Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Friday " = • W. H. Mackey made a business trip to Delphi yesterday. • Uncle Charley Platt and wife will have been married- 50 years on July 25th and it is probable that the event will be appropriately celebrated. Mrs. W. P. Crowell, of Monticello, and sister, Mrs. W. S. Pierce, ofSeattle, Wash., are spending today in Rensselaer, with the sons of the former, Jesse and Richard Crowell. Al Robinson is moving here from Monon and will occupy the property recently vacated by Dr. A. J. Miller, and which Mrs. Eger, the owner has just greatly improved by the addition of a new porch, cement steps, etc. _ The regular monthly dime social of the ladies of the Presbyterian church' will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Hardman, Wednesday afternoon, June 10th, from 2 to sp. m. Strangers in the city especially invited. . A warrant has been issued for the arrest for Steve Marlin, who lives on the Monnett land down the river. It Is alleged that he whipped and abused a horse until he caused its death. The trial is to occur in Justice Irwin’s court ■ ■ . ' • ! -

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Two dances were given last night, one at Warner’s hall and one at the armory. The armory dances are to be regular Thursday night occurrences hereafter, starting after the band concert*. closes. Ross Benjamin and John Morgan supply the music for it. Mrs. Marion Churchill and little daughter of Randall, Minn., are here for a short visit with her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Coen and family and other relatives. For several weeks she has been visiting her father, Dr. Scott, in White county, who is now in his 87th year. Mrs. A. W. Cleveland remains practically without change since the day she suffered the two strokes of paralysis. The entire right side remains affected and she has no use at all of the right limbs and but little of the left arm, and she is practically helpless. The band concert last night was a splendid success. There was a large crowd out and the evening was pleasantly passed. The music was of good quality and the boys are improving rapidly and it has been affirmatively- demonstrated" that it is better for the boys to get along themselves instead of hiring an outside instructor. Uncle John Groom and Uncle Stott Grant conversed for some time yesterday in front of Eiglesbach’s butcher shop. The former was 84 years of age on March 12th and Uncle Stott was 82 the 25th of last October. Wmle they were talking up stepped Uncle Stewart Hammond, who passed the four score mile stone on the 24th of last October, and all three of these men have spent more than half their years in Jasper county and all are quite hale and hearty.

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A. S. Keene, who for two or three seasons past has raised a large crop of onions at Wheatfield, is not engaged very extensively in the business this year. Last year the crop was not up to expectations and yet Mr. Keene had enough to make a car load, which he shipped to a commission merchant in Chicago. He figured that he would get about S4OO for.the load, and imagine his surprise when a short time later he received a check for $24.1*6. And that was all he ever got out of the shipment. The commission man made the claim that the onions had been frosen en route to Chicago and there was nothing that Mr. Keene could do but feel mad. He suffered about the same kind of a deal the year before and he has practically laid down on the onion business. An unfortunate affair occurred a few days ago at the Hemphill livery stable and doubtless the principles are very sorry it happened. C. W. DuvalJ and Charley Hemphill became engaged in an argument and their talk became personal and Mr. Duvall grabbed Mark Hemphill's cane and struck Charley over the head with it, breaking the cane. Then was a lively mix-up followed, and Hemphill shoved Duvall out of the barn but did not strike him. Later Duvall was arrested for assault and battery and Hemphill for provoke, and the former was fined $1 and coats amounting to $9.20 and then he did not appear against Hemphill and the latter was not fined. The fracas was a most regrettable affair and the