Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1904 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

e FRIDAY. Miss Mary Meyer went to Lafayette this afternoon for a short stay. , Miss Eleanor Hail, of I-Pine Vintage is the guest of Miss Lois Kendall. Born, Wednesday, Jan. 20th to Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Dunlap of Surrey, a ten pound boy. John Dorfee of Albany, N Y, is making an extended visit here with his cousins, Will and Frank DonnellyLeroy Stroop living east of town retar ned borne this morning from a several day’s visit with relatives at Westville.

% The Republican was mistaken in stating that Makemself sewer is three teet in diameter at its lower parts. Two feet is the largest sewer pipe used in its construction. Along'Makemself the water is * all out of the flooded cellars below Main street. Above that the tops of the catch basins are too high, and the water still stays in the cellars. , J. VI. Burns, better known as M who has staying with his brother W. W. Bara, nt Barkley, for about three months, left for his home in Kingman, Oo , Kansas, this mornin". The river is very high here to--day, but not so high at the Washington street bridge as the high water mark of June 1902, by about fl inches. At the lower bridge it is said to be higher than it was at that time, which w >uld be explain_«d by the ioe gorge lower down the river. Cmsiderable fear was felt Tester lav that the b’g blocks of ice coming d iwn the river was block ed up against the river bridge on the Plaasant Ridge road, usually called the C jwdeu bridge, and ens dangered its safety. Anoil Wood

worth and some assistants therefore went out and did what they could at breaking up the ioe blocks with dynamite, and other means. It is net likely however the bridge was in very serious clanger, as the water would flaw over the extensive flats on each aide by the time it reached the bridge floor. J. H. Stibbs, a U. 8. pension examiner from Chicago, was here yesterday and today, gathering evidence in the case of the widow of Eli-Oasteel a former resident of this county bet later es Lyon, Kansas, where his death occured Her husband was a member of Co. A. 87th Ind and his death is sup•posed to have been directly due to diseases he acquired while in the service, If his widow can prove this she will be entitled to a pension of sl2 per month.

SATURDAY. Miss Floss Starr went to Laf«yette this morning for a abort visit withfrieuda. Miss Pearl Blue returned borne this morning from a several day’s stay with friends in Indianapolis. Van Grant left this morning for Watertown, Soutn Dakota, after a three week’s visit here with his mother, Mrs. Mattie Grant, ' Miss Mattie Hempbill left today tor Seelyville, Ind., where she will visit for several weeks with her brother, Dr. Frank Hemphill and family.

The inevitable colder weather following the big rain is here, and still colder is predicted. Probably z-iro or lower, and perhaps much lower. The waters have abated even east of Main street and not only has the dry land appeared but. the long submerged cellar bottoms have again came in view. Mr. and Mrs. John Jessup, who have been visiting here for some time with the former’s brother, Lee Jessup and family, left this afternoon for their home at Michigan City. H. N. Peck, owner of the old Oapt. Payne farm in Barkley, has renteditto Ed Walker and will move to Kaokake), 111. He will

make a public sale on Feb 9tb. G. G. Jenkins left today for bis home at Big Rapids, Mich., after a short visit here with his brother-in-law, W. W. Wishard and wife and relatives in Newton County, H. E Osborn, a former professor of mathematics in our high school is making a few days visit here with old friends. He is now en gaged in the practise of law in Chicago. Robert Blair Jr, a telephor e lineman, whose home was at Monon, was killed Friday in a treigbt wreck, near Momence, 11 1 . the Three I roed He was 22 years old and unmarried. His parents live at Monon. " Dr. P. J Pi thuif-jo and family, of Remington, have” gone t<> California for the balance of tho winter. Some intimations have been received that the doctor may locate there permanently, for the benefit of bis health.

John E. Meyers, the Kniman merchant, was thrown out of hie buggy while going to Rose Lawn, this Saturday forenoon, and quite painfully injured He has a two inch out over one eye, his head bruised and one shoulder hurt. The injuries however are not serious, and do not lay him up. Here is the way a Benton county man confessed at a revival: He had been pressed to repent, and finally got dp and said: “Dear friends, I feel the spirit moving in me to talk and tell what a bad man 1 have been, but I can’t do it while the grand jury is in session.” “The Lord will forgive.” shouted the preacher. “I guess that’s right,” said ihe penitent, “but the Lord ain’t on grand jury.”

The will of the late Mrs. Jane E. Pettit, of Remington, widow of Reuben Pettit, has just been filed for probate. Bhe leaves an estate of about $20,000. The bulk of this consists of 180 acres of fine land in Carpenter township, Tbfq is divided equally among three children, David J. Pettit, Ella M. Stoudt and Catherine I. Legg. They also get some other property, The homestead in Remington is given to the children of another daughter, Mrs. Mary L, Leatherman. To Mrs. Anna McCully, still another daughter, who is understood to have been helped previously, is given only SIOO.

Harry Reed, the painter, lives far north of the railroad, in that part of town named Sunny-side addition. But after a few repetitions of bis reoent experience, he will prqbably petition the oity council to change its* name to Rainy-side addition. Bo far as heard from, his house seems to have been the only one which the

“seething waters’’ took possesion ot above the basement etory. It came into the ground floor of bis house, to the depth of a number of inoues, and made its. invasion in the night, too. Harry had to move tumsek and family' up stairs, whnre they mads themselves as comfortable as possible. The water did considerable damage to house hold goods, and his painting materials.

MONDAY. B ra to Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Nels m if Miiroy Tp., a son, Saturday Jan. 23rd. t£. L. H illingsworth went to Chicago today. Ralph Jones, of Michigan City spent Sunday here with relatives, H. E. Osborn, of Chicago returned home today after a few days visit with friends here. R. M. Vanatta returned home to Marion today after a visit with his parents here.

Mrs. Lenna Gant, the burned out widow of Union tp., moved into Mr. Norman’s property on Elm street today. The only new case of smallpox repotted is Mrs. Samuel Williams 7or 8 miles north of town. I'here have been some other cases in the family, already. The marriage ceremony of Mr. Ward J. Yeagley and Miss Anna B. Robbins was performed last Thursday, Jan. 21st, 1904, by Squire J. A. Hanaway, at DeMo ue.

The Chicago paper train was 3 hours late this morning and it and the milk train passing here. A. freight oar off the track at Shelby caused the delay. The 9:55 train was an hour late, meeting tne 10:55 train here. Lieut. Gov. Newton W Gilbert who recently announced that he would not be a Candidate for governor, has announcedj himifelf a candidate for the republican nomination for congress in toe twelfth c >ugreßaional district.

Squire James Yeoman of Newton Tp, sowed 4<» acre of wheat last fall, which is a good deal of wheat for thi- county. The winter with its nearly oontiuous covering of snow, has pr<>v ed very favorable to wh-ar, and 't is now looking uncommonly w»li and promises a fine crop, Medaryville Advertiser: Mrs. W A Henegar, wife ot the erstwhile Elder Henegar, died on Tnursday morning of last week at Si. Elizabeth’s hospital at Lafayette. The funeral was held at Francesville where the family to-merly lived. Two of Jasper county’s numerous cases in the Newton circuit court were dismissed last week Tuey were W. H. Parkison vs Nora R, and John Bicknell and W B. Austin vs. R. A. and M. Hasler. It is understrod that settlements were effected by the parties. Tne Francesville Tribune gives fuller particulars of the sad acoi. dent which caused the death,of the little daughter of A. A. Rusk, of northeast of that town, and granddaughter of Peter Rusk, ,of our city. The child which was 18 mouths old, was left alone in the room for a few minutes, and too near the hot stove, setting its clothing on fire.. It diedpn about six hours.

We to the age of Montgomery P. Mitchell, of Gillam tp., whose death was mentioned a few days ago. He was a little over 86 years old, instead of over 92 His wife, who survives him, is four years older than he was.

Miobael Hancock, of near Gifford still continues in a very serious condition from the gangrene in bis foot, resulting from small* pox. It is now considered certain that his foot must be amputated, providing that after full medical consultation, that there is thought to be any reasonable prospect of saving his life, even by am puts, tion. Th. t there is no prospect of saving it otherwise is already ooeoeded. .

The Big Four railway has »n----n >uneed a gift of sls 000 for the erevion of a Memorial Gymnasium at Purdue University in honir of the students that perished in the wreck at Indianapolis. It i« proponed to raise SIOO,OOO, with which to build and equip a mortal gymnasium, that will be a pl-ce o* resort for all the students o' Purdue when out of the class r >orn and who are desirous of h fl t' ng place to go. C G Spitler spent Sunday again with his daughter, Mildred, h Mary Thompson hospital, Chicago He f mod her stdl doing w ell a d thinks she may b » well enough r<> bring home by the end nf the week tie also visited E. P. Honan at the West Side hospital, and

f und him cheerful and improving right along. He also hopes ti be able to be brought home by the end of the week, but Mr. Spit l r ! thinks he will hardly make it that Bran. There are no new developments in the murder of Sarah Schafer, at Bedford, and seemingly no valu able clue discovered as to the murderer. Several parties have been arrested on suspicion but with probably with not sufficient evidence to bold them. Joseph Heitger, a member of the senior class of the state university at Bloomington, who visits Bedford to coach a basket ball team, has been under some investigation also. It seems he had been paying Miss Schafer some attentions which she scornfully repulsed. His explanations of his whereabouts that evening appeared to be satisfactory and he was premitted to return to Bloomington. Later reports are that she was not outrsged, but the theory generally held is that the attack for that purpose.

The evidence against Truman Biam, now on trial At Hammond for the murder of Martha Lawrence, in Porter county, is considerably stionger that at the first trial, when only the stand of one wise man against eleven obstinate ones, prevented his conviction. Bme of this new evidence was given by his cell-mate while he wis detained in the jail at Crown P.dut. It was to the effect that on Thanksgiving Day, some of B-iam’s relatives came over to see him, and told him that they had found a rug with blood on it, roll-

ed up under Truman’s bed, hi d Beam said if the officers bad found it, it would have oo viott'd him Further new testimony whs that of Sheriff LaCoant, of Porter county, and Marshal Billings of Valparaiso that they found sp its of bl.rod < n •he wall paper, near Martha’s bed. The prison cellmate also said Beam told him of having blood on his own clothing, and thus practically admitting the murder.