Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1883 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XVI.

THE REPUBLICAN. , ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY BY CS-ZSO. ZEL Publisher and Proprietor. ; 'OFFICE: I’ll stairs-, abovb Hemphill & H onan’s, opposite Emmet Kannal’s drug store. Terms of Subscription. One yearSl 50 Six months.. 75 Three m0nth5....... L...... The Official Paper of Jasper County.

ID IZESEOTOici ' JUDICIAL Circuit Judge Piter H. WxiiriJ! —Proaeeuttag Attorney,* M. H, Walker; Terms of Court—First Monday.Ub January:;' Third. Monday in March; First Monday in June; Third Monday in October. COUNTY^ Clerk Charles H. Price. Bheriff> ■■■■ ■•■■■ '■■■ ■ Jopff*W. Powell* Auditor'.-’. Geortoa 31. Roblnsoh. Treasurer:... Atosjssyj. Aatbr.. Recorder James.T..Aßbktt. iSurreyor Lewis s. Alter Coroner. . JF\iJ. Sears. Superintendent Public Schools . .D. M. Nelson. < (Ist District.. As a C. Prkvo, Commissioners (2d District . ..S. R. Nichols* (3d District. John Wzymirk. Commissioners' Court—First Monddys in March, June, September and December. •Z ™ CORPORATION OFFICERS: Marshal... C.II. Platt, Clerk W. W.W r atson Treasurer E, D. Rhoades. (Ist Ward.... John R. Vanatta t | 2d WardilL F. FiRGUSON Counollmen \Bd Ward 4. ..M. D. Rhoades 4th Ward A. W. Cleveland. I.sth W-w-d Willey

~gge== . • ; • CHURCH DIRECTORY. ... 'tlethedist Episcopal.—Corner Cullen and Kution streets. Services every Sabkftth at 10:30 A. M. and 7P. M. Class jbeeting 9:15 A. M. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Sabbath School at 2:30 P. M. Rev T. C. Webster, pastor. Baptist.— Cullen street, Services every Sabbath at 10:30 Ai,M. and 7 P.’ M. Sabbath School at 12; nooti. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rev. Philip McDade, pastor. Christian Church.— Harrison Street Services every Sabbath at 10;30 A. M. and .7 P. M. Elder D. T. Halstead, pastor in charge. Free Will Baptist.—ln Presbyterian Church building, Cullen Street. —Services every second and fourth Sabbath at 10:80 A. M. Covenant meeting on Saturday be. ore the fourth - Sabbath of each month, at :30 P. M, W. p Miner, Pastor. , n , FresbyJterian Church.— Corner Cullen.and .Susan . Streets, Services first to third *abbath& of every month at 10-45 a. inland 7-45 p. in. Prayer meeting every Wednesday at 4 p. m. Satibsith School at 9-80 a. m. Rev. Gilbert SmalJ, pastor.

SOCIETIES. Prairie Lodge, No.. 125, A, F. and.A«..M. meets First and Third Mondays of each month. G. B. CONWELL, W. M. M. L. SPITLER, Bec,y - - r- - Evening Star Chapter, 0. E S?, meets First and Third Wednesday ß each month. “Mrs. I. C. KELLEY, Worthy Matron. I). J- THOMPSON, Secretary. >. Iroquois Lodge, No. 143, I. 6. 0. t"-.,' meets every Tuesday event, g. J. T. ABBETT, N.G. C. JI. STEWARD, Sec y. 7 Rensselaer Lodge, No. 82, Knights of Pythias, meets every Thursday evening. E. PEACOCK, C. C. S. 11. STRICTLER, K. of P. R. & S. Rensselaer Lodge Nd. 100 A. ( . U. M . meets every Monday evening. ■'■ NOBLE J. YORK, M. W. CHAS. B. STEWARD, Recorder. , , Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. H., meets every Friday evening. ■ M, F. CHILCOTB; P. C. J, A, BURNHAM, Adj’t.. CARDS. _ pEYSI g IAN6 txt W. HARTSELL, it. D-, V ’ HOMEOPATHIC — iZ’ib.Srsicia.rL &n.d. St3.rg“e<SM., Rensselaer .Indiana. jatgr ctfinnic lliseascs Office I&6C Washington Street. 3-Jau-£4. Residence, Makcever House. T\R. I. B. WASHBUPN, PHYSICIAN ANb SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. ~ Gives special attention t« O.iseasesof Women Sixt Children and ClrrdKit.DiwaSes. ReniembercalU ,ire promptly attended when rtwt professionally engaged. ATtORNEtS. “ Simon P. Tito L’Avip i-. Tiro vsau rjAHOMI'SON & BRO*. ATTORNEYS At ■ ’LAW, Rensselaer, I»<L Pco.'tice in all the court’. We attentien to paying <axes. selUng auu leaainy lands. JI. L- SPITLER Colle; tor and AbAraetor TAMES W‘. DOUTHIT atior^ y law. RENHSKI.AKR. ----- Indiana. up stairs in Makeevt-r's new brick Kliding, thfree doors east ,of 1 •st-0f1..e N V - 44. |L£ARPER W. SN YDER, y ATTORNEY AT LAW, Remington, Ind- . practice in the courts of Jas,pop, Neewti aii<! Rnutpn coantius. K \Y. BABCOCK, c ATTORNEY AT LAW, Autl Bf<U Estatt Umitrfi thnbe nvXtrt<N*riiJ Poatoffice. J'ractit-es in the titles pie] nre<!, taxevnaid; and collectiohs made. -

RENSSELAER, JASPER COLTNTY* INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20,1893.

F. CHILCOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. r> Mttends to allimsiness in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second storil of the Makeever buildin?. MISCKLLANT.OLs' Alfred 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 e,x change. Collections mad? on all available potrils. Money loaned. Interest paid misspecified time deposits, etc. At the same place as the old firm «f A. McCoy A Thompson. - —__—. R. 5. Dwiggins, Pres’t. Z. Dwtgginm, Cashier. fUTIZENS’ BANK) ,V r . RENSSELAER, Tines;* general ban king business: gives special Attention to collections; remittances made on dayof payment at current rate of exchange; inXwastpaid on balances,reartirtcates bearing invest issued ; gycbangt? bought and sold* Vollmacdtcn kugeferdfet. Eebschaften,Shitldforderuugeu u. d. gL-Hl lXcutHChlailtis, Oesterreich, Denmark) Schweden, Norwegeh uiid der Seweiz. WeceseJ -an .die bedeutesten Bankffeschkefte in allo*. Saedteu Europd’» aiigestellt Billetten von und nxeh Eiirona ueber die Dampfschiff Linien zn veirkaufen. John Maeekver; Jay w. Williams, Prttid.ut Cashier. FARMERS’ BANK, jj®*Opposite Public RNNSSILAER INDIANA Recefives Deposits. Buy and sell Exchange. Collections made and promptly remitted. Money Loaned, ana does a general ’ Baaking Business. A ▼ ■ — ■■ t f-.-e-t- LKr — IRA C. JtKLLFT' DENTIST, r.- Rrnsskl-ver, Indiana. DrvKrUay has had thirty yeiirs’ experience In the practice of Dentistry, and refers to his numerous patrons as to the quality of work turned out* He uses no “Granite Teeth’’ nor anv spurious and worthless material. Special attention given to the preservation of the natural teeth and the ■atnral and useful adjustment of artiticicl teeth. All operations warranted. ants prices to correspond with quality of work. Office over Imes & MCver’s drug store. IS>* *'• WILLIS, GUN and LOCKSMITH (Shop on River bank, south ofc School House, RuNssELAEft, Indiana. . Alt kinds of Iren and Wood turning, and fine work in Iron, Steel and Brass;.dn short notice, and at reasonable rates. Givi* me a call. Rensselaer, Ind. ■f - __ ; FUST OPENED. Newly furnished Cool and* pleas Ant rooms. Table supplied with the-best the market affords. Good Sample Epoms on first floor. Free Bus to and from Dqppt. v PHILIP BLUE, XV-35-ts. Proprietor. jlfaetesyl —Just opened at — RensselaerFresh and Pure Candy manufactured ... i- EVery Day. i®"Everybody call and see Henri Levino, Proprietor. rz | WE ARE IfETERfItNED NOT To Be Undersold, By any Establishihent in We admit uiattheDryrgoods trade this fall is a failure. That Everybody may sell cheap; but xato DflnYi f~o soil —■ — nv-vipim tv evil CHEAPER No matter how great the sacrifice, Hopkins' corner XTzidersells sAfiT.ils.ii I I t Hensselaer Loan ? Insurance ana Collection Bureau. FARM LOAUS, ?300, to §IO,OOO, 5 to. 10 ypars* full term or partial payments, Low interest, , and reasonable commissioii. ——— nob Fire Insurance in Six Companies, _ J V 7 - Life and Accident insurance the old reliable Travelefs* and. , . , j\e tiid Jude. Policies written immediately on application. , The Lowest 1 Rates, and K —PERFECT Se pijLirx ty, COI LECTI 'NS on alt"points in 'h* U. S ; FBANK W. BABVOCK, Proprietor, Win. W. WaUqp, Solicitor.

Personal and Local.

Edward Wodisky, at the Opera House, next week. Christmas cards, at Miss Babcock’s. * - - ■ ■' a ■ ■ -j——- ,■ f Lamp goods at half regular price, at Kannal’s. Ralph Fendig’s for bargains. Christmas Books at Learning s, Cheaper than the cheapest. ■> s*, . - • Warm woolen hose, and lejyjins make acceptable Chne tin as ents, Missßabcock has them. Miss Genevieve Osborne, of Albany, is making a brief visit to her relatives here. A large family bible, worth ten dollars of any ones .money, only five dollars, at Learning’s. No rents to pay, no clerks to hire. Cheapest and best goods for the money, at Hemphill & Honan’s On- Christmas the post office will be closed from 10 o’clock a. m. to 4 o’clock p. m. .Largest assortment of Christmas Cards ever brought to Rensselaer. Cheaper..than ever sold before, at Learning’s. The new mill, near the depot, is nearly completed. Its owners expect to begin running by the first of January, we understand. Books! Books’! Do not fail to examine the fine holiday books at the P. 0., before you buy. My books are all new, and cheap. Mrs. Mary Catherine Hamar, who was taken to the insane asylum, from IhiS place a few weeks ago, died last week.

REMEMBER the great closing out salepiSears,& Son, will only last, January, Ist, .1884. Don’t Ipse a bargain, but come at once. A.ypr’V pleasant little dance was givep Starr’s Hall, last Saturday night. It was gotten up on very Short notige, but was thoroughly enjoyed, and is heartily praised by all who attended. There was a man named Andy,. Who W£s very fond of candy, He w?nt to Levino, And shouted out Keno, The candy you make is a dandy. At the regular meeting of the Rensselaer Blue Ribbon Temperance Society, last Saturday evening, F. AV., Babcock presiding, it was declared expedient to discontinue the mqetings for the present. Rensselaer Lodge, -No. 109; A. O. IL W.j will convene on Monday evening, Dec. 24th, at (i:3O o’clock, to enable members, who so desire, to attend Christmas exercises* after Lodge* Yours in C. H,,<fc. P..,' Noble J. York: M. AV. Miss Babcock has this wdek opened & new lot of toy books, and books for adults, at lowest living prices.' Parents arid school teachers will do well to call and examine her stock before purchasing. Also a fresh lot of Christmas cards.

■a. Remember boys, a iiicuChrlstmas.eard is as nice a present you can give your girl, and you can get a beautiful one at Learning’s for A small sum of money. One , of them will please her just as well and make you just as solid as I a hundred dollar present would. ? Learning has the largest and best, assortment ever brought to town.' J list come in and price, The celebrated case of Mary I Caroline Hamar against John t W.; Powell, sheriff, and others, was decided in* the Benton circuit court, at the late, te£ni, iri fjtvor of the defendants. < Tire force of the decision was to the effect that the transfer of jewelry stock from Mary Catherine Hamar to Mary Caroline Hamar was fraudulent as, to existing creditors. I*. 4 ( Col. Geo. E. iTarrington, of New York City, forwr general manager of the. Continental railroad company at the Makeevet House Monday night. Col. Yarrington came to Rensselaer to sCe Mr. R. R. Dwiggins, who is at Battle Creek, Mich, As luck would have it, the Col. also, has just been at Creek for, several days, bfit stopped nt a different hotel from Air. Dwiggins and knew nothing of the latter’s pies* enee in that place.

A new daughter at Geo. Graul’as since Tuesday mprniiig. > Buy your holiday candy at Levino’s candy factory. Ma”gms exhausted, at Fendi'g’s. Two books for five cents at Miss Babcock’s. Two sticks of candy for one cent, (apiece,) at Levino’s candy factory. , James &. McDonald, of IV Milroy township, is the proud father of a daughter. •Just stop at Learning's and see those nice vChnstmaß Cards, and SO CHEAP. Democratic, Republican, Greenback and Temperance candy made at Levino’s caifdy factory; The Rose Lawn Post G. A. R.j mustered five recruits, last Saturday night.

Call at Emmet Kannal’s for your “SILVER WARE”, no catalogue goods, every piece selected at headquarters in Chicago.

C.F. Over acker, formerly of the Republican, has just enlarged his paper, the Carson, Iowa; Criterion, to a six column quarto - . Just a few more of those cheap Hanging Lamps left at Learning’s. A nice Christmas present for wife or mother. There have been two or three mild cases of diptheria in Rensselaer lately, and Dr. Bitters reports two cases near Blackford post-of-fice, in Barkley tp. Hat Band, Neck Ties; Toilet sets and all kinds of fancy painting and decorating done by Levino. Don’t wait until Christmas eve before giving him your work. John Me Jimsey, of Pleasant Ridge, has had the bad luck to Jpse a note for four hundred dollars, notice of which loss appeals in this issue of The Republican. ... Au immense line of dress flannels at Ralph Fendig’s, that will be closed out at prices that would make wholesale dealers squeal. Call and see, they are all beautiful patterns,, and the prices will be pleasing to your pocket book. , I spare no pains in selecting the very best quality of goods, don’t handle cheap fire plate jewelry, every pattern is new and prices must suit the’purchases. Call and jne, before you make any purchases, 1 can save you money. Emmet Kannal. Married:—r-At the residence of the bride’s mother in Carpenter township, by Rev. A. 8. AV. Farmer, Dec., 11th, Mr. Charles Deadly of AVhite Co., to Miss Mattie D. Alter. A number of the young fo|ks were present- and had a pleasant time. They have the well wishes of a large circle of friends hnd a6qn&inWces: ? * ““ The Baptist Sunday school has elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: Geo. M. Johnson, Superintendent; Dr. I. B. Washbum, Ass’t Supt., Estella Johrison, Secretary; Mary AVashbtirn, Organist. The school lias,Rone good work in the two years ot its existence. Overcoats and fine Clothing: For bargains in these, call at R. Fendig’s, lie has just opened the finest stock ever brought to Rensselaer, and will sell s» cheap that you would be willing to testify that .they had been smuggled through the. Custom House duty free. Call soon for bargains.

Mi. Ralph Fendig has just returned from Chicago, where he Jias been for some few days, looking through the market, and reports that he has secured the ' nicest and cheapest lot of goods at was ever his luck to secure, and ! requests all the readers of the Republican, and everybody else to call and see them. ? The Rev. Geo. Moms*, a prom- ' inent Presbyterian minister; well known in Rensselaer, which pl ace he has many times visited, and j adjoining which he owned a large and valuable farm, was suffocated ;by gas at his boarding. bouse in Baltimore, Md., last Saturday i night, and died Sundayj shortly .afternoon. The deceased was old, 1—75 years —and getting childish and must have blown orit the gas mpon retiring instead df extini guishing it in the projiei manner.

Mrs. Dr. Washbum is "sill slowly improving in health Christmas Books of all kinds, at Kannal’s. Cheap! Cheaper'! CHEAPEST!!!—RaIph Fendig. I have a few more cheap lamps left and they are cheap, “and don’t you forget it”. F. b. Learning. . Look out for that Holiday supplement next week. It will be a daisy. Rabbit-hunting is the sport mostly indulged in since the snow felt Go to Miss Babcock’s for your Photograph and Autograph Albums. Ladies money bags at Learning’s, cheaper than ever known in Jasper county. Dr. W.W. Hartsell has gone to Chicago, to be absent ten days or two weeks. I place my book* in the market to selli and they are selling. , Yoji who Wahl nice books, had better call early at the P. O. C. W. Willey, of Cherokee do., Kansas, has been visiting, ~nis brother, j. H. WiilCy, for several days. Fishpond and Leto gamed, at Miss Babcocks. Also chopped up Niggers and the climbing Elephant. Ten inches of snow on a level, and the mercury below zero, is something like winter in this vicinity. We can save you 25 per cent, on all goods in our line, until Jan. Ist, 1884. We are bound to close out if possible, now is your chance. F. J. Sears & Son'. Dunnvfllp, the , nejy Ration on the “TAree I” in Kankakee tp., has a. ppsUofficg called Tefft. J. R. Frederick, formerly of Francesville, has .a general store there and is post-master. , Cloaks and Dolmans, will be sold for 25 to 50 per cent, lower than ever before offered in this market. I bought low, and will make you bargains. Call and see. R. Fendig. Lodge ELECTIQN.-Prairie Lodge, 125, F. and A.M., elected officers for 1884 Monday evening. The following is the list: Geo. B. Conwell, AV. M.; Wm B. Eger, S. W.; John C. Chilcote, J. W.;. Ralph Fendig, treasurer, M. L. Spitler, secretary. Owls! OWLS'!—I will give S4OO for 100 horned owls, to.be delivered alive and in good 'condition, on or before the ,24th of Dec. 1883. A sample owl is on exhibition at F. J. Sears & Spn s mammoth Furniture store.

of Silver ware and Jew>Fry has been selected front head quarters in Chicago, (no catalogue goods at all,l therefore getting nice patrons and newer goods. Call early and examine my display. Yours Kespectfjiily, Emmet Karinal.

The entertainsaerit given by the Ladies Aid Society, of the Presbyterian church, on the evening of | the 12th, was a very gratifying I success, socially; and the fact that 565 in clear money was deposited from the proceeds for the benefit of the parsonage fund is sufficient evidence that it was also a financial success.

Rensselaer, Dec., 18, 1883; hav-? ing on hand a large line of candies such as fancy mixed; broken taffy, fancy stick, boti lions, nut bars, and a full line of all kinds of crerims, wnich I will offer until after Christmas at very low figures, warranted pure sugar gotxk. !t Call and learn prices. H. M. Pure?pile. Many of our readers will reWntoet Edwaid Wodisky, the gifted young actor who took the leading parts in “The fifty of Atlanta” anil “ Enoch Arden” at the Opera House last winter, and will lie glad to learn that he is again to be in Rensselaer, i He has engaged the Opera House for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week; V. e have not yet learned any of the details as to the plays that will be given and the character of his Supporting company, but they will be made public immediately after the ?1 of hi« advance agent A . -

- NO. 15.

Hbliday Albumes, CHRISTMAS CARDS, at Kannal’s. ——. I , ..... ~ Go io Miss Babcock's for scrap books. - , , ■<> j* Holiday Cakes, Haus makes Paper anil Envelopes at Miss Babcock’s. f l -—: - - - Niee Fruit Cake, at Haus’ bakery. Full line of spectacles, at Hardman’s, the jeweler. —-— —!£ Haus kieps, and makes, the nicest line of Cakes, in Rensselaer. Hardman, “THE” Jeweler, Rehssfelaer, Ind.. Haq# in the i place io get you nice fresb 'Bread f Try Pinafore Bread, at Purcupile’s.. Nicest and best bread made. Wood Base Burners, at Cleaver’s they are daisies, cheap, warranted. ~, good square meal, only 25c. Go to the new bakery for your Bread, he keeps the best bread in town, always fresh. yh sayl ihave you seen those cheap velvets, only 50c a yard, at Hemphill & Honan’s. - •. : The best line of ladies fine shoes in Jasper county, at McCracken & Kirk’s. Notice. By the looks of thing” around Sears & Son’r urniture Store you would thing they meant business.

Notice to Sbeep Raisers. .Henry Fisher has three §iie cross between Cotswold and Leice»j£t n for Bale> on his faim north of Rensselaer. Old Santa Claus will do well to stop at Learning’s and price his books', for the little ones, larger ones and biggest ones, before purchashiug. elsewhere. Don’t forget the place, old man Learning. ' ■ ■ -——— Ladies, do not forget that Miss Babcock has rented a part of Mrs. La Rue’s millinery room, and keeps constantly on hand the best corsets, knit • underwear,, hosiery and ready taade muslin wear. Miss jßabeock’s books are not sensational *or trashy novels. Parents and Sunday school teaOhers may conscientiously place them in the hands of their children. ‘ Earnest AVords” has saved many men |ind women from delity. Mitetbe Sold. Befcs’S' J ahunry Ist, my stack* of Cassimeres, Over-coatings and Suitings of all desci iptions. The profits to lie given to the purchaser. Call in and make your choice, leave your order , and get a nice, nobby suit, for a small amount. J. J. AVateibury. Shooting Match! There will be a .big: shooting match for chickens and turkeys, at Rensselaer, on Friday, Saturday, Monday and (Tuesday, December 21,22, 24 Shooting to be with rifle and. Shot-gun, everybody invited. AVuight & Shabp, Managers. V * , For the Ladies only.—We can save you frpm 82 to $lO on Cloaks, by ordering through us, as we have made;arrangements with the manufactures, and we save the middlemans ,piz»fit. Please call and be convinced of the truth of tills statement. AVe cap refer you to dozens of our best citizens, who haVe purchase^,through us. Very Truly, Hemphill & Honan. Earnest Words for Honest Sceptics. —By Mrs. H. V. Reed.— This book was ' written to meet the Infidel’s objections to the Bible. It meets a want long felt by the Christian world. It is endorsed alike by clergymen and layman. Pastors of the different churches are invited to call and exapiine it. Price 7_scts. Sold only by Miss Babcock. .