Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1901 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. » G. K. Hollingsworth is tratisacting business in Chicago today. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson near Blacks ord is sick with lung fever. E. F. Conner, of Argcs, Ind., is the guest of Rensselaer friends a few days. Miss Sara Cowgill, whois teaching school near Danville is home to spend Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Timmons, south of town, left this morning to make their home in Chicago Heights Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phillips, of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Warner and other relatives here. Everal Smith, son of Jeff Smith, west of town, has rented and will occupy this year, the Robertson farm, abi ut 7 miles s mth of town. Mr. and Airs. Wm. Morris, of Chicago Heights, 111., returned home today, after 3 weeks’ visit with relatives here J. B. Dcniarcus. of Webster, lowa, arrived today, for a month’s visit with relatives and friends here. Earl Siyler. of Gilman, 111., came last evening for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and MrsIsaac D. Sayler Stanley Perkins, of Mishawaka, Ind , is the guest of his uncle and aunt Air. and Mrs. J. H. Perkins for a few d/iyp. J. P. Hammond cashier of the Wheatfield bank, is spending Washington’s birthday with his relatives, here. Geo. Casey, of Union tp., sustained a very severe sprain yesterday. while lifting a heavy weight which will probably lay him up for several weeks. This is Washington’s birthday' The natal day of the greatest allaround hero, patriot stateman and citizen, in all history. Our public schools have observed the day with appropriate exercises. Randle Overton, of Freeport, 111., is the guest for a few days’ of his father, J. P. Overton, and other relatives. Randle has a good job in an agricultural implement store, at Freeport. F. Al. Lakin and son Edward, of Union tp., arrived home today from three weeks’ stay at Ohiokasha and Ft. Salle, Indian Territory, where they have been looking at land. Still another old wolf has been killed in Gillam tp., since the onea mentioned r few days ago, We did not learn who the luoky hunter was. Another fox has also been killed. This was by John Morehouse, in Wheatfield tp. Five degrees above zero was the lowest reached by the U. S. thermometer, last night. Common outside thermometers hit zero or very near it. Today, with its continued cold and high northwest winds, make it one of the severest days of the winter. Ed. Alills and Merle Gwiu and their friends, J. C. Wilkins and W. C. Starkey, students at Purdue University, Lafayette, came last evening to remain over Sunday with the formers’ parents, Mt. and and Mrs. C, E. Mills and Mr. and Mrs J. C. Gwin.

A Patriotic Party was given last evening at the home of Mr. and Airs. 0. E. Mills in honor of their son Ed. and his. friends John, C. Wilkins, Will Starkey and Merle Gwin, all students of Purdue University. The chief amusement pf the evening was dominoes, let prize was awarded to Frank Sayler and 2nd. to Miss Ella Watson. About 45 were present. The house was beautifully-decorated in patriotic colors, and elegant refrestiments were served. The Ladies of the Milroy Circle gave a very pleasant suprise, last evening upon Mrs Robt. Alichaels at their home on. Van Rensselaer St. About fifty were present and the evening was spent in playing games, after which refreshments were served. Airs Alichaels was then presented with a gold badge of the order, E. P. Honan making the presentation speech. -Warden Sbideler-of- the- Michigan City prison reports that 10 per cent, of the prisoners who were paroled violated the parole law. This is a very satisfactary showing. Two. hundred and ninety-three have been paroled and 29 reported unsatisfactory. Two of these were leturne 1 to the institution. The report covers a period of three years and says that during the month of January the prisoners earned for themselves $8,869.81. An exciting and dangerous runaway took place on Front street, today, but without any bad results. Smith Newell’s team, from Barkley, hitched to a big bob-sled, started from Jake AlcDonald’s poultry house and ran north, mighty fast. They passed several other rigs and teams, but were civil enough to turn out as they passed. At Mrs. Kinney’s residence they ran against a stump and “beached” their sled; then ran as far as C. BSteward’s residence, where they came to a stop. Very little damage resulted. SATURDAY? Born Thursday Feb. 21, to Air. and Mrs. Wm. Thornton, a son. Miss Alary Schrader, of Delphi, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Airs. Melinda J Timmons of Sharon is seriously sick with pneumonia. The two year old child of Frank Parker, near Coiner, is very low with pneumonia. J. W. Johnson of Indianapolis is transacting business in our city today. Charles Harley’s fine residence in Delphi, was burned Thursday night. Miss Kate and John Mauck west of town went to Chicago today to spend Sunday with relatives. Airs. Alary Hudlow, of Lafayette, is the guest of Air. and Mrs. Harry Kessinger, today. Miss Emma Studer, of Morocco, is the guest for a week of her sister, Mrs. Freda Tanner, east of town. Banker Fred B. Gilman and Dr. M. L Humpston, both of Goodland, were business visitors in Rensselaer, today. The lowest official temperature last night was 4 above zero, Today ends five days of solid steady cold, but not of extreme character. Geo. P. Ketcham has as yet beard nothing from his horse and buggy, stolen Friday morning, anti has gone to Lafayette, today, to make a search down that way. Mrs. Henry Woods and daughter Miss Lulu, of Champaign, 111., came last evening for a week’s visit with James Woods and family south-east of town. The interest and attendance at the revival meetings at the M. E. ! church continue good and steadily increasing, in spite of the severely cold weather. The number of I accessions to the church since the beginning the revival is now 18. Albert Fendig, of Brunswick, Ga., is making a short visit with his parents here. He has been on a business trip to- Missouri,' and made it convenient to come this way back to Burnswick. He rei ports everything as very prosperous

( and pleasant in his section of the Sunny South. Dr. C. C. Stratton, D. D., of Portland, Oregon, is here again in the interests of his gold mines in Oregon, and also and more especially, in that of a large tract of mining and timber land in Virginia. The doctor occupied the pulpit at the revival meeting at Trinity Al. E. church, last night. The County Council is called to meet in special session Tuesday, March sth, to consider the neces sity of making certain appropriations the commissioners. Even some of the election officers of I tst Novem ber Haye not yet nceived the.r pay. . A pens on at the r .te of. $72 per immih, fur total disability, has been granted toCapt. J.G.'Trbxell. dec ased, late of Delphi, and brother of Squire J. Al. Troxell, of our town. The pension dates back since 1898 and about $2,500 of back pension will be due, which we understand his widow will receive. Cui. Fred Phillips, our rising auctioneer, left for Kansas City, today. He is one of the regularly appointed auctioneers for this year’s annual Hereford cattle sale; at Kansas City, the same being a very notable recognition of his standing as as an auctioneer. At the conclusion- of the sale, which begins Tuesday, Fred will take a trip to Cripple Creek, Colo., and expects to be away about two weeks, in all.

MONDAY. Mrs. Bert Blue, north of town, is on the sick list. Barney Ferguson, Thursday Feb. 28th. Mrs. Al. H. Hemphill is sick with a severe case of the grip. Jim Pierce, a few miles south of town, i§ sick with lung fever. Miss Joeva Green, of Valparaiso, spent. Sunday with friends here. L- M. Devault of Aloiion, spant Sunday with Rensselaer friends. E. L. Hollingsworth is in Monticello, today, on real estate business. Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips, will soon move upon their farm near Delphi. Rankin Halstead went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ business stay.

Dennis Gleason, the horse bujer, exp c‘s to be here all of tills week yet. Airs Frank Hardy, i- quite sick with the tz p ip, at the sber fi’s residence. J. F. Brunei’s littl ■ diu_hter Cora, who has been i-ick with pneutmn a is'sonn better. Airs- W. L. Bringle, southeast of town, who has b eat sick fur sert-ral weeks with pneumonia is now improving. Uncle Berry Paris, who has been I who has been sick with a very ■ severe ease of the g'lp, >s rn w ' somewhat better. Mrs. Ed Heath and children f Aydelotte. came Saturday evening ; tojoiuher husbmd and will now make this their home. Alis. Peter Kessinger, southeast of town, is quite low with lung j trouble. Her only daughter died ! last week. Mr. and Airs. J. W. Jones, of Lafayette, who were looking after their property here, returned home today. W. O. Piper, of Denver, Ind. came teday fcr a couple day’s stay locking after his farm northeast of town. Mrs. Rose Ladd and baby, of Oxford, are the gueste for a week of her parents, Mr. and Airs. Berry Paris. Ross Hawkins arrived home Saturday evening from New Orleans, where he has been attending Mardi Gras the past ten* days. Airs. Mary E. Brown northwest of town returned home Saturday evening from a weeks’ visit with her sist-r Mrs. R. Hemphill at LaHogue, 111. Mre. Belle Cleaver returned home to Saturday evening after 2 weeds’ visit with her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Dutton of Jordan tp. . Otto Anderson, who has been in Benton Co., for the past year or two, has returned to his old place with J. W. Pieice, just south of town. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe arrived home Friday evening from Fairfield, lowa, where AireForsythe had been visiting relatives for a few weeks, and Air. Forsythe for one, having gone to accompany her home. Charles E. Nowels and family are again residents of Rensselaer. They h>»ve returned frern Goshen and will reside in their own house, on Franklin street. M r . NoweD will have charge of W. C Babcock’s branch elevator, at Parr.

A decided change has occurred ' in the weather am!, and today is h| forerunner of early March; light bkifts of suuw, alternating w.thj clouds ami suimhine. The snow thaws a° fa-t > s it comes' and th* n some. Col. R. P. De”l. r , La’ajettr, iec ived notice S turday t! at ()• v Durbin had appoint?d him of the Tippecanoe circuitcmit t succeed Judge Taylor, whose death , was recently recorded There was no opposition t » the app intment of Col. DeHar'. Sunday was the 44tli w-dlitg anniversary of Mr. and Airs. N. rman Wbfuer and all of their children and grand children and many friends collected together at their home in the northwest part of town and celebrated the event b >th 1 Saturday evening and Sunday. ! At the Al. E. church, yesterdiy morning, Rev. C. D. Royse baptized ihree infants and 15 other persons who had recently joined the church. In tGe evening Rev. Dr. Stratton preached a powerlut sermon The coug'egations at both services were large It is 40 years ago today since Dr. 1. B. Washburn graduated from Rush Medical College. He is not 40 j ears behind the times however, for by dint of constant reading up on the medical and surgical discoveries, and also by taking an occasional special course in his old college, he keeps right up with the procession. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sncdgrass who have been the guests of his mother, Mrs. Nancy Snodgrass, for the past week, left this morning for Phoenix, Arizona,' where he expects to find a location and follow his profession of telegrapher.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Warner Mrs. Hale Warner, Mrs. Chas. Warner, Mrs- Ruth Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Warner and son Jim, went to McCoysbnrg toddy, to spend the day with Mr. and Airs. John Phillips and celebrate the 72nd birthday of his father Harve Phillips of Chicago, An unusual interest has Le.n manifested in the Mothers’ Mutual Improvement Society, which meet< every other Saturday art?rnoon iu the East court room All women interested.in ihis work aie urged to attend. T! !e <i«err}‘ box will be opened at the next meeting and questions found therein will be discussed. The next meeting will be held March 2nd, beginning promptly at 2:30 p. m.

Joseph D. Keith tin ler sen fence to be hanged forthe reorder of Nora Kifvr. wns taken to Michigan City prise n, the place of his execution, Ist Saturday He was taken over the old line of the Monon, and got his dinner at Lafayette. The Cail says lie seems to be bearing up wd', but shows extreme nervousness. The date set for his ex- cu ion is Mny 24th. Squire Troxell has rec ived word of the death' of ano h.r of the rapidly vanishing baud < f old 49ere who went to California with him over 50 years ago. It is John Ft.-her, of Battle Ground, and he died last Surduy. He was 78 years old He was one. of those who attended the 49ers reunion here, at Sqnire Troxell's last April, IZe Town Boardjof Mo occo last week passed an ordinance making it unlawful for any person to spit upon any o’ the public sid 1 valks, l or street or alley crossings, or on the >r of any hall or house of public worship or amusement, or upon the floor of any building in which a public meeting is being held, within the corporate limits of the town of Morocco, and provided that any person who shall violate the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding SIO.OO Kentland Democrat. LaGrippe coughs often continue or months and sometimes leads to a‘al results after the patient is supposed to have passed the danger point. Foley’s Honey and Tar affords positive protection und security from these coughs.