Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1901 — THURSDAY [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY

Mrs. James Jordan i 6 improving from a severe spell of sickness. Mrs. Esther Richardson, of Attica, came today to visit her son, Scoit Richardson. ‘Miss Ethel Rush, of Monon, come today to visit the family of her uncle, E. M. Banes. Temperature at 2 p. m. todav, 96 degrees, by official thermoxeter, Elmer Stephenson, of Parr, made a business trip to Lafayette today. Mrs. Charles Hansen and two daughters went to Chicago today to remain until Monday the guests of friends. Mrs. Flora McCourtney, of Galesburg, 111., oame today to visit her brother J. J. Montgomery. Bhe is in very poor health.

Capt. J. M. Wasson and fsmify returned yesterday evening from their visit to the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. Misses Frankie and Marguerite Irwin went to Laporte today to visit for the next iw£> weeks, with -their sister, Mrs. I. X. Warren. Herbert Zea, who works in the G. H. Hammond packing bouse at Hammond, is spending . this week with his father, Lyman Zea and family. Herbert Sorrell went to Goodland, yesterday afternoon, where he has a job in a butcher shop, and if he likes it after two weeks’ trial, will take it for a year. Mr. and Mrs. George Sharp, le-t today for Peru, Ind., to visit her parents, and before returning home George expects to make a business trip to Oklahoma. Rev. W. R. Puckett and daughter, Viola, of Remington, took the train this morning for Chicago, to attend the annual meeting of the B. Y. P. U. R. H. Brown and wife returned to their huAne in Putnamville today, after having visited Isaac Glazebrook and wife for a short time.

M. M. Shelton and family who for the past four days have been visiting the family of J. K. Smith, 10 miles north of town, left today for their home at Ingalls, Ind. Mrs. Hall, an old lady whose home is near Parr, is very sick at the home of her daughter in Fair Oaks and it is the opinion of her physician, Dr. I. M. Washburn, that she cannot recover.

Mrs. J. M. Tbrbet, of Northwest Barkley township, was prostrated by {lie heat Tuesday, and for some time was in a very serious condition. She is now slightly improved, however. Mrs. Dr. John O. Adams and son Melvin, who have been visiting the former’s daughter* Mrs. F. C. Lagen, for the pa3t week, returned to their home in Marengo, 111., today.

A habeas corpus case of Mrs. Minnie Alvey vs F. W. Bedford, was set for 4 p. m. today, before Judge Thompson. It is to decide the possession of the little boy, Frank Hitchcock. G. G. Plummer, of Wolcott, came over yesterday afternoon, to visit his daughter, Mrs. George Muster, and husband, who have just returned from a year or two sojourn in Kansas. Miss Lizzie Gangloff, arrived from Washington, 111., yesterday afternoon, and hereafter will make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gangloff, just east of town, on the former J. W. Cowden place.

Misses Ethel and Flora Crisler, of Goodings Grove 111,, returned home yesterday afternoon, after several weeks’ visit with relatives here and at Mt. Ayr. Miss Glenn Carter, of the latter place, went back with them for a visit.

Andy Minnikus’ little girl, whoso leg was taken off two years ago, on account of a cancerous trouble, is now very low with outbreaks of the same trouble, on her chin and head. She can live but a few days at most.

The Jasper County Summer Normal will open here next Monday, and with a large attendance in prospect. Owing to repairs being in progress at the older school building, the normal will be held in the new building. The stockmen who'went to Chicago yesterday to buy feeding cattle came home without making any purchases, the price being more than they -expected to pay. They will visit the stock yards again tomorrow, however, expecting the price to have dropped within reach by that time. Abraham Abbett, of Fair Oaks waß in town yesterday. He has broken up housekeeping, since the recent death of his wife, and distributed his household effects among bis ohildren. He will henceforth spend his time visiting among bis ohildren and other near relatives.

So far as heard from Alf Donnelly has f> monopoly of the army worm industry in this vicinity, as no report has been received of their appearance in any other place. Alf has got them good and strong and they have nearly used up his hungarian grass field. He has cut the grass to save what he can of it.

The Rensselaer Decorating Company ask that a correction be made of a report in general circulation that one of their painters started the fire at Mr. Eiglesbaeh’s barn, through smoking a cigarette. They state that none of their men smoke j,he coffin nails, and further that they had finished painting the barn three days before the fire, and were ttyen painting the house-

F. H. White of Brooklyn N. Y. presidext of the Federal Oil, Asphalt and Gas and wife, who have been visiting O. P. Wright for a few days, left for further west yesterday afternoon. Mr. White will go to Custer Oity, S. Dak., to look after some gold mining properties, and Mrs. White to Fort Dodge, lowa, to visit her mother. Mr. W 7 hite reports that his company has large and valuable oil interests in this county, and is likely to invest considerable in their developement in the near future, and the erection of a refinery being among the early probabilities

There was a good deal of lightning, some thunder and a little rain last night. The letter not more_than a tenth of an inch. Up about Parr and east and west from there, there was a fine shower, and just what was needed on the sandy land, where corn was beginning to curl for want of it. There wbb a great electrical display there, along with the rain, but it was mostly up in the clouds and no cases of strokes have been reported. The rain reached over into Barkley, and in some places over-lapped where they had a good rain a week earlier. In those fortunate regions, they are not caring much whether it rains again very soon or not. Further north, up about DeMotte for instance, there was, like here, lots of lightning, but very little rain.