Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1905 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

FRIDAY EP, Honan went to Attica thia a'termoi on a bmine s trip, E L Clark went to Lafayette today to visit his daughter Mrs. R ibt J jhnsota. Mir's Elsie B<riesof Fowler retimed ho ne today after visiting her aunt Mrs. 0 H. Roberts Barn, Thursday March I6ih to Mr. and Mra. Silas Tconbs of near New'aad, a eouMrs. Will Itnes has gone to Chicago to remain over Sunday with her hudnnd. John Plymouth came to day to visit his father Thodore jKipor south of town, M s, Josiah Flora, of Flora, returned home today, after two weeks’ visit with her father, Abraham Miller, northwest of town. Mias Rosa Soheurich has re turned _from eev-ral years residence in Cuic igO, and will open a dressmaking shop here. Rev. G B Hipkma of Honey Creek, Wis wid preach at the F. JB churoh Su ,diy at 11 a. m. end at Parr at 3 p-m AH are cordit ally invitid Wilson O ! ark and hit new wife and his br ither Chirley left this foreno m for their n w hame near Oodir Paa”, Kins wh ri they hrvarenteda f,rm for th’s jear. Mr. and Mrs. Staple- E'dridg’, of Franoesv lie, a d Mr. and Mrs. Ore Eldridge, of Monon, were the relatives from away who attended Mis Cripja’ funeral, yesterday. Mr. apd Mrs. L. M. Wilcox, of "Surrey, toe form-r the late cap r ain of C >mpany M. t ?ol the triin here this as ernoon t-r Springfield, Ohio., thiir future home, aod where M* Wilcox will engage in business with his father-in law.

Some of our c tiz ms who are ■‘wearing of the g eiu” today in honor of St. Patrick, have also a email sprig of the real right from the ‘ ould sod.” It was givrn by Joe Halligan, whose sister sent him a bunch from Ireland. Thu mi J 8 n th, whi was ar. reseed at K rsey on tho oaarge of piesing o>un-ecfdit m >ney, fa id hie eXimiudtiou at H.mmoud, Wedu s lay, and was bound over to tie fed Tai oouit His bad w»s fixed it 4SI.UOJ, and for vv mt of wh ch he wlB sent to j iil, at lad aaipolii. Thursday w s li7 degrees in tne shids. It was the warmest day for the first half of March, for over four years. It a’so was a recirdbre iker f>r the am )uut of s iow it mabed for any day not ra-amg in ■anyone's remembrance. Ale jit was a record day for big rise in temperature, the rire b ing 38 degrees.

As a r an tof the fai ure of the legislature t) re-enaat the o'd health law of 1899, which was recently held to be uno institutional beo«me of a defective.tit e, Dr. J N. Hurty, secretary of the e'a'e of hea'th, ia receiving resignations from lo’al heilth officers all over tae state, s x having come in within the last few days.

The t nners are o manually going up the sp >ut. The p'umbsre ere always iu the gutter. Ths bakwra are comp died to raise tne dou.h The nigh’w«*ch'n>in his to be on th • h ar. in-ord r t* live. Th » shoe ' i v,r tar to wirz o i his uppers ihd z» t w iX-d in tue eud. Tne old Wish wjmiu is alviys ii .soik end she is the only one you see hinging out on the line. * Once upon a time a litter of kit-

tens ctme to the house of little six-years old Susie* As is usual at such times tho old mother cat was such in evidence. One day after the kittens were old enough to run around the house, little Susie was p'aving with one of them and and was hea d to say as she fondled it: “Kitty, I know whoiour mother is an’ I know who your, broth-rs and sisters is, but kitty, I d n’t know who your father is —’spect he must be a traveling man. - Mis. Fiether Moin-t', at Evans ton, Hl., was supposed to be in a dying condition, Thursday, and her Mrs. A. P. Burton and son-in-law, Dr. H. L. Brown, were called from here by telegram Dr. Brown returned however on the late night train and reported that rha had rallied a little. She has sclerosis of the liver and her death is only a question of time and miy occur at any moment. Boih her daughters, Mrs. Burton and Mrs Brown are remaining by her side.

The pubic sale season being over (Joi. Fred Phillips the great auctioneer his gon 3 down to New Y' tk to visit his brother Gus the gred actor. He sent no notice of h’s intended visit intending it to b; a surprise. Tint vid be sur P'lse'on No. 1. pro baby when he discovers what a mighty appe lite tie OoloneJs winter’s wind work out in the winter’s wind has devel jped it will b <sarpisi oi Gus N 0.2 Fnd expects to be gone about t*o weeks. Lock for s >me travel er’s tiles that will put Joo Mubhatton out of the running when he gi ti rack, The new brick tu Idir g Duv-4 Br .there a e about to begin to build, will be 40 feet front and 80 feet deep, but only om st >ry high, the et«temeut that it was to b* two stories being a mistake. Tie first 50 feet w ll ba dividid into tvo rooms, one of whic i will be ocoupi ed by Mat Warden’s har.iess shop and the other by G rland Bros p »ol business. The back 40 feet will te med b/ ibe Duvalls as officr and entrance fur their livery stable They in‘end a'si to build a hav lo t in the r >ar cf tneir st ib e.

SA.VURDA.Y Frank Swartz ill, of L 'ga ipp'it, >s v at’i ig rel it.v re in this vicinity. Mrs. Wm U yet of west of tiwn, w» nt to India <apo is today to visit a fribtar. M. Bu-ni cum d >wu from Hehr >□, tidiv, ani expects to b-g a’ln biick wort o; Duvall Bros build n ' eady next week. Mrs Gs» M K using iro! a >uth we<-t of t 'wo, is now slighty improved Irim a very dingerous attick of broncho p nuramia Mr. and Mra John G. S«y'er OHintup fron M >ntic’llo, yesterday tn vis t her parents, Mr. and M-a J ihn Ocen and other relatives for a f »w days. Mrs Fletcher M mnett was not experts! to live 'h-o.ig’i the night hat night, bit she raliiel te.nporialy and was still living t>dty t'lo ’g i news of her domse is hou 1/ ex j-c e i. Wm. Hacely post msi ter at Raima ,w loss bed h hm b-e i poir'y fur ah ,u v a year was, tik-n vary «’ck Tinned <y ev »nirg Hie a< n. •Judge H iuley was wb h him F i lay a..d ejjrts him some better, ir>w '• hiretv J e”ate-p’e tower ard and t nk pam'er is back Io com-pl'ts-ths paiiting of opr city, wrtsrtaik which frozs him out

last winter. Joe paints our tank and fills h s tank concurrently with the fi ling operation general ly laps ahead. Mrs. Frank Gaines, of Duluth, Minn., a>rived today to visit her father-in-law Josepi Gaines, northwest of town.

Hunting is very poor on the Kankakee, unless you want to pot a game warden. Tney are thicker than the ducks, enough sight, and a good deal easier t a sneak up to Tom McCoy is working for Eastburn & Beveridge a commission firm at the stock yards. He helps sort out cattle as they are sold and keeps account of same and reports to the book-keeper Be asserts that it is a " —of a good j.b Mr. and Mrs. B S. Fend'g have returned from their stay in New Orleans Benny thinks the most interesting experence he had was visiting the cruis r Brooklyn which wee Admiral Schley’s vessel and now lying in the river at New Orleans at the battle of Santiago.

Mrs. Sylvester Gray a d sister-in-law Mrs. L'zzie Mustard, have returned from sev ral weeks’ visit wi h relatives in Jonnings and Whitley counties Mr. Gray, who had been up to his farm in Wells Co, came home with them Mrs Mustard, who has been here since February, returned to her heme at Gra d Ridge, 111 , today.

Albert Melville, infant bod of S. B end Nancy J*uk ns died bt five o’clock this Saturday morn, ing, March 18th at th ir home in the east part of tjwn His age was nine mo Aha and four days. He had been sick teverJ weeks with lung fever and followed by brain fever The funeral will be held Sunday, a* noon at Brushwood church, at Aix. Two of Porter county’s best known attorneys one an ex- j idge the other an ex state sjnator. n <m-ly J a J ge Wm. Johnson end Senator H. H Luring had a pitched battle in th) cocrt House at Va'paraieo. Friday miming. The Jur'g* who is qai e an old man, is s .id to h ive b ten the aig esso r and to havd gat much the worse of the eno ju iter.

Among o her laws pas-ed ; by the last 1 gislature, is one of especial inti Trst to our locil bauKers, It does awiy with the time honored three days of grace and mak- s >h • following da s’Jlegal holidays: Christ mis, New Years, Washington’s b r .hday, Fourth oj ?July, and Thanksgiving. If any of these fdl on Sunday, the Monday following is to bs observe!. Since Representative Ananias Baker, of R >cheiter, gained such no odety from acceptin' a SIOO bribe and exp >sing tae bribe duri"g the la'e seision of the] legislature, s>me one Ins suggested B »ker ought to bi sent ingress toripruent hi <l3 h district. Of the matter M•. B .ker s ivs: "I am a friend of Brick and B ick’s a bret. 1 will stick to hin J like moriaraslo gabenedsmy help But if he ever wants to step a doit it’s your Unle Ananias for the nomination. Tney’ll fiud thry o m’t steer their Uoc’e Ananias into ths brushpile.” Wm Hardy of Huntington Ind, oldest b-other of Ex-Sher.ff A. G.

Hardy has b?en at’th? piint of deatn seemiigly ab >ut aU of this j week at hi h >me o‘ a siater in I R-tningt >n. - Hia attack co ne on iv ry suddenly * and resulted in . uauonsc ou <n *B3, It wa3 at first Itt ought be bad an ab33ess]on the brain and that the .attack would j surely e; d fat illy, but it was , afterwards found th it ha got a bad | hurt on the h «ad about ohris‘mtß by f tiling on thi ice aid the physioiana o ioclu lad that a o >ld hid settled at tie inj ir d p )iot aid were thereto-e m >re JJnip.f ul of the fi ia! re»u't. Hi» bro h*r here 1 has bion by his s ; de <ys sndl f him o jnndj'ably MtnprovI ed Friday as eruoun.. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. MiOu'loigb

andsri-in taw aid e*, Mr. and Mrs. O 0. G emfisld, of Gillian* Tp, aid Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Robinson, now of Medaryville, v'sited T. H Robinson and family last and today, except Mr. and Mrs. Greenfield have gone to Parr, to visit other relative s there. Mr McCullough always known as Harve. hss sold h<s form in Gillam to Illinois parties and is preparing to start next Tuesday, for the state of Washington, and Mr, and Mr*. Greenfield will go with them Their eon Oris McCullough, now assessor i f Gil hm Tp.. Will follow in a few mon'ln Mr. M aCullougn is one of Gillam’s most esteemed citizens and has lived there alt bis life, having been born there 60 years ago. The departure of himself and family is greatly regretted by all their neighbors but more by the few old ’Gillamites” now left in the county. His first objective point will be the Yakima valley, where a sister has bjen living for many years. A'though the revival meetings at the Methodest churoh were announced to continue fir only two weeks. The interest developed ha? been so unusual that it has been decided to continue another week. Seventy-five persons have united with the church ana begun the Ohr stian life. Rev, J. S. Crowder went back to Plymouth today but will return next week. There will be no more meeting this evening but t e regular services on Sabbath conducted by the pastor. His Sunday morning subject will be: Individuality on Religion” evening subject “The Transient Character of Religious Impressions.” The pub-li-3 cordially invited.

MONDAY The dirt roads have got very bad again. J. O Haskell, who has been having inflammatory rheumatism went to Mudlavia Sprirgs today for treatment. Mi-s Minra Van Noet'and, if Ch cago, visited Mrs. L George and Mrs. White, day. Mrs. J. R. Ward, of Monticello, vi-dted Mrs Hetty Reynolds Sunday, as did also her son Jje, of Delphi. Dept. Sheriff Joe O’Connor returned from the Kankakee today and reports hunting as rather poor. A freight trdn engine off the track, up ab rut Lowell, caused the

Chicago paper train to go around by Monon, this mrrning. Albert Helsel, wife and children of about Fair Oska, took the train here today, for Biwabik, Minn , where they will locite. H. J. Bartoo. editor cf. the Morocco Courier, and family, spent Sunday and today with Rensselaer relatives Mrs. J. M. Lakin, north of town, left today for Tusia, Indian Terr, to join her husband ani son, who went a week ago They expect to locate there,

John Werner, a tai'or in the employment of B. K. Zimmerman, is moving his family here from Chicago. A three or four months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Tyler, of Hinging Grove, is very dangerously sick. Mrs. W. L Wishard gave an a p teruoon party today, in honor of h--r neice, Miss Jen de Lardner. of Goodiand, who is visiting her Mr. and Mrs Geo* Wright and children, of Gardner 111., returned home today, after a two weeks’ visit with her parents Mr. ani Mrs. R H. Eib, in Barkley township. Reports from Mrs. Nathan Eldr> dge, of Barkley, were to the effe ct that she was not doiug so well Sunday as she had been a few days before. Frank Hardy, now of Woodland Okla., is visiting relatives and old old friends here, for a few days; He came back on account of the very dangerous sickness of his brother Will, at Remington, and who is now recovering alm >sc as rapidly as he got sick. -

Born Sunday March 19, to Mr. and Mrs. J. McMurray, on the E P Honan farm, in Barkley tp., a son. Ed’s last previous tenants had twins, but be is not preoared to admit that the present falling off in yield indicates any actual decline in the permanent fertility of ths farm There was a pretty bad railroad wreck. Sunday, in Lak, c>unty, abiut 9 miles north of the Jieper county line. It oocurad near Winfeld, three miles east ot Crown Point, and on the Erie r >ad Six ca r s went into the ditch, and 12 persons were injured two of whom may die. Toe wrack was erneed by the auxiliary reservoirs under ihi engine cropping down and catching in a switch fr>e. Tne engine did not leave the track C. H. Williams, the baggage man was among the severely injared. He has been railroading 41 years, and this was his 27;h, wreck. Marion Adams who the Prohibitionists recently elected their county chirmaa requests U 3 to publish th, fact that he will not accept the position, for the reason that be cannot spire th, time and attention fiotn bis own affiirs. A man found bis son holding up bis pet rabbits by ths ears and saying to him, ‘H >w much is seven times reven? ’ After a whi'e the hd sniffed contemptuously as he said, “Ikn-w you couldn’t, but I’d try )ou on one mo-e easy one. How much is two t’mes two?” •’Why Fredcie, interruped the boy’s fsthsr, “what under the sun are you trying to do with your rabbit?” Freddie threw down the rabbitin disgust saying. “I knew our teacher was lying to us.” “Why how?” asked his father. ‘‘Why she told us this morning that rabbits were the greatest multipliers in the world.”

Mra. E milioent F. Miller whose maiden name was Bedford died hat Wednesday, Mar. loth at h-r home at Lake Blnff, 111. at the age of marly 75 years. Her death was attributed t> the inhrmitbs of old age She was born in Lafayette and lived there until 1870 when the moved to L ike Bluff. Fitz W. Bedford of our cty wss a bio'.her and Ms. Julia A. Warner wife of J. P. Waruer her sister. Also she was a niece cf Gen Winheld 8 Scott. The funeral wa< htld Thursday the b.dy b iig'c.einated at Giace'a d cem-tery and the tishra b-ing buritd ii her dauzlrer’a grave, at Rose Hill c.m tery in acco dinoe wi h her last r quest