Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1901 — MONDAY [ARTICLE]

MONDAY

Jesse Nichols is in Chicago today. F. D. Gilman, of Goodland, is here on business today. Mies Mary Washburn returned to Chicago today, after a ten days visit with her parents here. MiBB Ethel Daugherty went to Terre Haute, today to attend the summer term of the State Normal. Miss Ethel Miller, of Chicago, is the guest for a few days of Miss Gertrude Hopkins. Mrs. Josie Hahn and daughter of Chicago, came Saturday to visit her father Stott Grant and family. Gen. Van Rensselaer Chapter D. A. R. will meet Tuesday, July 2nd, at 2 p. m.Jwith Mrs. W. E. Moore, of town. Mrs. Korah Daniels, on the Wm. Daniels place, in Barkley, is laid up with a very badly sprained ankle. Miss Jessie Stephenson, of Chicago, is spending a week’s vacation with her parents, W. H. Stephenson and wife. Mrs. T. W, Calvin and daughter of Delphi, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Purcells, until after the 4th. H. Barney, who has been working for Superintendent Clark at the county farm, left today for his home in Bloomington, 111. Frank Sharp and wife of Chicago, arrived Sunday to remain until after the 4th with the family of Peter Horde man. J. J. Montgomery returned Saturday eveuing from his visit in Illinois and lowa Mrs. Montgomery will not return for several weeks. ' Hi Day is putting in the founda’ tions of Marsh Warner’s new house. The house will front on Merritt street, and is about opposite the east end of Cedar street. Misses Virginia Stamm and Anna Beasly drove over from Remington yesterday and were the guests of Miss Ruth Harris until today, when they went to the former’shomein Hammond.

Miss Mary Gilbert’s sacred concert at the M. E. church last night was fairly Well attended, considering the heat. It was greatly enjoyed by those who were present. Sunday’s Chioago excursion was liberally patronized from here, in spite of the exceeding torridity of the temperature. The number of tickets sold here was 148. Louie Leopold, of Wolcott, is spending the week with hie parents here and will go from here to Battle Creek, Mich., for a ten days sojourn at the springs. Rev. E. C. Faunce, of Reynolds, held services at Barkley Christian church, Sunday. He is now holding services there every alternate Sunday. The U. S. recruiting oflßceT will be at Drs. Washburns’ office, Tuesday, to examine any applicants for entering Uncle Sam’s military service. Homer Hardy, who went to Charter Oak, lowa, two weeks ago to work in a grain office, has returned home, on account of sickness. Miss Osia 'Jackson and her brother, Tom Jackson, returned to Lebanon today after a visit with their several sisters here, the. former for about a month and the latter since Friday. The Monon will run a Sunday excursion to Michigan City July 14. The train will start at Rensselaer and go via Monon. The round trip fare will be 75 cents and Agent Beam expects to secure 200 passengers at this point. Straw horse hats, for several years conspicuous in the cities are being introduced now throughout the couutry. They are a great proec tion to the head of the horse, and are as becoming as many of the present variously styled hats worn by the ladies. The Western Writers’ Association, in their meeting at Winona last week, elected W. W. Pfrimmer, of Kentland,JJas president of the Association for the next year. Judge Thompson, of Rensselaer, was made a member of the executive committee. Mrs. W, W. Watson and children, who have been visiting her mother, Mrs. M. B. Alter, went to Parr today to visit Dr. Kirk and family. Mr. Watson will come down from Chicago Wednesday to remain over the 4th. Conductor Brownlee, who had charge of the fast train wrecked on Wednesday on the Wabash has been in charge of fast trains on that road since 1870, and this is the second time his train has been wrecked by a washout. A lawn social and ice cream festival, in celebration of Children’s Day, was held at Barkley Christian church, Saturday evening. The proceeds, which amounted to §lB were for the Children’s Foreign Mission fund. The children present received their ice-cream and cake free. The old postoffice building was moved forward about 35 feet after a week’s hard work. The sills have now all crumbled to pieces with dry rot, and to attempt to move the building any further in its present condition would doubtless result in its complete collapse. Therefore new sills will be put under it before any further attempt is made to move it. Ross Grant visited his mother here from Friday until Sunday, and was accompanied to South Bend Sunday by his wife, who h a been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Alter, for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Grant had previously been boarding at South Bend but have now begun house-keep-ing.