Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

A. J. Hicks, of the tak ferretforce, has gone to Rockville, where his firm has similar work there. Mrs. Fred Chilcote was the guest Sunday of Dr. Albion Miller and sisters at Dyer. Mrs. J. F. Rank and son Ernest, of Englewood, were guests over Sunday of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Irwin. Mrs. W- T. Jones and M. T. Hanley, of Muncie, came Saturday to see their sons at St. Joseph College. Mrs. Peter Scallan returned to Lafayette Saturday, after a visit of three weeks with her parents, Mr,, and Mrs. Hordeman, west of town Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Holmes of Winamac, are visiting her sister Mrs. M. P. Warner and family for a few days. Rev. Ed Meads went to Princeton, Ind., today, where he is engaged for a few days in revival services. Mrs. Geo. Phebus, of Chicago Heights, was the guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Phebus, near £the depot. Solcmon Irwin and daughter, Mrs. Sena Williams, of Indianapolis, came today to visit relatives in Kniman. Carry Lowman has just completed the erection of a two room addition to his farm residence northeast of town. W. H. Randle, of Barkley tp., who recently purchased the Rev. W. H. Sayler property, north of the depot, will remove to town next March and occupy the property. Spencer Hollister and wife, of Mattoon, 111., came Saturday to visit his parents and other relatives here. Mrs. T. B. Herron and two sons, of Brookston, returned home Saturday after a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Barkley tp. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Day arrived home from Tolono, this morning. They left Mr. Day’s father very low, and likely to pass away at any time. A n t) < > McMunsy, of near Virgie, and Mrs. Will Reed of near Parr, returned Saturday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Boone county. James Gordon and wife, of Emporia, Kans., who have been visiting the family of Taylor Gordon, in Jordan tp., left Saturday for their home. Will Hordeman, who was forced by sickness to leave St. Mary's seminary at Cincinnati, last June is now almost entirely well, and left today for that institution. Harvey Robinson and wife and son left today for their home at Medora, North Dakota, after a three weeks’ visit with relatives here. George Hinkle, who has been living at Shelby for some time, has moved to McDonald, Mich., where he will work at the carpenter’s trade. Mrs. Rosa Brown and daughter Mias Nettie, of near Wolcott, spent .Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Parks. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Parks are sisters. The Three I R. R. is extending its line from South Bend to Elkhart. It is the general belief that the road will eventually be con3cted to Detroit. services are now being conducted by Eld. M. J. Walters at the chapel occupied by *4baohurch of God in the north-

west part of town. A cordial invitation is extended to ail. Henry Zoll and Mrs. Albert Zoll of Hammond, Jacob A. Zoll, of Urbana, 111., E. R. Heath and wife of Chicago, 111., and Mrs. E. H. Rouse, of Columbus, Ohio, came Saturday to visit M. H. Hemphill and family. Herbert Sorre 1 !, who has been working in Goodland for some time, came home Saturday. He has accepted a position in a butcher shop at Sheridan and will move his family there thjs week. Mrs. James Yeoman and Mrs. Joseph Yeoman went to Hammond Saturday, at which place they will visit Harry Wade and wife. They will then go to Chicago to visit Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Yeoman. Constable Vick started out this forenoon to look for Jim Blake, the young man who assaulted Henry Tinder, Friday evening, on the Gifford railroad. Jim is a bad lot, according to all accounts, and was out of the reform school on parole when he committed the act. An “old folks’ meeting” will be held at the M. E, churoh next Sunday morning at 10:30. An effort will be made to get all the old members of the church and those who are not regular church-goers, and to that end a committee of the EpworthJLeague will look up the old folks and provide a conveyance for them to and from the churoh. Ex-Surveyor Thrawls is still engaged on the biggest single job of private land surveying ever done in this county. There are nine sections to be surveyed and he has been engaged upon it four weeks and it will take that much longer to finish the job. The land is in the Gifford region and over half of it belongs to Mr. Gifford. Calvin Coppess, a former Gillam resident after visiting various relatives here for a few days went home Sunday, taking back with him his venerable mother, who had spent several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Gray, in the east part of town. He now lives in Medaryville. - Through Sanford Halstead whose return from the Klondike region was lately mentioned, we learn that John May is coming back from there also, to visit his Jasper and White county relatives, and perhaps has arrived here already. John, who was formerly a teacher in this county, was among the early rushers to the Klondike and has a pretty good mine there, and in which Mr. Halstead worked while there. The latter was there 14 months having previous to going there sojourned for some time on the Pacific coast.

Frank Welsh has just completed the remodeling of his house 7 miles southwest in Jordan tp. He added four rooms thereto, making a good modern 8-room house. • It was opened last Friday evening to about 100 invited guests, dancing being the entertainment feature. Good music was furnished and a splendid time enjoyed by all. Uncle Eli Heidelberger and wife now of Chicago, celebrated their golden wedding Sunday, and several Chicago papers published their pictures. Uncle Eli was an early resident of Rensselaer, from way back in the 60 s and for a long time was in business here in partnership with A. Leopold. He left here over 20 years ago. A couple from up north were married here late last Saturday evening, Oct. 19th. They were Mr, William A. Lance and Miss Rosa Heath. The groom lives part of the time at least, in Newton county, the bride in Jasper. Squire James A. Burnham performed the ceremony, at his b ffice. The groom is 27 and the bride 19. Benjamin 8. Fendig and his new bride, lately Miss Royse Oppenheimer of New Orleans, ar rived thia morning. They stopped at Nashville, Cincinnati and other places on their way home. They will make their home temporarily with Mr. Fendig’s mother, on Front street, until they can prepare a’residence of their own. * Rev. and Mrs. V. O. Fritta arrived from Dunkirk early Sunday morning, and Mr. Fritts preached at the Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. At the close of the morning service the congregation repaired to the river where Mr. Fritts administered the rite of baptism, by immersion to three candidates, Misses Doris Porter, Irene Barcus and Grace Peyton. Mr. and Mrs. Fritts will remain until after the Alter-Fritts wedding, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Chamberlain, late of Kentland, left for their future home, Benton Harbor, Mich., today, after few days’ visit with relatives and friends in their former home. They have lived in Kentland about 7 years and during that time Mr. Chamberlain built himself two good residences, the'last, which he sold a few weeks ago, being the handsomest residence in the town. Uncle Jimmy Overton arrived home Saturday night from his 4| months’ stay in the southwest, having come by way of Chicago Heights, where he visited his daughter a day or two. He left his son Randle, for whose health he made the trip, at Lamar, Col. where he will probably pass the winter. Randle is still very poor-

ly but can ride on horseback every day a little, and that, together with the salubrious climate, has lately caused some improvement in his condition. Uncle Jimmy got a team and wagon and spent 6 or 7 weeks traveling about the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado with his son and Frank Lewis, whose death and burial here occured some time ago. It was a novel experience for Mr. Overton, but not a pleasant one by any means, on account of the great labor of caring for the two almost helpless invalids in his company.