Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

TUESDAY Mru Mu\ 1* ,riv-l i> vi>itiojr li*T fatliei'H* Ull’H'H, 111 F. O. Chm-ci iii made a husiiitßS frip to I'lMfUßti toilHV. Mr*. Maria. Hopkins ih w»n.e what improved today, Y Miss Fny Pm-tt . returned to Orawtord-iville to*iay after a two weeks vieitt'Wirh, her fattier w ,C. S #■ Pruett and family, iu Jordan tp. This continued fine weather does out look much like the variety Prophet Trl tiiok* had promised to serve us with. The Rev. Irl is a great fraiiii. Mrs. Albert Bouk left for her home near Norwich, N. Dak., today, after a visit ot several weeks with her pareuts. N. S. Bates aud wife, aud other relatives. Mrs. Robert Michael is uow quite certain to tret wall from her loug suffering from the large carbuncle ou her neck. Oie of the two cores came out today aud the other will be out in a day or. two, aud then her recovery will be quite rapid. Andrew Potts, who has been farming up near Parr, was in town today settling some business matters prior to his leaving tomorrow for Wesco, Crawford county. Mo., near which place he has a farm of 140 acres. His family will remain Behind for a short time.

The High School basket ball team will meet the St. Joe quintette* Wednesday night, at the college. This is the second game for the high school and the thii d for St. jJoe. will be an interesting game ontside of a spectacular stand point as it will show the comparative etreugtb of the Rensselaer and j Montieello teams as Mouticello has I beaten St. Joe twice, by a decesive .score.

WEDNESDAY Mias Tillie Malchow is reported to be slightly improved today. Mrs. Joe Jeffries has gone to South Wliitly. lud., to visit rel; * tives. Lester Wells aecoiupained his mother to Culver to visit his «ißter. F. P Eusk, of Armstrong* 111., h visiuug Bis mother, Mrs. M. B. Eusk, iu Eeusselaer. Frank Hill, returned home today oui a week’s visit at his former home, Madisou, lud. Mrs. Dal Yeoman, of Ambia, is spaodiog theweik with he? parents, L Strong aud wife in Rensselaer. —Mrs. O. O. Lackey, ot Akron, Onio, arrived today to be at the bedside of her sister, Mrs v , Mari tiopkiDS. Mrs. Mary E. Lowe and sister, Mrs. Sidney Holmes left yesterday evening tor Marietta, sis., on a business trip.

Miss Nell Moody returned to Oxford, Ohio, today to reenter Western College after spendiug the holiday vacation at home. Mrs. Almeda Chapman returned today to her home in St. Joseph, Mich., after a visit of two weeks with her son, J. H. Chapman aud wife. .. . .. , *• ■ _ Mrs. P. B Meyer left this morning for Bloomington, lad., to re main with her daughter Thena during the remainder of ne college school year. James, John and Charles Jordan have returned to their homes, at Gibson City, 111. They have been visiting with their brother, W. N. Jordan, ofGifford.

Rev. G. H Clarke has retnrned home from Sheldon, 111., where he to pieach the funeral dlscoiirse of a member of his church during nis pastorate in that city. Palmer D. Wells has practically disposed of his patent adjuster for a cultivator fender, Tiaving plated it for di*posa| with a firm that a* snres him the very handsome sum of 9 .0,000 for it. Mrt. C. D. Wells and her father. National Rowland, who makes bis

home wjth -her in Barkley-ip., went to Cnfver, ted., this unming to visit rier itmcliter, Mrs. Jh»nieJ Robinson, for several d&U.Judtre A. B. Andeisbti of Tudi- / . 'j» ■ , ■ » ■’*' atiapoils was given a iunclieou Hi University muh yeateruay, the hosts Otto Gresham, R. Austin. f>r, ,G.-.irge W. T Ta!l. Henry A. R and other fallows alumni of Wanaih colleire.—Tues day’s Chicago Tribune. Ross Grant departed this nioi u-fng-for Miiinea])<di a . and will c»o from there to hi* home in f town, N. Dak. Mrs re main here for a longer visit with her parents, J. Q. Alter, and wife, and R >ss will probably return again before she leaves.

Emmet aud W. H. Pullin, leading poultry fauciers, went to Lafayette today to attend the Tippecanoe county poultry show, and to gather a few pointers for au exhibit proposed for Jasper county next year. It is understood that several members of the old association will again revive the annual exhibit feature and that the aim will be to have the finest show next year ever held ia the county. Augustus Phillips, the actor, is home from New York for a few •lays visit with his father, Simon Phillips, who has been sick for several days. Today Gns went to Fowler t> visit his sister there. The Spooners, to whose company Gua has belonged for so many years, continue to grow and thrive in New York, aud are now moving irom the Kieth & Proctor theatre which they have occupied for the past year, to £he Lincoln Squate 1 heatre, a larger, newer and better located theatre,, having a seating capacity for 1,700 people. This i heatre will be under the direct management of Mrs. Spooner, whereas t~e former house was oc copied on contract. Their new location is on Broadway and at the Mitiway euterauce. Gus is looking fine and bis uiauy friends here always have a hearty welcome for Lim when he comes home.

THURSDAY Mrs. Maria Hopkins is thought to be slightly improved today, j Mrs. G, A. Strickfaden, of ! Noblesville, came today for a few days’ vidr. Mrs. Julia Binta. ot Valparaiso, came today to visit her sister. Mrs. James Oveiton. Mr-. Sam L>wery went to Warren, lud , today, for a visit of about three weeks with her mother. Mir-s Juba Leopold left thisatter* uoou lor Brunswick, Ga., and Tampa, Florida, where she will spend the remainder ot the winter with relatives. Chas. Wicham, of Anthony, Kau -as, who had “been called back to Mouticello to attend the funeral of his mother, was in,Rensselaer over uiglit visitjug Ijii/uncle, J. P.

8i moii and family. Mrs; Wickham was a brother of Mr. Simons andi be, also, -attended her fnneral. Tom Mauley, of Joliet. 111, and W. H Konev, j r., pi Chicago, arrived uere taio moruing lor a few days’ vikit. Mri Muiie/ hi* been < visiting her parent. Jofin Kepner and wife for weeks. Mr. Roney i<» the «nn of the Roney who had the contract for the building otthe Water Town. The annual reports].of township trustees are being published, and many of them will be in the Republican. Taxpayers of the various townships should, for purposes ot keeping posted about tha expenses ot the townships, go over these reports very th,oroly. This is the object of the law in requiring them pnblishbd and the more people in each township that are familar with the business affairs of the township, the better its management and the better pleased yoor trustee will be. "