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

City News.

TUESDAY. Misß Maud Daugherty is spending this afternoon in Monon. John Timmons is lathing at Monticello. Miss Lelia Coen returned yesterday from a week’s visit in Alontioeilo. and Mrs. W. O. Hiatt returned yesterday from their visit at Sheridan, Ind. Mrs. Mary Drake and daughter, MiBB Alice, returned yesterday from their visit in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles returned yesterday from a ten days’ visit with his parents in Winamac.

Mies Floss Starr returned yesterday from a visit of several weeks with relatives at Buck Creek. R. H. Brown and wife of Putnanrville, came yesterday to visit the family of Isaao Glazebrook. A nine pound boy baby was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Vio Yeoman, 6 miles northwest of town. Leonard Rhoades is quite sick, being confined to the home of hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoadee. The first Gifford railroad excursion, the one to St. Joe, Mich., last Sunday was patronized by 105 persons. The passengers all report a fine time and it is probable that more will attend another excursion to be held some time during August.

A 17 mouths’ old daughter .of James Joues, of Valparaiso, died Sunday 7 from drinking liquid from a dish of fly pois >n. Mrs. Courtney Groevuier and children, of Rockefeller, 111., came yesterday to visit her father, James Thompson aed family. William Lloyd, a tailor for Zimmerman, arrived home today from a ten days’ visit at the Pan American exposition at Buffalo. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter. Selma, returned to Kentland today, alter having visited since Sunday with A Leopold and family.

Mrs. Lawdie Martin, of St. Louis who has been the guest of Mrs. C. D. Martin for the past five weeks, went to Cincinnati today to visit her parents.

Ben Landwerlen, of Shelbyville, Ind., formerly engaged in business with Dave Worlaud in this city, was Dave’s guest here from Sunday until today. He is engaged in the livery business at Shelbyville.

J. D. Babcock is building a large addition to his house, just west of town and extensively remodeling

the original bouse. When the work is completed he will have a fine 8 room residence. ~

The new engine and boiler and some of the new elevator machinery has arrived and is beiDg put in place. There has been no abating in the rush work on that excellent new structure end under favorable oirouinstances the proprietors, Babcock & Hopkins, expect to be able to begin running in about eighteen days.

Simon Leopold has secured an amioable settlement from all bnt one of the companies in which hie Kentland store was insured and that company in defunct and if he secures anything at all from it, the percent will be small. The insurance settled amounts to $5,900, and he carried $1,500 in the defunct concern. He has not yet decided to re-enter business in Kentland.

Rev. Samuel Beck, D. P. presiding elder of the Valparaiso district, will preach at the M. F. church next Sunday, at the morning hour. Alter the sermon the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered. Quarterly conference will be held Monday, as S a. m. Indianapolis did not get its record breaking weather until Monday, a day after Chicago’ hottest spell. The highest Monday at Indianapolis was 106 degrees. This is the highest recorded temperature ever registered there. At many other places also, Monday was ope of the hottest ever experienced. Chicago is a queer place for weather as well as in meny other respects. Thus Sunday it was one of the hottest places on earth, being 103 degrees on the Auditorium tower, 500 feet from the ground, and 110 or 115 degrees on the street. Monday'it was the coldest place in the United State, outside of Alaska, and had only 76 degrees for its highest temperature. A steady breeze from Lake Michigan caused the big drop in temperature; and that selfsame breeze was what it was that made 6uch a pleasant change in the weather here Monday afternoon. The cattle receipts in Chicago continue large and the prices high for fat stock. Eleven loads-were shipped by Rensselaer parties for the Monday market, Moody and Parkison shipping 3 loads, Granville Moody 2, Aus. Moore 2, and S. R. Nichols 4, three loads being $5.80 per hundred, one load of Aus. from Brook and one from Surrey. The stock brought from $5.65 to Moore’s and the three loads that Doc Nichols shipped from Brook bringing the highest price. The Halsteads, in Newton Tp. are so far, very well satisfied with their experiment in purchasing a drove of Angora goats. They are justifying their reputations as exterminators of underbrush of all kinds and are not proving difficult to keep within fences. Reports to the effect that they roost babitally on the ridge poles of the higests buildings on the place, whioh elevation they attain at a single leap; and the only use they have for board fences is to give their first lessons in jumping to the baby Angoras; and that they eat all barb wire fences they come across, mistaking them for blackberry vines, are all fables.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Sadie Cody returned yeeterdav from a week’s visit in Chicago. Dave Warner went to Chicago Heights yesterday to visit George Minnions. Mrs. C. W. Lowe, of Monon, came to visit the family of John Gray. Mrs. Conrad Kellner and Mrs. W. L. Frey spent Sunday and Monday with relatives, in Lafayette. J. W. Mannan and wife of Dunnville, arrived today to visit manager Theo. Clark and wife at the county farm, Several of the young lady members of the 1901 graduating class are being entertained today by Miss Lillie Lang, of Surrey, J. B. Ashby aud wife and daughter who have been visiting in Medaryville, returned home yesterday.

Mrs. Charles Z. Coffin and four children of Indianapolis, came today to visit the family of Rev. C. D. Rnyee for severul days. Mrs. Wm. Baker returned yesterday from Indiana Mineral Springe, somewhat improved in health.

Ed Pattee, who has been working on the construction of a bridge at Broad Ripple, near Indianapolis, returned here yesterday.

The oil boom at Delphi has received another hard knock. The third well has reached Trenton rock and no signs of oil or gas apparent.

Solomon Mercer, of Paxton, 111., and Charles Mercer, of Flora, Ind., came yesterday to see John Poole, on a land buying trip. Miss Mabel Brown, who has been visiting the family of George VV. Goff, for the ptst two weeks, returned to her bogie at Crown Point today. - The Y. P.'S. C. E. of the Christian church -will give a lawn social Friday evening, July 26th, at the home of W. H Coover. Everybody invited. Miss Alice Bat, s today for Lodaga for a visit of several weeks with relatives. Miss Mary Bates went to Lodaga several weeks ago and will remain for some time yet. Mrs. Alex Bruce, who for the past six weeks has been visiting the family of her cousin, Shelby Grant, returned today to her home in Edinburg, Ind

Coronor Jennings Wright was called to Remington this afternoon by news that a man had been killed by the cars, at some crossing between Remington and Goodland. Mrs. John Paxton and children came yesterday from Arcadia to visit relatives for a short time before returning with Mr. Paxton to their home at Lamar Col. Rev. G. D. Royse, pastor of the Rensselaer M. E. Church will hold services at Barkley M. E. Church, next Sunday, representing the Presiding Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minnicns, who have been visiting Andy Minnicus and family, returned yesterday to their home in Chicago Heights.

W. C. Miliron went to Denver, Ind., today, at which place his wife an<y son have been visiting for the past two weeks. He will ako visit at Logansport and Peru before returning home.

Mrs. Frank Davison returned to her home in Greencastle today. Her visit here was to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock and shd remained a few days to visit Mrs. Imes, by whtm she was formerly employed as a trimmer. F. W. Bedford has been appoint ed guardian of little Frank Hitchcock, Mrs. Lizzie Hitchcock’s orphan son. He wishes to retain possession of the boy instead of giving him to Mrs. Alvey, Lizzie’s sister. Mrs. Alvey will probably make a contest in the oonrts.

About 45 of the near neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coover enjoyed a lawn picnic and musical entertainment, at their residence, on Weston street, lest evening. The occasion was the intended removal of Mr. and Mrs. Coover from our city. Gus Phillips started back to Brooklyn yesterday, to begin arrangements for re-opening the Park Theatre on September Ist. The Bpooner Stock Company, of which he is a member, are great favorites in the East and Guss is from newspaper accounts the prime favorite of the company. Prof. W, H. Hershman, a well knoVrn educator, formerly county superintendent in Newton county, for years, and more recently president of Vincennes University has bought a half interest in the Brook Reporter and will soon become its editor. It is stated that a fine new outfit is to be purchased for the paper. When the inoipient fire occured at Jake Eighesbach’s barn, yes terday afternoon, a big team tied in front of Eger’s grocery got scared at the hook and ladder wagon, and broke loose. They were just getting under way for a heavyweight runaway, through crowded streets, when Will Zard, of the grocery store, caught and succeeded in bringing them to a stop.

The contract for the erection of the new Methodist church at Knirnan has been let to Schwass Bros. & Shirer, of near Kniman, for less than SBOO and a committee has gone to Chicago to purchase the lumber for its construction. If possible it is to be completed before October Ist.