Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1905 — Brief Local Happenings. [ARTICLE]

Brief Local Happenings.

TUESDAY. Messrs Gh E Murray and E. P. Houan are business visitors in Chicago, today. Isaao Colborn our former lumber dealer now of came over here on a business trip, this morning. Miss Telie Lino, of Attioa, returned home today, after a »h rt visit with her sister Mrs. W G. Parkisoa. Ed Phegley who has spent the winter with his relatives in this viciniy left fjr Minot, N. Dakota this morning. & quire J. H. Thornton ,went to Williamsport today, on account of the very severe sicknosa of his son’s wife, who lives there. Miss Myrtie Chipman returned to her telephone work at West Pullman, today, after a visit with haraun \ Miss Eunice Adamson.

Miss Rath Tucker, who has been iu the telephone work here has gone to Remington to work in the telephone exchange there. B F. Alter, of Forest, Indiana who baa been installing some new machinery in the Alter tile mill, north of to #n, returned homo today. Old Farm r Hopkins will exhibit here on next Monday evening, May l»t, and so far as there is anything now in sight,Jit will be the last thretried show of the season. Mrs. J. E. Hill and little son left for their home at Oklahoma City, today, afier a two weeks’ visit with her mother Mrs. Philip Seibel, west of town. At last t cjoucts the parties who were soliciting subscriptions to a fund to assist J N. Gunyon had raised some $l5O and expeoted to add considerably to that amount Mrs. G, W. Teiwilliger, southwest of town, and her brother. J. C. Fisher, of Rensselaer, were called to Urbans, 111., t day, by the se i rus sickness of their fathtr Heary Fish r. Julius Ta>l r, the phenomenally industrious oolorod carpenter, is now compelled to rest from his labors for ate isou. He got his hand too near a circular saw at the Donnelly plaoiog mill, Monday and bad the end of his right thumb out off. The funeral of Frank W. Hawkins was held at And-rson Monday afternoon, in the same Me'-ho dist church in which be waa married tbe Wednesday before. The wedding and the funeral were also both by the same miaiater, Rev. 0. 0. Oissel. Wednesday is the 86th anniversary of ihj birth of American Odd Fellowship. On April 26th, -86 years ago, Thomas Wiid.y and four others in the old S ?ven Stars building in Baltimore, siarted the organization, wbioh now numbers over 1,300,000. Today’s drizzling rain storm receives hut a scant welcome from any source. A r tt>r the immense rain of last week there was no need for aDy more at this time; and for the most part tbe f rmers would] muoh prefer dry weather for a while now. The second marriage lioenae for this county under the new law waa issued this forenoon, Tbe parties are Mr. Jonathan Walter Osborne, of South Bend, and Mise Peroilla Pearl Hawkins, of Remington. He ia an attorney a-.d she a school teacher. It will be the first marriage for both parties

and he is 30 year.old, or there abouts, and the is three years younger. George Ade landed in San Fran-oi-co a f -w day s ago, on hia return from his trp to China and Japan. It is stated that' he denies the statement published some time ago that he met Fred Gilman down in Onba. ■ /~:I:

Harry j Miller £.tbe abac mded traveling man, reaohed Fiaokfort Sunday, in charge of an officer, having as before stated, been arrested in B<tn Franoisoo. He was plaoed under $3,000 bonds, which wa* furniihed by James McOlamrook his employer, and the man wh j was here looking for bim, last winter. It is ttated that he will go to work for MoOlamrock’s firm, Shafer and 00., again, and if he keeps straight the proseouMo i will not be pushed.

WEDNESDAY. Mri. F. A, Riss went to ludtanapolis for a few dajs stay. Mrs. Mary Phillips, o f Chicago ia the guest of Mrs H. B. Kurrie. RufusjKaox returned to Marion today, after sevoral days’ visit here. J. M. Burns, of Kingman Co, Kansas, arrived today to visit his brother, WmW. Barns, of Barkley Tp„ Hugh McKinney left for Devils Lake, N Dak., Tuesiay, and expects to make his home in that vicinity. Miss Bessie Davis went to Wolcott this afternoon, to attend the wedding of her friend, Miss Fay Haokley. J. N* Gunyon went to Flora, today wi'h his son, to visit bis son while re;overing from his badly spr lined ankle - A. E. Bmith and Mr?. Bertrand cime from Kankakee. 111., today to dose np the estate of the latter’s husband, Alber~ Bertrand, late of this oouutv. Mrs. Dollie R*»» d e continues very dangerously siok at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs, M. L. Hemphill on Front street. She hao aoute articular rheumatism, complicated with heart trouble. J B Meneeley and John MoGullongh two leading business men of Rautoul, Il»., have been here looking at apiece of land Mr. Menee ey owns south of towD, and whioh Mr. McCullough was think ing of baying. A Scotoh laboring man who bad married a ri h widow exceptional for her plainness, was aocosted by hia employer. 'Well, Thomas,” he said. “I hear yon are married. What sort of a woman have yon got?” ‘ Weel. iir,” waa the response, 'she’s the Lord’s handiwork. but I cauna say she’s his masterpieoe.” Orawfordsville i* t) have a big circus this year f r the first time in 15 years. It has been on the black list all this time because the population w bile toi too good to watoh th 3 s reet parados dre w the line at paying th air money to see the sinful circus tricks inside the tents. A Orawfordsville m m is one of the manpg -rs of Ringlings’ oirous and haa induced them to show in Orawfordsville, Rev- J. M. E.'am, the evangelist, arrived home thia morning from an extensive journey through the southern part of the state, including Evansville, where he preached laat Sunday. He will begin a revival at Fountain Oity, next Sunday, and have the assistance of a singing evangelist, namely, Geo. H. Lyons, of Arcadia.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thornton, of the etate soldiers’ horns at La fayette, are having a 90 days furlough now, and are spending part of it with their Rensselaer friends. They are well pleased with the accommodations and oare received at the hone. They have been oooopying a room in tbe Grant oouuty cottage, a large 12 room structure, bnt no donbi when Jasper cjnnty’s proposed oott*ge is completed they will be assigned quarters in that. A hunting accident laat Saturday afternoon, reen ted in the death Tuesday of George Greiuer, a most highly esteemed young married uaa of Hammond. He and two other yonng men were out hunting Snipes Dear Dyer, and while crossing a ditoh along the Mouon’a right of way, one of their gu as was dmoharged aad the charge passed through Greiner’s leg, near the thigh, and his death resulted fr m the shook. He was assistant cashier of ooe of the leading banks of Hammond.

Three suits aggregating $3,200. have been filed in the Cass oirenit oourt against W, D. Owen, by attorneys, who demand their fees for defending Mr. Oven in suits brought by Hiram E. Rose. The firm of N Ison & Myers of Logan sport, demand SI,OOO, F- V. Guthrie, sarviv Dg member of the firm of Justice & Guthrie, also of that oity, demands SI,OOO, and E. B. Sellers, of M-mtioello demands $1,500 for his services. They sat forth that they were retained by W. D. Owen, prime mower iu the big Übero Plantation scheme, to defeud him iu suits filed by Mr. Rose, and tnat the olaims are just| and should be paid.

THURSDAY -y Dave Worlaid mide a bu ines.to trip to Lrg-msport, t-day. ag J. H Doty, of Monon, was t., e bu-iuees visitor herd today. D. L. Hog n, of Kao&akee, looking after h s farm near town, 3 today. f

Mrs. M. Franoie, west of town went t j Danville, 111., today fsr a protraoted stay with her children, aad on account of her poor health. Walter M. White came down from Lowell today, iu a witness in a law case, but which has been sent to Newion Cjunty, on change of venue. The rein of Tuesday and Wed* nesday was a pretty large one in the aggregate, especially as none of it was really needed, and most of it was really harmful. The entire rainfall was .55 of an inoh. Billy Fry is down from Chicago preparing to remove bis goods and family to that city. He has a good job there in the grocery department of Hillman’s big store at W ashington and State streets. He will have his residence at 4,486 37th Flaoe. Sinoe the announcement by Andrew Carnegie that he will in the future endow small colleges in various paits of the country, instead of libraries, Goshen college has decided t> send a committee to New York in the hope of receiving $25,000. The grand jury has b gun grinding oat indictments at a rapid rate and has already returaed six. Who are the pirties and what the oharges are not known, bat tbe general supposition is that new indictments are being returned in the McCoy oases. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of Remiagton, whose aioknoss has ben mentioned, died Tuesday night and her funeral will be held there Friday, at two p. m. She was a little over 70 years old. She was an aunt of Joseph, Marion and Judson Adams, Mrs. Faylor, the aged mother of Wm. and Wesley Faylor of Union, Wis., died Wednesday night at about 11 o’olock at the horn of her son William, after a very short siokneas, with angina pectoris, or neuralgia of the heart. A disease to wbioh she bad been subject at intervals for many yea's. Her age was 78 years.

Mias E'ta Hess returned to Brook today, after several days’ visit with A. J. McFarland’s and J. Langhlin’s families, Mrs. A L. Padge't returned from Lafayette this morning, having been spending a few days there with her husband, and to whioh plaoe they think strongly of removing fersome months, Mrs J. A. Lumber a and daughter Mise Golda, of Remington, were in town today, on basinets connected with Mr. Lam born's estate. The family is arranging to move to Ohioago in about two weeks, waen Mias Golda will resume her musical education and her sister and brother will also enter some ednoaticnal institution. Father A. M. Sullivan, assistant priest at cathedral at Fort Wayne, visited St Joseph’s College, a few days this week He graduated from the oo'lege in 1897, and was

ordained a priest three year* ago and like several others of .he bright yonug men who have graduated from the college he haa been assigned to an impo tant position in tbe priesthood. Tbe two days’ ehcoting match here, given by Everett Brovn, ends today, has brought together a large number of the best shooters iu tbe country. Such for instance as Crosby, of Chicago who yesterday missed only two rooks ont of 200 and made 105 s rsight rnaniog. Tbe shoo ts is being held on Warren Robin son’s land, north of bis residence, east of Milvills street. * . w JL XIK.V

are the facts as they confront the reader. There are millions of acres of such land in Western Canada In addition to the other millions that are considered to be portions of the bigger and best ranges that ever invited cattle and horse producer of the Nort* J American continent. What is particu4 larly evident in t\ estern Canada is the) fact that the wheat lands, adjoining) the grazing lands, make farming par-j tleularly agreeable and profitable. The, agents of the Canadian Government,’ who are always willing to give infor4 mation and advice to intending set-4 tiers, say that the acreage put crop this season Is greatly in excess of, last season.

< Unc’e Bill Baker has announced his intentions to at ouoe rebuild his bu-ned house and barn oa bis la m four miles north of town. Be will put up buildings about as goo I hnd as large as those destroyed. The house will cover the old foundations, and be the same sizo exc pt not so high by two feet. Ths barn will b 9 p-act c illy the same size as the other on?, but not on quite the same site. Both the the bnrned buildings were unusually good ones and those t o replace them will be of tbe s>>me character. D. H Yeomaa and R. B. Harris as witness and H. R. Kurrie as railroad attorney, went to Crown Point today, on the case where the Postal Telegraph Company is tryiag to secure a right of way along the Monou Route, by condemnation proceedings. Messrs Yeoman and Harris appraised tbe value of the right of way the telegraph oompany is demanding. It is understood that the Western, Uuion ompany is the really earnest , parly in opposing the Postal oompany in their desirt to build a line along the Monon’s traok.