Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

FRIDAY. Mrs. William Tanner went to Chicago today for a short visit. - Dr.*O. M. Nisley, of Lafayette, was a Rensselaer yistor yesterday. Mrs. W. C. Babcock .went to Hartford City today for a week’s visit with relatives. Fred Hines, who has been in Rensselaer for several months, left today for his home at Pontiac, 111. Mrs. M. B. Alter returned yesterday from a two weeks’ visit her daughter, Mrs. Watson in Chicago. Prof. C. S. Plumb and Dr R. A. Craig, members of the Purdue faculty, were in Rensselaer yesterday. Mrs. Warren Robinson and children and Miss Grace Goughian went to Wabash today for a week’s visit with relatives. Senator-Beveridge, of this state, has quite a taste for traveling, and and is now in Russia on his way on a journey around the world. Mrs. Harriett Atkinson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, came to Rensselaer yesterday, to' remain during the summer the guest of J. H. Perkins and family. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowels and Misses Edna Thompson, Glenn Robinson and Bessie Burk, arrived home from Lake Maxinkuckee, last evening. The people of Mt. Ayr and Jackson township will vote on a proposition to vote $72,000 in aid of the Chicago & Toledo Transfer Railroad, on July 27th. The election was ordered by the Newton county commissioners, at their session this week.

Mrs. Mary Drake and three daughters and her brother, M. B. Moloney, are spending the day with their sister, Mrs. Charles Matlong, in Monon. Prof. Anthony J. Schath’s wife and family of four children arrived yesterday evening from Cincinnati, Ohio, and all now reside at the home of Mrs. Leota Jones. Miss Maggie Kenton went to Indianapolis yesterday to visit her cousins, Eva and Blanche Kenton. From there she will go to Union City and other places to assist in some Freewill Baptist revival meetings. Rev. D- T. Halstead, Mrs. R. C. Hemphill and Mies Mattie Benjamin went to Antioch, Marshall county, today, to attend a conference meeting of the • Church of God. They will return home Monday. The Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Tuttle president of Wabash College for 30 years previous to his retirement, is alarmingly ill of heart trouble. He was stricken a day or two ago, but alarming symptoms did not develop until Wednesday. Dr. Tuttle is eighty years old. His home is’in Crawfordsville. Miss Helen Wasson returned today from her visit in Chicago. She was accompanied hone by Miss Bessie Speers, of Evanston, a college friend of Miss Gail Wassan, whose guest she will be for some time. Harry Wade came down from Hammond today to attend to some business affairs. His son, George, who is in his 13th year, has been quite dangerously sick with pneumonia for the past week but 'is now somewhat improved.

Mrs. Helen Measure and Mrs. Helen E. Clayton, of Sacramento, Cal, who had been visiting relatives in 111., came to Rensselaer I yesterday to visit for a few days I with the family of B. W. Ells--1 worth, in Barkley township. I Quite a string of mover’s wagons j went through town evening, headed east. They had every appearance of having been very long on the road, and stated that they were on the back track from Oklahoma, and were going to Stark county, this state.

As an outcome of the robbery of the Flora bank two years ago, by which the institution was relieved of $15,000 in cash, retired banker John Lenon, of that village, has gone violently insane. He is the father of W. H. Lenon, proprietor of the looted bank, and labors under the delusion that robbers are continually trying to break in bis house and steal his money. The Supreme Court has decided that jurors ate not entitled to extra pay on account of being kept together day and night during a triel. The statute says the fees of a juror shall be $2 a day while in actual attendance, and the court held that a calendar day of twentyfour hours was contemplated, and that a juror was entitled to full pay whether in attendance one hour or twenty-four hours. Kentland Enterprise: Congressman Crumpacker has announced that the postmasters at Morocco, Brook, Goodland and Kentland have been Jeappointed to another term. This action is in accordance with the policy acted upon by republican congressman in general, who were requested by the President to make as few changes as possible, and in all cases to reappoint where the service had been satisfactory. Arthur Fendig, who has been working for the Baries Diamond Co., in Chicago, for the past five years, came home yesterday for a short visit with parents, Mr- and Mrs. Nathan Fendig. Arthur’s work has been almost altogether with relatives in Chicago, but re cently his firm has sent him to several other cities as their representative and upon his return to work he will be sent to Milwaukee, Wis., where he will remain for several weeks.

Monroe township, Pulaski Co., including Winamac, will vote July 9th on the proposition to give a two per cent, subsidy in aid of the Chicago & Toledo transfer R. R. Mr. Hamilton, the chief engineer, asserts more positively than ever : that the money to build the road 1 is in band, and that if the aids are voted, the throwing of dirt will begin inside of 90 days. I Kentland Enterprise:— During the electric storm yesterday morning a flash of lightng knocked a chisel out of the hands of John Chamberlain, jr., who was working at the bench in his father’s carpenter shop in the north end of town. John escaped unhurt, although it required a half hour or more to' fully recover from the shock. State Geologist Blatchley says the gold found in Indiana is drift gold, brought down from the Hudson Bay territory by the first glacier that ever invaded the State. When the glacier struck the hills of Morgan and Brown counties it could go no further, and melted, Mr. Blatchley says if he were going to prospect for gold he'would make a bee line for the Hudson Bay territory.

SATURDAY. Miss Ethel Sharp is visiting relatives in Brook. J. E Brady returned yesterday from his trip to Pennsylvania. L. F, Hopkins came down from Chicago today for a short visit. Mrs. L. W. Shaffner, of Wheatfield, is spending the day in Rensselaer. Miss Edna Dillon returned yesterday from a visit of fonr weeks in Lafayette. 1 Oren Parker came home from Chicago today to remain for two weeks. Miss Susan Kessinger went to Lafayette today to visit her sister. Mrs. James Hudlow. ■ (r J. F. Irwin is having another severe spell of sickness from his chronic kidney trouble. Mrs. John Bruner and two daughters went to Demotte today to remain ever Sunday. Joseph Gictl and wife, of Chicago, came today to visit his sister, Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach. Miss Ellen Shuck, who was the guest this week of Mrs. H. L. Brow r n, returned today to her home in Urbana, 111. 1 Leo Roy, the boy hurt at the Goodland fire, died last Thursday, as the result of his injuries, He was 9| years old. Miss Minnie Coover, who has been visiting her parents near Parr, returned to her home in Evanston today. Uncle Billy Bussell is now around again after his last severe bickness, but is not yet in as good health as could be wished. C. A. Stephenson returned to Chicago Heights yesterday, after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephenson. M. F. Chilcote went to Dyer yesterday for a short visit with Dr. Albion Miller and sisters, Misses Edith and Mary Miller. Miss Christine Lundberg, of Chesterton, Ind., and Master Hal Weaver, of Lowell, are guests of D. H. Flynn and family. Linn Martin, of Wahoo, Neb., a former resident of this place, is visiting his relatives, the Thompsons, arriving Friday evening. Mrs. Louisa W T agner and George Strickler and wife, of North Manchester, Ind., came teday for a week’s visit with John Renicker and family.

Fred Stephenson, of Parr, and : Miss Maud Walker, of Barkley tp., returned home yesterday from Marion* where they had been at- ( tending normal school. Andrew Arnold seemed to be considerably worse again, this morning, and the in opinion of his nurse, was hardly likely to Uve the day out. Mrs. Ella Gasoway and Mrs. David Fleming, of Monticello, came today to visit George Cover and family of Union Tp., for one week. A son of O. P. Taber, of Remington, is a cadet at Culver Military Academy, making two representatives from Jasper county, at that institution. Mrs. L. F. Hopkins, of Chicago, who has been visiting relatives in Danville, lll.,'came to Rensselaer yesterday afternoon to visit her sister, Mrs. E. C. English. P. T. Welsh, of Fort Wayne, came today to visit his son, Paul A. Welsh, at the college and to be present at the commencement exercises Monday and Tuesday Rev. Thomas Meyer returned yesterday from Minster, Ohio, where he visited his father, and at which place last Sunday a large new Catholic church was dedicated. Fishing at Cedar Lake is, by all accounts very poor now; but if this present weather gets much colder, the hotels there may be able to advertise good skating, in a few days.

Mrs. W. N. Pence, who has been at the bedside of her father, Andrew Arnold, in Barkley township, 2or several weeks, returned yesterday to her home on the Nelson Morris ranch. Miss Frances Moore, of West. Newton, Mass., who is spending; the summer with relatives in Decatur, 111., came to Rensselaer yesterday evening to visit Mis» Bessie Moody. G. E. Mitchell has moved fronfrom Mrs. Kelley’s house on Rut son street into one of John Makeever’s houses on Division street. Mrs. Kelley and her son Park, who have been residing at Rockford, 111, will ocoupy her house, during the summer.

It was a very cold night, last night, for the 7th of June, and several persons report a light frost* in low places, this morning. L seems not to have been severe* enough to do much damage, ir* most places but John Renicker, of the Poplar Grove Fruit Farm, reports that it hurt his strawberries* quite badly.

Miss Ruth Harris gave a breakfast party to 23 young ladies Friday morning. It was arranged u» honor of Misses Virginia Statnnv,. of Hammond, Anna Beasley, of Remington,and Glenn Robinson, of .Lamar, Col. The last named, however, did not arrive from Culver in time to be present. It was a very pleasant affair and the guests rsemained until 11 o’clock.