Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1902 — HERE AND THERE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

HERE AND THERE ITEMS.

The Laporte county commissioners will hold a special session on July 21st, when they will act on the petition for a big ditch through Laporte and Starke counties to the Porter county line. This ditch will be one of the largest ever constructed in the Kankakee district, and will cost about $90,000. Monticello Democrat:-The rainfall Monday afternoon in the vicinity of Rensselaer, Lee and Monon was the heaviest of the summer. The engineer of the southbound train which reaches Monticello at 2:39 was compelled to shut off steam near Lee as the rain fall was so heavy that he could not see the track for any distance in front of the engine. Delphi Journal: The Knights of Pythias carnival at Rensselaer will be held in that city August 18th to 22nd. Great preparations have been made for the occasion and the business men have given it their financial support. The Wright Carnival company will have charge of all the attractions, and there will be about twenty different shows The most liberal section in the Indiana marriage laws, is the one found in Burns’ revised statutes, 1901, section 7,295. It says: ‘‘No marriage shall be void or voidable for the want of a license or other formality required by law, if either of the parties thereto believed it to be.a legal marriage at the time.” The first meeting of creditors in the Os Ritchey bankruptcy case, was held at Hammond Thursday, before J. O. Bowers, register in bankruptcy for this region. None of the numerous creditors were present, all of them being aware probably that there were no assets, and that it would be a useless expense to travel to Hammond to prove their claims. We have learned by experience that the best and cheapest way to raise a pup is to get two at one one time. They will then chew each other, instead of the clothes on the line, or one’s Sunday shoes, and when they are through with the mischeivous period you can kill one without any misgiving and perhaps both.—Crown Point Star.

A movement is now on foot to secure a pardon, or parole, for young James Edwards, now in the reformatory for his connection with the Remington oats stealing case. Among others interested in his behalf is Judge Thompson, who presided at his trial. He has written a personal letter to the Governor in the young man’s behalf, and it is promised that Mr. Durbin will take the matter up as soon as possible after be returns from Wisconsin.

At Monon the temperance people are preparing to resist all applications for renewals by the saloon keepers at the November term of the county commissioners. They believe that the defeat of of the saloon element will be accomplished more easily this year than it was four yean ago, when the town was kept “dry” for two years, because of the Supreme Court decision sustaining the power of attorney method of signing remonstrances. Senator Fairbanks and Beveridge have beon notified that under the new naval bill, each of them is entitled to name one candidate for midshipman and five alternates. It is by direction of the President that the number of alternates is increased from two two to five. Examinations are to be held August 15 and September 15. It will be known in a day or two whether any Indiana representatives are in the lot of congressmen that are to make nominations this year. Rev. Father Zumbuelte, a former popular pastor of the Catholic church here and superintendent of the former orphans’ home, now located at Hanover Center, Lake Oo M was burned out Wednesday morning. The parsonage was diaoovered to be on fire, about 2 a. m., and was burned with a large por-

tion of his houaebo'd effects. The fire was discovered near a chimney but do fire bad been there recently to Father Znmbuelte’s knowledge. Good la nd is to have a new Republican paper. The promoters, Prof. Hervy Henderson and Roy Shepard have already purchased a printing outfit, and it will be in Goodland in a few days. The paper will be printed on Thur-day and the first, iesue will be out on next Thursday a week. In politics it will be “dyed tn the wool Republican ” Both of these gentleman are well qualified to fill editorial chairs, and they certainly should get out a good paper.— Brook Reporter.