Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1881 — GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

GLEANINGS.

BY IRO-QUOIB - . g E(L Parkison has erected a Wf»d§ pump. Frank Osferh’s bidld* is on the sick list \Vho will be express agent when* A. Purcupile leaves? Wallace Murray has put n new* fence around his hdhSfc. Morris Gorihan, of Jordan township, has built a new stable. H. V. Childers has put up what is supposed to be a granary. The frame of Fred Cole'S but M- . is up and nearly enclosed. J. V. Parkison is building a new store room at Pleasant Ridge. Has Peacock made a very good* “Chief of Police” for the fair. Charley Roberts has purchased* the shop he works in of N. Warner.* Uncle John Groom lias re-weath-8 erbcarded a portion of his stable.* . Mrs. L. E. Rrasket and Mrs-.je Geo. Robinson, of Hanging Grove,* ato both sjck. The bhck boom, up-stnirs, in the iiemphili building, is said to be a “gambling hell.” Watson is to occupy the. story of Leopold’s hew building with his billiard tables. Some fellow threw a stone and broke a large glass in the front of Willey & Bigler’s store. Geo. Robinson proposes to starts fct Kansas tkfe sßth, R his family* is well enough to travel. J. V. Parkison, of Pleasant* Ridge, has the bulge on the oats* trade, from the looks of his bin. g Mr. Moffit, one of the workmen* on J. T. Abbett’s house, fell off* and dislocated an elbow last week.* David Pritchard Started for the* Northwest las* week. He did not* know whether he would go to Iowa? or Nebraska. Jo. Clark is building a frame* duelling on a lot purchased of A.* end & P. Thortpson* west of Fer-a gus'dii's warehouse. E John Gillespie was ifishfced in* the Travelers’ Accident and drßwS seven dollars and fifty cents on ac-S count of a mashed finger. R. fit-. Purcupile has purchased? the restaurant of Phillips & Rob-1 erts. He will fresign his roeilj agency to lake effect October Ist. ■ 'The rain Thursday was a damper* on the success of the fair. There a might have been a larger crowd* Saturday had 1 the directory take** more pains to advertised it-. Alfred Thompson is collecting* the material out of which he will build a new house on his farm occupied by At K. Yeomen. It will be located across the road from the old one. The people of Chfpettter township ought to be proud of the nunvber Of premium's they captiibed Kt the fair last week. The aggregate would amount, doubtless, to several hundred dollars. Our information is to the effect* that the agricultural society did liota fall far behind paying out, and that* it is proposed to make a sbi&ll* assessment on the stockholders and* pay the premiums in full. Such an* act would be the proper thing to do.* The county commissioners ns-lj sembled at the court-house in special Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of letting the contract for building the jail and sheriff’s residence. Several bids were received, but not being accompanied by sufficient bond they were rejected, and the auditor was instructed to advertise for bids to be acted lipon at the regular session in December. A petition of the voters of Jasper county was presented the board, asking them to purchase lots 3 and 4, in block Iff, Rensselaer i on which td biiild the jail, which, on due consideration, the board did, paying SSOO therefor. The jail will not now bfc boilt before next season. ■<>» . .nr , i i. , It doesn’t appear to be a settled fact that the New Albany company has control of th'b Ait Line, at least the two roads are not working to-’ gethef ih any sense. ...a. &XIUL IN THE WoF.K&Hof’. —To do good work the mechtfliifc ffiust have good health. If long hours of confinement in closer rocfms have enfeebled his hand ot dimmed his sight, let him xt once; ftnd before some orgaesc trouble appears,' take plenty of Hoff Ritters. His syStehi will be' Ms nerves strengthened', hik Sight become clear,- and hfe Whole constitution be buds up- to a better waking condition'.

| Two hffndred people came dowii [froii Thursday mornings |to attend tKe fair.' .They returned fin the ev<Hilngi_ ... I. Good mackerel pplv 5/qents a [poiiikl at 0. C. StHf n Go’s. I • I NAtf Residences -Charley Wren [has liis hb# house ready tbroccurpsncy. F. W-. Cole’s new rfelclence is well under Way-. te&oUhter braes'lrasses, etc., a bt finefe fe Meyer’s. Thebe is not ft bright prOspect that any of those promised business buildings in Rensselaer will be erected this year'. Talk is ck'ehpi you know*. Silver watches 1. gold watches 1 [cheap. Call and see them.j,; .. Hardman, the Jeweler'. [ A few htittdred of ttosb [sharpl'eSs And Kentucky strawtierry [plants lbft iai ihe Rensselaer Nuy[sery, and bow is a good time to [*rek«plaht tfrelte’. _ Buy your Sugar apd .Syrups*, [pui'e and unadulterated; iit Relrn’d new Grocery Store* New Barn-.—-Cpftimisstoghf Rhrk hhS jtist completed a fine hew barp on his farm, north of town. f The stonework on the foundation is said to be the best job of the land id the counter. Fine toilet soap, hair brushes', tooth brushes, and everything jier[taining to the toilet, at lines & |MeyerV. ~ r To save money buy [patent medicines, looks and [tionery; paints and oils, and anyllhiiig m tlie dl'U'<£ dfift Tharp’s. -sir - - | Go to C. C. Starr & Co’s for your (groceries,, glassware and queens[ware, and save moneys Cali and exurrian'e Hhd I , . t -•»»; v, [get ijnces. I can save you money. HAKDMAN,Ahe Jeweler. | A full slobfe. 6|ifehqy,iyadb s?blhr ring, of all slyfth Ah'ct priebs - , at IFehdig’s store. You bet[ter goods for the same money, nd imntter where you loot, f S Go, to ,Bedfol*ila Ir,"Mable’: r‘Golden fengie,” “Spotted Fawn,” (“Climax,” ‘‘Star” and other choice [brands : of |ilug, fine cut and smok!ing tobacboß. I -. .... I- For the best WtoUttes Cheesej [Dried Beef, Smoked Sure [Breakfast Bacon, Shoulders Bnd [Sugar Cured Hams, and Pickled I Pork and Fisli, go to Kern’s New [Grocery Store, at the bM stand or IPercupile &_Co‘. \