Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 24, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1901 — MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY.

Mrs. John Schofield, of Monon, was here this morning. A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thornton, near the depot.

Mrs. Verlin Morris left for Flagler, lowa, today, to visit her parents. J. B. Cohen, of New York City, was the guest of B. S. Fendig, over Sunday. F. S. Horner, of Knox, came today to visit his daughter, Mrs. W. W- Reeve. Mrs. E. M. Moon went to Remington today to spend the weex visiting relatives. Charles Hogan, of Hammond was the guest over Sunday of Mrs. Mabel Richards.

W. B. Hurley, of Barkley tp., and an old soldier, is very bad with a complication of diseases. A. H. Metzelaar, of Battle Creek Mich., was the guest over Sunday of T. J. McCoy and family. J. R. Vanatta is slowly improv* ing from his long sickness, but is still confined to his bed. Miss Anna Putt went to North Manchester today for a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. George Lyon. Miss Adda App returned to her home in Indianapolis this morning, after a Meek’s visit with Mrs. Sam Roth. R. W. Marshall has been granted a pension of $8 per month, through Capt. J. A. Burnham’s pension agency. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rank returned to Chicago this morning, after a week’s visit here with J. F, Irwin and wife. Rev. L. R. Hotaling, of Michigantown, will preach at the Christian Church next Sunday, morning and evening. All Sunday evening church services in Rensselaer will now begin at 7 o’clock p. m., by agreement of all the pastors.

W. H. Coover is now visiting various Colorado towns and seems so well pleased that it is likely the will decide to locate in that state. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kerney returned to Lake Village this morning, after a few days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Martin Heil. John Bruner of this place, J. JReed, of Jordan tp., and J. D. Dinger, of Otterbein, left on the 9:55 train this morning on a prospecting trip to South Dakota. Mrs. Ella Verrill, who for the past five weeks has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gains, west of town, left today for her home in Biwabik, Minn. A 10 year old daughter of C. G. Hammond, northwest of town fell from her horse Sunday and dislocated her wrist and fractured one of the bones, thereof. Will McCord and Dave Warner went to Water Valley this morning, expecting to row down the Kankakee river to Momence, 111., and to catch all- the fish in the stream enroute. >

F. A. Landon, of Elgin, 111., son of Charles Landon, a former resident of Hanging Grove township; is visiting Otis Jacks at Lee, and is spending the day in Rensselaer, the guest of Al Rishling. John Parks, son of Claib Parks of near Surrey, who is now in Colorado, has just enlisted in the. regular army, in that state, for three years, and has been ordered to Willet’s Point, New York. He is in the engineer corps.

C. S. Rowe and wife returned to their home in Chicago this morning, the former having been here a few days and the latter for three weeks, the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. Healy, of Barkley tp. The latter’s little daughter, Alice, accompanied them to Chicago and will attend school there.

The new postoffice at Asphaltum begins operations Tuesday, Oct. Ist, with G. M. Comer as postmaster. G. M. Comer, A. E. Dunn J. Bunch, Ben Rouse, W. D. Swisher, Peter Owens, Charley Owens, Flora Wilcox and Albert Leach are the first to order their Republicans sent to the new office.

N. Krull, who has been baker for W. C. Milliron and his successor, Vernon Nowels, for over 5 years, has resigned his job and is preparing to start in the bakery business for himself. He will occupy the room where T. W. Haus was formerly located. Wm. O’Merica will succeed Mr. Krull as baker for Mr. Nowels.

Robert Michael is keeping up his end of the evener in the matter of buying and selling farms. His latest deal is the purchase, of W. M, Hirschy, of Spring Valley, 111., of his farm two miles southeast of town. It is a fine, well improved farm of 109 acres, and the price is 170 per acre. It is just east of Oscar Hauler’s place. Mr. Michael thinks so much of his new purchase that he intends occupying it himself, as a residence. He will get possession March Ist. Hugh McKinney is the present occupant of the farm.

Probably the oldest married couple in lowa, in point of duration of wed’ook, are John lams and wife, of Valley, Washington Co. that state. He is an uncle of Willis J, Imes, of our town, although he spells his name in the old fashion. Mr. Imes received a letter from the old gentleman, a few days ago, written the nex tjd ay after their 73rd wedding anniversary. He will be 93 his next birthday and his wife is nearly 91. The letter referred to is an interesting and well written composition, and remarkably so for a person of that age to write. Among other facts Fn the letter, is one that his oldest son is now 70 years old. This son has 5 boys and 4 girls and 3 of the sons were in the Spanish war. One of them is still in the Philippines. Another is in &louth Africa, with the Boers. ~

Monday was the last day of September. The month was probably a fair average September, ul-

though perhaps with more than an average of cool weather. The 4th, sth and 6th, pretty hot numbers however, being 96, 90 and 92 degrees, respectively. There was an unusually cool spell along about the third week. The coldest day was the 19tb, with 60 degrees. The lowest temperatures were on the nights of the 19th and 21st, being 37 degrees. There were frosts on both these nights, and one previous night. In this immediate vicinity none of these frosts were heavy enough to wilt corn stalks or even tomato vines. In many parts of the state, however, there were heavy frosts. It has been a rather dry September. There were got d rains however on the 11th and 13th and a light shower on the 15th. The total rainfall was If incles. Since the 15th there has been no rain, even the ‘‘equinoctial storms” have failed to connect.