Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1880 — LOCAL GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL GOSSIP.

BY IRO-QUOIS.

Remember the primary meetings, Jane 12. Ralph Fendig has taken a partner —a Mr. Jost. Joseph Willett’s family moved back to Remington, last week. - Billy Beck is opposed to the Weaver bill. Hia bead is level. • Jim Morgan now ooonpies Ed Rhoades’ bonae on Front street. Arthur W. Cole is “checking” oars between this plaoe and Delphi. Hou. Fred Hoover is the leader of the Democracy of Jasper oounty. Unole Billy Clark made himself heard at the convention last Saturd »T- . J John Chamberlain hat commenced the wood work ot R.J3. Dwigglns’ new house. The bridge across Makemeelf Run west of the school honse has been repaired. They are to commence ohanging the gauge of the railroad from Rensselaer to Bradford to-day. Marshal Platt has doue a good work by filling Front street in front of Marah Rhoades’ property. Mrs. Healey has started a milliner store over Leopold’s dry goods store. She deserves a good patronage. Ed Rhoades says the warm weather ia favorable for oorn planting and makes easy work for the olerks. He rather likes it so.

Elderßborer will preach his farewell sermon to the congregation of the Church of Christ, at Randall’s school house, next Sunday, at 4 p.ra. James Patton, of Kentland, was in town last week. We hoDe Jim will soon make plenty of money so he can olaim his darling. Ludd llopkius is putting a large addition to his dwelling on Front street. It is a sign of prosperity we are glad to note. Mr. Hopkins is one of our popular merchants. Let every roan, woman and child torn ont to the decoration ceremonies next Sunday, at 10 o’oloek a. m. The orators are Captain Chilcote and Rev. A-. W. Wood.

Wm. P. Hopkins ia building a large abop on his lot thq'M. E. Church. Mr. Hopkins is a mote, a good citizen in«every respect aad deserves a share of the publie patronage. - Sheriff Robinson brought Mrs. Page from the asylum last Tuesday, clothed and In her right mind. Her family is living in Newton county, if we were eorrectly informed. Linneus Martin has returned from Nebraska. He does not like that oountry. He says that wheat and oats will be an entire failure and the wind is always high. The quietest days there the dust ia as

i fvitflldicf fhil •pring. Hi : B#W. . i _ mm 9 « i He would hardly be recognized m • Democrat In Mississippi oc Loiit* isna. When James gets age on him he wt*l rival Fred Hoover as a leader. Candidates, for Treasprer and Sheriff are baailj engaged interviewing eitisens of oar eonnty. That is right. They should recollect ft is every man’aright to be a candidate and that bat one can be eboeen for each office. Hence, they should neither say anything that would require an explanation or that eould be nsed against them in the fa tare nnleas abeolately true. “Kind words can never die.” The Carpenter township Democrats who sttendsd the convention worked op a postponement of the eonvention until the 3d of July. They want to nominate Toot Donnelly in order to prevent him from leaving the party. He has in times past voted part of the Repnblioan ticket. Tom feels that he is in the Wrong crowd bnt eerly training and habits are a little hard to get rid of. There was some hard swearing done beoanae the nominations were postponed. ! --