Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mies May Burkhalter is visiting in Michigan City. Joe Jefferies is visiting relatives in Apple Creek, Ohio for a month. W. O. Rowles is in Chicago on business for a few days Misses Beatrice and Ethel Daugherty are in Lafayette attending the Carnival Horace Bailey, an old resident of Hanging Grove Tp", is seriously sick. Miss Nora Morlan went to East Liverpool, Ohio, today, for a month’s visit with relatives. Peter Giver has bought and moved into the R. C. Dowler place, in the southeast part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson

and family end Mrs. Johnson’s sister Eva Clark are in attending the Carnival. Walter R. Lee, of McCoysburg has been appointed administrator of the estate us bis father, the late Henry Lee, of Hanging Grove Tp. Mies Gertrude Thompson having completed her season as trimmer for Miss Mary Mever, returned to her home in Chicago laet evening. J. W. Burns ia very seriously Sick at the home of his son. A- D. Burns, with h stvere attack of cystitis or iufl onation of the neysThere was a pr-tty heavy wind here last night hu r o-ly h very light rainfall. 8 >m* miLs north and northeast especially through a porti n of Barkley tp, there was a very heavy rain. J. H. C.»x returned from Plainfield last evening, where he attended the funeral of hi* s’ppmothei, who had reached the very advanced age of 89 years. Miss Hornady, a neice, returned home with him.

Mrs Lettie Johnson an l children of Kansas City. Mo., arrived today to visit Mrs. Mattie Ellis, west of the bridge. The family will probably make their home here7~ Rob.rt Michael has finished rebuilding his residence on the former Hirschey land, two miles southeast of town. He has thoroughly rebuilt and enlarged the house, and als> rebuilt the barn, having expended about SI,OOO on the im prov. m°nts. The latest reports from the young Btump boy at Wheatfield whose injuries by the cars have been fully related, are not at all encouraging. In fact quite the reverse, as he is said to be gradually growing weaker and his friends have but slight hopes for his recovery. James W. Cowden’s death, as stated in the official death certificate, was caused by Brights* disease of the kidneys. He was severely affected by the beat about two w eeka before, and it is believed

that aho had much to do with precipitating the attack which caused his death. He was acutely sick only two days. J. E. Wilson.JZJelos Thompson, A. L. Padgett, W. F. Smith, Geo. Stricktaden, B. F. Fendig, G. W. Goff, John Duvall, Firman Thompson, Willie Barkley, and Rex Warner are representing Rensselaer’s horsey population at the races at Lafayette, today, where a whole bunch of Rensselaer horses are booked to start. Jas Overton, who has carrying the mail on the Pleasant Grove Star route for Chas. Fox, the contract carrier, has given up the job and now Comrade is bustling it himself. He is thus carrying on two routes, to and from the depot, in Rensselaer, and the Pleasant Grove route. He says he ia still good for two or three other old mail routes if he finds them laying around loose. Mrs. G. W. Terwilliger and Mrs. Frank Blancett, of southeast of town, and their brother, J. C. Fisher, of town, went to Champaign Co., 111., last night, to attend the funeral of a younger sister. Sbe was Mrs. Grace Brown, and her death occured in Missouri, but the body has been brought back to her old home for burial. I She was a bride only two or three months ago. Mr. Terwilliger went today.

The following is published by request of the f->mi'y: “On the part of some of J. W. King’s friends having failed in fulfillment of repeated promises towards him, the uisappointment and the amount of studying and worrying caused him has been too much fur his alie«idy weakened condition of his nervous system and ha is again con fined to his bed. People should be very careful as to what they say and do in the presen e of nervous people.” The Monticello Journal gives further particulars of the suicide of John Brucker, the Reynolds druggist. He opened his store about 5 o’cljck in the morning andhalf an hour later was found dead, under a counter in the rear of his store. He had crawled under the counter and shot himself in the mouth with a 32 caliber revolver. He was quite wealthy but had bad much domestic trouble, and of late years had been a very hard drinker. He was 55 years old.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hopkins, the former recently Miss Martha Ellie, arrived today from a very pleasant and somewhat novel bridal trip. Their journey included visits to Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and a steamboat trip down the river from the latter towns to St. Lotiis. Mr. Hopkins will now have extensive improvements made to bis residence on Front street, but does not expect to begin housekeeping until about Oct. Ist.

I Quite a little «xcitement w»8 caused on McCoy Avenue, yester- , day afternoon, by an incident inI volvmg C. G. Spitlers’ daughters, I Mildred and Elizabeth. They were riding in Warners’ delivery wagon, and the little girl, ElizaI betb, persisted in executing a war ■ dance id the back part of the , wagon. A sudden start of the horse threw her out? on her head. i She was rendered unconscious, for some time, and in that condition was taken in C. W. Caen’s rts : -- denoe. White there the older girl. Mildred, fainted from the alaim ( and excitement. Both girls soon revived however, and no specia . harm resulted to either. WEDNESDAY. Jay Williams is in Lafayette on business for a few days. J. J. Hunt went to Monticello today on business. I James Yeoman, of Newton Tp., is recovering from a week’s severe sickness- ! Miss Frances Yeoman, of Rem- 1 ington, is the guest of Miss Grace I Warren for a few d&ys. ( i Mrs. A. E. Brown and daughter Mrs. A. K. Yeoman are visiting relatives in Brooket m and Lafsy- , ette for a few days. ( i Mrs. Ella Lynch and son left' for their home-in Wichita, Kans., i this morning after a 10 days visit , with relatives here. Mrs. S. F. Parker, of Hammond,

came today for a we k’e visit with her sister, Mrs. G. W. Slagle, the Mnkecver House. Stella Hausen, who was operated on recently for the removal of the cervicle glands of the neok, is recovering very satisfactorily. Misses Bell Yeoman and Bessie Grant went to Kingman, Kans., yesterday, for a few weeks’ visit with their Uncle. M. N. Yeoman. Mrs. B. 8. Fendig and her guests, Misses Oppenheimer and Issman, of New Orleans, are spending a few days in Chicago. Master Fay Clark returned today from a week’s visit with his grand-parents at Grand Trunk Crossing, 111. W. S. Blatchley, state geologist says that in his judgment there is no question but that the best pavement for streets over which there is heavy traffic is vitrified brick and for light traffic streets asphalt. The weather was so fine Tuesday and promised so well to continue that a great many farmers bad their mowers at work all day, cutting hay, and to them today’s heavy rainfall will be very injurious.

| Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brady gave an elegant six o’clock dinner party i last evening, to about 15 friends. After dinner Mrs. Delos Thompson favored the guests with a piano recital for about an hour and a half. I Only one Rensselaer horse started in the races at Lafayette, Tuesday. It was Padgett’s pacer, Sampson. He got third place in the race. Today Lady Alimore, the Ed Heath mare, trained by Billy Smith, was to have startea

Mrs. Lizzie Barc ia died Monday at her home in Wolcott, after a long sickness, She was the widow of Luke Barcus, brother of George Barens, of'our city. They also lived in Rensselaer for several years prior to March 1901, when they moved to Wolcott. Her busband’s death occured only two or three months ago. Mrs. 0. G. Weathers and daughter Mrs. Mary Peyton, attended the funeral of Robert Spaulding, at ] Lafayette, Monday. His death occured Saturday. He was the huabaud of Mrs. Weathers’ oldest daughter, Ann, who survives him. They have no children, but be left ! five sons, of adult age, by a former wife. He was about 70 years old. ‘An unusual circumstance of his funeral was that the mothers of both his wives were present. I Mrs. E. W. Irwin entertained twenty-eight of her lady friends at 1 her home opposite the tile mill, Tuesday afternoon and evening. Each brought lunch which was spread on a very long table on the lawn and served at six o’clock. There were different sources of amusements including boat-riding etc, but inspecting the tile mill seemed to be the chief one. They all declared that they had a fine time. The weather bureau missed it as bad as Hicks, today. The prediction for Indiana was for fair weather and the hottest day of the year; instead we have had an exceedingly “wet” rain, and decidedly cool weather. A big hot wave and very hot at that has been-prevailing in the western and northwestern states, and was due in Indiana today, on schedule time. But it got side tracked, some place and the rain and cool wave took the truck instead. The rainfall was not very extensive for the time the rain lasted, being only a quarter of an inch.

THURSDAY. Tony Strickfaden is attending the Carnival in Lafayette. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter of ShelbyviUe are visiting rel atives here for a few d*ys. Born, Wednesday, July 16ib, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks, of Surrey, a daughter. Mrs. Sarah E. Miller is visiting her sisters in Chicago for a few days. Born, Wednesday July 16, to Mr and Mrs. Conrad Hildebrand, a son. Albert N. Kaub of Hoopeston, 111., is visiting bis cousin, Mrs. Frank Foltz D. J.'Wall returned to his home in Indianapalis after a weeks visit with C. D. Npwels and family here. C A. Brehmer, of South Bend, architect of the K. of P. building, was here today looking after the progress of the building. “Phases of Life in India.” Do not miss this entertaining and most instructive lecture, at the Christian church. Friday evening. Messrs. Billy Barkley, John Carmichael and Joe Jackson are attending the Lafayette Carnival today.

A. H. Bailey’s 18 months old son is seriously sick with enteritis. Mr. Bailey lives in the east part of town. Mr. Frank, of the Racket Store, left for his old home iu Harrisburg, Penn., last evening and will be gone 2 or 3 weeks. Mrs. W. 8. DeArmond and children, of Dublin, Ind., are visiting Mrs. DeArmond’s mother, Mrs. Helen Peacock. Mrs. Josie Woodworth and daughter from Dublin, Ind., are visiting Mrs. Woodworth’s sister, Mrs. W. H. Daugherty for a week or two. The hot wave, side-tracked yesterd.y, for a-rainstorm, got here today, all right. At 1:30 p. m. the temperature was 95 J in the shade, and still rising. Monon employes picnic at Cedar Lake, Sunday August 3rd. Special train will pass Rensselar about 8:30 a. m. Returning leave Cedar

Lake at 7 p tn. Fare for round trip, 50 cents. Miss Mary Meyeir, the mi liner, left this morning on an extended pleasure trip to the Rockeye. Her first objective point is Colorado Springs, and she will be gone about two months. The Ed Heath mare, Lady Alimas entered from hereby W? F- Smith, got only fourth place at the races at Lafayette, Wednesday Today Thompson & McCoy’s horse, Billy Smith, will start. Judge E. C. Fields, > general solicitor of the Monon, is at Streeter Bros.’ hospital Chicago, where he recently was operated on for appendicitis. He is reported to be progressing Hfi lavorably as could be expected. The presence of millions of mosquitos everywhere is ascribed to the recent rains and continued wet weather. People who sit on their porches and in their yards have suffered all kinds of torture duiing the past week. The express companies were not worrying over the freight handlers’ strike in Chicago. It gave them an immense amount of business, but was a little tough on the men who have to pay the extra cost of transportation. Mrs. Jordan, f» r five years a : mlesHn ary Tn TaTbR - Tn dFa n’a7 wi II relate her interesting observations while there at the Christ ion ebu-ch Friday evening. Admission only 10 cents for persons over 12 years old. Reports from all pirts of the state are to the effect that the wheat crop will turn out much larger and better thau anticipated. Conditions for harvesting during the past week have been quite favorable. The people of Newton township organized a Union Sunday school at South Meadow, No. 8 school house, last Tuesday evening. The first meeting is called for 3 pm. next Sti iday and all are cordially invited. The recent exaggerated price of

No. 2 corn wm dtie to -a corner . worked by speculators. It is reported they got a million and a half for their work. A year and a half would be much nearer what they would get if the laws properly punished conspirators of that character. 'From all indications the housewife will hiveto pay a high pride for her bro»ms in the near future. A careful summary of the reports from the broom-corn districts of Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas shows that the acreage planted in broom com is fully 30 per cent short of the acreage of the year 1901. The ireight handlers’ strike in Chicago is at an end, after lasting 10 days The strikers have returned to their j >bs, without gaining what they struck for. There has been practically no freight from Chicago received here since the strike began, except such as came by express, and the inconvenience and lose was considerable. The freight will now i to dome with a rush. Harry Palmateer, of Whiting aid Frank Aman, of South Chicago, while fitting on.the track waiting for a pHSbiug train at Waiting Monday night, were run down by a Baltimore & Onio train. Both were killed instantly, rhisisthe third accid’ nt in Palmateei’e family in three year.-. his, sister was drowned and the yearbefore bis father wai killed by a train. In twenty seven years of serviceas a surgeon fur the Peonsylvaniacompany at Fort Wayne Dr. C. CL Stemen has treated almost 11,000 cases of men injured while performing their duties. Years ago hardly a day passed that some unfortunate yardman or trainman did not suffer by injury by being canght between thf dead woods or by sjme other means now eliminated by the use of modern devices. Now-a-daya. accidents are comparatively muob rarer, but when they do occur are generally of a very serious nature.