Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY A. E. Sills, the noted | olitician And attorney of Montieello, wes looking after some legal basinets -at our court house today. Miss Lennie E. Lang, of Indi--anapolis visiting her sisters Mrs. Lem Huston and Mrs. Ed Hopkins also her brother Thomas Lang of Surrey. Mrs. Lutz and son alter have upturned from their summer’s stay in Colorado, aniLWalter will clerk -during the fall and winter in the Geo. E. Murray store. This has been another hot and humid day, about as bad as any of •the worst steam-baths we had the vfirat half of July. The highest temperature today was 84 degrees. Mr. Parrett has returned and will pleach next Sabbath morning on the subject “The Sound of the Trumpet,” and iu the evening on “Echoes of the Bible Conference.” Everybody invited. Mrs. Alfred Thompson has rallied "very nicely from the shock of her bad fall and broken arms of Wednesday night, and there is now no indication o*her than that she will make a speedy recovery.

Mrs. Oscar McClure was down from Hammond yesterday for a „ short visit with her parents. She that Mr. McClure now has a steady job as motor-man on the erectric line from East Chicago to -63rd street. There was another considerable of a raiu-fall here last night and early this morning, or enough to keep the already water-soaked ■flound in a sodden condition for several days longer, and to put another long stop to the thrashing business. The precipitation was .30 of of an inch. Mrs. Sutton, the circus performer -whose leg was so badly broken here on circus day, just a week ago, has limproved considerably within the last day or two, and her physician now considers the danger of an amputation beiDg necessary is practically pait. It was quite imminent for a few days. * ... Misses Madeline and Esther Phillips, who have been living with their grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Blue the past year and attending school here, left to-

day to return to the home of their mother, Mrs. Loaella Brown, at Minneapolis, Minn. They expected to be met at Ghioago by their aunt, Mrs. 8. 8. Barnes, of Fowler, who will accompany them to Minneapolis. Quite a party of young ladies went from here today to Lake Geneva, Wis., to attend the annual convention of the Young Women’s Christian Association. These included Miss Lena Jaokson and her •visiting college friend, |Miss Ruth Walker, of Bloomington. Also Mias Josie Porter and her three college friends, Misses Anna Bryan, Leta Hall and Marguerite Allen, of Franklin, Ind. The possession of unlimited nerve is always said to have tbeen a characteristic of Ed Brinley, formerly of Rensselaer, but sentenced only last March 'from Elkhart County to state’s prison for one to fourteen years for grand larceny. That he has lost none of his abounding gall is now evident from the fact that he has already applied to the Governor for a pardon, before even half of the minimum year of his sentence has expired. The Governor promptly turned down this application. •

The surprisejnt Jlow Bw theater going public in - “A Dingerons Friends,” is. that it is a real, worthy, -';4hol«*oi»e melodrama without and murder. of five acts carries the audience from New York to California with many fine scenes and plenty of capital comedy to brighten the strong romat’c interest. Special scenery and an exceptional company is announced by Manager Fred G. Conrad. At the Ellis Opera House tomorrow night The big dredge has been at anchor for several days just south of the Kellnei ice house was turned around this morning and will nfiw work up stream for a while, especially removing a stretch of rock bp below the Padgett bridge, which basjust been drilled and blasted. The turn was made in the wide basin formed where D. H. Yeoman formerly quarried out the rock for his crasher, but a good deal of wolrk in the dam building line was needed before the place was wide and deep enough to make the turn. , . The general impression that there is good prospects for a big corn yield, is not borne ont by a close observation. The growth of stalk ie quite luxuriant and promising, but not more than six out of every ten stalks will produce a fully developed ear, and many have no ears at all. An early frost, which is not unlikely with the frequent rains and changeable weather* would come as near caasing a total failure of the coin crop as this section has had in years. With a late fall and good drying weather conservative farmers are estimating pretty near ly a fair average crop. ~y Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig arrived home atbernoon from their ten days’s bridal Journey. Most of the time was spent at Minneapolis and St. Paul and at the various beautiful lakes in that region. They did not take the big lakes trip home as they had thought of doing, as they found it would take more time than Mr. Fendig could spare from his busi ness at this time. They have secured as their residence the J. F. Warren place near the sooth end of Cullen street, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears, but who will move into the George Strickfaden residence as soon as Mr. Strickfaden’s family move to Noblesville.

SATURDAY Miss Judith Woodward, of Chicago, is here for a couple of weeks visit with her cousin, Mrs. S. C. Irwin. Ellsworth Parcel of Anderson, come Thursday for a few days visit with the family of his brother-in-law, Dave Hines. 7 ~ Elmer Campbell wife and baby, ofßoswell, are here for a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. David Hines and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer ar rived home last night from a visit of Borne length with her mother and other relatives at Winchester this state.

U. M. Baughman, after fuller consideration, decided against Colorado Springs as his future residence, and in favor of Oklahoma City, lor whioh himself and family have taken there departure and where he will open a law office. Rensselaer Boy, just sold by Judge Hanley to Baker Brothers, of Kankakee, may yet make the town he is named for as well known by his speed as Rensselaer Wilkes did by his beauty. Rensselaer Boy won a big race at LaPorte this week against a crowd of very fast horses. There is an epidemic of broken and dislocated arms in this region which is claiming mor victims than did the injured finger contagion of a month or so ago. The latest of the accidents reported is Mrs. Wm. Behrens, of Barkley Tp., on the Moody farm. She fell on a slippery walk Thursday evening and broke both bones of the left lower arm, near the wrist We made a slip the other day in mentioning our surviving Mexican war veterans, in forgetting Uncle Newman Snow, who has, in fact been previously mentioned Jby < us, in that list Uncle Newman used

to live about Blackford but now moves about among his different children. There is said now to be soil Another Mexican war survivor in this county, being Mr. Graham, of Wheattield. The Lowell team down op the 11 this Jorenoon for the LowellHammond base ball game and the Hammonds at two, this afternoor. Conspicuous among the Lowells towered the mighry Dobby. recently of Rensselaer. Homer has been working bard thru the vacation and is preparing to enter some college this fall, but has not folly deeided which one. But where ever he goes he will make known he is there, both with his brain and his brawn. *

The North West Indiana Conference, both Clerical and Lay, will meet at Greencastle next Wednesday September 4. The Conference includes about one fourth the territory of the state. 1 It has five Presiding Elder Districts and about one hundred and sfxty five pastorial charges. Bishop, William F. McDowell will preside this year. Delegates to the General Conference will be'elected. This year the Conference will be held at Baltimore, Md., and will continue during the entire month of May. Today hardly a degree hotter than yesterday was, tho not [nearly so uncomfortable and oppressive. According to the Indianapolis papers yesterday was the most uncomfortaDle day of the season there. The Weather Bureau there figured it not that it was because humidity was on a high and the barometer on a low, and the ther mometer sided in with humidity and was on a high also. There as here, the temperature, tho high, was not as high as it has been a number of times before this summer.

Uncle Jim Snyder, of Laura, attended the big ball game at Wheatfield Thursday, and todaj he wa3 in Rensselaer walking with difficulty and two cancs, and a generappearance of having been a star player in the game. This was not the case however, tho he got bunged up all the same. He was walking out to the hall groundsmand was run into from behind by a couple of reckless youngsnipes in a buggy. His left foot and ankle are badly bruised up and he is likely to be lame for many weeks as a result, Mrs. Julia Healey was overcome by the heat this morning while out in her garden, at her residence on College street, while digging a few potatoes, or rather while trying to make her way to her house, after she had felt the attack coming on. She was discovered lying uncouscions by a little daughter of Dr. ,I.M. Washburn, who lives next door. She was carried into her bouse and given medical attend-

ance, and is now resting easily and likely to suffer no serious perman ent effects from the attack. She is quite advanced in age and in far from robu t health. Charley Harmon who has been connected with the Chicago Bargain Store in a responsible position for about five years infthe clothing and shoe department,Jhas resigned bis position there and acoeptei one with Carson, Pierie & Co., in Chicago. It is also understood that Mrs. Harmon, who is also [a capable saleswoman, will have a position in the same store. Mr. Harmon’s successor here will be Perry Carson, who was connected with the store for quite a long period a number of years ago, bnt who has also been trying Chicago work for some years.

MONDAY Born, Saturday, Aug. 31, 1907, to Mr. aud Mfs. J. J. Hunt, a son. C. H. Oarrill of Franklin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bolser. ' Mrs. Alfred Donnelly went to Chicago today for a week’s visit with relatives. Miss Gertrude Hopkins went to Momenee, 111., today, to spend the day with an aunt Carl Duvall went to Wolcott today to begin clerking in Louie Leopold’s big store. Mias Byrd Barker returned to Kniman today after a visit here with the family of Sheriff O’Connor.

□Oats are today quoted at 40 cents, wheat at SO and Corner 55. >• County Treasurer Sl R. Nichols and-wife have beeu vhitiug rela tives in Chalmers. . ._ Mrs. Wesley Mustaid of Mr. VernOß, come today to visit the family of Sylvester Grey. Samuel Fendig went to Chicago this morning to attend the boot and shoe exhibit at the Coliseum. J. E McClanahan and wife ate spending today in Hammond, taking in the labor day exercises. Rev. A. G. Work has return* d 10 South Chicago after spending his summer vacation in Rensselaer. A 9-months-old baby of Fred Byrd in the north west part of town is very low with cholera infantum. Miss Flossie Feld man returned to 4 " her home near DeMotte today after a weeks visit with Miss Grace Warren. Miss Edna King, of Winona, came Sunday to spend the winter with her sister, Miss Bessie King, the librarian. Mrs. Cloyd Reprogle has been confined to her bed by malarial fever having b°eu sick for more than a week.

H. W. Kiplinger has returned home from a vacation of several weeks spent with his brother, near Fairfield, 111. Al Peters went to Chicago this morning with his mother, who will probably remain there for several weeks visiting her daughter. Mrs. A. Linn of Attica, and son Charley of Monte Vista, Colorado, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Parkison, for a few days. A. P. Terwilliger and wife, of Chicago were here over Sunday visiting his nephew, George W, Terwilliger and family south *oi town.

Harry Giftord and wife, of Gifford, went to Chicago this morning and Mrs. Giftord will probably go on north seeking relief from the hay fever affliction. Eli Arnold had some 28 bnshel wheat on his Barkley ty. farm, which don’t quite hit Harvey Wood’s high water mark, but is a good paying crop just the same. Charles Eells of Ottawa, 111., a nephew, and Henry Baltz, of Hoopeston, an old friend, of George Maines, Sr., were here Sunday to visit him. His condition is very serious. Mrs. J. W. Crowell went to Chicago today to spend a short time in the millinery wholesale house preparatory to taking the position of trimmer in Mrs. Pnrcupile’s millinery store.'

Frank Hardy, wife and little daughter started back to their home in Alva, Okla., this morning after a visit of abont a month here with her mother, Mrs. Maria Hop kins and other relatives. Vern Marshsll, son of G. E. Marshall, left this morning for Medford, Oregon, where he will find employment on the fruit farm the latter purchased there about three mouths ago, and learn what he can of the details of frnit raising and packing. Frank Haskell and Will Clark spent Snnday in Frankfort, where their wives have been visiting rela tives. Mrs. Clark has gone to Roseville for a short visit and will return here this evening, and Mrs. Haskell and* her mother, Mrs. Gwin, have gone to Kirklin, for a short visit with relatives there before returning home. An Ohio man eats a teaspoonful of sand every day. He does not chew the sand—merely washes it down with water. , Re also takes great care not to eat food containing lime and he does not swallow his toothpicks. He says that by following these roles he is caring hie indigestion and has no fear of lathiqg and plastering hie interior. John Zimmer, who lives on the Mrs. Clara Coen farm northwest ol town, fell while chasing some horses in the barn lot last Friday evoning, and two rusty nails (a a board penetrated his shoulder, which became infected and created an abscess that for a time looked very seripus, and his fever went np to 104 degrees. Since having the injury treated he is getting -along very nicely with fib prospects of serious results.

Johonie Hortou ia again greatly improved and probably now entirely out of danger. E. M. Parcells has secured Charley Ross, of Monticello, to work in his barber shop. W. C. Baker, of Chicago, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N, Baker, north of town, a tew days. , Born Sunday, to Everet Buggies and wife, at their home on Cullen street, a daughter and their first born. Geo. W. Simons and wife, of Monticello, came today for a weeks’ visit with his brother, J. P. Simone and family. Perry Weinmann and wife and Curtis Moss and wife, of Chicago, were guests over Sunday of | John Smith and wife, the women jbeing sisters.

Miss Lulu Sexton, of Wolcott, came today to consult County Superintendent Larnsou, about securing a Jasper county school to teach this year. Lew Robinson, son of Mu. G. M. Robinson, has -returned from a three months’ trip in the west. He visited Nebraska, Colorado and Montana and worked some in each state; —t— — : ' . Virgil Vs Nowels, now of Pueblo, Colo., is here for a week’s visit with his father, John Nowels, north of town. He has a good job as engineer for a manufacturing concern out there and is on his way to attend as a delegate the 26th annual convention of stationary engineers, which begins at Niagara Falla ooißepk. l*th. -.Mrs.. Nowels, for wh«e beakh they moved to Colorado, is now iu quite excellent health.

W. T. May and family took the train here this morning for their home in McComb, Miss., after a visit with the family of James A. May, near Wolcott. Little Marjorie Vanatta, who makes her home with her grandparents, Mr. and Mis. John B. Vanatta, in Rensselaer, returned today after a visit of a weak with her father, Robert Vanatta, at Marion.. Parr defeated the Pleasant Bjdge ball team Snnday by the dose score of 7to 6, retrieving the defeat they had suffered the Sunday before by the Bidge by the score of 10 to 7. The deciding game is to be played in Rensselaer, probably next week. , Eli Arnold and wife and three yonngest children left this morning for Edmore. Mich., where her brothor, G. S. Leah, now lives, and

whom they will visit, at the same time looking about the country with a possible view of making an investment. Walter English, oldest son of Dr. E. C. English, tell while running Sunday and cut a bad gash on his left knee by striking it on a piece of broken tile. Three stitches were required to dose up the wound and he will be unable to enter school for probably a week. Fred Hartman and wife left today for Fairbury, 111., for a week’s visit. They will attend the Fairbury fair and visit his mother, whose home is in Missouri but who is now visiting her [daugnter at Fairbury who is in very poor health. His mother is 85 years of age and in good health, w- ' f V-jj;-* ,-•* |,f-f. i Fit? tife boy and girt out Tor ached at the Murray Uo.’s. for you get better goods there.