Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1904 — THE WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK’S DOINGS

• ■ TUESDAY Mrs, Ohas. Porter, of Delphi is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams, for a few days. - Miss Leathe Wright left today for a few days’ visit with friends at Waukeegan, ill. Perry Marlatt left last evening for a trip through North and South Dakota. Silas L. Swain, now of Des Moines, lowa., was visiting old friends in town today. Mr. and Mrs. Roes Grant left for their home at Watertown 8. Dak., this morning, after several weeks’ visit here. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Miller and daughter Maud, of South Bepd, are visiting her brother, M C Burk and wife for a few days. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman went to Andfcrson, this afternoon, for a few days visit, Dennis Gleason, the torse-buyer will be here buying horses until next Saturday May be found at ■Hemphill’s livery stable. I The Electric Theater company ■will give a matinee Wednesday lifternoun at four o’clock to the Children. Admission 5 oents. I Miss Bessie Eger who has been Baking a course in music for the Blast year in Chicago, returned ■ome, Isst night, for the eummer »D. B. Nowels is back from ■Lamar, Colo,, for a short stay. His wife and son will go back ■ith him, to Lamar on his return ■ere in a few days. ■ Charley Thompson, convicted in ■pure Troxell’s court of giving Iqhor to a drunken man has taken Hi appeal to the cirouit court. ■ is father, James Thompson, gave K}il for bins, in the sum of SIOO. ■ Will Tiimuv'? 8 ' 5,110 hSB bcen laming the phdlcgrapH/ . üßl ’ Iss at the Parker ffttllefy ror UiS |st 15 months, and has thorough|mastered the same has gone to ■hide Rock. Neb., where ho has a Hod job in a photograph gallery. ■[The Walker township Republi|is held their convention, last ■ turday and nominated Wm. liddleoamp for trustee and Wm ■ Meyers for assessor. They are Hth fine men and praotioally sure Selection.

Ejtrs. J. W. Pieroo and ohildren | this morning for an extended It With relatives in Kansas, ly will stop at 8t Louis for the lid’s fair and from there to Mt Le, Kans., to visit relatives, and In there to Buoklin, Kans., to It her mother, Mrs. Nanoy Ins. I harley Spriggs arrived home I evening from his trip to I ahoma. He olinohed the good I he was looking after down |:e, whioh is that of oustodian I the buildings of Epworth liege, a promising eduoational Ktution at Oklahoma Oity. He Kola to move down there some ft next month. ftajor Harrison, of Columbia, ft, inspeoted Company M. last lit instead of Tuesday night, as ftunoed. He found the comft in good shape. After the Heotion the oompany divided up I 'hostile- armies of Japs and ftians and had a lively eorim■o in the court house yard. Hi armies lost heavily in killed. Hjded and captured, but all ft alive, well and free in time to fft regular rations this morning.

WEDNESDAY R. W. Marshall went to Monticello today on legal business Mrs. Deles Thompson is in Chicago today. Mrs. Julia Healy of Delphi, is visiting friends here for a few day e ■ Mrs. S. O. Johnson is recovering from a severe attack of enteritis. Hop and his dog Sunday are on the Wolcott Fourth of July bills for the great high diving aot. Misses Alice an<J Grace McGuire of Chicago are visiting Miss Lena Washburn for a few days. Miss Valiera Banes returned home last evening, from a week’s ieit with friends at Indianapolis. Berl Riohaidson who taught in the Manitosao, Wis., high school the past year, arrived home today, for the summer vaoatiou. He will have thesohool again next year. Miss Grace Coughlin returned to her home io Lagro, Ind., to lay after spending the wiuter with Warren Robinson and family. Her cousin Miss Alice Rjftn, of Medaryville accompanied her home for a short visit. This immediate region got a littlqrain today, nnd just missed getting a go:d deal more, whioh passed south of us and probaly visited plaoes that had already had about all the rain they ueeded. There is no longer any prospect that the parties moving for bankruptcy proceedings iu the McCoy case, will change their minds£and withdraw tlieir petition. And that being the case there is nothing for it but that the estate must be settled in the bankruptcy court.

Still another serious loss has been experienced in the Rensse|S«sjr £’ ao ’ J i n ? furje for the oomi"" sohool > Pfoi T; J. fie&cllee, for two years ti«s and poptilar' teaoher of soience in #ur high sohool, hag sent in his resignation to Superintendent Sanders. He has lately been down at the siiite university, and completed oertain work) by whioii he has obtained the degftfo of A M. Now he has deoided to continue his college work, and will t&k? <* special ooiirse St Cornell University, where he will work for the degree of of Science. At present Mr, Headlee is at Winona Lake.

The will of the late John L. Pitts, of Bemington, was filed today. His property is willed equalto his four children, Wm. A. Pitts, Andrew T. Pitts, Sarah A. French, and Delitha A. Pettit, in equal shares, but each is to take out what has been previously loaned them. Each also is to give a note to their mother a note equal to the amount they receive, and to pay her six per cent interest whereon until her death. Mrs. French is executrix of the will. Her brother Wm A„ as one of her bondsmen, swears lie is worth over $25,000 in real-estate, over and above all debts and exemptions. This wealthy Pitts lives in Tippecanoe couuty, There has been considerable complaint lately regarding young boys going into Weston cemetery with air and target guns and shooting at birds, squirrels, chipmunks etc. Any conduct of that kind is very objectionable in the cemetery and phould not be practiced at all. There is a strict ordinance against

that and all other* disorderly conduct in the cemetery, and fines are provided for its violation. And not.only is shooting of all kinds prohibited there but al-o loud and rough talk and rough play of any kind. The boys who have been violating this ordinance had best be warned and desist, for the sexton and trustees are determined that it must be stopped.

THURSDAY Mies A. L Gronberg, of Salt Lake City, is visiting Mrs. S, O. Irwin for a shot t time. Walter has gone to Chfoago to a position as a tfaveliug ma t for Swift & Go., the Chicago ptokera. A. YV. Buff, of Craw fords ville is here for a stay of sotttd length, OP aocoautof thejvery serioussiokneM of his mother, Mrs. Lavandah Huff.

Mrs J. L. Hagins, of Kansas City, left for her home today, after an extended visit with her daughter, Mis. E. W. Irwin, at the tile mill. A. M. Jones, the Monon engineer who was injnred at Rensselaer a few weeks ago, has been removed from St. Elizabeth hospital to his home, oorner Eighteenth and Greenbush streets, at LaFayette. He is getting along nioely. W. W. Barns, of Barkley, was in town today. He owned the goods that were burned in Valma store, Monday night, and reports insnranoe on them of $1,500. If be can rent a vacant house nearby he will start up again. Mr. and Mrs. I. N, Miller, of South Beud went to Crawfordsville, today, after a visit with her brother. M. C. Burk. They took with them also, his little daughter, Jeneeee.

The Republicans of Newton and Benton counties nad tbeir joint convection at Kentland Wednesday, to nominate a candidate for representative. A. B. McAdams, of Benton was nominated, defeating Z. F. Little, of Goodland by a vote of 18J to 14J.‘ The Lord’s Sapper will be observed at the Presbyterian ohuroh on Sabbath morning. In the evening a patriotic servioe will be held for which speoial muSio is being prepared. Come and hear the boys sing ‘‘My Own United States.” Mr. and Mrß. J. A. Hopkins celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary last evening, at their home on Front Street. About thirty were present. The out of * Driest wa3 A. Hampton of Ohid&go. Many servioable pte«@hts were jeoeived, and refreshments Served, Major Geo. B. FW; of Bend, oommander of the

battalion of the 3rd regiment 1. >, Gr„ and of whioh battalion Jo6hi‘ pany M., of Rensselaer, is a part has just been appointed Colonel of the Second regiment, to snooeed Lieut, Col. Thayer, appointed colonel of the Third regiment, There was h little more rain hefe last night, but a very little it was, amounting only to .04 of an inch. All the south part of Jasper oounty within a few miles of Rensselaer, has had rain in abuf>danoe. North of town there havo been some good showers lately, in narrow strips, but the largest part north is still needing rain badly. Barry Zimmerman is back from a three weeks’ visit with relatives in Ohio, and will resume his work as night operator at Fair Oaks, tomorrow. He stayed in Ohio considerably longer than he intended, the disoovery of two handsome twin young lady oousins, whom he had never seen before, being suffioent explanation of why his visit was extended. Jasper Guthridge, wife and two sons went to Montioello, today, where he has the promise of work, for himself and the older boy. They are the unfortunate family who walked here from Chicago, and have been furnished quarters by Sheriff Hardy, for the past week or so. Arrangements had been madtffor them to go to house-

keeping in a house on the other side of the river belonging to A. F. Long, bat some party from White county saw him yesterday, and held oat saoh favorable prospeots that he oonoluded to go there, instead. Mr. Guthridge is a hard and faithful worker, as he has demonstrated by working hard every day sinoe he has been with Mr, Hardy.