Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1905 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

THESSAY. Joe Jackson and Walter Porter are attending the big Live Stock Show in Chicago, today. Born, Sunday Dec. 17th. to Mr. and Mrs. Newton Sunderland at McCoysburg, a daughter. It looks now like this year’s holidiy trade in Rensselaer would break all previous records. Mr. and M/s. A. McCoy went to Lafayette today, to attend the Henry Taylor funeral, tomorrow.

Miss Laura Gangloff returned yesterday from Marion, where she has been working lor several months. Wayne Parker, of th* law depart ment of the Columbia UniversityNew York, is home for the Holiday .vacation. nfr. and Mrs. O. P. Taber, of Remington, were in Rensselaer a short time today, having returned via the Monon from a short visit to Chicago. Daniel Williams, of three miles oast of town, lost his pocket l>ook in town last Saturday containing $25. He advertises $5 reward for its return.

Mrs. J. O. < line and daughter Mae went to Logansport this a Iternoon, having been called there by telegram announcing the serious sickness of the former’s sistei' Mrs <x. A. Dryer. The railway mail clerks, of whom Rensselaer has a large colony, are kept on the jump these days, on account of the ru>h of Christmas goods. Calls for extra runs come to them frequently. Abe Martin: By ginger, if we git elastic currency it’ll be a great thing fer ole gum boots au’ rubber necks. I wuz just wonderin’ yisterday what became o’ all th’ people thet sell out every year an’ go inf th’ chicken raisen’ business. SheriffO’Connor isthe most public spirited man iu Jasper county, and Saturday went up to Kniman, his former home and present legal residence to exercise his esteemed privilege of voting. The election being only that of a road supervisor.

Chas. E. Waling is moving fom his father’s place near Brook, to the former Bruce Porter farm, near Pleasant Ridge, which hehasju-t bought of his father. His brother Fred, who was on the Pleasait Ridge place, has moved over and taken Charley's place on the farm near Brook.

The various township trustees have been in yesterday and today to make returns of the elections of road supervisors, last Saturday. The election seems to have been held pretty generally, al'honghin some districts there were not i oters enough present to hold an election. In such cases the trustee will appoint the supei visors. A. J. Brenner, the popular landlord of the Makeever House, had quite a severe experience Monday afternoon. He was driving his recently acquired roid horse, and when out near the stock farm she got frightened and began kicking. Mr. Brenner was kicked on the head, chest and arm, and today is confined to his lied from the injuries.

About 150 persons participated ia a reoeptiou, Monday evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Eger, on Van Rensselaer street, ia ’ honor of Rev. J. U. Panett and his new bride. litely Miss Maud Ethel Btewart, of C i diners. The even ing wasspt ik m music and conversation ami in congratulations, lor the bridal couple. Fino refresh’ meats were served and a goodly list of presents received.

j A measure ot special interest to Indiana has been introduced in the House by Mr. Edwards, of New Jersey. Ils purpose is to assist states in enforcing anti cigarette laws, and provides that all cigarette p tper and material prepared for | the manufacture of cigarettes, transported into any stite, shall be subject to the laws of that state, just as though produced in the stat', 'and shad not be exempt “by reason of being introduced there in orgin il packages or otherwise.”

WEDNESDAY Kenton Parkison and Tom Moody who aitend lowa Agricultural <ollegeat Amrs, lowa, are home for the holidays. Uncle Abe L o| old hasestabli.-h ed an office for himself, in t’ e roo n on Van Re i-se aer st net rec mt ly vacated by C. J. Dean. Born, this Wednesday morning, Dec. 20th to Mr. and Mrs. George B irntrager, two miles sou-h of town, a sou and their first child. Mrs. M itie Ftopsins and mother, Mrs. S. J. Austin went to Chicago today, and will make their home (here for the next three months.

Misses Thena Myers and Mildred Spitler, who are attending Western Female Seminary at Oxford, Ohio, returned yesterday to spend the holidays w ith their parents. Ed Mab the loquacious old vet er in who recently had a new cork fut for his right leg made Jin Chicago, w'entjhere today to have it readjusted to avoid causing pain. Edward Kliug, of Winona, Minn., wa< taking in the sights of Rens selaer today, iu company with his cousin, Mr. Middlecamp, of Kniman, in the family of whom he is now visiting, Gov. Hanly has appointed Thomas E. Knotts, Democrat, and Geoi ge P. Pearson and J. J. Ruff, Republicans, members of the Hammond police board. They propose to put the lid down tight.

Brookston and Chalmers are both dry tow'ns now by the remonsti ance r mte. Three citizens from the former and twenty from the latter were milk train passengers to Chicago this mornirg. Nus sed. Thejob of laying the hardwood floor iu Murray’s big new store room was finished soon after noon today. It has been a big job, but five or six men have been at it and they made short work of it. The venerable Mrs. Callow, the oldest person in Rensselaer, is now evidently very near the end of her long life’s journey, al the home of her daughter, Mrs. Reynolds on south Weston street. She has been unable to Speak for some days.

G. L. Stacker and wife left this morning lor Redland*, Cal., where they expect to permanently reside. Mr. Stucker has suftered from rheumatism for some time and s •eks relief in a change of climate. He is not certain what business he will eugage iu in his new home. Mrs. Albert E Coen, of Mecca, Ind., came Sunday to visit her parents, Capt. aud Mrs. J. M. Wasson, aud accompanied them today on a visit to Chicago. Mr. Coen aud son will come the last of the week for a short visit.

Airs. Ira J. Chase, widow of the ' late Governor Chase, has issued in- | v Rations for the marriage of her daughter, Miss Electa, and Horace 1 G. Murphy, an attorney, of Muncie. I The wedding is to be celebrated December 27th, at the home of the 1 bi ide’s mother iu Wabash. It was Christie Vick and not Policeman Zea who effected the arrest of young Thompson Saturday evening. Lyman tried it but gave it up as a bad job, as the young fellow himself not only resisted arI rest but be had a gang around him

i who assisted in the resistance and threatened all kinds of dreadful 1 things if Lyman ran him in. ' Some of these fellows ought to be ‘ gone aLer fur resisting an officer. Attorney A. Halleck is preparing to move his office from his present rather crowded quarters in the Odd Fellows’ building, into the corner rooms iu A Leopold’s corn er building formerly occupied by J. J. Hunt, and which Mr. Halleck will occupy jointly with Mose Leopold. A record-breaking sale ot tickets ' to Chicago was made this morning, ' 220 persons having taken advantage of the fat stock show rates, and going up on the 4.39 and 7:30 and 9.55 trains. The early train had gathered up great loads still south of here and was so crowded that ■ standing room in the baggage cars was mighty scarce. Capt. J. W. Elam, deputy revenue collector of this district for the past eight or ten years, and who has bten named as the next postmaster at Valparaiso, made his rounds in Rensselaer Tuesday and presented his successor in office; J. H Wilson, who his been the deputy county clerk of Porter county for some time.

The bank statistics show that the deposits in the United Slates have increased since 1896, 230 per cent. The southern states have a gain of 246 per cent, which is larger than from any other section; the percentage of increase fur the western states being 232, middle west 180, and Pacific 1.1 per cent. Since March 1900, the report of the secretary of the treasury shows that 288 national banks have been organized in Texas, which leads all other states in this respect. Congressman Fred Landis, of the Logansport district, made his first speech in Congress Monday, in advocacy ot a bill he has introduced to regulate life insurance Companies. Fred’s speech has won the favorable attention of the entire country, and puts him right to the front, as one of the most brilliant orators in the house. Keep your eye on Fred Landis, of Indiana. He is the most brilliant of all the brilliant Landis family—and that is saying a great deal. The town board of Rochester, Ind., allowed their attorney' s4oo extra for services in litigation with the Electric Light Co. His regular salary was S2OO per year. The allowance has aroused the citizens and a restraining order has bjen asked from Judge Bernetha to prevent Attorney Campbell from drawing the money from the bank until the matter can be heard in open court. The town is a terrible uproar. Wm. Middlecamp, who is taking care of a lot of cattle for Thompson & Lawler, over at Earl Park, was in town today on his way back there, having been up to Kniman, on account of the burning of their family lesidence. Their total loss he thinks will be fully $3,000 with only S9OO insurance. This loss includes the S4OO in money in his sister’s trunk. It is now unceitain whether they will rebuild their house or not, as their mother thinks of Igoing to Kramer’s place near Attica, where the daughters are located and where the family already own two houses.

Kextyear there will be something doing iu county politics, iu Jaspec county, as that is the year when nearly the whole list of county officers has to be elected. But as it' also happens, however, most of those now in office are serving only their first terms, aud in acco*dance with a firmly fixed and wisely established precedent of giving to all capable aud faithful county officers a second term, without opposition for the nomination, it is safe to say that, there will be a very quiet preliminary canvass, and au unexcit-, iug county convention. Besides one county commissioner, the offic«>is to be elected this fall are Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Surveyor, and Assessor. Of these the Clerk, Auditor and Sheriff can la* counted M sure to be renominated, and Myrt Price evidently has a life cinch on the Surveyor’s < fllee, if he will accept it. We are sure thin to have not only an excellent

ticket, but one which is well di>tri buted over the county, except that the south end has no other certain representative, except surveyor, and they surely are entitled to another good place on the ticket. ' And.as this is Treasurer Nichols’J second term, we should l>e glad to see our Carpenter township Republicans bring out some one of their

many good and capable men for t hat position. They surely would seem to be entitled to the office if they want it, and w r e believe Republicans, almost without exception all over the county, would take the same view. riiou Miss Bet-s’e Burt, of Lo a isport, is visiting M-. and Mrs. F. W. Parker. Rev. an I Mrs. J C. Parrett wei t to Chalmers, today, to visit lu r parents.

Prof. Albert Marshall, director of Athletics and teacher of Mathe matics, at North Dakota Agricul tural College, is back for a holiday visit with his parents and best girl. The Str rnberg dredge near Parr has already cut over half a mile of ditch, and has reached and taken out its first i-ridge. This cuts off Parr’s communications with the region not th of town, until the bridge is rebuilt.

L. F. Hodges, proposed partner of Geo. F. Hershinau in the law business, arrived from Hiseville, Ky., with his wife, this afternoon. They have not yet made arrange ments for a residence, and will live f,r a while at a boarding house. The rain which began early Wed uesday evening was the first here since the 2nd of the month. The rainfall was ,75 of an inch. There were a number of heavy rolls of thunder during the rain, which was rather out ol the usual order of things for the time of year. Another big bla-t was fired iu the river rock, Tuesday, and still another "Wednesday afternoon. Ten holes are now charged and fired at each blast, a. d evidently, with en tirely satisfactory results. As another illu.>trat ion of the vast ciowds Mho weut on the stock show excursion tickets to Chicago Tues day, is the fact that 38 tickets for the early morning train were sold at Parr, alone. Only about half of them got on that train, and they had to stand up. The otheis waited for the milk train.

Abe Martin: A organized crowd o’ Chicago shop lifters er “aid t’ -be operatin’ in this vicinity an’ a cellylord hand lookin’ glass hez been mis-dn’ from th’ dry goods side o’ Harner’s Emporium fer two days er more. By ginger, it’s fer better t’ give than receive— a Christmas necktie.

M. P. Warren, whose big ice house had to be tonTdown to make way for the Iroquois ditch, has not rebuilt the same, and does not expect to put up any ice this winter. Instead, he is making arrangements to handle artificial ice, shipped in from other points, probably Lafayette. Elijah Dowie had a stroke of! paralysis recently in Mexico and when he came back he declared the ! pole cats of the press had greatly exaggerated his sickness, and such as it was he had got his miracle machine in action, and was all cured up. Since then, however, he has turned over the management of his Zion to three over seers, and is now on the way to the West Indie®, for his health Last May Albert Brook, of near Wheatfield, and brother of our townsman, Peter Brook, went back to Rnssia, where he was born and raised to manhood, with the intention of ending bis days there. But thirty years absence and residence in a country like this had evidently not only changed his ideas about government, but time had also made changes there, and he was no longer satisfied to live that life, and he lias come back to the ‘‘home of the tree’’ with the avowed intention of remaining here. —Goodland Herald, There will be something doing out iu Hanging Grove as soon as there is a good ‘•tracking snow.” Two big wolves were seen out there Tuesday by Mr. Riugeison, and

Squire Bussell, the wolf and deer slayer, has been duly notified, and has taken judicial cognizance of the presence of the wolves. He has dug up his tomahak, polished his ' scalping knife, and ] ut a new flint in his trusty musket And when there is a good fall of soft snow, those wolves might just about as well imitate Davy Crockett’s coon and come in and give up their sc dps. If they don't Squire will take them, anyhow. James Alter, “The Hoosier Traveler” arrived in his native

county of Jasper Monday evening, and is spending a few days visiting his numerous relatives in Union and Carpenter townships. He has been on a 13 months’ trip this time and traveled in all about 8,009 to 10,000 miles. He has been on the Pacific Coast again, including the Portland fair ami as far north as British Columbia. He is k still selling books, and averages over 5 books a day; including his own ‘‘Hoosier Traveler” and others. He is now having another book printed named “The Hoosier Rambler,” a book of about 200 pages, with over 100 illustrations. This will be also a book of poems, each interesting object he sees in his travels being described. As soon as the books are printed he will start on bis regular winter’s journey southward. In all he has traveled 110,000 miles, and everybody must admit that is going some. He has been in every state and territory of the Union and in Canada and Mexico. And though he has thus been in every state yet he says there are still two states that he has not been in. He solves this parodox by saying he has never been in the state of matrimony nor in a state of intoxication.