Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY .Tud Hunt has gone to Englewood on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck are in Chicago -on business. Attorney G. A. Williams was in Wabash yesterday on business. Lillo Hauter has gone to Chicago for a short visit with relativ&e Jess Grayson is now working in a stone quarry at Linton, North Dakota. Earl Bruner, of North Western University, is home on a short vacation. Jesse Gates and niece,Gertie Warren, have gone to Hammond for a short stay. . Born, Friday, Feb. 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Goodnight, of Newland, a boy. Mrs. Julia A. Healey went to Chicago yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. E.F. Mills. Ih a hot interclass game last night the freshmen basket ball team defeated the eighth grade 10 to 9. The crisis in Geraldine Kindig’s sickness was reached last night, and a change for the better is indicated. Mrs Isaac Parker and sixteen year old son, Fred, living up about Parr., are both quite sick with pneumonia. t Geo. Hopkins and wife went ■ to Frankfort today to attend the funeral tomorrow of their little niece, Lois Hodshire. Mi. and Mrs. B. J. Moore have gone to Indianapolis to attend the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. Moore’s brother, Thos. Moore. L. B. Josserand reports a good sa at his place Wednesday. A. J. Harmon was the auctioneer and the sale brought better than $2,200. Mrs. J. F. Irwin is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ravanscroft, near Remington, who has been quite sick with the grip and whose condition Is regarded as quite serious. She is past 87 years of age. John Stewart and H. H. Hayes ran Into a bad day today for a sale, and it was postponed. It Is only the second day this year that has been so bad as to necessitate a sale postponement, the ether being the 23d of December. An Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. i Casey, living on tbe Lawler ranch at Fair Oaks, died soon after birth Wednesday night. The funeral was | held there Thursday, and Interment was made In the Mt. Calvary cemetery at this place.

John Casey, the Fair real estate dealer, is also devoting some of his time to soliciting for nursery stock, and has some lists of fruit trees,small fruits and flowering plants He will be glad to call on any person wanting anything In this line. Some ten or twelve checker players in Rensselaer are going to chooee up tomorrow, Saturday night, and plsy to see who pays for a spread. Moses Leopold end George H. Healey are to do the choosing, their selection having been agreed upon because they are unanimously agreed to be the poorest of the local players. Mr. Owens, of “The Big Bend Land Co., of Bpokane. Washington, spent the day yesterday with their representatives, The Farmers Loan A

Abstract Co*, here. Arrangements are Wing made by the company for the exodus of several families to this,"reported, delightful country. “A new move,” says the Brookston correspondent to the Monticello Herald, was responsible for the checker victory of Chalmers. It seems that the Chalmers checker team: all drilled on one, kind of opening and put it to Brookston quite cleverly, Schneider being the only Brookston player that could solve it. The suit of Mrs. Erastus Peacock for separate maintenance will come up for trial next Wednesday. This is a case that many Rensselaer people are taking some interest in, and Is the outgrowth of Mr. Peacock’s suit for divorce, which was decided adversly to him by Judge Hanley, at the last term of court. The lower floor of the K. of P. building was opened last night as a skating rink, with a large crowd in attendance. New hard wood floors have been laid and the proprietor has a fine lot of ball bearing roller skates. With a skating rink, a five cent theatre and a box ball alley Rensselaer lacks no opportunity for amusement, and at small eost. John G. Brown, the Monon candidate for the republican nomination for represnetatlve, Is sick at his home just north of Monon, and is threatened with pneumonia. His brother, B. H. Brown, the insurance man, is here today in his interests. It is understood that Curtis D. Meeker, the present representative, is not going to ask for a renomination. Squire Irwin, tier of nuptial knots and what nots, added another scalp, to his belt Thursday afternoon. Walt- ' er Clinton find Nellie Pruitt, both of ; Brook, were the contracting parties, | and though The Squire is a little out 1 of practic.e he handed them a diamond b .th that, with proper treatment, ought to last a life time. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pruitt, of Jordan township, and the groom Is a telegraph operator stationed at Brook. They expect to make their home in Valparaiso in a short time. Treasurer Jesse D. Allman intends that tax payers shall have an opportunity to know how the treasurer’s office is conducted and has caused notices to be printed that set forth the requirements of those paying taxes. These notices have been tacked up In various places in the corridors and in front of the court house and if the tax-paying public will give heed, they will save themselves and the treasurer and his deputies a lot of trouble and perhaps themselves some expense. Recent laws affecting taxation will require that every person pay their tax, and some of the evasions heretofore resorted to will not be tolerated.

SATURDAY Ivan Brenner, of Evanston, 111., is here for a short visit with Jim Brenner. Col. A. J. Harmon also came in for a sale postponment yesterday .that of a man named Hostettler, near Mt. Ayr. He will probably hold his sale next Friday. Ten years ago today the Maine was blown up In Havana harbor, and our patriotic sheriff, John O’Connor, who never forgets an event associated with the U. S. navy, floats the jail flag at half mast today. The famous O’Leary bowling team passed through Rensselaer today at 10:55 on their way to Cincinnati. The Monon will 'carry the team as far as Roachdale. They were accompanied by a fife and drum corps and 75 people. Carl Hoover, of Sedalia, Mo., has been here for the past two weeks visiting his aunt, Mrs. N. Littlefield and family. His father; Frank Hoover, lived many years ago In Jasper county He expects to depart for his home some day next week. The citizens of Morocco had a water works meeting last week, but It was not decided to instal a water works system at the present time. —Mrs. J. J. Brenner, of Evanston, 111., Is here to assist in caring for her father, C. D. Holmes, who is very low.—Morocco Courier. The firm of Leopold & Porter, conducting a clothing and famishing business in the State Bank bloek, has dissolved partnership and Mr. - Leopold will retire from the mercantile business In order to give his attention to an estate that recently came into their possession at Bay City, Mich. — Franeesvllie Tribune.

Col. Fred Phillips started to Edmore, Mich., this morning to be on hand to cry a sale Moonday for Van Lesh, who moved there from Jasper county last year. The sale is a Joint one between Van Lesh and H. P. Albangh, and Is for the purpose of reducing their stock. Fred will return home Tuesday. i ■ t Chaa Harrington was dowh from Keener today and renewed his subscription to the Republican. “You can cast my votes for the Keener township candidate," said Charlie. “We are a little behind in getting started

but we’re patriotic to the last.” Charlie Is one of the worst democrats in the county, and If he wasn’t he would be one of the best republicans in the state. He has many good qualities, in fact, his politics is the only questionable one we have heard of.

MONDAY Edna Wildberg, of Chicago, spent Sunday with her parents. Born, Feb. 17, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Luers, south of town,, a girl. Born, Feb. 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Benbow, of near Parr, a boy. The Brook terracotta factory paid labor $45,154.69 during the year 1907. Fred Williams, of Monon, spent Sunday here with his cousin, Ivan Carson. The wife, and little son of Isaac Parker, who have been so seriously sick with pneumonia, are very much improved. ' . ~ , • An explosion of naptha in the Standard oil plant at Whiting was responsible for a SIOO,OOO fire that destroyed all the raw material on hand at the time. Dr. A. J. Miller has been confined at his home for about a week with an attack of grip and rheumatism, and will probably not be able to be out for several days yet. W. 6. Lowman returned last week from Goblevillo, Mich., near which place he has a farm, and where his brother Carey lives. The com crop was somewhat of a failure but they had a fine crop of hay. r~The Monticello high school team defeated Goodland last Friday evening the score being 62 to 24. Monticello has two more dates, at Hammond on Friday of this week and Rensselaer at Monticelloi on Friday, February 28. Rev. J. Carl Parret, pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached the annual K. of P. sermon Sunday morning. The text of his serfhon was, ‘‘Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.” Special music was rendered by the choir. The monthly 10-cent social by the ladies of the Christian church will be held at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon,” and in the evening from 5:30 to 7 o’clock a warm supper will be served at 2CT cents a plate. -Everybody invited. Miss Hazel Warner has taken the place of Miss Vera Parker as deputy clerk. Miss Parker has proven a very efficient deputy but the work was too confining. She will probably stay with her parents on tbler farm near McCoysburgl Jas. T. Flynn came down froniChesterton Saturday and will remain until tomorrow or Wednesday. Himself and his daughter Lona’s husband are engaged in the feed mill business and are having a good patronage, but they have had difficulty In getting dry com, and while here he bought a car load of elevator dried com from Babcock & Hopkins.