Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1904 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

TUESDAY J. A Barahum went to Ohioago today to attend tbs Live S r .ook Show u > Mrs. Vernon Shook went to Medarjv'.lle Mondty for a few days visit with relatives. It is niw thoug ’t that the oe» library builJiug will be ready to ociapy by the l*t of Jan ear/. Mrs. J. A. B ok, of Fairfi »ld, lov4, is tie gum of her oju id, Mrs, B. Forsythe. Th> long dry spilt his emptied « great mmy cisterns around town Mr. and Mrs. D tllas Yeoman, after visiting D. H Yeomin for acme time returned their home in Ambia today. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Dms returned to their home in Hammond last evening after a weeks visit with her b other W. L Frye. Today’s weather seemt td indicate another spell of fine fall weather, though the gusty, dusty winds et l 1 keep bl iwiog. The Three I depot at Kiox was burned last Friday aight. No one was in the building when the fire •started, bat it issappoied to have originated from a oigar stamp. Arohie Robbins, hart aboat two ttnppths ago, by a high jump at Montio 110. still remaias in a hospital at Indianapolis, with i o ma tefiul change in his condition. Mr. and Mrs. J. M Bell who have •been visiting Mrs. Dr. Myers since Thank’g’ving returned to their >home in Frankfort Monday aftermoon. 8. A R jyster former night operator here, stopp »d off here for a few hoars v»sit with Stfitipn Agent ©earn, last night, on the way to bis hone in Westfield, from a visit in Wisconsin. Mrs. Rebsoca Porter ia now located at Phoenix, Arizona, and will probably pass the winter there as the olimate saems favorable to Jier health. It is a very expensive plaoe to livs in, however. Wiaamao Jjurnal: Rev. father Krall, a professjr from St ■Joseph’s oollege, Rensselaer, held services at the Citholio ohuroh last Sunday. The new priest had not arrived here when we went to press. Miss L’zzie Ghngloff, of Washington 111. returned home Monday ; afternoon, after visiting her parents jnet eist of town. Her mother Mrs. Andrew Gangloff went to Washington with her to visit friends. Dr. S. O. Johnson is loading his goods todiy, preparatory to bis in- , tended removal to Chicago, where las before stated he has bought a large building, being a oombined residence and offios, at 5260 Wabash Avenue. x A copy of ’the latest annual of DePauw university, The JMiroge, has been planed in our high sohool and publio library. This book is entirely a student ’product and has been prepared at gre-.t expense of time and mopey. It a good idea of the various phases of oollege life, and our young people will find it vary interesting reading. C. F. Norris, a traveling Jaok,” and high olimber generally, iahere and has contracted to paint the city water tower And tank. He is to do the work jk $35, the oity t > furnish the paint, which will oost about sls fie also exp iota to make a oontraot •with the oouoty commissioners to

paint t'ie flag staff on the court houi-e. He is an old pailor, and used to high olimbieg. Uuo’eEii Hnnshbarger, cf Obic igo su l one of his graadohildren, are visiting his old time business partner, Uncle Abe Leopold. Monday’s Monon ptssenger train due here a> 2 p. ra., struck a young man in Ham mo d aimed Mauric Kline. He was running to esoape a train o i the Erie track?, and ran right in front of the Monon’s big engine. He got a bad out in the head, and many bad bruises, but will reoover. He was employed in tbe Lion store at Himmoad, Many people witnessed the accident and expected K ine wou'd b killed. Word by teleg a *b was reoeived here 'oiay, of the death at Liban 00, this morning, of Mrs. Edna Jiokson wife of P. J. Jaokson, wh" is a brother of Mrs. John Jessen of Rensselaer and of Mrs W I. Hoover, southwest of town. She has been sick about six months, with tuberculosis of the stom \cb and bowels She was quite well known here from freqaent visits and from spending some months here last summer, in hopes of benefiting her health. She does not leave any ohildren. Governor eieot J Frank Hauly Hunouooes that he will inaugurate a policy of making the management of all penal and densvolent institutions of the state non-part-isan with a view to elevating their standard. Tnis would inolude the state pris n in Michigan Oity whioh is now the only state institute operated under strict party management Mr. Hanly will visit all the state institutes before his inauguration ia January to gain all the information possible to aid him in formulating his policy.

The Winimao DemooratJooraal (fives the following 'item frcm its 25 year old files: “Glen. G ant will pass through here on a special train, Tuesday forenoon, Deo. 9. [Tte train stopped here for a few minutes. Gen. Grant appeared on the rear platform and bowed to the crowd, but he declined repeated oslla for a ‘ speech,” That was our seoond view of the famous general, the first meeting with him being on 'the 4th of July, 1863, at the snrreuder of Gen Pemberton and foroes at Viokaburg.”] Who is the home merchant? He is the man who helps pay for the streets upon which you walk; for the schools in which your' children, or perhaps you were educated; he helps keep up the ohuroh in which you worship. He is the man who bnilds a home which enohanoes the value of your property. Every subscription paper that is passed around has his name on it, he is the one who cannot afford to swindle you. Self intereetjif nothing else, would prevent this; he bears his share of the burden of good government and stays with yon in sunshine and darkness, in the days of adversity and prosperity. These are but a few of the reasons why your patronage should be given to the home merchant, Every year, in some part of the state, a proposition for a jew county to be carved ou\ for the purpose of making some amoitious town a county seat, bobs op some plaoe in Indiana. They oome forth like a flower, and are cot down, — as soon as the projectors happen to consult the state constitution.

The latest scheme of this kind is to mike 4 new county nut of porioas of Hamilton, Clinton and Boone oounties. with Sheridan as the prospective oomty seat. Ye the state condition forbids the forming of any rew county with less than 300 square miles, nor the rednoing of any already ex sting to less than 400 square miles. Under this provision of the oonstiution Hamilton oonld spare only 90 miles and ihe other two 'counties not one mile. Hence the c.f making a new oonnty of at 1 ast 300 square miles out of only 90 square miles of material.

WEDNESDAY, Mrs Gr*oe Ballard, of Chioairr, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. O. Nelson, Mrs. G. M. Robinson want to Chicago today to visit her sister Mrs. Jame* Mo Do* nal. Mrs. A. J. Brenner has gone to G jodland for a few days visit vith relatives. Mr and Mrs. Elza Grow and Miss Yesey Grow went to Cbioagj txl>y to attend the big live show for a few days. H. C. Hefner went to Chicago today. H 4 says he expects to buy tbe largest steer at the big fat dock show. Mr. BDd Mrs Larkin Logan of if Gillam tp., went to Hammond today fpr a few days visit with relatives aud friends The cold weather was still with as last night, in spite of tbe morning’s promise for warmer weather. The lowest temperature reached during the night was 16 degrees. Ttdrty marks the end of one of the finest Novembers in tbe memory of anv one. ''The melanoholly days” of N member have failed to arrive this trip, that is sore. Mrs, Gao. Striokfaden went to Chicago today to spend a few days with her unole, L. Locran of Indian Territory who is visiting in Ohioago, whom she has not seen ! or eighteen years, Cards ate oat for the wedding of H >n. Jesse Everett Wilson and Miss Gail Christine Wassos, to take plaoe at noon, on Wednesday Deo 14th, at the home of the bride’s parents, Oapt. and Mrs. J. M. Wesson on West South street. Miss Pearl Potts went to Joliet,

111., today, where the expects to spend the winter, taking a course in shorthand and book-keeping, in a business c<,ll g a . Her mother Mre. L. H. Pot a and sister B'anch went wita her to Chicago, where they will spend a few days, Born, this Wednesday morning, Nov. 30th, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brrn'riger, on the old Borntrager farm, southeast of town, a 9 pound girl, It is their first child, and also the first grandohild for Grandfather Mark Reed, of Jordan tp. The U. S attorney general has deoided that “guessing contests” are lotteries, and matter concerning them will no doubt be hereafter exoluded from tbe mails. It ss a just and righteous decision, and aught to have been made years ago.

Redasei&er Wilkes, the famous show horse onoe owned in end named for Kensselaer, was exhibited in the horse show ring at the Chioago Stook Show, both Monday and Tuesday nights, and today’s Record Herald says no other horse on either evening began to oreat the enthusiasm that greeted Rensselaer Wilkes. He is, no donbt, the greetest show horse in America, today. Mr. and Mrs. H. R.'Kurrie. left Ohioigo Tuesday for Washington D. 0., and will also visit his brother at Philadelphia, before they return. Mr. Karrie goes to Washington in his oapaoity of attorney for the Monon railroad oompany, to make an argument before the (J. S. Supreme oourtj in the case of the Company against MoGaire and others, of Franoesville, which the Indiana Appellate Court decided against the com. pany a year or so ago, and was appealed to the Federal oonrts by the railroad.

I Rev. nl t'4. t '’mi ok, fro m J Barkley Township, have gone to Chicago for a few days visit with their daughter, Mrs. 8. G. Wright. Mrs. Harry Sterns who has been visiting her relatives, the Tutenrs, siooe Thanksgiving returned to her home in Indianapolis today. Rensselaer and surrounding oouotry are well represented at the Fat block Show, if all the people who have gone to Chicago today, are a it Tbe tickets sold today, up to the 9:55 A M train, we 120, About 25 were sold Muoday and Tuesday. Today the round rate is only $1.50. and three days limit to oome baok cn. The Bt-am j ipes from tbe court house h ating plant broke in the tunnel last nigh*, and there was co heat in the court house uut 1 aft-r two o’o’ock this afternoon. The county c {finals have been shiver ng in th-ir ovorcons all day, wh le the circuit court remained adjonmed. Whioh delayed the completion of the Frtnft Wal ace trial, the evidence in whioh was all in Tu sday evanirg

THURSDAY Deoomber opens up to fay with as fine a sample of weather ai anyone cou’d with for. The day’s length today is 9 hours and 20 minutes. The shortest days of the year, now less than three weeks away, wi'l only be 5 minutes shorter. White oouuty has already had a bad shredder aooident. Yesterday Frank Vrn Meter, on the Albertson farm west of Montioello, had his right arm crashed so badly that it was amputated above the elbow, Mr and Mrs. M.A MoConahay of Idaville, are here visiting their sod, David MoConahay and ! ami!y, in the northwest part of town, Mr. MoConahay was ;orm>rly the able roadmaster on the Monou road from Lafayette to Chic go for about nine years. He resigned the job about four years ago.

The thiee dajs of very high wind this ws«.k. earning after suoh a long dry spell, and alter the street sprinkler had oeased its rounds, have left the bare bones showing in our streets more than they have ever shown before. In :aot all the loose dust in town has blown clsar away. The same condition of bareness is reported on all tbe country roads, also. Bill Davie and wife, former residents of Montioello and Brookston, but more lately of Wilders, are now in jail at LaPorte, charged with the murder of Harman Effertz, of Ohioago, whose body was found in a ditoh near Wilders early in Cotober, Davis and wife were recently arrested in MoHenry uo, 111. Davis was sent to the penitentiary from Montioello, for blaokmail, about 25 years ago, but wasperdoned by Gov. Gray, after serving only part of his six yeara sentence.

Baughman & Williams, the attorneys, have just moved their office from Leopold’s olier briokbuilding whioh they have oooupied ever siuoe they have been in the praotioe, into the fine suite of rooms over the First National Bank. These are the rooms recently occupied by G. K. Hollingsworth and Ray D. Thompson, the former of whom has moved to Ohioago and the latter into tbe same rooms with O. M. Bine, tbe township trustee, in the Odd Fellows’ building. This move of Baughman & Williams now pats all tbe lawyers in town "on the square” in a literal sense; presumably in a figurative sense they aie always “on thesqiire.” •