Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green of Lewiston a 9 lb boy, Nov. 12th. J. B. Workman of Lafayette made a short business trip here today. #

J. L. Foster, now of Elwood, is intown for a day dr two, on business.

Mrs. E. E. Preble and daughter went to Wolcott today for a few days.

Miss Ada Nowels went to Flora today to spend Sunday with her parents.

Mrs. E J. Wilcox returned home today after a three weeks visit at Peru and Rochester.

Mrs. Jessie Gates of Wolcott was in town today, and this afternoon took the train here for Delphi.

Misses Lilian Swaim and Bessie Balser of south of town went to Delphi today for a few days visit Mrs. Clara Layaou and son Henry Patterson of San Francisco California are here z visiting Mrs. S. Austin and other relatives.

Mrs. W. 8. Hartman, of Bozeman, Montana, who has been visiting her sister Miss Nellie lines, went to Monticello today for a few days’ visit before returning home. The Catholic, parochial school building, corner of Susan and Weston streets, is now completed and ready for use. We understand school will be opened in it immediately after the holidays. J. H. Patton, of South Bend, the smallest drummer that visits Indians, was in town today. He sells shoes for a Boston house and has been making visits here for some time past. He is as short as Col. Powell is tall. On Friday evening Dec. 12th, the grades from the Ist to 7th inclusive, of the Rensselaer schools will give an entertainment in order to raise money to finish paying for their piano- The entertainment will be given in one of the churches. Geo. Calvert has moved from the D L. Richardson property, on Cullen street, into Mrs. W. T. Perkins’ house, on Dayton street. Roy McKinsey, who occupied the Perkins property has moved into G. ~K. Hollingsworth’s tenant house, on Austin avenue, near tbe bridge.

. The prisoners who escaped last night while being transferred from Jeffersonville to Michigan City, were three in number, and not four, and they all escaped while the train was running through the switch yard, at Monon. They juujped out of the window and so far seem to have escaped recapture. Their names were Lewis, Crook and Nixon. There 27 prisoners on the train, and all under the care of a deputy and three guards. In the circuit court today W. 8 Russell, Remington, was examined by the attorneys for the plaintiff, in the damage suit his son-in-law, McLaughlin, has brought against him. The evidence so obtained to be for the use of the plaintiff at the trial of the ease, which is set for next Wednesday. This examination was in accordance with a right given by law to parties to oivil suits to examine the opposite party, previous to the trial. SATURDAY. It pays to trade at Bchleman’s. Mrs. Ray Mossier went to Hammond yesterday for a few days visit with her sister Mrs. Leo Wolf.

Miss Martha Spencer returned to Hammond last evening after a few days visit with her cousin, Hazel Warner.

Mrs. Stella Sorrell and children, of Sheridan, Ind., came today for few weeks’ visit with her father, Hiram Jacks, Miss Myrtie Chipman of Wolcott came today for a short visit. Mrs. W. P. Hopkins, the deaf and dumb lady, has gone to Michigan City to spend the winter with relatives. - Jay Sayler, of Lamar, Colo., now a dental student in Chicago, is spending a few days with friends and relatives here.

The pleasant news comes from Dunkerton, lowa, of the birth, last Monday night, to Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Meads, of a son. Mrs. Betsey Miller of Newj Carlisle aad Mrs. Simeon Frances, of LaPorte, are visiting their neioe, Mrs. R. W. Marshall, for a week or two.

Mrs. L. Conaway of Greenville Ohio, who has been visiting near Mt. Ayr, went to Chicago today fox a short visit, before returning home.

Frauk Maloy, who is doing extra duty as Monon agent at Sheridan for a few weeks, was home today to attend his grandfather, Sylvester O’Meara’s funeral.

The cooler weather today comes m very fortunately for our poultry dealers, to whom the warm weather we have been having was very disadvantageous in handling Thanksgiving turkeys-.

Over in Fulton the Republicans carried the county for the state ticket for the first time in anyone’s recollection. They also elected most of the county officers, but that has happened there before.

About half a car load of foot ball players reached Rensselaer in one shipment from Lafayette this morning. It comprised the first team of Central High School, and the second team of Oakwood high school, of that city. The second team played with our high school second team, this forenoon, and the Centrals are playing with our high school’s first team, this afternoon.

If the agricultural department of Purdue University is breeding full blood football players, along with other fine stock, as it evidently is, then this Oakwood high school must be one of their breeding pens This was shown when their first team came up Saturday week, and again when their 2nd teamcame last Saturday. These last were great husky fellows, averaging about as large as the members of our first nine, and every one of them undoubtedly elgible to registry in the American Football herd book. In the game with our second team thia forenoon the result was a score of 18 to £ in the Oakwoods’ favor; and our boys did exceptionally well not to have been beaten much worse, f

Rev. F. M. Elliott, of Indianapolis. state superintendent of the Indiana Children’s Home Society, came up today, to make some investigation regarding the little Minehart girl, at present in care of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McClintock, because of the recent truancy case, concerning the child. He came with the probable intention of removing the little girl but finding her so well cared for, and so much attached to the family and they so much attached to her, that he decided to leave her where she is, although for a while at least, it will be on probation; and the final disposition of the matter will depend largely on the recommendations of the local advisory board representing the society here. Janitor Spriggs has installed a a fine and capacious wire front box for his live snakes in the school museum. The big blue racer and bigger bull snake are still the principal attraction of the cdllection. The bull snake has beoome very tame and shows no more of the pugnacious disposition he had when first caught, and enjoys be ing taken out of his box and handled by Mr. Spriggs. Both the big snakes refuse to eat in captivity and Mr. Sprigg and Prof. Headlee are contriving how they can force them to eat. There was no way to feed the brood of 50 young water shakes and they were all put in alcohol.

MONDAY. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Anderson, of Jordan Tp„ a daughter, Nov. 16th. Misses Lillian Roberts of Mt. Ayr, and Maud Irwin spent Sunday with friends in Chicago. S. P. Thompson and daughter Edna, went to Indianapolis today for a few days’ visit. Miss Ethel Ferguson went--to Logansport tcday for a few days’ visit. Born to Mr. and Mrs, Marion Bicknell, of West Jordan Tp. a 10 lb boy, Nov. 16th. Geo. L. Bruce, of Stutgart, Ark., is here for a visit with various relatives. ► Mrs. M. E. Monnett returned to Evanston, 111., today after m ten days’ visit with her daughters. Mrs. A. P. Burton and Mrs. H. L. Brown.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson, president of the Executive Board of the Indiana Free Baptist Association, went to Pierceton, Kosciusco Co., today to attend a two days’ meeting of the Board.

The union anti-saloon league meeting at the M. E. church Sunday evening, was as well attended as could have been expected, from the character of the weather. Mr. Orbiaon, of Indianapolis; gave a very able and interesting address. The State Board of Education will hold a special meeting December 18, 'to decide whether the text books now used in the public schools, the contracts for which expire in April, 1903, shall be readopted, revised or replaced by new books.

A year old infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zacher, of west of Surrey, drank some water from poison fly paper, Sunday, and was made very dangerously sick. Dr. English gave the proper sntidotes and it is now thought that the babe will recover.

Porter J« White’s company gave Faust at Michigan City, Saturday night, and the manager telegraphs manager Ellis that they had the largest audience in the history of the town. The same company gives Faust here Tuesday night. He is always sure of a big house here.

Mrs. M. E. Henkle and daughter Mrs. Ora Bushong, and the latter’s twin boys returned to McDonald, Mich., today, after some weeks’ visit in this vicinity. —— Capt. Marshall has concluded ts re-enter the law practice here, and is opening an office in the former clerk’s office, east of the public square, which he will occupy jointly with Capt. J. A. Burnham’s pension office. Rev. D. C. Montgomery, a teacher in the island of Negros, in the Philippines, was murdered and "robbed by Ladrones, on Oct. 31. His wife was formerly Miss Eva Frankenbefger, of Kentland, and known to some of our people. She is also a teacher in Negros. Mr. and Mrs. McClintock have, since Saturday, changed their minds as to their desire to keep the little Minehart child, and Mr Elliott has been notified to come and get it Monday. She is a bright and attractive little, girl, between 7 and 8 years old, and it would seem that some other good family in Rensselaer or vicinity should be glad to take her now, instead of allowing her to be taken back to Indianapolis.

Miss Elizabeth Spalding, until recently in charge of the Western Union telegraph office here, visited her sister and successor in tbe office, over Sunday. She is now employed as book-keeper and typewriter for the well known life insurance man, C, H. Wellington, at Goodland. Her sister to whom she gave up her place here, has been holding a more profitable but also more strenuous position on the Big Four, but was obliged to give it up on account of poor health.