Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1902 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Mrs. B.C. Johnson went to Chicago today. C. W. Murray arrived from Oklahoma, thia afternoon. John McCray went .to Chicago today to spend the Holidays. Mias Laura Michael went - to Monon today for a few days visit. Robert Crockett came home today, from Denver Colorado, Io spend the holidays with his parents. “Happy O’Hooligan’s Wedding” is the holiday attraction at the opera honse. It will be given next Saturday evening, Dec. 27th. Dr. A. L. Berkley finished moving this morning into his fine new suite of office rooms in the just completed Odd Fellows’ annex. Russell and Jim Parker, of Two Harbors, Minn., passed through here this afternoon, on their way to visit their mother at Frankfort, Mr. and Mrs.G, H. Wright went to Chicago Heights yesterday where they will probably make their permanent home. Mrs. O.J. Rotariiand daughter Moseline of Elgin 111, are spending the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Harris. Miss Edna Wildberg, who is attending a conservatory of musio in Chicago, came home from there last evening to spend the Holidays with her parents. , Congressman Hemenway, of the First Indiana district, in a signed statement to the Indianapolis News, formally announces his oandidaoy for the Republican nomination for governor in 1904. ( Frank Maloy has finished his ’subbing” stunts at Sheridan and Lowell and now hopes to be permitted to rest in peace for a while, at bis old job as night operator at the Monon depot, here. Warden Reid, of dhe northern prison, has another victim for the gallows. Matthew Alexander, colored, was found guilty of murder in the first degree at . Terre Haute Friday afternoon and was sentenced to be hung on April 16* The marriage of Lieut. Bates Tucker, of the U. 8. army, and now stationed at Fort Brady, Sault St Marie, Mich., to Miss Blanche Himes willtake place at her parents’ residence, at Wilson, Kans., on the last day of this year, Wednesday, Deo. 3lst. Sheriff Hardy went over to Logansport, yesterday, and escorted back from Longoliff insane asylum, Samael Price, of Barkley He has been there just three months, and is now released on a furlough. He is very much improved. Elmer Babcock, who is now on the George Gowland farm, the old Wm. Greenfield place, northwest ..of town, is another good and enterprising young citizen who - is preparing to permanently remove from Jasper county. His future

destination is in the Chickasaw nation, in the Indian Territory. He will n>ake a public sale, preparatory to his removal, on Jan. 5, next. ’’T WEDNESDA. J, H. Thornton went to Indianapolis today for a few days’ visit. Mrs. J. J. Montgomery went to Rockford today for the holidays Mrs. John Groom went to Lafayette today for a few days visit. I A five year old girl of Chas, i Patrick, 5 miles northwest, has a very severe case of pneumonia • - Miss Ella Richey went to Anderson to spend Christmas with her brother. i Mr. and Mrs. Peter McDaniels , and children went to Chicago today. Miss Nellie Imes went to i Elkhart thia morning to spend Christmas with relatives. ! Mrs Chas. Stephenson went to Argos, Ind. today to spend Christmas with her parents. Jndge Hanley and family went to Chicago today .'for a few days visit. Frank Kenton, who is attending a medical college at St. Louis, is home for the boliday'vaoation. Mrs. Cla a Grischow, of JMiohigan City, came last evening for a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Fred£|Lagen and children went to HL, yesterday afternoon to spend the holidays with her parents. Miss Kate Marshall and Trevor Eger, the Rensselaer contingent at Wisconsin University, arrived home for the holidays, last night. L. O. Richardson, after a few days’ visit wjth his'sister, Mrs. L Kaub and other relatives returned to Nebraska this morning. Charley Garling continues very seriously sick with erysipelas, and last night was so delirous,that the assistance of several men was needed to keep him in his bed. Mr» and Mrs. Walter] Imes, of Huntington, arrived last night for a holiday visit with his (parents. Walter is ndw holding one of the best day-time jobs (in the chief dispatcher’s office of the Erie road, at Huntington. He has been with that company for six years.

Oar “white Christmas” has ooms ail right, in the form of a big fall of wet enow, last night, with a continuation today; and a sadden change of the direction of the wind, at 10 o’clock this forenoon, from southwest to northwest, ha pat a clincher on the snow for a few days, at least. Frank Osborne, who lives in the north part of town and teaches the biggest country school in Jasper county, at Brushwood, has enrolled another pupil on the male side of the ledger. He started in Tuesday, Dec. 23rd, and is working for a gold star, not having yet missed a day or been tardy once. His weight is eight pounds. Frank Leek, of near Surrey, is still another young man of this vicinity te get appointed into the railway mail service, by the civil service examination route. He has just been notified of his appointment, and was sworn into the service by Clerk Major, yesterday. He is ordered to report at headquarters for his assignment Citizens of the hustling little village of Chalmers, in White county, have organised the Economy Manufacturing and Supply Co., and will manufacture harness, buggies, sewing machines and other articles. The concern

is to be capitalized at $50,C00 end articles of incorporation have been filed. Charley Schleman’s two year old boy git considerably worse again the latter part of last week, and great fears were entertained that he would not rally again but he did and is now perceptibly better and the physician has much confidence in his ultimate recovery. The little fellow’s case is very unusual, and for seven weeks now he has lain in an unconscious condition. He has cerebral meningitis. In Judge Vinton’s court at Lafayette a few days ago, a divorce was granted to Grace Evans The remarkable thing aboat the case was that Mrs. Evans is only fifteen years old and was married in 1901 the day before she was fourteen. Her husband was a witness and testified that she was totally ignorant of the duties of a wife, Mrs. Evans’ mother was also a witness, and she is only thirty-two herself.