Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1901 — MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY.

The two years old child of Isaac Porter is quite sick. Lewis Sayler is confined to his bed with sickness, with a lung trouble. Mrs. Elizabeth Cripps is recovering from a severe case of bronchial pneumonia. Miss Kathryn Jones has gone to Chioago for a several weeks’ stay with friends.

Mrs. Chris Morganegg of Barkley tp., has been very sick, but is now improving. Born, Saturday night, Deo. 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Worden, on Work street, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Art Catt spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eight, at Thayer. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill has been quite seriously sick with stomach trouble, but is now improving. The Kentland Fair Association has gone out or existence, like about all the county and district fairs. Mrs. Geo. Hopkins, in the east part of town, has been seriously sick with a stomach trouble, but is getting better. Born, Sunday, Dec. Sth, to Mr. and Mrs." Cliff Passons, in the northwest part of town, a girl, and their first child. Mrs, G. H. Maines was very low with pneumonia, yesterday, but is some better today, and it is now thought she will recover.

Mrs. Anna Tuteur and son Arthur and daughter Maurine, arrived home Saturday evening, from a two months’ stay in Peoria, 111. A. K. Moore, lately living near Pleasant Grove, has moved on Mrs. •M. B. Alter’s farm, east of town, lately occupied by W. E, Price. Mrs. T. J. Sayler and daughter Florence, went to Onarga, 111,, today, where they will visit with relatives for some time before going to their future home at Lamar, Col. Dr. English was called to Rose Lawn Sunday, to treat Miss Amanda Israel, who is there visiting, for a severe and obstinate case of nose-bleed, but whioh he soon suooeeded in ohecking. Mr. and Mrs. W. Jaoobs, formerly of near Foresman, took the train here today, to go to Jennings oounty, where they have bought land and expect to make their home.

Judge S. P, Thompson and wife and daughter Edna will leave Tuesday for a trip dear to old Mexioo, and perhaps as far as the City of Mexico. They will be away 4 or 5 weeks. Rev. T. A. flail, of Oxford, the new pastor of the Rensselaer Christian churoh, will move over tomorrow, and will reside in the Mrs. Isabelle Parker property, formerly oooupied by Rev. Ward. The talk at Delphi of another game between Rensselaer and South Bend, to be played at Delphi is all wind. There will be no other game between the two teams this year, and no thought of one.

The funeral of Mrs. Almira Lee was held Sunday, atOsborue school house, flanging Grove tp., by Rev., O. L. Chivington, of Barkley circuit. She died at the home of Mr. Parcells, near Lee, and her age was about 72 years. Frank Steel, a 17 years old boy from up about Blaokford, was arrested, oharged with passing a forged check on Bowman Switzer. The name on the cheok, however, proved to be Swisher, instead of Switzer, and young Steel was released. Judge Cummings has resigned as county attorney in Newton county and the board of commissioners appointed Win. Darroch to suoceed him. The Enterprise says that Mr. Cummings will now give his attention to his oaudidaoy for the judgeship. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter Zelma, returned Tuesday from a week’s visit with relatives at Peoria, 111., and on Wednesday left with Mr. Leopold for Rensselaer

to which place he has moved his store. They have not moved their honsehold goods as they have not yet decided where they will locate permanently.—Kentland Democrat. Our former townsman T. W. Grant, the lumber dealer at Rose Lawn, is having a bad time with an inflamed finger bone. Dr. I. M. Washburn, who is attending him, thinks the finger will have to be amputated. It is making Mr. Grant quite sick.

The trial of Fred Parcells was set for 2 p. m. today, before Squire Troxell, on charge of improper exposure. The light and scattering condition of Fred’s raiment when he ran in a foot-race at Parr, re oently, is the basis of the charge. Squire Thomas Fay. of Parr, filed the affidavit. The first snow storm of the season, barring a few slight flurries previously, began Sunday evening, after an all day’s more or less continuous rain. About an inch of suow fell, but has mostly melted. The total precipitation, including both rain and melted snow, was three quarters of an inch. The grand jury at Winamac returned three indictments against Alvey Osman, the youner man who got full of fire water and went on the war path, at Francesville, a few weeks ago. He assaulted Victor Vitoux, and drew a revolver on him. He is indicted .for assault with intent to kill, for carrying a concealed weapon, and for drawing the weapon on Vitoux pnd Thomas Wise. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Nelson, the photographers, left on the early train this morning, for the southwest, in some part of whioh they will probably make their permanent home. They will stop first at Venice, 111,, opposite St. Louis, to visit Mrs. Nelson’s brother, C. W. Porter, and from there journey towards Texas, their ultimate destination, Her mother, Mrs. Ellen Porter, went with them, and will remain with her son at Venice, for a protraoted stay, and perhaps eventually will join Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, in Texas.