Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

FRIDAY. Ed. L. Peacock went to Chicago today on a short business trip. B. 0. Gardner returned yesterday to his home in Harvey, 111. Miss Linda Davis, of Indianapolis, came yesterday to visit Mrr. Vance Collins Miss Glenn Carter returned yesterday from a week’s visit in Chicago. G. L. Sanders and wife, of Grirnell, la., came today to visit the Shedd Bros., east ot town. 1 Mrs. Hugh Lowe, of Monon, came today to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bussell. ’Regular services at the M. E. church Sunday morning but no services at night. ' ‘ Lynn Martin and wife came today from Wahoo, Neb., and are guests of Ray Thompson and wife. Mrs. J. F, Warren returned today from a three weeks’ visit at Grand Rapids and White Hall, Mich. a> Mrs. C. E* Hershman and two children went to Medaryville today to visit relatives for the next two weeks. Ezra. Clark returned yesterday from bis visit at Bloomington, his daughter Eva, who has been visiting there, returning home with him.

J. F. Bruner and Robert Randle have formed a partnership to conduct and insurance business and have rented rooms in the Forsythe building. Charles Dan ford, the depot blacksmith, has decided to remove his business down town, and has rented a building on Cullen street, just north of the Horton block. Mrs. D. A. Stoner and Miss Ellen Sayler went to Water Valley today to be the guests the remainder of the week of Mrs. F. B. Meyer. Master Walter and Mies June Waldorf, who have visited their grandmother, Mrs. Matie Hopkins and other relatives here for the past week, returned today to their home in Chicago. Mies Susan Monegan returned today from a month’s stay at Lake Maxinkuckee. Her nephew, James Donnelly, who has been there for the [past week, also returned home today.

Charles Murray left today for El Reno, Okla., tp pick his quarter section of land so fortunately secured in the government lottery. He expects to be absent three weeks. Mrs. W H. Cornell, who has been visiting her brother, C. W. Duvall, for the past week, returned today to her .home in Grand Rapids, Mich. Her niece, Miss Or«belle Duvall, accompanied her home for a three weeks’ visit. J. H. Belcher and wife, of South Bend, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns, 8 miles north of town. Mr. Belcher, formerly a resident of this county, residing near Dunnville, is now managing a dairy at South Bend. Rev. F. Baumgartnef, who was connected with the Indian school here from 1891 to 1894, and who is now the Catholic pastor at Terrell, Tex, has been visiting old acquaintances at St. Joseph College, ana left for Chicago, enroute to his home, today. Through the courtesy of C. H. Porter formerly of Rensselaer, now engaged in the grocery business in Delphi, we are in receipt of a catalogue of this year’s Delphi street fair. The date of the fair is September 9 to 13, and 53,000 in prizes and attractions is advertised Evelyn Watson and Hazel Kirk were bostesses to a happy crowd of young people at Dr. Kamaal’e Wednesday evening last. The big bouse and lawn were merry with their dancing and games until after midnight. The beautiful night, pretty gowns and blithsome gayety of the young folks mark another bright space in their summer’s vacation.

U. M. Baughman and G. A. Williams, who were mentioned several weeks ago as intending to locate here and engage in the law practice are now officed in rooms over the Racket Store. Both are excellent young men, bringing the highest recommendations from their former homes, and they will be hospitably welcomed by Rensselaer citizens- Mr. Baughman will remove hie family here from Monon in about three weeks. Mrs. Carrie Nation, the over ar- * dent and very indescreet Kansas temperance worker, has been pardoned from the further fulfillment of her sentence in the Topeka jail. She at first refused to accept the pardon unless the judge who sentenced her would remit the fine and costs, but she later changed her mind and accepted the freedom extended by the governor. The fine and costs amounting to $l5O, that was a part of her sentence, must yet be paid, and she agrees to pay it on the installment plan, at $5 per month. A copy of the Guthrie, Oklahoma, State Capital, a daily paper, giving the names and addresses of the 1,703 successful parties in the government land lottery, was received this morning by Charley Murray, prior to hie departure for Oklahoma. It has been carefully scanned by Rensselaer people but only one other familiar name was seen. It is that of Evert C. Day, of Julia, Kane, a son of John Day, formerly of Barkley, Tp., and a nephew of William Day, the miller of this place- His number is 1581 in the El Reno district. His father will be remembered by many old citizens, although be loft this county 22 years,ago. •

SATURDAY. Attorney Ray D. Thompson is in.lndianapolis today. Lee Jessup went to San Pierre this morning. Misses Ara Glazebrpok and Lora Rhoades are in Chicago today. “Josh Spruceby” will open the season at Ellis’ opera house Saturday, Aug. 24th. Fred Sargent, formerly a tinner at this place, has removed from Monticello to Forest, 111. The bill car for the Wallace shows will reach Rensselaer on August 10th. Miss Carrie Warren is visiting friends at Battle Ground and Lafayette. Miss Elizabeth Ewry, who has been visiting at the home of T. J. McCoy, returned to her home in Lafayette today. John .Wagner, of near Remington, went to Lafayette today to visit his daughter, Mrs. Frank Kannal. Mrs. John Jensen of Chicago, came today to visit Mrs. Lucy Clark, north of town and her father near Gifford. Mr. Roy Donnelley and sisters Misses Murriel and Ellen went to Sheridan, Ind., today to visit their sister. Marsh Warner’s new house in the east part of town is ready for the plasterers. It contains nine rooms and cost about $1,400. Miss Mamie Morrison, who has been visiting Mrs. S. C. Robinson returned today to her home in Wheaton, 111. Mas. E. E. Malone, of Monticello, came today to visit her mother, Mrs. E. H. Shields and family over Sunday. Wm. Pryer, Goff’s baker, went to Logansport today to remain over Sunday with his mother, who is quite seriously sick. Mr. and Mrs. George Spangler who have been visiting relatives here for the past two ot three weeks, left today for their home in Peoria, 111.

Miss Allie Dickinson, of near Remington, who has been visiting her aunt, Miss Georgia Dickinson, and other relatives in Chicago, deturned home today. Misses Edith and Edna Sigler of Wheeler, Ind., came today for a month’s visit with their cousin, Mrs. Bert Brenner and other relatives. F. G. Cooke, of Brookston, is in Rensselaer today. He is enroute to Glenn Park, a summer resort, to joim an outing party from Streeter 111. Albert Wolf is working for J. J. Eiglesbach, the butcher, and will remove the first of the week to his farm, near the slaughter house, west of town. < The funeral of Oecar Anderson will occur Sunday, Aug. 4th, at 3 o’clock, Rev. J. L. Brady, conducting the service al the house. Interment in Weston cemetery. Miss Lola Besse, who has been living in Bloomington, 111., arrived here today to reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A Besse, 6 miles east of town. W. R. Lee, the McCoysburg hardware and lumber dealer, was here this morning. His stock of lumber is now on hand and he is enjoying a fine trade in both repayments of his business. Oats throughout Barkley tp .this year will average about 35 bushels per acre, according to different farmers. Occasional fields are producing a little more than that, some reporting 45 bushels per acre.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson will go to Brookston tomorrow to preach the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Myers, who died yesterday afternoon. She was 72 years of age and was an old friend of Rev. Ferguson. John A. Hamilton, president of the construction company of the Toledo rind Chicano Transfer Co., has been in Rensselaer several days taking the initiatory steps toward asking a 1 per cent subsidy for the road in Newton and Hanging Grove townships. Lin Martin, who came yesterday from Wahoo, Sanders county, Neb. says the wheat crop there this year was the best for several years Many fields yielded 60 bushels to the acre and the average was probably about 45 bushels. Oats was a light crop and oom also will run quite short of b full yield. Charles S. Hernley, chairman of the . republican state committee, since February, 1898, has resigned, and James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, previously chairman of the Bth congressional district, has been elected by the state committee to the chairmanship. T. J. McCoy chairman of this district, attended the meeting.

The oldest inhabitant could do nothing with the high te rperpture we had recently. It went beyond anything in his memory. He is coming to the scratch on the drouth, however, and nearly every paper one up now contains recollections of some old inhabitant who tells of the great drouth that occurred in 1854 and several other years. Isaac Parker withdrew his affidavit charging Jerry Schofield with provoking an assault, before the constable had caused Jerry’s arrest and the case has been dropped. As the present bus men, Joe Jackson and John Jones are peaceably inclined, and prefer wearing no handpainted spots on their countenances, it is probable that the scrap of Thursday will end for a long time the troubles that have so long existed in bus line circles.

George N. Du.'in. of Wiohata Kans, arrived in Rensselaer Thursday evening and is visiting Mrs. Dunn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody, at this place and his parents, Hon. and Mrs. I. D. Dunn, at Dunnville. In partnership with his brother, George is profitably engaged in the wholesale queensware business in Wichata, Kans. Like most other Kansans he was registered in the Oklahoma land lottery, but also like most of them he has drawn nothing so far. George will remain here for about a month and will be accompanied home by his wife, who preceded him here several weeks, i

Gdld is being found along the banks of Beer and Lick Creeks, in Brown county, Ind.; and according to the Attica Ledger gold hunters are flocking there from all over the state. William Young has washed out S4OO worth of gold dust within the last month, and one day recently found a nugget worth SSO. He expects to introduce machinery therein the spring and mine on a much larger scale. The farmers there are all greatly excited about the prospect for finding the yellow metal in large quantities and Brown county land, once so insignificantly valued, has taken a great jump in price. Diamonds and topaz stones are also being found there.