Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1901 — WEDNESDAY—Continued. [ARTICLE]

W EDNESDAY—Continued.

Frank Randle end W. C. Miliron have sold their salted peanut penny-in-the-slot business to Cowgill & Worland. They had out some 25 machines, taking in ail the good towns from Lowell to Delphi and from Michigan City to Lafayette. 0 Mr. Milliron, we understand, will continue in the same business at some other place. W. B. Austin and wife will attend the annual banquet of the Marquette Club of which he is a member in Chicago tonight. Congressman C. B. Landis of Delphi, is one of the principal speakers, his subject being “William McKinley.” It will doubtless be one of the most eloquent and touching tributes paid by any great man to the memory of the dead president. Uncle George Gowland had the bad luck to lose his pocket book, this morning. He thinks some place north of town between Alf Donaelley’B and his son Henry Gowland’s place. It was an old leather pocket book, and contained about S7O in money and cheoks and other valuable papers. Mr. Gowland will give a reasonable reward for its return.

The special theater train from Crawfcrdsville to see Ben Hnr, at the Illinois theater, Chicago, went through yesterday at noon. There were 416 persons on board, in 11 coaches. The train did not stop here. The only Rensselaer representative on the train so far as reported, was Will Woodworth, as brakesman, W. B. Austin and family joined the party at the theater, as invited guests. Constable Christie Vick did not have to to go out of his own house to make his latest capture. The subject is a young lady of very tender age, and Mr. Vick expects to keep her in custody for an indefinite period. She weighs about 7 pounds and was taken in charge last night. IJiere is no charge against her, but probably one of “disorderly conduct” will be preferred before many weeks Two of next week’s prospective happy brides, Misses Blanche Alter and Stella Perkins were the recipients of a “kitchen shower” party last evening, at the home of Miss Alter, on south Weston street. About 25 of. their lady friends participated. A large array of useful kitchen artioles were received, and every~\ article was accompanied and described by a poem, composed by the donor. Jap Wright, the well known horseman on the old Wright farm, north of Mt. Ayr, met with a severe aocident recently. He was chasing a cow on one of his fast horses when it fell on his leg and broke it badly. The large bone is broken in two places, a little above the ankle and the small bone once. Mr. Wright is a brother of Randolph Wright, of Newton tp, who got a badly broken leg under very similar circumstances, a few years ago.

Isaac Wiltshire and wife arrived here last night from Town Creek, Alabama, where they have made their home the past five years. They have had hard luck during their stay in the south, including the loss of all their horses and other stock, and for the. past two years Mr. Wiltshire has been in very poor health, They have had enough of the south and expect to again make Rensselaer their permanent home. At present they are staying with his brother Harry W iltehire.