Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1886 — Cleveland’s Pension Vetoes. [ARTICLE]

Cleveland’s Pension Vetoes.

Chicago News: Vetera s of the war and all good citizens owe it to their country to read the vetoes of private pension bills which President Cleveland has sent to congress These prove wliat an unjustifiable tax is impose ’ by congress on the executive’s time. These pension bills are lobbied through both houses and sent to the president without investigation or consideration. No facts are open to him which are not available to senators and representatives, and yet every one of his vetoes shows good and incontrovertible reasons for refusing such legislation.

Jasper county is by law entitled to two free scholarships at Purdue University. At present there is no appointment frem this county. The Commissioners will endeavor to fill the vacancies at their August or September term. v v ho of our young men or women will, avail themselves of this opportunity? ■ -

Indianapolis Journal: The L., N. A. & C. people are evidently determined to hold on to the road and place iUn first class condition. Within the last sixty days they have received from the Joliet steel roil mills forty mile: of rails, weighing sixty pounds to the vard, and, within the next sixty days, will receive forty miles additional; and the general road master says some 350,000 cross ties will be put in this season on the entire system.

The Raton, New Mexico, Comet: Mrs. J. N. Austin and M : ss Norah Hopkins of Rensselaer, Indiana, spent several clays this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Terhune. They have visited all points of interest through California during the past three months. With a party of friends they explored the wonders of Burning Mountain, and expressed themselves delighted with our grand scenery and mild climate.

Miss Minnie Robertson, who has been teaching school in Benton county, has returned to her home near Rensselaer. About two months ago her left eye became affect d and she went to Indianapolis for treatment, but without satisfactory result. It is feared that sight cannot be restored to it.

Delphi Journal: Mr. Rans Howland died at the home of his broth-er-in-law, Mr. John W. Fawcett, of lung troubles, yesterday(Tuesday) morning, aged 50 years. Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 10:30, this morning, by Elder L. D. McGowan, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery.

Ou Friday evening of last week, Mr. Isaac Parker, of Hanging Grove township, while engaged in exercising a young stallion in his barn lo;, was kicked or struck by the animal, causing a fracture of the skull over the right eye. Mr. P. died Monday evening, and was buried on Tuesday. A widow, six children, and a large circle of friends mourn his loss. Mrs. M. Schneider and children, of Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting her father, Mr. John Besloskey, in Newton township. Justice Stwan; of Newton township, married John H. Cosgrove and Minnie Herrick, Monday last. A pound boy at J. H. S. Ellis’, on Tuesday last. Louis Champene has returned from Kansas.

A boy at Joe Paxton’s in Newton township. Thomas E. Turpen and Isabel C Nearh >ff, of Remington, were married last Saturday by Justice Purcupile.