Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1903 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY”, C. J. Dean is over in the eaet part of the state showing land to some Illinois parties. Sheriff 01 Robies m tcok George Hellengreen to the asylum at Long Cliff, today, Miss Irma Crosscup is visitiDg friends and relatives in Eaglewood and Crown Point for several weeks. Mrs. M. E. Niohols and children of Hebron returned to iheir home this morning after .a few days visit with Mrs. Geo. Goff. Mrs. Mary E. Royse and granddaughter Mary Royse went to Battle Ground this morning to at-! tend the Battle Ground oampj meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hopkins, are rejoicing over the birth of their first baby, a girl bora Monday afternoon. July 27th, at their ; home on Front street. | Mrs. Wilmer E. Griffith of Washington D. C. returned to her home today aftu a three weeks’ visit with her sister Mrs. O. G: Spitler. Joe Long wee called to Louisville, Sunday, to reoeive some in- ' fractions regarding the railway mail route service, to whioh he was recently .--appointed-... Joe will probably be started on the “=low board” pretty eooa. "" • Today started out to break the season’s record for heat and 95 degrees in the shade was reached, long before noon. That was the limit, however, and oooler winds and a little rain had reduoed the heat 15 degrees, before 1:30 p. m. Roy Blue slipped down from yesterday, and went back home with a marriage > license in his pocket The young lady's aim 3is Miss Adelaide L. The wedding will take at Wheatfield tomorrow. Mayor Ellis, Superintendent Chamberlain and Counoilmen Ferguson and Parks went to. Chicago to look for a new engine for the city water and light plant today They will make a thorough investigation of the subject before they return.

'Unole Chris. Sohullz, of north of Parr, was trying to walk about yesterday, while enfeebled with siokness, and fell and cut a very wide and deep gash aoroes the center of his nose. Be nearly bled to death before the physician, Dr. Kresler, oduld arrive from Rensselaer and stop the bleeding. Misses Mary and Lena Washburn have written baok to their parents from Gibraltar, that they landed there the 9th day out, which was on July 13th. They had a very pleasant trip all the way over and had no i And though they were thus relieved from making any "oontribntions to the Atlantic” they are expected to make some) to The Republican in a shorytime.

EL J. Bart jo drove over to Moroooo, today to take oharge of his recent purchase the Moroooo Courier. C. L. Pitts, a very -oapable printer who has been working in the Courier office will take his place in the printing department of The Republican. Paul, the 9 or 10 year old sou of Mrs. Sarah Miller, of the northwest part of town, met with an aooident while performing a trapeze aot, Monday afternoon, out at Jaoksou Freeland’s plaoe, some miles west of town. He got a fall and broke a large bone in his arm, near tb6 wrist. Dr. English was called out aud gave the lad the necessary surgical attention. Milt Roth is moving today into his own residence property, the former Mrs L A Moss plaoe, on Cullen Btreet. The house he vaoates, Mi6S Susie Moneghau’s residence, on Weston street, has been rented to the Catholics as a residence for the sisters who will teach in the new parochial sohool, across the street. There will be four of these sisters to teaoh in this sohool we are informed.

The amatuer base ball fad has s'ruok Monticello. A game is to be played there Wednesday between tie lawyers and court house officers, respectively and euphoniously named the “Jaok Legs” and the “Pap Suckers.” The game will be referreed by our former townsman Wilber Tharp. It is expected to be such a good show that an admission fee will be charged. WEDNESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron are trying the fishiDg on the Kankakee, today. Miss Ceoil Morgan has gone to Elwood, to yisit friends for some time. Dennis Gleason, the horse-buy-er, is here again picking up an< tber oargo of horses. Mrs. Arthur Kelley; of Kansas City, is visiting Mrs. Wm. Dixey, arriving this afternoon.

Mrs. W. H. Verrill, of Dunoan, Jndian Terr., is visiting Dr. Merrill’s family for about a week. O. E. Peterson, of Lowell, who visited Charley Nichols sine e Saturday, returned home today, on account of the serious sickness of his mother.

Mrs. Wesley Smythe, of bhiofgo Heights, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kessinger, went to Lafayette, today to visit a sister, Mrs. Mary Hudlow and eon Walter left for their home at Fort Worth, Texas, today, after a three days’ visit with the family of her nnole, G. M. Keesenger. The rain here last night only amounted to five-hnndredths of an inoh, and a good shower would be very useful. Tuesday about noon, while a few drops fell here there was a soaking shower some miles south.

The marriage lioenee isaued today is for two of Barkley township’s best known school teachers, John G. Hayes, and Miss Mary Richardson. The wedding will take place this evening at the residence of the bride’s father, T. J. Richardson. The big wedding party at J. E. Alters, in Union Tp.. Sunday was photographed by H. F. Parker. It is one of the best group pictures to contain so many persons ever made -Jiere. It„ includes about SO persons, and one dog. Whioh last slipped into the place of honor right next to the bride.

The region some 6 or 8 miles north had a fine rain yesterday about noon. It is also thought they had much more there last night, tnanhere. Deputy Auditor E. L. Clark ties been nnable to attend to his official duties this week, on aooonnt of sickness, He has gastric fever, we understand.

Ed Moore, the Lowell man who was so wounded by Justin Trealease, some time ago, ia now ao nearly recovered that it was expeoted he would be down town this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Delouest, of of Ooala, Florida, arrived this morning for their annual summer’s visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. Halligao, northeast of town.

aud Mrs Philip Blue, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bine. Mrs Louella Phillips aud families, Mrs. Abbie Roberts and Mies Delia Nauruan went to Wheatfield today toattend the Blue-Phillips wedding. G. F. Meyers reports that he has negotiated the sale of L. W. Steege’s farm of 80 acres, near Kniman, to David Martin, of Effingham Co., 111,, and who will move upon the farm next spring.

B. S Fendig was up at W heatfield yesterday, and oonoluded a partnership with Billv MoNeil, Jr. for a branoh poultry and junk house at Wheatfield, and subbranches at other places along the Three I road. The firm name will be Fendig & MoNeil. It h'as been found impossible to secure the Buoklin-Barnaby Carnival Company, whioh was at .Watseka, bb all their suitable weeks are filled up. The Carnival Committee has got a Hue on some other companies, and are confident sime good one will soon be landed. Seemy Fendig, of Wheatfield, is repoited as doiDg finely down at Dr. Fletcher’s sanitorinm, at Indianapolis, and is now able to walk several blooks, whereas when he went there about a oouple of weeks ago he was entirely helpless. His early complete cure is confidently expeoted. Attorney Wm. Darrooh, of Kentland was in town today, looking after the interests of some olieots in the Curtis Creek joint ditch, and the viewers’ report in which is now being made up. The late J. A. Lamborn of Remington, was one of the viewers in this big ditoh.

Dr. I. M. Washburn, captain of Company M , returned home last evening, and will leave the company in care of the Lieutenants during the rest of theenoampment He reports the oompany as well situated in the oamp, and sure to make a good record for itself. It also is sure to go to the national encampment in Kentucky, in Ootober.

* ** Daniel Martin, of Effingham Go., 111., who was here looking for a location, returned home today. He bought of Jerome G. Andrus the latter’s 40 aore farm, about 2 miles north of town, and on whioh there is a good house The price .was $3,300 or $82.50 per aore. He will move into the property next spring. Mr. Martin is a brother of David Martin, who has bought a farm in Walker Tp., as mentioned in another item. G. F. Meyers negotiated this sale, also. D. H. \poman has started up his rook orushing plant down on the river, this week, and is turning out about 40 yards of excellent maoadam every day, of various sizes. He employs seven men, and will keep the orusher going as the demand justifies. Borne of bis material is being used on the improvement on Cedar street. It is harden and therefore better and more darable macadam than the white limestone from Monon. thursdayT The solioting oommittee for funds to buy the Mrs. Moss lots for a library site have been working industriously for a day or two. and this morning only about $l5O remained to be raised.

The Makeever House is being again repainted. This tithe of a dark atone color with white trimmings. The oontrao t for tbs Putnam county court house baa just been let to a Colnmbns firm for $123,738. Thisinoludes the heating plant W. A. Rinehart, of Queen City, Mo., is making a short visit here today. He reports crop prospect as fair with him, but says oorn in Jasper oonnty looks as well as any he has seen, any plaoe. The rain poured down in torrents for a while here, last evening, bnt the down-pour did not last very long. The rainfall however was four fifths of an inch, which was sufficient for ail present needs. Geo. Soott arrived home from Oklahoma City, this morning, having been called by telegram on aooount of his brother, Natty’s sickness. He reports wheat and oats a great crop down there, and thinks it a fine country.

For the first time in half a century, repair work is being done on the ofd state oapitol building, at Cory don. It is being used as a court house and a leaky roof is being repaired. The building was ereofed in 1813.

Emerson L. Reynolds, of Weetville, recently adjudged insane in Laporte county, has been aooepted and will be taken to Longcliff today. He went insane over the death of his son who was murdered in the Westville bank several months ago. Gen. Theodore F. Btowd, of of Pittsburg, Pa., visited Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan a few days, and left this morning for San Francisoo* where he is a Pennsylvania state delegate to the national G, A. R, encampment. He has been a speoial Friend to Mr. and Mrs. Honan ever since the former was postmaster here, at whioh time he was oonneoted with the postal service, and looated in Chicago. He was a general in the civil war. The militia now in oamp at the state fair grounds are, by all aooonnts, doing a lot of good hard drilling and marching, but so far Company M. has had no speoial mention in the newspapers. Com rade Fox, went down and joined the company today, and now we may look for something doing. Mr. Galbraeth the milk man oarries the mail for Comrade during his absence. The Monticello Herald says there were plenty of skin and condenoe games going on there at Wallace’s circus on Friday. The reason nothing of the kind was attempted here was beoause Sheriff Hardy "gave it to them straight that prompt arrests and vigorous prosecutions would follow. All of whioh proves that the cirons man agers are responsible for the swindlers and fakirs that accompany the cirous, and undoubtedly have a share in their ill-gotten gains.

At Frankfort the mayor a few days ago issued an order that all oard games in saloons must be stopped. The proprietors of the saloons have prepared to fight the order, and a few days ago in one of the saloons a oard game was started. The oity marshal was notified and the proprietor of the place was arrested. The oase will beoonteated, the saloonists combining to pay the oosts for the purpose of getting a deoision on the test oase. They contend that a friendly game of oards where nothing is at stake is not a violation of the law,

A tragedy whioh oocured in Monon, several months ago, is recalled by an arrest at Ockley, Carroll county, a few days ago. A man named Thompson formerly of near Rankin, shot and wounded Oliver Evans, and Evans’ wife( The woman had formerly been Thompson’s wife and Evans bad coaxed her away. After Thompson wounded Evans he shot himself through the bead, dying in a few minutes. After Evans -got well they moved to Frankfort, and later Evans deserted the woman*

He was arrested at Ookley, for wife desertion. Natty Scott is seriously sick at the Scott home, on south Van Rensselaer street. It is not known where he contracted the disease, unless it was daring a recent trip to Indianapolis. He has a very high fever, and which has continued with bnt little ohsnge for several days.

B. F. oo6d, for several years past a successful teacher in out city high sohool, has declined the position for the ensuing school year, and accepted the positon of teaoher of history in the high school at Rookford, 111., whioh is a big sohool in a big town, and with a correspondingly big raise in the salary. His successor here his not been engaged.