Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

lUESItI. . .... J. L. Tamer, of Jordan Tp., went to Winamac today on business. C. D. Novels is carring his goods today, preparatory to his removal to Parsons, Kansas. * J. C. Frazee, of Pern, Ind., is here looking after his farms in Barkley tp. A. ten pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Haas, of Lafayette Monday, January 29th. Born, Monday evening, Jan. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Bissenden, north of the railroad, a daughter. Mrs. C.*W. Coen is suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism, at their home on McCoy avenue. Jordan township will hold a Sun--day School convention at Mt Hope church on Feb; 22. • Mrs. Alfred Collins went to Channahon, 111., today, for a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. F. K. Rich. Mrs. Dr. Lawrence went to her home in Columbia City, today after a week’s visit with her niece Jilts. Joe Jefferies. 7 Mr. and Mrs. O. H, Shireman returned to their home in Condo, N. Dak., today, after a short visit with her brother, W. C. Milliron and iamily. Mrs. Will Redden, of Ok land 111., and Mrs. Dr. Marshall, of Ell wood, Ind., returned home today after a few days’ visit with W. E. Brown and tamily. A. C. Abbott who has been making his home with relatives here since last November, went to Indi where he will remain in the future.

The continued mild weather is beginning to show its eftects on the roads, which are getting bad for the first time this winter. As yet, however the mud is not very deep. Young men contemplating enlist ment in the militia company can meet the officers at the Armory this evening. Begular drill Wednesday evening at which a full attendance is desired in order to discuss the purchase of athletic apparatus. Mrs. Will Donnelly, and family whose return from Texas was mentioned have taken up their residence with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyers, on Front street. Her sister, Miss Mary Meyers, who ■went to Texas with them, also returned when they did. Thomas Crockett is beginning to move his belongings into towD, rom his place four or five mile southeast. He will ocupy John Greenfield’s residence, in the east part of town, and who is intending ter live on his farm near Surrey. Tom’s son will work his farm. Henry Eiglesbach is moving from the J. M. Wasson farm, south east of town, onto the old Eigels bach place, a mile or two southwest, which he bought last summer. Werner Miller, who has been on the place, is moving to the old Stackhouse place, four miles north, which he now owns. 4 George Lundy, partner with Earl Duvall in the clothing and furniture store they will soon start in A. Leopold’s building, is here assisting in the work of preparing to open their store. Borne of their goods have already arrived but they do not expect to open uutil March Ist. Mr. Lundy s home is at Gosport, lud., but he has been in a store at Bockville for some years past. _ ■ - The Jasper County Telephone Company closed up I lie"sale of its Bemington exchange 10 the Hemington company, Monday after doou. The sale includes only the Bemingtod local exchange and

connecting farm lines, the Rensselaer company still keeping their toll lines to and through Remington.

Mrs. Crumpacker, wife of Representative Crumpacker, of Valparaiso, held a large reception in the Dewey Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. She was assisted by Mrs. Jacobson of Valparaiso, and Miss Penfield. daughter of Judge Penfield. Mrs., Crumpacker returned to Washington little more than a week ago, her first trip here this season. Mrs. Cromer, wife of Representative Cromer, of Indiana, is spending this winter in Europe, and is greatly missed from the congressional contingent at the Dewey. Mrs. Penfield arrived only a few days ago to spend some time here. —lndianapolis News Washington Correspondence. • Mrs. and Mrs. W. L. Piper, of Denver, Ind., are here for a few days visit with their relatives Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron and old friends and neighbors here. They formerly lived a mile or two north east of town, on a form then owned by the Piper family, but moved away ten years ago and this 4s their first visit back here si nee, and they are much surprised and pleased at the great improvements that have been made here since they left. Mr. Piper has been conducting a flourishing drag store in Denver ever since they left here. It has developed in Cincinnati, 0., through a woman’s story, that Thomas J. Tucker, serving a life sentence in the -prison north,for murder, is probably innocent and that the husband of the woman William Joseph, who was the principal witness in the conviction of Thomas, swore falsely. Joseph was a few days- ago sent to the Kentucky prison for murder and feeling that he was safe from doing her bodily harm, the wife decided to tell what he had told her about the Thomas case. Thomas was convicted five years ago for the killing of Ada Bagwell; of Mt Vernon, this state.

From later and fuller reports of the mad-dog scare out at the depot district a few days ago, it seems to have been an entirely groundless affair, and which resulted in the unnecessary killing of a dog highly valued by its owner. It really belonged to P. W. Liston, who has jost move I to'B roand who left the dog, a fall blood shepherd, in care of Mrs. Stone until he could come after it. When the excitement started the dog walked into Mrs. Stone’s house growling evidently having had its temper disturbed by something, but that it was not mad is quite evidenf, from its carrying its over its back, whereas a dog with rabies is said always to carry its tail drooping. However Mrs. Stone ;i ml daughter hiked out for Harry Heed’s house and the dog trotted peacefully along behind them, and into the house, also. Then the women raised a hullabaloo with sticks and brooms, and scared the dog so that he lan out and took refuge under Firman Butherford’s back porch. Here Clarence Thompson, Mose Ilodshire and another b.»y tried to drive him out but he was too scared to leave. Then they got a piece of meat from RuUtorford’s shop, and for this the dog ventured out, which he never would have done had he been mad, and as soon as he got out the Thompson boy shot him. He did not go into Firman’s shop after he was shot, as was formerly stated. Mr. Liston is ranch vexed at the killing of his dog and it is said he wants SSO from the pa* tics who killed him, but it is hard to see bow he can collect anything, unless he can hold the Thompson boy’s lather, which is not likely.

Rev. J. B. Bair, the lormer pas tor of the Baptist church here, left today with his family for their future home at Beaver City, in Newton county. As before stated, he has traded bis Rensselaer property, the former Watson place, at the south end of Weston street, for a sto k of goods at Beaver City, and which his son Floyd has charge of. Mr. Bair himself will continue in the ministerial work, having accepted pastoral charge of Beaver City and Prairie Vine Baptist churches.

WEDNESDAY W. A. McKinzie went to Thorn town, visit relatives. Born, this Jan. 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins, of Barkley tp., a son. Bert Yeoman, on one of the Makeever farms, is very sick with pneumonia. • - Born this, Wednesday morning, Jan. 31st, to Dr. and Mrs. I. M. Washburn, a daughter. Tuesday’s drying and last night’s freezing weather made the roads all sound and solid again, although a little rough in places. The disease Grandmother Austin is afflicted with, in Chicago, is sclerosis of the arteries, and the physicians do not holdj out any hopes for her improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wright, of Dromond, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Sarah Wright, of Mazon, 111., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willis. Jamie Willis has purchased a pair of pet roons from Chris Morganegg and will keep them-in the window of the Willis bicycle store Atenthasb3en raised on th vacant lot adjoining Fred Phillips’ second hand store, for the purpose of Russ Harmon’s big thoroughbred stock sale Saturday. Mrs. W. D. Sayler and sister, Miss Ida Hamm, went to Richmond Ind., today, called by the sickness of their sister, Mrs. Luthur Grose’s 26 year old son, who with consumptiottr-^- r -

Josephine Minicus, formerly of Bensselaer, now of Chicago Heights, was taken Sunday with a severe attack of appendicitis, and Monday was taken to Wesley ho pital, Chicago, for an operation. Mr and Mrs. C. D. Nowels and daughter Floy, took their depar ture, for their new home, at Parsons, Kansas, at 3:30 this afternoon where their many friends will wish them plenty of health and prosper ity. Montaville Flowers is the next number on the Library lecture course, and he will be here next Monday night, Feb. sth. As a one man entertainment, press and people all unite in proclaiming him one of the best now on the road. The temperature took a sudden and rather severe chill Tuesday afternoon, but has recovered from from it now and the last day of January is mild and pleasant, like most of its other days have been. The lowest temperature reached last night was 16 degrees. Contractor John Hack ,of Lowell, was in town today, for the first time since his long and very dangerous sickness mentioned some

time ago, and which has caused him fire months of suffering, and not fully over it yet. It was caused by an aggravated attack of shingles, affecting his head and face. The St. Joseph’s college authorities have definitely decided to erect a new and larger and finer chapel this coming season, and to turn the present chapel into a domitory; it being the intention to make provisions for about 50 more students than can now be accommodated.

Will Moore, who has been on a ranch up near Boselawn for 'some time, is now shipping his household goods to Colombia, Mo., where he is to take charge of one *of Nelson Morris's big stock rauclies. He is a son of Squire W. E. Moore, of oar otty; - A ust JEosenbaum went up Hammond today, to look for allocation for a saloon, against the time of their inevitable closing up here. But their is “hi vays room for oue more” wheu it comes to saloons at

■- • Hammond, and for several more ; when it comes to that. And the ’: many new towns which are bein j established up in that region wil J furnish plenty more of such open inga. Rosey was formerly in the saloon business ap there

Newland came to the front Tnesday, with a lively scrapping match between Henry Dahncke, general foreman of the Gifford’farms, and a Mr. Butch, who carries the mail on the Aix, Gifford and Newland Star router. And being a star router it is said to have been easy for Henry to nMke him see stars, which he did a plenty. The cause or the merits of the trouble have not been available here yet: Comrades Cal Porter and Dave Yeoman are jointly and severally raising a crop of whiskers for the wild winds ol March to toy with. There is a mutual agreement be

fween them to let the whisker grow where it listeth nutil April Ist and if either yields before that time to the seuse of loss of pers nal attractiveness because of too much hairiness, and takes a shave, he is tcTTdrfeit’ a certain amount of cash to the other. Bets that both will hang to the hair to the end are offered on heavy odds, but with few takers. Mrs. Ed Irwin, who attended the Tippecanoe county poultry show at Lafayette Tuesday, say Jasper county has them: ski nued on character of poultry exhibits. There were more varieties of poultxy but exhibits were better and more extensive in what varieties were represented. Thus at Lafayette only four turke 8 were shown, and one coop of pigeons. Barred Plymouth Rocks also were not in it with onr show. Mrs. Irwin had thought some of baying some more Light Brahmas to aid to her own flock but she saw none as good as those she already owns.

The three Fair Oaks gents, Boy Brohardt, Dewey Daywitt and Bill Martin, who have been doing time since Christmas for disturbing a public meeting, • finished their sentence yesterday in the county jail were discharged. Mulder of Wheatfield, will crawl ont with the ground hog Friday, and this will leave only three prisoners, and with Newton county in a majority. The one remaining Jasper man is John G. Moritz, of Kersey. So many going ont will mane it seem lonesome at the jail, for the sheriff’ 1folks, bat they consider it a mighty good lonesome. When M. F. Thompson, who brutally murdered his father-in law, a while ago, near Delphi, afterwards committed suicide, another woman, Mrs. Nancy Beed, of Frankfort, came forward and claim ed she was Thompson’s lawful wife, and claimed a part of his estate, which was not very much after the lawyers had got done with it. She brought suit to establish her claim and proved that she had been mar ried to Thompson way back before he went to the war. But the law yers for the other side sprang a sur prise on the old lady by proving that she had been divorced from Thomoeon, at Lafayette, in 1865. The old lady said “da tell, L never heered of that before,” and journeyed back to Frankfort.

We are iu receipt of a marked copy of a Plymouth paper says a neighboring exchange which con tains a long account of how the county treasurer of that county had turned into the treasury a few dollars he had received as interest on public funds, entrusted to bis care It read to us like a grand staud bid for popularity. There is no law authorizing a county treasurer to loan public fund, and the law uoea not contemplate such loaus. A County Treasurer does so only at at bis own risk, and t<J turn interest

so derived back and its acceptance by the county is a public acknowledgement that be considers tbe county a partner with him the risk and the probabilities are the court would hold the eftects to be to release his bondsmen from any responsibility in case tb o loaus so made should not be repaid. That county and her treasurer is‘getting into deep water by this grand stand play. We wonder if the (Treasurer don’t pay rent too for his office rooms iu the court house.

niUttDAl l " , V B. D, Comer went to Chicago cn business today. J. M. Wood wefit to Chicago todav for a visit of several days. , ' J * ■ 7 A two year old son of Festns Ounpp, ot Surrey, has a very serious case of pneumonia. Born Wednesday night Jan. 31st, to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bond, fonr miles east of town, a daughter.

There will be a total eclipse of the moon, visible here on the night of Feb. 9th. It will not b 3 total until after midnight. Miss Blanche Dyer returned, to Chicago, today, after a visit of ten days with her mother Mrs. 8. U. Dobbins.

Mrs. S. E. Graham, of Kokomo arrived here this morning and went from here to Parr to visit her daughter Mrs. Belle Pettit, an -infant child of whom is very dangerously sick. Randolph Wright from west of town went to Chicago today to consult a specialist about a growth on "the right side’of the neck, expecting to have it removed while there. Paul Dresser, anthor of “On tl e Banks of the Wabash” and a number other popular songs, died at New York, W ednesday, of heart disease.

February opens with a wild and windy demon >tration, in preparation for the grand aonual acular appearance of the ground hog, dae Friday morning. Squire W. fl. Churchill, who has been running a store at Parr for the past year or so, has just sold the same to Logan Wood, and will move back to Rensselaer. The subject at the Presbyterian church Sabbath morning will be “The Great Commission,” in the evening the pastor will speak on the subject '‘The Unexpected Guest” Everybody welcome. The new seats for the M. P. church, lor which the orders were sent some month or two ago, have been expected daily for some weeks, but as yet they have failed to arrive. Moutaville Flowers will devote his entire time Monday evening, at the Library Lecture, to a rendition or “interpretation” of Hamlet; a role in which he is said to have but few equals. Mrs. Harry Burkhalter* whose husband deserted her some months ago, is now packing her goods preparatory to going to her parents, in Wisconsin, and who are amply able to give herself and children a good home, and have aft along been anxious for her to come to them. A. C. Marlow returned to Lafayette today, after a short visit with 6is father, J. C. Marlow, [southeast of town.

Bobert McGuire, a student at St. Joseph’s college, returned to his home in Memphis, Tenn., today, being compelled to stop college for a time on account of weak eyes. Charles Nichols, a former resident of Bensselaer, and a section boss on the Monon here, has jmt been appointed to a similar position on tbesame road, at Hammond. Dee Koberts, son of Pre s Boberts, west of town, left today for a visit with relatives in Valparaiso and Chicago, and from there will go to Pueblo Colo., where his sister, Mrs. Lilian Cole, resides, and where he expects to remain permanently. The Boyal Vaudeville Comedy Co., will be at ihe Ellis Opera Friday night Feb. 2nd. Sportsmen of Morocco are raising money to build a club house on the Kankakee river near where the Indiana Harbor railroad crosses that stream. The building will be more especially for the accommodation of Morocco hunters and fishermen, bat sportsmen from n distance will be furnished shelter free of charge when possible to k accommodate them. • __ * ' * Jasper county skinned them all again, at the big poultry and pet stock show, in Chicago, last week as far as any exhibits were made. Os Kitcbey got first on biggest old tom turk his old two year old weighing 48 pounds. He.also got first prize On highest scoring ycufug. toms, the one he exhibited scoring 197 points out of a possible 100.

I The enterprising citizens of Do* I Mofte, which tried the first cannery in Jasper county, and, as we regret to say, made a failure of it, as most other canneries did also, have decided to try a creamery this time, Sind with much fairer prospects for success. Their company is already organized and the land bought for for the building. The directors of the company are John Rnisaard, L. H. Kenyon, John Schatzley, Henry Bossma, F. M. Hart, John Van Beek and Jacob Greet.

An. editor was sitting in his office smoking, when he had occasion to use- his telephone. He arose, laid the cigar he was smoking on a chair, and took down the receiver. Just as he lifted the receiver a friend stepped into the office and started to sit down in the chair. Not realizing the operator could hear what he was saying, and jnst da she was about to say, “Number please!” in her sweetest tones, the editor yelled: “Look out there! You’ll burn yonr pants.” Communication between him and central was at once cut off, and about half an hoar later the manager called and demanded an explanation. His explanation was satisfactory to the manager, but central refused to be comforted.—Exchange.

The Royal Vaudeville Comedy Company, the attraction that has bee npleasing large andienceseverywhere will be seen at tnc Ellis Opera House, Friday, Feb. 2nd., The Press in all cities in which they have appeared are loud in their praise of this well known Comedy Co. of Vaudeville players. Herbert and Vance, the refined Musical Artists, who made each a decided hit abroad, are with this company, Miss Lola Watts, the bright sunbeam, is one of the best comodiennes on the stage, this lady is the first one known to have had a diamond set in her tooth. Sommers and Winters, singers, talkers and dancers, receive more encores at every performance than any other act of its kind in America. The dancing of these stars is something phenominal. The closing act is a comedy entitled, “A Dress Rehearsal” and is produced by this company and is the most laughable seen in many a day. In this act is introduced the Dancing Dolls, one of the brightest features ever seen in vaudeville. The prices will be 25, 35 and 50 cents.