Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1903 — CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK

FRIDAY. Will Barkley and Carl Wood are spending the day in Ohioago. There is pretty good skating on the river now, above Starr’s ioe house. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spitler went to Monticello this afternoon for a short stay. 0. W. Pfrimrner of Kentland was the guest of Rensselaer friends here last evening. Mrs. A. S. Laßne entertained the Ruthbone Sisters yesterday afternoon at her home on River street. Misses Ara Glazabrook and Lora Rhoades went to Chicago this morning to remain a few days with friends. Mrs. Fletoher Monnett of Evans* ton is making a visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. P. Barton and Mrs. Dr. Brown. Mrs. Hrien Maloney returned to her home in Chicago this morning after a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Drake. Mrs. Charles Cliff and ohildren left tod iv for Hillsboro, Ind where abeexpeotsto make an extended visit with her parents.

Thomas Parks returned to bis home in Remington yesterday after a few days visit here with his son W. S. Parks and family. Mrs. Ray Wood arrived home ihis morning from Wotootu where ahe has been spending the past few days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood. Mrs. E. J. Bnokley and daughter Mrs Emma Bregmier, of Delphi are the guests here for a week or two of Mr. and Mrs Marsh Warner. The three sons of A. F. Poyer, the grocery man near the depot, who recently bought out C. E. Hershman, are confined at their home with malarial fever. Mesdames, A. McCoy, T. J. MoOoy and Dr. Berkley, entertained a large number of their lady friends yesterday afternoon at the home of the latter, on MoOoy ave in honor of their guest, Mrs. George Moss of Frankfort. C. W. Duvall, our local representative of the Standard Oil

Company, was agreeably surprised today on receiving from Indianapolis a fine new wagon with which to deliver oil. It is much larger • than the old one, having a capaoity of 500 gallons. The new engine for the eleetrio lightplant has been saooessfnlly transfered from the oars and the work off installing it in place, will begin in a day or two. An expert fnaoainist from the Chalmers engine works will be here to take charge of the difficult tuk Dr. Horton has sold out his branoh dental business st Lafayette to A. E. Sohmadel who has had obarge of the office there since it was established. Dr. Sohmadel was formerly associated with Dr. Horton in the dental business here, for qaite a long time. Oapt. J. G. Dodd, the oelebrpted dredge boat and pile driver manager, baa finished his season’s work for B. J. Gifford and returned to bis home at Bradley, 11l His next engagement is way in tbs sonny sooth where he will go to take obarge of two dredges, near Lafayette, La.

Mrs. E. C. Bassick, and daughter, Miss Minnie Walter, who have been spending the past week here with her sister,' Grandmother Austin and other relatives left yesterday for Delphi tybere they will spend the next two weeks with relatives befpre returning to their home at Bridgeport, Conn. John Carr arrived home last night from Fletoher, Ohio., where he has been assisting in the construction of a new elevator, for the past few months. The firm for which he is working has another big contract 4t Frankfort, Ind, and he expects to go to work the>e after he makes a short visit here with his parents. Geo. Barous who was at the Hahnemann Hospital yesterday while the dootora were operating on his salesman, W. H Van Dyke, arrived home today. He says that Mr, Van Dyke passed through the operation in a successful manner and that the large growth over the eye was entirely removed. He farther states that he Doctors think that Mr. Van Dyke will be aole to return home in about three weeks.

Bruoe Porter, Bert Goff, Korah Parker, Ray Wood and Wm. Powers, arrived home last night trom the Kankakee marshes, where they have been enjoying some good duck'shooting for the past week. They bagged 80 dnoks all told and say that if the cold weather had not frozen up the marshes they could have landde three times that number. Thk Republican has been notified .to ohange the address of Robert A. Hopkins from Pullman, Wash, to Wayne, Neb. Robert has been living in Oregon and Washington for a number of years past, and for the past year or two has been in the mercantile business at Pullman, Wash. Why he moves into Nebraska now, and whether tue ohange is permanent or not, information has not been reoeived.

Early in Deoember, the exact date is not yet given out, the inauguration of President Hughes at DePauw will ooour with imposing oeremonies and elaborate plans are uow being made for the event. Always an occasion for more or less festivities and jubilation, the present oase will ba carried out on a muoh more extensive line than at any previous inauguration in the history of the university. Among the noted members of the alumni is Senator A. J. Beveridge, who has been invited and will probably be present to lend his voice in the oratory that will flow. The team whioh Billy Parks uses on his express wagon, ran off last night from the depot just as the 6:32 train was palling in. They started away as if they meant to make a record quiok delivery of a load of express goods but evidently slackened their speed when they strnok the main road for when Billy arrived at the express offioea few moments later they were stand* ing patiently aoross the street, waiting for him to take them home. Nothing about the wagon or harness waa broken and Billy considers himself a Inoky man. It is something of a horse raoe, without any horses, as to which of two Rensselaer institutions oover the widest soope o( oonntry, the same being the Barons Horse Stocks and Jones Protective Coating. We snspeot, on the whole the stooks are several laps ahead,

because they are reaching over into Old England and the islands of the ocean. Bat for one day’s orders Uncle Bill says Thursday was a red day for the black palht He was up to the office of tne company in Chicago that day, andthe secretary turned him over orders all received that day, from Galveston, Texas, Fort William. Canada and Honesdale, Penn. The) assumption that the cold snap had fired its biggest gun, otherwise,shot its wad, when it hit 12 above zero Wednesday night and Thursday morning, proveid erronions. Thursday night and Friday morning went the other low mark three degrees better, —or worse, and the U. S minimum thermometer registered down to 9 degrees above zaro; which is 23 degrees of frost, und would be very cold weather, —if it never got any colder. Bat that is the worst for this time, for the ohange of wind to a southerly direction has brought milder weather once more.

A novel bnt attrative window display may now be seen at G. E. Murray’s, store. The display is intended to advertise furs and is in keeping therewith. It represents a wild woodland scene, in autumn, and trees and branoties with dry leaves, with well mounted birds and animals make up the display. A fine wild cat lies on the ground in life-like attitude, ssveral squirrels sport in the branches, and several woodpeckers and pretty little owls Represent the bird 'kingdom. A gronnd-hog slipping quietly along in the back ground ' with mind absorbed on plans for what he will do to the weather next ground-hog day, is also au interesting feature of the display.

Joe Marshall, writing from California, where he is now sojourning, asks why it is that Unole Bam fences out the Chinese and yet lets in the Japs in limitless numbers, with their oheap labor. Joe says they are now the bane of the Paoifio ooast country. Joe also writes that be is watohing for the signs of a scrimmage in Panama, with a prevailing desire to get in on the ground floor, in oase there is any fighting to be done' there. Joe might as well stick to his knitting in California, for big fools as the Columbians were to turn down Unole Sam on the canal treaty, m hopes of holding him up for a monumental robbery, they will not b.e suoh inordinate idiots as to get into war with him, over the matter.. They have killed the goose that was about to lay them a $10,000,000 golden egg, or rather driven it off the nest, and now it has found a new and better nesting piece, and the greedy Columbians will get nothing, aud serve them ight, too.

SATURDAY. . Misses Lenna Grant and Grace Haas are in Chioago today. Geo. Kessinger and wife are making a week’s visit with relatives and friends in Lafayette. « Miss Bessie Dmaldson went to Chioago last evening to remain over Sunday with her pareats. Wrltiam Daniels went to Chicago Heights this morning, where he will spend a few days jwith relatives and friends. Tfle work of placing in position the big new smoke staok at the Baboook & Hopkins elevator is in progress. It is a dangerona and difficult piece of labor and will require several days to complete it. Word was reoeived nere this morning from Joe Eight at Thayer, stating that bis condition is rapidly improving, and tbat there is no longer any donbt concerning his complete reoovery. The preaoher was a little oonfnsed when he announced to his congregation tbat “we will bold oar quarterly meeting next Sonday; the Lord will be with ns daring oar morning eervioe and the presiding elder in the evening.” { Coldest weather last night 23 degrees. Warmest today 401 degrees

Mrs. Dr. Jeokson of H sib mood made a professional trip here this afternoon. Miss Kate Manok and her sister-in-law Mrs. Dave Manok, are spending a few days with relatives at Monticello. .v" 0 A oitizen lost a $5 bill in the poet offioelcte last evening. The finder can learn the owner’s name at this office, Mrs. Sam Roth went to Lafayette this morning to remain over Sunday with bet parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. App. Mrs. Eyert Brown of Peasant Grove, went to Monon this afternooh for a few day’s visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Hornbeck. Jasper Kenton has returned home from another extended prospecting trip. This t.me he went southwest, and traversed a good part of Kansas and Oklahoma.

Dr. Hnrty, secretary of the state health board, says that if the people would give him $25,000 he could wipe out smallpox entirely. but, be says, they won’t do it, “preferring sorrow and death and financial loss from year to year.” The suit of Wilber J. Kilgore vs Peter H. Zea, Fair Oaks parties was tried here yesterday, before Sqnire Irwin, It was a replevin suit ann involved the possession of 20 aores of corn. Deoision was in favor of Zea. ’Sqnire J. M. Troxell perfo-med a wedding oeremony for a Remington couple Friday evening. They were Mr. Martin Klaus and Mrs. Luoeuia Hollingsworth, It was a second marriage in each case. The groom is 29 years old and hia bride 31. An expert engine man from the Allis-Cbalmers Co, came down from Milwaukee, last evening and is getting matters squared up for installing the new engine at the city power plant. Miss Maggie Deboe, who has been working here in the millinery business for Mrs. Imes, returned this morning to her home in Remington. She has beeu engaged by Mrs. Imes to work again next season. Mrs, Nellie M. Harris who has been spending Jhe past two months here with her brother-in-law. unole Ben Harris and family, left this morning for her home in

KalatMSoo, Mich. Mias Josephine Parnell, who makes her home with Mrs. Harris, also left today for Valparaiso, to resume her studies in the normal college at that place. ‘ ■ ’ H ■ O. B. Steward arrived home this morning from Indianapolis where ba-4as been in attendance -at the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. He received the honor of being appointed Grand Sentinel of the Grand Encampment which oonvenes a day abead of the Grand Lodge each year. L. H. Hamilton was also honored by being re-appointed district deputy grand master of Jasper Oouaty. He also received the appointment of Guardin of the Grand Lodge for next year. Ex-Connty Surveyor Lewis S. Alter, of Carpenter township, sends The Republican a oard from Thebes. 111., stating that himself and Mr. Pnokett, of Remington, were on their way to Arkansas, to lay oat some town lots for Robert Parker, of Remington, that phenomenally energetio and enterprising oitizen, whobe activities extend into so many hues and into so many differeht places. Central Illinois has good, Lewis says, and Southern Illinois poor corn. At Thebes one of the finest railroad bridges in the world is being thrown across the Mississippi river. Lewis expects to visit Oklahoma also, betore he comes baok.

MONDAY. Charles Chamberlain is transacting business in Chicago today. Misses Rose Carr and Fame Haas made a short visit with friends in Hammond Snnday. Charles Chapman of Sooth,Bend is makihg a few days; visit here with his brother, J. H. Chapman. Geo. Morgan who is working at the elevator building business in Frankfort, spent the day here yesterday with his familyFred Chiloote, the mail ronte olerk of South Bend is making a short visit here with friends, this being his vaoation time. Yesterday was the 29th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs, 0. W. Duvall. They entertained a few of their friends in honor of the event. Judge Hanley went to Winamao this morning to hold oonrt today and Judge Nye of that place will ooonpy the bench here in the meantime. ..i • • Mrs. Charles Yeoman and children who have been visiting relatives here for some time went to Hammond this morning for a week's stay with her brother Harry Wade and family, before leaving tor her future home at New Oaatle, Wyoming John Roberta ana Lizzie Sallivan a young oouple residing in Carpenter township, were married last Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock by Bqcire Troxell. The bridegroom is 20 years of age and his bride, 22.

The Rooster Clnb is crowing today ovsr their new oapa which have jest arrived from Chioago. The oape are very large and bright red in color and will hereafter be the distinguishing mark of the order. Advertising matter, for the Goodland-Renaselaer foot ball game a week from today, has been sent to all the sarronnding towns, aad a reoora breaking orowd is expected here to witness the reoord breaking foot ball contest. The supreme oonrt of the state made a very important ruling yesterday upholding the deoision of a lower oonrt that one who signs a remonstrance against a saloon oan not remove hiar name after it has been filed with the remonstrance. Tom Grant has sold his lamber business at Rose Lawn to the Tibbits and Cameron Lamber company, of Milvaukep, Wis. Mr. Grant has been employed as manager fur the new firm and for the present will remain in Rose Lawn. —Mcroooo Courier,

There are still eighteen victim* of the Pardae wreck in hospitals and sanatorium* at Indianapolis. Of these, two are atill in seriqns condition- The general claim agent of the big Four is busy making settlement with the viotima of the disaster and has satisfied thirtyof the claims already. .. - ssgSpl The delivery window at the postoffice will be open Thanksgiving Day from 10 a, m., to one p. m. and from six to 7:30 in the’ evening. The front door will be open all day, and persons with look boxes can get their mail at any . time. The mails will be seat out at the neual hoar. The raral route carriers will not make their trips Thanksgiving Day, howevepr. Mrs. Jphn Ulery, of Brook, left here Saturday afternoon for a short visit with friends in Indianapolis. Her hnaband will join her in Greenfield this week, whers they will spend Thanksgiving witk relatives and old friends, prior In leaving for Washington, D. CL where Mr. Ulery has recently been re-appointed to his old position in the oenms offioe. , H. W. Prince, now of northwest of Mt. Ayr, was in town Saturday and reports that he has lately fan* down in Tex*s looking after k > land there. He haesome > 219 or#; in the Texas oil regions. qL kti never been developed, bat K‘ Prince is getting $55 per n «t| * rental from it, on an oil lease. Ha somewhat expeots to sell it 'to an oil company at abont SSO per acre, -> • \