Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TOESMY. Judge S. P. Thompson made a business trip to Chicago, today. Judge C. W. Hanley has gone to Delphi, today, to try an important city election case forjudge Palmer. J. C. Reynolds, of Delphi, was here today, for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. Hettie Reynolds. Rev. A. R, Harper has gone to Niles, Mich., to engage in a series of revival meetings. U. M. Baughman, A. J. McFarland, F. E. Babcock, Geo. Ketchum Eli Gerber, John Eger and J. E. Spitler attended the Jackson Day banquet, et Lafayette, Monday. The Valparaiso Merchants As sociation has recognized the value of newspaper advertising aud at a recent meeting adopted a resolution “not to. advertise in any thing but newspapers.” W. L. Wishard returned home from Big Rapids, Mich., Sunday, where he went to attend the futferal of his wife’s father, Alfred Crisler. Her mother is still very sick there, and she will stay with her qnti her sickness ends, one way or another. Mr. aud Mrs. H. R. Kurrie have gone to Chicago and will make their home there the rest of the winter, in order that Mr. Kurrie may be nearer his duties as assist ant general solicitor of the Monon railroad company.

John “Hunter was taken to St Vincent’s hospital, Indianapolis, Monday and not to Chicago, as was erronionsly stated. His operation for appendicitis will not bo perform ed for a day or two yet. Ross Hawkins, a former resident, now of Tipton, is here for a few days visit with friends. He is a motorman and conductor on the inter urban lines at Tipton, and staying right by his job and doing well. Delphi Herald: Judge Hanley, of Rensselaer will be here tomorrow to hear the city election case wherein the Republican city organize lion is 'seeking to force a special election in the first ward to decide the tie vote which waa cast at the November election for William Jett and Councilman Frank Julias. James Kirby Risk, who was elected chairman of the tenth congressional district Democratic commit* tee at Monon, bears the distinction of being at the same time precinet committee in in and chairman,. city chairman, county chairman and district chairman. This is the first time in the memory of Lafayette Democrats that one man has held all four positions simultaneously.

The January term of the Newton circuit court begins next Monday. As the court house matter now seems to be definitely settled, and the building at Kentlang on the sure way to early completion, it seems likely that the term will be a rather tame affair. Still, you never ean tell what a day, or Mo roeoo, may bring forth, in Newton county. People were more scared than hurt by the prophecies of a cold wave last night There was indeed apretty sharp fall in temperature but the lowest mark reached was still six degrees above zero, which is not very severe weather for the time of year, nor as severe as we have already experienced several times before this winter. The two Baptist organizations formed a Union Sunday school, last Sunday morning. R. B. Porter wasv.l»usen Superintendent, John Rush assistant Superintendent, Mrs.Jos. Long secretary, and Judson H-. Perkins, treasurer. The Sunday school will meet in the First Baptist building for the present at

least. Dennis Gleason, the old time horse buyer, slipped in here last evening, to bny a couple loads of horses. He reports that when he left home, at Liberty, in he southeast corner of the state, a big snow storm was in progress and six inches had already fallen. Up in Hammond, at the opposite corner of the state, a big snow storm is also reported, whereas Jasper county still rejoices in the luxury of bare ground. f l *. . . _ ■ The Indiana State Dairy asocsiation will meet at Anderson Janaary 24 and 25. It will be the sixteenth annual gathering of the association. Hon. 8. L. Forkner, mayor of Anderson, will welcome those attending the meeting aud Dr. G. V. Wolien, of Indianapolis, will respond to 1 the greeting. P. R. Edgerton, of Lafayatte, will read a paper on “City Milk Supply” at the afternoou session of the open iug day. The Rev. Z. T. Sweeney, State fish and game commissioner, and wife, of Columbus, Ind, will go to Washington next month where they are to reside for an indefinite time. Mr. Sweeney will take charge of the Vermont Avenue Christiau church during the absence of the regular pastor, the Rev. F. D. Power who will join the Rev. B. B. Tyler’s party in a journey to the Holy Land.

The poultry show in the K. of P. building is filling up today with an almost surprisingly large and excellent exhibit of the various lines oi domestic fowls. The show in many different lines of ohickens, is very fine, but especially so in Plymouth Rocks and Cochins. Turkeys are also finely represented. The pigeon industry has also brought out of coops of very fine birds. The patronage is not yet what it onght to be, but the attendance is expected to greatly increase* later in the week. The Fort Wayne Catholic diooese which includes Jasper County will be fifty years old in 1907 and the event will be celebrated through northern Indiana in an appropriate manner. The Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding| has deoided to publish a book containing a complete history of the diooese of every parish in his jurisdiction. The history of “each parish will cover the period from the time when missionery priests visited the community until the present days. Valuable statistical information will be a feature. The volume promises to be a work of great interest for the Catholics of northern Indiana.

Rensselaer now has a full supply of eity councilmen, and though we have uone to throw at the birds, we might lend one once in a while to less favored towns. We now have seven councilmen, which is one more than we ever had before, and two more than are likely to have again, very soon. The reason of this abundance is that the term of the new councilman at large, J. F. McColly, began with the first of year, while the terms of sncli of the old council as are not re elected, do not go out nntil in May. Titus E. Price, our former towns man, and brother of our present county surveyor, is now one of the very foremost lawyers at,Yankton 8. Dakota. He seems to be on one side or the other in about all the big cases tided there, and in one of them, just recently concluded, be so conducted it as to gain a substantial victory, and to acquire a greatly extended recognition of his legal abilities. It was a murder case and evidently one of the most noted and stubbornly contested ever held in that state. He was the principal attorney for the defense, and though it looked mightily like his client would be lucky

to escape hanging on any terms, yet he really got only firaf years in the • penitentiary. ." • ; ‘

• WEMNESNAX j | Mayor Ellis made a trip to Chicago, today. • Born, Jan. 9th, to Mr. and Mra. F. M. Pollard, 6 miles southeast of town, a daughter. t I ' 3 ■ 3S I - ‘j. Chested Lemasters, of Gas City,' is the guest of Prof. F. W. White, * and family, for a few days. Mrs. M. A. Churchill of Randall, Minn., left for that place, today, alter a, visit of some weeks with relatives in this vicinity. This is another piece of California winter weather we are having to day, with the sky clear, the son brtght, and the ground bare. C. D. Nowels is now trying to close up his affairs here qs soon as possible, preparatory to moving to Parsons, Kansas. That is a fine town, of about 13,000 inhabitants, and growing fast. ~ j&isses Mildred Spitler and Tliena Meyers ltit today to resume studies at Oxford, Ohio, and with them also was Mias Eva Brown, of Crown Point, who has been spending part of her vacation w ith her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Goff. A large party of the friends of Rev. J. C. t’arrett, pastor of the Presbyteriau church, surprised himself and hi? recent bride, at their residence, Tuesday evening, by a house keeping shower. There was a very large number of useful articles left with the popular young couple, as marks of the esteem in which they are held Iy the mem bersand friends of the congrega gatiou. S. H. Duvall, now of Nauton, Albert, Canada, arrived here last night, for a few weeks visit with his mother aud other relatives, it being his first trip back in ten years. Sam has the look of a pros perous citizen these days, and his reports bear out his appearance. He has been in Alberta three years and he states that himself and son Charley now own 320 acres of good land, 60 horses and cattle in proportion. _ Hershman & Hodges, the new law firm, expect to move into their new offices in the new bidding, early in the new year, and so many news, makes a newsy item. Added to which is the news that they have bought all the abstract books and other business of all kinds, of Mr. Hershman’s former partner, B. F. Ferguson. Last evening’s Indianapolis News has a big picture, somewhat in the cartoon due, of the leadiug participants at the Jackson day banquet at Lafayette, Monday evening. Among the pictures given, and there are only 14 of them, Jasper county .has the honor of having one, an ’ that is “Hon. John Eger of Rensselaer.” It is apretty good caricature of our jovial and prosperous townsman, bat is a little slimmer in build than the original, and he is far from thick. Probably it was taken before John reached the banquetting table.

rniIRSDA! Mrs. W. C. Babcock is in Chicago today. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth isvisting frieuds in Hammond, today. Mrs. Bert Golf is a Chicago visitor today. Oscar Hauter of southeast of town, made a business trip to Lafayette, today. Uncle Frank Grant, living west of the poor farm, bad a light stroke of paralysis Wednesday but is much better today. **” Mis. J. H. Kinney went to South Bend today, for an extended stay with her daughter, Mrs, Fred Chilcote. Dr. W. R. Hdrper, the celebrated president of Chicago University, died at his home in that city, Wednesday afternoon, of the effects of an internal cauoer. J. M. Rapp, of LeMoille, 111., the expert poultry judge who scored the exhibits at the poultry show herq this week, left this morning for Allegan, Mich., where he|has a similar engagement awaiting him. From there his next jump will be to some town way out in Missouri.

Evidently his services are in great demand, as a poultry expert Like .those of our former townsman, D. A. Stoner. If Uncle Tommy Dangherty and wife, who will soon move into their town property,, from their ‘ farm a couple of miles or so southeast, carry out their preseut intentions, they will not vemiin Rensselaer residents a very long time; They are strongly contemplating moving to Oregon, where they have several relatives located, and who,are very desirous that they shall conic out there also. It is probable that they will locate in Portland— 11 f'V'" The publication of the fact that B. F. Ferguson had sold a consider able part of his business to the n -w law firm of Hershman & Hodges, together with the statement that he contemplated moving to Washington, has created a mistaken impres sioD, to the effect that he has sold out ad his business, and proposes to move away at once. As a matter of fact, however, while he has sold his abstract books, law library and part of his insurance business, he still keeps part of the latter, and is still in the law and real estate business. In regard to his going to Washington, th it is only an ultimate intention, which may be a long time in being realized Mrs. Mary Lowe, lately of Monon now living here with her mother, Mrs. Wm Bossed, has been veiy painfully and dangerously sick from gall stones, since latt Monday. Dr. Byron Robinson, of Caicago, came down to see her latt evening, but found he • improving somewhat, and decided that an operation was not advisable at this time. The Township trustees held their first monthly meeting of the new year, in the County Superintendent’s office Monday, and it was a more than nsually important session County Auditor Leathermau was present and gave an explanation of “The relation of the Auditor’s, office to that of the Trustee,” and County Attorney R. W. Marshall gave a talk on “Legal Advice” All the trustees were present ex-, cept Harvey Davisson, of Union, who was prevented by sickness^ C. W. Rhoades, who won first prize on pigeon exhibits at the poultry show here this week, did so on a coop of Antwerp Homers, he imported direct from Antwerp, Belgium. He got 50 birds in this first shipment, and since then he has sent ia an order for 100 more, and they are now on the way over. These Antwerp birds are considered the best squab brreeders there are. Mr. Rhoades is certainly showing a commendible degree of enterprise ia the labor and expense he is going to in thus improving his pigeon flock.

O. K. Ritchey has just sold to Geo. O. Anderson, of Rushvslle, a tom turkey hatched the 25 of May, and weighing 32 pounds, for S2O. Emmet Pullins goes this still better by just having sold to McCoy Bros., a young tom, for S4O. Last year Mr. Pullins sold to A. M. Rapp, the poultry judge, a young tom for $25 in cash and five hen turks worth $5 each. The Remington Press suggests the name of Jesse D. Allman, of that place; as a good man for the Repubto nominate for county treasurer. He certainly is a good man for any county office he migh be nominated for, and it also certainly looks as thought Carpenter township had a clear right to tl^^uomi nation for Treasurer this