Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

FRIDAY Mrs. Sarah Lank and daughter, of Qreencastle, came yesterday to visit Mrs. E. J. Morris and family. Miss Lucy Boyd, of Mt. Vernon, lowa, started to her home this morning, after a visit of ten days with 1 the family of Granville Moody. A Chicago man has written to Mr. Carnegie for a hero medal on the gronngs that lie twice tried to milk a mooley cow on the wrong side. Mrs. Will Arnott and children returned to Crown Point this morning after a week’s visit with relatives in Rensselaer and McCoyshurg. Mrs. G. N. Dunn and son Clifford, of Wichita, Kans., have besn visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody, for three months, left this morning for their home. Born, Wednesday, July Bth, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hurley, of near Alx, a son. The father is now 18 and the mother 16 years of age, they being about the' youngest parents in the cotiiity.

Mr. R. A. Crume, of Dayton, Ohio the general manager of the Dayton A TroyTSTectrVc Railway system, was in town today, tffie guest of Dr. E. M. Lay and family. Mrs. Mary Maher and daughter, Mattie, of Zanesville, Ohio, came today to visit John Schroer and family in Barkley township. They will also visit relatives in other parts of the county before returning home. Mr. M. Hartman and sister Miss * Lizzie Hartman and Miss Laura Tobey, of Chicago, returned home this morning, after a visit of two weeks at the home of John Borntrager. They all had a fine time in the country and are planning for another visit here. A report was* viiCuinieu here that passenger train No. 3, due here at 11:04 at night, bad been wrecked at Lowell, but there was no truth in the report The train was delayed about three hours at Lowell by a broken piston rod in the engtne.but there was no other damage.

Sirs. S. L. Enstnlnger, pjf Crawfordsvllje, hpme todgy after a weejk’sviaß, with her sister, Mra. Matie Hopkins, at the home of O. K. Hoiyngg.wotfjb, She came here with L. ,F. Hoping and wtfjß, in .their large when they returned froth Danville and Crawfordsvllle. Ifni. F. S. Baughn, of Monde, and Mlsb Acefiotlh Denney, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, who hove been vlafting their slater, Mrs. W. N. Jordan, and family, of near Olfford, went to Paxton, 111., today, to visit another slater. They had yUlted a brother in Chicago before coming to Rensselaer. Fred Anderson and family and L. A. Greenlee and family also attended the basket picnic on the 4th of July at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Brown In Barkley toymshlp. The report of this pleasant event was made by a friend of the Republican but thesd names were acfcldentally omnetted by the compositor. Miss Merl Harris, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert T. Harris, underwent an operation In the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago Thursday for the removal of the vermtifurm, appendix. She had suffered three quite severe attacks of appendicitis and the

operation was deemed necessary by the family physician. ~ . i n .. t . v.'. 'f. J George Goff and wife and Ira Sigler ahd wife are spending the week in a cottage on the Kankakee river, hear Water Valley, and Christie Viet and wife are spending the day With them. Christie took up enough craw dad bait to feed all the fishes in the stream, and it is expected that some fine catches will result. Mrs. Mary Peyton returned from I Lafayette today, where she had te?n to attend the funeral of her niece, Mrs. Ida McCaffery, whose death from \ tuberculosis of the lungs took place Monday. Mrs. Peyton was accompanied to Lafayette by her daughter Wilma and their guests, Virginia and Mildred Harbolt, of Kansas, who are I still in Lafayette. As the fly time is near here is a prescription for getting rid of the pests, which may be of interest to sonie of oiir readers: A half teaispoonful of pepper, finely ground, one teaspoonful of brown sugar, and mix with cream. The Dies will eat if placed where they can reach it but it will be their laßt meal, for the least bit of it to a fly is rank poison. Some of the heartiest eateis do not live to leavei the place. v The season for hunting squirrel and woodcock opened July 1, and spdrtkmen who like that sort of game are getting ready. Woodcock have been scarce in this section' of the country for a good many years nast. but the protection afforded the game bythe farmers’ protective association, which forbids hunting, has contributed to something of the increase, and the birds are more numerous, it is said, than usual. August Rosenbaum '■ and Michael Phalen attended the democratic convention as liiV Ayi , Uuu had a good' time. They made the round trip in Joe Bennett’s auto. Mr. Phalen lived at Kentland for mkny years and now owns a large farm there. He has been a sufferer from rheumatism for some time has been traveling about from one place to another. He has been living here for several wesks now, making hris home at the Rosey Hotel and has made many friends here.

Mrs. M. L. Spltfer returned this morning from a visit of three' week# with her daughter, Mrs. F. B. Lefarn-' lng and husband, at Goepen. Harry Learning is now on a cattle ranch in fexgs, where he is trying to regain his which was found to be so bad about a year and a half ago, while he wai attending college. He is now grWtly Improved and believes that the climate and his outdoor life will eventually restore him to robust health. His aflnWnt was of a tubercular kind and his condition was for a tlms very critical. Marion Learning, their older son, •is employed in the legal department of the Monon railway, working under the direction of Harry Kurrle, assistant general solicitor for the Monon. A woman tramp vfePed Renrselrer this morning. She was a frightful looking being, apparently about 35 years of age. She had at least one bad eye and the other looked to be uout half bad. She claimed to be on her way from Cincinnati to Chicago and to be without funds and she hunted up Mayor Ellis, took him to his private office and talked him in-

to helping her on her way, He provided her with a breakfast and ip ter with a. ticket to Hammond, and she left for the north oa the 9:55 train. It is said that she stopped over night in a school house near Pleasant Ridge and that she was not the only occupant of the building, the other being a tramp of the opposite gender. What she lacked in looks she made up in nerve and she went after a ticket in a strictly businesslike manner. |

SATURDAY « Arnold Luers went to Valparaiso today to visit friends over Sunday. Walter Seagrist returned to Tefft this morning after a visit of a week here. G. P. Wright left today for a business trip tb Kokomo, Tipton and ether points. Mrs. Jouvenat, ,of Chicago, came yesterday to visit her sh ter Mrs. Lottie George. Miss Florence Rimer returned to Wabasl} today after a short visit with relative? at Mt. Ayr. Mis? Virginia Kressler returned to Mcitdcco this morning after a visit lifers with Airs. Rice Potter. Mrs. Robert Mupter and four children, of Valparaiso, came today to visit Louie Muster and family. Soloih'oh Rees and family, of Lebanon; Came toddy to visit the family of'Wiilihm Rees, of Gifford:

Eva Clark cam? today from Haflimord for a shprt visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Mrs. Ora Barce and Miss Margaret Wagner Went to ©bidago today to visit Mrs. LizZie Monzel for a week. Wrs. Fred Chilcofe and twin daughters Elizabeth and Jane, came from South today to visit her mother, Airs. Kinney. Miss Blanche TuUis returned here today after a visit of some length with her sister, Mrs. Jesse Fox, at Compton, 111.

Mrs. Jesse Eldrddge, of Parr, and Alfefe Bertha Eldred'ge, of Barklej towiiship, have retired fiftihi a Week's visit at Wabash.

Mrs. Robert Johnson and two sons, Robert and Leonard, of Lafayette, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark and other relatives. Prof. C. M. SarittMur came Yesterday and today is shipping his household goods to Orleans, where he will be superintendent of the schools the next year. George Stager and family, of Campus, HI;, arrived - here today for a short visit with the family of M. Kanne, at the west edge of town.

Mrs. Earl Duvall went to West Lebanon, Ind., yesterday to visit friends. Mr. Duvall accompanied her to Lafayette and returned this morning. Mire. M. E. DaVlaaon want to thflw nettsville today to see the wife of h6r brother Chas. Moore, who is very, low with consumption and not apt to last many days more. She was formerly Miss Maggie Cochran of Rensselaer. The big dredge which has been doing some work in the Iroquois river for the past week was compelled, .to shut down again yesterday and to wait until. another place about 30 feet in length had been redrilled and blasted. This patch is about a foot above the required depth, and about 30 holes will have to be drilled and blasted to get the rock out H. D. Clark, of Fowler, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. B. R. Ampler, northeast of town, returned to his home today. His granddaughter, Myrtle Amsler, returned home with him for a visit of indefinite length. Mr. Clark 1b In his 86th year butdoefß not look It, In fact, he Would rarely be guessed to be seventy-five.

Bradly Ross, who attended the cedemy at Worcester, Mass., the past ye&r, returned home yesterday with his mother, Mrs. F. A. Ross and brother Mvingston Ross. After completing the academy year at Worcester he had visited Livingston and his mother at Annapolis. Bradley expects to attend the Boston School of Technology nertt year. , » John Baines, the Modern Woodmen deputy who has been working bars went to Lake Village this morning to institute a camp at that place. He will then return to Mt. Ayr to do gome work and on next Friday night he will again be in Rensselaer to wlt-

ness the initiation of about twentycandidates. The work on that occasion will be done by the Remington camp and a good time is being planned. George W. Terwilleger is another progressive farmer to invest in a Buick automobile. He went to Chi cago yesterday and returned with a fine new touring car, equipped with glass front, top, etc. Billy Bringle also bought a new car. He traded

j the machine he got from Dr. Turf er to f the Rensselaer Garage and got a I brand new two-cylinder runabout and 1 a very fine machine. W. H. Snedeuer, of Barkley township, is also an auto j owner. He bought a big two seated Maxeilw of the'.Brook agent. It is one that the agent had had for some j time, but it is a mighty fine car and * practically as good as new. Charley Moody is also said- to' have the auto , fever and there are oAiers that are | figuring and it is probable that about half the country will be supplied with autos within the next year or two. j They are the things all right and we are glad to Bee people getting them.

~Uu Tcrrrrrr • * MONDAY ,P. L. Mattis and. wife and baby, of Chicago, visited, her parents, . Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grant, over Sunday. Mr*s. Abe -Haven's and three sonß, of Ladbga, ato visiting N. S. Bates and family and W. J. Wright and wife iii Rfensselher. l J'h l e Hobbs ditch hering was rested morning, the defense intDbdjUcing their evtdepce. All the and many of the principals are on hand.

Frank Kresler, the bus man, is about under the weather again, and had to be taken to his home in the bus Sunday evening. He seems tobe 1 threatened with malarial fever. Wheatfield defeated the S :uh B|))ad Eag% at baseball last Saturday by a score of 20 to 1. The An&prm fe Mm M**.. seven innings the Eagles had enough of it'and quit. • This ladies of the M. E. Industrial Society Will meet with Mr. C. W. Platt cm Division street On Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock. Special

amusements will be provided. All members are Invited to be present. Mrs. B. Fbrsythe, who been hoinC froth the hospital for several days, ctthtraheS to recover and is now able to be up at her home most of the time. The operation she underwent was a slight one, and in thought to have been entirely successful. Mrs. C. D. Royse and daughter Mary, Mrs. Coffin and Miss Allfe Coffin returning to their home at Rapid City, So. Dak., will stop off at Rensselaer, Tuesday morning, for a short visit, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Browi\. They expect to leave on Wednesday.

The Y. M. I. baseball team, of Lafayette, the city champions, are t' e next team that the Wrers are to be up against, at home. They will be here next Sunday, July 19th, and the local fans will probably have the be3t baseball treat they have had this ypar The Wrens will play at Monticlelo Thursday, July 16th. _ Uncle Eb Kennedy, from pyer nortii of Lee, came to Rensselaer today ami brought with him a handsome two year old male colt, that has a most remarkable deformity. The deformity in no manner interfere with the looks of the horse nor with its working ability and is not noticeable as the horse travels along the street. 11 is a most peculiar freak, However, and Mr. Kennedy expects to exhibit him at carnjvals this summer.

Ezra Clark and wife had the pleasure of having several of their brood at the old home Sunday. Mrs. Robt. Johnson, of Lafayette, was joined by her husband and a friend named James WaMrldgt, and all returned to Lafayette in the evening. Ernest Clark, who Is now working in Lafayette. aiso spent the day here. Mr. and, Mrs. James Mead and Miss Eva Clark were from Hammond. Mrs. Bayard Clark, of Pueblo, Colo., who has been visiting relatives at Monon. was also here. We certainly had a, fine rain Sunday afternoon and night, and it b'rblte the hottest spell of th summer so far. The temperature took a sharp upward trelA Saturday and reached the high man of 95, but that did not stahd as a record long, for Sunday It reacher 97, and for several hours ttaete was not a breath of air stirring. The rain came at about 4 o’clock and was accompanied by a quite cool breeze, but after the rain it warmed up again and today it Is quite hot, and evidently we are to have more rain. J. S. Moon, who has been in Rensselaer for some time left this morning for his home In St. Joe, Mo. Mr. Moon became acquainted with Thoe. Grant, when the latter visited at St. Joe, and some months ago he stopped off here to see his aged friend, and found him in very poor health. Mr. Grant prevailed upon him to remain and care for, him and he did this,

nursing him during the latter pait of his sickness. Following Mr. Grant's death Mr. Moon has continued to reside in Rensselaer, where he haa made a number of friends. Lem Houston, who has 1 wen managing the south stone crusher, want out to the Knox farm south of town this morning to help cut some timber for the bridge the road contractors will construct across the river at the Thompson crossing. He had felled a tree which lodged against a young sapling and Be add Mr. Knox hod gone tt> look after another suitable tree to cut down and thvy returns'!

just as another workman out down the sapling and released the larger tree. It fell In Lem’s direction and he fell over as he got out of its way and his right hand struck the sharp blade of a woodsman's ax that was lying in the grass. The muscle on 1 tbs little finger side of the hand wag severed as was also an artery, and before he could l»e brought to town to have It dressed he had lost considerable blood. His physician closed up the artery and took seven stltchee in the hand to close it up sad if Is thought the meini.t r will get along all right