Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1901 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

TUESDAY. Dr. Miser of Kramer, Ind., was here Sunday and Monday visitng friends. Mrs. A. Graham, cf Wolcott, came this morning for a short visit with Mrs. Wm. Powers. Miss Kathryn Gilmore, of Surrey returned home today, from a six weeks’ visit in Newman, 111. Miss Laura Wells went to Rose Lawn this morning to visit her parents during the holidays. Frank Blancett and wife, from south of town, went to Champaign, 111., today, to visit relatives. Attica has a great-grandmother under 60 years of age, and thinks she is the youngest great-grand-mother in the state. H. M. Jacks and daughter, Maud, have gone to Sheridan, today for a week’s visit with relatives. Mrs. 0, T. Vaught, of Hadley, Ind., came yesterday for a visit of indefinite length with her daughter Mrs. W. H. Sanders. A. J. Biggs took the 11:25 train last night to Huntingburg, Ind., where be will visit his brother, Marion E. Biggs. Misses Blanch Norman and Pearl Critchlow went to Crete, 111. this morning to spend Christmas with relatives.

John and Joe Nesius, from southeast of town, went to Englewood this morning to visit relatives during the holidays. Mrs. Daisy Peffley and baby, of Remington, came today for a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warner. David Waymire and family went to Streator, 111., today, to visit Mrs. Waymire’s parents, whom she had not before visited for fifteen years. Mrs. 0. D. Martin left this afternoon for Cincinnati, in which she Will make her residence, keeping house with her son Delaney. Lewis Day and wife and children,'Alta and Carl, of Danville, 111,, came over yesterday for a ten days’ visit with his brother, Hiram Day and family. Lew is engaged in the plastering, cement and “brick work contracting and is prospering. s ? •

Russell Harmon went to LaSalle Hl., this morning, at which himself and wife, who preceded him there, will visit relatives during the holidays.

Sam Roth, employed by the butcher firm of Moody & Roth, steppedon a rusty nail while working on the ice Monday and is today unable to be up. Uncle Felix French and his son, I. E. French, the latter of Brook, left today for Kansas City. From there they will look fur land in Kansas.

Miss Adda Chilcote, a popular teacher in our city schools, will be married Christmas evening to Mr. Frank Duvall, of Peoria, 111. The marriage of “Big Ed” Irwin and Miss Nina Sweet will take place at 7 o’clock this evening. They have a house all ready furnished, out near the tile mill. Mrs. Gusta Dumond. of Atwood Kansas, who came last week to spend the winter with relatives in Jasper county, went to Walker ip., this morning, in company with Mrs. Bruce White, to visit her brother, Lewis Zick. The four daughters of John Gaffey, of Barkley Tp., arrived here today, to give him a holiday visit. They were Mrs. E. Roth, of Sioux City, lowa, Mrs. Carrie Healy, Mrs. J. C. Jenson and Mrs. C. S. Rowe, all of Chicago. The husband of the last named was also in the party.

, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Warren celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, Monday. Some 25 or 30 invited guests were present and greatly enjoyed the occasion, which included a fine dinner. Quite a number of desirable presents were received. The north bound passenger train No. 6, due here at 3:30, killed an old man named Fred Wettenberger at Reynolds, yesterday afternoon. The victim was deaf and was walking down the track. He was cut about the face and head and killed instantly, although not badly mutilated. i

The preliminary *work of clearing the ground for Judge Thompson’s big building is again in progress. The trees, fences etc., are being removed by Wm. Dixey. Some of the trees which must come down are among the largest and finest ash trees in the town. Also some very old and large apple trees. The state geologist is receiving inquiries from farmers in various parts of the state asking if there is an instrument to tell whether there is oil under land. They say they have paid money to an alleged expert, who claims to have paid money to have such an instrument The geologist is replying says, of course, that the men are frauds, and there is no such an instrument.

The holiday trade in Rensselaer has been something enormous, since the cold weather let up. Saturday, Monday and today our stores have been crowded like a city department store on bargain day. The unusual extent of this holiday trade is also shown in the very great number of packages being sent out by mail and express. The latter business, Agent Reeve says, is larger than at any previous Christmas. Its extent may be judged from the fact that he sent out about 70 packages on a single train, Monday.

THURSDAY. Chas. Darrough, of Lebanon, was here on business Tuesday. Dr. Merrill spent Christmas with his family in Hammond. G. A. Williams is spending the holidays in Valparaiso. Eli Arnold went to Eaton, Ohio, today oh business. Hugh Lowe and wife are here from Monon today. Wm. Baughman and family are spending the holidays in Monon. Eugene Spitler went to Chicago teis morning to visit his sister, Mrs. A. 8. Baker. I. N. McCurtain spent Christmas with his very best in Lafayette. Arthur Smith and Charles Wright, of Chicago Heights, were the guests of friends a few days. Bales Downs, of near Brookston, is here today on business with the Halligans. Mrs. L. A. Leach, of Francesville, came today to visit Ed Randle and family.

Chas. Grow and wife returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives in Wolcott. Miss Mildred Field, the short hand teacher, is spending the holidays at her home in Peoria 111. Mrs. Henry Putt and children went to Knox Tuesday to visit relatives. Fred Chilcote is down from Chicago Heights to visit his family. Miss Cora Duvall, of Allentown, 111., is visitiug Miss Orabelle DuvalL Lewis Muster and family went to Valparaiso Tuesday to visit relatives during the holidays. John E. Liptrap and wife, of Boswell, were here on business this morning. Miss Matilda Gangloff went to Washington, 111, today, to visit relatives. Wm. Sayers and daughter, of near Remington, went to Valparaiso today to visit relatives.

Rev. E. Beach and family, of Arcola, 111., came Tuesday to visit Mrs. Kate Watson and family.

Leslie Clark and wife and son Howard spent Christmas with their son Harold, in Indianapolis. Misses Maggie and Nannie Darrow, of Guernsey, came today to vhs Jennie Murray, southeast of town.

Albert, Wilbur and John Duvall of Allentown, 111., came Tuesday to attend the Chilcote-Duvall wedding.

Mrs, Alma Riegel and four children of Union City, who have been visiting Eli Arnold and other relatives, returned home today. Misses Jessie Merry and Bessie Vesdal, of Mt. Ayr, attended the Chilcote-Duvall wedding here last evening.

A 16-years-old son of Chris Morganegg, of Barkley, has been very bad with pneumonia, but is now improving. Grief Matthews, of Marion, is visiting Simon Phillips, and together they went to Chicago today for a short visit. Mr. Butler and Miss Rachael Kirts, of Hoopeston, 111., came Tuesday to visit the family of J. L. Myers, of Parr. Mrs. W. H. Ramey and daughter Daisy, of Medaryville, were here yesterday to attend the RowenEdwards wedding. Mrs. George Hoover returned Tuesday from Francesville, where she had been visiting relatives for the past eight weeks. Walter Morrow, of near Sharon left for Lakefield, Minn., Tuesday, to look for land with the view to locating there.

Miss Helen Miller returned to Rose Lawn this morning, after making a short visit here with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Miller. Misses Mary and Lena Washburn, of Chicago, are visiting their parents, and the latter will remain until her father’s health improves. The Penny Photograph Gallery will be here until Jan. Ist, and during that time will make 11 photos and 1 photo button for 15 cents. J. L. Foster and W. H. Boone came over from Elwood yesterday and the former arranged the sale to the latter of his 58 acre farm, 5 miles south of town, to the latter. The consideration is about 12,000. Mr. Boone will occupy it in the spring of 1903.