Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1902 — ITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Eugene Spitler came home from Lafayette last evening Miss Clara Smith of Chicago, is visiting friends here for a few days. Mrs. Joseph Sharp returned yesterday from a several weeks visit in Ohio. Mrs. W. D. Saylor three miles west of town, is sick with a very severe case of neuralgia Mr. and Mrs- Cal Nichols, of Logaosport, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Flynn. Dr. F. Hemphill, of Seeleyvills, Ind, is visiting his relatives in this vicinity, for a short time. Miss Mary Wiehard, of Lafayette, Ind. is visiting Miss F lease Wright for a few days Mrs. Etta Hopkins of McEwen, Tenn-, is here for a two 'week’s visit with Mrs. Maria Hopkins and other relatives, Mrs. Herman Peritz and children of Chicago, returned home today, and after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Spriggs.

Mrs. F. J. Imes, of Chicago, and Miss Jennie Failing, of Monticello, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes, and attending the carnival The members of the Kid Baud now appear in the handsome new uniforms, presented to them by Attorney Jessie E Wilson. Mrs. Thomas Grant is holding her own, in her severe sickness, and strong hopes of early improvement are now held, She is upwards of 80 years old, instead of 70, as a typographical error pre- f viously made us state.

Fay Tayler of Winamac is viaiting friends here a few days. John Burns is out again after a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism. Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Longwell of Fowler are speeding a few days here this week. Daisy Arey of Francesville is the guest of Myrt Haus for a few days. Miss Pruda Hornbeck of Monon is visiting her friends here this week. Della and Earl Kolb of Brookston, Ind.,'are visiting their cousin Mrs. Frank Foltz, for a week. Misses Nellie and Emma McGuire, of Elwood, are visiting Mrs. Roy McKinsey. Mrs. John O’Neill and baby, of Washington, Ind., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parcels’. Arthor Landis and Miss Georgia Whistler of Delphi came this morning fora short visit with Mrs. Mell Abbott. Mrs. M. 0. Jones of Converse, Ind., is attending the Carnival and also visiting her brother Walter White and family. Sta e Statistician Johnson’s reparts, which have been received from all but one county of Indiana, show an enormous increase in orods. The fruits are short, but, in every other regard, the farmers are in clover,

Last night DeKreko Bros’. Streets of India was open to the public for the first time in onr own it was well patronized, everybody was well pleased with the entertainment. This J morning you could hear on every corner of our streets people asking one another if they had been in the streets of India last night or if they are going tonight. It is a good show.

Mrs, W. H. William and two sons, of Reynolds, Mrs. C. A. Murray, of Chicago, and Miss Mary Harding, of Monon, are visiting Mr. W. H. Beam and family this week. X. There is a strong probability that. Hammond and other Indiana towns will not get their posh fflce buildings as soon as expected. The representatives of the government having in charge the erection of public buildings says prices of material are so high at present and the delivery of material so uncertain, as to admonish the utmost care in awarding contracts The 90 degrees of heat Tuesday had its natural result in a thunder storm, Tuesday night, or rather early Wednesday morning. The rain did not last' long, but was hard while it did last; and the rainfall was a half an inch. The pelting rain worked inconvenience to many of the Carnival tents, and to the various stands Many of the decorations also presented a sadly bedraggled appearance, this i morning.

DeKreko Bros’. Streets of Cairo are open to the public. Just m soon as the’public hear that strange music of the orient they be gin to run towards the Streets o Cairo in-a few minutes time. The tent was packed to its door with ladies gentlemen and children. The show is good and clean enough for anybody to visit. It is a sight to be seen and one never to be forgotten for its mode, manner, costums and eeremonies. Comrade Fox is no longer spreading himself out so wide and thin in the mail carrying business. He baa found another sub-contractor for the Valma-Pleasant Grove route, and now o'nly hustles the Rensselaer mails. The new subcontractor is G. W. Anderson of north of the railroad. His wife carries the mail during good weather, while he is occupied in other work.

THURSDAY.

Mrs. Mary Drake is visiting in Chicago for a few days. James M. Torbet, of Blackford, is seriously sick of dysentery. Dan Wav mire is suffering from a severe case of malarial fever. Miss Nellie Gardiner, of Monticello, is visiting Miss Bessie Eger fcr a few days. Miss Kate Burke, of Wolcott, is visiting Miss Mary Meyer and standing the Carnival. Miss Martha Taylor and Busa Ranier, of Chalmers, are visiting Miss Maud Healey and attending the Carnival. Mrs Chas. Murray and son, of Chicago, returned to their home after a visit with Wm. Beam and family. Louis Hopkins and family, of Chicago, are visiting G. K. Hollingsworth and family for a couple of weeks. . Mrs. J. W. McEwen will pay a

I reward of $1 for the return of a pair of temple rest, gold frame spectacles, loet one day last week. T. J. Sayler and family, of | Monticello, are attending the Carnival and visiting relatives and 1 friends., | Mrs. Frank Lyon and daughter and Miss Kate Brough, of Delphi, are visiting the former’s mother Mrs Julia Healey. Prof. Newton Warren has safe!y recovered from his very dangerous attack of appendicitis, and has returned from the hospital to his home at LaPorte; and is now preparing for an early removal to his new location at Fort Dodge, lowa Charles W. Keck, and family, of Fairbury, 111., have been visiting Wm. Augspurger, west of town, and also Howard Meyers, of near ' Foresman. Mr. Keck likes this part of Indiana and has bought land near Wolcott. He drove through by team, and left for home Wednesday.

There was one very liule man in town yesterday, who did not belong to the Lilliputian Carnival show, though his sizi would entitle him to an engagement It was Johnny Dion, of Crescent City, 111, who is a successful traveling salesman, and no doubt the smallest drummer that ever came down the pke. Special press dispatches announce the disappearance of J. H. Letcher, a former publisher of the Home Journal at Lafayette and later of the Williamsport Review, from bis home at Ottawa, Ohio. Indications are that his flight was premeditated and it is supposed that financial trouble was the cause.

Democratic statesmen have been quite numerous here, this week. Judge Saunderson, of Fowler, candidate for appellate judge, Capt, Guthrie, of Monticello, candidate for Congress, and Wm. Darroeb, of Kentland, candidate for circuit judge, have been among our Carnival visitors. A scientist says that “if the earth was flattened the sea would be two miles deep all over the world.” After due meditation a Kansas editor gives out the following: “If auy man is caught flattening out the earth shoot him on the spot/ and don’t be too blamed particular what spot. There’s a whole lot of us in Kansas that can’t swim.” Mr Shaw, the scavenger, who has been here for some mouths, living in Uncle John Groom's house, on Weston street, has moved away, and is said to have gone to Frankfort. Various creditors will hold him in more or less fragrant memory, including Mr Groom who is said tn be out several months’ rent.