Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1903 — CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK

FRIDAY. B. S. Fendig is transacting business today in Cedar Lake and . Crown Point.. Mrs. D. is making a few day’s visit with relatives and friends in Delphi. « Miss Jem McFarland has taken Miss Mollie Wehthers plaoe as & assistant at th'e postoffioe. Born, this, Friday morning, Sept. IS, to Mr. and Mrs. John Hordeman, in town, a daughter. James Thompson has moved his restarant from the Maloy building near the depot, into the old Foster House.

Mrs. R. A. Merrill of Denver, Cdlo., is making a several week’s visit here with her brother Ross Gobel, and family. The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church will be ocoupied Sabbath morning and evening by Rev. Frank Cleveland, of Chioago.* J. H. Brenner bas repurchased his old restaurant from Tom Cain, and his son Hersohel and Billy l . Postal will have ohaige of it. Mrs. Agnes Kelley shipped her . household goods, to Madison, Wis. yesterday and expects to leave for that plaoe the first of next week. Geo, Hopkins has been confined k at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. H. Hanley for the past few days with a light attao ofk malarial fever.

Mrs. Herman Diener and crbildK ren of Ohioago are making a month’a visit here with Mrs, Diener’s sister, Mrs. Henry Hilderbrand. E. E. Johnsop and wife of Piper City, 111., are making a fewj day’s visit here with Mr. brother Dr. 8. C. Johnson and t family. The north bound mail train due here at 4:30 was threejjiours Jlate this morning on acoount of its lateness of its connections at Boachdale. Tie pupils of Mrs. Alioe Dunlap will give an informal class reoital in her studio at the Court House Saturday afternoon at 3 o’olook. Ail are invited. No admission will be charged. mSm „ Beventy nine tiokbts have been sold up to date to the State fair from here this week, ' k whioh is rather a large number considering the bad weather, that has prevailed most of the week.

Smith & Harmon won 2cd prize on best sow und§tr one year in the Poland China exhibit, at the state fair, yesterday. There were 22 entries for that prize. M. B. Graham, of Remington got first on boar over two years old, and also the sweepstakes on the same animal.

Rev. H. M. Middleton amjyyrife stopped off for a short visit here this morning, while on their way from Remington to bis new oharge at East Chicago. He has a large and desirable chnroh congregation there, but no good obnroh building. Bat it is intended to pat ap a fine church, next year, oosting about $15,000. Rev. 0. D. Royoe reports great difficulty in finding a suitable house in West Lafayette, and in faot has as yet not been able to find one, at all, and expects to be obliged to move temporarily into one whioh is not all satisfactory, and to change again as soon as something more desirable oan be obtained, „ -1*,'.'...

B. K. Zimmerman and Geo. Goff are in Chioago today. The prizes given by E. D. Rhoades for the beßt guesses on his clock have at last been distributed. W. A. Huff and Mrs. Sunderland, Oaks, who tied for first, drew outs and Mrs. Sunderland won first prize, which was a fine carving set, bnt took the second prize, an aluminum baking dish, in preference; leaving Mr. Huff the first prize. ' The third prize, a souvenir spoon, wedt to Alfred Randle.

There was still another case of lightning stroke in this oonnty, last Tuesday. This one oocnred in Jordan Tp., whioh is never left out when anything in the way of ‘weftWSF t3 ®|ihenotneoa ia,.helhij( handed around. The residence of Mrs. Anna Shide, in the east part of Jordan, was struck about 7 o’clook Tueediy morning, and her 16 year old son was knocked down and remained unconscious for about three hours. The house was injured a little, but not very materially. , Rev. T A. Hall has secured for bis residence itr Indianapolis a strictly new and convenient honse, in a desirable part of the oity. He will load hjs goods for shipment tomorrow, but himself and family will not, go until next week. As before stated ha will return to Reneselaer every Sunday until the (Ist of Jan nary to fill his appointments here. Himself and Mrs. Hall will both be near their respective relatives in Indianapolis and for that and other reasons will be very pleasautly situated there.

Mrs. M. L. Imes returned home Monday after a two weeks visit to New York where she selected a stock of fine millinery fall and winter. During her stay she was entertained Joy her sister Lydia Kimball and her brothers John and Rubeit Paris all residents of Brooklyn. She visited a number of New York attriot'ons and among the amusements she attended, spent two evenings at the Bijou theatre where our Gus Phillips is employed by the Spooner Stook 00. She reports that Gus plays his part in a most able manner and has won for himself a bowling success in Brooklyn, In his informal reception after the play, he presented Mrs. Spooner and her daughters Edna May aud Ceoil. Another important land sale in this immediate vioinity has just been dosed up. Prof, G. W. Michaels, of Logansport, has bought of Joseph Hurst, of Har vey, 111. - , 300 acres of the old Fatka farm, southeast of town. The price is $75 per aore and Mr. Hurst receives in part payment a fine business property in Gastown, this state. Mr. Miohaels and family are here now and will probably make their home here. He has formerly been oconpied as a school teacher and oollege professor. He will not receive oomplete possession of the farm until next Maroh, though be gets half of this year’s com crop with the trade. The deal was negotiated by B. O. Gardner’s agency.

SATURDAY. * Rev. A. G. Work is in Valparaiso today on business. Mrs. Orlo Finney of Rose Lawn spent the day here yesterday with relatives and friends. Miss Lena Washburn is confined to her home on aooount of a severely sprained knee.

Mrs. Mary Meade of Chioago i a making a weeks visit here With Mrs. G. M._ Robinson. Mesdames W. H. Beam and James Maloy went to Ohiosgo this morning for a short stay. Rev; C D. Rpyse’s family took their departure this afternoon for their new home in West Lafayette. Grandmother Pruett returned home this morning after s several month’s visit with relatives in Frankfort. Prof. He&dlee went to Delphi this afternoon to spend Sunday with relatives, and perchance also prospective relatives. Mrs. J. W. Horton and son John returned home last evening from a few days visit with relatives and friends at Mnnoie. John E. Bislosky, west of town left this morning for a two weeks Visit with old acqnaintenoes in Chioago and Mountain, Wis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cliff returned home last evening from Hillsboro, Jnd., where they have been visiting relatives for the past month. '' The Down East company arrived here this morning, and gave a free street parade at one o’olook headed by their band, dressed as a lot of bay-seeds.

Robt, Dunbar who has been visiting here for the past two weeks with his cousin Robert Kepner and family, left this morning for bis home at St. Rev. Joseph Cochran was at Brookston two nights this week, assisting Rev, J. L. Meads, who is oonduoiing a revival meeting there.

Hersohel Wilson, of Chioago, brother ofJHon. Jesse E. Wilson, of our oity, has just lately returned from an extended trip through Europe. ! _

The annual reunion of the Yeoman family will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Joseph Yeoman’s in Rensselaer. All members of the Yeoman family, as well as friends, are invited to be present.

D. D. Yeoman and J. C, Porter were on board the train that was bumped at Crawfordsville Junction, yesterday afternoon. They were in the next oar behind one of the up-set coaches, and were only slightly jolted.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas of Monticello, who have been making a short visit here with Mrs. Thoma’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. GwiD, went to Chicago this morning, but will return here again for a few day’s before going tj their home. “7“

John Weyand, a cousin of Mrs. I. B. Washburn of our oity, committed suicide last Tuesday, at his home in Harrison township, Cass county. He had been in poor health a long time, and was supposed to be his mind. He was one of the riohest men in his township. He committed the aot by shooting himself in the head He was 67 years old.

j It was decidedly cool again last ; night, the U. S.’ thermometer recording 42 degrees as the lowest mark, whioh was not 000 l enough for frost however, and the danger P t which now over, for the present. Blaine Gwin, who is now a student at University, was very favorably mentioned in yesterday’s Indianapolis News as a likely oanidate for a half back position on the varsity team representing that Institution. Harry Zimmerman the operator, who has been working at Montioello for the past month, finished his Work there yesterday. He came over today to spend Bnnday with his parents before returning to his regular position at Fair Oaks. Mrs. A. Eib and daughters, Jennie and Alioe, of Hanging Grove, Tp., returned from Gardner, 111., where they have been attending the funeral of Mrs. Lottie Wright’s 14* months’ old daughter, who died Saturday, Sept. 12th. Mrs. Wright is adanghter of Mrs. Eib, The reunion of Company A. of the 87th is now being held at Milroy Park, with a fair attendance. Among members of the company attending from other places, are Col. E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, Joseph McGinnis, of Westville, J. Orcutt, of Hammond and Wm. Huff, of Shelbnrn.

MONDAY. Chas. Warner is transacting business in Lafayette today. Warren Robison went to Hammond this morning on business. Miss Ara Glazsbrook is making a few days’ visit with friends in Chioago. Sunday schred a temperaturensf 78 degrees, Today at 2 p. ,ra. i was 76 degrees. Miss Niria Martindale went to Bloomington today, to enter the State University.

Grandmother Marshall returned to Will Co., 111., today, to spend the winter with relatives.

John Rusn and Fred McOolly are taking a week’s oamping trip on the Kankakee river.

Mesdames Monroe Carr and James Nelson spent Sunday in Hammond with relatives.

Rev. Frank Clelland of Ohioago, filled Rev. Work’s pulpit at the Presbyterian ohurch yesterday.

Duvall Brothers have sold their well known trotting mare, Irene D., to Dick Ross, of Valparaiso. Joe Reynolds of Delphi spent the day here yesterday with his mother Mrs. Hettie Reynolds, Frank Ross and family arrived home Saturday evening from a protracted stay at Charlevoix, Mioh.

Ike Lewis of Barkley township left today for Terre Haute, where he is a student at the State Normal.

A little daughter of Mr. (and Mrs. Bowen Switzer of Blaokford fell from a ohair Saturday and sustained a severely broken wrist. Arthur Way mire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Way mite, of Barkley tp., went to Valparaiso this ur rning to attend the Valptrai o Normal school.

Delos Thompson’s horses which were to have raced at Baltimore last week did not get a ohanoo to start owing to the heavy rains, which spoiled the racing. The horses will start this week providing the weather is favprable. Miss Edna Thompson went to Chicago this morning where she expects to take a course in music and painting at Kellingvocd Institute.

Mioses Edith and Alice Shend left this morning for Evanaton, 111., where they will both take a course of study at North western University this year.

A young daughter of Geo. Tallis, southwest of town, is Biot, with a fever and kmc tier rase of typhoid in the family is feared. The other cases are slowly rsoovering.

Prof. Altiiert Marshall went back to Highland Park, 111., today, to resume his work as direotor of athletios and instractor of mathematics in Northwestern Military Academy. A married man sent the following testimonial to a medicine oompany: “Gentlemen: -r My wife took a bottle of yonr medicine and died. lam married again. Please send me another bottle.” Frank MoCarthy and Ross Dean, left this morning for Bloomington where they will both become students at the State University. Frank has an excellent ohanoe to get on the varsity foot-ball team. Later reports confirm the early ones that thp frost last Thursday night did no- damage in Jasper county. Down near Lafayette there is said to have been much damage done in low lands. Mrs. Candace Loughridge and danghter Mrs. J. H. Chapman, returned home this morning from St. Joe, Mioh. where they have been visiting fpr the past week with Mr. Caapman’s mother Mrs. H. M. Chapman.

Fred Parcels hks aooepted an offer to coach Remington footfall again, and his plaoe at Mt. Ayr is taken by Bruoe Hardy. Brace was wanted at Princeton. 111., to coach their celebrated “Tigers” but he preferred the job nearer home, and as bigger pay. Ruse Harmon is now as prond and happy as moat men would be over twins in their family. The cause, is a fine oalf of the male sex born to one of the imported Hereford cows, he bought last fall of ?. A. Nave, of Attica. The sire is Wave’s Hereford Protection, bought in England last year for $6,600“ ~~

Uncle Alf McCoy entertained all the teachers of the oity schools, and the wives of such as had any, at his residence Saturday evening. A grand sapper was disposed of, and the rest of the evening spent in singing old songs and telling new tales. It was a very pleasant affair, as everything else that Uhole Mao has the management of. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sayler, of west of town, have jnst made another of their quite numerous moves in searoh of health for Mra. Sayler. They have left Lamoni, lowa, and gone to Pond Creek, Oklahoma, where they expect to remain all winter, and longer if they like it well enough. Tfiby found the lowa climate no better for oatarrh and bronchial troubles than Indiana. B. F. Ferguson has received a letter from J. B. Streeter at Larimore. N. Dak., who is very wroth over the newspaper reports of snow storms in bis region. He says they had a rain big enough to stop threshing for a few days, bnt never a flake of snpw, in the Red River Valley, and the weather is now beautiful. He will give some Jasper oonnty people a fine 160 aore farm if they will go ont there and .he fails to prove his statements true. '

Rev, E. G. Pelley, a former M. E. pastor here, stopped off between trains for a short visit, today. His new charge is Leiteroford, a very pleasant plaoe in Fulton oonnty. He has been visiting a conference at Flint, Miohigan, and also a brother in Chioago. He reports that bis son Cnrtis, who was a lad when he lived here, will be married at Kokonio next Monday* to Miss Nellie Waggaman. Cnrtis Works as a polisher for the Globe steel range people, and has a good job at big wages.