Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1901 — WEDNESDAY. [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY.

Frank Foltz is transacting legal business in Lafayette today. Mrs. Etta E. Baker, after a short visit with relatives here, returned home to Chicago, last evening. A. Linn, of Attica, is the guest of his daughter Mrs. W. H. Parkison. A. E Whitney, of Des Moines lowa, is the guest of his brother DeArt Whitney, southeast.of town. Born Tuesday Jan. 22nd. to Mr. and Mrs. John Keith of Comer, a daughter.

Burley Parks, of Remington, is the guest of his brother, W. 8. Parks. Joe Harmon, after a month’s visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Harmon, returned to Pontiac, 111., today. Mrs. Lease is as shifty in domestic affair as she is in politics. Her latest make-up with the old man has played out already, and and she is again after a divorce, keener than ever.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed 8 miles north of town went to Chicago, this morning to get a brace for their little son, who was operated upon 7 weeks ago at the Hahnemann hospital for club foot Mrs, Ben Thornton and daughter Mrs. J. O. Conley, of Tipton, who were called here by the sickness and death of the former’s mother Mrs. Margaret Powell, returned home today. The senior classes of Monticello and Delphi High Schools will debate the question of the justifiability of the modern strike at the Monticello Opera House, Friday night. Monticello will take the negative side of the proposition. County Superintendent Louis H. Hamilton, of Rensselaer, has been selected as one of the three judges.

Uncle Jimifiy Cnlp has been very dangerously sick for some time, at the home of bis son-in-law Thos. Jacks, near Lee. He had rallied a little when last heard rom.

K. V. Varner of Luray Virginia, and his daughter Mrs. 8. Peuce of Chicago, after two weeks’ visit with his niece and nephew Miss Kate and F. M. Mauck west of town, returned to Chicago last evening. Rev. C. D. R oyte, pastor o Trinity M. E. church, will begin a revival meeting at the church this, Wednesday'evening, and continue them nightly as long as the interest continues. He will not have any regular assistance in the meetings, at present; but Rev. O. L. Chivington, of Barkley M. E. church, will preach Friday night. As Christy Vick’s little son Harry, was playing on the floor joists late yesterday afternoon, at Cowgill & Worland’s new building on Cullen street, running over the floor joists, he fell and struck his face on one of the joists. The bridge of his nose was broken, and he received a deep cut, the entire length of his nose. Dr. Moore dressed the injury, several stitches being required on the cut. 4 Maurice Thompson still continues about the same as he has been for the past month, and there is but little improvement in his general condition. He has not been able to be out of bed any since being taken sick. Lately he seems to be a little more restless than usual. Dr. Ensminger, Crawfordsville’s leading physician, well known and extensively related here, is his medical attendant.

At LaPorte, Joseph W. Brill who shot Ellsworth Wier, the attorney has so far, been unable to furnish bail. Ex-State Senator Morgan H. Weir has issued a statement in which he defends his son from the accusation of improper conduct with Mrs. Brill, who is reported as being prostrated at her home in Cleveland. Brill’s fortune is estimated at $500,000. The wounded man is in a bad shape and his physicians are much alarmed over his condition.

Next to the bill providing for the payment of their own salaries, our state legislators are in the biggest hurry to rush through a bill providing that all sentences to death in the state be executed in the Michigan City state prison The special cause for hurry is to provide for the case of Joseph Keith, under the sentence of death for the murder of Nora Keifer, there being a question whether, under present laws, there is any place in the state when be could be legally executed. Probably if his own wishes were consulted he would tell the legislators not tq hurry themselves any on his ac count.

Dr. C. C. Stratton, of Portland Oregon, is here preparing to give a free lecture, Thursday evening, on “The Undeveloped Mineral Resources of the Northwest.” The Doctor lived in Indiana when a boy, but has lived on the Pacific slope ever since 1854. He is a cousin of W. 8. Stratton who, not long ago, sold the Independence mine at Cripple Creek, for ten million dollars. Judge S. P. Thompson returned yesterday afternoon from Kentland where he has been holding court, this week. Owing to a light docket, the court will not convene until the fourth week. Monday Judge E. P. Hammond of Lafayette and Judge E. B. Sellers of Monticello, argued the county seat question, and the argument is continued until the court convenes again.

Charles H. Porter has concluded not to resume his telegraphing work in Montana. Instead he has again engaged in the grocery business. He has bought out a well established business in that line, in Delphi, that of Edwin Sines, He has already taken possession, and Mrs. Porter will join him there as soon as a suitable residence can be secured. The grbcery business is no experiment with Mr. Porter, as he was engaged in it here for several years, and knows all the ins and outs of the trade, very thoroughly. He is also an energetic and very methodical man of business.

Aiden Benedict’s “Fabio Roman which will be presented at the Ellis Opera House, Monday Jan. 28th, is an adaptation by Chas. W. Chase of Marie Correlli’s famous ■novel, entitled “The Vendetta” and is one of the best melodrama’s ever written, dealing with Italian love and vengeance. The scenic effects and costuming are pronounced by the press wherever the Company have appeared to be the best extant, and the company have been highly complimented by the public, Writer Lawrence in the title role and Miss Martha Beauford as Nina receiving special praise. Mlle. Charmon’s French songs are creating as great a sensation in this country as they did in Europe and she is universally considered by all to be the best in that line now before the public.