Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1882 — Kankakee Items. [ARTICLE]

Kankakee Items.

Browns Iron Bitters at Tharp's. Born. —Saturday Feb.llth,to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Starr, a daughter. mm Genuine spruce chewing gum—--2 sticks for one cent —at the postoffice lobby. Born. —Saturday Feb.lltli,to Mr an l Mrs. R. W. Marshall, of Keener township, twin daughters. Dr. B—has secured consultation rooms in the Makeever hotel. Office hours from 9a. m. until 13 p. m. Simon P. Thompson went to Indianapolis, Monday, on business connected with the Supreme Court. Miss Mary Makeever is lying very sick with pneumonia. But slight hopes are entertained for her recoveiy. The name of Noah Little, the Kentland small-pox disseminator, should be e.aborated Noah D —n Little. «**> 11 i— ... i ■ ■ nil Mr. Geo. Dexter, of Benton county, was in town Tuesday. We understand he is negotiating for a lease of the Nowels House. •** ~ Mr. Crawford, who resided in Jasper county, some 30 years, but now a resident of Kansas, is visiting the scenes of his childhood.

Mr. W. R. Cunnihgham, one of the energetic and gentlemanly young proprietors of. the old reliable Temple Iron Works of Lafayette, was in town Monday and Tuesday. v— — Mr. DanidKKline, of Kankakee township,called on us this morning, and reports his wife who received a stroke of palsey the Ist of January. as recovering. Uncle John Makeever has gone to Lafayette on business connected with the new hote , which we have reason to believe will soon be opened for the accommodation of the public- * The new side-walk on Cullen street is mow continuous to some distance beyond the railroad track. It is generally conceded that Mr. BfL ought to stand part of trie expense of building that walk, on general principles. The Rensselaer cornet band treated our people io some delicious music Tuesday night, in the way of a serenade. The boys are able and willing to furnish mu sic on every ocoasion, and they should receive the encouragement of our people. . Vennor predicts a blustering March with damaging snow blockades. Vennor is always correct, sometimes, and you will do well to secure a good supply of Boots & Shoes, and Rubbers at once. A full and complete line at Campbell & Farden. On next Sunday morning a lecture will be delivered at the Christain church by R. S. Dwiggins, from the text; “Peter seeing Him, saith to Jesus, ‘Lord, and what shall this msndo’? Jesus saith unto him ‘if I will that He tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou Me.’” Go aud hear him. The citizens of Jasper county’ are requested to meet at the court house, on the evening of February 22nd 1882, to give public expression of their views on the subject of poligamy in the territory of Utah. Let the people turn out and put on record our public condemnation of this monstrous iniquity. [Signed] R. S, Dwiggins, S. P. Thompson, Geo. Sigler, J. W. Powell, Charles H. Price, Ezra C. Nowels, Holdridge Clark, M. B. Alter, James T. Abbett, Horace E. James, F. J. Sears, D. B. Nowels, Norman Warner, I. B. Washbury. Teachers, go to Tharp’s for rjft, ward curdsuicnd.chrorao'-v A

A big lot of bird cages at Starr’s I hare reduced the price of lamps 25 per cemt —please call aud examine. E. H. Tha*». Buckwheat flour, and bolted corn meal at C. C. Starr & Co’s. —4.. -O- -• Oranges at the postoffice—2 for 5 cents. Lemons 15 cents per dozen. You will always find a full and complete line of Green and Boasted coffee’s at Starr’s. I have a few holiday books left and am selling them at greatly reduced prices. E. H. Tharp. Buy your Roasted Coffee at C. C Starr & Co’s, and get It fresh and pure. Best brands chewing and smoking tobacco’s at the postoffice lobby. Highest market price paid for all kind of country produce at Starr’s. The nicest assortment of reward cards can be found at Tharp,s and at very low prices. Dried fruits of all kinds at Starr’s. Call for Keystone stationery at the postoffice lobby. Go to Tharp’s for anything in the drug line and you will save money by it. Try the delicious chocolate coco’s at the postoffice candy stand. Try Duffy & Wysong’s celebrated genuine London butter scotch. Teachers, please remember that Tharp has the nicest line of reward cards. A large lot of queens war© just received at C. C. Starr & Co’s. If you want any canned fruits, or vegetables, go to C. C. Starr & Co’s, they have a large and complete stock. Temperance Programme. —The regular meeting of the Rensselaer Blue Ribbon Temperance Union will be be held at the Court House, Saturday evening, February. 18th, 1882. The following is the programme of exercises: 1 Song by the choir. 2 Prayer by Rev. D. T. Halstead. 3 Song by choir. 4 Reading Scriptures by Mrs. Alfred Thompson. 5 Song by choir. 6 Reading minutes of previons meeting by secretary. 7 Opening remarks by G. E. Marshall. 8 Song by choir* 9 Declamation by Mary Washburn. 10 Song by choir. ' 11 Remarks by Wm. B. Austin. 12 Song by choir. 13 Declamation by Gertrude Condra. 14 Ten minutes recess. -16 Song by choir. 17 Remarks by Dr. F. P. Bitters. 18 Hong by Choir. 19 Essay by Miss Nellie E. Spittler. 20 Song by choir. 21 Remarks by Noble J. York. 22 Song by choir. 23 Closing remarks by Vice* president Bans Howland. 24 Benediction by Rev., Philip McDade. Remarks limited to 5 minutes. Let the members- of the* choir and others that)will assist in. the s inging, come early and Uka > seats assigned.for the choir. Alfred Thompson, Pres’t. Noble J. York, Seo’y. All California canned ffnits.3o o(s*.\.t.aa, at

The recant ice gorge played havec with the pHsture fence* of Daniel Dwiggins, and Dr. Wwkburn. Sugar cured hams at Starr’s. . Census Retuhns. —Charley Call, Barkley townshiy, a son; Wm. S, Coen, a sen; Joseph Rowen, a daughter. Pure Maple Sugar at Starr’s. The prospects are that more building wil be don..* in Rensselaer thi* year, than in any one year in the past. •m *•» —a Reduced Prices.— On Nut Coal. Block Coal and Pittsburg Coal, at Cotton & Patton’s. Ferguson’s old stand. The fishing lights were to be scan on the river this week, the boys were looking for their spring supply of brain food. Another lot of that Pure Suga Syrup in 5 gallon kegs at Starr’s J. F. Bruner and Geo. W. Wilcox, propose to establish a store at Surrey, the first station north of Rensselaer. It will be five miles distant and will be an accommodation to tho people of that neighborhood* Groceries cueaper than ever at Starr’s. Remember the stock of goods at Leopolds must, shall and will be sold out regardless of cost, before moving in his new bazaar. Nice sweet nuts at the postoffice lobby. Try Pnrregon almouds, figs, pecans, Yirginia white peanuts, Brazil creams, Sicily filberts, English walnut«.

Do not buy cheap medcine on the score of economy. The best are none too good for the sick, and are the cheapest. Such are the Cherry Pectoral, the Sarsaparilla, and other standard remedies of Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. They are worth all they cost, and should be in every house. It is very doubtful whether there are many of the towns the size of Remington in Indiana or Illinois, that will send out more corn to the Eustein markets than will our town this year. Our grain men are not doing much in the way of wind work,but are accomplishing a great deal in the way of taking corn and disbursing money. The crop is as yet only one half marketed.—Remington News.

Letters addressed as below remain uncalled for in the Post Office in Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, on the 13th day of February 1882. Those that are not claimed within four weeks from the date above given will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington, D. C. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertised. * Bunta, F. 1\ Jariotl, Mr*, Mari* J. Brown, Maurice G. Lowman, Mr. B, Burns, Amos L. McDonald, Wm. M, Crawford, C. W. Moor, G. M. Duun & Co. Pot yi, Silas Hevgisbach, C.—2. Ra/mond, Erninis Roberts. J, 11. Hokac* E Jammv Postmaster. - If any readers of The Republican were taken in by any of the late marriage benefit associations it was not our fault as we neglected no opportunity to give them fair warning of the character Jof concerns. We now consider it our duty to put our leaders on their guard againakfraudulent life-insur-ance companies. The graveyard insurance companies have many agents- in this state, and aome of them have struck Jasper county, vre are informed. Life insurance in a good company is a good thing* but like everything else in this world that is worth having, it has to be paid for in proportion to its value. Don’t have anything to do with any except old estublshed companies, nor. with any which take risks on very old or invalid persons. Just received a splendid I line of Ingrai n and Brussels carpet, at. F J, Bears ifeßon*.

I am a constant reader of yox& pnper,and I think every farmer inJasper county should subscribefor it. I take pleasure especially in reading the township correa. pondence.and have hoped every week to see something from Kankakee but am so if you will pardon my prsuratpuous* ness, I will write you a few linen informing you of our weifare. The weather for the last week, has been splendid, and everybody has improved their time. The wheat in this township is • looking fine. There are two hay presses in the township, one owned by L D, 1 ■ Dunn, and the other by Do#., Jones the trustee. C. O. Williams has sold his farm* to Jonathan Williams. He will not give possession until April. We have three schools and they, are moving along splendidly. Lee Glazebrook teaches at theNorth Grade School, Amos CadU walader, at the South Grade; and; Douglas Clark, Yau Patten school. Frank Jones was married t®* Nancy Cooper, last Sunday. The boys waited until 12 o’clock Sun. day night and then mods “Rome howl." Joe Cooper has just returned from the weak Miss Nettie Wills arrived home* last Thursday. She has been at* tending school at Clayton. I. D. Dunn has returned from a~ business trip to St. Paul, The school children oomplain of a terrible sensation on their left i arm. Dr. Glazebrook has done his work well in this township. Squire Jones and family will leave for Hendricks county in a few weeks. The squire intends going into partnership with hie son A. C. Jones in the grocery business. . Evan.

The ready relief given to asthma, and summer colds by Brown’s lion u Bitters is so satisfactory that many - speak of it as a conplete cure.,-. Among the nominations sent to • the senate Friday, was. that of Horace E. James for postmaster at Rensselaer. This has been made t one of the so-called l presidential offices, and a reappointment became necessary. The salary of the office is fixed at IlljQQ?/ Please bear this in mind!—We • have made a reduction, in price on, our stock of hfeavy kip boots. Campbell & Fabd^n. M. F. Chilcote, has gone east on • a business trip. He will, gp ■to ■ Erie, Pdt\ and probably into i N6w York, and possibly, may*■ go. as far Washington before he returns. A’ oar load of salt at Starr’s,. Piesiding Elder Cisael attended 1 the M. E. quarterly conference - last week. H. B, F aith, the- exaerienced' jeweler, can be found at Hamar’a.. • 1 * • " w » A long, rough, ill looking bar-, rack situated ou tho Kankakee* river, near tho north end of the • railroad bridge, u said to bo the > shooting Mouse of a Chicago sporting club. They must bo a lot of •bf low down pot stickers to judge, from tho appearance of tho chanty,. G. E« Gotm has taken the posi«\ tlon of salesman in 0, I), NoweltV lumber-) aid.