Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1882 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wm. D. Van’t Woud will return to his farm in Keener township, early in April. Notice of candidates for office will be charged $2 each, fee to accompany notice. 1 Several communications and other matter are unavoidably laid over uutil our next issue. F. W. Babcock, Noble J. York, M. F. Chilcote and B. B. Patton went to Lafayette Tuesday. Mrs. M. J. Perrin, of Norwalk, Ohio, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. W. T. Jonee, of this place. F. J. Sears and John Makeever went to Chicago, Monday, to purchase furniture for the new hotel. Candidates for office are becoming numerous, which indicates that a lively canvas is ahead of us. Farm hands are very scarce. We understand wages as high as $25 per month are offered in some localities. Tom Brown, not of Oxford, but of Delphi, was in town Sunday. He still has a lively interest in Bensselaer.

Myrt Price, who hus been on an inspecting tour through lowa and Minnesota, has returned to his home in Carpenter township. Circuit Court convenes next Monday, with a light docket, as usual. It is thought the grand jury will have an unusually busy session. The Board of Commissioners will meet in special session, next Moncfay, to consider the matter of employing a superintendent for tne poor farm. 1 " 1 1 *' 1 '—■'* ■■ ■■ - ■ ■■' • Some scoundrel fired a lot of hay Monday night, that had been put along the Washington street sewer, now building, to be used for the construction of the same.

Clark Price, of Carpenter township, brother of Charles H., will occupy Charley Coen’s place in the Auditors office, the latter having gone into the lumber business. * Prof. D. A. Bassett, of Wabash College of Crawfordsville, was in town this week, looking after the interests of that institution. The resident alumni, gave him a hearty welcome. The Rev. A. Taylor will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Mr! and Mrs. Taylor have been spending several weeks with friends at Meadow Lake, White county. ►-+♦».. ... .. ■ The creditor* of the firm of R. H. Spencer & Co., closed up their establishment, Tuesday. We understand the boys will pay off the indebtedness in fnll and resume business.

The Republicans of Union township nomiuated the following ticket: Trustee, John E. Alter; Road Superintendent, Norman Snpw; Assessor, John McColly; Constables, John Porter and James Swaim. Who’d a’ Thunk It?— The chairman of the Democratic township committee signs a call for a Republican caucus. We welcome you to onr ranks, Robert, and trust yon may evermore be found true, to sound .political doctrine. MiXCB Mk.it.— -AtJfLfl- Sfolrr M