Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1901 — TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY.

Mrs. Walter Porter went to Chicago today for a short visit. L. Halstead, Ed Harris and Ed .Long went to Chicago today to attend the 6tock showMr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips went to Chicago this morning to attend the stook show for a few days. Alt Padgett and Homer Hardy are having a sale of 20 of their Western horses at Shelby today. Mrs. Louie Muster and daughter Leota, went to Lafayette today for a week’s visit. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth returned today from a visit with her parents at Kalamazoo, Mich. Mrs. Addison Parkison went to, Chioago this morning for a short visit. Mrs. Joe Haddock, of near Newland, went to Chalmers today for a short visit. All outstanding foot ball accounts should be presented at onoe to Jennings Wright. Mrs. R. B. Harris went to Franoesville today for a week’s visit with the family of Dr. J. C. Sharrer. Miss Eva Maines, daughter of Geo. H. Maines, is still improving, and now Mrs. Maines is quite sick, being threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. M, E. Monnett, of Englewood, came today to visit her daughters, Mrs. Harry Brown and Mrs. A. P. Burton. T. J. Sayler finished loading his household goods on the car, today, preparatory to their removal to Lamar, Colo. Mrs. Chas. Sohleman, of Francesville, came today to visit her son, C]|}as. Sohleman, Jr., in the west part of town. Miss Cora Everett returned to her home in Medaryville, today, after a three weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. F. L. Hunt. Mrs. A. V. Eaton returned to Lafayette today, after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Piper, at the Nowels House. Mrs. Benjamin Thornton, of Tipton, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, Harrison Warren, returned home today, her father, D. E. Powell, going home with her to remain during the winter.

Mrs. Frfliik Yeoman and three daughters, of Chickasha, Indian I Territory, left for their home today, after a six weeks’ "visit with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. V. Farkison. 1 Miss Lillie Witham returned to her home in Monticello today, after a week’s visit with her grandfather, F. W. Mauck, and other relatives in Jasper and Newton counties. | Elmer Phegley and wife, of j Monticello, who have been visiting relatives here, and Miss Hattie Phegley went to Chicago , today for a few days’ visit with J relatives. There were six additions to the membership of the Rensselaer M. E. church, Sunday. Mr. Smith Newell and family, and J. N. Sample and family. They all formerly belonged to the Barkley circuit. Miss Stella Wigmore returned to her home in Monticello today after a short visit with friends here. She was accompanied by Miss Florence Sayler, who will remain there until her parents are located at their future home in Lamar, Col.

A party who gave his name as Theodore Smith and his residence Tippeoanoe Co., was given 9 days in jail by Squire Troxell, this morning. It will be none too muoh time for him to get sober in. Drunkenness and vagrancy were the charges. Mrs. M; E. Henkle, of Barkley left this morning for McDonald, Mich., where she will pass the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Ora Bushoung, who went there several weeks ago. She took the latter’s twin boy babies with her. Mrs. Bushoung’s health has greatly improved since going to Michigan. Randolph Wright, of Newton tp. who sometime scores on big watermelons, this time soores on big turkeys. He brought 22 in to Turkey Ben one day last week, all spring birds, that averaged 20 lbs each in weight. Bennie says they are the finest bunch of birds, both in quality and weight, he has received this year. (Jnole Abe Lincoln, who was an authority on long legs, is often quoted as saying that a man’s legs should always be long enough to reaoh the ground. Pat O’Dea’s legs are awful long, but they didn’t even hit the high places for about three rods yesterday, when Fred Parcells had him by the rear elevation. But they did keep up a terrible commoti< n in the atmosphere all the time, though. W. 8. Parks, the drayman, has purchased the express route of Frank King and took charge of it today. Frank will oontinue to carry the mail until January Ist,

having tendered his resignation to take effect at that time. As the mail carrying only pays 115 per month had keeps a mao with a one horse wagon busy most of the time from 4 o’clock in the morning to 7 in the evening, the matter of .. securing a successor will probably , be quite difficult.