Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION. [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION.

Mrs. O. C. Dickey is still very dangerously sick. Mrs. Jane Thompson of Monticello, is visiting friends in Rensselaer. Mr. John Parris now counts out the cash in the Citizen’s Bank at Attica. Mr. 8. P. Thompson returned from a business visit to Indianapolis the first of the week. Prof. Palmer, principal of the Monticello High school, visited hie college friend, Mr. W. B. Austin. this week. Fifty-six applicants for teacher’s license were examined at the school house last Saturday by County Superintendent Nowels. The Ladies Literary Society will meet at the residence of Mrs. F. J. Sears, Saturday afternoon, March 10th, 1883. Mr. John Abbett, of Indianapolis, formerly of Rensselaer, is visiting his nephew Mr. Jas. T. Abbett. Dr. W. Stockwell has lately removed from Jordan tp., and [located in Walker tp., where he will still continue the practice of medicine. Mr. De La Matyr is an old acquaintance of the Rev. Peter Hinds of this place, and spent a large part of Monday in visiting the latter gentleman at his. home, north of town. Miss Ella Amos, who had been visiting sister, Mrs. M. L. Campbell, for several weeks past, started for her home at Wabash Monday morning. She will visit relatives at Logansport on the way. Marshal Dickey is doing good work on the street crossings, wid* ening, repairing, and making new ones. He is delayed ip his work considerably, however, by sickness in his family. Mrs. E. P. Honan has gone to Chicago for a couple of weeks. She will visit friends and combine business with pleasure by taking some lessons on the art of millinery from one of the best instructors in the city, and will keep a sharp look out for new points on the Spring styles. We noticed sometime ago that Mr. Thomas Robinson had gone to Indianapolis for the purpose of receiving treatment fora cancer, or some other bad sore, upon his hand. We regret to learn that Mr. Robinson has been obliged to submit to the amputation of his hand. Prosecuting Attorney Walker, who was prevented by ill health from attending to his official duties at the last term of the Jasper Circuit Court, has been doing excellently since, as prosecutor in Benton and Newton counties. His indictments are well drawn, and before a jury he is one of the most successful prosecutors this circuit ever had. > « Mr. Geo. Grauel returned to town |ast week from Kewanna, thoroughly married but not unqualfiedly happy inasmuch rs Mrs. Grauel did not come with him at this time, being detained at Kewanna for a few week 8 attending to business matters of her own. Mr. and Mrs. Grauel will begin housekeeping shortly having rented Mrs. -Crockett’s house near Judge Hammond’s place. Mr. Jay Williams and family have finally come to Rensselaer to stay. Mr. Williams has formed a partnership with his father-in-law Mr. John Makeever, and with him will engage in a general banking business in the room heretofore obcuf ied as an office by Mr. Makeever. t is Mr. Williams intention to erect a dwelling house near M. F. Chilcote’s residence Mi, Williams is an excellent man, and a decided acquisition to the town. We are glad to have him among us.

Mr. F. W. Babcock is again holding court at Kentland, Judge Hammond being still detained by the dangerous illness of Mrs. Malinda Spitler. Mrs. 0. C. Link intends starting for Dakota within a few days, intending to remain there through the summer, to look after the Doctors landed interests. The Doctor will stay and attend to his medical practice in Rensselaer. Whether the white cats will remain with the Dr. or go with Mrs. Link’deponent aaithnot, but we presume that they will understand' their own interests and go with Mrs. Link.