Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

TUESDAY ! Leslie Clark is in Indianapolis on business today. , C. P. Wright made a business trip to Noblesvllle today. ■ I A. J. Harmon made a business trip to Indianapolis today. I v Saturday being a legal holiday the banks will be closed all day. L. W. Hunt, of St. Joe, Mich., is visiting heis brother, J. J. Hunt and family. | Born, Saturday, May 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood, a son, and their second child. Don't forget that the first band concert will be held Thursday evening of this week. Make arrangements to l be up town town that night. Uncle John Makeever is having a cement block buggy shed erected on his lots just east of the Makeever house. Smith & Co. are doing the gQOjQQI work; Rev. 0. E. Miller, Mrs. R. B. Porter, Mrs. S. Richards and Misses Lora Bruce and Emma Rayher went to Chalmers today to attend the quarterly meeting of the Monticello Baptist church association. t Dr. H. L. Brown went to Indianapolis on the early morning train today, he being the delegate to the Grand Lodge of Masons now in session ip that city. He will be absent until Wednesday evening.

Leonard Rhoades and wife have rented of A. Leopold the new cottage house he has just completed on Vanßensselaer street, and will occupy it at once, the house where they had been living having been sold to Dr. E. N. Loy, who will occupy it Homer Dobbins pitched a losing ball game against DePauw University yesterday, his team suffering defeat by the score of 4 to 2. But only 4 hits were made off Dobble. They came at a bad time, however, and the Wabash boys failed to do their customary amount of batting. The first summer concert by the Rensselaer band will be held Thursday night of this week. Make arrangements to give the boys a good send off. The merchants are encouraging them by liberal subscriptions and the public should be appreciative of the weekly treat Rev. C. D. Royce, who hag been at Indianapolis Bince the funeral of v his son, Charles, came to Rensselaer this morning, and remained until this

evening the guest of the- family-of Granville Moody, in Barkley township. He expected to depart on the 6:32 train for his home in South Dakota. E. D. Rhodes was notified by telegram today that he was the grandfather of an 8 pound baby girl, born Monday to his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Radcllffe, at her home in Cincinnati. Mrs. Rhoades went to Cincinnati several days ago, and the telegram announcing the arrival of the baby was sent by her. Conductor Shields made a 'quick deal for W. C. Babcock’s Premier automobile the other day. He got off of the train here and In less than a half hour had bought the machine and started to Lafayette with It. Billy probably has secured enough inoculation from the autobug to want another machine, and while he has no Immediate arrangements to buy one, it is probable that he will before toe season is over.

Two very enjoyable dances were held by the young people of Rensselaer Monday evening. One crowd of about 25 couples danced at the armory, the tJardner-Shilf brcEestra from Mon 7 ticello furnished the music. The Fraternity set held a dance at the home of Mayor J. H. S. Ellis. It waß composed of several invited couples, and Ross Benjamin furnished piano music for the dancers. ■ .¶ Relatives of Dan Day have heard from him, and he seems very cheerful. He sent word to have his shot gun given to his brother, but he did not say which brother, but probably meant Dolph. The letter stated that Dan seemed quite reconciled to his surroundings. It said that he had not been started to learn any trade as there was so little he could do on account of his crippled condition. He would be given some schooling and taught to read and write. “Do yon knoty,” Smith told McAdams, “fifteen years ago almost to a day I drove out to my farm in Jordan township. Along the way I saw a fellow digging a ditch. It was a pretty deep ditch and I could just see the top of the man’s head. I called to the felow that it' was a pretty deep ditch, and when the man looked up I sow it was Frank Hanly. I went on to the farm, and when I panie back Hanly sat eating his cold lunch. Now, last night Frank Hanly ate dinner with the President of the United Statesg After all, thlß world is not such a big place."—Attica Ledger. Rev. J. T. Abbott was in Rensselaer over night, the guest of W. W. Reeve and wife, and before taking his departure this morning saw a great many of ~his old acquaintances ‘ here. As most Republican readers know, he has for same years been the pas-

tor of the Central Methodist church at Portland, Oreg., and he came back from there for a short visit with his various relatives in Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. He spent a short time at Chicago Heights, 111., with His sisters, Mrs. Frank Ott and Mrs. Ben McColly, and then came to Jasper county and spent a short time with his sisters, Mrs. Bowman Switzer and Mrs. Korah Daniels, and today went to Indianapolis to see his brother John Abbott, and he will then 'visit his wife’sfather, Samuel Thomas, In Flora, and go from there to Michigan to visit other relatives. It Is about 25 years since Rev. Abbott entered the Methodist ministry, with an appointment at Morocco,* and he preached at various points in this state for several years and went to Oregon about 18 years ago. He has made several trips back here, but this is the first time he has been back for nine years. He is looking well; and reports that his family is also In good health. His oldest son is now 27 years of age and is a graduate of the Oregon state university and is toe private secretly to the president of a railroad company operating In Oregon. Mr. Abbott’s many old friends here are regretting that he could not remain longer In Rensselaer.

WEDNESDAY County Clerk C. C. Warner went to Chicago on business this morning. Mrs. M. B. Alter Is having her residence on Van Rensselaer street painted. Mrs. Ira Sigler and son Raymond went to Crown Point today for a visit of about two weeks. Dr. Kressler and P. W. Clarke were at Lowell this morning, where they have some farming Interests. Attorneys Foltz and Williams went to Kentland this morning to look after some matters In the Newton circuit court. Mrs. W. T. Alklre and baby returned to Brookston this morning after a short visit with his sister, Mn£. J. W. Hitchings, in Jordan township. Mrs. Jennie Thompson has had new cement walks laid in front of and about her house on Van Rensselaer street, making a very fine improvement. Mrs. Chas. Pefley and son came over from Remington this morning for a visit of two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warner, while the son will take a few fishing lessons from his piscatorially wise grandfather. G. P. Daugherty has been recovering very nicely from the acute attack of stomach and kidney trouble he had while attending the G. A. R. encampment at Kokomo, and is now able to be about town some, although he Is regaining strength verly slowly. Mrs. J, W. Ulrey, whose husband holds a position in the census office at Washington, and who has been back here for several months, went to Romney, Ind., today to visit relatives. She will not return to Washington until after Mr. Ulrey comes home to vote next fall.

Grandmother Weathers, who has been here for several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Peytoh/ accompanied her granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Fox, and two children, to Otterbein today. Mrs. Fox had also been visiting here for the past week. Mrs. Weathers is now in her 83rd year. i August Dreifus landed in town, this morning, from his European tour, • having been gone since January 16th. 1 He is in excellent health and has. not looked as well in years. An eminent specialist- in Germany gave encouraging news as to his asthma, saying that it was probable he would eventually overcome its effects. —Monticello Journal. I A queer state of affairs exlslts in 1 Marlon township, Jasper county. The republicans nominated George Scott for assessor and now comes the dem- 1 ocrats and nominate hlB brother, Sam Scott, fob the same office. If George and Sam are like some candidates of : which we have heard, It wouldn’t do | for both to visit the old folks at home at the same time. —Mt Ayr Pilot. Samuel B. Baker, of Bucyrus, Ohio, stopped here Monday night, enroute to Rensselaer, to visit his sister, Mrs. Marcus Hemphill. Mr. Parker who la 63 years old, is a prosperous farmer. He came here with his father when six years old, but returned again to Ohio nearly forty years ago.“ He has a daughter in Seattle, WashlngI ton, and two sons in Nebraska. —MonI ticello JournaL The first regular soldiers to participate in the military manuevers at Fort Benjamin Harrison arrived in Indianapolis yesterday. The detachment consisted of 40 men under Captain F. W. Coleman, and it is Company E, of the 10th Infantry, and has for some time been stationed in

Alaska. They were located at Fort Seward, 1,000 miles north of Seattle, Wash., and it took them nine days to reach Indianapolis. They will remain at Fort Harrison until after the state camp in September. Miss Mae Pettet, daughter of J. F. Pettet and wife, of Laura, and a member of this year’s graduating class, returned here today after a short visit with her parents, and tomorrow wili go to Terre Haute to enter the normal school for the summer term. Miss Mildred Biggs, daughter of A. J. Biggs, south of town, and, another of this year’s graduates, had also intended to start to Terre Haute tomorrow, but she is now sick with the measles, and will probably give up her intentions of going to toe normal school.

Reports come from the upper end of the Iroquois ditch that the new drainage system is working like a charm and that farming there this year is really ahead of the land surrounding Rensselaer. -Without the ditch it would have been almost an impossibility to have farmed much of the land north of Parr, but it has quickly drained off and the excessive rains this month have not been greatly noticed there. The farmers living southwest of Rensselaer, where the water has been dumped, can not say as much in favor of the ditch as it now stands, but they are anxious to continue the ditch on down to the Newton county line, and this will, no doubt, be done sooner or later. Several Rensselaer merchants are acquainted with J. P. Davis, an Indianapolis traveling man who has been coming here for several years. He is the father of Miss Fleta B. Davis, who was the successful candidate in the Indianapolis 4th district in the tour-to-Europe contest instituted by the Star. Mr. Davis is justly proud of the subcess of his daughter, who is only 19 years of age, and who is just completing her first term as a school teacher in Indianapolis, being a member of the 1907 graduating class in that city. The party consisting of the eleven young ladies will leave Indianapolis for the trip on June 2d,

and will be given a banquet the evening before at White’s Case, in Indianapolis. Several Indianapolis merchants have given them valuable prizes. A laundry there has offered free of charge to launder three shirt waists, for each of the tourists before they start, and they will be taken to the train in carriages supplied by an Indianapolis business man, and everything relating to the trip will be furnished absolutely free. Of the eleven girls who were victorious, all but one are working girls, either stenographers, school teachers, telephone operators or enggaed In some line of work, and all are among the most populafl In the communities from which they were selected.

THURSDAY f B. J. Gifford is over from Kankakee, 111., today. Mrs. W. O. Rowles made a trip to Chicago today. John Tanner of Marion, came yesterday* to visit hla brother Ed Tanner. Mrs. Frank Hunt, of Lowell, came yesterday for a visit with her sister, Miss Cora Everett ■—— Peter Imhoft, of Trenton, Ohio, came today to visit Wo. Auapurger and family for a few days. Mrs. E. B. Vondersmith returned to Kentland today after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. G P. Wright Mrs. Mary Mathena and Mrs. Prior Rowen are spending the day at Parr, the guests of the latter's son Chas» Rowen. Miss E. CL Irwin returned to Lake Forest. 111., today, after a short visit here with her sister, Mrs. O. E. Brown. Mrs. A. Oppenbeimer, of New. Orleans, has arrived to spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. BL 8. Fen dig. Jas. P. Overton went to Chicago this morning to see his son W. E. Overton and his twin boys, who. are now about 17 montbß old. Roy Blue, of Remington, was here a short time yesterday on hla Way home from Wheatfield, and he was met here by his wife and son. Dr. A J. Miller went to the mud springs at Attica today to give his rheumatism some treatment He will probably be gone for several days.

John Roach, the Mon on conductor who was killed by the cars here last week, is said to have $3,500 insurance, mainly in railroad insurance orders. Mrs. E. F. Mills came down from Chicago this morning to visit her mother, Mrs. Julia A. Healey until Monday. Her husband will come Friday evening. ' At the request of a large number of people the fire company will make a run this evening at 8 o’clock, Just before the band concert conditioned that rain does not Interfere. Today is Ascension Day according to the Gatbolic religion and many are attending services at the church. It is the 40th day after Easter, the visible ascension of the Lord. Chas. Wilson, of Winchester, and his cousin, Howard Kerst, of Greenville, Ohio, returned home today, 1 after a visit of a week here with their I uncle Capt. J. M. Wasson and family. Mrs. Mary E. Hinkle sends a renewal for her Republican from Bangor, Mich., and says that they have been having fine weather there and expect lots of fruit this year, the prospects- being fine at-present. William Hammond, better known as “Bud” Hammond,arrived here this morning from his present home in North Dakota He says he is prospering there and that he cleared $5,000 last year. He will visit his father near Remington A. L. Moorhead, of Lima, Colo., sends In his renewal for the Republican. Himself and wife located there about a year ago, and he has been prospering in his new home. Mrs. Moorhead is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nevill. Mrs. E. G. Warren and son Edwin returned yesterday afternoon from Klngman.Kans. .where they have been visiting for the past three week#. Miss Grace Warren, who accompanied them there will remain for about two more weeks. , John V. Lesh writes from Menomonie, Wis., to take advantage of the Republican’s offer to supply the Chicago Daily Journal in connection with the Semi-Weekly Republican. He says that they think more of the Semi-Weekly than ever before and wish it came to them every day. Miss Mary Heldman, cousin of Father George Heldman, of the Indian school, died in Chicago yesterday, and the funeral will take place immediately after the arrival of the train at the Catholic church, and burial will be made at Mt Calvary cemetery. Miss Heldman lived in Rensselaer for several months last year, having come here in the hope that it would prove beneficial to her health.

L. H. Chapman was down from up near Newland today and reports that they had a big rain and quite a little hail there yesterday afternoon. and that lightning struck and burned a house or bam over east of where he lives, but he was unable to learn whose it was before start* Ing for town. Gov. Hanley delivered a lecture to toe graduates of Howard University a colored college at WaShlhgbh, last night and urged them to leant obedience to the law, and said that if the race conducted itself with full regard for its responsibilities it would always get a square deal from the American people. Mrs. Louella Phillips Brown, who came from Minneapolis at the time of Dr. Hartnell's death and since that time has been sick at tos home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Blue, was sufficiently recovered to start home this morning, and Mr. and Mrs. Blue accompanied her as far as Chicago. Mrs. A W. Cleveland has made practically no change since she was stricken with paralysis last Saturday. The entire right side continues to be affected, but the family physician regards her as slightly Improved. Today she is being visited by Mrs. Fred Dorner, wife of the Lafayette florist. The Indiana millers' association has been holding a convention at Indianapolis and they have all agreed that Indiana grown wheat is the best flour wheat that there Is, and an effort was Instituted to secure greater wheat acreage in this state, and also to get people to use flour made from Indiana wheat. As soon as congress adjourns Uncle Joe Cannon will start home from Washington to Danville, 111., in an automobile, which an enterprising manufacturing firm placed at his disposal. He will be accompanied on the home trip by Senator Hemenway, of Indiana, who is the Speaker’s bosom friend, and Congressman Chas. B. Landis, of Delphi, has also been invited and has accepted the invitation to take the trip with the speaker. Mr. Cannon’s secretary will also be a member of the party. An experi need chaffeur will drive the machine

The state board of medical examiners and registration at Indianapolis yesterday revoked the license of Dr. W. P. Hacker, of Bloomigton, and Dr. McKendree Green, of Pleas-y ant Lake, ind., on the grounds that they were guilty of having given prescriptions for whisky to men who were not sick and did not need the liquor for medical purposes. The state board does not hesitate to do this where the evidence lS| conclusive, and if It is proven that a physician is guilty of giving a prescription for liquor where it is not expressly needed, it means that the physician will be unable to again practice medicine in the state of Indiana unles; restored to practice by the courts. 4 Corn planting has been occupying the attention of the farmers for the past week, and while the season is late,the ground has been in quite good condition, except that in their haste to get corn planted many have not prepared the soil with quite the attention usually given to It. It is probable that almost, if not quite half of the corn that will be planted in this county is now planted, and many farmers are finishing up planting today .while others are just getting well begun and one farmer said to the editor of the Republican that he believed there will be more oom .■■vjm-,- —eeeniiJx- - ’ planted next week than there has been this. With favorable weather from this time on and sufficient distribution of rains corn will probably mature and Jasper county should have an abundant crop. A great Many people imagine they have heart fcmuble when the fact la that the whole trouble lies In the stomach. TftS pain in the Bide around the region at the heart are not neoceasartly Heart trouble. We suggest that you start with the stomach and whenever you feel a depression after eating or whenever your food seeme to nauseate take KodoL It will not Be very long onto all those "heart pains' will disappear. Take Kodol a ow and until you know yon an right again. There Isn’t any doubt about what it will do and yon win find the truth of this statement verified after yon have used Kodol Bor a tew weeks. A fa sold here by B. F. Fen dig.