Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1908 — LOCAL HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

' TUESDAY WUllam Rowles Is in Chicago today buying goods. .-* C. L. Murphey, of Chicago, is here for la two days' visit with his wife and baby. • Mrs. Will Porter, of Francesvllle, is‘visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JB. L. Clark. ' A One monument has Just been set up in Weston cemetery over the grave of Ralph Fen dig. John Webber went to Crown Point this morning to set up a monument in the cemetery there. < A daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Harshbargen Sunday. They reside in Union township. Today wap pension day and the old soldiers and old soldier’s widows have been busy making out their papers. Mrs. Ed Irwin, of Wolcott, came today for a visit with her mother, Mrs. J, L. Hagins, who is on the Sick list Rev. G. W. Payne will (reach at the M. F. church next Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. Class meeting at A o’clock a. m. All nvited. 0. Gus Phillips, Dr. I. M. Washburn Harry Parker and B. F. Fendlg went to Buffalo, White county, yesterday afternoon via auto to try their luck in the Tippecanoe. C. Arthur Tuteur left this afternoon for a few days’ visit in Indianapolis. He will be connected with a prominent law firm thereafter the first of September. The real estate and personal property of the Robert Parker bankrupt estate at Remington is to be sold by Trustee Cheadle at private sale, -commencing August 4th. Merle Porter Is taking a week’s vacation from his work at the Nowels restaurant, and will go to Francesville tomorrow to Bpend a few da s with his father, Will Porter. A daughter was bom yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith, ot Warsaw. The father is eighty years old and the mother is thirty. Another daughter was bora to the same couple a year ago. The merchants have agreed not to sell and the privilege committee will not grant the right to sell confetti during home coming week, and the civil authorities will not allow the same to be thrown upon the streets of Rensselaer. ■ s Here is the human biography in a nutshell: “Born, welcomed, caressed, cried, fed, grew, amused, reared. Studied, examined,' graduated, in love, loved, engaged, quarreled, reconciled, suffered, deserted, sick, dead, mourned burled and forgotten.” H. Ot Harris- is having erected a family vault in Weston cemetery. It is being built of solid cement blocks and covers the entire lot The body of Joe Harris has been removed from the lot until the vault Is completed, when it will be reinterred and placed therein. Desirable burial lots in Weston cemetery are becoming very Scarce and it Is only a question of a short time until more ground will be needed. When this time comes additional land will either be purchased on the west or a new cemetery will have to be laid out In Borne new location. \ C. T. Otis, of Chicago, owney of the Otis ranch, near Roselawn, will leave New York tomorrow on the Cunard steamer, “Lusitania,” for an European trip. He will visit the cities of Liverpool, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Lucerne, Holland, and other points. He expects to return the latter part of next month. Two deaths similar to that of John Yates took place on the Monon tracks near Frankfort Sunday night Th# fragments of two human bodies were found scattered along the track early the next morning for the distance - of two miles. Who the men are and how they were killed Is unknown. An employing blank Issued by a Chicago employment agency, bearing the name of Charles Blasts was found. The men are believed to have been In Frankfort Saturday. Gus Phillips, for many years leading man with the Spooners, playing mainly in Brooklyn, New York, Is here for a week’s visit with his father, Simon Phillips, and other members of bis family. Mr. Phillips has tendered his resignation to the Spooners and will be leading man in one of the Schubert companies, which will open in New York shortly. Gus Is one of the beet actors In the country and his host of friends hare rejoice in his continued advancement in hla chosen profession. Judge Thompson has Just let the contract at a cost of about fI,OOO for a complete hot water heating plant for the Republican building. If tenants can be found, the up-etairs will be remodeled and converted into modern fiats, heat, light and water being furnished to each flat The

able that nothing will be done toward remodeling the building until tenants are found and anyone desiring to rent a flat should see Mr. Thompson and the rooms will be arranged to salt their needs. Congressman Jesse Overstreet, as a member of the Monetary commission, will sail today for Europe and Will, with the five other members, spend a month there gathering material for a report which will be made to congress. The commission is to investigate the commercial systems of the larger countries in Europe with a view of getting points which might be adopted 4n plans that would be a benefit to business in the United States. The Monetary commission will only start the work during the month’s visit in Europe, as the field th be covered is large and all the details will be given careful consideration. At a meeting of the Home Coming Amusement committee last evening Mayor Ellis and J. J. Montgomery were instructed to go to Chicago and secure attractions. They were authorized to use their own Judgment in the matter, and they will try to secure the beet. Whatever attractions are secured will be free to the public. Among the features talked of are jubilee singers, balloon ascension, trapeze and ring workers and platform attractions. The entertainment provided by home talent will be a big fire show, foot and other races, Republican and Democratic days, etc, WEDNESDAY Attorney A. Halleck went to Chicago on business today. Fred Chapman will occupy A. Leopold’s new residence on Harrison street Miss Lyda Tabor, of Roselawn, is here for a week’s visit with Miss Opal Grant Mias Judith Woodward, ot Chlca* go, is here to visit the family of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin. DO IT NOW—Write to some to mer resident and have them visit Rensselaer home coming week. Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson and little son Wasson, went to Columbia City today to visit* her sister Mrs. Arthur NowelSi George P. Daugherty returred yesterday from Monticello, where he has been since the death of his bro her, William Daugherty. John A. Alter, surveyor of Newton county, who has been sick since May, is still unable to attend to his work, but is gaining In health slowly. The Buffalo ball team came this morning to wrestle with the Juniors, and the game is being played this afternoon at Riverside Athletic Park.

Horace Marble, Simon Fendlg and Mallie Clark, of Wheatfield, were in the, city today, having come overland in Col. Marble’s new White Steamer automobile. Miss Nannie Reed, of Monon, and Misses Lucile Shields, Bernice McClurg and Merl Ackerman, of Monticello, are guests of Miss Myrtle York at a house party. Henry O. Harris went to Chicago again this morning to be at the bedt'c'e cf lls vilfe, who e ntinnes to be in Very poor health, not having improved any recently. County Superintendent Lamacn went to Winona today, to see about securing another instructor for institute. Institute, by the way will fct held home coming week. The funeral of John L. Smith took , place at the Christian church this j morning at 10:30 o’clock and was' quite largely attended. Burial was made in Weston cemetery.

Mark Quinlin, of New Albany, arrived this morning to visit his wife, who has been living with her father, Patrick Halligan,slnce her return from Hot Springs several months ago. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson, Mrs. Oren Parker, and Misses Ida MilHken and Mildred Harris returned yesterday evening from the cottage camp 1 near Monticello. Others are remaining for a longer visit. Mrs. J. R. Vanatta and llttls grand' daughter, Marjorie, went to Oak Park, 111., today, to visit her other grandchildren, the three children of Thoa. Large. It is probable that they will return home with her for a visit. • *»A crowd of ten ladles will go to Monon tomorrow, on the 10:66 train and from there to the K. O. K. A camp on the Tippecance riter, They will take baskets of food and gladd n the hearts of their boys who are camping there.

" A. Leopold will at once begin the erection of another tenant house, which will be located on a lot on Rutsen street across the street south of Mr. Leopold’s own residence. He is also intending to erect two or three more buildings on South Van Rensselaer street Mrs. John Faris, who about eight years ago, lived for about a year in Rensselaer, 1b now reported to be very sick in Oklahoma, with a cancer. "She is the mother of Mrs. Minnie Kerr, who during their residence here was a stenographer in the Hollingsworth & Hopkins office. - “Stubb” Wink ley and a man named Gray had a fight behind the saloon at Monon Tuesday. It is understood that both men had been drinking and that Gray accused Winkley of making googoo eyes at his wife. They fought until the marshal separated them and then Winkley paid a fine for his fun. Winkley is known here as a tin horn sport. Go Umar Bros.’ show is to be at Monticello on August 18th.. Evidently Rensselaer is going to get the goby this time. The Gollmars ‘gave us a fine show two years ago, and would have been welcomed back again, but we are going to have a tolerably busy time this summer any way. Fuontain park will last from August 15th to 30, and the home coining follows that so we hardly have time for shows. Mrs. E. P. Honan harkened to the appeal of a number of girls and held a picnic for them at her home Tuesday evening. The girls werq j ust a bit jealous because the boys were having such a‘fine time on the Tippecanoe river and the picnic was held to allay their wounded spirits. It is probable that the outgrowth of the picnic will be that the girls will have a club and a camping party by another year. A L. Branch is home from Stcckton, Cal., where he is now engaged with his brother in the bicycle and automobile business. They are selling a great many bicycles there and bujjl 125 of them at a time, and the Chicago firm that they do business with gave Mr. Branch a free ticket to Chicago to look over their stock and make his selection of wheels. They are ai:« having a fine automobile' trade and: are selling both the Tourist and Buick machines. He will remain in Rensselaer only about a week.

There was a good rain over toward Remington Tuesday night and Mt. Ayr and vicinity also got some. John Zehr, who resides two miles north of Remington, was in town this morning on his way to Chicago, and he said that at his place they had a very fine shower, moistening the earth to a depth of three Inches. It | also rained quite a little at the Frank I Welsh farm, In Jordan township. We had no rain here and are needing It badly. Corn has not suffered much as yet; but these very hot days are certain to injure It unless we do have rain shortly. » Charley Sprague, of Medaryvllle, Fleming Faris, of Idaho, were in Rensselaer Tuesday, visiting relatives ai d many old friends. Mr. Faris formerly lived in Gillam township, but' went to Kansas from there some 35 years ago. He prospered In Kansas and later moved to Idaho, and now lives at Lqwrence, a small town about 5 miles from Boise City. Although he Is about 60 years of age, he could p*gf easily for 45, and he attributes the healthy conditions surrounding his western home for his retained youth, Mr. Sprague, of Medaryvllle, has fared poorly In the matter of health for more than a year. He suffered a slight stroke of paralysis some time ago, and while he has partially overcome the effects of this, he Is still far from well.

THURSDAY i Nedra won first money In the 2:18 trot at Flint, Mich., yesterday. j 'Mr*. Mary Troxell, of DeMotte, came today to rleit the family of her brother, J. F. Bruner. Mr*. J. C. Ken and daughter, Pauline, of Llgonler, came today to visit Mrs. Chas. W. Rhoades. ' Frank Maloy and wife, of Lowell, went to Lafayette on the Purdue special today, leaving their two children with relatives here. ® Billy Frye has resigned his position at the O. B. Murray store. He has been working on the grocery side for several months. Misses Marlon and Margaret Hill returned to their home In Chicago today after a visit of two weeks with the family of Austin Hopkins.

8. V. Fisher and wife and daughter, who have been visiting her bother, Mrs. J. T. Randle, returned to their home in Marion today. Mr. and Mrs. J. Donaldson returned to their home in Terre Haute today, after a visit of.seven weeks with their daughter, Mrs. J. B. Martindale. Grant Warner and wife and the others who were enjoying cottage camp life on the Tippecanoe river near Monticello, returned home last evening. Miss Thena Meyer went to Highland Park today, her mother having proceeded her, and they will remain for some time at the home of Lawsow Meyer and wife. The weather man says maybe we will have showers tonight and may be we won’t, and as they are to be local showers maybe we will get under one and maybe we won't. A party of ten women and as many girls went to the K. 0. K. A. camp on the Tippecanoe early this morning with well filled baskets to spend the day. The boys will break camp Saturday.

A farmer from up north brought in the first load of home-grown water melons we have seen this year, th!« morning. They were not large -but he found a ready market for them at from 15 to 25 cents. Dr. end Mrs. k|[. D. Gwin went to Brookston on the 10:56 train today to attend the funeral which was held at 2:80 this afternoon, of Mrs. Gwin’s I grandmother, Mrs. Virenda Rainier, who died Tuesday afternoon, at the advanced age of 79 years. The Purdue special was quite well patronized, 80 tickets being sold at this station and the train having 365

passengers after the load was picked up here. It only made two stops, ist Pleasant Ridge and McCoysburg, after leaving here. Jesse Snyder, the carpenter, who has been building a house near Knlman, was brouiht home quite sick with what is probably appendicitis. As It Is the second attack It Is probable that be will have to resort to an operation to secure permanent relief. v d " Considerable oats Is being marketed now and It Is testing from two to four pounds heavier than last year, but It is estimated by a local elevator man that the crop Is only about twothirds of what It was last year. The color Is good, but the crop very short Major Joseph R. Harrison, commanding the 3d battalion of the Sd infantry of the Indiana National Ouard,

Inspected the lcoal company last night Today Major Harrison went to Monticello to inspect the rifle range which is used jointly by Monticello and Rensselaer. Major Harrison will approve the range sight recently selected at Parr and it is quite certain the' Rensselaer company will have a

range of Its own before long. N. A. Hendrix brought four earn of field corn to the Republican office today that were pekied from the field that Elmer Umphreys planted in April and which is from two to eight weeks earlier than most of the other corn planted this year in this section. The corn is considerably past the roasting ear stage, is yellow and has begun to harden and would stand almost anything in the way of weather, drouth or frost and make first-class corn. Mr. Umphreys will evidently carry off the corn growing honors here this year. Ed R. Pugh, who for almost two years has been working in the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store, has resigned bis position there and will return to Wolcott, his former home, and again take his pid Job in the Jones' grocery store, Where he had previously worked for eight years. Mr. Pugh will cease work here Saturday night and go to Wolcott Monday or Tuesday, but he will probably not move his family from here for three or four weeks. Both himself and wife have made many friends in Rensselaer and their decision to move away will be regretted by all who knew them.