Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1903 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]
CITY AND VICINITY
TUESDAY. -Merle Benjamin still oontinnes to improve from his reoent spell of alokness. Uadle Bam Duvall went to Qhioago this morniag for s few days visit with friends. r' ✓ * Mrs. N. Littlefield aod ohildren went to Remiugtm yesterday to remain until the holidays. N..Littlefield went to Pontiao, 111. this morniag fora two week s visit with relatives and friends. Miss Ella Watson oame home last evening from a two week’s -visit in Chiobgo with Miss Lonise Baboock. Mrs. N. S. Bites and daughter?, Alice and Mrs. Jennings Wright are making a few dayß stay in Chicago this week. Mrs. Rose Kissinger returned to her home at Frankfort yesterday after a few day’s visit here with J. O. Gwin and family. Rev. A. L- Ward who conducted the funeral services of the late Dr. I. B. Washburn, left this afternoon for bis home at Aroadia, Ind. Mrs. Barth Tanner left this morning for her home at Bolton, N. Y. after a two week’s visit hero with her brother J, D. Perkins and familj.
G. W. Spitler left for Kankakee 111., today, to aooept a good job at bill poeting for B. F. Cron, of that city, being recommended by J. H. 8. Ellis. The plaoe is understood to be permanent. / Zero was still with us last night and this morning, with a low mark of three degrees below. The Weather Bureau promises milder weather now and seems to be making good, by a shift of the wind to southwesterly. Mrs. Isaao Wiltshire has gone to Keuttand, today, to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Bell, a very aged woman who died yesterday evening at the home of * daughter, in that plaoe. She was 93 or 94 years old. Mrs. Warren W. Washburn, who was here on account of the death and burial of Dr. I. B. Washburn, returned home to Ooodland, today. Mr. Washburn is remaining a little longer to look after matters pertaining to his father’s affair. Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter received word from-Dunkirk, Ind., today, stating that their daughter, Mrs. Ernest Fritts, met with quite a bad aooident at that plaoe Saturday. going to the well for some- water, she slipped ( and fell and her left arm just above the wrist was broken in two places.
Elmer B. Monesmith and Miss Clara Sims a young couple residing near Goodlond oame over here last evening and secured their marriage license. The ceremony took place at Goodland today. The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Carpenter township. His bride is the daughter of Samuel S. Sims an old resident of the same township and a former school-mate of our county clerk, J. F. Major. The Fourth Annual Reunion of the Survivors of the Battle of Stone’s River, Tenn., will be held at Shelbyville, Indiana, December 31st, 1903 and January Ist, 1904, on the 41st anniversary of that historic field. All ex-union aoldiers who bore an individual part in the battle are eligible to be enrolled as members; six hundred are now en-
rolled. The Secretary of the Association would be pleased to receive the name and address of any such soldier living. WEDNESDAY - Mrs. Phillip Blue went to Hammond this morning to remain a few days. Mrs. W. W, Burns is making a few day’s stay with friends in Chicago this week. Grandmother McColly of Parr is suffering from a severe case of inflammatory rheumatism. Grandfather J. M. Gwin is baok from Hereoher, 111,, to remain with his relatives here until after the holidays.
Mrs. Frank B. Lyons returned this afternoon to her home in Delphi after a week’s visit here with her mother, Mrs. Julia Healy Ora Craver and Miss Emma Johnson, a young oouple residing in Gillam tp, were in town today to prooure their marriage license. A. M. Oampbeli of Lee left for Lima, Ohio, from here this afternoon where be expeots to remain the balanoe of the winte*’ with relatives.
The evening train dne here at 632 was nearly three hours late last night and readers of the Indianapolis papers did not get them until this mornißg. Mrs. Perry Washburn of Kentland is the guest here for some time of her son, A. D. Washburn and family. Mrs C. A. Oalwell of Qornwells N, Y., is also paying them a visit. “Those happy days of yore.” A Winamao paper notes from a paper of z 5 years ago, that along about his tin) of the year in 1878 dressed turks were selling at 4$ cents a pound.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Soott who have been visiting here for some time with Ohas. Nichols and family, went to Montioello this afternoon where they will spend a week with relatives before returning to tbeir home at Mmot, North Dakota.
The attempted secession movement over on the eaetern borders of Jasper oonnty to split off a big pieoe of White Poat township, Pulaski oonnty and attaob it to Salem township, proved a failure; the county commissioners having noted against the proposed change. Ephriam Hickman went to Winamao last night to pass a physical examination before Dr. Moss of that plaoe, Eph is applying for a pension on aooonnt of ohronio dysentry, which he is supposed te have oontraoted while serving as a soldier in the Philippine Islands.
Miss Nora Morlan arrived home this afternoon from a several weeks’ stay with relatives and friends in North Dakota. She was aooompanied home by her brother Frank, who baa been bolding down a olaim there for the past two years. He will remain here until after the holidays.
A quite spruoe looking elderly man, and a complete stranger here was run in yesterday by Marshal Abbott, on oharge of drunk, and disorderly oonduot. He was released Uiia ntoroing on* promise to leave, whioh be did. He seems to have had no business here farther than adding- to an already muoh overgrown jag. True Woodworth arrived home this afternoon from Chioago where
he has been making a shoit visit with b-s bfL’thHr Will, who was successfully iperated on last Tbn*sd«y at the Presbyterian Bo*, i «l for an abeoeas of the jaw. He eay» that Will is doiug nicely and expects to oome horns the latter part of next week.
Miss Fairy Obiloote age 18 yeare died this Wednesday morning, Dec 16 b, at 4 o’clock at the home of her mother 8 miles southeast of town, near Sharon. Tne cause of her death was understood to be consumption with wbioh she bad been t fflicted for the past year. The funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow mtrniog at 11 o’olcck and the remains will be buried in Orockett cemetery. . Freight oonduotor James McArthur whoso face was so badly burned by nitrio acid at Lowell several weeks ago, nod whose acoident we mentioned at the time, has almost completely recovered from the effect of his barns. He passed through here yesterday for the fi st time since the aooi* dent and his face looked about as well as ever other than a few red marks wbioh he will probably oarry for some time to oome.
This is the middle day of December, and a vary fine day after the excessive frigidity we have been experiencing. The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is six davs away, but the days are now pratioaliy as short as they will be. Today on this latitude, the sun rose at 7.19 and sets at 4.81 giving the day’s length 9 hours and 15 minutes. The shortest day, which is next Thursday Will be only one minute shorter. R. W. Marshall, who went to California a few weeks ago, has joined his son Joe who has been thege for a number of months, and at present they are located at Ban Diego, the most southerly coast town in the state. They appear to think it is an earthly paradise and then soraf; with good climate to throw at the birds and fishing and bunting beyond the heart of man almost to conceive. Bat possibly some allowances mast be made from tbeir glowing descriptions. Anyhow Joe gives a sort of. intimation to that effect in a statement that California holds the reoord for the smallest stoves and the biggest liars on eartb.
TfIURSDiY. E D. Soott, of Moooo, transacted business here today. CJ. M Overton went to Monon today for a few day’s visit with triends. Judge Thompson is transacting business in Oh'oago today. M ies Jennie Lowe, returned this morning to her home in Chicago after a several weeks' visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Ike Tuteur. Harry McElroy who has been here for the past two weeks, buying a oar 1 rad of Caristmas t urkeys for the eastern markets, left hfet night for his home at Bridgepoit, Conn. Old Zsro made another of his far from generally welcome visits here last night. The extreme low mark was three degrees below, and which still prevailed unt 1 seven o’olook this morning.
Charles Pefley oame over from Remington this morning to remain a few days with his wife, who is here taking oare of her mother, Mrs. J. P. Warner, whose bad aooident last Saturday we have previously mentioned. The Republican National Convention will be held in Chioago, June 21.1904 for the nomination of candidates for the office of President and Vioe- President of the United States,, The Democratic Convention may also be held in Chicago. This item is from the breezy West: "The increased use of farming machinery has so changed the routine of the work on the farms that many owners of farms have found it necessary to bnild gymnasiums for their hired men so that they oonld exercise after they oame in from work.”
‘ Mrs. William Overton went tc Monon today to visit for two weeks with her parents, Mr., and Mrs, Frank Han cookJesse Harriott left this morning for Glaaglow, Ky,. where be expects to visits relatives and friends until after the holidays. Uncle Kobt. White left this morning for Converse, Ind., where he will visit for an indefinite time with his daughter, Mrs. Dr. M. C. Jones. Mrs, Catherine Laßoe arrived home today from a several weeks’ visit with relatives and friends in Crawfordaville, Logan sport and Montioello.
Hon. H. A. Gillett, an old resident of Porter oonnty. died at bis home in Valparaiso, Wednesday. He was at one time judge of the oonrt of oommion pleas wbioh included Jasper county in his onit. He was the father of Jndge J. H. Gillett, of the Indiana Supreme Oonrt. Lowell Tribune :-Herman Dehrs who shot Peter Brneok some time ago, was sentenoed, upon a plea of guilty, by Judge MoMahan to the penitentiary for a]term of from 2 to 14 years. That he was a degenerate there oan be no donbt bat be was a very dangerous man -and is now in his proper plaoe. We begin in this issne the pnb* ioation of a series of obapters on ;he early history of Jasper Co., by Judge S. P. Thompson. He starts in long before "there was any Jasper oonnty; and be has, by his pains-taking researches developed many interesting faots in the early lietory of the region of wbioh Jasper oonnty is a part. We believe all onr readers will find his artioles very interesting and instructive, but more especially the young people.
W. H. Van Dyke, the traveling representative of the Barons Horse Stocks Co., came over this mornfrom bis home at Kentland. This is being the first time he has been here sinoe he left the hospital in Chicago the large growth over his left eye was so successfully removed a few weeks ago His eye is - still slightly swollen from the effects of the operation but the doctors have assured him that this will all disappear in time, The new dynamo for the light plant has been successfully re* moved from the oars and is now being installed in place by Superintendent Charles Chamberlain, It will probably take a week yet to get it in running order. The City has received several offers for the old engine and one of the dynamoes but have not ae yet disposed of them. W. J, Huff editor of the Veedersburg Reoord, and for many years connected with the Montioello Herald, has just met with another of a long series of misfortunes that have followed him for many years. He used a solution of carbolic aoid in his eye by mistake for borax water. He has already for months and years endured torture from his eyes, and had previously lost the sight of one entirely and the other was badly impaired, A Lifayette special says that J Prank Hanly, who is generally regarding as a leading candidate for the republican nomination for governor, will begin an aotive canvass about the first of the year. He purposes to go into every county. It is felt heje that the drift is all his way and that no one else has a show to win, but declared that he has not started to run. He is, however, carrying on an immense correspondence with republicans over Indiana, and in that way he has been lining op his foroee for several months.
0. C. Starr began clearing up his ice pond, yesterday, and ex* peoted to begin paoking today. The ice is about 11 to 12 inohes thick, and very firm and solid, About hltf of bis pond is also very dear, but. the rest is somewhat dirty and infill not be used. He hopes after he puts up all the clear ice, that another crop will fornp on the same apace. . » 1
| Ephriam Hickman arrived home this morning from Winamao where be passed a physical examination yesterday before Dr. Moss, one o the pension medical examiners ol this district According to the report sent in by the dootors. Eph has qnite a number of ailments namely, stomach trouble, impaired vision, rheumatism and obrbnio dysentry. He will undoubtedly be successful in securing his pension. Attorney E. P. Honan has just reoeived from Berlin a copy of the German Times, a Berlin paper printed in tbe English language. It was sent by bis brother, Dr. J. H. Honan, pbyaioian to tbe Amerioan Embassy, at Berlin. It gires particulars of the organisation of the Anglo-American Assoo ation, just completed there, for tbe benefit of tbe English and Americen resident and visiting physicians, and American medical students. Dr. Honan was the leading organiser and is its first president. The same paper also tolls of a Ladies’ Bazaar, given by the American residents, and the article has, among its other piotnre?, that of lira. Dr. Honan.