Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

TUESDAY. Mrs. Chas. Reed, of Barkley tp., is sick of tonsilitis. Mrs. H. B. Murray went to Monon today, for a short visit. Wm. Parr, of Milroy tp., has a severe case of tonsilitis, Geo V. Moss of Frankfort, is here on business today. Mrs. Gao. W. Cover returned today from a two weeks’ visit in Logansport. Mrs. Precilia Hilton, of Hammond, was here on business yesterday. A. E. Wallace, of Englewood, returned home yesterday after a visit with friends in Rensselaer. George Hopkins found his son Vernon at the home of relatives in Chicago and brought him back last night. He is now contented to remain in Rensselaer.

Opal, the 9-years-old daughter of Edward Barkley, of Barkley tp-, is seriously sick of pneumonia. Mrs. Geo. Jenkins of Big Rapids, Mich., returned home today, after a visit of about two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Wishard. Mrs. Nancy Ballard, of Medaryville, Came yesterday to visit the family of Wash Scott, for several days. Chas. Peck and W. E. Peck, of Remington and W. C. Babcock, of this place, are today hunting near Parr. Oliver Cartwell returned to his home in Monticello today, after a short visit here with C. A- Nichols and wife. Mrs. J. W, McConahay, of Pleasant Ridge, went to Wolcott today to visit Miss Gertrude. Taylor.

The diphtheria . cases in the Gunyon family, near Rose Bud, are all recovering and no new cases have occurred in the neighborhood. Mrs. J. W. McEwen went to Chicago this morning to meet her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Bostwick, of South Bend, who will return with her to Rensselaer for a month’s visit. Mr. Shields, of Monon, father of Miss Stella Shields, of oar city schools, died at 7 o’clock this morning. His sickness which has been several times mentioned, was caused by a cancer. Mrs. Abbie Winters and children returned to Chicago this morning, after a visit of two months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F, Griswold, southeast of town. Her mother accompanied her for a visit of about two weeks,

Dr. A. L. Berkley went to Chicago again this morning to have his injured hand dressed. He is recovering quite satisfactorily now and expects within a few days to be able to take care of his practice again. John Kohler Sr., is down from Chicago Heights, attending a law suit. He is having some repairs made on his residence property on Harrison street, south of the court house, and will move back here and occupy it in about two weeks. The Rensselaer W. R, C. was visited last night by District Inspector, Mrs. Clara Hess, of Westville, Ind. She found the corps in a quite flourishing condition and paid them a deserving eulogy on the order’s affairs. Amos Agate, of Newton county, was over today closing up the sale of the Reed farm, four miles south of town, the former Dr. Deming place. It con tains 220 acres and is sold (o'Mr, Haag, of Cullom, 111., for $66 per acre. He will occupy it himself.

Jesse Nichols went to Indiana polis today as the representative of the Rensselaer I. O. O. F. lodge at the Grand Lodge meeting. The Logansport Journal, in its account of the Rensselaer-Logans-port foot ball game, declares Rensselaer the champions of Northern Indiana; and quotes the opinion of Capt. Parker, of the Logansports, that the Rensselaer team is superior to several of the Indiana college teams. Trustee Luce, of Keener, was down Monday, bringing Henry Brockway back to the county asylum. Henry slips away at every opportunity and there seems no way of keeping him in except locking him up, or putting a bell on him. He is demented and not safe to be at large. Misses Della Henry and Fannie McCarthy, teachers of the Dunnville school, gave a “coon” social and box supper last Saturday evening. It was a very pleasant affair and netted the school library the neat sum of $19.87 The boxes ranged in price up to $2.80, Miss Lydia Sands having prepared the box that brought that sum. G. G. Griffith, who has lived in the'west end of Jordan Tp., for the past five or six years, but sold hisjffarm there last Spring, has just moved to Tippecanoe county, where he has bought a farm only two or three miles east of Lafayette.

WEDNESDAY. ’ N. S. Steadman, a jeweler, of Monticello, was here this morning. John Carmichal is in Kersey, on business. Mrs. Rebecca Porter was in Chicago yesterday. Miss Louie Stoner went to Chicago this morning for a short visit. W. H. Gardner came over today from Harvey, 111. Mrs. Mary Drake went to Chicago yesterday for a short visit. Mrs. W. B. Austin returned to Chicago this morning, after a few days’ stay in Rensselaer. W. P. Foster, Jof Pontiac, 111., is here, with a view to purchasing land. Mrs. L. H. Hamilton went to Kniman yesterday to see her aunt Mrs. Wm. Hanley. Miss Mildred Harris returned today from a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Oren Parker, in Chicago. Grant Davisson 2 miles north of Blackford, is completing the erection of a seven room house on his farm. Mrs. J. W. Williams returned this morning from a few days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs, 0, H. Porter, in Delphi: Mrs. A. Halleck, of DeMotte, and Mrs. Harriet Wilder of Orland were the guests Tuesday of Mrs. John Bruner. Miss Ellen Sayler went to Hammond this morning to remain during the winter with her sister, Mrs. L. L. Daugherty. Mr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter, of Cincinnati, returned home today after a short visit with her father W. J. Imes.

E. L. Preston and wife, of LaPorte, returned home today, after a short visit here with her son, Albert Chaffin. The Daughters of the American Revolution cleared about SIOO at their rummage sale, last week, for the benefit of the public library. J. W. Jacks, of Coats, Kans., arrived in Rensselaer today. His wife preceded him several weeks, and they will hereafter reside in Remington. Mrs. Margaret Day and Mae Norman left this morning for Kingman, Kans., to remain durthe winter with relatives. Mrs. Katie Eitel, of Dubuque, la., who has been visiting her brother, Joseph Huck, of Remington, left for her home this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gray, of Peru, who have been visiting relatives here, went to Monon yesterday, for a short visit before returning to their home.

Dr. P. J. Pothuisje, of Reming- . ton, was here this morning enroute to Chicago. He has ordered bis ' new automobile and it will be delivered him about December Ist. Mrs. Wm. Imes, of Bozeman, Mont-, who has been visiting relatives at Elkhart, Ind., came today to visit her daughter, Miss Nellie Ires. No word has been received from the management of the South Bend athletic team relative to a post season game and it is now quite probable that all prospects for its occurence are off. If it is not played Rensselaer will have, at least, equal claims to South Bend, for the state athletic championship Arthur C. Prevo, son of Asa C. Prevo of Gillam, obtained a marriage license here today, to marry Miss Lillian Reed, also of Gillam, and then went to Frankfort, where the wedding w ill take place Thursday evening, at the home of relative of the bride. Tney will live on “Uncle Asa’s” farm, in Gillam. Congressman Crumpacker stopped off last night, and until 11 a. m. today, on his way to Lafayette. He thinks the coming session of congress will be an important one, especially as the question of the isthmian canal is likely to be up for settlement. He favors buildring the canal, right away, and also favors a government telegraph cable to Hawaii and the Philippines. Still George Meyers, of Kniman is keeping up his end of the evener in the matter of land sales, His latest big one was the sale if the E. J. Fraiken farm, in Wheats field Tp., to John Harper, of Lee Co, 111. It is a half section, S£o acres, in extent, and the price' v au even $15,000. In another, though smaller deed, Mr. Meyers was himself, the purchaser. He bought 80 acres in Walker, of the Martinsville bank, of Martinsville. It joins a 40 he already owned, giving him 120 acres in that farm Uncle Ellis Walton has bought of the Fidelity B. & L., of Indianapolis the house and lot on Van Rensselaer street first north of the water works. The price was S9OO. Uncle Ellis and his daught- > er, Mrs. George, will occupy the property. Charley Hansen, who has occupied it, moved today into Harris’ tenant property, on south Division street. Dr. H. L. Brown has bought of the same people, the twin house next north of this, for $950.

A. R. Orton, of Monticello, is here gathering data for the publication of a new Jasper county map, which he expects to have ready for sale about March Ist. Mr, Orton recently completed a very fine map of White county and enjoyed an excellent .sale on the same. The last large Jasper county map was published in 1896, and the large number of land transfers, new roads, etc., made since then, will furnish a good field for the new map. Mr. Orton has the reputation of thorough accuracy, a quality that was not possessed by the publishers of the 1896 map.