Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1901 — SATURDAY LOCALS [ARTICLE]

SATURDAY LOCALS

One Yeoman, of Virgie is suffering with sore eyes. Hie eyes have been weak for several years and a week or more ago he got dust in them and, they become inflamed and pain him intensely. Rantoul, HL, had a bad fire Friday afternoon; Among those whose residences were burned was W. W. Reed, a former resident of this vicinity, and a brother of Exsheriff N. J. Reed. Robert F. Irwin was in town Saturday for the first time since breaking his ankle 12 weeks ago. He still has to use his crutches but hopes to discard them soon. — Remington Press.

Ed Parcells is- getting about again after his three weeks’ lay up with a liver trouble. He thinks getting’to be a grand-daddy has had quite a beneficial effect upon his health. Isaac Glazebrook and wife returned last night at 11:25 from Buffalo. He did not receive the telegram; sent after his mother’s death and did not know of her demise until informed by some Rensselaer parties at Hammond. Joejßeynolde, now employed on the Delphi Journal, is the pitch erfor the base ball team of that place, andjn a match game with Brookston Thursday held his opponents down to only three hits, defeating them by a score of 9 to 8-

E. P. Honan and wife will leave tomorrow for a ten days’ sojourn in Michigan, during which time Ed will attend the international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters, to which he is a delegate.

Miss Elizabeth Watson returned yesterday evening from Chicago, where she has been for the past year. Her sister, Miss Jeanette Watson, who has been visiting there for the past month, also returned home.

Nick Krull, baker at the Nowels House, was splitting an old box for kindling wood, over his knee, the other night and a sharp nail ran in side of the knee cap, making a very painful injury. He is now getting about fgain.

Robert Yeoman is so far recovered from the sunstroke and other injuries he received several weeks ago as to be able to get down town. He is still very sore as a result of the fractured rib, and it will be several weeks yet, he thinks, before he can begin work.

Land sales still continue active up around Kniman, where George Meyers, the Kniman real-estate agent reports the following sales. A half section, 320 acres, the property of Augustus Stimson, of Stoutsberg, sold to Edgar L, Williams, of Aurora, 111. Price $13,120, in cash. The Henry Shoppell farm 4 mile east of Wheatfield, 135 acres, sold to Benton county people, for $4,500, cash Also 40 acres sold to John Garloch of Orleans, 111., for $950.

July just passed was the hottest July on record, and if the present month keeps up the pace so far set it will be about the coolest August on record. Yesterday was about the only really day this month, so far, and today it is again cool and pleasant. Crown Point Star: John Nolan, drowned in the river south of Hebron, Monday evening, was a good citizen and held in high esteem by the people there, more than 125 of them coming to ’this place to attend the funeral and burial on Wednesday, the services being at the Catholic church.

Earl Duvall returned last night from his visit at the Pan. He also took in the Niagara Falls. Toronto, Canada and the Great Gorge route. He pronounces the exposition a tolerably thin affair when compared with the great Chicago exposition of a few years ago, but the trip can be made a most profitable one to pleasures seekers by viewing all the natural scenery within a radis of a few miles of Buffalo.

It is reported that the defunct beet sugar factory at Benton Harbor, which was not moved to Canada, as announced would be done, is to be utilized in grindup the beets grown for the factory at Shelby, work on which has been abandoned until further notice.

Ike Tuteur returned home yesterday evening from a three weeks 1 sojourn at Monitowish. He indulged in seme quite extensive muskallonge fishing while there and caught one weighing 16 pounds. Hie sister, Mrs. Dr. Weil was more successful however, and landed one that weighed 22 pounds.

Dr. M. G. Traugh leturned Sunday from his outing in the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming and reports having filed on a section of land out there that it is literally “bubbling and boiling over with milk and honey” but we are glad to note that the Doctors ill remain with us for the time being at east. —Remington Press. The T. P. &. W. railroad company has decided to give the use of its right of way to the farmer. Instead of having the land alongside the tracks grow up in weeds people will be asked to cultivate them. For the first few years .corn or potatoes would be a preferable crop the company as by cultivation the weeds would probably be destroyed and after a time clover or timothy may be sown. . No charges it is said will be made for the use of the land. Property owners or renters will always be given first chance. Watseka Times-Democrat. Mrs. Charles Roberts enter ained about 35 young ladies Friday evening from 8 to 11 at the Simon Phillips residence in the west part of town, in honor of Miss Lorene Vanatta, oh Fowler, Miss Daisy Nauman, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Misses Bessie Burk and Glenn Robinson of Lamar Col. The evening was most pleasantly spent in music, dancing and games. Refreshments were served, a novel feature of this function being animal ice cream, the same having been frozen to resemble pug dogs pigs, Uncle Sams and several other readily recognized shapes. That the evening was most enjoyably spent is attested bj all the guests.

MONDAY Wm. Pryor was in Monticello Sunday. Mrs. Alfred McCoy is spending the day in Chicago. George Robinson and Aus Haas spent Sunday in Monon. Clarence Nuss, of Parr, is recoving from a quite serious sickness. Miss lone Hunt, of Hammond was the guest over Sunday of Mrs. W. G. Slagle. Born Sunday Aug. 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Putt, of Hanging Grove tp., a son. Mrs. Dr. Hogan, of Chicago came today to see Mrs. J. P. Haddock, of near Newland. Mrs. C. D. Royse has been confined to her homefor the past week with an attack of interitis. Rev. and Mrs. John McCargue, of Benton Co., are visiting Rensselaer acquaintances for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thornton left for Corry, Penn., today, for a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Gus Wartena and wife, of Hammond, spent yesterday with his mother and other relatives.

Charles Sands, of Dunnville, who has been attending the summer term of the state normal at Terre Haute, arrived here today. Dr. and Mrs. A. Weil returned to their home in Peoria today taking their niece, Lena Tuteur, home with the'm for a short visit. I Clarence Griswold returned to his home in Valparaiso today, after a ten days’ visit with his cousin, Harry Eger, at this place. Born Sunday Aug. 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conaway, on the Makeever farm, northwest of town, a daughter.

W. E. Lowther, of South Bend, was the guest for several days preceding today of J. E. Alter, north of town. Jay bayler returned Saturday from Buffalo. N. Y., where he has been working on the Pan American grounds for the past five weeks. Mrs. Charles R. Yeoman went to Dana, Ind. today to ship her household goods to Pullman, where Mr. Yeoman is now permanently employed. Charles Maier, of near Francesville, who recently traded for a farm near Dwight, 111., has been over to look at his property and is quite well pleased with it. John C. Paxton, of Lamar,Colo., joined his family here Saturday evening, and after a few days’ stay will return home with them. He reports plenty of prosperity in and around Lamar. Isaac Reubelt, for several years superintendent of the schools at Dana, Ind., is reported to hsve secured the superintendency of the schools at Perryville in the same county Vermillion. Mrs. Loretta Robinson, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Thompson, yesterday ‘’accompanied her son, W. D. Robinson, to his home at Hamm:nd for a visit of several weeks.

The Riverside Juniors again played Lee Kepner’s ball team, yesterday afternoon, this time however Lee’s team got it back on the Juniors in good shape the score being 21 to 14 in favor of Lee’s team. Revs. Ed Meads and S. E. Stnes, of Rensselaer, and John McCargue, of Benton Co-, will joinily begin a protracted meeting st Parr, this, Monday evening, to continue as long as the interest and results seem to justify. ' Dave H. Garriott, of Parr, who recently passed the civil service examination for the railroad mail service, has received a regular appointment on the Big Four between Cincinnati and Chicago He will begin the run within a few days. John Poole and wife went to Streator 111., this morning for a few days’ stay. .His mother, Mrs. Mary A. Poole, who has been making her home with him here for the past year and a half, accompanied them to Streator and will make her future home there. About 50 persons, mostly from Rensselaer and vicinity, gave Reuben Yeoman, on the Joseph Yeoman farm, 6 miles west of town, an all-day’s surprise party yesterday. The occasion was Reuben’s 25th birthday. It was a very pleasant affair, and of course a big dinner was a leading feature. Miss Nancy Potts is very seriously sick with a nervous trouble, at the home of her father Larkin Potts. Exhaustion and anxiety on account of the sickness and death of her sister, Mrs. Sylvia Watts, are understood co have caused her sickness. She is now improving but not yet considered out of danger. Crown Point Register: The time will soon be here when the republican state committee will be reorganized and a successor to Thos. McCoy as district chairman elected. We are at a loss to understand what the prominent politicians at Hammond are doing. No one from there has been “mentioned” as candidate for this place and we are constrained to think that something is wrong in that neck of the woods. . . r , <-,v ,ax > br no - ' ’ ■