Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1901 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

Mrs, W. G. Slagle is visiting her parents in Hammond. Glenn Grant, of Goshen, is visiting hie mother. Mrs. Mattie Grant and family. Mrs* Frank Hodshire and children returned to her homfNn Wolcott today. Mrs. T. F. Clark, matron of the poor farm, is quite sick with a stomach trouble. Mrs. C. L. Halley* of Pittwood, 111., came today to visit her sister, Mrs. Doss Norman. Mrs. L. A. Bostwick, of South Bend, is visiting her parents* Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McEwen. W. R. Lee, the hustling McCoyshurg hardware and lumber merchant, was here yesterday. The rainfall yesterday and la6t night was three fourths of an inch. Enough for all present purposes. Nels Hansen and family of Gratner, 111., came today to visit his brother, C. Hansen and family. . © Miss Della Nauruan returned yesterday from a four weeks’ with relatives in Shenandoah, lowa. Milo Miller, from west of town went to Kankakee, 111., yesterday to attend the fair now being held there. Mrs. Geo. Brower, of Monon, is visiting Mrs, Geo. Phillips, who is here caring for Aunt Ruth Phillips. Henry Randle has sold 120 acres of his farm in Barkley Tp., to Mr. Tudor, of near Francesville, for $55 per acre. Mrs. Rebecca Keeler, of New York City, who has been visiting relatives in Lafayette, came yesterday to visit her niece, Mrs. W. R. Nowele. Mrs. John McColly went to Chicago Heights today, having been called there by the serious sickness of the little child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Iliff, W. 0. Shanlaub will go to Morocoo Saturday, where he has again been employed to teach the grammar department of the Morocco schools. Mrs. Mary J. Snyder, of Lafayette, came this morning to visit her cousin, F. W, Bedford, and to testify as a witness in the case of Bedford vs. Alvey. Will Reynolds, of Brookston, who has been working at the insurance business in Des Moines, la., for several months, came yesterday to visit his father, W. W. Reynolds. He will shortly go to Chicago, where he has secured employment.

Auburn Nowels, son of Mr. Muff Mrs. D. B. Nowels, of Lamar, Col., came yesterday for a short visit here before re-entering the Culver military academy. Freeman Gifford, of Laura station, took the Monon train here yesterday for his former borne in Sandwich,' 111., where he will attend the fair this week. The two-months old child of Oscar Harley, of Fair Oaks, died this morning of enteritis, and wi'l be buried tomorrow morning. Interment in the Fair Oaks cemetery J. L. Foster and son Lew, now of Elwood, are in Rensselaer on business, today. They report that the big strike now on at El wood makes times tough in that own. S. R. Nichols had five car loacfe of cattle on the Chicago market yesterday morning. For two loads he realized $5 90 per hundred and for three he was paid $5.60 per hundred. The 6:32 train east, last evening, was an hour late. The engine broke a big casting, at Monon and had to be replaced by another engine. The broken engine had to be sent to the shops. Sylvester Galbreath, the Rensselaer milk-man, has sold his farm in the northwest part of Barkley Tp, 80 acres in extent, to Nelson Ducliarme, The price was S3O per acre. Old Settlers’ meeting, Friday and Saturday, of this week. It promises to be an unusually successful meeting, and the present indications are that the weather will be very favorable. John Thornton, the depot restauranture, is putting up a new building, just south of the Maloy brick store room. His business is increasing to such an extent that larger quarters a re required Samuel L. Luce was down from DeMotte yesterday, and filed his bond as trustee of Keener township. He succeeds B. W. Sigler, who intends removing to Momenee ) 111., to engage in the jewelry business. Twenty-two members of the Monticello military company intend going to Buffalo next Saturday for Indiana Day. So far as known Col. T. J. McCoy, of the governor’s staff, will be t,he only representative from Rensselaer. Linseed oil 75 oents, pure white lead 5 cents. C. E. Hershman. L. E. Brasket, who formerly conducted a store at Laura station, on the Gifford railroad, has moved his stook of goods to Wheatficld. Freeman Gifford, of Laura, is lookiog for some progressive young man to start a store and can guarantee a splendid patronage to the right party.