Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1906 — BRIEF LOCAL HAPENINGS [ARTICLE]

BRIEF LOCAL HAPENINGS

Friday. Mrs. W. H. Brenner has gone to Sheldon, 111., to visit her parents. B. F. Ferguson went to Chicago today, to take some depositions in a law case. Born, this Friday, Nov. 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew, in Newton Tp., a son. A. V. Farmer and family have gone to Logansport for a short visit with friends. Miss Mildred Spitler returned home today,rafter a prolonged stay with relatives at Goshen. Pardue University announces the fifth annual corn school for the week of Jan. 14th, and the opening of the winter school of agricul ture Jan. 21st. J. W. Opell, of Loogootee, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dunn, bf Franklin, are visiting the latters’ daughter, Mrs. A. E. Bolser, at the Gem bakery, Kentland Enterprise: The Jasper County 7 Democrat made an eleventh hour campaign against Prosecutor Grave and Mr. Graves has hardly stopped running yet. G. E. McCully, of Union Tp., was in town a few days ago, for the first 'time since his recent very severe sickness. His health is still very poor and he is making arrangements to go west for its bene fit. He will go to western Kansas first, but expects to go on to California, as hi ultimate destination. Miss Julia E. Heisman, a trained nurse from Indianapolis, is visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Vick.

Newton county’s old court house Jiuilding was sold at auction, Monday, together with outbuildings, and much furniture and fixtures. The whole outfit brought $556. Mrs. R. C. Williams, of Oshkosh, __Wis., and children, have come here to spend the winter, while her has band seeks health in Colorado or Idaho. She is a sister of Mrs. M. E. Corliss. Don’t forget that a fine game of football is in prospect for Saturday of this week, between the Rensselaer high school foot ball team and the Logansport Athletics. At Riverside Park, at the regular hour. Mrs. Ladd, an aged resident and early settler of Oxford, died there last night, of pneumonia, after a week’s sickness. She was the mother-in law of Mrs. Rose Ladd, formerly Miss Bose Paris, of our city. Rev. N. H. Shephard, of Plymouth, formerly of this city, Who made the race for auditor on the Republican ticket in Marshall -county, was defeated Tuesday by 321 majority by his Democratic opponent Mr. and Mrs, Fred Hammond, of Coats, Kans., are visiting among their numerous friends and rela tives in this their old home. They moved to Kansas 23 years ago and have made oedy one previous visit back, and that was 17 years ago. ' The long distance automobile travelers have not all holed up for the winter yet, as a load of them went thru town this afternoon, on the way from Chicago to Indianap olis. They had a high powered Clevelind racer and it was said by

its owner to have cost *57,500. Tony Strickfaden’s safe in his saloon at Munon,was blown up by burglars last night and robbed of its valuable contents. Definit particulars are lacking but it is reported that he Jost several hundred dollars in money and some dia moods. Tony formerly lived here j and is a brother of G. A. StnckE. V. Farmer will at once move his dTedge from Parr up into Wheatfield township, where he has a big job in cleaning out the Wheat field and Hodges ditches. The original contractors for this work were D. H. Yeoman and R. B. Moffitt, but he has bought out Mr. Moffitt’s share *n the work. - The census committee of the house at Washington has made the interesting discovery that the schedules of the first census, taken in 1790, when the United States were but a year old are still in existence, giving the names of all the inhabitants at that time. It is now proposed to reprint that reports verbatim, as a great service to people who wish to trace their ancestry back to the birth of the

republic. C. J. Dean arrived home day afternoon from his trip to South Dakota, with Russ Harmon of this place, and the latter’s father, Amuel Harmon, of Pontiac, 111. The latter bought thru Mr. Dean, a highly improved farm in Davison county, about 13 mite* from Mitchell, of 320 acres, and for which he paid $43 per acre. And at that price Mr. Dean says it was a big bargain. It is probable that Russ will move out on the'farm, tho that point has not been fully decided. The report*omes from Mt. Ayr that there will probably’ be no prosecutions growing out of the acid throwing incident, of which Dr. Martin, of that town, was the victim. It is stated that the woman commonly suspected of being the perpetrator of the crime has left the state and that so long as she remains away, no attempt will be made to capture her. The woman in question is connected with some of the most highly respected people of that vicinity.

Rev. William E. Hiwshaw was arrested Thursday, at the home of his mother and taken to Indianapolis, where he was to have a hearing at 10 o’clock today, before Gov. Hanley, who if Ke finds that charges made against Hinshaw are true, will revoke his parole and send him back to Michigan City, to complete his life sentence for the murder of his wife in 1895. Hin shaw is now charged by Sheriff Elect George Freeman, of Wabash, of having broken up his home thru criminal intimacy with his, Free man’s, wife. Henry A. Buchtel, who has just been elected governor of Colorado, o a the Republican ticket, after a most desperate contest, is president of Colorado University, a Metho dist preacher, and a former Indiana man,, and a graduate 'of DuPauw University. The fight against him was led by Senator Patterson, of Denver, a newspaper man who out Hearsts Hearst in some respects, and is the undisput ed Democratic boss of Colorado. Patterson is the man who, more than any other, was responsible for the terrible times in Colorado a few years ago when the anarchistic Western Federation of Miners had the state by the throat. Cooney Kellner, the ice man, has just completed the handsomest barn in Jasper county, at his residence on Cedar street. The barn is a big one and cost the enterprising Cooney a good SI,OOO, over and above a large amount of second hand material he used in it. It is big enough to hold his five vehicles all his horses, a large quantity of hay and grain, and also has a wood house on one side. It has cement floors, water-works, and is complete in all respects. Its architecture features are its chief claim to notice however, and instead of being a blemish to his premises, as barns usually are, it is actually an orna ment. ' '■ . According to the Wolcott Enterprise a man over at that town has a razor strop which came over in the Mayflower; yet from the be-

whiskered appearance of the Pilgrims in all their pictures, they had no us 3 for razors, hence it is hard to see what they wanted of strops. And th it reminds us that if the relics which “came over on the Mayflower” which are scattered from one end of the country to the other w.re all in one heap they would probably’ make a bigger load than the biggest Atlantic liner of the present day could carry in one cargo, while the numb r of “ancestors” who came over in that same little dinky boat would be more than could stand.on a tea acre lot.

The resignation of Geo. K. Lowell as general superintendent of the Monon has been followed by a -general boosting all along the line. The office of general superin'cadency has been abolished and that, of just plai . superintendent established in its place. To this position J. C. Sucese, of Lafayette, and former trainmaster of the Lafayette to Louisville division, has been appointed. Charles T. McGugh, the Monon stone agent at Bloomington, succeeds Sucese as trainmaster; E. B. Cassel, former chief dispatcher has been made stone agent, and several others below him have ail been moved up a notch. And no doubt all of them deserved their promotions.

SAIURBAY. Miss Laura Gangloff went to Chicago today, expecting to remain there all winter. Mrs. F. Wildberg, of Chicago,, returned home today, altera week’s visit with L. Wildberg and family. Mr. and Mrs.|B. Forsythe returned last evening from several days’ stay in the City, buying goods. Miss Ora Baxter of Rose Lawn, is visiting Sheriff O’Connor and' wife a few days. .. Mrs, Milt Roth and little son went to Dayton, Ind., today for a short visit with Mr. Roth’s parents. •Mrs. H. W. Wood and daughter Loma, of southeast of towh, went to Chicago, today, to visit her son, Dr. Paul Wood. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson and wife went to Danville, Ind., today, for a short visit with his mother there, and brotner at ludianpolis. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beard, of Indianapolis, came up today tor a visit wi.h Jay Wood and family on the Amsler farm, on the northeast side of town. Mrs. Joseph Hilliard, of Wheat-, field, and Miss Etta Hess, of Brook, are here to attend the wedding of Miss Jean McFarland and Mr. Richard Crowell, which will take place this evening. T. C. Thornton returned to the Soldiers Home at Lafayette, today after a furlough of some length spent visiting relatives here. Mis. Thornton will remain here for a somewhat longer stay. Our former townsman, A. D. Washburn, and family now of Kentland are here today. He moved back into Newton county just in time to be given the Democratic nomination for county commissioner, and he defeated his Republican opponent at the election Tuesday. All who know him will agree that he will make a first-class official.

8. U. Dobbins is preparing to move to Goodland next week, as that tow’n is now more convenient to the principal field of his work as sales agent for a monument firm at Crawfordsville, His son Homer, the celebrated “Dobby” of football fame and about the best foot ball player for his years ever seen in Rensselaer, will remain here to complete his high school course. . W. W. Burns returned today from another trip to his Minnesota farm, near Brooton, to which place he will move between now and spring. Mr. Burns reports that owing to much wet weather he has so far been unable to have bis grain threshed, and that is the case very generally in that section. The grain is stacked and will be thrashed whenever the weather is favorable. Mi. and Mrs. Frank Douglas and family of DesPlaiues, 111., returned home today, after alhortjstay here. Mr. Douglas was formerly here as a tinner for Warner Bros., and came now to do some work for his

present firm on Mr. Kinna’s new house, on the west side of town. Mrs. Douglaisi was also aj former resident of Rensselaer, having been Miks Maud Baylor, before her marriage. Another football team has ’gone flunk, and there was no game here today. The manager of the Logansport Athletics telegraphed over late Friday night that his team had disbanded and consequently could not come. Our team, cf course, was much disappointed, especially as it had gone to the ex ■pense ofjproviding bills and tickets for the game. They greatly _ope this Will be the last of their bad luck'for this season, and are confident that next Saturday’s game will be a sure go, for being scheduledwith a team of such high standingas the Lafayette high school, there should be no danger of a Hunk on their part;

Unfair and abusive politics do not pay any more, and we are mighty glad of it. As witness the facts that over in Newton county Graves for prosecutor got the biggest majority of any man on the ticket; and in White county Mfeeker for Representative was right close to the head man. The Republican is glad to be able to say that during the whole course of the campaign it has not spoken a single unkind word of any opposing candidates, neither individually dr collectively. And we feel sure that our own party has lost nothing thru this policy of courtesy and fair treatment to wards our opponents. ___

MONDAY. Delos Coen of Chicago, visited his parents here,'over Sunday. Mrs. Joseph Corns, of Darlington Ind., visited Mrs, Mary Foltz, Sat urday and Sunday. Leo Wolf, of Hammond, visited his fathea-in-law, A.. Leopold and family, over Sunday. Harry Harm m, of the Pullman car works, at Pullman, 111., visited his brothers here over Sunday. Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and son Leonard visited Mr. Rhoades in Chicago, Sunday. He is doing fine and will probably be able to leave the hospital in about ten more days Clerk Warner issued another non-resident hunter’s license last Saturday. It was for Frank J Slight, now of Chicago, but a former resident of the north part of the county and the keeper of a re sort hotel on the Kankakee river.

The Ladies of Trinity M. E. church will hold their regular monthly “At Home” at the re-i dence of Mr. and Mrs. George Maines on Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 2 to sp. m. Strangers in the city especially invited. Mrs. Grace Gertrude Dingman, a daughter of Jasper Guy, the well known attorney of Remington, died on Nov. 2, at Fort Wayne, of typhoid fever, at the age of 31 years. She leaves one child, a son six years old. She was buried in Remington last Tuesday, Nov. Sth. Valpo Messenger:—G. W. Infield of Lafayette, who is promoting an electric line to run from Lafayette to Chicago and which will run thru Hebron, was in the city yesterday interviewing citizens regarding a proposition to run a spur to this city. He will return later. It looks as if the proposed road might amount to something. Horatio Ropp, Oliver P. Robin son and Harrison Wasson, the three men who were elected as constables in Marion township at the election last week, all duly qualified last Saturday, by presenting satisfactory bonds, each in the sum of SI,POO, and taking the oath of office, befoie Clerk Warner.

The Lafayette high school team, which is to play here next Saturday went to.lndianapolis last Saturday, and gave onr old enemies and defamers, Shortridge high school, a good drubbing, By a score of 4 to 0. It takes a mighty good team to beat the Shortridge fellows, who have a thousand or more students to pick from, and it is therefore evident that next Saturday’s game here vyill be a corker. Especially as our boys will thus have the added incentive of a chance to beat the team which beat Shortridge. Than

which there is nothing they would like better, except another chance to again beat Shortridge itself. George Spitler, the prehistoric bill sticker, has returned from his season’s engagement with the SellsForepaugb combination. George has been pretty much all over the country, except down east, and has been as far west as California. And that reminds the editor that this circus was at Riverside, Cal., the same day he was and the people there seemed to think it a pretty bum show, and especially those who had seen the same and other big shows in the east. It seemed to be the impression that money was being saved by leaving a big part of the show behind, perhaps lo travel as another show, under a different name. Monticello has just secured a very desirable industrial concern by the method of laying out a factory addition and selling the lots. It is a prosperous thread factory, now in Chicago. There are many other desirable factories in that and other large cities which would prefer to move to a smaller town, if given proper encouragement, and some of these Rensselaer can secure if we look for them and work tor them. But just now nothing seems more promising than the prospect for the north and south interurban line, provided we wake up to its importance. That will bring immense direct benefits and be a mighty help in drawing manufacturing establishments, also. To have only one railroad is l a big handicap to the growth of a town. , Sunday was about as unlovely a day as Could well be imagined to follow such a bunch |of beautiful days as we had during the preceding week. It rained and snowed; y—-s--v .- «•> ——-

and Mushed and blowed about all day Sunday and all of the night before, and all night after. However the snow melted about as fast as it came, and by Sunday night none was left that had fallen up to time, which was that much of an amelioration. That which fell Sunday night, and today about 2i inches, is still with us. The total precipitation during the whole storm, including rain and melted snow, was .65 of an inch, which is all the wetness November has brought us up to this time.