Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FR»AY E. D. Rhoades has joined Mrs. Rhoades at Cincinnati for about a "week’s visit. A. L. Branch is bni'ding an addition to bis feed ini'l and Mote on Cornelia street. ■- Born, Sept. 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Faylor, of north Union Tp., a daughter. George Bareus, of the Barens Company, at Wabash, was a Rensselaer visitor today' John Healy went over to Lake Village today, to play in an orchestra at a big picnic held there today. F. E. Martin, the well known real-estate agent of McCoysburg, has disposed of his property there and moved to Kokomo. Lieut Bates Tucker, formerly of our city now of th* 1 11th U. S. infantry, has just been transferred from Vancouver, Wash., to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. Mrs. W. R. Nowels, of Flora, after a visit of some length with her relatives here, went to Lake Forest, 111., today to visit her daughter Mrs. Grace Meyers.

Father E B. Vondersmith, at Remington, was very low this after noon, and his end likely to come at any moment, and yet with a possibility of his lasting for another day or two. * SJabbath afternoon wlrle Rey._. Chester Birch is speaking to men only in the opera house, the ladies will held a prayer service in the Presbyterian church. Everyone is invited. A $>14,000 automobile passed thru Valpo a day or two ago. It was a Mercedes made in Cronstadt. Germany. No doubt the owners could get just as good a one made in this country for half the money or less. Lloyd 'Jesson, the telegraph operator, who has been at Logansport for the- past year or two, is here to take charge of the Western Union office while Miss Spaulding, the regular operator is taking a vacation. Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck's daughter Hester is severely sick with a fever, but which has not sufficiently developed to diagnose with certainty. A daughter ot Noah Zeigler, owner of the former Burk farm north of town, is also sick in about the same manner. The Thompson & Smith stone crusher which should have been here early this week, still fails to arrive. It was shipped from Fort Wayne last Monday and seems to have gone estray some place on the way and so far all efforts to trace it up have been without success. Evangelist Chester Birch had a very large and very appreciative audience of young people for his “bugle -sermon” at the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon. His evening meetings are also well attended and both interest and attendance are constantly increasing. Mrs. E. L. Bruce, ot southeast of town, returned home yesterday afternoon, from several weeks’ stay in a hospital in Chicago, where she underwent an operation. She is still quite weak but seems to be otherwise in good condition, and on the road towards final recovery. The big Sternberg dredge Las been making pretty good progress lately, tho it has been retarded -some the last day or two by low

water which got away from them when they struck the old channel again. They are still troubled with muck-but hope in another 100 feet to be practically clear of it. Ernest Stewart, formerly located here for quite a long time .in the barbering business, has been visiting friends here this week. He is now located at Hammond. He has been in California considerable since he left here and expects to return there some time in the not very distant future, J. W. Walker did nqt go to Arizona frotn’Chicago, as he expected, but has returned here for another week or two. He got a telegram from Judge Doan that there would be nothing doing in his court for another week or so, and there was therefore no occasion for him to rush back there. It will be the duty of the City Council to appoint a new member at their next meeting, to. succeed the late John F. McColly. As the new member will, like Mr. McColly be a member for the city at large, he can come from any ward, and need not be a resident of the same ward Mr. McColly lived in. The Council and Mayor are anxious to select the best and most generally satisfactory man they can for the place and will gladly give a hearing to any one who may wish to suggest any citizen for the vacancy. A young man who looked pretty sick and worn out dropped into town late Thursday afternoon and looking up Capt. Healey of -Company M informed him that he was a deserter from the U. S. army and wanted to give himself up and be returned to his regiment. He said he was a member of the 17th U. S. infantry and that he had deserted from Fort McPherson, Ga., two months ago, and that his name was Charles W. Manegold. He said he was sick, hungry and worn out and tired of the kind of freedom he had been enjoying. He said he enlisted from New Yorkand had been in the service seven months when he deserted. He was turned over to Sheriff O’Connor for the time being and he took him over to his place and gave him good care in the way of food and lodging and placed him in the separate or padded cell room, and tho he is still somewhat sick he is feeling "Bruch better. The sheriff sent word to the commander of Fort Sheridan asking instructions as what to do with the young fellow but as yet he has received no reply.

SATURDAY. Miss Luvia Gunyon, of Parr, is visiting relatives in Monon. Mrs. J. F. Bruner went to Wheatfield today to visit her son Frank and wife. There will be a prohibition meeting here next Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the afternoon. Chase Shead, of East Troy, Wis., arrived here yesterday evening for ajshort visit at his old home. Lee and Dave Mauck went to Anderson today for a visit with their brother Ed. Mrs. Burt Wilson, of near Monon attended the funeral yesterday of her aunt, Mrs. Lewis Davisson. Frank McCarthy returned to Bloomington today to resume his studies at the state university. A. J. Abbott is getting about again after three weeks sickness with a complication of troubles. Miss Carrie Eger returned home yesterday, after a visit of four weeks in Lowell, with her sister, Mrs. Frank Maloy. Miss Mildred Scearcy, of Greencastle, returned home today, after three weeks’ visit with Mrs. J. L. Smith, northeast of town. The attendance at Bt. Joseph's College has now reached 164 and quite a number more are still ex pected to enter. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jordan and two sons of Gibson City, 111., came today for a visit with his brother, W. N. Jordan of northeast Barkley. “Big John 11 -and “Little Ed” I Duvall went Jo Chicago today to i see Tatters, a Dr Traugh horse i they trained, run in a big race. Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, manager of the Western Union office, left today for a month’s vacation at Indianapolis, Greencastle and other places.

Mrs Jas. Maloy returned to Steger, HI., this morning, where she resides with her son, Dr. Bernie Maloy, after a week’s visit in Rensselaer. . Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ketchum and his sister, Mrs. E. C. Farling. of Chicago returned home today after a week’s visit with their cousin Geo. P. Ketchum east of town. The state board of education has announced that Demarches C. Brown, professor_of Greek at Butler college has been chosen state librarian in the place of W- E. Henry. Mrs. W. H. Torbet and four daughters of Indianapolis and Mrs. Flossie Dale, of Lebanon, re turned home today after several months stay with James Torbet, in northwest Barkley. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sigler, of Tulsa, Ind. Terr,, who have been here for some time, went to Monon today to visit friends and relatives there, before returning to their home in the Territory. .. - . Everett Warne’s son Johnny, whose leg was badly broken a few weeks ago, has made such rapid recovery that it is now expected that he will begin to get about on crutches next week. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Gardner went to LaSalle county, 111., today where they will transact some business and visit friends for a short time and on Monday or Tuesday will ta*e their departure from Chicago for their home at Los Angeles, Cal.

C. L. Thornton has shipped his good for Spokane, Wash., and himself and family expects to leave next Tuesday. Several others will probably go at the same time, especially Mrs. Thornton’s uncle, Thos. Cambe, of Remiigton. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Nelson are now making their home for the winter in Rensselaer, altho Mr. Nelson is again teaching in Keener Tp., and thus can be at home only over Saturdays and Sundays. They have rooms' over the Long drug store. They have been traveling with a photograph tent this summer and with very good success. Deputy Sherift Joe O’Connor went to Fort Sheridan, north of Chicago today with" Manegold, f he U. S. army deserter whose arrival and giving himself up here was mentioned in Friday’s items. Directions to deliver the young fellow at Fort Sheridan were received from the commander of that post.

Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody had the entire public school force at their home last evening for an eight e’clock dinner, and an evening’s entertainment. All the teachers of the city schools, the other members of the school board and the county superintendent, with their wives when so provided were present. It was a very pleasant occasion. Trot. Wild’s airship Eagle, which has been doing some good aerial stunts at the Indiana state fair this week, passed thru town this morn-ing-thru and not over, we regret to say. It was not traveling by the sky route but by the more com mon place Monon route- It and its force occupied two cars which were attached to the rear end of the mi|k train, and was headed for Chicago. After the first trade for the Nowels house block between the owner, R. A. Minks, of Illinois, and B. 8. Fendig of our city fell thrn, Jhey made a second attempt to get together on another deal, but that also has now gone by the board and Mr. Minks has rent* ed the hotel to H. C. Reed, the painter, who has it about ready to move into and will again open it as a hotel and boarding house. Some word has at last been received from the much looked for stone crusher which Thompson & Smith are very anxious to put to work making material for their big road contract. It seems that some blunder head at the factory at Fort Wayne shipped the crusher on the wrong railroad so that it went north up into Michigan, and it is probab ly now making"a tour of the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan summer resortsand can be looked for down here about the close of the hay fever season, or along about then.

Meanwhile Billy Smith can do no work but he is saying a good many things. MONDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Donnelly went to Buffalo, Mich., this morning for a ten days’ visit with friends. Mr. and Mis. Ed. Kirk went to Logansport today for a week’s visit his sister, Mrs. Frank Jackson. Miss JO'ie Porter left Sunday afternoon for Franklin, Ind., where she will attend college this year. Mrs. J. L. Brady accompanied Rev. Brady to Kentland Saturday remaining over Sunday the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Houston returned today from a week’s visit with Mrs. Houston’s mother in Indianapolis. W. C. Milirun went to Villa Grove, 111., today, where he will sell ice cream cones at a fair in progress there. Miss Myra Watson went to Evanston, 111., this morning to make arrangements for entering Northwestern University. Norman Brothers, who have the contract for the stone work on the Wheatfield school building, began the same last week. This week, Mr.- Birch will hold afternoon as well as evening meetings in the Presbyterian Church, Everybody welcome. Miss Lena Yeoman, daughter of Trustee Yeoman, of Newton tp., went to Lafayettetoday to enter the business college there. The local U. S. thermometer registered 90 degrees in the shade

Sunday, which is unusually warm for so lare in the season. D. J. Fairchild and wife, of Monon, were here today, having completed the sale of their former DeMotte nome to Miss Emma Faris. Mrs. Anna Wartena and daughter, Mrs. Fred McColly went to Hammond today for a week’s visit with Lorenzo and Luther Wartena. Dr. W. L. Myer will attend the meeting of the Northern Indiana Dental Association at Hammond Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. 1 , Ten Nights In a Bar Room will be played. in the Opera House Tuesday evening, by what is recommended to-be a very competent company.

Sherman Knouff, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Isaac Wiltshire here for several weeks, left for his home in Town Creek, Alabama, today. Uncle Theodore Hurley, formerly the Blackford postmaster, has removed here from Westville, but has not yet secured a house in which to live. Rev. Barkley, state pfesident of the M.P. conference, and Rev. Payne of Monticello, are here on business relating to the supplying of a minister for the Rensselaer-Barkley circuit. Miss Leija Jackson went to Bloomington today to enter the Sophomore year of the state university. Last year she attended the Illinois state university at Champaigne. Will Coen and Fred McColly went to the Kankakee today to try their luck angling, having been enticed there by the recent success of Joe Long, who brought home a string of forty two a week ago. A. L. Crim, of Crawfordsville prohibition candidate for Secretary of State, and Prof. J. E. Hawes a singer, of Ada, Ohio, will hold a prohibitian rally here Wednesday evening of this week, Sept. 19. E. C. Cline, of Brook, come to Rensselaer in his automobile today bringing over Miss Blanch Hess and Mr. Charles Lyons, who took the 10:55 train here for Bloomington, where they will attend the university.'

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Birch spoke to a good audience of men in the Opera House, and gave to them a good presentation of the Gospel, at the same hour in the Church the Ladies came together for a service of prayer in the church. ’ , . > - Dr. Aaron Wood, wife and flour children of Brook, spent Sunday with his parents, Henry Wood and wife, Sunday. The doctor’s two youngest childfen are twins, a boy

and a girl, born about three months ago, aud are a healthy and fine looking pair. Rev. J -P.-David-, of Crawfordsville, President of the National Benevolent Association of the Christian church, filled the pulpit of the Rensselaer church '.Sunday morning. He is a brother-in-law of the late W. H. H. Graham formerly of Rensselaer. The nineteen days’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gwin died Sunday • morning at 7 o’clock after having been sick for only five days. The funeral took place at the family residence north of the railroad at 2:30 this afternoon, and burial irar made at the Crockett cemetery. Yesterday at the Presbyterian! Church, Evangelist Chester Birch ! preached to crowded houses]both 1 morning and evening. is an 1 earnest, fearless speaker, and his clear presentation of the Gospel appeals to everyone. A feature of these meetings is the singing. Mr. , Birch leads with his cornet and 1 everyone responds heartily to his invitation to all sing. Blaine Gwin, WadeLaßue, Mary Wright and Thena Meyers have all new all to Bloomington to be on hand for thi oojaiu jjm ths state University, Monday. The two

first named have been attending this insbitittion before but the last two are entering it for the] first time, tho they have already had one year in college in other places. John T. Sayler has given up possession to the his former farm in White county ’and is here to spend a few weeks ••boarding round’’ as he say a , with friends and relatives, before leaving for his future home state. Mrs. Sayler is| at Detroit, Mich., with her daughter, Mrs. Daily, who is sick, '"hey will ’not leave for Washington for a month or two yet. Miss Grace Sayler, daughter of J. T. Sayler, of Monticello, went to Chicago today, where .tomorrow ‘she will join B. ;F. Ferguson and daughter Ethel, C. L. Thorutpn and family and others enroute for I Washington state. Miss Sayler I will keep house for her brother.

Burton Sayler, who is now living on his big farm there. Mr. Sayler will go there the first of November to reside permanently. Frank Hardman, son of Jewler Hardman, and one of last year’s graduates from the Rensselaer schools, went to Wabash yesterday to enter the college at that place, where he will take the four years’ forestry course. He is the first person from Jasper county so far as we know, who has entered college for this course, and which seems to offer excellent opportunies, as experts are constantly in demand at good salaries by both the government and the lumbering interests. Deputy Sheriff Joseph O’Connor ' delivered deserter Manegold to the ■ Fort Sheridan authorities Saturday, apd received a receipt for him. Certain indications point to Manegold, as a pretty bad actor, and he told other prisoners at the jail that he had been confined jn the guard house on numerous occasions before, i When he left Fort McPherson, he said he had over SSOO, but he had ( spent it all during the two, montns he had been away. If he had a bad record before this he is quite sure to be given severe punishment notwithstanding his voluntary surrender. We now have the exclusive sale in Rensselaer of the RACINE work shirts and overalls aud have a full line in our store. DUVALL & LUNDY.