Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY Mrs. W. Leroy Myer has gone to Frankfort to visit relatives. Miss Grace Norris returned to DePauw today after spending the spring vacation at her home here. Mrs. H. L. Brown was returned from the hospital Sunday and is getting along as well as could be expected, and it is thought with quiet and rest she will regain her former health. John Pull in now lies in a stupor at his home on College Btreet and his death is only a matter of a few or perhaps hours. The sons have not yet arrived from South Dakota, but are expected today. County Surveyor Bob Lawrie, of Monticello, who has been hunting up on the Kankakee, got off the 10:55 train today and drove out to McCoysburg to see his hunting friend,Charley Bussell, and to try to induce Charley to go up to the Kankakee to get in on the fun. C. E. Nowels.of Monticello,was here with his family a few hours today, returning home this afternoon. For the benefit of his wife’s health be has arranged to remove to Longmont, Colo., and already has his household goods loaded and ready for shipment, and they expect to start fronx Rensselaer the last of this week. Fletcher Monnett went to Evanston, 111., today, to see about closing up with another party for the management of the big hotel there. J. J. Brenner has had it since he left the Makeever House, but now he is engaged in the restaurant business with Joe Jackflop- at Hooprton, 111., and a* soon as Mr. Monnett gets another man he expects to remove to Hoopston, and this will be about April Ist. W. R. Willetts was in from McCoysburg to attend the democratic convention last Saturday and remarked that he had been making some investigations of the prospects for fruit this year and while it is too early to safely

prophesy what the crop will be he says he never saw better prospects, especially lor peaches. He has 600 trees of that kind and if they yield up to the present outlook he will have an enormous crop. Cherries too are looking tuIL Charles Chamberlin and J ennings Wright came home on the 10:55 train today, bringing with them 70 mallard ducks, the result of two and a half days’ hunting on the Kankakee. It was the prize big bunch of the season and the boys report that they never saw ducks .thicker in their lives than they are on the Kankakee marsh this year. The limit for a day’s hunt is 15 and it is said one can shoot this limit in an hour. The open season goes out the first of April and those who are duck-hunting inclined, will have to satisfy their hankering within the next week. John Bowie, publisher of the Wheatfield and Roselawn Reviews, was in Rensselaer a short time today on fife way to Indianapolis, where he goes as a delegate to the democratic state con vention. Mr. Bowie’s newspapers rae independent,as most out-of-county-seat papers are; but he is a democrat and has been taking quite attractive interest in the politics of his township and the county and he was elected a delegate last Saturday in a lively contest. Mr. Bowie’s politics have never been a secret but he does not mix his political views with his newspapers and he gets the practically unanimous support of his section from both parties of both counties, in whatever business there Is to give out In them. Fred W. Longwell, of Brook, who was given the Republican, nomination for prosecuting- attomeyHTfire 30th* judicial circuit, composed of the counties of Jasper and Newton, at the convention at Roselawn Monday, is a native of Benton county, having been born in the town of Fowler. In later years he lived for a time on a farm in Carpenter township, west of Remington. From all sources come the very best reports Pf him. Hj graduate of the Indiana Law School, and is married, and has never felt that he was quite in shape to quit school teaching in order to embark in the practice of law. His wife was a daughter of S. S. Barnes, of Fowler, and Mrs. Barnes is a daughter of Simon Phillips, of Rensselaer, so Mr. and Mrs. Longwell have many relatives in this city. j

The Grant Warner staff party Monday night was the greatest all-smile event ojf the season, and the 75 guests report that there was something doing all the time. -The host, .who la the champion dry-wit humorist 6f the county, was responsible for the house decorations, which started the fun, and it was a continual guess as to “what would come next” from that time on. Finally the host’s brother {Hale! started a damp ■ handkerchief game by quietly distributing a little fine snuff in the house and simultaneously there was begun the greatest sneeze concert ever participated in, and no one knew wliat the trouble was. Black Maria had a hand in the entertainment and a few rib-splitting “pew ones” were told. Vem Nowels received the prize for being the best card player and unwrapped his package with some admonitions, but found that it contained a beautiful boquet of. carnations. The next day -was Grant’s birthday and so the guests all stayed until the next day and helped celebrate it, but of course in a thoroughly quiet and orderly fashion. To conclude it the guests chipped in and gave the mirth-making host a purse of $25. By jinks, it’s worth being ai stag when a Warner entertains. John G. Brown, of Monon, leadingl candidate for the republican nomination for joint representative for Jasper and White counties, was in the city today looking after his prospects. His opponent is also named Brown, being James D. Brown, a druggist, located at Burnettsville, and he too is a very fine and popular young man, but he made the mistake when he announced himself as a candidate, of asserting that he was running in opposition to temperance issues, and that ‘

sort of campaign will not prove very popular in either White or Jasper counties, where about three men out of every five are for temperance legislation. When the matter was brought to an issue in White county the line was drawn on temperance issues, John G. receiving the tempernace support and James D. the anti-temper-ance. Every effort has been made to keep this division of the party from entering into the affairs of this county and it i£ not believed that there will or can be any strong fight made on this line, for the reason that there are no republicans in Jasper county who care to oppose the a’dvance movement of temperance. But the best way to shut off the argument will be to nominate John G. Brown, who is well known thruout the county, and who has been studying for a long time orP the ditch law problem and has some well-developed ideas of what the land owner needs in the way of dredging legislation. And this too is one of the strong points with Mr. Halleck, who knows by careful study what the ditch law defects are. They would make a mighty good team in the state legislature and delegates selected to the representative convention will make no mistake fl they vote for John G. Brown.

WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson, of Terre Haute, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. B. Martindale. Mr. and Mrs. E. Mitchell and baby, of Battle Creek, Mich., came today to visit Dolph Day and wife. George R. Smith and family departed today for liieli f utBP6 in Washington, going to Wilson Creek, that state. They are a very excellent family and will make excellent citizens for that rapidly growing western state. Roy Emlg, a young lawyer from Columbus, Ind., returned home today after a short visit here with the famuncle,..H, W, Wood. Mr. Emig is a staunch young republican and is in charge of the Hugh Th. Miller headquarters in that city. Monday evening friends of Miss Lizzie Comer to the number of about thirty-five surprised her at her home and spent a very pleasant evening. The dccasion was her birthday anniversary and the guests presented the hostess with a very handsome silver spoon. Mrs. F. A. Wooden and son, E. H. Wooden, who recently moved to Rensselaer from Foresman, wheie Mr. Wooden died a few weeks ago, left today for South Haven, Mich., where Mrs. Wooden expects to keep a boarding house and where the son will work in a piano factory. E. P. Honan, N. Littlefield, Frank-' Welsh and Eli Gerber went to Indianapolis today to attend the democratic convention. The way the state ' delegateships were passed around among the "gang” in Rensselaer it would indicate that the democratic machine was very much in control of the situation. I Mr. and Mrs. B. 8. Fendig and little daughter returned yes’erday morning from New Orleans, where Mrs. Fendig and the daughter have been for some weeks and whither Ben went for them about two weeks ago. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Ralph Fendig, who has been spending several months In the south, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tlllle BroI

chardt, and her two sons, Albert and Louie. | John Bruner returned home last night from a trip to Colorado and Texas. He did not visit the twnsite of Hallett, Okla., while away, but understands that the boom has not yet struck that place. It is also understood that the plans for instituting the boom were changed somewhat, owing to the inability of the company to borrow the money to buy the gas pipe that was to be üßed to pipe the gas down to Hallett. No doubt, however, the sales agents who were in Rensselaer, were quite sincere when they exhibited letters to show that the pip» contract had already been let The’ Hallett boom is not dead; it has been deferred until a more convenient simply been deferred until a more convenient date. If there are any more Rensselaer people who would like to invest there we have the address of the main office and will gladly put them in touch with the sales agents. ' .yf. i Ross Benjamin returned this morning from a business trip to Danville, 111., and while there he called >on Frank Meyer, who, along with his partner named Cavanah, has developed into one of the foremost business men of that big city of hustle. Only a few years ago Frank went to Danville as a clerk and he and Mr. Cavanah embarked in business with a limited capital, but with a store of experience and a determination to succeed and they have become the shoe dealers of Danville. Now they have outgrown their quarters and they have had the best situated business room In Danville shelved and furnished for their store and they will move to their new quarters on April 6th. Danville is now a city of 50,000 people and it is a fine thing to have the leading shoe trade In a city of that size, but Frank and his partner are capable of handling the business and he is having the success his friends here have always predicted for him.

THURSDAY Dr. A. J. Miller was In Englewood today.—- - ~ Mrs. James Hemphill and baby are visiting in Roselawn. Silas Swain has been over from Morocco for a few days. The Freshmen held a class party

last night at the home' of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Warren. U- i S. E. Yeoman went to Lowell this morning to establish a receiving agent for his fruit tree business. Miss Julia Leopold is expected home the last of the week from her visit with relatives in the south. Miss Lida Tabor, of Roselawn, has been the guest of Mis Opal Grant for several days and today they are visiting in Parr. .• l_ . E. L. Bruch is tearing down the old house on his farm south of town and is preparing to erect a good new one to cost $1,600 or SI,BOO. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hupp returned to their home in Momence, 111., today, after a short visit with teh family of Everet Ruggles, near town. J. P. Gwin was in from McCoysburg today and advanced his subscription to the king row. He didn’t know a thing new, but recalled a time seven 1 or eight years ago when hh walloped us in a knife trade.

Mrs. W. E. Campbell and daughter, of Fisher, 111., who have been visiting her husband’s father, Z. T. Campbell and family, returned home this jnoming and Mr. and Mrs. Z, T. Campbell accompanied them for a two week’s visit. Farmers are sowing oats wherever the ground is in condition. It will be remembered that the best oats last year were those that were sowed the earliest, and If the Weather remains good for a few days It Is probable that most of the oats seeding will be accomplished. Frank Hill and family expect to shortly return to their tented quarters on the Jordan township farm, where they lived last year. They have been living during the winter in Rensselaer. They find tent living very healthful and enjoyable and they spend the entire summer camping In their big house tent.

E. Mabb, an old soldier well known in Rensselaer, because of his cheery' disposition, and especially well known! near the depot where he loafs part of the time, is another contributor to the Monnett Children’s Home fund. J “Uncle Mabb” has a tender spot in his heart for the orphan and cheerfully gives of his mite to their aid. Joseph Barber, a farmer living in • Carroll county not far from Delphi, was working with a buzz-saw Tuesday and a fractious horse backed against him and before he could get l away the horse had pushed him * against the rapidly revolving saw, cut- [ ting off his left arm, which fell to the ground and piercing his left Bide and sawing his heart almost in two, He gasped to his son who ran to his [ side, “I’m gone; good bye," and expired almost instantly. Be sure and buy your Easter suits at our store, as we have the finest and nobbiest line in the city at reasonable prices. DUVALL & LUNDY. The dusty main streets called forth the sprinkling wagon a little ahead of time, and Contractor True Wood- j worth appeared for the first time yesterday. There has been a swift wiefti blowing since yesterday morning and the dirnt him haan flnindnd thru the streets at a lively and very disagreeable pace. M. L. Hemphill went to South Bend yesterday to consult wagon manufacturers about a new wagon coupling' device he has recently taken out a! patent on. It is something entirely new, Is so constructed as to be free j from dust wear, and overcomes several difficulties heretofore existing in the front pole coupling arrangement, and he has assurances that it will be a great seller and In time be on every wagon manufactured.

Mrs. Mary E. Drake has received a copy of the Glendale, Cal., Independent, which gives an extended account of the death of Edward J. O’Connell had a 38 calibre revolver cidental shooting was briefly mentioned in this paper some weeks ago. He was quite well known in Rensselaer where he had frequently visited. In company with another young man he had gone hunting, near Roscoe, Calif. Each man bad a shot gun and O’onnCell had a 38 caliber revolver in a holster at his side. As be went to jump over a small creek the revolver had fallen out of the holster and the trigger had struck on a stone and been discharged, and the bullet entered the lower part of the chest and came out at the back. He lived for several hours and was conscious most of the time. He was exceedingly popular at Troplco, Cal., where he was living, as he was here with all who knew him. He was 32 years of age, and had moved to California from' Chicago about four years ago. We have the finest line of woolens In yard lengths from 1 the Kahn Tailoring Co., of Indianapolis, to take measures and 1 can fit all sizes. All the latest colorings, at reasonable prices. DUVALL A LUNDY.