Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1901 — WEDNESDAY. [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. James Maloy and Mrs. W. H. Beam are in Chicago today. Mrs. W, F. Fry returned last night from a visit with her sister, in Chicago. Mrs. James Reed, of Parr, left here this morning, for Lebanon, to visit relatives. Mrs. O. A. French and son of Chicago, are spending tbe week witn Miss Carrie Woodworth. B. O. Gardiner, of Harvey, 111., is here looking after the baling of his crop, east of town. Wm. Timmonß went to West Lafayette today, to take charge of a grocery store. The members of the Ladies Aid Society, of the M. E. ohuroh, are enjoying a picnic today, at Wm. Warren’s plaoe, south of town. Will Thornton went to Danville, 111, today, on a business trip, and may arrange to remain there for some time, Mrs. Frank Peregrine and three little sous, of Chioago, are visiting Mrs. L. lx. Hamilton for a few days. Mrs. M. Schneider and daughter, Mies Ella, of Cleveland, 0., arrived today to visit their relatives, the Bieloskys, west of town. Mrs. E. B. Wilson, of Chicago Heights, returned home yesterday after a weeks visit with her relatives, tbe Kessinger families.

Mrs. James Britt and ohildren of Barkley, went to Attica, their former home, today to visit relatives for a week. The first load of grain in the new elevator was dumped at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Geo. W. Haste, from the Bob Miohaels place, sontb of town, justified his name by being the man that brought it. It was oats and brought the gilt-edg-ed price of 35 oenta per buahel.

Mrs. Nellie Spitler Learning and sons went to Lafayette today to visit relatives. She will return here before going home to Goshen. A. Bannister left for h'is home in Lincoln Co. Oklahoma, today, after several weeks’ visit with his aged mother, Mrs. Catherine Scripter, west 1 of town. Albert Brooks, of Peru, a former resident of this vicinity, was in town for a short time, today. He has been visiting friends in the vicinity for some days. Mrs. R. S. Bohannon, and three children, of Knox, arrived today to visit her sisters, Mrs. Henry Putt, southeast of town, and Mrs. Pauly, near Brook. Miss Della Nauman left for Shenandoah, lowa, today, for several weeks’ visit with relatives. Her sister Miss Daisy, accompanied her to Chicago. Miss Ethel Saj ere, of Herscher, 111., returned home this morning, after tvrp weeks visit with her grandfather, J. M. Gwin, and other relatives. Mrs W. Malloney, of Chicago, returned home yesterday afternoon after two months Btay with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Drake.

Mrs. Matie Howard Cain, and son of Peru, Ind., are visiting the family of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wood, southeast of town. She was a former resident of this locality. Mrs. O. J.Rowe, of BinghimptoD, N. Y., who has been visiting her relatives, the Parkison and Moody families here, left this morning for lowa, to visit other relatives there. B. Walker, of Wabash county, made a short business visit here yesterday. He formerly lived at Remington. He reports Wabash county much worse off for want of rain than we are, and that thousands of acres of corn fields are dried up entirely. Alf Donnelly was circulating a paper yesterday,, to assist Geo. Gorham in replacing his burned barn. He had raised about s4o' at last acoounts. Mr. Gorhamwho lost an arm some years ago and has had no end of bad luck before and since is well deserving of liberal assistance.

Rush & Warren, the Rensselaer contractor, reoeived the contract for Trustee Arnold’? new school house, in Barkley tp. at Gifford. It is to cost $635. Jim McColly, of Virgie, got the contracts for the school house at Zadoc, Walker tp., and the one in Gillam for $592 each They are bnilt on identical plans. The one at Gifford is larger. The given Friday evening at the home of Pearl and Gay Parker in honor of Miss Sayers was attended by quite a number of jolly boys and girls. The evening was spent in einging, music, recitations etc. After light refreshments were served they sang “good night,” and the guests departed for their various homes. Miss Goldie Schanlaub entertained about fifty of her young friends, at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Stacker, last Saturday evening. Miss Schanlaub proved herself to be a most entertaining hostess, and all who were in attendance report that they spent a most enjoyable evening. Refreshments, consisting of ice-cream and cake, were served.

This is a year of bad accidents in Jasper county, truly, and the death Wm. McDonald rais ed the number of deaths in this county, this year, from accidents, to at least five, and all persons of adult age, or nearly so. One was killed in a runaway, one by a horse kick, one by the cars, one died from burns, and now Mrs. McDonald’s death ensres in a manner known to all. Besides these one death by drowning has occnred on the border of the county and at least three others not far from the^border. Delos Thompson and J. J Montgomery returned from tbeir trip east,] last evening. They

liked the novel experience of riding on tbe caA so well that they kept right on till they got to New Yoik City. They enjoyed the “daylight” ride along tbe baoks of the Hudson, and in New York took in a eight of sights. This included even “looping tbe loop,” or making a trip on the celebrated inclined railroad, whioh starts from a very high elevation, and when the bottbm is reached makes a complete loop up in the air, the passengers, at the highest point, 50 feet or so in the air, being heads down and heels up. Jack thinks one trip over the loop is enough for him, and the next time he wants any high gymnastics he will take a familiar shin up a tall telephone pole. They visited