Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1904 — THE WEEK’S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK’S DOINGS

TUESDAY p John Mann' went to St Louis today, to see the exposition. Miss Mary Porter returned |' home last evening after a week’s stay at Winona Lake. Born, Saturday, July 23,'t0 Mr. Mrs. Ben King, on the Parkg ison farm, east of town, a daughter. Mr- and Mrs, John Donaldson and Mr. and Mrs. John Martindale are visiting friends at Wheatfield for a few days. Miss Caltie Wherritt, house- | keeper at Miss Cordelia Monnetts, Vest side of town, fell down cellar, .a few days’ ago, and broke an arm. Miss Minnie Bartoo arrived home this afternoon from several weeks’ visit with relatives at East J Aurora, New York, and vicinity, Uncle Berry Paris had a sinki ing spell this morning which caused his relatives great anxiety, but r' he finally rallied and is now oontsiderably improved.

Dorset Brooke, in the east part 1 of town, who is selling his house* hold goods at private sale is prep paring to move to Colorado, where i he has a brother located. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman arrived last night from a trip to Bridgeman and St. Joe Michigan. They returned by the water route to Chicago and report a pretty rough trip across the lake. Mrs. David Crow and family, ac- • companied by Mr. and Mrs James Yeoman, all of Newton Tp, left on the early train this morning for Madison Mills, Fayette Co , Ohio, with the body of Mr. Crow, to be buried at that place Judge Thompson says that 'right now is the time for people owning land along the proposed line of the Iroquois ditch to kill their willows. Small willows cut p now, and big ones having their bark peeled, will be all killed, too dead to skin, trunks, roots and branches, whereas if left until after

the middle of August, the sap will begin to go down, and outtiug •or peeling will not kill them. This is very important to many land owners besides those near the proposed ditch. Preparations are made for a day of general sport in Rensselaer to be held probably on August 10. There is a whole bunch of mustangs in the vicinity, the owners of which each consider theirs the fastest. It is designed to get them all together and have them race to a finish. There are other fast horses also, that will be expected to be on hand. There is also to be a ball game between Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer and a band concert in the evening, and various other features. Sheriff Hardy and Dr. W. W. safely delivered W. H. King at Longoliff asylum, Monday. He made no trouble whatever, talking and smoking nil the time. He was under the impression that he was going to a sanitarium to take baths for a few weeks. He was placed in the mild cases’ ward, where he will be under no special restraint and have plenty of company. The physi- , oian in charge obtained from Dr. Hartsell a full history of bis case, but expressed no opinion as to the chances for a oure. The big stock yards strike in Chicago booms the veal market in that oity. These being killed and dressed before they are shipped are .sent to South Water street, and sold

direct from there to the city meat markets. As an evidence of this big demand for veal, Moody & Roth this morning shipped the carcasses of eleven calve’, .to Chicago. on the milk train, and J. J. Eigelsbach three. The strike also booms the outside packing houses, and as a local evidencejof that fact, Moody & Parkisoff have orders to ship a car load of hogs to Lafayette every evening this week.

WEDNESDAY Mayor Knotts, of Hammond, has just vetoed an ordinance reduced the Hammond city saloon license from S2OO to $l5O per year. Rev. Bair, of Brookston, who missed his regular appointment at the Baptist church, last Sunday, on account of a’funeral, will preach here next Sunday instead. Still the big demand for veal continues in Chicago, and J* J. Eiglesbach shipped eight in a bunch, this morning. He scored on Moody & Roth this time, who sent in only four. Mr. and Mrs. ~Frank Wedland, of Logansport, arrived here today. Mr. Wedland is the contractor for the big new gymnasium building now in process cf erection at St. Joseph’s college. Will Guss, of Chicago, is here for a weeks stay with his wife, who is spending the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Starr. Will now holds a good job as assistant engineer in a big power house at 260 Fifth Avenue. O. B. Steward was at the river yesterday, and reports fishing prospaots as improving. Considerable numbers are being caught, mostly catfish and carp, but only occasionally a pickerel. He also reports the pickle prospect to be very promising. Dolphi Herald: No. 30, the north bound Monon train passing here at 5:34 in the evening, made a fast run from Frankfort to Delphi last evening, covering the twenty-five miles in twenty-six minutes. The fifteen miles from Rossville to Delphi was covered in fourteen minutes.

Thomas Taggart, of Indianapolis, was elected chairman of the Demooratio national committee, Tuesday. “I. Tag” is a mighty smooth gent, and will do as effective work for Democracy’s losing cause as anyone they could have selected; and do it as honorably also, as we have no doubt.

The First National Bank is improving its office facilities quite notably this season. The foundations are in'for a good sized addition in the rear, for a private office, closets etc., while the former private room is utilized as part of the bank room, proper- By changing the counters and other furniture this gives more room both for the patrons in front of the counters and for the bankers and clerks back of them.

Judge Thompson is very optimistic in his views of the early construction of the Iroquois ditch. He not only believes it will be constructed, which everyone else also believes, but he is confident its construction will begin this very year. His opinion is that the parties who have appealed to] the circuit court will be knocked out on the first round, on a point of law, and he does not think they will carry it to the supreme eourt on account of the great cost. He sajs the transcript alone will cost at least >6OO, if ft is taken to the supreme eourt*

Rensselaer will entertain a distinguished party of theatrical people next Saturday night and over Sunday. Guss Phillips is now with the Spooner family at Centerville, lowa, and together they will come to Chicago Saturday, and then come to Rensselaer to spend Sunday. Monday they will go to St Louis to see the fair, a id from there go direct so Bnoklyn, to prepare for their fall opening. A reception and dance in their honor is being organizad. There will be seven persons in the party, in all ‘‘including Mrs. Spooner and her daughters, and other members of her dramatic company. A week’s dead monotony in the county clerk’s office was broken today, when letters of administration were issued to R. H. Grow, on the estate of John S. Ramey. A small sum was coming from the estats of a sister of Mr. Ramey’s in Illinois, only some $43 in amount, but an administrator had to be appointed before it would be paid over. The oats harvest in this region will be practically all finished by

the end of this week. Those who had the early or Fourth of Jnly oats, are some of them through threshing and are hauling them to market. The oats are of a fine quality, clean and sound and free from weeds, and weighing 32 to 34 pounds to the measured bushel. The yield is also good, being along about 40 bushels to the acre. The price is also good, being 30 cents per bushel. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, of which the old Coal Road, through the northwest part of Jasper county is a branch, will no longer depot with the Monon and other roads, in Dearborn station, at Chicago. The eastern Illinois and all its branches are now a part of the great Frisco system, of which he Rock Island is the largest element, and the whole system will hereafter use Rock Island and Lake Shore’s grand new depot on LaSalle street. The change begins next Monday. And still another high honor has come to E. P. Honan from the Catholic Order of Foresters. He has been chosen by the High Court of the order, as one of seven delegates to represent the some

115,000 members in the United States and Canada at the national convention of Federated Catholic Societies, to be held at Detroit, next week. He also expects to go to Grand Rapids, Mich., next Sunday to assist in the installation of the first court of Foresters in the Catholic diocese of Grand Rapids; the bishop of which having heretofore ruled out all secret orders in his jurisdiction; but who has now made a concession in favor of the Foresters.

THURSDAY Geo. Goff is in Chicago today on businessJim Meyer, of Dixon, 111., is visiting his parents here for a short time. Born this Thursday, July 28tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopper, in town, a daughter. Col. E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, was in town yesterday afternoon, on legal business. Bern. Wednesday, July 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Wash Lowman, near Pleasant Ridge, a daughter. Misses Clifford and Bessie Moody went to Chicago this morning sot a few days’ visit. ; Min. Carrie Lagen of Woodstock 111., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N. Leatherman, for a few days. Mrs. Wm. Ridenour of Oklahoma, and two little girls are visiting friends in this vicinity, for a few weeks. Miss Grace Norris and Elva Fisher went to Hammond this morning for an extended visit with relatives there. Mrs. W. A. Huff and children went to * Crawfordsville, today, where they will remain a short time before going to their future home in Indianapolis.

Mrs. John Renicker arrived home this morning from a week’s stay at North Manchester, where she was called by the serious sickness of her mother, but who is now improving. The Spooner family and friends will arrive Saturday oa the 10:55 a. m train, and stay until Sunday forenoon. A reception and dance in their honor will be given at the Armory Saturday evening. Miss Pearl Pott?, while collecting for the McKay laundry, fell the whole length of the stairs leading to Baughman & Williams’ office. She hit the bottom pretty hard and was considerably bruised and shaken, but not otherwise much injured. Delos Thompiou’s horse Billy Smith, won second money, or $250. in a SI,OOO race at Kokomo, Wednesday. The horse also seems to be changing into a Dutchman, as the Indianapolis Star gives his last name as Schmidt. The Duvall horse, Silk Rags, is also at Kokomo and will race on Friday. -

Mrs. Wm. Washburn and daughter, Mrs Rowles, left today to visit her other daughter, Mrs, Dr. S C. Robinson, at Williamsport, Pa., and where they will make quite an extended stay. They will also probably visit various places of interest in the east, before they return. A portion of the Rensselaer contingent who are hoping for a part of the Rosebud lands are having a picnic while they wait. They are Isaac Glazebrook, Bert Goff, Jess Nichols, Will Barkley and Will Wood worth, and they are living in a big tent at Chamberlain, and will stay there until the result of the drawing is known.

David Wheedon was the tenant in John Renick ar’s house which burned Tuesday night. He was near Kentland, wot king in the harvest fields and Mrs, Wheedon was with her relatives, at Dunnville. The house was nearly new and was worth between $650 and S7OO, and with the outbuildings, also burned, was insured lor S4OO. The Hammond News says the Reid, Murdoch big factory is now a “lead-pipe cinch,” for Hammond. It took a $21,000 bonus to secure it. In the published list of public spirited citizens who secured the factory are the names of two former Jasper county men, Ernest Shortridge and Henry Whitaker. Both men of influence and prominence in the affairs of their adopted city.

Manager Ellis has just had an improvement made at the opera house which will add quite materially to the comfort and safety -of the gallery. He has had a ventillating opening cut in the west wall, even with the gallery, and 7| feet high, by 31 feet wide or amply large for ventillating purposes, and also to serve as a ready means of exit, in cases of emergency; as it opens out on the roof ofjan adjoining building.

Ex-Postmaster Lewark of Medaryville is having trouble shaking off his troubles. When he was found short S9OO in his accounts he took the benefit of the exemption law and let his bondsmen do the settling. K Now his bondsmen claim that he holds a $2,000 judgment against some Jasper county property which he failed to list when he filed his exemption, and they have had him arrested for perjury. Uncle Charley Baker, from three miles south of Mt Ayr, wa in town today. He reports that they got the thunder and lightning of last night's storm, but very little of the rain. He reports also that Uncle Job Engliih’s barn in Brook, was struck and pretty badly damaged. Uncle Charley himself has just finished the biggest barn in Newton county, It is 54 by 74 on the ground, and 20 feet to the eaves. Uncle George Andrus, Jasper county’s champion barn builder, built it for him, and built it to sfcy. A good soaking rain visited this region Wednesday evening, and oame just at the time the farmers

were becoming anxious about tbeir corn. Other crops, like potatoes, pickles and onions were also needing the rain badly, and pastures were beginning to dry up very fast. Here there Was a rainfall of .88 of an inch. It was a pretty widely extended rain, but seems not to have been as heavy southwest of town as in other directions. Some pretty tough puzzles to solve are found in the addresses of letters, sometimes. One of these is now posted in the postoffioe here. It is a large letter evidently containing photographs, It is addressed to “Mies Della Rensselaer, Ind., Rule Route numbei one,’’ Uncle John Daughtery has investigated every Miss Delia he can hear of on “Rule” one, but so far has not found one who will claim the letter. Wednesday morning the Monon hauled in a oar load of negroes from some place south, to work ‘in the stock yards in the place of strikers. The oar was switched off at 49th street, and the switchmen ordered to run it over to the stock yards. They declined to do this, giving as a reason that they were afraid the strikers would do them up. When the coons heard this, they got soared also, and be*

gan piling ont of the car and scattering in every direction. They were in charge of a Jew, who expected to get 25 cents a head for every one he delivered and he in turn got soared also, at the prospect of losing his money . He finally got the doors locked and prevented the escape of a remnant of his colored cargo, for the time being at least, but whether he finally got any of them delivered at the stockyards or not, we did not learn.