Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1880 — SMALL TALK. [ARTICLE]

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. Tha Ttom/wiratLn <r h» IFitc A UV A/CLUWIttVIV ABW * • —Don’t Hart yoaraelf laughing at the Hurtt Family Concert —Fine autograph albums at the P. 0., at 15c, 50c, 65c, 75e and $2 each. —Col. Straight is about the atraightest candidate for governor in the state. —A splendid line of writing paper at the P. O. with envelopes to match. -Ex-Vice-President Colfax will lecture at the Opera House in Rensselaer some time in May. —Put away the little puzzle; he will never want It more; numbers 13, 15,14 •ent him to the other ebore. —We have a full-fledged romance, of the Enoch Arden type, in soak for next issue- The parties live in this county. —There will be two ballots to vote at the April election, but one ballotbox will receive both. A separate tally sheet Is required. —A partial payment on a note drawing interest should be credited to the payment of interest, and next to the reduction of the principal. —We are authorized to say that Newton and Hanging Grove townships will nominate their township officers on Saturday the 27th Inst —Don’t forget the Republican Club meeting at Starr’s Hall, Saturday evening. In view of the near approach of the April election a full attendance is desired.

—Mr. John Robinson, one of the pioneers of Jasper county, is lying dangerously ill at his residence in Hanging Grove township. A general debility is the ailment, superinduced by old age. —C. C. Starr, the grocer, has just , received a mammoth stock of new goods, which includes a lot of the I ‘-Fifteen Puzzle.” If you want to try your powers in the solving of this little wonder, buy a box. —Three hundred of the Tammany Society are preparing to visit the Democratic National convention to beheld I at Cincinnati, on the 22d of June. This means war to the knife and the I knife to the hilt for the defeat of Sammy J. Tilden. I , —A bevy of Rensselaer’s sweet affinities put in the dull Sundays crotcheting and playing euchre. The pleasures of sin are but for a season. In time these young beauties and their caprices will be submerged by the sea of matrimony. —Luther Neilson deserted bis wife and little son a few days ago and decamped for parts unknown. Theyoung mother wishes to have some good family adopt the child. Willie is three years old, fair complexion, sprightly and communicative.' —ls you want to laugh and grow fat attend the Hurtt Family Concert, at the Opera House, Saturday evening Music and mirth will be mingled in a manner calculated to please everybody. Admission only 25 cents; reserved. seats 3-5 cents. —We are pleased to announce that Prof. A. L. Hurtt and his musical family will occupy the boards at the Opera House, next Saturday evening. The* children, especially, aged from four to nine years, are musical marvels, and are receiving the applause of assembled thousands.

—A Rensselaer poetess, whose nom de plume is •* Sand Bur,” has been tickling the fancy of one*‘G. W. A,’’ through the columns of the Laporte Herald-Chronicle. The poetess and the poetry may be sweet, but the name is not significently pleasant. —The Republicans of Marion township will meet at the court house in Rensselaer, Saturday, March 27th, at 1:30 o’clock p. nil., to nominate candidates for the various township offices. Every Republican desirous of party success should make an effort to be present - . —Senator Ben Hill is charged with bastardy at Washington by Miss Raymond; ex-Senator McElwreath byJennie Smith; and J. M. Coker, president of pie State Bank of Georgia, by Ida Fry, a miflatto girl. Who said the Southern leaders of tbe Democratic party are a pack of political eunuchs? —The resolution passed at the Republican mass convention simply suggested that the several twonshipshold their conventions on the 27th of this month.- Those who deem it expedient to make their nominations earlier or later can do so, bat the day named is about the proper time. —Our Remington correspondent has a newsy letter in this issue. Our Carpenter township subscribers get the full benefit of the Republican and ougjit to give it a liberal support. About fifty copies pass through the Remington postoffice. There should be twice that number. —One of our exchanges wants to wager a small sum of money that Uncle Bill Hamilton, who paid a confidenceman seventy-five dollars, don’t take his county paper. It would be a safe bet. Uncle Billy is not wise unto financial salvation because there are snares and temptations set for tbe unwary farmer that he readeth not of.

—The State constitutional amendments, to be voted on at the April election, are all in the interest of good government and should be supported by every voter who desires to place Indiana in line with other States and in harmony with the constitution of the Union. Indiana does not wish to be sneeringly dubbed “The tail of the Confederate kite.” —The New Albany Ledger-Standard says “Many of the soft-money Democrats are applying for admission into full fellowship with the old and true Democracy. Of course they will be admitted and well treated. Let the Democratic Greenbackers return and help us flax the day-lights out of Radicalism this fall.” Our Republican Greenbackers should take warning and not be hoodwinked into support* ing a third party as heretofore. —Hen. Simon P. Thompson, of Jasper comity, is strongly talked of as the Republican cadidate for congress from the 10th district. A better selection could not be made.—JfisAawcota Enterprise. «

—Mr»- Chilcote has received a stock of new spring millinery goods. -Scratch-books, ruled or unrated, 5 eents each, a bargain in tbe stationery line, at tbe poetoffice. —ls you want to buy pare Buff-Co-chin chicken eggs, at fifty cents for 18, cal! on Doe Washburn. —Five-cent scratch-books, at the postoffice, tbe cheapest stationery in tbe market Try ’em. —The friends of Mr. J. M. Gwin are urging him to become a candidate for assessor of Marion township. He is a pioneer citizen and every way worthy of the position. —Writing paper of first quality at tbe poetofflee. Prices range from 15 to 40 cents per quire. Envelopes of best quality 15 cents per package. Fine box papers, very cheap. —The members of the Rensselaer Cornet Band will please meet at Daniel R. Miller’s law office, next Monday evening at eight o'clock. By request of the leader, Fred M. Webber. —The several township assessors of Jasper county have been notified' to meet at tbe Auditor’s office, at the court house in Rensselaer, on Tuesday tbe 30th inst., to agree upon a basis of assessment.

We repeat the statement made last week, that tbe township assessors now in office are required to commence assessing real and personal property on the first day of April and continue the work until their successors are qualified, which will be about the 15th of April. ' —The very best quality of writing papers at the postoffice, only 15 cents a quire. Gilt-edged or plain, side-fold or end fold, in four sizes—billet, octavo, note, and commercial note. Warranted equal in quality to the best goods in the market. —Large stock of penholders at the postoffiqe. Rubber, celluloid, nickelplated, and cedar. Five cents to 50 cents.each? Pocket ink-stands in rub, ber and lignum vitae, for assessors, census enumerators, canvassers and others, at the p. o. Prices 20 cents and 25 cents each. —Madison Makeever, Esq., unfortunately had an arm broken last Saturday by the kick of a horse. The bro. ken bone was readjusted by Dr.Loughridge and in a few weeks will be as good as new. Mr. Makeever takes the affliction good-humoredly and is about looking after the business of his farm with the crippled arm in a sling. He don’t stop for trifles. —Henn’ !• Adams, chairman of the Jasper County Republican Central Committee, resquests us to say that he desires each Republican township convention to select one delegate to the Congressional convention, one to representative convention, and one to the judicial convention. Also to vote on the time and manner of nominating county officers. Bills will be issued giving full instructions. —David Waymire, of Jordan township, fell dead, near his residence, last Thurday morning. He was enjoying usual health and had been busy that morning going on an errand to a neighbor’s, chopping wood, &c. Laying down the ax he started toward the house, but fell just as he reached the gate. Age about 65. Was buried on Saturday. He was a member ot the Dupkard church, and a very good citizen. »

—Messrs. Sharp & Donnellv< photographers, have just completed a portrait of Homer, the deceased sou of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cotton, that is very fine and creditable to the artists and the town in which it was executed. Mrs. Sharp, however, is the real artist, and to her skill and good taste we are inr debted for the elegant portraits turned out by this firm. Those who have not visited Sharp & Donnelly’s new photographic gallery will find there much of interest. —A debate was held at school house No. 5, in Newton township, Tuesday evening, between four of the learned citizens of that section. The question was, “Resolved, that the use of intoxicating liquors has been a greater evil for the past century than all other evils combined, except slavery.” The affirmative was supported by Dr. Wm. Bowman, of Pilot Grove, and George Jenkins; the negative by P. F. Roberts and Walter Ponsler. The decision of the judges has not been reported. —That which adds largely to the peace, pride, good will and prosperity of a country town or county seat, is a good and creditable Cornet Band. Rensselaer has a band composed of excellent young men, who are fair musicians, willing to continue the organi. zation and exert their best efforts in the execution of modern music and in presenting an attractive appearance, but they lack equipage. So far in the history of the Rensselaer band it has struggled through against the vicissitudes common to band organizations and did a great deal of “free blowing,” without even being recompensed with cold victuals or a word of encouragement. It has been suggested that uniforms be purchased for the members of the Band by the citizens of this place and vicinity, that during the coming political campaign “our boys” may not be required to take a position in the rear of any dtber band in Northwestern Indiana. The sum of two hundred dollars will be necessary to purchase ten uniformes, which includes coats, pants, caps, plumes, belts, music pouches, &c. If this sum can be raised by subscription the members of the band have agreed to purchase two or three new Instruments with money from their own pockets. They have also expressed a willingness to employ a professional band teacher for a number of lessons, who will furnish them with several pieces of music superior to any heretofore executed in Rensselaer. And they further agree that when this is accomplished they will engage in a street parade at least once every alternate Saturday afternoon, if the weather is favorable, and give frequent open air concerts in the court house yard, provided a stand be erected there suitable for that and other purposes. We trust that when our citizens are called upon to aid this worthy enterprise each one will subscribe liberally.

K ’ kintKa atM I ■ P btae. violet and carmine. V Mro. Warner sent his photo to go some time since and had afinl trait painted from It for a blrttX surprise. It is a good-looking picture*, and why should it not be ? —Jacob M. Troxell captured eleven prairie wolves this winter, for tbe scalps of which he. received five dollars each from the county, and one dollar and twenty-five cents esch for the hides from fur buyers, aggregating sixy-eight dollars and seventy-five cento. He is of the opinion that if the county commissioners would pay ten dollars instead of five, he could trap twice as many wolves and soon red the country of them. —Some two or three nf our exchanges have been giving the people taffy for the past three weeks in the way of haviug the 1., D. & C. railroad completed from Indianapolis to Chicago by the first of next January. It is very evident that it will be put thro’ as a standard guage, but those who are accustomed to witnessing the destruction of railroad air-castles will feel highly elated i f the work is completed within two years. Editors gain nothing by attempting to stuff their readers with improbable stories. —Andy Moynihan, the convicted murderer, whoexcaped jail at Logansport two weeks ago, was recaptured In that city last Saturday evening. He had been biding in an old well, a cellar and a deserted dwelling for five days and nights. In the mean time search was made for him tboughout Northern Indiana and parts of Michigan and Illinois. When again behind the prison bars Sheriff Himmelberger gave a big supper and there was general rejoicing. The wonder is that Hoynihan’s friends, who supplied him with provisions, Ac., didn’t in some way disguise him and help him to make good bis escape. Tbe total expense to the sheriff, which he paid out of his own pocket, including the SSOO reward, will aggregate SBOO. So much for a mutton-headed prison guard. —H. D. Mas tel ler has been relieved of the office of freight and ticket agent at the depot. On occount of the multiplicity of orders, due-bills, receipts, script, etc., with which this road transacts business, all passing through the hands of the agent at this place, caused a discrepancy in the books that could not be accounted for and no expert Is able to decipher. The duties of the office are arduous aud unnecessarily complicated, and perhaps no oue person can bring order out of the present chaotic system of doing business. Those who are best acquainted with the facts are of tire opinion that the removal of Mr. Masteller was not only uujust but pernicious. The agent at Delphi is assisted form time to time to unravel the mysteries of the “order system,” and a helping hand might have been profitably extended at this end of the line.

—The terms of subscription to the Republican are “strictly in advance’,’ and yet we continue a few names of persons on the list who are reported as honest and prompt paying. We have waited with a great deal of patience, but we have about concluded that all delinquents whose subscriptions date back of ‘’160ct.79” will be discontinued after “16Apr.8O”, uulesu sooner paid. With the present price of white paper we can’t afford to have a subscriber run delinquent more than six months though a Girard in wealth and twice as honest. No good newspaper can succeed that allows its subscribers to pay as they please, because it will please a large number of them not to pay at all. Within the past mouth two or three reputed good citizens have moved away indebt to the publishers. The amount is not worth making a fuss about and yet it takes the profits from several other papers, —D. B. Miller- and family, of Rensselaer, have been spending this week among their friends and relatives at this place- Mr. Miller is a prominent young attorney and the only Democratic member of the bar at that place. He eujoys a lucrative practice and is well pleased with his location aud surroundings. They returned to their home yesterday.— Rochester Sentinel.

in toX. * " E. ,1teres I fn Harding. Barney Patton, of Remington, wants the Democratic nomination for sheriff. Dr- feowman, of Pilot Grove, was in town Tuesday. He buys bis drugs of Imes. Sheriff Robinson's friends are urging him to be a candidate fur County Treasurer. Four weeks more of public school and then the school-boy can roam at his sweet wifi. Hale Warner says the new sidewalk on Susan street will be a great convenience to him. Too many agents lor one piece of property sometimes causes trouble. Sing “Hold the Fort.” George Hoover will probably be the Democratic candidate tor trustee of Marion township. Elder L. Shortridge, of Keener, attended Prof. William’s entertainment last Friday night. Samp Erwin promised those who misbehaved at the temperance meet ings td introduce them to tbe grand juryThe Star entertainments of W. Bradford Williams were up to the average of such things aud that was all.

Mr. Foreman, of Newton county, has purchased considerable lumber here and rafeed it dowa the Iroquois near Salem. Richard Grove, John Gwin,D. T. Halstead and Ed. Morland are spoken of for township assessor. A good man is needed for that place. Ephriam Sayers, Stephen Comer, and Wm. Cooper are spoken of for Trustee of Union township. John McColly and George Casey for Assessor. Barkley township Democrats do a vast amount of caucusing. Last Monday was a field day. They doubtless 1 eported Sunday’s efforts to the “Boss,” who lives in town. The Nationals, or a part of them, have-inominated George Best-ie fur Trqstee. It is currently reported that A. J. Yeoman will be the Republican candidate. The Democracy of Newton propose to run Lucius Strong, and the Republicans Charles Benjamin. ThomasDavisson, of Union township, will be a candidate for sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican convention. So far those spoken of are, Silas Swain, O 1 Robinson, Rae Peacock, George Burk, A. G. W. Farmer, John Powell and F. G. Tubbs. A good, long list. Every man who believes in a pure ballot and an honest election ought to vote for the amendments to the constitution at the April election. Local officers should not absorb all of the voter’s attention. All men, whether Democrats, Republicans or Nationals, ought to vote for those amendments.