gain in population in the last ten years, and <Rensselaer has the largest. Kentland made a gain 8| per cent and Rensselaer’s gaiu was 64 per cent In fact it is very doubtful if there is a town in this section of the state th a has had as small gains in population as Kentland, if any has the census reports do not show it. While on the other hand Rensselaer show what a live, progress ve town can do, for progressiveness brings people to that community, which accounts for the rapid growth of Rensselaer.

Aged Justice is Paroled.

Michigan City Rews: The board of par6le of the state prison sion Thursday in this city granted a parole to Henry B. Crawford, the aged Hammond justiceXof the peace, who was convicted of embezzling fees belonging to the state. Crawford served a year, the minimum of his sentence and then applied for a parole. He is 70 years old and very feeble and his incarceration has bowed him down beyond the weight of years. Crawford will return to his family in Hammond.

Death of an Old Soldier.

JohnP. Williams died Sunday Jan. 6th 1901, at his home in Walker township 2 miles north of Kniman. The cause of his death was Bright’s disease of the kidneys and his sickness was of a long duration. His age was about 60 years, and be was a Union soldier in the great civil war. He leaves a widow and 9 children, 8 daughters and 1 son. Tbe funeral will be held at tbe residence, Tuesday, at 10 a. m. by Rev, ,L, H. Appleton, of Rensselaer.

THE LAST OF THE KILROYS.

Samuel Milroy died at Delphi, Sunday evening. He was about 76 years old. He was a brother of Gov. Robt. H. Milroy, and the last survivor of the family. He was a mess-mate of our townsman, Jacob Troxel Jin their celebrated overland trip to California, in 1850.

Strayed, from my barn last Friday, Jan. 4tb, a brown, pacing horse. Please leave information at this office or with the owner, 8. M, Laßue. Figs, dites, raisins, curran ts, al fresh and perfect at Coover’s- 1

Right To Kill A Dog.

Allison A. Walker shot Edward E. Sowel’s d<?g. Walker was marshal of the city of Hammond, The mayor, Fred R. Mott, fearing hydrophobia, had issued a proclamation forbidding dogs to run at large without muzzles. Towle refused to muzzle his dog, and when the marshal shot it, he brought suit against the marshal and mayor for damages. It was a St. Bernard dog and he recovered judgement for $l4B damages in the Porter Circuit court, from which an appeal was taken to the Supreme court. The mayor’s proclamation had been issued under an ordinance authorizing him to forbid dogs to run at large without muzzels, whenever he apprehended danger from the spread of hydrophobia, and directing the marshal to kill ait unpauizled dogs found running at large while such proclamation was in force. In reversing the judgement recovered by the owner of the deceased dog, Judge Monks said that cities have the right to post ordinances requiring persons to muzzle their dogs or keep them on their own premises and empowering the marshal to kill all dogs running at large in violation of the ordinance, and the fact that this ordinance was only operative in times of danger from hydrophobia to be ascertained by the mayor and made known by his proclamation, did not affect its validity.

Has Lived In Three Cen, turies.

The city newspapers are now bringing out the people who have lived in three centuries, as of course any person over 100 years old now has. One of these is Peter Surprise, who lives near Creston, in Lake County, and is said to be 108 years old. So far we have seen no mention, since the new century opened, of Jasper county’s own centenarian,‘Grandmother Wilkins, of Remington. She is now something over ICO years old and has therefore lived in three centuries, the 18th and 19th and 20th. We look for the Remington Press to present a complete sketch of this interesting lady’s life and present condition and habits. So far as we have ever heard she is the only centenarian Jasper county ever bad with-* in its borders.

A Young Wife’s Sad Death.

Mrs. Lewis, wife of Frank Lewis the superintendent of the C. & W. V. Railroad, died at her home in Kersey, Tuesday morning about 10 o’clock, during parturition. Mrs. Lewis was a young woman about twenty-three years of age and a bride of but little more than a year.—Wheatfield Telephone.

J. H. O. Smith, Pastor Union Christian Church, Chicago:—The Juanita Glee Club is one of the most popular organizations of the city; they never fail to charm and delight. Finest line of cream and chocolate candies always on hand, at Coover’s store. Wanted.— family will take one or two ladies to board; no other boarders. Terms reasonable. Telephone 95. California celery, fresh and crisp at Coover’s stored Fob Rent—soo acres of pasture mostly blue grass. Address? ' Alex Mekica, Francesville, Ind. Library Will be given in East room on first Friday of every* month. Doors open at 7 p. m Feb. 1,1901. Symposuim. L. L. . r