Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1903 — CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS OF THE WEEK

I TUESDAY. Jjart Reporter John Walker it to Lafayette last night to do le work in his line there. lies Irma Kannal arrived home i afternoon from a several days' it with friends in Ohioago. T. E. Miliiron, of Denver, Ind., ihe guest here for a few days of eon, W. 0. Miliiron aod family. Its. Sim Roth arrived home i evening from a several week’s l with herpirentsia Lafayette. 'red Chapman of is ling a few week’s visit here tth his brother, J. H. Chapman i Asa Thornton, of Tracy, Minn., J here for several weeks’ visit 4th his cousin, Mrs. / Henry jlevill. | Mre. Leota Jones returned yesterday to her borne in Michigan 'ity, after a few da} s’ visit here ’ith relatives and friends. Uncle R obdrt W nice arrived old} yesterday from a several eeks’ visit with relatives aud lends near Wilmington, 111. | Born this Tuesday morning, pjjjgfi Bth, t) Mr. and Mrs. Lon living in the north part 1 town, an 8 pound girl. A. M. Sayler of Great Baud, .ansis, is making a several weeks’ sit here with his briber, W. D. tayler aud family west of town. M. Hill left this 1 morning for is borne at Hoopesloa, HI., after i mouth’d visit with his brother, ohn Hill and family living near lifford. The Public Schools of Rensjlaer will close Wednesday evenig Deo. 23rd and vacation last ntil the Monday following New K ears, Jan 4th. * P. D Davis returned this lorning to her home in Lafayettp, Bfter a several weeks’ visit with er mother, Mre. F. J. Lewis, orth of town \ Elmer Gwin, who has been conned for the past four weeks at is home, north of the railroad, rith• a .severe attack of typhoid Üblaria, is slowly recovering. | Roes Dean who came home last reek on aooonnt of siokness, reamed this morning to Bloomingon to resume his studies at Indina University. < Miss Lanrel Biggs who has been rorking all fall in the millinery Dusinees at Clay City, [nd., arrived home last evening. She rill remain here the balance of he winter with her parents, sonthItet of town. Will Woodworth who has been jnffering for some time past with In abscess of the jaw, was aooom>anied to Ohioago this morning by physician and be will undergo an operation at the Presbyterian hospital. Dr. I. B. Washburn went to lammond this morning to attend i meeting of the Kankakee Valley fedioal Association, whioh is beng held in that plaoe today.' He ras the first president and the irinoipal organizer of this important medical association. Robert Sheets, of the Benior jlass, wants several hoars’ work jvery day, to helo oarry him hrongh his aohooL Robe ft is a aithful, hustling boy, and not afraid ofjany honest job. Anyone tedding him oan leave word at this >ffioe, or. drop him_a letter in the lost offiod.

>ln the Senate on Friday Senator Mitcholl introduced a bill providing that every oarrier in the rural free delivery mail service, in addition to his salary fix*d by law, shall receive $250 a year for subsistence. Rev. H. L Kindig, of the M. E obnrob, left this morning for Greenoastle, where he will attend the inauguration services tomorrow, of Edwin H. Hughes, the newly elected president of De Pauw University. Senator Beveridge will be one of the principal speakers tomorrow. It has been intimated that Gorman's platform is that he would never invite Booker T. Washington to dine with him in the White Honee. To this might be added, if it were not already generally knowD, that in all probability he will Übverhavea chance to. And furthermore is there not a possibility that Gorman knows that Booker T. is just a little bit particular as to whom he dints with any how ? Rensselaer merohauls are all busily engaged in preparing for the holiday trade. Many of the show windows are already tastefully deoorated with various kinds of Christmas novelties and the interior of the stores are beiag put in shape for the big crowd of buyers that will soon be pouring in from all directions From all indications the holiday trade should be large this year. Monday afternoon Win. Warren’s team hitched to a top buggy took fright at the Irwin tile mill and raa away. After about g quarter of a mile they bumped into George Wood, driving Dr. Hartsell’s team, and one of their Dorses fell down, aad that put a stop to the runaway. Tae oooupaals of both rigs were thrown oat v and Prior Rowen, who was in the Warren buggy, was oondderably bruised, so as to coniine him to the house for several days. The tongue was broken in Warren’s boggy, and a wheel taken off from Wood’s. Superintendent Montgomery and his force are taking down the nnmeroas telephone wires that were put out of servioe by the installation of the new oables. They are thus harvesting an enormous orop of wire, qiuch of it over-ripe and of no further use. There will still be a ooneiderable number of open wires left on the poles, assail business houses and residences that are nearer the oentral than the far ends of the oables, are still oonneoted by open wires. To show what a large proportion of the wires the cables dispense with, the poles along the south side of Washington street have been carrying 180 wires. After this they will ouly have 60 wires. v The best baggies for least money at Sohleman’s.