Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1879 — What Our Neighbors Say. [ARTICLE]

What Our Neighbors Say.

The Roussel aer . Republican made Ite first appearance last week aod with it the salutatory of M*j# Bitters A, Bon., the now proprietors of the Union. It is an eighty column folio, baa a healthful look We hope a permanent oasts. It is in experienced hands and worthy of liberal support.—MomHcelt* Herald. Wa hare received the fret number es the RXpublicas, Major Bitters A Son, publishers. The Major baring purchased the Omen office et Rensselaer, changed the name. He will give the people es Jasper county a first class newspaper, lie is aa old experienced newspaper man, aod a sound Republican. We wish him sue#ess in hta new homo. “• Fr MErEwC /lrpwOilCuE» Mr. James baa sold the Rensselaer Union to Mr. M. Bitters, who has rechristened it—“ The Rensselaer Republican/ 1 enlarged aod otherwise improved it. . fli* tonic effeot of Bitten on newspapers was never more strikingly exemplified than in the unproved appearance of this organ of the Republicans of Jasper. We extend to the ßxpublicak oor heat wishes, and hope that it may become as robustly independent as wa* the Union when Brp. James coddled the rag baby — J*t<h pi it Prett. The first number of the Rensselaer Rxrcblican,published by Major Bitters A Son, was duly received, bat we mislaid it before examining its contents. If presents quite a neat appearance, reminding ua very much of the first number of the Spy that was ever printed. The Major ia just the mau to take bold of a small offioe and build it up. He has mechanical ingenuity and business talents of uncommon order.— Rockttttr Republican. w What waa the Uenaaelaer Union, how comes to aa transformed into the Republican and published by Major Bitters formerly of the Rochester Spy. He hae enlarged and otherwise greatly improved it. He otters the Republicans of Jasper county an excellent tonic and they will profit by taking large quantities of it. It will regnlate the sbuermal political conditions of Greeabacksrs, as well aa rtlfevh Democrats of torpidity. Broi Bitters, oor wish ia for your epoeeM. —Ken tland Gazette.

The Rensselaer Republican, formerly Union , Major Bitters A Son, proprietors, has readied our table. The paper has been enlarged to an eight-columu folio, and presents a very much improved appearance over the old Union. Here's our and may the Republican run a successful career, financially and otherwise,in old Jasper eounty, “which samo” was the home of the writer hereof for a term of nine years— Roann Clarion. The Rensselaer Union has changed its name to the Republican and made some nice improvements in its appearance.— Laporle Argot. The Rensselaer Union ibis week assumes the name of the Rensaelaer Republican. - Horace E. James, former editor of the Union, retiring, and Major Bitters, of Philadelphia, taking the editorial quill in hand for the Republican. We look for an ably conducted paper under the present management. — Square Deal. Last week we had the pleasure oi welcoming the Rensselaer Republican to our table. Major Bitters having purchased the Union office as before acted—changed the name, enlarged and improved the paper in every respeet, aad new sends out to the- people of Jasper county, a paper, which, if tbey can appreciate a good thing, they will certainly feel proud of. We wish the Republican the success it so richly deserves.— Wartaw Republican. The first number of the Rensseloar Republican has reached our table. It is owned, published and edited by Major Bitters, late proprietor ot the Rochester Spy, who bought the Union, enlarged it and changed its name to Republican. It gives promise of usefulness end prosperity, and has our best wisnes. —Peru Republican. Wo were pained to learn by the first issue of Major Bitters* paper that he had met with a sad bereavement immediately after moving to Rensselaer. His little son Freddie died of diphtheria, on the 16th. Those who have lost a loved one know how to sympathise with those similarly afflicted.— IPntamec Republican. We have received the first number of the republican paper at Rensselaer, under the admiaistration ol Mayor Bitters A Son, aud it presents the most creditable appearance o 4 any paper ever issued from that plhce. Tlie name has been changed from Union to Republican and the siae enlarged to eight coluiaos. Mqjor Bitters" salutatory has the right ring to it and all ho wants i» the active support of tbo. republicans of that oonnty to give them one of the beet papers in the state. —South Rend Tribune. - r The Rensaelaer-. Republican, which enceceds the Union of that place, made its appearance on otiV table this week. Major Bitters,' formerly of the Rochester UnionSpy is the editor. The Major ia well known to the press of Indiana and is no new band at the journalistic helm. The size of the paper lias been increased, aod it is edited with all that vim and stalwart Republicanism for which Major Bitters is famous. We congratulate the people of Jasper oounty pn the advent of the Republican, and we know it will be as vigorously sustained as it deserves to bo.— Wabath Plain Dealer. General Grant, wi'h all his reticence and reserve, osn get off a I good joke now and then. As the steamer carrying him and hit party neared Portland, Oregon, and he saw the vast multitude of people waiting on shore, bo observed to a frimd: “I think this demonstration meat be lu honor of Mrs. Grant. When I landed hero twen-ty-seven years ago not haif-a-doaea people met th* steamer."