Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mr. and Mrs W. W. Wishard returned last evening from a few days’ visit at Mt. Ayr. Dr. and Mr?. J. Bechtel, of Chicago, came to attend the Kelley-Reed wedding. Mrs M. E. Lowe, of Monon, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wm. Bussell. Elio Kirkpatrick a cousin of J. F. Major from S. Dakota was here 1 yesterday on business. 8. M. Laßue and family returned from Elwood lart evening after a visit of a few days. Mrs Lyca Davison and chi’dren, of north of town, went to Monon today fora short visit, Tneodore and True George went, to Chicago y esterday for a week’s visit. Jess Nichols has returned from his 10 days stav at French Lick springe, and thinks he derived considerable benefit therefrom. Mr and Mrs. W. T. McCoy, of Chicago, arrived last evening to visit fiiends and attend the Reed wedding. Miss Mary Beck left for her home in Sedalia, Mo , ‘ast evening after a few weeks’ visit with her mother and other relatives here. Mrs. L. J. Lynch and son, of Wichita, Kans-, came last evening for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Hfcnrv Amsler. Mrs. John Kohler and eon returned from Chicago Heights last evening ast j r a few days’ visit here. Mrs. Harry Wemple came last evening from Rookford 111,, to at-' tend the wedding of her s'.sler Miss 1 Helen Kelley. * Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes re- ‘ turned to Delphi last night after a ' few diys visit with his sister Mrs. Marsh Warner. Theo. Clark and little Haze Hopkins returned .from Lafayette this morning. Mr, Clark was a delegate for Soldiers Home State Convention. * The river rose 6 or 7 inches 1 .st night, as the result of yesterday’s big rains. It was still 18 inches below the highest mark of last week.. Frank the night man at the depot, is taking a lay vff for a

few weeks and his place is taken by Roy Peacock, whose regular place is at Dyer. — — Miss Vivian Rush returned to Monon after a week’s visit with her cousin, Valeria Banes, who accompanied her to Monon for a short vi-*it. Mr. and Mrs. Cbar'es A. Reed returned to their home in Payne, Ohio, last evening after a few days’ visit with his mother west of town. Mr. Reed is engaged in selling burial vaults. B. J. Gifford was in town over night and home to Kankakee today. 'He thinks he has I got the high water mark establishei now, for all time, an d j 8 preparin* to deepen and widen his ditcbs accordingly. -Lee Jessup and family arrived home last night from a week’s visit with his father J. W. Jessup and family at New Dover, Union Co., Ohio. In strange contrast with the weather here he found that part of Ohio needing rain, and having had only one good rain in June the time of the three days rain here, Crops look well down there, however.

WEDNESDAY. Grandmother Austin is quite sick with bronchitis.Joe Schofield went to Monticello on business today. Miss Tillie Malchow went to Parr today for a few days visit. Mrs. Will Mackey went to Monticello, for a few days’ visit with Mrs. W. C. Milliron. Dick Hartman, the telephone man has gone to Wolcott. Geo. Robinson takes his place here. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Purcnpile have returned from several days’ visit with relatives at Danville, 111. Mrs. J. C Paxton and daughter returned to Kingman, Kans., today after a week’s visit with relatives here. •• Everett Gordon, of New Albany, who has been visiting relatives here a few days, returned home today. Mr. and Mrs. A. L, Berkley, of Newman, 111., who has been visiting their son, the doctor, returned home today. Mrs. H. V. Weaver returned to . Lowell this morning after a short visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs.

James Flynn, Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Royse returned home last evening from attending his father’s funeral, at Indianapolis. One natural result of the excitement of the burglary reports is that the hardware dealers have had a 'great run on revolvers and ammunition and some of them have had their whole stock of the shooters cleaned out, Highest temperature yesterday, 92 degrees. Highest today 91 j. This is the 7th successive day with temperature above 90 evey day, and above 70 every night. Today from noon till one, p. m., the temperature fell 10 degrees, from the coolness of a north breeze. The freight handlers’ strike in Chicago causes many articles of merchandise to be sent by express, which otherwise wonld come by freight, and in some instances the resulted increased charges knocks about all the profits off the articles thus received. Senator Beveridge declared emphatically yesterday that he will not be a candidate in 1904 for the Republican nomination for vicepresident, when shown a Washing dispatch saying there was a him.

The petition and argument of Rensselaer Post for a rehearing on the order annulling its charter, a pamphlet of twenty-eight pages, prepared by Colonel Hammond of Lafayette, has been received at G. A. R. headquarters and will be referred to Judge Advocate Keecham for his opinion. The rains of yesterday afternoon and last night were not extensive, but coming down slowly the water had a good chance to “soak in,’’ hence they produce more wetness and consequently did more damage to the farmers than would a much greater rainfall that came in a heavy shower. The total rainfall for afternoon and night was only three tenths of an inch. The Prohibitionists of Indiana are circulating cards asking the receiver to pledge himself to vote the Prohibition ticket in case 50,000 men agree to do the same thing. By this means it is expected that more of the men who hold to Prohibition theories will v »te the ticket, it being given a sort of a force and respectability by numbers, Heretofore, it is claimed, many of the men who believe in Prohibition have failed to vote for its candidates because of the fear that they would not show strength enough to make the party respectable.

I THURSDAY. i Mrs. O. E. Eller in the north west part of town is very sick. 1 Jesse Wilson went to Hammond todav on business. I Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ballauger of Knirnan, Wednesday ( 1 a son. i I Mrs. J, E. Frances went to Ida- ■ ' ville today for about a montns visit. 1 ~ Charles Sigler, of Hebron, Ind , 1 'came-today for a few days visit 1 with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Goff | Mrs. Geo. Barcos and children 1 left for Mitchell S. Dakota this 1 morning for a months visit. J M. McClellin returned to Crawfordsville today after a weeks ’visit with his daughter Mrs. W. A.

’ Huff. Korah Diniels of Barkley tp., was taken quite sick at his father sWm. Diniel’s home in town yesterday. Mrs. Ruth A. Compton returned to Dayton, Ohio, today after at- | tending the wedding of her son Leon Reid. I

Joe Stump, the boy who lost his leg at Wheatfield, and had his head badly hurt ie now getting along w ell and his doctors are confident of his recovery, '’Mrs. E Mauck and children of Anderson are here to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. anMrs. D. H. Yeoman. Mr. and Mr?. W. A. Thompson, of Sullivan, Ind., are visiting Mr. Austin flopkins and family a few days. John Schofield now of Kansas City, Mo., arrived last evening for a few days’ visit with his brother Jce. Uncle Bill N. Jones has leased Judge Thompson’s vacant corner, south of the Makeever House, for Carnival week, and will sublet it for stands, shows etc. Uncle Bill ' secured a small gold mine when he got the lease of that corner. i Robert Zick, of Walker tp., was in town a couple of days this week, i looking after the progress of the Ziok ditch in hie township. It is 1 to be about four miles long. ! Charley McDonald, the colored

man who has been employed by ,T. J. McCoy for some time past left with bis wife and daughter for Indianap< lie, this morning. Mr. David Guthrie and Miss Lillie Hickman, a young couple from some place in the Gifford digtrict, were married just before noon, today by Squire Burnham, at his office. The groom works on , one of the Gifford dredges. GuoPhillips, leading man of the Spooner Theater Cot pany, has gone back east to spend the rest of the summer vacation at the water* ing places. He went in company with Mrs. Spooner, who stopped off between trains, on her way back from a visit at her old home. Centerville, lowa. Our extownsman, Robt. M Vanatta, now of Marion, was the victim of a bold robbery Tuesday. While out of his office for a half hour getting shaved, his safe was opened and $250 in money and $228 in checks taken. There was no clue to the thief. Payment on . the checks was stopped.

Pat O’Donnell resigned the office of public administrator, in Chicago, in response to Gov. Yates’ demand. The governor, in accepting the resignation states his belief that Pat will yet prove himself innocent, and that no wrong had ever been shown in hie management of the of the office. The indications today are better for continued dry weather than for some time past. The drizzling rain here yesterday afternoon ! amounted to only a sixth of an inch. A few miles north it rained considerably more, and out about j Newland and Gifford and beyond there was a very heavy rain. The highest temperature today was 75 degrees, which is a big fall from the 92 degrees of yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Clark, the very aged but still active couple who live with their daughter, Mrs. j Henry Amsler; returned home yes terday from a five weeks’ visit in Lafayette and Benton county They visited their oldest daughter ' Mrs. Annie McClimans and other relatives, and also met another 'daughter, Mrs. Ella Lynch, of Wichita, Kans, whom they had not seen for 20 years.