Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1882 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The town board adopted an ordinance at a special meeting last week, ordering a sewer the whole length of Washington street, (On the north-west side. A good move. School books at cost at Tharp’s. Kev. A. Taylor received a telegram last week announcing the death of Mrs. Henry Downing, near Wolcott, and requesting him to conduct the funeral exercises, to which call he responded. For Sale Cheap.— -Three bran new sewimg machines. Inquire at this office.

The Jewish nation rejected Jesus as the promised Messiah; the natural branches were thus broken off and the wild olive tree( Gentiles) was grafted on. What relation therefore do the (Gentiles) bear to the promise made to Abraham? B. S. Dwiggins will lecture on the foregoing subject at the Christain church next Sunday morning. The public are invited. Look at J. Y. W. Kirk’s new book of styles for summer and spring dresses.

Mr. DeMotte has succeeded in getting a star-route from Rensselaer to Kouts station, Porter county. Just how many people this line will accommodate, we are unable to say. Mr. DeMotte should put in the remainder of his time in establishing a mail loute over the L. N. A & C. railroad between Rensselaer and Chicago if he has an) desire to please his constituency down this way. I il » Canned Fruits— Cheaper than ever at Starr & Co.’s.

For Trustee of Marion towns Dip, we have heard the names of Isaac J. Porter, Wm. S. Coen, John M. Wasson, and H. VY. Porter mentioned, all of whom, are good Republicans and among the very best men in the township. Those mentioned for Road superintendant, are Mark Hemphill and Harvey W. Wood, both excellent men and no doubt either would help to popularize the new road law 'by doing the honest and fair thing for all parts of the township.

Fine lot of elegant dress goods just received at Fendig’s. It is reported that on Sunday before last that a parcel of young roughs followed a girl who lives several miles north of town, out onjthe railroad,and when they came to a secluded spot in the timber, outraged her person. How true the report may be or how serious the case, if true, we are unable to state, but if there be any truth in the rumor, the perpetrators should suffer the full penalty of law, withont regard to color, social standing, or previous condition. Go to’Dakota via the Chicago & Northwestern railway.

Old man Newark, from Wheatfield township, was arrested by Lyman Zen, Friday, for being drunk and disorderly in a publio place,and was tried by ’squire Austin and fined SI.OO. If one of the Rensselaer boys sees fit to get drunk he can do so; he can howl and stagger about the streets insulting ladies and making indecent exposure ,of himself. But whoever heard of his being arrested and fined fer being “drunk and disorderly in a public place?” How terribly are the rights , ol thd infringed