Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. F. A. Rosa and Mrs. Delos Thompson wont to Chicago today. M. Rue liner, of Rose Lawn, was in town today on business. W. B. Austin went to Lafayette tod#y on business. Miss Kate Mauok went to Monticello today for a few days visit. Jesse Wilson went to Indiana Harbor, Ind., today for a few days. Mrs. Henry Harris and daughter Jennie went to Elgin, 111., today for a weeks visit. Mrs. Frank Wood returned to Wolcott today after a weeks visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Prebble went to Woioott yesterday for a few days’ visit. Miss Blanche Kenton returned to Indianapolis yesterday after* a week’s visit. Miss Maude Spitler went to Goshen last evening for a few days’ visit. Misses Laura and Tillie Gangloff went to Lafayette today for a few days. The high school foot ball team will play play another game with the oity team this afternoon at 4 o’clock. No admission fee is charged. Several members of the “Power of the Cross” Company are still stranded here. A little Power of the Cash would probably be more in their line just now than other kind of power. ' I ' Some 25 young couples had an eclipse dance, at the hall, last night which was a very well managed and enjoyable affair. The music was furnished by E. I. Reihert’s Chicago orchestra, the same which is now here playing for Mr. Forsythe’s Bargain store fall opening, and was exceptionally fine. The E. I. Reihert’s 3 piece orchestra, from Chicago, which has been playing for the Chicago Bargain Store for some days past, will finish their engagement here tonight. They play from 2 to 6 and from 7 to 9 p. m. Good judges of music consider them about the finest in their line that ever came to Rensselaer.

Uncle Joel Sprigs®, J. P. was down from Walker, today, and reported one more couple made happy by one of hia beet marriage ceremonies. It took place Thursday night, Oct. 16th, at the r3aidence of the bride’s parents, (in Walker. The parties were Mr. Oscar Graham and Miss Emma Loughry. It is stated that the prohibitionists.are preparing to exercise their right under the amended election law to have a watcher at the count in each election precinct thia election, This is the first election when the minority parties have been allowed the privilege of having watohera in the polls during the count. . v

Arthur Moyer, the young man who murdered his employer,<Deuglas Craft, last April, a few miles west of Lowell, but just over the line in Illinois, plead guilty at Kankakee and was given an indefinite sentence in state’s prison, Moyer is only 19 years old and rather simple minded, and he was mercifully dealt with on those grounds, and in the belief that he was influenced to the deed by Craft’s wife.

The Northern Indiana School Superintendents’ club, in session at Plymouth, passed a resolution favoring the amendment of the present county institute law so that the management of county institutes shall be placed in the hands of persons of high professional ability and the work of instruction in such institutes be done by licensed instructors, and favoring the movement looking toward a law providing for state control and direction of county institutes. The total eclipse of the moon last night was observed here by a great many people, and owing to the dearness of the sky was very favorable for observation. As is almost always the case ir\ total eclipses of the moon; the eclipse was not strictly total, as the moon could be seen during the whole period of totality, it giving scarcely any light however, at that time, and being of a dark red odor. T&e moon, being itself a totally dark body, with no light of its own, shines only by reflecting jthe sunlight which falls upon it. It is eclipsed when the earth happens to pass directly between it and the sud, and the shadow of the earth falling upon the moon’s face, thus causing the eclipse- The fact that the moon is still dimly visible, during its total eclipse is explained by the fact that some light from the sun still reaches the moon that passes through the earth’s atmosphere and is refracted or bent from its direct course and thus fail upon the m-Min. and this refracted light is sufficient to render the moon visible, during the eclipse.

SATURDAY. Mrs. Wm. Ramey, of Medaryville returned home today, after a week’s visit with relatives here. Mrs. Chas. Morlau fell this morning and dislocated her elbow joint. Dr. Berkley reduced the dislocation. Mrs. Robert Randle went to Logansport today, to spend Bunday with Mr. Randle, who ia located there at present. Mies Mildred Keith wept to Ohioago today to see Richard Mansfield in the character of Brutus in Shakespeare’s great play, Julius Ooasar. A called meeting of the D. A, R will be held Monday, at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. 0. 0. Starr, for the transaction of important business. , , . v . » 4 Mias Ethel Perkins, who returned hour* from Goodland, where she was tqaohin^,,apmv weeks ago, severely sick with a fever, is new iflkproving as well u oould be expected Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B Goild, of Medaryville, former well knows residents of thiie.poanty, have been called to Tenneasee by the sapposed fatal sickness of their eon, John J <m» Devereaux is getting along finely, and unless hi# broken bones should fail to property knit he will have about as good a leg an he had before. Nw internal injuries have developed.

Clair Ingraham, of San cisco, Cat, left for his home this morning after a few days’ visit with his cousin, W. fl, Beam. Mrs. Beam accompanied him as Chicago. Gus Wolf now a realestate dealer at Bloomington, 111., visiting Uncle Jake Troxell, yesterday, it being their first meeting for 40 years. They were formerly neighbors in Delphi. There was a veritable summer thunder storm here about midnight, last night, with numerous heavy claps of thunder and a heavy fall of rain. There was alsosome hail, at the opening of the performance, The rainfall was three fifths of aninoh.

Rev. H. M. Middleton came over from Remington, today, bringing his son Ernest, of South Bend, who has been at home siok for some weeks. He will visit his best girl here, a few days, and then return to South Bend. The lower grades in the Rensselaer schools will now have the benefit of a piano in the building. It is not a fine new one like the high school has, but it is a good serviceable second hand' instrument.

The following editorial apology appeared in an exchange “Through an error last we said that a boy had arrived at the home of Bert T. Smith. We should have said that his oldest sou was kicked by a horse. We apologize for the error.” Dick Hartman, who has been almost at death’s door several times since he came home from Woioott with typhoid fever some time ago, and has also suffered a relapse, is now improving again, and strong hopes are entertained for his recovery. Jesse E. Wilson, Republican oanctioate for joint representative, addressed a big meeting at, Indiana Harbor last night IndianaJHarbor is in Lake county, on the shores of Lake Michigan, east of Whiting. It is only a year old but it already has 600 voters. - s The township in which sheep are killed by dogs is the one in which the claim for compensation should be made. The appellate court so held Tuesday in an opinion by Judge Roby affirming the decision of the Marion superior court in the suit brought by Thomas Jeffrey et al against Wayne township.

If you are interested in seeing a line of railroad built between Remington and Rensselaer you can learn something to your interes by calling on Robert Parker. He has a proposition that will insure the building of the road if given the support it deserves by the people of two towns. —Remington Press. H. O. Wood had his examination thia. Saturday, morning and Squire Burnham bound him over to the circuit in the sum of $l5O. for petit larceny. Being unable to furnish the bail he went to jail.

A. B. Patrick was bound over as a witness, in the sum of 975, and gave Billy Frey as his bondsmen, and was released. A surprise birthday dinner party was given to Mrs. E. G. Warren, yesterday, on the occasion es her 36th birthday. About 40 guests were present, and their baskets with them, and from the contents whereof a fine birthday dinner was evolved. Among the guests was Mrs. M. M. Yeoman and children of Kingman, Kans. Fred Forssman, formerly of Foreeman and more recently of Brook, died. in a hospital in Chicago on Friday Oot. 10th, of a cancer. He was a son of John B. Foreeman, and was almost as well known and highly esteemed in Jasper county as in Newton. At the time of his death he was a candidate for county commissioner on the Republican ticket, in Newton county. He was 44 years old and leaves a wife and daughter. We would urge every Republican to vote early on election day. There can be nothing gained by waiting around until after dinner to do a duty that should be done in the morning. When a voter gets his ballot in the box before ten o’clock ia the morning he has all the rest of the day to look after his neighbor who is naturally less particular. A good way to succeed is to use the rule “do unto others as they would do unto you and do it first” Dr. I. M. Washburn was at Chicago yesterday and saw Dr. Adolph Lorenz, of Vienna, the celebrated specialist, perform several of his operations for the replacement of congenitally displaced hip joints. They took place at the Cook county hospital and were witnessed by hundreds of doctors and medical students who flock in from every direction to see the pperation. People with children similarly afflicted are bringing them in also, from every direction. The operation is not only performed without cutting but also entirely without instruments, being done entirely by hand manipulation, and the doctor’s part takes only 4 or 5 minutes. There was such a rush to get in to see the operations, the t several loads of police were needed to keep order. Doc Ira’s former football training stood him in good stead in crowding in. Dr. Lorenz will not handle children over 12 years old, as by that time the tissues are too hardened to permit of bis method of treatment.

MONDAY. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rowen of Parr, Oct. 20th, a son. Miss Edna Dillon returned from a few days’ visit at Lafayette today. Miss Gail Wasson went to Berwyn, 111., today for a few days’ visit with her sister. Mrs. Alfred Thompson went to Chicago today for a week’s visit with friends. , Born, Saturday evening, Oct. 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Coen, north of the railroad, a daughter. Mrs. W. A. Jordan and son, of Hammond spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. W. G. Slagel. Born, Sunday, Oct- 1902, to Mr and Mrs. Tom 'Callahan, of Newland, a daughter. Mrs. Evelyne Magoon returned to Bellefountaine, Ohio, today after a few days visit with Mrs, Simba Kenton of Surrey. Mica Tillie Mtloho is able to commence teaching her school in Union tp. today after a several weeks’ sickness. , Mrs. Lucy Malone returnodr*to M onticello today after a weeks aisiC with her mother Mrs. E. H. Shields. v • * Mrs. C. A. Cox, of Seatie, Washington, who is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. D T. Halstead, went to Kankakee, 111., today for a few days’ visit. Mr. and Mra. Nathan Eldridge, Mrs. Lafrkin Potts and Mrs/ Anna Motts went to Monon today to attend their nephew’s wedding re- | oeption this evening.

There will be a home talent entertainment given by the young people of the town Nov. 26th, or on the evening before Thanksgiving, under the auspices of the Ladies of.the Christian church. . The Republicans of Newton township had a fine meeting at Saylerviile school house, Saturday evening. It was a large and a very attentive and a very appreciative audience. G A. Williams, of Rensselaer, was the speaker, and he, made a fine speech. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gwin, one of our latest bridal couples, the latter formerly Miss Fannie Wood, left for Alextokdriajnd., this Corning where they intend to make their home. Mr. Gwin, who is a fine engineer, and an all around mechanical genius, has a good position there, in a glass factory. The Inter Ocean Comedy Company arrived here Sunday, in readiness for their three nights’ engagement at the opera house, beginning this evening. The membership of the company is vouched for by Mr. Ellis as one of the strongest that ever visited our town. The opening performance this Monday evening will be “A Western Girl.’’ Ladies are admitted Monday night for 15 cents, and the general admission for the entire engagement, is 10, 20 and 30 cents. There will also be a matinee