Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

TUESDAY. Mies Daisy Neuman is in Chicago today. Mrs. Rae Mossier is visiting relatives in Cincinnati. ~ John Poole and Harry Kessinger are in Monon on business today. Mrs. H. E. Parkieon is visiting her eon, Wallace, in Indianapolis. Mrs. MaudJSullivan, of LaGro, Ind., came today to visit Mr. and Mrs. Robert Michael. R. T. Newman, from north of town, went to Mason City, Mo., this morning, land prospecting. Some early risers report a light frost last night. present indications a heavy frost may occur tonight. Mrs. W. G. Slagle went to Hammond today, having been called there bv the serious siokness of her aunt. Mrs. N. J. Reed is opening up a new millinery store in Remington, and went to Chioago from here yesterday to purchase her stock. Did you know that G. A. Eldredge will be here September 27, 1901 in the interest of the Christian Endeavor, of the Presbyterian ohurcb.

Misses Belle and Anna Doyle returned to their home in LaSalle, 111., today, after a two weeks’ v visit with their eister, Mrs. A. J. Harmon. OBoar Tharp and wife and his son Glenn and wife, all of Monticello returned home yesterday, after several days’ visit with num. erous Rensselaer relatives. Charles Kenton left this morning for St. Louis, Mo., to enter a medical oollege there. He was ac-. oompanied by Rev. Ed. Meads, a former medical student in the same oollege. Mrs. Walter Porter and son Rice went to Chicago this morn* ing, to witness the produotion of Ben Hur. Rice will go from there to the Highland Park military aoademy. W. H. or “Mott” Ritchey, his sister-in-law, Mrs. O. K. Ritchey and sister, Mrs. David Michaels left this forenoon for Little River,

Kane., and Yukon, Okla., for about three weeks’ visit with relatives. Mre. Eldon Hopkins returned home yesterday, from the Kent ranch, where she has been successful in nursing the little son of A. D, Washburn and wife, through a long spell of sickness. Henry Gowland, north of town, F P. Mo-ton and W. H. Dennis, of east of town and George Meyers, of Mt. Ayr, ail left on the 9:55 a. m. train today, for Woonsocket, S. Dak., on a prospecting tour. Mrs. J. T. Tr&nt and Mrs. S. M. Singer, of Hartford City, Ind., returned to their home today, the former having been here for one week and the latter for 5 weeks, guests of W. C. Babcook and wife. Today was another land-seekers’ western excursion day, and another pretty good day for long distance travelers. Thus four left here for Oklahoma, three for South Dakota and one for Missouri. While breaking up Bcrap iron for B. S. Fendig, Saturday, John Muoklainberg was very painfully hurt, by a piece of iron striking him in the eye. The eye itself as well as the surrounding surface, was badly cut and bruised/ His physician, Dr. 1. M. Washburn, thinks however, that the sight of the eye will not be destroyed, nor permanently injured. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mrs. and Mre. O. W. Coen and son Delos and Miss Lela Coen went to Chicago this morning and all will witness the production of Ben Hur tonight. ' Mrs. Brown and Miss Lela Coen'will return to Rensselaer tomorrow, Delos will go to Highland Park to re-enter the military academy there, and Mr. and Mrs. Coen will go to Buffalo for a visit at the exposition. Grand preparations are beiDg made fer the wedding of Miss Luella MoCoy and Dr. A. L. Berkley, on Wednesday Oot. 2nd, and it will no doubt be the largest and most fashionable matrimonial event in the town’s history, up to the present time. The,maid of honor will be Miss Margaret Mioks, of Seneoa Falls, N. Y. The bridesmaids will be Misß Roe 81oman, of Ooldwater, Mich.; Miss Belle Lafayette; Mrs. Ruth Miller Bixler, of Lafayette, and Miss Leathe Wright, of Rensselaer. Mr. Jesse Wilson, of Rensselaer will be the groom’s best man. Ribbon girls, Miss Emily Thompson and Miss Gertrude Kannal Sixty people from Rensselaer and vicinity have gone to Indianapolis sinoe yesterday noon and quite a number will go there tomorrow and Thursday. The attractions are doubled for many and tripled for some. First, it is the annual gathering 'of Odd Fellows

of tiie United Stated, known as the, Sovereign Grand Lodge, and it is this gathering lhat attracts the largest crowd. Second, it is the week of the big state fair nod third, it is the occasion of a state convention of prohibioniste Rensselaer is alwayß well represented at any really big gathering in Indiana, and it is probable that before the week is ont more than one hundred people will have visited the state capital.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Myrtle Haus went to Indianapolis today to visit relatives. Mrs. D. C. Hopkins is Buffering from a light attack of lung fever. N. H. Warner and wife went to Indianapolis today to attend the state fair. D. E. Hollister returned yesterday from his visit to bis old home in Ohio. Mrs. M. J. Berry and bod, O. N. Berry, of Monon, are visiting Mrs. U. M. Baughman. Rev. B. F. Ferguson will deliver the McKinley memorial address at Monon, tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Wm. Kenton went to Indianapolis today to visit her daughters, Misses Blanche and Eva. Frank Kurrie, of Cripple Creek, Col., came yesterday to visit his brother, Harry Kurrie, for a few dayß. ' W. R. Brown and daughter, Mrs. Roy McKinzie, went to Indianapolis'today, to attend the state fair. Miss Ara Glazebrook lefi today for a visit of two weeks with relatives in Greencastlfc and Indianapolis. Rev. A. L. Ward went to Francesville today to attend a district convention of the Christian church. J. A. Ferrell, from southwest of town, left this morning for a three weeks’ visit with relatives in Mt. Holley, N. J. Mrs- Hannah E. Maxwell, of Dyer, returned home this morning, after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Cliff Passons. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eels returned to Ottawa, 111., today after a short visit with George H. Maines and family, northwest of town. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth and children returned today from Charlevoix, Mich., where they bad been during the summer. By order of the department no rural mail carriers will make their rounds tomorrow, the funeral day of our dead president. Mrs. Dr. S. L. Ensrainger, Crawfordsville, came yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs. Matie Hopkins and other relatives here. Miss Glenna Barton of Morocco who has been working in the Bell telephone exchange here, went to Rose Lawn yesterday to take oharge of the telephone station there.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bartoo left for Buffalo, this morning, and will spend a week or more seeing the exposition and visiting relatives in that vicinity. J. A. Grant went to Chicago this morning, where he will join his brother, Dr. S. C. Grant, and he may accompany the latter to his home in St. Joseph, Mo. G. E. Mitchell is moving his housebo'd goods to Remington, today, preparatory to beginning his duties there as high school principal, next Monday. The city schools will not be in session tomorrow, Thursday, forenoon, on account of the President’s funeral. There will be school in the afternoon, as usual. A. H. Flower, of Champaign county, 111., returned home today, after a few days stay in Jasper county. He may return later and buy a farm near Rensselaer. There should be a good attendee of business men and all public spirited oitizeus at the Commercial Club meeting, tonight to hear and perhaps act on the report of the factory investigating oommittee.

Mira Grace Jacks returned toDanville, 111, yesterday, where she is attending the training tchool for nurses. She had visited her parents here for about two weeks Johu Bissell. of Arbor Vitae, Wis., has been visiting Rev. A. G. Work for several days, and left this morning for Highland Park, 111., to enter the military academy. Mrs. George Hollister, of Kniman, wap here this week, at the bedside of her husband, who is still quite teriously sick at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hollister. Robert Venatta and wife, of Marion, came last Saturday to visit bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta, and Robert returned home today; his wife remaining for a longer visit. C. E. Osborn, of Wanatah, the present owner of the Foster hotel buildiDg. near tbe depot, came yesterday to look after the building and may succeed while here in trading it off. The Lafayette carnival boom train will sot make its looked for appearance this year. It is stated that satisfactory arrangements could not be made with the railroads, this yeaj. Mrs. Susan Morton Hud Mrs. F. T. Kemmer, of Cleveland, Ohio, after a short visit with Mrs. U. M. Baughman,, left this morning for a visit with relatives in Momence, 111 B O. Gardner and wife relurned to Harvey, 111., yesterday, after a two weeks’ 6tay here, during which time Mr. Gardner was having his hay crop baled. He will probably buy property and remove to Rensselaer within a few weeks. There was a light frost here last night, but sufficient to be visible to every early riser who looked for it. But probably not sufficient in any locality to do any material damage. A much harder one tonight is probable, judging from today’s weather.

Otto GrebdSch, formerly of Chicago, a bar tender in Rosenbaum’s saloon, is the owner of a very large St. Bernard dog, that was expressed to him- yesterday from Chioago. The dog is three years old Bnd weighs about 200 lbs. Mrs. B. M. Donnelly aod sons, Fred, Bert and Luther, went to Chicago, yesterday, where they will reside in the future, and where the boys expect to seoure employment Mr. Donnelly will continue in the photograph business in Rensselaer. Capt. D. H. Yeoman, commander of Rensselaer Post G. A. R. was in Buffalo the day of President McKinley’s death. He also was a looker on, from the outskirts of the orowd, when the attempt was made to fofce the jail to wreak summary vengeance on Czolgosz. Uncle Bill N. is in fine bowling form for the season of 1901-2, and he has already set a new record for himself. Tuesday he bowled a game in which he made ten straight strikes, then 8 pins and then another strike. The soore for the game was 288 pins. This is the best soore ever made in this alley, except Bill McCord equalled it in one game. Uncle Bill now has three games posted at the alley, which average 271J.' Messrs. A. Leopold, and C. D. Nowels, of the committee appointed for the purpose by the Commercial Club, investigated the factory in Chicago, Tuesday, of the firm which desires to move to Rensselaer. They were very favorably impressed by the business and standing of the firm, and with all they could learn about them, in any way. They will make'a full report of their investigations findings, at the Club meeting tonight.