Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1906 — MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY.

G. M. Kessiuger. Fred Yeidtr. Mid Miss Pearl Tanner were all Lafayette visitors today, A daughter was born August 29, to Mr- and Mrs. W. L. Frye of Chicago, formerly of Rensselaer. Robert Fendig. now of Kaufman & Wolfs big store in Hammond, is visitiug his parents here for a lew days. The Misses Emma 'and Mayme Guild of Medaryvilla are visiting their cousin Mrs. H. L. Kindig and family. E. D. Rhoades, the hardware man, is having another attack of -the same severe stomach trouble he has suffered from several time before. A. E. Coen and son Albin returned to Chicago today, after a Sunday visit, leaving Mrs. Coen for a longer stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. The Quarterly Conference of Trinity hL E. church will meet at the church this evening at 7:30. The presiding Elder, Dr. D. M. Wood will be present and a full attendance is desired. W. H. Parkinson returned; Saturday night from several days stay at Momence and Hopkins Park, 11l , where he practically lauded a big damage suit-agaimt 1 a railroad, for Sio,ooo, for the death of an employe. There was a total raiufall of .03, j or a little over two tilths of an inch, here Sunday. The rain was not needed iu this immediate vicinity, but as it seemed general in ; ts: scope, it no doubt extended to places in the county where it was very welcome. H. A. Wasson o« the Mrs. Rebecca Porter farm, lost a good horse Sunday, from having its gullet 'clogged with dry oats. The horse cost Harrison SIOO hardly a week before. It is stated that at least three good horses have died in this vicinity lately 7 from this same cause. The city schools re opened this morning, under auspices which promise a very successful year. The attendance iu the grades is all very large, there being a great number of new iambics now living in town. In the high school the two upper classes have increased more than was expected, while the Freshman class is smaller than was looked for. Harry Kelley, an elderly ditcher from up about Smrey, got too hilarious Saturday night and Marshal Parks, after several unsuccessful attempts to get him to go home, finally took him iu charge and Spuire Irwin did the rest, with a fit:e of $1 and costs, or J 8.50 iu all. Oue of his feats was bumping into the Thompson automobile, iu an eudeavor to make his horse auto-wise. The venerable John Ade aud wife, of Kentlaud, attended the; church dedication here Sunday, ( and made a •contribution. They were residents of what is now Newton comity from long before it ceased to he a part of J aspt r county. And Mr. Ade is now then acknowledged-Grand Old Man of Newton county, though both him- i self and wife are quite feeble from old age. Other Kentlaud visitors were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wildasin, whose generous contribution is mentioned in our principal article. Some 50 to 75 relatives and invited friends met Saturday eveqing at the home of" Postmaster Frauk B. Meyer and wife to help them celebrate their 25th, or silver wedding anniversary. The evenwas spent in cards and other amusement and in disposing of choice refreshments. Among the guest from away wero the sons, Lawson and wife, from Lake Foresi aud Jim from Chicago, and brother

Alsred W. and Mrs. Trail, a’so from Chicago. Sunday there was a familjr dinner; at which 12 were present. The couple received a Large number of desirable presents, F= Jacob Kciser wns a newspaper, man :n Rensselaer way back in. p IMkn and thereabouts, and after*; w;trtjs-wa»iu theaiunc buaiiii--t: ltt-: 7 W immure tor many year*. The-= foil wing in refcrecc to himself atnl ! family from the \\l iiatnac Demo- , lcrat. will be of interest to many of our readers-: ‘Air. R. 8. Reiser, with the Missouri Pacific railroad at Sedalm, M 0 .7 stopped off at Winamac last Tuesday on his return home from Niagara Falls, Rufus is the son of Jacob Keiser, several years ago editor ot the Wiuamac Republican. Eis sister Ida is married amt her husband is engaged in a prosperous business, while his father is now happily en joying farm life. Charles an eider brother of Rufus, is an electrical engineer and is reported, to be do-. jpg well.”

H. W. Kiplinger has taken an extended lay-off from his work as arailroad mail clerk and is now taking. entire charge of his Little Indiau Cigar Store and manufacturing business. He has -not resigned his job as mail clerk but is quite likely to do so before long if his C gar making and selling business continues to grow and flourish as it has been doing lor -some months past. Kip, by the way, has had quite a varied career. He has been a mail clerk for six years, and now is one of the best and best paid iu the bunch. Previous to that -he was a commercial traveler for about as many yearst and still further back he was an employe of a bank at Pueblo, Colo., and when hard times aud another man’s mismanagement broke the bank Mr. Kiplinger lost SB,OOO, in oue swoop. The executive committee ol] the G. A. R. Post, appointed to arrange for the entertainment or attendants at the 9th, Indiana reunion to be held here on October j 4. 5 and oth, will meet atrtheG. A. R. hall, Wednesday' evening. Sept. 5. to begin arrangements. All -citizens - who will help iu this movement are requested to meet with the committe.

J H. THORNTON.

Chairman.