Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1904 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]
Brief Local Items
FRIDAY Ion*? b* f or* this time list year, 'winter hvl fn zen os all op, as light as h dram. Mrs, Frank Maloy of Lowell is visiting tier relatives here for a few days. Mrs J T. Moore went to Thayer today to visit her mo'hir, Airs 0. D. H pkins. Mrs. Ed Tonoas of Lafayette is here visiting frte ids and relative? *o?# few days, j % >tu Wedadsday, Mov. 2ord, to Mr. and Mrs, doe Borntrager, south of to vn. a son. rftliSs E, Barry went to Ohioago today for ts few days visit with relstives and frien’is. •/• 1 kW- V W ;v■ ••
Mr. and M s M. App, of Lafajyette, returned home'today after several weeks’ visit With their daughter, Mrs. !S <m Roth. * Mrs Liaia Davis, of Wabash who has been visiting Mrs.. Jesse Bali for spiral weeks, returned home today. Barn, Wednesday, NoV. 23rd to MiiAdd Mrs. Milton Hill, on-the A. Parkison farm, near Pleasant Grove, a eon. Miss Julia Leopold went to Hammond today for a few weeks visit-W.th her sister Mrs. Ray Hosier.
Peter Wolf, of Hammond, is visiting his daughter, Airs. August Sohultz, north of town, and looking after two farms be owns in this oounty. Mrs. J. W. Irme returned to her home in Lambert Minn , today after visiting her daughter Mrs. Milroy Eaglish of Hanging Grove township. In Carroll county Frank Browne the Republican candidate was declared eleoted Reoorder by three votes. Now Leyi Summe his democratic competitor, has filed a contest. Wm Heuson has traded his 160 acre farm in Milroy to Mr. Riohardson, of Matthews, Ind., receiving in part payment a three atory brick hotel, in Matthews. Tbe"sate was negotiated by G. F. Meyers. Van Wood was over from Franoesville to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, southeast of town. He is still holding down a good job in a barber shop over there, Mrs. Marion White, of Chicago, arrived this afternoon, to deliver her leoture at Mrs Alfred Thompson’s, tonight, on Art. It is in nonor of the Ladies Literary Club’s 27th anniversßrj. Mrs. Mary E. Brough, widow of the Benjamin F. Brough, and a resident of Carroll oounty since 1832 died at her home in Delphi last Wednesday, at the age of 93 years. No doubt many of onr older residents were well acquainted with herself and family, in early days. The commission having the matter in oharge for the location of the new U. S. naval training station, has selected Lake Bluff, a suburb of Chioago, on Lake Michigan some miles north of Chicago, and where the site was furnished free of expense. It will be the largest naval training station in the country, there being two others, one at Newport the other in California* Miohigan City seemed at one time to have fair prospects of securing this school, but the people there were too slow and did not get in their offer of a free site until Lake Bluff had been oh wen.
Mrs. J. N. Leathermin went tc Indianapolis Thursday to visit a few days with friends and relatives; Zern Wright oonld not make his big composite automobile work satisfactorily, and sent it back to Obicaco, a few days ago. He states that he will get one that is a sure goer in tbe spring. The 10th District legislators have lined up solid for Congressman Croropaoker for U. S. Senator, and now those of the 9th district have done the same for C. B. Lardis, There ere so good men in ihd fight fuf the placa thit
the resuit dan not ttd figured out. At present however, it .looks like Hemenway would be way in the lead at the start, wherever he may be at the w'nd-uf. Quite a number of Rensselaer peop'ewentto Monticsile, Thurs. to see the football game between Montioello and Oentiil Lafayette. Montioello won by a ecore of 36 lo 0, whereat tbe Monties are ooneiderably swelled up and tbiok they oonld do Rensselaer now. However they might remember that several of tbe Lafayette’s best players were out Thursday, prefering to stay at home to’see the Pardue and Notre Dame game, and their p’aces wero filledJwith light weights.
The farmers are most of them pretty well through withjtheir corn harvesting, and some of them are entirely. It has been about the best November on record for harvesting the corn, and those who have Dot availed themselves of it will get only what is justly coming to them if they have to husk their corn with cold hands and muddy feet* The crop this year has not turned out as well as was generally anticipated, as owing to the d*‘y weather when the corn was earing many of the ears are small and short. From the situation of the old elevator which burned in Remington Thursday morning, dry as tinder and all surrounded by business buildings, the conditions were ripe for a general conflagration with a wiping out of the business district. However the fire company and oitisms got busy and by the aid of the town waterworks the fire was held in oheok and prevented from doing muoh damage to other buildings. Had *snoh conditions prevaded in Goodtand, for instance, where there are no waterworks the whole thing would have gone up in smoke. Franoesville Tribune - Republicans over at Rochester are having a warm fight in the way of an appointment for the poetj office. There are seven applicants, and among them is Editor Albert Bitters, publisher of the party organ at that plaoe. Unless the matter is compromised, we’ll venture the sssertion that the editor will be the winner as] the public press means more to the candidacy of a congressman than all the ring politics combined.
SATURDAY Mrs. Walter White is siokfwith quite a severe attack *]of malarial fever. Miai Mary Wagner returned home today after several weeks’ visit in Chioago. Mrs- Vernon Nowels and son went to Chioago today for a few days stay. Miss Hazel MoOolly went to Chicago Haights today*for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mias Franks Irwin want to Chi-
oaga today so» e few weeks stay with friends ani relatives. Mrs. Mort Dyer, after visiting friends and relatives in Obalmers for soma tim-*, retained to her home toOiv. b » 3 if Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Myers o| Flora returned home todav after a visit with their eon. Dr. May ess, the dentiet. Lieut; Charley Wiltshire and Ms. Cecil, a friend, spent Thanks • giving with Charley’s parents heie, returning to Ooioago, today. Jim Hemphill went to Cr,wfrrdsville, today to vi-it friends. Aoccmdtog aome reports, Jim mayrbring back a b ide with lumi Tbe Press' says the Remington syndicate has just struck a 500 barrel.a day oil gusher on their seven aore tract on Big Hill, in Texas. The services at the First Baptist church tomorrow, willj be the be gianing of a special revival, and meetings will be held evsry evening, for an iouefluite period, Goodland Herald: Mr. (TOd-infer sheriff elect of Jasper oonoty, accompanied by his two daughters, favored the Herald with a very pleasant call Tuesday. They were unroute to St. Louis for a week’s visit at the world’s fair.
Miss Nora Morlan. of our city and Mr. W. J. Anderson, oflßagby North Dak., will be married next Wednesday Nov 30th at the home of her mother, oh* CoHrge event)eJ They will leave the next day for their future home at Rugby. The Remington Press gives the' estimates of Wriouritems of losses* in theit Thursday m jrbinga’ fire, all of which foot up to a total of about #3.300. The elevator is put at $2,000 With no insurance. The* other sl,3oois divided among ten parties and about half is covered; by insurance. The temperature went down with a rush, last night, failing from 39 degrees at 5 o’olook last evening, to 18 this morning, a fall of 2I degrees during tbe night. The lowest temperature reached 18 degrees was four degrees lower than the coldest heretofore registered, this season. The Barkers are in it over in Newton county for township offices almost as much as the Davissons are in this connty. Gallagher Barker, son of'Uncle Tom Barker was elected trust' e of Colfax township, and Mart n I
Bsike,, One la Tam'd grondsi n, was eleoted aiteasor in J-okson township. There were sroe or more, went tj LiFa.ette from 4ere,pn Thaaksgiviog'Day, to see tha big football and polo games. Thore who returnedJhome late at night on tbe special train had plenty of time to sea the soenery by moonlight, as it took about four hours to make the run from Lifayette to Rensselaer. According to the Wdoott En terpriee, J. F. Teeters, who is the co j tractor for the Unroe ditch, loaned lia team-to a,man named Qombs, from near Reua»elaftr, to anove to Wolcott Combs should have arrived Saturday, bat by Monday bad not shown up, and Mr. Teeters proceeded to investigate. He found Combs had left bis for mar place. Teeters began to think Combs had skipped with bis team, and got out warrants, but just as Pemberton
WHS ready to start out to look for Combs, Tuesday, he appeared with the team and a satisfactory explanation of the delay. A week or two ago tbe oldest, son of Fphriam Miller, of Howard ran his hand into tbe blower fan of a corn shredder thinking it was clogged, and had several of hi* fingers dislocated. His father chided him so his UarfelesSness and the boy said, “Never mind father, yon may do the same thing 'sometime, mM/be this fall yet.” Sure enough last Wednesday, the old man did-the very same thing, and had bis fingers chawed np just about'as the boy did his. Ephriam lias concluded that if he iant a “prophet nr a son of a prophet” he 18 at least the progenitor of a pretty » promising prognosticator
A second pair 1 of twins arrived at the home of Senator R 0. Mo Cain, si Kentland last Tuesday, and according to the Enterprise, they drew cats for the high chair and wedged themselves in at the table, making the number there seated a fall baker’s dozen. With such a Roosevelt Repnblioan as that against him, it is no wonder onr bachelor stateeman, Jesse E, Wilson had no show for the nomination for state senator. Well the indications are that the Hon. Jesse is moving in the tight direction to get in line with the Roosevelt idea Only four more days left of Nov. ember now. Wonder how '‘Parson Hicks” is going to get in all those bad storms he promised us this mcnih? The Vnloan and the Venu3 ripenortere, the Jupiter and the Jumping Jehosaphat stemwinders and no one knows how many others. Parson will have to get awfnl bnsy very qniok if be gels in even a quarter of the bad weather he prophesied for this month. It was a mistake abont Zern Wright sending baok his big automobile. H) has it yet and believes when some new dutches he has ordered are reoeived the the machine will inn all right, and prove very satisfactory in all respeots.
i MONDAY B. 8. Fendig went to Chicago today on business. Miss Maud Daugherty is confined to her home with a severe attack of tonsilitis. Alf Jaoks, in the northwest part of town,.tsxeoovering from a severe attaok of quinzy. Mrs. Wm. Gordon from Newland went to Chioago today for a few days visit with relatives and friends. Floyd Ansler, who is attending school at Miohig"n City, returned there today, sfi-r a few days’ visit with his parents. Rev. J. M. E m will preach at the Christaiu o mroh tonight, and administer the ordinance of baptism, after the sermon, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Snyder and daughter Edith of Lafayette, returned to their home Sunday evening after spending the Thanksgiving holidays with the family of G. P. Daugherty.
Mrs. J. D. Holcomb after visiting her daughter Mrs. O. Danlap, for a few day) re to rue l t j her home in Bloomingto >, 111., today. Attorney General •Miller,of Goshen, who would like io be United States Senator, held a conference with the district delegation at Plymouth Bittarday, It is sridhe.will mike an announcement this week. Dr. H. .Villiars of Caioago returned there tubhy, after spending two weeh» tbwfe recovering trom tbe tffoote of a broken leg, received 7 or 8 weeks ago, ( went with him as far as Hammond, for a visit » . . * Ed. T. Biggs, one of Wheatfisld’s most, pro mi cant citizens was in town teda). far tae first time in many months. Ho- has been iD poor beelth for nearly a j ear, and lately spent t«o week* in a hospital at 8-iutb Bend, wheie he was operated upon for gap s'one-i, Mrs Ray Moerler, who das been in very poor health m .et of tbe yea', w c s operated upon it St J seph’s hospital, Chicago, last Saturday, and relieved of 25 gallstonei, Her brother, Mose Leopold, was at the hospital' at the time, find reports her bb passing tßrotlgh the operation very successfully,
Sunday was like ditnrday only a little more bo, *u its winterisb qualities. The thermometer reached down to 16 degrees Bat nrday night, < x jest half way from freezing dowu t j the zro mark; and there was fre. z <g temperature all day Sunday. Today tbe bhßnge 6f wind to southerly brought mnoh milder temperature, but tbe damp southeast wind was very unpleasant. There was considerable excitement on the Levee S iturday night reaching from a tight between Billy Martin, a jookey who rode in the Saturday raoes, and Gay Peaoook; bat in whioh no great damage was done to either party. Snnday both plead gnilty to assault, before Squire Irwtn, and Were slued and costed $8.45 each, The same penalty was also assessed agaiact D. A. Reynolds, as an abbsttor in the row.