Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. A. McCoy arrived home today from hia Missouri visit. Mann Spitier, of Thayer, is here today on bnsioes*. B J. Gifford, of Kankakee, is in town today on business. Mis 0. A. Cox went to Chicago today for a several days stay. Miss Effia Wallace returned to Chicago today after a visit with her cousin Miss Mae Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Grow went to Wolcoit today for a few days’ visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Culp of Hammond returned home today after a few days visit with Mr. and s % Mrs. James Kays. “Farmer” Hopkins and family, of near Blackford went to Wabash County, yesterday for a two weeks visit. Also his daughter in-law, Mrs. Chas. Hopkins. There were 569 oases of smallpox in Indiana between June 28, and Dec. 5. Thirty-six deaths are reported for that period. During the same period last year there were 327 oases in the state and six deaths. Ninety-four oases are reported from Marion county. And now oome another scientist who has discovered the microbe whioh produces sleep. He does not state whether he can diferentiate the ones that cause snoring or not. If he can he ought to knook them in the head as fast as he finds them. The adjuster for the company which bad the laundry risk hss not oome back, but has sent word that he will at an early date; hence it is inferred that the company intends to settle the loss, irrespective of the irregularity in -using gasoline without a ptrmit. The fire company was called out this Friday forenoon, but there was.no occHetnn for the call. A

hot furnace pipe in the basement of A. McCoy’s residence, on MoCoy avenne set fire to the flooring above it; and. made a good deal of smoke, for a very little fire. The fire was pnt ont by a garden hose before the fire company arrived No damage wes done. B. W. Prince, of some miles northwest of town, came back today from a trip to his old neighborhood in Benton Connty. He went over mainly to see a brother wtjft ia moving to Texas, but he was too late, his brother having left an hoar before be arrived. ! The brother has bought 1000 aoresofland in Jackson County, : not far from where some RemingI ton parties are so largely intereßt--1 ed. I Dr. Noble, of Indianapolis, whose trip here yesterday, to see Mrs. J. H. McOlanaban of Union tp., was mentioned, confirmed the diagnosis of the home physicians as to the cause of her siokness, whioh is gall stones. She went to Indianapolis this afternoon, ao companied by her husband, and will be operated upon there next Monday. Dr. Arthur Kresler will be present and assist in the operation. Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Mnessig, a recently married couple, the latter lately Miss Josephine Koupkee, of Gillam tp., left here yesterday afternoon for their home in Oregon. Mr. Mnessig, who oame back to get married, has lived in Oregon 14 years. His home is near Aarora, not far from Portland. He ie a farmer by ooonpation. The state weather report for November has just been issued. It shows that it was the warmest November sinoe weather records have been kept in Indianapolis, whioh is 30 years. The mean or average temperature of the whole state for the month was 49| degrees, which is 11 degrees higher than November 1901, aud nearly 8 degrees higher than the normal for November.

Perry Griffith has rented Dr. Horton’s new room, on Cullen st., opposite the Makeeverhouse, and will open a barber shop there. He expects to open sometime Saturday, if the carpenters and painters get the room ready, whioh they probably will. Mr. came here from Chioago and is a barber of long experience, and has recently been working for C. W. Rhoades. Some four years ago he worked for Ray Wood, and still farther back be worked here for R. P. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Goff returned from their stay at Kersey, last evening.' Bert spent muoh of his time on the river, but with very poor success, as duoks are scaroe there this eeason. He and Claude Bigler had an experience one day they do not care to repeat very soon. They were out in a small boat, and by some misohanoe the boat upset, in water 9 feet deep. It was very cold and by the time they had swum ashore and got to a camp their olothes were frozen stiff. It was a mile and a half tc? their camp, but they put into Hank Granger’s camp, whioh was muoh oloser. Their guns went to the bottom but they recovered them the next day. “ SATURDAY. Miss Sadie Stooksiok is now a little better from her attack of pnenmonia. * ■*- The milk train was an hour and a half late, this morning, owning to oars jumping the track, at Lafayette. -

There is good sleighing now and ontters, sleighs and bob-sleds are much in evidence, today. Mrs. C. R. Smith, of northeast of town, went to Brookston last, evening for a few days’ visit. , Mr. and Mrs. JL\ Z. McMnrray returned to North Vernon, Ind. today, after a month’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wood, south of town W. O. Shead, the news dealer, has sold his residence on River street to ~.E. L. Hollingsworth Mr. Bhead will continue to ooonpy the property for the present. Hugh MoKianey arrived home Friday afternoon from a two weeks’ trip to the Big Horn region in Wyoming, and of which he talks very enthusiastically. Mias Ida MUliken and neioe Fannie Andrews of New York City, oame last f vening for a several days’ visit with Mrs. Delos Thompson, and other relatives here. Rev. C. A. Ganzer, pastor of the Catholic church at Kentland for about 12 years, died there last Wednesday evening, of consumption. He was greatly beloved by his parishioners and highly popular with all oltases of people. Marshal Mel Abbott was out betimes this morning, with his one horse sdow plow and did valiant service in olearing off the snow

from the sidewalks. In some cases however, the drifting snow soon filled the pathway he made. Palis Daugherty, who is, pre paring to move to the Big Horn oountry, has sold his farm to T. W. Grant, the prosperous lumber dealer of Rose Lawn. Mr. Grant’s brother-in-law, Alvin Clark, will work the farm. An lodianapolis man is asking for a divorce because his energetic spouse entered the bed room one morning recently, dragged the bedclothing off him and then dashed a bucket of oold water upon him. That was certainly cruel, but it may have been the only way in whioh she could induce her “hubby” to get up.

The rummage sale oonduoted by the ladies of the Christian ohurob, in the rear room of the postoffice yesterday'and today, has proven very anooesefnl. A great quantity of useful articles have been sold at very low rates, and mostly to people to whom the opportunity to bay suoh articles at snoh prioes is a decided boon. “Practically everything offered has been sold and the ladies will clear about S6O by the sale. One of the popularity contests of the Catholio church fair ended last night. That for the young men, between Charley Maoklainburg and John Kohlhtff. The latter won, his votes being $95 worth, to SBS for Maoklainburg. The ladies’ contest and the business men’s will end tonight. That between G. A. Strickfaden and Will Donnelly is the battle royal, and will bring in the big money. The contest between them tonight will make the fur fly.

Brook Reporter: Remington is talking of starting a oanning factory, and promoters have already a plan on foot whereby they expeot to enrich the community. Before Remington people invest in oanning factory they had better appoint a committee to come over to Brook and learn a few details of ing factory enterprise that Brook people invested their hard earned dollars in a few years ago. They

can get some valued advice free. Even the editor would consent to give them a few pointers, gained from over S6OO worth of experience It is amusing but true. Let a wideawake hustling merchant who knows that advertising pays, put a list of low prices in the paper and his competitors who do not believe in advertising will,tumble over .themselves to post 4 lot of old box oovers. in the windows ofJ their stores on whioh are daubed signs offering goods at the same prioe. The merchant who deolares it don’t pay to advertise is not only a back number but his acts belie his statements every day he attempts to do business.—Warsaw Record.

The snow shoveling industry flourished mightily here this morning. The snow began to fall about seven o’clock Friday night, coming fast, in small round pellets, and continued more or less constantly all night- Owing to considerable drifting it is diffionlt to measure the depth of the fall, in town, with aooaraoy, bat it was about seven inohes, and being composed so largely of solid pellets, there is a good deal of water in the snow, for the amount of the fall. The previous snow had all disappeared before this last one came. The snow, when melted, made .85 of an inch of water, whioh is equivalent to a big rainstorm.

The last of the several cases of Mrs. Thomas Gray as guardian of her husband Thomas Gray, is on trial at Monticello this week. Years ago her husband traded off several big and valaable farms in Jasper, Pulaski and Beaton counties for a big traot in Kansas which proved to be practically worthless. A number of big law suits have resulted, aud she has won two, in the oironit court and had them reversed in the supreme court. This last suit involves the old home place of 500 aorss, near Francesville. She wants the original trade and a subsequent compromise both set aside, on the grounds that Gray was insane. It is thought she will lose the case Parties nsmed Smith and Judd, of Dffigbt, 111, are the defendants.