Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

TUESDAY Mrs. M. E. Drake has goue to Chicago for a short visit, Ernest Maxwell has gone to Delphi for a t-hort visit with relatives and friends. Au engine off in the Chicago coacu yard delayed! the milk traiu last night, about 4 hours, Mis. B. K. Zimmerman and sister Lora Rhoades have gone to Chicago for a short visit with relatives. A marriage license was issued Monday to Otis E. Culp and Emma Fraucis Mol iter. They were mar ried today in White county. The aunual installation of officers wfor the Ladies of the G. A. R. will hail A full atteudauce is desired Silas Tombs, of near Newland, was iu town yesterday. He has a quite bad case of bl >od poisoning, created by a splinter which he ran into his left hand. Mrs. Ernest Friths and Mrs. Gavlord Nowels, of Delphi, came Saturday for a short visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q Alter, and their sister, Mrs. Ross Grant. T. M. Da Moss, of Barkley fcp., was in yesterday and arranged for a public safe to take place on Wednesday, Feb. sth. Last fall Mr. DeMoss bought a .’arm of 230 acres in Ross Common county, Mich., and he will remove there shortly after his sale. *

John Millekin the veteran editor of the Crown Point Register, died at his home in Crowu Point, Sun day morning, Jan. 19. He bad been in the uewspaper business for over seventy years, and was one of the oldest Odd (fellows in the state. His age was 96 years.

It seemed like old times to see Bile Swayne circulating among the Republicans at the court house Monday. Bile is nothing, if not busy. He does not look a day older than he did fifteen years ago. He attributes his youthful appearance to a clear conscience and hard work.— Kentland Enterprise. Deputy Game Warden E. E. Earle was here yesterday, his business relating to the case of the State vs. the Monou railroad Waiter, who was arrested here for serving quail to two game wardens on the train. The trial will oome up here at the February term of oourt, and Mr. Earle think! there is no doubt that a conviction will result. Bart W. Sigler was down from DeMotteyesterday, and added his name to the Republican subsciption list. He says that all of Abe

Helleck’s old friends up there are glad he is going to be a candidate for state senator, and they are for him to a man. Business has been a little dull up there at DeMotte, as well as elsewhere, and even polities which usnallygets to going good and strong there - daring campaign year, 4i% been a little dull.

WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cheesham have gone to Brookston for a short visit. Mrs. Geo. H. Landis, of Monticello, was a guest over Sunday of her duugter, Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Robinson. ; J Mel Abbott resumed his work at the light plane today after a two weeks enforced lay-off, caused by sickness.

Mrs. Mary E. Peck and daughter Zoe, are here from DeMott to at rend the funeral of Mrs Peck’s brother, Jos. Sparling. Jake Gilmore, who for the past several years has larmed the Nim Hopkins place near Surrey, with his Nister Ethel has gone to Kenosha, Wis., where he expects to locate. Eli Arnold and wife and Chas. Arnold went to North Manchester, yesterday to attend the funeral of the widow of their brother, Eli Arnold, whose death occur) ed Monday. There are 13,877,000 Roman Catholics in the United States, and *22,019,000 under the protection of the United States flag, according to advance sheets of the 19u8 Wiltzius Catholic directory, pub lished iu Milwaukee.

E. L. Clark has been notified of the death, at Seattle, Wash., of his nephew, Ray Carpenter, who will be remembered here by a number of people, as he visited here frequently when a boy. He was about 41 years of age at the time of bis death.

Three small children of Ch.is Bauer, of Otwell, Ind., Sunday night were playing with Ja broken doll, a..d a four-year-old child gave the baby, sr f months old, a broken doll arm. The little one attempted to swallow it and choked to death within three hours. Farmers are in the Republican officejalmost every day asking if we know of any farms to rent. The “classified column” ads have at tracted their attention and they are watching this column all the time. It won’t cost much to test the efficacy of this oolumn and all* are invited to try it Rev. “Bilfy” Sunday, the baseball evangelist, has agreed to visit Elkhart for a revival campaign, Jan. 1, 1909. The contention over the call extended the evangelist is now at an end and the matter is said to be definitely settled. Rev. W. H. Brightmire, president of the Elkhart Ministerial association, se cured Mr. Sunday’s promise to come #

to Ejlkhart. having \iad a p rsonal interview wit hihe revivalist after 4 quick .trip to Bloomington, 111., Saturday.' , .. .. John Bruner is iu receijit of a letter from a Mr. Wolff, one of the Hallett, Okla., boomers, who says th t a smelting co. with a capital stock «>i $ 00,000 lias located there and will begin operations at once employing 50 men. The funeral of Henry Schmidt, the elderly Kniman citizen whose occured Monday, was held today. Sheriff O'Connor, who had for years been a neighbor and .close friend of Mr, Schmidt, was unable because of a pressure of business to attend the funeral, bat be was represented by Mrs. O’Cbnnor and their son, Joe. Mr. Schmidt was a highly respected citizen, and one of the very excellent old residents of the coauty. THURSDAY The D. A. R. meets with Mildred Harris Friday, Jan. 24. A. D. Washburn, of Kentland, is in Rensselaer on business today. W. K. Haskell, of Omaha, Neb., is visiting with his brother, Frank Haskell.

Mrs. Cora Ward, of Monon, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Ohas. Sands, for a short time. Robert Parker, the Remington sex-banker, was in town today to consult with his attorney.

Cha?. Platt has returned from a three weeks visit and hunting trip in northern Minn. As a nirnrod Charley livals the great Bussell. He brought home a fine specimen of a inountian Lion and Charley avers that it is the largest one killed iu Minnesota this year. Other game also fell before the marksmanship of Mr. Platt, including a number ol the large, white jack rabbits. The Rag Pickers Child company repeated their bill of the previous night to a small pleased audience. Tit is company is one of the best repertoiie com pan vs we have had this season, Mr. Brookhart who takes the part John Thomas, is the author of thirteen other plays they carry in repretoire and is himselta powerful and pleasing actor. His leading lady Miss Virgiuia Myer is wouderfully clever iu her part as well as pleasing in the specialties. The pianist is without MObbc the best “rag'’ player ever here with a show.

Iu a part of the Spriella corsets there is au extension of soft cloth two or three inches below the bor.ing, m ikihg a garment as well as corset. The Spirella corset has three supreme advantages over all cor sets. First every corset is boned with Spirella, second a style corset des.gned to meet the requirements of every type of tig lire, third ex pert selectioe aud fitting for tbe cn-totuer at her home where she can obtain proper measurements and a garment adapted to her figure. Nose oi these can be obtained in store.

Mrs. G. W. Goft.