Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Bennie King is recovering from a weeks serious tuckuese. Gi andma Hayes, iujthe east part of town, is so »eriously sick that small hope is entertained for her recovery. Mrs. Carrie Lagin has returned to her home iu Woodstock, 111, after a short visit with her father Nelson Bundle. The young married people have organized a card dob, aud 28 con pies met with Bert Hopkins apd wife Wednesday night. Candidates for county nominations iu Wayne county have entered into an agreement not to do any treating in the way of handing out cigars or otherwise.

Bev. and Mrs. H. L. Kindig went t> Romney Thursday afternoon, where he addressed a meeting that evening, aud near which place they have relatives with whom they visited over nighty Frank Wood, formerly with For sythes’ Department Store, but now manager of a big department in Billings, Mont., recently purchased some land near Billings for winch ue paid $30(1 per acre. Mrs. F. P. Morton and younger children took their final departure lor Goodland Thursday, Mr. Morton and the two older boys having gone over a day or two before. They will live in the town of Goodland. Phil Henson won the first prize n the pool tournament at the Little Indian. 'Bruce Hardy captured second and Albert Hahn won the booby prize. Henson won 12 out 15 from a classy field. Landy Me ’See, Joe Lewis, Paisley Cla.k, R. G. Mills and Anson Cox all going down to defeat before the great work pt the winner. Superintendent Lamson returned from the Pardue corn show Thursday afternoon He says there are only 12 or 13 Jasper county people in attendance. Lee Adams, with the corn that took first prize in the county contest, won fourth prize in sectional contest, a boy from Kentland won Ist Lee and yonng Augsburger are now engaged in the corn judging contest, the best boy judge of corn wins a 140 prize. *■

W. B. Stover was in today te get bis sale bills the Republican had printed for him. His sale date is Jan. 30th, and a list of his stock will be publised in each issue of the Semi-Weekly Republican until that date. Last fall Mr. Stover aud several other parties not far from his home in Jordan tp., made a trip to Ljrimore, N. Dak., and all purchase farms. Mr/'Stover bought a half section. He will move to his farm there shortly after the sale. He will also look after a half section of land that John Zehr, of Carpenter tp., bought there, and which is located only a mile from where his farm is. The talkative Wolcott checker players seem to have altogether ignored the direct challenge of the Rensselaer players, as no answer to the challenge has been received a.>d the Enterprise did not mention the challenge this week. W. Jf, Jordan, from up near Gifford, was in town and tackled Thomas, Stevens and Frank Hill Thursday. He has always been equal to ho.ding his own with these players in

the past, but they all defeated him on this occasion. These three and McFarland are now in floe shape and all are aching to take the conceit out of the Wolcott players. Since they have offers! to go there, entertain them hen or meet at Reynolds, it would seem that a match should be arranged.

SATURDAY Robert Milliron, of Knox, Ind.* is hero for a short visit with Leo Reeves. Mrs. Joe Laroh and Mrs. Fred Phillips attended the poultry show in Monticello yesterday. D»ve Yeoman Jr.’ has returned

from South Bend where he been < n business for the past few days. Lnther Randle, son of John A. Randle, left today with the car ot household goods lor > . Mangum. Okla., where they will make their future home. Joseph Luera has returned from Woodstock, 11\. where Be wacalled as chief witness in a big law suit. He reports much more enow there than we have had this winter. E. W. Gwin was in town today making arrangements for his public

sale and the Republican will print his bills in a few davs. It will take place Monday, Feb. 3rd. Wayue will move to South Dakota, aqdex peots to let Republican readers hear from him after he moves. President Infield, of the Interurban railroad, was in town thimorning. He waa going down to Round Grove tp., White county, this morning to look after the interests of the subsidy election to be held there on Feb. 11th. It had been postponed from Jan. 11th. At Watren ? Poole’s sale in Hanging Grove tp., Friday, one team of mares brought $340, and acher a good price, the sale totaling over $1,500. The crowd was not large, the day being rather bad, but everything was sold and at very satisfactory prices. Mr. Poole will move to Mnncie to take charge of his father, John Poole’s brick plant. I May r Ellis received a telephone message, last ni?ht, from Maj or Becker, of Hammond asking him if it would: be possible for him to come to Indianapolis today to attend a meeting to endorse the proposed water way from the great lakes to the gulf of Mexico and to assist in the attempt to have the canal pass thru the northern part of this state. E. P. Holly, secretary of the Monon Y. M. C. A , at Lafayette was in town on business today. He

says, “Rensselaer is one of the prettiest cities I have ever seen in the middle west. Its streets are wonderfully good and has a larger number of pretty residences than any town its size in Indiana. I would like very much to spend next summer here”. W. R. Geier aud ye scribe attended the Monticello Poultry Show Tuesday where they have birds on exhibition. The show at that place is a grand success, ovey 400 birds and some very choice specimens. Mr. Parvis, the judge whb also judged the big show at Nashville, Tenn., last week, pronounced Mr. Geier’s White Rocks the best birds he had handled this year.—Remington Press. Today is bright and sun shiny again and the little cold snap that did no register lower temperature than 16 degrees above zero has been dispelled. The coldest weather so far reported seems to have been 10 above zero, which occured early in December. R. A. Parkinson today recalled the win ter that the Monon railroad was being built. He hauled ties all winter, aud most of the time thru mud. It has probably been a great many years since a winter passed that did not register some zero temperature in this latitude. The open winter will give the “oldest citizen” a chance to be heard.

% MONDAY Dr. Wallace Parkinson is in Lafayette today on business. A fine big baby girl was born to Commissioner John Pettit and wife, last Saturday. James Clark and John Jones have gone to Springfield, Mo., on a prospecting trip. Percy Hauler has gone to Mangum, Okla,, where he will work for John Randle. Attorney Geo. Williams and Court Reporter, Ira Sigler are in Monon today on business. |

Grandma Kayes is somewhat better this morning bat still remains in a critical condition. Waiume Miller turn gone to Chicago where he will spend a couple of wOekll visiting with relatives. Mrs. 8. 8. Barnes, of Fowler, was here over Bunday, visiting her father, Bimon Phillips, who is still confined at his home as a result of au attack of grip, which has very stubbornly held on to him. • ’dr - -* •

Ernes! Clark has returned to his home in Rig Rapid*, M l ' b., after h short visit with his brother. Will O ark. -‘-p- —'■ F. A. Baker, editor of the Delphi Herald, and wife, spent Saturday and Sunday with his unde. D. C. Little Ea Duvall, who recently had an operation performed oh one of his eyes, is in Lafayette today for further treatment. - • Judge William Spangler.' of Winamac, d< opped dead Saturday morning in his law office in that town. He was 76 years of age.

John L. Moorman, editor of the Knox Republican, has been unanimously elected chairman of the thirteenth district organization. H A. B. Moorehouse, a well known former Waite county treasurer, ami later president of Ibe state bank of Monticello, died last week. • ' Mrs. John Randle and son Russell have gone to Chicago to spend a day or two before departing for iheir future home in Okla loma. Mr. Randle will follow tomorrow. -—'

Swindlers are abroad trying to sell coupons in the sum of $lO, said to be good for that mnch trade ou merchants of northern Indiana towns. Don’t buy any, they are frauders. John Hessler, the Kokomo man who has lived for the past seven months on a diet of soft boiled eggs, is still living, altho suffering sink* ing spells from lung trouble at intervals. Former Post-Master Frank B. Meyer, now assistant post-master at Gary, is here arranging for the removal of his drug stock which has been stored in the Nowels House block. He will probably place it in the Thompson cement building. The show at the Bijou was ex optionally good Saturday night and good crowds greeted both performances. If managers, Mills and Ellis continue to give the same class of shows in the fntnre that -they have in the past, the 5 bent theatie wilt no doubt be a permanent institution in Rensselaer.