Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1908 — LOCAL [ARTICLE]

LOCAL

TUESDAY A. Rosenbaum and wife vent to Chicago this morning. Mrs. J. H. Holden went to Chi cago today for a few days’ visit. J. H. Montgomery went to Chi cago today to attend the electrical show. Rev. Bundy will preach at the M. P. church Sunday morning at 10:30 and Sunday night at 7:30 Mrs. Luther Greenwood an 1 son Russell, of Oxford, are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. E Parkinson.* E. G Sternberg left today for northern Wiscbnsin. Mrs. Sternberg accompanying him as far as goRev. D. W. Sanders, of Columbia City, will preach at the First Baptist church Sunday and evening, everyone invited.

Will Wood worth of Belle Fourche, N. Dak., arrived here today, form Gibbons, Neb., where he has been visiting his sister, Mrs Ralph Sprague. Prof. S E. Sparling, of Wiscon«in University, arrived home yesterday, evening to be at the bedride of his father, Joseph Sparling, who is now in fast failing health, having Bright’s disease. Representive Crumpaker will introduce a bill in the House the first of the week to give the Monon Il vtroad Company the right to erect a railroad bridge over the Calumet river at Hammond.

Leu Leffler, was up from Craw fordville last week looking after some business affaire. He enjoyed a very prosperous Christinas trade in his new confectionary store in that city and believes he will beable to establish a good business* Several republicans went to La fayette last night to attend the republican district organizing con vention. In the evening *a of all republicans was held in Chairman Marsh til’s apartments in the Lahr House and the only candidate that developed for the Chairmanship was A. J. Hickey, a young lawyer with a pleasant smile and said by his home county boomers to be the real goods. The co a vention did not meetnntil 2 o’clock this afternoon.

The War Department is planning to conduct joint army and militia maneuvers at Ft. Benjamin Harrison again next fall. The final decision in the matter will depend on whether Congress makes an appropriation for expenses. As a preliminary step to asking Congress for the money that will be needed. Assistant Secretary of War Oliver, has written a letter to Governors asking hcfr.many national guardsmen they would contribute to joint maneuvers. It is the hope of the"department that within a few years a permanent maneuvering site will be| obtained at Et. Benjamin Harrisou. The Becre tary of Vvar in the annual report

to Congress, supports ofjhe recommendation of the QuartermasterGeneral that $750f000 be appropriated at this’ session for the purchase of the additional land needed for maneuvering purposes at the Indiana post.

WEDNESDAY Jack O’ Brien and Bryon Zimmerman are in Chicago today* William Augsburger and son are attending the farmers’ short course at Purdue Uni verity. Jas. Babcock has returned to his home at Bluffton after spending a few days in Rensselaer. Attorney Foltz returned from Kentland this morning. He has been there on business. A marriage license was issued to John Osborne and Marie Ott. They were married at the Indian School. Geo. Parkinson has returned to his work at Purdne, after missing abont a week of school on account of the grip. _ Aunt Jane Crisler, who made her home with her daughter Mrs. Will Wiahard in Big Rapids, Mich., died there yesterday, The city council has ordered the city clerk to have the water, of all water rental delinquents, shut Off if Ihe rental is not paid by Feb. Ist 1908.

Mrs. Ralph Fendig and niece Belle and Mrs. B. 8. Fendig and daughter Marion have gone to New Orleans to spend the remainder of the winter. Dr. Dick Fidler finished his course in St. Mary’s hospital at Milwaukee, Wis., and has been in practice for himself in that city since Dec. Ist. County Superintendent Lamson and Leon Lamson went to Purdue today to attend some of the lectures being delivered there in connection with the farmer's short course. Chas. Smith, for some time a printer in Rensselaer, is now working on the Western Star a newspaper published at Lebanon, Ohio. CoL Jones, former editor of the Monon News is also working on the same paper.

John Murray, living north of the railroad, fell thro a hay rack, yesterday while loading some hay on the Capt Wasson farm, and broke a rib on his left side and braised his lace painfully. He will be laid up for sometime.

Martin Freeland, residing in Newton tp., suffered the fracture of the radius bone, about fonr or five Inches above the left wrist, and also the dislocation of that wrist Monday evening. He was caring for the horses in the barn when one of them backed up and canght his arm against the wall of the bain. R. B. Venders mi th and wife, of Grant Park, Hl., are here foi a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Farm Wright, and he will attend the meeting of the Parker banh creditors Saturday. His aged mother, who had been living with another aged sister at Kentland, had something more than 11,1 OU on deposit in the bank. J. K. Smith, living one mile east and one mile north of McCoys burg, on the Jesse Gwin farm, has decided to quit farming and was tn town today arranging for a

public sale he will hold bn Wednes day, Jan. 29th. He has not yet decided wlecM be will move. The Republican is| printing his sale bills, and the sale will i>e advertised in succeeding issues of this paper. Yesterday morning the tramp, Mho liter in tLe day to badly frightened the telephone girls, stepped in Tom nie Grant’s store and bought a lunch, Mr. Grant gave him his permission to eat it in the back room and soon after the fellow went out Mr. Grant discovered that a good butcher knife had gone with him, as soon as he heard of the tramp’s escapade he called Sheriff O'Connor and identified his knife. The tramp had left a good spring overcoat with him but Mr. Grant is willing to trade back with him.

THURSDAY Miss Bessie Hardy has returned fram a short’stay in Chicago. The Ladies Aid Society, of the First Baptist church, will meet with Mrs. Joe Long Friday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. - J. C. Ewing and wife, of New Auburn, Minn , are here for a-shurt visit with the familes of Chas. Parker and W. I. Yates.

Dalphi is to have two new churches built during the coming year, both . Presbyterians and Christians having arranged to erect good edifice-*. < Mist, Tillie Malcbow is now very much improved from her recent severe attack of the rheumatism and is able to be up and around the house part of the time. Mrs. Alice Geesinger, of Auburn, was divorced from her husband at 1 o'clock Monday, and at 1:45 she was the legal wife of David Pierson* From the court room, following ihe granting of the divorce, they walked to the clerk’s office and bought the mair age license. The Womans Relief Corps of Rensselaer has recently added to its many noble and patriotic acts by presenting for use at the Jasper county cottagh at the soldiers home near Lafayette a fine * Bxl2 feet flag. It contains all the stars, including one for the recently ad mitted Oklahoma.

Will Whittaker, superintendent of the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville, hopes the governor will recommend in his message to the legislature the establishment of a separate institution for abnormal criminals who really are not responsible for their acts and for whom there is little hope of reform. Rev. Father John Bleckman, Sr., Tuesday sent out cards to the Clergy of the Fort Wayne diocese notifying them that the annual meeting of the boardot St. Joseph’s orphanage will be held at Lafayette on Wednesday, January 22, at 10 o’clock a. _m. Father Blockman has been, secretary of this board for a number of years.

It is now said that Curtis D. Meeker, of Monticello, will not ask to be renominated by the Republicans for representative, and that John Brown, of Monon, a well known and life long republican of good qualifications, will seek the nomination. Mr. Brown will doubtless receive considerable support in Jasper county, where he is favorably known. A large white oak stands in Lake township, near the Kankakee river, which for fifty successive seasons has been the nesting place of eagles. The tree has been struck by lightning four times, but without injury to the eagles or damage to the nest. 'The birds are of the species known as bald eagles, and daring ths nesting season they do not hesitate to attack anything which molests their breeding place, man or beast

The boom city of New Castle, where J. F. Osborne lived for several years and where he owns property, has been hit hard by the money stingenoy. Mr. Osborne recently went there expecting to remain all winter, and look after his property interests, bat he]found things so dull the he has returned here to remain until spring. ’As with all towns that have had the miraculous growth that New Castle ha*, and have increased taxes for

■ the purposes of making public im provements, the people who are paying for their property on in stallments are now forced in manv cases to forfeit their homes. It will take a long time for the city to recover from the slump. H. N. Hurd held his sale Tuesday. He reports a good crowd and gcod price* for his stuff, one mare bringing $l7B and another bringing $126, one jersey cow brought SSO and one spring calf brought s2l, 3 two year old heifers sold from 28 to $43. One brood sow, weighing about 300 pounds, brought $25, one Poland China hog brought $18.50. Two stacks of hay bi ought $22. His farm implements also brought good prices.