Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1904 — THE WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK'S DOINGS

TUESDAY Born, Monday, May 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Herath, five «niles north of town, a 10 pound son, and their first child. a . Born, this Tuesday, May 10th, to Mrs. Floy Mattis, of Chicago, at the home of her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Grant, a daughter. The high school alumni met last evening and appointed committees to arrange for a banquet on or about May 26th, with this years graduates as the guests of honor. Dr. T. J. Conly and sister, Dr Kathryn W. Corcoran, of Chicago, visited Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, over Sunday. They are the physicians who treated Mr, Honan, during his late sojourn at a hospital. Joe Harris bad a sinking spell last evening, and for a long time was not expected to live until morning, and this forenoon again reported in a dying condition. He rallied slightly however, and may last for some time yet.

It is now given out straight that this is Ben Wallace’s last season with his circus. Uncle Ben bids fair to yet rival P. T. Barnum and Adelina Patti in the number of his farewell tours But like both of them, Uncle Ben is a shrewd advertiser. The doctors say the present epidemic of measles here is in a pretty severe form, and many are made very sick by it. No case so . far heard from however has been severer than that of Ivan Brenner, » son of Landlord Brenner of the Makeevei House. His took the themorrhagio, or bleeding form, sometimes called black measles. He is now recovering very satisfactorily. The deeds for the Nelson Morris land recently sold to the Northern Indiana Land Company, through 'Strauss Brc there & 00., of Ligoflier, have not yet been received at the recorder’s offioe here. The company buying the land has its headquarters at Fort Wayne; and it is their intention to divide up the tract and sell in farms, of large or small size, as desired.

Saturday morning, about four o’clock, a passenger on the Monon -paper train, which reaches here at 4:49 a. m. jumped through a window in the day, coach, and has not been seen since. He jumped as. the train was going at high speed, and a little before it reached Lowell. Who he was or why he jumped no one has been able to discover. He broke three windows in making his exit. There was a little excitement on the Levee last evening, to break the monotony. A young fellow, already bowled up from some source, started to go into one of the saloons and was ordered to keep out by the proprietor, who Anew he was a minor. The young man th 3 n gave the saloon keep r a string of curses and obsceni/y, of the most insulting kind, and the saloonkeeper then gave the boy a slap on the jaw. According to the boy’s story in the justice "cOurt, however, he was as innocbnt as a lamb, and “just walkin troo de saloon wid annoder feller, when de saloon keeper reached around behind de odder feller, and handed 'me one on de mug, widout my saying a word.” The boy plead guilty to drunkenness and the saloonist to assault. The boy pro*

mises for his mother’s sake not to get into more such affairs, if his name is left out this time. It is t> be hoped he will keep the promise.

A draft for the nice little sum of $40,000 000 is now on its way from the United States to France, being the purchase price of the French Company’s rights in the Panama canal. Woat would some of the disgruntled patrons of the McCoy bank think if a draft of that magnitude should come b o’i on them protested? There is very little danger of such an ooourenoe however, as no one here ever handles as large sums as that at one time, unless it be some of the newspaper editors and Gov. W’r’t.

We notice with great pleasure that N. J. Bjzurtb, of Valparaiso has associated bis son with him in the law and real-estate business. This is a most oommendible move as natu>ally it will give Mr. Bozarth Sr. more time to attend to his great specialty of running for nominations. Just now he is a candidate Lr only one of these,

that of the Democratic nomination for governor. Now that he presumably has more leisure, we expect soon to hear that he is in the running for the same party’s nomination for Vice President, U.. 8 senator and for Congressman. Perhaps also a Prohibition nomination or "two may be thought worth locking after, as he goes along. For some unaccountable reason Friend Nelse has not honored the Republican party by asking for a nomination for quite a number of years, which neglect seems a little bit unkind on his part, to say the least.

WEDNESDAY Mrs. B, F. White went to Valparaiso today for a months’ visit. Dr. Francis Turfler went to Indianapolis, today, to attend the Indiana State Osteopath Association. Don’t forget to see Hops dog that hops, from a 35 foot elevation, at the bank concert, Thursday night. Robert Vanatta returned] to Marion today after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Vannatta.

It was just a year ago now that Rensselaer was right in the midst of its great smallpox scare, and just a year tomorrow since Dr. Hurty made his visit here. Brick laying began Tuesday afternoon, on John Makeever’s new building, next to McKay’s laundry. John Jessen and Charley Platt are the bricklayers. Mrs, F. L. Yeoman, after a several days visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle, returned to her home at Claypool, Ind., today.

Bert Van Voorst, of the State bank of Monticello, has been here some this week assisting (Assignee Chapman in straightening the affairs of the McCoy bank, and is expected again tomorrow. Uncle Johnny Sullivan, our one legged veteran had over SSOO that he bad been saving up for a long time in the McCoy bank Of course, as he says, he has Uncle Sam still behind him, and will never come to want Still it is pretty hard for him to lose his money for nothing, in that way.

The present weather, tnough cool, is still very favorable for the farmers, and they are availing themselves of it, to the best advantage. Those who are not already p'anting their corn, are plowing and harrowing, preparatory thereto. Many of them have their planters in action, and re port the land in fine shape. Jamie Willis and Jesse Morris have bought of A B. Cowgill the latter’s bicycle repairing and selling business and have moved it into G E. Murray’s room, formerly occupied by E. S. Rhoads’ grocery store. Mr. Cowgill will continue his undertaking business in the same room as heretofore. White & Marii n. the plumbers, nave moved their shop from Judge Thompson’s old building on Washington street, into Robert White’s building on Cullen street, formerly occupied by B. S. Fendig’ poultry st ire. The build-

ing White & Manon move out of is to be torn down to make room for the Judge’s new cement block. Dr. W. L. Myer, the new dentist, has arrived, and is located in his office in the corner of the K. of P. building. For some reason his operating chair has been delayed in transit, and until that comes he can not begin active work His home town is Flora, Carroll county, though this is his first location as a dentist, he having just completed his dental college course this spring. It looks like Congress did not get to work any too soon in putting a stop to the side line business, of the rural route carriers; judging from what has bippenped to one of them at Galveston, this state. Alva Swafford is his name, and ha negotiated so many errands for a Mrs. Wood along his line, that he has finally taken the woman herself and has left hie job and wife and children also. Mrs. Wood also left a husband and a baby.

The Democrats of Jasper county are taking a lively interest in the work of their state convention at ludiauap >lis, today, to elect delegates to their national convention, , edging by the number from here who are attending as delegates. They are Messrs. Frank Walsh, Ellis Jones, E. P. Honan, F, E. Babcock, U. M. Baughman, E. W. Allen, Tom Walker, G. W. Michael. They all met here last evening and left for Indianapolis on the early train this morning, It is said the bunch stands seven for Hearst and one for Parker. E. P. Honan is the lone Parker man. The measles has worked it* way up from the lower grades to iik€ higher, in regular course in our public schools, and being now among the seniors it can soon hope to graduate In all 18 or 20

high school pupils now have it, and it includes several members of our high school track team. The good runners especially all seem to have been fast enough to catch the measles; and now they are just as fast to let them go again, and it is believed they will do so in time to be in good shapo by the date of the field meet. The first big automobile of the season went through town today. It was a Winton touring car, made in Cleveland, and of 24 horse power, and $2,500 cost. It belonged to Strauss Brothers, of Ligonier, the great banking and real-estate firm who t recently handled the

Nelson Morris land. The parties in it had been >on that land, and were making a business trip to take in Brook, Remington, Fowler and other places* The occupants were A. Ackerman, of Fort Wayne, a member of the Strauss firm, and Charles Nathan, also of Fort Wayne, and Charles Van Vorhees, of Chalmers, members of the Northern Indiana Land Company, which has bought the Morris land, and the driver or chaffeur. Mr. Van Vorhees went no farther with the party bat returned to Chalmers from here. The chaffeur made the from Fort Wayne alone with the auto Tuesday. The machine register showed here that it had traveled 1462 miles in the last three weeks.

THURSDAY Jesse Wilson went to Lowell this morning on legal business. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ball went to Francesville today for a several days’ visit with relativesNext Sunday is Rev. J. B. Bair’s regular appointment, to preach at the 1-t Baptist church, both morning and evening. Pete Kohler returned to Chicago this morning after attending the funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Watson. Mt. Ayr is now a fully incorporporated town, the recent election having been in favor of incorporating by a vote of 61 for to only 6 against. The new dentist, Dr Myer, received his anxiously looked for dental chair, 'Wednesday afternoon, and he is thus fully equipped and ready for work. John May, who has spent the

winter with his relatives in this vicinity, left today on his return trip to his mines in the Klondike. His wife did not accompany him on this trip.. Dog days are here now and mighty near ended. At least the days for paying taxes on dogs will end next Saturday, and dog owners had better dig up their dollars, dog on quick, and hand it over to th e assessor man. A. G. Lewark still ho'ds the office of postmaster at Medaryville, his bondsmen having made good his shortage. It is understood that he will be removed, and his successor will probably be Preston M. Querry, a former well known resident of Gillam Tp., and once a county commissioner in this county. Pres wi’l run the office straight as a gouge, if he is appointed. Lee Jessup’s men began tearing down Judge Thompson’s old building yesterday evening, as soon as White & Marion had moved out

and about finished the job today. The building was in two parts cue part evidently much older than the other, as it dated beck to the lard-wood frame era. Much of the lumber in the building is still good and the j udge will have it used mostly in /the construction of another tenant house he intends to build, on Front street. He and Lee Jessup have a contract all agreed on and ready to sign up, for his new business building to stand where this old house stood. The Hearst delegates from Jasper county at thejetate convention will have a sad tale of woe to tell when they get home, if they ever du get home. Thib no’ n ’ug’s Star says the Tenth district cincus there was Bedlam broke loose. Tae Parker men secured possession of the room and most of the Hearstites were shut clear out, and those that got in were thumped and tnreateued into silence, The Parker men put through their slate, and left the room. The Hearst men then crowded in and adopted their program, also; but mighty little good will it do them. Johannes Kopelka, of Lake county went.down as a Parker man, but his sense of bairness was so outraged by the high-banded conduct of the Parker men, that he renounces bis allegiance to them.