Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1904 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

= FRIDAY. Frank Foltz went to Indianapolis this morning on legal business. Miss Rath Harris went to Hammond this morning for a several day’s visit with friends. Mrs. Mildred Adams Carr and eon Earl of Monon, are the guests for a few days of Miss Edna Dillon.

Miss Bessie Fairchilds returned this morning to her home rft DeMott e, after a short visit with Miss ©ora Bruner. Walter Imes left this morning for his home at Huntington after a few day’s visit here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Imes. The coldest last night was 32 above zero. The warmest today was 35 above. Only one other night in over six weeks was as warm as last night. Mrs. Martha Washburn arrived home this morning from a two week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. , Moore of Logansport and her son, Warren at Goodland. -

At Grown Point yesterday, a special venire ot forty jurors was drawn for the Truman Beam case, - r - <J. which is set for trial again next Thursday, at Hammond. The report that two more business rooms in the K. of P. building bad been rented seems to have been c erronious, as the alleged renter states there is no truth in the report. By a sl ; p of the pen we stated in Thursday’s Items that D. B. Nowels was one of the incorporators of the Columbia City Lumber Co., when the name should have been C. D. Nowels. Born, this Friday, Jan. Bth, 1904, to Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Wiloox, of near Parr, a 10 pound son. A 10 pound son for a 50 year old father is always a subject for congratulations. Archie Imes went to Indianapolis this morning where he has prospects of securing a good position with the Union Traction Company. His wife and child will remain here until be is permanently located,

The death of Cloyd Rogers was the third aooidentel death in ittSnon, in three weeks. Fred Harness the brakesman, Mrs. Berry burned to death, and Roger’s killed while uncoupling oars. f The Democratic convention of this 10th district, held at Lafayette Thursday elected John Faulkner, editor of the Michigan City Despatch, as district chairman and member of the state central committee. He succeeds D. W. Simms, of Lafayette, who deolin’ed are-election, »

James A. and Simpson E. Low, of Medaryville, have began salt against Jim and Pat Halligan, of Rensselaer and Abe Herring, of near Gifford, to recover a hofbe and oolt which Herring sold Halligans, and which Lows say they have a claim on. The soil was begun before Squire Irwin and a venue taken to Squire Troxell. M. P. Warner has bis ice harvest ail gathered, or all husked and in the orib, as he expresses it. He has 600 tons or more, of 'very thick ioe> Jake Eiglesbaoh has up about 300 tqns, George Striokfaden about 250 tons and T. W. Haus, about 75 tons. 0. C. Starr is still at work filling his big ioe house.

Ed Randle, now living on Front street, got a pretty hard fall over a block of ice, a few days ago, while working for one of the ice men, and though be did not know it at the time it has since developed that he has three ribs broken. It is needless to say that the injury is a very painful one, and that he is now laid up with it. Mrs. Joseph McGee met with a ve<-y painful accident, at the her home on Front street, this m lining, While preparing breakfast some hot grease flew into her left eye, burning the eye-ball severely. The eye swelled shut in a very few minutes Dr. Miller, who is attending her, states that it will be quite a long time before she can see with the injured eye again.

SATURDAY.

Jim Rash the busman, is making a few days visit with his family in Monon. Burton Sayler of Monticello is making a visit here with relatives and frien - :

Mrs. A. E. Randle went to Reynolds this morning to visit relatives for a few days. Henry Whitaker and family of Hammond are making a several days visit with relatives north of town.

M iss Ora Clark of Lafayette is the guest here for several days of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lakey of Chicago who have been visiting relatives here for the past two weeks, went home this morning.

Mrs. Wm. Walters, in the east part of town, fell down stairs, Thursday and broke her left arm noar the wrist, and also dislocated the wrist joint, Mrs. J. H. Hull and daughter Mrs. N. F. Shaw of Indianapolis are making a week’s visit here with their daughter and sister respectively Mrs. H L Kjndig. Friday’s cloudy and threatning sky and unusually warm temperature seemed to indicate another stormy Saturday, but instead today is bright and clear and warm, oue of the best days of nearly a week of solid good weather.

In a letter to G. A, Williams regarding the proposed new rural route south and east of town, petitioned for some tirrfe ago Congressman Crumpacker writes that the route will ultimately be established but it may take some little time to get it into the hands of the inspector.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rusk have received word of a sad accident in the family of their son Alfred Rusk, who lives in Pulaski county a few miles northeast of Francesville. His 11 months old infant child was burned to death, last Thursday. Particulars of how the accident oooured have not been received.

Go. M. defeated the clerks at the Armory last night in a red hot game of indoor base-ball, by a score of 14 to 9. The game was full of exciting features from start to finish and the spectators were treated to some real spectacular playiqg. Will Zard was the shining star for the clerks; His brilliant cstohing at oritioal periods of the game wra one of the main features of the contest. Rex Warner put up a great game for the High School.

Lowest temperature last night 12 above. Warmest today, 33 above. Mr., and Mrs. Roy Blue of Wheatfield are the guests here for a few days of relatives and friends. Mrs. W. F. Smith was called to Chicago last evening on account of the very serious sickness of her mother, Mrs. W. A. McKenzie, W. F. Cave who has been acting as night operator at the depot for the past three weeks, returned this afternoon to his home in Frankfort on account of sickness. B. G. Parks of Remington is making a short visit here with his brother, W 8. Parks and family. He recently sold out his shoe business at Remington ahd has not yet decided on a future location.

The very cold weather we have had has naturally frozen the ground down pretty deep, and we hear of one reliable man who had occasion to dig down into it, and who found it frozen 3| feet down. The last time Sexton Shanlaub had occasion tn dig in Weston cemetery it was frozen down two feet, but that was before the latest hard freeze. In the winter of 96 and 97, there was a great deal of cold weather and also a great many deaths, and Mr. Shanlaub states that during that winter, he dug graves constantly for 21 days, Sunday and all, and some of the time had the help of an assistant. The ground was then frozen 31 to four feet, and in some oases, towards the last, as much as feet.

NONDAY.

Grandville Aldrich in the north part of town, is seriously sick with kidney trouble. Robert .Stephenson an old soldier, of near Parr, has a serious case of pneumonia. Born, Saturday evening Jan. 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell of of Pleasant Grove, a boy. Mrs. Harry Kurrie went to Evanston, 111., this morning, where she expects to visit for some time. C. G. Spitler was up to Chicago, Sunday and found his daughter Mildred recovering from her operation for appendicitis, very satisfactorily. Mrs. James Maloy left this morning for Stoger, HL, on receipt of a telegram stating that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Betnie Maloy was seriously sick.

David Phillips of Rose Lawn is acting as night operator at the depot in place of W. L. Cave who returned to his home at Frankfort last Saturday on account of sickness. C. C. Starr finished filling bis icehouse Saturday afternoon, and has 600 tons up. All told there are now about 2,000 tons of ice put up in Rensselaer, and all of an unusually fine quality. It is stated that damage suits aggregating $15,000,000 will result from the Chicago fire. It is stated that the company owning the theater was not incorporated and the owners are worth the sum mentioned. Gen. John B. Gordon the last of the great Confederate generals in the civil .war, a died Saturday night, at Miami Florida. He was a great orator as well as a great soldier, and lectured at Rensselaer a number of years ago, if we remember rightly.

Marshal Mel Abbott and bis force were out bright and early again this morning for about the fifteenth time this winter, clearing the snow from the different streets Mel has oertainly had his share of shoveling beautiful snow this season. Though the customary Saturday snow storm failed to connect,'it arrived one day late, on Sunday. There was a considerable fall of snow Sunday afternoon, and another during the night, the two together making a snow-fall of about 3j to 4 inches. Good sleighing for a few days, or longer is in prospect.

Miss Rosa Sohuerioh went to Chicago today where she has secured a good position as a seamstress. , fee l There has not been]! a marriage license issued in this county since Dec. 28th. An unusual dearth of weddings for the New Year’s season. Former prosecuting attorney A E. Chizium, of Morocco, and wife and son, are taking a trip to Florida, and are thinking of cross ing over to Cuba before they strike the homeward trail. The Newton county circuit court opened in Kentland this morning, or it did if the court bouse didn’t fall down when the bell was rung. Judge Hanley is presiding and Reporter Walker and Attorney Wilson are attending.

Elijah Dowie is off to join his wife and son on a trip around the world, but is stopping off in Texas to look for a site for another Zion City down there. Must be that other new Zion he was going to establish near New York City has gone glimmering. Postmaster F. B. Meyer was over to visit Charley Price at the old Prioe farm in Carpenter township, Sunday. He found him very weak in body but still dear in mind, and as ready to make or take a joke as ever. Old friends and old incidents were recalled. Amodg

others, the one when Charley, at that time county clerk, presented and had allowed by the county commissioners, a fake claim. The president of the board was a fine old Democrat of the olden kind, whose strong point was not “book lamin ” The bill called for $2 apiece for Charley and several others, for “services as mourners at Pete Jones’ funeral.” The other commissioners had been put next, and when the bill was opened they glanced at it, nodded approval, and the president of the board wrote on the docket “aloud.” The Smallpox seems to be searching industriously for the unvaccinated ones. Thus besides the 7 or 8 cases near Gifford there are now two cases about 6 miles north of town. Both are little children, and one is in O. M. Burns’ family and one in Sam Williams, Both cases are very light, neither of them requring any medicine.

According-to W. H. Beam, the past year has’been one of the most profitable ones in the passenger traffic history of the Monon. An unusually large number of Rensselaer people have been devoting considerable time to traveling during the past ten or twelve months and it would be safe to say that for a town its size it has supplied the coffers of the Monon with more ready cash than any other station on the road. As a mark of appreciation it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the C. I. & L. to build that proposed Bedford stone depot. Arrangements are being made for Z-b Swaim and family of Aix, burned out last Thursday afternoon to move into an old two room bouse near his former residence. Relatives, friends and the public generally, has come to the assistance of Mr. Swaim’s people, quite generously, and relieved their more pressing necessities, in the way of clothing, bedding and other housekeeping necessities though not of course putting them into anything like their comfortable condition previous to their fire. Their loss was even more complete than reported , and the relief work for their benefit was very much needed. Among the items showing bow complete was their loss,-is the fact that quite a little roll of money was among the articles destroyed, also all of Mr. Swaim’s clothing, except a rough working suit be bad on, and not even an overcoat belonging to him was saved.