Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1883 — Page 5

THE REPUBLICAN".

WALKER ITEMS.

J. F. Pettit J is 06 the sick list. The measles is still on the increase. Several of the advanced scholars of this tp., will attend the Normal at Valparaiso the coming Summer. Messrs R. Ziek and F. M. Hershinan have been out buying cattle. They returned with a handsome drove which they will osier for sale. A scatting school is making good progress Under the directions of its shillful teachers, D..J. Yeoman and E. Gard. Admission free. Place of practice in and about the suberbs of Opal. W, Hoile, and*J. Meyers, are seriously but n n t dangerously ill. It baffled the skill of several of the leading physicians to pronounce what the trouble was. Finally after a careful investigation they decided that they were cutting their eye teeth. Miss Mary Brown is going to spend the coming Spring with . her sister Mrs. Bullis at Rockford, 111. . There were quite a number ol bridges and in mapy place portions of grade, washed away by the recent high water.

UNION TOWNSHIP ITEMS.

Cool and cloudy. John Petty is working on his new house. The families of Noah M. Gant and Abe Warne have the measles. Austin Lakin returned, Saturday, from a visit to his relatives at Hoopston, 111. The Grape Island and Harrington schools closed last s Friday, ( after terms of four months. The Pleasant Ridge school closes next Saturday. • i Morgan Shields is feeding cattle op Beaver prairie, in Newton Co., where he will remain until spring opens. * . Quite a number of cattle herded in this township this winter. Sadie McDonald has been engaged to teach the Spring term of school at Grape Island. Sadie is a very successful teacher, I. J. Gant, Jennie Gant, Austin Lakin and David W. Shields talk of attending the Northern Indiana Normal at Valparaiso this summer. William Cooper intends fencing 160 acres of land this spring. Alexander Long is building a new house. Literary at the Harrington school house next Saturday night. Question for discussion is: Resolved that Pride and Ambition are greater evils than Ignorance and Superstition. Affirmative, A. N. Lakin, C. C. Cooper and F. J. Gant. Negative; David W. Shields, Sadie McDonald and Frank Cooper. Quite a lively contest is expected. Union claims the best looking girls in Jasper county! ! Church at < the Pleasant Ridge, (Gant) school house next Sunday evening.

WHEATFIELD ITEMS.

IV e are about to lose one of our neighbors. Mr. Thomas Brockway is building a house in De Motte. 1 think that our road superintendent will have to build Wolf creek bridge at his own expense. Mr. Sexton, the Agate stoorkeeper, will soon move down into the stone house aud then we will have a merchant, a doctor and. a lawyer of our own. The water and ice have been bad on the bridges up here. The grade of the “Three I,” railroad is finished through this township, The bridge across the Kankakee river, of the name road is also finished. The Star.

WALL PAPER ? -AT8 To make room for New Stock. Come Early, Only a few patterns left etf’-ATWJ Kannal’s.'

MISS FLINT.

Temperance Programme, AT THE COURT HOUSE, SATUEDAY EVENINE, MAREH 10TH, 1883.

1 —Song by Choir. Miss Helle Wright orgaaist. 2—Prayer by Bey. Philip McDade. . 3—Song by Choir. 4 Reading Scriptures by Mrs. R. S. Dwiggias. 5 Song by Choir. 6 Reading Minutes by See'y. 7 Song by Choir. 8— Opening remarks, by Dr. I. B. Washburn. ft—Song by Choir. 10— Declamation by Haitio Powell. 11— Remarks by J. L. Funston. 12— Song by Choir. 13— Remarks by W. B. Austin. 14— Declamation by Maggie Haley. 15— Song by Choir. 16— Remarks by Rev. Philip McDade. 17 —Song by Choir. 18—Closing remarks by Elder R. S. Dwiggins. CHARLES W. COEN, Pres t. CLARK PRICE, See’y.

“World Smashing.”

World-smashing, Meteoric Astronom/, and Lunar Volcanoes, are the “thrilling” subjects discussed by W. M. Williams in No. 12 oftho Elzevir Library.— price two cental Nervously inclined readers will be glad to know that the suthor is conservative, and claims that science demonstrates, not the early destruction of the universe, but quite the contrary. These three essays are from a handsome large volume by the same author and publisher, issued under the title of “Science in Short .Chapter,’’ in which are treated something more than two-score topics of rather that simple curious. The importer’s price of $8.50 is reduced by the American publisher to 50 cents for handsome cloth binding, or 65 cents for half Russia, red edges, though the American edition is fairly equal to the Importer’s. For sale by all booksellers, and by club agents. John B. Alden, Publisher, 18 Vesey Street, N. Y.

ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters addressed as below remain uncalled for in the Post Office at Rensselaer, Jasper county,lndiana, on the 3d day of March, 1888. Those not claimed within four weeks from the date above given will be sent to the D'tad Letter Office, Washington, D. C. C Baker care, of John Baker Mary Baker, Miss L Goff Fred Hammond, Henry Hilton S C Kennedy James E Marras Bros Mel herrin, Miss*Vinna Ducker N W Wingfield, Mr Wood Persons calling for any ci the letters in this list will ple?!7'’aey they aro advertised. HORACE E. JAMES. P.M. History of Jasper.—There called upon us Tuesday morning Messrs. J. H. Battle and Lloyd Girton, representing a party of four, who ire working up a project for writing and publishing in one volume j the history, biographical and historical, of the counties of Benton, Jasper, Newton and Warren. The book is to be published by F. A- Battey & Co., The above named gentlemen being in the employ of that firm. It seems to us that a history of these four counties if gotten up by competent parties, would be a ?most desirable work, and deserving of a liberal support. We have received the prospectus of the proposed history and will have more to say upon the subject hereafter.

Fourth Annual Report.

The fourth annual report of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics has just been issued. It is a book of 535 pages, full of very interesting and important facts for all throughtful people, and gives a very comprehensive view of the State in its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining, Educational, Social, Economic and • Climatic aspects. Any one desiring a copy may make their wishes known at this office. Those wishing the book sent them direct, can have it by remitting 15 cents in stamps for postage, to the Bureau of Statistics, Indianapolis, Ind.

For 60 Days Only.

In~ order to reduce my stock preparatory to removal, I will, for the next 60 days, offer my entire stock of Books. Stationery, Confectionery, Tobaccos, Cigars, Novelties, Notions, &c., at astonishingly low figures, for cash. Persons needing anything in my line will save money by taking advantage of this offer. M. O. Gibbel.Rensselaer, March 8,1883. A handsome Album to be given away at M. O. Cissels, Call and learn particulars.

bTARH

Sauer Krout, at Starr’s, “Empress” Tobacco, the best plug, sold only by Starr. Lamps, all kinds at reduced prices at C. C. Starr’s. Buy fresh roasted coffee at Starr’s. Boy’s sleds, to close them out, will be sold at cost. Fresh roasted coffee only 12|c per pouud at Starr’s. Canned Salmon, Fresh canned Mackerel, canned Lobster, in buantities, at Starr’s. Buy your lamps at Star’rs the nicest assortment, and low prices. Sugar cured Hams and Breakfast bacon at Starr’s. The best Maple Syrup and New Orleans Molasses at C. C. Starr’s. Fresh roasted coffee only 12-l-2c per lb at Starr’s. “Money saved is money earned.” Save it by buying smods of C. C. Starr: Tea Sets, 46 peices, English ware, only $2;75, at C. C. Starr’s. Standard Goods, and low prices, are the mottos at C. C. Starr’s. Go to C. C. Starr’s for Groceries, Queensware, Glassware, Notions &c. The largest stock of Queensware ever Opened in Rensselaer ar C. C. Stkrr’sHighest market price paid for all kinds of country produce at C. C. Starr’s. Cream Oat Meal Toilet Soap 3 cakes in a box, only 10 cts. per box at C, C, Starr’s. ' A Bargain in Young Hyson Tea. Try it—3s cents per lb, 3tbs. for $1 00, at C. C. Starr’s C. C. Starr’s best soap @ 5 cents per bar, is the best soap in the morket for the price. C. C. Starr’s roasted coffee is the best *in the market and our sales are increasing all the the time. The public is cordially invited to call at C. C. Starr’s examine goods and learn prices before making purchases in Groceries, Queensware, Glass ware, <fcc. Bargains in Sugars, Coffees, Rice and Teas, at C. C. Starr’s. Dried sweet corn, canned corn, corn hominy, at C. C. Starr’s Canned peaches by the case at wholesale prices, at c. c. starr’s Dried fruits, peaches, apbles, California dried peaches-pared and unpared-prunvs, currents, raisins, prunella, figs, <fcc., at c. c. starr’s. 50 cases 31b. canned peaches 25 “ “ “ tomatoes, ala a large stock of (California canned fruits at hot turn prices at c. c. stark’*. A car lord of Akron’ Stone? ware, the best stoneware made, at Starr’s. Silver Spoon Baking Powder. Nine Trippie Plated Tea spoon given to every purchaser of •one pound. The Baking powder is guaranteed 'as. good as | therein in the market. —For «al£ at Starr’s.

I llfulTl W I Lilli I AiH Al 11111111 I fill ii tvWh ITiihi w vtMmfHi tvUv* After Seventeen Years of COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. Would respctfully announce to the people of Jasper County that they have the Most Complete Stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ladies Hut Dross taisiiij Ms, Ever displayed in this market. And they cordially invite you to call at their TRADE PALACE Where they can, and will, save you money, by selling you Good Goods Che ap. •- • . fi Jlrwvkf&A TnEr '’ ! Ct ™ mh’Msest a rxw or the jbWTß r .Goods Manltactcbeo bt thk ■ Grand Detour; Fkott Company. Demohj | iwts. r ELairJ&LIL k 1837. FORTY-FIVE YEARS IM THE FIELD. 1882. — — w- Warner dk Sons / TXT ' . | Hardware, Tinware, S T O V.E S ! .fllgricultriial Implements, &c. &c. <&c. South Side Washington St. Rensselaer, - Indiana, ‘ -Til J. P. WARNER, Proprietor. N. Warner’s old Stand,. Street North of Wash-J ington, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Having purchased the eittahliahnjt nt of N. Warner, I am prepared to rmtnufacture and repair » Carriages "Buggies, Wood 'Work ibr Agricultural luiplenjents, etc. Satisfaction Given. All Work Warranted. Carriage Falnttfig'h