Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1879 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

At S. Bass’ Shoe Store you can get goods at your own price. Marriage Licenses were issued during the week past to the following parties: Alonzo Shigley and Elizabeth Casto; Charles H. Arnold and Frances Pummel. Wood Pilfering.—Sheriff Robinson proposes to prosecute those who pilfer any more county wood from the court house yard. He is curtain that he knows the pilferers. Crystal W eddinG.—On Tuesday evening last the members of the Ladies Orchestra Band surprised Judge Hammond and wife with a party and presents in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding day. Those who contributed to the presents were: Mrs. Thomas J. McCoy, Miss Matlie McCoy, Miss Maggie Cowdin, Miss Rachel Bass, Miss Nellie Spitler,' Miss Lora Hopkins, Miss Flo Thompson, Miss Ora Thompson, Miss Lulu Hammond and Mr. John F. Boroughs. The presentation speech was made by Mrs. Thomas J. McCoy which was responded to by Airs. Hammond in a happy vein. A neat collation was spread, after which music ami dancing weie indulged in to a reasonable late hour.

Rensselaer Public Scbaols. Report of the Rensselaer public schools for the seventh month ending March 28th, 1879: Whole number enrolled 222. Average daily attendance 199. Per cent, of attendance 9<>, of punctuality 100, of conduct 91, of study 98 Number of pupils strictly punctual 139; number ofmipils who observed rules lor corduct 137; number ot pupils who observed rules fur study 205. Number of excuses accepted bv teachers 134; number of excuses accepted by superintendent 19; total 153. The pupils whose record is 3, are as follows: Pkimary A.—Cora Adams, Cora Cail, Gertie Clark. Rebecca Fendig, Warner Grant, Albert 1111 son, Ret tie Kepner, David Miller, Floyd Robinson, Amite Webber ami Maud Baylor. IT'.imary' B.—Aby Bass, Amzie Beck, Lee Call, Charles Daugherty, llarry Duvall, Eddie Duvall, Birdie Hammond, Luc) Haley, Inez Hui son, John Halloran, Mary Halloran, Nellie Kelley, George Moss, Char Ite Platt, Davie P ait, Mary Spitler, Birdie Spitler, Walter Wiiiey, Bion Zitntm rinan and Roily Grant.—2l. Ini ekmediate Department.— Mary Beck and Callie Beck.—2. GRAMM AR I )«PAR TM Ell t. Etta Spitler, Louisa Piatt, Tillie Fendig, Anna Sigler, Myrta Ileukle, Mary Healey, Hattie H >pkms, Ilettrv Smith, 11 ope Miller, Valentine Seib, Fr.ii C'tilcote, Oliver Rhoades, Joseph Eiglesbach, Isaac P.Her ami John Healey. —ls. High School.—Blanche Boroughs, Ariila Cotton, Hulda J. Miller, Lola Moss, Ella Osborne, Emma Rhoades, Clara Alay Reeve, Ora I’l-ompson, Louis Ilolling.-worlb, Delos Thompson,Lillie Alter, Clara Ad..ms, Celia Chiiders, Lulu Ham mond, Aitce Irwin, Minnie Phillips, Ellen Robinson, Nellie Spitler, Homer Hopkins, James Erwin and Robert Paris.—22. There is but one more month ol school. It is desired that no pupil will drop out but continue to the close <>f school. This month with its reviews, examinations and pro motions is more important than any preceding one. Injorder that each pupil may be promoted and con tintie with his class next year it is neces.-ary tiiat they should attend these liral examinations.

Real Estate Transfers. For the week ending April 3d. the record of transfers of real estate in Jasper comity was as follows: Peter Dunn to Mary Bobsein, paft’Sw 31.32. 5—53', acres. Quit claim $ 1 United States <>f America to Green A. Jones, sw nw 4, 30, 5—40 acres. Patent.. United States of America to William M. Gould, se nw 4. 30. 5—40 acres. Patent Peter C. and J. M. Wasson to Hamilton <;. (Juliet, sw 12. 24. 6 IGO acres 1,600Naiicy J. Golf to Trustees United Brethren < hurch. part sw 21.30, 6—2.50 acres. . 35 fra W. Yeoman to Ralph Fendig, lot 7, block 21. Weston’s addition to Rensselaer. 75 Sheriff Jasper County to Ellen M. Norton. et al., nw ne 14,28,'6—sheriff’s <!e d 200 United St ites of America to David M. Dunn, nw 3. 27, 7, c)£ uc 4, 27, 7—195.01 acres. Patent Auditor Jasper County to Marion L. Spitler. \v)i w‘4 lot 3, block 13. lot 4, block 10. Remington, lots 1 and 2. block 1, Stratton's addition to Remington, ne ne 33. 32. 6. nw se 23, 2:4, 6, nw ne ne B, 28. 5, nw part sw ne 4, 80, 5, nw one-twelfth lot 7. block 9, Western addition to Remington. sw se 21, 23. 0. sw ne 18, 32, 6, part n,*£ nw 28, 32, 7, east block 5, out-lot 7, Remington, sw 17, 30, 5, nw part n)j nw 28. 32, 7. se se 19. 28, 6. Tax title .... Auditor Jasner County to John Makeever, undivided one-half e}£ sw. undivided one-half e) 2 sw, undivided one-half eS", undivi(Mi one-half nw, undivided onehalf e 1!; undivided one-half nw. w>4 sw, IS, 27, 7. u’J, se 8.-27, 7, w’J sw4. 31, 6. se 5. 3.1, 6. lot 5, block 9, Remington, south and east part ne ne 18, 28, 5. nw sw 24, 28, 6. lots 5 and Bin 15. 32 5, nX ne. east part nj£ ne nw 24, 31, 17, sw 13, 32, 6, sw sw 25, 28. 6. ne ne 10, 31. 7. Tax title. Cyrns Stiers to R. B. Harris, se, c/s sw 23. 29, 5—160 acres 3,000 Samuel A. Henry to Miami E. Dudgeon, C/-S pw, w l , se 15, 27, 7. Quit claim. . .. 1 David Nowels to C. D. Nowels. lot 10, block 44, lot 1, block 43. lot 2 block 42, lot 2, block 39, lot 3. block 40. lot 12. block 38, lot 9. block 37, lot 1. block 35. lots 19 and 20, block 33, lots 2. 4.8. 16 and 19, block 32. lots 13 ami 14. block 31. lot 3, block 30, lots 9 and 10, block 29, lot 3, block 28. lots 2 and 10. block 27, lots 1 and 10, block 25, lots 1 and 3. block 23, lot 2. block 22. Jot 15. block 20, lots 12 a> d 13. block 19. lots 1, 5 and 13, block 18. lots 5 and 9. block 17, lots 19 and 20, block 16. lot 8, block 15, lots 7 and 8 block 14, lot 3, block 13, lot 3, block 12, lots 11 and 12, block 11. lot 8. block 10. lot 13. block 9. lots 1.3 and 8, block 7, lots 1,6 and 8, block 8. lots 2, 6 and 7, block 5. lots 2, 5 and 7, block 4. lots 4, 6 and 7, block 3. lots 1. 5 and 9. block 2, lots 2. 5 and 7, block 1, Weston’s addition to Renss.lacrß,4oo John E. Erwin to Rhoda Erwin, lot 29, in Rensselaer, in 30, 29, 6 475 David Nowels to David H. Yeoman, ne tie 6, 31, 7. nw nw 5, 31, 7, part se ne, east of river. 23, 30. 7 1,000 State of Indiana to Cordelia P. Monnett et al., s.lj nw 12, 27. 7. Deed 417 David Nowels to James Yeoman, lot 12, block 1, Searight's addition to Remington 800 Moses W. Swaim to James F. Swaim, sw ne Ik 80, 6—40 acres 210 AVilliam Moffitt to Lewis Davisson, sw sw 26. 30, 6—io acres 400 Daniel O’Donnal to John R. O’Dotinal, senw2, 31. 7 40 acres 200 John R. O’Donnal to Daniel E. Fairchild, same tract 275 The washerwoman of Holland and Belgium, so proverbially clean, and who get up iheir linen so beautifully white, use refined borax as a washing powder instead of soda, in the pro portion of a large handful of pulverized borax to about ten gallons of boiling water. They save in soap one-half. All other large washing establishments adopt the same mode. For laces, cambrics, etc., an extra quantity of the powder is used, and for crinolines (required to be made very stiff,) a strong solution is necessary. Borax being a neutral salt, does notin the slightest degree injure the texture of the linen; i-s effect is