Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1902 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

MONDAY, Miss Edna Dillon is sick with tonsilitis. E. M, Thomas went to Lafayette today to remain 2 or 3 weeks. Robert Randle is in Cincinnati on business. E. V. Ransford and B. F. Ferguson are in Lafayette today. S. H. Howe is still dangerously sick at his home near Fair Oaks. Will Tanner went to Aurora, 111,, today, to work life insurance. Mrs. T. Rishling, of Winamac, came today to visit relatives here. John Eigelsbach and Orlan Grant are spending a few days in Chicago. C, E. Hersbman, the depot hardware dealer, is confined at his home by sickness. Mrs. John Murray’s mother, Mrs. Hathaway, is quite sick with neuralgia. Mrs A. Harmon returned Saturday from a ten days’ visit at Pontiac, 111. - Newt Hendricks, east of -town is sick with a severe attack of bronchitis. Mrs. Grace Pumphrey and children went to Kentland today to visit rslalives. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Brady went to Chicago today for a few days’ stay. A. R. and A. H. Hopkins spent Sunday in Chicago with their brother, A. W. Hopkins, Rev. A. G. Work went to Chicago today to attend a meeting o Presbyterian ministers. Chas. Saidla and wife went to McCoysburg today to visit ' her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Becker. Miss Freda Kohler returned to Chicago Heights Saturday, after a few days’ visit with her parents here. Mrs. Catharine Hall, of Laugh linstown, Pa., oame Saturday, to, reside with her son, Rev. T. A, Hall. Frank White and mother, Mrs Martha White, of Francesville came Saturday to visit Bruce White and wife. Wm. R. and B. B. Shaw and their families of Logansport, arrived here today to work in the Wolf tile factory, north of town. Mark Sayler, who is working for the Chicago Portrait Co., left this morning for Argos, where he is making a delivery, after a two weeks’ visit with his parents here. Quite a number of neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Louisa Chuichill yesterday in the north part of town to celebrate her 67th birthday, a fine birthday dinner was given. Frank Hunt, of Lowell, was down Sunday to spend the day with his family. He reports that he is having a good trade in the drug store he recently purchased there. Miss Maud Spitler went to Kersey Saturday evening and there met her mother, Mrs. Mary E. Spitler, who had been visiting at Goshen, and together they spent the day with C. C. Sigler and fam' ily at Kersey, returning home that evening, The defects in the heating plant at the school houses have not yet been remedied, owing to the nonarrival of radiators. This morning the oold westerly wind made the buildings so difficult to heat that 10 rooms were dismissed. This included all in the new building and two in the old. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe left on the 10:55 train today for New Philadelphia, Ohio, having been called there by the condition of her father, Dr. T. H. Smith’s health. He is 77 years of age and Mrs. Forsythe spent several weeks last summer at his bedside, but be improved and she returned home Now, however, he is very low, and death is expected to result. Dr. O. V. Jones/ the Kniman physician, was taken seriously sick while walking to his office

here Saturday night at about 9 o’clock, and fell to the sidewalk at his office door. He regained conciousness and summoned aid and was taken to Wm. Barker’s residence, where friends attended him through the night. Infalling he cut a small gash in his forehead, and was otherwise bruised. Engine 63, one of .the light engines on the Monon, has been sold to L. L. Barth Lumber company, of Wisconsin. It is the intention of the company to dispose of the old time engines as soon as possible. They are of no use to the road, except in pulling accommodation trains. The engine is being repaired and will be delivered to the lumber company next week. The Jasper county jail is now entirely empty of prisoners, for the first time in mauy months. L. M. or Hoopty Doodle Powell, of Brook, has been the only prisoner since the close of the November term of court, and Sheriff <Hardy took him to Kentland, today, for trial. No tears were shed at Hoopty’s departure nor will any regrets be felt if he never comes bacLßut Hoopty always comes back. Northern Indiana will be interested in a bill to be presented soon providing for the establishment of a naval training station on the great lakes. The navy department is advising that, as the government is preparing to increase the size of the navy, it is necessary to have a training sefiool on the lakes. A majority of the men on the eight training ships now in commission came from the middle west. It is said that some of the best seamen come from the country. One year’s training on water takes all the land kinks out of them. Michigan City wants it. This morning the temperature was 9 above That was the coldest of the month, so far, the lowest heretofore being on the morning of the 3rd, when it was 10 above. The cold spell now seemingly at an end, was severe more from the high wind than actually low temperature. There has been no rain or snow so far this month, and no wholly oloudy days. Ten days including today have been wholly clear, and the other three days were only partly cloudy. There has been no- day so far during which sun has not shone at least part of the time. D. M. Worland returned Saturday evening from making the rounds of his penny-in-the-slot salted peanut machines, having harvested during the trip a pretty good hand-satchel full of ripe pennies. He also, during this trip, altered a number of defective machines, whereby he put an end to a great snap certain boys had enjoyed, at divers places along the line. Some of these machines, if the handle was held just right, and gently but skillfully vibrated, would give down the last salty goober in their globes, regardless of the absence of the beguiling influence of the pennies. Dave found what attentions were needed to stop this leak, and applied them whenever needed. He also headed off the iron-washer industry by putting strong magnets in the machines, so that they will reject the washers and accept the cents.