Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY. F. W. Gardner, of Monon, was •l - . ■- • ■ •- -. 1 •- here ou business this morning. Mrs. Jesse Suyder went to Monon today for a short visit with parents. - A daughter was born Monday to Samuel Reece and wife, of Barkley tp- r-<. Burgess Dillon is Just getting about agai u'after two weeks confinement to his house from lumbago, Mr. and Mm. John Guss. of Biwabik, Minn., are here fora visit with relatives and to rent his faim in Union township. Rev. j. Carl Parrott and wife went to Chalmers today, and to morrow he will conduct a funeral in Round Grove township. , Rev. A. Golden Work, now of South Chicago, is this week con ducting revival meetings iu the First Presbyterian church, in Hammond.

Os Ritehey went to Chicago today to look after a bunch of big turks he is exhibiting at a big poultry show, being held there, in the 7t.h regiment armory building. He seems to be the only one of our raisers of fine pou try who is ex hibiting at this show. R. W. Marshall returned home today from Will County, 111., where he was visiting relatives, and to accompany home from there his son Joseph H. Marshall, who lias been discharged from Longeliff asylum aud who will make a short visit here before going to his iu tended future home in California. The total additions to the mem bership at Rosebud church during the revival ju-fc closed were nine in stead of eight, as previously report ed. Nearly all of these are heads of families and people Of stability and substance" in the community, and thus of a class whose influence will be a great future help in building up the church. John Knight, of Rena-elaer, brakeman on the local freight between Chicago and Mouon, is on a ten days’lay off, suffering from a spraiued ankle and other slight injuries received north of town last Saturday afternoon, when he jumped from the caboose of the local while it was traveling at about 30 miles an hour. Regular freight No. 73, threatened to run into the

ocal and John apprehending the langer, risked the leap, to avoid he collision. Postmaster Sherwiu has been inlontinently bounced at Goshen, for bitting solicitors for campaign unds after the employes of j|is of ice, in violation of the civil service aws. This is the same business [J. 8. Judge Baker was mixed up n and only saved his hide by virtue bf the statute of limitations, —mores he pity, for when the Judge of a fiigh oourt deliberately violates aud ljuts the laws of the country, he is

he very chap that ought to be node uu example of. \ The much prophesied coid wave s'rived some time last night, no& !»W much behind schedule time i»also with its snow about snowed oi its blow atwut blowed out and i freeze about froozo out The

was only a mere flurry, and tlblow a gentle breeze and the cc only a2O above zero mark. Vindications do not seem to be th*,he wejatber has anything much wo* up its sleeve, this trip; thoti what it may do later is not; to bounted ftn. Anyhow, so far, \ thispon has l**en very fortunate comipd with i*» ! places, and even farther aw.t> than Chicago i M > en wild weather of al most fy kind, including one of the w*gleet storms ever known there, \ which has pretty nearly tied ujg whole business.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tilton were called to Wheatfleld his former home this morning by the death of a relative of Mrs. Tilton's, understood to have been an infant. Ferry Gwin relumed home Saturday from about 18 days stay at Mhdlavia springs, and seeming, ly cured ot his rheumatism, though still not having fully regained his strength from after his long sickness. The new secretary of the state Republican central committee is C. W. Riddick, editor of the Winamac Republican. He is an able editor and a fine fellow generally, and will make an excellent secretary, beyond a doubt. The story given in the Michigan City News shows np the Chicago American iu great shape. A young newsboy sent a sensational. Jnjt utterly false acconut of a robbery to the yellow sheet and at the sane time ordered 100 extra copies. The desired red headlines produced the desired sales, aud the newsboy on narrowly escaoed jailing by the police. Monday was the day appointed by G. E. Murray to move into his new building, but owing to the rain the removal was postponed until today, but it began bright and early this morning. It is a big job to move a big store stock of even a little distance, but this time so many hands have leen employed and their labors have been so systematically directed, that noon nearly saw the job about finished. Prof. E. M. Bruce, of the Indiana Normal School faculty at Terre Haute has been making analyses of many food products bought in retail stores, and doing so solely for class work, with no purpose to furnish evidence in court. 'He finds 75 per cent of the articles adulterated. Alum was found in flour, copper in pickles and olives to give them a green color, coal tar dyes in abundance .in jellies and catsup aud gypsum in baking powder, evidently for no other pur pose than |to give weight Comb honey was made of glucose and pariffin, the latter for the comb. Prof. Bruce-«ays the fault is with the consumer, who wishes cheap stuffs. The trade goes to the dealer who sell? the cheap, adulte rated articles and goes to him wittingly.

WEDNESDAY

Born, Tuesday, Jan. 23rd to Mr. aud Mrs. Will Clark, of north of town, a son. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe are visiting relatives at New Philadelphia, Ohio, for a few daya Miss Donna Harinon returned to her home at Pontiac, today, after an extended visit with relatives here. It SV. Dr. J. 8. Bitler, the evangelist, will begin his meetings at Trinty, M. B. church tonight. Everybody is invited to attend the meeting.

Chairman Goodrich has appointed the Republican plate convention >o beheld on April lift* and 12th. Jasper couuty will have 11 delegates. Mrs. Mattie Grant who has sold her house on Frout stieet to W. F. Hodges, hat* rented Charles Itolnnson’s home, on College street, and wilt move into the same In a few days. Referee Bowers has again sent out notices of a meetings of the Me- ; Coy bank and the V. McCoy credi* ! tors, on Feb. 3rd, at Hammond, to arrange for declaring another divideud in each estate. | Victor Yeoman, on the I). H. Yeoman farm, north of town, got a severe and very painful kick by a 1 horse, on bis leg, this morning, : and sent for a physician, thinking

* the leg was broken. The doctor ifound nothing worse, however, than a bad braise. The infant whose funeral called County Recorder Tilton and wife to Wheatfleld Tuesday, was a baby girF, born to Township Trustee Robert A, Mannon and wife, about 8 days before. It was their first child. Mrs. Mannon and Mrs. Tilton are sisters. Uncle Wallace Shedd, of just cast of town, had a severe and dan •gerous attack of bleeding at the Boße r this morning, but it was finally stopped by a physician. He is subject to these attacks, and they are of an unusual character, nyd caused by ruptured arteries. Ben Baker, one of the Roselawn parties in our jail, was discharged Monday, his time having expired, and this reduced the number of prisouers in the jail to six. -However a man named Mulder was brought down from Wheatfleld, today, by Marshal Jake MeLer, to serve 11 days for drunk which brought the number back to the old figure of 7. The sheriff and his family will be glad when the number runs down to nothing, again.

The next number in onr preeeut season's excellent lecture court-e will be Friday evening week, being that fast becoming famous entertainer and impersonator, Wallace Bruce Amsbar'. The entertainment will be held at the library auditorium. The price of single.admissions, including a reserved seat is 50 cents, schoolchildren half priee. The price of seasou tickets, good for this and the two remaining numbers is only sl. And this surely surely is a snap for those wise enough to take advantage of it. Manager Ellis has secured the Leßoy Stock vjc mpauy, reported by the press of the cities they have played in to be an exceptionally fine repertoire company, for the last three this ween. A new play will be put on each night and new and attractive specialties are advertised. The popular prices, 10, 20 aud 30 cents prevail. Everal J. Smith, who is arranging to move to South Dakota, will make a public sale on bis father Jeff S mith’s place on February 9th Everal is the first man -we have printed a bill for, who has broken the old time but outwore custom of giving credit, on sums of $5 or more. He has placed the limit at SLO, and in these days of plenty of money that limit is plenty small enough. No man ought to waut to give a note for a less sum than $lO. The sun rose clear and bright this morning, the air was soft aud mild, the (jay) birds were singing and the smoke from the chimneys ascending straight into the air, all indicating that the stormy season was past and good weather again in paospect. The extreme cold which was naturally to have been expected to follow the excessive heat and heavy rains, and which the weather bureau were very positive in predicting, seems to have spent its force in the northwest, and the coldest that reached here, which was last night, was still 11 degrees above zero.

THURSDAY

James Irwin made a business visit to Chicago today. Mrs. A. Leopold went to Hammond today for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Leo Wolf. Misses Edith and Mabel Strick faden returned toilay from a visit ot several days visit with friends in Delphi. Lew Robinson went to Oxford today, where he will work for his brother Charles, who is farming Ed Heath's big farm. I. A. South returned to his home iu Marshall County, today, after a week’s visit with Harry Adamson, near McCoysburg. The D. A. R. will meet with Mrs. Geo. K. Murray Friday afternoon, Jan. 2*th. John Hunter, who was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital, al Indianapolis two weeks ago, with a bad case of appendicitis, was operated on there last Saturday, and is now doing well.

DelOt Thompson, B. F Fendig and Jack Montgomery are hi Jfonticello ou telephone business today. ' Some 50 or «0 persons were entertained at an evening party, last evening, by Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long, at their residence on River street. Six handed euchre was the principal amusement Mrs. A. J. Harmon of west of town, was called to LaSalle, 111., last Sunday, by the fatal sickness of her sister, Miss Nannie Doyle, and whose death occurred Tuesday, after four mouths’ sickness. Her funeral was held today. The "Little Indian” cigar store moved last night into Abe Long’* new room, in the Murray-Long building, and now the entire ground floor of the building is occupied, and most of the second story, and what of that is not occupied is eu gaged, except some -of the back

rooms. A four months old infant child ol Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Pettit, of between Parr auil Surrey, is in a very dangerous condition from a combi nation of lung, stomach and bowel troubles. They are the couple who lost a baby last year from getting a kernel of corn or some similar article, in its throat. . C. E. Jolly and wife arrived to.day from Francesville. He is the new owner of the old Hershmau store near the depot, and will now rewaiu and conduct the same, having already purchased a new stock. He will occupy both rooms, the Hendrickson barber shop moving into a room two doors further noi th. Will Zard for the past six years 'employed at John Eger’s will now take the place in the Chicago Bar gain Store grocery department made vacant by Chas. Simpson’s resignation. Evert Leach has taken Zard's position in Eger's and John Ramey has tiken Leach’s place driving the express wagon. Miss Ethel Mills, formerly a resi dent of Rensselaer, when her sisters, Misses Frances and Emily, were teachers in our city schools, passed through here today on the 10:55 train on her way from Chicago to Ladoga, where she will visit relatives. It is probable she will stop here on her way back to Chicago to visit Mies Gertrude Hopkins and other friends.

In spite of the constant sncces sion of public sales, yet up to this time not a sale has been postpoo ed on account of bad weather. Last Monday, when it rained all day, was the worst day yet when there was a public sale, yet C. E. Case, of Jordan, had his sale that day and he had a big crowd and the pjoperty all sold at good prices. Last year sale after sale had to be postponed on account of bad weather or icy roads. John D. Ellis, son o<f the Mayor, now a stqdent at Chicago University, is keeping up the traditions of Rensselaer in athletics. He has just acheived the coveted honor of securing a place in the track team of his class, the Freshman. He made it by getting third in the 60 yards dash in a field of 45 competitors. He made it in five and a half seconds. John is doing fine class

work at the university, too. The Indianapolis Star says:|There will be much more point and cogency to these complaints against Gov. Hanly when the complainants submit iu evidence some] provision of the law which he has violated either iu letter or spirit or show that his actions are unprofitable to the public treasury pr dictated by a desire to pervert the law and shield wrongdoers from the consequence* of their acts ” It seems to*us that here is a proposition that is impossible to meet. In the way of typographical errors one recently made by The j Republicans typoes may bo inoti- , tiorted, It was in ads, and sail} said pour krout was the great “lion regulator,’! whereas it should have read “liver regulator.'’ Not such a wild guess at John’s hand-writing, after all, but John says it was way oft, because lionfl j dont like sour krout and the only way they eve; could possibly bo known to eat it, would be by taking l it second handed so to Jspea*, in* 1 side of a nice fat Dutchman.