Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1901 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

W. M. Thornton made a business trip to Monon yesterday. Miss Luella McCoy returned yesterday from a short visit in Chicago. Wash Lowman, east of Pleasant Ridge, is sick with a stomach trouble. Mrs. Lewis Davisson, in the southeast part of town, is on the sick list. Mrs. Nancy King, of Kirklin, came today to visit the family of Henry Randle. Mrs. J, A. Davisson, of Crawi fordsville, is spending a few days with W. A. Huff and family. Mrs. C. E. Tyner, of Cedar Lake, came to Rensselaer today to visit her father, H. M. Jacks and family. Mrs. George Hollingsworth went to Chicago yesterday for a short visit with her brother, Louis Hopkins.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Childers, of Delphi,, came to Rensselaer today to visit their son, William and family. C. F. Snodgrass and wife, of Lafayette, came yesterday to attend the bedside of his brother, Ancil Snodgrass. . Mrs. Ora Bushong is again a little better, today, and there is now some considerable chance for her recovery. Mrs. C. D. Royse returned yesterday from Indianapolis, where she had remained since the funeral of Rev. Royse’s brother. The Rensselaer Tigers were defeated at base ball yesterday by the St. Joseph College second team by the score of 8 to 1. Judge E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, is in Rensselaer today as one of the attorneys in the Halligan vs Tanner cattle case.

Moses Tuteur and daughter, Helen, went to Logansport today to see Mrs. Tuteur, at Long Cliff asylum. She is now somewhat improved. The invocing of the Coover grocery stock was finished yesterday and today it was moved by the purchaser, John Eger, into his own store.

The company which struck oil near Delphi, a few days ago, has ordered ten more wells put down. It is a Lafayette company. Bert Rhoades and Kent Morgan are in Rensselaer this week and will take part in the vaudeville for the benefit of the library Friday night. Will Murray, the Monon agent at Monticello, is here today as a witness in the Halligan vs Tanner case, and E. B. Sellers of tho«ame place, is attorney for the Halligans. John Jones has resigned his position at Starr’s grocery and purchased the Schofield bus line, which he will take charge of in a few days. The Senior class of the Rensselaer schools, twenty-five in number were guests of Miss Jesse Merry, one of the class at her home in Mt Ayr yesterday. Miss Lucile Trussell returned to her hbme in Rose Lawn yesterday after having visited her parents, A. H. Trussell and wife, north of town for a few days. Vernon Schock, who has been working in the electric light plant of the G. H. Hammond packing house in Hammond, returned to Rensselaer yesterday for a short visit.

Van and Orlan Grant for “end men” and Frank Hardy for interooutor, is a combinatiqn seldom exceeded by minstrel shows anywhere. See them Friday night, at the opera house. Mr. and Mrs. D. Harrold, of Indianapolis, came to Rensselaer today and drove from here to Zadoc on the Gifford railroad, where they will visit their son Thomas, who is the agent at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson, of Reynolds, are today the guests of F. B. Meyer and wife. Mr. Johnson is the Monon agent at Reynolds and is a witness in the Halligan-Tanner cattle case. The adjourned session of the circuit court convened today, with Judge Lairy of Logansport on the bench. The trial of the Halligan vs Tanner case is the chief business of the session. It is likely to last several days. Mrs. Wm. L. Nowels; whom it at was thought yesterday would not be able to be taken home for some time, was found by her physician so much improved, that she was taken to her home south-west of town, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. R. B. Harris returned today from Indianapolis, where she had been attending the Rebekah Assembly. Mrs. Effie Wade, also a member of the Rensselaer Rebekahs, but a resident of Hammond, attended the assembly. At a Hereford sale in Chicago yesterday, N. W. Bowen, of Delphi, paid $5,000 for a cow, Dolly 11. It is the highest price ever paid for a Hereford cow. He also bought three of her heifer calves, paying for them $3,900. The Rochester school board has hired Prof. James F. Scull for his 20th consecutive year as superintendent of their town schools. Only two other superintendents in Indiana have served longer in one place, Prof. Wiley, of Terre Haute and Prof. Chase, of Plymouth.

Harrison Prunkard returned to Danville, 111., today and his two daughters, Mrs. Nannie Ford and Mrs. Clara Cliffton, also returned to their homes, the former to Allerton, 111., and the latter to Cayuga, Ind All had been at the bedside of Ancil Snodgrass. The Library Entertainment, for next Friday will probably be the most elaborately prepared and thoroughly rehearsed home talent entertainment ever given in Rensselaer. It also promises to be about the best attended, judging by the already large advanced sale of seats. In fact it is evident that people who want reserved seats must secure them soon or be too late. Thomas J. Wood, of Crown Point, has announced that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1904. He was in Congress at one time and is well known among the Democrats of this part of the state. He is the first member of his party to announce his candidacy for Governor. He had to come out early, however to get ahead of Nelson J. Bozarth, the boss flopper, of Valparaiso.