Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1907 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

TUESDAY. C. Wuerthner made a business trip to Chicago today. Miss Irma Kannal went to Chica go this morning for a short visit. Mrs. Isaac Tuteur and son, of Chicago, came yesterday for a two weeks visit with relatives. Mrs. A. Dayton went to Bloomington, 111., this morning for a visit of about six weeks with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Snllivan returned yesterday from a week's visit with relatives in Indianapolis and Francesville. —— W. S. Lowman went to Indianapolis in company with his local physician this morning to consult a specialist about his stomach trouble. Mrs. G. W. Andrus left this morning for Yipsilanti, Mich., near which place her mother, Mrs. C. M. Gooding, who is in her 85th year, is in a dying condition. Dr. Geo. W. Prondley, who

formerly practiced medieine and • conducted a drug store at Fair Oaks, but sold out and went to Altoona, Pa., last February, on account of poor health, died at that place early Monday morning of ' tuberculosis, at the home of his wife’s sister, Mrs. A. L. McKean. His age was about 61 years. Mrs. Mary J. Barlow left this morning for an absence of two or three weeks at Indianapolis and i Shelby ville. * was accompanied by her grandau ghter, Alice Worland, who will begin treatment at Indianapolis for her eyes, and later visit relatives at Shelbyville. Paul Wood, who was operated on ior appendicitis at Chicago several weeks ago, arrived here Sunday for a visit of about two weeks with his father, H. W. Wood and family, southeast of

town. He is recovering quite satisfactorily from his operation and expects to recover his former health. Mrs. J. S. Brenner returned to Bose Lawn this morning, after a short visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Hardy. Her little granddaughter Helen Hardy accompanied her home, and Mrs. Hardy will go there tomorrow to remain until Bruce establishes their home in the west, it being his intention to leave for Forsythe, Mont., in the morning.

•St. Joseph College seems to have struck its base ball gait now, and they went after Lowell in old time shape yesterday, defeating them 8 to 1, The giant battery, Hassar and Nageleisen. are working together nicely, and hits are scarcer than back talk to an official umpire. Next Saturday they will go to Monticello to play the team at that plaoe. No arrangements have been made and are not apt to be, to have Wheatfield play a return game here. It would draw a large .crowd.

A 1 Robinson, of Monon, who went to Montana with Abe Hardy's party of prospectors, returned home Sunday evening and is in Rensselaer today. He does not think that country very promising for yonng men and laborers, and advises them to remain at home at 11.60 a day in preference to going there for 12.60. Abe was considerably disappointed, himself, in finding when he arrived there that the • man he had been expecting to plaoe thej Rensselaer boys under, had

The government thermonetor here this morning registed 30 de grees above zero, and the two degrees of freezing evidently held sway about all night, for there was a heavy frost and a liberal thickness of ice. Today is bright and clear again bnt none too warm and tne weather man promises ns rain for tonight with slightly rising temperature tomorrow, sold out his snb-contract and left for another place. Patrick Halligan returned home this morning from Cincinnati, where he had been for a few days to see his brother in-law r Martin Welsh, who had been struck and knocked over by a street car. He is 75 years old and was much bruised altho not seriously hurt by the accident. Mr. Halligan left Cincinnati last night at 9 o'clock and when his train was in the outskirts of Cincinnati, it ran into a street car, killing one man and seriously injuring two others. When TRfr. Halligan reached Indianpolis he left the steam road and took the interurban to Lafayette, and then on up to Rensselaer on the milk train. This was quite a good night trip for a man some 80 years of age Bov. H. L. Kindig was at Bose Lawn last evening in the interest of the recent temperance awakening there, and delivered a temperance speech. The Bose Lawn peo pie are uniting in an effort to rid themselves of saloons, and are circulating a blanket remonstrance which bids fair to succeed. Of all

the many disagreeable affairs that have occurred at Bose Lawn in years past the saloons seem to have been at the bottom, and that town has unquestionably suffered because of the names these brawls have given it. Beal estate owners and those interested in the welfare of the future town seems to be contemplating the doom of saloons there with much satisfaction.

WEDNESDAY Lyman Zea is working with a cement walk making company tfc Lafayette. Miss Ellen Crisler, of Mt. Ayr, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Frank Rowen and Mrs. Jim Hemphill. Mrs. Jap Wright, of near Mt. Ayr, went to Wabash today for a short visit with lelatives. Mrs. E. S. Parr and daughter Hazel, of Chicago, came today for a ten days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. W. F. Smith.

Eight Royal Arch Masons were in Monticello last night, where the degree was conferred on three candidates. It will pay everyone to read the missing words advertisements whether prizes are won or not They will start Friday of next week. Will Rinehart, of Queen [City, Mo., wa3 here on business this morning. He reports Uncle Mac McCoy suffering some from rheumatism. Born, Sunday, May 19th, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chapman, at their home in Cincinnati, a daughter. Mrs. Chapman was formerly Miss Freda Kohler. Dr. A. R. Kresler, county health officer and Dr. M. D. Gwin, city health officer, attended the state meeting at Indianapolis yesterday of county and city health officers.

John Eger made a business trip to Chicago today. Three weeks ago he could have bought a car load of potatoes at 38 cents a bushel, now 73 is asked. The lateness of this year's crop is responsible for the raise. W. J. lines, went to Chicago today to see his son, Will, who has not yet returned to work since his accident of several weeks ago, when his knee cap was broken in three places, the result of a playful wrestling match with his athletic daughter; lome. Joe Jackson has added another bus to his system. It is a lighter and smaller one, and is just out of the paint shop. The other busses will now be given a coat of paint in turn and Joe hopes to have them all in service by July 4th. J. L. Brady writes back from Chicago that Mrs. Brady will be a patient in the hospital for a week or ten day before the surgeon de-

cides abont an operation Both Mr. Brady and her sister, Mrs. Bebecca Porter are still with her. Mrs. James Flynn is reported by her husband, who visited her in Chicago Sunday, as being somewhat improved since going there for treatment, and has great hopes of ultimate recovery. If the pres ent rate of improvement continues she will return borne in about two weeks. James O erton, who resides in tbe northwest part of town, ian a splinter one fonrtb of an inch thick and an inch and a quarter m length into the palm of his right hand today, while splitting wood. It made a very bad wound and gave two doctors considerable trouble to extract it. .

Mrs. A. J. Bellows returned yesterday evening from a two week’s visit with her daughter in Chicago and Mr. Bellows spent the time visiting their son near Bemingtou. He reports that altho greatly delayed there is a fine stand of oats in south Jasper and that the corn ground is in a unusually fine condition. The Lsdies of the G. A. B. are requested to meet in the hall Sunday morning at 10:15 to the M. E. church, where the memorial sermon will be delivered. Following their usual custom the ladies will give their Decoration Day dinner to the old soldiers following the services at the cemetery on Thursday. All are invited to contribute towards this movement.

T. Atherton, the North Judson creamery man, is here again for a few days. Since The Bepublioan published an account of his investigations here he has received several letters from parties at other points asking him to consider their towns in preference to Bensselaer. It would oe well for dairymen to call a meeting and confer with Mr. Atherton in the matter. Here is a good chance for the farmers and they should get into action at once.

No one in Delphi wants the job of carrying the mail between the post-office and the depots. It pays •30 per month and requires the services of the carrier from 3:30 a. m. to Bp. m. The last man quit in disgust after a month’s trial and now there is no provision for getting the mails to and from the trains and Postmaster Barnard’s office assistants are doing the work. Here is a chance tor Comrade Fox, who can handle two or three jobs as well as one.

John Jones, who will be time keeper and car boss for Thompson & Smith, in the stone road work in Remington and Carpenter tp., and Yes Richard, who will have charge of the grade work, have been over there for a day or two and Earl Chestnut and Peasley Clark went there today, preparatory to beginning work tomorrow. The stone will be shipped in from Logansport and the construction will begin on streets in town. Some ten or twelve teams will be put to work tomorrow morning and probably more later on.

Deiphi Herald: James Bingham, attorney general of Indiana, says that either himself or his deputies have recently visited thirty-six northern and central Indiana oounties to investigate illegal charging of fees by justices of the peace and constables. He mentions Carroll county as one in which the officers have been crooked, but he probably ran into the docket of the late Justice **J. 0. Hannum and nearly everyone knows that it was filled with fraudulent entries, and erasures, that he paid into the county treasury only a small frac tion of the fines he collected, so that Mr. Bingham's “discovery" is ancient history here.

Harry Swartzell is making an effort to create some base ball enthusiasm here. A paper pledging assistance towards securing suits, balls, gloves, etc., is meeting fair response. There is some good young material in town and a team should be organized that would take care of visiting teams on the 4th of Jnly. The ball game last year was witnessed by many people, as was the game with the artillery team, and a donble header on the 4th would be a big drawing

card, and e?pe"i :'' io if * local team has a chance to play a few games to awaken a long dormant love for the national game among the fans. .The postotfice department has annonnced that there are 1,555 rural carriers in Indiana will reeeive the maximum salary of S9OO a year wheu the salary increarse bill goes into effect on July I. The total number of rural carriers in the state is 2,133. The schedule upon which the new classification is made is as follows: Twenty four or more miles the carrier will re to twenty four miles, $804; twenty to twenty-two miles, $810; eighteen to twenty miles, $720; sixteen to eighteen miles, $630.14; lonrteen to sixteen miles, $540; twelve to fourteen miles, $504; ten to twelve miles, $468; eight to ten miles, $432 six to eight miles $396. This is an increase all along the line from 9 to 24 per cent.

THURSDAY. L— . ..... ... Mrs. J. Q Alter is visiting in Delphi. William Powers is attending the state G. A. B. at Fort Wayne, Joe Jefferies and wife are in Chicago today. J. W. Williams and wife returned yesterday from their visit in Chicago. Bemington and Kniman are both represented in our correspondence columns today. Other will start soon. Mesdames J. C. Porter, Maria Hopkins and George Maines are attending the G. A. R. Encampment at Ft. Wayne. Union choir practice again this evening at 7:30 at the M. E. church. Choirs from all churches are expected. Mr, Prior will direct. Many patrons of the Fowier postoffiee have signed a petition re questing the appointment of the widow of the late Robert L. Cox as post-master. Mr. Cox had been in the office only a little over a year, had made a fine official and it is belieded his wife is thoroly qualified to conduct the office.

Word was received this morning from parties accompanying the corpse of Mrs. Price from Middlesboro, Ky., that connections had failed to be made at Louisville and that Rensselaer would not be reacted until tomorrow morning. The funeral service will be at the grave yard at 10 o’clock Friday morning. The E. T. Jones vs Editor Babcock suit will be called at Kentland Monday, June 3rd. This is the case where Col. Jones, of Kentucky, and for some time employed as foreman of the Rensselaer Democrat, charges that after he became the proprietor of the Monon News, Editor Babcock published some damaging statements about him greatly to his injury in busi-

ness. Jones later relinquished the Monou News and went to Momence, 111., and is now said to have left there and gone to Dayton, Ohio. The Attica Clipper is about the smallest newspaper that ever ap plied to us for an exchange. It is just two columns wide and the columns are only 6 inches long The paper is starting in oil }ts second year, and boasts the circu lation of 335. The editor is J. Frank McDermond, jr., son of the the biggest advertiser in Fountain and \v arren counties, and evidently the boy is a chip off the old block.

Joseph Guest was fined $1 and costs in Squire Irwin’s court this morning for selling groceries in Rensselaer without a licensee. He has been coming here for many years taking orders and later declining the goods. He formerly took out a licenses each . trip but lately has conducted his business without this formality. When Marshal Parks told him he must take out a license, he told the Marshal to take shelter in a place generally supposed to be a little warmer than 100 iu the shade. He w _ was angry when arrested and swore all kinds of vengence against the Justice, the marshal and the city. He refused to pay his fine and costs amounting to $9.05 and was sent to jail to think it over.