Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Friday; Hugh Lowe of Monon. i« here on business today. Emory Mills is home for a few days vaoation from Pordae University. Jesse Wilson went to Indianapolis yesterday for a few days on legal business. J. E. Spitler went to Lafayette last evening to join the force of tax ferrets of that place. Born, Thursday, Maroh 27, to Mr. and Mrs. James Walters, 2 miles north of town, a daughter. Mrs. R. B. Harris and daughter Mildred went to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit with relatives, Mrs. Fred Middleton of Hammond came today for a few days visit with her sister Mrs. Britt Marion. Mrs. E. C. English and children went to Danville today for a weeks visit with her mother Mrs. id. 8 Brown. M ss Hatfield, the record olerx for Mr. Workman, the tax ferret, went to Delphi yesterday to perform similar work there. Mrs. Eugene Allen and Mrs. Simon Fendig and son returned to Wheatfield this morning after a weeks visit with relatives here. Mrs. B. G. Oglesby returm d home to Medaryville today after a two weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Haas. If the weather is suitable Sunday morning the Catholio Foresters will attend the 8 o’clock service at St. Augustine’s churoh in a body. Mrs. E L. Hollingsworth went | to Hammond today to meet her i daughter Cecelia and also her 1 mother Mrs. O, M. Alien of Kalamazoo, Miohigan who will make them a weeks visit.

Everal Smith, who farmed over in the submerged regions of South America last year, has now moved upon Henry Eiglesbaoh’s place jnst southwest of town, for this year. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Coppess, of Medaryville, are visiting tbeir daughter, Mrs. Wm. Simons, in the egstpart of tuwn. and making the acquaintance of their new granddaughter, born last Monday* Medaryville will soon have a very large telephone exchange for a town of its size. Some 75 telephones are already in and 25 more have been ordered. Wm. Knotts, .of Medaryville, is the proprietor of the exchange. We notioe various of our exchanges are starting in to publish Irl Hicks’ weather predictions for April jnst as hopefully as though he had not missed every one of his guesses for Maroh. They mast think their readers eDjoy being humbugged. ~ County Auditor Baboock today appointed James Bullis as assessor of Jordan tp, to suoeed M. Ward, who resigned to go to Illinois to run a briok yard and tile mill. There were two petitions for the appointment, that of Mr. Bailie, and Frank Weloh. The rainfall of last night and this morning was only a small fraction less than an inoh. The rain will settle the ground" and start the grass to growing, and though it will hold back the farm work some, that may not be wholly a misfortune, as some good judges think the farmers are going at their seeding a little too fast for so early in the season. The Chicago board of trade has filed suit in the United States district oourt at Indianapolis asking that practioally all the bucket shops in Indiana be restrained from using the board of trade quotations. The court was asked to bring in 57 defendants from the oities of Indiana and have them show cause why the restraining order should not be issued. Booth Tarkington, the well known author, has been nominated at Indianapolis as one of that city’s numerous Republican candidates for members^of the State Legislature. Tarkington is a fine writer, but be will known a whole lot more about praotioal politics after he gets through this campaign than be did when he wrote 'The Gentleman from Indiana.” The Rochester Republican gives full particulars of the sad aooident which oaused the death of young Harry Holman, whose funeral Wednesday was attended by Mrs. R. W. Sprigg and Mrs. Gertie Robinson. The boy was out walking with some other boys, Sunday, and tried to board a moving freight train. He missed the step and fell under the train, so that a projecting rod caught and killed him. He was 18 years old, the only ohild of Mr. and Mrs. John Holman, and a most exoeUent vonng man.

Drs. Johnson, I. M. Washburn and Kresler performed a notable snrgioal operation, last Wednesday. The subject was Mrs. John Zimmer, on*one of the Makeever farms, northwest of town. The operation was of the class known in surgioai language as laparatomy which involyes'the opening of the abdominal cavity. Snob operations are seldom performed by general praoticioners.lbut are sent to the oity hospitals- This one was very successfully performed and promises to result in, restoring the patient to health. B. S. Fendig shipped a oar load of Easter eggs Thursday, and

>,., - ? •> states- that it was the first ear load of that kind of fruit ever loaded in Rensselaer. They were shipped to New York City, There were 6,000 dtzen eggs in the car, or 72,000 individual eggs, and every egg strictly hand laid and with Bennie’s name blown in the shell; and warranted to grow, or orow, if planted, or to boil hard or soft, as desired, for Easter nse. B. 8. expects to load a oar of eggs every week till the hens strike for shorter days. The fact that Easter Sunday always oomes on the Sunday follow? ing the first fall moon after the vernal equinox, has already been mentioned. We also mentioned the fact that although Easter under this rale might possibly oome as early as Maroh 23rd even, yet to come as early as March 30th, which it does this year, is very rare. We have been figuring on this matter a little and they find that it will be 400 years before there will be another Easter Sunday as early as it is this year. We do not vouch, however, for the accuracy of the statexent.

SATURDAY.

Unole Ad Parkison is recovering from a severe attack of siokneßSMies Myrtie Cbipman came over frbm Wolcott today to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. C. G. Spitler and ohildren went to Goshen yesterday for a week’s visit with relatives. Miss Ethel Rush returned to Monon today after a month’s visit with her annt Mrs. Monroe Banes. Unole Robert White returned home last evening, from a visit at bis old home, Wilmington, 111. Mrs. Sarah Flynn is here from Greensbnrg, Ind., to spend the summer with her son, James Flynn. 1 Miss Rosalia Burton and Miss Margaret Merritt of Remington oame over today to spend Sunday with friends here. Mrs. Joseph Hughes oame last evening from Lafayette for a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Piper at the Nowels House, Harry Harmon is home from Chicago for a few days visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barcus and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rowley drove to Wolcott, today, to attend the H. H. Barous funeral, tomorrow. Miss Merle and Mr. Brown Lamborn of Remington took the train here today for Chicago where they will spend their weeks’ vacation. Mrs. Idael Makeever, has received an invitation to appear on the program of the annual meeting of the Western Writers’ Association at Winona in Jane. S. F. Clark left for Mitchell, S. Dakota, yesterday afternoon after a few days’ visit with his brother, J. G. Clark, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amsler. Warner Brothers just reoeived yesterday a oar load of nails that were shipped from the factory on February 2ud. or nearly two months 1 on the road. Mrs. W.'H. Saylerwentto Hammond today after a seven weeks visit with friends and relatives here and from there she will go to her home at Wixon, Miohigan. Mrs. Andy Anderson just from Tennessee is visiting Mrs. Geo. Spitler and Mrs. Geo, Sharp, until her hnßband arrives at Devil’s Lake, N. Dak. with their car of goods.

'l'hough the rains of yesterday and last night naturally brought cooler weather, it should be put on record, that today is as fine, bright and pleasant a day, as any March weather needs to be. Mrs. Geo. H. Healey and children left for Washington, on the early train this morning, where they will join Mr. Healey, and make their future home, His mother, Mrs. Julia A. Healey went with them for 5 or G weeks’ visit. Several of our teachers have gone to their homes for the vacation, Mias Howarth to Oxford,

Miss Harris to Hammond and Mr. Neher to New Boss. Qnite a number will attend the Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association at South Bend, next week. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dunn, of Adell, lowa, who have been visiting her brother James Flynn, and family, for some days, went to LpweU, today, to visit Mrs. Hattie Weaver arid Mrs Lona Nichols, over Snnday, before returning to lowa. Mrs. Flynn also went to Lowell with them. A movement is now on foot to organize a military band here, in connection with our new military company. The band will, it is expeoted be largely composed of the members of the Citizens band, which seems to be in a state of disorganization. The prospects for getting the new band organized are very promising. The old Linooln farm in the heart of Linooln City, Spencer ojunty. Ind., will in a few days, be sold for delinquent taxes. For several years the taxes on the farm have not been paid and the county officials deoided that the best thing to do would be to offer the farm for sale. The old cottage that stood on the farm and in whiob Abraham Linooln lived, was removed to New York many years ago and sold for several thousand dollars. The mother of Lincoln is buried on the farm. - F. M. Hershberger, of Highland Park Military Academy, is visitiDg his school chnms, Delos i Z/oen and Rioe Porter. He and some otherstndents, with the major of the 6obool, intend to take an automobile trip to Washington, D. C., daring the long vaoation. The auto is one made in the maohine ehope of the academy. Rice Porter ias some hopes of getting into the party. Prof. Slaughter, of Wisconsi n University, at Madison, was here yesterday and inspected our high school with a view to putting it on the University’s “accredited list,” whereby graduates of this school could enter the freshman class of the University without examination. He expressed himself as well pleased with the school, but his conclusion will be reported later. The Monon, following the plan of the Alton, the Pennsylvania, and the Chioago, Burlington & Quinoy and other roads, has began war on intoxicants. A bulletin has been posted the yard offioe at the shops at Lafayette calling the attention of the employees of the oompany to this rule. The bulletin ends with the words “A word to the wise is sufficient,” and is signed by Superintendent Parker. According to the rnles there must be no drinking on or off duty, and the rule will effect everv department of the road, One violation of the rule means suspension and repeated offenses dismissal from servioe. An offioial of the Monon says the rales will be strictly enforced against employees from high officials to section men.

MONDAY.

Mrs. Thomas Walters is in Chicago t<?day. Miss Maude Healey spent Sunday in Brookston. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Babcook went to Chioago today for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Grant, of South Bend, came Saturday for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. C D. Norman and children spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. John Casey of Fair Oaks. J. H. S. Ellis and son James

went to Monticello today for a few dtys visit. Dee Ferguson went to Mnntioello today fur a week’s visit with his uncle John Sayler. Mel Abbott is moving todtty from Mrs. M. J, Hopkins’ property, on River street, to A H Bopkint,’ place, on Front street. Miss Hazel Warner and Miss Gertrude Leopold vent Hammond this morning to spend their vro.tion.

Mr. and Mfs. I. N. Warren and ohildren of LaPorte came today for a few days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Irwin. Gdo. W. Jenkins, of Barkley is now so mnoh improved in health that his physician is confident of his complete recovery. Miss Virginia Stamm and Miss Raoie Mott, of Hammond, oame yesterday for a week’s viliTTPTtfr Miss Ruth Harris Miss Ethel Hardesty of Danville Came Saturday evening for a week’s visit with her grandmother Mrs. Wash Scott. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins have made still another change of location in southern California This time from Long Beach to Santa Barbara. R. P. Benjamin is the first to pull out of the soon to bedemoliahed “Liberal Corner”building where the K. of P. will erect their new building. He is moving bis pian< s end organs into 4k name with Mrs. Pnrcnpile’s millinery, in Makeever s blook. There was a little more enow last night, but it soon disappeared, this morning. Today the last day of Maroh, with its high northwest wind and nearly freezing temperature, is pretty severe weather, and in marked oontrast to what the prevailing weather has been for most of the month.

It is reported that the reason why a steady diet of seven-up is not more generally agreeable be-tween-'the two occupants of the county jail, the Edwards, ancle and nephew, is due to their manner of olaiming their points, after each hand. Which is said to run about like this, “I got high, low and jack and yon got the oats.”

Drs, Johnson, English and Kreesler performed still another difficult and unusual surgical operation, Sunday afternoon, and of the kind " known as laparatomy, and involving the opening of the abdominal cavity. The subject was Mrs. Frank Rowen, of near Surrey,.and it took place at the home of her father-in-law, Prior Rowen, in town. The operation was skillfully and successfully performed, and from present indications will have the desired results. Dr. Wharton’s illustrated lecture to children on the Life of Christ, at the opera house Saturday after, noon, had a large audience, numbering about 250. At the evening’s lecture, on his trip through Europe, the attendance practioally was the limit of the seating capacity of the house, except some of the rear seats in the balcony. The leotures were both very entertaing as well as highly instructive, and oombined will yield quite a goodly sum for the benefit of Dr. Wharton’s noble works of philanthropy.

Deaths from lightning during a snow storm are most unusual oocurenoes, yet that is what happened Sunday morning near Crown Point. The farm residence of Christopher Larsen, near that place was struck and burned to the ground, and during the day the dead bodies of Mrs. Larsen and her 10 year old daughter were found in the ruins. The bolt whioh fired the house evidently killed them as they lay in bed. Mr. Larsen works for Marshall Field & Co., in Chicago and was not at home.

At the difiierent churches concerned in the union revival meeting now in progress, a special invitation to unite with the’ ohuroh, was extended to the converts at the Sunday morning service. At the Christian church there were 11

new members, at the Methodist 14, and at the Presbyterian 16. Making in all up to this- time, 15 accessions to the Christian church, 30 to the Methodist and 14 to the Presbyterian. Still others will join later, and qnite a number with the Missionary and F, W, Baptists. The union meetings will close Tuesday night. Easter Sunday started in, in e way to eho v that March hasn’l wholly lost its Marcbiness. A mixture of rain and snow was falling and a howling northwest wind was blowing, and the temperature was close to the freezing point. The day however did not turn out nearly as bad as the morning conditions indioated, as sun oame out and the wind moderated. Still, the day was too severe for the advantageous display of the Easter millinery that has been such an aolive article of merchandise the past week or two, wbiok seems to have been the most serious result of the obauge in the weather in this looality.