Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1905 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

TUESDAY Wm Mer’.ca’s little boy who has brain fev r, is not improving any, L. H. Myers, in the east part of town has an attack of broncho. Mrs R. P. Bdnjamin is visiting relatives at Otterbein Wm. Maloney, of Chicago visited, his sister Mrs. Miry Drake •over Sunday, Mies. Goldi Harm in, now of Brazil is visiting her parents for a short time. H. P. Bak-»r, of Oaarga 11l visit, ed here over Sunday returning home Monday. Born, Monday, Feb. 27th, to Mr end Mrs. Johf Borntrager, in New. ton township, a son. Meedames A. F. Long and J. H. Hardman arrived borne today •from their trip'to Lincoln, Neb. Miss Clara Robinson went to Hammond this morning, on account of the death of her oousin, Frank Robinson, Mrs John Murfitt, of west jjf town, returned home today, after two weeks’ visit with her mother in Chicago. J. W. McConahay a ent to Hammond today, and from there. after a few days, will go to Pullman, 111, wherejhe has a position. Kenneth Morgan has been suffering’greatly for several dajs with a very severe form of sore throat, but is now improving a little. Mrs. Loretta Rooinson is very low with the general failure of old age, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Jennie Thompson, on McCoy avenue.

Uncle Jimmy Overton was in town today and reports be ia just getting out after four weeks’ sicknesa with the grip. He baa rent, ed bia farm in Hanging Grove to -Jaok Hoy eg, now on bis mother’s farm, northwest of town. With a bright sun and a temperature of 41 in the shade, the enow ia getting a good move on it again today. It ia a matter of general congratulation that it has gone away so gradually thus obviating the danger of high water. It is reported on good authority that Congressman Crampacker will recommend Oaptian John W. Elam for postmaster at Valparaiso and that the appointment will be announced March 5. Cap. Elam is at present deputy revenue collector and has many friends in Hammond, who will be pleased to see him pick the plum.—Hammond Tribune. O i tai ig i < apparent that ought to bring satisfaction to every Indianian and that ia the spirit that pervades all consideration of subjects pertaining io education. It is an immense amount of money that Indiana spends upon her schools, and even more ia needed, besides a different direction of some of it that ia already expended perhaps, but when we come to think that the little we have; the little property that we have to pay tax on wouldn’t be worth a tithe of what it ia if it were not for these same educational institutions, we should not begrudge a penny paid for that puspose. In the long run it will prove to be genuine economy to provide well for the schools Mrs. C. E. Herabman was called to Valparaiso Monday afternoon by the serious sickness of her father J. J. Fredericks, who has pneumonia, One of the Saidla boys from out South America direction re-

pjrts seeing a flock of wild geese lighting in a field out bis way. When wild geese and wild ducks, get to coming this way who cares whether the ground hog ever wakes up or up not? O. P Mitchell, of Monroeville was here today, making final settlement of the estate of his late parents, Montgomery P. and Elizabeth Mitchell. They lived a long life in Gillam tp, and though the ts tate has been held open for over a year, not a single claim has been filed against it Which shows that they exercised the virtue of keeping out of debr, m absolute nessDelphi Herald: Congressman Landis expects to come home for a few days early in March after the adjournment of congress, He has lecture engagements which will probably keep him busy most of the summer and all his spare moments will be devoted to his farm, west of town. He expects Mrs. La-idis and the children home from Europe early in the summer. Edward Ranfon- of Hoopeston 111., is in town now, looking after his farm a few miles southeast. He states that Hoopeston, the ori ginal no-saloon town of central Illinois, is stronger that way than ever before, and that the town prospers now and always has pros pered without saloons. The claim that keepingout saloons hurts the other business of a town he says is the rankest nonsense. And th ire is no underhanded selling there, either. Even the darkies on the Lake Erie dining oars quit selling liquor to Hoopeston loafers, after one of them was yanked up and fined SSO.

Tbe annual spring moving epidemic is now breaking out among the farmers. Fritz Zard is moving upon the Lucy Clark farm he lately bought. Tne Maines farm which be moves from will be occupied by Jnd Maines George Maines will move to the Jasper J Kenton farm, Thomas Brusnahan has moved from one of the Harris farms, west of town to the Dick Grow farm, four or five miles north, succeeding Charley Zird, who has moved to Dakota. John Gray has moved from one of the Bob Michaels farm to J. C Porter’s place, northwest of town. February ends today in a bright warm and sun.shiney day. And that is a remainder however mnob the ground bog st emed to have bit the weather during the first 17 days of this months be missed it totally during the last eleven days. In spite of the many thawing days we have had lately, February ends with considerable snow on the ground. Just how much though no one can estimate, as in every p'aoa except sheltered woods it is all piled in drift. Many places are entirely bare, and at others the snow is still up to the tops cf the fences. In the woods it is still 6 to 8 inches deep.

WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson went to Indianapolis, this afternoon. J.JW. Hines and family of east of town left today for Danville 111. where they will make their home, Mrs. Fred Ztrd and granddaughters Mabel and Alpha Kenton, are visiting friends in Francesville for a few days. Tbe Senate has overwhelmingly

voted to acquit Judge Swayne in the impeach a ent case, on all the charges. They should have added a stipulation not to do it again, Mrs. Mary Travis is shipping her go ds to Marion, where her daughter, M;sa Lelia Travis is located, and with whom she will make her residence. Alva Nichols and family left on the early tr»in this morning for Mexico, Mo, n?ar which place be has rented a farm, and where they expect lo make their permanent home. C. E. Hershman got word from Mrs. Hershman, at Valparaiso this afternoon, that her father, J. J Fredericks was sinking fast, and for him to come at once. He will leave on the 6:32 train tonight. Miss Blanch Hoys went to Chicago to meet her sister, Manda, of Monticello who has been in Kansas several weeks* Tuey will stay in Ohic-go today and see Ben Hur and Miss. Manda will then spend some days here before returning to Monticello,

Wm Ridenour and wife and her mother Mrs. Trues of near Virgie left today for Evert Washing'on’ where they expect to make their homes; and Robt Shook on a pi ospec ting tour* also J. F. Bruner went along to see the country and in the capacity of guide and escort for the others. John L. Nichols and Billy Roudabush got home last night from a trip to the Rosebud reservation, in South Dakota. They were gone only about a week, but still had time while there to improve Billy’s claim by erecting thereon a spacious dwelling, 10 by 12 feet in size. John also found a fine quarter sec ion section still open and fi'ed a soldier’s claim on it. The governor has signed the legislative measure renewing the 1899 law which protected pheasants from the ravages of the hunters foraptriod of six years. It will now be unlawful to kill pheasants for another term of six years, or until 1911. Tne legislature should have enacted a similar law protecting the quail family. The country roads are in a b>d shape now around here, from the deep drifts of soft snow but they are still worse in the country north of uswhere recently traveling men have reported driving albng channels shoveled through the drifts, where thi snow on each side was as high as the top of their buggy tops. The Valparaiso Messenger says of'he roads as they now are in Porter County: “The country roads are in the worst shape that any of the old residents can remember. In some places there are crusted drifts four and five feet deep, in other places it is necessary t j take to the fields and in some places th'-re is no enow at all.”

Little Charley Merica, the five year old sol cf Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Merica, who sickness with brain fever has been several times mentioned, died about 20 minntes before noon this, Wednesday, Mar. Ist, at their residence on South Scott street. He had been sick about two week. Arrangements for the funeral had not been completed when we went to press, Guy Brook way, who has been in jail for some weeks, charged with being implicated in stealing timber on the Nelse Morris ranch, had his case dismissed this morning. on nation of the Prosecuting Attorney. Brook way gave evidence which caused the arrest and conviction, of Wilson and he seems to have been the one they were eeally anxious to oonviot. This pap ar approves of about everything that President Roosevelt does or permits to be done. It does not approve however of tbe temendous eplurge that is to be made over the inauguration next Saturday, We do not recommend that the president slip down to the capital building in a street car or on a bicycle, and quietly be sworn in some back room, but we would rather see it done that-way tnan see the great display of pomp and parade that is now being planned and which might better be named a coronation rather than an in-

auguration. The old time depot district firm of MoColly & Coen will be clung, ed on April Ist and J. W. Coen, the junior partner will retire and he "succeeded by John C. MoColly son of Jvhn w . MoColly the senior partner. The firm of McColly and Coen has existed about eight years, previous to which time Mr, MoColly conducted the store alone for two years. THURSDAY J. N. Killen, of Lafayette was here on business today.

Van Wood, cf Francesville, is visiting his father, Harvey Wood, southeast of town. Born, Tuesday, Feb. 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Home?, six miles east of town, a son. Mrs. D- G. Wa ner and Abe Wartena attended the Frank Robinson funeral, at Hammond today. Bob Overton and Arthur Sheer, have gone to Kankakee, 111. in which vicinity they will work this season. Mrs. I B aac Lacpold, of Wolcott is visiting A, Leopold’s family, this week. Isaac himself was here last night and p«rt of today. Mies Elsie fAugsberger, west of town, has gone to Chicago to visit relatives a couple of weeks. Milt Bierly and sister Rena of northwest of town, left today for Benoni, Minn., where they will spend the summer with three other sisters. March is.already showing signs of weakening on its first day fine promises for gcod bshavor. March was ever a deceitful jade. Mr. and Mrs, Bayard T. Clark, of Springfield, 111. are visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. L Clark, for some days. Miss Mary Lane, of Cleveland Ohio arrived today, to visit her father Jehu Lane, northwest of town ’ An ice gorge of some dimensions formed near the Donnelly planing mill bridge yesterday, but it moved a considerable distance down stream towards evening.

Toe funeral of little Charhs Merica will be held Friday, at 10 o’clock a. m,, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church. Interment wil be in Mt Oalvery cemetery south of town. Isaac Parker who has been living over near Oxford for tbe past three years, was in town today on bis way to his new place of residence, which is one of the Gifford farms in Birkley tp. Don’t fogetthat Pro, H. E. Van Norman, ,head dairyman of Purdue University experimental station, will give twojectures at the dairymen’s convention next Saturday in the east court, room, His subject at 10 a. m will be “Profits in Dairying-” At 1:30 p. m “The Young Man’s Opportunity; Does He Realize It.” These lectures are free to all and no farmer should miss them,

Verne Hopkins, of Waoash, author and finisher of Prof, Sunday, the celebrated high] diving dog, says Sunday ia still on deck, and six mere like unto him in acoomplisments of various kinds Hop says they are all wise far beyond the wisd >m of their dog generation and that he gave a public entertainment with them lately and is preparing to enter the show business with them pretty soon. Reports from Delphi and Monticello are that the mortality has been great in those towns among the aged people this winter, owing largely no doubt to the very cold weather. Here the old people what we have left, have most of them survived this far, Uncle Henry Fisher’s i ea’h being the first among their number for this winter. Two at least of the old mothers are in v?ry poor heal h however, and with one of them at least it is only a of a short time before she is released We were in error as to the manner of Guy Br >ckway’s release

o i his charge of stealing timber on the Nelson Morris ranch, He was not discharged on motion of the prosecution, but by the court ( on a plea of abatement, by the defeme. It seems he was compelled |to testify before the grand jury |as to facts of the stealing, and by so being compelled to testify as to facts which presumably criminated him, he was thereby, by law exempt from prosecution himself.