Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1901 — WEDNESDAY LOCALS [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY LOCALS

J. A. Hamilton, of Goodland, president of the local company of the Chicago «&: Toledo Transfer R. R., und brother of R, A. Hamilton. the engineer, arrived here today, to look after the interests of the company. He reports things moving along in good shape, and that two surveying corps are now on the line. One between Angola and Toledo, the other between Rochester and Wprsaw. A marrying epidemic seems to have struck the distinguished old soldiers lately and the peculiarity of the epidemic is that those afflicted with it marry women very much younger.than themselves. The latest victims are Major John B. Glover and ex-Governor Will Cumback, and now it is reported that Milton Garrigus, commander of the Indiana G. A. about to marry a girl 19 years old. He is 72. In accordance with Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock's wishes her little boy, Frank, now wholly an orphan, is given to her sister, Mrs. Minnie Alvey, of St. John’s, Ky., and is there assured of a good home. She will take the little fellow with her, when she goes home. He has long been Grand-father Bedford’s inseperable companion and his departure will be a hard blow to him*

Mrs. Mary E. Swain, of Richmond, state president of the Woman’s Relief Corps, has just issued a complete roster of the department and in this connection announces the list of vice presidents. Mrs. Viola Thornton, of Rensselaer, is named vice president for this district. The appointment of Mrs. Mary E. Watson, as patriotic instructor, hae already been mentioned. Charles Downing, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, has written that the premium list of the State Fair, Sept, 16-21, 1901, just published and distributed, has attracted more attention and aroused more favorable comment than any similar list ever promulgated by the agricultural board. “People who are familiar with premium lists,” he said, “have told me that our list is the most attractive that has] been put forth by any fair association this year,” Tuesday’s Lafayette Evening Call presented a fine portrait of Hon. E. P. Hammond, formerly of Rensselaer. The Call states that Col. Hammond would have been an applicant for the place of U. S. district judge had Judge Baker, the present incumbent been appointed to succeed Jhe late Judge Woods, on the court of appeals. Judge Baker will retire in a year or so, on acoonnt of passing the age limit, at which time, if Col Hammond is a candidate be will stand an excellent chance of success.

W. H. Eger, the hardware merchant, is not any longer going to permit his brother, the Mayor to monopolize the queer pets in the family as well as all the political honors. Will now owns a talented young parrot, and which though not quite so well educated as his brother’s ancient bird, is much better tempered, and tractable and easy to learn. He got it from St. Joseph’s College, where its talents for whistling and other loud noises had proved to be a hindrance to he work of the college.