Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1905 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

FRIDAY Its altogether beautiful weather Co'deat last night 22 degree Warmest today 36 degrees. Mis* Bessie Donaldson,- the teacher, his gone to Martou 'lor a short visit with JMiss Leathe Wright. The c’erk issued two marriage licenses this afternoon, and three of the four persons live in Carpenter township Lewis Haag, the printer and little girl, left for Kansas Citv Thursday afternoon, and where bis wife has been for sometime and where he expects'to remain permanently. An unusually snboeßsPul and valuable oouuty faim.rV institute dosed today. Tue attendance has been excellent frequently much larger than the room would aooomodate The interest also has beea ! remarkably good. Mies Mabel Brown, of Crown Point, arrived today and is the gnest of her aunt, Mrs. G. W Goff, She is a noted exemplar of the art of physical training, and

will endeavor toj organize n olafs m physioial lultnre bare; that first meeting being. this evening, a" the Preebyterian Gymnasium. A man named Benjamin Ginn was killed by a Pan Handle train in White county Wednesday; and also both of his horses. He had been at Montioello, and made the rounds of the saloons. He was lying in the oot.otn of his buggy when atruok, and nnoonsoions or in a drunken stupor. However his friends olairn that he was not addicted to drunkennessM P. Warner quit putting up ice yeste day, it got so soft under the warm 6Ui. He has th« Btarr house filled, but-none in his own building. Tha Starr house holds about 400 t »aa, and his own be twe?n"t)oo and 6po tons. He is now Witohing the weather reports, to oatoh tha first news of another zephyr from Medicine Hat, where the zero weather all comes from. A mild sensation has been oaused by the arrest at Bedford of two worki ig men* < n suspicion of complicity in the Sarah Shaffer mar der. They are Frink Evans and Elmer Browning. There seems to be little or no evidence against them, and at Bedford bat little importance is attaohed to the irrest. For the moat part the people there seemed to think that the guilty manjescaped justioe when James McDonald was acquitted. Though a few still cling to the idea that a “prominent business mac,” was the murderer. Wednesday eveaing, Jaa. 18th

tbe no’orioue K. N. indulged in a kind of atsmemant. Atthongh mysterious notifications had given warning, eaoh K. N was rather nnpreperd for an arreat* by the City Marshal. The oity mauhal entered eaoh ho nee, read a writ of arrest and conducted the accused K, N. to the patrol(a bobsleigh) in waiting, After a merry chase and perhaps a little hesitation on the part of some members* of the Clnb the patrol landed the victims at the home of one of the girls. Explanations followed, also a monstrous box of candy and a general jollification. Superintendent Ootton in his address to tbe township trustees, says that in rnral schools the mtnimnm salary should be S6OO, and that for efficient service there ahonld be rapid advance to SI,OOO, and then in addition to hia annual vacation he should have a year off with half

pay: peraamably SSOO for bis year's vacation That would bs nice for the teaoher off on a vacation, but how about the tax payers? If teadhers are given a year off on half pay* why not the butcher, <aud baker, and candle stick inakc-r Lot os all have a vioation, and drtw half ration? from the state. The idea is a capital one, and b fi ting the high source from which i sprang. With these amendment* we m ove* i*s ed option. —Kentland Enterprise,

SATURDAY Coldest last uiuht. 31 degrees, warmest today 34 degiets. J ,hn Thompson of Wmamao, is i a towQ today Wm Sjh'eman of was in town on business, today. Mr*. J P. Hammond of Wheat- ; .r, • •'** returned home ’ ooday, after visiting Mrs Bert Goff. Mrs. M M. Tyler, and little daughter have gone to MoNabb, 111, to visit ralatives. 0. C. Spencer, of Montioello was a Rensselaer business visitor, today. _ T ... Prank Blanoett returned to Urb>na, 111., today, after a few days visit with relatives in this vioinity. Alton M. Meek, ,of Brooks tor, and son in-law of Mrs. A. E Brown of our city, is sick with lung fever.

Mr*. John Hoffman and daughter Nellie went to Hammond, today to j :ia Mr. Hcffman, who went some time before and, where they expeot to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. O G. Horsewood. of LiGrange. returned home today after visiting their respective parents, Mr and Mrs. David Horsewood, and Mrs. H. J. Adams. „ ,

‘‘Wilson of Jasper” has introduced a bill to relieve the former township trustees of Marion, Barkley, Hanging Grove, Newton, Keener and Jordan from responsibility for the township money they lost in the MoCoy bank. This was largely petitioned for by the taxpayers of the different townships, and the law will probably be passed. Harry Gifford, of northeast Barkley, was in town today, and reported that he had traded the Bteel farm for a groaery Btook and meat market at Bradley, 11l , and was preparing to move there in a week or two. He has baea a resi-' dent of Jasper abont 12 years, most of the time as one of the foremen of bis unole B. J. Gifford’s farms, and has been a very popular and much respected citizen. Since last May 18 applicants for saloon licenses at Fowler have been defeated by remooßtranoes, and now two fresh ones have bobbed up for the February term. The proposed amendment to the Nioholson law, will pat a stop to euoh repeated attempts to open saloons in anti-saloon communities, or rather in some anti saloon communities. In places like Rensselaer, where the fights are oonfiaed t i wards, the amendments will not be nearly so effective.

Brook Reporter: The grand jury will be oalled together Monday morning, and from present indications this will be one of the “warmest” terms in reoent years. Some twenty-five or thirty from this plaoe have been summoned to appear before that body to tell ahat the know, Sod if some of them teU the straight troth, it'will be a p’enty. Not only is this

own represented th-sfe bat ml of towns wr* equally Ip Bdwar(l ded here to day* wt-'t visiting his parents at W l'a-fo r several weeks. Miss. Maud Zaigler returned home' from Streator 111. where she has been visiting five weeks with her grand parents Crown Point already has 13 sa 1 - oons, End to get rid of the unlucky number they are about to make’ it 14 It never seems to have tcoured to anyone that they might make it one less instead of one more. . Governor Hiuly has announced that he had received dozens of lettars from republicans and democrats of Ksntu jky asking him to protect Taylor and Fipley. .The govc-ruqr said he would await ernor Beckham's- requisition and (hen aot. It is believed he will stand by tue refugees. Since Auditor Jones went out of office at Keutland, it has been d so vred that 0. L Brandt, a stooe road contractor was paid twice on tie same claim Ihe am mat being SIBB3 36, The discovery made quite a censtttion but seems universally conceded to have been a mistake. > i i ... - -. , 9 • , • Brook Reporter:-Treasurer Co jv ert was just $9,300 short when settlement time came and Mr. Cooverc turned over bid property to

them, which if not altogetl - ek* cover the .shortage. Mr. Coov--Ft has the raspeot of the county fhr the way in which he settled hjis ob igati jus, Such a fiscal as Gilman etiould be made sever a life t«rm rq the penitentary and get down on h a knee* and eat dirt twioe daily. John Brand, foreman in . the Veedersburg News office, was murdjst'ed by a barber named Eokhert, Monday - < Eakhert, war a treasurer of the Old Felljws’ lodge at that f . p'aoe an 1 had go: short in his acocunts. Branl was one of a com mittee appointed by the order to investigate Eokhert’s affairs and report. Just before the appointed time for the mee ing of the com mittee the barber met Brand on the street and invited him into hie shop, and that is the last seen o' either of them alive. When l ater the ship was broken into Braad was found lying in a chair, his skull ornshei ia, evidently with an iron stove pcker lying near, a bullet wound in his head and his hat over his faoo. The barber oo copied anotht r ohair dead having sent a bullet into hie own brain. Both men were old residents and oooupied prominent positions tu the community.

MONDAY Miss Bell Fcndig hae gone to Milwaukee for a visit with relatives Walter Forbe3 went to Kankakee 111., today for several days visit witt friends. Miss Myrtle Oram, of Logansport, is here to remain for an icdefinate period. Mre. John Bisloskey has gone to Ohio ago for a few days vieit with friends. Mrs. Grace Pumphrey has moved into the J. T. Randle tenant house, on Ouilen street _ lately vaoated by Dr. Herman, Mr. aad Mrs. John Gass of Biwabik Mian.arrived today for ajfew weeks visit with] relatives ioßensselaer and vioinity, Mrs. Nettie Hoover went to Chicago today on aooount of the seuoua sickness of two of her nieces. Mrs Everett Winters’ little ohildren.

Mrs E, Barns of Pans, 111., is visiting her brother G. 0. Pam phrey for a few days. She is on h-r way home from Pesthigo, Wis. where she has been visiting a son. J. 0. Frazee oame over from Pern, today, to look after renting one of bis farms in Barkley.,. He reports tbst Mrs, Frasee ia jnst recovering from a long and severe attack of inflamatory rheumatism There was to have been an automobile parade here Sunday at 3 p. tn of all fofer Rensselaer antos. However when the boor oame F.

A. Res , was 'ht oalv one to sh. w up. fclft in yes igated and ,found each of the otht-r ihree all ti*r on their bicks under their machine* trying ty tju the x-ray an *i b their naked, or goguled, eyes, to see what was th 9 matt.tr with t >Air blamed ' machines that tuey wuuldu’t run. ' o After miking with his Maker and reconciled to die, John 0 .rley, of Hartford City, seleotvd pallbearers and. Joked pleasant awaiting the arrival of the death messenger. The me-seng- r fai ed to arrive aod Carley concluded to get well. He was on the street one da Jr apologizing io the men he had se ecttd to serve itud asked them f they woald obj-etto a postponement* Carleyjsays h s wires got or s ei wheu he git the bunch, Sheriff 8 oner of Newloa rouuty was over Sunday and lok back E 1 Bmith, who has been held h tre f<yr months, on tn» charge of burglary and whose trial is set f. r this wefek. When the sheriffs went into Smith's cell they found he had broken his cell chair to piec-s and had the different parts especially the be'avy legs, iHid around where he rould reaoh th-*m easify, in case he thought he cou'd use them in his business. Evidently be hoped a chance might come where he conld slug the sheriff or jailor and make his escape However when the two sheriffs and another mah or two walktd in on him Sunday, he was as meek as a lamb, and held out ms wr.sts for the haad-ouffs wuh out a manner. Recorder Boy!e came along with Sheriff Stoner to see the town. The departure of Smith leaves only one prisoner iu the jail, Hoover the drunk, also from Newton oouuty and he 'will be out in a few days. E. P. Honan was down at Cleveland last week, attending some big doings f the Carthotio Foresters, and at whioh he was the chief, in fact the only speaker. While there he was shown through tie jail where the celebrated Mrs! Chadwick is a prisoner. When Ed and his escort were passing Cassia's p itt of the prison, she was lying on a conch, bat vigorously b•rating a nurse for giviug her suoh strong medicine. They got a good glimpse of the old girl's face oat when she saw them rubbering in her direction she put her hand over her faoe but not concealing any great amouat of beauty, in so

doing, however.' Ed and hie / pied M-d orjaud op a flight of Htnjrfy ilk* t/iny had bueineea ho tb«u«, nuo' t oping f ,»r another good so ik Ht.t'ir great lady when they otijt*down, but she was too smart for them, as well as for lots oth-r th#*#.,’ 7| \ m . and had her bead.uader a tilaukej they i ext time they passed. Out in Illinois a brute of a m*h . : _ * - . looked his two motherless 1 't girls, aged 3 and 6 years, ia a h i shed by way of ‘‘punishmerit” i r some childish acts, and a* a r*-n" both are seriously riiok from tb ' sufferings, and the sana'ie-t '*v» ; . had both feel very hnd'y f'oz-'-Only a few weeks fagi, at Fi'na this state, another brine ia hum-u. form, ear Aged ftt thd Crying of h - three months old baby, struck i fearful blow with his fi;t in th faoe.' A blow *uat nearly kill .1 it, and bruised, bloated, and bl-ck-ened the poor little faoe dreadfu ly. Th « maa in Illinois is fleeing from the lawless bit righteoa* writh o r his neighbors. They mtv ott<* and punish l him ad.qiately bat it is ea f e to say the law never will Toe Flora mah wab ia jail a fe • days, g Tea a light floe, which h s father paid, and he then went free, praotiodly uopunished. Sio< oases as this involving women or • , i -■ . -■ ' ... > i ohildren oaour every day in the' year and many ev*ry day, and the. law has no adequate punishment lot the prepetfratorls* And it is no wondsr that more kid more evety yen', the eehtiffiebt is growing in 11 ■ . ", J 10. , I "it. favur of a whipping post for suoh orimioais.