Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Lockwood, of Lafayette, visited Rensselaer relatives, Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Miller, of Bittle Creek, Mich., is visiting the family of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Anoil Woodworth. Geo. Barous left for New Orleans today, on business connected with the sale of his celebrated horse stocks. Miss Mary Hordern an returned home today, from six weeks’ visit in Waterford, Lucerne and otfber Wisconsin towns. Some 25 or 30 persons hbve gone fr u m here to see the Fht Btcek show now in progress at the stock yards in Chicago.

Robt. Randle left for his new home at Mexico, Mo., Sunday, to make some preparations before the arrival of h,s „ family, who will follow him in a few days. Miss Helen. Wasson has taken Mr. Hiatt’s classes in the high school, during bis siokneEs; He is doing as well as-eould be expected, but will be unable to teach for a week or more. Samuel Babb, of Monticello returned home today, after a few days visit with his father, H. M. Babb. The latter is preparing to go to Reedsburg, Wis., in a few days, to spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Ida Thompson. Mrs. Geo. Barcus went to Goodland, today, to attend the funeral of her cousin, Mrs. A. J. Patton, whose death ocoured Sunday morning, after a long sickness. She was the wife of the well known and wealthy poultry dealer of Goodland. C. J. Dean, left for Bozeman, Montana, tcday, to visit his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josephine Vfedder, whose long sickness there has been mentioned. They intend to move back here as soon as she is well enough.

W. O. Rowles and OJ, Parker, composing the new dry goods firm of Rowles & Parker, the prospective occupants of the new Odd Fellows building, are in Ohioago buying the balance of their stook. They expeot to open about the last of next week, or the first of the week following. G. fl. Maines, of a mile north of town, will move in next week and oooupy the former Robert Randle residence, on Dayton street, which he reoently purchased. Qe has rented his farm to Fritz Zard. He was offered SIOO per acre for the farm, but preferred to keep it, rather than to sell at even that big price.

Col. Powell the seven foot, four inch traveler for the Arm and Hammer soda house, is in Rensselaer again today, and will make the rounds of all the towns in the county. The colonel, who traveled for years with shows, makeß ail our tallest m6n look middle sizers, and all our middle sizers look like sawed-offers, and all our sawedoff era look like 30 cents. The Wise Tramp Company appears to have gone on the tramp, for certain But they failed to tramp this way fast enough to make connections last night anyhow. No word has been reoeived why they failed to come, and they probably have gone busted. Their last appointment previous to here was at East Chicago, or somewhere in that region, They would have had a big house if they had oome, | the advanoe sale of seats being the largest of any traveling show for quite a long time past. Judge Timothy O. Howard, of South Beud, arrived on the 11 a. m. train, today, and is now trying the oase of Judge 8. P. Thompson against the tax ferrets, and county treasurer, to restrain them from collecting some $l,lOO of back taxes alleged to be due from Mr. Thompson and placed on the dfeplicate about a mouth ago. Judge Howard was formerly on the Supreme Court bench, in this state. This oase* is attraoting a good deal of interest. An extensive job of house remodeling is approaohing completion on Front street. It is the old Hopkins family residence, and the work is being done by the present owner, Arthur H. Hopkins. The entire interior of the house has been changed and re-arranged. The exterior of the house is built after the Colonial style of architecture and the .finishings of the interior are being made to conform to the same style. It will be a very spacious and elegant residence.

- WEDEN SDAY, The total rainfall here Tuesday and Tuesday night was .62 of an inch. ' " f Born Deo. Ist to Mr. and Mrs Walter A. Schreiner of Barkley tp. a girl. H Born Deo. 3rd to Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Woods of Milroy township a 9 pound boy. E. 0. Maxwell & Son are adver tising a big sale at their plaoe about 4 miles northwest of town, for Thursday Dec. 18th. T. J. McCoy, Dr. Berkley and Ghas. Chamberlain, got rained in today from several days’ hunt on the Kankakee. They got 51 duoks.

C. E, Morlan’s 12 year old son, Forest, has been very sick for several weeks with rheamatio fever and malaria. He is now slightly improved. Dan Waymire is slowly improving from his long seige with the rheumatism, which has now confined him to his house for over four mouths He now sits up all' day and gets about the house on crutches. The improvement of Clark street has been making good progress, under Contractor Smith’s vigorous pushing, but the continued rains have now made the grade so soft that the work is neoessarily suspended. The holiday - vacation of the Rensselaer sohool will oommence Wednesday noon Deo. 24'h, and oontinne until the following Monday Week Jan. sth. The Spring vacation will be 2J days instead of 5 days.

Wm. StevensoD, in the northeast part of town, has been very sick for some days with a asthma resulting from heart weakness. The outcome of the attack can not at present be foreseen, but his condition is considered very critical. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Washburn are busy preparing for their proposed trip to Florida, and expect to start in about two weeks. Judge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson are also thinking of joining the party. Three men were arrested Tuesday at Edgerton, Ohio, and are held on suspioion of being the parties who killed yonng Wesley Reynolds, while they were trying to rob the bank at We6tville. The sheriff of LaPorte oounty is investigating.

The new steam heating plant at the Makeever House was fired up today, for the firet time. It is a very complete system, with radiators in all parts of the house, and will cost, complete, including a furnace house and basement, over $2,500. There are 25 radiators and 1700 feet of radiation. A marriage license was issued today for Ellis Jones, Carpenter Tp., and Miss Hattie M. Besse. Mr. Jones is one of Carpenter’s best known citizens and was the democratic candidate for county treasurer at the recent eleotion. He has been a widower for some time past. Miss Besse is a daughter of George Besse, now of Remington, and a well known school teioher. Both are very excellent people.

THURSDAY. J. P. Rusk is confined to his house by an attack of pleurisy. Temperature at 1 p. m. today, 30 degrees. It is the first mid-day freezing temperature of the season. Dr. J. W. Horton’s son Perry is sick with quite a severe oase of lung fever. Miss Freda Kohler spent a few days this week with friends in Chicago Heights. Christie Vick and Conrad Kellner went to Chicago yesterday to the Fat Stook Show. Mies Jessie Stephenson returned to Chioago yesterday after a short visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephenson. Earl Reynolds, of New York and his brother Joe, of Delphi, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Hetty Reynolds, for a short time. Joe Reynolds, now of the Delphi Journal has been elected Ist Lieutenant of the military company in Delphi.

Wm. Stevenson is reported considerably better and his physician now oonsidera the prospects for his reoovery very satisfactory. Mrs. C. A. Hill, of Valparaiso, returned home today, after a visit of some length with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Green. Mrs. Robert Randle and her three children took their departure this morning for their new home at Mexico, Mo., and to whioh plaoe Mr. Randle preceded them a few 'days ago.

Miss Eliza Ramey, night operator at the Bell telephone exchange, is sick, with symptoms of pneumonia. Miss Mae Fox takes her place at the switch-board. The three men who were arrested at Edgerton, Ohio, on suspicion of being the parties who killed young Reynolds at Westville, proved their innocence and were released. There were said to have been 20 detectives at Westville Tuesday working on the case. News must be dull in Hammond. The News says: A certain Valparaiso girl, who is in the east, wrote home recently that she had fallen in love with ping pong. By return mail she got a letter from her father, saying: ‘ Givehim up. I don’t want any Chinaman to marry into my family.” T. R. Daugherty, after a part of a years residence in town, is moving back to his farm, a few tfiiles southeast. His son John, who ha 6 been working the place this year has rented the Sullivan House, at Delphi, and is going over there this evening, and his wife will follow in a few days. Henry Brockway, a demented inmate of the oounty asylum, from the northern part of the county, made one of his periodio escapes three weeks ago, and has just been located. He is at the home of a brother-in-law, near Frankfort, in Clinton county. The brother-in-law has grown leery of his demented guest and has written his whereabouts to Supt. Clark. The latter has written to the authorities of Clinton oounty, asking them to send Breckway baok.

A sister of James Fay, of a mile east of Aix, who is visiting him from Michigan City, was in a very desperate oondition all day Wednesday, from nremio convulsions, of whioh she had 16 during the day, and was nnoonsoions for 24 honrs. Dr. English went oat and prescribed for her last evening, since whioh time the attacks have not returned, and she has regained consciousness and seems in a fair way for recovery. The Drexel Heating and Plumbing Company, of Chicago, were the contractors for the big new heating plant at the Makeever House. The same firm also put in the very extensive heating plant at the Baokoock & Hopkins’ grain elevator and offices. Their work here was under the constant supervision of E. J. Murray, a steam fitter who is evidently a thorough master of his vocation. To him, also, was intrusted the diffionlt job of repairing the bad break in the big steam pipe of the court house heating plant. People of Indiana pay $1,000,000

annually to maintain the courts in this state. The per capita expense amonnts to about 40 cents. Over 35,000 cases are disposed of annually. Changes of venue cost $32,000 annually. The amount paid for salaries of judges mentioned amounted for the year 1902, to $178,710, while $29,000 was paid for the salaries of the prosecuting attorneys. For grand and petit jaries the sum of $280,000 was paid. This is the largest item in the cost of maintaining the judiciary of the state. The forthcoming report of Z, T. Sweeney, state game and fish commissioner, will contain about one hundred colored pictures of fish

and game articles by specialists on hunting and fishing in Indiana. It will discuss the river and lake system of Indiana, baits and lures, hunting dogs, and one department will be devoted to birds, the Audubon Society and the importance of nature study in the public schools. The report will be distributed through members of the legislature. Persons desiring copies will apply to their senator or representative.