Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1880 — SMALL TALK. [ARTICLE]

SMALL TALK.

—Photograph album* at the postofflea —Autograph album* from 16c to $2 each, at the poatoffice. —Attend W. B- William’s Star Entertainment at btarr’s Hall, tfr-night. —An important trial will M heard before the April term of Jmjper Circuit. —Black, bine, violet and crimson inks, warranted never frozen, at the poetofflee. —Delinquents will please not fojget that we shall need every penny due us on or before the 16th of April. — Messrs. J. E- Loqghry and A. W; Reynolds, of Monti cello, made us a pleasant call one day last week. I —A Dew conslgnement of pocketbooks, for ladies and gentleman. Prices from 00c to $2-50, at the poetofflee. —Novelties In penhohlera at the poatoffice. Call and see them. Pocket ink wells In hard rubber and lignum vitae. . —Mens Kareener went banting for ducks, Tuesday morning. His gun bunted but fortunately lime and the docks are atill alive. — The friends of Jud Porter will urge his nomination for trustee of Marion township; at the convention, Saturday, March 27th. —Aseesson now In offlee will proceed with the assessing from the first day of April until their successors are qualified, which will be on thd 15th of April. —James Pyle’s Pearline Washing Compound, for sale at F. W. Bedford’s agricultural store, is an excellent preparation for breaking hard water for washing. Try a package. —A party of men purchased a car load of lumber at this place and rafted it several miles down the river to build atlleraili. They brought with-them a large flat boat which carried several thousand bricks' ." —The Valparaiso 'Messenger says Mr. Simon P. Thompson is a banker and a note shaver. Not soßro. Z. His brother is the banker. Simon is a disciple of Blackstone and one of the most successful lawyers iu Northern Indiana. —Young man, if you want to makfe yourtelf acceptable to cultured female society you must get a suit <>f clothes made to order at Jones’s Merchant Tailoring establishment. He hnsjii'-t received a full line of new and fashionable spring goods. —Mr J. E. Erwin has established himself in (he blacksmithing business at Terhune’s old staled, on Front streetHe is an experienced workman and will endeavor at all times to please his patrons and do work at the lowest prices. See the advertisement of the “Iroquois Blacksmith Shop” In an' other column." A v —Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Alter, In Car penter township, are rejoiclug over the advent of their first born, aeon. It is to be hoped that the son’s noble sire will continue to survey, Jasper county lands until the voice of male children Is heard at every Republican Household, and the Democrats and dlrecnlrtickers shall lament on account of the number of dresses and fine bonnets they will be required to purchase. f —lt has come to our ears that one of' Rensselaer’s most valued mothers remarked after reading a paragraph In the last Issue of the Republican that we not worry about the preponderance of female chtfdren being born this spring to Republican parents, for the time is not far distant in which the ladies will be permitted -to vote, when Republican principles will predominate without the aid of the rising generation.” —ln .another column will be found the announcement of David L. Blshopp, Esq., of Kentland, Newton county, as candidate for the nomination of Prosecuting Attorney,-’subject to the decision of the Republican Judicial convention. He is an able and active attorney, a scholarly gentleman, a icareftil practitioner, and a stalwart Republican.' If nominated and elected he will doubtless discharge the duties of his office in a manner that will give general satisfaction to the peojile and do credit to himself and the profession. 7 —Capt. J. M. Wasson, of this coun< ty, was in Libby Prison ami-crawled out through the tunnel with Colonel Straight and others, but unfortunately he was recaptured and returned to the filthy prison pen and kept tbere # until exchanged several mouths afterward. He is a warm friend of Colonel’s and will do all he caD to secure his nomination for Governor of Indiana. The indications now are that the delegates to the Republican State Convention from this county will vote solid for the Libby Prison tunneler, all of which will be fully sanctioned by the Republican. —County-Commissioner Dunn Informs us that if the taxes are paid aa promptly as usual Jasper county will have sufficient means by the first of Jane to pay every dollar of her Indebtedness. Considering the size of our county, her population and the necessary public lmprovermnVhis is something to be proud of. But this result has been the aim of the presput board from the beginning, and to this end a careful watch has been kept over the expenses. Several bills presented at the last session were carefully pruned, expecially those presented by ludianapoiis stationers for blanks, records, etc. Where commissioners fall into the habit of allowing bills on sight, without any Investigation as to their Reasonableness, extortions would soon bankrupt the treasury. Expenses should always receive more attention than the sources of revenue.

—White all rag print paper at the —Mourning paper and envelopes at the poetofflee. —Mias Lillie Boroughs went to Cbieag, Monday, to remain for a season. Mrs. Horace E. James Is able to be around a little by the aid of a crutch. —D. J. Thompson Is Improving bis property near the Christian Church, by refencing it. . —Rev. B. F. Ferguson’s little son. so severely afflicted with scarlet rash, Is now out of danger. + ■ —A special session of Commissionera’ Court will be held in April to settle with the township trustees. —The lead peuell of Lhefuture will be supported by paper in * place of wood- It may not shave well. —lt may be of some interest to a few ladle* to state that the author of,**One Friend ,’’published in anothercoiu m n, is a bachelor.' • —Those who have promised to pay their subscription in wood will please remember ns in their prayers until the roads get better. > — W. 8. Orwin, of . Rushvllle, Ind., formerly of this place* is here looking after a business transaction that requires his personal attention. —Married, at the residence of the bride’s father, John Way mi re, by Rev. A. W. Wood, Tuesday, March 9, 1880, Robert Michaels and Anna Way mi re. —D. H. Yeoman proposes to excel Warner ip the show of fine poultry. Borne other people wijl have something to say about the matter in due season. — Two ear loads of horses have been purchased and taken from this place recently. Good prices were paid. The New York buyer will return for more ‘—Scratch books sc, Copy books 10c, Copy books, 15, twenty-five sizes writing paper and the largest line of Stationery goods In Rensselaer, at the postoflice. —Every post office In the United States is to be furnished with a new instrument—the invention of a signal service clerk—which shows by a dial the kind of weather indicated as most probable. —lndelible or copying pencils, Dixon’s graphite pencils, Elgle, Ki.ickerIvcker, «?• •l. ,».«»it id irflier popular brandsofi • : • ndis la-great variety, ! M '■ . * * —Thu Ja.«j- r C»jnty Circuit Court will conVHI;.; .'.loTvhi;. . ih«* docket is not very full u.d fln-re may not be work enough to occupy the three weeks allotted. knives, WostenhMms’ erasers^ Stephen’s erasers, paper cut.ters, fine crystal ink wells, old style everlasting woodeu desk ink we'is, Faber’s rubber ink and pencil erasers at the postofflee. —No gentleman feels so comfortable in shoddy garments as he does in a suit made to order by T. M. Jones, the Fashionable Merchant TailorTake a look at his new goods and learn his prices. —The Marion Township Republican Club during, March, April and May, will meet at Starr’s Hall, each alternate Saturday evening. The next regular meeting will occur on the evening of the 20th lust —Andrew Hoynihan. who was in jail at Logansport, convicted of the murder of John Raymond Jackson, escaped from prison last Sabbath evening and is still at large. Five hundred dollars is offered for bis return, dead or alive. —Norman Warner is indulging his fancy for fine poultry. Last Saturday he received a trio of beautiful pullets of-the Plymouth Rock variety. Also a Patridge Cochin Cockerel. He thinks be will be able to gobble some premiums at the fair. —The officers of the Jasper County Temperance Union havinc|found it impossible to get enough of-the children and young people to take part in the exercises to ipake a programme have decided to suspend the monthly meeting until the public schools close. —John Caser, proprietor of a country store at New Chicago, presented us with a goose egg, Monday, measuring in circumference eleven and one fourth by eight and one-half inches. Considering the wear and tear of the goose such eggs ought to be worth fifty cents per dozsn. —Mr. T. A. Knox expects to go to Ohio, next week, to visit a host of relatives and friends. We hope some big-footed Buckeye girl will pierce his bachelor heart before be returns and compel him to succumb to the inevitable. Our Hooeier girls seem to be uneaqual to the task. —James F. Irwin,.Esq., who has served ten years consecutively as trustee of Carpenter township, according to a recent decision of the Attorney General, will hardly be eligible to that position this year. He has been a faithful public servant, however, and surrenders the offlee enjoying the esteem and good will of the people. —By order of the town council anew plank sidewalk will be put down in a few days, running east from Front street, along Busan street, till it intersects the walk running from the east end of Washington street to the depot. This is a work loi •’ desired V , many and. will be appreciated by all Citizens living north of Washington. —Tarchment legal c up paper, National legal cap, National foolscap, Pearl Spring letter, Cleavomont commercial note, National octavo note legal and common fold, Pearl.Bpring octavo note gilt edge, Pearl Bpring gilt edge billet, Old Windsor cream octavo very fine, ruled linen paper, light French paper, and box papers, at the poetofflee. Envelopes to match. Flat cap paper for schools.

-We are not certain that the following statements are correct, but we give them for what they worth. Some three or more years ago, the cffleisls of the town of Montieello issued bonds in the sum of $30,000 for the purpose of erecting their handsome school building. Said bonds draw a higher rate of interest than money is now worth, and an effort was made recently to fund them at a lower per centThe work was to be accomplished by a certain banker, who after getting tbe money in his possession skipped tor parts unknown. The banker’s bonds* men have been sued for the $30,000, and by change of venue the trial will be heard by Judge Hammood at the April term of the Jasper Circuit Court, which will convene next Monday. —Postmaster James has fitted up the Rensselaer postoffice in superb fetyle, at an expense of about four buudred and fifty dollars. The new furniture was manufactured by the Yale Lock Mauufacturing Company, at Stamford, Connecticut, and possibly excels in beauty and convenience all other postoffices In ludiu'.ia. The boxes, panneis aud moulding are made of yellow pine and black walnut, oiled and handsomely polished. There is a general delivery, a department for the sale of stamps, postal cards, Ac., and a department for postal orders. Besides these there arc a number ofiron-bouud lock boxes for business men, attorneys, Ac., and a still larger size for editors and those receiving a large amount of mail matter. Rensselaer can well be proud of its postofflee and the efficient manner iu which it is managed.