Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1903 — ITEMS HERE AND THERE [ARTICLE]

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Of the alphabet, the letters most frequently used out of every 1000 letters formed into words in daily use are first, the letter E, which takes the lead, oconriog 137 times; the next, T, running 88; O, 76; 8. 75; I. 71; R. 70; N. 66; H; 65, A. 64 and L, 40.- > Crown Point has iruoner named Doo. Foster who expeots to become the world’s champion at 220 yards. He made the distance the other day in 21J seconds, which is only one 20th of a second slower than the world’s record. ' r Howard Burr, from over in West Jordan, was in town today. He reported that his barn, burned by lightning some weeks ago, was insured in the Farmers’ Mutual, the home company, and that his losses were adjusted and paid in a tew days after the fire. He received $507.33 Hiß hay, of which he lost 20 tons, was not covered by the policy.

The annual session of the Northwest Indiana M. E. Coiferenoe will begin two weeks from today atßouth Bend, with Bishop I. W. Joyce, presiding. With no positive information on the subject we yet hazard the perdiction that Rev, C. D. Royce will not be returned to Rensselaer, but instead will receive some other appointment very much in the line of a promotion. George W. Gonser, former deputy secretary of state under both W. D. Owen and U. B. Hunt, oommitted suioide at lndianapolss, Friday morning, by throwing himself under a moving freight train. He had been threatheuiug suicide for some days, and had worried greatly over financial reverses. He was well known to quite a number of Rensselaer people having been here a Dumber of times in the interests of the Endowment Ranks of the Knights of Pythias.

Work oq the macadamizing of the two business blocks of Vine street, is now under wav. Vine is the first street south of the railroad and the improvements is from Forest to Main. When the improvements on this and Susan streets are completed, there will be fine maoadam streets from the depot to the Makeever House, without, following the Division street route at all. fieuoe Lhere is no necessity for preoipitate aotion in ordering the improvement of Division street, and no reason why the property owners should not have time to oonsider a little on the kind of a street they would prefer.