Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1902 — ITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. E. Barns returned to Monticello today, after visiting Mrs. Isabelle Fox. Mrs. W. 0. Milliron returned home to Monticello today, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner. Our numerous Delphi visitors I are wearing badges for their Carnival which is held there next week. Mrs. Orlando Finney, of El-| wood, 6ame last evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ■ George Morgan. , W. A. Jordan, of Hammond, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Slagle, at the Makeever House, for a few days. I Mr. and Mrs. John Pogue, of Monon, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam, and attending the 1 Carnival.

Editor Elmore Baroe, of the Fowler Republican, and wife, are visiting his father Lyman Baroe, two miles north of town, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs, Rodney J. Crain and Miss Dora Cragin of Logansf port are visiting Father J. 0. Thrawls and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thornton for about a week. The Knights of Pythias paraded Thursday afternoon. This Friday forenoon, Company M. marched and drilled. {This afternoon was to occur the old men’s march. Monticello Herald: Agent Murray sold 45 tickets to Rensselaer Carnival visitors today. All who have attended from here seem to be weH pleased with the entertainment provided. The base ball game here Thursday afternoon between Rensselaer I and Wolcott was a spirited affair and largely attended. Our pickedup and unpracticed team was no match for the Woloott players, however and the game stood 12 to 1 in Wolcott’s favor. Mr. and Mrs. H. B- Kurrie returned last evening from their trip to Yellowstone Park and other interesting places in the Rooky Mountain region, including a stop at Colorado Springs. They were gone three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and sons left today for a several weeks’ absence. They will spend some time with Rev. M. R. Paradis and wife, at Waverly, Minn., and also probably stop a week or two at Englewood, on their return journey. Fleming Phillips is over from Delphi, for a short visit. He likes farm life again after bis years of Chicago experience, but is not working very bard himself, as is proper for a man of his years, He works a few acres, however, and says his corn is a third better than his neighbors raise; and he attributes the difference to using oldfasbbioned double shovel plows for the later cultivating; instead of the narrow toothed cultivator now in general use. The Rathbone Sisters made a somewhat lightning change of location yesterday afternoon from the tent near the Streets of India to the rear roomiof the postoffice

, building. The ladies of the G. A. R. announced their intention to quit serving at about five o’clock and sent word to the Sisters, that they could have the room which was gladly accepted. A dray was procured and while supper was in progress, the Sisters moved in and the G. A. R. Ladies moved out, without interrupting the progress of the meal. ’ SATURDAY. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. j Hoover 3| miles south of town on Friday a boy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Proaohaska 4 miles west of Surrey a boy this morning. Lorenzi Wartena and wife of Hammond are spending a few days with their relatives here. T. J. McCoy has sold his little sorrel driving gelding to Tisohnor, of Chicago, for an even fl,ooo. Mrs. N. J. York, of Monon, who has been spending the week with relatives here, returned home last evening. The old men’s parade yesterday did not take place, not enough of , of them having appeared at’ the appointed time. Jos, Ford and family, of Newman, 111., are visiting his son-in-law, L. B. Josserand, of Hanging Grove Tp., and attending the Carnival. C. W. Hartley’s mangled leg was successfully amputated Thursday night, at Goodland, and there seems now no good reason to fear for his ultimate recovery. The pounding and thumping and singing and shouting done by the carnival show people, at the entrance to their tents, just before their performances*begin, is called 1 a bally-boo.

Mrs. J. C. Passons, in the northwest part of town, has been confined to her bed for the past two weeks with a severe case of malarial fever. She is now a little better. Col. Hammond was up from Lafayette, last night, and attended the meeting of Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R., and made bis old comrades in arms a very nice speech. W. O. Shanlaub has finished bis summer term at the state ‘normal, at Terre Haute, and is now at home with his parents until the opening of his school at Morocco, on Sept. Bth. As previously stated, he will be principal of the Morocco schools tbe ensusing school year. Johnny Dion, tbe little 3 foot clothing salesman, of CresentCity, 111., who came here with Harry Kessinger, leftyesterday afternoon. He is probably tbe smallest traveling salesman on earth. Tbe Lilliputian show people here offered him an engagement, but be declined the offer.

Fred Sargent, whose headquarters are now at Kankakee, 111., was looking after some real-estate business here today. Fred thinks Rensselaer is the best place yht, and he has seen & good many nice places daring the last few years, and he expects to come back here for bis permanent home one of these days Ed Heath is over from Oxford today, Iqoking after bis horses, in care of Billy Smith- The mare Lady Altimers, was first in a raoe at Lebanon, this week; but the horse is laid up for the rest of the season, from a broken bone in bis foot. It is probably that Mr. Heath will place bis Dan Patch 2 year old filly in Mr. Smith’s care,

Elder D. T. Halstead, of our city, conducted the funeral at Remington last Monday, of Mrs. Laura McDougle, wife of J. O. B. MoDougle, an old resident and business man of that town. Bhe died Friday, Aug. 17, at the age of 60 years, 1 month and 8 days. She had lived in Remington since 1873. The remains were taken to Logansport for interment. There was, according to all reports, a “sparring contest” somewhere near town last night, and at which ‘ Kid Landis” the blacksmith, knocked out Bill Lillard, the coon in the first round. The caynival management has no part whatever in this unlawful sparring business, it being entirely a private speculation. Reliable business men of Rensselaer who have seen the carnivals at Lafayette, Logansport, Rushville and similar places, say that the Wright Company’s shows, now at Rensselaer, are better than any of them. Also better managed, and offer better accommodations to the public.

Valparaiso College, Valparaiso, Indiana, will open its 29th year September 2nd. This school has been making great improvements during tbe past few years, and offers to young people the very best advantages for securing a thorough, practical education at an expense within the reach of all Many from this county will after d this year, The attendance at the carnival is far less than might have been expected for Saturday. Tbe reason, however, is to be found in fact that tbe weather is excellent for threshing and other kinds of farm work, and the farmers have lost so much time by bad weather that they now feel compelled to use all the good weather that comes. Besides, the farmers, came in, in large numbers Wednesday, when farm work was suspended on account of tbe rain tbe previous night.

Of course where there are so many merry making people together as there are here this week and all tbe saloons open, as they have the right to be, there is some drinking going on, perhaps a good deal. But the evidence of it in shape of drunken men on the streets has been exceedingly rare, In fact, scarcely seen at all. For instance Mayor Eger went out Wednesday night, the biggest day, and after diligent search saw only two men the worse for liquor and those two have been in that condition at least six days out of every seveu, for time out of mind. It is a j illy and jovial, but eminently sober and well behaved crowd; and one that Rensselaer and all Jasper county can well be proud of.

MONDAY. Earnest Oram of Logansport visited his uncle Wm. Warren and family last week Mrs. Clarence Bigler and child-

ren qf Kersey visited her mothe Mrs. W. 8. Coen today. Born, Sunday, Aug. 24th, to Mi. and Mrs. B. 8. Fendig, a daughter, and their first child. Born, Sunday, Aug. 24tb. to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wasson, 4 miles southeast of town, a sou. These war m days and cod n ig hts have a great crop of colds. Dr. Anna Francis, of Monticello, Ind„ spent Sunday with frionds in Rensselaer. Ernest Middleton, of South Bend, is visiting Rensselaer friends, for a short time. Dr. Lois Robinsou, after a visit of a few days with her parents returned to Ridgefarm, 111., today. Miss Bessie Fairchild of DeMotte was the guest of Hatlie Warren and Miss Nora Newman last week. -

J. P. Hammond and family of Wheatfield, returned home this morning, after a few days’ visit here. The Misses Ashworth, of Ash land, Ky., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Slagel, at the Makeever House. Editor Gorrell, of the North Judson News, is dangerously sick with neuralgia, superinduced by malarial poisoning. Tne 11 a. m. train was nearly two hours late, today, owing to the engine breaking down, near BLammond. Mrs. Walker Sims and Mrs. Chas. Petty, of Frankfort returned home this afternoon, after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward, Mrs. A. J. Abbott, corner Main and Cherry sts., was taken very bad with cholera . morbus, this morning, and at noon her death was erroniously reported. She is still living and at latest reports was considerably better. Dan Patch paced a mile in 2.00 J j Saturday knocking a half second • off his previous record. He is j still just a second above Star 1 Pointer’s best record, made 5 year’s ago, and which is still the world’s best pacing record. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rank, of Englewood, are visiting the family of his brother-in- law, J. F Irwin. Mr. Rank, who was a former Carpenter Tp„ boy, is now on the detective force of the Lake Shore j railroad, together with two of his brothers. Dr. J. J. Schxidt came over from Danville, 111., to meet his wife who has been sojourning several weeks at Paw Paw Lake Mioh., with a number of their Danville patients. Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt returned to Danville yesterday after a two days’ visit with Thomas Robinson’s family. Taylor Boicourt and Frank Wood, heretofore two of the leading salesmen in the Chicago Bargain Store, went to Wolcott today, where they will henceforth constitute the firm of Boicourt & Wood. They will conduct a general dry-goods, notions, hats, caps and shoe store. Their stock is pretty nearly all bought, but they will go to Chicago tomorrow to complete any defiencies. They are excellent and honorable young men, and their long experience in the Bargain Store baa made them good merchants, and we confidently look to see them have a .very prosperous career in Wolcott.