Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1904 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

FRIDAY Dennis Gleason is back baying •p another car load of horses. The D. A. R. will meet Monday at 2 p. tn. with Mrs. G. E. Murray. Miss Hellen Harris of Hammond eame today for a few days visit with friends. Mrs. Jacob Speaks, of northeast •f the depot, is recovering from a ease of typhoid fever. Mrs. Mery Edwards and little daughter Marjorie of Chicago came today for a weeks visit with her s. parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ro wen. The evidence in the Truman Beam case was finished at Ham* mond Wednesday, and the arguments and instructions on Thurs- » day, and the case is now in the hands of the jury. About 20 couples gave a surprise six o’clock dinner last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs, D G "Warner on Front street. It was ' in observance of their 18th wedding • anniversary. The coldest weather last night was two degrees above zaro, and the warmest today was 16 above. Though the cold still continues today bke yesterday is bright and and with but little wind, hence good winter weather. For Saturday the Weather Bureau prophecies spew, and southwesterly winds. ( Kentland Enterprise: The familiar form of Judge 8. P. Thompson was seen on our streets the first of the week. He was over from Rensselaer to present in eourt the objections of the retnonstrators to the Onizum ditch. By reason of the absence of Attorney - Chizum in Florida the case was continued until the March term* Louis Imes, grandton of W. J. Imes, who went to California for his health about the last of November is now pio.ing oranges two miles from Ontario. He and a ■* partner live in a tent, and are - gaining health and wealth, at a rapid rate, They make 11.75 per day each, and it costs them but little for living expenses. ** The tax rate in Kentland is S 3 ** This is high enough, but look at our neighbors: G >odland is $2 82; Morocco, $2.94; Rensselaer, $2.86; Fowler, SI 28; 805we11,52.84; Earl „ Park 53.23. Kentland’s rate is just an average of the six neighboring towns, and we have a new school house to pay for, a heavy electric light tax, a burdensome water works system and are con tributing to the building of over thirty miles of macadam roads.— Kentland Enterprise.

SATURDAY "i Leo,Tutear, of Chicago, oame home today for a few days’ visit. r Dr. Turfler attended the Osteopathic Association at Ohioago thia week.,. Mies Basse Donaldson went to s? Marion, Ind., today to spend Sunday. G. L. Parka oame in Thursday and qualified as trustee of Milroy Tp., and today the township admsory board was to meet to check Smith out and Parks in. The snow fall in this forenoon’s •now storm was about two inched. .There is now about as much anow on the ground as there was before the big rain, which took it all off.' r

Miss Edith Berry went to Cbioigo last evening for a short visit. Miss Eda Callahan, of near G'ff ird, went to Chicago this morning for a several days’ visit. Mrs. Rae Mossier and sor of Hammond came today to spend Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold. She brough’ Mrs. Wolf’s baby with her.

Rev. Aepey. who formerly preached regularly at the First Baptist church, will make a farewell visit here Sunday, and hold services at the church at the regular hours, morning and evening. Lake Michigan is now frozen over from shore to shore, for the first time since the fearful winter of 1880, a year made memorable by vast destruction of shipping, by ioe slots. Chris Arnold’s sale, in Barkley Thursday, was another extra large one, with a big crowd of eager buyers in attendance. Everything offered sold readily, and the prices were large. The sale footing up about $2,800.

The offi lera of the Lifayette Soldiers’ Hom* desire information concerning ths whereabouts of Benj. F. Hair, a veteran of the Civil war, who has not drawn bis pension since August. The officers have valuable papers belonging to him.

The lowest temperature last night was one degree below zero This was in the early part of the night, and the wind changed later to the south bringing warmer weather as well as the snow; and this morning it was 16 above, At 3 p. m. it was 30 above.

There are many places in this state where the last snow storm previous to this one was very much heavier than it was here; and in those places, especially near large streams, they fear a repetition of the recent high water. They say in fact, that if the snow goes off with a big rain the floods will be much worse than they were before.

The zero temperature, early last night makes the 16tb separate time the weather bsc already been below zero, this winter; six times in December and ten times January. It is a record unequaled for many years past. And if Febdrary and Maroh keeps op the pace, it may easily be thirty times oefore the san cresses the line, on March 20th.

February first Fowler will be without a saloon for the first time in her history. There were nine atone time. For the past month there has been out one, and from what we oould learn the proprietor has had no unusual rush of business during the month. This seems strange after the prosperous bus'neks of nine saloons. It shows that a habit can be easily broken away from when the temptation is taken away.—Boswell Enterprise.

In a letter to the health officer of White county Dr. Hurty, Secretary of the State he. Ith board, says: “You will do wisely to tell all yo.ur people over and over it is- the history of smallpox that it will not leave the community until it searches out and attacks the unvaccinated, and this will happen in your community if it takes ten years. Smallpox is not in a burry and never grows impatient It is willing to wait a long time in order to get bold of those who are so foolish and weak as not to seek protection.”

At last accounts nothinghad been done for Mioaael Hancock, of near Gifford, for his gangrened foot. Dr. Johnson had made arrangements to take him to Mercy hospital, at Thursday, for an amputation, but on arriving at the Hancock home that morning, be found that the family bad changed their minds and would not consent to bis being taken. So far as now known nothing further has been done about the case. The other smallpox oases in the family have all recovered, except George Lambert, and he was doing well. All the cases were of quite marked severity.

MONDAY Ernest Stewart of Hammond spent Sunday here. B, 8, Fendig went to Sooth Bend today on business. Mrs. Ed Mills returned to Obi oago Saturday after a several days visit here. Jim Meyer of Chicago is here for a short visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F B. Meyer. Miss Tillie Fendig of Delphi is here for a few days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. Fendig. Miss Cora McKenzie, of Indianapolis, arrived today for a two months 1 visit with her brother Roy and family. Shelby Comer telephoned in from his home in Union Tp., that he held the lucky number for the priz? range, at E D. Rhoades’ hardware store.

The proverbial ill wind is again blowing both ways at once in Rhode Island. The preachers of that little state are refusing to remarry divorced persons and the justices of the peace find their business increasing rapidly. Love will find a way. Mr. and Mrs- W. H. Paris, of Eureka, Hi., »re visiting bis uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris, for a few days. He was raised in thia vicinity, being a son of Asa Paris, formerly living a few miles northeast of town, but ,* this is bis first visit here for 37, years. ' Mildred Spitler will oome home from the hospital next Friday. E. P. Honan, is doing well but until his surgical wound ceases discharging through the drainage tube he can'not be allowed to sit up, and therefore it is as yet uncertain how long he will have to remain in the hospital.

, The true standing of an editor is appreciated after death, if not before. A, lawyer recently sent the following words of consolation to the widow of an editor of a near by town: *‘Dear Madam—l cannot tell you how pained I was to bear that your husband has gone to heaven. We were bosom friends, but can never meet again.’’ Mr and Mrs. H. C. Hefner left for Peoseoola, Florida, today, and will sp-md the rest of the winter in the south.

Joseph R jwen, who has a cancer oa hia left jaw, is now suffering very much, the cancer having lately increased much size an ' malignancy. Reports are current that a well known and somewhat elderly, though gay and fascinating widower, is soon to be made a defendant in a suit for large damages for breach of promise. .> . t ‘ Leonard Rhoades had a full set of tinner’ toois destroyed in the G. W. Michaels bouse, worth about $25 Hi Day’s plastering gang also bad a lot of tools burned belonging to different men, but most ly to Hi himself. They were also worth about $25 or S3O. Miss Nora Neal, a former resident of Rensselaer, and now with The Ten ierfoot Company,’’ which played in Lafayette Saturday night, spent Sunday with Mrs. Gertie Robinson. She is now said to be quite a noted actress. John Durfee, of New York City wbo has bean visiting his relatives tun D wnsllys for some time, together with Ralph and Will Donnelly, left today for an ex* tended southwestern trip, They will go as far as Houston, Texas, and also visit New Qi leans. They expect to be gone several weeks.

Uncle Jim Randle was taken quite severely sick Friday, at the home of his son John, in Hanging Grove Tp.. and is not yet able to return home. His sickness seems to be a recurrence of the etomaoh trouble from which be was sick so long last winter. It is hoped that he will be able to be brought home in a few days.

The body of J. F. Antrim arriv* ed at noon Bunday, and was taken" to the residence of his former nearest neighbor, N. 8 Bates, on Oiark street. The funeral was held there, at three o’clock, this, Monday after, noon, Rev. H. L. Kindig, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, conducting the religious services. Interment was made in Weston oeme tery.