Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1903 — THINGS IN GENERAL! [ARTICLE]

THINGS IN GENERAL!

Dally Happenings Around the Prairie City. TIMELY TOPICS TERSELY TOLD! News Items Caught on the Run and Served While Warm Without Trimmings or Embellishment. Local and Personal Notes. C. W. Murray has returned to Oklahoma. The Gillam post office is to be discontinued. A fresh car of salt at 75c per barrel at Laßue Bros. Mrs. Jesse Ball is visiting in Francesville. All calicoes, 4c a yd, worth 5c and 6c at Laßue Bros. Miss Mary Eger has gone to Denver, Colo., to spend the winter. Good quality tennis flannel for 5c a yard at Laßue Bros. Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, of Brook, are visiting relatives here. Dr. I. B. Washburn was in Loganssport Monday. Warren Washburn was over from Goodland Saturday. A good line of overcoats from §1.48 each and up at Laßue Bros. Ed Tharp, of Chicago, is visiting relatives here. A fine line of fancy cakes, best quality at Laßue Bros. Miss Maude Healey has been visiting in Brookston. Leave your orders for daily papers and magazines with J. H. Cox. A full line of the finest candies at J; H. Cox’s news stand. Dr. Frank Hemphill, of Seeleyville, has been visiting relatives here. Mrs. B. Forsythe returned from New Philadelphia, 0., Saturday. We are selling Shetland floss at 7c or 4 skeins for 25c. Laßue Bros. Representative Wilson was home from Indianapolis to spend Sunday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sanders, of near Parr, Saturday. Warner Bros, expect to move into their new building about March Ist. Misses Ruby and Amy Knowlton have entered the Valparaiso normal. Mrs. W. F. Baughman, of Medaryville, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter, of Wolcott, are visiting Rensselaer relatives. We will sell you any jacket or cape at less than half price to close. Laßue Bros. Mrs. P. J. Pothuisje, of Remington, has been the guest of Mrs. H. B. Kurrie. This paper and The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean $1.40 for one year. “Special deal.” We are closing out all our blankets and comforts at less than cost. Laßue Bros. James Mead and Luther Wartena, of Hammond, are visiting friends here. Men’s finest quality buckle overshoes at $1.20 per pair. Regular price $1 .50 at Laßue Bros. Wm. Schleman, of Francesville, was looking after his business interests here Monday. If you want a bargain in an overcoat, jacket or cape we have it. Laßue Bros. Miss Nellie McCarthy returned to Baltmore, Md., last week, after a few weeks’ visit with her parents. One lot of children’s underwear, worth from 15c to 30c each, for 5c and 10c for choice at Laßue Bros. Mrs. J. L. Green will leave today for an extended visit with her daughter at Valparaiso. We have a lot of felt boots and overs from $1 .00 a pair to $2.00 for snag proof. Laßue Bros. Clifford A. Parkison has been appointed postmaster at Pleasant Ridge to succeed John M. McConahay, who resigned.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leavel, of Barkley township, Friday. Ernest Stewart was down from Hammond Sunday to spend the day with friends. The Review is the name of a new paper that was launched at Francesville last week. A fund of $509 has been subscribed at Wolcott for the benefit of the band, which is one of the best in the state. Joseph Schofield has moved to Goodland, where he and his brother Samuel have bought a livery barn. Father Augustine Seifert has been appointed postmaster of Collegeville to succeed Father Benedict Boebner. John Jones, the busman, answers all calls day or night. Your patronage solicited. A full line of heavy fleeced underwear, worth from 60c to SI.OO a suit for 48c a suit at Laßue Bros. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yeoman, of Hammond, lost their infant child last week. It was brought here and buried in Barkley township. Every thing in house at reduced prices except thread at the Chicago Bargain Store. Frank Ransford and children, of Chicago, were the guests of his brother, E. V. Ransford and family, Sunday. See or telephone Joe Jackson, the busman, when you want to go any place. Prompt attention given to all calls. Day or night. The military company will use the second floor of Warner’s new building for drilling on Thursday nights until further notice. Are you getting some of the plums at the great clearance sale at the Chicago Bargain Store. It’s pretty hard to define real beauty Rare and beautiful women everywhere owe their loveliness to Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. B. F. Fendig. A. Leopold is prepairing to erect a small brick business room at the rear of Murray’s store. It will be used either for a shoe shop or laundry office.

The Chicago Bargain Store is having their most successful clearance sale ever attempted. Chester Zea has moved into the Hammond tenant property at the corner of Division and Washington streets, lately occupied by Joe Schofield. Prices tell the story why we are crowded nearly every day at the Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vedder arrived from Montano Sunday, and at present are the guests of her sister, Mrs. Charles Dean. They will make their home in Illinois. The county jail has been empty for a few weeks, which is a good thing, as during extremely cold weather it is almost impossible to heat the jail part of the building. I love thee, O yes I love the, But it’s all that I can ever be, For in my visions in the night, My dreams are Rocky Mountain Tea. B. F. Fendig. Yes, the Journaj, prints sale bills and has th best equipped office in . Jasper county f. doing this class of work. Get our prices before placing your work. Mrs. John Ramey has been attacked with a softening of the brain and at times becomes very violent, so that she has to be strapped to her bed. She has become very weak and it is doubtful if she recovers. The editor of the Atlanta Constitution, who has just returned to his sanctum from a trip to Cuba, says that we were ‘‘superlative chumps” when we let Cuba go, since the Island is very rich in natural resources and would be a desirable acquisition. Perhaps we did lose something material when we gave Cuba her promised freedom. However, we did not lose our self-respect, to say nothing of the good opinion of the world.

Jasper county has a new commissioner. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Halleck, of DeMotte, January 14th, but Abe is so modest that he kept the fact from the newspapers until this week. Another car load of Occident flour just received, bought before the advance, and we are selling it for a few days yet at 93c. Just as good as others sell for sl.lO to $1.20. Laßue Bros. B. A. Borntrager, of Middlebury, has traded a farm in that county for the Laßue stock of racket goods and is here looking after the same. He has not yet determined what disposition he will make of the stock. Ed Gilmore, of near Surrey, was acquitted for killing a dog belonging to Charles Parks by Squire Troxell last Saturday. The dog was in the habit of running after those passing his owner’s residence, and Gilmore shot it one day recently. Wm. Clemens, of Shelby, has been put under peace bonds of S4OO on complaint of A. Goldstein, the Shelby merchant, on whom he recently made a vicious and unprovoked assault. At last reports Clemans was in jail, being unable to give the bond. Frank O’Mera has “Jack Orr,” his three year old colt, entered in the American Derby this year. The winner in this race gets $25,000, an<J should the Rensselaer horse win it means fame for the horse and wealth for its owner, as well as a big advertisement for Rensselaer. A bill has been introduced in the legislature providing that no telephone company shall charge more than $1 per month for residence phones or $1.50 per month for business phones. Such a law would meet the approval of telephone patrons, even if it would not the companies. Dr. A. J. Miller is now located in the Forsythe building, in the rooms formerly occupied by Dr. Berkley, which have been repapered and neatly fitted up for his use. He has purchased one of the latest X-ray machines in the market, which will soon be installed and ready for use. A case of smallpox has been discovered at Brookston, the victim being Miss Rose Cottrell, who was taken sick Saturday. The family has been quarantined and every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Miss Cottrell is an employe of the Brookston Gazette. The Lake county delinquent tax list takes up twenty-one colums of the Crown Point Register, and this does not include the delinquent list of Hammond which takes up four or five columns of a Hammond paper. The' lees for publishing this list amounts to as much as the entire yearly receipts of some newspapers. You will save many doctor bills by keeping Bailey’s Laxative Tablets on hand and taking them freely for constipation, biliousness, liver troubles, fever and indigestion. Very pleasant, effective and natural in action. They invigorate torpid intestines and rouse up the liver. Price 10 and 25c at A. F. Long’s. Rev. W. E. Meads, of Dunkerton, lowa, former pastor of the First Baptist church, is assisting in the revival here. Will is one of the most popular ministers that ever struck Rensselaer and his many friends rejoice to see him back. Owing to the sickness of their baby Mrs. Meads did not accompany him here. Frankfort has a “Jack the Hugger” or an insane man, who has been at large for some time and has made assaults at different times on unprotected ladies. The last incident of the kind occurred last Friday evening. He is described as a burly and uncouth looking man, with long arms, and gives the ladies two or three hugs and then runs. Eph Hiokman, after two years service in - the Philippines, arrived home Monday evening, having received his discharge from the army on account of disability. He has been in a hospital for some time on account of an eye trouble, and received his discharge while in the Philippines. Eph was trumpeter in the 15th U. S. Cavalry. The meetings at the Free Baptist church by the pastor and Evangelist Meads are increasing in interest nightly and the church will hardly hold the crowds in attendance. Up to date there has been three accessions to the membership of the church. It is expected that much good will result from this revival and no one should miss the opportunity of attending.