Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Miss Anna Zink, of Piqua, Ohio, ►returned hone yesterday, after an extended visit with her sisters, Mrs. Joe and John Borntragtr. Mrs. Cornelius Conklin and Mrs. Joseph Kiibinger, of Chicago, are therefor a couple of weeks visit 'With their friends, Hr, and Mrs. John Bislosky. Monticelle is 675 feet above sea ►level, Delphi and Rensselaer 668, Logansport 606. Kentland 684 and Winamac 716. The highest point ds at Winchester, 1,101 feet and the the next at Newcastle, 1,045 feet. Beldon B. Grant, of Chestnut, 111., is here for a short visit with his Father, Shelby Grant, and other relatives. Seldon’s wife and little boy have been here for some time and will accompany him back home.

The trustee of the defunct Home Bank at Goodland has declared another dividend of 478 per cent. This is the fourth and last dividend making in all 22.78. per cent; received by depositors from the wreck. Chas. G. Hammond and wife and David L. and Rankin Halstead left this morning for Big Rapids, Mich., where Will Wishard and family live an 1. where each have land. They will be gone about a week. Miss Alice Bloomquist, of Chicago, is making a protracted visit with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Johnson, of northwest of town. Her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Bloomquist, “were also down from Saturday till Tuesday. Miss lima Robinson, of Indianapolis, who has been visiting her mother here, went to Woodstock, 111., this morning to visit Mrs. Carrie Lagen, for a few days. She will return here for a longer visit before going back to Indianapolis. Mrs. Dave Mauck, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stucker, Mrs. Miller Mr. and Mrs. May of Mt. Ayr and Mrs. Eib of Barkley left on the 2:04 train Thursday for Sheridan to attend ■the annual association of Primitive Baptists to be held at that place this week.

Delos Thompson has just re•ceived a new automoble from Chicago being a very fast and powerful Premier three seated runabout. His big White steamer is not suitable for use in cold weather and he wanted one he could use in winter. He intends to sell the White ma chine.

Mrs. F. R. Erwin, of Fair Oaks, was in Renseelaer over night at the home of her brother-in law, N. Littlefield. She was just returning •from Altoona, Pa., where her mother, the widow of the late Dr. ■G. W. Proudley, died Saturday, Aug. 17th. Mrs. Proudley was over 53 years of age, and death resulted from diabetes and neural gia of the heart. Thejfaneral occurred Tuesday of this week at Altoona. Dr. Proudley died on the 20th of last May.

F. B. Meyers brought his recently acquired stock of drugstore goods over from Eentland yesterday and placed them vacant room in the Nowels and 'Bedford block between Wildberg’s store and bhoads’ grocery. He intends to arrange the stock in proper shape but has no present intention of offering them at retail here, but instead wants to sell stock and"fixtures in their entirety; and in |fact 'has negottions now pending for such a sale, to a party who, if |he tyiys, will remove them to another town.

SATURDAY Rev. A. G. Work went to Ligouier,. Ind., today where he will preactf tomorow. Miss Ella Morris leturned to Chi cago. today, after a few days’ visit with relatives here. I —Mrs. Wni. Ray her and daughter Emma went to Lafayette today for a short’visit with relatives. Miss Mattie Heltzel, of Monon, cune today to visit Mrs. Mary E. Lowe and to attend teachers’ institute.

John Coey and wife of Francesville were the guests of C. B. Re pi ogle and family and took in the show. Warren Washburn aud wife re turned to Good land today, alter a short visit with relatives and friends here. Mrs. Ernest Graham and baby, of Lovedale, Tenn., today to visit her brother, Dr. I. M. Washburn for some time. Elza Gunyon and family, ol Frankfort, came today for a few days’ visit with his father, J. N. Gunyon, near Parr. —Mrs. W. T. Cresraer returned to Chicago today, after a few days’ visit with her cousin, Mrs. Lon Calton, just northeast of town. , Ivan Shell, wife and baby of Monticello were the guests of C. B. Reprogle and family for several days, leaving Saturday morning for Chicago. The circutppeople fed their horses some green oats while here and several of them were made sick and one, a fine big gray horse, died, and was lett on the show grounds to be buried today under the direction of the town marshal.

County Treasurer-elect Jesse D. Allman completed his removal here from Remington yesterday, and himself and family are now at home in the residence he recently purchased of Attorney Baughman, on Weston street. Geoige Ade, the author and playwright, in company with Will Kent, Charley Sprinney and other Kentland friends, came over from Kentlaud yesterday in a big automobile, and witnessed the afternoon performance of the circus. Mrs. C. B. Hail returned to Evanston, 111., this morning, after a short visit with the family of Writer Hall, 5 miles south of town. Mrs. Sarah M. Hall and Miss Jennie Hall, also of Evanston, are remaining for a more extender! visit.

Judge Clarke Price and family, of Ashland, Kans., who have been visiting his brother and sister, Myrt B. and Nettie Price here, and Cory Price and family of near Remington left this morning. Judge Price will return to Ashland, and Mrs. Price and two daughters will go to Sandusky, Ohio, her lormer home. Judge Hanley made a sale of his four-year old trotter, ‘'Rensselaer Boy,” at Cro vn Point, Friday, which was the main purpose he had in entering him at the races there- The price was S4OO. The Judge can not speak too highly in expressing his admiration for the Crown Point fair, its grounds and management, or of the kind of men who had race horses there.

Mrs. George E. Murray, wife of Postmaster Murray, was able to sit on the porch yesterday for some time. About two weeks ago she suffered by a fall a slight injury to her left knee and resorted to some home treatment before calling a physician, with the result that quite a sore was created. It yieldded readily to treatment of the physician, however, and she is now recovering very satisfactorily. Rev. C. W. Postill, of Fowler, has been over in this region looking after matters connected with his farm, a few miles northwest of town, and especially the erection ol a good barn thereon. It is not only a good farm for a preacher to own, but would be a good one for most anybody to be possessed of. For one inttance of its excellence may be mentioned the iact that the place produced abovt the best yield of.oats so far reported in this region. There was 30 bushels to the acre. This of course was machine measure, and like all other oats in this region this year, when they are weighed in the balance, like

Belshazzar of old, they are found wanting. But in this respect also, the Reverend's oats are not so light minded as the general run of the crop, rq.d so far as tested weigh 23 pounds to the measured bushel. Miss Minnie Scheurich went to Chicago this morning to spend some time in the millinery trimming school. Leo Tuteur(and wife returned to Indianapolis today after a visit of a week here with his father Moses Tutuer. Miss 27ettie Price has sufficiently recovered from her recent sickness to be able to be out, coming up town today for the first time since taking sick. Mrs. A. E. Coen and son Alban lett this morning for their home in Berwyn, 111., visit of some two weeks with her parents, Captain and Mrs. J. M. Wasson.

MONDAY There are several cases of small pox in Carroll county. . G. H. Maines in confined to his bed with gangrene in one of his toes. Miss Lizzie Riddle went to Lafayette today to enter business college. Frank Hardy, wife and daughter went to Huntington today, to visit his brother Homer. Prof. A. F. White of Fremout, Neb., is here for a few days visit with Miss Zoe Peck. Judge Clarke Price took his final departure for his home in Ashland, Kanis., this morning. Mrs. Frank Thewlies returned to her home in Linden today after a visit with her parents here. P. B. Downs, of 7 miles east of town, has been seriously sick for two weeks but is now improving. J. D. Babcock returned to his home in Union county today after a visit of a few days in Rensselaer. A. J. Abbott has been having a rather bad spell with his heart for several days but is somewhat better today.

Peter May and wife were called to Pekin, 111., today to attend the funeral ofjhis brother’s son, who had died in Texas. A remonstrance against the granting of a saloon license is being circulated in the Ist ward in Logansport, and if successful, the effort will be made thruout that city. George Michael, of Marion, was over to attend the funeral yesterday of his uncle, James Welsh. Other members of the family were prevented from coming by sickness in the family. Johnnie Horton is now improving very satisfactorily from his attack of typhoid fever, the fever having left him last week. He is very weak but gaining slowly and seems now entirely out of danger. Mrs. Caroline Rhoads and granddaughter, Bernice Rhoads, returned Saturday from a visit of six weeks with Isaac Reubelt and family at Jeffersonville, where Mr. Reubelt holds the good position of librarian for the state reformatory.

Alton Padgitt was home over Sunday with his family. At Frankfort last week his horse Fair Oaks won an SBOO stake, going a mile in 2:121 and Bourbon Jay also r won 3rd with a good purse. This week they are racing at Crawfordsville. George and Clint Colvert, H. F. Parker, Dr. H. J. Kannal and Mell Abbott have gone to the Kankakee for their annual camping trip, and probably as choice a lot of piscatorial tales as were ever circulated here will soon eminate from that region.

The Starke County Demgcrat, published at Knox, states that Tom McCoy fell off a wagon at the Michigan City penitentiary on Saturday, Aug. 17th, and broke a leg. Nothing was seen of the accident in Michigan City, Lafayette or Indianapolis papers which have usually had much to say about Tom whenever opportunity offered. The fact that a member of the board of pardons that is handling Tom’s petition for parole resides in Knox lends some color to the statement, but it is viewed here generally with unbelief, and cannot be confirmed from other sources.

Mrs. D. M. Wilcox went to Frankfort today and will go from there to her home in 'Sprin gfield, 111. ' ■ Clyde S Comer joined his wife at Winchester yesterday for a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Peter'C. Wasson. There is now only one vacancy in the corps of teachers tor the city schools, being a chemistry teacher to succeed Mr. Woodworth. W, J. Riley of Momence, 111., is sending out notices that a horse aud buggy was stolen from him last Saturday. Persons should not buy rigs offered by total strangers without a careful investigation and especially when they are offered at much less than they are actually worth.

Bernard Kohlhoff, of Union Tp* who sold his farm some time ago to Omar Morlan, has just bought another in Barkley, upon which he intends to make his home. It is the S E. Winchester place of 160 acres and the price was 870 per acre. C. J. Dean negotiated the sale. A good horse died last Saturday on the Gangloff farm, just east of town. It was injured several weeks ago in a runaway when hitched to a mowing machine. It was the property of youug Andy Gang off, who has bien in Washington state for several months, and he had refused 8175 for it recently. John Pullins’ family have received a letter telling of the death ot their son, George, in Spokane, Wash. He was taken sick on the Saturday before he died with ty phoid fever and this was complicated by iheumatism ami inflammation of the stomach. H§ died on Thursday, Aug. 15feh and was buried in Spokane the following Sunday.

E. E. Smith is taking a short va cation from his work in Chicago and spending the time in Rensselaer with relatives. Ed has prospered in the city and now owns several good renting residences. He works at ;he carpenter trade both as contractor aDd by the month, having held a position with the same employer for eighteen years. Mrs. Fr. nk Diddle and two children, of Paris, 111., spent Sunday here visiting her husband at the county jail. Diddle is the self-confessed horse thief brought here for safe keeping from Newton county. Sheriff O’Connor says he has always borne a good reputation he understands, and the sheriff believes he was made a tool of other parties.

Wm. Healey, of Chicago, was probably fatally hurt last Friday at the Crown Point fair grounds, in an automobile race. He was running about 50 miles an hour when ne struck a soft spot and one of his wheels came off, and his auto turned end over end three times and landed over the fence. Judge Hanley and some others from Rensselaer, saw the accident. Prof. Ben F. Coen, who has been spending the summer at Denver, Colo., writes that he has returned to Ft. Collins, where he is the head of the Department of English in the State Agricultural College. The college opens the second week in September and the intervening period Ben will put in trout fishing, but fearing he might underestimate his catch, he makes no advance statement of what he proposes to do.

The statement has been quite widely published that Co. M of Rensselaer and Co. C of Monticello were to engage in a sham battle at the latter place on the occasion of old settlers day, Saturday, Aug. 31st. This is not the case and negotiations for a meeting of the companies were never begun. Sham battles are not viewed with favor by the oommaqding officer of the guard of the state and consent for companies to engage in them will probably never be secured again.