Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1901 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. B. O. Gardner, of Harvey, 111., c&me today for a short stay. • Jay Zimmerman is in Monticello this afternoon. Mrs. Sarah E. Miller went to Lowell today for a short stay. B. M. Donnelly returned yesterday from a short visit with his family in Chicago. Mrs. Samuel Roth returned yesterday from a week’s visit with her parents, near Lafayette. Mrs. S. C. Johnson and baby went to Remington today for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Russell.

G. K. Hollingsworth, R. D Thompson and Dr. H. J. Kannal went to Fair Oaks today, on a hunting expedition. Miss Anna Betts, of Mt. Ayr, returned today from a five weeks’ visit with relatives in Fairmount, Minn.

The City Council last night did no other business except to allow a number of claims. Miss Nina Sweet, who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Powers, went to Wolcott today to visit relatives.

Elder D. T. Halstead and wife went to Plymouth this morning to attend the annual conference ol the Church of God.

Miss Ida Cogswell returned to her home in Chicago, today, after a visit of two months with Miss Cordelia Monnett. Mrs. J. P. Sherman has moved from Mrs. Spitler’s tenant house, on Weston street, into one of A. Leopold’s houses, on south Van Rensselaer street.

Rev. T. A. Hall, pastor of the Christian church at Oxford, was here this morning, calling on members of the Rensselaer church. Mrs. Wesley Durham, of Burnettsville, who has been visiting relatives in Chioago, stopped off here today to visit her sister, Mrs. Mary Swartzell. Roy McKinzie was hastily called to Indianapolis, Saturday night, by the alarming sickness of a brother;- whom he found somewhat improved. The temperature at 1 p. m. today was 37 degrees, being 32 degrees lower than yesterday at the hour, when it was 69 degrees. The rainfall last night was a quarter of an inoh.

Jesse Jenkins and family, of Barkley tp., returned home yesterday from a two weeks’ visit in Jennings county. He had expeoted to rent a farm there but could find nothing to his liking and will remain in Jasper oounty. Johnny Hall, who now works for A. G. W. Farmer, near Sharon, thinks he is now the greatest corn hasker in this region. He says he can crib 125 bushels a day. He wants to get a match with some other fellow who thinks he is a corn hneker, for most any ole sum.

Sheriff Hardy worked the telephone linea industriously yesterday, in an effort to get trudk of John Huff, wanted on oharge of burning his brother, Julius Huff’s barn. The sheriff thinks he got. track of him, and that he went through Foresman and Mt. Ayr, and then on to Fair Oaks and there took the Monon local freight. The sheriff thinks likely Huff may have gone to Hammond, where he has a number of acquaintances.

Eli Perkins kept a large audience thoroughly entertained for two hoars at the opera house, last night. Eli* is a mighty man of humor and like Cleopatra, whom however he does not even remotely resemble in looks, “age oannot wither nor cuetom state his infinite” funniness. Many of his jokes and stories are

well Beasoned with age, bat Eli’s inimitable way of telling them makes even the most ancient anecdote seem fresh and youthful. Julias Huff, of Jordan Tp., whose barn was burned Monday morning, was hart quite severely while getting his horses out of the burning building. One of them kicked him on the leg, above the knee, cutting and bruising it badly, but not breaking any bones. He was also burned on the face considerably. Dr. English who is attending him, thinks his injuries will lay him up for a couple of weeks.

Gen. Johu C. Black and Judge R. C. Tuthill, in company with a few other Chicago men, passed through Rensselaer on the 1:46 train, today, on their way to Indianapolis to attend a reunion of the the |Army of the Tennessee. When the anarchists who figured in the Haymarket riot in Chicago were on trial, Judge Tuthill was District Attorney and prosecuted them and Gen. Black was Ibe leading attorney in their defense. Gen. Black was also United States Commissioner of Pensions during Cleveland’s first administration.

WEDNESDAY. A. D, Burns returned yesterday from a business visit to Monticello Mrs. J. L. Brady went to Newtown, Ind., today, for a visit of about two weeks. Mrs. H. M. Grant went to Chicago yesterday for a short visit with relatives. A, B. Cowgili and his new bride, lately Miss Wilcox, arrived from Rosemond, 111, last night. Alfred Randle went to Hammond today, called there by the serious sickness of a relative.

Mrs. Mary Kannal and daughters Irma and Juno, went to Chioago this morning to spend the day. Miss Stella Wigmore, of Monticello, came yesterday to visit Miss Grace Nowds. Will Postill, of Lafayette, who is now breaking on the Monon, came home yesterday for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bartlett, of Rainesville, Ind., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dowler. , Wanted man with small family to work on farm, by the year. House furnished. Enquire at this office. Misses Clara and Bessie Murray have gone to Mason City 111, for two or three weeks’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Susan M. Kellogg, of Monon, returned home yesterday, after a short visit with Mrs. Mary Porter. Miss Fame Haas, who has been visiting for several weeks with relatives in Medaryville, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Eliza White returned yesterday from Francesville, where she had been visiting relatives for the past two weeks. W. T. Gray and wife, of Chioago, returned home yesterday, after a ten days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Mills and family. Monticello Journal: —James A Randle, of Chicago, and Clara B. Hemphill, of White county were married in the clerk’s office this morning by Justice B. F, Ross. Merrill Pauley and wife, who have been the cooks at the Nowels House, left for Frankfort, today, where they will be employed a ; the Coulter Hotel.

Mrs. J. W. McEwen went to to Chicago today, and there met her daughter, Mrs. Frankie Bostwick, of South Bend, and together they will attend the Ben Hur matinee. The diphtheria situation around Rose Bad school house, Union Tp., is still serious. Mr. Gunyan’s 8 year old son Virgil was treated with anti-toxin yesterday and again today, by Dr. Johnson, but is very low. The other two Gunyan children and the Stutzmun girl, are improving. The school at Hose Bud is olosed. Cases in other families are greatly feared.

Mrs. D. S. Deardurff and children, of Morocco, who have been visiting relatives in Hillsdale county, Mich., came yesterday for a short visit with A Woodworth and family. A new 8-room house is being built on Edward Cain’s farm, miles south of town. The construction is being hustled through under the foremanehip of Tom Cain, who has twelve oarpenters at work.

J. G. Newcomb and family went to Monterey this morning, having been called there by the death of Mrs. Newcomb’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bower, who died of heart disease at the age of 74 years The funeral will occur at Monterey tomorrow.

S. H. Howe, of Thawville, 111., who recently purchased the Derby farm of 352| acres, in Hanging Grove tp., was here yester day, closing up the deal He will not, in all probability, remove to the farm, himself, but will rent it out.

The indications are that a big crowd will go to Delphi tomorrow to witness the great foot ball battle between Logansport and Rensselaer. * The band will lead the procession, and it is said that quite a number of ladies intend alyo. The fare is slls for the round trip.

S. Gerard and C. E. Williams, of Manchester, Tenn., who have been visiting relatives in Jasper county, left today for Devils Lake, North Dakota, with a view of selecting a permanent residence location. Mr. Gerard resided in Jasper county, until about six years ago, when he removed to Tennessee.

Mr. and Mrs. David Shewey and three children arrived last evening 'or a few wesks’ visit with her numerous relatives, the Parkinson, Murray and Moody families. They ive in Kingman Co. Kans., but lave been visiting Mr. Shewey’s relatives in Virginia. Mrs. Shewey was formerly Misß Jennie Barkley, of this oounty, but has not been lere before for 20 years. They recently sold their property in Kansas, but will go back there and buy more. Elmer Medwortb, whose parents reside in Jordan tp., went to Chicago today to resume work in a ’urniture factory. About two months ago while at work there his left forearm was struck by a buzz saw and cut almost half off. The wound was dressed by a Chicago physician but grew so much worse that for a time it was feared that amputation would be necessary. He returned to Rensselaer, however, where the wound was reopened, clensed and properly cared for and he was able to return to his work this morning, with an almost well arm.