Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY Hammond high school was first in oratory and first in athletics in a contest held between several northern Indiana schools last Saturday. r.rReal Estate Dealer Chas. J. Dean left this morning for Fargo, N. Dak., and other places in that state. He accompanied some Illinois parties •there. Isaac Reubelt, who taught school the past winter at Newcastle, Ky., j Joined his family herg Sunday, and will remain for the greater part of the summer. Spencer Vick was down from Chicago a few hours yesterday. He had a rather severe case of pneumonia thlß spring but is now recovered. He Is the head waiter in the States Restaurant

Uncle Jim Snyder, from near Laura started this morning on the early train for South Dakota, with the avowed intention of taking out a claim. He expects to be absent until July, and then he will return and -«pend the summer at his home in .this county. Chas. Chamberlin and Will Timmons came through from Chicago .Sunday with another fine Buick automobile. This is a two seated touring car, two-cylinder and 22 horse power, and is the property of Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth, being a present from her mother.„ , Philip Blue and wife, Capt. J. M. Wasson, Harvey W. Wood, E. Mab, G. P. Daugherty, Mrs. A. L, Padgitt, Mrs. John Duvall, Mrs. J. C. Porter, Mrs. Louella Childers, Mrs. Mary Wright and Mrs. Henry Amsler all went to Kokomo today to attend the G. A. R., W. R. C. and L. of G. A. R. encampments. j

A reward of 4,000 has been offered for the capture of Mrs. Belle Gunness, the Laporte arch-murderess. The Lapor*e county council last week made an appropriation of that amount Any enterprising sleuth can now have an opportunity to make a snug sum and at the Bame time a big name for themselves. But It is probable that the demon woman Is dead and It is to be. hoped that she is. Rensselaer was visited Sunday by an Apperson Jack Rabbit automobile, which had the remarkable locomotion i

1 of a 60 horse power engine. It was a swift arrangement, being a racing car. The occupants of the car hired Will Timmons to act as guide as far as Lafayette and the way they 1 sent the car along ruffled even Will’s easy automobile demeanor. He says that on the good roads this side of Remington they traveled at 60 miles tin hour. They were free with their money and gave Will a *lO William for just going along and showing than the way to Lafayette. They were from Chicago and were going to Indianapolis.

Miss Hayes Gwin, the young lady who had been so low for a few days with the measles, or more properly with a poison resulting from the measles,ls today regarded entirely out of danger, and her recovery within a short time is assured. According to her physician the lungs were not affected by the poison more than that respiration was made very difficult. The kidneys were affected for a few hours Saturday night and it looked very serious for her. Her many friends and the members of the senior class, of which she is also a member, are greatly pleased at her recovery, as her sickness had cast a gloom over the otherwise very pleasant commencement week events.

McCutcheon had a very appropriate cartoon in the Tribune Monday, illustrating the facial attitudes of Vice-President Fairbanks as he considered the demand of the public that he accept the renomination for vicepresident. There were nine different faces published, the first showing him to be wonderfully indignant that such a suggestion should be made to him and the succeeding ones mellowed down until in the—last—ho wag l wreathed in smiles, and in deference to the people he was willing to do anything that might meet their approval. And today the Indianapolis Star, which is ever the barometer of Mr. Fairbanks feelings, practically announces his candidacy for the second place.

There has been for many years a class of undesirable foreigners at Hammond and vicinity. They are often men with a bad criminal record and are also infected with incurab’e diseases. Chief of police Rimback, of Hammond, has interested himself In this matter and has been assured by the government emigration bureau at Washington that these men can be deported and the government Is willing to stand Hie cost of sending them back to their native countries. Acting along this line Daniel Faulkner, of the emigration bureau, visited Hammond last week, and gave personal investigations to the recommendations |to the chief of police. He said that each foreigner Is required to pay a toll of $4 when entering this country and that this money is used for the purpose of deporting undesirable foreigners. He said that ‘ ’ this fund now amounts to $5,000,000. Mr. Faulkner also went to Michigan City to similarly advise the officials of that city.

„ WEDNESDAY James P. Overton went to Indianapolis yesterday. ~ I O. A. Yeoman was down from Virgie over iflght. Attorney A. H. Hopkins was in Lafayette business yesterday. E. V. Ransford returned this morning from a short business mMifr Elwood. % Frank Alter, the tile mill man, went to Chicago today to get some machinery repairs. • Mrs. Mary E, Troxell, of DeMotte, is here to visit her brother, J. F. Bruner and family. Miss Anna Hay, of Brookston, came today for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Chester R. Smith. Bruce Moffit, of Fair Oaks, who is Bpending considerable of his time at his section of land near Fargo, N. D., is here today. Robert Milliron, of Knox, a graduate from the Rensselaer high school last year, is here to attend the commencement festivities. The St. Ignatius baseball club, of Chicago, Mue today to play the St. Joseph team and the game is being played this afternoon. } David Hilton, who is on a furlough, from the soldiers home, will visit his daughter in DeMotte and another daughter in Chicago before returning tb the home. Mrs. Laura Biggs Rollings, of Indianapolis, came today to remain during the commencement week, her two sisters, Misses Mildred and Nell Biggs, being graduates.

Louis Wildberg continues to slowly improve at the hospital In Chicago. He is now able to sit up a little each day. It will be six weeks Friday since he was taken to Chicago. John Knapp yesterday completed a month substituting first for one carrier and then for another. The present law grants to each carrier a two weeks’ leave with pay and Ellas Hamtnerton has just completed his leave, Tljie riih fall Monday and Tuesday was respectively ; 7g and .85, making 1.63 hundredths inches for the two days and bringing the total for the month up to 8.871 Inches. We are promised more by the weather man for tomorrow. - : - ~ ~~V ; "- ; i

The Rensselaer jail is again without prisoners. Ira Cheek, the unfortunate Remington boy, having completed his sentence for drunkenness. Ira Is a fine young man outside of his one failing and he is doubtless sincere when he says he will never touch liquor again. Asa Graves, another local freight brakeman, working on the crew (hat alternates with the one that Roach worked on, had the toes of his right foot mashed off at Roselawn Monday, his foot having slipped partly under the wheels of the train as he was clinging to the side-of a car The Fenton, Mich., Independent, of May 9th, published a picture of Rev. Asher Golden Work, who had that week been installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church at that place. The ceremony was accompanied by the cancelling of a mortgage that had been on the church property for some time, and the mortgage was produced and burned. The paper spoke very nicely of the manner In which Rev. Work had taken hold of the church work there, and gave a detailed account of the program that attended his installation as pastor.

Frank Kresier is again sick, and his sorrel bus team Is in charge of Frank Crosscup, who let them run away last night They were standing at the depot platform,and suddenly started up and Frank climbed Into the bus and tried to reach the lines through the window, but could not, and by the time he had climbed out of the door the horses were going so fast that he could not catch them. They ran from the depot to the south part Of town and finally ended up at the livery barn, with no worse results than some slight damage to the bus. j Mrs. Lucinda Antrim, who has been spending the winter here with her daughter, Mrs. Rachel Scott, was taken to the home of her son Frazier near Wheatfield last Saturday. Frazier came here for her and she accompanied him home in the buggy, a distance of 22 miles, and a long trip for a woman almost 92 years old. It has previously been stated in this paper that Mrs. Antrim was 93 years old,but that is not the case, as Frazier says he knows her exact age and that she was born Oct. 15, 1816, which will make her 92 years old this fall. She Is enjoying splendid health and should live many more years. She will remain with Frazier all winter. A complete birthday surprise was

given Mr. I. N. Hendrix Monday eve, May 18, in honor of his 40th' birthaay. His good wife had slyly slipped around and invited their, friends and neigh bos to the number of 70l At 0 o'clock Amos Shesler came along and took Mr. Hendrix to town, and when they returned, to Mr. Hendrix’s surprise, the house was filled with people. He politely threw up fete hands and owned up that hd was caught Refreshments j>f Ice cream, cake and coffee were served and his wife presented him with a handsome gold, ring as a rememance of the occasion. At midnight each one departed, wishing Mr. Hendrix many more such happy birthdays. . » i- i.} m 4 --I

James Crites, wife and two daughters, of near Bringhuret, Carroll county were killed by a Vandalia passenger train near Flora last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Cripes and 5 year old daughter were instantly killed and the 12 year old daughter died at 9:30 o’clock that night The family were driving along a road that parallels the railroad and the horse became frightened at the nots§ of the engine approaching froth thd rear and began to run. A short distance away there was a cross road and the hor%Bs turned toward the track, despite the efforts of the driver to make it go the other way. The engine struck the buggy just as it was in the center of the track, and hurled the occupants Into the air.

The train was stopped as soon as possible and the badly mangled bodies were picked up. The horse was also killed and the carriage reduced to kindling wood. Mr. Cripes was trustee of Monroe township in Carroll county and was a well known and honored citizen.

THURSDAY Mrs. Lewis Cohsky went to Chicago today for a short visit. Born, Thursday, May 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitaker, a son. Misses Opal, Gladys and Hazel Granr &re pending today at ParrT -^ Mrs. W. C. Milliron, t of Denver, and guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hale Warner. Born, Wednesday, May 20th, to Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Turfler, a son, and their second child.

Mrs. M. D. (Jwin returned this' morning from a short visit witth her parents In Lafayette. | Mrs. T. Dorlon, of Kankakee, fit, returned home this morning after a few days’ visit with Mrs. A. Parklson. Mips Lulu Bums, of Goodland, is the guest of her cousin. Miss Blanch Babcock, and attended the Junior reception last night Mrs. Ralph Sprague and baby, of Gibbon, Neb., are here to visit her parents, Mr. and-Mrs. A. Woodworth, and to attend the commencement, her brother Vaugh being one of the graduates. Here is a new kind of record. O. H. Loomis, aged 86, died at Kewanna, 111., yesterday. For 62 years consecutively he had been the Buprelntendent of the Congregational Sunday school at Kankakee. Vernon Schock writes back from Pasadena, Chi., that he and the family got through nicely and had a pleasant trip, that they like the country there and that he got a position in a grocery store the third day after he arrived. They £hink they will be pleasantly located. ,

The commencement exercises will be held this evening at the Christian church, and the program appears in the Republican. The address by Dr/ Nathaniel Butler will be worth much to the class and to all who hear it. The price of admission for adults is 25 cents and for school children 15 Centß- j Mrs, Nettle Hoover and Mrs. James Norris returned last evening from Indianapolis, where they had. been attending the Rebekah Grand lodge. They brought back with them little Sarah O’Neall, daughter of Mrs. Bertha O’Neall, who will spend the summer here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcells.

Hon. and Mrs. 1. D. Dunn, of Dunnvtlle, and Mrs. Dunn’B sister, Mrs. Carrie Huxford, of Springfield, Mass., who has been spending the winter with them, are here today to attend the commencement exercises,A lien Huxford, grandson of Mrs. Huxford, being one of the graduates. Mr. Dunn. Is considerably improved over his condition of last winter, and his 85 years are not telling on him very much, except that he is slightly hard 01 hearing. £ _ „ 1

The County commissioners at Crown POiilt yesterday held that the remonstrate filed against the saloons at Gary was valid* and the result will be that the 110 saloons In that city must close up. It Is said that two Chicago millionaires who have extensive property Interests at Gary, have backed the anti-saloon lague in the fight. It is also said that operations will at once be renewed in Hammond to put all saloons there out of business, which means some 2000. The league is of the opinion that it can make all Indiana dry if they are successful In Lake county.