Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1901 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

MONDAY-Continued. Miss Laura McClellan returned to her home in Crawfordsville today, after a several weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. W. A Huff. J. H. Phillips, of Brunswick, Ga. came today for a short visit with Louie Fendig, and together they will return to Brunswick tomorrow evening. Mrs. C. W. Domback, of DesMoines, lowa, and Mrs. Clara Armstrong, of Oneida, 111., are visiting Mrs. J. 3. Montgomery, for a few days. W. H. Gardner, of Harvey, 111., came today to look after some farm improvemenrs, on the (fid Parkison farm, east of town, which he recently purchased. A. Lewis, the cigar man, now of was in town over Sunday and today. He reports hie Lafayette cigar factory as very prosperous. D. 0. Hopkins, Reet, Nim, Ed and Caleb Hopkins and Leonard Rhoades went to Water Valley this morning, to camp on tbe Kankakee for a week’s fishing. C. L. Murphy, formerly of Remington, now a clerk in the Chicago post-office, was in Rensselaer a short time this morning, enroute to Chicago, after a visit with bis brother, Prof. Murphy, in Remington. Mrs. Eliza Gish, of Musquoketa, lowa, who has been visiting relatives near Wolcott, for the past month, and who spent a short time with her niece, Mrs, Charles Grow, here left this morning for her home. .

Aunt Ruth Phillips, whose supposed improvement from her paralytic stroke was only temporary, has been very low for several days, and her end can not be long deferred and is likely to occur at anytime. James Thompson, who arrived from Oklahoma a few nights ago, and was able to get about some on crutches, was taken with a sever attack of inflammation of tbe boVels, the latter part of the week. He is now some better.

His physicians opened a large abscess under Thos. Robinson’s right arm, this morning, containing about a quart of pus. The abscess was the result of a bruise received about four weeks ago, and has probably been the chief cause of his long and severe sickness. Omar, the 10-months-old child ofJMr. and Mrs. Ourtis Beoughter, died this morning at 4:80 o’clock, of brain fever. The funeral will be held at the house in the east part of town, at 1 o’clock tomorrow, by Rev. A. L. Ward, and interment will be in the Brown cemetery in Barkley tp. Madge Iliff, the 17 year old daughter of Harley W. Iliff, of Jordan tp., died last Friday, of consumption, after about 6 months siokness. The funeral was held Sunday, at the residence, and interment made here, in Weston oemetery. The funeral sevioes were conducted by a Spiritualist elder, from Anderson.

Ernest Middleton came down from Chicago Saturday evening, where he has been stationed for some some time at Ft. Sheridon, the nearest military post. He has not been able to procure a discharge, and is here on a short furlough only. He will not be required to do aotive duty, however, and expeots to remain at Ft. Sheridan until his enlistment is completed in Angnst of next year. Hon J. J. Moore, of Trafalgar, Ind., returned home today after a few days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Yeoman- He lived out in the Blue Grass region, northeast of Rensselaer, 60 years ago and was thus one of our very early settlers. Be is a prosperous and prominent citizen of Johnson county, where be owns five or six big farms and other property in proportion. He also served two terms as state senator from his district. Two men arrested Saturday afternoon, by Constable Yiok. under the time-honored names of