Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1881 — To Debtors. [ARTICLE]

To Debtors.

—Dost seal oil at Tharp’s. —Window *st arse n| Tharp’s. —Paint brushes st Tharp’s. —Pare white lead at Tharp’s. , —For paints site k varnishes go Io Tharp’s —Try that eider vinegar at Thkrp’s. —When you want good fine eat or plug tobacco go to E. H. Tharp for it. that ready mixed paint, any shade you want at Tharp’s. i —You can get any patent medecino yon want of R. H. Tharp. —For best bargains in all kinds of drugs k medicines, paints k oils, wall paper and window shades either doth or paper ke. ke. eall on E. H. Tharp.

b. house and paper tbrir re suss wia* so any, thaft I hav* biuqbt a largu afinak off wall paper, window shadaa, fittorw eta. 1 have over fifty pattern* of wail paper all new stylee end soene meet beaetifnl design*, I also keep (aad will aefl at nottooa prices) white lead and oil, reedy mfxod paint of *«y color, paint brushes, whitewash bm*h -«*, ealeomiae brushes, ke. When you are about t* buy any off thr above aaseed articles, please remember, I will nastke fit l« , your interest te trade with use. Cease and see me before buying. Tears truly B. H. Toabp.

that B. fL. Tharp keep ■h*the Hesnphtn boiMitui oppoeite ibe Trade Palace. - When yea are. in weed effeaff (blag in the drag line, book er statioeary, -eetnhu. broehes, perfWmery, scape ke, yoa sbeuH n« fail te call ea Um before yea bass. Bd. is determined to eaeeeed and propoees to win th* patronage of th* people by fair and rquare dealing and selling at th* lowest poem Me prices, always r-membrring that tea easterner* paying a profit of 10 per cant is bettor then one, paying 100 per oent•n the Hemphill building opposite the Trade Paleee.

—He wants to see you without delay, and you Will foe* nothing by calling oa him, at year eerlieaLwpportanity, at his drag store ia the Hemphill building. Ed.JTharp, we me*a,Be has a full like es par* drags, paints, oils, perfumes, wall paper, window fixtures, school books, etc. Hi* goods are new and be sells cheap. Don't forget, call on him eppealto the Trade Palace.

—Ba<ldles at' Peacock’a. —Try Bedford's SO ct. tea., —Apron festival March 23rd. —Frrah oranges at Bedfords. —lst of March—moving lime. —Jack Waterbury, The Tailor. —Winter still keeps n stiff upper lip. —New print* at the Trade Palace. Feer farms (e rout. Fsakk W. Babcock, —Peacock's whips—beat in the market. Bedford keeps all kinds of garden seeds. —Save money by trading with C. C. Stsrr k Co. —We could use a little more wood on subscription. —S. P. Thompson courts al Kentlaud this Dig bargains in dried fruits at C. C. Starr k Co’s. —Syrup at rock bottom prices at C. C. Starr A Cu'a. ; —An> ther biUtari table, the third, at the owl's retreat. —Canned fruits and vegetables at C. C. Starr k Cn’n. —A large Jot of garden seeds at C. C. Starr k Co's. —The infant son of Fred Waymire died last Tuesday. —The winter school* are closing throughout the county. —Wm. Lutnson has rented the Peacock farm west of town.

—Lin Mart n is now engaged in writing a history of his l.fe. —Thu Odd Fellows Lodge is said to be enjoying a revival. —Call at N Warner k Suns for all kinds of hard ware. —Judge Hammond holds court dn Newton county this week. —Go to Peacock's fur harness rpaira; his work bears the let, Mens and boys' clothing t> suit every body at the Trade Palace. —Go to Bedford's fur canned salmon, sardines and cure oysters. —lroquois Lodge l.’O. 0. F. No. 143 meets every Tuesday night. Th* Bspcslican and the InUianapolii together for $2.25. —I. 8. Goldman made a flying trip to Chicago the first of the week. —ss, 000 worth of new clothing just upeued nt the Trade Palace. —Fish make brains ’and C C. Starr have a full stock of all kinds of shh. —Dayton collars, the best manufactured, kept fur sale at Peacock'*. • —Do not forget the meeting of the Poultry asaociatson next Wednesday. Calling and visiting cards—beautiful designs—at the Kkpublicam office. —Breakfast bacon, pickled pork, dried bsef and lard at C. C. Starr k Co s. —Buggy cushions trimmed in all style*— cheap—-al Peacock’• harness shop. —Another new lot of N. O. sugar at C. C Starr A Co'*. 12 big pounds for SI.OO. —Brushes; brushes, curry eomb* —every thing in the harness line at Peacock's. —Peacock! why, every body knows Peacock; he make* those first class harness.

—'‘They laagh that win,’’ and they via who buy-their groceries of C. C. Star A Co —Go to Bodford's for French' Mustard London aauoe, catsup and pepper sauce, —C. C. Starr A Co. bare a largo and selected stock of green and roasted co flee. —New stock of spring and summer shoes for genu and ladies, at Willey A Sigler's. -. —Dont forget that yonr beet interest depends on it—subscribe for the Republican. —Try Peacock on harness; . full slock always on hand and all our work warranted. —We eell more pounds of dried fruits for fI.OO than say house in town. C. C. Btarr A <k —ls ye« want chads trees, evsrgreene. roses er shrubbery go the Rensselaer NurDora Dowty and William Wibert moved without aotioe from landlords last Sunday evening. ♦ —L.D._Btcwe, dry goods merchant of How York city in in town stopping with F. J. Sean. —ls you want grapevines, raspberries or strawbery plante, go te the Rensselaer Nursery. —Dent fail to give N. Warner It Bon a call when wanting anything in the hardware line. —The case of Lyman Zea versus John Mak never is on trial to-day, in Justice Wood's court. | —C- C. Btarr h Co. do as they advertise. They anil goods al a small profit and give honest weight.

—Unci* Peter Rhodes say* the fish were after Dr. Washburn’s hay stack last Bunday evening. —Our eougreesaaan, Mark L. De Motto, is off to Washington, to witness the inaugural ceremonies. —Mr*. Waggouhammer, living east of town, wa* buried from the family residence last Saturday. —Our merchants ar* looking aker their spring goods, and new is an opportune time for advertising. —Alec Peacock purchased Mr*. Riley's farm in Barkley township. He is moving upon it this week., —Whitewash, scrub, hoas* aad Shoe brushes and a large line es eurry combe at C. C. Starr k Co *. —The people have all found X. Warn* r k Son* in their new location. Merit can not long remain hid. —Aty one wishing te purchase a good piece of town property cheap will do well tu call on Mr. Terhune. —ls you want any thing in the aursery line you must net send off for it, but go to th* Renseelaer Nursery. —Frank Adams, formerly typo on the Fowler Era, is now engaged in the office us the Winamac Republican. —Go to Bedford’s fur peaches canned in sirup, pi* peaches, cherries, blackberries, tsmatoes and canned corn.

—Amrmcaa Sewing Machine 2 drawers, and drop leaf, the best machins in ths world at Willey & Sigler's. —Charley Clifton made a brief visit to Rvnselaer lari Saturday, returning on Tueoday, to his work in Illinois. —Commissioner Burk is still quite sick. He will not likely be sble te attend Commissioner* court next week. —March came in ra'her lion like. Ac* cording to an old saying we suppose it will imitate the lamb in going out. —All matter intended for publication in the Republican must reach us not later than Tuesday neon to insure insertion. —Lyman Zea h*s ordered the lumber for a dwelling house to be built on the lot *djuioing his present place of abode. —C. P. Hopkins has received a full lin < of fresh Gardea Seeds. Call early so you may have a choice amoag the first. —Warner k Sons have on hand a large quantity of dean timothy seed. Dont fail tu secure some before it is all gone. —The family of Peter Zea arrived yesterday, and be has gone to housekeepieg in tbr York house, >*ouih of the court house. —Notice the card of Jonathau Peacock. The Ila mean Maker, also hi* local aanouncements of bargains in bi* line. —Willey & Bigler are now receiving the largest stuck us ready-made clothing ever opened under one roof in Jasper County. Wm. Douglass, D. D Barnett, Geo. I*. Washburn aud Joseph Ilermau, business men of Logansport were in town this wook. —A deputy recorder bas arrived at the residence of Jarnos . Abb**t. Jim circulated the cig*,* in the nume us the young Ind. —Sick lleadachc cared by Riner heart’s Liver Pills. Only one for a dose. Sample dose free. Forsake by W. J. I me*. —Ten pounds of female humanity at Jacob T. West's, Feb. 28. Mr West was *J4e to teach school again last Monday morning.

—I. .H. Goldman has bills out for the sale of hie household- gx>ds. The sale takas place Saturday. A chance fur good bargains. —Goto Bedfords sor 41 Maule," "Golden Eagle,” Spotted Fawn,’’ "Climax," ••Biar’ and other choice brands of plug.fine cut and smoking tobaccos. —Why worry and fret your life away trying to Arm with old, rotten harness, when Peacock would supply yew with a new sot cheap and warranted? —Thomas it his name, and he will not ride in races for his uncle Jim Maloy. At present he is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kigleshach. - —Mrs John Greenfield returned from Las Vegas, Mew Mexico, Tuesday night. She report* the health of herself and husband as being much improved. —Sheriff Powell made the tour of tlx northern townships, Tuesday and Wednesday, posting notices of the sale of lands mortgaged to the school fund. —Ed Tharp has been trying for a week past to imitate the virtues of Job, but he finally gives it up in di'gost and declares that Job was a myth—its a boil. —Johnnie Grant and Charley Steward called the other day to interview our devil, but eaid iudivldual kevpe suoh a hot fire that they soon retreated in diegust. —Our readers will notice in this issue the time card of the L, K. A W. R, R, one of the beet equipped roads in the country. G. W. gmith, Lafavetts is Gen, Teas. Agent. —Huntington oounty will have throe divorce cases at her next term of court. They should draw those marriage knots a little tighter ever in that benighted region. —I have secured a oommission as Notary Public and will be happy to execute all legal documents. I can be found at my store at all times, and ready for business. U. P. Horxt.m. . —The following marriage licenses were issued since our last report. John F. Bruner end Jennie Wileox. J oil a Zimmer and Margaret Cardeahr. John Moosemiller and Josephine Butzz. —Jack Groom and Chas Tooman two of Jaspsr'o young nwn stoned yesterday for Eey Taxes to engage in stock raising. They believe in Greaiys advise. Good by, boys. —Tbs Crown Point Register man, Frank Bedell, thinks of changing hu abiding place from the to masks es Lake county to dwell amid the gretle zephyrs of Santa Bsrbara California.

—Mr. John Groom visit'd u* the other day and enrieboi us to the extent of one f 1.00 on euberription. Mr Groom bn* been a subscriber to th* Republican since it* first issue. . •, The Michigan City Enterprise reports the caning of chair bottoms as a growing businees in that town. 180 or more persons are employed in the work and others are wanted. Mr. Massey sn<l Mr. Dunn, both of Gillam township were in towu Tuesday returning hum* Wednesday morning. They order the continuance of the Republican to their address. —Cole Grant bTOnarge, 111., is visiting friends in this county.: He is engaged Tn rearing fine horse* in* Illinois. He take* hi* Jasper county new* through the Be. publican. —When a thing becomes intolerable to Monticello, she tries to palm it off on her sister town* as ■'* man us good moral character.*' Wicked, deceitful and unfeeling Monticello. —Active workers are needed in the Sunday school*. All who are interested io this* good institutions shon'.d Utea 1 regularly »nd ad in building up the Sunday school cause of Rensselaer.. —lt is aggravating to stand for an hour or two up to your knees in water tbfowinc wood ever th* fence into the dour yard to save it and then to see .it float out at the back gate afterward. —Mr. G. W. Terhune has a nice house and lot in Rensselaer that he will sell cheap; also a good piece of farm had on the Remington road, south of town. This property will sell at a bargain. —Don't trifle with a severe cough or cold., Procure in time, if you wish to save doctor biis, a bottle of Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup. Price only 25 cents; large size 50 ceuts. Sold by all druggist*. Friend DeHaven, formerly pf Brook, is running the Rensselaer grist mill with * good degree es buccom. Frank is an experienced miller and ought to win a lucrative trade. Morocco Courier, —Well Bro. East burn, let Hcm continue to go down. We hope your Adth may bs well fountTc*. But those Beuton county )>eople are mighty on eartin. We em’t forget that “lyin'' story. —Our druggist* are selling large quantities of. Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup ifor coughs, colds and pulmonary complaints ginneral!y. It takes th* lead of all cough remedis*. Try it. Only 25 and 50 ceuts < bottle. Leave your orders fer letter heads, not* heads,, bill heads, statements, envelopjc-s circulars, programmes, invitations, pamphlet*, cards, posters, etc., etc., at the RtcPUltLK A* office. All orders receive prompt attention.

There will l»c a meeting of the Iroquois Poultry Association in the store ot N. Warner Wednesday March 9. h, al 1 p. m. All' the members are requested to be present and hll others who are interested in poultry raising, , —The editors of tho Kentland Gxzette and the Banton Review ere shouting their popguns at the principals of their respective schools. The editor of the Review also pop pet h savagely at the editor of the Fowler Eye. —The Sunday School recently organize i at the Presbyterian church li'ts a good au tendance. The eelvctnn of teachers will b< made next Sunday, and the completerl. Let all go ont and encourage the good work. —Hark from below a doleful sound come? grating on the tirod ear. It’s caused by that outrageous door that epos so oft beneath our floor, th»t Charley ne’er greases o’er and o’er. Oh Charley, won’t you oil that awful door? • —(J. C. Starr & Co. have the largest and. best selected stock of staple and fancy groceries, queeneware aud elassware in the* town and afe offering some extra induce-, meats to all buyers in this line. Give theai a call and be convinced. • —Thoa. James, Darlington, England,sayst The "Only Lung Pad', ia being thoroughly tried here. One lady baa already receive*}' great benefit, who has suffered for years from Bronchitis and Asthma, and coogeation es right lung.—See Adv. f •* -fWe are indabted to Mr. M. .Kaeasugr for two subscription*, one for himself afiM another to friends in Ohio. Right. ' Send the RtpuMican to your friends at a distance, that they may know of the progress .of affairs in Jasper county.

—The Teachers Association will meet, according to arrangement, the 18th inst. The committee on Reunion will consider ‘it a favor if each one assigned duty on that occasion, come prepared for the performance of their part. W.B.JoHNBor. Chairman. —Spend a day with u» in the "Star City” Lafayette, for |3.40, "a reduced rate”. The lwo‘*Friend)y Hands,” I D. A C. and Wabash R. R'ds., will carry you from Reneselaer to Lafayette and return you same evening, leave Rensselaer at ftoolock A. M., returning arrive in Rensselaer 8.80 P. *|. —Mr. Rd Brown of Delphi made our off. flee a brief visit last Tuesday. He has leatv ed the corner r. cm formerly occupied by Norman Warner. He will, in a few weeks, fit up th* ruem and open a tailor shop and gent’a furnishing store. Mr. Brown will place his eon in charge of the business; he comes well recommended. —Speaking of wages in New Mexico Garrett Terhune says school teacher* get forty dollars per month, herder* from fifteen to fifty and girl* who du general housework from twenty t* thirty. He says nearly all the school marma get married pretty eodn after arriving in tnat territory. Bis eons have about fonr hundred head es cat*

" —“The travelers friend"—l. D. kC. R’y. Passengers leaving Rensselaer at 12.30 P -M. can arrive in Chicago at 8 P. M. same evening, by way of Monticello and Logansport over Pa* Handle B. R. Far* from Rensselaer to Chicago $5.15. Returning over same route, leave Chicago at 8 «>clock A. M. of same d*y. —Our farmer rerileru will be interested in the new plow ad es N. Warner & Sons. They ar* getting in a btg stock of all kinds es agricultural implements for the spring trade. They have taken advantage of the early markets to bey low, and, consequently are prepared to give their customer* the most favorable terms. K JJoodbnd Herald advise* people who wish to send to Europe fur their friends to do s* right away because the eteamboat companies ate engaged in a war and fare is reduced. It sooms to us such a time is the most undesirennle. We would not advice our friends to do ao rash an act, even for the advantage of low rates. —A new book by 8. P. Thompson ha* just beetEpublshed by Curkiui Bros. The title of the boos is Amos O. Wbitetnan vs. George M. Harriman and Bluford Light. Mr. Thompson will sown issue another work through the same publishers, which will be a dissertation on the word “or", in the famous Swan case. These book* will bear a careful perusal. —An attempt to murder Mr. John Dougherty wa* made at Boswell, Tuesday night ol last week. While Mr, D. was sitting in hi* room reading, a shot was fire-i at him through, the window, when, opening the door to discover his would be assassin, twu shots struck tie dour aad casing, but fortunately neither of them struck Mr. Daugherty. No arrests have been made. —The Masonic Mutual Insurance Society* of Indiana will pay $2,500 and 11,500 hereafter Ao the friends of deceased members instead of one - ' dollar from each member as heretofore. | Mutual insurance even in the Masonic and Odd societies are not ns popular as they once were The regular legitimate insurance in the subetantial com|tames is the kind to invest in and is the only real insurance

—Notice to the farmer* of Jasper and Newton Go's.:, .The Rensselaer Mill is now in operation. Mr. Dellaveo es Newton Co. has rented J. D. Hopkins' interest, and the mill will be run by Saylor <i DeHaven. Mr,-Dellaven is.a miller ot thirty year* experienee and bas the reputation of being '•bd of the best miller* in Northern Ind•ipna 'They desire the patronage of everybody *nd«gii*rantee satisfactiop. S* —|t is ■ never our intention to neglec speaking a good word for anything of merit; but as a consequence of the rush of work lately on haul we neglected mention of the b.dl given by the Knights of Pythias on the 22nd ult. All who attended enjoyed the entertainment. Severe! parties were there from .obdland. The Knight* have a prosperous lodge in Rem-selaer, and all their exercises are conducted in a creditable manner. 5 Fsrn.eis ere beginning to entertain serioa* apprehensions as to the probability of feed bolding out until spring. The winter has been so lon - and severe that an unusual amount o ( f feed has been used. Prices of all kinds of feed are high. Hay is $9 and $lO per ton and scarce at that, if lice or Vennor don't put a stop to this sort ot |4>ing soon, the country will go to desfrWcfion. |t was a *sd and woeful day for [the iteuntry when Gen I- Meyer died. He UMif to hjM the weather comparativelylyyel. —W. T. Mo Neil, ex editor of the Oxford Tribune, ex-traveling agent for the Lefayelte Courier, has entered the field of journalism again; this time at Fowler. The first issue of hi* new paper, Die Fowler Eye, reached us en Tuesday; its mission is temperance and Mr. Me Neil had an eye to the eternal fitness of things when be located it atuid the brothels of Fowler. If ever a per* feet gem of a town was cursed with saloons, it is Fowler. Bro Me Neil is engaged in a good cause. Let the cohort* us intemperance tremble.

—The famous case, the application of Reynolds, of Monticello, a citizen (?) of ihe town of Rensselaer and the county of Jasper, is now in the forge of the Newton Circuit Court. F. W. Babcock and ’John Ash, attorneys plead-the interests of Jasper county, while lawyers Wallace and Gregory, of 'Montieello, will plead in siren-like accents for the establishment in our midst of a place wheke the tippler may sip the inebriating cup and extract, therefrom the essence of sod corn in less quantities tnan a quart ata time. We await the edict of the court. The rains Saturday night and Sunday caused the ice in the river, above the bridge to brean and te gorge at, and below that structure. It presented a picturesque appearance floating down the stream, and piling up in every conceivble shape as it accumulated above the bridge. Early in the morning the bridge and sidewalks were line-i with our citizens awaiting the breaking up and floating away of the gorged toe. It was expected that when thia occurred the bridge would be swept away, i nt by the exertions of the town marshall and several assistants, in cutting away the ice, and opening a passage, tbig was avoided. AH day, througn the storm, protected by umbrellas, overcoat* and oil cloths, people stood, waiting for the breaking of the gorge which occurred about 4 o'clock, p. m. when the whole body of ice moved dowa the river, plunging, and entting it* way through fences, buildings and evavjHiing in it* course. Striking the bridgp, A'jtort of on* of th* pier* waa carried awny.bux no« other damage was don*. There great quantities of ice gorged at ditocaat places above th* mill dam, from which fbrth«r injury to th* bridg* ia apprehended when a thaw ont takes place. Th* bjgji water* drove on* or two fomilies from th*ir dwellings.

W* loarw trim lb* DssMsr*risJtartiß*l ara IS eta a dessa. Comparing thi* with tU rip tris ia that paper for,, several Maths is evHeaee, preemptive, shauhd price ha* follee. W* caaata-aMMat for the chaage ia' eacept that Mae has pyed the fora. . —We'aotice that O»l. Resign Benett, b one of the Directors of the newly projected and mow organised Broil and Chicago Air Uno Bailread. Hi* well known ability and long experience as a civil engineer will be of great r alee to the company.—Michigan City Enterprise. This baa reference to the road to be built to Rensselaer, of which wo gave an account last week. Wrflte glad tenet* this feverable mention of one of the directors.

—All persons indebted to the undersigned onlrook account er otherwise are earnestly requested to call and settle the same without

delay.

RORERTS & BRO.