Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1903 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

SATURDAY.

All the trains today are from one io three hours late.

Gass Grant and Nat Boott are making a short stay in Indianapolis.

W. fl. Randle and wife went to Lafayette this morning to visit relatives for a week.

Miss Anna Wise of Milford. 111. is the guest here for a week of Miss Louise Harmon.

The temperature fell about 35 degrees from yesterday afternoon to this morning.

Miss Ivy Irwin of Chicago is the guest here during the holidays of Miss Bessie Eger.

Leo Tntenr of Chioago is spending a few days here with his father, Mose Tntenr.

Harry Laws of Crown Point is the guest here for a couple of days of Miss Irina Orossoup.

Diok Fiddler, of the Medioal department of Chioago University, is home for the holidays. Mesdames Floyd Robinson and Mel Abbott are the guests of their parents at Delphi for a few days.

J. H. S. Ellis and sons are visiting for a short time with his father. J. B. Ellis, near Montioello. Jesse Coen of Chicago is the guest here over Sunday of his brother, C. W. Coen and family,

Lawson Meyers of Chioago spent Christmas here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Meyers.

dberiff Abe Hardy and daughter Bessie are the guest over Sunday, of relatives and friends in Remington.

Mr. and Mrs. James Mead of Hammond are here for a few days visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Mr. and Mrs Robt. Vanatta. of Marion, are making a visit here with the former’s perents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta. Miss Jennie Marlatt of Evanston is ttit-guest here for a short time of her sister, Mrs. Joe Jackson andjitbif_rejativea. Miss Viola Glazebrook of Zion City, 111., is the guest here for a few days of her brother, Ike Glazebrook and family. Albert Coen and family of Mecca Ind., are making a week’s visit here with Mrs. Coen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wassan. Ben F. Coen, of the department of History, in the Rookford, 111. high school is spending his holiday vacation with Rensselaer relatives. Misses Edith, Carrie and Franoes Marshall, teachers respectively in Elkhart and Montpelier, Ind., and Eaukana, Wis„ are all home for the holidays. J. O. Frazee, now of near Pern, this state, arrived this morning to spend a few days looking after bis farms in Barkley tp., and other business matter.

Mr, and Mrs. Clarence White returned to their home at Wilmington, 111., after a several day’s visit ffere with their oonsin Walter White and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oox of Chicago Heights are visiting relatives here for a few days. Charley is clerking in a big department store at that place. —— L. F. Hopkins and family oame down from Chicago for Christmas, and the family will remain until after, New Tears, bat Mr. Hopkins

will be unable to be away from his business so long.

The? Presbyterian, Christian and Baptist Bunday .Schools, all had Christmas tree entertainments, Thursday night, with literary and m usical programs, and lavish distribution of presents. Mrs. T. W. Lukens who has been visiting her brother A. B. Rowley and family went to Good* land this afternoon for a short stay with friends before returning to her home at Mitohel, North Dakota Dr. Ernest Wishard aud wife of Noblesville came up for Christmas and Melville oame down from Chicago, and thus Father Wm. Wishard and his good wife had all their four sons with them again for Christmas.

A slight error was madqjpjn the artiole pertaining to the gold dollars, issued as souvenirs of the Si Lonis world’s fair. The prioe is uniformly $3 but this inoludes the mounting in every oase. The National Banks whioh sell them, do so merely to help the exposition there being no profit at all in selling them. f

The wedding of Miss Virginia Austin and Mr. Ray M.J Shayne, whose engagement has heretofore been announced, will take place at Mr. Austin’s home at 17 Soott street, Chioago, on Jan. 14th, 8 o’clock p. m. Mrs. A. L. Berkley, of this plaoe, and Miss Nina Hammond, of Lafayette, will be matron and maid of honor, respectively. There will be no bridesmaids.

George Healey was disappointed in bis expectations of attending his sister Maud’s wedding, for all of his long trip baokjhere for the purpose for on Friday‘forenoon, a few hours before it was to ooour he received a telegram from Washington that his little son, George, was very sick, and to come &home at onoe. He left on the 11 a. m. train Friday, and in great anxiety of spirit, as be felt that the little boy’s sickness must be pretty serious, or else he would not have been oalled home so suddenly.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarenoe£Harrold, of Hammond, are spending a few days’ with her father,JS.jO. Hammond and other relatives. Mr. Harrold still holds a good position as foreman in the job printing department of Conkey’aJtbig printing establishment at Hammond. He is also one of the leading men in organizing a new fraternal and patriotic order oalled “The Patriotic Order of the Sons of 9aturn” and of whioh order he holds the office pf Grand Scribe. The Missionary Apostolic, Rev. E. M. Layoook, arrived this morn* ing and opened the 40Jhours devotion at 8t Augustine’siOatholio ohuroh. Tonight he will preaeh at 7:30 p. m. He is Jyet only a young man, but he has'had a wide experience, having traveled all over the Amerioan continent and many parts of Europe. Yesterday be missed a train for Rensselaer to prepare a man for death on the streets, who had been rn% down by a truok, He will lecture Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings, to our “separated brethren” as those outside the Oatholio ohuroh are oalled. Louie Master, received a Christmas present yesterday in the form of a fine of 3 dollars and costs, $8 10 in all for his assault several nights ago on John Bioknell in the, vicinity of Kellners, saloon, The trial took"plaoe yea-

terday aflprnoon at 8 o’clock befon Squire Troxell. Muster pleac guilty and promptly paid bis fine. Bioknell who was present at the hearing, with a pretty badly disfigured face, remarked that if be had not been wearing two overcoats on the night of the fracas, he believed he conld hate pat op a much better scrap, as the over supply of clothing prevented the free aotion of bis arms.

MONDAY. A. O. Moore is transacting business in Chicago today. Born, Snnday, Deo. 27th to Mr and Mrs. Robert Clark north of tovn, a son. Born, Snnday, Deo. 27th, 1903 to Mr. and Mrs. Ord Yeoman, of Jordan Tp., a son. Born, Snnday Deo. 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur bailee east of towii a son. Born, Saturday night, Deo. 26tb to Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Comer, of Union township, a daughter. Mrs C. W. Rhoades and children are the gueet for several days of relatives and friends, in Goodland

Born, Sunday Deo. 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liston on the Wm. Washburn farm, south west of town, a sou. Miss Jesse Stevenson who has >een visiting relatives here for a week, returned yesterday to her home in Chicago. ' Ad and Frank Robinson left today for their home at lola, Kans.after a week’g visit here with their brother Warren and other relatives-

Capt. G> W. Payne and wife returned yesterday to their home in Montioello, after a short visit here with J. N. Timmons, and family Frank P. Meyers, of the shoe firm of Bahls & Sons, Danville, 111., is home for a several days’ visit with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. Meyers.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Davis who have been the guests here for several days of Will Fry and family, returned to their home in Hammond yesterday. Judge S. P. Thompson went to Indianapolis this afternoon, for a few days’ business^stay.

Clarenoe Harrold returned to Hammond, but his wife will remain here for some time yet with her father, Stewart Hammond and sister, Miss Bertha Hammond.

Mrs. Charles Terry, of Lafayette, is the gnest here for a few days of Rev. and Mr* H. U Kindig. J* P. Harriott went to Lafayette tbif morning where he will visit vmh oW school friends for the remainder of theweek. *

Mrs- Rose Ladd, of Oxford is visiting her father Uncle Berry Paris, who is in very feeble health, on aoooant of his advanoed age. L. H. Sohee and family, of Lerna, 111., returned home last night, after a visit of some days with his brother-in-law, Rev. Joe. Ooohran. C f' Mr. aad Mrs. Lncius Strong returned home Saturday evening from a several days’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. Dal Yeoman at Ambia. The laundry delivery horse ran away again Saturday afternoon, starting from the express oiioe Broken shafts were the principal damage this time. B. F. Fendig and Mose Leopold went to Wheatfield this afternoon to install the newly elected officers of the masonic lodge of that place. The lodge at Wheatfield was organized about a year ago.

J. H. O’Neil returned to Hammond this morning after a several day’s visit here with his father-in-law, E. M. Parcels and family. Mrs. O’Neil will remain here with her parents for some time.

Frank Crossoup returned to Chicago this morning after spending Christmas here with his mother, Mrs. Adda Orossoup. Frank is now with his ancle in Chioago and is attending school there. Arthur Sayler and little son Lawrence left this morning for their home at Great Bend, Kans. after a two week’j visit here with his brother Will and other relatives. This was hi j first visit here for 20 years.

Elder A. B. Zilmer, of Plymouth oame Saturday, and held servioes at the Charoh of God, as previously announced. He is still State Evangelist for his denomination. The gams of indoor base ball which was to have been played at the Armory Friday afternoon was oalled off on aooount of the dance that was held there that night. The game will take plaoe on Thursday night of this week. , Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan wept to Chioago this forenoon, l^prepays/:

tory to an operation for gallstones Mr. Honan expects to undergo, in a day or two. It will take plaoe at the West side hospital. It is beieved that the operation will not be a very serious one, and that ’an early complete oare will result.

R. W. Spriggs went to Dunnvillethis morning where he will upend & fdw—days hunting for stiange birds and beasts of various sorts, to add to his already large collection of rarp specimens]’for the school museum, f

Herbert S. Miohaela of Colutn-* bus, Ohio, who was the gnest here Christmas Day of his parents Prof, and MrafG. W. Michaels left for his home Saturday. He is a traveling salesman for a leading wholesale grocery house] of Columbus. » '■ Rev. A. G. Work conducted the funeral this afternoon, at the Presbyterian churoh at Monon, of Mra. M. J. Berry, whose fatal acoident from ooal-oil last Saturday morning, has been related, and which caused her death that iternoon. Mrs. Ad Parkison and son Kenton and Mrs. Geo. Barons also attended the funeral. Grandfather Harry Murray reports that his friends kept him awake until 11 o’olook, last night, congratulating him on the happy event which made him a grandfather, the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ord Yeoman. Harry is a pretty youthful and decidedly spry grandfather, but he bears the honors of the becoming dignity. 4 Don’t fail to look over the large line of deoorated ohina- A big line of salad dishes for 25 to 450 at John Eger’s.