Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1883 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XVI.

THE REPUBLICAN. ISSUED RVKKr THURSDAY BY GEO. E 3. rUBI.ISHKK AND PROritIKTOH. OFFICE Up stairs above llemplull & Honan’s, opposite Enimot Kannal’s drug Store. Terms of Subscription. One year.......... : ~v. ...$l 50 Six months 75 Three months 50 The Official Paper of Jasper County.

PIBEQTOST JUDICIAL Circuit Judge ....„ PETER IT. Ward. Prosecuting Attorney M. 11, H'auker. Terms of Court —First Monday in January; third. Monday in March; First Monday in June; "third Monday in October. COUNTY.OFFICERS Clerk-,.... Ckari.es 11. Prick. Sheri IT : .Tons TV. Powei.Bj Auditor GkokcE M. Rorinsqn . Treasurer ... Moses 11. Alter. Recorder JaMks T. Abbet?. Surveyor.. Lewis S, Alter Coroner F- T. Sears. Superintendent I*juuH<*Schools . .1). M. NKlisoK. /Ist District.. Asa C. Pukvo, (y>m miss ion ers IM District —S. It N ion oi.s. <3d District..JOHN Waymirb. Commissioners' Cdltrl— First Mondays in March, June, September and December. CORPORATION OFFICERS: Marshal ...• •• • • —O. IL-Pbatt. Clerk W.W.AV>tSon Treasurer .K. I). Rhoades. r Ist Ward.. . John R. Vanatta 2d Ward.. F. Ferguson (Sdjlooilmen I Gd Ward M. D. Riioadks LithWjuM^ : Clevkianil I Stir Ward,..........1 . 11. W iLLhY

—ii Hill » • .'. ' L==g csiistoi directory. . V* •••* MUhodist Episcopal- -Corner Cullen and Hutson streets. Services every Sabbath at 10:30 A. M. and 7P. M. Class meeting ‘.)rls A. >L Prayer meeting Thursday -e-v-wii-ng.—Sabbath School a t-2;3Q P.M. Rev T. C. Webster, pastor. Baptist. —Cullen street, Services every Sabbath at 10:30 A. |I. and 7P. M. Sabbath School at 12, noon. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rev. Philip Me Dade, pastor. Christian Church. —Harrison Street Services every Sabbath at 10:80 A. M. and 7P. M. Elder D. T. Halstead, pastor in charge. Free Will Baptist.—ln. Presbyterian Church building, (jullfen Street. Services every second aiid fourth Sabbath at 10:30 A. M. Covenant meeting on Saturday beore the fourth Sabbath of each month, at :30 P. M, W.' C Miner, Pastor. Presbyterian Church.— Corner Culleft and .Susan Streets. Services first to third Sabbaths of every mouth at 10-45 a. m. and 7-45 p. m. Prayer meeting every IVednestlrty at 4 p. School at 0-SO a. m. ltev,. Gilbert Small, pastof.

societies. Prairie Lodge, No. 125, A, F. and A. M. meets First and Third Mondays of each mouth. Cl. 15. CONWELL, W. M, M. L. SPITLKR, Sec,y Evening Star Chapter, 0. E S., moots first and Third Wednesdays of each mouth, ,-Mrs. 1. C. KELLEY, Worthy Matron. I>. J- THOMPSON, Secretary. , Iroquois Lodge, No. 143, I. 0. 0. F., meets every Tuesday evening. J.T; AIiBETT, N.fc. C. H. STEWARD, Secy. Rensselaer Lodge, No. 82, Knights of Pythias, meets every Thursday evening. E. PEACOCK, U. C. S. 11. STRICTLER) K. ot'P. R. A S. , Rensselaer Lctdgd No. 100 A. 0. U. W. meets every Monday evening. NOBLE J. YORK, M. W. CnAS. B. STEWARD, Recorder. , Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. K., meet* every Friday evening. y M.F.'CIIILOOTB.P.C. FRANK W. BABCOCK,"o. M. J. A, BURNHAM, Adj't. PiiOB’KWSIONALi CARDS. PHYSICIANS. rrr y\\ UAItTSIiLU M. 8., VV ’ 11 0 si EOPATIIIc Send. RENSSEI.AKK.V C INDIANA. LA?"i ufi teilJ&B2£SJSSpecialty^^L— iHtjec East Street. r 3-.lun-s4. -Uesidence. MakeuTer Jlou- c. J \ ii" I. B. W ASH HUPN, ani> Rensselaer, Imliaua. Glvc« special attention to Uispiscsof Women ktd Children and Chronic UisCsses. * Remember Calls are promptly r.tteudud when n-.,t professionally eußaaeti.

attorneys. Simon P. Thompson, I«TN> J. Tpo. VsoN .' Attorney <it Lo\c. --‘»Utry / uohe. A BRO.. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, * Rensselaer, T»fi. Practice in nli tup rourts. W o_ (iay partjiiil attention to paying taxes, railing ami leasing lands,, M. L. SPITLKU Collector nifd Abotrnetor "jAMEs tV.DOUTHIT A TTQRNE Y A T LA W, ~! 'BVvMSKtAKIt; ---- -- - - JVDTAJtX. upstairs in MakJever's now brie* three doors east of 1 ost-offi. XV-46. i w. sn yiter. attorney at Law, Remington, Ind. Prectiee 1b the court* of Jasper, Newton Kenton counties. T'RARK w. ra-blocr, attorney a4*law, A nd Rml EMrite frof/Jf-. {Kiot next,loot- to PostoOief. Pi .Mleesjn *M court*«f Jasper. Newtnft and titulon countiei ‘tends examined, abstracts ot titles prepared taxes paid, and ooUoctions teed*.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, TIIU R SI) A YI) E CEM RE R 27, 1883.

F. CHIIXOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, lnd. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispateli. -Office in second story of the Makeever building, Miscellaneous. Auprf.d McCoy. Thomas Thompson BAXIiING HOUSE t>F A- McCOY A T. THOMPSON,(successors to A. McCoy A Thompson. Rankers), Rensselaeri,.litJ. Do a generaLbatikin§ busiftoss. Huy and sell ex eiiange. made on all available points. Money loaned. Interest paid ouspecitlect time cteposits, etc. At the same place as the old ilrm of A. McCoy A Thompson. R. S. LnvioGixs, I’res’t. Z. DWiaaiiis, Cashier. CITIZENS’ BANK^=== RENSSELA&R. TNDJAMA Does a fiCiieral ban king business : gives special attention to collectious; remittances made on day of uuymeti t at current rate of exchange ; interest paid on balances; ccrtiiicates bearing interest issued ; exchange bought and sold. Vollmncdten angefertfgt.Eebsehaften.Shuldforderunjcen u. d. gl. in Dentscliiands, Oesterreicb, Denmark. -Sclnveden, Norwegon und der Soweiz. Weeend aft tiro bedeutesten lSankgeschacfte in alien Haedten Ev.ropa’S augestellt UiUeften von undnachKuronaueber dieDampfschill Lifiien zu verkatilcn. John Makeever, Jat W. Williams; Tresidout. Cashier FARMERS’ BANK, feg“opposit e Public Square' c ®a RXXfSELA Eli JXDIAXA —, -——s- - Deposits. Buy nPd sell Exchange. Collections made and promptly remitted. Money Loaned, and does a general ~ Banking Business. X T-18-y. IRA C. KELLEY Rensselaer, Indiana. Dr.. Kelley lias.had thirty years’ 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 any spurious and worthless material. Special attention given to the preservation of tile natural teeth and the natural ami useful adjustment of artificial teeth. All operations warranted. aud prices to correspond with quant}' of work. • Office over lines & Meyer’s drug store.

2d L. WILLIS, GUN and LOCKSMITH (Shop on Hiyer bank, south ol School House, KknsselAf.H, Indiana." All kinds of Iron and Wood turning, and fine work in iron, Steel and Brass, on short uotice, and at reasonable rates. Give me a call. Rensselaer, Ind. JFUST OPENED. Ne wly furnished Mg! Cpol and pleasant rooms. Tpatde supplied with tijebest the market affords. Good Sample Eoqms on fii'st floor. Tree Bus to and from Depot. PHILIP BLUE, XV-iJo-tf. Proprietor. (garnly S —Just, opened at— R©nssela/©rFresh and Pure Candy manufactured • Every Day. 1®“ Everybody call and sea Hknih Levino, Proprietor. f : I WE ARE DETERMINED NOT To Be XJndersolcU By any Establishment in We admit that the Dry ;goods riT trade this (all is a failure. That j everybody may sell cheap; but we claim to sell — —— CHEAPISRNo matter how great the sac ri lice, Hopkins’ corner t, r 'Xad.ersell3 , I I I

Rensselaer Latfasa* Insurance and Collection Bureau. - - B AKU LOAAS* $800,,t0 SIO,OOO, Sto 10years* full terra . or partial payments, Low interest, and reasonable commission. Fire insurance in Six Companies. . _ _ Life and Accident Insurance in the old reliable Travelers, and == ten _A.etiia Lite; Policies ttfitten immediately on application. o , The Lowest Rates* and —Perfect— H COLLECTIONS on all point* is tie tl. 8 - PRANK W. UABCOCK, Proprietor, Wb, W. Watson, Solicitor. ••J.-,,.. . i „r ■ ■ «•

Personal and Local.

Daylight is scarce, but weather is sufficiently numerous. Two books for five cents at Miss Babcock’s. Post-office will be closed on New Years day, from 10 o’clock a. m. to 4 o’clock p. m. I have a few more cheap lamps left and they.dre cheap, “aud don’t you forget it”; F. B.’Leaming. » Mrs. J. P. Dunlap has a new upright piano, which she received on Monday. Go to La Rue’s for bargains in Queensware, glassware and fancy Dishes. Remember Mrs. Kirsch’s enter tainment at the Opera House next Friday night. Go to Miss Babcock’s for your Photograph anti Autograph Alburns . Notice R. P. Benjamin’s new display advertisement in this issue of The Republican. Books! Books.! ! Do not fail to examine the fine holiday honks at the P. 0., before you buy. My books are all new, and cheap. The Rev. T. C. Webster expects to begin a series of revival meetings at the M. E. church on January Ist, to continue indefinitely. We warrant all of our goods strictly pure and take all kinds of country produce in exchange at the highest market price. Lußue’s The members of the Dramatic company are loud m their praise of the candy manufactured at Levino’s candy factory. Go to Laßue’s for coffees. They have the finest coffee in town, every pound warranted or money refunded* ' Married. —By Justice A. 11. Wood, at his residence in Rensselaer, lnd.; on Dec. 17th, 188.3. Mr. Joseph Shindler to Miss Lizzie Bringle. REMEMBER the great closing out sale of Sears & Son, will only last until January, Ist, 1884. Don’t lose a bargain, but come at once. We are under obligations to Mr. G. W. Hascall, now of Washington, D. C., for a copy of “Thq Hatchet”, a new comic paper just established iu Washington. The Hatchet is exceeding sharp. Cloaks and Dolmans, will lie 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. ; ; j A*. T - * Elmer 1 Dvviggins and Delos Thompson are home for tho vacation, from Michigan University, at Ann ArboiV '-'- The former cffnie Friday evening, the ’latter Sunday eveuin g. , 7 With every SSO Domestic Sewiiig Machine, sold by W. H. & C. Rhoades, they make a present of nil oil painting, that Is , a perfect beauty. Size 30x40. (jill and look at them. Married,: —At the residence of 1 F. W. Bedford Esq., Rensselaer, j •lnd.’, on Chrictmas day, Charles I Shand to Mary L, Bennett, troth j late, pf - Scotland. Ceremony by j the “Old Squire.” i The Commercial Bank, of Oxford, I how owned by Mess Ts. R. S. A Z. Dwigglns, is to be reorganized into a state bank. F. J. Sears of this place has taken largely of the stock, and expects to go to Oxford to-day to Resist in the reorganization. Mrs. C. P. Mitchell 1 .as resigned her position as teacher of the Grammar depcrtfccntin the Rensselaer schools. Her successor has not yet been hppointed, hut will be within a few days. Mrs. Mitchell has been an, exceptionally successful teachei-, aud her place will be hard to fill. .Misses Lida Cook, Florence Sherman; Eva Richards ” and Messi-s. Edward Wokisky, .T. P. Eilibourne, W. R. Smith, F. R. Stevens, W. N. Chtipman, F. R. Barnett, J. J. Keltey, and Capt. Simonds, came in oil the forenoon train from Chicago. Monday, and put up at the MAkecyer House. ,They are .all members of the Criterion Dramatic Company. ’ ’*' , '

Mrs. Milton Campbell is sick, at her home in Oxford, With catarrahai fever. Ladies money bags at Learning’s, cheaper than ever known in Jasper county. An enormous trade iu holiday goods was done in this town, last Saturday. Lemons, Oranges and candies oE all kinds for New Years, at Lit Rue’s, Miss Genevieve Osborne returned to New Albany on the forenoon train last Monday. Oh say! have you seen those cheap velvets, only 50c a yard, at Hemphill k Honan’s 1 . Go to the new’ bakery for your Bread, he keeps the best bread iu town, always fresh. W. G. Smott has moved into Rensselaer for the winter, and is occupying Mrs. E. R. Cissel’s house on Van Rensselaer street. Fishpond and Loto games, at Miss Babcocks. Also chopped up Niggers and- the climbing Elephant. _____ The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church, will meet at Mrs. G. J. Dexter’s, (Nosvels House,) on Friday afternoon. 1 place my books in the market to sell, and they are selling. You who want nice books, had better call early at the P. O. The next Teacher’s Institute of Marion towmsliip, will be held at the school house in Rensselaer,, on Saturday, January sth. Just a few more of those cheap Hanging Lamps left at Learning’s. A nice New* Years present for wife or mother. C. P. Mitchell, the successful life insurance agent, came down from Lake county, Saturday evening, where he has been getting in insurance work with good success. Gentlemen, go and see beaUtiful w'ork boxes and , Odor cases, at Miss Babcocks, before purchasing holiday presents for your lady friends. At the Presbyterian church,, on the first Sabbath in January, the Rev. G. Small will discuss the subject of “Amusements” —Enquiring how far a Christian may indulge &c. Ladies, do not forget that Miss Babcock has rented a part of Mis. La Rue’s millinery room, and keeps constantly on hand the best corsets, knit underwear, hosiery and ready made muslin wear. Auditor Robinson and his.deputy, Mr. Nowels-, after having wrought hard, for many days, over the tax duplicate for 1883, turned the same over to Treasurer Alter JLast Monday. Farm Loans.- to 810,000 Partial payments. Reasonable terms. The Rensselaer Loan and Insurance Bureau, opposite Court House, next door to post-office. 15 -39—ts. Mrs. C. G. Seal’s and her sister, Miss. Thompson, returned tiam©hiLtSatiw i i.l*yr.ei'hy.uLg. Mr.s. Wears from her ail summer’s visit to many.friends in the east, and Miss Thompson from Michigan l University. Our old rdl'able friend, John B. : Goetz, of Newton township, calb ed upon us Monday and ordered the address of his daughter’s paper changed from Rosa R. Goetz |to Rosa B. Graf. -Miss Goetz was j married to Mr. Bruno Graf, last : mouth, in Chicago. i. “Short but Sweet” was the | call made upon The Rebubliuan |by Prof. Levino, the Candy FacI tory man, Monday morning. The ! last mentioned quality resulted | from a couple of boxes of delicious : confectionery which the professor | kindly presented to ye editor and llH&flfisis&fitit ...A V u__A-

| Sarriedr—-On Christmas day, in Chicago, Mr. E. N. Hylapd, iwaprietor of the Rensselaer Mills, to Mts* Lillie Hoosman, nqp Tharp, now of Ukicago but lately of Rensselaeiu■ Mr. and Mrs n Hyland will return to liensuejaer ou,, the , night train to-day, and oocwpv the «C.i M. Hopkins house, on Front street. The Republican joins with many friends in wishing them a lieaity welcome.

Miss Madge Osborne went to New Albany yesterday, to spend the vacation with friends.— Cleaver’s Stock of Guns is fine, and his prices correspond with the times. The finest. Christmas present we have heard of yet was fine upright piano given to Mrs. W. W. Watsub, by her husband. Mrs. Elizabeth Cliilcote v.cut so Fostoria, Ohio* her old home, yesterday to visit friends. She wi£ be absuntTor several weeks. A False Report.— The report-' ed death of Mrs. Mary C. Hainar, at the insane asylum was a mistake. At last accounts she was still living, and in a better condi- j tion than when to the j asylum. , Excursion Rates.— The sale of the two cent per mile, round trip tickets on the L., N. A. & C. railway, will be resumed oil Saturday the 29th and continue until Tuesday, Jan. Ist. The tickets are good returning until Jan. 3rd. An immense line of dress flannels at Ralph Feudig’s, that will beuclosed out at prices that trould make wholesale dealers squeal. Call and see,They are all beauiiful patterns, and the prices will be. pleasing to your pocket book. Died:— Saturday morning, Dec. 22nd, at her home near Rensselaer, Elizabeth Minikus, wife of John Minikus, of consumption. The funeral was held at 'the Catholic church, on Monday, and was conducted by the Rev. J. Zumhuelta. ~ Heiiery Eigelsbacli will make a public sale, at the Jonathan Peacock farm, near town, on Friday, J an., 4th, —a notice of whice appears in another place in this paper, —and will start for his new home in Nebraska iu about two weeks. Mitchell’s Christmas— Born, at Rensselaer, lnd., on Tuesday morning, Dec.. 25th, 1883, to Mrs. C. P, Mitchell, teacher of the grammar department, in the Rensselaer public schools, a son, a fine boy, and doing well, is also the mother. Hon. R. fe. Dwiggins returned from. Battle Creek Friday evening, and in his company was Col. Geo. E. Yarrington, of The Continental railroad company. Col. Yarrington took the train for the east on Saturday. He still has hopes for the future of his railroficL The report was widely circulated last week that Col. Bennett H. Youug, president of the L., N. A. & C. had, at the request of the Board of Directors, tendered his resignation of the presidency of the road, but Col. Young emphatically denies the truth of the report. ■ •• • • • The new timetable, now in force on the L., N. A. & C. railway* appears in this issue of The Rebublican. The tables for both the main line and the Indianapolis Air Line divisions being, given. As we have already mentioned, the only ’changes made are ii\ tlie day tvauo- each of which pass liens- * fger about Twenty minute’:; esHfc" er than before the change *as made. Circuit Court. -Fifty new cases have been entered <?n the tivi docket for the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court A larger number than at any previous term for many vears. No cases whatever have, v as yet, been entered on the ‘criminal docket. The court [convenes Monday, January <th* 11884. Despite the large number ;of cases upon the civil docket, it promises to be a rather nuaaterest--1 mg term. j To-night, Thursday, will posi- , lively be the last appearance of ] the Criterion Dramatic Company in butt* town; when they will give the Romantic and sensational drama, “John Logan’s Curse ” or “The child of the Woods.*’ This ! play created quite a sensation on | its first production in New York. It is replete with startling situations, while a brilliant vein of comedy rtfns through the play. Mr. Wodiska will appear as Jonn Logan, the half breed, and Lie .charming Soubrette, Lida Cooke will take. she sprightly character of Ruth,, or Carrotta. This is a fftat class company and should have a full house.

"’■ - - ! 1 • . IT 'j ; • » . *"». '.i •' • - - The Entertainment to lie given at the Opera House tomorrow evening, Friday, Dec., 28tb, will fouu the climax ot the Christmas festivities, ——-— l — h~ . * » Mother Goose Operetta, as put on the stage by Mr*. Kirseli, is new, original and inimitable; the first and only entertainment of the kind ever given in Rensselaer. i «* • It will consist of Mrs. Xii-sch’s own arrangement-of a combination of the Lawrence masquerades, and Elliott’s met odies. . . ' ■ • **. V.' h To. witness tiiese sublime tragedies and »upei*b eoniedies of Mother Goose, is to forget the cares of the world, and to know vvlmt it is ‘to be once more a child. Adinission...... . 35 cen Children.... .. ~25 cents. Tickets for sale by Mr. Hardman, and the children taking part. *». ,4 . No extra charge to ticket reserved at Hardman's. *i- • *. '• V' . ; I.•' . ’ - Exercises will commence promptly at 7:301 j' ** t .. Music by "Prof. Levino’s foil orchestra.

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