Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1904 — THE WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK'S DOINGS

FRIDAY Miss Mary Meyer returned home todayafter a few days’ visit in Chicago. The D. A. R. will rnret Sutur day, at 3 p. tn , with Mrs. R. D. Thompson. Dick Fiddler, who is attending school in Chicago, came home today for a week’s vacation. Mis es Flosse Wright and Hattie Eiglesbach came home from Chicago today for a two weeks’ vacation. Mrs. James Keese of Lebanon, returned yesterday, after a few weeks visit with her son Samuel at Gifford. The sub] set of the Sunday evening sermon at the Christian church will be “Charanter Building,” the first h series to be given especially for the young people. George Sharp the painter, who lias spent the winter with relatives in Miami county returned here last evening. His family will remain there a little while longer before him here -Yesterday’s summer-like tem-

perature was 68 degrees It was the warmest since Nov. 3rd, which was 70. Today’s co'd and constant rain is in marked contrast with yesterday’s brightness and warmpth. The second set of papers in the Herman Lyons insanity case, proved all rjght and Clerk Major has been notified of his acceptance at the asylum. He will be taken over by his brother, without the&assist ance of any officers. The cards are out for the wed ding of Mias Leia C Co«n and Mr Judson E. Maines, for Wednesday April 6th at 8 ooloc’x p. m, at .the residence of the bride’s brother,C. W. Coen, on MoCjy Avenue. It will be the most brilliant matrimonial event of the season. A man usually known as Old Man Fitch, who lives up beyond the Yalu, went to drive across a bridge over the Brown ditch near Grassmere, Thursday, when the bridge went down and out, and both of his horses were drowned, Fitch got out, but hid a narrow escape. The Biggar Prince Show Company, twelve in number, arrived on the 11 a, m. train Today, and will be on deck at the opera house to- ' night. One member, Ivan Rudisill the musical director, is badly crippled up, from being struck by a train at Albion, a few weeks ago. He gets there at the performance just the same The alleged missing man Mr. Stanley found himself, as soon as t he missed himself, yesterday after-, noon, and this morning himself and family resumed their peaceful journey towards Benton county. Probably, like the big Injun of tradition, he wasn’t lost, but the hotel wigamw had got “skewed around” somehow so that he could not see it where he thought it ought to be. A very heavy wind storm struck Indiana Harbor and East Criioago, and other places in that region, about eight o’clock last night, and a great amount of damage was done, and some persons killed and many injured. At Indiana Harbor Wm. Baker’s big brick store was blown down, and he and two otaer men were Killed and many others injured. At other buildings there and at East Chicago, a number of , persons were hurt, several of whom it is thought will die.

Mrs. Louis Wilberg and daughter Edna went to Chicago last evening for a few days visit. A big trial in the federal court at Indianapolis came to a sudden end yesterday. Justus L. Brodriok, president of the big Indian) National Bink of Elkhart, which failed for a vast amount recently, was on trial for bis part in wrecking the same. The state’s evidence was all in and the defense bad started, when he withdrew bis former plea, and plead guilty. He will cret at least five years in the U. S. prison, at Leavenworth, Kans. Collins, the cashier had previously plead guilty. Walter Brown, Brodrirk’e partner, is still to be tried Uncle Andy Ctrnegie is still giving away large sums of money, for library and other purposes, yet he not seem to be working over time very much, either, in his anxiety to get rid of his huge overgrown fortune. For one thing beseems tube turning down all applications for an increase of library building appropriations from towns which want better buildings than tbe original gift will build. Thus at Bluffton, this state, such a request was just refused, with the advice to the people of the place, to levise their building plan. It —would seem, from this, that there is but little prospect of Rensselaer getting ttia extra $2,000 Two pairs of Kankakee hunters have returned from tbeir expedition. They are Ed Warren and Bdl Clouse, who got 12 ducks; and Ed Hopkins and Fred Mo Colly, who gut nary a one Tbe 12 that Ed and Bdl got were, on the authority of Ed and Fred, who got none, all little bine-bills, about half a size larger and two sizes tougher than jay birds. The sour-grape idea may stick out a little iu that opinion, however. Any how, both couples are ready to agme that there is no good shooting on the river now. Tbe high water however is a sight. Shelby is practically all under water, and if a man wants to go to his beck yard to do bis chores or get wood, and owns a boat be gets , into it, and goes that way. Otherwise he puts his wife into*a life preserver, attaches a cloth as line 'to her, aud she makes the trip, and when she gets exhausted she is pulled in and dry-docked for a while. Vast quantities of ice are still in the river in places, and on the marshes.

SATURDAY Roy Mcßenzie returned home last evening after a weeks visit with his mother at Indianapolis. Mrs. James Maloy returned to Steger, 111., today, to resume care of her son. Dr. Bernard Maley’s little baby. It cost the Wells livery stable, at Hammond, S3OO to settle the damages caused by their runaway j team smashing in the front of the Lion store, at that place. The subject of the Sunday evening sermon at the Christian church will be “Character Building,” the first of a series to be given especially for the young people. All Monon trains are now Tuning over the regular tracks north of the Kankakee, including the freight trains, trhough the marshy regions there, and over the river bridge, itself. z I

Mies lima R >binson r» turned to Indianapolis today (after a three weeks stay bere. Mrs. D B No we Is and sod Auburn, of Chicago University came today, for a several days visit with relatives.

Misses Cecelia and Dorothy Hollingsworth came home last evening from Kalamuzio, Mich., for a weeks visit with tbeir parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollings worth. ——; ■■ l —-----

Out in Tom Crockett’s neighbor hood, southeast of town, there was considerable wind damage, Tburs day night. Such as sheds and other outbuildings Uuroofd or blown down, fences scattered aud hay stacks wrecked. Ray Cummings, a promising young attorney of Kentland, was here today, looking after his prospect for tl e Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney. Tbe Beggar Prince Company gave their comic opera of that name at the opera house last night, in splendid shape. They are probably the best opera company that ever visited our city, and they deserve a liberal patronage. Tonight they will produce another famous comic opera, Girofle Girofla. 8. U. Dobbins, landlord of the Nowels House, has gone to Arkansas, expecting to trade some land he owns there for live stock and which last, ™if” the”trade goes through, he may ship and sell here,

The first Minday in May is the last day on which to pay tbe first installment of taxes, as the penalty will be charged after that date, and the Treasurer can give no easement. It in also time during March aud April to get your mortgage reduction put on file with tbe Auditor. Do not forget this.

March still keeps things moving. Thursday was almost a summer day, with temperature at 68 degrees. Friday an all day’s rain, with inches of rainfall, and today a bitter northwest wind is blowing, with a temperature in the morning ten degrees below the freezing point and several degrees b ilow it, all day.

The funeral services of Mrs. Ina Denham Elmore, of Gjodland, were held at tbe M. E. church in Remington last Wednesday, at 2 p. m by Rev. J. G. Campbell, of Goodland, assisted by Rev. C W. Postill, pastor of the M. E. church and Rev Whitney, pastor of the Presbyterian churoh in Reminging ton. It was attended by a large concourse of people. The business bouses of the town were all dosed and the orders to which the fa.her aud husband belonged attended in a body.

Mr. and Mn». John Greenfield who have been located at Colorado City, Col., for three years past, for the benefit of Mrs. Greenfield’s health, are preparing to return and re-oooupy there residence property in the east part of town: and to prepare for their coming, Mrs. E. H. Shields, who has occupied their house, has moved into the Liaison proparty, on Milroy avenue, Mrs. Greenfield is reported to have regained her health during their stay in the west. They will come back about the last of April.

The trains from the south have all been way late today. Thus the one due here at 4.30 this morning did not get in until afternoon. The one due at 3 30 this afternoon, was scheduled as four hours late, and all the while getting later when last heard from The late-

ness of these trains is due to a bridge being out, down towards Greencastle The trains over the Indianapolis division are also nearly two hours late. The one due at 9.55 got in about noon. It had no mail car, and few passenger coaches The yards at Indianapolis are under water, making it impossible to get the cars out

AU the good things to eat such as radishes, celery, lettuce new cabbage, tomatoes, horse radish, pirsnips etc., at Lißue Bros.

Jas Andry and M. A. Baooaah, of Chicago, were fined and coated $57.30, each, at Lowell, Monday, for banting without an Indiana license. They claimed ignorance of the law, and the heavy fine would be a pretty rough dose had they killed nothing but game birds, out as they bad meadow larks, robins, red-beaded wood-peckers and chippies in their bags, we guess they got no more than was rightly coming to them. No m»n Jan bill these beautiful and beneficial birds and not know himself to be a scoundrel.

MONDAY

Trever Wilcox and Orville Dunlap spent Sunday in .Chicago. Mrs. Ott Clark went to Chicago this morning for a few days visit. Miss Virginia Stamm of Hammond is here for several days visit with Miss Ruth Harris,

Mrs Chas Ramp and daughter Tillie spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. N. Krull of Monon. Elmerald Aldrich has gone to Illinois to visit his sister and other relatives for about a week. Dr. Bill Babb went to the state soldiers’ home at Lafayette today, and will, it is supposed, be given a permanent home there.

Arthur E. Dunn of Logansport returned home today after a several days visit with Prof. Michaels family.

M. Ringeisen, of Hanging Grove, was in town today, and stated that the best oats he had last year were sown on the 15th of March. This year none will be sown, even by the end of March,

Misses Maude Walker, May Hayes, Floy Williams, Zelma Rayher, Etta Smith, Fairie Norman, and Messrs Leonard Hayes, Jessie Smith, and Milton Dennis, all went to Marion, Ind., today to attend the spring term of the Normal school there.

The county superintendents of the stat-i have received instructions from the state superintendent that all applications wishing tojwrite for state license must be identified to the county superintendent by persons known by both parties, and not by letter as before. Davy Warner was tried before Squire Troxell, Saturday afternoon charged with malicious mischief. Some windows were broken from a residence in the northwest part of town some time ago, but Davy proved he was not connected with the affair. Verne Robinson, also charged with complicity in the same affair, plead guilty some days before, and was fined $1 and costs. Remington has just passed a stringent anti-tobacoo-jnioe squirting ordinance Rensselaer has such an ordinance, practically'as good as new, which Remington probably could have bought at a greatly reduced price. At least it seems, never to have been Jput to much if any use here.’ Clerk Maj ar is still after c • c ' ' ' ministers and justices who have been remiss in reporting marriage ceremonies solemnized by them. One couple however, to whom a license was issued long ago is giving him a good deal of trouble, as be can get no track of them, or who was likely to have married them. The conple were Otis W. Cleveland and Rosa Holton, and their license was the 21st of last December. There are 18 inmates at the county poor farm now, which is several more than has been generally the case. One of these is Dr. Bill Babb, who has not been there long, and who it is expected will soon have a place for him at tbe state soldiers’ home, at Lafayette There have been 17 inmates all winter, however, and these, together |with the superintendent and his family and the necessary hired help, make a large and necessarily expensive family to feed, clothe and keep warm. *

The first of the three cases against |F. E. Bibcock, of the Democrat, for libel, set for trial at Kentland this week, will not be reached before Wednesday, instiad of Tuesday, as heretofore expected, and Sheriff Hardy has notified the parties and witnesses accordingly.

The New York Sun says that Judge Parker is a respectable gentleman who stands for nothing in particular. The Sun could hardly say anything that would oommend him more to the favor of the Democratic politicians. This is just the sort of man they are looking for. The trouble with the Democracy so far as men are oonoerned is that the man who stands for anything in particular objectionable to a great number of voters in the party, no matter what that the something may be.

Call oh B O. Gardner and learn something about Oklahoma and Indian territory. Excursions first and third Tuesdays of each month. When there are parties to go I will go along with them and make the trip an enjoyable one.

B. O. GARDNER,

Rensselaer, Indiana