Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1902 — CITV NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITV NEWS.

TUESDAY. E. P. Honan is in Earl Park today on business. Boro, last night to Mrs. Cortis Beoughter, a daughter. Robert White returned to Chicago last evening after a week’s visit here. Vena Lamar returned to Lee yesterday after a week’s visit with Mrs. A. C- Corruthers. Misses Mabel and Ida Randle went to Camden, Ind., today for a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Mrs. J. A. Beck of Failfield, lows, is visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe. Mrs. Joe Meyer went to Lebanon, Ind., today, for a short visit with relatives. G. A. Williams, of our city, is to be ons of the 4th of July speakers at Medaryville. Mr. and Mrs. J. M Jenkins returned to Parr this morning after a short visit with her brother, Mr. Zack Stanley. Mrs. G. W. Swadley returned to Wabash, Ind., today, after a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, southeast of town. Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Dwiggins have just made another move in California, this time from Long Beach to Santa Cruz. Miss Grace Wemple, of RocL - foid. 111., is visiting her sister Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, for a few days. To accommodate people who wish to go to Lowell on the 4th train No. 32, due here at 9:55 a. m, will stop at Lowell, that day. Terry Miller, son of Abe Milhr, east of town, had his thigh broken between the knee and hip a few days ago. He was run over by a wagon. Mr. and Mrs Frank Vest returned to Ogden, 111, today after a few days’ visit with her parents Mr. and M- Joseph Francis, near town. Mrs. Elmerald Aldrich returned home today, after several weeks’ sojourn at the Thompson hospital, Chicago. She is improving but still quite weak, X The funeral of Henry Lee, of Hanging Grove, was set for four o’clock this afternoon. Rev. B. F. Ferguson, of Rensselaer, went out to conduct the services. The bids for the erection of the new K. of P. building were opened Monday afternoon. The building committee is holding the matter under advisement for a few days, before making their decision. Mrs. G. W. Goff returned from Crown Point and Chicago last evening. She has been taking lessons in tirography, or burnt leather work, and will open a ladies’ bazaar in a few days. Delos Thompson returned today from a few days’ stay at Battle

Creek, where his family is still visiting. It has been so cold there all the week that furnace fires were needed. A bulletin issued by the United States Geological Society announces that Indiana now stands fifth among the states in the production of petroleum. The annual product of the state is over 5,000,000 barrrels. i A young lady at Valparaiso advertises that she wants to exchange a coral necklace for three weeks’ board. In other words, to trade what goes around her neck for what goes down her neck. Nothing so very unreasonable about that, after all. D. W. Way mire, the new carrier on the Sharon mail route, made his first trip today. He succeeds J. W. Daley, who resigned. I Under the new rules he has to carry mail to people along the route I if they put up boxes, the same as if it was a regular rural route. Mrs. Alice Sunderland and her son returned from west of Fair Oaks this morning, the boy having sufficiently recovered from his sickness to be able to come. He had a very dangerous attack of inflamation of the bowels and malarial fever. Andy Kohler, who lives at the forks of the Iroquois river and Carpenter’s creek, a few miles southwest, says there is not enough of his farm left above water for a cow to stand on. He has ffioved his furniture up stairs, and himself and family have taken refuge -with a neighbor. Forty-three years ago shortly after midnight of the 27th of June occurred the great railroad wreck at Springbrook, near South Bend, when 60 or more lives were lost in the rushing torrent that had been created by the backing up of a great rainfall south of the tracks, the storm being in the nature of a cloudburst. June ended yesterday with one day without rain, except what occurred before day, in the morning, and July started in today bright and clea’*. In all hearts therefore was the hope, and on many bps the prophecy, that the rainy weather was over and a spell of good weather in sight. Long before 10 a. m. however, the skies were overcast and threatening, and by one the rain had began to fall. * Enough subscriptions have easily been secured to pay the Wright Carnival Company their SSOO bonus, and some besides. If therefore the committee previously appointed finds the company to be all that it is represented, the contract will be made and the carnival be held. The coxmittee, J. H. 8 Ellis and H. F. Parker, will go to LaSalle, 111., Wednesday where the Wright Company is engaged thia week.

WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. Wm. Norris is recovering from an attack of sickness. Roy Jakes, of Lafayette is here for a few days visit. Jesse Wilson is at Wheatfield on business today. Mrs W. L. Wiehard went to Goodland today for a visit. John Spies of Boswell. Ind , is here looking after his farm south of town. Mrs, 8 M. Laßue and sons went to Elwood, L.d , today for a week’s visit with her sister. Mrs. J. Q- Alter and her sister, Mrs. C. A. Barnes, went to Remington today for a few days’ visit. Miss Jennie Brunswick, of Hammond, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clark this week. Mrs. Everett Noweis and daughter, of Lamar, Col., came today for a short visit with relatives. June just past was the wettest in 40 years, according to some authorities.

Mrs. R. Phillips, of Chicago, came last night for a few days’ visit with her daughter, MrsWalter White. Mrs. A. L. Barnes returned to South Port, Ind., a few days’ ago after a three weeks’ visit with relatives here. Glenn Clemens, of Keener, was not one of the contestants at the recent county declamation contest, as erroniouely stated. Mrs. Stewart Lindley and daughter Lura returned to Bloomingion, 111 , today after a'two weeks’ visit with relatives here. Corn opened today at 79 cents, the highest price for 12 years. It is now higher than wheat, a circumstance that probably never occured before. Mrs. M. W. Mayhew, of Chicago, and Mrs. C. A. Turmen of Geneva, N. Y„ came this moin’ng for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Sayler, west of town.

M. H, Hemphill & Son have bought out and are now in possession of the King & Murray feed and hitch barn adjoining their livery stable. Charley Williams, who lives on one of Geo. M. Kessinger’s farms, in Jordan Tp., is another man that had to move out of bis bouse on account of the high water. Steve Barnes came over from Fowler today, and accompanied home his wife, who has been visiting her relatives here, for about a week. J. H. 8. Ellis and fl. F. Parker went to LaSalle, 111., today, to make their investigations of the Wright Carnival Company’s attractions. Misses Blanche, Pearl and Carrie Dodge of Fair Oaks and Mies Nellie Fordyce of Ancona 111., made a short visit with Miss Mae Fox today On account of the changing of time of train No. 33 to 2:01 p. m. • the mail for the south will close 15 minutes later than formerly, or 1:40 p. m. instead of 1.25 as formerly.

A. Leopold went to Mudlavia, (Kramer’s place) near Attica today, and will take another course of mud bathe for the rheumatism. He intends to stay this time until a cure is effected. The river-here Is receding about as rapidly as it arose; and this morning at the Washington street bridge, was about 7 or 8 inches lower than the extreme high water mark of Tuesday morning. Cox & Branch’s horse ran away with their delivery wagon, this afternoon, starting from their wood-yard and landing back of Duvall’s livery stable. The wagon was pretty badly damaged. Dr. J. W. Horton is back from a four day’s attendance of the annual meeting of the State Dental Association at Lake Maxinkuckee. It was a large and an interesting meeting. Last Monday afternoon Mrs. T. A. Hall entertained her Sunday school class in honor of her son James’ fifth birthday. There was a large company present and all seemed to eujoy a good time. Miss Edith Marshall has just been tendered the classes in English and History in the Remington high school, but has decided to retain her position at Elkhart for another year. Mrs. W. I. Morgan and daughter Mary left today for their borne at Kingman Kans. They have been here about two months visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs W. E. Moore, and other relatives. Mr. Morgan will return in a few days All is not lost yet, iu Jasper county, by any manner of means. If the weather hereafter, proves reasonably favorable, there will be a good deal of corn, oats, hay and potatoes raised and harvested; especially in the central and southern portions of the county. Mrs. Daisy Brown and children of Terre Haute, Ind., came last evening for a short visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman. Her husband Rev. M. V. Brown, has been chosen as pastor of an M. E. church at Miami, Florida, and the entire family will leave for there next Tuesday.

Rev. C. D. Royse went to Indianapolis on the early train Monday morning, on account of a serious turn in bis father’s condition, who has been paralysed for six years. He found him somewhat improved and if no unfavorable change occurs, he will come home Thursday. , Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paxton, and family, of Kingman, Kans., re-. turned this morning from a visit' with friends in Arcadia, Ind , but Mr. Puxton left again on the next train for Kingman, to look after the affairs of his bank, having received a telegram that his cashier was sick. Mrs. Georgia Cattkft this morning to join her husband at Chenoa, 111., which is to be their future home. She has been in the employ of A. McCoy & Co’s, bank for seven years. Her place as book-keeper is taken by Miss Maude Irwin, and Miss Irwin's plade, as assistant book-keeper, by Rufus Knox. There is one place where the high water is likely to cause a boom in Jasper county real-estate. It is the real-estate Contractor Billy Smith is digging from the basement of the proposed K. of P. building. So many have found that their residence lots are below high water mark that there is likely to be a brisk demand for Mr. Smith’s dirt, to fill the lots up William Black, who recently sold the celebrated “Blue Goose” saloon at Burlington to the church people and took an oath to never again engage in the liquor business in that Carroll county town, has rented the place of the church people who purchased it and is running a meat market therein. Customers who ask him for a “blue goose” or a “tough joint” are thrown out. Neither of our two rural route carriers has yet missed a trip, in apite of the high water, though

they have been obliged to ford some pretty deep waters and to take some round about roads. It will came as a welcome reward for their faithful perseverance, that the department has just sent notice that the carriers need not make their trips on the 4th, and that their pay will go on just Judge Dudley H. Chase, who has been judge of the Case circuit court for 18 years, and was still on the bench, died at his home in Logansport Tuesday, July Ist, at 5:30 p. m. He was well known and greatly esteemed here, were he has tried many cases. He was a gallant soldier in the civil war and retired with the rank of captain. He was 65 years old. He died suddenly, and supposed from appoplexy.

THURSDAY.

Mrs- Wm. Day went to Knox, Ind., today fora few days visit. Mrs. Albert Wolf went to Chicago for a short visit. 8. Duvall went (p Momence, 111., today for a weeks visit. Mrs, Conrad Shaffer, of southeast of town, is very sick. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kurrie are spending the fourth at Paoli, Ind. Mrs. J. T. Moore and children went to Thayer today for a short visit. ' Mrs. F. B. Meyer and daughter went to Water Valley today for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eunis went to Gas Port, Ind , fur a few days visit Miss Minnie Brooks went to Dunnville today for a weeks visit with friends. Mrs. W. H. B 'am, Mr. and Mrs. IW. C. Babcock, and Mrs. Wm. Smith went to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs. H. Purcupile went to Danville, 111., today fur a few clays visit. George Colvert went to Aurora, 111., today to spend the fourth with his son. Mrs. W. H. Eger and son Harry went to Valparaiso for a week’s visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wishard went to Mt. Ayr today to spend the fourth. The rain yesterday boosted the river again to within 4 ur 5 inches of previous high water mark. i Temperature at 1 p. m., tcday, 90 degreee. Highest yesterday, 89 degrees. Mrs. Robert Johnson and son of i Bloomington, Ind , came last night for a two weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. J. M. McClellan and daughter, 1 Laura, of Crawfordsville, Ind., are here for an extended visit with Mr. , and Mrs. W. A. Huff.

Mr. and Mrs. J, H. Foisytb, of Johnston county ibis state will arrive tomorrow to visit their daught* er, Mrs. T. A. Hall Mrs. Dave Marion of Chicago, who has been visiting at ■ Morocco for a short time, drove over here yesterday, for a few days visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ike Porter. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer has made goud pr -gress io regaining her health, since her recent surgical operation, and she is up and. around again. Gus Larsh reports that he carefully measured the rainfall yesterday afternoon, at his place in Jordan Tp., and found it just 2| inches. ( This corresponds with the estimates of other residents of that region. Gus said that storm did more damage than any they have had before. Rensselaer’s Mammoth Cave, continues to grow still more mammoth. Otherwise, the sides of the,.excavation for the K. of P. building still continue to cave in. This is especially the case along the north side under Warners’ implement building. And that structure will soon have a self-con-structed basement story if ths caving keeps on. People ccmiag, to town today from 6 or 7 miles southwest, bring further reports of the storm there late yesterday afternoon. Ths rain poured down in torrents, and several persons report that there was from two to four inches of rainfall. There was a high wind along with tl.e rain, and whole fields of oats and corn are laid flat At a certain town wnere they had the smallpox, a citizen remarked: ‘lam right here to tell you that before 1 will consent to be assassinated I’ll take the smallpox I don’t believe it is the genuine smallpox nohow. It looks like celluloid. The pistols are too small for smallpox. I believe that it is all right to guarantee every person who has been supposed to it, for whatever it is it seems to be almighty confections.”