Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1904 — Page 5

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Brief Local Items

TUESDAY Bart Blue, left for Hu to bison Kansas, this morning, on a land, lojking expedition. • Rev H. L, Kindig left at two p m. today, to attend N. W. Indiana M. E. conference, at Terre Haute. Mrs. John Daughtery aud eon of Delphi, returned home today, after a week's visit with relatives. U. M. Baughman received a cute little Shetland piny, for his o bildren from Tennessee, yesterday, by express. Jasper Fleming, of south of town, also left to “look for land’’ this morning. He is pended for Emmetsburg, lowa. \ Mrs. E. Sayers, of DeMotte, returned home today, after two weeks’ visit with her daughter. Mrs M M Tyler John Webber and Rufus Giver went to H mmond to work' this morning. Mrs. Henry Lee, of Hamlin, Kans., returned there today, after about a month’s visit at her former home in MoOoysburg. Mrs. Ada Orossoup and daughter Mary belle, left this morning to visit her married daughter, Mrs. Sam Pullins, near Medora, N Dakota. Another man to start west, and n good ways west at that, to look «t land, this morning, was W. D. Bringle, of 7or 8 miles west. His ■objective point was Annatone, in the state of Washington.

Clyde McGee is loading his goods to go Paw Paw, Mich. He will ship bis goods, but dut drive through himself and’ family with team, not forgetting to stop on the Kankakee to catch some fish.

' Clerk Warner bad a busy day Monday, having issued four marriage licenses. Tso of the proposed brides are daughter of Clarence Bjbb, of Remington, at whose bouse a big double wedding was being prepared for. Oliver 0. Hammerton, another tof the great multitude of excellent ’railway mail clerks Jasper county has produced and is still producing has now got an' excellent permanent run, being from Toledo, •Ohio, to Frankfort, this state. The South Dakota party, as ’heretofore mentioned, left on the c9:55 a, m, train today. They were Jasper and Mason Kenton, Fritz .and Charley Zard, Sherman Lewis and J. F. Bruner. Tbeir first objective point is Mitchell. Mrs. Julia Cutsbll lei t for her !home at Rochester Minn, today, .after a few weeks’ visit with her doughter, Mrs. J. M. Elam. Her -other daughter, Miss Pearl Cutshall, who has been here a’l sum,.mer, returned homo with her. Wm. SohlemCn, of Francesville owner of tbs Sohleman vehicle •tore here, took the train here this -forenoon to go.to Yellow Grass, in northwest Canada. Ho owns a section of land there and is going r<np to look after it. It is in proximity to the land owned there ,<jy David Hazen, also of Francesville, and which he io breaking up ’ thio year, with a big steam plow, belonging jointly to Hazen and •Sohlemann, Mr. Sohlemann says • they are raising wonderful crops r there ’ this year, being now just harvesting their wheat and oats. The soil is wonderfully rich, and i the only drawback seems the late- . ness of the season and consequent

danger of frost U, 8. Gran*, alec of Francesville, went with Mr Solemann. Rev. W. H Fisher is loading his goods today, preparatory to move to Elwood. George Tullis and Miss. Lula Iliff left for Hamlin, Kansas this f ’ 7 a morning, on the usual land looking business. ‘Down where jibe budwetoer flows” and most any other old boozi also, was on the Rensselaer Itvee, today- The granting of three saloon licenses for Rensselaer, all in one day, and without opposition from any eourc 3 , was being duly celebrated. Today surely broke all r- o >rdt for people leaving for the w«*st. either on visits and pleasure tripe or to buy or look at land. Tw< took the train for Canada, two fov Uteh and California, one foi Washington state, two for North Dakota, six or seven for South Dakota, one for Colorado, four for Kansas and one for» lowa, and perhaps some others who esoaped our report rs’ vigilance.

Mr* and Mre. Geo. W. Hammer ton, of Eiet Lynn, 111, returnee home today after about 10 days’ visit with his father Elias Hammerton and other relatives. Mr. Hammerton to still teaching a' East Lynn, and will begin hii seventh year in the same sohoo 1 this month.

Mre. Mattie Siyler Wright, wife of Randolph Wright, of 6 or 7 miles west of town, left this morn ing for Fowler, Colorado, where she expects to remain for an ex tended period, and perhaps perma tnent'y. Her health has been fail ing for about two years and she goes dow to Colorado, on advice of her physicians, in the hopes that a different and dr er climate will be beneficial. A brother of Mr Wright’s lives at Fowler, and she will make her home withj him Her husband will remain here and take care of this season’s crop, but if the change proves beneficial, Jie will probably join his wife in Colorado next winter. In company with Mrs. Wright on her journey were Mrs. John E. Alter of Union tp. and her daughter, Mrs. Pullins, who are going to Salt Lake to visit her son living there, and also for a California trip.

WEDNESDAY J 7. Smithers is off on a three weeks’ visit at Chicago, South Bend an d Delphi J, R. Vanatta is now improving right along and his recovery is confidently expected. Attorney Frank Foltz was at Goodland today on business connected with the Gilman failure. Mis*. Effie Fairchild of DeMotte. returned home today, after a week’s visit with A. Hallecks’ family. Mrs. B. F. Ferguson has been confined to her bee for the past five weeks with sickness, but is now improving a little. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Nowels went to Delphi this afte/hoon, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nowels’ half brother John T. Burns. The new students for St. Joseph’s College have arrived on nearly every train lately and there are now about 50 on hand The college will reopen Thursday, with an attendance of over 100.

Carl, tie 11 year old eon of Charles Hanson, is very dangerously si ok at the family residence, on Weston street with inflammation of the stomach and bowels. Mr. and Mr?. R jbest J, Lefler, last Sunday’s bridal couple, the latter formerly Mias Bessie Murray left today for their future home at Wabash, where Mr. Lefler will bo in the employ of the Barous horse sto.k company. Owing to the fact that the Military Band is to play at Wolcott Friday, at the street carnival, there will be no street concert here this week. Bat next week an extra large and attractive program will berenderei. - Another big land and work exploring party left last evening for North Dakota, under the lead of W. B. Donahue. In the party were Cooney Kellner, John Maines, Everett Snow, John Taylor, Simon Hocbstedler, and Herman Vos.

Louie Leopold telephones over from Wo’cott today that his town is just now in the very midst of 'he greatest street carnival and fair that was ever seen in this portion of Indiana The Wolcott people never do anything by halfway measures.

There was a big picnic at Thayer Surday wita about 1,000 people present, as reported by Brother Bowie, of the News Review, who was the prime mover an organizer of the affair. It was an entirely peaoable function also, which to not always a characteristic of affairs on the Indiana Vein.

Miss Elizabeth Spaulding has resumed charge of the Western Union office after a month's vacation, spent principally in the west. She was only 50 miles away when the great washout accident occurad near Pueblo, when 100 lives were lost, and was on the very first passenger train that passed the place, after a new.bridge was erected,

J. F. McGee, who went to Kansas last spring, was here with his family, a few days ago and then went to Paw Paw, Mich., having his household good reship ped here, without unloading. The intended removal of his son Clyde and family to Paw Paw was mentioned in Tuesdays items. He and his family left this morn* ing, to drive through by team. Paw Paw is in the lumber regions and the McGees expect tn work in the lumber mills.

Jasper Guy, of Remington was looking after legal matters here today. He bears no visible marks of the alleged disastrous encounter he had with Will Chappell abont two week ago, and says, in point of fact, that the reports of the damages be sustained were greatly exaggerated, and that he was engaged in his usual duties within half an hour after the event was over. He got a smash over the eye-glasses which out his face and caused him to bleed a good deal without being much hurt, bnt which was the probable cause of the report that he was very severely beaten.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Greene, of Sacramento, Calif., were guests at the Makeever House, last night, and until the two p. m. train today, when they their journey southward, intending to make a short stop at Monon, Mrs, Greene’s early home, and then to go to Brookston; Indianapolis and other places in Indiana, and then visit the world’s fair before returning to their California home. Mr. Greene was a resident of Rensselaer for a few years some 20 years ago. when a boy. and a son of Wm. Greene, and the family will be remembered by many of our residents. Mr. Greene is an attorney and engaged in the practice at Sacramento. Ths entire family moved there together including bis patents and sister Maude. All are well and Maude was married soon after reaching California.

The soliciting committee for the proposed street carnival will resume their calls on the bu tineas men, tomorrow. The very liberal spirit with which the committee has been met so far makes it practically certain that the rest of the required sum will easily be made up. Billy Smith and Silk Rags are at Boswell this week. Billy starts Thursday and Silk on Friday. The latter by the wey, won third money in his race at Lafayette last week, instead of getting nothing as previously stated. The present week will end the racing season for both horses, and they will be at home after this.

THURSDAY Everett Halstead left far the world’s fair and Denver, Colo, this morning. - Mrs. E. Smith, of Chicago, returned home today after a visit with her brother, A. Leopold and family. Mrs. G. P. Daugherty and daughter Maude have gone to Edmore, Mich., for several weeks’ visit. Rev. J. M. Elam and Omar Day are at Valparaiso attending a district convention of the Christian church. Squire Calvin Ooppess and wife of Medaryville, visited their relatives the Simons and Osbornes, hero yesterday and today. Wesky Barris on the Michaels farm southeast of town io sick with a fever, and with some symptoms threatening typhoid. A very favorable turn oooured in the condition of young Carl Hanson, last night, and his physi oian now pronounces him out of danger, Delos Thompson and Jack Montgomery, the telephone mag. nates, went to Boawell to see the raoes today, in Dr, Washburn’s automobile. The 11 months old daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Bert Campbell, on south Weston street, died this Thursday forenoon, of a complication of dysintery, measles and lung trouble. The funeral will be held at the residence Friday at 2 p. m, Bertha Beck, of Valparaiso, one of the three young girls struck by a train on Aug. 25th died Wednesday morning, on the 13th day after her injury, and never having re gained consciousness.

E. Peterson of Lowell who was clerking in the Levine branch store during its few weeks’ stay here, and has since worked in McKay's laundry, has gone to Orown Point to again clerk for Levine. Mrs. J. F. Warren, of Oklahoma City, arrived here yesterday afternoon for a visit of about two weeks with relatives. She came from Whitehall, Mich., here, where she has been visiting other relatives living there* Some 45 old soldiers of the G A. R. and members of Milroy Circle met at Holdridge Clark’s residence in the east part of town last night, and helped him to celebrate his 71st, birthday. The evening was very pleasantly spent. Lute Hemphill shipped a horse stocks to Ridgeland, Conn., yesterday, that being the farthest east he has sold any yet. West he has reached clear into Oregon, D. 0. Warren has returned from his visit to Peru and Logansport and was accompanied back by his brother Harrison, of Peru and bis sister Mrs. W. J. Oram of Logansport, who will visit here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Grow have gone Logansport tojvisit hh brother living there. They will also pay a visit to Longoliff asylum, to see how Mrs. John Ramey and other patients from this vioinity are progressing.

Mr. and Mrs. James Maloy are making their proposed removal to Steger, HL, today, Mrs. Maloy go. ing on the passenger train and Mr. Maloy on the local, to look after their oar load of goods and Jersey ow.

GIG ANT® SALE. Beginning Wednesday September 14th al 9 a. m, The Ideal Clothing Store, Renfstlaer’e Groat, oet Clothier; Entire Stock, Consisting o >28,000 Worth of Taylor.made Clothing. Furnishing Goods, Hats and Shoos to bo Sold by the Groat Western Salvage Company of Chicago. 111. for the Ideal. 10 DAYS AT THE IDEAL CLOTHING STORE STAND, RENSSELAER.

Save This and Wait. Rensselaer’s One Price Clothing House known as the Ideal, has been placed in the hands of the Great Western Salvage Co., the world’s greatest bargain givers. On account of the backward season, and our en tire S2B 000 stock to be paid for. the Ideal Clothing Store finds itself in arrears with the payments, and the entire stock will be placed on sale at the Ideal Clothing Store stand for Ten days only, and sold at 39 per cent less than their actual cost at manufacture. The building is now closed and this great sale will begin Wednesday September 14th at 9a. m. at the Ideal Clothing Store stand. Rensselaer Ind. When the world's great eat clothing sale begins, everyt’ ing will be sold exactly as advertised and every quotation herein mentioned is absolutely correct, and we merely ask you to come and test our statements.

MEN’S HEAVY OVERCOATS, $2.98. Black and blue Beavers with double stitched edges, and double stitched seams, lined with heavy sileooia linings, button holee worked through, warm Canton pockets; this coat is positively worth $6.50. Take it home and keep it five days and if you do not think it worth $6.50, or no matter wtat the cause may be, you* may return the same and we hereby bind ourselves to return the $2.98. Men’s fine Overcoats in English ulster cloth, also kerseys, meltons and beavers in blask, blue and brown, some Italian lined, others worsted silk sleeve lining, lappel seams, $4 98. This coat is positively worth $lO. or money back. Men’s overcoats in English covert cloth, vicunas and Irish frieze (stamped), $5 85. Worth $lB. and the peer of any ooat offered in Indiana for S2O. or your money back. Men’s fine suits and overcoats $6 98 This enables you to pick and chooss a suit, overcoat or ulster from fully twenty distinct lots, sls, sl6, and $lB qualities. Overcoats of imported Carr's xxx melton and royal standard kersey. $7 98 Positively and astually worth $lB in any wholesale house in the U. 8. At $8.98 each, you are free to choose.a suit or overcoat worth $22.50 to $25 from twenty lots of a finely made and as elegantly finished suit aud overcoat as the most fastidious dresser could desire; fine home and foreign suitings aud overcoatings of style and tone, and in a great variety of effects, tailored into gar ments of faultless fashion—kersey, melton and whipcord overcoats, black, blue, brown, tan, and drab diagonal cheviots, vicuna, homespun, tweeded and ousimere suits, single and double breasted, $8 98.

Overcoats at $14.85 represent the products of the world’s celebrated looms and the world’s most skillful tai ors. They equal arid are guaranteed to excel any $35, S4O tailorm eto order garment in the world we will cheerfully refund your money. A flue puit of men’s clothes, all to match. $2.98. This suit is positively worth $6 50 or your money refunded during the sale Men’s splendid suits in Velour finished caseimeres, all sizes, $5 85. This suit is worth sl3 or your money back. Silk and satin lined dresa suits in plain, checks and stripes, $7 48 This suit is positively worth sl6 50. Men’s fine dress pants 93c. Worth $2 00 or your money refund, ed. One thousand pairs boy’e- knee pants 30c. at 190. Boys’ heavy Reefers, storm collars worth $4, $1.49. Thirty distinct effects in boy’s ultra fashionable knee pants suits in all the swellest of novelty, and staple styles, reefer jackets, overcoats and ulsters, worth $6, $7, and $8; all go at $3.98. One thousand pairs boys' knee pants worth $1.09, at 39c. Men’s best quality reinforced laundered shirts worth sl, at 290. Men’s fine trousers for Sunday wear in worsted and fancy stripes ats2;39, Positively worth $5, $6 or $7 or your money refunded.

Good heavy work shirts worth $1» at 39c. Fine dress shirts, worth sl, at 390. Men’s hats, the latest Dunlap and Knox shapes worth $2, red none less than $1 50, at 98. A few hundred boys’ bats and uaps, worth SI.OO, at 19c. Men’s fine, sik embroidered smk genders, at 60, Good heavy socks, at 3c. Over 5000 neetties hr all shades worth from 50c to 75c. at 19 J, Men’s handkerchiefs at 3c. One thousand pairs overalls, worth 750, at 39c. One thousand other articles too numerous to mention, among them many for the ladies. Remember the day and date. Wed. at 9 a. m., at the Ideal Clothing Stere stand, Rensselaer Ind. Be sure you find the right place Look for the name over the door. No goods sold and no in the building until Wednesday 9 a m. I hearby agree to refund the money on all goods priced at ove if not satisfactory to the purchaser manager for ths Ideal. N. B —Railroad fare paid to purLeasers of S2O and over for a radius of twenty miles. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watt of Vernon, Texas, have be»n in town for s short visit with their old neighbors io Newton ooanty, Wm. W. Wishard and his son W. L. Wishard, and families. They formerly lived near neighbors but Mr, Watt moved to northern Texan about 20 years ago and has flourished greatly there in the live stock business. They have been in Michigan also visiting relatives and are now on the way bank to Tex is. Another good citizen is preparing to leave Rensselaer, with hie family; it being Monroe Banes, the we'l known carpenter and builder. He has bis goods loaded to ship to South Bend, and already has a house rented and await* ing him there. He says there in no end of work in hie line to be done at South Bend, and he is going there to do bis share of it. And Monroe alwaye does his fall share of every job he jumps on and then some after that The usual services will be held at the Presbyterian oh uroh next Sabbath. In the morning the pastor will speak on ‘*An Amazing Thought.”* In the evening upon Elijah. Mies Anna Houser of Ohioago will sing at the morning service. All are cordially invited. Next Monday, Sept 12th, to the day for the first meeting of creditors in ths MoCoy bankruptoases. Only the creditors who have their claims filed on or before that day will be entitled to vote on the important matters to oome before the meeting, inoludtbe election of a trustee. Comrade Sam Yeoman of near Virgie was in last evening, and it appealed from hie converse* tioa that be was now on Easy street, and about all he had to do was tcNoit still and watch tho money roll in from hie cucumber pickle patch. He to only raising an acre of that crop however, and says that next year he will plant a good deal mere or else none at

Low Rates on - $16.20 for the round trip to. Jamestown, N. Y. Sept 11*12 and" 13. Limit Sept. 20th. $1.65 for the round trip to Lafayette Sept. 20-21.22, limit Sept--24 th. Reunion of Wilders Brigade. $20.30 for the round trip to Baltimore, Sept 9th and 10th limit Sept. 20th, One fare plus 25 cents round trip Sept. sth, limit Sept 6th to points within 50 miles. Exoept where one way rate is lees than one dollar the 25c will not be added. 65 cents for the round trip to Monon. Sept 20th to 23rd. Limit Sept. 24. Street Fair. $52.00 for the round trip to Angele* and San Francisco, CaliT Aug. 15th to 27th, 28th to Sept 9th, return limit Oct. 23rd. W. H- Bum,