Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1904 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

FRIDAY Louis * Schatley of Wheatfield is in town today. Mr. Turner of Tefft is here today on business. •- .' ■ ~ Miss Roe Dennis east of town went to Lafayette today for a few days. . The Jolly Club met at the Comer House last night, and took in six new members. Born to Mr, and Mrs, Ohan Oordiy in the westjpartof town a girl, this morning. Judge Hanley visited his sick father, at Kuiman, last night, and found him much better. Mr, and Mrs. A. J Brenner went to Morocco today for a several days visit with relatives. Mrs. Sylvester Gray went t<> Remington yesterday afternoon. t< attend the Wm Meyeis funeral t > day. Mrs. Ben Edwards of Chicago returned home yesterday after a two weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs Joseph Rowen. It now looks very much ike dear . old Uncle Mark Hanna, the biggest brain and kindest’ heart in the United States Senate today, was very near his latter end. . . Though today was bright aqd sunny, yet out of the sun the tem perature could not get ab >ve th* 19 degree mark which has been its upward stopping place all the week, C. E. Waling, usually known as Ed Wai ng of some miles west of town, has gone to Pueblo, Colorado ■with his family, and will stay there at least a year for the benefit of lie health Free Hemphill is over in the southeast part of thia state and in Ohio, setting up some of the Hemphill, horse-stocks of which four or five sets have been sold in that region. At Newark, Ohio, where beset up a set, he showed what the stocks would do by shoeing a regular Jumbo of a horse, •ne which weighed 2.300 pounds. The late Dr Gerrish, of Lowell, eeems to have been a dodger from Dodgerville, so far as dodging taxes was concerned. But now that he has gone where all goo I dodgers go and can’t dodge any more, the Lake county assessor has been looking up his sequesterad property and finds that his estate owes $20,000 in back taxes.

The temperatar* last night was within a fraction of a degree of aero, which ia the coldest since the morning of the Brd. The light enow of Thursday evening, of not much over half an inch in depth, was the first since the 2nd. The ground had previously been perfectly bare for five days. AU in all, February so far has not used us so very badly, although it has averaged quite cold. A soldier’s monument has been contracted for to be erected in the publio square, at Lowell. It is called the "Three Greeks” monument, as it is to oommemorate the -soldiers of Eagle Creek, West Creek, and Cedar Creek, townships, .of Lake county. It will contain the names of 400 soldiers, mostlv of the civil war, but includes also the Mexican and Spanish wars, and the British war of 1812. The monument is to cost 13,000 above the foundations.

SATURDAY

Jack O’Neil, of Chicago is here for a few days. Miss Gertrude Hopkins went tc Logansport today for a short visit Miss Milda Jackson went to Lebanon today for a two weeks’ visit. Mrs. Williard Shields and ton went to Remington today for a few days Mr and Mrs Ed Warren wem to DeMotte yesterday for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Geo. Kessinger went tc LaFavette this morning for a severa 1 days visit Mrs True Wood worth returned home today after a several days’ stay at Knightstown.

Mr. and Mrs N H. Warner went to Marion, Ind., today for a week’s visit with friends W L Nowels, southwest of town has rented his faim to Frank Arnott, and will move into Rens seiner. Even the near approach of Vaentine’s day has seemingly had in stirring up the young people towards matrimony. ■'he ’’Snath American Minstrel Co. ** entertained a Itrgw audjeioe at MoCoysburg last mg Lit with, •’Simple Silas ” • Everybody well pL seed. E. P Honan has not been doing as well as was hoped for, and the day of his return to Rensselaer has been postponed until some time next week.

The Jasper County Council has been called to meet on Monday March 7th to make appropriations to cover certain claims brought over from last year. The girls of the I. M. P. club, entertained the boys ofjthe club, at a leap year party, last evening, at Mr and Mrs Bert Goff’s residence. Refresh mant were served. The little daughter of Mrs. Clifford Dayton, formerly Miss Carrie Woodworth, isjvery seriously sick with lung fever, at Mr. Woodworth’s residence, on River strec t. The highest temperature today was 35 degrees whichjis’the warmest for just a week. The- lowest last night was 16 degree 4. To* d y’s strong southeast .wind evidently is brewing anotherjstorm.

Judge Frank Wilson, of Bloomington, in whose circuit Lawrence county also is, will be the judge to try McDonald the man accused of the Sarah Schafer murder, if he is ever brought to trial. The (judge is a brother of Hon., Jesse E. Wilson, of our city. Wash Cook, Reed McCoy’'and Jim Tyler, all good men are candidates for trustee in Hanging Grove on the Republican ticket. That ‘old reliable” Republican township slipped a cog the last time and elected a Democrat for trustee An act of inadvertency that is not like y to be repeated very soon.

It was just about a year ago now, when the great coal famine was nbout at its height. And when the receipt of a oar of ooal in any town especially hard ooal, was a tremendous sensat on. That was the time also, when Rensselaer became the wonder of the nation, almost, from our continual good fortune in receiving hard ooah

Owing to the settlement erf the big Spencer Will case, which was to have been tried here next week, the circuit court jurors have been notified that they would not be needed until the third Monday of the term, Feb. 22nd. Today is not St Valentine’s Day, but it comes within one day of it, and is being generally observed for that day, in social matters and sending of Valentines Valentines Dav itself is tomorrow, which is on Sunday. A social and whist club was 'organized at a meeting held for the purpose, at F. A. Ross’s residence last evening. Wood Spitler was elected president, Thompson Ross, Vice President, John Ellis, Secretary and Wade Laßue treasurer. G. F. Meyers has sold what is mown as the Clark farm of 80 .ores, in Wheatfield township, to Squire W. S. Oburohill, of this jlaoH. He takes in part payment he four 25 foot lots on Main treat. north of the depot, wheie ne Squire formerly had a woodurd The Squire will put in some ime on the farm, hut has not deided toremcio there permanently.'

MONDAY Wm, Darroch of Kentland was here today on legal business. Bun Tyler of Momence spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and drs. M M. Tyler Leo Teuter returned to Chicago today after a two weeks visit here, born to Mr. and Mrs Jesse Jenkins of near Aix, Saturday Feb. 13 a son. Born, Sunday Feb. 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. James Hanniford, of Barkley tp., a daughter. Mrs F. Monnett returned to Evanston today after a several days visit with her daughter Mrs. H. L Brown. Mies Lottie Oamblin of Morocco vbo .has Deen the guest of Miss

Eseie Kendail, this week returned home today... A. B. Rowley is now at Washington, on some business of imp>rtance connected with the Barcos Horae Stocks Company. Mrs. O. D Webb after a short visit with her father 8 U. Dobbins started for her home at Clifton, Arizona, this morn ng. The Lt lies Literary Club will meet with Mrs. Granville Moody next Saturday atterifoon, instead of Friday, as previously intended. Mr. and Mrs. C. G Austin, formerly residing near Remington, where they had a large farm, have gone to Sacramento, Calif., and may locate there permanently They have recently been living in Idaville.

A co’d wave prophecied by - the weather bureau for Sunday night arrived on time. The temperature this morning was only three de : grees above zero, and this much cold w-th a brisk north wind behind to go with it, made decidedly severe weather

’ Mrs. L. P. Brnbaker, of nort+i west of town, and children, includ ing the married' son. Isaac an wife, left today for New Carlisle Ohio., near which they have bought a firm and exp-ot to maktheir home. M- Brohak<*r 16* with their car of stock and good several days before. Dr. Nicholas Senn, formerly eut geon general of the Illinois nation al guaid, and during the SpanishAmerican whs Hssutani surgeoigeneral of the United States arm will join the Japanese army. D . Senn is one of the finest operator in the world and hie name itknown wherever medicine is prac tioed. He promised the late Prince Kumatsu. who was president of the Red Cross society of Japan, that in case of war he would join the Japan medical corps and he is now preparing to live up that promise Fowler Republican: I noticed Saturday that more people were n town than bad been for a good time. I took occasion to note tha> closed saloons didn’t appear to keep people away from Fowler. It is just as I always held. Folks don’t come to town just te loaf in saloons. There may be one occasionally out I think the town much better off without such a one because be is more apt to land in a jail cell than in a meat market. I also noticed Sunday that the saloon alleys were depopulated. I guess there is not much danger of this town’s annihilation because the saloons have dosed.

The Indianapolis News, whiob, having determined to sapport the Democratic oause this year, ia looking for cause to criticise the administration is much exercised over the prospect of the passage of a service pension bill. It may be remarked in this connection that the News, as a consistent civil ser. vice reform journal, does not balk at the idea of a civil pension lut for superannuated holders of clerical sinecures. When it comes to paying pensions the government will doubtless prefer to give them to men who have made sacrifices for the government rather than as an inducement to official supernumeraries to pry themselves loose from the public service.

Fred Mclntosh has resigned bis position as business manager of the Rodney Stock Company, which exhibits here this week. He will remain here for several weeks, to recuperate his health, especially his eyes, and will then join La Mont Brothers’ circus, in the capacity of general contracting agent. The circus is wintering at Salem, 111,, and be will take the road the middle of March. He thinks be may be able to swing the circus this way some time during the year. Fred is a very pleasant and worthy young man, and there are some indications that the trouble which inclines him to pass a few weeks here is not wholly confined to the eyes, but that the heart also is deeply Involved. Heart troubles of that kind often result seriously—but never dangerously.