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

City News.

TUESDAY. Mrs. V. E. Ball, of Brookston, is visiting Mrs. Geo. H. Healey. Isaac Stocker and wife ret nine today from a short visit in Delphi. Miss Edna Dillon returned today from a short visit in Lafayette. Miss Maude Daugherty returned yesterday from a short visit inLafayette, Mrs. Fkrence Taylor, of Hammond, is visiting Mrs. Mabel Richards. . > Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Ryan, of Monon r came today to visit their daughter, Mrs. A. C. Herrington. Dr. George Miser, of Kramer, formerly Indiana Mineral Springs, was in town, over Sunday. Mrs. Harry Kessinger and children returned yesterday from a short visit in Medaryville.

Mrs. C. C, Jones returned to Maynard yesterday after a short visit with her son, P. W. Clark. Mrs. James Duvall and daughter, of Monon, came yesterday to visit the family of T. F. Clark. Henry Heik and wife returned to Chicago yesterday, after a short visit with her father, John Leach. Benj. Oglesby, Jr., of Medaryville, came yesterday for a short visit, his wife and children having preceded him several days. Mrs. Isaac Reubelt and children, of Dana, Ind., arrived yesterday to visit her mother, Mrs. Peter Rhoads and other relatives. Milton Makeever, now located pt Stromsburg, Neb., came yesterday day to visit relatives here. It is his first visit to Rensselaer for ten years. Master’John and Miss Mary Florence, of Delphi, came today to visit their grandfather, and other relatives, Mrs. W. A. Jordan, of Hammond, came today to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. G- Slagle, at tba'M&keever bouse. J. L. Nichols returned yesterday from Oklahoma. He did not make a winning at the land drawing there, but oon templates returning later and buying a claim*

Miss Rhoda Jackson returned to her home in Monticello, 111., today, after a short visit with her brother, H. W, Jackson, nprth of town. Alf Donnelly of onion fame, is making some improvements and building an addition to his farm residence north of town. He is also building a large drying room for this year’s onion crop. The ladies of the Christian church will conduct a market all day, next Saturday, in Leopold’s vacant room, formerly occupied by the Haus restaurant. All kinds of eatables will be on sale.

Rev. A. GF. Work, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will return from his vacation, at Winona Lake, on Friday, and will occupy his pulpit Sunday at the usual hours, morning and evening. John R. Phillips and mother reached Rensselaer on the 10:55 a. m, train today. They learned of the death of Frank Phillips, shortly before they reached Carlsbad, New Mexico, and took the first returning train hdme. Azariah Warren, now of Manchester, Tenn., but a former resident of this county and an old vet, left for Illinois, today, after a few days’ visit in this vicinity. ’He will probably return liere before he goes back to Tennessee. W. E. Hinshaw, the former minister who is serving a life sentence for wife murder, is out of the Michigan [City prison, on a 10

days’ parole, to visit his aged parents, both of whom are sick and nearing their deaths. He is constantly accompanied by a guard. Ben Wallace, proprietor of the big show here today, is still in poor health, but considerably improved from his condition a short time ago. So much so, in fact, that he spends a day with the show occasionally, and that chances are considered good for his complete recovery.

The press representative with the Wallace show is C. W. Lock wood, son of the proprietor of the Peru Republican, and himself a newspaper man of many years’ experience. 'He is a very courteous and genial gentleman, as are all the officers and managers of the show. Squire James Yeomen has left at The Republican office a sample box of his famous Canada wheat, which produced 32 bushels to the acre, It is a beautiful wheat, white and clean and shapely as a fair lady’s fingers. Not quite so nice to squeeze though, the young men would think, that is. Capt. G. W. Payne, who has been around considerable lately, says it can safely and truly be said that Jasper county is the banner corn county of Indiana, this year. This we believe is no exaggeration. And we doubt if even the great corn states of lowa and Illinois have any counties that are Ahead of us, this year. Some idea of the way the people came rolling in from the country, today, may be had from the observations of some of the business men near the the depot. In 18 minutes 100 teams passed, with an average of 4 persons to each team. In 5 minutes 23 teams passed, which contained 73 persons. Long before 10 o’clock the streets near every livery and hitch barn were almost solid jams of wagons, carriages and buggies. Wallace’s circus train arrived from Kankakee, 111., their last previous show point, at 4 o’clock this morning. It was a rather early hour, but not so early but they found a large and enthusiastic delegation of Rensselaer’s youthful citizens on hand to see them unload the elephants, camelgpetc. Their next point after Rensselaer is Monticello, after that Goodland and then Attica.

Rev. F. X. Schalk, formerly superintendeiit of the Indian School/ south of town, is here to attend the Catholic synod, He is now the chaplain*qf the St- Alexandria hospital at Newell, Minn, Rev. Schalk, it will be remembered, was quite severely burned by a gasoline explosion at the Indian school about three years ago. He has some large scars as a result of the accident and states that it was two years before he recovered from the nervous shock suffered at the time. Aus Moore, who sold his farm in Hanging Grove tp., a few months ago, and prospected some in the west with a view to moving there, has wisely concluded to remain in Jasper county. He has bought of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Rensselaer, her farm of 440 acres in Barkley tp., only about two miles north of Mr. Moore’s former .farm. . He will receive possession, and him self occupy the farm on March Ist. The price paid was 144 per acre, #hich, at the prices land has been selling for lately, looks like a decided bargain for Mr. Moore.

WEDNESDAY.

A. C. Abbott went to Indianapolis today to visit his son John. Miss Gertrude Taylor of Wolcott is spending the day the t guest of Mrs. James Boaz. ff Misses Jessie and Iva Moffit, of Fair Oaks, are visiting Miss Myrtle Bringle west of town. Will Gardner returned to Harvey 111., today, after a ten days’ visit in and near Rensselaer. Bright Cole returned to Lafayette yesterday, after a ten days’ visit with relatives here. Mrs. Sarah E. Miller left today

for a two weeks’ visit with relative s in Kankakee and Waldron 111. W. C. Monroe, of Frankfort will j preach at the First Baptist church next Sunday morning and evening. F. W. Mauck, who lives with his son, J. W. Mauck, in Newton tp„ ha? been quite sick for several days. Mrs. Fred Lane, of Chicago* came today to visit her cousin, Ancil Snvdgrass and other relatives. Mrs. Harry McGee went to Columbus last night, being called by the supposed fatal sickness of a sister. - Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and son Leonard are spending today fishing near Water Valley, on the Kankakee. Mrs. Hiram Day and two children left today for a visit of two weeks with relatives in Monon and Danville, 111. Mrs. Wm. Immel returned to Washington, HL, today, after a ten days’ visit with her father, L. H. Myers, on River street. Miss Sadie Haff returned to her home in Valparaiso today, after a ten days’ visit with Miss Dollie Hemphill and other Mrs. W. D. Joslyn and children returned to their home in Austin, 111., today, after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. S. C. Lagen. Miss Birdie Griffith, who has been visiting for two weeks the family of W. A. Huff, left for her home in Crawfordsville today.

Mrs. A. E, Coen and son Alban, who have been visiting her parents Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson, returned to Chicago this morning. Ora Houser, who has been visiting Dee Ferguson, in town, and John Culp in Barkley tp., left this morning for his home in Harvey, 111. Mrs. Lyman Zea and son Ernest and daughter Grace went to New Albany, Ind., today for a month’s visit with her brother, George Aldrich . Mrs. C. W. Lynn returned yesterday to her home in Chattsworth 111., after a two weeks’ visit with brother, George P. Ketchum, east of town. Mrs. Noah Dunn reached here yesterday from Elreno, Okla., and went today to the home of her parents in Kentland. Her husband, who has been working at the dafpenters trade, will return here in about two months. Miss Blanche Ponsler, who has been visiting here for the past three weeks, left today for her home in lola, Kans. She was accompanied by Mrs- Sophia Ponsler, who will spend the winter there with her son Luther Ponsler. Walter Nobles, who has been visiting his cousin, George Ketchum for the past two weeks, left today for his home near Crystal Lake, Minn. He was a frequent visitor to Rensselaer forty years ago, but this was his first visit here since 1864. Mrs. C. B. Harold returned to Hammond yesterday, having been called here to attend the funeral of her sister Mrs. Daniel Waymire. Mr. Harold is employed in the Oonkey Printing establishment in Hammond, and has a good position but a big strike is on there and all the employes may quit