Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1890 — RENSSELAER. [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER.

Bio. Ingram, of tho Winamac Democratic Journal, recently visited this place, and while here favored us with a pleasant call. In his paper of last week he thus details his visit to

Ourself and better-half visited Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Drake, at Rensselaer, the first of the week. We left Winamac on Saturday after the convention had nominated its most excellent ticket, and went to Linden, Montgomery county, via Logansport and Reynolds, reaching Linden Sunday morning at one o’clock. Here we found Mrs. Ingrim and Johnnie, who had been visiting for two weeks with Mrs. M. E. Drake. Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock we boarded one of the Monon’s popular fast trains and reached Rensselaer at 4:30 p. m. We were met at the depot by Bro. Drake and his wife, who had a carriage in waiting, and driven to the residencefof Miss Cordelia Mons nett’s (ye editor’s cousin )|where our party received a most cordial welcome. After tea, which was followed by a most interesting review of our family’s history on the Rinnear side, we were conveyed to the Makeev er hotel, where Mr. and Mrs. Drake find their pleasant home (the brick parsonage as Bro. Drake calls'it). This hotel is kept by Mr. 01 Dale, formerly of Monticello, and to 4 say that i itj is one of the best hotels in northern Indiana is saying no more than it deserves. Sunday evening Bro. Drake conducted services in the fine new Methodist church, of which he is pastor. This edifice was recently completed at a cost of nearly SB,OOO, and is a beautiful building, both m exterior and in* terior finish. It has stained glass windows; is heated with a furnace, and it will seat about 500 people. A beautiful memorial window adorns one end of the church, which was placed there by Miss Cordelia in honor of the memory of her mother —the late Mrs. Mary Delamer Kinnear Monnett. Miss Monnett is a member of the Methodist church, and gave S6OO toward building its fine house of worship. On Monday morning Bro. Drake drove us out to St. Joseph’s normal school, for Indian boys, which is local ed a short distance from Rensselaer. Here we were conducted directly to the school room, where Rev. B. Florian Hahn, the urbane and talented superintendent, greeted and welcomed us. The reverend gentleman was en* gaged in hearing class recitations from the Indian boys. They are mostly half*breeds, and represent several tribes. The number present was 41. They seem to be bright, intelligent boys, and the brief examination to which Fath r Hahn subjected the pupils showed them to be quite proficient, ‘Where is Winamac?’ asked he. Qrickly jcame the answer, “In Indiana.”--In what county? ‘Pulaski ’ Then he questioned +he boys about the battle of Tippecanoe, and in conclusion asked them if it was good that General Harrison defeated the Indians in that engagement? I istantly there was a chorus of “noes” from a score or more of ‘little Injun boys.’ The Indians devote a portion of their time to cultivating the adjacent farm, and are reported to be faithful and industrious. We also visited the site of tho new Catholic college, a short distance from the Indian school. Here we fonnd our good old friend, Mr. Frank Vurpillat of Winamac, who has the contract for building the college. The foundation is

completed and the corner stone will be laid with imposing ceremonies on Sunday next. The new college will be 65 by 158 feet, five stories high and two towers. This was our first visit to Rens s?laer since 1866, when we accompanied a delegation from Winamac and Francesville to that place to hear Hon. David fur pie, hen a enhdidate for congress and now IStates senator, address the nut’tit tide. And smug that del n ation we remember that Major Li > !i cmiid nni took ** . ■_ , . ..i : '

over a load with his four-horse team. Rensselaer has greatly improved since then, and is now a beautiful little city, with many elegant residences on spacious grounds, fine public buildings, flowing artesian wells, the Iroquois river, an electric light plant, &c. It was our pleasure to meet Bro. McEwen of the Sentinel and Bro. Marshall of the Republican. Ths latter gsntleman had just returned from Washington City, and had not yet quite recovere 1 from the •effects of Brer Harrison’s icy reception of the Hoosier republican editors. He has a large and welL equipped office, and we are glad to know that he manages by industry and economy to keep the wolf from the door, ind genial old Mack! May he live to see J asper county reliably democratic. Our old friend, Dr. 1. B. Washburn, son of Hon. M. L. Washburn of Pulaski county and treasurer of Jasper county, gave us a happy greeting. The Doctor informed us that he expects soon ta make his annual visit to his venerable father. It was our good fortune to make the acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Makeever, than whom a more agreeable couple does not live. ****** The best improved harvester & binder manufactured can be inspected at C. A. Roberts’ implement house, Rensselaer Ind.— Come and see if I have not told the truth once, as you all know it is . hard for implement men to do this. Yours, C. A. Roberts.