Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1904 — THE WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK'S DOINGS

’Tuesday George of Ohioago returned home yesterday after a few days visit with Mrs. Mary Drake. Misses Anna and Emma Lane «of northwest of town went to St. Louis this morning to see the fair for a'week. A son was born Saturday night As Mr. and Mrs- Charley Eeseinger sin 'Jordan Tp., but it lived only a few minutes. Mrs. Charles Jouvenat of Ohioago, returned home this morning after a few day’s visit with relatives here. This is the 16th day of August, today at noon the month was half Mies Tillie Linn of Attioa is here visiting her sister Mrs. W. H. Parkison for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Boicourt, of Woloott are visiting relatives here for a few days, gone, and the summer two thirds gone, the best we oan figure it. So far as now known not a single old soldier from this place or vioinity has gone or will go to the national encampment at Boston, this week. Dolly Beatrice, the 16 months old daughter of Mr. and Mis. John MoOurtain of Parr, died Monday, Aug, loth, of a bowel troublp. The funeral was held today, and interment made in Prater oemetery Mr and Mrs. C. D. Njwels left this morning for a three week’s trip to the westward. They will visit the exposition and then go to Wiohita, Kingman, and other points in Kansas. First Lieutenant True Woodworth is rejoicing greatly over an important addition to the ranks of of the infantry the same being a a fine boy born last night to himself and wife, at their residence in the east part of town. The new reoruit weighed in at 9J pounds. ‘A real gypsy wagon, with evidentJy all the modern improvements wstruok town today, but stayed only long enough to enquire the road to Logansport, The only visible oooupants were a decidedly elderly man and woman, both dark and diity enough to be the real thing in the Gypsy line and a small dog. # 1 Peroy A. Parry, the able oity

/.editor of the Hammond News, got . his hand in oontaot with an electric fan, last, Sunday, and had his fingers very badly out and braised. Peroy is a son of misfortune it would seem, a* it is only recently that he recovered from the effeots of a very bad fall down an area way. Miss Jessie Oowgill left this morning for Berea, Ky., after a visit with her brother, A. B. Oowgill, She is stenographer for the secretary of Berea College, and is returning there to resume her duties. She has previously been to the big fair, and also visited friends in Illinois. i,. Trevor Eger has arrived baok from his hurried trip to the edge of Boston, to secure a suitable room daring his attendance at Harvard University. And although he went six weeks ahead of the school opening he found it hard work to find a desirable room still unengaged though he finally found one that was fairly satisfactory. Quite a delegation left here on the early train this morning to join the Niokle Plate excursion to -Niagara Falls. At the head of the

jaarty, leader by right of conquest and experience, marohed Comrade Fox. The others were A. J. Brenner, landlord of the Makeever House, ohief of the commissary department, and Bruce White and Britt Marion, the wel! known plumbers, who will have a led pipe oinoh on seeing all that is to be seen, ou their journey. Dispatohes from Bonetteel tell how a man who had about number 500 or a little less in fffe Rosebud drawing, got there on the last day for filing and after the land office olosad, and so lost his ohauoe to file on his number; and that he estimated that he thereby lost 14,800. Ou the other hand Unole Bill N. Jones has a clipping from a Bell wood, Neb., paper, saying there was not over 100 quarter sections worth filing on and paying the prioe. This is a pretty wide diversity of opinion, but for all that we think Unole Sam knew pretty well what he was doing when be fixed a high valne on the land; and especially when so good a judge as O. J. Dean has gone all - over the tract and says, there is lots of fiae land there.

Charley Chamberlain arrived home last night, from his trip to Devil’s. Lake, N, Dak. He registered his name for a ohanoe at the oomiug land drawing there, and said the registrations then figured up about 6,000. He likes the looks of the oountry around there, and says the wheat orop is enormous. Devil’s Lake proper, is a body of salt water, about 5 miles wide and 40 long. Fort Totten and an Indian reservation are aoroas the lake from Devil’s Lake City, and Charley heard of two young bucks there who ,were educated at the Indian school that was running here 12 or 15 years ago. Like all the other noble red men they were doing a heavy job of laying around while their squaws did the work. It is a remarkable fact that Indiana has now the two most popular Republican political orators in the oountry, as shown by request for speakers reoeived by Chairman Cortelyou, of the National Committee. The man whose speeches are applied for most, is Senator Fairbanks, the second in the list is Senator Beveridge. It was thought at the start that Uncle Joe Cannon would be most in demand as a campaign orator, but he has fallen behind both Fairbanks and Beveridge. The faot that there is a strong Democratic following in Indiana who will vote for Roosevelt is well known, but the first organization to orystalizs this sentiment was effected in Fountain City last Tuesday. The organization is called The Demooratio Roosevelt olnb. The qualifications for membership are that the man must be a Democrat and must pledge himself to vote for Roosevelt. A large olub was organized. It will take an aotive part in the campaign and assist in organizing other similar clubs. A large party left here for the Dakotas today. It inoluded C. A. Dean, Levi Renioker, Wm. Tanner and John Mann, of Rensselaer. Mr. Dean goes to show the conntry, Mr. Tanner to run the threshing maohine he bought recently, and Mr. Renioker and his brothe Fred, of Pyrmont, will buy land if they are favorably impressed.

Others in the party, from the surrounding country, and near-by plaoes. were John*H. Brown and son Harry, John Williams and two sons, Marcus Bnrgett, Glenn Baker and Jacob Hoffetger. Spenoer Viok has been at New York for nearly a year as a floor manager for a Uhioago firm that has a branoh store there. He writes baok that Parker is vary unpopular in New York, while Boosevest is jnst the contrary. He is confident Teddy will carry his old state by 200,C00 majority. Spenoer hae been at Washington several times, and bad several opportunities to meet the President, Mr, and Mrs. Vernon Sohuuk. the latest bridal Couple, arrived home last evening from a bridal visit at Danville, 111. They are stopping temporarily with hie grandmother, Mrs. Faunie Hamm, bat are prepairing to set np housekeeping in a few days. They will live in John Coen’s house, on north Cullen street. WEDNESDAY

Highest temperature today, 86 degrees. Lowest last night 65 uegr£6s. Born, Ang. f6tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hankins, of Barkley Tp., a daughter, , Charles and Julia Royse of LaFayette are visiting friends here for a few days. Miss Floy Nowela went to Indianapolis yesterday for a few weeks visit with relatives. W. L. Hart of Kankakee. 111., is visiting bis sister Mrs. Hershal Brenner, for a few days. Mrs. Dr. Lovett, of Chicago, returned home today after a visit with Mrs. W. A. Clark, north of town.

Our local stockyards labor troubles have been adjusted, and Oppy Wolf is baek at his old job in Jake’s slaughter honse. J. H. S. Ellis already has five applications for his room in the opera house block, just vacated by W. A. Huff, but has not yet con. traded with any of them. W*B. Nelson nnole of Mrs, J. O. Passons, and Wiley Journegan, her brother-in-law, visited herself and husband sinoe last Thursday, eturning home to Marion today* The contract with the Military band for open air concerts will endwith the concert of next week, though not unlikely two or three more will be given later, for good measure.

So far no contract has been made for the proposed street carnival. The advance agent of a company sent word he would be here Monday or Tuesday, to consider the matter, but he has not yet arrived. Gum Pefley, of Remington, who was at the river with some other Remington parties, reported that some fellow whom he did not know caught a 14 pqund pickerel, a few days ago. Gum said he caught it while fishing for bass. Clerk Warner received notice last evening of the acceptance at Longcliff asylum of Clara Redhouse, the insane 14 year old girl of Keener tp. Dr. Rice her physioian, was communicated with, at DeMotte, and the girl was taken over to thtiasylum, today. Sheriff Hardy met and joined the party at the 11 a. m. train. W. A Huff and daughter Mabel left this forenoon to join his family at Indianapolis tbeir future residence and place of business. He has been here about 20 years, in thejcapacity first as an employed watch repairer and jeweler, and later, and for most of the time, as the manager and proprietor of a very flourishing business of his own. himself and family leave with the respect and good wishes of the entire community. Rev. V O. Fritts, a former very popular pastor of the First Baptist church here, now located at Dunkirk, together with Mrs. Fritts and their daughter Mrs. B. B. Lewellan, arrived last evening to visit his son Ernest Fritts and family, for about a week. Mr.

Fritta has been very successful in bis ministerial work at Dunkirk, Charles A. Roberts left for Indi. anapolis this afternoon, again having received the sad and unexpected news of the death of a brother. This time it was his youngest surviving brother, Geo. E. Roberts of Indianapolis. Mr. Roberts was not aware that he was siok, further than that his health had been generally poor for a number of years from a kidney trouble. He was not married. The news oame by telegram from an ol<|pr brother ana gave no particulars of his flfliiC -

THURSDAY Misses Lora Rhoades, and Ara Glazebrook went to Chicago yesterday, for a few days visit. Mrs. Margerete Tayler, of Indianapolis is visiting her sister Mrs John Makeever for a few day. Miss Lnoy Wiltshire went to Chioago today, to visit relatives until sohool opens. Born, Wednesday, Aug. 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Mat Warden, on Van Rens?elaer street, a son, Mrs. Ross Goble and daughter, of Omaha, Neb., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Snllivaa, for 6 or 6 weeks. Misses Nellie and Blanch McCarthy left for St. Lonis this morning to see the big fair. Mrs O. Finney of Kokomo, returned home today after a few days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Morgan. The fnneral of Opal Barkley, daughter of Edward Barkley, of Parr, was held there this afternoon at one o’olook by Rev. H. L, Kindig, of the Rensselaer M. E ohnroh,

Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Baughman and daughter left for St. Louis, this morning to see the fair. Mr. Baughman will also make a business trip to southwestern Missouri. The marriage of Miss Helen Tuteur, of Rennsselaer and MrHarry Sterns, of Indianapolis, whose betrothel was mentioned some time ago, will take place Sunday, Aug. 28th, at Kinsley’s hotel in Chicago. S. J. Schwartz, of Urbans, 111., returned home today, after a few days spent here looking after his farm. He owns about 400 acres of the former Thompson land, southeast of town, in Marion and Milroy townships. Mr. and Mrs. Clark of Rensselaer, Omar Castor, of St. Louis, Mrs. Chas. Borntrager of Ft. Wayne, Frank Alter and Mr. and Mrs. John Borntrager were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Lane, of northwest Newton tp., last Sunday. Mrs. Lydia Kimball, of Brooklyn N. Y,, is on her way home for a protraoted stay with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris, on the aooount of the former’s steadily failing health, Great trouble is now being experienced in keeping up the city water pressure from excessive and in many cases wasteful use of the water. People who are careless in this matter should reform in those respects at once.

The appeal oase in the Iriquois ditoh was filed in the oircuit court, today. The Monon road and B. J. Gifford have combined their appeals into one oase though they give separate bonds for costs, in the sum of $5,000. The body of Frank Harley, the ranch suicide of last Sunday, near Roselawn was claimed by his brother, a Chicago policeman, and taken away by him for burial. This Harley, so far as known, was not related to the nnmerons Hurleys of this county. And now come a dispatch from Goshen denying that E. R. Niles the esoaped insane man was found at a soldiers home at Milwaukee, and asserting instead, that he is now Deing harbored by a sister, in Chicago, who will not consent to his being taken baok to the asylum Which story is the true one, if either, we have no way of ascertaining.

Next Saturday the extra 30 days’ time given the McCoys, or rather their attorneys, for preparing schedules of the bankrupts’ assets and liabilities will expire, and it is to be hoped that some progress will hereafter be made in settling np the affairs of the bankrupts. It is almost universally believed here that the seeking of the 30 days additional time was without any jnst oanse, and it is to be hoped that if any more dilatory taotios are resorted to that Referee Bowers and Jndge Anderson will bring the parties up with a short turn.

A visible reminder that the summer is rapidly slipping away from us was seen here this morning. It was in the form of a great flock of matrons, and who had their priuoipal gathering plaoe on the top-most tower of the K. of P. building. These are early birds in the sense of leaving early for for the south and when they begin to get together in large flocks, and to hold earnest consultations in prominent places, it means they are getting reading to begin their annual trip southward. We make our own inspection of lands and tell you jusfr what you can depend on. Funds of the Aetna Life Ins. Co. always on hand. Our rates and terms are the best as always. No delay over technical flaws in abstracts. Ask some of the patrons of our competitors how long it took to get their loans and what it oost them then come to us.

IRWIN & IRWIN.