Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FMDAY Top-notch cattid hit the 38.40 mark in Chicago yesterday again. S. R. Nichols is in the north part Of the county today, trying to buy some cattle. Mrs. Albert Alter, of Forest, Ind., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowles. B. J. Moore and wife and little daughter went Monon today to visit his farm near that town. Miss Jennie Harris and niece, Miss Merle Harris went to Chicago this morning to spend the day. Mrs. J. H. Ford returned to Ambia today, after a short visit here with her daughter, Mrs. E. Ranton. Mrs. Gertrude Frazer and children, of Crescent, Mo., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Williams. Mrs. H. L. Kindig and daughters, Avaline and Geraldine, returned this morning from a visit in Indianapolis. Mrs. Caroline Rhoads went to Streator, 111., this morning, where she will remain the guest of relatives for several weeks. Miss Verda Williams, of East Liberty, Ohio, came Wednesday to spend several weeks with her brother G. A. Williams and wife. Miss Emma Tanner, another of this year’s graduates, left this morning for Terre Haute, to enter the normal school there for the summer term. Mrs. Geo. McCallister, of Glencoe, Minn., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jesse Gates. She left today for other points, where she will visit before returning to her home. Louis Wildberg continues to gain in strength, according to letters from Peoria, 111., and he is enjoying daily automobile rides. He has not yet dechjfid when he will return home. Mrs. Zea and son James, of Atlantic Highlands, N. J., went to Fair Oaks yesterday, after a week’s visit here with'the family of Lyman Zea. They will visit at several other places in the state before starting home about Aug. 16th. George B. Davidson and wife left yesterday morning for Ohio, where they will visit for six weeks or two months with relatives and at their former homes. They will visit at East Palestine and Youngstown, Ohio, and at points in Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Delos Thompson and daughters Lois and Emily left this morning for Saginaw, Mich., to visit Mrs. Thompson’s sister. Alfred Thompson also left for Sayner, Wis., where he will camp in the boys’ camp which is under the auspieea of the OMnayn university, B. K. Zimmerman and other members of the K. of P. lodge have been figuring for a few days on getting up a team to play the Remington Knights of Pythias team, recently organized. It is probable that our Remington brothers would get a speedy acceptance to a challenge if they were to issue one direct to Rensselaer.

Mrs. A. G. Catt passed the surgical operation very successfully, and word from the hospital in Chicago is to the effect that she is recovering very satisfactorily. The surgeon found and removed two small tumors, and the temporary result Is all that could be expected. The nature of the tumors however, is such that it is not certain what the permanent result will be, but all are very hopeful that her health will be entirely restored.

The clock at the court house has been on a strike for several days, that is, the striking apparatus has, and Janitor Chas. Morlan found that parts of the striker were worn and they had to be returned to the factory at Milwaukee, Wlb., for repair. The clock has been doing duty for 10 years, 24 hours a day, and like other machinery and some men, needed a rest. It 1b probable that the striker will not get back for a week yet Ed Harris drove over from his home near Mt. Ayr this morning and on his way over he picked up a good $3 hat, practically new. He surmised that it might belong to some night rider In the Mt. Ayr special Bulck, and just a little inquiry after he arrived here located the hat It is probable that Irst n'ght the owner was so joyous t!.at he didn’t care whether he ever t..ned a hat again or not, but this morning the hat looked mighty good to !iM.

W. J., Wright telephoned from Chicago this morning to his sister, Floss Wright, that his little son, Willis, was apparently somewhat improved and that they had decided to again postpone operating on him. Another surgeon had been called and he agreed

with those who had previously examined him that an operation could with safety be postponed. He will be placed on a diet and his system prepared for the operation later, altho if he should again become worse the operation will be performed tomorrow. The physician went there this morning and returned on the 2:01 train this afternoon.

Robs Dean, teacher in history in the Rensselaer schools, will go to Winona tomorrow to enter the normal school for further study in zoology. Ross has spent some odd time since school was out around the Republican office, and he is somewhat of the opinion that journalism will suit him better than school teaching as a permanent vocation. Ross was one of the first carriers the Republican had when its daily was started, twelve years ago, and his desire to be an editor man dates from that period. His college training and his literary tastes will come into splendid use if he should ultimately decide to engage in newspaper work.

Sam English, who for several years has been located at Stokes, Okla., has written back about the monstrous rain storms they recently had in that country and sends a clipping from a newspaper there. The editor of the paper evidently had his cap of imagination well adjusted when he described the size and the effect of the hail, for, while the stormß were severe and resulted in great damage, there were no account in the dispatches that quite equalled the statement made in the clipping sent, in which it was stated that "The hail-stones were not the size of the proverbial hen egg, but as big as cocoanuts.” In another place the article says “At Hobart an iron wagon shed was perforated by the hail like a sieve.’’ Sam was not in the hail belt and does not vouch for the accuracy of the Oklahoma editor, probably having learned a long time ago that it would be a little foolish to vouch for any editor. He was in the flooded belt, however but fortunately escaped with very slight Injury to crops. Uncle Wallace Murray and wife, who have been with their daughter, Mrs. English, since last fall, have been planning to come home, but postponed starting because of the floods. They are now expected to arrive here some day next week.

SATURDAY Randolph Wright went to Chicago this morning.

Mrs. Elmer Brown, of Madison, Ind., came today to visit the family of Frank Hill.

Miss Maud Scott, who taught school in Chicago the past year, returned home today.

Mrs. Sam Roth and children left today for a visit with relatives at Mulberry and Dayton.

J. H. Conway and daughters, Blanch and Beatrice went to East Chicago today for a week’s visit.

Wadena and Goodlaud have pooled their baseball teams, and Levi Kuboske is manager of the team.

Mrs. H. N. Ogden, of Indianapolis, came yesterday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. H. L. Kindig, for an indefinite time.

Mrs. Beedy and daughter, Mrs. Fonson and baby, of Chicago Heights, came yesterday to visit Geo. Beedy, of near Newland.

Mrs. F. B. Meyer went to Gary today for a short visit with her husband, who holds down the deputy postmastership there.

Mrs. Martha Washburn of Chicago, who has been visiting her son, Dr. I. M. Washburn, and family for the past week, left this morning for Logansport, where she will visit relatives.

C. C. Sktarr and daughter, Mrs. Will Barkley, went to Lafayette today to attend the funeral tomorrow of Mr. and Mrs. Starr’s aunt, Mrs. Anthony Stair, whose death occurred Friday morning and the cause of which they had not learned. Arthur Zea, the 6 years old eon of Chester Zea, was playing with some boys back of their residence over the fire engine bouse this morning and and while trying to keep Rosenbaum’s dog from making a dinner on an innocent pussy cat the dog snapped at him and bit his Up, causing it to bleed quite badly. It is probable that no bad will result from the accident, as the dog showed no symptoms of rabies. Jennings Wright returned home at 2 o'clock this afternoon, much encouraged about the condition of hie

son. At 11 o’clock last night it was decided to operate on him this morning, but at 1 o'clock, rather unexpectedly, the obstruction of the bowel* was removed and the operation averted. This obstruction had continued for ten days. It is now expected that he will get along all right, and all are very hopeful. *

MONDAY W. A. Gri<jley, of Brook, was in this city Saturday. He is an automobile' agdnt. . ■■ ___j.

Misses Meta and Monta Oglesby of Winamac are visiting relatives here for a short time.

Born, this Monday morning, June 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Borntrager, a daughter.

Harry Biggs of Indianapolis, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Biggs, south of town. Little Miss Louis Ladd, of Oxford, returned home yesterday after a short visit here with her aunt, Mrs. Willi* J. Imes.

Rue Parcells came down from Chicago Saturday night, but he had a pressing engagement at Wabash and went there on the 2 o’clock train.

Second Lieutenant James E. Brenner, of the local militia company, was before the examining board at Indianapolis last Saturday nigh, and spent Sunday with friends at Terre Haute.

Mrs. Kate Harbold and three children arrived Saturday and will visit her sister, Mrs. Mary Peyton. They will also visit at other places In the state and will remain in Indiana all summer.

Manager George Scott is trying to get a baseball game for Rensselaer for the 4th of July and in that case most people will stay at home and witness the game. Possibly Wolcott can be secured.

Mrs. Wm. Davidson and daughter Elizabeth, of Springfield, Neb., who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. W. Bussell, and other relatives, went to Winamac today to visit before returning to their home.

Prof. Berl Richardson and wife, of Sharon, Wis., came Saturday for a week’s visit with his father, J. T. Richardson, and other relatives. He has been employed as principal of the Sharon schools for another year.

Senior Hopkins came down from Chicago Saturday for a short visit with the family of G. K. Hollingsworth, who arrived last week to spend the summer here. Senior is working in Mr. Hollingsworth’s office in Chicago.

A nice refreshing shower visited this locality this morning and was gratefully welcomed by all. Crops were beginning to need the rain badly. The forecast for tonight and tomorrow being fair, should cause some fine growing weather.

Mrs. E. D. Rhoades returned from Cii cinnati Friday evening, where she had been for the past ten weeks. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe and her baby daughter, and they will remain here for several weeks.

The cut worms have raised great havoc with the young corn in many localities and the south part of this county seems to have suffered much more than the central and northern sections. In some places almost entire fields have been ruined.

Rev. Bartley, president of the state conference of the M. P. church, will preach at the Rensselaer church of that denomination next Saturdayevening, July 4th, and all members and the public are invited to hear him. Rev. Bundy will preach Sunday, concluding his year as pastor of the church.

Ray Rosenbaum, the star back stop and captain of the Purdue baseball team, says the Wabash Plain Dealer, has signed a contract to catch for the Anderson team during the present season. . Rosenbaum has another year at Purdue, but will be unable to play with that team because of the retroactive feature of the Big Eight ruling whlchi provides that no one shall participate In athletics more than three years. L. F. Hopkins and family and his mother, Mrs. Matle Hopkins, came down from Chicago Saturday In his big automobile and spent Sunday the guests of the families of Dr. English, Dr. Brown and G. K. Hollingsworth. Today they went to Crawfordsvllle to visit the family of Dr. Ensminger, and they will go from there to Danville and Kingman, IIL, to visit relatives of Mrs. Hopkins. They expect to return to Rensselaer about next Saturday. Fred Chapman and family have decided to return to Rensselaer to make thie city their residence. Since their marriage they have resided at Cincinnati, out of which city he has been running as a railway mall clerk for several years. They found that their baby’s health was net st all good in

the city and they believed that it might be better in Rensselaer. Mrs. Chapman and baby arrived here Saturday and will remain at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, until Mr. Chapman concludes his present run and they wrill then look for a house in which to reside. Will Guss, who has been acting as advance agent for the John A. Staver circus, has arrived home for a visit of about two weeks. He has billed the show through northern Ohio and southern Michigan. After a visit with his mother and friends here he will resume his position as advance man. The show is a t,en railroad, show and a very creditable organization. By the way, we wonder if Rensselaer is going to have a circus this year. It is about time that Golmar Bros.

got around again, and they had a very fine show the last time they were here.

Mrs. C. G. Spitler returned home last Saturday afternoon at 2:01 o’clock from Washington, D. C., where she had accompanied the remains of her sister, Mrs. Harriet Powell Griffith, from West Brownsville, Pa. Mrs. Griffith was the mother of two children, a little daughter three and onehalf years old, and which has been given to its aunt, Mrs. Will K. Martin, of Washington. The other child is an infant son, born only a few days prior to the mother’s death. It is now being cared for by relatives of its father. Mrs. Griffith was a young woman of unusual talent and her untimely death is a great sorrow to her relatives and many friends.