Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1905 — Brief Local Happenings. [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Happenings .

FRIDAY Mrs. 0. W. Duvall lies gone lo Rockville to visit her son Earl, and family. M. M. Tyler has returned from several weeks’ stay with relative at Streator, 111. Mrs. E, E. Malone, of Montioello, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Shields. Miss Mae Reprogle of Montioello is here visiting friends end relatives for a few days. Mrs. Emma Lane, of Chicago, is visiting her mother Mrs. W. A. Peters, south of town. Mrs. Hatfie Miohaels of Delphi, is visiting tie#'daughter, Mrs. D. W. William&'east of town, for two wee kef." "•* <laug;.: . Mr. SlWVeft M. Wasson have goaC to Columbia ; City, to visit their daughter, Mrs. A. S. Nowels, over Sunday. Mrs. B Cunningham, of Hooper* ton, lib, returned home today, after visiting her brother, George Bond, northeast of town. Mrs. R. W. Marshall has been

oonfined to her bed for some days, w.th a severe stomach trouble, but ij now somewhat improved. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton arrived from Indianapolis yesterday afternoon, and will again take up their residence here. Rev. W. E. Meads and family are moving into Mrs. Eleanor Adams’ tenant house, on Van Rensselaer street, near her own residence. Iroquois Lodge No. 143, I. O. O F. will attend the First Baptist Church'in a body, next Sunday morniDg, and th 9 pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to occasion # Rev. W. E. Meads, the evaneglist will oooupy his old pulpit at the F. W. Baptist ohurcb, Sunday morning, and Rev. Harper Sunday evening, and at which evening service Mr, Meads will sing. The final aooepted plans for the new Ohristain church have been received and a number of contractors are busy figuring on them for intended bids. It is boprd to have the contracts let and work under way at an early date. The Kent'and Enterprise says tVv.r> thing is all in good shape again with their proposed north and south railroad, and no further sericus trouble appreh n nded on ao count of £xcres ; ve prires for the right of way.

The temperanoe people of Medaryville and of the township where situated, are preparing to make an attempt to shut out saloons, under the Moore law. The town of Rochester, Fulton Do., whioh though a plaoe of 4,000 or more people is still incorporated only es a town, is also moving for a town•hip exclusion of the saloons, The new law requiring junk dealers to have lioenses is bringing some business to the county clerk’s office these days. So far eight persons have called and paid their lioense fees of one dollar each. They are Joe Ellis, W. F. Simons, B. 8. Fendig, W. L. Wood Moses Ohupp. John J. Wood, Lewis A, Jacks and Paul Weging. Quite a number of arrests have been made and fines assessed, throughout the state, for violations of «he oigarette law. At Indianapolis Judge Whallon, of the criminal court, has held that the law applies only to dealers, and not to individu I* who have the ooffin nails 'O' their own use. This decision huß met with much adverse criticism, as it would virtual-

ly make the. law of very little effect. There will probably be qnite a large ohange in the Rensselaer teaching force this year, as several of the teachers have already let it be understood direotly or by unmistakable signs that they will not app'r for their positions again. Some want higher wages, some will attend college, some will study law, and several others show strong indications of matrimonial microbes having s-oured a'lodgement in their more op ’less respective systems, > ■ The surveyors of the proposed Indianapolis Ss‘ Ohitoßgo 5 Traction line got out 6f .Tasprerbounty early last week,' find had of reached Crown Point flafurday night Probably by this tifne they are nearly to Indiana Harbor. They have but little trouble in securing the right of way, and in many obsps it is donated by the the land owners. The people of this county where the survey passes seem to be quite confident the toad will be built.

The Monon of late has been arriving late from Chicago frequently, but heieafter will have less troub'e in that direction. Delayed trains have been due to work in progress at the Hammond yards. As the work is now far advanced no trouble is expected on this tcore in the future. Then the oompany is building five miles of new track, especially ; f;r its passenger trains to run over through this busy portion of the road at and near Hammond.

Revs. Kindig and Postill returned last night from attending "the Methodist Ministerial Institute at Hammond. They both, in the language of the worldly, “cut a pretty wide swath” at the institute and the pictures of both appeared in the Hammond papers, which was a distinction accorded to only a few of the ministers present. Mr. Postill delivered itute the unanimous invitation of his congregation to bold the next meeting at Remington, but ‘Westfield was chosen in preference.

A man wil 1 pay ten oents for a glass of rot gut whiskey when a glass of pure cold water would taste better and do him far more good. He will chew filthy tobaooo and bdoul the a’r witu the spittle therefrom when a chew of pepsin gum would be more enjovable— at least to his assooiates. He will almost die at the very thought of eating with a negro, bnt he will step up to a lunch oounter in a saloon and shovel sauer kraut into his month with an old iron fork that has been used by the nnwashed of all nations —of every race, color aod every known condition of servitude What?— Ex.

Winamao Domocrat-Two of the suits brought by the Monon railroad against M. M. Hathaway, being part of the numerous oases over the possession of the Francesville depot grounds, were dismissed by the railroad. One 61 them was the suit in whioh|tbe oompany asked an injunction to prevent Hathaway and others from taking possession of the property, and the other was that in whioh the oompany sought to set aside the sheriff’s deed made years ago, The oompany has also applied for a change of venue from this oounty claiming that they cannot ge„ a fair trial here and asking that it be sent to Rensselaer or Lafayette, For the second time in the history of the Miohigan City prison

the rale of ezeonting condemned men on hangman’s day, Friday, will be violated ''June 10, when Edward Donahue, 41 cinvioted of the murder of Arminter Northiup of Benton Harbor, Mich, expiates his crime on the gallows. Donahue and Berkley Smith, the latter oondemtied to hang on Friday, May 19, for the murder'of his wife in India Dapolis, are suffering from extreme nervousness as the day of their death approaches and it is said that the constant attention of the prison physician is required to keep the two men from breaking down under the strain. To gnard against a possible attempt at snioide Warden Reid has issued orders that the death watches must keep close vigilanoe at the oell .doors of the condemned man,

SATURDAY A Gnndrum, of Sheibyville. was here on business today. Jos Richards of Marion, was in town today, on business. J. B, MoAhren of Monon, came over yesterday to visit his son-in-law, J. N. Gunyon. Miss Carrie Marshall, now teaching at SpriDg Valley, 111., is home for the April vaoation.

Mrs. Lizzie Herold of Peoria. 111. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tallis, southwest of town, Thos. Eiglesbach came down from Chicago, today, to. visit his parents, southeast of town. Rev. 0 W. Postill of Remington has bought of V. H. Thornton, who is about to move to Minnesota, a 52-acre farm near Surrey at S7O per acreUncle Jake Troxell returned to DeMotte again today, and himself and wife will make their home there UQtil they sell their hotel property. There was another deoidedly sharp frost last night, with ioe on water in shallow dhlies nearly a quarter of an inch thiok. Today h wever the weather has been very fine sgsin. A oounlry exchange aoouses a voung woman oE dusting her friend’s knee before sitting down. The young man should not longer hesitate. She would be a neat housekeeper beyond a doubt. Tue river has risen phenomenally since the rain, and at Burk’s bridge is overflowing the pike at the 6outh end, in spite of the 150 foot extension and is hub deep at that. The pike at the north end is also overflowed.

The family of J. H. Oarson moved to Rensselaer last week where they will conduct a boarding house. Mr. Oarson will go on the road for a firm, while Leland has gone to Idaville to clerk for J. F. Royer.—Wolcott Enterprise. J, N, Gunyon is still at the Makeover House but is improving very well from his injuries at the fire, aud is able to get about the room some. Several parties are circulating subscription papers for bis penefit, aud which are being re«pondßd to very liberally. County Ocmmissioner 0, F. Din ham has retired from the meat-market business in Remington, leaving his partner, Mr. Broadie as sole owner. Mr. Denham’s future intentions as to occupation and location have not been - Grandfather J. M. Gwin has received information of the death, at Kirklin. of his brother-in-law, John R. Oonyers, who died on April Bth at the age of nearly 81 years. He) was a pioneer in Clinton oonnty. He was a a biother of Mrs. Gwin’s. and until her death 7 or 8 years go, awaa a frequent visitor her. Although we have had quite a number of fine days this month, of whioh today is a sample, yet on the whole, the oharaoter of April’s weatner as oompared with March, practically proves that the train orders got mixed at the oelestial train dispatohing office and March ran on April’s time and April on March’s time.

The following from a Valparaiso paper shows a characteristic way that paper has of touching up the J asper county ooonrrenoes : " A dispatch from Konts Says: A score of horses perished in the fire which destroyed William Gnnyon’s residence and barn at DeMotte, just aoross the Porter county line, yesterday. Gnnyon was kicked while removing a vicious horse and almost burned to death before assistance oame to him where he lay”.

Charley Eenton, who has just graduated at Indiana Medioal College, has not yet selected his plaoe of praotice and Will devote another year to perfecting himself in his profession before he does so. He will spend this summer with Dr. English helping and observing him in his practice, and next fall enter the Poly-olinic at Chicago, for a year’s post graduate course; and after that he will then be ready to select his permanent location.

Merle D. Gwin who, as before stated, graduated from Indiana Medical College this week, intends to enter the practice right here in Rensselaer and is now looking for a satisfactory suite of rooms. Be will not be ready to open his office until some time in May, as under the present stringent rules of the State Bokrd of Medical Examiners even medioal college graduates must now pass the board’s examination before being allowed to praotioe in the state. Tne examination will be held at Indianapolis the first weak in May. -■ At Kentland the car stopped with a jerk and started again with the conductors signal. ‘‘Hey, wait till I get my clothes on,” shonted a feminine voioe on the back platform. Instinctively every female passenger watched the woman with an Easter bonnet way up the track, but sixteen countyseat reformers tamed as if one man towards the voice. But it was only a negro woman dragging a big bundle of eoiled linen op the steps. Sixteen disgusted countyseat reformers turned as a man to tnve the other fellow kick his pants.—Brook Ripsnorter.

The Logausport Pharos says •‘lf there is any truth in the report that the Monon railroad intends building a spar from Delphi to Kokomo, the indications are that Young America is at last to have a railroad. Reports say the road will pass through Flora and Young Amerioa and that surveyors have already been over the proposed ronte. No statement has been secured from the Monon people and it is said that the secrecy whioh they have maintained regarding the matter is a strong point in favor of the project,”

Goodland Herald: W. W. Washbum is becoming quite an expert chauffeur and sails around in Dr, Kennedy’s automobile with the speed of a Kansas cyclone. Tuesday evening, swelled by a mite of confidenoe, he essayed the difficult

feat of running over a cow lengthwise. The old bovine objected rather strenonsly to being converted into an automobile speed track, but oame ont second best, although leaving a good sized dent in the front of the machine. From some of the demonstrations made by the owners of these new automobiles no onb would have been surprised to have seen the machines trying to olimb a telephone pole or a church steeple, batnobody figured on either of them' tickling an inoffensive cow for their first pyrotechnic display. Dr. Kennedy will have a oow-catober pat on bis machine for Washburn’s use.

MONDAY. George Hershman has gone to Winamao on legal business, Rufus Knox, now olerking in a drug store at Marion, is home for a short visit. George Hemphill is visiting his parents here for a few days. He is now bookkeeper for a manufacturing firm in Indianapolis. The D. A. R. will meet at the home of Mrs. G. E. Murray Tuesday April 25th at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Julia Healey has returned from her 6tay in Chicago, with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Mills and will egain take up her residence in her house on College street. Joe Jefferson the great aotor. has passed into a longer eleep than the 20 yeare nap he took so many times, as Rip Van Winkle, his death having ocourred at Palm Beach, Florida.. Saturday night.

J, N. Gunyofi. is’still improving satisfactorily from his injuries at the fire, but]will have to£et about on crutches for quite a long time his ankle beiog badly sprained snd bruised. He is now at Wm ( Baker's residence in town. D. B. Nowela of Lamar, Colo, is here for a few days' visit and to aooompany to their home Mrs. Nowels. who has spent the winter here with his parents. He reports great prosperity, both present and prospective, in the beet sugar belt Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Vanatta, of Marion and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Large, of Oak Park, 111, visited their father and father-in-law, J R. Vamtta over Sunday. Mr. Vanatta returned to Marion today and Mr. Large went to Huntington to visit his parents, bnt their families will remain here for a more extended visit. Mr, William Goodnight, of White county and Mies Mary Ward of Milroy ownehip, this county, the brave young couple who first faced the terrors of Doc Hurtys list of license application questions last Saturday afternoon, were married soon after their license was issued by Squire 8. 0. Irwin, in his offioe. ~ It is now stated thst John W. Gates has lost out on his attempted wheat oorner, to the extent of from a milllion dollars np. That is good new if true and just what ought to happen to every one who attempts to get rioh off from other people’s money by any of those wholesale robberies called “corners.”

A 15 months old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Conoway, formerly of Rensselaer, now of west of Mt. Ayr. died Saturday night, of pneumonia. It was one of a pair of twins.' The remains were taken to Osborne cemetery, in Hanging Grove for burial today. Rev. Clarke, of Rensselaer Christian ohuroh conducted the religious services. Medsryville Advertiser—While Bquire Calvin Ooppess was on his way up town Thursday morning between the hours of sbven and eight, and having oome as far as Tom Tyler's residence, he became suddenly very ill and turning around to go back home, he almost reaohed bis residence when he fell and became unoonsoious. He was carried to his home where after some time and work consciousness returned to him. It is the opinoin of the physioian that the attack was brought on by a disordered s'omach.

Remember that Monday, May let is the last day for paying taxes without the penalty for delinquency. The sale of ihe big Kent ranch to the Lawler brothers, let A, D. Washburn now. of our town out of the responsible job he bad long and satisfactorily filled of manager of the ranoh. He ia not sorry for a ohanoe to rest and is in no hurry to get into business again. Instead, himself and family are planning a big’and very enjoyable trip this summer. Tboy expect to go to Oregon to see the Lewis & Clark fair and then to make a trip up into the Canadian northwest, in Alberta provinoe, where Mrs. Washburn’s brothers, the Caldwell’s are located.

Medaryville Advertiser: Mr. Geo. 8. Gould returned Wednesday evening .from Eaton, Ohio, whither be had gsne with a oarload of horses about six weeks ago. The reminiececoes of his experiences on this i rip, however, will not be treasured by him as among the most pleasant of bis life. He had barely arrived there when a gathering in the bead compelled him to go to Dayton, Ohio, for a two week’s treatment. Upon his return to Eaton he found that distemper had broken out among his horses and while be did not lose any of then, th isgreatly reduced the value of the animals and he considers himself fortunate to oome ont as he did.

Easter Sunday proved to be a beautiful day and it was very successfully observed by special services in most of the churches. The servires at the Oatholic church was, as always, very elaborate, and was attended by an immense congregation The Presbyterian, Methodist and Chrietain churches, as well as their connected Sunday echoo’s, also had unusually successful Easter services. At the Presbyterian ohurcb, at the morning servioe, eight new applicants were received into full membership, and baptism administered to three infants. Namely, those of Mr. and Mrs, George Reed, Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Warner and Mr, and Mrs Jennings Wright. At ihe Chrietain church also some seven or eight Dew members were received.