Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1901 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

Mre. Bert Welsh is sick with malarial fever. Chronic diseases a speciality, Dr. Merrill. Mre. John Bixler, of Lafayette, is the guest of Miss Luella McCoy. Boaz Evans is quite sick at the home of Joseph Adams south of town. Miss Ethel Hopkins, of Mt Ayr, is visiting relatives and friends here. Mre. Delos Thompson is recovering from her recent attack of tonsihtis. J. F. Irwin returned this morning from a business visit at Montezuma, Ind. Dr. I. M. Washburn, Frank Sayler and Louie Leopold are in Chicago today. Miss Ellen Sayler ie quite sick with cholera morbus at the home of John Daugherty.

Miss Mary Winger left for Athens, Wia., today, after a long visit with her unde, Chris. Morgonegg, northeast of town.

Newman Snow, an old citizen residing near, Aix, is quite sick with malarial fever. Miss Lona Flynn went to Lowell yesterday to visit hei sister Mrs. H. V. Weaver. Mre. E. C. Oram, of Logansport, ie here visiting her brothers Harrison, William and David Warren. E. E. Johnson, of Piper City, 111. came yesterday for a short visit with his brother, Dr. S. C. Johnson. County Superintendent Hamilton went to Monticello today to attend the White county teachers’ institute, Mrs. Simon Fendig and little son returned to Wheatfield yesterday, after a short visit with relatives here. Mrs. W. A. Hopkins has returned home from a visit of six weeks with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Thompson, at Sullivan, Ind. Mrs. Harry-Alter and two children returned to Forest, Clinton county, yesterday, after a two week’s visit with relatives here. Miss Edith Marshall left for Elkhart today, where she will be employed as one of the teachers in the city .schools, which open next Monday. Jay Sayler left yesterday for Buffalo, where he will work in the Nebraska sod house lunch room where he previously worked for several weeks. Maurice Gorman left this morning for Seattle, Wash., where his sister, Mrs. O. J. Pittman, resides, and where be expects to secure employment and remain.

Hiram Brown of Brookston is here today, negotiating for the lease of the Hildebrand livery barn, with a view to placing a good livery stock therein. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rajal returned to thier home in Indianapolis yesterday, after a three weeks visit with the family of Joseph Lane, west of Surrey. Mr. Ira J. Grant and Miss Jennie E. Beals, a Remington couple, were married Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28th, by Rev. C. D. Royce, at his residence. Mr. and Mre. W. S. Parks, and sons Ray and Loyd left last evening to visit the Pan at Buffalo, and to visit friends in various eastern points. They will be absent several weeks. The Lafayette boomers will start out again next week booming and boozing for the coming Elks’ street carnival. The boom train will probably be here next Thursday. The carnival will begin Sept. 23. Mrs. H. M. Purcupile is moving her millinery store, today, from a room in Liberal Corner building, into the room in Makeever’s building between Makeever’s bank and the Chicago Bargain store, where she will have a much larger and more commodious location. “Old ' Arkansaw,” by Frank Raymond’s company, will be played at the opera house next Tuesday night, Sept. 3rd. It is the same company, under the same management that played “The Missouri Girl” to such a splendidly satisfied audience here last winter. Uncle Billy Bussell received word from Monon, today, that the condition of his son-in-law, Hugh Lowe, is very discouraging. A counsel of physicians had just been held, and no encouragement is held out by them. He has a bladder and kidney trouble. Miss Clara Berry, of West Lafayette, has been engaged to teach in our] city schools, in the place made vacant by the resignation of Miss (Lilly Nowels. She is a graduate of the Indianapolis high school, and of the Indiana State Normal School. She has also bad several years’ experience as a teacher. Horace Marble, of Wheatfield, was here yesterday. The 177 acres of onions being grown by tenants on his farm near that place are expected tp produce according estimates of opipn growing ex-

perte, an average of 250 bushels per acre, or a total of 44,250 bushels. It is quite probable that he can get $1 a bushel for most of the crop. Ross Hawkins has resigned his position in Vernon Nowels' bakery to take- effect Saturday night of next week. He resigned to accompany W. C. Miliron to V abash but later developments make it probable that Mr. Milliron will select a different location, but in any event Ross will be employed by him wherever he locates. Charley Risking, for some time a clerk in Tuteur’s grocery, will take the place in Nowels’ bakery.