Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

TUESDAY. C. P. Fry of the Otis nmcb, is here on business today. Unole Abe Leopold is able to be around today for the first time since his recent sickness. A. B. Clark, of BuchanaD, Mich , is the guest, of Miss Myrtle Chipman. Frank Turner has returned from Paxton, 111., where be was working at the plasterers’ trade. > Rev. A. G. Work returned today from a short business vigit to Chicago. Mrs. Wm. Baker went to Honter Springs today to take treatment for several weeks for rheumatism. Mi6B Ncra Morlan went to 'Lafayette today to visit relatives for two weeks or more. Mrs. E. E. Johnson, of Piper City, 111., is visiting Dr. S. C. Johnson and wife.

Will Woodworth went ; to Lafayette today to begin breaking on the Monon railroad. Mrs. George Niccuin, of Danville, 111., came today to visit her father, William Thornton. George Casey, of near Aix, is laid up with a severe attack of lumbago. Joseph Brooke, in the east part of town, is sick with a serious lung trouble. Mrs. Belle Jones, of Louisville, Ky., came today to visit her aunt, Mrs. Katherine Laßue. Miss Mary Goetz left for Franklin, Neb., to visit her brother C. M. Goetz, for about a couth. Thermometers generally stood at 96 to 98 at 2 p. m., today.

Bruner’s uovernment instrument registered 108 at that time. Mrs. Henry Robinson and 6on, of Monon, came today to visit the families of Wm. Krisler and Austin Hopkins. Peter Carr who lives about four miles west of town, is suffering from a severe attack of Malarial fever. Jay Sayler is at Buffalo N. Y. now, and holding down a good position at the Pan American exposition.

Mrs. John Platt, of Chicago Heights, came today to arrange for the removal of their household goods from here to that plaoe. John has been working there but was unable to rent a house until the present time. Miss Grace Conghlan, of LaGro, Ind. oame yesterday to remain during the summer with the family of Warren Robinson. An 18 month-old girl of Mr. and Mrs. James Wood, in the north part of is quite seriously ill of summer complaint. Ernest Sexton, wife and baby, who have been visiting relatives in Lafayette, came this afternoon to visit Charles Spitler and family. Herman Diner and wife, who have been visiting Henry Hildebrand, returned yesterday evening to their home in Chicago. Mrs. Dr. Ernest Wiehard returned to her home in Noblesville today, after having visited for several days with' W. W. Wißhard and family. J. W. Medicus went to Michigan City yesterday afternoon, and will put in most of the fall there helping Contractor Southard on cement work. Christie Vick made the run to Michigan City Bunday and not liking the sandy landscape the/e, he took the steamer across the lake toChioago, airiving home'last evening. Albert Wartley and Gass Stall, of Jordan tp., left today for Elßeno Oklahoma, to share in the chance of securing a quarier section of

and on August 6th. Jasper county will be well represented in the coutestThe dry weather in the west is ciusing cattle owners to rush their stock into Chicago and to sell them for what they can get. The receipts at the stockyards Monday were over 20,000 car loads, which: breaks all previous records one diy Mrs. Minnie Alvey, of St. Johns Ky., arrived on the early train, this morning having been summoned by news of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock’s dangerous condition, but arrived too late to see her again alive. She haß her little daughter with her. Mrs. Elizabeth Purcupile Hnd Mrs. Joseph Hardman and son Frank, left this afternoon for a visit of several weeks in Omaha and Lincoln Neb. At Omaha they will visit the Purcupile boys, John and Ed, and at Lincoln will visit Z. Dwiggins and Frank Sears and families.

Mrs. Emma Hagen and daugher, Miss Nina, who has been visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. W. F. Powers, for the past two weeks, left today for Ashland, Wis., where they will visit relatives and friends for some time before returning to their home in Minneapolis Minn Lieutenant J. L. Knowlton, of Lafayette, was here t( day in the interest of the U. S. army recruiting station, but he found no patriots waiting to join the army and returned home on the 10:55 train. The station headquarters are still in Dr. Washburn’s office, where applications for any branch of the service can be made.

Mies Edna Dillon returned yesterday evening from a short visit in Lafayette, bringing little Magdalene Schrader and Lillie Bernhardt home with her for a week’s visit. Mrs. Louis Hoppe and three children, of Waterford, Wis., oame today to visit her brothers, the Nagles. Wisconsin is suffering greatly now for want of raiu, the potato crop which is ODe of the agricultural industries near Waterford, being especially damaged and almost ruined by the drouth. The highest point reaohed by Bruner’s thermometer, yesterday was 100 degrees, only onoe has it been higher here this month. Last Thursday it reached 103, The heat and humidity together made yesterday ode of the worst days of the summer so far. J. W. King has received advices of present condition of orops in Hall Co., Nebraska, up to July 11, from his brother-in-law are as follows: “We have had fine weather all spring and summer with the exceptions of a little too dry. Wheat good, about 25 bu per acre. We are ontting oats for feed. Weather hot and windy, if hot winds last 5 days longer oar oorn crop will be completely ruined.’’ Babcock & Hopkins elevator is now up to the top of the bins, and the erection of the “oupola” is in progress. This is the somewhat smaller structure on top of the rest which contains the elevating and other machinery. Their new engine and boiler arrived Monday. They are of 90 horse-pow er capacity. Another piece of their machinery’ arrived the same day, an “oats clipper,” a machine heretofore never used in any Rensselaer elevator. They cut off the pointed ends of oats, making them better suited for feeding. J. C. Porter is still another old soldier of our city who proposes to have a chance in the drawing of the rich lands in the new Oklahoma strip. He sent his papers to his step-son, Willie Salter, at Hardesty, Okla. The latter has been located at that place for seven years.

WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. Winfred Pence, of Nelson Morris ranob, was in town today. J. L. Brady went to Indianapolis this afternoon, on a business trip.

B. F, Ferguson and Dr. Harteell made a business trip to Lafayette, today.* Miss Ethel Ferguson entertained about 12 or 15 members of the Misses Club, last evening. A daughter was born Tuesday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bird, of Rensselaer Frank M. Hanley and his two sons, from Chicago, are visiting his brother, C. W. Hanley. Father N. Welsch, of St. -Joseph’s College, left for Ohio, today, to look for students for the college.

Mr. and Mrs Isaac Colborn, of i Goodland. made a short visit with | old Rensselaer friends, today. Miss Feme Nelson to I Chicago today, for a protracted j yisit with her aunt, Mrs. Hann. j Miss Anna Jakob, of Loda, 111., returned home today, after a week’s visit with Miss Mary Meyer. Born, this Wednesday, July 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Hurley, 6 miles north, a 12 pound daughter.

Miss Jennie Tucker, of Ridgeyille, who has been visiting here for about two weeks, returned home today. F. E. Mauck returned home to Anderson today, after two weeks visit with relatives. Mrs. Mauck will remain for two weeks longer. There will be preaching at the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening by Rev. C. F. West of Elletsville Ind. : ' Mrs. Daisy Brown and three children, of Terre Haute, returned home today after two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman.

Jesse M. Coen, of A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, who is visiting here, and his brother Ben Coen, the teacher, went to Monticello this afternoon, to visit relatives. D. H. Yeoman’s stone crusher quit at noon today on account of the heat. The engineer, Tom Knox, was used up by it yesterday, and is still quite sick. John Poole returned yesterday afternoon from a business trip to Strawn and Fairbury, 111. The country there which wa6 becoming quite dry, was treated to a good rain Monday. Billy Postill, who is now an accomplished freight train brake, man on the Monon, of two week’s experience, was sent to Cedar Lake today to brake on the Construction train.

Miss Minnie Blanke returned home to Chicago, today, after two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Duvall. Miss Irene Duvall went with her for a visit with her grand-mother. Misses Elgie and Jeanette Nelson, who have been visiting at the home of their uncle, E. D. Rhoades, for several weeks, left for Fort Wayne, their future home, today. Their residence heretofore has been at Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Grace Large joined her husband, Prof. Thomas Large, at Ottowa, 111., today, after 10 weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta. Prof. Large is connected with a biolagical station at Ottowa, during the summer vacation. The Edison Projecto6cope Company exhibited at the opera house, last night. It was a very good show, but very slimly attended, probably owing to heat; which is too great for any .entertainment less than a circus or a hanging, to draw a crowd. John Schofield, heretofore reported as being in a hospital at Kansas City, with a bad arm, has recovered and is now able to work some. His arm though not in so bad a condition as reported, but was in a pretty bad shape with erysipelas.