Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1904 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

FRIDAY Mrs. Anna Wartena went to Hammond today for a few w eeka’ viAit. Mr. and Mrs. John Eger returned from a few days visit at Chicago. today. Mrs. G, R. Ttorn on went to Delphi yes'erday ti visit her sis ter, Mrs. Hsnry Childers f »r some time. £’A&rs. Dr Juhnsou went is Remington j estetd >y for a fr»w weeks visit with her p rents, before moving to Chicago. Rev. Abraham V i ler and g anddaugh'er Ethel Miller, went to Delphi yesterdiy afternoon for a few days vi.-it . '

Mrs M. A. Ryan returned to her home in Indianapolis today after visiting M s. E. P. Honan sos some time. Mr and M a. W tllac * Robins >n and daughter left for their home at La mar, Colo,, this miming, but intending to stop at the big fnir and I'ole, Kins. on their way ont. D. M. Worland and Fra k Kresler arrived home last night from their season’s trip with their merry-go-romd ending up with several days’ visit at the world’s fair. Mr and Mrs. Win M Conahay and daughter Gertrude went to Ltfavette today, from there they aho intend'd.to visit Frank Randle of Clark’s Hill, for a few days. Mr. Mrs. G. M. Richardson from Kingman Kansns, arrived here today to visit 8. R. Niohols and Frank Parker and families for a few weeks

The litt'e Will Ho ver baby, kicked by a horse Tuesday, is worse today, and the parents and physician are corresponding'y discourag d. H. B. Murray has received his wagon for rural route No, 4, which begins next Tuesday. It is a very neat and convenient vrhic'e for the purpose intended. Campaign charges against candidst: s, if true wi Ibe made early in the campaign. If false they are reserved till the last week or two before the election. Beware 1 of stories calculated to injure any candidate, if told now for the first lime. If true, you would have hea«-d of it long ago. A truant officer must be sworn in after his appointment before he is entitled to the office, and until he has taken an oath to support the constitution of the state and of the United states and faithfully to perform his duties his predecessor may continue to act as truant officer and to draw pay for his services. The appelate Court so decided Tuesday.

Jean Spitler has returned from his hurried trip to Chicago, and snstead of finding someone sick or hurt in the family of his sister, Mrs. Etta Baker, as he feared from the telegram, he found that she wanted him for no mor6 unpleasant purpose that to meet her brother-in-law John Baker, of Spokane, Washington, who was there on a visit.

Gov. Van Sant when he was here told a story, which has been gray-whiskered since 10, many years! of a man who Wes' lost in a wild land, and surrounded by fierce savages. Just as he was about to be killed he pulled a small American flag from his bosom, and flashed it in front of ths chief’s eyes. “You are safe cried the chief. We love that flag

because it is the only ffg that is not stained with blood’ Bryan told the same story heii Wednesday and improved on iu little, by saying be bad recentlyfdked with the very man who Hasid the flag. When Bryan gets a lille further west, where naturally De gives a little more rein to his Imagination, he will olaim to bi tb|» very man who flew the flig in the face of the ler joious savage.K And varj possibly, if he goes Iti’l further west, out into the Boel Mountains tor instance, he will Jti’i furl her improve on the s'oryjjy c'a ming to he the v> ry savsel chief wh< •oved the fl tg so migftily. SATURDAY Miss Nellie Drake Ifeut to Chicago yes.erday for a Peek’s visit. Mrs. Christie vhk went t<! Shelby, Ind today I spend the day. J Born, to Mr. aw Mrs. Janes Walters north of Friday O it. 28, an 8| pound bI?J Mrs. Byron returned home yesterday tflj-noiu after s two months visit JjSaybrook, 111. The weather faCfrry is still producing s choice qfi ity of weather for this region. . Miss Virginia/ Jtamm fr<>m Hammond ie heii, visiting Mine Ruth Harris for a w days. Gurney Jesson as mov-d hiwatch and jewelr business into his new room, in e opera house. Dr. Washburn « got his automobile back from ie hospital and finds it runs b-*ttei ;han before it ran over Joe Will ms’dog. Miss Clara Boj > o f Rose Lawn returned home toe y after visiting Mrs. M. M. Tyleil M rs. Dr. Over* >n from Tuscola 111., returned htAe today after visiting her pareila Mr. and Mrs. T. H Robinson lulr a few weeks.

Mrs. H. Bax Jr and Mrs. K Frain of Rose Lifrn, are here visiting Mrs. Dr. JI-own, for a few days. Mrs, Isabel P° ker returned to her home in after visiting l£,r sister Mrs. A* McCoy. Ich Yates haC moved fro a the Richardson h| ite, on Cullen street into Jotui Eger’s tenant property, about tw^ 1 blocks north, on the same street.', Mrs. H. J. Bt 00, of Morocco, formerly of Ret, lelaer, went to a hospital in Chicx jo, Monday, and underwent an oh oration Wednesday. She is rep ted to have passed through the o" eration very satisfactorily, and ( i thought to be recovering from] t very nioely. The body of 1 red Trussell will be taken np, fro iFair Oaks cemetery, Sunday, 1 re-buried here in Weston •’ imetery, Brief services will be, eld at the grave, about one o’olo 1 ; p. m., by Rev, J. L. Brady. . The regular, unday School service will be he 1 at the unusal time, 9:30, at the Presbyterian church, and tty Rally Day service at 10:45mtekin' the place of the regularjk nror;' n g service. To which sußre/iNvited. Our o football boys went to HighjJnd Park today, to play with team of 'Northwestert II Military Academy, and expect tHkave a glorious good time, wbethej they win or not. Many friendjJwent with the team, and in all lObbckets were sold to Chicago The third '‘emittance of $2,500 from Andn I- for the

library tuildina was received yesterday. Ths building is now plastered, which work will probably be finished by the middle of next Week. . Milt Roth has moved into fair fine new residence just completed >n r ullen street Dr. Turfler has moved from the Ellen Say ler residence in the northwest part of town, into Mr. Roth’s other house, idjoning his new one, and wh oh he mev d out of. Mrs. K.tyeer wife of a man who works on the college gymnasium, and her children moved out me left him, yesterday. . They living in a house <>n Vine street and she and the children moved into a part of J. E Spitler’s house on Cullrn street. His abuse and threats of tak - ng her life, are stat d as the cause of her leaving him Mrs. Henry Wood of Rensse’aer and her brother, Henry Pierson and wife, of near Mt Ayr, arriv. d home Thursday night from a week’s visit at the world’s fa r There they met another brother J, E. Pierson, and wife, of Wic' its, Kansas, Mrs. Wood advises all who go to the fair now to take plenty of warm clothing as the winds blow sharp and cold there

Christie Vick and Marshal Abbot took Uncle Jerry Swisher’s captured fish net around to Christie’s house, last < Vining. and gave it a decent funeral, by way of the cremation routs, That it was ready for its funeral was eviden from its ancient and fi s h-like smell. It was mighty poor fuel being still soaked with Kankakee liver water, which is about the wettest water in Indiana, as can be attested by Postmaster Meyers who has fallen inti it 17 separate times, to a height above bis mid* riff, not-to speak of many less extensile immersions. By burning a dry-goods box under the net, it was finally got dry enough t> burn.

MONDAY There were enough people io town last Saturday for another Bryan meeting, almost. October, ‘'the king of the months” ends today. The month's regel reputation for good westber haw bee i well sustained, this vear nd it hes been a remarkaoly fire month. Goodland Herald :The great and only Corporal Tanner will speak at Brook on the evening of the 3rd. The corporal is said to be one of the most entertaining speakers on the stump. A 10| pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner, on River street (of course) Sunday night. Born, this Monday forenoon, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Walker, in Barkley, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ball, in toan a son.

Saturday was a busy day at tbo marriage license counter, in the clerks office, three having been issued in one day.

Mrs. Julia Healey came from Chicago Saturday evening, to visit until after election. The little Hoover baby is still living, and doing so well that the physician. Dr. Waenburn, believes it.will recover from its terrible injuries. Bobby Imee, ’he celebrated 16 year old and 68 pound licensed race-horse rider, visited his mother Mrs. Will Imes, here, over Sunday returning to Chicago today and will go to New Orleans for the winter. X The patron ge of the Chicag' excursion was not very large, yesterday, considering it was the last of the sens »n. The number of tickets sold was only 50. Toe large number who went to the c ty Saturday, would partly accbuni for the small number Sunday. Oae cf our business men was up m Chicago last week and while their accidentally run across Free Gilman on Market street and had quite a lengthy conversation with urn Gilman stated that in e vears time he would have enough money to come home and clear sb if his debts and pay good interest on them besides. The party s»atad that Gilman looks the pixture of health, having taken m oonniderable flesh since he left here, 4nd his troubles seem to sit verj dghtly on his shoulders. He made the statement that be would oe back this fall to cast bis vote. — Brook Reporter.

The report of the autopsy at Indianapo'is on the body of Frank Stout former y of Remington and Monticello*, showed that he died from natural causes It will be remembered that Stout died in the insane asylum at Indianapolis some time ago with some marks of supposed violence on his body, and there were rum -rs of sou play. Remington Press:—l. A. Tete purchased another prospective prize winning boar last week This new celebrity is a year old and weighs about 500 pounds. He is called the “gold Chief”, and was sired by “Winchester Chief ” a full brother to • Ohio Chief” winner of Ist in class and Royal Champion at International 1900 and 1901, also Ist prize winner at wor d’s fair this year; "Winches ter Chief” is also half brother to “Dutchess 42” Ist prize and cham pi n sow at Indiana state fair in 1900, and half brother to the famous prize winning boar "Top Notcher.” “Winchester Chief” was a son of "Morton King” a litter brother to "Morton’s Model 4th” Ist prize and champion sow at Indiana state fair 1901. The dam of “Gold Chief” was a litter sister to "Old Sensatioa” also winner of Ist and champion at Indiana State Fair, 1901.