Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mies Dora English went to Monticello today for a few days’ visit. Uh « .1/ Mrs. B. F. Ferguson and daughter Ethel, went to Monticello today for a two weeks’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Terwillager and daughter went to Champaign, 111., today for two weeks visit. Mrs. C. E. English and son Harry went to Danville, 111., to. day for a few days. D. O. Warren, of Auburn, Neb. is here fox a few weeks’ visit with his numerous relatives. Dr. W. W. Merrill returned today from Hammond, where he visited his family and attended the corner-stone laying. Mrs. Ira McCord, of Indianapolis, came last evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Haus. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner in the northeast part of town this morning, a ten pound son. Mrs. C. D. and Mrs. Laudie Martin accompanied by Mrs. Ed. Rhoades returned to Cincinnati today after a short visit and attending the Hausman-Reeve wedding. Jamie Willis is the first victim es the hew bicycle sidewalk ordinance. Jamie was observed infracting that ordinance on Elm street, and this morning plead guilty before Squire Troxell, and was given the minimum sentence a fine of SI and costs of 12, which he paid. The funeral of Ellegro Laverna Moon, infant daughter of Edward and Maudie Moon, was held Thursday, at the residence, by Rev. J. A, Cochran. Interment was in Weeton cemetery. Her age was 1 year, 3 months, and 13 days. A large number of friends and relatives were present including Mr. Moon’s mother and sister, from Danville 111. Mrs. T. J. McCoy and son Taylor arrived home from Annapolis, Md., last night. Taylor took his final 1 examination for admission to the *U. 8. naval academy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The examination is very rigid, but Taylor has strong hopes that he will pass, but does not expect to hear for several days. In any case, considering his comparative youth and the great, and as we believe unnoessary severity of the examinations, it will be no discredit to him if he does not pass. The two I alternates, appointed at the same as Taylor, have both failed.

SATURDAY. Capt. Guthrie was in the city today on business. Mrs. Agnes Kelley went to Chicago yesterday for a few days. Mrs. W. J. Kilgore, of Fair Oaks, is reported very seriously sick. . ~ . <i aw ' Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Robinson wens to Delphi today for a few days visit. Marie Clowery and Ethel Eok of Remingtonwere guests of Miss Bessie Hardy yesterdays Mrs. W. H. Gardner, of north Weston street, is suffering from a severe attack of pleurisy. Mrs. Dan Hann returned to returned to Chicago today after a short visit with relatives here. Uncle Job English, of Brook, was in town today, visiting bis brother John, and other friends. Fred Chilcote went to Cincinnati last night, to be on hand for making his.first run as a railway clerk. Day Norman the 17 year old son of Jqhn Neyman 5 toiles northeast of town, is very sick with typhoid fever. Mrs. Sherman Renicker and children left this morning to join her husband at their new home near Bedford, Wis. Prof. Headlee and Janitor Sprigg are raiding the woods around Parr today, for specimens for the school museum. Trevor Eger has gone to Madison, Wis., to enter Wisconsin University, for a four years’ course in the commercial department. Tilery are practically no desirable houses to rent now in Rensselaer, and when one is offered for rent it is engaged in short order. From Martinsville comes the pleasing intelligence that another son has been added to the family of Rev. A. L. Ward. Bom about a week ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hausman the latest bride and groom, returned last evening from their bridal visit at Indianapolis and will spend Sunday here. The attendance at the old settlers’ meeting this forenoon was so small that no exercises were held This afterxioon there was a fair sized crowd present. Rev. O. L. Chivington, the retiring pastor of Barkley circuit went to Wheeler, his new appointment, today. The family will join him there early next week. ... ■■ 4 «. X J -,4 ‘ -r‘ The Newton County Citizen, Goodlana's new democratic paper, made its first appearance last Wednesday. Frank Davis, lately of Moroceo, is the editor. Ray D. Thompson will move hIS office from his present location, south of McCoy’s bank, into the rooms over the Commercial bank, Oct. Ist, and which he will occupy jointly with G. K. Hollingsworth. * z whvan say that he io doing nicely and the hospital three more weeks. — Remington Press. H. O. Dahnoke, of Gifford, was in town yesterday, and os •'leaving stated that he had . just had eight teeth pulled, and had sympathy for all people,, even including newspaper men. Harvey Moon is bicycle victim No, 2 in Squire Troxell’s court, strung this morning. One dollar lahfaring in the east when be was iMUbbed. ’v > •••3 r ea. a

on his loved and lost collie dog, by means of a short ad in last Evening’s Republican. It was located out at the county farm, where it was sojourning not as an inmate but as an honored guest. Two dexocratio .candidates accepted the invitation to attend the old settlers’ meeting, today. They are Capt. Guthrie, of Monticello, candidate for Congress, and Edward Barrett, of Plainfield, candidate for state geologist. H. V. Weaver, who recently moved back here from Lowell, where he has' lived six years, is traveling for the Dickey Medicine j Co., of Shelby. He occupies one of John Makeever’s tenant houses, on south Division street. Mr. Shipman, from west of to#n, brought in this morning, for exhibition at the old settlers’ meet- ' ing a box of apples of his raising of what are called the Roman Stem variety. All are of huge size and the largest weighed 18 ounces. John Poole has just returned from Strawn, HL, where on Thursday, he attended the funeral of Mrs. C. H. Tryon, wife of the owner of the old Wm. McDonald farm, at Pleasant Ridge and a former business associate of Mr. Poole’s. De Art Whitney, of southeast of town, arrived home this afternoon, from attending the Odd Fellows’ sovereign grand lodge, at Des Moines, lowa. He says Indiana lodges took the big end of the prizes, for initiation and degree work, in the various benches of the order.

J. T. Bawden has sold his farm, the former Renioker place, in Barkley tp., to August 0. Stauffenberg, of Manhatton, 111. The price is $9,300 or S6O per acre. Mr. Bawden bought it in the spring for SSO. This farm has been sold four times in 15 months. Renicker sold it to Ellis Jones, Jones to Robert Randis, Randle to Bawdiu and now Bawdin sells; it to Stauffenberg. The latter expects to keep it permanently and to move upon it in 1904. The first sale above mentioned was for S4O per acre.