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

City News.

TUESDAY. R. T. Newmen weiit to Knox, today, on a business trip. W. W. Watson came down from Chioago today for a short visit. Rudolph Tanner returned today from a short stsy at Rose Lawn. Rev. H. M. Middleton and wife, of Remington, were Rensselaer visitors today. . Adam Barnh§ut, of lola, Kans., oame today to visit Aus. Moore for a short time. Mrs. Jay Lamson went to Chicago this morning for a few days’ visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennel, of Lafayette, are visiting Conrad Kellner’s family for a few days. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and Mrs. 0. W. Coen went to Knox today tg visit George Brown and family. Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, mother of Sylvester Gray, went to Parr today to visit the family of James Baboook. Mrs. S. C, Johnson of this place, and her sister. Miss Della Russell, of Remington, went to Chicago this morning to witness Ben Hur. The Bennett Medioals of Chicago will play football here with Rensselaer on Thanksgiving Day. The same college team was here last Thanksgiving Day. Chris Amsler, of Fairbury, 111., arrived yesterday afternoon, to visit his brothers, Henry of Rensselaer and Jaoob, of California, returning home this afternoon. T. J. Sayler left for Lamar, Col, this morning, for an absence of several weeks. It is quite possible that he will make investments there and later remove from Rensselaer.

Rev. Ed Meads went to Pierceton, Kosciuoeso county, this morning, tn deliver four doctrinal sermons to the Free Will and Missionary Baptist ohurohes, which iat that place have recently united. Henry Harris has briok and other material on the grounds for considerable improvements be is contemplating on his residence, at the Mist end of Washington street, including more rooms, porches eto.

Messrs. Chatfield, Buttz and Dr. Soovey, all of Kankakee, 111., were here yesterday looking for land. They made no purchase this trip bat are likely to come baok and close up some deals in the near future, 8, E. Yeoman and wife went to Kentland today to visit the family of John Chamberlain, for a few days. Mr. Chamberlain has sold his fine residence property there and will soon move to Battle Creek, Mioh., where he will continue to work as a building contractor. A noted old land-mark in Lafayette disappeared Sunday when the old covered wooden bridge across the Wabash was burned. It was erected about 1845. The Henry Taylor Lumber company is at one end of the bridge, and was in great danger, but was saved by the efforts of the fireman.

In his proclamation for Arbor day, Oct, 27, Gov. Durbin will recommend that trees be planted in honor of President MoKinley, and out of respect to his love for trees and his utteranoe a short time before his death with regard to their beauty. The plan has been taken up by the governors of many states. 8. W. Myers, of Sugar Grove, 111., who has been visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Myers here, for the past week, returned home today, taking his mother baok with him, to remain for some time. He will remove to Montioello in the spring, near wtiioh place he has 800 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Querry and Ellis Redinboof Medaryville, drove to Rensselaer Monday afternoon and returned home today. They were guests while here of Warren Robinson and family. Mr. Qaerry who is one of the old Gillam Querry family, is in the hardware business at Medaryville and Mr. Rsdinbo in the drng business. Mrs. M. E. Spitler left last night for South Bend to attend a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the institution of the order o! the Eastern Star, at that plaoe. Mrs. Spitler will be one es the gueßts of honor, being a Past Grand Matron of the order, She will then go to Goshen to visit her daughter, Mrs. Learning, for about 10 days-Attorney-General Taylor, in an official opinion, has held that persons who, on aooount of religious principles, refuse to take oath, preferring to affirm, oannot be prosecuted for their refusal. If a person should affirm on the witness stand and then testily falsely, be would be subject to proseoution for perjury. The opinion related to the prosecution of persons of the Amish sect for refusal to do anything but afflim that their tax statements were true.

.¶ Jacob Hinshaw, father of Rev. Hinshaw, of Danville, Ind., who was convicted of the murder of his wife several years ago and who is now serving a term in the Michigan City penitentiary, died at Winchester yesterday, believing his son innocent. Hinshaw was granted a parole by Gov. Durbin a few weeks ago and permitted to visit his parental home, where he bade earthly farewell to his aged father, then on his death bed. Lafayettv Courier: The board of trustees of the state,soldiers’ home adjourned their October session today and have gone to their homes. They admitted over forty new members yesterday and are very much crowded for room. If all those who are away on a furlough return this winter, the capaoity of the house will be exceeded. The work on the new hospital extension is progressing rapidly and the walls are about half way up. It was milking time just 30 years ago tonight when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow got kind O’Leary at the sight of a lighted lantern behind her and kicked it over and started the biggest fire since Nero fiddled an accompaninent to the roasting of Rome. They say now that both the Nero and the O’Leary stories are fakes, but anyhow the big fires were both facts. And when the Chicago fire started the weather was an exact duplicate of today’s, just as dry, and just as warm and just as big a wind from the eoutbea&t. A temporary restraining order was issued at LaPorte by Judge Richter to prevent the county commissioners from accepting the macadimized roads in Springfield, Coolepriug and Michigan town ships and from paying the contractors, A. Runyan & Co., any more money until the roads shall have baen built, the complaint s .ys in accordance with the contract. Further hearing of the case was set for next Saturday.

WEDNESDAY. Harry Kurrie and Logan Wood went to Fowler today, on business Mr. and Mrs. 8, M. Laßue went to Chicago this morning for a abort stay. (jFred Phillips is coneiderably improved today from his severe sickness, Robert White went to Welling--111., today, for a visit of a month or more with relatives. Mrs. N. E. Brown near Pleasant Grove, returned today from a three visit in Tuscola, 111. Mrs. Lucinda Antrim, of DeMotte, came today to visit her daughter, Mrs. Wash Soott. Mrs. Dr. J. J. Schmidt, who has been attending her father, Thos. Robinson, went to her home in Danville, 111., yesterday for a short stay.

Mrs. P. W. Nelson, of Lafayette came yesterday to visit the Baton family at the Nowels House, John Needham and wife, of Mt. Hope, Kane., came yesterday to visit the family of Geo. McCarthy. J. R. Vanatta has snfficently improved from his long and severe sickness to now be able to sit up. Ad RobinsoD, of lola, Kans., came today for a ten days’ visit wiih bis mother aud other relatives here. Mrs. G. N. JBarcus went to Lafayette today, as a delegate to a district meeting of the Mothers’ Club. Mrs. George Phillips and daughter Mary, of Barkley tp,. went to Hammond yesterday to visit relatives Mell Makeever and wife, of Denver, Cal., .came today for a week’s visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Chas. Burbage and Mrs. Frank Carr, from northwest of town went to Brookston today to visit relatives. Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Kannal returned yesterday from Chicago, where they witnessed the performance of Ben Hur. Mrs. E. C. Griffith, of Crawfordsville, returned home today, after a visit with her nephew, W. A. Huff aud family. Mrs. C- H. Porter returned to Delphi today, after a short visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams. Ed Heath went to Oxford today to make arrangements for his contemplated removal to that place for a permanent residence. Mrs. T. F. Clark, matron of the county asylum, is now thought to have passed the danger point in her sickness and to be improving. Mies Su6ie Monegban has the foundations in for a fine large residence on Weston street, near W. R. Nowels’ place. The building will not be erected until spring, we understandNoah Zeigler of near Fowler who recently bought the former Burk farm of John E. Cleary, was here with his family yesterday. He will take possession of the farm the Ist of next March. Sanford Halstead who has been at Dawson City, on the Klondike for about two years, arrived home this afternoon. We understand that he did well there, financially, though not making aoy great strike. The rain last night and today was the first here since Sept. 13th, except one or two very light sprinkles. The rain-fall this time is nearly half an inch. Enough to do a great deal of good to fall seeding and pastures. Frank Randle, late of the firm of Porter & Randle, is shipping his goods to Clark’s Hill, Tippecanoe county, where he will conduct a general store. Himself and family will go there Thursday. He believes he has a fioe opening there. Samuel Gladding and Fiank Williamson from near Wellington, 111., were in these regions last week looking for land. Mr. Gladding bought a farm near Pleasant Ridge and Mr. Williamson near Francesville. Both are good live farmers. Uncle Joe ParkisoD, of the Ridge, expects to bnild on his recent purchase jnst east of town, the 18 acres in the southwest corner of the Bedford farm, bought of Norman Warner, and to make that his future residence. He does not expect to build until next year, however. Lonie Leopold returned to Woloott today, after a two weeks’ visit with bis parents here. He is arranging to withdraw from the Wolcott firm of A. Leopold & J3ons, leaving his brother, Isaac, in entire charge of the store. Louie’s health is bad and he will not at present re-engage in bueioeas. What cares and keeps you free from sick headache? Why, Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepain. Sold by A. F Long,