Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1882 — BASKET MEETIG. [ARTICLE]

BASKET MEETIG.

Picnic and Excursion to Cedar Lake August 16th. A little daughter makes music for the household of John Carmichael. J. W. Wasson’s wheat crop measured over 900 bushels from the machine. C. F. Overacker, of The Republican, is taking a little scoot through VV estern lowa. T Miss Kate Ritchie, of Lancaster, Ohio, is visiting’her aunt, Mrs. A. Taylor, in Rensselaer. Mrs. Rosa E. Hippenhammer, of Fort Wayne, a neice of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hemphill, is now visiting her relatives here. Mrs. Jas. W. McEwen has gone to Victoria, Knox county, 111., to visit her mother and sister there. She will be absent for several weeks. The family of Brother Hascall, of the Remington News, has been greatly bereaved by the loss of their infant daughter, Flora, who died Saturday last. Mr. F. J. Sears and family returned home from Dakota Satnrday. Mr. Sears took a homestead near Jamestown, and thinks he has struck a bonanza. J. C. Morgan reached his 37th birthday on July 20th, and as a reminder of the fact, and as a testimonial of regard his wife presented him with a line gold watcli. The body of Frankie, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Legg, was taken to Remington for burial Monday last. The period of Frankie’s lite numbeied but a few hours. Messrs. Lon. Craig and Edward Boyle, of Rose La#n, were in town Tuesday. Mr. Craig is of the firm of Keller, Craig & Co., and is the postmaster and station agent in his lively village. Mr. H. R. W. Smith, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, together with Mrs. Smith and Miss Mollie Oldfield, all of Cincinnati, are spending a few weeks at the Paxton place in Newton township. There will be a Basket Meeting fit Egypt school house the first k) unday in August. Preaching at 3,0:30 a in., and at 2 p in. J. W. Coder, Pastor M. E. Church, — t Jasper county has fit least one candidate for Representative. Dr. S. W. Ritchey having been nominated by the Green backers at Goodland last Thursday. Mr. Ingersoll of Newton, was put up for Senator. A team belonging to a man with thexioiible-jointed name of Gildensapp, or words to that effect, ran away on Front street Tuesday. Wagon, harness and Dutchman I were all considerably "broke up.”

We beg leave to inform our well meaning but inconsiderate friend who writes over the pseudonym 6f E. D. that before we can make much use of his (or her) interesting ,items, we must know the name of the person who writes them. As an excellent evidence of the rapid and substantial growth of Rensselaer, we call attention to the fact that four brick buildings are now iu process of erection in the I town, the total aggregate cost of ; which will closely approximate, if ' it does not exceed $30,000. | That drunken row which commenced in the gambling den and | was continued, in the street, has called public attention to the place where it origi nated. It seems to be a gambling hell o.E the worst kind, which every interest of the community demands should be suppressed. We are in possession of th 9 names of the habituee3 of the place and unless the grand jury does its duty towards the establishment we' will try what effect publicity will Lave upon the parties who are thus corrupting the morals.of this eomI munity.

Mr. Frank Smith, of Logansport, a brother-in-law of R. F. Priest, was in town Yesterday. On the 9th, 10th and 11th days of the present mouth, as the astrouomers tell us, the earth every year passes through a vast belt of meteoric substances, and anyone who will take the trouble to watch for them may see a large number of beautiful meteors on' the evenings of days. A tight-rope fiend, calling himself Mons. Leroy, went through with a few of the commoner tightrope performances in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon and promised to renew the exhibition in the evening, but as the crowd did not respond with sufficient liberality when the hat was passed he decided not to give the second exhibition. On Friday last the trustees of the Catholic church and a number of prominent citizens met upon the site of the proposed church building. After a full and impartial ex* animation of the foundation walls, that had been constructed by Mr. Maloy, it was unanimously decided that they were insufficient to sustain the weight of the church building, and were accordingly condemned and thrown # out of the trenches.

A Re-union of the soldiers of five counties is a big thing. It brings hundreds and thousands of people into a town every day for three days. Monticelio had the. Re-union last year, and her business men woidd jump at the 'chance to raise the money to get it again. Rensselaer, however, has the first chance v this year. A considerable sum of money will be required, but in our opinion, our citizens will never have a chance for a better investment. Let’s have the Re-union by all means. A large, convenient, and, above all, a sanitary public school building is the greatest need of Rensselaer to-day. The plans and s; ecifications of such a building are now in possession of the School Board, and may be seen at the Citizen’s Bank. We have, examined the plans with some care and believe they are all that could be wished for, both on the score of convenience ?yid architectural appearance. The School Board will will appear before the Town Council Monday evening and ask for a loan of 88,000 to erect the building. We earnestly hope the request may be granted. The school children of Rensselaer have breathed too long the tainted air n that mouldering old structure on Front street.

Mr. Huffman, a blind gentleman from Monticello, Piatt county, 111., lecturetl on Temperance at the court house for three sucessive evenings, beginning Saturday July 29th.. Making full allowance for a rather unpleasant manner of speaking and a disposition towards tediousness, with other defects not necessary to mention, the fact still remains that Mr. Huffman is a powerful and convincing temperance lecturer. As a tangible proof of his success we offer the names added to the Blue Ribbon pledge last Monday evening: John Maloy, John Openchain, E. Dem, Joseph Owoslev; James Thompson and Willard Venrick. The Republican regrets not to have the pleasure of announcing the nomination of Dr. Maxwell at Goodland last Saturday, but the opposition from Newton county was too strong to be overcome, and there is nothing left for the Doctor and ourselves to do but “grin and bear it.” Mr. Travis, the successful cam!idate, is a man of irreproachable private character, ami when elected, as he certainly will be, may be safely trusted to represent tiie interests of the district in the State Senate.

The Free Will Baptists will hold a. Basket meeting at the Hoover school house August loth. The public cordially invited. Services Saturday at 10:30 a. m. and Sunday at 10:30 a. m. Services conducted by the liev. B, F. Ferguson., .

Temperance Programme.— The regular meeting ofthe Rensselaer Blue Ribbon Tenrperance Union will be held at the Cjurt. House, Saturday evening, August 6th, 1882 The following is the programme ot exercises: 1— Song by the ehbir, Mrs. VV. L. Humar organist. 2 Prayer by ltev. B. F. Ferguson. B—Reading Scriptures by Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins. 4—Song by the choir. 6 Reading minutes of previous meeting, • «—Opening remark s, Kev..Jl W. Loder,, 7 Song by the choir. 8— Remarks by W. T. Perkins.. 9 Song.by the cheir, 10— Deoliimation >by Fannie Sdott. 11— Song by the choir.' 12— Declamation by Mary Chil&te. 18—Song by Anna Scott.. 14— Ten minutes recess. V-> 15— Duet by Prof, and Mrs. VV. de M., Hooper. 16— Remarks by James T. Abbett. 17— S-mg hy the choir. 18— Declamation by Lorena Pfacock. 19— Song by the ohoir. 20— Remarks by Elmer Dwiggins. 21— Song hy the choir. 22 Closing lemarks by ex-Piest. VV. Beck. 28—Song by the oholri 24—Benediction by llov. Geo. Havens. Remarks limited to five minutes A cordial invitation is extended to all. Exercises to commence at 8:15 sharp. Noiile J. York, President.. Charles VV. Coen, Secretary. Dr. Thomas, Oculist, Aurist, aud Dermatologist, of Lafayette, will be at Dr. I. B> Washburn’s office; Rensselaer, on the firsSaturday of each month, commencing Aug ust sth. Persons having diseased eyes or ears, will have an opportunity to be treated by a specialist who has attended the largest Medical Schools and Hospital* in the United States. Persons disfigured by diseases of the skin, such' as blbtches, pimples, eruptions, of the face, or in any other localities, can probablv have them cured by calling en him for treatment. He is well supplied with surgical instruments, and makes ajy of the operations on the eye such; as the operation for crossed eye, cataract, eto He can relieve many persons who are deaf, and can st.op distressing noises in the*ear, as well as discharges of matter from the ear. Those who call on him the tint d*y will be treated for ttieiame fee lor the entire time ns for u . part- Remember the day August sth.