Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1907 — Local Hannenings. [ARTICLE]

Local Hannenings.

FRIDAY Miss Cinda Macklainberg went to Chicago today for a few days visit* Mrs. .Toe Nagel and children left this morning for several days’ visit in Lafayette and Peru. Rev. J. Frank Smith, of Chicago will preach at the First Baptist church next Sunday, both morning and evening. Misses Viola Ulrey, of Luca?, Kans., and May Childers, of Fowler, returned home today, after a week’s visit with Mrs. Ike Wiltshire. Milt Chipman, for quite a number of. years located in Chicago, came down on the 11 o’clock train, today for a visit among old acquaintances here. In Lake county the County Council has just appropriated $90,000 to remodle the old court house at Crown Point making it essentially a new building. A girl baby was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Randle, in Barkley tp,, but it is very small and weak, and its survival not at all probable. Mrs. B. H. Grow is getting about again after her sickness with pneumonia. Her daughter, Mrs. Schmitter, who has pleurisy, is also improving, but not yet able to be up. TJnde David Hilton has just been notified of his acceptance at the National Soldiers’ Home, at Marion this state. He is privileged to go at any time within six months, and has concluded to remain here until after the next quarterly pension day, in August.

The lightning got very busy Monday morning out on the big McAfee ranch in Hanging Grove tp., which Doc Nichols is running this yeiar. i struck in several different places on the ranch, including the corner of the house, which is ripped up considerably, and also rather severely shocked Mrs. Jerome Harmon, wife of. the ranch foreman, and a different bolt killed two big steers, out in a pasture. They were worth about $45 each, and insured for S3O. Several trees on the place were also struck.

A young man and his lady love attended a protracted meeting which was being held at a village church. Arriving late they found the church .filled, but a gentleman arose and gave the lady his seat, while the young man was ushered away to a seat in another part of the Jrause. The service grew warm and impressive. “Will those who want onr prayers, please stand apt” asked the preacher. At this juncture the young man thought it was getting late and he would get his sweetheart and go home, bnt not knowing where bhe sat, he rose to his

feel and looked over the audience. The preacher, mistaking his intentions, asked: “Young man are you seeking salvation!” To which the young man responded: At present Pm seeking Sal Jackson.” Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Willis, of Chicago, were in town over night, as guests of Fire Chief Montgomery

and wife. He is chief of the White City Fire Department, in Chicago, and came down to give our firemen some instructions in the use of the ladders in their coming great exhibition on the Fourth. Mr. W illia ,is the champion hose coupler of the world and while here gave some |*r*v*>te ■** *l% r* *er

fnl skill in that line. He will pick up a piece of hose at a coupling, uncouple it and put a noam^nvi* 1 good and tight in less than one and a quarter second. It is all done with two quick whirls, one to uncouple and one to put in the nozzle. And it is a tight coupling he makes too, aud takes a good exertion of strength to unloose its . Wolcott Enterprise: The Monticello Journal in writing up the matrimonial experiences of Mr. and Mrs. John Fluhr, says the marriage culminated, thru an advertisement in a matrimonial journal. It is not so very long ago that Bro. F. E. Babcock; of the Rensselaer Demo crat claimed credit for his paper in bringing the couple together but we think he will deny all honors of conducting a matrimonial journal when the alliances so made prove as unsatisfactory as the Flohr case. Mrs. Flohr sought a divorce some months ago and lost suit, and now the husband has commenced suit for a legal untyii g of the knot, which will probably be contested in an endeavor to secure allmony. How true it is we can not say, but current gossip has it that both would like to wed again with dif-' fereut parties of course.

SATURDAY A. H. Baker, of Idaville, is visiting his brother, O. _S. Baker, and family. Zern Wiight went to Mudlaria today, to take the mud baths for his rheumatism. Mrs, C. E. Nowels and two daughters, of Monticello, came today to visit Rensselaer relatives over Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Laura, returned home today after a visit with relatives at Delphi and Monticello. Mrs. H. Wienmann and Viola and Willie Ashby, of Chicago, are visiting her foster sister, ,Mrs. John Smith. Mr. James Knight and granddaughter Miss Ella Platt returned home yesterday after a ten days visit with relatives near Hartford, Mich.

E. P. Benjamin has moved his piano and sewing machine store Nowels block into the west room in Judge Thompson’s rail ding, formerly occupied by Garlings’ bowling alley. Mrs. W. C. Milliron, of Knox, came yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs. Hale Warner, and ;today|their cousin, Mrs. Jessie Taylor, of Milwaukee, arrived for a visit with rath. There will be a big crowd of Monticello people here on the Fourth and Bob Priest, the Monon traveling passenger agent, ‘.has promised to arrange to have the 1.10 a. m., night train stop here to take them home. ' Misses Cora Parker, Tillie Malchow, Grace Daugherty, Elda Daugherty, Carry Pierce, Emma Tanner, and Pearl Wasson left on the early morning train for Terra Haute, where they will all attend the summei term at the State Normal.

Miss Elizabeth Spalding, the Western Union telegraph office manager, has gone for a few day’s visit with friends at Noblesville and other points in the central part of the state. Miss Zoe Peck, her capable under-study, will have charge of the office daring her absence.

E. Gilmore of Lee, the successful bidder tor the big Howe ditch was in town today on business connected with the same. He has had several good opportunities to sell his contract at a good profit bnt has but little inclination to accept any of them, believing he can make more money by buying a diedge and executing the work himself. Uncle Webb Reeve made his last trip over the Pleasant Grove start route today, and next week will be succeeded by Comrade Fox. Uncle Webb has carried this ronte for four years. Comrade will carry the route himself and also continue to carry part of the depot mails, and Able Grant, the drayman, will carry them while Comrade is out on his Pleasant Grove ; ki .... *

Late last night, or rather early this morning, City Marshal Parks, who was acting as night policeman ' for Mr. Thomas, discovered a fire in the roof of an old outbuilding in the rear of J. W. Williams’ furni ture store He doused it out without calling for help, but had it not been discovered when it was a mightybadfire might have resulted, for there is lots of feed for a big fire in the many old wooden buildings at that place. Mrs. Ella L. Riley, of Monon, who has been in the woman’s prison since last tall, has just been released by a technicality. She along with John M. Winkley, of Monon, was convicted of having procured Miss Rodgers a notary of Monon, to fix her signature and seal tua false acknowledgement of a deed. Mr. Winkley did not take an appeal aud whether this decision will also cause his release or not is a matter of uncertainty. Residents of the west end of Jordan and over in that region, have remarked on the fact that

some of the oats field were turning yellow, and evidently were being badly damaged from some cause. Regarding this matter the Brook Reporter says: “It will be noticed that an immense amount of oats in some of the fields have turned yellow and is dying, the fields greatly resembling “rusted” oats. This was at first attributed to the ravages of the green bug, bnt a careful study of the diseased oats stalks places the blame elsewhere. It will be found on examination that the root of the grain is diseased and covered with a fugi growth. In some fields there are great patches of this half dead grain and all are mere or less affected. It is a new pest of the oats in this locality and its destructive qualities are undoubted when one see the ravages in some fields.”

MONDAY. M. V. Brown went to Cincinnati today, on a business trip. See the Chase piano and piano Player at Fred Phillips’ piano store. Deacon D. E. Hollister went to LaSalle, 111., on a business trip today. Mrs. W. H. Parkison and children went to Attica today for a visit with her parents. Prof. Thomas Large, of Chicago, visited his late wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Yanatta, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Annie Howe .. wont to Winona Lake this morning, where she has an engagement to nurse a patient. Mrs. Helen Stearn, of Indianapolis, is here for an extended visit with her father Moses Tnteur, and other relatives. Miss Mabel Hazelcon, of Morrison, 111., and Miss Grace Lomelino of Springfield, returned home today, after a visit with Miss Edith Shedd. Lake county seems to have no lack of local periodicals. It has two daily papers, 17 weeklies and two monthlies, apd probably more a’coming.

Born Sunday night, to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Blackman, of McCoysburg, a daughter. The mother is only 15 years old, but this is her second child.

Miss Bessie King, the librarian left for Winona Lake today, to spend a six weeks vacation with her parents. Miss Jessie Knox will have charge of the Public Library during her absence. The New York Evening Post delves deeply into the weather records, and finds that 1881 there was a spring somewhat like that which we have just endured. The cold weather continued up to the middle of June. But thereafter there was ample compensation. July was intensely hot f Mrs. Mary C. Carter, an old resident of Jackson township, Newton county, died last Friday, at the home of her son-in-law, Frank Yeager, northeast ot Mt Ayr. The cause of her death seems to have been old age, and she had reached the age of very nearly 77 years. The burial was made Sunday, aft

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson have been expected back from Washington for a visit of some length, but owing to pressure of official business in Mr. Wilson’s department they have been obliged tj postpone their departure for a week, and are not now expected until the Bth of this month. They will be here about 10 days. If any parties of Rensselaer or vicinity.are figuring on engaging in any form of illegal sale of liquor here on the Fourth, we don’t ind giving them a friendy tip that they will be treading on dangerous ground. The Good Citizens’ League and other friends of law and order are preparing to watch the corners pretty closely that day, and any violators of the law will caught. ' Clyde Comer went down to Winchester Saturday night, over a road quite familiar to him, and will take a leading part in an interesting event there Tuesday even ing the same being his marriage to P. C. Wasson, and a former resident of Rensselaer. On their return they will live in Dr. Kresler’s tenant house on Cullen street, the_ former N. Littlefield place, which is already thoroly furnished for their occupancy.

Thomas H. Robinson, now of Gillam Tp., took the train here this forenoon to go to North Yakima, Washington, to visit his Sister, Mrs. Harvey McCullough, who now lives there. She is now suffering with quick consumption, following an abscess on her lungs, and her death only a matter of a short time. She and her husband were residents of Gillam Tp., most of their lives, leaving there for the far northwest a few years ago. Mrs. McCullough has long been in poor health. Mr. Robinson’s son, Dr. S. C. Robinson went as far as Chicago with him today.

Senator Beveridge has already given notice that at the next session of congress he will introduce a bill for additional railway legislation to safe guard the public from over capitalization.” Such a law, he says, should be very simple and and perhaps require no more than for a corporation or a promoter proposing to issue stock to publish to the public at large the exact facts concerning the corporation, “what its property cost, what its improvements have been, what its liabilities are, its expenses, and increase of business, and in short every fact which might influence any one in purchasing such stock.” It is safe to say that the Indiana senator will have the backing of of the people in urging a measure of this kind and that he will push it for all that it is worth when congress convenes.