Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. Oicero Pancoast west of town is very sick. Miss Ora Bruner is spending a few days at Mt. Ayr, this week. Miss Hazel Warner is visiting relativbs in Wabash, Ind., for a few weeks. Park Kelley is now an apprentice to H F. Parker in the photography business. Miss Rich of Naperaville 111 came today to take teachers examination tomorrow. Mrs. A. J. White, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Lottie George and daughter, for a few weeks. Mrs. J W. Coen and children of Cleveland Ohio, are visiting relatives here for an indefinite time. Mrs. C. D- Martin of Cincinnati Ohio, is visiting friends and relatives here for an indt finite time. Mias Blanche Antrim and two little brothers, of Chicago Heights, are visiting relatives here for a few days.

Mrs. Frank Warren and Mrs. Kirg Spitler came today from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for an extended visit with relatives.

Mrs. Angie Tooley and daughter Anna returned to Columbus Ind. today after a two weeks visit with her mother Mrs. Mary Magee. Mrs. George Kessinger and daughter, Mrs. James Hudlow are visiting relative in Chicago Heights for a few days. Mrs- Boy Montgomery aid daughter Florence, of St. Louie are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery. Firman Thompson and Verne Marshall went to the Kankakee river this afternoon, for a few days’ fishing with Postmaster Meyer’s family. Stoner & Day’s mill has been ready to resume work foi over a week, except for the non receipt of the new smoke«stack, which is being impatiently waited for. Mr, J. S. Macy returned to his home in Indianapolis yesterday, after a week’s visit with his mother, Mrs. John Makeever, and Jay Williams and wife.

Mrs. W. H. Townsend returned to her home in Goodland yesterterday after a few days’ visit with her daughter, . Mrs. Charles Rhoades. A. W. Cole, of Lafayette, the railway mail clerk, was in town yesterday and today. Art is now just about the main guy' in the mail clerk business having been 22 years in the service. As is right and proper, he gets one of the best runs on the Monon route. If we have an extra brilliant sunset tonight, it need not be attributed to Mount Peelee’s dust floating in the atmosphere, but to the last rays of sunlight reflecting from Joe Jaokson’s gorgeous new harness, as he drives about with his hack. It is fairly resplendent with red leather trimmings and brass mountings. The present status of the Charley Vick case is not clearly known here. His third wife was recently married, in Ripley Co,,

this state, and he has been bound over for trial there, and is understood to have been released on bail. Word has also been received here that a Chicago officer is going down there today after him, but if he is out on bail, be will in all probability go back without him. Out in Jordan some of the big farmers sre bunching their oats harvesting and threshing, after the manner mentioned as adopted by some in Union Tp. That is a big enough force of binders, men and teams are got together and the grain is hauled right from the bunch, as the binders drop it, direct to the threshing machine. Three binders will keep a thresher humming, and the threshers humping, and eight teams haul the oats from the binders. Twenty, five men all told, are needed. z

SATURDAY. Born this morning to L. A. Harmon, east of town, a girl baby. Judge Darrooh of Kentland, fg here on business today. Quite a gang of horse trade s or gypsies passed through town tbis morning. Judge and Mrs. E. P. Hammend of Lafayette, made a short visit here yea'erday. Harry Wemple .returned to Rockford, HI., today after a few dfys’ visit here. Bom, Friday July 25tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clift, on River street, a daughter. Miss Orabelle Duvall wen* to Virgie Ind., yesterday for a few days visit. Miss Edith Gillett returned to her home in Illinois tbis morning after a few weeks’ visit with relatives, here. Mrs. Myrtle Sprague and eon of Montezuma, are here for a months’ visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Wood worth. Today was another hot one. At 3p.m. the temperature stood st 95 degrees by the U. S' standard thermometer. E, P. Honan, F. E. Babcock and U. M. Baughman went to Hammond today to attend the Representative Convention. Mrs. Anna Pauly returned to Chicago after a weeks’ visit here with her grandmother Mrs. Zehrden, and other relatives. Mrs. 0. R. Chapman returned to her home at Clinton, 111., today after a week’s visit with her brother, Joe Ohandoen, east of town. Mrs. Oscar Hauter and daughter returned from a six weeks’ visit today at Peru and other places. Miss Amelia Holly came home with them for a short visit. Rev. A, Elmore, of Covington, Ind,, of the denomination known as the Church of Christ, will begin a series of meetings at the Church of God. The little Rice boy, of Gillam Tp., is still at the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, and at last accounts, had not fully regained consciousness, but was making slow progress in that direction. He was hurt three weeks ago today. The Northwestern entertainment company have billed the town for a three nights’ performance at the Ellis Opera House, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28 29,, 30. Their show consists of fine illustrated songs and moving [pictures, by J the use oL three | Stereopticians and two moving [picture machines.

Julmn M. Ho;kin’, a recent resident of Rensselaer, end for a while this spring a reporter for The Republican, fras married at Lafayette, last Wednesday eten-| ing. July 23rd, to Miss Mary E. Swaynie. The ceremony was performed by John W. Warner, a justice of the peace, at bis residence. It is stated that the young couple will live on Wallace street, in Lafayette. In the pugilistic encounter between Robert Fitzsimmons and James J. Jeffries at San Francisco, last night the championship of the world was won by Jeffries who knocked Fitzsimmons out in the eight round. Considerable local interest was manifested in the event, and quite a number of our citizens are wearing sleepy looks this morning, from being up late waiting the returns. The tree house, the teter-board and Star Marshall entertained a jolly crowd of boys and girls at an afternoon party, at her home, at 4 pm. yesterday. They rode the teter-board, bare back a dozen deep, and tohen it bucked, as such lively animals do, the fall thereof was great 'and noisy. This uproarous 1 performance repeated many times, together with the games and refreshments filled the afternoon with fun, until darkness drove the youngsters to their respective abodes. Marshal King took a young thief Smith by name, who stole the suit of clothing at Warner’s, over to Kentland on Tuesday evening, the high court having bound him over to the mercies of the circuit court. Some time Tuesday evening while left alone in the Kentland jail, he tore up a section of the floor and decamped, but before having, he swiped a horse by means of which he left the town, the horse J>eing found next day at Sheldon. Up to press hour, however, be had not been caugb*, and the chances are that be will not. While only sixteen years of age, and small for that age, he showed that he was an expert in the thief line. He also stole a crock of butter of Dave Hess and took it over to Warner’s store, and there sold it for cash. — Brook Reporter. ■ For a week pr more past a man and woman, claiming to be man and wife have been camping out southeast of town, the man gave his name as Ora Brady and his business as a trader. On Wednesday Marshal King roceived the following letter, Sheldon, 111., July 21.—Village Marshal of Brook. , Will you for a man by the name of Ora Brady, he has my girl with him. He is a married man. Girl low, heavy set, brown hair and brown eyes, name Nancy Bpunell. If they come to town I wish you would arrest her and bold her till I can get her—Mrs. I. M. Dart. Marshal King telegraphed I her that the parties were here and | in the afternoon she drove over, and accompanied by the Marshal

they drove out to ffhwe tHe oAttip bad been; but on their arrival the birds had had flown, having, it is supposed, got ,wind of what was coming. They were seen going past Charley Mathers place, east of town and it is supposed that they were making for Mt. Ayr or Rensselaer, or some of the small towns along the Kankakee river.— Brook Reporter. MONDAY. W. W. Wishard went to Parr today for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Ott Clark went to Chicago today for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Hodshire returned to Goodland today after a few days’ visit here. Born, Saturday night to Mr. and Mrs, Wilber Hoshaw one mile south of Parr, a son* Boyd Porter went to Arbor Vitae Wisconsin today for a two weeks visit. Mrs. P. M. Hann of Chicago returned home today after a weeks visit with relatives here. Mrs. H. B. Murray and daughter Bessie, left for DeGraff, Ohio, this morning for a three weeks’ visit. Mr. and Mrs J. H. Cox went to Indianapolis and Anderson today for a few days’ visit. Mr. and. Mrs. F. B. Gund, of Chicago, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brenner. Mrs. Henry Whitaker and L. B Whitaker returned to Hammond today after a short visit with Chae. Whitaker of Pleasant Grove. James Mead, Luther Wartena and Miss Ethel Sickman, of HamInd., spent. Sunday with Mies Myra Clark. Sammy Spriggs brought home some good specimens for the school library from Oklahoma. The collection includes a centipede, a scorpion or two and a horned toad. Preaching at 8 p. m. this Monday evening, in the Church of God by Rev. A Ell more, an Evangelist of large experience. Yun will be interest d if you hear this man. Come. W. S. Parks’ dray team locked wheels with a carriage belonging tu Mrs. Shedd, who lives east of town, in front of the court house Saturday evening, with the lesult that the carriage was wrecked to the extent of one hind wheel. Charley Vick is reported to have slipped into town last Thursday night, and to have slipped out again about an hour later. If be was here he must have made a very short stay, for no reports have been received of his trying to make any new marriages while here. Alexander Resch, a former grocer of Chicago, who was here about a week ago looking for a suitable location for poultry raising on a large scale, went from here to Remington and* there bought Mrs. Wm. Shepherd’s entire poultry outfit, and also her residence. The sale was brought about by means of a small ad inserted in The Republican by Mrs. Shepherd. Rev. G. K. Hoover, D. D. former general superintendent of the American Home Finding Association, and now a field worker for that organization, preached Sunday morning at the M. E. church, and in the evening, at the union meeting, at the Presbyterian church. The latter meeting was very largely attended. A meeting to re-organize the home finding work here was held at the F. W. B. church, tbUaftewiQon,