Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1904 — THE WEEK'S DOINGS [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK'S DOINGS

FRIDAY Born, Wednesday Aug. 17rh, to Mr. and Mrs. B,ron Riff of this joity, a son. Brace Day went to Ki gman, Kan., to remain there fjr aa in--definate leDght of time. Mrs. M. McGrath, of Chicago returned home yesterday after a 10 days, visit with Miss Mary Washbarn. Miss Carry Marshall is visiting friends in Hammond and Chicago for s few d ys. Miss Ve,«-> Grow went to Ch*'uego Heigh ’p, jestprd-iy for a two weeks visit with relativesMr. and Mrs. 0. A. Bard and nhildren of Sheridan. Ind., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D Martindale a few days. Mrs. E'lis.lhff aLd children of Chicago H-Lhtsare the guests of her paren's Mr aud Mrs. John Kohler west of towa, for a few •days. Mrs. Lydia Kimball, of Brooklyn N. Y, is here for a stay of four or five weeks with her p Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris, and perhaps longer, depending upon her father’s condition. Joe Jaok'on tha popular busman ■now has the entire bus business to himself, hsviur this miming bought of M\ Ovsa his bis and team. Mr. Oven is preparing to move away uext Tueslay probably to South Dakota. Silas L. Swain is here for a few days farewell visit with his old friends. Hi has been in poor health for some time past, and is now prepiriag ti start for California, iu a fdw diys and expeots to remain their permanently. Asa Thompson of this oity. and Ela*y Moorehead of Remmton took the train here this'morning for, Traoy, Minn., if the prospeots are good, Mr. Moorehou-e will have his thrashing machine set out there.

And now the long look d for and hoped for rain has come at last, and in pretty fair measure* It is the 23rd day since theri was rain in Rensselaer, and nearly 63 days since there any to amount to anything in some parts of the oounty. Regular peach shipments from Michigan have not begun in earnest yet, only tie early vmeties of fruit are roaly far ship neat Michigan fruit grovers state that •while the crop if errly vi'ieties ia comparatively light, thay will have a good crop of th 9 later varieties. No trouble was experienced in taking Clara Redhouse to Longoliff asylum. The parties who went with bar, besides Sheriff Hardy, were 8 L Luce, trutsee of Keener township, and a sister of the unfortunate girl. “Uncle Joe" Cannon, Speaker of tue House, will do the first big campaign stunt in Indiana for the Republicans. He will open the campaign at Richmond, September Ist, at the invitation of Congressman James E. Watson. This is the only sposoh of which the state oomanittee is assured up to this time from Cin non, but it is said to bathe plan to make a feature of ' Uncle Joe” if he will -consent. J, Frank Hanly, the republican nominee for Governor, will probably make his first political address of the campaign at Anderson, September 7th. Mr. Hanly is now making patriotic addresses at various reunions and pioaioe and the

state oommittee is of lli a opinion that these speeches will prohab y win more v ites than partisau addresses.

SATURDAY Miss Htz I MoColly is visiting relatives in Chicago Hdgh’s Lt a ew d<ys Mrs. R,y M.K—zio .o Indianap ilia today fo~ a week’s visit wuu lcfatived. Ii is now estimated lLat the Gilman bank at GoodUuJ a ill pay creditors on’y aboui 15 ceu'a on the dollar. Mrs. H=nry Ballard of Lebanrn rtturned home today alter a few d«vs visit, with her sister, Mrs. John Jissen. Commissioner Hal'.eok is row abletotet oat doors again, after nearly tlree weeks’ sickness with malarial fev.r. Mr. and Mrs, Arthur R. Hopkins left this morning for Cjnovor, Wisconsin., fer a saw weeks’ rest and fishing. Mr. and Mrs. John Flohr, the newly mirried couple, will bs here for a month or two before going to M'. Flohr’s plaoa, near Wolcott.

Mis-ie* Jennie an t Nellie Woodring, jof Lincoln, Neb., are visiting their sohool friend, Mia* Fannie Porter, southwest of town Toe library bnildiog walla are now np and the roof being pot ou, Another draw for $2,000 bae I eon made on Andrew Carnegie’s treasurer, in New York. Van Wood, of Franoesville, son of H. W. Wood of southeast of town, went with the Rensselaer contingent on their Niagara Falls excursion. Doa Price of Middlebboro, Ky„ came Monday to visit a few davs at the bedside of his father Charles H. Price who ie very weak —Remington Press. Joe Jackson, now the whole cheese in the haok business in Rensselar, intends to rua the two hacks, for each hotel, as heretofore. He will aim to give all ou6t)mers even better service than heretofore, and at no advaqoe in prices.

E. Rapp, of Washington, 11l. f who owns the former Wm. Haley farm, south of town, has been here some days looking after the same He has made arrangements to drain it extensively with tile drains. Messrs. Brace White. Britt Marion, Comrade Fox and A. J. Brenner arrived home last night from their trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto, all of which they enjoytd very mneb. Medaryville Advertiser: Mr. David Rathfon, who has been sick for many months, still lives, bat is so weak that it is almost a miraole to those attending him that snoh is the ones. His daughter, Mrs. F. W. Fischer, of Chicago, after a short visit home, has again returned to his bedside. Frank Wallace, of Kersey is still in jail awai ting a satisfactory bail bond. A man named James Murray has signed the bond, but his signature was not witnessed by anyone, and Murray himself is moving from Michigan, by team, and until be arrivea and proves op his signature anl responsibility the bond can not be aooepted. Rev. V. 0. Fritta, of Dunkirk, now visiting here, received woid yesterday that a young man a member of his ohnrob, had been killed by some kind ofa a coident, in Pennsylvania, accompanied with a

reqneit fjr him to con loot the funeral. He was preparing to go baok to Dun kirk, today for the purpose, but got a later word that the body could no be kept until be arrived, and therefore he and bis I family will continue their visit here.

There was something of a smash upon the rdiroad here about one o'clock this Saturday morning Freight train No. 76 south bound had two empty box oars badly smashed up, aud one of them totally wrecked. The wreck waa toooomplete to tdl what caused it but it is supposed that a beam bro&e aud oame down, Tbe wrecking car arrived from Monon about three o’olock and soou had the wreckage oleared from tbe •rack.

The reports of damage by frost in Gifford’s district about two weeks ago, have been confirmed by Harry Gifford, who was in town today. There were light frosts on the muck land on the 7th and 9th of this month, and they killed 15 aores of cucumbers for him, and a like amount for Mr. Jordan. A few others lost smaller fields. It even nipped some oorn on the low greu'd. On tbe sandy ground iLere was no frost. M. B Wishard, the civil engineer, who has been working for the Illinois Steel Company in Chicago for several years has re signed that jib fer a muoh better one, for a company which makes a specialty of iron school buildings etc. His salary is now the very good one of SIBO- per month, and only seven hours work per day. Edward Mauck of Anderson, joined his family here, Thursday night, for a week’s visit with his various relatives. His still in tbe lumber business at Anderson, and making a good success of it, j Anderson has grown to be a fine city of 30.000 people, sinoe gas was disoovertd. Unlike many plades the gas has not yet given out and Is still bid for lights and heating. I,’tie factories however are going louse producer gas, made from ooal.

MONDAY Attorney Frank Foltz was in Good!and today on business. J. F. MoOolly went to Ohioago Heights this morning for a week’s visii with his brother there. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, of Montlce'.lo spent Sunday with Mrs. A. P, Reynolds and family. Miss Esther Dolson, of Hammond, wis the guest of Miss Mildred Hal leek, over Sunday. Wolcott has got out some big bills for a street fair on Sept. 6,7, 8, 9. Tuey challenge any other town to beat them in the way of a big carnival. Born, Saturday, Angnst 20th to Mrs. Lacy Mahan, of Tipton, Ind., at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly, north of town, a daughter. Judge Clark Price of Ashland, Kana., was in town today. He has been visiting with his brother, 0. H Price at Remington, and has also been in Ohio, on a business visit.

Dr, W. Hartsell baa returned from an ezteiiiive trip through North and South Dakota, Bnd reporta great and evidently permanent projperitjmaong the people of those states. Jasper Kenton arrived home last Satuiday afternoon, from his several months’ stay in the Dakotas. He thinks it a great country, but as yet has not decided to iDveet in any land there. Today is Field Day at Fountain Park, and sou: e good reoords will be made, if the traok has dried up in time. A strong team has gone over from Rensselaer, there being 15 entries from here. The entire number of entries was 54. John Renicker arrived home to(day from his prospecting trip through the Dakotas, He did not ! buy any land, though he started to , buy a quarter section near Letcher |in South Dakota, and found that j another man had snapped it up the even’ng b?fore.

Prof. W. O. Sbautaub, prinoipal of Moroooo schools, has just finished another term in Science, at Valparaiso normal and will spend a few days with his parents here previous to the re-opmiag of his sohool at Moroooo on Sept. sth. He waa also to the world’s fair for a week, and says it is a great show.

All efforts heretofore made to secure a good carnival company for the Castle Hall Association has so far failed, and it seems now a pretty safe conclusion to decide that there will be no oarnivel bare this year. The coming of Gollmar’s oirous, on Sept. stb, is to some extont an argument against the sueo Res of a carnival, also.

It has now become known that Mrs. Charles Nichols, wife of the Monon section boss, and a respeotd and industrious man, has left him, not to return. She left here last Tuesday, Aug. 16th, on the 7:30 a. m. train, for the north, and as stated,'was going to Oklahoma. Before going she received $l5O from Mr, Nichols, and conveyed her title to their residence on Vine street to another party as security for the money, and also signed a release to all claims on that and the household goods, in consideration of the $l5O. The 48th Indiana regiment will hold its 22ad annual re-union, at Walkerton this year, on Sept. 21st and 2'2od. One company of the 48th was raised entirely in this county and no donbt a number of its survivors will attend the reunion. It is also understood that an invi'ation will be intended to hold thrir next re union here. Tuose anoient and eminent fishermen, Baldy Powers, Frank Meyer and Brnoe Porter spent 4 days on the Kankakee last week getting borne Saturday evening. They oaught about 30 fish dozing their stay inoluding about a doz?n

fine pickerel. They had to use crawfish and frogs for bait, and think that if they could lave got minnows they could have had great luck with the piokerel. They sav that the oarp minnow were ebiut a<l killed Billed latt winter, by the bard freezing. They were out in the bayous and ditohes, which fro zi sol'd, clear <0 tbe bottom.