Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1883 — Page 1

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XV.

THE REPUBLICAN. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY BY GEO. E. PUBIJSHEK AND PROPRIETOR, < * Office—On west side Van Rensselaer Street, three doors north of Washington. Terms of Subscription. One year $1 50 Six months ‘® Three months 50 The Official Paper of Jasper County.

JUDICIAL Circuit .Judge., Edwin P.Hammond Prosecuting Attorney.. M. H, Walker. Terms of Court—. First Monday in January; Third Monday in March; First Monday in June; Third Monday in October. COUNTY OFFICERS Clerk . Charles H. Price. Sheriff John W. Fowkll. Auditor . . . EZRA C. Nowei.S. Treasurer *■ Moses B. Alter. Recorder James T. Abbett. Surveyor Lewis S. Alter Superintendent Public Schools . .D. B. Now els. rlst District. ASA C. Pkevo, Commissioners <2d District Georgb W. Burk (3d District.. John Waymire. Commissioners' Court—First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CORPORATION OFFICERS: Marshal o.C. Dickey Clerk W.W. Watson Treasurer E. D.Rhoades. 1 1st Ward John R. Vanatta 2d Ward B. F. FERGUSON Couacilmen < - Ward..... I sthWard J. 11. W illei

CHURCH DIRECTORY. Methodist Episcopal. —Corner Cal ten and Rutson streets. Services every Sabbath at 10:30 A. M. and 7 I’. M. Class meeting 9:15 A. M. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Sabbath School at 2;30 P.M. Rev J. J. Claypool, pastor. ' Baptist.— Cullen street, Services every Sabbath at 10:30 A. INL and 7P. M. Sabbath School at 12, noon. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rev. Philip McDade, pastor. Christian CAwrcA.—Harrison Street Services everv Sabbath at 10.-30 A. M. and 7P. M. Elder D, T. Halstead, pastor in charge. i Free Will Baptist.—ln Presbyterian Church building, Cullen Street. Services every Third Saturday before the Third Sunday, at 2 o’clock p. m. . rayer meeting every Tuesday evening. B. F. Ferguson, Pastor. ,

’ SOCIETIES. Prairie Lodge, No/ 125, A, F. and A. 61. meets First and 'Third Mondays of each month. G. B. CONWELL, W. Al. M. L. SPITLER, Sec.y Evening Star Chapter, 0. E S., meets ?irst and Third Wednesdays of each month. Mr h . LIZZIEE. PRICE, Worthy Matron. Mrs, Louisa lines, Secretary. Iroquois Lodge, No. 113, I. O. 0. F.. meets every Tuesday evenirg. E. C. NOWELS, N.G. GEO. SIGLER, Secy. - ——< • . Rensselaer Lodge, ’No. 82, Knights of Pythias, meets every Thursday evening. W. H. LEGG, C. C. J. C. MORGAN, K. of R & S. Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G._ A. R., meets every Friday evening. M. F. CIIILCOTE, P. C. M. E. BAYLOR, Q. M. J. A, BURNHAM, Adj’t.

PKOFKSSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS. I \r’ I. B. W ASHBURN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Gives special al tention to Diseases of Women and Children anil Chronic Diseases. Remember calls are promptly attended when not profeasioiiaUy engaged. IKA C. KELUA’ DENTIST. Rensselaer. Indian a. Dr. Kelley has had thirty years’ experience in the practice of Dentistry, and refers to his numerous patrons as to the quality of work turned out. lie uses no “Granite Teeth” nor any spurious and worthless material. Special attention given to the preservation of the natural teeth at.J the natural and useful adjustment of artilici; 1 teeth. All operations warranted, aud prices to eci respond wlrh quality of work. Ohiee over lines cii Meyer's drugstore. ATTORNEYS Simon P. Thompson, davip .1. Thompson A ttorney at hiw. Salary Public. fj’HOMPSON <fc BRO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Practice in all toe courts. We pay particul attention to paying taxes, selling aud leasing lands. JI. L. SPITLER Collector and Abotrnctor RDECAI F. CHJLCOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Olllce in second story of the Makeever building. IL 8. PWIGGINB. ZIMRI DWIGGINB R. H. & Z. DWIGGINB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rensselaer, Turf. We have associated Wm. B. Austin w ith us in the practice, and will in the future give special attention to collecting and practice in County Conimissloners’ and .Justice Courts. under new Pitching Law,a specialty.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, THURSDAY. MAY 3, 1883.

JAMES W. DOUTHIT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer. -------- Indiana. g® o Office up stairs in Makeever’s new’ brick building, three doors east of Post-offlce. < j®9 XV-26. fJARPER W. SNYDER. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Remington, Ind. Practice In the courts of Jasper, Newton and Benton counties. P’RANK W. BABCOCK, T ATTORNEY AT LAW, ! And Deal Estate Broker, Office nextdoor to I’ostollice. Practices in the courts of Jasper. Newton and Benton counties. Lands examined, abstracts of titles prepared, taxes paid, and collections made. MISCELLANEOUS. TONSORIA L. J. C. MORGAN. B. F. MORGAN. MORGAN BROS.’ SHAVING PARLOR. Hair Cutting ana Shaving done ’With neatness and dispatch. Particular attention paid to _;iilflren. , v13n37 A L. WILLIS, GUN and LOOKSMITH (Shop on River bank, south of School House, Rensselaer, Indiana. All kinds of Iron and Wood turning, and fine work in Iron, Steel and Brass, on short notice, and afreasoiiable rates. Give me a call. A bi bed McCoy. Thomas' Thompson Banking house of a. McCoy & T. THOMPSON,(successors to A. McCoy & Thompson, Bankers), Rensselaer, Ind. Do a general banking business. Buy and sell ex change. Collections made on all available points. Money loaned. Interest paid on specified time deposits, etc. At the same place as the old firm vs A. McCoy & Thompson. R. S. Dwiggins, Prcs’t. Z. Dwiggins, Cashier. CITIZENS’ BANK,— RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Does a general ban king business : gives special attention to collections: remittances made on day ot payment at current rate of exchange : interest paid on balances; certificates bearing Interest issued ; exchange bought and sold. Vol]macd ten angefertigt. Eebscha f ten, Shu Id - forderungenu.d. gl. in Deutsehlands, Oesterreieh, Denmark, Schweden, Norwegen und der Scwciz. Wecesel an die hedeatesten Bankgesehaefte in alien Saedteu Europa’s augestellt Billeften von und nach Europa ueber dieDainpfschiff Linien zu verkaulen.

Jyj[6WOW ROUTE.” Lonisyille, N-A. saicas) Railway Co. SOLID TKAINS BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND CHICAGO. STOZS'Z’IS:. Time In X3f- SOT-Tsr feet -Aryx. | : N 0.3. NO. 1. S©, I NO. 2. I RO. 4 Daily Daily* JlJail y* | Dai I’y 780 pm. 7 56am Iv Louisville ar~9Tftpm 720 am 749 “ 815 “ New Albany “ 856 “ 7 01* 10 07 “ 1042 “ arMltchell “ 625 “ 441“ 1128“ 11 59“ “ Bloomington “ 5 06“ 327 “ 1157“ 1235 pm “ Gosport “ 430“ 252 ; ‘ 1246iw 146“ “ Gr’nc’stle jun“ 338“ 203“ 1251“ 151“ “Greencastle..“ 333 “ JSB “ 125“ 2 54“ “ Roachedale •• 2 5.8“ 125“ 152“ 251“ “Cr’f’rds’v’Jjun“ 228 “ 1257“ 155“ 254 “ “Crawfordsville 225 “ 12 54 “ 250“ 348 “ •• Lafayette jun‘ 125“ 12 00 “ 303 “ 402 “ “ Lafayette.. .Iv 1255 “ 1149 pm 352 “ 463 “ “ Reynolds.. ar 1208 “ 10 57 “ 407 “ 5 10“ “ M0N0N....1v H 47“ 1042“ 407 “ 512“ IvMohou ar 1145 am 10 42 “ 4 38“ 547 “ arßensselaer..“ 1106 “ 1010“ 6 35“ 755 “ “ Dalton ar 855 “ 815“ 730“ 850“ “ Chicago ... ,lv| sot) “ 7 2.02** *—Daily except Sunday. made at Chicago with night trains for the north and northwest. Pullman palace sleeping cars on trniusSahd 4 For tickets and further information, apply to C. F. WREN, Agent, lienssoijuji, MURRAY KELLER. G. P A. Louisville Kv.

■■ syxv.AT an a Mrs, Makeever Block, Opp. Court House. Where will be found a full and complete line of Men’s, Boys’ Women’u and Misses Heavy & Fine Shoes, A fine line of Summer Underwear just opened; H-.ts, the latest styles, aqd »11 at the very lowest prices. Call and goods before buying.

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION

Don’t forget the Republican Convention, Saturday evening. H. M. Purcupile has purchased VY. H. Legg’s restaurant. Born:—Thursday morning, April 26, to Mrs. N. W. Reeves, a daughter. Mr. Joseph’ Willey, of the firm of Willey & Sigler, is in Chicago buying goods. Dr. C. S. Ross of Oxford, a dentist, was in town last week, and thinks of locating here. Mr. F. J. Sears went to Chicago yesterday morning, to buy goods for the furniture store. Mrs. Jennie Albert and her son Tommy arrived from Illinois on the 10;10 p. m. train, last Monday. Mrs. Isaac V. Alter, of Union township, died last Thursday morning of lung disease, after a long illness. Uncle Billy Timmons of Jordan tp., although over seventy years old, plowed two acres of gound one day last week. Mr. Geo. Grauel moved his harness shop Tuesday, into the room occupied by Wm. Meyers as a shoe shop.

Wheat in Union township promises not more than a third, of a crop, in the opinion of Mr. Wm. Cooper, the trustee. David AV. Shields started for Valparaiso Monday. He expects to put in a solid year at the Normal School there. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hemphill returned Friday evening from a visit of a couple of week’s’ duration to, relatives in Belmont, Wisconsin. The Doctors are resting after a pretty arduous three months work; The measles were the cause of most of it. Sant. Makeever started for Valparaiso, Wednesday morning. He will attend the celebrated Normal school of “11. B. Brown, Principal.” Father Lwigging, who sold his residence to his son-in-law, Mr. Henry, last fall is building another across the street from his former home.

Mrs. G. Reynolds has just received a valuable and acceptable present from her father, Mr. Callow, of Lafayette, in the shape of an elegant piano. John H. Blankenbaker died at his father’s residence early yesterday morning, aged 24 years, of chronic Bronchitis. His death was hurried by an attack of measles, the past winter. Mr. Casper Eiglesbach has sold his farm, south of town, to H. & W. Muller, from New York City, who have already taken possession. Mr. Eiglesbach will move to town and build. A bad misunderstanding has arisen between Messrs. F. L. Cotton and T. J. Sayler regarding the sale of the lumber yard. Mr. Cotton still retains the yard, and the courts wi’l probably be called upon to settle the difficulty. The measles are still getting in their work t 6 some extent. Mrs. John Hemphill and children are sick with them now. The children are having them light, but they ere going pretty hard with Mrs. Hemphill.

Mr. T. J. Randal is in lu'dc as regards the water supply of his new I house The. parties, who drilled I his well last week struck a fine strong vein of excellent vzater which rose within a few feet of the surface of the ground and discharges in the cellar with a constant . flow. Mrs. C. P. Hopkins returned Monday evening from Hennepin, i HL, whither she has been upon the painful errand of attending her ; Mother’s funeral. Mrs. Hopkins venerable father, Mr. 1) B. Albert | came hack with her to Rensselaer, i and expects to make his home with ’ her in the future..

Impending Matrimony.—One of the young professional men of this place will shortly slip his head into the matrimonial noose, should there be no “slip ‘twixt cup and lip.”

Mr. Frank Noland, junior member of the firm of Farden & Noland, made his first visit to Chicago last Friday. The time of his stay, not required for business, was devoted to seeing some of the wonders of the great city; and as he was under the protecting and admonishing eye of ye editor, the sand-baggers and bunko steerers were shorn of their terrors in his eyes. O. E. S. Reception.—The Ladies of the Eastern Star Chapter, O. E. S. gave a private reception at their Hall last Saturday evening in honor of their Worthy Matron, Mrs. 0. H. Price, on the occasion ot her departure for Dakota. An elegant and ample refection, music, conversation, speeches and an unlimited quantity of general hilarity, made an altogether delightful evening. Mrs. Price and Messers M. F. Chilcote and M. L. Spitler were the principal speakers, but short remarks were made by several others. Mrs. Price took the train for Dakota Sunday morning.

WALKER ITEMS.

We are still longing for warmer weather and better cattle grazing. Health in general is not very good, measles are with us yet. Mrs. Albert Summers is seriously ill with consumption, she will not remain with us long. Rev. Falkner will preach at the Hershman school house, two weeks from next Sabbath,(May 13th.)The audience will please be punctual at 5;30 o'clock p. m. Mr. McConnehay, formerly of this place, now living in Kansas, together with his fam ly are coming back, to make a fortune in the cattle business; we hope they will succeed. Cass Wilcox has purchased a farm in Gillam township. We regret his departure. Frank Hershman has recently bought the Henry Dickenson farm. Joel Spriggs will build a new dwelling house this spring. J. F. Brown is attending the Valparaiso Normal. The Center school, which has been closed on account of sickness for some time, will be reopened by Miss Mufiioy, of Wheatfield tp. The neighbors in the surrounding vicinity will sell their cream this season, in preference to making butter. This will save a great deal of labor for our hard working mothers and their girls.

FROM GILLAM.

(Crowded out last week.) Weather changeable and roads muddy. The earth is beautified once more by the appearance of grass, showing that winter has let loose its cold embrace and given way to gentle spring. The farmers have begun their spring work, quite a number are sowing oats. The measles are on the decrease. There are but few cases at present. Mr. J. G'. Hunt is making few improvements od his farm, by the erecting of a wire fence. Mr. Crayton Rayburn’s new house is almost completed. Mr. John Mason and family will take leave for Kansas next week. Wp wish them a pleasant journey and much success. Mr* A. C. Prevo has purchased a top buggy. Mr. Preston Comer went spWh ing through the mud up to Mr. Osborn’s Sunday evening. We presume he was going to take a lesson in “music”. We hope he may be successful. We are glad to see the smiling face of Miss Anna Maanuuce more iu uur social cuei.es.

The pedagogues of this Township held their first Institute at Center School House on Saturday, April 14. The following officers were chosen to preside for the summer; T. H. McCollough President; P- R. Farris Vice President, and P. A. Deselms, Secretary. The teachers were all prepared with subjects and an interesting session followed. Their next Institute will be held at the same place, on Saturday, May 12th, 1883. Sand Ridge. , A house to rent. J. V. W. Kirk* The leading Dress Goods man. J. V. W. Kirk. New is your time to buy summer silks. J,. V. W. Kirk. Look Here!—Old hats cleaned, pressed, reshaped and colored, at Hemphill & Honan’s. $1 kid gloves, size 61, for 50 cts. Silk and worsted Sutash Braid, for trimming dresses, at Hopkfn’s Cor. A full stock of paints, all tints, and at low prices, at lines & Meyers.

We earnestly desire to reduce stock of Boots, Shoes and slippers. Ludd Hopkins. . .1 ...W——— »■ ! - ~~ The prettist designs of wall paper can be found at Imes & Meyers. The Moline Plow cannot bo excelled for excellence. Grant < Bunnel Agts. / - ■ Just received at Hemphill & Donan’s, the nicest patterns of ginghams ever the eye rested upon.— Go in and see. Ludd Hopkins says when he advertises Huts, Shoes, Parasols and Silks, to be offered as bargains, ho means low prices. I ■ ••• I I ———- Alabastine, the best thing to renovate and clean walls and ceilings, in all colors and white, at Imes & Meyers.

If you wish to,have your plowing done well, and easy, get one of those Moline riding plows of Grant & Bunnel, the blacksmiths. Do you want a new wagon oi buggy this Spring? Grant A Bunnel haver nice ones, and sell cheap. i—i » ■ i 1 A Cooking stove for sale, nearly new. Call on Charley Mayers at his tailor shop, over Bedford & Warner’s grocery store. —< • • - Before you pay 84 orss for a parasol in Lafayette or. Chicago, or send for trimming and black silk —examine what Ludd Hopkins wants somebody to buy. The very latest designs iir ginghams, and, although somewhat early, the sweetest lawns, are now shown at the Millinery and Dressmaking establishment of Hemphill & Honan. Those Draper’s, Cloth Suitings at Hemphill & Honan’s, are just too, too; and if you would have the nobbiest suit, made in Che latest style, why give Mrs. Lillie Anderson your measure, and you will be sure" to be suited in both make and price. Miss Martin would most respectfully inform the Ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity that she has in stock the following beautiful line of fine hair goods: Star Wave, Pinafore wave, Opera Coquette Langtry wave, Bony wave, Coqnet/e, Ventilated wave arid Pinafore Coquette. Calland It I am now prepared to make desirable farm loans of 8300 and upwards on as good terms as can behad in the state. Partial paynents allowed. Small sums at 7 xircent. 'ljarge sums, on broad eeurity, 6 per cent. Frank W. Babcock. . 5-24 ts.

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