Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY. . Mr. and Mrs. Louis Leopold of Wolcott, are visiting his parents for a couple of days. Perry Gwin went to Attica this morning to take the mud bath treatment for his rheumatism. Born, this, Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly, on Front street, a son and their first child. v Uncle Andrew GanglofT, of just east east of town, fell from his haymow, a few'days ago and broke two ribs on his right side. The old gentlemen is suffering a good deal from the injury. • Mrs. A. L- Wilson and Mrs. E. G. Ritchie, of Indianapolis, returned home today, after a- short visit with Mrs. Geo. E. Murray. Mr. and |Mrs. Louis Wilco?: of Springfield, Ohio, returned home today short visit with relativ eshere and at Surrey. Miss Hazel Lamson returned to Terre Haute today where she is attending school after spending the Holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lamson south of town. Mrs. A. E. Coen and son Albion of Mecca, Ind., retuined home today after spending the Holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wasson.

Sev. J. B. Bair will begin a series of meetings, tonight, at a school house in Newton county, near Julian to last several weeks. H. F. Parker arrived home last night from a New Years visit to the region of his old home in Northern Wisconsin. During his stay there he experienced a ' fearful snow storm, of the likes of which this region can not miss too many. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Nowels, of Lamar, Colorado, are back for a short visit with his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Nowels. As always, he brings good reports of the great prosperity which prevails in the Arkansas valley region of Colorado. The majority of the Rensselaer people attending school elsewhere left for their respective colleges this morning, Mary Wright and Thompson Ross going to Madison, Wis„ Wood Spitler to Chicago, Kay Yeoman to Lafayette, and Frank McCarthy to Bloomington. • Thomas Fay, of Parr, whose injuries by the bursting of his null stone, last Saturday,* hasjbeen described, is being treated by a Rensselaer physician, and reported to be doing well though still confined to his bed. He had a close escape from a broken leg. The first marriage license for th new year in this county was issued this morning, and for the BellowsWilson wedding, previously noted as to take place at Remington, Wednesday. The parties, Edward O. Bellows and Ona B. Wilson are two of the most estimable young people of Carpenter Tp., and they surely will enter wedding life under very promising auspices. In the countries that carry on the most complete and cheapest parcels post system the following annual profits are reported by their postal departments: Germany. $15,120,700 Great Britian $22,523,000; Fra rice $14,700,000. In the United States last year the postal deficit exceeded $14,700,000. Uncle Sam, fora change, should try a parcels post at a reasonable ra(sSJ. H. Hoover, of the east part of town, returned last evening, from Pulaskicounty, where he was called by the last sic* ness of his father Henry Hoover. Joe reached his father 8 side at noon Friday, and he died about five o’olook that evening. The cause of his death

was the general failu eof old age IJis age was 83 years, 4 months ailad 11 days. He was born in France and came to this”'Country* when 28 yea s old. He owned and occupied the farm where he jjjtt d for 45 years. He left 8 hijdren, five of Whom were at the funeral; his wife died 25 years ago. His funeral was held Sunday afternoon. Lola Tyler Gates,'Opera House Friday Night. A crank came running into a newspaper office the other day and said that a man had swallowed a two-foot rule and died by inches. A reporter started out to learn the particulars and met the doctor. The physician said that was nothing, that he had a patient once who swallowed a thermometer and died by degrees. A couple of bystanders chipped in, one saying it reminded him of a fellow in Texas who swallowed a revolver and went off easy. The other said he had a friend in Manitoba who drank a quart of apple-jack and died in good spirits. J. D. Babcock and G. O. Tullis will make a joint public sale, at Mr. Babcock’s former farm, a mile west of town, next Tuesday, Jan. 9th. Mr. Babcock, as is already generally known, has sold his farm here and has bought land in Wells county. As for Mr. Tullis, he does not intend to move away, but to occuy a smaller farm. He now oci cupies Walter Porter’s farm in Jordan tp., but will move on Edward Gain’s farm, south of town. He has worked the Porter farm for about 13 years. Frank Borntrager will succed him on the place.

E. P. Honan has just received a copy of The Continental Times, of Berlin, Germany, of Dec. 11th, a paper published in the English language, and evidently for the benefit of the English speaking residents of that city. The paper gives a large picture of the AngloAmerican Medical Association of Berlin, of which Ed’s brother. Dr. J. H. IJonan, the resident American Physician in Berlin, was the organizer and is now president. Dr. Honan is given the chief prominence in the picture, and next to him in importance is the U. 8. Consul General, Thackara. High praise is given the Doctor for his labors in organizing and promoting the Association.

Lulu Tjler Gates, Opera House, Friday Night. Billy Blodgett, the Prophet Hicks of Indiana polities, has an article in Monday Evening’s News, purporting to be from Monon, and in which he claims there is a general revolt among the Republicans of the 10th district against the supposed prospective election of Henry Marshall, of Lafayette, as district chairman. Billy says Marshall is a bitter enemy of Governor Hanly, and of the reform policies for which the Governor stands. And farther that his candidacy is a direct slap at Hanly. Blodgett also says the Republicans ot this district are strongly in favor of Hanly’s policy and therefore are opposed to Marshall, for that reason. We do not know how much of Blodgett’s talk is hot air and how mnch is founded on fact, but we think he is right in saying that the general sentiment of the district is in favor of the Governor’s reform spirit,and we are sore that the district is not restricted to Tippecanoe county for a chairman. In fact there is a man right here in Rensselaer, who although be has not been in the limelight of pnblicity as long as Mr. Marshall, of Lafayette, yet he would make fully as capable a chairman, and his election would conciliate, rather than stir upjealouses. And that mau is George A. Williams, present Republican cbairmain ol Jasper oonnty.

WEDNESDAY Mrs. H. Cal Nichols and baby of Lowell, visited her parents, James Flynn and wife, Sunday. Dr. J. E. Perkins,, of Chicago,

returned home today, after a short, visit with his uncle,' Judson H. Perkins. * Trustee Chapman now has the checks ready for delivery in the final dividend in the A. McCoy & McDonald bankruptcy matter. Geo. Wilcox has just been paid his loss in the fire at Parr, from moving his goods, receiving $96.50. He was insured inß. F. Ferguson’s agency. Drilling was resumed in the river this week, but the rain today stopped it again. Dry or freezing weather is what is needed for that Work. - Miss Stella Shields arrived this morning to resume her school duties, after having been on a trip to Cuba, of several weeks’ duration and which she greatly enjoyed. The of Mrs. Joseph Gaines wj® held Tuesday, at 10 a. m., at the Powell school house west, of town. The services were conducted by Rev. H. L. Kindig. Interment was in the cemetery in that neighborhood. Abe Martin says, “Don’t throw yer terbacker away. Yer’ll wunt it afore th’ week’s gone. Newt. Plum’s son-in law sez that his wife mixes up th’ blamedest messes fer him t’ eat* He sez thet he guesses she’s a gradurate o’ th’ experiment station et Purdue.” Mrs. Amanda Lewis, of Oxford, returned home today, after a number of days’ visit with her sister, Mr. W. J. Imes. Mrs. Lewis’ husband has lately been on a prospecting trip up in northwest Canada, where he bought a large farm, upon which it is their intention to move next March.

Lola Tyler (iate?, Opera House, Friday Night.

* Mrs. S. H. Porter, affected with paralysis at the home of her son-in-law, S. S. Shedd, east of town, retains with but little change. She is practically totally unconscious, but is able to take some nourishment. She may remain in the same condition for an extended period. Robt. Yeoman, the carpenter has sold his residence on Front street, to Peter Yan Lear, the plasterer, and expects to build himself a new house in the spring. Mr. Van Lear will receive possession at once, and until Mr. Yeoman can build a house he will occupy the Mrs. HoOver property in the west part of town. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Yeoman, of Yirgie were in town over night last night, it being their first trip down here since Mrs. Yeoman returned from an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. John Chamberlain, at Benton Harbor, Mieh. She reports Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain as very finely situated, on a beautiful fruit farm a little ways out from Benton Harbor. J. H. Adamson, better known as Harry Adamson, is another good citizen, who is selling out to leave the county. He intends to move to Marshall county in a short time. He now lives on the Tyler farm, in Hanging Grove, and there is where his sale will be, bat he formerly lived just north of town, for a great m ny years. His sale is set for Jan. 16th. W. I?}. Parks, the newly appointed city marshal, had mnch good experience of the needs of the streets, when he was a member of the City Council, and member of the street committee. He ought and doubtless will, be specially valuable for that reason, when the Council combines the duties of Marshal and Street Commissioner. James Hill, the 92 year old owner of the former Jordan Tp. McCoy land, has divided the same among his foqr sons. To William, the oldest, who performed most of the work connected with the purchase, and it was a big job, is given 640 acres, where Walter Porter lives. To Frank the 480 acres where Mark Reed lives, and to Charley, the 480 acres where J. A. Williams is. Reece, who lives in Brook, is to get , the retraining 300 acres. Bat he

has not got it yet and his pace may have to slow down a few degress before he does. Walter Porte/, who had thought some of quitting farming and moving t 6 Rensseladf, has concluded to work the gold mine otherwise stfey at farming, for a year longer at least, and he ba§ therefore leased the (MOacres where he now is for another year. Mark Reed will also work his,same tract again, and we understand ? the same Statement applies to Mr. Williams.

IfllMAl The worst of the corn blockade is now over and the elevators here are again able to handle all that comts tp them. ' ■ • • , _ . * i Miss Laurel Biggs, who has been employed in a millinery store at Warren, Ind., returned to her home here Tuesday evening. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson, wife, son and nurse, Miss Ora Knight, all took theirdeparture for Washington this forenoon, going by way of Chicago. , Lola Tyler Gates, Opera Moose, Friday Night Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bellows, Remington’s latest bridal couple, took the 10 a. m. train here today 7, for a short bridal visit jn Chicago, where'he has a sister living. J. C. Borntrager and family, of southwest of town, arrived home last evening from a two weeks’ visit, with his mother and sister, at Fort Wayne, and his wife’s rela- — Omar Morlan, a son-in-law, has been appointed administrator o the estate of the late William McDonald, of near Pleasant Ridge, The estate was quite a large one, mostly in personal property, which is estimated at $21,000 and the bond required of the administrator was $12,000. Simon Leopold has gona to Chicago, to take lessons in a tailors’ cutting school, for a couple of months, with a view, when he returns, of starting a merchant tailoring and shirt making establishment here. It is an enterprise that has in it possibilities for a large deveopement, and to be a good thing for Rensselaer.

John E. Alter and brother Amos, of near Parr, went southward, this afternoon, on the wings of the northwest wind and the wheels of the two o cloek train. They are head for Florida, which next to the “Hoosier Hunting Grounds” is Bill Bat’s old Stamping Ground. As for Amos, however, he has never been south before. They expect to spend the winter there. The Democrats of this district, at their convention, at Monon Tuesday elected James H. Risk, of Lafayette, as their district chairman. There was considerable opposition to 7 the election of Risk but the brethren concluded they would risk it with Risk. And come to think about it they have mighty little to risk, in this district. The candidates were Editor Geo. L. Robey, of the Fowler Review, and Lawrence Becker, of Hammond.

The Middlekamp Brothers and Sisters, and mother, Mrs. Mary Kroeger, of Knirnan, whose house was burned a few 'weeks ago have decided to quit farming and move away and will make a public sale on Jan. 19th. It is their intention to rao ’e teKramer, where there own property, and where some ot them have constant employment in the Mndlavia hotel. They are a hustling and capable lot of people and though they lost heavily at their fire trfey are not crying over spilled m’jk, but are going right ahead to make it back again.

The violent blasts of wind which , I ' ■ ’ • i W- ' _ ’ _ came/ up Wednesday afternoon, about four o’clock, did some damage to the court house.. The wind carried away the rope and pulley from the Jlag staff and these in falling, caught and broke off one of the stone ornaments, or finals, from near the top of the-tower. This heavy piece of stone, in falling broke £ large hole in the mhin rqof of \the building. Janitor Motlan proceeded |with customary expeditioi, to mend the hole in the roof, but the fallen- flag rope and pulley and the broken finial are likely to be long in mending.