Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1903 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

FRIDAY. W, A- Biughman is spending today in Lafayette. Salem Tjwaship, P ulaski Co. where Pranoesville is situated is moving for a system of stone roads. A horse stolen from near Pranoesville a few days figo, makes four that have been stolen in, Pulaski county in fotir weeks. Mrs. Russel Harmon and children and mother, Mrs. A. Doyle, left this morning for an extended visit with relatives in LaSalle, 111. Misses Bernice and Carrie Warren, of Oklahoma City, joined their parents Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Warren here today, for an extended visit in this their former home. Both August Rosenbaum and Henry Hildebrand have filed their appeals in the circuit court from the county commissioners in refusing them saloon licenses in June; on blanket remonstrances. Billy Smith, made some more money for his Rensselaer owners at Elwood, yesterday. He was seoond in a .SIOO9 race, and to which he had to get down, to less than 2.20 every he&t, to hold his plaoe. • The first yaoht raoe yesterday, between Shamrook and Reliance, i was a failure for want of wind. It seems to be generally considered however, that the raae demonstrated that the American vessel was the'best sailer and practically sure to win the oontest. The next trial will be on Baturday. Plymouth Tribune: We all hope that those Indiana men who are to engage in the manufacture of fuel whioh is four times as good and only costs half as muoh as anthracite coal are not wasting any time these lovely days. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Housman and sister, Mrs. Miriam Perry, the latter one of the Hyland twins, natives of our oity, and all now of Chicago, after a few days’ visit went to Wolcott, this afternoon, to visit other relatives there, before returning to Chicago. Dan Patch, the oelebrated pacing stallion, raised at Oxford, this state, broke the world’s harness record, Thursday at Brighton Beach, He went a m : le in 1.59, which is a garter of a seoond lower than Star Pointer’s record, six years ago. B. H. Sheffer, formerly of near Parr, now of the vicinity of Rose Lawn, was in town today. He reports that he has bought of Taylor Wood, a three aore property in Parr, and that he intends to quit farming and move upon his new purchase, either this fall or next spring. The Nickel Plate road has secured the contract to haul Dr. “Lige” Dowie and party from Zion Oity on his great missionary trip to New York City on Oot, litb. The party will number over 4,000 and the road will run six special trains. They will run thirty minutes apart. / * The Baohman triplets, of a mile or two northeast of town, have lately been ailing somewhat and required medical oare. They are now better, however, and are bidding fair to all eniyive their first and most dangerous summer. They are now about 6 months old, and quite strong and lively boys for their age.