Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1901 — MONDAY LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY LOCALS.

J. EL 8. Ellie is in Chicago on business. Dr. I. B. Washburn is spending a few days in Chicago. Oren Parker returned to Chicago thisjmorning, after a short visit at home. Enos M. Van Kirk, of Momence, 111., called on the Duvall boys Saturday. Victor Comer returned today from a short visit with relatives in Delphi. Miss Ina Merrill ’of Bammond is spending the week with her father, Dr. Merrill. Mrs. W. A. Huff and children returned Saturday from their Crawfordsville visit. H. M. Jacks and daughter, Mrs. Herbert Sorrell, returned today from a short visit in Monon. Miss Myrtle Eslinger, of Danville, 111., came Saturday to visit her aunt, Mrs. M. L. Warren. Mrs. Amelia Smith, who has been visiting A. Leopold and family, returned to Chicago today. Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock returned today from a sojourn of two wegks in St. John and Louisville, Ky. Simon Leopold’s store in .Kentland burned Saturday night. The extent of the loss is not known here.

Homer Hopkins of Alexandria, Ind., spent Sunday in Rensselaer with his mother Mrs. Mary J. Hopkins. The Willie Barkley newstand, formerly the Kelley has been sold to Lemuel Huston, who took charge Sunday. Mrs, Mary Lowman and daughter Maggie returned Saturday from a visit with the former’s son, Alfred Lowman, in Paris, Tenn. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, the Western Union Telegraph Agent, returned today from a short visit with relatives in Greencastle. Miss Jessie Stephenson returned to Chicago today, after having visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephenson, for a week. S. R. Clark and family of West Lafayette, came Saturday to visit over Sunday with Mrs. Clark’s brother, Henry Wood and family. Wm, Timmons and wife who had been guests for several days of Wm. Now els and other relatives, returned today to their home in Chicago Heights. The railroad election today is passing off very quietly. At 3 p. m. less than half a full vote was in. It is probable that the bonus will carry by about 3 to 1. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hamilton and daughter returned to Chicago this morning, after having visited J. F. Mitchell and family, south of town, for several days. Mrs. Alfred McCoy and grandson Taylor McCoy, left this morning for Buffalo to attend the exposition and to visit Mrs. McCoy’s daughter, Mrs. Will Rinehart. A baby boy was born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker but it only lived a few hours and the remains were in terred that afternoon in Weston cemetery. Michael Cover, son of George W. Cover, from near Virgie, left today for Enid, Okla., where he will participate in the run for stake claims on the strip to be opened up on August 6. Prof. John Donaldson and wife of Terre Haute, who had been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jared Martindale, are spending a few days on the Kankakee river before returning to their hoipe. Hon. Mortimer M. Nye. whose attack of paralysis, on July 4th was mentioned, died at his home in LaPorte, last Saturday. He was one of the most prominent democratic leaders in Indiana. Harry Kessinger left todlay for Harvey, 111., to take charge of his newly acquired grocery store. Frank Randle accompanied him there to complete the stock invoice and Frank Bruner went to clerk in the store.

Misses Blanch and Jessie Merry, of Mt, Ayr, took the train here this morning enroute to Detroit, Mich , to be present this week at the meeting of the National Educational Association. Next week they will spend at the Buffalo exposition.* The thermometer Sunday afternoon stood at about 67 degrees, which was 40 below the highest point of the previous Sunday. This comparatively low temperature and a high north wind made the weather quite too cold for comfort. The Monon is getting the material on the ground for the new bridge across the Tippecanoe river at Monticello- The structure will be nearly 800 feet in length and will rest on heavy stone abutments recently put iu. The first union evening church service, under the arrangement for the summer season, was held Sunday evening, at the Christian church. It|had a very large oongregation, and an able sermon was delivered by Rev. A. G. Work. Next Sunday evening the meeting will be held at the F. W. Baptist church, and Rev, A. L. Ward will preach the sermon. The County Board of Review, completed their session Saturday afternoon and adjourned. They had practically nothing to do during their whole sessions; the most important being the removal from the tax duplicate several head of live stock which had been killed by lightning. Such as two cows belonging to G. W. Ott, of Barkley and two horses, belonging to Chas. Martin, of Parr. One important case of lightning stroke during the big storm last Tuesday, we did not get was John Roadifer’s house in Jordan tp„ about a mile west of where Martin Cain’s barn - was burned. The lightning hit the corner of the house and damaged it considerpble, and also quite severely shocked Mrs. Roadifer and her child. They recovered without any serous results however.