Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1881 — Porter Items. [ARTICLE]

Porter Items.

Tassixong, Porteb Co., Ind., ) August Bth, 1881. f Editors and Friends of The Republican :—lt has been stated in the paper several times that I intended to spend a while with my sister in Porter county. lam now enjoying the eampaay of herself and family and many other highly esteemed friends of this vicinity. 1 did not find the health here very good. The cause of so much sickness is supposed to be the extremely hot, dty weather we are having. A great many deaths have occurred lately, mostly children. The thermometer stood very high all last week. Friday it was 112 in the shade. Saturday it looked like rain, but cleared off without giving ns a call. But the air is much cooler to-day. ' The crops will be cut a little short on account of the drouth. Com. iw about the same as in Jas- ! per. Fruit is very scarce. There will be imm apples but not hwjf * crop. I visited Valparaiso last week and found businees llvriy. Everyone seemed to have something to do, especially* the street scrapers sad sprinklers.- The schools there are in active progress. Prof. Banta, principal of the Vaiporaiso high school, is holding a term of seven weeks for the accommodation of young teachers and a few others that desire to better prepare themsehoss for tbs coming fall and 1 win-

And on Monday evening, 22d inst, they will have a graduating exercise for those who have attended the school. They anticipate a grand time. I have not heard how the Rensselaer school is prospering, but I fesi very much interested in it, andwish it the best of success. I know that Jasper county has the Superintendent and teachera to make On interesting school. I only regret that I cannot be in your midst. I think from what I can learn of the common schools of Porter that Jasper can cope with them.

Mrs. 8. Pierce, and the children, Ida Sebring, Minnie Tass and Merton Welch, are on the sick list The former is recovering slowly, but the children do not seem to get along very well. Samuel Williamson is very low with something like consumption. He has been sick for several yeafo, but seems to be getting worse, I Rave been speaking about the city of Valpo. Perhaps I had better come a little nearer home and say something about our little town of Tassinong. This “great” place is located six milao north of the Kankakee river. It consists of two blacksmith shops, one wagon shop, two stores, a doctor, postoffioe, church, and families. Entire population, fifty-six. Business is lively here, especially when all the children in town get in the middle of the street playing in the dirt, and a runaway team comes along. •

As I haven’t been around very much yet I will close for this time by saying that Porter is prospering finely.

Yours,

P. A. D.

Important Announcement.-Gso. Grauel wishes to announce to the people of Rensselaer and vicinity that he has repurchased his old harness shop, on Washington street, lately occupied by J. Peacock, and where he will be glad to meet all his old customers and a great many new ones. Geo. Grauel. Lost, strayod or stolen, from my place, five miles west of Rensselaer, a large sized, red oow f with white or lined back; branded on the left shoulder with something like a figure 5. Any one who returns the cow to me, or leaves word as to her whereabouts at Thb Republican office in Rensselaer, will be liberally rewarded. M. F. Kaesnkr. Important to Travxlxrs Special inducement* are offered jou by tbe BURLINGTON ROUTE. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elaewbere in (hie issue. Mob 1, ’Bl. When you want a right good smoke go to Tharp’s drug store and get your cigars. A cab load of Monticello Flour at C. C. Starr k Co.’s.

A full stock of ready made clothing, of aU styles and prioes, at Fendig’s store. You can’t get better goods for the same money, no matter where you look. W illey A Sigler will not be undersold in clothing.

You can buy anything in the drug line, at rock bottom prices, at Tharp’s drug store. Teas cheaper than ever at C. C. Starr & Co.’s. «*>i - - - -■ All persons who expect to do any painting this fall will do well to call and see E. H. Tharp before buying elsewhere. He handles strictly pure lead and oil, and ready mixed paints, and sells at a very small margin. ■■ ■— - m m Twelve pounds of light yellow Sugar for $1 at Kern’s new Grocery Store. r New goods just arriving ai the Trade Palace. Go to C. C. Starr A Co.’s for your Groceries. They keep the only stock of pure groceries in Rensselaer. For the best qualities of Cheese, Dried Beef, Smoked Side and Breakfast Bacon, Shouldere and Sugar Cured Hams, and Pickled. Pork and Fish, go to Kern’s New Grocery Store, at the old stand of Percupile A Co. * New No. 1 Maekerel r ßc » pound and Medium at 5c a pound, at C. C. Starr A Co.’s Twelve Pounds good Brown Fruit Sugar for $1 at C. C. Starr A Co.’s. Go to C. C. Starr A Go.’s for your Glass and Queens ware, and get the best ware 20 per cent. cheaper than at a»y house in Jan* per county. Buy vour Sugar and Syrups, pure and unadulterated, at Kern’s new Grocery Store. Something Few st Sean A Son’s Bicycles and Lawn Furniture of all styles and at low prices. T ► liinHoi, Don’t fail to call and take e look at Fendig’s stock of drate goods. It will cost von nothimrfcveee them ", .1 J ° uieu,