Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1908 — Monday Local News. [ARTICLE]

Monday Local News.

.¶ Mr. V. O. Patterson, of New Boston, Ill., joined his wife here yesterday and will remain for a short time, with her parents, Philip Blue and wife. .¶ Miss Nell Moody, who was called home from Oxford, Ohio, by the death of her brother Tom, returned there to resume her studies in the college today. .¶ Miss Lizzie Hemphill, who is attending the Teachers’ Kindergarten College at Indianapolis, returned there today after a week’s visit with her parents and friends here. .¶ A number of Wheatfield township land owners are here today, including Grover Smith, whose name heads the list of petitioners for the Grover Smith ditch, which has another hearing at this term of court. .¶ Jesse Cover and wife, of Oakwood, Okla., arrived here today, and his sister, Mrs. Fester Sutton, of Hammond, is also here. Their coming was occasioned by the settlement of the estate of their late father, George Cover. .¶ Dr. F. B. Johnson, in renewing his subscription to the Republican from Wilsonville, Neb., says, "After taking the paper tor 25 years I could hardly think of doing without it. We think we can carry the state for Taft this fall.” .¶ Joseph Hall was in from the west end of Jordan township today. He has just had a rural route box put up at his nearest delivery corner and will hereafter get his mail delivered from Brook instead of having to go to Foresman to get it. .¶ The grand jury is in session today and are apt to remain so all week. It is probable that the first thing taken up will be the Dan Day murder case. It is said that other indictments against Robert Parker, the former Remington banker, are also quite sure to be returned.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Dunn, who were called from Wichita, Kans., by the death of Mrs. Dunn’s brother, Tom Moody, are still here. Mrs. Dunn and little son are at she Moody home in* Barkley township, and Mr. Dunn is* visiting his father, Hon. I. D. Dunn, 1 up near Dunnvllle. “Billy” McNeil is here today. He. is feeling pretty good about the. Wheatfield baseball team. He states, that Claud Hastings, the foot racer, who trimmed Yellow Pine Sportsman, last year,will be in Wheatfield again soon, but that fact don’t seem to in-* terset Rensselaer sports very much. Mrs. Mary E. Howe and daughter Agnes returned Saturday from Arvilla, N. Dak., where they had been visiting for the past three or four months with her son, Arthur, who is engaged in the barber business there. On their way home they had a pleasant but short visit at St. Paul, Minn. Rev. W. B. Warringer, of Medaryville, filled the pulpit at the M. E. church .here last night, and he and Mrs. Warringer spent the day with Rev. and Mrs. Kindig, she being a niece of Mrs. Kindig. The scarlet fever quarantine still maintains at Medaryvile .and no public meetings are being h«d, F. W. Tobias and wife have returnee, from near Mooresville, where be has been llying on a farm for almost a; year, endeavoring to regain his health. They are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Dixey, and after a short visit here they expect to go to Chicago and he will probably resume bla occupation as a telegrapher. Mrs. George Ketcbum returned yesterday from California, where she has been spending the winter months. She left her father, Addiaon Parkinson somewhat improved from his recent severe slcknses and which had them quite alarmed. He is still in very poor health and was unable to return home, but it is expected to bring him back aa soon as he Is able to stand the trip. He is 85 years of-age. Mrs. Louella Phipplls Brown, who came here from St. Paul, Minn., to attend the funeral of Dr. Hartsell, but who did not arrive until the day after the burial, bad expected to remain here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Philip Blue, only a few days, but she was taken sick soon after her arrival and is still confined st their home and will not be able to start on the return trip tor some time yst. Lee Carson piloted the following party of young men to Chicago yesterday to sen Ring!lag Bros, circus: lets Blgelsbsch. Ynn Qmmt, Brent

Kinney, Mel Haus and Orlando Clouse The animals all had a good time. Mrs. Ed Randle and son started tarday for Hope, Kans., to visit . hfa. brother, Thos. Randle, and tr amt. there they expect to go \o Kingman, to visit her relatives. They vrilEv be gone about two weeks. George Aldrich, who has ’Seen working as a stenographer in the office of the Goodrich Transportation Co*, in Chicago, recently suffered a nerrant break down and he has come hereto recuperate. He is a son of Granville Aldrich. Another son Oliver* who works as an electrician at SKnuc City, lowa, was recently slightly injured in an explosion in the engine room of the plant where he was employed, but he is getting along; all right now. A good many property owners, bofhr real and personal, are coming in now to pay their taxes, but not so many nor so fast as the county treasarer would like, tor the time is getting; short and the longer it is poetpeneA the harder the work and the greater.the rush at the -finish. It takes quite , a little time to wait on each tax payer and there will be better satisfaction all aronnd if taxes are paid before the last day, which is the first Monday tou May. Better get in before hand and' avoid the rush. The Lowell high school dramatic*: club will visit Rensselaer Friday night of this week and present a play entiled “Under the Laurels,” which, tfcejr recently presented very succesaftjlgr: at Lowell and which they are going to repeat there again this week. The money derived from the performances will go towards buying books for thee. Lowell high school library. The long friendly feepliqg that has Existed betweeen Rensselaer and Lowell wilt - .guarantee the visiting amateurs a .good attendance and their coming tat .being looked forward to with constd—erable pleasurable anticipation. Manager J. H. S. Ellis has procured, the very remarkbale moving picture performance, “the Oberammagua,” or the passion play of the life of. Christ as enacted by the peasants every, ten years: and it will be pywentaH. Monday, Tuesday and Wdoaesday nights of this week at the . open house. Last fall the performance was. here during the time that. R~ G. Mills was conducting the electric theatre but many people who wanted to see? it were denied the privilege. The: price of admission will be ten cents ; and It will he an expenditure wall' worth the while. The. program will begin at 7:15 tod will be here only nights. This issue of the Republican ft? again considerably short of news, the cause being the failure to get our type setting machine adjusted and in running order readily after Its removal from its former location, in the rear .of the room occupied by the Journal to the adjoining room, in the; Thompson cement building. The change was made to permit of a more convenient arrangement of onr job presses. The Republican has been almost swamped with job work for the past month and it has not heen . as promptly executed as has been our aim and some times our promise,. but we are getting the office regulated and equipped for greater expedition hereafter. "*