Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1904 — CITY AND VICINITY [ARTICLE]

CITY AND VICINITY

FRIDAY Wm. Cummings of Kentland is in town today on legal business. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Porter of Union Tp., yesterday a girl. Mrs. Mary Lyons of Delphi came yesterday for a few days visit with Mrs. Joe Halligan. The light snows of Thursday and the heavy one of last night brought a total of nearly four inches. Mrs. Sherman Richards has been quite siok for some days, and threatened with lung is now improving. Mr. and Mrs. Orla Finney took their departure for Kokomo, today, which will be their home while Mr. Finney is traveling for a Chicago grocery house >

Sheriff Wildasiu went over to Rensselaer Tuesday to make an arrest, but oame home empty hand ed. His man had deoamped. —Kentland Enterprise. Ckasl B. Landis, of Delphi, was renominated for Oougress from the 9th district, at Frankfort, Thursday. There was no opposition, and he was nomiuarod by acclamation.

An anti-pass bill has been introduced in congress. The bill provides that it shall be unlawful for any state, district, county or municipal officer to accept and use any free pass or reduced rate of fare from any common carrier. The penalty for doing so is a fine of from SIOO to SSOO. Kentland Enterprise:—lt is generally understood that Hon. Jesse Wilson of Bensselaer will be a

candidate for State Senator in this distriot. provided the apportionment law is held unconstitutional. Mr. Wilson made an excellent member of the lower house at the last session of the legislature, and would doubtless make a fine Senator.

The bodies of the three duck hunters from S mth Chicago who were lost in Lake Miohigan several months ago, and one of whom was Gas Eokstrom, formerly of this vioinity, have *nevhr been recovered, and parties were looking for them during the thawing weather, a few days ago, bnt with-

out Buooess. One of the men had a large sum of money with him. The Kentland Enterprise says the intense freezing of the "past winter” has bulged up and badly oraoked their cement walks. No trouble of that kind has been reported here. The ohildlike faith of the Enterprise in speaking of the season as "the past winter' is to be envied. Over here we are still apprehensive as to what the weather man still has np his sleeve in the winter line.

SATURDAY

Mrs. Gertie Itobinson went to Lafayette today for a few days. 'Albert N. Kolb, of Chioago, is here for a short visit with Mr. and Mro. Frank Foltz and other relatives. Chrii Dunlap, of Bloomington, 111., came last evening to spend Sunday with his brother, T. F. Dunlap. Bay Torbett, of near Blaokford, retained home last evening after a several days’ visit with relatives at Thorn town. * mm. M j

Mrs Henry Purcupile returned from Chicago today where Bhe has been for the past week buying I spring goods. Otis Jacks, of Lee is in town today on business. Miss Anna Young went to Royal Center today for a weeks visit with her parents. February only bus two more days now to work in winter with, and if both are like today, no fault can be found with them. Fred Mclntosh, the theater and oireuß advance is quite sick with the grip at the home of Jerome Harmon, on Soott street* Lee Glazebrook, who was so severely hurt five or six weeks ago by falling off a load of hay, is still improving right along, but not yet able to get about.- < : h",' John Renicker has returned

from his visit to his father, Levi Renieker Sr, in Carroll county, and reports him a little better, but still very seriously sick. A surprise party was given at the home of Mr and Mrs. Chas W. Platt, on Division street, last evening, in honor of Mr. Platt’s birthday. About twenty couples were present The “Jolly Club” met at the

home as Mrs. N. S. Bates, last evening. Quite a large number were present, and seven new members were reoetved. Elegant refreshments were served. ~

Mrs Rebecca Donnelly, mother of B. M. Donnelly formerly of this place, died Wednesday at the home of a daughter ia Chicago, at the age of 82 years. Her funeral will be held at Montioello, Sunday. Superintendent Philip Blue, of

the county farm, is just getting about again, from his injury of several weeks ego, while roping a turbulent bull-calf. Mr. Blue’s injury was a very severe sprain and strain of the knee joint. The township assessors will begin their work next Tuesday,

March Ist, instead of April Ist as in former years, on account of the new law passed by the last legislature. They will be given 90 days to complete their work. This change of time of beginning will necessitate sending the family dog away a month earlier than usual on his annual spring visit. The Republican meeting at Brook, last Thursday, under the

auspices of the J. Frank Hanly club, of that place, was a marked success, in spite of the bad weather. Mr. Hanly was present and made one of his characteristically rousing , good speeches The meeting was held in a big brick hitch barn, whioh was properly heated and seated for the occasion. Information has been received here of the arrest, at Wolcott Wednesday night, if owe 'Lloyd Boyd, a rythmioally named printer man, on the oharge of bnrglary and laroeny. He is stilted to have "had the goods on him” when arrested and as thft alleged stolen goods was a pair of pants, the phrase is speoially likely to be troe. The arrest was made by the sheriff of White oonnty and the town marshal of Montioello. Boyd worked here in the Democrat office several months, and after leaving was said to have been working in the Journal offioe, at Montioello. While here he seems to have been straight' enough, exoapt for some occasional tendencies towards boozing.

"■ —• " The 9.56 train north today, was over four hours late. A broken engine down about Monon was the cause. People must now begin to put their wits to work to think how poor they are. The assessors will begin their raids next Tuesday March Ist and people hereafter are to be assessed on what they owned on that day. Capt. J. M. Wa3son will extensivelv improve his residence in Newton’s addition, this spring. He will put a very large and ornamental porch and also add some rooms to the bouse. Monroe Banes has the contract for the work.

Rev. Jos. Cochran has gone to Ormus, ItiH., to preach a tria sermon, he having someinteutions of moving there. Rev. W. E, Meads will fill his appointments in the F. W. Baptist church here tomorrow, both morning and evening.

The will of the late Fredrloh A. Otis of Cbiosgo has been filed for probate. The estate is estimated at $1,000,000. The property is all willed to the wife and six ohiidren except a few smaller bequests to more distant relatives/ His lands in Jasper and Newton opunties are divided among the various heirs. D. B. Newels, of Lamar, Oo!o„ who is here for another stay with his wife and parents, but will return there in a short time, has already made the trip to; Lamar and back thirteen times. In that many trips he has traveled far enough to have gone once around the world the ‘ long way.”

Major Erast us Peacock, accompanied by Oapt. J. J Hunt, of the Rensselaer U. R. Knights of Pythias, went up to Lowell, last uight, where the Major installed the new officers of the Lowell company. They have a oompany of 31 men, all fully uniformed, End an excellent oompany in every way.

Earl Sayler received word last night from Cullom, 111., that bis fat per, Isaac D. Saylefr, who went there a few weeks ago, had had another attaok, somewhat similar to the one he suffered here, the latter part of December, The physicians there oall his present attaok slow paralysis. It seems by all accounts that his condition it pretty serious. Earl intends to go to his father’s side, tonight.

The State Board of Health in its next bulletin will instruct the health offioers to obtain all the data possible as to the suffering that tuberculosis causes. The information is to bemused in an attempt to show the people in a new way the evils of the disease and lead them to join with the health offioers in effort to stamp it out. This will be an entirely new thing in ‘the statistic of the Health Board of Indiana, whose system has a national reputation for excellence.

MONDAY Mr. and Mrs. David Hilton are both down sick withjjsevere cases of grip. Miss Maud Daugherty js visit* ing friends in Ohioag? for about two weeks. Born, Friday, Feb. 26th, to [Mr. and Mrs. Ohas. Greenlee,[near Parr a son. Mrs. N. J, York, of Monon, is here this week, assisting in the ears of her . sister-in-law, Mrs W. H. Rhoades, whose health is now very poor.

Earl Saylei did not go to Cullom 111., Saturday afternoon, to visit his father, Isaac Sayler, having received word a little while before the train came, that he was better. B. O. Gardiner and W. A. Huff, arrived Saturday from their 11 days trip through Oklahoma and Indiana Territory. 1 Mr. Hnff reports that they saw much fine oountry and many promising plaoes, bat did not find a place where all the conditions seemed sufficiently good to induce him to remove there, at present

OPAAC Cures a Cold in 24 Moan. Coughs, Bronchitis, Catarrh, LaGrippe, Neuralgia and Headaohe, together with all Feverish Conditions of the. system. They gently open the bowels without griping, act on the liver, tone up the system and cause Colds, Fevers and Headaohe to disappear like magio. They do net oaase Ringing in the head. Price 25 cents. J. A. Larsb, Druggist. 1

W. H. Vandike has just return' ed from au extended eastern trip, selling the Barcus horse "stock. Born, Sunday, Feb. 28th. to Mr. and Mrs. Milt Michaels, on the Day farm, northeast of town, a daughter. Uncle Billy Pierce went to Lebanon, today, to celebrate his son John L. Pierce’s birthday. He was accompanied by his daughter Mrs. Thos. Knox ant husband. There was a little thunder heard on the 7th of February, bat tbe first real big thunder storm of the season here ooenred early this morning; with repeated flashes of lightning, and rolling of thnnder. Job Simms, of Lafayette, come np Sunday, to visit his mother-in-law, Mrs. John Groom, of a few miles northeast, and who has been in poor health for quite a long time. A daughter from, St. Glond Minn., is also visiting her.

Uncle Whitsei Lewis, though 68 years old, today, bnt it was not his 68th birthday by . any means, but only his 16th, and the first one he ias had for 8 years. He having jeen born on Feb. 29th. The occasion was celebrated by a dinner, with about 30 guests present, at ris residence in the northwest part of town.

February goes out with the earth bare, the four or five .inches of solid snow that were on the ground a few days ago, having all disappeared under the influence of the warm winds of Saturday and Sunday; and even the great quantity of ioe whioh everywhere underlaid the snow has mostly vanished. The comparatively warm and continued rain whioh began Sunday evening, was very effioaoious in removing the ice. An ioe gorge this forenoon, extending from the creamery bridge nearly to the Washington street bridge, raised the river through town to a higher point than for a great many years past. To several

inohes above the highest previous high marks since tbe Sharp gallery was built in fact. The water flowed over the fists west ! of the river, and the several houses on Austin avenue were surrounded: The creamery bridge waa consider ed to be in considerable danger. Miss Laurel Biggs returned to ’ndianapolia today after au extended visit with here parents Mr. and lira. A. J. Biggs.

Montioello Journal:—The oa6e of Loyd Boyd, who was arrested at Woleott Wednesday night on the oharge of stealing a pair of pants from John Tonng at the MoCnaig House, was called for a hearing late yesterday in oironit court. Boyd plead guilty to the oharge of petit laroeny and was sentence d to twenty days in jail, disfranchised for one year and to pay the costs of hip trial. In passing sentence Judge Palmer stated that he would exercise the leniency that the law permitted him to do and give the jail sentence instead of sending him to the reformatory. This is the last day of Febrnary and no one is sorry to see the last of it. The day’s length today, is 11 hours and 19 minntes. Its average temperature was 98 degrees. The first day of the month the day’s length was 10 hoars and 18 minutes, and its average temperature was two degrees below zero. Whioh facts shows that the month has made marked progress towards spring.