Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1901 — MONDAY [ARTICLE]

MONDAY

F. R. Johnson, of Vienna, 111., was here today on business. C e J. Dean has gone to Washington, HL, on real-estate business. John Wagner went to Lafayette today to visit relatives for one week. S. B. Jenkins has removed to Monon, where he will work on the stone crusher. B. J. Gifford is in town today. He reports that his old field branch will be finished in two weeks. John Jones has bought the Jerry Schofield bus line and will take charge of the same Wednesday. Mrs, Frank Randle and children are spending the week with her parents, 12 miles east of town. Scott Nelson, an elevator concontractor of Brookston was in Rensselaer today to see Babcock & Hopkins. Mrs. Ray Mossier was called to Wolcott this afternoon by the serious sicknes of her brother, Louie Leopold. The Chicago excursionists frcm here Sunday numbered 102; which was a good many, considering the character of the weather.

William Terwilleger returned to Champaign, 111., today, after having visited for the past week his* son, William Terwilleger and lyMrs. Oia Bushoung is repotted to be still making slow but steady improvement, and her complete recovery is now quite confidently expected. Hiram Comstock, an old and Well known resident of Francesville, and formerly living in this county, was found dead in his bed, Saturday morning. Chas. P. Leyer, of Denver, Colo,, is visiting his cousin, Mrs. Mary E. Kannal, for a few days. He is president of the Denver Copper Mining and Leasing Company. Rev. A. G.‘ Work has gone to Chalmers, today, to deliver the ‘Charge to the People,” in the ordination of Rev. T. J Thomas, a recent graduate, a recent graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary.

Mrs. J. B. Sayler has gone to Winamac to remain with her mother, Mrs. L. Messerly for several weeks. The latter fell from a chair last Friday and sustained injuries it is feared she can not recover from. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brady left for Erie, Penn., today, where Mrs. Brady will spend the summer for the benefit of her health. Mr. Brady will go to Beach Creek, Penn , to visit his relatives, before returning home. He will be away about two weeks. The ice cream social for the Christian Endeaver at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Watson on the Charley Moody place, near Pleasant Grove, Saturday night was a perfect success in spite of the cold weather. The receipt for the evening was $18.20.

Gen. Lew Wallace was a competitor of N, W. Bowen, in bidding for Dolly 2nd, the Hereford cow that Bowen paid $5,000 last week, in Chicago. The General didn’t have any of his Ben Hur nerve with him, however, and he fell by the wayside after making only one bid.

Memorial Sunday services were held at Trinity M. E. church Sunday morning, and were attended by many more people than could obtain admission to the church. The memorial sermon was preached by Rev. R. D. Utter, D. D., now of West Lebanon, and was a very able and patriotic effort. A 4 year old son of Airs. Aforrisy who lives with Gee. Wolf’s family, at the tile mill north of town, got hold of a lot of medical tablets, for heart disease Friday, containing strychnine, and ate about a dozen. Dr, English was called and found the boy stiffening out in a pronounc ed case of strychnine poisoning. By causing the child to vomit by hyperdemic injections and other remedies the doctor got him through all right.