Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION

County Surveyor Alter is on the sick list this week' He is suffering from inflamation of the throat. Born. —To Mrs. Lola Shortridge, wife of John Shortridge, of Keener tp., on Saturday, June, 16 th, a son. Gen. Van Rensselaer orders his copy of The Republican sent to Litchfield, Conn., during the summer. Mr. and Mrs- J. T. Randal united with the M. E. church at this place, last Sunday morning, by letter. Miss Jessie French, of Kentland is visiting Dellie and Hattie Hopkins and other friends, of Rensselaer. Prof. Henri Levino, the distinguished artist and musican, registered at the Makeever House last Friday. J. H. Willey received another Jersey calf last week. He will soon have a fine herd of that breed. Mr. H. R. W. Smith, of the Cincinnati Inquirer, is taking his regular summer vacation with his relatives, the Paxtons, in Newton The Ladies Literary Society, in accordance with their established custom, will not hold any more regular meetings during the summer, but have taken a vacation unil October.

Dr. I. B. Moore and, family of Kokomo, was in town over Sunday, visiting with Dr. Washburn’s family. The Doctor was surprised at the wealth and thrift of the people of Rensselaer and vicinity. Marshal Platt is having a good amount of work done on the streets. The road law, enacted by the last Legislature, provides for two dollars tax for each poll, and two days work for each able bodied man between the ages of 21 and 50 years. Sheriff jiPowell, on his way to Indianapolis, Monday, was accompanied as far as Rossville by Mrs. Powell, who stopped at the latter place to visit friends. Mr. Powell stopped for her on his return but found her sick and unable to travel. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cleveland went to Kansas last week to visit friends. Mrs. Cleveland owns a jet mocking bird which she has est in care of F. B. Learning at lis drug store. It is a bird of rare talents and attracts much attention by his musical performances.

Nick Cleaver got somwhat drunker than usual Friday night, and was locked up m jail until the next morning, when he was taken before Squire Wood and being convicted of a plain drunk, was fined one dollar and costs. The whole amounting to about ten dollars. The Bev. J. J. Claypool started for Bosville, 111., Tuesday; going by the way of Attica, this state. From Attica he will be accompanied by A. P. Green, a prominent merchant of that place, and whom, at Rossville, he will unite in marriage to Miss Esther Thompson, of the latter place. The marriage takes place at nine o’clock a. m. to-day. Mr. Berry Parris, whose return home was mentioned last week, was very favorably impressed with that portion of Dakota which came under his observation. He went no furthur than Bridgewater, in McCook county, in the South-east-ern portion of the territory. Fine grain was raised there last year, and the growing crops of the present season look well.

Dan Frazer, of Fowler, has discharged the difficult and thankless duties of prosecuting attorney, during the term of court which closed Saturday, in a manner to win the highest commendations of court, bar, jurors, and all others who had an opportunity for forming an intelligent opinion of the manner in which the work was done.

Born. —Unto James A. Yeoman and wife last Sunday morning, another son.

A. Leopold is fitting up his stone building with a new front. It will be a good etore room when the repairs are completed. Bev. Gilbert Small will preach in the Bowling Green school house on next Sabbath, July Ist, at 3 o’clock p.m.