Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1904 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

TUESDAY K Miss Snyder, Mrs. Purcu j les trimmer spent M >■ day in Chicago buying g*jod» huu i>ui>ing up s'y ts fi\n latest mil'i^cry. Mr. and 24f <. F. 0. L el» t ~f Surrey, tccß. tLo tr^iia u r f »»•'! ay to go to C.n i urati for a sow aij s’ visit Miss Oann « L *e, of T rre Haute was here vi»i<it g \lrs, W. 0. i Babotc 1 !, was uh lt-d borne Monday afternoon by t;e sickness of her mother.^ Mrs. C. L. Houeley who bat been visiting her brother G o. Morgen, returned to her home in Miob. todty, Mrs. Ella Sholleti, l ft f ir her home in Tennessee t d y, after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Cdas. Greenlee Mrs. M, B. Alter and daughter Mrs H J.Kanna', have gene to i.Chioago, for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs- John H. Eberle. of L ifoyettr, returned ho i e last evening, after a visit wi h Joseph Npgel and family. " x Miss Ruth Burris, of southeast of town arrived i ome today from Visiting her sister in Orisaman, 11l

Mies Lillian Witharn, of Me t»ti- ■ cello, is visiting hor grandfather, S. W. M tuck Mrs. A!be t Taber, o? Remington is viaitiDg Mies Bessie Hardy for a few days. Mrs. Geo. Andrus went to Hammond toda/ to visit h**r daughter, Mrs. Parker ’Dvertou. Tnere was another third of an inch of unnereseary rain here, last ■ evening. ' Delos Thompson is getting about again after a severe aUiok of erysipelas on his face. Three children in Lew Thornton’s family are siok with malarial fever. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig are preparing to go to St. Louis, tomorrow, for a number of days’ visit at the world’s fair, probably a week or more. On aooonnt of the absence of the pastor there will be no preaching services at Triaitv M. E. ohuroh next Sunday Oot. 16. But all the oilier services will be held as usual

The Cen'ial Lafayette high school football team whioh plays here next S itiirday is reliably stated to be a much stronger aggiegation than the eam» eobool . had last year. In faot it is said to be fully as good as the Oakwood team, which is one of the best high eohoo! teams in this section it has been decided to pcstpjne the corn show until after the election in November; when a poultry show will also probably bs organized in connection with the corn show. Mrs. Ben Edwards of Ohioago.is staying with her parents for a few weeks, on aooonnt of the oontinned eiokness of her father Joseph Rowen, with a eanotr; and whose condition ia slowly growing worse. They were 55 people went from Rensselaer to Montioello last week imostly to see tfaeir corn carnival. It was probably abont 50 more ithan came here from Montioello when the carnival was here. 1 Wm- Angsperger, piesident of the Jasper Oonnty Farmers’ Insti* tnte, went to Lafayette, today, to attend the meeting of institute workers, at Purdue. Wm. W. Miller, of Mt. Ayr, also went in iMr. Angsperger’s company.

Mr, and Mrs. Korab Parker were at Chicago, vUiting her sister-in-law, Mrs . J. L Makeever of Stromburg, Neb 1 , at the Hospital last Sunday. They found her recovering very satisfactorily from her operation of twi weeks ago. Lake county has just been the scene of another murder. Sunday the body of Aoaintber Northrup of Benton Harbor, Mich., was found in a lonely plaoe between Miller «ud Lake Station, with five bullet u lt-8 iu his body. His pockets were rifl :d, shoving that robbery was toe obj ot of the murder. Nortnrup was on bis w«y to visit some re'a’ives in the vicinity. Dr. W. L. Myer, the dentUt, and b's recent biide, arrived home Monday, from their bridal visit to the world’s fair The brid 3 * was Miss Myrtle Bell, of Frankfort, and they were married at that oity on Rept. 28tb. Temporarily they are keeping house iu the rooms adjacent to his office, in the K. of P. building, lately vacated by Dr. Krctler. Their permanent home however will tee the Dillas Yeoman residence, in the east part of town, now ooonpied by Frank Donnelly, who is building a ne: house, on Front street. Monticcllo Journal: “The Sleufbe of S'euthviile” that live > er around about Rensselaer are kiokiug themselves, metaphorioal‘y speaking, because they didn’t appro, end young Brmley while he Wdß*vis*tiag in that oity last week and pick up the neat little reward whioh Marshal Rotbrook pulled in last Friday by corralling him h:re at the Corn Festival.

WEDNESDAY Work on the exoivations for tie □ew Christian ohuroh began this morning. Mrs. Ervin Rogers, of Plainfield s visiting her grpndp irents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. H. Oox. R. W. Burris and. family of southeast of town, have moved beok to Hendricks county, their former home. Charley Robinson and family returned to their home here last night, after spending the summer at Kingman, Fountain county. Miss Mary Beck returned to her home at Sedalia, Mo., today, after a months visit with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beok. Miss Oka and Loe Panooast and Sammie Litfngston went to Lowell tedty, to attend the wedding of their cousin Miss Mamie Hill, of that place, to Dr.'Thomas Clifford, of Oklahoma, Meedamaj H. E. Paikison and B. D. Comer went down to attend the farmers’ institute conference at Purdue, today. Mrs. Parkison will also visit Dr. Wallace P.rkison, at Boswell before she returns.

The rush tor the world’s fair is in full swing. Those going from here, today, are Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig, Mr. [and Mrs. Granvill* Moody and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Ketohum and Mrs. Dr. Miller. County Superintendent Hamilton and C. G. Hammond went to Lafayette today, to attend the farmers institute oonferenoe at Purdue, and especially to hear President Stone’s [address on What the country schools should do for Agriculture. 0. J. Dean mid Charley and Wilson Clark arrived home from North Dakota, this forenoon. The Clark boys bought 830 aores

15 miles from Fargo. It is highly improved, and the prioe was SBO per aote. They will take possession of it the Ist of March. John Tigler, of west of town, Who went out with them rented a farm and stayed, and will send for his family to join him there.

A man named liiff fell 18 feet at the new g) mnasinm tnilding at the S- Joseph’s College, l«6t evening from the breaking ot a scaffold. He strnob with hia faoe on the edge of a wheelbarrow bix, and was very badly out, on forehead, cheeks and both lips. In all he bad five or six inobes of outs, all dear to the bone. Naturally he lost a great deal of blood before he cou d be brought to towu and given the necessary surgical attention. Rev. C. A. Tucker, former pastor of the F. W. Babtist church, but for -some years located at Hotonville, Wis., writes that he expects to move in November but has not fully decided whether he will stay in Wisconsin or go to Minnesota He has been very successful and popular in bis* wo kat Bortonviile. In his letter he stpt s that there is so much ra n there now that the farmers are fearing they will lose their immense p tat) crop, the 1-rgest he ever saw, and that they are on’y, 20 cents a bushel tliere, now. He enclosd a bill for a soldiers’ monument dedication and camp-fire, held at Om-o, Wis., last Fridiy, and at which he was on the program for an address.

THURSDAY The ladies of the Christian church will ho’d a Bazaar the first Wednesday in December. Mrs L. K. Merrill of New Yoik City, is visiting Mrs. F. A Ross, for a few day. B .;rn, this Thursday, Oot. 13th, to Mr m.d Mrs. Tom Parker, in town a eon. M'ss Ceoil Reynolds of Montioello, has accepted a position in the Democrat office, at type, setting. Mr. aid M's. W. W. Wishard arrived home this morning, fibm their visit at Noble6ville and Indi anipo’is. Tickets for next Saturday’s big football game between Ren?selaer and L Jayette are on sale at all the drug stores. The eight months old infant child of Carter Garriott, east of Aix, is very seriously siok with lung fever and summer complaint, Sam Hsndrikson the barber, has moved his residence from the Tateur propirty, on Weiton street into 8. C. Hammond’s bouse, on south Cullen street. Rev. W. H. Fertioh of the Barkley circuit went to Greenfield, Ind ~ to attend bis annual regimental re-union. Rev Fertioh is the president of his regimental association

North Righting, who lived near Lee. just over the lice in W’bite county, died Tuesday, after a long sickness, and from a complication of diserses. He was born and lived all his life in that region. His age was about 50 yearp. He was a brother of A 1 Rishling of ‘ Rensselaer. The fnueral was held at 10 o’clock this Thursday morning, at the res : - denor>,‘ by Rev. J. M. Elam, of Rensselaer. Intermout iu Osborne cemetery.

Ross Dean, of our city, and cne of the many fine boys who do hoDor to their home town in their college oareers, - has just been elected president of the Sophomore class, tt Indiana University. He received 54 votts to 38 for his competitor. Mrs. A. R. Ulrey went to Crawfordsville, today, on a business trip. Mayor Ellis and Mr. and Mrs A. H. Hopkins went to Montioello today, to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. M. M. Wilscn and son Homer • of Kiogman, Kans , departed for their home today, after visiting her relatives Levi acd and John Cionse, The ladies of the Presbyterian obnroh request tbeir friends to be saving articles for their annual rummage sale, the date of whioh will be announced as soon as determined upon.

Mr. and Mrs. Ad Hess, old time residents of Gillam Tp,, arrived here yesterday from Bntler county, Kans., for a visit here and il Gillam. They have been in Katsas 10* years. They are visiting Mr. and Mrs John Gray. The 9:55 a. m. train yesterday was two hears late, ewing to a. break down of the engine this side of McCoy s’-'urg. By the time it reached Hammond it was four hours late, and an engine from Mccon was sent to help it into Chicago. A special meeting of Rensselaer Lodge. Knights of Pythias; is to be held Friday evening of this week, to elect a direc'or of the Castle Hall Association to succeed O’ D. Nowels, who has reiigned. A detailed leport of the ccndition of the Castle Hall Association will be mede, and probably measures o" great importance will be introduced and discussed. Edgar J. Hur’ey and family, consisting of his wife and young daughter, left today for their future home in th e state of Washington. Their first objective point is Spokane, and they will probably locate in that vicinty. They have relatives there who havebeea there long enough to advise them as to a location. Mr Hurley is a worthy citizeD, and has the good wishes of this community.

Dr. E. C. English received the sad news yesterday afternoon, from hisbiother C, L. English, a banker of Danville, 111., cf the death of his 13 year old son, by lockjaw. The boy was slightly injured by his gun bursting about a week ago, and but little was thought of the injury, but lockjaw developed and the boy’s death resulted. The Doctor and wife will go to Ihe funeral tomorrow. Guy Daniels ron of Wm Daniels and a prominent member of the high sohodl football team, went up against something more formidable than the taokliDg dummy, a night or two ago. He and /another party bumped together on bioyoles, and Gay got the worst of it. The other man was carrying ati dinner backet and this oaugbt Guy in the faoe It broke the bridge of hia nose, and out him above the eyes and on the lip. The injury will not leave any permanent results, but it will probably put Guy out of football for a week or two. The high aohool football team have one new and very useful member, ioA. Tackling Dummy, reoently added to their number. Mr, Dummy plays only in the practice gamas, and though modest and retiring by nature, he

always on suob occasions turns up in the thiokest of tae strife. He takes what ia ooming to him with no oompUnst, and with little apparent evidence of dissatisfaction. In the very first game he played in however he “had the stuffing knocked cot of him" when Fat Hopkins charged him full tilt with his 190 pounds of footbdl weight, The said stuffing, being of sawdust. was easily replaced.