Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1902 — City News. [ARTICLE]

City News.

THURSDAY. Rev. 0. D. Roy se is in Chicago today. Jesse Wilson went to Winamao today to attend court. Born Wednesday Dec. 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bierly, ot near Surrey, a son. - ; Don’t forget that Joe Jaokaon s still in the bus business. Phone 210. Mrs. W. G. Slagle returned last night after a few days visit at Hammond. A fine 112 Piece English semiporcelain dinner set for $7 00 at John Eger’s, Mrs. A. Woodworth went to Chicago today for a few days’ visit with her daughter, Carrie. Born, this, Thursday morning, Deo. 11th, 1902, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Daugherty, southeast of town, a son. Don't forget Albert Harmon’s big public sale next Tuesday, Jan. 16th. See ad in another plaoe in this paper.

Mrs. E. T. Harding after over three months confinement to her bed is now improving slowly, and able to sit up. Vernon Kaub, teacher at Newland, is siok with a stomach trouble and has closed his school for a few days, and is now at home here. Mr. White, the Singer sewing machine agent, is now adding a line of Kimball pianos and organs to his business.

The regular annual election of officers of Evening Star Chapter, O. E. S. will be held next Tuesday evening Deo. 16th. A full attendance is desired. The return of mild weather has permitted a resumption of bricklaying on the K. of P. building. It will be up to the top of the third story by another day. J. H. Willey, who returned some months ago from a prolonged business stay in Australia, is now at Mobile, Alabama working for the same house, a Chicago sohool furniture firm.

E. C. Maxwell and son, on the John Makeever farm in Newton Tp., will have a big sale on Deo. 18th. Mr. Maxwell has rented Dr. Hartsell’s farm, west of town, and will move upon it at an early day. F. W. Sever who haß been visiting his daughter Mr s. A. S. LaRue for the past year started for his home at Colfax, Washington, today- Mr. and Mrs. Laßue accompanied him as far as Chioago. Mrs. Wallace, of Monticello, who has been in poor health for some time, came last evening to make her home for the winter with herrsister, Mrs. Isabel Fox. Miss Wallace, the former's daughter, a trained nurse, of Chicago, also came with her for a short visit. A council of phyeioians was held laßt evening on the case of John Stuber, to decided whether k it seemed better to amputate his injured foot, or to try to save it The decision was not to amputate but to try to save the foot. He is doing fairly well although he suffere a good deal in his wound. Carry Low man and Ick Yates will make a joint public sale, at the farm of the former, a few miles northeast of tow n, on Deo 22nd, Mr. Yatea did not an-ange soon enough to get his goods mentioned in the bills but they are inolnded in the notice published in this paper. Dr. Thos. H. Noble, a specialist and a professor in Central Medical College, Indianapolis, came up today to oonsult in the case of Mrs. J. H. MoOlanahan, of Union Tp., who has been in poor health a long time, and has lately suffered greatly with what are supposed to be gall stones. Money is being raised by subscription to make the Rensselaer high school foot-ball team members, each a fine Christmas present of a new sweater, of the best kind. The boys oarried high the foot bkU flag of Rensselaer this

season and they well deserve such a substantial recognition of their prowess. ' Mies Emma Betts, of Fairmount Minn.., arrived here yesterday afternoon, to live with her sister Mrs. T. E. Willey at Mt. Ayr, who met her at the train. Miss Betts is greatly afflicted, being practically helpless with rheumatism, and has been an invalid a long time.

An adjuster for the Hanover Insurance Company from Chicago was here yesterday, to adjust the, insurance on the laundry building and oontents. Owing however to the faot that the policies forbid the use of gasoline in the premises, and that no gasoline permit had been taken out, the adjuster did not feel like paying the loss on his own responsibility, and he therefore returned to Chioago to lay the matter before the higher authorities of the oompany and will come again in a day or two. The anti-saloon people knooked out two saloon applications in Pulaski county last week, by remonstrances: one in Franklin township and one at Star City. One other applicant at Star City slipped through and got his license. The anti-salooners had been laying for him, and watohing the papere for his application notice. But he had been a wise guy and published his notice two months ago, so far ahead of the expiration of bis license that no one noticed it in the paper. There is a poultry war now on in Renseelaer and prices have gone clear out of sight. The cause thereof is the visit here of J. H. MoElroy, of Bridgeport, Conn., who has been buying his Christmas turks here since time out of mind, and whose customers demand the Jasper county brand of turkeys, and will have no other. He caine expeoting to buy a oar load of the dealers here, but for some reason did not do business with them and is therefore buying direct of the farmers. It is said that 13 cents a pound live weight, is today’s price for fine turkeys here. It is as much as they would bring on South Water street. Walter Willey has returned to this oountry from his sojourn in far Australia. He recently visited his brother Dan, at Monon, and from there went to Indianapolis, but is expected to make an early visit to his Rensselaer relatives. He went out by way of San Franoisco and returned by way of New York, and thus has completely circumnavigated the earth. We suspect he is the first native of Rensselaer that ever performed i that feat. He was a long time on the way home, having stopped to visit many places of interest. He was in Australia assisting his father in his business of introducing American school supplies and school furniture, for a Chicago house.

Venezuela, the habitual deadbeat and chronio revolutionist among the nations, is again in trouble with two of the big nations of Europe, on aooount of failure to pay debts long past due. England and Germany are making a joint effort to collected their subjects debts, and have seized several of Venezuela’s war ships, and harbors, and will bold them nntil their claims are paid, or collect them at the Venezneala custom houses. Castro, the president, refuses to meet their demands ftnd has declared war. It looks like a pretty ugly affair, and there is a possibility of Unole Sam becoming more or less involved in the trouble.

Strayed:— Two black pigs weighing about 125 lbs eaoh strayed from Eigelsbaoh’s scale yard one day last week. Leave word at the m?at market.