Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Delos Thompson went to Delevan Lake Wis. last evening for a few days' fishing. Mr?. J. J. Montgomery went to Rockford, 111., yesterday for a • week’s visit with' relative*. Nelson McCollough, of Montezuma, Ind., is here for a few days’ visit with Mrs. 0. W, Clift. Gen. Van Rensselaer Chapter D. A. R. will meet Monday, with Mrs. Moody at 3p. m. / Mr. and Mrs. Bert Guff went to Cedar Lake today for a s j >urn of some weeks, there and at Hammond and Chicago. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and Mrs. J. L. Brady went to Knox this morning for ten days’ visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowels went to Chicago today, to meet their son Auburn, from Culver, and to witness some athletic contests on Marshall Field, between Culver and other academic institutions. At Dr. Wilson’s trial at Kentland the jury stood ret first 7 for conviction and 5 for acquittal. A large number of the best citizens of Rose Lawn and Thayer testified

that the doctor's life at Thayer had been all fair and tqna;p. Mrs. Marie Haas returned to Chicago this morning, after a short business stay here. She has a very fine position in the Chicago Conservatory of Music, but is findirg the work too hard for her health, and will probably arrange to return to Rensselaer to resume 1 er work in music instruction. A big and happy ornwd went to Monticello on the special train, this morning. There were five cars in the train and all were well filled when they left here There were 295 tickets sold, and there were enough others who did not buy the special tickets to raise the total to more than 300. -~- Major 8. K. Hoopt r, of Denver, Colo., general passenger agent of the Denver & Rio Grande, is one of the four ranking general passenger agents in the country in years of possession of that title. He received the title first in 1868 on'the Monon. Mr. Stanley, living at Kniman, has invented and has had patented a pump of peculiar construction, which those that have seen the sample pump put in actual operation, pronounce to be wonderfully successful. It has two cylinders, and is adapted both for ordinary wells and for wind-mills, or other places where pumps are used.

The Ist of June is pretty near here and getting nearer every day, but still the tax assessor Was quite a bunch of dog tsx receipts which he would like to hand out to the various dog owners whose names they bear. Quite a good many people in Rensselaer and other parts of Jasper county have had very costly lessons of the uselessness of the attempt to evade paying dog taxes; and it is to be hoped that there will be no occasion for any others to go through the same expensive experience. In this connection, it should be remembered by owners of dogs that the law regarding property owned on the Ist of April does not apply to dogs. Anyone now owning a dog must pay the tax, whether they owned it on the Ist of last April or not.

SATURDAY. Joe Brooks is worse again today. J. N. Gunyon, north of town, is very bad with paralysis. Mrs. M. L. Spitler went to Chicago yesterday for a few days visit. Mrs. C. E. Bowman, of Indianapolis, is here for a short visit with Mrs. Frank HarSy. Mrs. J. H. Fishel came home today from a three months’ visit at Plymouth, Ind. Mrs. Chas. Montgomery and children went to Monon today io spend with her parents. I Miss Hazd Kirk returned to Parr I today after a few days visit with her grandmother Mrs. M. B. Alter. Mrs. W. Terwilliger returned to Champaign, 111., today after a week’s visit with her son, G. W. Terwilliger. Philip Blue has been confined to the bouse and most of the time his bed for the past few days by sickness. Herschel Wilson, traveling for Gage Bros , whbk sale milliners, of Chicago, is visiting bis brother, Jesse E. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Dayton, of Chicago, came today to visit her parentsj Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth. Rev. T. A. Hall will on request of the Guthridge Post G. A. R. and the Women’s Relief Corps, preach a Memorial sermon at the Christian church tomorrow morning Charlie Wiltshire of Chicago, is visiting his parents here for a few days. He is now stock clerk in C. M. Barnes’ & Co, big wholesale book store, a desirable and responsible posible position. Judge and Mrs. 8. P. Thompson went today, where the Judge is a delegate from this state to the National Board of Charities, by appointment of the governor. They will remain until next Wednesday. Home grown strawberries are beginning to come into the local market. John Renicker says it is the earliest he ever had strawberries upon in this locality. The prospects are for a very large crop. Other berries also promise well now.

E. L. Hollingsworth arrived home last night from the Preebyterian General Assembly, at New York, which he attended as a delegate. Mrs. Hollingsworth ia still at Kalamazoo, where her daughter Cecelia has not yet fully recovered from the scarlet fever, of which she has had a severe case

Crow Point Register:—A new girl strived at the home of Mr: and Mrs. Charles J. Daugherty on Monday morning snd has already declared herself in favor of the

republican nominee for sheriff. Charley says he is a winner sure this fall,

Jos Kitfht, now a merchant at Thayer, was down today in the interests of Dr. F. D. Wilson, whom the peop'e of bis vicinity desire very much to have parolled, and released from jail. His fine of $225 and costs have all been paid, the people there have made up the amount It speaks mighty wel for the doctor that be stands so well in his own community. This section was- visited with a very heavy thundter storm last night. The rainfall, at least right here in Rensselaer, was scarcely commensurate with the magnitude of the electrical disturbance, there having been only a half inch of water in that storm and in the lighter rains of Friday morning. The rain was equal to all present needs, however. A heavy wind accompanied the earlier part of the storm.

MONDAY. Mrs. Arthur Catt spent Sunday with her parents at Thayer. Miss Jeannette Needham spent Sunday with Monon friends. Simon Leopold went to Wolcott today for a few days on business. ■ Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan spent Sunday in Lafayette. Mrs. Peter Wasson and daughter Miss Esley are both quite sick with fevers. Miss Ara Glazebrook went to Urbana, t 111., today for a week’s visit Conrad Pfrimmer of Kentland returned hofie last night after re few days visit with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Elmerald Aldrich returned from the Springs this morning. He is greatly improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. EL Whitaker and children returned to Hammond today after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Goldsberry, northeast of town.

Rev. T. A. Hall preached a very able and patriotic Memorial sermon at the Christian Church, Sunday morning, to a very large congregation. Guthridge Post, G- A. R. and the Women’s Relief Corps attended in a body. ’Mr and Mrs. Henry C. Prouty, of near Brook are visiting the family of his brother-in-law, Lyman Barce, northwest of town. Mr. Prouty’s son, Tilden, has just bought a good farm, adjoining Mr. Barce’s place, and Mr. Prouty is likely to occupy it next year. Auburn Nowelskept up Rensselaer’s high record in athletics at the Interacademio contest at Marshall Field, Chicago, last Saturday. Against a very large field of competitors he won first in the 12Oyard hurdle, and second in the 220 yartlhurdle. He was also in the relay race which was won by bis school, Culver Military academy. The 120 yard hurdle was won in the phenomenal time of 17 seconds, which is as well as Hardard or Yale can do. Saturday evening’s Indianapolis News had an excellent and very natural picture of a real Son of the Revolution, the venerable H. M. Babb. A good sketch of his history also accompanies the picture. It is stated in the sketch that Rensselaer is probably the only place in Indiana which is the home both of a real Daughter and a real Son of the Revolution. Mr. Babb will be 89 years old next Monday, June 2nd. He is our oldest resident with the exception of Mr. aud Mrs. Jonas Clark, who came hen from New York last fall, to liv* with their daughter, Mrs. Henry Amsler.