Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1907 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Robert Fendig was home from Chicago for Thanksgiving. Mrs. John Renicker is visiting relatives foNort h Manchester?— Ev eret Schock and wife, of La Porte, were here for Thanksgiving. Isaac Leopold has given up his position in Chicago and returned to Wolcott. John A. Thomas of Chicago spent Thanksgiving with John Holden and family. Raymond Hufford, of Amo, Ind. is visiting A. E. Bolser and family so lew days. Z Mrs. C. Landis of Delphi is here for a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mel Abbott. J. H. Cox is suffering from an ulcered right hand that is giving him much trouble. ■-= J. D. Allman and family have gone to South Bend to lemain o ’er Bunday with relatives. Dr. W. P. Crowell and wife, of Monticello, spent Thanksgiving with their two sons in Rensselaer. Attorney Robert Vanatta is over from Marion for a few days’ visit with his parents, John Vanatta and wife.

George Antrim is down from Big Rapids, where he works at the carpenter trade, and does a litUe real estating as a side line. Aunt Phoebe Nowles is again quite sick and owing to her ad, vanned age. little hope for her recovery may be given. Mell Wishard and Rev. Glenn Wiahardwpire down for the Thanksgiving vacation, visiting their mother and other relatives. Miss Anna Marlatt, Of Connersville, a former teacher iu the Rensselaer high school, is visiting for a few days with Dr. Brown and family. B. Fletcher and wife and Mrs. Mary B. Callahan, of Kentland, are guests for a few days of the former’s son, J. B. Fletcher and wife. Miss Mary Wright and Misses Alice and Nellie Drake, who are teaching school in Chicago are home foi* the Thanksgiving vacation. Mrs. Frank Maloy came down from Lowell for Thanksgiving and Frank headed a good bunch ot root ers down here at 2:04 for the foot ball game. John Sebring and wife returned to their home in Medaryville today after several days’ visit here with his sister, Mrs. Wm. Washburn and family. T. H. Robinson was down from Gillam tp., this morning. He looks five years younger since returning to the country and evidently farm life sets better than city life with him.

John Horton’s bulldogs defeated Abe Moore's honeysuckles iu a lop sided game ot football this morning by the score of 59 to 6. Cap Horton is looking for other fields to conquer in the 12 year old class. |F C. M. Sands and wife spent Thanksgivirfo Monon, Mrs. G. HTComer spent the day at Monon, Mis. A. H. Hopkins with her parents near Monticello and Miss Aetna Lebo in La'ayette. The Birch orchestra that has given such excellent satisfaction here in times past when employed to play for dances, is here to play for a dance to be given tonigh at the armory. It is understood that about fifty couples will participate in the event Lon Lefler has shipped his household goods to Crawfordsville and and he and Mrs. Lefler will go there next Monday. He will have to get his room in shape before opening his new store there and it will be about ten days before Mr. Bolser goes down to assist in the opening. Ord Secretary, and Harry B. Brown, Treasurer, of the Kniman Court of Foresters, were in town today. They report the Thanksgiving dance given by the Foresters at Kniman as a great sue cess. It netted the lodge 123.75 above expenses, and provided an excellent time for all who attended.

today. He has about recovered from the runaway accident injuries sustained some three weeks ago. Mis. Hansen was able tosit up yesterday for the first time. The horse that sustained a broken leg is also getting along very nicely. Carl Duvall, who has been clerking in the Leopold store for several months, has severed his connection with that establishment and will accept a position in Chicago. - He left for bis hpme in Rensselaer Monday where he will visit for a few days before going to the city. Carl made many friends while in Woleott and they all regret to see JuinL leave_the _ city.—Wolcott Enterprire. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Tharpe, who accompanied the remains of Perry Christy home from Texas for burial, are somewhat undecided as to th ei r future residence. Their home has been st Cbauder, Oklahoma, but Mr. Thame has been offered a district agency in the insurance business which if accepted may require a change of location. They are pretty sure, however, to remain in Oklahoma.—Monticello "Herald. Evangelist Looee addrcesod a large crowd in the K. of P. room last night on the necessity for decision and followed his addreas with the first appeal for decisions for Christ, and five young ladies responded by deciding for Christ. The meeting is growing in interest and power. There will be services this evening, Saturday evening and Sunday mo.ning, afternoon and evening. Everyone is welcome to these services. The Terre Haute Star of Nov. 27th publishes the pictures of the members of the Seelyville town board, that town having recently been incorporated. The president of the board is Dr. Frank M. Hemphill, a Jasper county boy who was raised near Rensselaer

and received his early education in rhe Rensselaer schools. This is another instance of the way in which Jasper county boys go to the front wherever they locate. About all the college students are home for the Thanksgiving holiday among them Miss Jessie Makeever, Wood Spitler and Thoinpjvu Ross, of Wisconsin; John Ellis, of Chicago; Gleun Wishard, Ivan Brenner, Earl Bruner, Misses Avaline Kindig, Martha Parkinson and Helen Lamson from Northwestern; Devere Yeoman, George Parkinson, Cleve Eger, Perry Gwiu, Omar Day, Firman Thompson and Rex Warner, from Purdue; Homer Dobbins and Frank Hardman, from Wabash, Frank McCarty from Indiana, Miss Grace Norris from DePauw, and Guv Gerber from Illinois. ”

SATURDAY Miss E. Spanieling is visiting with relatives, in Indianapolis for a few days. Miss Emma Lear of Monticello is here to be present at the wedding Ofhei^txmsrnlxria-Clift. ——- George Michaels has returned to his work in Marion atter spending Thanksgiving with relatives here. The election of officers for the W. R. C., will be held Monday night and a full attendance is desired. Anna 0. Marlatt returned to her home at Connersville after a short visit with Dr. H. L. Brown and family. ’ Ernest Clark who has been working in Lafayette, is home on a short vacation. Georgs and Louie Putts and Frank Biggs, who have been husking corn in Livingstone Co. 111., have returned home. Capt apd Mrs. J. M. Wasson returned yesterday Iron their visit with Hon. Jesse E. Wilson and family in Washington. Two wagons from Demotte in charge of Bert Robins were brought here "early this morning to convey Mrs. Mary E. Peck’s household goods hack to that place. A little girl, twitted by her com panions that she was only an adopted girl and did not belong to her papa and mamma, reported: “My papa and mamma picked me out because they wanted me. Yours had to take you whether they wanted you or not.”

'"Mrs. Eva Morgan and daughter, Mrs. Clifford Shorts, of Chicago are here to attend the wedding of Miss Lola Clift and Wallace Say let which takes place tomorrow. John M. Knapp has been substituting as mail carrier for the past two days on Route No. 3, during the absence of regular carrier John Q. Alter, who is visiting in Delphi. Henry Sparling is in very poor health at his home in Demotte, and it is largely on this account that his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Peck is moving there. Mr. Sparling has sciatica rheumatisn.

MONDAY Jim Babcock is over from Liberty Center for a fewdays visit. Miss Mary Atkins of Chicago has returned to her home after a short visit with Miss Fannie Porter. Mrs. W. W. Washburn and son . Bret returned to Goodland yester day after a short visit in Uncle Charley Platt and wife returned today from Duluth, Minn., and will.remain here in the future. G. K. Hollingsworth and family have returned to their home in Chi cago after a short visit with A. F. Long. Joe Jackson is now in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and writes back that he likes the city and may in— Mrs. Alf. Lowman, jiv, is quite poorly at her home at Pleasant Ridge, suffering from spinal trouble of a tuberculor kind. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Critton and son and Miss Gertrude Adams, us Monon, were guests Sunday of Chas. Rishling and wife. Miss Lizzie Hemphill, who is teaching a kindergarten class in the Indianapolis public schools re turned to her work Monday morning. . A Bible meeting will be held at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Everyone Invited. Mrs. Leslie will be present and speak. Hugh Gamble has returned from Lake Forest, 111., where he was called on account of the serious sickness of his brother who has now fully recovered. Miss Cora C. Clarko returned to her home in Brazil, Ind., today, after spending the Thanksgiving peroid here with her brother, Rev. G. H. Clarke, and family. The*weather bureau station for several years maintained in Rensselaer has been transferred to St. Joseph College, where the records will be kept by Prof. L. C. Kloster man.

Misses Fannie and Nellie McCarthy, who have been employed as trained nurses in Baltimore Md., are home for a visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCarthy. Chas. Spriggs a former resident of Rensselaer stopped offenroute to his home in Oklahoma City. He was returning from Muskegan, Mich., whete he had been called eu-aeeount-ofaiek-Bess-o-f-histtiether.-Mrs. R. E. Leatherock and three children of Putman, Okla., cam°i Saturday to visit her father, 8. R. Nichols, for three weeks, during which time her husband, Dr. Leatherock, will take a post graduate course in Chicago. John Eger and wife were called to Chicago yesterday to see Mrs. Eger’s sister’s husband, Otto Heyden, who was seriously injured one day last week by a fall. The particulars of the accident nor the extent of his injuries are not known here at this time. Miss La Vera Lee returned Saturday to Danforth, 111., near which place she is teaching school. During the month Miss Lee, was here she attnded school, and is keeping up her Junior class work here, while teaching a district school in Illinois, a'very uuusal accomplishment This is quite a sharp spell of early winter. The two inches of snow that fell Saturday morning is all with us still and the temperature today is low enough to keep it from melting. It was a quiet and well behaved snow, however, and there is no kick coming, for it followed as fine a fall as we have ever had, with an even temperature, plenty of bright and sun shiney days and very little rain.