Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

FRIDAY / Leonard Rhoades ,went to Chicagc go today. ‘ 1 Mrs. W. V. Porter went to Chicago today for a short stay. John W. Marlatt is in Lowell today installing a gasoline engine. Elbert Antrim, of the C. B. & Q. offices in Chicago, is visiting here tor. a few days. J City Superintendent I. N. Warrein and County Superintendent Lamson are attending the teachers* association at Indianapolis. > Mills, the ex-5-cent-theatre man, and Pitts, the cigar maker, went to Chicago today to witness the Gotciw Hackenschmidt wrestling match. Rev. W. C. Brady, of Monon, will preach at the Presbyterian church this evening in preparation for the communion service next Sabbath morning. The handling of the Phillips er case today has precluded the attention usually given to other features o{ the paper, and the local columns are therefore almost barren of news. . < * < • SThe delegates to the state convention returned home this morning, all Well tpe ticket and declaring it the best and most enthusiastic convention In the history of Indiana. .• < ' SATURDAY ’ A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones, north of town, today. Fem Alter went to Lafayette , today for a visit of about two weeks Wth relatives. > Mrs. James I. Peck, of Remington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Matt Worden, for a few days. A party of seveii men and boys art rived here today from Arkansas to work on the stone roads. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Seagrist, parents of Walter Seagrist, were here Thursday to attend the funreal of Tom Moody. Mrs. R. P. Benjamin and son Junior will return today from a short visit with her father, B. F. Magee at Otterbein. Miss Elsie Lewis, who has been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. E. B. Smith, went to Chenoa, 111., today, for a short visit Mrs. • Jacob Raub and Mrs. George Wolverton, of Chalmers, and Mrs. Ed Raub, of Indianapolis, were guests Friday of Mrs. B. ft. Nichols. June Henkle went to Battle Ground today to get a road stallion, X-Ray by name, which he wlll keep at the stpckfarm the coming season. Mrs. G. H. Thomas and children, of Monticello, are visiting with her pSfentt^J?"CT Gwln and Dr. Thomas will join them here Sunday. Miss Bessie King has returned from a week’s visit with her parents at Winona Lake. HerVather, J. W. King has been confined to his home again for the -past six weeks with nervous prostration. | Through the generosity of Mrs. 8. R. Nichols the Republican will be sent to her niece, Mrs. Jennie Bernard Leake,, who now lives at Eleva, Wls. v wi}ers her, husband is pastor of the Methodist church. Doss, Norman took, the initiative this morning to provide flowers for the funeral' of the Phillips girl, the unfortunate victim of Dan Day’s murderous assault an<j secured many willing contributions. Frank Kresler, Dr. A. J. Miller and Harry’lbpllhger also witnessed the Hackenkchtaidt-Gotoh wrestling match at Chicago. Much to the surprise of the sporting fraternity GotehpfoVed too.mach. .fdr the Russian lion ' and ■White lie failed to throw him after two hours’. effort, he readily proved his superiority and. Hackeuschmidt gave up and admitted his defeat. r William Pauley has been down

from Chicago thia, week visitlug the parents ot his lata wife. Mr. and Mfcs. Zerden, and with nffiar J*sn Healys, in Mid PetefAVagner. near Remington. I-fe is trip to hio? hottie ih'Rhiisi Prussia, aind will mart for thdfe 1A May, leaving his saldon business in Chicago, 1» charge of his twtt’ bona/? , 1 Tbd.'FrtJhcegVilis; Tribune has foir lowed' Y k vary : "'s»iaalble plan during the recent scarlet feter cases there of telling 1U readers the dxact status of the n cnnt&tt»b, arid rtot trylpg to smother its And thia nemlhds US that there are frequently merchants whose fear of loss of trade always want the newspaper to’ misrepresent or to deceive by remaining quiet as to exact situation when there is a contagion Id a town. If the truth is published, then every one can learn the situation and the clientele of ths newspaper will soon learn that It can defend on what the paper says, and the business of a town will suffer much leas than It would It the report, gained Circulation that the contagion Was

commendable boast: “During the six years wa/h*SR Tribune it has never been necessary tgeretaaett g statmeent,made through its bbl-" u.-ur s.”. . B. Forsythe, proprietor of the Chicago Bargain Store, is now considerably improved from his long sickness and will be able to get down town wlthin a few days. For sone time htfnad the shingles, which Is a sort of neuralgia breaking out around the waist, and he says he thinks he Is the most thoroughly shingled ’ individual In Jasper county. But Mr. Forsythe has Indi ’ been too sick to plan for the spring trade that will come to Rensselaer and he has been superintending the spring buying and now he will come forth with a page advertise.ment and let Republican readers see what he has to offer. Since- Mr.

Fprsy the • entered into business in Rensselaer he has been a great advertiser and the liberal use of printer’s ink gave his store its original boost and has kept it in the front rank during his long business career here. He writes his own advertisementsand, he talks right out from the shoulder and his advertising always brings results. His reappearance at his place of business will be welcomed by his many friends. ■

JTOSDAX William A. Rinehart, of Queen City, Mo., ip here on business today. Everett Leach of Hammond, is down for a short visit with relatives. Harry D. 41pln. ofDeMptte, visited here over Sunday with ‘ relatives. Omar Kenton and wife, of Surrey, spent Saturday and Sunday In Chicago.' ' ' Ray Hopkins left this 'morning for Crawfordsville to ’ enter Wabash college tor the spring term. • ’ Mrs. F. M, Hayes, of Barkley township, has been Quite sick for the past week with stomach trouble. J. C. Thrawls, Who list yeas was in poor health for some time, is now in very good health again and frequently gets down town. 1 The local K. of P. lodge will havetvork in the page degree Tuesday night of this week and will also hold a banquet following the work. The weather today Is again very beautiful and although the ground Is still tolerable wet oats seeding Is generally the rule on the farm.

Spencer Vick gave up his intended removal to Los Angeles, and has been staying in Chicago for the past three weeks. He returned here this morning. The regular monthly social of the ladles of the Presbyterian church will be held at the home of Mrs. J. C. Porter on Tuesday of this week. Strangers in the city especially invited. i • ' 1 • b ; 1 ' i Rex Clifton, who has just com-» pleted a job of house painting at Surrey for Omar Kenton, went to Fair Oaks this morning, whore he is to paint a house and barn for Tom MallatL

Miss Day Jordan, who taught the Canada school in Barkley township, completed the term last Friday, and this morning Went to Valparaiso to attend the university for the spring term. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Goble are living with and keeping house for hep stepfather, John Sullivai, ’and ROss is working in the G. E. Murray Co. store and theV’Will TprbbaW bh lbciited here peiWkneritly. 11 • ' '' {

TTitar Burr Oak Center Bcrfiemian baseball team from the Halstead Bros.’ farm In Newton township, defeated Mt. Ayr‘3(intl£y by the score of 18' to 8. ft Was the third game' these teams have' played 'this* year. W. A? Davenport,' Who ’has recently been ' coupling ■ telegraphy with his agency for the Gloria 1 gasdllhe lighting system, 1 went to Chicago Hiib morning to turn in-an order for two or three jlghtihg platats. E. E. ’Stephenson, who was called home froth' Chicago th attend the funeral of hOY? father, returned there thia morning. Mrs. Stephenson will remain here forra pore extended visit with her parents, : WA"’and Mra. Ed Kirk.

Chas. A. Walker, assessor •of Barkley township, was in town Saturday, He has, been maktog verygood irofredlt.Wh the worli bF aaMMfng thia ■year, *bqt expected the wind-up from this time on to be attended-with 4 rhoie difficulties, as so mani'of ‘the f&rmehf be out in the fields from ‘‘■NhthanElflredge, of Barkley (tornfliip, Was contributed a dollar and a lady Who resides in Barkley'and does ! aot care to have her name mentioned contributed 50 cents toward the MonUett Children's Home this last week. 'The worthy cause has appealed to many who "have cheerfully spared of their better circumstances something for the homeless. Fallowing the lead of George Ade Who owns a large part of north wes’err fiidlaia, WAI T." Hodge, the star of "the Man from Home" has started out. to’ annex that part of the Hoosier landscape around which Ade has not built a fence. Hodge has bought 700 atfrMOf fWie fahn fend hear Kbirtlaad from Carroll C. Kent Ade now

.owns more than 4,000 acres in that Iregionan2TTaodgesayi7thatM doesn’t intend to rest satisfied with a mere I garden patch di 7W acres.—Chicago Journal. - “ - A pop bottle fell Out of the soft drink refrigerator at the Little Indian Cigar Store Saturday afternoon and a broken piece struck Lew Hhrinon, one of the proprietors on top of the foot, cutting a hole through the shoe and inflicting a deep cut in the foot, from which he "has 1 suffered'quite a little, and which has caused him to walk with the assistance of a cane. Chase Day, who has been working at his trade as Alather over fn Illinois came over yesterday to see his brother Dan at the jail. The older brothers had always had' a tender sympathy for poor Dan and his deed was so unexpected that It has caused a great amount of sorrow with all the relatives. They had never believed that Dan could commit a deed of the kind.

The George Laßarge merchandise stock, formerly located at Gifford, and which was attached because of debts after It had reached Kersey, will be sold by Sheriff O’Connor at auction at Kersey tomorrow. There have been claims to the total of $3,000 filed against It and hardly 20 cents on the dollar will be paid. Alfred Collins, the miller, was the heaviest Rensse-' laer creditor. -r- 1 ' - * ■ ■ ‘ j ,