Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris are visiting relativesat Oxford, for a few days. Born, this Friday, May 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Murray, in the northwest part of town, a daughter. Miss Maude Spitler and niece Elizabeth, went to Chicago today for a few days. Born. Thursday, May 14 th to Mr. and Mrs. Geor-Av-Kessinger, of Jordan Tp„ a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stucker, of Mt. Ayr. took the train here yesterday afternoon, for a few days’ visit with Delphi relatives. Mrs. C. W. Hanley and Mrs. Frank Hardy went to Knitnan yesterday for a few days’s visit with Mr, Hanley’s parents. Mrs. J. R. Kight returned to Thayer this morning after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Catt.

Mrs. H. Cooper returned to her home at DeMotte yesterday, after a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs; W. B. Stephenson. Miss Lulu Wallick returned to Canton, 111., yesterday afternoon after a two weeks’ visit with friends here. Mrs. Alice Warren returned to Maywood, 111., today after a>week’s visit with friends and relatives here. Miss Blanche Hoyes left today for Gardner, Kansas, where she will make a ten days’- visit with relatives. Mrs. F. W. Mahan returned to her home at Frankfort yesterday after a three weeks visit with her mother Mrs. James Donnelly, north of town. Mrs. B. G. Oglesby and Mrs. Clara Timm and children returned to Medaryville today after a few days visit with relatives and friends here. Another Rensselaer resident honored at state encampment at Indianapolis, this week, is Mrs.

Ella Hopkins. She was appointed an assistant grand conductress at the state W R 0. convention.. All persons who bought tickets for the Chicago Glee Club entertainment should call at Huff’s at once, and exchange them for resered seat tickets, if they want to secure good seats. The Lafayette Morning Journal, the',oldest Democratic newspaper in the state and the only Democratic morning daily in the Tenth congressional district, has become Republican. W. Bent Wilson has transferred the paper to Burt-Terry-Wilson company organized with a capital stock of $75,000 Thia gives Lafayette three Republican papers and no Democratic. Esther Dowie, only daughter of the false prophet “Elijah II” Dowie, died Wednesday night, in Chicago. She accidently set fire to her clothing, while heating her curling iron with an alcohol lamp, and died 14 hours later, after great suffering. She was 21 years old. Dowie prayed and even sent for a doctor, but the poor girl was injured past the power of medicine to save her, much less the prayers of her fanatical father. C W. Hanley made an excellent and inspiring little talk to the high school and eighth year scholars, this morning. He had only got nicely started, when about ten prominent citizens filed, into the room, word having been quietly passed around that Mr. Hanley was to speak. Their appearance was a complete surprise to him, and naturally somewhat disconcerting, but he soon pulled himself together and finished his talk in good shape.

SATURDAY. Thomas Davis, of Brook, and his brother. C. W. Davis, of Kniman, were in town today. Squire W. E. Moore continues to make very satisfactory progress towards complete recovery.

Mra. G. M. Kessinger went to LaFayette today for a few days visit with relatives.

Mrs. O. H. MoCay of Ply month, Ind., is visiting her father, Hiram Day.

Mrs. W. H. Gardner went to Chicago yesterday afternoon for a few days’ visit. Miss Golda Lamborn, of Remington, took the train here for Chicago last evening. Mrs. Chas. Lefler, of Hanging Grove Tp., is reported seriously sick.

Mrs. Wm. McClintock went to Foresman, Ind., today to spend Sunday with relatives. John Kressler and Hiram Jacks have each had their pensions increased srom |8 to 114 per month. Mrs. Margaret Henkle is very low with paralysis at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Pullins, northeast of town. Mrs. W. A. Hetlick came last evening from New York City for an extended visit with her mother Mrs, E. J. Morris. I Miss Floy Nowels came home

last night -from Indianapolis, where.she has been attending a music school ■ “ ■ • • ’r •/->». , Conrad Shaffer, southeast of town,-has continued to improve very satisfactorily since his recent surgical operation. Gillam Township, this county, and Whitepost township, Pulaski county,"will have a jbint educa tional day on June 21st Presumably at Medaryville,

Henry Mackey’s funerabwill be held at the residence at 2 p. m. Sunday. Rev. D. T. Halstead will conduct the religious services, assisted by Rev. T. A. Hall. klrs. M. F. Brown, of Danville, 111., came today for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. C. English, and sons, Dr. and Fred Brown.

Sheriff Hardy arrived home last evening from taking young James Edwards to the reformatory, at Jeffersonville; having made a stop at Indianapolis on his way home.

W. H. Martin, of the soldiers home at Lafayette, is taking a 60 days’furlough, which he is spending here and with his daughters in Newton county.

Mrs. Jesse Gwin left for Marshfield, Wisconsin this morning for a mon* h's visit with her son Lacy. Mr. Gwin accompanied her as far Chicago. C. E. Mills was down town today, for the first time since the first day of the April term of court. He has been confined to his home however,- practically ever since early in February.

The state case at Monticello against our former townsman, J. Y. Wallick, for shooting Elmer Reynolds, has been continued to the September term Mr. Wallick was convicted once and given a long jail sentence and a heavy fine, but was granted a new trial. Farmers around here “mudded in their oats” and are now “dusting in their corn,” and that is said to be the proper and promising was of planting both crops. It must have been the right method for the oats, anyhow, for all reports agree in saying that they never looked more promising at this time of the year.

Rev. H. G. Ogden an M. E. minister well known in this vicinity, now located at Frankfort, writes here that the Chicago Glee Club appeared at Frankfort last Wednesday evening. He declares they gave the very finest entertainment in their line he ever heard. He says their merits can not be advertised too extravagant: ly*

An interesting feature of the literary exercises at the city high school, yesterday afternoon was the presentation to the school of a fine picture of Washington, handsomely framed. It was presented by Gen. Van Rensselaer Chapter, D. A. R., a large delegation of whom were present. The presentation speech was made by Mrs. J. H. Chapman, and the acceptance by Supt. Sanders. The Dunkards or German Baptists will hold their yearly meeting at Eldorado, Ohio, beginning tomorrow. Quite a party from this vicinity left to attend it on the 10:55 a. m. train, today. It included Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lesh, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Way and daughter, Mrs. Eli Arnold and children, Mrs. Levi Renicker and children, J. C: Frazee and A. Miller.

L. M. Powell, otherwise HooptyDoodle, was taken back to Kentland, today, and will appear before the court there next Monday. Hooply has been the most constant, if not the most cherished ornament of the interior of our county jail for a long time past. And no matter how often he gets let out it is only a question of a short time before he , gets back. We learn that an atterhpt will be made Monday, to bind him up in some way not to return to Iroquois township, where his family is, and

then to let him go. It would be a great relief to our sheriff to get permanently relieved from his custody. His departure leaves the jail without a single prisoner.

MONDAY. Born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith all pound boy. Miss Dora Moore went to Monticello today for a week’s visit. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnott of McCoysburg a boy yesterday. Mrs. L. K. Preston, after a two weeks visit with her uncle Harvey Wood, returned to lowa City, lowa today. The work of laying the stone foundations for the Odd Fellows’ new building began, today. Norman Bros, are doing the work. Mrs. E. D. Leep of Lebanon, Ind., returned home today after a few days visit with her brother J. W. Walter north of town. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Vaughn returned to Hammond today after an extended visit with her sister Mrs. Geo. Nedler east of town. Mrs. Alda Simmonds returned to Franklin, Ind. today, after a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. E. L. Bruce.

Mrs. M. A. Marshall, who has been living with a son in Illinois for about a year, arrived Sunday evening for a protracted stay here.

Mrs. Edna Correll came this morning from Cincinnati 0., to work for the tax ferret, J. B. Workman. Mr. and Mrs. Leo. Wolf returned to Hammond today after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold.

Mrs. Ida Nowels returned to her home at Lansing. 111., today after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Childers.

Mrs. Geo. Casey of Aix, who has been seriously and dangerously sick for nearly a year with nervous disease, is now able to be up and about the first since last August.

Wm. Washburn, of Rensselaer, and Wm. Esson, of Brook, are both erecting good farm residences on their respective properties in Jordan Tp. . Elias Arnold went to Eaton, Ohio, today to attend the Dunkards annual meeting, and from there he will go to Winchester, Ind , for a few days’ visit.

J. H. Marshall, who has been in the Philippines for about two years, with his regiment, the Ist U. S. cavalry, is now on his way home, his term of service having about expired. Sunday was a day of sultry summer heat here, the temperature reaching a maximum height of 85 degrees. Today, however, was still hotter, and before noon the great heat of 91 degrees was denoted. The last timber of the two old frame buildings on Liberal Corner was leveled to the ground Saturday afternoon. Norman Warners building, adjoining them on the east, will not be torn down, but moved around to front no Front street.

The militia at Indianapolis broke camp, today. Company M. is looked for home on the 6:32 train, this evening. The boys have had a pleasant and profitable week, and have in all respects, done credit to themselves and to the town they represent. M

John Fix of Ambia, brother of Mrs. Henry Mackey, and Mrs. L. M. Fix, of Attica, her gister-in-law were ths only relatives from elsewhere who attended Mrs. Mackey’s funeral, Sunday. So far as known he left no living near relatives of hispwn. Dr. Moore is at home after an extensive trip to the Pacific coast and other places, looking after his business and is now ready to resume his practice. He was away three weeks and his longest stay was at San Francisco, where his children are residing Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Thompson have met with the sad affliction of the death of their little girl baby which died Sunday evening, at 6:30 o’clock of choierif infantum. Its age was 20 days, and it was sick only about 6 hours. The funeral will b& held this, Monday evening, at 6:30 o’clock, at the residence, corner of Van Rensselaer and Angelica streets, by Rev. A. G. Work. Interment will be in Weston cemetery. Sheriff Hardy reports that young Edwards took his trip to Jeffersonville pretty hard, and appeared to have a hope, to the very last that he would be let out. There is really no show for him in less than a full year of confinement, unless the Governor gives him a pardon, which is very unlikely. The Sheriff saw Fred Glackin, the circus day depredator; and found him in good condition, and working in a shoe shop. He will probably be released in September, though his sentence is from 1 to 7 . years.