Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — Brief Local Items [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Items

FRIDAY A. F. Long is making a business trip to Lafayette, today. J. Graham, of Indianapolis, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. G.B. Porter returned today from several days stay in Chicago buying goods, Mrs. George Ragin, of Shannondale, Ind.. is visiting at T. F. Dunlaps, northwest of town. Albert Whitaker of Frtnoesville is v'siting at Wm. Green’s northwest of town. Grandmother Margaret Day has returned home from a winter’s stay with relatives near Cleveland, Kans. Miss Grace Brown has returned to Danville, 111, today after a month’s visit with her relatives here. Miss Helen Harris, of Chicago returned home today after a week’s visit with Miss Lola Clift. Grandfather J. M. Gwin is baok for a stay of some length here. He has spent the winter with his daughter at Hersher, 111. Mrs. F. O. Moors, of Indianapolis returned home today, after a week’s visit with her father-in-law, Wm. Moore. Ex Governor Durbin is with a party huuting along the Kankakee near Hebron Col. Durbin intends to hunt abiut two weeks and »id return to leave with his wife for Europe where they will epsud the summer. Mr. aDd Mrs, B. Forsythe entertained Wednesday evening the Ladies Sev Club and their eeoorts 22 couples in all in honor of Miss Donna Harmon, who is preparing to move with the family back to Pontiao 111. Mrs' Dollie Randle the efficient deputy olerk in the poatoffioe has been siok for some days and the rest of the f irce are muoh overworked ia consequence. Especially as the end of the month always entails much extra work at the postoffioe. This “glorious m mth of March:” Heretofore that term Has been re served striotly for the m mth of June, with a rare exception in favor of May, and to have applied it to March, would been to have courted a publio mobbmg. But this time it applies to Maroh all right, even up to its latest hour. Senator Beveridge is flooded with invitations to deliver addresses, aay the Washington reports. No wonder. He had a reputation as an orator before he beoame known as a statesman who does things. This fl >od of inv tations will continue so long as tue people kaow bis address, and if he Bhould seek to oonoeal thin then the invitations need to be addressed ’only to the Hon. Albert J. Beveridge and they will reach him, for Unole Sam will know where he is. Crown Point Star: Last week four teams came from W. B. Holton’s ranoh in Jasper oountj for seeds oats, wbioh had been bargained for at the Luther farm and after having loaded alout 350 bushels one fellow, seemingly the oaptain, got full and began selling seed oats for 20 rents per sack, and got rid of 150 bags in a short time. Two of the drivers got away with their loads and the other tw ' 1 f towj with their loads and ;tit> o h t two left town with barely enough iu the bottom of their doub'e boxes to feed their teams on the way Lome.

The little Reeder, girl whose frightful accident from burning Thursday is mentioned, elsewhere, was still living this afternoon, but that she can longsnrvive is scarcely within the limits of possibility. The burns, oover her whole body exoept one side of her face, end her feat. Her sufferings are consideiably mitigated anodynes, Henry Petertoa, who was at Dyer Tuesday assisting in clearing up the wreokaga informed us that in the wreok was a car of lumber, one of hide trimmings, coke, corn, stared, insulators, packing paper, two cars of beer bottles, and other material. Fourteen of the cars were burned Tuesday and Wednesday.—Lowell Souvenir. - Daniel Shaw, who several sixty eight years as justice of the peace, a record believed to be without a precedent in the United States, died at his home in Kingsbury. Laporte oounty last night. The early sessions of his court were held under the trees. Shaw becoming a rasident of that seotion of the country when it was a wilderness. He was 91 years o!d. E.gs have not retailed for less than 15 cents, and the dealers have not paid less than 14 cents, Cheap eggs will never be pcpu’ar again. These living here 40 years ago remember that they then sold for thiee cents per dozen and the producers had to “trade it out,” At that time a dreaeed chioken retailed Jfor 25 cents, no matter how muoh or how little it weighed. A Logansport rep rter has barricaded himself in his house to prevent being He lately wrote up for his paper what he headed “An informal card party.” But the office “devil” got in his work, and made it read “An infernal card party,” and the hostess was so angry her hair turrnd redinstead of turning to the eeven-cent-f-ugar color as happens sometimes even without provocation. The Knights of Pythias who went to Indiana Harbor, Thursday to the district meeting did not oome baok brimming with enthusiasm, eitner for that town, nor for the entertainment they reoeived They J were urged to arrive early for all the afteinooa exercise, but nothing whatever was done until evening. The town liself may and doubtless will be, a big plaoe sometime, but now it is a mighty raw, scattering and unattractive plaoe, Mr. and Mrs. Lucias StroDg and little grand daughter, Clara Yeoman, arrived home from their winter’s stay in southern California on Thursday’s bfternoon train Toey spent ceurly all of the time in Los Angeles, with shorter trips to neighboring places. Taey enjoyed the climate greatly, and for the mosfpart were very healthy but Mrs. Strong, for some reason, was greatly troubled,with a succession of bad oolds. Mr. and Mrs. A Parkison and Mrs. Isabslle Parker, wbo also spent the winter near Ls Angeles, are on their way home, coming by Portlaud, Oregon, and contemplating some o’her stops on their way baok. “Unole Ad” hes not had at all good health, during the winter, on account of bis chronic kidney tn üble.

SATURDAY Whifsel Lewie and family went to DeMotte today, and expeot to make their home there. M rs. S. J. Paris has returned f'om eu extended etay with hsr daughters, at Oxford.

Squire W. E. Moore went to South Bead, today to visit his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Paxton. Mrs. J. Hardesty returned to Danville, 111., after a weeks visit with her mother Mrs. Rachel Scott S. W. Thayer of Chicago and a large land owner of op north, was in town ua business today. This is the First of April, and Dame Nature has worked a June day off on ns for an April fool. Born, Friday night March 31et, to Mr. and Mrs, Wm Porter, on the Kight farm, ia Barkley Tp, a son.

Mrs. O. M. Allen, and nurse, from Kalamazoo, arrived today to visit her daughter Mrs. E. L Hollingsworth. Mrs. iMatie Hopkins has moved from John Makeever’s house, on Cuilen street, into the John Coen ! house, on the same street. L. T. Hammond, the wire fence mao, and plaintiff in the Ham mond-Bedfo r d law suit, came over from Eureka, 111., today. Uncle John Coen went to Monticello, this afternoon, to spend the summer with his daughter, Mrs. John Sayler. E. G. Madge, the general manager of the leading oil company ot the Gillam oil field, was in town today, on matters connected with the oil bnsiaese. J. N, Huotzinger, of Wichita, is here closing up the sale of the River Queen Mill to Alf Collins, and the purchase of tbs latter’s farm, Earnest Fntts wa* moving today from the former Spriggs property at the corner of Franklin andPine streets, into one of tbeHi Day houses, on Weston street. Simon Le’oplod will move into the Sprigg property. There was one “misoue” in the Holy City performance last night, whioh caused a geo i deal of amuse, ment, in spite of the general solemnity and reverence such a pluy naturally produces. The drop ourtaiu was a little slow in going down and one actor who had just been killed on the stage came to life too soon and jumped up and ran off in full view ot the eudience

Joe Right was down from Thayer, Friday. He has never fully recovered from bis bad accident which broke both of hia legs, but is quite active never the-less. He found that standing on a hard floor was injurious, so he sold his store and resigned the post-office, and bought a small f rm east of Thayer upon whioh he ja now living. Remington Press: Earl Sayler circulated a petition this week which was very largely signed by the taxpayers, prayiDg the Town Board to grant Mr. Sayler a franchise -and contract with him for lighting the streets, but upon an opinion from the town Attorney that at present the limit to wbioh they could levy a tax for electric lights would not be large enough to raise over S6OO par year, the matter had to neoessarily be dropped and the town will have to get along for awhile longer yet before reaching cut for electric lights, althocgb we need them badly. The play “The Holy Oity,” was given at the opera house, last evening by a Gordon & Bennett’s company. The play depicts the story of Christ, whioh it follows in the main, as related in the scriptures, though with many variations 1 to adapt it to theatrical representation and to avoid any possible appearance of irreverenoe, and still less of blasphemy and to this end there is no representation of the personality of Christ further than a tableau giviog the Michael Angelo picture of the crucifixion. The play is well staged and ths scenery andoostumes very fine and appropriate, while the noting in nearly every partiou'ar was unusually excellent. The general effect of the performance was very impressive, and tended to increased reverence and respect fjr the Christian re’igion. The audienoe was only fair, and not nearly what

it should have been for the merits of the performance. John Ellis, oldest son of Mayor Ellis is an enthusiastic naturalist, and esp»cislly interested in bird knowledge. He is now happy in the possession of a bird so rare that probably not one person in a thousand ever saw one alive, yet many years ago they were not uncommon in this region. The bird is what is known as a pileated woodpecker, bnt when they were more common, were called black oook, or log cook They are the largest of the woodpecker tribe, exceptjtbe ivory- billed wood-pecker which probably was never seen here, and is now nearly extinct. This pileated woodpecker is about as large tame pigeon. It is a very handsome bird, and especially striking from its big red top-knot. This one was shot up in the Kankakee region by Hank Granger or some of his men. It ia finely mounted, and has baenou exhibition for some days in Gurney Jesson’s show window, in the opera bouse building.

MONDAY Miss Ellen Donnelly has gone to Bloomington to attend the State University. Mitfl Olive Garriott, north of town, has gone to Valparaiso to attend the normal. Born, this Monday morning, to Mr, and Mrs. George Marti a of NewUnd, a daughter. Ohas. Macklenburg who is now working in Wolcott, spent Sunday with his parents here. George Spitler has gone to begin a season’s work as a bill poster for the Forepaugh circus. Misses Dollie Sohuck and Pearl Morris attended Rev. Elam’s revival meeting at Hammond, Sunday. Misses Laura aud Viola Reed, north of town, went to Valparaiso, today to attend the Valparaiso normal. Mrs. M. E. Henkle went to Morooco today, for a few days’ visit b<-f ire returning to her home at Bangor, Mich.

Mrs. Raohel Mossier of Hammond and little son, aad Mr. Wolf’s little child, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lecp.ld Joe Halligan is confined to bis house with both his ankles sprain ed. He was leading a refractory “critter” Saturday night and got the worst of the deal. County Olerk Warner has already received this oounty’s allotment of copies of the new laws. They make a good sized book of 865 pßges, and are well bound and handsome book. Walter V. Porter will continue to work and oversee the MoCoy lands in Jordan this year, on the same terms as last year, but will pay the rent to the new owners, if they complete the purchase- Mr. Porter himself will raise about 150 acres of oats and the same of corn. In all there [will be 720 acres of oats and 800 aores of corn, raised on the place this year.

Mr. O O. White and family took j their departure Sunday, for their proposed new home in Washington | their first stepping point being | Seattle. lhey will rrj iin their son. who has been there a year and 1 a half. Dave Worland and Oharley Nowels arrived home Saturday from more or less ‘extended stays lin the vicinity of Houston Texas, where Will Donnelly is looating. | Dave thinks very strong’y of going I baok there. I Will Donnelly is back from Texas to dose up his affairs here that be msy give his whole attention to bis big lumber making business, near Houston: He does not intend to move his family down there until fall.

The adjourned heariog in the MoCoy oases was taken up this forenoon, be'ora Referee Bowers at the coart house, with a full deleg tion of Lafayette attorneys present, and one from Delphi. Alva O, Reeser, also of Lafayette, aoted as stencg'aphei. John Halligan and Jerry Healy have arrived home from their winter’s stay in Ocalla, Florida, which they greatly enjoyed. Jerry stopped several days at Chattanooga, on his way home, and John stopped at Dayton, to visit re’atives and he arrived Fiiday night and Jerry Saturday night. W. H. Whittaker, superintendent of the state reformatory at Jeffersonville, says that the board of that institution will hold a meeting soon to make preliminary arrangements for the establishment of trades sohool there in accordance with provisions made by the legislature. Saturday afternoon an “April Fool” surprise party was given to Miss Cecelia Hollingsworth by her mother, Mrs. E. L: Hollingsworth, at their residence on MoCoy avenue. It was a complete surprise beth on Miss Cecelia and her father also. An elegant six o’clock dinner was served, whioh was full o' surprises, but all of a most p’easant cha aoter. The evening was spent in various games and dancing. About 20 young people participated in the affair. Quite a party of Walter M White’s special friends went up to Lowell Sunday afternoon, and ate a big dinner in honor of Mr. aDd Mrs. White’s eleventh wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman, went up in the morning and B. K. steered Walter out of sight when the rest of the party arrived and took possession, it being a complete surprise on him, and engineered by Mrs. White. The afternoon delegation consisted of Messrs J. H. S, Ellis, J. J. Hunt, B. F. Fendig, A. R. Hopkins, Nattie Bcott. Geo. Scott, W. F. Bmith, J. J. Montgomery, Dan Waynrre, Dr. Washburn and Moses Leopold, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy, of Lowell also joined in.

—Col. I. W. Brown is circulating among his many Roohester friends, after an absence of several months, in which he has been in the employ of Miss Helen Gould, as an instruc tor in natural history in New York and Southern Btates schools. Rochester has a right to feel proud of I. W. Brown and the work he is doing as be has, by his own efforts, msde a place for himself in the the wor.d as friend and protector of birds and bees, betides throwing much vuluable light on insect life, Like the prophets of old, he has not been without honor save in his own oonntry but it has been because we did not understand the importance of his worn, and not from a lack of respect, Papers throughout the country speak in terns of praise our fellow townsman and right here let it be understood we take off our hat*. —Rochester Republican m If yon want wall paper at lowest prices or paper hanging done in good stv le call oa me at the Jbome of my fa’her Rev. J B Bair or leave orders at Porter and Kreslera dw2w Loyd Bair Do i’t fail to attepd Mary Meyer’s Grand Millinery Opening Friday and Saturday Apr. 7 andS