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

CITY NEWS.

WEDNESDAY. > J. P. Sherman is in St. John on b.isiness today. JI o ward Day, of Cedar Lake, is in town today on business. Wm. C. Byon of Hammond is irt the city on business. The Juanita Glee Club, 10 in number, arrived on the 1:45 train, this afternoon Miss Anna Kirkley of Chicago is visiting friends and relatives here this week. D. M. Worland went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ business trip. P. J, Wahl student of St. Joseph’s College left for Chicago yesterday, he will attend college. Jack Payne, after a few days visit with relatives and friends, returned to Hammond last evening Mrs. I. B. Washburn is visiting relatives at Logansport and Royal Centre a few days this week. Born, this Wednesday morning, Jan. 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Burns, north of the railroad, a son. Uncle Billy Bull is just getting about again after two weeks’ confinement to his house, by the grip. M4Bs Ora Clark, the professional nurse, was called to Lafayette today to take charge of a case. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Day and children Mt today for Danville and St. Louis, 111. where they will visit relatives for a month.

Mrs. Wtn, Murphey, after a week’s visit with her uncle and aunt, T. W. Haus, returned to St. Louis, Missouri, today. Mrs, Katie Florence of Lafayette, came last evening and is the guest of her son Frank Florence northwest of town. Friday will be Constable Vick’s busy day, as he has six lawsuits to look after, in three different justices’ courts on that day. Miss Laura McClellan, after a few weeks’ visit with her sister Mrs. W. A. Huff, and friends returned to Crawfordsville, today. Henry Meissner, of Peru, Ind. and Frank Jansen of Frankfort Ind. came today and are guests at St. Joseph College, Mrs. M. C. Chamberlain after a short visit with her sister Mrs. S. E. Yeoman, returned to Kentland today. • A. W. Richards and daughter Pearl of Hammond came today and are visiting bis brother W. W. Richards, north of town. Miss Maude Barnesof Frankfort returned home today, after two weeks visit with Mrs, D. G. Warner and other friends. Mrs. J. E. Alter, near Parr, was called to Manchester, Ind., today, by the sickness of her daughter, Miss Iva, who is attending school at that place. A. Leopold has sold the lot on which the Short feed barn stands, south court house, to Zell Fisher, part of town. The price wr the lot was 12,500. Mr. Fisher also buys the building of Mr. Short for 11,180. The change in management will take place Feb. 6th. Rensselaer Lodge, Knights of Pythias installed their new officers last night. They also conferred the third, or final, rank upon two new members, George O. Bales and Arthur Catt.

The center of population of the United States has been officially declared to be 'at a point in Birtholome" Co , this state almost exactly 7 miles southeast of Columbae, the county seat. It is near the town of Wiggs. . , G. W. Tanner, of BarYley tp. has sold his residence property in the east part of Rensselaer, to Smith Newell, also of Barkley. Mr. Newell will move to town and occupy the bouse about March Ist.

El za Newkirk, an estimable young lady from Wabash Co., 111.. who was attending Vories business college, at Indianapolis, was shot and killed, Monday night by Novris Jones, a mulatto. He was janitor of the College and becoming infatuated with Miss Newkirk, and being repu’sed by her he killed her in a fit of jealousy. A short time afterwards he sent a bullet into his own brains. Jones’ mind was weak, from being struck with a “live’’ wire, years ago. There was a very large audience at the opera house, last night, to attend the Carrington-Fultoni entertainment, given under the auspices of the Catholic Lady Foresters. The proficiency of Carrington, the “Drummer Boy of Shiloh” with a drum, and in some cases with two drums, is truly marvelous He also has a fine exhibition of stereoptican pictures, making, together with bis drumming exploits, a unique and very interesting entertainment; and to which the einging of Fultoni is also a very important addition. The House yesterday, took up and passed the Burleigh re-ap-portionment bill, in preference to the Hopkins bill. It increases the membership of the House from 357 to 386 members, when no increase was needed. It was a good time to have established the rule against further inordinate increase in the membership of the House, but the interests of the politicians prevailed over those of the people and the opportunity is'lost. The Crumpacker bill to cut down the representation of several southern states on account of the desfranchisement of the negroes, appears to have sturck no one as practical or expedient and it had no support. The Burleigh bill will leave Indiana with 13 members, as at present.

THURSDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Judge Thompson, are in Chicago today on business. Mrs. Isaac Kight, after a short visit wjth Mrs. Joseph Kight returned to Fair Oaks last evening. Miss Bertha Fenters went to Lowell yesterday to visit her parents. . Mrs. G. it Hollingsworth went to Chicagp this morning for a few day’s stay. Uncle John Ramey has been laid up for two weeks, with the gripDr. F. P. Millard, the osteopath, is somewhat better from a severe case of sickness. Mrs. M. R. McDaniel to Lafayette today, after a few days’ business stav in onr city. Miss Dora Garling went to Hammond today, for an extended visit with her parents at that place. Miss Ritta Witham, of Monticello, came today for a few days’ visit with her aunt, Miss Kate Mauck, northeast of town. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown is somewhat better, but her daughter MrsBelle Brady, has a severe case of grip. Geo. Smith near Remington, took the train here for Chicago this morning to take treatment for his eyes. Rev. L. B. Appleton went to McCoysburg last evening to begin a series of meetings to emtinue for two weeks. D, H. Yeoman returned home yesterday after a short visit with bis sons, James and Dallas, of Ambia. Ind. The Free Will Baptist will hold their regular quarterly meetings next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the church here. The first meeting will be Friday evening. The young married people’s card club was entertained last evening, by Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ross, at their residence on River street. About 12 or 15 couples were present. There was dancing also, the music being furnished by Miss Gash, of Lafayette, on the piano. Miss’Nora Morris went to Monticello, today to visit her parents for a few weeks. x Mr and Mrs. James B.’ O’Malley, of Strawn, 111., after two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr and Mrs. A. Harmon, returned home this morning. Miss Myrtle Wright, after a few weeks’ stay in Chicago arrived today, where she will spend the remainder of the winter with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Beam. Mrs. Ruth Littlefield of Rem - ington and son Fred of Claramount lowa, went to Fair Oaks last evening to visit with her sen, Naemi Littlefield, for a few days. Rev, A. and family are all sick with the prevailing complaint, and Mrs. Ward’s case, it has developed into catarrhal pneumonia. Mrs.] Wm - Nowels,- south of town, after a few weeks visit with her son and daughter, Mr. Jesse Nowels and Mrs. Wm. Morris, at Chicago Heights, returnedjhome today. Mrs.|E. Smith, returned to Chicago this morning after a few week’s visit here, and where she attended the marriage of her daughter, Zetta to Mr. Vernon Nowels. Mrs. Ray Mossier accompanied her home for a few days’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. ft Dwiggins are spending the winter at Jacksonville, Ohio, a place considerably south from here and in Mr. Dwiggins opinion, blest with considerably milder winters. They will come to Rensselaer to make their home about April Ist. Rensselaer people missed a chance to “see the elephant” Tuesday night. A whole drove of those animals passed through town, on the Monon that night. They were Sam Lockhart’s troop of H performing elephants, and they were going from Indianapolis to Milwaukee.

The Juanita Glee Club’s entertainment, at the M. E. church last evening, was a great success so far as the character of the performance and the appreciation of the audience was concerned, but owing to the very unpleasant weather the attendance was much smaller than it otherwise would have been It is stated the farmers of central and southern Indiana will petition the legislature to pass an act at the session of that body which begins this week, absolutely prohibiting the killing of quail for the next five years. It is claimed by experts that the quail will do much toward saving the wheat crop from the ravages of the fly. The presidential electors for the state of Indiana will meet in Indian apolis Monday Jan. 14th, which is the second Monday in January to cast their vote for president and vice president. They will also choose a messenger to carry the vote to Washington. It is understood the messenger will be H H. Hanna, of Indianapolis, who was leading elector on the ticket. A constable at Brownstown had an attachment against the B. & O. road and a few days ago he chained a passenger lodbmotive to the track. When the conductor waived a “high ball” to the engineer the chain snapped and the constable saw his big iron prisoner speeding on toward Cincinnati as if nothing had happened. J. W. Cowden moved Tuesday from his former farm, just east of town, on the Pleasant Ridge road, to his recently purchased place, the former Susie Moneghan farm, 2 miles north of town. Wm. Stucker, who was on the Moneghan place, has moved to Mrs. Rebecca Porter’s farm, northwest from town. Mr. Gangloff, who bought the Cowden place, has also moved upon it. Rev. Dr. Samuel Beck, of Valparaiso, presiding elder of Valparaiso district, will preach at the Trinity M. E. church Saturday night and Sunday morning. The quarterly conference will be held after the Saturday evening service; and communion services will be held in connection with the Sunday morning service. Rev. Royse, the pastor, will preach as usual Sunday evening.

The weather etill continues very mild for the time of year, but, like all mild weather in winter in this region, it is changeable, damp and much of the time disagreeable, A considerable fall of snow occurred Tuesday evening and the following night, but it was followed by a warm rain, Wednesday afternoon and night, and now not a vestige of snow is to be seen. The roads have been remarkably good this fall and winter, but present conditions are not favorable to their remaining that way very long.

Subscriptions are bping taken to buy a good piano to be the pre petty of the Jasper Public Library, and to be kept in the east Court room. It is intended to get a good upright piano, at a cost of about S2OO. Subscriptions range in amount from $1 to $lO, and there will evidently be no trouble in raising the amount needed. Judge Thompson is circulating the papers and showed his faith by his works by putting his name at the head of the $lO list. Mr. Calvin Junk, of Hudson 111., and Miss Laura Zimmerman, of near Remington, and both evidently very estimable people, were married Wednesday, Jan. 9th, at the clerk’s office in the court house. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Clarence D. Royse, pastor of Trinity M. E. church. Generally speaking goods classed as “Jun£” are usually considered as having seen their best days, but no doubt this particular Junk is an exception. Especially as he can not be classed as “old Junk,” for though 37 years old and 13 years his bride’s senior, it is his first marriage.