Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1905 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

FRIDAY G. E. Mar e*i, of Latayeite, is visitirg B P. Porter. W. E. Sayl. r went t i LsCross today, on a bueii e-s trip. John Ntige’. of Brockstin, was bar sectii g tusinees here today. Mrs O F. Parker has gone to Chicago f.r a few days’ visit with friends. '* ■ ’ - ... W. P. Gaffield, of eouiheist of town, has gone to Danville, 111, for a few days’ bueine'-s trip. The roads are again eogocd that farmers are again bringing in end wood in lords of a cord end a half o a lead. Mrs J C. Gwin has returned frrm an ex-ended visit jfwi h her daughter, Mrs. J. C Gwin, at Monticello.

John and Charles Wolf, of Miami county, arrived teday for a few days’ visit wi h their uncle Eli Arnold, of Birkley tp

The D- A. R. w.ll have a meeting Saturday March 11th, at 2;30 in the Ladies waiting room at Library. Important business. Mrs. Mary Querry of Medaryville, returned home today, after visiting her hunt, Mrs. Maigarrt Robinson, who still continues very seriously sick.

Judge Hanley will convene the March term of the Newtcn circuit court’n Kentland, next Monday. The Enterprise says they have an unusuilly heavy docket. Joe Reynolds came up from Dolphi last evening, for a short stay with h : s mother. Her condition does not jet show very much change, though some improvetnant is noted.

Mrs. Elsa Dimock, of Indianapolis, came last evening to visit her brother, Roy McKinsey, who is still lingering at the point of death, at tue home of his wife’s parents, in Barkley Tp.

Another Indiana addition to the population of North Dakota. A ''boy was born this morning st -Sand Creek, that state, to Mr. aud Mra. Sam Pullins, both former residents of this vicinity, -and the mother was Miss Irma Crosscup, of Rentselaer.

A Rensselaer resident who is well acquainted with the history and reputation of H. F. Knowlton the head promoter of the proposed electric road from Indianapolis to Indiana Harbor, on Lake Michigan . aays that he is a good deal of a hustler, and always has some big scheme on hand. And he sometimes get what he goes after; but it is by means of nerve, rather than wealth, for the latter he has not in any great degree.

George Ade the well known writer and 0. C. Kent of Kentland are off on a big trip, They started about two months ago, to visit the West India Islands and the Paci. fio coast of this country, and have kept going from one place to another, until now they are in Japan and expect to make China at their next jump. It ia thought they have got so far tkat it will be just as easy to go ahead as to come back and that they will make a circle around the earth,

August Voss and family, of east Jordan left last night for their future home in North Dakota. Howard Brockway and Clifford Mason of Brookston are here for the purpose of assisting the Military Band in the concert «tonight and are guests of Rev. J, B, Bair and family.

... 1. , As a r-sult jef the Jor g spell of dry weather fir the time of year, the roads are already mostly in good shape. Th j gravel roads are iu excedent condition, and eie i the d.rt ro di are mostly in quite payable conditio i.

Our f rmer well known townsman, Rev. W. EL Savler, has just moved from Firth, Neb., where he has preached for a year or two. up in f o South Dako’a, and is locating on a 160 ecre land claim, in Gregory county. He will not retire fr m the ministry fiowever, as be will have charge of a congregation at Bonesteel.’

It is said that ducks are coming in pretty fast in the Kankakee region now, and that shooting promises to be pretty goed. The whole region is ahve with game wardens, and no infractions of the name laws will be permitted. The otie limiting the number of ducks killed by any one man to 25 a day is not usually hard to enforce—at leiet not among Rensselaer hunters.

Today March 10th, is the 63rd wedding anniversary ©f our longest married as well as longest settled residents, Mr. and Mrs. Divid Nowels. The day finds them en joying a reasonable degree of health and with fair prospects of seeing quite a number more of their anniversary days. The day was passed quietly at their home an the east part of town, and as usual, and p>r their own wishes without any special observance.

W, P. Gbffield has at his home southeast of town what is no doubt the biggest and best private collection of deer and elk horns in Jasper County and perhaps in northwest Indiana. He got __them out in Wyoming a few years ago while visiting a daughter and her husband, who live there. The son-in-law is a mighty hunter "nd most of the collections are trophies of bis skill. In the collection is also an immense bear skin, which is used as a floor rug. The original wearer of the ekin was also a victim of the son-in-law’s rifle.

SATURDAY Miss Nellie Ewiok, of Kokomo, is visiting Miss Ella Watson. Mies Mary Norris, of Linden, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Norris. Auditor Leatherman made an official trip to Monticello this afternoon. Mrs. 8. M. Freelove, of Goodland, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Mrs. Lhas. Johnson, of Whitehall, Mich., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L. ClarkMrs Jas. H. Meyers and children, returned home today after several weeks visit here.

The Rensselaer Harvey game of basket ball set for last evening, was called off, by Harvey, on account of sickness. Sam E. Nichols, of Medaryville a former station agent here, and son Clarence were in town between trains this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Day and her parents Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Smith have {gone to Chicago for a weeks visit with relatives. Sergeant Geo. E, Bardwell of Troop M 3d U, S. cavalry of Fort Apache, Arizona, arrived here today, for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sparling and Mrs. Mary E Peok and daughter Zoe, are visiting Jos. B.

Sparling and family, ,eont‘i <eai cf town. Jun sy Warner and Fred Hemp hili wen mt at Hickory Island south of McCoysburg, yeebrday, and got h big bag of ducks and a big biri tg cf ti n. Mr-. Wm Bennett returned from Monon today where she was called by the dangerous sickness of her sister Mrs, El Webb’s little girl Ellen who has lung fever

Harry Adarm-ori, f rrnerlv of north of town now on the Tvler farm, Hanging Grove In-s just been up into Marshall cou .ty and bought him a gojd ,farm of 120 acres, and will move on it next

year. There are about f< rty applicants for an appointment on the railroad commission created by the bs General Assembly. The com missioi will consist of three mernb Te two republicans and oie dem >crat. The salary is $4,000 a year. Thedoncert given by the Military band last night was a great success, and bad a fine audience. The performances were all very favorably received. The Band will realize a neatjsum from the net results of the entertainment. A pretty good mare belonging to Tom Crcckett, southeast of town got a little too gay and frisky yesterday while looso in the field celebrating the prospects of spring and she slipped and broke oae of her legs. Tom thinks he will to have her killed. The revival meetings at the M. E. Church are awakening unusual interest among the membership and throughout the community resulting in large congregations every night. The meetings will be continued next week* Rev. J. 8. Crowder returned to his charge at Plymouth today but will be here for the services next week begining with a 2 o’clock service on Momday afternoon. Rev. H. L Kindig will pr< aoh on Sunday at the usual houis on the following subjects:morning subject ‘‘Faith in the Love of God? Evening subject "Who is on the Lords Side” The public cord r ally welcomed.

MONDAY W. W. Reynolds, who fell and broke his hip early in the winter is now getting about on crutches. Mrs. George W. Maines and son Walter, hsve gone to Otfowa, 111.,

to a’tend the fui eral of her bro bcr, Frederick-Ells. El is Optra House Saturday Ma ch 18, Miro a. d Lis g eat Saxophone Qu rie.te. Miss Mary Meyer is i i Otncigo this week buyn g new spti g m l imry and learning the new styles. R H. Grow d cliued the uppoin - meut us gut.rduii ol Kain Gal braith ana J. T. Irwin wis appointed it s e*d R C. Tcim.n leturmd to Pu due University, to lay, as er a visit wish 1 n ]> '« Oicai- Russel, of nor h of town, went to Madison, today, for a two weeks vieit wuh a sieter.

Mr. and Mrs JvhnT Milhr and children, who have spent the winter with relatives in Barkley, left today to return to their claim at Surrey, N. Dak. Mis. Hrttie Reyno ds is evid ntly making no improvement in har eioknets, and though everything that the medical skill of the town can do for her is teiag done, her condition remains very serious.

Dennis Gleeson will make a shipment of two car loads of horses to Cincinnati Tuesday or Wednesday, and has 26 or 28 already bought. A 4 were bought in this county except eight bought in Benton county. George Thorn, cf Francesville, a 75 year o'd but very active veteran of the Civil War, is visi ing in Rensselaer now. Last Saturday was the first time he had met his company o mmander, Oapt. J. A. Barn hem, since the War.

Lit le Lee Richards now has a good job working for the Monon company at their new yards at South Hammond. He calls train crews when trains are to go out and delivers messages. Lee has got to be a great adept in atringif g newspaper reporters now, ar d indulges in the amusement whenever he goes. He worked tie Hammond papers in great shape a week or two eg >. A j Michigan editor, growing tired of wielding the whitewash brush in the matter of obituaries, decided to reform and tell the truth just once. He commented as follows upon the death of a well known citizen: “Died, , aged fifty-six years, six months ana thirteen Deceased wts a mild mannered pirate, with a naouth’for whiskey and an eye for bocdle. He came here in the night with another man’s wife, aud joined the church at first chance. owes us several dollarsjfor the home paper, large bills to the grocers and butchersand you hear him pray s x He died singing “Jesus Paid It All,” and »e think he is right, as he never paid anything He was buried in an asbestcs lined casket, and his many friends pkm leaf fans in the grave, as he may need them. His tombstone vill be a resting place?for Loot owls,”