Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Joe Harmon went to Pontiac, 111., today for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Rebecca Porter went to Lafayette today for a few days’ visit. Mrs. M. J. Berry, of Monon, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Baugh man. Mrs. A. L. Brown, of Evanston, visited Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown, over Sunday 0. M. Blue is in Indianapolis tcday attending the trustees’ as£O3iation meeting. Born, this, Tuesday morning, Jan. 21st, 1902, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mackey, in the east part of town ,41 daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Enyert, who have been visiting John Leaoh and family of near Surrey returned to their home at Lucerne, Ind., today. Mrs. C. A. Roberts went to Hammond last evening, to visit Mrs. Anna Wartena, and to attend the funeral of her son son, Gue, tomorrow.

M. P. Warner did not get hia ice house quite filled, but haa quit on account of the snow. He haa about 450 tons put up, of very fine ice. Mrs. George Nowela, recently of Franklin, Ind., left here this morning for her future home in Kansas, after a week’s visit with Mrs. J. Q Aiter. The Ladies Gymnasium Club will give an exchange all day next Saturday at the postoffice. Home cookery of all fends, pastry, homemade candy, etc. Gue Wartena had a $2,000 life insurance policy in the Maoabees > He left no children, as before stated, but he and hia wife had recently adopted a - baby girl. Mrs. G. W. Goff left this afternoon, on her contemplated trip to Hot Springs, Ark , where she ex peote to remain for about 3 months. Her brother, John Sigler, the De- ’ Motto merchant, joined her at Bhelbv, and will go with her to Hot Springs, where he will also take treatment for rheumatism, and then make a trip to Texas, where -e is largely interested in a new Fitzgerald colony being established there.

This week closes the first semester in the Rensselaer public schools, and for that reason Friday afternoon will be a half holiday, there being no school that afternoonThe snow of last night and today was the largest of the winter so far. The total fall was about 4 inches, before it settled. Ou December 13th, there was 3 inches of snow. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Makeever, of Stromsburg, Neb., took their departure this morning, after a week’s visit. Mr. Makeever to return to his Nebaaska home, and Mrs. Makeever to resume her special studies in literature, at Valparaiso college. Another of Lafayette’s best known citizens, Oapt. A, A. Rice, has died suddenly. His death occurred Sunday morning, of heart disease, and his funeral was held today. He was quite well known here, and has made speeches here several times, on various occassions,

T. Beasy, the ex-sewing machine agent, and his wife seem to have had a final bust-up this time, and he is supposed to be in Michigan. Two of the children are in Monon, ons at Pleasant Ridge, and Mrs. Beasy has the baby. She is doing housework for her support. The Riversides beat the Northsides, frontsides and rearsides, at the bowling alley last night. But they did not beat them by any very great margin, the total being only 18 points. Bill N. commanded the winning team, and also made the high score of the evening 227, and the highest average 186. Frank O’Meara arrived home from a trip to different parts of Illinois, last night. He had been to Allenville, that state, where he took 18 of his high bred Poland China swine, to a party there This pretty nearly cleans out his herd, but he bought some more good ones from some of the best herds at Allenville, Bement and Gibson City, ,

WEDNESDAY.

Miss Roe Dennis east of town is visiting in Wolcott for a few days. Norman Wainer attended Gus Wartena’s funeral at Hammond, today. i Judge 8. P. Thompson went to Indianapolis today for a few days’ businessMiss Mollie Rayburn of Medaryville is here visiting Mrs. C. E. Hershman.for a few weeks. Mrs. Cliff Passone is getting along so well from the bird shot in her toes, that she is able to get about the house again. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. George, of Chicago Heights, are visiting Charles Pullins, northeast of town, for two weeks. ,

Mrs. Frank Imes, of Chicago, and Mrs. Belle Imes, of Toledo, Ohio, are here for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes. “Buck” Wheeler is the next candidate to be haogfdin Michigan City Feb. Bth. He will suffer the death penalty for the murder of his son-in-law at Boonville, Warrick county. Still another Rensselaer boy will try soldiering in the Philippines. Frank Hawkins enlisted at Indianapolis, last Monday, in the regular army, and next Tuesday will start for San/ Francisco, on his way finally to the Philippines. He is now in the barracks at Columbus, Ohio. —— Manager Ellis of the opera house is putting up the biggest “stand of bills” ever put up here for anything but a big circus, and few of them even have any bigger. It is ‘or Frank Davidson, who will be here three nights, beginning, Jan. 30th, The stand is 115| feet long by 13 feet high.

General Passenger Agent Reed, of the Monon, has issued a notice, with the approval of General Superintendent Lowell, informing passengers that they will be permitted to ride on certain freight trains providing they have tickets, but they must assume their own risk as to injuries incidental to such transportation. Never before in the history of Rensselaer was there so large an advanced sale of tickets for any lecture, or entertainment of any kind, as there has been for Sam Jones’ lecture next Friday evening. Every reserved seat was sold marly a week before the lecture. A check amounting to $1,000,000 has been received for the payment of the policy on the life of the late Minneapolis millionaire, Frank H Plavey. It is said to be the largest check ever drawn in payment of a life insurance risk. This check was sent to the Plavey estate by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

The grand jery at Valparaiso is still working on its second hitch at the Davidson murder case. Public opinion there seems to lean to the view that Sprencil’s first story was true and that Davidson was murdered and not killed by the cars. Hammond News: Congressman Crumpacker has talked with President Roosevelt over Mr. Crumpacker’s hobby over southern representation in congress. He will not say as to what the “president’s views are,” which no doubt means that they are not in accord with those held by Crumpacker A veteran tobacco ch ewer, who is "somewhat of a philosopher, recently said: “I have been chewing tobacco for 42 years at the average rate of sls a year. If 1 had put this amount at interest each year I would today have $4,000, or enough to buy a farm.” Strange to say he has not quit and his experience warrants the statement that he has spit away a farm.

THURSDAY. Charles Beets, south of town, has gone to Kokomo for a few days. iMrs. Geo. Sharp is visiting friends in Wheatfield, for a few days. Two dollars a month buys a Singer sewing machine. At the Singer office. dtf Mrs. Wm. Holley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gundy, all of Fair Oaks, are visiting their sister, Mrs. E'za Grow. D. M. Worland has gone to Clark’s Hill to visit Frank Randle, for a few days, and will also visit Indianapolis before he returns. Mr. Crumpaoker has secured an order from the postmaster general for the establishment of a complete rural delivery service in Tippecanoe county. An inspector will ba sent there soon. A Kirkpatrick, of South Dakota, and state railroad commissioner of that state, was here on railroad business and to visit his cousin, Clerk J. F. Major. He went to Chicago this morning.

Levi Renicker did not invest in any Carroll county land during his late trip over there. He did not find any good thing in the land line on the bargain counter just at this time, s Mrs. Frank Phillippi, of near Remington, left here Wednesday afternoon for a short visit at Hammond, after which she will go to St- Joseph, Mo., for a protracted visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Pepperdine. . Mrs. H. 0. Reed has been confined to her bed for two months with neuralgia in her side. The family also had another misfortune a few days ago, when their 2 year old boy got a very badly scalded leg, from his knee down, from an accidental spilling of hot coffee. Thomas Abbring, and W. N. Tyler, of Keener tp. were In town yesterday closing up the transfer of the Lorenzo Tyler farm purchased some time ago, by Mr. Abbring. He is now occupying it, and building a good house, thereon. Mr, Tyler, who sold the farm, has moved to Whitley county,

Rev. C. D. Royse, of Trinity M, E. church will resume his series of Sunday evening address on subjects of present popular interest next Sunday. -His subject then will be “Spiritualism.” Mr. Royse has investigated this subject considerably himself, and has also studied all the latest leading works bearing upon it to be found in some of the largest Chicago libraries. B. M. Donnelly, the photographer, who had charge of the Pavilion gallery, for a year, but which has been in charge of H. F. Parker for some some time, sold the outfit and business yesterday, to Mr. Parker who witl be incontrol henceforth. Mr. Donnelly has gone back to Chicago where his family is located, and will engage in business there probably in the photographic line again. The Kokomo Uniform Rank, K. of P., has decided to enter the world’s contest in California this year. This division is now composed of graybeards. In 1886 it took the first prize in the world’s tourney at Toronto, Canada, and has won numerous prizes in competitive drills. The division is now in drill practice for the coming tournament and hopes to again capture first honors.

When John Renicker went to North Manchester a week or so ago he found the snow so deep he could harder get about, and up at Valporaiso, on Tuesday, there was so much snow that in places the side walks were impassible. In Jasper county, the Italy of northwest Indiana, there has been bare ground practically all winter, and thia last snow only measured about 4 inches, and is fast disappearing under the combined influence of a bright sun and a genial southern breeze.

President Hamilton, of the Tippecanoe Route has written to friends in Newton county that some grading is actually being done cn the east end of the line, and that when spring opens, it will go ahead with vigor, all along the line. Attorney Annabal is also quoted as saying, “there is no truth in the report that the T. & C. T. railroad is dead, but on the contrary says the prospects are bright. He expects trains to be running by next fall, as has been promised from the start. At Valparaiso Wednesday the grand jury brought in new indictments against Fleming, Curtin, and Sowards for the murder of Edward Davidson, whose body was found Dec. 19th. As before stated, their first indictment was mainly on the evidence of one Sprencil a railroad watchman, who sub sequently declared his first eviddence was false, and that Davidson was killed by the cars. The accused men will be tried at Crown Point.