Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1901 — MONDAY [ARTICLE]

MONDAY

George W. Casey went to Logansport today on business. Frank Hunt, of Knox, was here over Sunday, the guest of.relatives. J. W. Cowden went to Logausport today on business. . F. L. Jones and I. L. Jones, of Pontiac, 111., are here today on land business. G. F. Myers, ot Knimun, and Edward Biggs, of Wheatfield are in Rensselaer today. Albert Overton went to Chicago Heights today to visit his sister, Mrs. Ida Nowels. Miss Gussie Sayler, of west of town, is attending the summer term of the Valparais) normal. Joe Sharp and Benhart Fendig went to Bt. Joe Mich., Sunday, on a fishing trip. Miss Alice Wartena went to Hammond Saturday to visit her brothers, Gus, Orlando and Luther. Park Kellev came yesterday from Rockford, 111., to reside here with his mother Mrs. Agnes Kelley. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hopkins, who have been visiting relatives here, for some days, returned to their home in Chicago today, Ezra Clark and wife, Holdridge Clark and wife and Mrs. Mary Porter spent Sunday with T. W. Grant and family at Rose Lawn.

Mrs. A. H. Trussell returned home Saturday evening from a visit of two weeks with relatives in Forest, Clinton county. Miss Georgia Dickinson, of Chicago came Sunday to visit her father, G. R. Dickinson, south of town. John McColly and family went to Chicago Heights Saturday for a visit of about ten days with relatives. Misses Elzie aud J eanette N elson of Springfield, Ohio, came Saturday to visit their uncle, E. D. Rhoades and family. Fred Donnelly, who has been working in Chicago, came home Saturday to visit his parents, B. M. Donnelly and wife.

Miss Lillian Nowels came home Saturday from Chicago, where she attended the-Chicagolnstitute during the past year. Mrs. G. W. Wills and daughter, Miss Ivah, of Brookston, were guests Sunday of Mrs. Julia A. Healey and daughter Maud. The county board of review is now in session, their first meeting being held today. They will remain in session several weeks. The Rathbone Sisters and their families enjoyed a pionio and lawn party, Saturday evening, at G. 0. Pumphrey’s residence. About 40 were present. Miss Lillian Roberts, who for the past four years has been teaching school in Colorado, arrived home Saturday evening to visit her father, Press Roberts' and family west of town. Mrs. Albert Overton. Mrs. H. L. Brown andJMiss Vivian Baker arrived home Saturday evening from Winamao, where they had attended the district Y. P. S. C. E. convention.

LMiss Luella McCoy went to ifayette today to remain until after Wednesday, and be present on that day at the Miller-Bixler wedding previously mentioned in these columns. Rev- D. Hodge of the antisaloon league, lost his nose glasses Sunday between town and Slaughter school house. Were in a leather oase. Finder please leave at this office. Joseph Bennett, Alfred Randle, Omer Smith, Ira Long and Will Hefferline left today for Topeka, Kansas, near which place they expect to work for several weeks in the harvest fields. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Major and son Wilfred of Rensselaer were guests of Mrs. Isa Morris Thursday afternoon. He reports that his father Hon. Geo. Major of Mulberry, Ind., as sufficiently improved from his sickness to be able to be up and about the house but still in a very weakened condition.—Remington Press.

George Bennett, a colored gentleman, better known as “Shine,” and a former resident of Rensselaer, in the capacity of a horsetrainer, was here over Sunday. He is still following the races. Mrs. Georce Hilton and children who have been visiting the family of David Hilton, went to DeMotte Saturday to visit Mrs. Elma Harrington. From there they will return to their home in Detroit, Mich. Mr. Robert O. Graves, a youug attorney of Morocco, and Miss Nellie M. Erwin, of Brook, both quite well known, and the latter quite extensively related here, were married in last Thursday, June 11th. Edgar Vogel, of Chicago, who has just returned from a business trip to Utica. N. Y„ is visiting the family of H. M. Grant, having arrived in Rensselaer today. Hifr mother, also of Chicago, has been here for several days. Miss Belle Chamberlain, who resigned her position in Chicago and has for the past two weeks been at her home in Kentland came to Rensselaer Saturday and is again employed as stenographer for the tax ferrits.

John Collins, who has been traveling in Michigan for a shoe company, came home Sunday to rest up and recover from a severe attack of rheumatism. For the past three weeks he has been in a hospital at Allerton, Mich., and he is still quite badly crippled up. Ernest Middleton went to Indianapolis last week and got 60 days’ extension of his furlough He expects before that expires to receive his discharge from the service, on acoount of his health. His regiment is still at Manila, and his time would not be out until August 1902. Mayor John Eger went to Kendalville Sunday, where his wife is visiting relatives. It was the Mayor’s intention to remain until Friday, and if he does this, it will be the longest vacation he has ever taken since engaging in business about twenty years ago, The County Commissioners and the Coumy Council are both in session, today. The questions of making appropriations for improving the streets around the court house, and for the pay of the tax ferrits, are the principal matters before the County Council. 8. B. Jenkins, formerly fireman at the court house heating plant, who moved to Monon about a rndnth ago has quit his job at the stone crushing plant there and is moving back to Rensselaer. The work there is too hard and the bourn too long, under the new management. Rev. D. Hodge, of Goshen, superintendent for the South Bend district of the Anti-saloon league, spoke at the F. W. Baptist church, Sunday morning and evening, and in the afternoon at Slaughter school house, Monday evening he will speak at Vaughn and Tuesday evening at Parr.

The tenth annual convention of the Rensselaer Distriot Christian Endeavor sooiety will be held in Kentland, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 26th and 27th. The services will be held in the First Presbyterian churoh, and one of the state officers of the order will be in attendance daring the convention. Geo. E. Mitchell, teaoher of soienoe in the Rensselaer sohool for the past two years has resigned the position for the ensuing year, and E. M. Neher, of Rossville, has been chosen in his place. Mr. Neher is a this year’s graduate of Indiana University. Mr. Mitchell’s plans for the future have not been definitely settled, but for the present he will remain in W. B. Austin’s law office.

The Woloott Enterprise relates how a wanderer from Round Grove township, White county, has just been strangely located. The Salvation Army Corps under Capt. Wolfe, who were here last vear, finally reached California, and

there met Louis Elliott, who left 27 years ago and was supposed to be dead. His mother, Mrs. Thompson, still lives near Wolcott, and they put him in communication with her.