Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Judge S. P. Thompson and Prank Foltz went to Ban Pierre today t n . legal business. <» Mrs. Johu Greve returned to Wheat field today aftet a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. J H. Tilton. Mrs. Mary Powell and Mies Lora yeoman went to Monon today, near which place they will visit the former’s son. Mr*. Joe Jackson and little daughter went to Evanston 111., today, to visit her sister, Mrs. Fannie Swilt, for a few days. ■ ' ~ T. M. Clifton, of Fair Oaks, fsTn Rensselaer today to see an old friend, B. F. Ullery, of Lafayette, whom he had not seen for 25 years. J. E. Carson and wile and John Btewart, of Brookstoh, are here today, and tomorrow will attend the Baptist quarterly meeting at Pa „ r A l ®*** Dr. Hartsell returned home today from bis ten days’ visit in southwestern Minnesota. He visited in Windom and Heron Lake while away. .

Mrs. Mary Hahn and daughter Margaret returned to their home in New Albany today, after a short visit at the home of William Goss, in Hai ging Grove tp. Kruse dredge, which has been left in the Nesius ditch since the latter was completed, will shortly be taken to Aubnrn, where its owner has a contract Mrs. Harrison Warren returned to her home near Peru today, having been visiting relatives near Rensselaer since the death of her father, about two weeks ago. J. W. Williams was down town yesterday for the first time in almost fire weeks. He is still very weak and it will be some time before he recovers entirely. He suffered from pleurisy that affected his lungs. Ben Smith, the former Poland China hog financier who moved to Illinois several months ago, mec here Wednesday for a short stay, his wife having preceded him about a week. He is in the hog business at his present home. D. H. Yeoman went to Royal Center today, where he and A. V. Farmer have the big Gault ditch contract. They have just installed a new dredge with a 1} yard dipper and expect to start it for the first time Saturday morning. " Sixteen counties of Indiana report acreage and yield of onions to Rice’B Onion Crop Reporter, Cambridge, N. Y.; most of these counties are in the northern half of the state. Noble county reports the largest acreage, 1342 acres, this year, and a yield of 281,820 bushels; Kosciusko comes next, 823 acres and 138,618 bushels. W. H. Blodgett, staff correspondent of the Indianapolis News, has been confined to his home with typhoid fever tor the past six weeks . but is now convalescing and will be out telling people all about politics in a lew days. His first work after his recovery will be in the various districts where be will write about the congressional prospects. Rev. Stanislaus Fitte, one of the best known priests of the congregation of the Holy Cross, died of cancer Tuesday at Notre Dame, Ind., aged 65 years. For twerty five years be bad been professor of philosophy at Notre Dame University. Father Fitte discharged the pastoral duties at St Paul’s church for a few weeks two years ago during Father Hogan’s illness. Mrs. George Daniels, who was brought home from Chicago about a week ago, after having been su v oessfully operated jon for gall stones at the Presbyterian hospital, is still at the home of her hnsband’s brother, William Daniels, north of the railroad. She is improving very satisfactorily in health and will shortly be able to go to her own home in the country. The Cobs tied another knot in the Tigers’ tail at Chicago yesterday, winning the ball game by the score of sto I. A Rensselaer player who saw the game says the Tigers are outclassed. Today’s game and that of tomorrow will be played in Detroit, and if the Tigers win either a game will be played in Chicago Sunday. All of which has nothing to do with the championship game to be played here Saturday between the Pleasant Ridge and Parr clubs. Chas. Hansen, the blacksmith, and his family left this morning for Dwight. 111-, where they will visit nntil Oct 24th, when they will leave for their fntnre home in Medford, Oreg. Miss Jennie Hansen was a member of this year’s Junior class and a number of the girls of the class, who have denominated themselves the D. H. D. dub, accompanied her as far as Surrey and then walked back to Rensselaer, a distance of six miles. They did not get here nntil about 11 o’clock. i ■ , ■ - —— 1 ' - '

, SATURDAY Misses Zulu and Helen Hopkifis went to Aurora, 11,1., today for a visit of a week or ten days with relatives- * B. F. Wilson returned to h - home in IndianapoTTsTTnay a » visit ol more than two w eeks win his brother in-law. William 4 mith. Several young boys styling themselves the Rensselaer luu* pendents went to Monon today to «■ with a football team ot tha'. |b-<e. President McDoel of tTnr'Sfmion is arranging tor his annual trio over the By stem for the purpose ot inspecting tbe property and t-ecnr ing data to assist him in preparing his annu il report anil recommend* tions as to betterments for the year 1908; -r- 1

Chas. H. Oglesby, the murdered sheriff of Pnlaski county, carried insurance to the amount of $5,500. His wife, Mrs. Martha Oglesby, has been appointed guardian ot the minor heirs. Thos. H. Robinson and ('has. H. Gnild are two of the six bondsmen.

D. 8. White, of Elgin, 111., was here several days this week visiting bis sister, Mrs. John Maun. He is one of the soperintendents of~ the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago electric railroad compauy, which was the original company to employ the three rail system. Mr. w hite has been on a two weeks’ business trip to Wisconsin and northern Indiana in the interests of his company, and stopped oft here on his wsy home to Elgin.

Rensselaer will still continue to be a United States Weather Bureau Station, where daily reports of all phases of the weather are kept, by instruments of the greatest accuracy. G. E. Marshall, the re tired editor ot the Republican has been the local weather observer for the past six years, and his intended removal having caused his resignation, he has been succeeded as observer by his successor as editor, George H. Healey, who has removed the instruments to his residence on Weston street.

Kirby Risk, chaiiman of the democratic organization of the 10th congressional district, has secured an absolute promise from William Jennings Bryan that he will he present at the Jackson dnb banquet, and says that he can accept either Nov. 18th or Dec. 2 or 3 as the date. It is probable that the earlier date Will be accepted. The Jackson banquet will eclipse all former efforts of that club this year, and representatives of that party from all over the district will be on hand to hear what the former candidate has to suggest as possible vantage lines for the coming campaign.

Several ladies of the G. A. R. gathered at the hall in the court house yesterday evening at supper time, bringing their suppers in baskets, and gave a farewell social in fionor of Mrs. R. W. Marshall, who will leave here Monday to visit relatives in LaPorte and later in Marley, 111., and take her departure on Oct 24th for Medford, Oreg., in company with the families of Geo. E. Marshall and Chas. Hansen. Albert Marshall, who is now holding a responsible position with the Highland Park Military Academy will also make his fntnre home at Medford, and be employed by Mr. Marshall on his large fruit farm, bnt he will not go there until daring th.e Christmas holiday period.

Jn every part of the Union, and particularly in the middle west, there are jobs yawning for 'men, women and children to fill them, says John Callon O’Laughlin, in a dispatch from Washington to the Chicago Tribune. Then he adds that “a quarter of a million persons can be provided today with places paying from $3 to $3.50 per day. Three states alone are seeking form settlers and announce their ability to take care of 1,020,000 immigrants. Secretary Straus, of the department of commerce and labor, said today that on his recent trip thru the wssthe was struck by the tact that-employers in every line of industry were olamoring for help. Labor was wanted, both skilled and unskilled.

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, widow of George Hedley Brown, and children have just learned of the death at Terre Hante on Oct. 7th, of George M. Faris, son of Former Congressman Geo. W. Faris, of the Terre Hante district The elder Faris was a nephew of Hedley Brown and was raised by him in this county and so for as our knowledge goes he was the only man ever raised in Jasper county who was elected to the United States congress. The MU vari" graduate of Wabash oollege, and also of the law department of George Washington university at Washington, which he attended daring the time his father was in congress. He was 28 years of age, and was married a year ago. Typhoid fever was the cause of death. He was a member of his father’s law firm and was a young man of very bright promiaa. _l_

HORDAT *6 - Born, Friday, Oct. 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Belt Abbott, a son. Marion A. Churchill, of Randall, Minn., is here for a short visit with relatives, ■ Curtis Herrod, of Barkley tp., is reeovent/g from a four week’s siege o! typhoid-fever. Thus. Mi Ms and wife returned to Zi't isville t«‘day after a short visit here with her sister, Mrs. Albert Wolf. Mr. and Mrs. John Deanor. of Sheldon, IIL, were guests over Sunday of Rev. Mrs. G. H. Clarke.

Allen <’att and granddaughter, Pauline Nauff, went to DeMotte Saturday tor a short visit with relatives. —™— Dave—Yeoman, Jr., and family tei iirued home this morning from a n-w day’s \i-rit with her parents at Kilt hart. Misses Unice Adamson and Haniot Willet went to Culver feat u i day to. visit Harry Adamsop aDil family. Dau Lesh and family left Satur day lor a week’s;/visit with the family of his brother, Van Lesh, at Edniore, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vest, from north of Aix, left this morning for a visit of two weeks at their former home near Ogden, 111. J. P Overton went to Lafayetb* today on business and will probably gorfrom there to Indianapolis, and be absent for a week or ten days. Miss Emma Hirschy, who has been living with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Hauter, left this morning for Lincoln, Neb., where she will remain all winter. The 7-year-old daughter of Wm. Shultz, residing in Union- tp., fell from the fence Saturday evening and fractured her left arm just above the elbow.

Cyril Steel returned Saturday from his prospecting in Montana, ■ and his brother Frank Steele, who has been living- in Montana for some years came home with him for a short stay. If there is no misunderstanding of dates the East Chicago athletic football club will come here next Saturday, Oct 19, to tackle the militia team. If the jjame is a go, bills and advertising will be done within a few days. The Rensselaer Independents succeeded in defeating the Monon team last Saturday at foot ball, George Long making a touchdown from which goal was kicked. The score was Rensselaer 6; Monon 0. Whoop-lah for the red and black. Stone hauling was begun on the Division and Main street improve ment last Friday and is progressing very rapidly. It is quite probable if the weather remains favorable' the street will be completed to Washington street by 1 Saturday night. Walter C. Tharp, one of the sons of Oscar Tharp, who has been run ning the Lowell electric light plant for the past year, has just resigned his position there to accept a good offer from Frankfort, where he will be tht fireman in a 600-horse power plant. The temperature reached the rather low mark of 25J degrees above zero some time last night, which was cold enough to freeze quite a little ice, and the ground this morning was covered with a heavy frost. It has warmed np greatly in the bright sun, however, and at noon today was very pleasant. The Chicago Cnbs, winners of the National League „ baseball penant, have clearly demonstrated their superiority over the Detroit Tigers, winners of the American league penant. After playing one tie game last Tuesday the teams played four games and the Cubs won all of them, concluding the series Saturday by shutting the Tigers out on their home grounds. The sporting world is now ready for the long-haired, padded hero, and the college rah rah-rah is starting with no diminished enthusiasm.

Judge T. F. Palmer of Monticello, is an applicant for the federal judgeship at Nome, Alaska, with good chances for his success. The place pays $5,000 per year and the Judge feels that he can withstand the cold weather for that amount. He has the endorsement of Senator Beveredge and a majority of the Congressman and the prospects look good. Judge Palmer besides practicing law in Monticello also teaches the law class at the Bloomington university. W. L. Parter thru the Chas. Dean agency has just concluded the sale of his 80-acre form north of*Bensselaer to Henry Gowland, tho price paid being $95 an acre, which is $5 an acre more than he paid for it some three or four years ago. Mr. Porter had occupied the form himself only since last spring. In com pany with Mr. Dean he will start lor Mitchell, S. Dak., tomorrow, where he will purchase a form, having decided op an investment when he was out there a few weeks •go.