Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1882 — KANKAKEE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

KANKAKEE ITEMS.

Prof. Mitchell is back for a few days. , Mr. Lack Smith, of Delphi, was in town over Sunday. Elden Hopkins’ house is quite an addition to Front street. Mr. Wm. Rhinehart of Delphi, was in town over Sunday. , Mrs. Geo. Ott of Barkley township, is quite low with lung disease Mr. George Jenkins, treasurer of Newton county, was in town Monday. - —< -o ♦ Stewart Hammond has built a front to his house on his farm north of town. Miss Jennie Failing, of Monticello, is visiting her friends, the Percupiles. 1 The Battle Ground Camp-meet-ing opens July 20th, and closes August 2nd. Miss Madge Osborne is spending her vacation with her sister Mary, at Whitehall, Mich. Mr. Swazie Aey, of Denmark, 0., is visiting here with his cousin, Mrs. Jeduthun Hopkins. Mr. Moses Nowels, of Oskaloosa, lowa, an elder brother of Mr. David Nowels, is visiting his relatives heie. A new and ornamental wind-mill is gettihg in good work at the town pump in the court house square.

For Sale. —Two choice building lots on South Side, two blocks from court house. Apply to C. W. Clifton or M. L. Spitler. The work on the new jail is very much ‘retarded by the excessive rains. The ston,s-work, however, will soon be completed. .., JW e Mr. and Mrs. Van Skoix, of Syracuse, N. Y., and Mr. Chas. Mace, of Olney, 111., are in town, stopping with Mr. A. Thompson’s people. D. H. Spurgeon and Amos McCoy of Jordan township have made their first counts for 1890. The first has a daughter and the latter a son. The Presbyterian Sabbath School is arranging for an excursion and pic-nic at Cedar Lake, early in August. Date and programme will appear hereafter. Col. Granville Moody, the famous fighting preacher of Ohio, together with his son Granville Moody, Jr., of Barkley township, took dinner at the Makeever House last Saturday. Our Remington correspondent this, week, intimates that the M. E. Sunday School in that town, is the best place in the w’orld to see pretty young ladies. Better go over sometime, Doc.! - -< •

Air. R. B. Faris, from the far corner of Gillam township, looked in upon us Alonday. Crop prospects in his neighborhood he reports to be poor for corn and good for wheat. Many fields of the latter are the best he ever saw. Al. F. Chilcote and R. 8. Dwiggins were in Chicago last week, for the purpose of consulting architects Atith regard to plans for a new school building. Air. Chilcote informs us that the walls of the building will be put in this season if the weather permits. Air. and Airs. Jay Williams, of Kentland, are vistjtjg relatives in this place. We understand that Air. Williams will open a hardware store in Rensselaer as soon as Air. Makeever’s new building is completed. He is a fine gentleman and will make a valuable acquisition to our town. ' ■ Weakness of Hie joints and impurity of the blood, ursnary catarrh, and other disordered organic functions, permanently cured by using Brown’s Iron Bitters. It strengthens the affected parts infuses new life new health and new vigor into the whole general system and makes life seem well worth liyjng.j. v

Mr. James Randle has sensibly declined the Democratic nomination for Treasurer, and now the faithful few have turned their attention towards the coming National county convention, and they will probably endorse the nominee of that body for Treasurer. The entire Bourbon ticket will wish they had followed Mr. Randle’s example when-the returns of the November race are announced. At the Baptist church last Sunday, after an eloquent and impressive sermon by the pastor, the Rev. Philip McDade, Mr and Mrs. Elias Smith and Miss Martha Williams took the covenant of the Church and received the “hand of fellowship.” After the conclusion of the services the congregation repaired to the river where the ancient rite of baptism was administered to Mrs. Belle Leonard. Mr. McDade is a zealous worker in the vineyard and is doing much to put new life into the languishing religious sentiment of Rensselaer.

The Reported Murder.— Rumors of a terrible murder were abroad in Rensselaer Sunday and Monday. The scene of the reported crime lies a few miles west from this town,, in Jaskson township, Newton county. The facts of the case, so far as we know, are about as follows, our authority being Mr. G. Jenkins, treasurer of Newton county: About two weeks since Wm. Kelley, an aged man, was found beside his bed in an unconscious condition, in which state he remained for about twenty-four hours and then expired. In preparing the corpse for burial the head was found to be badly bruised behind, the skull fractured in front and one arm broken. No action was taken in regrad to these facts at the time, but on last Friday, just one week after burial, the body was disinterred by the coroner of Newton county and an inquest held upon the ‘remains. The verdict of the coroner’s jury was to the effect that death resulted eitherfrom the effects of a fall or from blows, by whom given they ventured no opinion. Mr. Kelley had been ailing for some time, and his mind was more or less deranged. His death is plausibly accounted for by the supposition that he had risen to his feet upon his bed, and from that position had fallen to the floor and received the fatal injuries.

Temperance Meeting.—The choir was on hand, if not on time, and discoursed sweet music as always. Rev G. Havens offered prayer, Miss Ollie Alter reod the,scripture and, in the absence of Mr. R. S. Dwiggins, Airs. Dwiggins made the opening remarks. She took strong grounds in favor of the submission of the amendments, and argued the justice and expediency of woman s suffrage. Little Florence Wood gave a very pretty declamation. The nomination and election of officers took place in accordance with previous notice. Mr. Thompson was nominated for reelection, but refused to accept, Mews. N. J. York and J. G. Abbett were nominated, and a motion was made to cleet president by ballot. Thp vote on the motion seemed pretty equally divided between the ayes and noes, and before the president could decide which way the vote had gone, Air. Abbett withdrew his name as a candidate, and on motion of Mr.. Wm. Beck Mr. York was elected by acclamation. W. W. Watson was chosen first vice-president. He vigorously declined the honor, but no attention was paid to his declination. Miss Belle Alter was made second vicepresident, Airs. R. S. Dwiggins third, aud, Bro. Wm. Beck having persisted in refusing, Bro. D. W. Duvall was named to fill the quartette. Chas. Coen was made secretary and Mrs. Alfred Thompson, treasurer. Immediately after the election Mr. Thompson j etired from the chair and the newly elected president took his place. Closing remarks were made by the retiring president. ’ Rrbapects for corn are fait-.’.

Roads are bad. M The Superintendent has been having some bridges repaired. Wheat harvest is almost over. George Kinser has a new threshing manchine, and he and Harmon Blelser' will thresh together this season. I. D. Dunn has bought a new engine. Farmers predict a poor corn crop. Mr. Ferbeck is having his forty fenced. Lida Wynant has returned from Valparaiso. Miss Fesler of Warsaw, is visiting relatives in the township. Sam. Ellis is visiting friends at Haskell. Mr. Kinser is the happy father of a little boy. Mr. and Mrs.’C. 0. Williams have adopted a boy.

EVAN.