Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

TUESDAY Chas. Dean returned Sunday from his Dakota trip. Mrs. John Duvall went to Chicago today for a several days visit. Clyde S. Comer went to Winchester, Ind., today, on a business trip. Fletcher Monnett went to Evanston, 111., this morning on a business trip.

A. Leopold went to Hammond today to visit his daughter, Mrs Leo Wolf. Wm. Mahan and wife, of Cadiz, Ohio, are visiting W. L. Wood and family, at Parr, Ed Heath, of Oxford, stopped off here between trains today on his way to Chicago. Dr. W. W. Hartsell left thismorning for Windon, Minn., on a business trip and will be absent until Saturday.

Born, Monday. Sept. 30th, to Mr. McKinney and wife of Newland, a daughter. M, V. Brown left this morning for Miami, Fla., his lormer home, on a business trip. Mias Nellie Grant returned home todays from a visit of almost three months with relatives irTEast Liverpool, Ohkfc — — Simon Phillips went to Fowler today for a visit of several days with his two daughters, Mrs. Barns acd Mrs. Vanatta. Work i J progressing on the vault in the former Long drug store room, where the Jasper Savings and Trust Co. is to be locateu. Mrs. Wash Low man and daughter Dora left for Paris, Tennl, this morning to visit her mother VMrs. Lucy Crownover and other relatives.

Joseph Blair, who recently bought the Parr blacksmith shop, moved his family to that place yesterday. He is enjoying a good business.

R. S. Parr, returned to Indianapolis today after a visit of two weeks with his nephew Wm. Gratner, north of town, and other relatives near Morocco.

Anni Phoebe Nowels seems slightly improved today, and her son Dallas expects to start for his home in Parsons tomorrow if there is no change for the worse before that time.

Father George Heldman delivered an oration Sunday at the corner stone laying of the new St. Patrick church at Kokomo. Over 7, ©CO people were in attendance at the ceremony.

Rev. H. L. Kindig went to Lafayette today to attend a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Preachers’ Aid Society of the Northwest Indiana M. B. conference, he being secretary of the board.

J. W. Hill of the Gifford neighborhood did not rent the Myers farm near Monticello bat instead went down into Ripley county near Osgood and bought 46 acres. He he has now fixed himself so he can fire the hands and never get kicked oft himself. He gels possession of the farm Feb. Ist. Marion I. Adams has returned home from Chicago where he underwent an operation for the removal of a cataract of the left eye. His surgeon was unable to tell when he left how successful the operation was and this can not be ascertained until the eye is healed from the operation.

W. C. Pruett was in from Jordan tp., yesterday, and reports that he was visited last week by Lucius Gass and wife of Fair Haven, Mo. Mr. Gass formerly lived in Park county, Ind., and was Mr. Pruett’s first sdbool teacher. He later became an editor of the green back persuasion but is now retired from business.

James T. Flynn has now permanently located at Chesterton, where his son, H. A. Flynn, is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. Mr. Flynn has bought a small mill but it is good one and he considers the prospect for business good. His many old friends in Rensselaer will regret his removal from here.

Mrs, Will Childers and daughter Mary went to Chicago this morning to visit her brother Eivin and Ella Childers went to Tuscola, 111., to remain with her uncle, Dr. J. A. Overton, until they make their final departure for their future home at Pueblo, Colo. Mr. Childers is now working at Rolla, North Dakota, and will join the family at Pueblo, after their removal there.

Mrs. John Spangle, wh.» resided in Rensselaer some twenty-five years ago, her husband at that time being engaged in the merchant tailoring business here, is here for a few daya’ visit with old friends, especially Mrs. Jennie Thompson, who entertained about oue hundred old friends for her yesterday afternoon. Purple house decorations, purple ices and purple fa port bespoke the age of the guests. Today Mrs. Loughridge entertained a few friends at dinner in Mrs. Spangle’s honor. She is accompanied here by her sister, at whose home in Ohio she spent the summer. They

are bn their way to Chetopa, Kaos., where Mrs. Spangle resides and where her son George is engaged in business. Mr. Spangler died about a year ago. ’ Fritz Zard yesterday sold his farm, the former Mrs. Lucy Clark farm, 2i miles northeast bf town, to Bert Amsler, the price paid be ing $lO5 an acre, or $12,600 for the 120 acres. Apr. Zard bought the farm aborfHnree years ago for S9O an acre. He recently visited Mitchell South'jDakota, and decided on making an investment in a larger tract of land there, and he left for that place this morning. The farm is one of the finest both in location and quality there is in the neighborhood of Rensselaer, and, as land is selling at other places, is well worth the price paid for it.

WEDNESDAY 1 i ... m ; A. H. Hopkins made a business trip to Lafayette today. Mrs. H. N. Hard went to Englewood today for a weeks’ visit. Apple trees are blooming at Monticello; so says the Journal. It is reported that an epidemic of typhoid fever is in sway at Kentland.

Mrs. J. M. Wasson is suffering from a quite severe case of ivy 'poSoning. Father Henry Plaster, of Hammond, came today to visit the College and Indian School. ! Rev. Bundy will preach at the M. P. church Sunday at 10:30 a. in., and in the evening at 7:30.

Miss Nellie Coen returned to Cleveland, Ohio, today, after a weeks’ visit here with relatives.

B. S. Corpe returned to Colfax, 111., this morning, after a visit here in the interest of his Walker tp. farm.

J. A. Watts ran a nail into the back of his right hand Monday and it will cause him to take matters easy for a few days.

Walter Scott and wife returned to Mancie, 111., today, after a visit with her father Joseph Frances and family west of town. Miss Jeannette Newton, of Indianapolis, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer and will remain here for about two werks.

Mrs. Henry Blatz returned to Hoopeston, 111., today, having remained here with the family of G. H. Maines, since his funeral. J. W. Powell, of Remington, has purchased a 160 acre farm, near Wabash. This 160 is in addition to the 100 acres he purchased there some time ago.

Mrs. M. B. Alter went to Chicago today to be present tonight at the wedding of Miss Alfreds Johnson, daughter of Conductor Johnson of the Monon railroad.

J. P. Garriott, a Junior student in the Chicago Dental College, at Chicago, [made a flying business visit to Rensselaer today. He came to see his brother, E. E. Garriott, north of town. It is said that after October 3rd there will be but one licensed saloon in Jasper county, and Wheatfield is now “dry.” We cannot see any need of their having any, for Lake, adjoining it on the north will probably add enough to their number iu the next year to make 800. The Jasperites will have no trouble in getting “a smile” by crossing the Kankakee. —Crown Point Star. The Irwin tile mill has been forced to close down because meu could not be found to do the work. With the river and road work about every able bodied man about town has a job, and some 8 or 10 men are always needed to run the tile factory and are paid wages of a $1.60 to $2.00 a day, but the force oould not be secured, and |the mill was compelled to suspend operations. A comparison of conditions some 12 or 15 years ago, when men were seeking employment at SI.OO and $1.25 a day might aid in justifying the increased cost of livi ig.

Uncle Abe Leopold does not believe in allowing age to interfere with his gallantry and today he had a job on hand that would have frightened most young swiina from undertaking. He came back from Hammond this morning chaperon

ing a. party of nine ladies, who came to spend the day at his home, and he exhibited moie grace and ease than the average instructor in a skating link. The ladies are, Mis. A. Oppenheimer and Mrs. Specter, of East Chicago, Mrs. C. Kaufman, Mrs. A. Kirch, Mrs. H. Taber, Mrs. M. Rothschild, Mis. Fannie Cohn, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Leo Wolf, of Hammond. Frank JL. Gass, police court judge at Muncie, has been elected Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Indiana. C. E. Newell and family and A. S. Newell and wife, of Logaupport, came today for a short with their uncle, Smith Newell and family, of Barkley tp.

The annual convention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will be held in Lafayette Oct. 11th to 15th. Five hundred delegates are expected to be in attendance.

The grand jury found fifty indict meats against saloon keepers in Winamac, Pulaski, and Star City last week. The indictments were distributed among seven men, and all gave bond for their appearance. Remington is to have an entertainment course the coming winter. Contracts have been closed with alyceum bureau of Des Moines, lowa, for a series of four high-class musical entertainments, to commence in November.

J. F. Henkle, of Chicago, returned home this morning, after a short stay with the family of Chas. Pulling, north of town. Mr. Henkle is the author of a work entitled the “National .Peacemaker,” which evolves a scheme of settling all business as well as international disputes. Born, Tuesday, Oct. Ist to S. L. Luce and wife, of DeMotte, a son and their third child. Mr. Luce has formed a partnership with a man at Crown Point to engage in the undertaking business in Englewood and will shortly remove to that place. Joe Leach, who has been here for the past week from Geddes, S. Dak., has arranged to send 50 head of white faced two year old steers here to his father-in-law, Nathan Eldredge, of Barkley tp. Joe and his brother have some 1500 head on their ranch there and say they are unusually fine cattle. A wagon containing a ton of dynamite broke down in the streets of Hammond Monday and the dynamite was partly dumped to the ground. The sticks of dynamite were enclosed in boxes and the accident threw a big scare into people up there when they learned what the boxes contained. The Laiayette-Logansport inter urban line began running cars on an hourly schedule yesterday, Oct. Ist. They have installed all new cars which are said to be the finest interurban cars in the United States. Connections can now be made at Delphi for east and west interurban trains.

Jack Montgomery and wife left Sunday for an absence of abont two weeks. He will take an eastern trip *to New York, Baltimore, Washington and the Jamestown exposition, attending the convention of firemen in Washington, while Mrs. Montgomery will visit "relatives in Madison, Wis.

Judge Kenesaw M. Landis who imposed the 129,000,000 fine on the Standard Oil Co. is to take a six week’s vacation from his duties as Federal Judge and he is planning to spend part of the time fishing for bass in the Tippecanoe at Delphi where his brother the Congressman, lives. Daring hisjvaca tion'on the Tippecanoe, !Judge Landis will be joined by another brother Walter K. Landis, who sailed from Porto Rico today. Representatives of the Law and Order League of flle various [towns of Pnlaski county will meet at Winsmac, on October 5, to organize a county league for the purpose of wiping out the saloon business. Medaryville and Francesville are both “dry” and Winamac and Star City will go dry when the present licenses expire. Denham, Montrey and Pulaski are “wet,” [but the first two will join the dry list, while Pulaski seems to be the bulwark of the saloon interests.

/Delos Thompson returned home this morning from a business trip to Lima, Ohio,. and a short visit with his uncle, Isaac Thompson, near Bluffton, that state. Manager Kiplinger of the[Militia football team has received cbal lenges from two clubs, one at Wabash and the other at East Chicago. It is probable both games will be taken on and that they will be played at those places. Games are wanted in Rensselaer but no challenges have been accepted. J. O. Haskell, of near Bluffton, came yesterday for a short visio with his brother Frank, and to look after his city property here. Farm crops there are about the same as here. He had some 18 bushel wheat. The frost there he thinks was heavier than here, altho Bluffton is somewhat south of Rensselaer.

At this season of the year when gasoline stoves are giving) way to coal and wood ranges it is an easy matter to get yonr coal oil and gasoline cans mixed up and thereby cause lots of trouble. Better set the gasoline cau whero) it pan not be picked np by mistake for oil. One death is reported from Kokomo already as a result of a blunder of this kind. .