Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1903 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

FRIDAY. - Dr. W. W. Hartsell went to Chicago today. Miss Louie Stoner went to Logansport today -for a short visit with friends. -Messrs. Baughman and Williams were in Monon yesterday on business Mrs. Kate Reynolds returned to her home in Chicago today, after a short visit with relatives here, Mrs. Joe Jaokson and daughter, Gladys, returned yesterday from an extended visit with relatives in Peoria and Mackinaw, 111. Born, this Friday Jnne sth, 1903, to Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Randle, on Forest street, north of the railroad, a daughter. Frank Hoover of sonth of town visiting friends and relatives is in and around Indianapolis for a few days. Va ughn Woodworth left for Montezuma, Ind., where he will visit his sister, Mrs. Ralph Sprague, probably for the remainder of the summer. Both A. Rosenbaum and Henry Hildebrand talk of appealing their saloon oases to the oirouit court; and it is praotioally oertain that the Hildebrand appeal at least will be taken. 8. Reynolds, of Chioago, now here selling rubbers to the trade, is probably the oldest traveling man that ever came to our town. He is 83 years old, but is a capable man of business, for all of that. So far J une hasn’t failed to rain every day. The total rainfall this jnonth up to today, has been only a very small fraction more than an inch. Half of that amount fell yesterday and last night. A bed of quick sand has been struck in the Makemself sewer, north of the railroad, which is making a good deal of trouble. It runs in as fast as it is shoveled out, and an attempt is being made to wash it down through the sewer into the river, by connecting it with the city waterworks. It looks now like the whole of Sunnyside addition would be washed down through the sewer pipe. There was a large crowd present when the commissioners gave their decisions in the Rosenbanm and Hildebrand saloon oases, Thursday afternoon. The decision was given, orally; by Mr. Halleck, the president of the board and many were the compliments passed upon the olear-out, logical, lawyer-like and judge like language in whioh he gave jjiia findings. Few judges of years’ experience on the \>encb, could have done any better. In our report of the findings on the disputed names on the saloon remonstrance, we inadvertently failed to mention that of James T. Randle, Jr. It was a name over whioh one of the strongest contests was made. In their findings the commissioners stated that they werp not in agreement among themselves as to whether his name should be counted or not,, and as it would not affeotthe result either way, they left the question undeoided. -

Rev. A. I. Ward, former pastor of the Christian ohuroh](here, is now located at Lawrenoe, Kans, right in the vicinity of the flooded region. In a letter to J. H. Oox, of oar oity, he relates some of the oironmetanoes of the flood, as they oame under his own observation. At Lawrenoe about 300 houses were carried away. Also a flooring mile, various factories, raik road depot eto. The river [there had reached a width of seven iQiles. The fire engiaes were under water and the gas works] were submerged, so that the plaoe was without lights or fire protection. In connection with the election for superintendent the Sooth Bend Times says:’] "The retaros'reoeived and estimates based on the political oomptexion of trustees in the counties not reported give the democrats 54 and the republicans 32 superintendents. A.Some of the changes are in counties whioh oast large majorities for the republicans, notably, Madison, Bartholomew, Spenoer, Vigo, Deoatnr and Gibson, all of whioh have been republican for yea Ts. The] democrats eleoted superintendents are in most oases the first school officers of that party for a deoade or more.”

The people of Nearton county have not gone into the anti-saloon fight very strenuously, as yet, although some of the applicants there this week had opposition. Fred Sawyer, of Brook, was opposed on the grounds that he kept open on Sundays, and allowed minors in his plaoe. A lioense was refused and Sawyer appealed to the oirouit court. Henry (Granger, of Rose Lawn, was refused on the grounds that he had been oonvioted of a violation of law in the last year. This was appealed also, and immediately tried, before Judge Hanley. He held that the law required two indiotments to deprive an applicant of lioense, and therefore reversed the commissioners and gave Granger his lioense. Two applicants from Kentland and one other from Rose Lawn had no opposition. , Aunt jane Platt strongly objeots to the word '‘skinned” used in a jocular way in the headlines over the article giving the results of Miss Rose Platt’s suit for breach of, promise, at Danville, 111. The word however was not used with any intention of reflecting upon the young lady’s suit, nor upon her settlement thereof; but merely as a convenient word to use in the headline to express the idea that she had oome oat ahead in the matter, and had got the goods to show for it. There is no reason that we know of, to suppose that she did not have legal grounds for her suit, nor that she was not, on those grounds, fully entitled to all that she got; and nothing was farther from our intention than to imply anything to to the contrary. Nor would we have used the word Aunt Jane objeots to had we supposed it would have hurt her feelings, which is something we never had any cause nor desire to do.

X SATURDAY.

Mrs. Adda Tates was called to lEtoaeville, 111., today, by the serious siokness of her aged mother. Simon Fendig, at Wheatfield, is now getting along very satisfactorily sinoe the eruption of his smallpox. Mrs. A. 0. Oarrothsrs, who has been very dangerously' siok for some time with blood-poisoning,

at her home on Front street, is considerably better, today. While there is such a ruinous exoess of rain all over the oentral portion of this country, in New England and Canada therels a still more ruinous lack of rain. R. W. Spriggs and son Sammy went to Ohioago today, and will be joined there by Mrs. Spriggs, and together they go to Miohilinda, Mioh., for a protracted stay.

Mrs. T. J. MoCoy and Mrs. D. G. Warner left for the river this morning, to begin a week’s campping at Tom’a Island. The husbands will join them this evening.

Blaine Gwin returned home yesterday, from a two months’ stay on his brother-in-law’s farm, near Idaville. Blaine is intending to enter college this fall, probably Indiana University. The Grover vs Grover divorqp oase, from this plaoe, was taken on a ohange of venae to Jasper oounty where it will come up for trial in the Ootober term of court.,-Brook Reporter. t An Idaho undertaker has knocked out the well-known advertising phrase "you press the button, we do the rest,” with the following startling o*e: “You kick the buoket, we do the rest.”

Friday was an of day in the matter of rain here, there being only ,02 of an inch, the whole day. Today the shortage is being fully made up, the shower at noon yeildiug .45 of an inch of rainfall. Robertson & Robertson, formerly of Wheatfield, issued the first number of their new paper this week. It is the Reddick Telephone and is published at Reddick, a small town in Kankakee Co,, Illinois. It is now stated that the number of flood viotims at Topeka known to have lost their lives are 39, but that many bodies will probably be discovered yet, and that the total may reaoh 100. The property loss is very great. Mr nd Mrs. J. F. Warren and the latter’s sister Mrs. Spriggs, went to Chioago yesterday, to consult a physician in Mrs. Warren’s oass, and to settle the question whether a sojourn in a hospital and an operation will be advisable. •‘I was never exactly buried alive.” said an old olerk, telling his experience, "but I once worked a week in a store that did not advertise. When 1 oame out my head was almost as white as you see it now. Solitary confinement did it.” ' Cooney Kellner has decided to give up the saloon fight in Rensselaer for good. He has bought a saloon in Hegewisoh, 111., w bioh he will take possession of on July Ist, Hegewisoh is in Cook, 00., 111., and is a Chicago Suburb, and the first town east of Hammond on the Monon road, The old Hartley elevator at Goodland was burned last Monday night. The elevator was in regular use, pending the ereotion of their new elevator to replao* their other new one, burned time ago. The greatest loss will be in the loss of the use of the elevator until the new one is completed, wioh will t>e some months yet. A olergymen was inyited to go with a hunting party, and, in the course of the day, one of the men felt himself prodded in the baok, and turning around, found the 'reverend gentleman poking at him with the muzzle of his gun, and

saying: “How do you let these ’ oaeatfing the hammers of the gunjj#hioh was loaded and at full cock* A petition is being oircplated among the citizens of Hebron requesting Fish Commissioner Z. T. Sweney to looate a deputy game warden there for the enforcement of the game and fish laws. The territory to be looked after by the warden wonld be from Water Valley to Banm’s Bridge, which district ia practically without a game warden. Kentland Enterprise: Rensselaer has passed an anti-epitting ordinance. A few years ago ‘when anoh ordinances were first talked of, the idea was generally ridicul-ed,-bat public sentiment now approves and urges such action, and every town should legislate against the filthy habit of besmiring the s'dewalks with unsightly tobacoo juioe.

Speaking of deg poisoning the Indianapolis News says, dogs have a right to live. Their taxes are paid, which is probably more than is true of those who are doing the poisoning. There is a provision of law for getting rid of stray dogs in a humane way, while snob are not stray, bat have owners and homes and whose right to existence is secured by law, have just as mnoh right to their existence as the people that are killing them. State Geologist W. 8. Blatohley will have three men going over the state this summer in searoh of material for bnilding roads, and he will do considerable work along this line himself. In counties in the stone belt tests will be made to show how stone may be utilized for macadam roadways. The searchers will also make an extensile hunt fcfr gravel deposits, particularly in these northwestern oounties where road builders have to import the gravel.

MONDAY.

Mrs. George Striokfaden and son George Jr. are visiting in Ambia today. Mr. Ohas. Conrad, of Hammond, was the guest of Rensselaer friends Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Towers went to Danville, 111., today for a few days visit with relatives. Erastus Peaoock was taken quite siok in the night last night bat is i| little better this morning. Mourine Tuteur who has been siok with a bowel trouble for several days is somewhat better now. Mrs M. B, Alter left today for a several weeks trip through the eastern states. Miss Nellie Imes has gone to Montioello where she will visit during her vacation. Mrs. W. W. Wishard went to Indianapolis today to spend a few day with her son. j Misses Nellie Byrd and Effie Swaim have gone to Marion, Ind., where they will attend the summer Normal School.

At Hammond Friday Judge Tuthill declared unconstitutional the law prohibiting peddling by nonresidents. Mrs. George Morgan is spend* ing a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Orlando Finney, at Bose Lawn. Miss Sarah Ellis of Montioello, came Sunday to spend a few days with her sister Mrs. A. H. Hopkins and her brother Mayor Ellis. Mrs. Jennie Thompson went to Chicago, today, to have one of ter ears treated, by a specialist. The trouble with it began last Maroh. Miss Graoe Coughlan who has been attending school here the past winter returned to her home at LaGrow, Ind., today. A party of Remington fishermen came over Sunday morning and spent the day at the Kankakee. They reported a good day withi the piokerel. G. F. Meyers is building one of the biggest porches in town, at his recently purchased residence, at the corner of Division and Butsen streets. It will be &)'feet long, 8 feet wide, and will oost about S3OO,

J. E. Frances, Jr. of two miles west of town who was injured in a run away last September went to a Ohioago hospital today for treatment, Mrs. Clara Yeoman who has been very siok for two or three weeks past, as a result of her vaooination is now somewhat better, though not able to be up ail the time yet. Robert Ziok of Walker, Tp., spent Sunday with relatives in Rensselaer and took back with him Hattie and Lonis Warren, fora visit. Hattie will probably stay all summer. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. MoCoy and son Taylor, Chiok Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Warner and son Rex, returned today from a few days’ ontiog on Tom’s Island at the Kankakee. Saturday afternoon the town had qnite its old time crowded appearanoe, and business was correspondingly brisk. A spell of fair weather now will enoonrage people mightily both in town and country. Dr. Wm. H. Babb arrived home Sunday from the Marion Soldiers’ home where he has been for some time. He seems in better health than when he left here. His father the venerable H. M. Babb, was a little better when last heard from. Miss Nora Morlan who has been visiting relatives in Rngby, North Dakota, for some time, returned home Friday evening. She was accompanied home by Miss Katie Hannon of that plaoe who will spend the summer with her and her other oonsin Miss Edna Dillon. Saturday’s Montioello Journal The oontraot for the construction of the Joseph Nissins etal ditch in White and Jasper oounties was let today to James A. May, the contract price being eight oenta per eqnare yard amounting to about $20,000.

At Laporte Friday Alvine Brown wife of Albert H. Brown, of Indianapolis, who is well known in the sporting world was granted a decree of absolute divoroe and 910,000 alimony. The defendant’s property ituvaludd at SIOO,OOO. Brown owns the Casino at Frenoh Lick Springs, Ind. Saturday there was over half an inch of rain tell here or .55 of an inch, to be exaot. No doubt in some other parts of the county there was muoh more than that, while in still other parts there was muoh lees, or none at all. Thus two miles south-east there was not rain enough to stop the farmers from plowing oorn. Mrs. W. H, Coover and son Clyde arrived here from Boulder, Oolq., on the early train Sunday morning. After spending the day here they drove over to Remington to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. AUman. They will remain in this vioinity for two or three months before returning to their Colorado home. s

The County Clerk’s office issued a marriage license Saturday evening to Morton R. Dickinson and Mias Nettie M. Puffer. This breaks the long drouth in the marriage license business, being the first issued since May I2th More of the same kind of legal documents may be looked for in the near future. Dr. Bailey, of Hahnemann Medical College, Ohioago, did not advise an operation in Mrs. J. F. Warren’s oase, but believed that a course of medical treatment would be all that was needed. She will therefore remain here about three months, taking Dr. Bailey’s treatment, through Dr. Hartaell. Mr. Warren, who is here with her will leave for Oklahoma Oity in a few days. Kentlaud Democrat: Messrs. George F. Myers and John Eason, commissioners appointed to view a oertain proposed looation of a highway petitioned for by Nelson Morris et al, and to be located on the oountry line between Jasper and Newton oounties, filed a report favorably to the establishment of suoh highway; Report approved. The Hartford Oity Times mentions the indiotment by the grand jury of Blaokford county of twentyfive females of the 400 who have been playing cards for prizes and some have found it convenient to leave the oity. The Times also learns that a determined effort will be made by men of influence to have the warrants suppressed, so that their better halves will esoape proseoution. J. F. Warren says he has seen the wind blow harder here than it did a few days ago in one of the big storms he was in, at Oklahoma City. But he never saw it rain harder than it did then. He dou’t admit that he was soared, but still he got up and dressed and kept the bearings of a near-by oyolone cellar in his mind, And he intended to steer for it when the trees began to travel off on their top roots. But the} trees kept their places and so did Frank.

Joseph Nagle went to Michigan City today to attend as a delegate from the local lodge here, the state convention of the order of Forresters in session there. George Striokfaden who is one of the six state trustees in the order went there yesterday, and B. P Honan who holds the highest state offioe in the order, that of State Chief Ranger, will go there today. Ed says he expects to lay aside his offioial robes which he has worn for two terms, this trip if the organization is willing.