Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Jesse Wilson is in Wheatfield legal business today. Bob Johnson of Bloomington, came this morning for a few days’ visit. Mrs. John Miller of 10 miles east of town is very sick with enteritis. James Watson and Chas. Covington of Lafayette were here last evening on business. Unole Abe Leopold returned las evening from 10 days’ mud-laving in Mudlavia, and reports himself fully cured. Mr. and Mrs A. Harmon returned this morning from a two week’s visit with relatives at Pontiac, 111. Miss Floy Nowels, and her cousin J. D. Wall of Indianapolis, who is visiting here went to Delphi last evening for a few days visit. Mrs W. H. Galbreth returned to Englewood, HL, yesterday after a few days visit with her cousin Miss Cora Simons. Philip Blue and daughter, Mrs. Louella Phillips, moved yesterday into their enlarged and reconstructed residence on South Weston street. Norman Bros, resumed stone laying on the foundations of the K. of P. building, today, after a suspension of just two weeks, on account of the excessive rains. Judge Tinman F. Palmer, of Monticello, was honored by being elected president of the State Bar Association, at its annual session which adjourned at Indianapolis, Thun day. It is an honor very fittingly best j wed George Scott I ad the misfortune today, to lose a roll of bills he put 1 in his wa<cb pocket. There was a ' hole in the pocket aud the money went through it and was lost. Inhere was about $35 or S4O in the roll. Several of our owners of fast horses, ] such as Padgett, Duvall Bros, and Smith, are getting their horses in shape for the track meet at Lafayette, next week. It is expected that five horses from here will be entered there. Otto Grebisch, barkeeper in Rosey’s place, who was pretty badly bnrned in the hand, on the 4th is improving. He wanted to fire off a sky rocket aud not being as expert in handling fireworks as firewater he stood the thing wrong end up and then touched the match. Hence the burns. Another night has passed without any reported’tittempts at house breaking, or disturbing by midnight prowlers. This circumstance strongly confirms the belief that some of.the tramps and alleged peddlers that were “run in” Wednesday night and “run out” Thursday morning, were the parties that were making the trouble. That they were beginners in burglary and wholly unexpert ttt the work, is evident from the fact that they accomplished nothing whatever by their many attempts. According to the Rochester papers, Mr. Annibal. attorney for the Chicago & Toledo Transfer R. R,

hat left the “headquarters” of the company at Rochester, and has opened a law office qft Peru. Mr. Hamilton, the ‘‘president” oL jfte company remains at-' Rochester, and Mr Annibai says he will still ‘ keep pushing.’ These people got the aid voted sbng the line by false statements and false promises and until something much more substantial than talk is done, their talk will deserve no consideration. SATURDAY. Will Parkinson is in Logansport for a few days. This continued dry cool wither is just what the farmers needj E. L. Hollingsworth and family have gone to Charlevoix, Mich , for their summer’s soj >uru. Mrs. Harry Wade, of Hammond is visiting her father, James Yeoman, west of town. Mrs. J. W. Gunyou and son are visiting relatives in Monon for a few days. . . Mrs. Joe Sharp went to Yelverton, Ohio, today for a month’s visit with her parents Mrs. W. H. Parkinson is visiting her mother at Attica for a stay of several months. Mrs. W. W. Watson and family of Chicago, are visiting relatives here for several weeks. Work on the Odd Fellows’new building is at a stand-still waiting for iron. Mrs. Anna MoClimons returned t> Atkinson. Ind., today after a few days’ visit here with her sister, Mrs Henry Amsler. 1 he Monon railroad has already granted half fare rates from ail 1 points to Rensselaer ft r street fair wt ek. Mrs. M. Fisher and children, of Michigan City, came today for a few days’ visit with Mr. apd Mrs. Wm. Hsfinie in the country. Mre. Alfred McCoy went to Queen City, Mo., today fur an extended visit with her daughter, 1 Mrs. W. A. Rinehart.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson and Miss Alta Nowels are in Brookston attending the F. W. Baptist quarterly meeting at that place. The Odd Fellows will hold a special meeting Monday evening to arrange for J. W. Cowden’s funeral. Mies Edith Gillett, of Marley, 111., is visiting her relatives, the Marshall families, for a week or two. The roll of bills lost by Geo. Scott yesterday was found by Rue Parcels, who returned it to the loser and got a 15 bill for his reward.

Miss Merl Beam is down from Chicago, where f-be is attending college, to spend Sunday with her parents. Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. Chas. Spriggs and Miss Viola Glazebrook went to Zion City, 111., today to attend the annual meeting of the Christian Catholic church. Mrs. J. W. Powell arrived from Washington, D. C. last evening and will spend about two months, with her daughter, Mrs O G* Spitler. The fire damage- at Stoner & Day's mill is now about repaired, and if certain articles that have been ordered arrive in time, the mill will probably be ready to start up again some time ntxt week. Mrs. Dan Robinson, of Winamac, was in town yesterday, she has been visiting her parents at Brook, and stopped iff here when going to McCoysburg to visit other relatives.

Mrs. Nettie Kenner, of Chicago, Illinois State Lecturer for the Daughters of Columbia will be in Rensselaer again Sunday and will speak at the Christian church Sunday evening on the subject ‘ Success and What is iv.” It is time for Rensselaer people begin to prepare their decorations for the street fair; or at Last to study on their plans for it. The town should be most liberally decorated, from one end to the other, private residence as well as business houses aud public buildings The Republican victory in Oregon, except on governor, surpasses anything in the history of the state. Official figures make the majority on the congressmen 15,171, against 12,498 in 1900, which was a presidential year. Oregon expresses in that vote its opinion of the scuttle policy. Uncle Bill N. has given up bis contract for Judge Thompson’s vacant lot, south of the Makeever House, for Carnival Week, in favor of the Knights of Pythia°. Vacant lots close in suitable loca - tion for carnival concessions are not numerous, and the Knights are very glad to be able to secure this one. ! Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Sigler came down from Kersey today, for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. ' Guff, previous to returning to their home iu Indian Territory. They are located in the Creek country, 1 and Tom likes it so well that he ' would not think of coming back . here to live. They have been at i Kersey about four weeks, and will , remain about two weeks longer

before returning to tbe Territory. Dave Gasaway came near having another case of burglar, last night. There oame a great bang at his door, which sounded like the whole half regiment of burglars bad made a combined attempt to break in. Investigation showed that it was only Dave’s prodigal dog that had returned after six months unex plained absence- The dog bad evidently heard of the attempted raid of the burglars on Mr. Gasaway’s premises and had come back to defend him. > Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Delouest, of Ocalls, Fla., are here for a two months stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Halligan northeast of town. Mr. Delouest has lived in Ocalla 22 years and considers it the finest'plaee on earth. It is in the richest county in the state, surrounded by fine farming lands, and being on the backbone of the

'peninsula they catch the cooling breezes both from.gulf and ocean. Charley Myers and wife of Wheatfield, were theie not long ago, in their house on wheels, They left some time ago to go to the gulf coast.

MONDAY. Mias Iva Amsler went to Chicago Saturday for an extended visit Mr. and Mrs Elza Grow spent Sunday with her relatives at Wheatfield. A car load of iron for the Odd Fellows’ building has arrived, and bricklaying can now be resumed. Mrs. M. E. Spitler is in Chicago attending the E istera Star reception. Miss Jean McFarland is visiting Miss Mabel Huston in McCoysburg for a few days. Miss Bertha Ritter is visiting relatives in McCoysburg for a few days. Miss Valeria Banes returned this morning from a weeks visit with relatives in Monon Mrs. Reynolds and niece Miss Cenna Carr are in Lafayette attending the Elks’ Carnival. Mr. and Mrs. James Norris and children went to Hammond Saturday, for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wishard left Saturday afternoon for Blount, S. Dak., to remain until September. Mrs. W. T. McCoy returned to Chicago Saturday afternoon after a few days visit with Mrs. Chas, Warner and other friends, I F. J. Sears sends us copies of Lincoln, Neb., papers giving accounts of .the exciting times they had there last week with the high water. The following persons are attending the Lafayette Carnival from here today: Mrs. L. Muster, Misses Ruby and Amy Knowlton and Elsie Bowen. There were only a few drops of rain here Sunday, but a few miles south of town there were two heavy showers. Regular soakers, in point of fact.

Some 50 or 60 Rebekahs and Odd Fellows spent Sunday 11 James Yeoman’s place, in Newton Tp They tuok their baskets along and had a picnic dinner. The expected settlement of the railroad freight handlers’ strike in Chicago did not take place Saturday, but it is now hoped that it will be accomplished today. Edward Bryant and John Sweney, of Hebron, while bunting at the Kankakee the other day captured two young bald eagles for which they have been offered S6O. They declined the offer. Rev. T. A. Hall, of the Christian Church, will hold a special service for laboring men, next Sunday morning, and all of them are specially invited to attend, with their families.

Rev. Jos. A. Coqhran, the F. W. Baptist minister, will reside in B. C. Hammond’s tenant house, on South Cullen street, Hia family has not arrived yet, on : coon nt of delay in tbe transit of his household goods. Mrs. Jess Nichols, who was with the Rebekah picnic at James Yeoman’s Sunday, got a fall while there, and sprained her ankle severely, and will as a consequence, be laid up forseveral weeks. Sunday’s Chicago excursion consisted of 16 cars besides tbe baggage oar, and. all seemed to be crowded when they reached here, but 178 more pushed in here, not including quite a number of children. Arthur Shedd, who has been employed in the Chicago Bargain store for some time past, but lately resigned that position, went to Chicago, today, expecting to secure a position in one of the big department stores there.

Lerna Comer, an 18 year old girK daughter of David Comer, of near Yeoman in Carroll Co., took a large dose of carbolic acid in a drug store in Monticello, Friday afternoon,'with suicidal indent. A stomach pump whs used and other remedies applied and her life was saved. • Omer Ritchey, of Anderson, is making a few days visit with his relatives here, having stopped off on his way back from Chicago, where he was buying a big invoice us goods for his furniture store. He reports an immense trade this year as a result of these prosperous Republican times. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Mayhew of Chicago, and Mrs. Jennie Firman, of Geneva, N. Y, returned to Chiago yesterday, after a visit with relatives here. The ladies are the daughters of Mrs. Fulton, now of Chicago, and the latter expects to go to Geneva with Mrs. Firman, for a protracted stay.

Mrs. Harriett Cobb left for her home near Butler, Mo., Sunday after an extended visit with the family of Randolph Wright and other relatives, west of town. She is the daughter of Jacob Wright, an early settler in this county, and went west with him 40 years ago, and this was her first visit back here, in all those years. No definite particulars of the death of J. W. Cuwden have jet been received. Secretary A. B. Cowgill, of Iroquois Lodge, of Odd Fellows, telephoned to the secretary of the lodge at. Lnganeport, Saturday evening, but the latter knew nothing further of the case than that he had been sick, or ailing for two weeks. He evidently was not acutely sick, however, for Rensselaer people who were at Logansport on the 4»h taw him then, he being at that lime able to be up and around.

The little Rice boy, of Gillam Tp., who was taken to Chiesio by his parents Fridty evening, was left at the Presbyterian hospital. His injury caused a suffusion of blood into the brain tissues, hence

: his reiiitiir«g « .conscious condiI tior*. Tb* case is ii'insual only from the hiig < iiiiouance of-the unoutifciorpsmsss ■ In the usual ■ course of Coings ibu blood in the brain will beab i rLed naturally and the boy wil recover, without the necessity of au opera ion, but it was thought to have him at th« hospital, fd •sse 6f complications ari-iing. Up to Saturday afternoon, when Dr. Berkley returned hom*-, there bad been no noticeable hange in the little fellow’s condition.