Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1901 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Al McCurtain 4 , of Parr, is seriously sick with erysipelas. John E. Graham, of Chicago, is visiting friends southeast of town. Mr. and Mrs. 0/ C. Boreaux of Indianapolis are in Rensselaer today on business. Harry Kurrie is making a business trip to Knox and Chicago today. Miss Mae Knight, after two weeks visit with friends, returned to Chicago last evening. Geo. Fisher, of lola, Kans., came today and, vi is his parents near Remington. Miss Grace Wemple of Rockford 111. is the guest of Mrs. J. J. Montgomery. Alice Tanner arrived home from Hammond last evening after two months stay with her sister, Mrs. E. W. Taylor. Miss Jessie Adams returned home to Monon last evening after a few days’ visit with Miss Edna Dillion. Mrs. Eliza Brown, of Watseka, 111., came last evening and is the guest of friends in this vicinity and near DeMotte. Geo. Wolfe, of near Mt. Ayr, left for Wichita, Kans., this morning, where he will make his future home. Mrs. Carrie Healey and little daughter arrived home yesterday after a month’s stay with relatives in Chicago. Paul Jones, of Chicago, and James Baugh, of Grand Rapids, Mich., students of St. Joseph College, returned yesterday from a vacation with their parents.

T. J. McCoy, and son Taylor left this forenoon for Orchard Lake,’ Mich.,, where Taylor will resume his studies at Michigan Military Academy. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wolfe 7 miles northeast of town was called to Cambric Ind. yesterday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Susan Lewis. , J, P. Overton, of this place, and his nephew James Overton, of Hanging Grove, left today for Walnut, lowa, called by the serious sickness of the latter’s father, Lewis Overton. Mesdames Fil Kubal and Maggie Wesumpau and John Kriz who, were here to attend the fqneral of Miss Julia Krasney, returned home to Chicago last evening.

Mrs. Wallace Parkison after three weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. W, Parker, north of town, returned home to Indianapolis today. Miss Grace Jacks left today for Danville, 111., where she will enter the Vermilion County Hospital to take the course of study for a trained nurse. The stockholders of the Jasper public library had their annual meeting last night. W. B. Austin and J. J- Hunt were elected directors, each for three years. The Hebron News says that the Bell Telephone Company Chicago, is trying to buy the Halleck Telephone Exchange at that place. The Bell Company now owns all exchanges in Porter county except the one at Hebron. Mr. and Mrs Wm Stonedale of Englewood a newly married couple arrived today for two or three months’ visit with friends and relatives. t Mrs. Ben j. Oglesby and children returned to Medaryville today, after a short visit with her parents. Her sister, Miss Fame Haas accompanied her home for an extended visit. The material is being placed on the ground for the new building S. P. Thompson is erecting, for Worland & Coghill. It is to front on Cullen street, east of the court house. Donnelley Bros, have the contract.

Members of the Ladies of the Milroy Circle and G. A. R- to the number of 40 enjoyed a very pleasant time, last evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Marshall, iojhe northwest part of town; the occasion being the birthday of Mrs.,Marsha’), president of the Circle. There was music and feasting, and a present of a fine set of silver teaepoocs. to the hostess. I Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears took their departure today, for Lincoln Neb., at which place they have concluded to make their permanent residence. They epmt the j most of last year there, and liked [ the place so well that they have concluded to return there permanently. Mr. Sears will engage in business but has not yet fully decided in what line it will be. The grip prevails all over Indiana, scarcely a county being free from it. In a few localities it is of malignant form, but of the several thousand comparatively few are serious. The members of the state board of health say they are expecting the disease to increase in virulence. They believe that many fatalities will result among old persons whose constitutions are unable to withstand an attack. There is an unusual amount of sickness in Jordan township, now. Whooping cough prevails as an epidemic, and many families have it. Some children are severely and even dangerously sick from it and other diseases developing from it. One of these is Commissioner Fred Way mire’s little girl. A 10 year old girl of Jacob Dewey’s is also very bad. A 6 year old boy of Wm. Iliff’s has developed typhoid fever, his sickness beginning with whooping cough. Never Fail school has been closed on account of the much sickness. Diphtheria also continues to some extent, and one or Martin Kain’s three children is now quite bad with it. Fred Waymire, of Jordan Tp., and county commissioner from the Third district, has just made an important purchase {of real-estate. He has bought of Will and Chas. Murray their several farms in Barkley Tp., comprised some 415 acres, in all. He gives in part payment an 80 acre farm in Jordan. Mr. Waymire will move upon one of the Barkley farms March Ist, the one now occupied by J. N. Sample. He has rented one of the others to the Murrays, and they will therefore remain where they a, e, and will probably rent the Jordan farm, The prices Mr. Waymire pays average about $55 per acre. Ho gets for the Jordan place $57 per acre. We do not understand that Mr Waymire’s change of residence will affect his position as county commissioner.