Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

TUESDAY I Monticello Old 8 ettlera’ daj will be Saturday, Aug. 24th. WarrenJJobinaon made a buGn6SS trip tu Chicago today. Mias Tillie Mai chow returned home today from a visit with rela tives at Brookston. Mrs F. E. Babcock and Miss Ethel Sharp returned home today from a trip to Niagara Falls. Mrs. J. W. Baughm in and daughter, Vivian, drove over from Mt. Ayr today to visit friends for the day. Attorney George Kassabaum and Real Estate Dealer Fred Sergeant, of Monticello, were here on business today. Mrs’. W. J. Imes arrived home last evening from a visit of considerable length with relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y., and other places jn that region. Miss Jennette Needham, of Dublin, Ind., a former teacher in the Rensselaer schools, is the guest of Miss Irma Kannal and other relatives here this week. Thos. B. Stephenson, wife and daughter, of East Chicago, returned home this morning, after a visit of a week with the family of John Hollengren. in Barkley tp. I James Welsh is now in very poor ■condition from the cancerous ■growth on the side of his head, and Kt was thought by relatives that he Kjould scarcely last thru last night. ■He is in his 72nd year. ■ Charles Hanson, of our city, has Bust sold his farm in Gillam township, to John Smallfell, on the MaiKjhow farm, near town, at $65 per Kicre. Mr. Hanson intends to go ■west for a change of climate, for Rhe sake of his wife’s health, and Bhinks strongly of trying Oregon ferst ■ J. W. Crowell and wife arrived ■iom Monticello this morning to Bake up their permanent residen e Biere, and have secured rooms temporarily over Ferguson & FerguKon’s law office. Mr. Crowell has B)een engaged in the grocery business at Monticello and comes here Bo engage with his brother Richard Bn the manufacture and, wholesaling Ks cigars, having revived the MerBhants Cigar Co.

■ Duke Nichols arrived from Knox ■his morning for a visit with his ■elativew and friends. Duke is ■omewhat of a checker player and Bxpects to show some of the veterans here where to head in at during his visit. Speaking of checkBrs, the proprietor of the nickel Bheatre now operating here has Been taking all the Rensselaer Blayers a quite merry pace, and Besterday defeated our former ■hampion, J. A. McFarland. B Earl Smith, about 12 years old, ■nd son of Chai les Smith, who Borks at the Babcock & Hopkins Blevato- and lives with iii.-s son inBaw, George Ropp, near the depot, Bract u red his right arm aliovs the Bibow Sunday afternoon. He bad Been climbing to tjp* roof of an ontBuilding ami jumping oil Io the top Bfa barrel. Finally the barrel Bead went thru and the troy got a B tumble that resulted in broken Brm. The bone was not only brokBn square oft but was split down to Bie elbow joint. It was given Brompt attention and the boy is Bow getting along all right B Miss Edith Marshall, teacher of Knglish and History in the Rens Belaer high school, has resigned Ber position here and act'ep ted one

in the public schools of Seattle, Washington. ot only will the salary be CtftflJtderably better there, but a location on ‘‘The Coast” will bring her near her parents, now in California and contemplating a removal to Oregon. Miss Marshall will leave for the west tomorrow, but stop for short visits with relatives and friends at St Paul, Minn., and Billings, Mont. Rev. H. L. Kindig went to Star City today o deliver a temperance address. Born, this morning, to Mr. and Mrs. George Long, of near Newland, a son. Little Johnnie Horton, son of D%, Horton, is still very sick with what is piobably a case of typhoid fever, His fever keeps dangerously high and the little chap is having a very hard time of it. T. W. Haus and Charley Osborne went to Indianapolis Monday afternoon, the former to attend the big K. of P. doings and the latter tn business. Erastus Peacock is also attending the K. of P. meeting. Mrs. A. C. Pancoast went to Crown Point today for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. Robt. Livingston, who will leave shortly for Oklahoma City, to spe d the winter with a daughter reSidirg there.

O. O. Hammerton, the mail clerk cut the index finger of his leit hand quite severely last Saturday while engaged in trimming up some shade trees at h.s honjjfe. The injury will be the cause of his laying off from work for about a week. A little sou of Wm. Yeiter, of Barkley tp., who had a bone broken in his right foot some time ago, recently re- broke it and thereby created an abscess that required operating on last Saturday. It is thought by his physician that he will now get along all right. Mrs. Bert Bartoo, of Morocco, was here a few hours this morning ou her way home from Gallatin, Tenn., where she had been to attend the golden wedding of her uncle and aunt, James Peacock and wife. This venerable couple formerly lived in Jasper county, he being a brother ofErastus Peacock, the mail clerk. Zimmerman & Smith, the mem bers of which firm are Jay Zimmerman and John Smith have just completed the kalsomining of sixteen rooms in our two school buildings, and these two young artists of the paint brush have done a very fine job. The side walls are in green and the ceiling in buff, the contrast of colors having a veiy attractive effect. John Medicus, the plasterer, has been spending a few days here with his family and today returned to Chicago Heights to arrange for his permanent return here. Wages are much higher there but John has decided that he would sooner be here with his family at less salary. He thinks there will be plenty or work in his line here, also during the fall months.

WEDNESDAY Miss Emma Lear, of Monticellc, came today for a week’s visit with Mrs. Eva Morgan. George R. Hanna, of Kniman returned home Tuesday from a visit of several days with relatives at Delphi. Miss Ellen Childers has returned home from a visit of three weeks with relatives in Hammond and Chicago. H. Richardson, from southeast of town, was called to Odell, 111., this morning, by the serious sickness of his daughter. Mr, and Mrs. 0. L. Murphy, of Chicago, are here to spend a |vacation of two weeks with her parents, A. J. Bellows and wife. Dr. Horton has begun preparations for the erection of a fine cement building to occupy the ground where the Hemphill Bros.’ blacksmith shop now stands] and to be occupied by these two enterprising young men as their future blacksmithing home. The (blocks are now being made by Lee Jessup who will also superintend the erection of the building, which will have a frontage of 45 feet onJCullen street and will be 35 feet deep and

16 feet high. There will be 13 windows in the building, thus giving fine light from all directions hnd every convience known to modern blacksmithing wi 1 be installed ir the shop. Miss May and Master Russell Clarke went to Hammond this morning to visit relatives. Elmer Babcock, who Las been working in Chicago Heights, is now working in Hammond. Watson Day, at Fountain Park, isSunday, Aug IS, instead of Aug. 17th, as previously announced. Quite a large number of Rensselaer people are attending the Bryan day meeting at Fountain Paik today. Miss Grace Caldwell, of Kentland was the guest from yesterday evening until 2 o’clock today of Mrs. Bert Brenner. George Lundy, of the firm of Duvall & Lundy, went to Gosport, Ind.,- Monday for a visit with his parents there. John Morgan, Earl Bruner and Delos Dean went to Fountain Paik today to remain during the Fountain Park meet ing. C. C. Van Order and wife, of Chicago, have been guests for the past two weeks ot their daughter, Mrs. W. E. Boyle, near Kniman. Becorder John Tilton took his daughters Beatrice and Fern, to Wheatfied today, for a visit Of two weeks with their grandmother: T. D. Conaghan, of Pekin, 111., is here, looking .after the interests of his farm 7 miles southeast Of town, on which H. Richardson re sides. George Thomas and family came over from Monticello this morning fora weeks visit with Mis. Thomas’ parents, J. C. Gwin and wife, and other relatives.

Miss Mary Adams went to Chi cago today to visit Mrs. E. E. Stephenson, who is also entertain ing Misses Nellie Drake and Lizzie Riddle from Rensselaer. The Hageubeck & Wallace Circus exhibited at Brazil yesterday and made the same big hit it has at other Indiana points. The show is well spoken pf every where. The Hagenbeck & Wallace show will give a grand free street parade at Rensselaer Friday Aug. 23 and the cages will be “open” so that people can see tie animals. As the Hagenbeck wild beasts perform in the show there is no reason for concealment in the street display. Miss Elma J. Sketo, of East Liberty, Ohio, iarrived here this morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Kolb, at the home of the latter’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Foltz. Mrs. Kolb has been in very poor health but is somewhat better today. Miss Sketo will probably remain here about two months. Former democratic candidate for Governor, John W. Kern, of Indianapolis, and several prominent members of the Jackson club oi Lafayette are in Remington today to hear the speech of W. J. Bryan and to give him a hunch politically as to where Indiana stands, as far as they know anything about it. W. W. Watson, of Chicago, for nearly 25 years a special pension examiner in the employment of the government, was visiting his Rensselaer relatives yesterday. He has recently added 320 acres ot fine timber to his large land holdings in Mississippi, and upon some part of which he now has a saw mill in operation and expects to increase his lumbering facilities largely in the near future. Mrs. Franc Osborne, formerly of our city, but who with her husband recently left Newcastle on account of her health, is now very dangerously sick at the home of friends in Francesville, where she was taken down during a visit. In addition to the chronic nervous troubles she has been suffering from for many months, she has typhoid fever, and but slight'bppes are entertained for her recovery. Her sister in law, Mrs. E. L. Clark of Rensselaer, was over to see her the latter part of last week. Pearl, the 8-year-old daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoile, living in Kniman, broke one of her legs near the hip quite badly last Saturday. In company with other children she was picking blackberries near the cemetery 11 miles

east of Kniman, and the children undertook’toopen the heavy iron gate to the ceitfetery. The hinges had rusted off the gate and the little Hoile girl was caught beneath it as it fell It was a serious fracture nur prompt attentiop, Dr. Price, of Rose Lawn, having been called te reduce it. Miss Grace Brown, of Chicago, came today to visit h<-r bister, Mrs. E. C. English. Mrs. Charles Robinson, formerly Amy Knowlton, went to Chicago today, and after a short stay theie will leave for her future home at Mitchell, So. Dak. B. S. Fendig left this morning for a trip thru the east, bavin fe planned to visit New York, Boston, Washington and Norfolk. He will be gone ten days or two weeks. Joe Jackson went to Mackinaw, HL, to visit his parents for a few days. Mrs. Jackson and daughter Gladys have been visiting there for the past two weeks and they will all return home next Monday. L. Strong and wife, Jasper Kenton and wife, Miss Mary Leatherman and Stewart Moore attended Fountain Park Assembly today, going over to hear William Jen nings Bryan, who speaks there this aiternoon. Thompson Ross, Frank Hardman'and John Ellis left this morn ing for Runnels, Wis., for a stay of four months to escape the hay fever season. Low Harmon expects to join them there, also, within a tew days. Mrs. Magdalene Meyer and son Frank and Mrs. Mary Brady and daughter Frances went to Chicago today for a few days’ visit. All will return to Rensselaer before the Danville parties return to their home in that city. THURSDAY Alfonso Burk and wife returned to their home in Chicago yesterday. Dr. A. G. Catt and wife returned yesterday from a two (Jays’ visit in Chicago. Ed. F. Mills and wife returned yesterday from a short visit with Mrs. F. B. Lyon in Delphi. Born, Wednesday August 14tF, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green, of Hanging Grove, a daughter. Frank Hayes and wife, of Barkley tp., went to Lafayette today to consult an eye specialist about Mrs. Hayes’ eyes. Miss Nellie Baker returned to her home in Barkley tp. Monday after a month’s visit with her sister, Mrs Geo. Kimberlin, at Rockville, 111. Robert Lefier,who recently moved from Wabash tu Joliet, 111., is now a street car conductor at the latter place. His brother-in-law, Mort Murray, expects to go there to spend the winter. Mrs. Josiah Flora, of Delphi, came today to visit her father and mother, Abraham Miller and wife of near Aix. Mrs. Miller is nearing her 79th birthday, and is in very poor health, suffering from dropsy. J. A. Knowton went to Chicago today to remain until his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Robinson leaves tomorrow morning for Mitchell, 8. Dak., and to assist her in making some purchases ot household goods for her home. Miss Nettie Price, sister of County Surveyor Myrt B. Price, and deputy in his office, has been quite sick for the past three weeks at Mrs. Sears’ boarding house, with malarial fever. She re now improving. Leslie Fisher and Andrew Eller, of near Remington, are here today. They have subcontracted of Thompson & Smith the stone street work in Remington, and will begin work shortly. Thompson & Smith will do the grading in town and all the township road work.

George Hersh man has returned from his prospecting trip thru the southwest and will go back there to establish his permanent home within the next few weeks. He will probably have charge of the abstract work for a large concern doing business in Indian Territory. Morgan N. Folks, of Union Star, Mo., came yesterday to visit his brother, Peter Folks, at McCoysburg. He is now 82 years of age but gets about like a much younger man. Having been in the civil war, be now gets the pension provided for veterans past 80 years of age.