Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1903 — CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK

TAKEN FROM THE DAILY.

TUESDAY. Mrs. J. A. White of Chicago is visiting True George for a few days. Miss Edua Moles, of Mnnoie, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. W. Horton, for a few weeks. J. R. Witham, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lnma Miller, of Mt Ayr, were in town todsy. Walter and June Wdldorf of Chicago are visiting Mrp. Geo. K Hollingsworth and other relatives. Grandfather J . M, Gwin is back from Bereher, lil., to 838 the oarnival aud visit friends for a couple of wetke. Mrs. Walter Comstock and sons Jim and Dick and Mrs. Elea Woods all of Chicago are the guest of Mrs. 0. C. Warner. . Mrs. H. K. Payne of ludiauapo lis is visiting her father Jam *8 Leatherman and brother J. N. Leather in an for a short time. A performance not on the bills is said>to be slated for tonight, and thct is a marriage among tb*raembers of the carnival company Mrs. M. E. Henkle of Penblu, Colo., rtturned home this morning after spending the summer with her sister Mrs. Letitia Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollinswortb and family, arrived home yesterday afternoon from several weeks’ sojourn in northern Wisoonaia which they greatly enjoyed, especially the fishing. A little unpleasantness between cousins, E. J. and C. W. Duvall, last eveuing, in the alley back of t'uo post-office resulted iu the first named pleading guilty to the charge of assault aud battery, bpfore Squire Troxell, and a fine ot $1 and oosta. Tbe city oounoil, last Dig 1 t ordered tbe improvement on tbe main route to the depot to be macadam instead of briok, tmd to extend uorth of tbe depot to tbe corporation line. It is to beef full width on Washington street, and 40 feet on Division and Main, with a oement curb. Judge Clark Price, of Ashland, Kan., is visiting his brethw Myrt. the county surveyor, for a day or two. He is on his way to Ashland, after taking his family to Sandusky, Ohio, where they are staying for a visit. He will also visit bis other brother and sister on the old home place, in Carpenter tp. - M. D. Wilson, of Mancie, is visiting his brother, Jesse E Wilson, the a’torney, for a* few dajs. Mr. Wilson is in the drug business at Munoie. Tbe 9:55 a. m. train north, today, ran into an open switch, at Moood, and some oars were derailed and fell partly over against a freight train. No one was hart, but it delayed the train an hour. Valparaiso had 95 degrees of temperature Monday, by Ui 8thermometer, and says it was the higbtest of the year there.* Here it was only 92, and not so high by three degrees as on two diffftrent days in July. It was the highest so far this month, however, fiat last night tbe year’s record for a hot night, tbe lowest reached being 73$ degrees. Heretofore the hottest night, in July, was 73 degrees, even. Haph hot nights make corn grow, bot humans groan.

The carnival shows and stands have all been so located close 'o the sides of the streets, that ample room is left for teams to drive past, on one side or tbe other. The merry-go-rtuod, on Cullen street, is the only show that doses the street for teams. Laporte Argu-: There was filed for record 5 yesterday afternoon in the office of Couuty Recorder McCurdy three of tbe oldest pbtent deeds ever issued by the government on Lnd iu Laporte oouuty. They were given to John and Amos Stanton, oovered land in what is now the city of LBporte, and we e dated Sept, 26, and NuV. 2, 1831. James A. Hemenway, of Indiana, will be the actual leader of the Repub ioans iu the next bouse of represei t tives says a Washington diepitch to the Indianapolis Journal. Bereno E. Payne, of New York, will retain the badge of leadership while the active work on the fljor will be performed by Mr. Bemenway, who will sucoeed Joseph G. Cannon as chairman of tbe great commi' ei on appropriations.

The supreme tribunal ot the Knights of Pythias has announced a decision bolding that the action of the Indiana grand lodge in voting $25 000 to be used by tbe Ruth bone e’sters iu tbe erection of a Kuiglt-i of Pythias Orphans’ Home is illegal. The money was voted at tbe last session of tbe grand lodge after a spirited contr.versy. Members who opposed tbe action obtained from the grand tribunal an injunction, and tbe snpreme tribunal maintains that the action of tbe grand lodge was contrary to one of the laws of the order, -and further bolds that a grand lodge may not vote to raise money by assessment for any snoh outside purpose. John Wilson, ihe negro who so brutally assaulted Mis Leslie Biggs, near Valparaiso, some weeks ago bud his examination, Monday, and was held t j the cirouit oonrt in SSOOO bonds. The condition of his victim was not stated, but at last accounts she was making very 6low and uncertain progress towards reoovery. She was very badly hurt, including a broken shoulder blade and some broken ribe.

H. W. Prince, of Northwest of Mt. Ayr, drove over today, to pot Mrs. Prinoe’s mother on the train, for a visit at Montioello. He reports that a new house is already under construction on the site of the murder and anioide of a few weeks ago, and that tbe farm has already been rented to auother man. Tbe farm belongs now to a Mr. Tomer, of Gnodland. Mr. Prinoe also stated that tbe right name of tbe murderer, as finally ascertained, was John Teison, and that he was from Kentaoky, and of Gtrman nationality. Nothing has ever been learned of any of bis relatives, any place. W. 8. Smith, head manager of tbe trained animal show, on Van Renaselaer, north of Washington, was arrested this forenoon on affidavit of F. .E. Baboook charging him with obetraoting a public street. Tbe show ia stationed dose to the sidewalk east of Murray’s store, and its back end reaches baok to near tbe front of the Democrat offiee, and brother

Baboock, who has been knocking the oirnival all along, took offence thereat, and filed the affidavit. The case came op at one o’clook this afternoon, before Squire Irwin, but a obfaqge of venae waa taken to Squire Troxell, and tbe case set for font o’olook this afternoon.

WEDNESDAY The Tullis family are recovering nicely from the typhoid fever. Mrs, Peter Hordeman is now very low, and the end evidently not far off. Misa Louise Baboook of Chicr* go is spending a fey-days with Miss Ella Watson. Alvion Overton of Cbiosgo is. seriously sick at tbe home of Tom Robinson with typhoid fever. Mesdames Sellars, and Wolf of Mouticello are visiting Mrs. Jndge Hanley and Mias Gertrude Hopkins for a short time. Uncle Harvey Phillips oame over from Delphi, today to spend a few days visiting relatives and seeing tbe oarnival. He says Rensselaer has improved more since his last visit, a year ago, than Delphi has in ten years. The venerable Mrs. Duttor, of Jordan Tp., fell lastDight, at her home 8 milts southwest and was severely injured. Dr. Johnson, wbojis attending her, thinks there is a slight fraoture of the hip bone. She is 76 years old. E. L. Holliugswcrth has return ed from a stay of several weeks at Petosky, leaving Mrs. Hollingsworth and the children until the hay fever danger is more nearly past. Nellie Moody, who was with his ohildren, returned home with him.

John Renioker, of the big frnit farm,- near Blackford, brought in samples of bis plum trees today, to show how the hail of last Wed- , n6sday cut and tore them to pieces, j Also of his apple orop, which is I practioally ruined. He reports a , heavy rain there yesterday while j Ransselaer had not a drop. | The Elkbait Truth well says that the city which takes the bull by the horns and refuses to license any sort of fakir will do its community a favor that will have wide reaob These street peddlers are I a public injury. They never offer goods that are the equal of what oan be bought of the looal dealers even if they offer wares of any sort. Generally they are swindlers in principle and praotioe. Tuesday’s heat in the international yacht race was also won by Relianoe, the Amerioan boat, bot by a margin of only one minute. The Shamrock, in this race proved to be practically as good a sailer as tbe Relianoe, and to have some pretty good ebanoes of winning the next heat. But no one believes it possible for her to win the next three, straight, which would be neoessary if she won the raoe.

Prof. W. O. Hiatt, prinoipal cf the Rensselaer high school, was at Indianapolis, yesterday, in his position of member of the exeou* tive oommittee of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. Work, on the program was in progress. The next meeting will bo Deo. 29,30, 31,gi and its headquarters at the Olaypool hotel. All the carnival features got in notion last evening, exoept the Perris Wheel, whioh was not put up until today, Dana Thompson made his first high dive at 10 o’clock last night, from a hight of about 60 feet. The tower will be made considerably higher bowevesr That and the other free performance, Prof. Barger, the strong man and balancer, are both excellent in their lines. The pay shows all, of nearly all, also give excellent satisfaction, and will be mentioned more in detail, to morrow. THURSDAY. 0. A, Hopkins and daughter Zoe J of Bentonfio,, are visiting relatives ( and seeing the shows here, for a few days.

A. B. Rowley arrived home terday, from about two mentis stay in South Dakota, looking after his farms there. Mis. A. E. Coen and son Albion, left this morning for their new home at Mecca, this state, after a visit of several weeks here. San Paste stove polish tickets, are same as oash to yoor grocer. He wants them. W. H Mtrtia, of th) Lisa yette s ldiers’ home is spending a two weeks’ leave of absenoe here. Mrs. Dallas Yeoman and ohildren of Ambia retorned home today after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong, James Ray an and family oame over from Monon today, to see the oarnival aud v'sit old soldier friends. - • -#■ W. Lee Bartlett, postmaster, of Ambia, and a prominent K. of. P, in his town, attended the dedication, yesterday, returning home today. The thunder storm early, this morning wasaooompanied by only a light fall of rain, being less than a tenth of an inoh. Mr, and Mrs. C. L. Magee, of Tippeoanoe oounty are visiting their brother-in-law R. P, Benjamin aud family, for a few days. Chase Kelley, of Colorado, Springs, Colo, arrived yesterday for an extended visit with his mother Mrs. Agnes Kelley. ~~- Frank Hopkins of Seattle, Wash, left yesterday after a short visit with his uucle, D. C. Hopkins, and various other relatives here. He is half owner in the Sandy Bottom show which exhibits here at an early date, and is putting in part of the time ahead of the company and part of the time with it

Mrs. Charity Armstrong of netr Montioello retorned home this morning, after a week’s visit with her niece, Mrs. A. H. Hopkiu®. The latter went home with her for a two week’s visit. Harrison A. Warren oame up from Pern today, for a few days’ visit with relatives and to see tbe oarnival. He has recently traded his farm near Peru, for oity property right in that town, having been obliged to-quite farming on acoount'of his health. He may move back to Rensselaer, wbioh seems more like home than any other place. Charley Paxton, a former resi dent of this vicinity and in the lumber business here for some time, has jnst located at North Jndson, Starke County, where he has bought a lumber yard. For some years past he has been in Wisconsin, connected with a lumber manufacturing establishment.