Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1901 — THURSDAY LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY LOCALS.

Train 33 on the Monon makes the run from Chicago to Indianapolis in four hours and fifty minutes making fifteen stops. The train is scheduled at forty-two miles an hour, making it the fastest train on any road crossing Indiana. —lndianapolis Journal. Edward French, who lately made a trip to Kansas with his father, Felix French, left on the 9:55 train this morning for Kingman that state. He expects to locate in the west but is not sure that he will decide on Kingman as his permanent home.

Today’s papers state that Mrs. McKinley has become so seriously sick that the remainder of the president’s great trip has been abandoned, at San Francisco. He will return direct to Washing ton as soon as Mrs. McKinley’s condition will permit. Last Thursday when Mr. Geo. R. Keever and his bride of that same day, formerly Miss Lydia Webb, arrived at their home on the Dr. Hartsell farm, near Parr, they found that their neighbors to the number of 30 or more had taken possession and prepared to surprise them with a fine supper.

Glenn Grant, who has been clerking in a large department store in Goshen, has taken a vacation for the benefit of his health. He is now at the Mount Clemens, Michigan, springs, and after remaining there a short time, will return to Rensselaer to visit his mother and family before returning to his work in Goshen. Mrs. C. D. Royce went to Indianapolis today to attend the funeral of Rev. Royce’s brother, W. L. Royce, whose death at Vermilion, Ohio, was related in Tuesday’s Republican. None of the particulars of the death have yet been received. Mrs. Royce only having had telegraphic communication with her husband since his departure.

Col. Fred Phillips’ reputation as a fine stock auctioneer continues to spread. While he wss in Indianapolis last week as one of the auctioneers in a large sale, an Ohio man who was arranging a fine stock sale in Greenville, Ohio, arranged to have him auctioneer the stock and yesterday he was appraised by mail that his services would be required for three days, one each in Greenville, Osborne and Williamsport, Ohio. The stock to be sold consists of Short Horns and Durhams, and the Colonel’s employer is one of the finest breeders in the United States. The sales begin tomorrow and Fred leaves Rensselaer today. Uncle Bill N. Jones is still keeping himself in good bowling form, and yesterday he beat his own previous best record, by making ten straight strikes. His score in the game was 269 pins, which also is his best single game score. In his ten successive strikes, every pih was knocked clear off the alleys. In*four successive games he made an average of 217 pins. But though 269 is his highest score, it is not the highest ever made on these alleys. Bill McCord bowled 292 once, which is within 8 pins of the highest possible score, 800. Dr. Merrill has located in the city for the practice of medicine and surgery.