Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 24, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1901 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

Mrs. Aggie Lee, of Rose LawP| is visiting relatives her. She said she w-ants to go. Go where? To Opera Hou*e, Friday night Noah Zeigler, of Benton Co. arrived here last evening, on a landhunting visit. Granville Moody was in Chicago yesterday and purchased another car load of feeding cattle. Mrs. W. S. Peter, of Monticello, came today to visit her daughter, Mrs. H. W. Prince, northwest of town. Mrs. Sarah A. Platt was called to Wheatfield today by the serious sickness of her brother, John Knight. Thomas Robinson continues to improve slowly, and confidence that he will ultimately recover is quite strong. Rensselaer Odd Fellows in considerable numbers are at Fountain Park today, attending the' district meeting and picnic. Mrs. James Parkison and children went to Mt. Sterling, 111., today, to visit her father, W. H. Collins, for a few days. Elias Arnold and wife, of Barkley tp. returned yesterday evening, from a several days visit with relatives in Chicago Heights. Mrs. Joseph Chaudoin, a mile north of town, who had practically recovered from typhoid fever, has suffered a relapse and is now in a serious condition. The Citizen’s Band went to Lafayette last evening and will play for the street carnival today and tomorrow. There will be no open air concert here this week. Sheriff Hardy left 6n the night train, last night, with Fred Glackin, to take him to the reformatory at Jeffersonville. His sentence is from two to fourteen years. Dr. English was in DeMotte this morning having been called there in consultation with Dr. C, MRice, of that place, by the serious sickness of Mrs. Joseph Tyler,

Miss Clara Fendig went to Wheatfield this morning to visit her cousin, Simon Fendig. She will teach the Herrington school, in Wheatfield tp.. which opens next Monday. David Cockerill, some miles northwest, is now very low with his sickness from dysentery, mentioned some days ago. His sister, Mrs. M. A. Webster, of Westville, is by his side, caring for him.

About fifteen went from here and a number of others from Surrey and Parr, yesterday evening, to attend the yearly association of the Free Will Baptists of the district, at the Badger churoh, southwest of Brookston.

The Lafayette Carnival is attracting a great many Rensselaer people. Thirty went there Tuesday, fifty-one yesterday and thirty today on the 10:55. Those who have returned report large crowds and plenty of amusement. Will H. Daugherty shipped the boss load of hogs for this region, to the stock yards last week. They netted $1,266.35, which we believe is the most money received for a single car load of hogs from this vicinity for a long time. Mr. Daugherty can easily remember when it took three car loads to bring as much money as this one load did. H.P. Overton, teacher of the James School, in Marion tp., a few miles south of Rensselaer, was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn out by Frank Cochran, a patron of the school. He is charged with assault and battery on Clarence Cochran, a 13 or 14 year old boy, son of the above mentioned Frank Cochran, and whom it appears, Mr, Overton punished, perhaps with undue severity. The case is set for trial this evening, before Squire Troxell.

A lady of uncertain age, about medium height and much more than medium thickness and with hands that looked like she had used a favorite brand of soap

four years ago and had not used any other since, took one of the south-bound trains here yesterday. She said she was “MrsRobinson of New Yawk,” and that she came here intending to bring 10 people, and to give a show. But she chanced to pass the school house, and there was jeered and hooted at ,by 100 kids, more or less and as she stated never so maltreated iu all her mortal existence. . Hence this town lost the wonderful advantage of her 10 people and their show. Judging the 10 people from Mrs, Robinson of New Yawk as a sample, we think the town ought not to be wholly inconsolable over the loss. But she was hot! Hot enough to have furnished steam for the locomotive clear to Monon. She seems to have given the kids plenty of provocation for hooting at her. She is probably a little “daffy.”