Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY. J. E. Donnelly and Eankin Halst< a 1 left this morning on a prospecting trip to Clarksville, Va. Charley Wiltshire returned to Chicago today after a short visit here with his mother who has been quite dangerously sick. Mrs. George W. Partlow atd daughter Nellie of Danville, 111., are visiting her brother Dr. E. C. English and family. Rev. and Mrs. J. Carl Parrett went to Monticello today where he will perform a marriage ceremony this afte noon. Miss May Yeoman and cousin Will Ewen, of Rossville, 111., returned home today, after a shoit visit with W. !. Yates and family. Mrs. Wm. Childers, who va* somewhat improved last week frem her long and severe sickness of rheumatism, is again very poorly. “The Bunch,” namely llyouig ladies, will give an oyster supper exclusively for its membership at the home of Miss True George this evening.

L. P. Shirer was down from Wheatfield Monday. He recently conducted a big public sale at his farm there preparatory to moving to the old Clouse farm, north of town, now owned by Joe Jackson. E. L. Case, who recently held a public sale, gave up his intention of buying the Keister resturant, and has gone away. His present whereabout seem to be uncertain, his wife stating he had gone to ew Mexico. The township trustees with the exception of A. A. Fell, of Carpenter, and W. B. Yeoman, of Newton met iu their regular monthly see sion yesterday and were addressed by Superintendent Warren of the city school. No important business was transacted.

The funeral of J. L. Wood occurred at Goodland Monday. Deceased was in the neighborhood of 60 years old, 'and death resulted early Saturday morning from a cancer of long standing. His wife and several grown children survive him.

At Hammond last Saturday Trustee Chapman of the McCoy bank matters was authorized to declare the 10 per cent dividend in favor of A. McCoy & Co. creditors and 12i per cent in favor of A. McCoy creditors. The fund will be available in about two or three weeks.

The ground floor of the K. of P. building has been rented to Drake & Miller of Monticello, who will open it to the public Wednesday evening as a roller skating ruk This form of amusement has beeu revived at many places recently, and this same firm report having had good business at Monticello. Ira F. Burnham, of Boston, was here fiom Saturday to Monday, the guestofhis brother CJapt.J. A. Burnham and sister Mrs. M. L. Spitler. Their sister, Mrs. J. L. Swain, of Morocco, was also here, making four of the five remaining brotheis and sisters of an original family of 15 children. The absent brother is Alonzo D. Burnham, of Portsmouth N. H. The visiting biother is president and general mrnager of the United States Amalgamated Manufacturing Co., and come west on a business trip. John L., Sanford and Mell Makeover, the first mimed of whom was here visiting r» latives aud friends the first ol the week, have for many years been engaged in the mining business,\ chiefly as agents. They have offices in several cities, the Chicago office being conducted by John L., the New

York office by Sanford, and the Boston office by MeiL Other oranches are stationed at Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Harrisburg and other points. The firm has enjoyed considerable prosperty and are now arranging to consolidate all the offices into one large concern with New York as headquarters.

A large audience greeted Monta ville Flowers at the library auditorium last night and his rendition of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, during the course of which he impersonated the various lead ing characters of that play, gave general satisfaction. Not only was his impersonation exceedingly clever, but the extent of the text quoted and his ready adaptation of the characters so clearly and readily executed that an auditor could easily imagine himself witnessing a Shakespearian production where a score of actors were the performers. There now remains but one number in the lecture course, namely Dr. John Driver, on April 16th.

Because its employes were fie quently late a large London house recently ordered that the tardy ones should write their excuses in a book provided for that purpose. But the clerks proved lazy and unoriginal. At the top of a page a late one would write: “Train delayed” or “omnibus horse died,” as the case might be, and the rest fell into the habit of making ditto marks and letting it go at that But not long ago one man had a new excuse. He wrote with pride, “Wife had twins.” The second slow person that morning was in a great hurry and did not notice the innovation, but made his customary ditto marks, and the rest of the men on that page followed suit The excuse book was abolished. Floyd Meyer, a son of George F, Meyer, is reported to be quite sick. Earl Duvall and George D. Lundy, the new clothing and gent’s furnishing firm went to Chicago this morning to buy stock and fixtures.

WEDNESDAY F, A Ross and son Livingston went to Chicago this morning to attend the automobile show. B. Torsythe and wife went to Chicago today on a stock purchasing trip. Mrs. B. Forsythe returned yester. day from a two weeks’ visit with his sister, Miss Emma Smith at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Mrs v A. Simpson will go to Indianapolis Thursday to sec a sister who is very dangerously sick. She will be gone about ten days.

Mrs. Firman Rutherford plead euilty to the charge of provoking Mr*. Henry Reed’s assault, before Squire Irwiu this morning and was fined $1 and costs, amounting in all to s9*lo. Finis.

Nim Hopkins returned Monday evening from a visit of almost three weeks with his brother Reete near Marshall in Huntington county. His mother lives with Reete, is 82 yehrs old and In very poor health. Mrs. Henry Reed paid her fine yesterday afternoon, amounting to $20.30. It is thus demonstrated that harsh words and ill advised swinging of the fists make fat pocket books for the Prosecuting Attorney and Justice of the Peace.

H. W. Wood, Jr., who has resided for the past year on the George Terwilliger farm southeast of town, will move about Feb. 15th to Capt. J. M. Wasson’s farm of 720 acres southeast of town, for nine years past farmed by Henry Eigelsbach. Congressman Fred Landis, of Logansport, is to have opposition again in the Republican nominate ing -convention at Wabash ~ojt

j March 29. Frank W. Bearess, of Peru, has announced his candidacy. He was a strong supporter of former Congressman Steele. Randolph Wright of Mt. Ayr, went through a successful operation for the enlargement of a gland on the right side of his neck last Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at the St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago. He is getting along as well as could be expected under the circumstances.

W. E. Leek will hold a public sale at his farm residence in Newton tp., on Feb. 20. He recently •old his big 288 acre farm to four adjoining farm owners, namely to Ike Stacker 118 acres, to James Lane 90 acres, to Dave Mauck 40 acres and to Job English 40 acres. Mr. Leek does not expect to permanently retire from farming but will probably live in Rensselaer or Mt. Ayr for one year, in the meantime looking about for a smaller farm to buy. Monday night at the close of the regular meeting of the W. R. C. Mrs Haus, president of that organization, entertained the members with a peanut social. Prizes were given to the one finding the most peanuts, and to the one finding the fewest and to the one that carried the largest number of nuts in a teaspoon from one end of the hall to the Other. Mrs. Geo. Col vert and Mrs. Ed Hopkins were the prize winners. A geographical and alphabetical contest was also a feature of the evening and last but not least of the good things provided was a fine lap supper served by the hostess. Thompson & Lawler have decided to quit extensive farming, at least for this year and have rented out their large acreage to various tenants and will hold a public sale on the Pleasant Ridge farm Wednesday, Feb. 21st, of many of their farm horses, mules and farming implements. It will be an unusually large sale, will be thoroughly advertised, and will doubtless assemble a great crowd. The decision of Messrs Thompson* Lawler to quit farming on a large scale will in no way effect their extensive stock feeding business unless serving to increase it. They will hereafter buy their feeding corn instead of raising it, devoting the time heretofore spent in managing their farms their stock business. Carey Lowman will continue to reside on t ie Pleasant Ridge farm.

THURSDAY Mrs. Martha Washburn, of Chicago, is visiting her son, Dr. I. M. Washburn.

Born, Wednesday, Feb. 7th, to Cooney Shaffer, Jr., and wife of Jordan tp., a daughter. Carnegie has ottered the city of Monticello SIO,OOO for a publiclibrary, on the usual conditions. Miss Bessie Moody went to San Antonia, Texas, today, to remain for about three months the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Clifford Buar. An examination of applicants for rural mail carrier service will be held here Saturday under the direction of Postmaster Meyer. Mrs. John Hardesty returned to her home in Danville, 111., today, after a ten days’ visit here with her mother, Mrs. Washington Scott

The Methodist church at Wolcott caught fire from the furnace during the night service last Sunday. Prompt work on the part of the congregation was all that saved it from destruction.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Oaue of 2 miles south of town, left today for McCook, Neb., where they will re side with their son. Auother son Edward who has been here for a short time, lives at Hastings, Neb., and returned home today.

Governor J. Frank Hanly is in Washington City, whither he has gone presumably to consult with Indiana members of Congress regarding the wisdom of calling an eitra session of the Indiana legislature to oust Dan Storms from office and to consider other urgent matters. .

Samuel Block, representing the Geo. P. Bennett music house in Chicago, arrived here yesterday to open up a branch house for the]

I [ •ale of pianos. Mr. E. I*. Demmitt who accompanied Mr. Block here, will be left in charge of the Rensselaer branch. It is the intention of this firm to extensively advertise and to push the sale of pianos thoroughoutthe county. Mrs. Edward McFaden returned to her home in Milwaukee. Wis., yesterday, after a three weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. vjhas. Platt and other relatives here. Mr. Platt returned home with her for a weeks’ stay. Henry Gasper, serving t jail sentence at Monticello, sawed hi mself out Tuesday night, virtually under the nose of the sheriff and his deputy. These officials had been tipped of his efforts to escape and were taking turns at watch, but the slippery Gasper sawed out of one door and unlocked another while they were laying for him. He performed the same feat several years agd and had but recently been recaptured. .

The family of the late General Lew Wallace have signified their desire to present the General’s country place, “Water Babble” near Crawfordsville, to the goternment for a permanent fish culture station, and U. S. Fish Commissioner Bowers of Washington, recently made a thorough inspection of the place, pronouncing it a ‘‘perfectly ideal place for a fish hatchery.” Representative Landis will recommend to Congress the appropriation of $25,000 for establishing the hatchery there. « The cold wave made its final de parting kick last night in another attempt to score a zero mark. The influence of the southwest wind be gan to be felt, however, and the attempt failed, though by only a narrow margin of little less than three degrees. The entire cold snap has been a pretty severe one, however, and caused the forming of a good thickness of ice, which was really the only apparent need there

was for a cold wave, anyhow. Historically speaking, there were two zero mark* scored during the cold spell of 4 and 8 degrees, respectively making a total, when added together, of 12 degrees of zero. During the first weec iu February last year, we had zero three nights in succession, with 17, 11 and 5 below| as the three marks, or a total of 33 degrees of zero. It was nearly two weeks later, however, when the weather really began to get cold in earnest, and after a little preliminary sparring on the 10th, and 11th, with 6 and 10 below, res pectively, the grand four days’ performance opened on the 13tn with the following below zero marks in the four successive nights: 23 degrees, 16 degrees, 14 degrees, and 9 degrees, all below zero. But that ended it, and not once during the rest of February and March was zero eveu remotely approached.

Special discount shoe sale at Bowles ■& Parker’s.