Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1901 — MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY.

Mrs. Florence Walker, of Anderson, visited Miss Ora. Duval 1 , over Sunday. Thomas Robinson is now beginning to improve from his severe and dangerous sickness. St. Joseph’s College re-opens with about 125 students, which is an increase of about 25 over any former year. Mell Abbott has resigned his position with Laßue Bros., and is running one of I. N. Hemphill’s drayj wagons. Miss J ulia of Crawfordsville, returned home today after a month’s visit at her uncle, J. R. Vanatta's home. Peter May, of Ford county, 111., arrived Saturday afternoon, to visit the family of his son-in-law, W. D. Bond, of Pleasant Ridge. John M. McClellan, of Crawfordsville returned home today, after a few days’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Huff. Johu Gasper, of Westfield, visited his old army ccmrade, S. E. YeomaD, over Sunday. They both in the 51st Indiana regiment. Sunday's excursion to Chicago over the Monon was, as usual, well patronized from Rensselaer. The number of tickets sold here was 220. Misses Hattie Raymond and Lizzie and Katie Gushwa, of near Foresman, went to Delphi today to visit relatives and attend the 6treet fair.

Ed Heath’s horses did not start in the races at Lafayette. He found that the trainer had got the horses in such bad shape that he brought them home. Miss Lizzie Wate returned to her home near Lockport, 111, today, after a three weeks’ visit with the family of her uncle, David Horsewood, on the L. Strong farm, west of town. F. D. Gilman, of Goodland, whose wife was one of the victims of the Chicago & Alton wreck at Norton, Mo., several weeks ago, was in Rensselaer on business, this morning,

Rev. J. B. Foeher, of Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill.,{arrived here Saturday evening and preached at Egypt school house Sunday andJSunday evening. He belongs to the Universalist denomination. The adjuster for the Continental Insurance Co., came Saturday afternoon and adjusted the insurance on T. J. Sayler’s house, west of town. The amount of the insurance was S3OO, which was allowed in full. D. Art Whitney of Milroy tp , went to Chioago Saturday afternoon, with a view of looking for a location. He is an expert handler of horses and expects to get a position at a new club house, near Chicago. * '» James Matheson, just northwest of town, has bought Dr. Harry Brown’s residence property, on Cullen street, and will move to town before winter begins. The price was $1,700. He has rented his'farm to Wm. A. Green, now on the Arnold farm. Laurence J. Ward, oldest son of John Ward, died Sunday at 2 a. ra. at his father’s residence, in Milroy tp. He was 14 years old, and had been sick four weeks, with typhoid fever. The funeral was held today at 2 p. m. at Milroy Baptist church by Rev. D. J. Huston. Interment was in .Crocket oemetery, The Ladies Industrial Society of the M. E. church and the Epworth League gave a joint reception Fridhy evening, at the parsonage, in honor of Mrs. J. F. Warren and daughters, on the occasion of their intended departure for Oklahoma. Some 75 to 100 persons were present. Boaz Evans, who for some time has been sick at the home of Joseph Adams, left today for Linden to visit relatives. If his health improves enough to permit of the trip, he expeots to go to Kansas and Oklahoma, in whloh event he will not retnrn to Rensselaer befoT next spring. His brother,

Sampson Evans, of Lindon, who has been with him for some weeks, returned home with him. Miss Margaret Cody, of Loganßport, returned home today, after a two weeks’ visit with Miss Iva Alter, of Union tp. Giff Snodgrass and daughter Minnie, of Lafayette, visited his brother Aucil, Sunday. Also M. G. Snodgrass, hie cousin, of Kouts. Ancil has been losing ground rapidly lately, and the end is likely to occur, at any time. The great smoke and haze which came Saturday night and lasted all day Sunday, came from north of the Kankakee river. Possibly it was from Chicago’s multitude of factories, but more probably from a marsh fire, north of the river. The following persons left this morning for the National Encamp ment, at Cleveland: Mrs. J. C. Porter, state delegate to the Ladies oHhe G. A, R., D. H. Yeoman and daughter, Miss Harriett, Henry Grow, Mrs. Geo. Hoover and sister Miss Phegley. Emory Mills, one of our 'Ol graduates of the high school, left to enter Purdue University, todfty. His many young friends, of both sexes, gave him quite a send off, at the depot. His brother Ed returned to Purdue Sunday. He has the appointment to a county scholarship. Mrs. J. F. Warren and Miss Carrie went to Lafayette Saturday evening and Miss Bernice on Sunday and today they expect to depart for Oklahoma. No family could leave us with better wishes of the whole community, and none whose departure could leave a greater void in church and social circles.

Our townsman, James Thomp son, who returned to Oklahoma, some weeks ago, recently met with a serious misfortune at Lawton. He was working, with several other carpenters, on a scaffold, when it fell, and he had one of the bones of bis right leg broken, near the ankle. He will return home as soon as able to travel. C, C. Robinson, the Lafayette wholesale grocer, was in town today, closing up the sale of his Oak Grove farm, near Lee, to L. B. Josserand, of McCoysburg. There are 250 acres in the farm, and it is very finely improved. The price was only S4O per acre, and Mr. Josserand considers that he has a great bargain. He will receive possession March Ist. When Wallace’s circus was at Attioa thieves went through the surrounding oountry with a dragnet, and somethin? like a dozen farm houses were broken into and pillaged. When the same show show reached Decatur detectives tried the drag-net act themselves, and a number of thieves were captured including those who robbed the residences near Attica. Rev. Father Killian Schill, of the Indian school, and then editor of the two Catholic magazines published there, is still at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Chicago. His stroke of paralysis, suffered about March 15th, while on the train going to Chicago, was noted at the time. He has never recovered from it, but is now able to walk a little with crutchee. He is also still entirely speechless, though his mind is bright as ever. J. T. Bawden, of Pontiac, 111., is still one more added to the big list of Illinois men who have invested in Jasper oounty farms. He returned home Saturday after dosing up the purchase, from Mrs. Robert Randle, of the former Renioker farm in Barkley tp., 160 acres in extent. He has rented the farm to Horatio Ropp, who will take possession next March.' Mr. Bawden, himself contemplates following the good example of John Poole, Henry Amsler and other good Illinois people, of moving to Rensselaer to make his home next year. C. A. Dean negotiated the sale of the farm.