Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Jim Meyer, of Chicago, is home for a few days* visit. U. M. Baughman went to Lafayette on business today. E. B. Sellers, of Montioeilo, was in town today, on some legal business. Miss Edith Miller, of Dyer, came last evening for a short visit with relatives here. m &f@ Judge Ibaoh a prominent layman of Hammond, is looking is on the Confeienoe. John M. Grant, of Burlington, Ind., is making his annual visit to the Conference. - Guy Widener and Harry Michaels returned to Crawfordsville after a few days’ visit with Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Daugherty. Good new six room house for rent. Well located. All oonvencies. For name of party enquire at this office. Temperature at 2 p. m. today, only 52 degrees, The danger of frost when it dears up is very great. Mrs. F. Worthington returned to Argos, Ind., today, after a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Stephenson. Mr. Boles, of Illinois, made a prohibition speeoh in the oourt house, last evening, to a fair sized audience. The weather was too oold for the meeting to be held in the street, as expected. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Greeohalgb, of Virgil, Kansas, are visiting their neice Mrs. C. L. Thornton, and family, and other friends and relatives in this vicinity, for a few weeks.

Aunt June Platt has been at Hunters Springs, at Kramer, Ind. for two weeks taking treatment and expects to remain two weeks longer. She reports herself as improving nioely. A representative of the American Whist League was in the city yesterday trying to secure a team of four to play in the State Toummeut to he held at Indianapolis Sept. 24th, but was unsuccessful. Many attendants of the Confer ence have the impression that Rensselaer has no regular, permanent daily paper, but that the Evening Republican is only a Conference publication. It is an erronmus idea. The ’Evening Republican is an established institution and has been issued regularly since Deo. 24.1896.

SATURDAY. Leathe Wright went to Chicago today for a abort visit. Mrs. Robt. Johnson and son of Indianapolis are here for an extended visit. Mias Dessie Cowden of Logansport is the i guest of Miss Grace Norris. Mrs. J. T. Penn, of Thorntown is visiting Mrs. D. A. Stoner, and attending the conference. Mr and Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter oame last evening from Woloott for a few days. Miss Helen Harris went to Hammond yesterday to spend Sunday with her parents. 4 Mrs. J. J. Jones went to Lafayette last evening for a few days visit. Mrs. E. L. Short, of Knox, is visiting friends here and attending the conference, this week. Henry Zoll, of Hammond ia here visiting old friends and attending conference. Mrs. J. H. Claypool of South Bend oame last evening for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan. Unole Isaac Dunn, of tp., is in town today. He has lately returned from a prospecting trip throogh Oklahoma.

The laying of the corner stone of the new superior oonrt house, at Hammond, will take place next Thursday, Sept. 18th, and to be made a very notable occasion.

Misses Maggie and Ella Walders returned to Rose Lawn last evening after a few days’ visit here. Miss Ora Bruner returned with them for a short stay. Dan Patch the pacer tried again to lower his reoord, down east some place, this week, but only made it in 2.00 J which was the same as his previous reoord. • Trustee John A. Rjan, of Oillam Tp., got up early to come to town this morning, and saw lots of frost around his place and on his way in.

The Padgett horses, Sampson and Billy Bmith, are now separated. Billy was at Crawfordsville and won Ist place, Friday. 'Sampson is at Decatur, 111., but rains have postponed the raoes. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding went to Chicago this morning fpr a few days’ visit, from there she will go to Greeuoaatle for a month’s vacation. C. Freeman, of Munoie, is taking her plaoe at the Western Union office. . Valparaiso has jnst landed another big manufacturing obncero from Ohioago, the Powers, Higley Co. The method adopted was by laying off an addition and selling lots. -n The’ grand jury returned four indictments, yesterday, and are •till at work. Today they visited the poor farm and jail. It is probable that they will continue in session until next week. - f* v President Roosevelt will "be In Indianapplia on Tuesday, Sept. 23. He will be in the city from about

11:30 a. m. to about 8:30 p, m. The date of his visit will be tbe time of the reunion of the SpanishAmerioan war veterans. The weather here was cold enough lust night for a killing frost, but fortunately the sky remained olonded most of the night, and although there was considerable frost seen this morning, in places, it probably was not heavy nough to do much damage. Brother Crampton, of the Delphi Citizen-Times is rejoicing a whole lot because he has just got to be»a grand-daddy some mor6. The oauae thereof being a girl baby born to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Caulkins, of Lafayette, on Friday of last week. The mother is Mr. Crampton’s daughter, Love, formerly a freqnent and popular visitor in Rensselaer,

The Logansport Presbytery held its regular fall meeting at Michigan City, thia week, Rev. A. G. Work, of his city being in attendance. Geo. K. Hollingsworth was elected one of the delegates to the Indiana Synod, whioh meets at Goshen next month. Thd spring meeting of the Presbytery will be held at Rochester; in April. V J. H. Lawson, of Btaunton, Clay Co., who waa here attending the oonferenoe, returned home today. His principal errand was to try to secure the return to Staunton of their present pastor, Rev. F. Lewis, bnt the latter has, at his own request, been transferred to the Indiana conference.

The conference was photographed Friday afternoon, in groups, by districts, for publishing iu Mr. Streeter’s book. This morning the entire conference was taken, in front of the oourt house. Judge Thompson got into the picture, by virtue of the olerical out of his clothes and countenance. Mrs. Chae. Hopkins after a three weeks visit here with with relatives went to Grenville. 111., today before returning to her borne at MoEwen, Tenn. Her husband, C. P. Hopkins is well remembered as a former printer and newspaper man, here and at Remington. He now publishes a paper at MoEwen. Rev. Tom Guild of Huntington, who, as before mentioned, is attending this conference as a visitor is one of the comparatively few natives of Jasper oounty that ever made the European trip. He was over there two years ago, and took it in pretty thoroughly,*, spending seyeral months in so doing. He spent 30 days in Italy alone, and was there at the time of King Humbert’s death and witnessed his great funeral ceremonies. Bad negs comes from T. J. Bayler’s family, at Lamar, Colo. Mra. Bayler ia sick with nervous prostration and the three young people all have the "mountain fever," which is the same as typhoid, to all intents and purposes. Jay waa taken a week ago Friday, Florence the daughter, on Sairiday following and Frank on Tneeday. They here two dootora and a nurse and are evidently very seriously sick.

MONDAY. . .; J• . y .> 74j b.. •,V .. Kent Morgan oame home yesterday, from El wood, for a few days. Mrs. Simon Kenton, of Surrey, oame home today from a few days visiial IndianapoluL—. Sunday’s Chioago excursion was well patronized from here, 214 tickets being sold. Guerney Jessen went to Lebanon Ind., today for a Weeks’ visit with relatives. Mrs. T. F. Clark went to her old home at London, Ohio, today for a three weeks’ visit. Mias Blanche Beets returned to Kokomo today after a month’s visit with Miss Bertha Hammond. Frank Robinson left for hie borne at lola, Kans., Sunday, after abont 10 days’ visit here. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Smith, near the railroad, this Mondry morning, Sept. 15th, a daughter and their first child. J. B. Workman, the tax ferrit has just contracted for work in, that line in Vermillion Co., 111,, whioh is where Danville is. Chas. E. Walker returned to Bloomington, Ind., today after a few days visit with his brother J, W. Walker. Albert Hanna and Oliver Burns, of Flora, are here attending the Conference, also Thos. Gasoway, of Bringburst.

Rev. H. M. Middleton is short a good gold fountain pen. Return to him at Remington or to this offioe. Albert Marshall went to Highland Park, 111., today to begin his year’s work as athletic, instructor at Northwestern Military Aoademy Russell, the 5 year old son of Geo. Spitler, east of the depot, who has infantile paralysis in one of his legs, is now muoh improved, bat will in all probability be more or less crippled all his life. Prof Dentinger has returned from his tour through Minnesota and other states where with his family he spent tike summer months. The Professor states that he acquired no small amount of vigor and energy which he intends to at once apply to his work here.