Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1901 — MONDAY LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY LOCALS.

Mr?*. Fred Dalton and children of Gilman 111., came to Rensselaer Saturday and will remain for several days, guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O’Meara and other relatives. Mrs. Elias Hammerton, mention of whose sickness has frequently been made, was able to spend Sunday with relatives at Lee. It was the first time she had been able to leave home for many weeks. Wm. S. Coen has just sold his farm. ju6t northwest of town, to George Andrus. Mr. Coen and family will at once move to town, and occupy JohnJEgers property, the former W. T. Perkins’ place. Austin O. Moore, who recently sold his farm near Pleasant- Ridge to Dr. Wetherill, of Lafayette, arrived home Saturday from a prospecting trip to Lamar, Missouri. He was not well enough pleased withjtbe prospect to make a purchase there. Rev. A-JW. Wood, now pastor of the M. E. church at Hammond, and down Sunday to conduct Mrs. Zell’s funeral, remainedjuntil today to visit his brother, Henry Wood, and other relatives.J| He was pastor of the RensselaerJMethodists 20 year ago Mr. and Mrs. Peter Giver and farailyjwere at Monticello, Sunday, attending the funeral of his sister’s eon Robert Bretzinger, an eleven year old boy His death was the result of a sad accident, he having been drowned in [the Tippecanoe, while in swimming. He was drowned Jate Friday afternoon, but his body was not found until Saturday morning. He was a good and an industrious boy and his death is an especially hard blow to his mother. No one is known to have been with the boy when the accident occurred, but there are rumors current in Monticello that two or three other boys were with him, and it is thought that possibly they were instrumental in causing his death, by foolisness, and are now afraid to acknowledge it.