Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mrs. A. Harmon went to Pontiac, 111., today for a two weeks visit. Mrs. Nettie Hoover went to Attica today to attend the wedding of a niece, Robert Bell of Colorado, and daughter Mrs. Will lines, of Hammond, made a short visit here Sunday. Mrs. David Alter, of Parr, is slowly recovering from a long seize of siokness, from a complication of diseases The excursion to Indianapolis last Sunday, was not anything like such a strong drawing card as the previous one was, as only 26 tickets were sold here for it. Mrs. Joseph Sharp returned this afternoon from a threg weeks’ stay in the hospital, in Chicago, where she underwent an operation. She is much improved in health. | Mr. and Mrs. R. S- Dwiggins have now gone to Ontario,' Calif.,'* which plaoe they have been think- j ing -of selecting as their permanent abiding plaoe. A party of four fishers returned from the Kankakee last night after two days’ stay, with 100 fine pickerel. R. D. Thompson came j baok this morning with a big bag of duoks. A young man named Alfred, Tull committed suicide‘at the home of Wm. Van Arsdal, near ( Monon, Monday morning, by j shooting himself near the heart. No cause further than poor health J is known. He was only 19 years old- His’parents live near Denver, lad. Our former residents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Burk, lately of Lamar, Colo., are again in Indiana. They j are looated at Logansport, near; which their son, Manley . Burk resides. We are not informed whether or not they expect to j remain there permanently; The Gillam Republicans are now well waked dp to the importance of the ooming eleotion. J. E. Wilson and M. Leopold found suoh to be the case, last night, when they held a meeting at Center school house. There was a big attendance, and an enthusiastic interest. Mention has been made of the supposed fatal siokness, in Tennessee, of John Guild, son of George S. Guild, of Medsryville, formerly of this oounty. From the Medaryville Advertiser we learn that the ‘young man was the viotim of au aooident. He was driving a ball to pastare, and his horse reared and fell over backwards, with its fall weight on John’s hips. He was greatly injured interally. At lastaoooants he was still living with some hopes entertained for his reoovery.

WEDNESDAY.

Fred Phillips went to Chicago today on business. ' 4 Levi Renioker is in Delphi to* day on business. I. N. Dunn, of Dunnville, is here today on business* Boas fitawkins, of Montioello, is here for a short visit. Mrs. J. W. Childers went to Boswell, for a short visit today. Miss Mattie Hemphill went to Terre Haute today for the*winter, to study music. Mrs. 8. Oowgill went to Boswell today as delegate to the District W. R. C. Convention. Brace Hardy arrived home from Ostonville, Minnesota, where he has been for the*past two months

Mrs. Gas Wartena and son, o' Hammond, came today for an extended visit with relatives and friends. The 14—months’ old child of Robert Toombs, of near Newland, died yesterday morning of chronic bowel trouble. Gus Bushouug -arrived here today for a short stay. He is now traveling for the Homs Comfort Range Company, of St. Louis. - Mrs R. E. Leatherook and ohildren of Mountain View, Oklahoma oame this morning for an extended visit with her father S. R, Nichols and other relatives. Rev. Peter Foulka will deliver a lecture on the bible, at Milroy Baptist church, on Sunday. Nov. 2nd, ht 11 o’clock a. m. Subject: The Tabernacle aud the Vineyard. The Rensselaer second foot ball team, the'Stars, will go over to Mt Ayr, Saturday afternoon and play a game with the Mt Ayr Bumpers. Whether the Bumpers will make the Stars see stars; or whether the Stars will bump the Bumpers till they can hold bumps uo more, is the issue to be determined. Mesdames T. J. MoOoy, Robt Randle, C. W. Coen, E. P. Honan, G. E. Murray, O. O. Btarr, H. J. Kannal, Elizabeth Alter, G. K. Hollingsworth, C. E. Mills, Elizabeth Purcupile, A. MoOoy, and Miss Harriet Yeoman went to Lafayette today to attend the D. A. R. State oonvention. Uncle Wallace Murray brought in from Barkley today a bunch of five ears of corn, for Long’s corn show. They were big, solid ears,