Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1905 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

FRIDAY. Mrs. N. A. Rawlings of Indianapolis, returned home today, after a few week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz. Misses Lola Fountian and Ethel Wilson, of Goodland, returned home today, after a short visit with Miss Juno and Irma Kannal. Mr. and Mrs. John Body, of Watseka, 111., returned home Thursday afternoon, after three weeks’ visit with their daughter, Mrs. W. R. Shesler, east of town. Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Randle, left today for Clark’s Hill, Ind., where they will spend several weeks visiting with their son Frank, who is the owner of a prosperous dry goods store there. Perry Gwin, who lately returned from Chicago where he had been working for McNeil & Libby for some months is now confined to his bed by an attack of rheumatic fever. The item from the Fowler Review regarding the carnival now here, mentions Paris, 111., aS their next destination. The fact is however, their date at Paris is several weeks ahead and from here they go to Delphi and from Delphi to to Chicago. v. The city board health has or ganized by electing Dr. A. J. Miller, former city health officer, as secretary of the board, which co.tinues him as the active health officer of the city. The other mem bers of the board are Drs. M. D. Gwin and W. W. Merrill. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Francis of Charleston, Mrs. D. C. Hinshaw of Ridgefarm and Mrs. J. A. Overton of Tuscola, 111., were here to attend the funeral of the infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Schmidt of Danville, Hl. Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Schmidt of Danville, 111., arrived here Wednesday with the body of their infant daughter Margaret Helen. The funeral service was conducted Thursday by Rev. Kindig at the home of T. H. Robinson, parents of Mrs. Schmidt. Burial took place in Weston cemetery.

The sale of the Iroquois ditch was on hand in the east court room, when we went to press. The rock section only had been sold. To C. H. Sternberg for 80 cents for the rock and 11J cents for the dirt over the rock. The entire section is sold for more than $3,000 less than the previous sale. The murder and suicide at Cedar Lake, last week, which furnished fuel for all sorts of sensations for a short time, had almost entirelybeen forgotten the following Sunday, and business was going on in the different lines as though nothing had happened outside the usual routine. The season can now be called close there for 1905, which has been good for some and hardly an average for others. —Crown Point Star. A. L. Branch, of our city, and Wallace Shedd, of just east of town left this morning on a trip to the Pacific coast, and which will include a visit to the fair at Portland. From there Mr. Branch will go to Hanford, Calif., to visit his parents and other relatives living there. We are not i 'armed as to Uncle Wallace’s intentions after seeing the fair, but presumably he will come home by way of their cattle ranch in northeast Colorado. They both expected to be away about two months.

John C. English, the northwest ern Canada land agent and his brother Milroy English, of Hanging Grove tp., arrived home Thursday afternoon from their trip to Assiniboia. Milroy was well pleased with the half section of land they had bargained for conditionally, and they closed up its purchase, and he will move out there and take charge of it, in a few months. He trades his farm in Hanging Grove as part payment. They brought back samples of the wheat, oats and rye they raise out there. The wheat goes as high as 55 bush els to the acre, and the oats as much as 116- bushels, and with straw six feet tall, and he had the goods with him to show for it. Mr. English will take out another party on Oct. 10th and requests all in terested parties to enquire of B. F. Ferguson for particulars.

Prof. Bartle’s balloon ascension was a liittle better Thursday than either of his two preceding ones, and that was owing to an accident. The ropes got tangled so that he could not let the parachute loose, and the result was he had to stay with the balloon until it'got ready to come down. He therefore went farther, and to some extent fared worse than usual. For when the balloon did finally settle down to earth it was over in a pasture north of Austin & Paxton’s addition, and he alighted square upon an unsus pecting cow which until that time had taken no interest in any'affairs connected with the carnival. Tin interest she took then was short lived but very active, and inelud ing a sound kick on the shouldei of the aeronaut as he slid off the cow and to the ground.

SATURDAY Wm. Paxton, of Hammond, was in town on business today. Walter Kurrie, of Philadelphia, left for his home today after a week’s visit with his brother, H. R. Kurrie. Mr. and Mrs. Al Laughlin, of Goodland, returned home today after a short visit with his father James Laughlin. Mrs. John Robbins, and daughter Ruth, and Mrs. Harve Phillips of Delphi, returned home today after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs Marsh Warner. An 11 months’ old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Behms on the Moody farm in Barkley tp., died Friday evening, of summer complaint, after several weeks’ sickness. The deposition of Alfred and Tom McCoy were taken here today, in the Stock Farm suit matter. Attorney Haywood of Lafayette and Sellers of Monticello, were present to conduct the examinations. A man “who knows it all” was not in the least surprised when he heard of a motor air which could be turned into a bedstead or a grand piano. He says he knows a man who turned a motor car into a telegraph pole, a ditch, a fence and a horse, all within a few hours. Squire Irwin had a paternity suit before him Friday afternoon. The plaintiff was Miss Belle Dickinson, of Carpenter, and the defendant Henry Berger, of Jordan. He gave bond of SSOO for his appearance before the circuit court, and says he will establish his innocence at the trial.

Prof. Schadle, the loop-the-gap man fell off his bicycle at his 10 o’clock performance last night, and was said to be unable to give his afternoon leap today, but it was announced that tie would be on hand at 7 o’clock this evening. He fell just afier he reached the ground after the leap was finished. The Hoosier Amusement Company is ending up their week here today with a good week’s business behind them and the respect of the community for having an unusually good quality of entertainment, both free and pay attract!’ms, and with being a well behaved and honorable bunch of people.

Mr. George E. Salrin and Miss Maude Peterson, a young couple from up in the Gifford part of Walker tp., were married Friday, by Squire S. C- Irwin, in the clerk’s office at the court house. They had no relatives or friends with them, and the only persons present were chance witnesses from about the court house. Miss Pearl Armstrong, of Delphi is the guest’ of her brother,. Charles Armstrong, who resides four miles north of the city. Miss Armstrong has charge of the Kindergarten work in the Delphi schools aud is one of the foremost Kindergarten instructors in the state. She had charge of this branch of instruction at Winona, the past two years and teachers from over the state visited Winona to watch her work. She is also a cousin of the Misses Bright and Grace Armstrong, who are members of the faculty of Mrs. Blaker’s Kindergarten school at Indianapolis. Miss Armstrong will return to her home in DelphiJMonday. The Georgia Minstrel Company gave an entertainment at the opera house last night to a fair sized audience. They are a big company and give a minstrel and jubilee performance with buck and wing dancing etc. They are pronounced by good judges to be the best color ed troupe that ever exhibited in our city. r hey will give another performance tonight and end with a genuine Georgia Camp Meeting. •I s. Jeptha Staton, living north ease of Kentland, is in a critical condition with lockjaw, and Dr. Kinneman, attending physician, has ver> little hope for her recov cry. The rope to a hammock in which she was reclining broke and she fell heavily to the ground. For several days following she was about the house and no serious results were anticipated, but Sunday night the muscles of the face be came affected and lockjaw ensued.

The balloon ascension Friday evening was another good number though as the case the night before the parachute was not cut loose, for some reason. The general drift of the big air bag was in the same direction as the night before, and the professor had some thought of trying another shot at the same Jersey cow he landed on the night before; and got kicked for his pains. However the cow had shifted her browsing place, and the balloonist continued his journey about a half mile further, and safe ly alighted in Hordeman’s horse pasture. He fought shy of the horses however, and did not land near any of them.

The postmasters of the tenth congressional district will hold the fifth annual convention of their association at Lafayette Oct. 10 and 11. Mayor Durgan of Lafayette will deliver the address of welcome, and A. H. Leist of Michigan City, president of the association, will respond. The speakers selected, with the topics assigned, are as follows: F. E. Early of Crown Point, “A Good Postmaster;” F. B. Mey er of Rensselaer, “The Registry System;” the Hon. John E. Shideler of Indianapolis, “Loyalty;” Job' 8. VanNatta of Earl Park, “First Calls Office.” An address on rural routes will be delivered by A. B. Wooden, a rural route carrier of Wolcott, Ind. Responses to invitations promise the presence of every postmaster in the nine counties representing the Tenth District. ' Sheriff Stephens and Marshal Rothrock went to Rensselaer yesterday and arrested Alva J. Smith wanted here son the theft of a valuable ring, some cuff buttons and a

shirt that was taken from a boarder at Andrews’ restaurant. The ping was found in Smith’s possession and the other articles in his room. He was given a hearing before ’Squire Ross and bound over to court under S3OO bail. In default of a bondsman he is now languishing in jail. It has been only a short time since he was released from the bastile at Delphi, and he is a brother to the Smith that broke jail here sometime ago.-Monticello Journal. This is the same lad whose arrest was briefly mentioned in our Thursday’s items, and whose name was given to us by Rothrock as Cox. What object Rothrock had in giving the wrong name further than to advertise himself as a fat witted ass and a smart Aleck is hard to see. As hard, in fact, as to see any justification in the great hulking duffer in taking the poor little lad not half his size away in hand cuffs. Probably he was afraid the little fellow would knock him down and throw him out of the window. The danger was a dream but the fear no doubt was a reality.

Automobilists all over the country are doing more than any laws can do to make themselves hated by the public. The reckless manner in which they* drive through the country, their apparent disregard of life and limb, the frequency of fatalities and of serious accidents, are causing the public to fear them, and] fear always begets animosity. The automobile carefully driven is not an object |of dislike, but when men go round corners in cities or in the country regardless of what may be coming from another direction, and go through the streets so rapidly that a pedestrian cannot cross when they are a block away, they are taking risks with the lives of their fellows that no man has a right to take. A reform wave will come either by the restricted enthusiasm of drivers, or from the animosity ol the public. When it does the auto mobile will be a good and not an evil.—Elkhart Review.

MONDAY Born Sunday Oct. Ist to Mr. and Mrs. Mort Reed of Parr a son. Mr and Mrs. Ed Duvall went to Chicago today, to spend a few days with relatives. George Stowers, of Fair Oaks’ died Sunday. He will be buried Tuesday, as a pauper. Born, Saturday Sept. 30th, to Mr. and Mrs. Judson Maines, U miles north of town a daughter. John Rush, Ed Hopkins, Bill Coen and Fred McColly, went to the Kankakee, for a week’s fishing trip this morning. Judge Hanley has adjourned the trial of the big road case in Monticello until after the close of the November term here. There will be work in the Masonic lodge in the M. M. degree tonight, the Medaryville team will be here to do the work. Full attendance of members desired. Harry Warvel, editor of the North Judson News, who hiked out about three week ago, has not since been heard from and his wife has procured from court an order of sale to dispose of the paper. J. W. Walker returned home from Wesley hospital, last ntght, and well recovered from his operation. Though a slight facial paralysis still remains, but is slowly growing better.

Mrs. Millard Kaesner and daughter Miss Elnora Gross, left today for their home in Colorado Springs, after a week’s visit with their relatives, the Morgan and Eiglesbach families. Miss Ada Nowels, o/Flora, formerly of this place and Mr. James F. Wheeler, also of Flora, were married by Rev. E. Baech, at Delphi, on Sunday Sept. 24th, and left at once on a trip through the east.

Born, this Monday, morning Oct. 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. W. W Washburn, at Goodland, a son. It is, their first child. Mrs. Dr. I. M. Washburn is at Goodland assisting in the care of the new baby. The fine weather broke off short when Septeinljer ended and October started in dark, damp and dismal. Still two or three days do not make a month, and there is still time for lots of fine weather

during October, “the king of the months.”

Henry Gowland has sold his 137 acre farm, the old Stackhouse place four miles north, to Werner Miller, who will make it his home. The price was SIO,BOO. or a little less than SBO per acre. C. J. Dean negotiated the sale. B. J. Gifford has just sold to Joseph Eickenberger an Illinois Mennonite, 400 acres of his land in —: this county, at $65 per acre. A Kankakee paper states that in 1900 Eickenberger bought 353 acres of Mr. Gifford in Champaign Co., 111.,'’ being reclaimed swamp land, and and that he had lately sold the same at at an advance of SIB,OOO over what he paid for it.

There was .42 of an inch of rain here Sunday. For the z most part the rain was welcome by the farmers, as it was needed for pastures and for fall plowing and seeding. It will neither help nor hurt the corn, though if clearing weather should be followed by a heavy frost there are said to still be a few fields that would be damaged. Not enough however, to cut any material figure with the crop at large. The carnival people began to strike their tents Saturday night, and Sunday they pulled out for Delphi. They were an orderly and well conducted bunch of people, and their shows were as good, or better, than the average carnival company, though not so many in number. Their free attractions were? perhaps* considerably better than the average. There seems to have been absolutely no gambling or skin games of any kind attempted, nor any really demoralizing features in any way, nor even objectionable, except the snake show. The show company did a pretty arge business, and for themost part the merchants report largely increased trade during the carnival week. Oihers of the merchants, aud especially those in the dry goods line seem to think their trade was not helped any, and some of them say that their business will be hurt rather than helped,in the long run, because of the considerable amount of money taken away by the car nival. As to the saloons they did a rushing business, of course, but that is no criterion to judge the general effects by, further than to say that what the saloons get represents, for the most part, money that otherwise would have been expended in a much less injurious and more beneficial manner.