Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1904 — THE WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK’S DOINGS

FRIDAY J. M Gwin returned to Hersher 111., today accompanied by his Mrs. J. W, Childers. Mrs. A. White, Cora Mich, and Mra. Fred Brownell of Cnicago came today to attend the funeral of their sister Mrs. Alta McDonald. The Military Band gave another very attractive open air concert last evening, and which was very largely attended. The performance was good clear through but the most notable single feature was a cornet solo, by Vern Jacks. W. D. Foresman, now of Winnipeg Manitoba, Can., where he is in the real-estate business, was in town today. He is making a trip through this region, telling the people about the advantages of that region. He is a son of John B. Foresman, of Foresman, Newton county. Joe Ellis intimates that he too like Comrade Fox, has had a severe jolt to his faith in human nature. Namely that he did not jump his job in carrying the Comrade’s mail until after a month’s wages was due, and a request for payment had been gracefully waved aside. , The temperature reached the 90 degree mark, today, and for the first time this year. It is also the third time it has been that here since July 1903. In August it reached that point once and in September once. It is the first time for more than three years since we have had 90 degree weather the first week in June.

C. A. Roberts left hastily for Kansas City, this morning, on receipt of a telegram informing him of the death there of his brother Lewis Roberts. No particulars were received further than that his death occured at noon Thursday. He was younger than Charley, and unmarried. He formerly lived here and was in the blacksmithing and implement business in partnership with Charley. He left here in 1890. It is not unlikely that Charley will bring’ the body back here for burial. A prominent New York insurance journal has just completed statistics showing that the American people are taking out life policies at the amazing rate of $8,000,000 per day, In the last year, all companies combined have paid out claims amounting to $258,358,000. The aggregate payment to beneficiaries was $246,463,700. There are now in force in New York City alone policies aggregating $2,250,000,000. Life assurance has grown to be so necessary to American business methods that those who fail to recognize this fact are today on the same shelf with those who do not advertise.

A St. Louis paper says: “Every day queries come to this office from different parts of the country asking about the reports of the alleged extortion by the hotels at St. Louis. We have answered many of those by letter. In all oases we have said that the stories were without foundation. Advances have been made in some oases by the hotels, as compared with the rates of a month or two ago. In all oases the advances have been slight. The testimony of any of the many thousands of visitors to the city since the World’s Fair opened will bear us out in what we say here.”

Miss Hazel Kirk went to Chicago today for a weeks visit with relati es. Mr. and Mrs. J* F. Hollister of Mattoon 111., came last evening for a several days visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. E Hollister There is still a gradual improvement in Mr*. S. P. I hompson’s condition, and this morning she was able to swallow a little water. Assignee Chapman’s public sale of the A. McCoy & McDonald property, at McCoysburg Thursday had a big attendance of ready buyers and the property all sold at fair to excellent prices. The mules especially, were gilt edged goods, judging from the prices they brought. Thus one big team brought $260, another $212 50, another $l7O. The entire sale aggregated about $2,500 not including the corn, oats, timothy seed and fence wire, all of which were to be weighed up and sold by bushels or pounds, as the case might be; and the aggregate of which will raise the entire proceeds of the sale to over $3,000. The corn sold for 27 cents per bushel, and the oats for 25 cents.

Lafayette Call: The Columbian Literary society composed of members of St. Joseph college at Rensselaer, presented an entertainment at the Grand opera house last night. The play was a biblical tragedy in five acts, “King Saul.” It was elegantly staged and gorgeously costumed and reflected great credit upon those taking part. The choruses were strong and the speaking parts were given in a’ manner justly classified on a basis with professionals. The oast throughout was creditable and the performance moved with a promptness that reflected much credit. The play was witnessed by an audience that comfortably filled the lower part of the house- The music was furnished by Reifer’s orouestra. F. A. Rose, who was regularly admitted to the bar of the Jasper circuit court some time ago, received a telephone message this forenoon, purporting to be from Squire S. O. Irwin, informing him that he had been appointed to defend Mrs. McClintock, at the trial this afternoon. He objected very strenuously, but the “Squire” insisted and assured him that as a member of the bar it was his duty to accept the appointment. Still Mr. Ross was not satisfied to undertake the case and coming over town soon after, he met the Squire and expostulated with him over the appointment. It was a surprise party for both. The Squire being surprised to learn that Mr. Rose had been appointed, and Mr. Ross being surprised that the Squire knew nothing about it. It didn’t take long for Mr. Ross to tumble to the fast that his facetious friends at Fendig’s drug store had been working a joke on him.

SATURDAY Born, today Jane 4th, to Mr and Mrs. Clifton Passons a daughter. Boru, Friday June 3rd. to Mr. and Mra. Chas. Hurley, of Blackford, a son. Frank Crossoup of Chicago came home yesterday for a few days visit with his mother. The rainfall last evening was out of all proportion to the fuss the storm made being only about six hundredths of an inch.

Boyd Porter returned home to. day after a few days visit’ with friends etPlymouth. Tom Moody came home today from Ames, lowa, where he has been attending school. Miss Leathe Wright who has been , teaching school at Marion, came home today for the summer. Mrs. J. L. Hagins, of Kansns, City, Mo., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. O. Irwin, for 4 or 5 weeks. Mrs. Dallas Yeoman and children of Ambia oame yesterday for a several days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong. Mrs. Clifford Dayton returned returned to Chicago today after an extended stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wood worth.

The Junior Christian Endeavor will give a social on the lawn of the Presbyterian church, Tuesday evening June 7th. Ice cream and cake only 10 cents. All are invited,

Mrs. Wm. Fry entertained Misses Jennie Stephenson of Ora, and Cecelia Scott of Hammond last evening. There was a big wind at DeMotte, last night, that blew down Dan Tanner’s barn, and took the roof off from Sam Luce’s furniture store. After one of the longest state conventions on record the.lllinois Republicans nominated a candidate for Governor Friday afternoon. Charles S. Deneen. of Chicago, was the lucky man, on the 79th ballot. Mrs. S. P. Thompsons throat is improving slowly, and she succeeds in swallowing a little water. Her inability to take nourishment however is naturally having a very weakening effect upon her condition.

Cory Price, youngest brother of County Surveyor Myrtß. Price formerly of Carpenter Tp., but more recently of South Dakota, was married on Sunday, May 29th to Miss Mary Veight. The wedding took place at her residence at Hinsdale, 111., a Chicago suburb, and was a complete surprise to all of Mr. Price’s friends.

Sheriff Hardy, Mrs. Roberts and “Pap’’ Goble got Mrs. Blaze into the asylum at Longcliff without any serious trouble. The only difficulty experienced was caused by the appearance of a sister, who lives at Royal Center, and who met the party when they got off the'ears at Logansport, and who by her demonstrations, excited the nsane woman considerably.

O. M. Blue has filed in the auditor’s office a withdrawal of his resignation as trustee of Marion township, the resignation having been intended to take effect on Monday June 6th. It is understood that Mr. Blue has a new bond ready to present to the commissioners for their approval. In thejmeantime his present bondsmen began a suit today, asking to be released from his bond. Bail was furnished for Mrs. McClintock, Friday evening, by her brother John Bicknell, of Brook, and a gentleman named Mick Fadden, or something like that, who lives north or south of town, or some place ‘ betwixt and betuue” those (different directions. Mrs. McClintock has gone to Brook to remain with her brother until the trial, and presumably to cultivate the paternal friendship of Rev. McClintock. father of her once happy but (abruptly) departed husband, William, and for the passing (hence) of which Bill, the senior McClintock is given the credit by his affectionate daughter-in-law.

Mrs. H. Villiers went to Chicago last evening for a few days visit. Miss Kate Marshall went to Madison, Wis., today to visit former college friends, at Wisconsin University, and to meet her sister Frances, the teacher, who is spending part of the summer vacation there.

There was a sadly disappointed aggregation of bald-heads, and quite a number that were only figuratively bald, at the city hall, Friday afternoon, when the McClintock trial was postponed for ten days Many of the expectant auditors had been holding their seats in the front row for nearly an hour, to the total neglect of their regular occupation of whittling store boxes. It was truly an unfeeling act on the part of the attorneys in the case to thus disap point these patient and expectant citizens, and some of whom, to make their disappointment worse, missed that rare and racy event, the Dan Coleman case, of a few days before. E. P. Honan has just received another very notable evidence of the high estimation in which he is held m the great fraternal order of the Catholic church, the Catholic Order of Foresters. The High court of the order has elected one of the delegates to represent the order at the next annual National Fraternal Congress, which will be held at St Louisduring the week beginning the Sept. 28th. This congress represents all fraternal and benevolent orders and societies. The Catholic Foresters send six delegates to this congress, of whom four are delegates by right of being high court officers, and only two are elective. Hence Mr. Honan is one of two elected to represent the entire order of the whole country. The appointment is especially desirable this year, giving as it does, the delegates a good opportunity to also visit the world’s fair. The pay of the delegates is $5 per day, and expenses.

MONDAY Unole Jake Troxell landed two huge pickerels from the river Friday, from up between the Groom and Stackhouse bridges. They weighed about five or six pounds each. Elsie Ritchey, 15 year old daughter of Os Ritchey, south of town, was taken to Mary Thompson hospital, Chicago, Sunday, and will be operated upon there Thursday. She is suffering from a tumor, located about between the liver and stomach, but the exact nature of which is difficult to determine, until an operation is made.

Among those who went to Indianapolis on the excursion Sunday and had the experience of being in the wreck at Rossville, were Mr. and Mrs, I. N. Hemphill, Mr. and Mrs- Lem Huston, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jackson, T. W. Haus, Dr. Myers, Monroe Banes Clyde Comer Robt. Fendig, Walter Forbes, Jean Spitler, Natty Scott, Will Shumaker, Marion Pierson, C. P. Wright.

Comrade Fox’s celebrated flying broncho, Lady Blanch has departed this life, and was buried Sunday with the honors of wai. Whether she died from too much or too little of ram-rod hay at the hands of her latest possessor, Joe Ellis; or was far gone in the last stages of a decline, when Comrade turned her over to Joe. is the subject now in controversy. From present indications the bondsmen of former Postmaster Lewark, oi Medaryville. Pulaski county, will he continued in charge of postal »Hairs in that city for several weeks. This is the result of a fight over the appointment of a successor to Lewark, which started immediately after bis removal. There are two candidates who have divided indorsements of the patrons of the office. Up to date Representative Brick has been unable to decide whom he will recommend.

Mrs. 8. P. Thompson is now so much improved that it is considered that she is now out of danger. Her throat is so much better she can take nourishment. J. F. Warren stopped off today, on his way home from Hartford, Conn., to Oklahoma City. His sister, Mrs. Grant, is still in very poor health, which was the cause of his visit. The Nagel brothers who were called to Plymouth last week by the supposed very dangerous sickness of their other brother George, have returned leaving him very much better. John Hack, of Lowell, was here today, on business connected with his dredge ditch contracts. He has just finished cleaning the Wheatfield and Wolf Creek lateral ditches, which finishes his contracts in this county, and the dredge will be at once taken down and removed. He has three steam dredges in all, and will be on deck when bids for the Ircquois ditch are asked for. Some 15 or 20 friends and relatives gave a surprise to Mrs. John W. Nowels, three miles north of town Sunday, the occasion being her 52nd birthday. A big dinner and birthday presents front all the guests, were features of the event. The only guest from away was

Mrs. J. R. Hagins, of Kansas City, who is here visiting her daughter Mrs. Ed. Irwin. Two men from ths country, Al Keener and Henry Mimick, were both found helplessly drunk in town Saturday, one on Front street and the other on Van Rensselaer street, and were each fined $1 and costs, by Squire Troxell, Sunday, on pleas of guilty. G. W. Casey stayed Keener’s fine, but Mimick is still in jail. These cases are another evidence that some one is violating the law in Rensselaer by selling liquor to men when they are intoxicated, and there ought to be some way found to put a stop to the nefarious practice. ,