Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

TUESDAY. f Mre. R. P. Benjamin went to Otterbein today to visit ber father. Mrs. Will McCord is. visiting relatives in Monticello this week. MrkT H. Johnson, of Hammond was bere on business yeetetday. __ Mrs. A. V Eaton returned yesterday from a few days stay in Lafayette. Miss Elizabeth DeFrees, of Indianapolis, came yesterday to visit Mrs F. A. Rose. Miss Bertha Hammond went to Hammond this morning to visit her sister, Mre. C. B. Harrold. Mrs. Levi Renicker went to Flora, yesterday, to attend a Dunkard meeting and visit relatives. Mrs. Lyle Bhephard .of Kankakee, 111., returned home yesterday after a short visit with Mrs. G. H. Maines, just north of town.

Attorney Frank Foltz is attending court in Winamac today. Mr. D. A. Falkenberg, of Chicago, were in Rensselaer on business Monday. C. W. Coen and wife returned yesterday from a two weeks’ visit at Buffalo, N. Y., and other points. Mrs. Vermont Hawkins, of Anderson, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Willis. - /. ~ „

Wood Irwin, now of Kotawah, Ky., is visiting C. G- Spitler and other old friends bere. The temperature was 82 degrees at 2:80 p. m. whioh is pretty warm October weather. v Mrs. C. M. Cbaney, of Pontiac, 111., came yesterday to visit Mrs. Kate Watson. Thomas Robinson had something of a back set, Sunday, but is better today. Paul Brener and Fred White, of Francesville, were in Rensselaer Sunday and Monday. Misß Harriet Yeoman went to Otter Greek, Ind., today, to visit her sister, Mrs. M„ V. Brown. j r - r Mies Belle Wood returned to Battle Ground yesterday, after having spent several months with relatives in Rensselaer. Miss Letha Ott returned to Chicago Heights yesterday, after a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. James Elliott. Mrs. Byron Iliff returned to McCoysburg today, after a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. H. C. Reed, Mrs. 0. J. Whitcomb, of Bos well, returned home this morning, after a short visit with Mrs. W. R. Nowels.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Jones, of Q’Dell*.lll, t Qane_y«ei£id«y- for.a week’s visit with G. H. Maines and family, northwest of town. A, W. Cole, of Lafayette, Is taking a lay off from his duties as mail messenger, and spent yesterday in Rensselaer. Moohall Cover son of G. W. Coyer, of Virgie, returned yesterday from Elreno, Okla., where he had been for the past three months. T. J. Sayler and son Jay went to Chicago this morning, where Jay will enter the Obioago Dental College, which opens for the year, tomorrow. Mrs.' A. Monzel and Miss Maggie Staffgen, of Chicago, returned home today, after a months’ visit with'the families of Joseph Nesius and Peter Wagner, sooth of town. Mr. and Mrs. John O'Conner, of Kniman, are oelebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, their “silver wedding” today. About 60 or 70 of their many friends and relatives will help them enjoy the auspicious •vent. * f

J*rry Schofield and family left today for their future home in Serbia, Wabash county, where he owns property for which he recently traded. * Mrs. Rosa Shields* of Chicago Heights, came today to see her father, W. B. Hurley, of Blackford, whose sickness has been previously mentioned. Only 9 marriage licenses were issued during September, which was 3 less than the monthly average, Two of these 9 were issued on the last day of the month. Mrs. W. S. Peter returned to her home in Monticello today, after a few days’ at the bedside of her daogbter, Mrs. H. W. Prince, #hose sickness still remains quite serious. Sylvester Gray of this place end J. A- Teter, of Remington, returned this morning from Delphi, where they had been looking at some farm land,'with a view to purchpsing Geo. # E. Mitchell, principal of the Remington schools, was unable until this week to secure a bouse in which to reside, and Mrs. Mitchell, who has been with friends here, left for that place today. H. B. Murray and Ed Warren went to Indianapolis yesterday to attend the K. of P. Grand Lodge meeting, the forme* as the representative of the Rensselaer and the latter of the DeMotte lodge.

The public schools of Keener Kankakee and Wheatfield townships began last Monday. Sept. 30th, all the schools of the county are now in session exoept Barkley, Union and Walkey tps I hey will all open next Monday, Oot. 7tb. Harvey Moore’s baby, about a year old, got both hands and the whole top of its head into a tub of hot water, t hie morning. It is very severely and painfully scalded, bat not dangerously in the opinion of the physician, Dr. I. B. Washburn. Wallaoe Parkieon ancf son Clifford, of Pleasant Ridge, left on the 9:55 train today for Chickasha, in the Chickasaw Nation, India Territory. They are land prospecting and will probably be gone about thirty days. Reed Banta and wife, of CampbellsVille, Ky., who have been visiting relatives in Chicago, stopped off here today to visit Wm. Kenton and family, northwest of town. Reed is engaged in the lumber business and is enjoying a good business. Charles and Aroh Gaylord, of Chicago, are guests at the home of H. B. M array, having driven here uith a team last Friday. Arch Gaylord will be remembered as the boy singer with the salvation army oojcps that visited here about four*fears ago.

Mr. Frank Shindelar and Miss Grace E. Lakin were married at St. Augustin’s Catholic church, this, Tuesday morning, Oot. Ist, at 9 o’clock. The ceremony was performed hy the pastor, Rev. Thomas Meyers. Quite a large company witnessed the wedding. The young oouple will live on a farm west of Parr. Carey R. Carr and daughter, Oena, of Newton tp.,]went to Westville, yesterday, to attend the funeral of his nephew, Leslie Hilton, a young man 20 years old, whose death oooured presumably by accidental oontact with a live eiectrio wire. He was a lineman for a telephone oompany and the particulars of the death had not been learned when Mr. Carr went there yesterday. Alva Niohols, Isaao McCurtaiu, Ad Shook and Wm. Folger left on the 9:65 train for Platte, South Dakoia. Mr. Nichols returned from there only a short time ago, having purchased 160 acres of land about 8 miles from Platte and for whioh he paid 914 per acre. The three men who accompanied him are all prospective land purchasers, and if they buy will probably remove there to reside, early next spring.

Peter VacuLeer aHollander who has beep working for Warrep & Rush, the contractors since May. a*ua plasterer and cement walk builder, left Monday afternoon, to go back to Holland to spend the winter witb his father. He will return in the spring. He made a similar trip across the ocean eleven years ago. , -Samuel Spires, Jeremiah Knder and Peter Locke, three inmates of the national soldiers’ home, at Marion, were dishonorably discharged from that institution, last Friday night. They expressed satisfaction when McKinley was shot. It was previously stated, that they would be publioly disgraced by being drummed one of the grounds. Instead' however, they were deprived of their uniforms, and one by one escorted to the gates and told to “git,” and they got. Frank Sayler returned from Madison, Wia., last night, having concluded not .to enter Wisconsin University.* Not being a high school graduate he found he could jipt enter the university freshman olass until after a year’s preliminary study, and that he could not get into the university football team until he entered the freshman class. Hence his con- / elusion to come home. His return has pat new life into Rensselaer’s foot ball prospeots, and a vigorous effort is now being made to re-organize for the season. A meeting for the purpose will be held Wednesday evening, at Fendig’s drug store.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Dollie Schock is visiting friends in Mt. Ayr, this week. Mre. J. Jauriet, of Rose Lawn, is here today on business. W. J. Imes went to Hammond today to see his sons, Will and Walter. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Frederick, of Medaryville, came yesterday to visit C. E Hershmaa and wife. Mr. Chas. A. Wood, of Chicago, oame today to attend the McCoyBerkiey wedding. Miss Gale Wasson returned today from a two weeks’ visit with friends in Evanston, 111. John Burns, who has been visiting his father, John W. Burns, in Rensselaer, returned to his home in Battle Ground today. / Walter Pauley and wife, of Lafayette, came yesterday to take the position of cooks at the Nowels House. J. H. Jones and* family, of Lafayette, came yesterday to reside on the F. W. Bedford farm, east of town. Mrs. Isaao Glazebrook and daughter, Miss Ara, returned yesterday from a three weeks’ visit at Greencastle.

Mr. and Mre. Clarence Sigler and two children of Kersey, came yesterday to visit ber mother, Mrs. and other relatives. Mlue- klaud J-Healey who is attending business college in Indianapolis, came home today for a two weeks’ stay with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Healey. Mrs. J. W. Powell started yesterday to her home in Washington, D. C., after having spent the summer here with her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Spitler..