Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1905 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]
BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
FRIDAY. Wade Laßne and Omar Day, of the State University, came home to spend the Thanksgiving vacation. Mrs. Ada Swortz, of Milroy dp., has gone to Keokuk, lowa, ior several weeks’ visit with, lier mother ami otherretatives, in that]vicinity. Mrs. Matilda Jones of Rochester, Ind. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R -v. Will H, Flagg of North. Main street. Mrs. Ross Grant, of Minneapolis, Uinn., arrived last night for an extended visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Alter. December starts in today dark, cold and dismal, with a damp and chilly southeast wind. Altogether a very disagreeable day, but the precursor, no doubt, of a great many worse ones.
At a pool playing match held at Duvall’s poolroom, Thursday after noon, there were 30 or 40 contest tints. George Strickfaden got the first prize, a turkey, Webb Ritchey the 2nd, aduck, and John Richards the chicken. The Chieago-Michigan football game Thursday resulted in a victory for Chicago, but by only a score of two to nothing. The Rensselaer observers appear to have about all sympathized with Chicago though most of them expected to see Michigan win.
The special meetings at the Free baptist Church, conducted by liev. p. A. Brass, will continue all of next week. Subject Saturday evening, the Ifs of the Bible, Sunday morning, Borrowed Religion, even ihg It is I. Miss Alydia Harper wtll sing at all these services. Kentland Enterprise: You can now hunt quails but ought not to do’it. The innocent little birds are among the farmers best friends. Tiny eat tons of weed seeds and millions of insects, No farmer can asord to allow hunters to pursue t&emon his laud. You have the power to prevent it. Protect the quails. Abe Martin: There haint nothin’ cheap these days but advice but I reckon we ort t’ be thankful anyhow. By ginger, it haint alius th, doctor thet drives th’ most horses to death that hez th’ most practus.
The Greshams got SB,OOO allowed them by the jury, in their suit for $20,000 for the right of way of the Indiana Harbor railroad, over their lands in Warren county. The railroad has offered them $4,000 Rev. J. B. Bair has gone over to Newton county to hold services at Beaver City, but will return in time to hold his regular services at the Baptist church Sunday. Morning subject: An act of Supreme Devotion. Evening subject Wings. The Cleveland Ladies Orchestra given at the M. E. church Wednesday evening drew a large and very intelligent and appreciative audience, but not so large as it merits entitled it to. It was, in fact as competent judges all agree, one of the very finest performances in its fiine over given in Rensselaer. It was the opening number of the Public Library Lecture Course. The next performance will be Dec. 12, by Rev. E. W. Oneal. The succeeding numbers will probably all be given in the opera house. just received liust week 1 car 700 bu fancy Michigan potatoes only 75 cents per bushel, at Chicago Bargain Store',
The Rensselaer team got beat at Morocco, Thursday, by a score of 16 to 0. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hopkins, of Chicago, are down for a few days’ visit with his mother, Mrs. Matie Hopkins, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and family came down from Chicago to spend Thanksgiving and will remain until over Sunday. Judge Palmer of Monticello, heard the evidence in! the Moffit case, Wednesday, and will come back and hear the arguments. Monday. Today he is trying the isch vs Tribby case. Bert Goff is moving his residence from the east part of town into the rooms up stairs in Hollingsworth’s building, on Yan Rensselaer St. formerly occupied as an office by Ferguson & Wilson.
The play ‘‘A Celebrated Case,” was given by students at St. Joseph College, Thursday evening, in the auditorium in the new gymnasium building, it being the first public performance in that room. It is a splendid room, and arranged in the best manner, with a remarkably complete outfit of scenery and cur tain of the most excellent character. s to the play itself and the merits of it’s presentment, it can be said that the surprising excellence of former theatrical entertainments at the College, especially that of King Saul, last year, had raised the exlectations of the audience to a high fitch; but these expectations were fully and more than fully fulfilled. There were a large number of townspeople in attendance, and all of ;hem were most thoroughly pleased with' the performance. Today, Dec. Ist 1905, is the 86th birthday of our well known townsman, John Makeever. Though Rensselaer has a comparatively large number of well preserved old men, there are none, who for their age, exceed him in this respect. He is strong and active bodily and bright and capable mentally, and still manages the affairs of his large estate as carefully and successfully as ever. He is the sole survivor of a large family of brothers and sisters and most "of whom were younger than he. But though already far beyond the limit of most men’s life and activity, he has the right of the aws of heredity to count on yet many years, of vigorous existence, as both his parents actually passed the hundred year mark; his father living to be 103, and his mother about 101.
SATURDAY Jud Adams has moved into the former Cowgill property, on Weston street. Charley Wiltshire, of Chicago returned there today after a short visit with his parents here. Archie Imes made a short visit with his father, W. J. Imes, Thursday and Friday. He is located in Baltimore, Maryland. Frank Duvall* of Mackinaw, ill., was here today, looking after the large farm owned by his family, in Hanging Grove tp. A. K. Moore, of out on the Pleasant Ridge Road, and his brother in-law, W. 11. Barlow, moved this week to their new home in Orange county, purchased some time ago. Jerry Shea, who sold his farm north of town some months ago, has bought tho old Mitchell
farm in Gillam Tp., of some 202 acres. The price paid was 13$ per acres. W. R. Brown and family moved in from Barkley this week and now occupy tlleir fine residence property, on McCoy avenue, the former X>r. fierkley place. Edward Schoen, of Indianapolis, the young fellow so badly hurt here 5 or 6 weeks ago, in a football game is still in a hospital in Indianapolis but is now able to get about the building some.
There was a very swell Thanksgiving Dance at the Armory last night, at which some 50 couples i.participated. Music was furnished by Eddy’s Orchestra, from Chicago and Kiester the Caterer furnished the supper. Geo. W. Ott, a well known resident of northwest Barkley, has bought of Firman Rutherford his residence in the northwest part of town, and it is in understood, he will qnit active farming and move into his newly bought town property.
The Grown Point Star, which was at first inclined to doubt the story of a 2,500 acre land purchase at Indiana Harbor, for an immense steel works, now admits that it is true; and also it thinks A. F. Knotts, of Hammond, got $75,000 for negotiating the deal, instead of $50,000 as first reported. Monticello Democrat Harry Bott and son Raymond of Joliet, ill., came Friday for a short visit with relatives in Monticello. Monday le and his family departed for Riverside, Calif, where they will probably reside in the future. The han * 3 i s made in hopes of benefiting his health, which has bee n quite poor lately.
Crown Point Star: The Gifford railroad will soon have a side-track completed this side of the Kankakee marsh and many are getting ready to ship grain, hay and live stock from the Plum Grove country which will be transferred to the Three I road and thence to Chicago over the Eastern Illinois. The Indiaua division of the league of American Sportsmen is planning to bring thousands of quails to Indiana. E. E. Earl chief deputy in the office of the fish and games commission of Indiana, has recently received notice of bis appointment as chief warden of the Indiana division of the ieague and is in communication with the head offices of the league in regard to a plan to replenish the quail supply in Indiana.
T. F. Clark, a former resident of Rensselaer and later superintendent of the Jasper county poor asylum, but who has been living near Kingman, in Fountain county tor several years, has lately sold his place there and bought one near Battle Ground, in Tippecanoe count) and to which he will move next week. Friday’s high and continued southeast wind got in its work good and strong, in the shape of a snow storm which lasted about all night. The depth of the snow this morning was fully three inches, and very damp and compact, at that. Had it been ordinarly light snow it would probably have measured nearly six inches.
Rensselaer parties who have > seen the railroad surveying gang ' "of the new Chicago Indianapolis and Evansville K. R, now working in the vicinity of Wheatfield, report that they seem to be making a very thorough survey, and to be proceeding in ,a business like manner, but they one and all refuse to give out any information. They will not tell where they are heading for, nor who or what, is the power behind them. The postoffice department has just made public a bulletin showing that are now 2,063 rural routes in operation in Indiana and 112 petitions pending. The routes in operations by congressional districts areas follows:—First district 169; second, 15L third, 103; fourth, 176; fifth 160; sixth, 189; seventh, 36; eight, 194; ninth, 229; tenth, 176; eleventh, 162; twelith, 119; thirteenth, 176. 1 The State Board of Agriculture is planning to have the formers of
Indiana listen to an address by Secretary Wilson of tne United States Department of Agriculture, and if the board’s plans are effected satisfactorily‘Secretary Wilson will be in Indianapolis Jan. ?. This is the date of the meeting of the Board of Agriculture to reorganize and elect officers, and is also the beginning of the congress of the Indiana industrial and Breeders’ Association.
The injury of Frank Brieker, by a shredding machine belonging to Warren Springer, near Kniman, several years ago, is recalled by a decision jost rendered by the Appellate Court. He sued Springer for damages aud the case was venued to Newton county, where Brieker got $1,250 damages. Springer took an appeal, which is now decided against him and be will now have to dig up the amount of the verdict and the interest thereon for three years. The preliminary plans for an elec trie ra'ilroad trom Lafayette to Chicago, by the way of Rensselaer and Remington, were materially ad vanced at the second meeting at Logansport Tuesday, and at which as previously announced Delos Thompson and C. G. Spitler were present. The prospects for selling bonds to build the road were discussed; and it was the general opinion that if the proper start was made they could be sold. it was practically decided to incorporate the company, with a capital stock of $25,000 paid in. The next meeting was set for Lafayette. The various parties who were so much aggrieved because the first sale of the Iroquois ditch proved abortive, can now not only derive consolation from the fact that, as finally let, the price was several thousand dollars less than the first time, but also that now it is in the hands of men who will push the work to a speedy conclusion and do a square fair job, and make no trouble in doing it. And that is probably a good deal more than could have been said had the firstsale been affirmed. It certainly is if the way the firm which then had the rock contract, has been proceeding with the Hanging irove gravelroad job is any criterion.
Monticello Journal: Fred Gardner is completing tne painting of a new drop curtain lor the Opera House at Rensselaer. He is doing the work back of| the stage in the opera house here. The scene represents the boyhood home an<J birthplace of Manager Ellis of Rensselaer which is located on the banks of Rattlesnake Creek in Carroll county. It) is a pretty picture and is surrounded by a bunch of nicely displayed advertisings cards. Mr. Gardber is steadly improving in his work and is gaining u renown away from home for his work.
MONOAI Born, Saturday, December 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sullenberger 5 miles north of town, a.daughter. wood Spitler, of Chicago, spent Thanksgiving with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spiller. F. A. Hatch, of Kankakee, ill., died suddenly at that place illatt Monday. He was a brother of ExCongressman Hatch, of Kentland. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas' Driver, cf Barkley, arrived home todayfafter an extended visit with relatives in Chicago. Nim Hopkins returned’ Ircm Grant county, Saturday .'evening, and reported his mother Mrs. D C Hopkins, as considerably better. Marion and Harry Learning, returned today,* to Crawfordsville, where they are attending wabaf-h college, after visiting relatives here for a few days.
J w Coen, commonly known as will Coen, left on the learly train this morning, for Altus, Okla, havingl received, the sad news by telegraph, that his brother, Ernest Coen, who lives there, was dying. Sunday was a decidedly wintery day, with the temperature down to within five degrees of zero in the morning and not reaching to more than 15 above during the day. So far December seems to be setting the pace for a winter of ol,d time severity. This morning the lowest ■ was 14 above zero. « • The Indiana Congress of Frater-
j nal Orders will meet at the Grand I Hotel,"ht Indianapolis,' Tuesday for a two gays’session i t bei iig designed lor fraternal orders in the state. Our townsman E. P. Honan is the state representative for the Catholic Order of Foresters, and will attend all the sessions. fit/ The Reporter *a.ys Brook has the champion corn hnsker, in Wiibnr Btallard. it is claimed that he husked 3,330 bushels of corn in 26 days, or an average of 145 .bushels a day. Also.that in one day of ten hours, he husked 164 bushels. He only worked 10 hours a day and scooped out his own corn/™ Over at Brook, which has ruled out all saloons by romonstrance, it is proposed to prepare a thorny! pathway for any parties who try to run “speak easies” barrel houses, or wholesale liquor joints. The Business Men’s Association proposes to drastic measures against any such attempted evasion of the law; and has already subscribed S3OO as a fund to prosecute any attempts at illegal sales, and will provide plenty more money for the same purpose when The eight Blackman children, who after their mother’s recent death of Barkley tp.,gwere here in care of their aunt Mrs. Rennie who was finding homes for a them in families, have all |been taken by their father, Ira Blackman, and his parents. .The elder Blackman has a small farm east of Monon and some adjoining land has beenjrented, and ira and the boys will work the land, ira is, by all accounts, a well meaning man, and if he can let liquor alone no doubt the family will get along reasonably well. Father Wm. W. WishardJ is 87 years old today. He is, if we r§-> member rightly, the oldest present inhabitant of Grandmother Callow, who has passed the 90 year mark. He has had much sickness in the past 7or 8 years, though now is in better h iltFi than he was a year ago. The failing of his eye-sight has been a great affliction to him, and has been going on for many years, and for the past year and a halt he has been practically totally blind, it is a year since has been down town. He still takes an active interest in affairs, however, and has the papers read to him every day, by his faithful wife.