Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

TUESDAY Ed Cull, of Parr, left today sjpr Presho, S. Dak., on a prospecting trip. Floyd Williams,of north of town, went to Marion today, to enter a business college there. Mrs. Will Childers has returned home from a visit of two weeks in the southern and eastern part of the state. John Richardson and wife, of Pontiac, 111., came today to visit their nephew, H. M. Moulds, and family of McCoysburg. Miss Ethel McCarthy went to Chicago today on account o' the serious sickness of her sister, Mrs. * Roy Chizum’s little child. fioscoe Ponsler, of lola, Kans.,

left for his home today, after two weeks visit with his uncle, Warren Robinson, and other relatives. Rev. Ray Ballard, ofj ‘Barkley circuit, left for the conference at Greencastle this forenoon. He hardly expects to return here for another year. George Wilson, of Chicago, returned home this morning after a few days’ visit with Trevor Eger. Mr. Wilson and Trevor were roommates during their college days at Harvard* Glen Huston, son of Carey Huston, returned to Perrysburg today, having been here to attend the county institute. He will come back in two weeks to teach a school in Newton township. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Zard and son, and his mother, Mrs. Dora Zard, and Mrs. J. A. Knowlton, all left for Mitchell, S. Dak., today, to visit various relatives there. They will be gone about two weeks. M. L. Hemphill also went with the party, to visit relatives, and incidentally to sell some horse stocks. Mrs. Samuel Parker and brother Conrad Maxwell, of McCoysburg, took the 9:55 train here today, enroute to Tonkawa, Okla,, where their father, E. W. Maxwell, form•erly of this county, is in very poor health, suffering from appendicitis and his condition being so poorly that his physician has not considered an operation advisable. He is 67 years old.

Capt. G. W. Payne and wife are again residents of Rensselaer, having come over from Monticello Monday. They will occupy their, property on El|§ street, and expect t) make it their permanent residence. Jim Reed, on the Jnd Adams farm, south of towu, got the ends cut off from two of his fingers, yesterday, by getting them caught in the cogs of some wheels which operate the grain measuring mechanism. Earl Saidla, son of Isaac Saidla, left this morning with Washington state as his ultimate destination, but intends to stop at Grand Forks, N. Dak., and Calaise Belt, Montana, on the way. He expects to be away all winter. Miss Gail Daugherty, who has spent the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Daugherty, left for her home at Ten Sleep, Wyoming, this morning. Her grandmother and annt, Miss Maud Daugherty, accompanied her as far as Chicago. George Calvert and son Clint, H. F. Parker and Mel Abbott came back Monday afternoon from a week’s stay on the Kankakee. They canght a good number of good fish, including a 12} pound pickerel for Parker and one a quarter of a pound heavier for Abbott, The latest automobile to come to Rensselaer to.' stay is a Ford runabout, the property of Joe Bennett, painter and entertainer. He came down from Chicago with it last Saturday. Joe has secured the agency for these well known build of antoes and no doubt will soon have something to say about their many good qualities thrn our 'advertising columns.

The Mormon elders took their departure this morning as quietly as they came. They held meetings at the corner of the square every evening of their stay, but probably made no converts. They were given courteous treatment as was right and proper, but seemed not to have stated the reasons for their peculiar faith in a sufficiently interesting manner to attract much of a hearing. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Eindig left on the ;il A. M. train today for Greencastle, to attend the annual meeting of Northwest Indiana M. E. Conference. Dr. Eindig will undoubtedly be sent back here for auother year, s a unanimous request of the church board and congregation having been made to that effect As he also desires to be returned here, there seems no room for question but that he will be. A young fellow came down from Chicago last Sunday and hired a horse at Enapp’s livery barn for a five or six mile drive in the country. When he returned the horse to the stable at night it was so badly used up from over-driving in the terrible heat that Mr. Knapp got out a warrant for his arrest for cruelty to animals, but the young fellow got wind of what was [going on and flipped the stock train

freight and made his get-away. The laws provide a severe penalty for mistreating horses in this way.

WEDNESDAY John Eger is in Chicago on business today. Miss Cecil Morgan went to Logansport today for a visit of two weeks. Miss Mamie Sawter, of Chicago Heights, came today to visit Miss Pearl Daniels. Mrs. James Thompson went to Hammond this morning for a stay of indefinite length. Eliznr Sage and son Rnssell went to Payne, Ohio, today, near which place Mr. Sage has a farm of 160 acres. Walter Hughs, son of Eph Hughes of Barkley tp., returned today from a weeks visit in Momence, 111. Mrs. P. L. Mattes and Miss May Williams, of Chicago, visited at the home of H. M. Grant from Saturday till Tuesday.

Mrs. J. W. McConahay and daughter of Pullman, 111., came today for a weeks visit with her parents, Heary Randle and wife. The children are especially invited to see the musical operetta f ‘Toyland. ’ ’ See the funny pranks of “Dolly” Saturday, Sept. 7. Mrs. George Fritz and two children returned to their home in Durand, Hi., after a two weeks’ visit here with her father, John Nowels. Fred Chilcote, of South Bend, was here yesterday and this morning went to the Kankakee to spend the day fishing. He is still a mail clerk on the Three Eye. Walter lines, the telegrapher, who has been staying at home since the strike broke out, went to Chicago today and may seek other employment until the Btrike is settled.

The Parcells & Hansford merry-go-round is being taken to Mt Ayr today to be on hand for the after harvest festival to be held Thursday and Friday. It will be returned here Monday. Lowell again defeated Hammond at ball Monday, this time by the score of 2to 0. Irwin, the Lowell pitcher, again held Hammond to 3 hits and struck out 7 men. Today Lowell plays the standards at Valparaiso. Mrs. Martha Washburn has been quite sick at the home* of her daughter, Miss Mary, in and her son, Dr. I. M. |Washburn, was there last night to see her, and does not consider her condition dangerous. G. A. Strickfaden’s car of house ■ hold goods will be shipped today and Mrs. Strickfaden will|go to his farm near Monon tomorrow to remain until Monday. They were unable to get all their things in a car and had to dispose of a | great many things. George will drive his mare thru to Noblesville to his runabout, and will] probably! take two days for the trip.

gr ■ v Born this Wednesday' morniDg, Sept. 3th, to Alva Miller and wife, of Hanging Grove tp., a son. M. R. Stith and lamily, of La layette, came today for a short visit with the family-of George Gorham. Mrs. E. Smith and daughter, .flora, of Chicago, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. Vernoq Nowels. W. E. Mnrphy returned to his home in Tuscola, 111, today after a short visit here with his sister, Mrs. W. R Brown. . “Paddle Your Own Canoe,” is a common expiession and is one of the song hits with “Toyland” com ing Saturday, Sept. 7. Joe Jefferies and wife returned last night from an absence of two weeks spent with relatives in Akron, Apple Creek and other cities in Ohio. " . E. Gilmore, of Lee, contractor for the Howe or Wakarausha ditch, is now about ready to begin digging, being held back only by the failure of some machinery to arrive. It is expected he will get started by the last of the week. , Norman "Warner and granddaughter, Hazel Warner, Frank Foltz, G. A. Kessinger anc6 others from this locality are attending the Lafayette fair today. Mr vKessinger will also visit his mother at Romney, before returning home. J. C. Thrawls, the aged surveyor, was very low last night with an attack of flux and it was at first thought he could not recover. At noon today, however, his physician had a much more hopefnl view of his case and thinks he will now get well.

Ray Yeoman, one of lest year’s Jasper county college graduates, has been here for a shore visit with his parents, A. K. Yeoman and wife. Since graduating from Pnrdne he has been working as a draftsman for the National Bridge Go., and now he is to go to Pnrdne as an instructor having been selected as assistant in the civil engineering department. There have been several changes in the store clerkships here inauguarated by the resignation of Chas. Harmon from the Chicago Bargain Store. His place is to be filled by Chas. Rishling from the Murray store and Ivan Carson from the Chicago Bargain Store goes to the Murray clothing department and Hsrley dense has been reinstated at the Chicago Bargain Store. There was a fire in the basement of the big Shayne fnr store on State street in Chicago, last night, which did 115,000 damage to the building, and an unknown amount to the furs stored there. Roy Shayne, son-in-law of W. B. Austin, is the principal manager of this store, and it is understood that Mr. Austin himself is very largely interested in it financially.

Dr. Kannal and wife arrived home this morning from Kokomo, where they had gone to gets the doctor’s automobile, which had been undergoing an overhauling in the factory there. They visited Indianapolis and other cities on their way home, spending two days in the trip. They came from Delphi over here this morning in two hours. Fred Donnelly, son of a photographer who at one time conducted the pavillion gallery in Rensselaer, was arrested at Montlcello Monday on the charge of having stolen a diamond ring from his uncle, T. E. Donnelly, of near Idaville. The Montlcello Journal relates that Fred admitted the theft and the pawning of the ring to a Lafayette saloon keeper, and says Marshal Bothrock took him to Lafayette and recovered the diamond and that Fred was returned to Monticello and locked up. According to the Journal his uncle would not relent and Fred was to be arraigned on a charge of grand larceny. But Fred was in Rensselaer Tuesday night and it is probable his uncle had decided foot to prosecute him. He had been here twice before within the past two weeks and had made several efforts to borrow money on his first visit here.