Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1903 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. Another hot wire is starting in today, with a temperature 91 degrees. Clara Bbnltz, of Milford, 111. oame Monday afternoon for an extended stay. Mrs. 8. J. Aufetin went to Crawfordsville. today, to visit her daughter. Mrs. Dr. Ensminger, for some time. Mrs. J, A. Hopkins entertained about 20 little tots in honor of little Katherine Hardy, of Oklahoma Monday atfernoon. Mrs. Pearl McCord, of Indianapolis, returned home today after a five weeks’ visit with her parents Mr and Mrs. T. W. Haus. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dumas, of Kankakee, 111., returned home Monday afternoon, after a few days’ visit with their mother, Mrs. P. Burtrand, northeast of town. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. George and Mrs. Theo Snow and children returned to Chicago Heights yesterday afternoon, after a fe* days’ visit with their sister, Mrs. Chas. Pblline, northeast of town. J. C. Duck, of Milwaukee, Wis., and president of the Steam Appliance Co, of that city, returned home today after several days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Kannal. The soliciting committee of the library board began their systematic canvass for subscriptions for the site fund this afternoon. Of the $1,200 required over half is already raised, J. W. Williams arrived home last night from bis three weeks’ eastern trip. He had a Very interesting trip, including sojourns in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. A representative of the Royal Carnival Company, of Indianapolis was in town Monday trying to arrange for a carnival W6ek here, some time in August. Nothing definite was done along that line, however. Rev. A. G. Work, pastor of the Presbyterian ohuroh, is now enjoying bis annual summer vacation. and'bio>6elf and mother left this morning for Denver, Colorado, for a stay of four weeks. Denver and other towns was their home for many years. " The new furniture for their new lodge room, whioh the Knights of Pythias have been looking for for some time past, arrived today. It is very elegantly upholstered oak furniture, finished in naturaloolor The outfit cost SSOO and will give the Knights the finest furnished lodge room in town. W. H. Gardner, the sale of whose farm, the former J. Y. Parkison plane, was mentioned some weeks asio, has bought a residence property at Hoopeston, 111., and

will remove there iu a few weeks They formerly lived in that vicinity, and think they feel more at home there than any ether place. John Poole has sold 160 acres of his big Hanging Grove farm to G. W. Michaels, of Logansport, Ind. The price paid is $75 per acre. Mr. Poole receives in part payment a hotel building in Goshen, but of good value. B. O. Gardner’s agenoy negotiated the deal. The nearest Rensselaer oame to having a 4th of July fire, occurred at the residence of W. H. Beam, the Moncn ot-ition agent, on Elm street. The roof got on fire from fireworks, but Mrs. Beam coolly coupled up the garden hose, and put out the fire But it burned quite a hole iu the roof before it was put but. .

Cooney Kellner did not take the saloon at Hegewisch, 111, but instead has rented one at Grand Crossing, which is muoh further into Chicago than Hegewisch. He took charge of it Monday morning. His family will remaiu here for the present, and until a full trial decides whether he likes the Grand Crossing location or not. A “Business Men’s” ball game has been arranged for Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The contestants will be made up of business and professional men on both sides. A very pleasant time is in prospect, and everybody is invited. Admission is free to all, It will be held at the ball park. Mr. apd Mrs. I. J. Porter and son Boyd left at 10 a. m. today cn an extended aud probably prolonged California trip. They will go by one of the oentral routes and return by a northern one, through Oregon, and take their time in ooming. back. They will specially visit C, P. Mayhew, at Red Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bawdin took their fiual departure from Rensselaer Monday afternoon, for their new home in Huntington oounty. They are making the journey by team, whioh oan be done in a pleasant drive of three or four cays. Their home will be at Andrews, not far from Hunting* ten.

Steve Comer, of Union, waa in town Monday and reported that bis oats were badly atruok with rust, bat so far not many farmers have reported the disease in their fields. Another spell of wet, hot and “muggy” weather might oaase it to spread generally, and result in great loss on the orop. So far as reports indicate the late sown fields are tbs most affected. Rev. William E Hinsbaw, the minister convicted in Indiana a few years ago, of murdering his wife, and now serving a sentence in the penitentiary at Michigan City, has developed a decided artistic tendency since bis incarceration and

has exeouted some admirable paintings, one of whioh is a birdseye view of the prison in which he "is now confined, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray spent the Fourth under their own vine and fig tree, so to speak, on their farm near Bluff ton, and a possession in whioh they are well pleased. So well, in fact, that they oould hardly ootne away from it They report that corn and hay are fine there, but, like here, oats and wheat are rather poor. Their farm is a fine one, 156 aores in extent.

Uncle Johny Parks, of Remington, father of W, S. Parks of our city, has just sold a 20 acre orange orohard at Redlands, Calif, which he has owned for some time. He sold it to a brother of J. H. Hollett formerly of Remington, who owns an adjoining orchard of similar siz9. The orchard* though still youug is commencing to,beat well. The prioe was $20,000, or just SI,OOO per acre. From whioh it may be inferred that orange orchards in the California orange belt are pretty valuable property. The circus is not here yet, but tangibleand indisputable evidenoe of its coming, arrived last night, when Wallace’s advertising car No. 1 pulled in. Their numerous bill posters and distributors got busy at once. Three teams were sent out to work the surrounding country, and a considerable foroe of men also remained to bill the town. Bome 200 lineal feet of 12 foot bill boards about town have also been erected andoovered with those gorgeous works of art, and imagination, the oolored circus bills. . \

Rev. T. A. Hail was at Fair Oaks on the Fourth, and as usual saw an opportunity to get busy in opposition to the work of the sinful. He found a lot of skin games of various kinds getting in their work on the oash of the guilless oountry youth, and he proceeded to put them out of business by straight threats of proseoutions, if they did not quit business, at at once. And they quit.

WEDNESDAY. Miss Julia 3nyder, of Chatswortb, 111,, and Miss Anna Wise, of Milford, 111., are visiting Miss Lonise Harmon for a few weeks. Today’s greatest heat equalled the seaaou’a record, being 95 degrees in the shade, by U. S. thermometer.

Bom, this Wednesday morning, July Bth, to Mr. and Mrs. Russel Harmon, two miles west-of town, a boy.

Mrs. W. H. Ooover and son Clyde, came over from Remington today, and will spend a week visiting Mrs, J. N. Leatberman and other friends.

Mrs. C. Haas of this plaoe and daughter Mrs. B. G. Oglesby and children of Medaryville, went to Wingate this morning for a short visit with Rev. Charles Postill and family,

Mias Emma Shook left today for Pueblo, Colorado, to. visit a sister and other relatives, and to see the big mountains- She ex pects to be gone abont three months.

Miss Jennie Marlstt left this forenoon on an extended pleasure trip, westward; and whioh will inolude a trip through California and Oregon. She will be gone about two months.

Mrs. Myra Clark Mead, the latest bride, otme down from Hammond, today, for a short visit with her parents, and to pack her effects preparatory to her final removal to her new home.

Judge O. W- Hanley arrived home this afternoon, from his trip to Brook. lowa, to attend the funeral of his Uncle, Dr. John Peregrine. He brought one of his brother, Frank Hanley’s little girls home with him from Chicago for a protracted visit Mrs. J. R. Yanatta went to Marion, today, oalled by the intelligence that her son Robert, and wife, had met with the sad

misfortune of the death of their baby boy. Its death occurred Tuesday afternoon, July 7th, and ita age was three months and two days. " The torrid temperature of the last 8 or 9 days, together with the abundant, by not excessive rains, and its previous well cultivated condition, baa produced a growth of the corn crop, whioh all farmers agree they never saw equalled- for the same length of time. Aud as a result corn in this county is now in a very promising condition, and praotioally on schedule time in matter of size.

The Wallace Shows will be here July 25tb, whioh is on Saturday. The day before they will be at Montioello, and the day before that, at Goodland. From here they will make a big jamp to a big oity. Namely to Indianapolis. But they stay there only one day, Monday the 27tb, and the next day go to Nobles ville. Indianapolis is a pretty big town, but so long as it only sizes up as a one day town for a circus, it has no great license to put on airs over its biguess.

H. K, Zimmerman, Monon night operator at Fair Oaks, is taking his regular summer two weeks’ vacation. He has been putting in seven nights a week, for tho past six months, and such a long pull of night work makes s good rest a physical necessity. He is visiting his parents here for a few days, but will soon go to West Baden for about a ten days’ sojourn. Young Ralph Jones, of our oity, who has been Agent Beam’s understudy for 13 months past, is acting as Harry’s sub, during his absence. Ralph has made good progress during the time, and no doubt can hold down the job all right.

THURSDAY. Last night’s rainfall here was quite extensive, being .90 of an inoh in amount. Christie Viok is doing as well as oonld be expeoted, with his case oj typhoid fever. Mateiuium temperature today, 92 degrees. The high degree of humidity makes it the woratday for beat thus far this season.

Mr. George Curr, a wealthy farmer of Busiers, Ohio, spent a few days this week with his cousin Wm. Warren and family. Regular services at Christian churoh next Sunday. Moruing subjeot: Growing in Grace. Evening subject: Habits that Help. At Indianapolis, whioh had such a grevious plague of smallpox last winter, and in a malignant form, there are now only two oases of the disease. It is now believed that it will not prevail there next winter, to any eerions extent, Mr. and Mrs. James Yeoman, of Ambia, are here for a few days’ visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman.

Prof. B. Dentinger, professor of mnsio at St. Joseph’s College for several years past, and an instructor in that art in Rensselaer, has resigned his plaoe in the college and is moving to Louisville, Ky , his former plaoe of reeidenoe.

Company M. is getting in good shape for the annnal enoampment; and made an extra oreditable showing at the drill Wednesday evening. Foot new members have been added to the company this week.

Ed Paroella has now seonred the fall management of Bedford’s, or Warner’s hall and intends to pash the place to the front, for danoee, entertainments etc. He also intends to institnts a regular course of Saturday night dances, for every other week, in a short time.

Billy Beok returned to Terre 1 Haute this afternoon, after a short visit with his mother, here. He now has a good job in the finishing department of a big lumber yard, at Terre Haute, and oame baok to ship his goods from Remington, and expeots to make Terre Hants his home for some time to ooum,

Mis. Eva M wgan and daughter Grade went to Lafayette ibis afternoon, for an ex’eud--d v^it. Miss Grace N jwels went, t<» Flogs this afternoon, for two we<.kvisit with her parents. G W. Tanner is now in full charge of his recently acquiredbusiness, the “short order” restaurant on Van Rensselaer street and reports a thriving trade. Billy says he intends to be a stayer in the restaurant line. An 8 months’ old infant child of Mr. and Mrs. David Leatherman, on the Mark Lewis farm, half way to Remington, has a severe case of scarlet fever. The other children had the disease about a year ago. and the oontagion is supposed to have remained in the house, ever sinoe. *

Our European excursionists Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter and Misses Mary and Helena Washburn, got away from New York at noon last Saturday, July 4th, and their first landing point was to be atGibralter, whioh they are likely to reach Friday or Saturday. We have it pretty straight that Dr. Bell, of Hammond, does not intend to be a oandidadate for Republican distriot ohairman against T. J, McCoy, of our oity. Whether Mr. Doran, of LaPorte will remain in the field, is yet to bs seen. If he is wisely advised he will wait till a more convenient season There is no man nor combination of men in the district that oan corns anywhere in sight of an election against “Our Tom.” When the pope dies 280,000,000 of Catholics m all nations of the earth, in rail the islands of the seas will mourn. Black draperies will appear on all religious edifices, in all the educational institutions of the Roman Catholic churob. In the diocese of Ft. Wayne, as in all the dioceses of the churoh, on the reoeipt of the news of the death of the pope, the the bells of every churoh, of every convent, of every monastery will toll.

The Chicago Tribune eaoh year tabulates the cost of Fourth of July celebrations in deaths.jnjuries, fires, etc. The number of casnalt'es this year exceeded those of any previous years, there being

52 deal he recorded cp to Monday, 3,665 ir*j-!fit*e, *n<i $400625 fir# loss. Or live vausrs of injuries, firnwurks are for 1,170; sky rockate, 206; oauuoo, 319; firearms, 562; toy "pis?o!e, 559; gunpowder. 768, aad runaways, 81. Those $93 Surries at Sohteman’# are sl2 cheaper than regular prices. You should see them and you would not buy elsewhere