Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

FRIDAY Mrs. John Bowman, of near McCoysburg is reported quite sick. Mrs. Wm. T. Parsons, of Chehals, Wash., is visiting the family of W. H. Beam. R. C. Dowler and wife returned today from a visit of fonr or five weeks with relatives at Battle Ground, Rainesville and other places. The 15 years old son of S. T. Brusnahan, who has been quite sick with pneumonia, Is now greatly improved and Is considered entirely out of danger. , c%— • Miss Floss Wright who teaches, man* ual training in a private school at Grand Rapids, Mich., went home today* after a short visit with her brother Jennings and family, here. Dr. F. A. Turfler has gone to his father’s home in Orange county, New York, to attend the wedding of his sister. He expects to be absent until next Thursday, April 23rd. H. C. Willette and his attorney, George B. Goodhart, of Harrison, 0., returned home today, the case in which the former was interested having been postponed until the next term of court. j E. L. Fidler telephoned to the Republican office today that he made quite a thorough investigation of the fruit this morning and he believes that none of it was harmed by the freezes of Wednesday night. Hale Grant has returned from a trip to Greensburg, Kans., where he visited relatives and prospected with an expectation of moving there later. He liked the country but has not thoroughly decided about his removal. Michael Phalen, of Kentiand, who has been a sufferer from rheumatism for the past 14 years, is here today, hoping to find some remedy for his ailment. He has but recently reteurned from a trip to Hot Springs, Ark., but he received no benefit.

There is going to be quite a% lively convention at Fair Oaks on May 2, ‘when the Republicans nominate their township ticket. There will be eeve- 1 ral candidates for assessor, among I them being J. H. McClanahan, who has just recently decided to be a candidate. The contract for the erection of a -$25,000 monument on the Tippecanoe battle field at Battle Ground, has been let to a New York firm for $24,500. The monument will be of white barre granite with a shaft 90 le t high. It is expected to dedicate it Nov. 7, this year, that being the anniversary of the great battle fought there. Miss Seward, sister of Mrs. Ames Shesler, of near Pleasant Ridge, was taken to the Englewood hospital yesterday, where today she was to undergo an operation for vericose veins. Recently one of the veins had decayed and caused hemorrhages of blood and the disorder could not be cured save by an operation. 4 It is oot a serious operation and she will probably be able to return home in a few days.

A general order issued by Chas. Q. Burton, of Kansas City, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic received at the headquarters of the Indiana G. A. R. and wblch Is to be forwarded to the various posts of the state urges the, G. A. R, veterans to Invite ‘all patriotic organizations to participate ip the observance of Memorial day, Saturday, May 30, and all posts situated along lakes or streams to hold some service, such as the casting of flowers on the water in honor of the sailors dead. The order also suggests a change In the date for "Flag Day," fixing June 13 Instead of Sunday, June 14. All posts ere urged to attend divine service on the Sunday proceeding Memorial day. The order directs that Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech shall be read at all memorial services on Memorial day. SATURDAY Miss Jessie Makeever Is home from Wisconsin University for the spring vacation. A. A. Boyer returned to Dwight, 111., this morning, after a visit with hie farm tenant, Ephraim Hughes, in Barkley tp. Mrs. C. D. Martin, of Cincinnati, arrived here yesterday evening to be present at the marriage of her nephew *j* J Ij, jJhjr * f J .iJLtii* • - r . ; , ;

Leonard Bhitadns a«4r Miss Ruth Harris, and to remain for several weeks visiting relatives. - j -John L. Moorman, of Knox, is an avowed candidate for the place in congress made vacant by the recent death of A. L. Brick, and he stands Atoost excellent chance of being chosen. Ten years ago Moorman ran a country newspaper a Idaville, east of Monticello. A good sized audience witnessed the production at the opera house last night of “Under the Laurels’’ "by the Lowell high school dramatic club,’ and all were well pleased. The Btory was well acted out and the" cast was exceptionally strong for ametures. In fact there have been Come, traveling troups here that put tip a very inferior show. !

James F. Irwin, one of the proprietors of the Wolcott tile mill, was here the early part of the week, returning to his home in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. Irwin will be here off and on quite frequenly during the summer and wll give our crack croquet players some pointers on the game, he being an enthusiastic admirer of this fonp of ground billiards—Wolcott Enterprise. It has been reported here by parties from that place, that the people of Remington think that Robert Parker haß Jumped his bond. What grounds they have for this belief we have not learned, but several from that place seem to be certain that Jasper county has seen the last of Parker. Added to this there are rumors that a large sum of money can not be accounted for by the examiners.—Brook Reporter. ...

Ross Dean went to Sheridan today near which place will occur at noon Sunday the marriage of Prof. A. L. Hickson, of the Sheridan schools, and MIsS Chloe Sims. Mr. Dean and Prof. Hickson were class-mates and roommates during their student days at Indiana University. Prof. Hickson and bride will sail from San Francisco, Cal., on May 9, for Manilla, P. 1., where he has been engaged to teach school for the ensuing two years. An election was held in Illinois last Tuesday to determine the wet and dry question. At this election Momence township in which one half of the city of Momence is situated, voted down the saloon by a little less than fifty votes. The township of Ganeer, in which the other half of Momence is situated carried for the saloons by a vote of about fifty. The city being located on the township line thus went dry at the same time. Just how this matter can be arranged is not certain at this time. —Morocco Courier.

Within a short time It is likely t that Caleb Powers, charged with complicity in the assassination of Governor Goble of, Kentucky, will soon be given his freedom. A petition asking for his release, signed by thousands, will soon be presented to the present governor, and a public statewment says that the prosecution will not appose the proceedure. Powers has been in prison for several years, several trials were held to establish his innocence, but the courts were prejudiced and juries packed to such an extent that they either found him guilty or it ended in a disagreement. Powers was serving as secretary of state when Gobel was killed.

Dr. J. Q. Rogers, superintendent of the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane and the trustees have just completed and published the 19th annual report made to the Governor of the state for the Institution. The report shows two new buildings constructed and the total capacity now 1,000. About 186,000 was expended on the coneructlon. The report covers from November 1, 1906, to the corres- j ponding time in 1907. There were 72 deaths at the hospital during the year, j Thirty persons recovered and were discharged. Since the opening of the instltuion the total number of j patients cared for was 4,421. The hospital provides for the territory of 21 counties. j MONDAY W. B. Austin is down from Chicago today. Miss Judith Woodward, of Chicago, is visiting Mr. and Mrs\S. C. Irwin. Vermont Hawkins, of Anderson, came Saturday evening to spend a week with his three children here. Rev. G. W. Bundy started this morning for Concord, Ind-, to attend a district meeting of the M. P. church He expected to be absent all week. Mrs. Wesley Henkle, residing five miles north of Rensselaer, has been quit sick for the past two or three weeks with an affection of the heart John W. Williams was down from up near Wheatfleld today, where he has resided since early spring. He lives on his father, John A. Williams’ farm. ;> j Harrison Warren is over from Peru today, looking after the Interests of his 10 acre place just north of this

city. Ha has ranted it for the ensuing year to Thoa. Larson. • f w '&■# -> if & -fk % $ tt ■'» 6 f •' 4 * . * Attorney Robert Vahatta was over from Marion to spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vanatta and his little daughter, utty makes her home wjth them. Misses Avallne Kindig, Martha Parkison and Helen Lam son returned to Northwestern University at Evanston, 111., today, after spending the spring vacation with their parents in Rensselaer. .

Wool will not be accepted If tied up with hinder twine, and wiafiqffaturers have notified all dealers everywhere that they must confront to this ruling and have woo) tied up with woolen twine. Farmers wlB do well to heed this notice, for their wool Will not be accepted here or elsewhere if tied up with binder twine. Rice Porter and wife, Cleve Eger, Miss Juno Kannal, Superintendent Lam son, Perry Gwln and perhaps others will be in Lafayette tonight to witness the college production of the play George Ado wrote expressly for Purdue, his alma mater, entitled, “The Fair Co-ed.” E. H. Smith and wife, of Battle Ground, attended the funeral Sunday of A. Parkison, he having been largely raised by Mr. Parkison, He is also a cousin of Mrs. Chas. A. Roberts and Fred Phillips. O. C. Hughes was here this morning from Thayer, where he has A large contract for hauling. He Is assisting in the construction of about 7 miles of stone road, extending 3 miles east from Thayer and south to Rose Lawn. Rev. Geo. B. Ranshaw, of Cincinnati, representing the home misslofaary society of the Chrlstin church, will bea here Friday night and will lecture at the Christian church, his subject being “Christian Patriotism.” The public cordially Invted.

Lewis Nichols, who has been working in the Milliron restaurant at Knox, was here Sunday and today, visiting his old friends. He and Robert Milliron are running the restaurant now, W. C. Milliron and Wife having moved to his former home at Denver, Ind., where he is in partnership with'his father In the grocery business. Moses Tuteur and nephews Arthur and Herman, were in Chicago yesterday to see Louis Wildberg, who was operated on at a hospital there one day last week. They found him getting along very nicely and he and his doctors all feeling satisfied that he has a good chance tp get well. Arthur Tuteur went from there to his Sohool in Ann Arbor, Mich. F. W. Tobias has bought the news, magazine and fruit business formerly and for many years conducted by J. H. Cox, and the new proprietor took charge of the business this morning. Anson Cox, who has been in charge of the business for several months, owing to the enfeebled condition of Ms father, has several jobs in view and is undecided just what he will decide upon. ~

The funeral of Mrs. William Faris, of Gillam township, was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Independence church and was quite largely attended. Her son, Rev. C. W. Faris and wife, were among the mourners. Thjrp is only one other child, being a maiden daughter. Miss Lizzie 8., who resides at home. Mrs. Faris died of cancer of the stomach, and she had been an invalid for about a year. Emery Mills, of Muncle, was home Sunday for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. C. E. Mills. He has just completed quite an extensive trip at which he represented his oo rathe Mnnole Wheel and Jobbing Company, at several conventions. One Was at Cincinnati anna another at St. Louis. As he la the head draughtsman for the company he was largely out on a tour of Investigation for his employers. Joseph V. Parklson, of Buckled, Kans., brother of Addison. Parklson, came Saturday to attend the fu&ttral and will remain untli Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Belle Parker, a Bister and son Jim, were aim here, as was Mrs. Wm. Rinehart, daughter of Alfred McCoy, of Queen City, Mo., she being a netce of the deceased. E. H. Smith and wife, of Battle Ground, and Henry Murray and wife, of Monoa, were also In attendance at the funeral. p. ' Fred Barger, a young man residing in Jordan township, agalhst whom the grand jury returned an Indictment for malicious trespass, came In again last Saturday and entered a p’ea of guilty to having shot a sheep belonging to Thos. Reed, and be was fined (5 and costs, which he paid. There seems to be some bad blood between Barger and Reed and also some extenuating circumstances that led up to the shooting. Landlord Zero Wright and Chef Roes Benjamin returned this morning from Edgewood, lowa, where for the

past two weeks thay conducting E. V. Ransford’s hotel. They; fed the regular boarders all the lata, dishes there and gave a daily menu that jrould make the fashionable Newt York hotels set up and take notice The hotel was turned over to a new landlord Saturday and 1 the regular boarders all cried as Zeke and Dickey. started back east Frank Maloy, of Lowell, Is having an addition to his. house erected there* Frank was only recently permitted to return to Mb home, after an enforced absence of six weeks, caused by his two children haying Scarlet fever. Members of the Eger family here assisted in caring for the little ones during the. time that they hag the disease. By being quarantined away from home Frank was enabled to keep right along with his work as the Monon agent C. Horn and son Lewis Horn, of , Valparaiso, are here today to sew the two sons of the latter and grandsons of the former, who are attending college it * St, Joseph’s, Tb* Horn w& in the butcher and . stock business at Valparaiso for 2d years and the non succeeded him and, has conducted the business for tb# father and son. Notwithstanding that the elder Horn has resided at Valpi. taaiso ail this time this is the Rrgfc time that he was ever in Jasper county... %