Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

> TUESDAY Bob Milliron, of Knox, is spending a few days here. Boin Snnday, Oct»-27tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Brand a daughter. Born, Monday, Oct. 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McElfresh, of .Barkley tp., a son. Walter Vv olf and sister Francis of Peru, are visiting C. D. Norman and family, north of town. Mrs. Walter Lee returned'yester■day from a three week’s visit in -Joliet and other places in Illinois. Mrs. Jennie Wishard and son Melville returned home this morn ing lrom their visit at Noblesville, Frankfort and Bossville.

Mrs. Lydia Favor returned to her home in St. Paul, Ind.. this morn ing, after a visit of about a month wdth her brother, Jacob Reed near Fair Oak . An infant born yesterday to Mr. «nd Mrs. Tom Parker lived but a few hours, dying shortly alter midnight. Burial was made tbday in Weston cemetery. Lyman Barce went to Chicago this morning in company with his local physician to consult a specialist regarding his continued stomach trouble. Elmore and John Barce came otter from Benton coun’y last evening to see their father, Lyman Barce, and Elmore accompanied him to Chicago today.

Mrs. C. G. Spitler as delegate and Mrs. John Medicus and Mrs. A. R. Parkison as alternates went to In--dianapolis today to remain for the three days’ session of the State Fed oration of Women’s Clubs. Guy Hudson, the faithful grocery ■department employe at the G. E. Murray Co’s, store is about [down with a severe cold and t went to Monon today to consult his .old family doctor. Grandfather J. M. Gwin went to Kokomo today, near which place tiis sister, Mrs. Anna Willis, died yesterday at the age of 78 years. Dropsy was the cause of death. Mr. Gwin will return home after the funeral. Elmer Wilcox and his thiee. years-old child are here from from Oincinnati visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wilcox, Mis Elmer Wilcox is in very poor, health and is taking treatment in a Cincinnati hospital during his absence. The vacation the schools were to have Thursday and Friday while the teachers went visiting has been postponed, all on account of the money (less) situation. A school teacher in a strange town without money wouldn’t look any better than any fme else, The meetings at the First Baptist ■church Sunday were well attended, many going to he%f the very interesting lady preacher, Mrs. N. B. Leslie. Tonight the subject will -will be “Should Christian People Ungage in Worldy Amusements.” jEverybody invited. Cal Cain was over from Lake "Village yesterday. He bears a big «car received some months ago when he undertook to quiet an ■obstreperous visitor to his pool room. He thinks Lake Village will get a decision of the state railway commission for a depot and «ays two good store buildings are in' course of erection there. Mrs. S. O. Lang and daughter Lonnie, of Indianapolis, who have 4>een visiting here since last Thura--day left this morniqg for Spokane, Wash., where they will remain for the winter. They were accompanied to Chicago by her son, Thos. Lang, of Surrey and her daughter, Mia. Ed Hopkins, of Rensselaer, lira. Lang also has a son and ■daughter at Spokane. W. A. Davenport nas been permanently transferred from night operator to assistant to Agent Beam, and Leland Jessen, the young and hustling Rensselaer boy, who learned his trade in the Western tJnion office here, has been given the job as night agent at this place. Agent Beam is recovering from his recent injary and again working twelve or fourteen hoars a day.

WEDNESDAY : Qonrad Kellner is in Kentland on bnsihefs today. Attorney E. P. Honan is in Kentland today. Bert Brenner and- brother Claremont are in Lafayette today J. M. McDonald returned to his home near St Paul, Ind., today, after a few days’ stay here. Mrs. Susan A. Maines was today appointed administratrix of the estate of her late husband Geo. H. Maines, and filed bond in the sum of $3,000. Jacob Kirkpatrick returned to Lafayette today, after a short visit with Wm. Stover, the tenant of his farm several miles southeast of town.

Riley Nowels and wife are mov ing here from Flora to remain thru the winter with his parents Mr. and Mrs. David Nowels. They have rented their Flora property. Saturday of this week will occur the corner stone laying of the new Lake county court house at Grown Point, and an effort is being ma e to attract a large crowd to that place for the ceremonies L. L. Letler, of Pleasant Ridge, went to Crawfordsville today, where he" has rented a—business room in which he will embark in the confectionary easiness on Dec. Ist. His will be much like Bolser’s Little Gem here and Mr. Bolser will go there with him to help him in starting. Frank Osborn went to Newcastle today, where he will close a deal for the sale of his property there. He will probably be absent abont a week and may when he returns here decide go to California to remain during- the winter. His health continues poor and he will not try to work until he is feeling better than he is at present.

The Mayor, members of the City Council, the marshal, the clerk, the city engineer and the contract ors met various property owners this morning and went over the Division and Main street improvement and with a pick and yard stick proceeded to measure the depth of stone at various places along the route from ’Washington street to the railroad. The measurements varied from 3} to 6i inches. The matter of accepting the street will come up Saturday night at a special meeting of the council. Little Harold Nowels was taken to Chicago today by his mother, Mrs. Vernon Nowels and his grandmother, Mrs. E. Smith, and he will be examined today by a specialist and may be returned home or retained there for hospital treatment. The little chap was tncked into a clothes basket and was as cheerfnl as conld be. Altbo quite weak it is only his legs that are seriously effected by Ihe paralytic attack. Another case of infantile paralysis is in the family of Frank Ham, being his baby daughter, only about twenty months old Its left arm only is effected.

The Wheatfield schools were dosed yesterday for the remainder of the week us a precautionary measure against the spread of diphtheria. Little Enga Jenson, 8 years of age, had been sick for some days first with tons? litis and on Monday the disease was pronounced diphtheria. Three other children had been attending school and members of the family going about town, po it was decided to close the schools until it was ascertained if there would be a spread of the disease. The prompt quarantining of the case following its diagnosis and the closing of the schools it is believed will prevent the spread, and it is hoped to reopen the schools next Monday. Miss Mary Goetz, one of the Wheatfield teachers, came to her home here yesterday to remain nntil the reopening of the schools.

% THURSDAY J. F. Irwin made a business trip to DeMotte today. - Dr. Rice was down from Rose Lawn on business today. M. J. Pierson made another trip to Ft. Wayne on legal business to day. Mrs. 8. C. Irwin went to South Bend today for a visit of about a .week. . " W. P. Crouch, of Wabash; came today to visit Leßoy Thomas and family. Mrs. Philip McElfresh of Rensselaer, and her grand daughter Miss Mamie McElfresh. of Fremont, Neb., have returned home from a ten days’ visit in Logansport. . Mrs, Frances Ham is quite sick with stomach trouble Lome in the northwest part of town, She is 80 years of age. « Edgar Hull of Oklahoma Citj, came yesterday to visit for several weeks, part of the time with his half sister, Mrs. Chas. Rishling. He is at present acting as a land agent, offering Oklahoma City suburban property tor sale. It is Edgar’s first visit to Rensselaer for about nineteen years. The meetings continue with increased interest at the First Baptist church under the leadership of Mrs. N. B. Leslie. A special meetihg for young ladies will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

Mrs. A. Oppenheimer started for her home in New Orleans today after a visit of six months here with her daughter, Mrs. B. S. Fendig. Mr. and Mrs. Fendig accompanied her as far as Chicago. Lyman Barce returned home from Chicago feeling considerably assured by the surgeons that examined him. They attributed his rheumatic troubles to a poor circulation of the blood in the valve of the heart and believe it will yield to treatment he is now taking. Auctioneer Fred Phillips has purchased a fine pair of coach bred eqnines set his use this fall and winter dnring the busy sale period. He got them of Howard Myers, over in Newton county and it is about the most stylish looking team now in Rensselaer.

Lewis Harris was the name of the cowboy clad young man who was here a day or two this week. He is a brother of Dave Harris in the eastern part of town, with whom he visited. He is a member of Col. Riggs’ wild west show, a carnival attraction.

The Chicago Inter Ocean suit against G. A. Strickfaden, as snrety for Warren Shedd, once a newspaper agent In Rensselaei, eame np for trial in Kentland yesterday and on motion ot plaintiffs attorney was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff. Prof. C. M. Sandifnr has placed on exhibition on Long’s corn show counter a half dozen big ears of j yellow maize, the product of his summer’s labor down on the farm of his father’s in Carroll county. Altho not eligible to competition, coming from ont of the connty, they will give Jasper tillers of the, soil something to work for if they are excelled, i

Clyde 8. Comer has resigned his position in the clothing department of Rowles & Parker’s store and departed this morning for his future home within two miles of Winchester, where he will have charge of the 260 acres farm owned by his wife’s mother, *Mra. Peter C. Wasson. Mr. and Mrs. Comer

were married only a few months ago and had resided in Dr. Kresler’s property on north Cullen street. The people of Kentucky gave Vice President Fairbanks enormous crowds wherever he spoke in bis recent campaign in that state in the interest of the republican state ticket. Even in the democratic strongholds he was received with great enthusiasm. He has now re turned to his home in Indianapolis. —GfHr-Tryori and. wife of Strawu, 11l , were here yesterday, looking after *he interest of his Pleasant Ridge farm occupied by Conrad Hildebrand. Mr. Tryou has just completed the sale of his Strawn interests and will spend the winter At-Rofl, Jnd. Ter., for which place he and his wife left today. Misses Edith and Mary Miller will start today for St. Petersburg, Florida, apd expect to remain all winter at ißome city in that state, and will probably engage in the boarding house business. They -have enjoyed quite excellent sue cess in this business at Winona and will return there with thejjreopen ing of business about May Ist. It was decided at a meeting of the President’s cabinet in Washington Tuesday to recommend an Increase in the salaries of assistants cabinet secretaries to $6,000 a year. This w£?doubtlesß carry and will give Hon. Jesse E. Wilson, of Rensassistant secretary of the Interior Department, an increase from $4,500 to $6,000. And there is probably no harder working or more deserving portfolio assistant in the government service. Milton A. Makeever stopped off here Tuesday for a shoit visit with relatives, on his way to his home in Stromsburg, Neo,, after an extended trip fiTthe east. He visited his brothers John and Mell in New York, took in the Jamestown exposition and the national capitol and will, by the time he reaches home again have traveled more than 5,000 miles. Milt is a lawyer at Stromsbnrg but his literary tastes have caused him to buy a newspaper which he has run by another man. Sanford Makeever, another brother, who has been as sociated with John and Mell in their mining agency operations in New York, has been in bad health for some time and is how at Genoa, Italy, in hopes that the change of climate will be beneficial to him.