Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Misses Minnie Hemphill and 'Grace Warren returned today from attending the summer normal at Winona. - John Morgan, Earl Barkley and others will take part in the Fountain Park field day events on Mon■day, Aug 19. A. L. Willis, the bicycle repair man, had a iall from his bicycle yesterday, quite severely spraining his. right wrist. The annual Northwest Indiana conference of the Methodist Church . will be he’d at Greencastle beginning September 4ih. Mrs. A. Morrow, who has been staying with her son, Fiank Morrow, here, went to Englewood today to visit relatives. The dedication of the new Odd Fellows’ hall at Wheatfield next Tuesday is apt to attract several Rensselaer people to that place. Lewis Heishman, of Walker tp., took the 10:55 train here today for Indianapolis where he expects to find employment as a bookkeeper. Q£rs. 8. R. Nichols is entertaining many ladies at her home this afternoon in honor of her niece, Mrs. L R. Leake, who is visiting here from Eleva, Wis. Mies Lucile Marshall went to Englewood today to join several otl;er Rensselaer young ladies at a house party being given by Mrs. Hazel Kirk Stephenson. * Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clifton came down from Chicago last evening for a ten days’ visit with his mother Mrs. Mary Warne at Parr, and other relatives in Rensselaer. A. V. Farmer came over from Royal Center today, in the neigh borhood of which town he has his old dredge in operation and his new one in course of building. Mrs. Mary Robinson, of Gocdland, who has been visiting relatives here, went to Winamac today, where her brother Frank Stone, is very dangerously sick with dropsy. H. J. Dutcher and wife, of Columbus, Ga., and Misses Effie Ball, Gertrude and Anna Doran and Mr. John Brannon, of Monon, are guests today of True D. Woodworth and wife. 'X The Jasper Co. Telephone Co. is erecting about 800 feet of cable enclosing 50 pairs of wires, and extending from the central office across the river. Other improvemens are in contemplation. Charles Smith and wife returned to Chicago today, after a visit of two weeks with her parents, Jacob Wagner and wife, near Remington. Her sister, Lucy Wagner, went home with her for a short visit. Miss Flossie Kenton went to Chicago today and will accompany Mrs. Charles Robinson from there to Mitchell, 8. Dak., for a visit of several months with her grandparents, William Kenton and wife. The finance committee at Kentland failed to raise sufficient funds to give a creditable horse show and so abandoned it, which causes the pun-making editor -of the Enterprise to say that the “horse show kicked over the traces.” » Dr. Charles Reign Scoville will deliver the Sunday morhing sermon at Fountain Park. There will be music and readings at 2:00 and <T:3O; Hon. James E. Watson speaks at 3:00, and a sacred concert will be held at 8.00 in the evening by the Edward Eilert Copcert Co.

Charles Schlemau and family went to Brookston today for a few days’ visit with relatives. C. R. Strick laud, of Greenfield, was here uver uigut looking up prospective students for the Indian spoils College of Medicine. Mr. Strickland was a classmate of Frank McCarthy at I. C. last year, and bo h will attend the College of Medicine together this year. Miss Gertrude Hopkins entertained tie K. N. club last evening, having as guests from out of town Mrs. E. F.Mills, of Chicago, Miss Jennette Needham, of Dublin. Miss Srella Shields,,, of Monon. Miss Ida Milliktetf/QTBdstou.’and Miss Belle SmiiJriof Chicago. , The list of broken bone accidents continues to grow. Yesterday morning Dorothy, the 8 years-old daughter of Oppie Wolf, living 1 mile west of town, fell as she went to jump out of a rope swing and broke both bones of her left arm about half way between the wrist and elbow. Some people are estimating that as many as 10,000 visitors will be attracted to Rensselaer Friday, August 23rd, by the Carl Hagen Deck and Great Wallace Shows Combined. The oudying country districts have been well billed and more than usual interest is being manifested by the country people. Superintendent Kelleaberger has decided to defer holding the teachers institute until Thanksgiving week, believing that better instructors may be secured then than now, wh. n institutes all over the coun try are drawing from the available material. The institute will be held at Goodland —Kentland Enterprise.

Raymond Hufford returned to his home in Greencastle today, and Miss Jessie Nicholson returned to Franklin, taking her niece, little Zoe Bolser, home with her for a shoPt visit. They had been in Rensselaer since the death of Mis. Hufford, sister of Mrs. Bolser and Miss Nicholson, at Greencastle, about' ten days ago. • A Rensselaer man saw the Hagenbeck & Wallace Circus at Indianapolis Monday Aug. sth, and says it is the finest circus he ever saw. He says there must be 400 dapple gray horses in the parade. With the exception of the racers and one band wagon team all the horses are Wallace grays. These horses are mostly all purchased in northern Indiana. Tennessee has abolished the saloon everywhere except in the cities of Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga, while Texas has ninety dry counties. The Carolinas and other Southern States tell similar stories, and it is certain that before long the whole South, with the exception of the large cities and industrial centers, will be prohibition territory. The rain and thunder storm which came up at an early hour this morning brought one of the biggest rainfalls for a storm of no longer duration of any we have had this season. The total precipitation was une and a quarter inches. There was need of some rain for corn and pastures, tho not of such large amount as this. It will put a stop to threshing for some days, and perhaps for quite a number of them, as such a driving storm would naturajly wet the bundles in deeply. Mrs. Ella Makeever Mahany, of of Chicago, is here this week visiting the Makeever families. In May of this year Mrs. Mahany completed the proving up of a claim of 160 acres near Dakota City, S.Dak., which she thinks within five years will be worth all of 15,000. Dakota City is only 35 miles south of the Belle Fourche country, where Bert Goff, Pleasant Gwin, Mel Griffin, and Will Wood worth are located. Mrs. Mahany resides in Chicago with her son, who ig a stenographer in the Union depot ticket offices in that city.

SATURDAY Mias Mary Wood and Mrs. J. W. Rishing, of Lee, are spending today in Rensselaer. Miss Ida Milliken, of Boston, is here to visit Mrs. A. Roes and other relatives and friends.

I Harry Lesb. of Edinon, Mich., is ! visiting Elisa Arnold and family, I north of town, io r a few days. ' r Al Risk ling and daughter Emma went tv Hamuiond this morning for a week’s visit with friends. Miss Bessie Wolf went to Mt. Ayr today for a short- visit with relatives. / Mrs. Sarah Keichum returned home today from a six weeks’ visit with relatives in Michigan. Mrs. Charles Morlan and daughter Doris went to Bedford, litd M today for a tew days visit with friends. Lightning struck a tank of kerosene at Whiting Thursday, destroying 24,C00 barrels of oil, the property of the Standard Ojl Co. Mrs. Frank Barton, of Redfork, Ind. Ter., came today for a visit oj indefinite lenth with her parents, William Garland and wife. Mrs. Fred N. Chapman of Cincinnati came Thursday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.JohnKohler,westoftown.__ Mrs. Ira Galbreath and baby, of Wheaton, 111., who were expected here last week, arrived today and will visit relatives here fori about two weeks. A. Leopold went to Hammond yesterday to see his daughter, Mrs. Leo Wolf and husband, who had just arrived home from their trip abroad.

At Michigan City, T. A. Davis’ dog pulled the tail off Henry Jantzen’s cow, and the Judge decided that Jautzen could not re-tail the cow and so granted him damages in the sum of SSO. Mrs. Frank Coopei, of Indianapolis, came today for a visit of about three weeks with her sisters, Mrs. W. M. Ulyat, of Brook, and Mrs. J. K. Smith, of McCoysburg. i The heavy wind early yesterday morning blew down the smoke stack at the River Queen Mill. It was so badly broken by the fall as to be no longer serviceable and it will cost about SIOO to replace it, Gaylord McFarland has decided to join his erstwhile bosom companion Rue Parcells, put in Utah, and will start out there next week to take a job Rue has secured fAr him. Rev. A. G. Work, of South Chicago, who is spending his vacation in Rensselaer, went to Michigan this morning, having an engagement to preach in Harlem in that state Sunday. He will return here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Whetstone and daughter, Mrs. W. F. Matthews and son Darrow, of May wood, 111., returned home today after a visit of ten days with Mrs. Whetstone’s brother, John. T. Murray and wife

Burglars robbed the Lowell postoffice Thursday night during the storm. The safe was blown open with dynamite and $76 in money and two pension checks stolen. Rensselaer people had better leave no valuables in small safes, the gang is apt to strike here some time. Ben McColly has been down from Chicago Heights for several days visiting relatives. Ben says there is nothing new up there except that old “General Prosperity” is still in command of the camp and has issued orders for a continuation of smcky chimneys and full dinner pails. Prof. D. H. Homes Ph. D. of Brooklyn, N. Y,, visited Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig on Friday. Dr. Homes is principal of one of the high schools of Brooklyn and a son of the late Dr. David Homes at one time a prominent Methodist minister. The fire company was called out at about 7:30 o’clock last night, the alarm being turned in from Plug 57, | near the depot. A telephone ’cable box on the top of a telephone pole within a few feet of Babcock & Hopkins’ elevator was probably set on fire by the mossing of telegraph and telephone wires. It was blazing up lively when the fire company reached the spot and the elevator was in danger of igniting, while the fire was so high that it I could not be reached until a hose connection was made. The company made a quick run.

Floyd Amsler went to Michigan City today for a short visit. ; Cecil Clouse and Carri Adams went to Chit ago today for a few d&ysbtay. ■ ■ ■■:'■ - ■ Dr. Charles Vick and wile went to Lafayette this morning for a short his brother, who visited here recently. Mrs. Lujie Mu-itard and children went to Lafa\ e'te r<iflay for a short visit with relatives. The threatening weather probably kept several from going to tl e Odd Fellows’ picnic at/uowell .today. bjri the following attended: C. B. Stewart and wife. Horat o Ropp and wife. Mrs D. E. Tannei and son and John Williams.

MONDAY ' Delos Coen of Chicago, was home over Sunday. Norman Lally of Michigan City, visited friends here a short time Sunday. - —; Born Sunday, Aug. 18th, to Michael Jungles and wile, -of-near Kniman. a son. Miss Edna Hauter went to La Salle, 111., yesterday tor a two weeks’ visit with relatives. E F. Mills and w ife returned to Chicago yesterday after a two weeks’ visit with relatives here. Johnnie Horton is still very low with typhoid fever, his condition being considered very critical. Mrs. Blodgett, wife of the well know Indianapolis News writer. “Billy” Blodgett, returned to Indi anapolis Saturday after a few days visit with Mrs. E. P. Honan. John Kohler and wife, of Chica go over Sunday visiting his father, John Kohler and family. John is now foreman of a big steam fitting business and is getting along nicely. Will Perkins, cf South Bend, came last week for a short visit with his father’s cousin, Judson Perkins and family. His father, Ancil Perkins, is now in Old Mexico. Born to D. M. and Olive G, Ferguson, a girl baby, Aug, 15th, at Rathdrum, Idaho, their first born. The father is a son of B. F. Ferguson and has been in the west for about 3 years. A 10 or 12 year old boy of Geo. Mirtin, living near Pleasant Ridge, had the index finger of his right hand cut off in a mowing machine Saturday and it was amputated just below the first joint. Rev. C. W. Postill and wife drove over from Fowler last evening for a visit with relatives, and while here he will build a barn and do some other repair work on his farm, five miles northwest of town. One of Wiley Duvall’s big oil wagon horses died this morning* and he lost one about a year ago. It isn’t only the Standard Oil headquarters that has trouble o , but they catch it all down the line some times.

Mrs. L. F. Hopkins returned to Chicago yesterday after a few dajs visit here with Dr. Brown and family and Mrs. E. C. English. Mr. Hopkins and family will go this week to Lake Oscosh, Wis., for a summer vacation of three or four weeks.' Mis. W. H. Beam and son Don. and .Mrs. Abel Grant left this morning for an extended western trip, which will take them thin Spokane and Seattle, Wash., Portland, Ore., and San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal. They will be gone a month or more. Fred Chapman, the mail clerk of Cincinnati, joined his wife and baby at the home of her parents, John Kohler and wife, Saturday, and they will remain here most of the summe?, at least during the continued hot weather, Fred making his mail runs on the Monon out of Rensselaer. Ernest Clark, the telegraph operator, is not effected by the strike, as he is working as a railroad telegrapher. He was in Rens* seleer over Sunday visiting his parents and had with him F. L. Shanhaltzer, a striking Postal operator, who expressed the belief that the operators will win. John Gwin and wife, from up north were in town this morning, John driving a young horse, which took freight at a noisy wagon being hauled by a boy on the street,

and turing quickly threw Mrs. Gwin out, and the hind wheel of buggy passed over her. Aside from being slightly bruised she was uninjured and John soon had rhe horse nnder control, so that nothing serious resulted. Theo. Hurley has been admitted to the national soldiers home at Marion, and went there today. He will be taken into thef hospital for medical treatment and-irtfrsing. He leaves behind his recently married wife, who will probably retain one of his children by his last previous marriage, while arrangements have been made to send the three other children to the soldiers’ orphan home at Knightstown. Uncle Theodore is in very feeble health and the decision to send him to the home was an appropriate one. Marshall Billy Parks went up Io Lowell and drove from there over to Hebron and took a yofang lad named Henry Gwortney in charge. The boy had recently bought a horse trom Halligan Bros, and had appropriated a good saddle belbngingto John L. Smith, northeast of town, and driven to the place where he was apprehended. That he did not intend to keep the saddle was' easily evident as he had made plans to return it when apprehended. Parks brought lx»th boy and saddle back home but the boy was released by Squire Irwin when it was shown that he had intended to return the saddle. Worth going miles to see—the Lowell Giants ball game. To be played at Riverside Athletic Park, Rensselaer, Saturday, Aug. 31st.