Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1884 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XVI.

THE REPUBLICAN. ISSUED EVERY TIiUKSDAY BY geo. e. PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE —-Up stairs above Hemphill jt Hunan’s, opposite Emmet Kannnl’s drug store. Terms of Subscription. One yearSo Six months' Three months.. . . . . v. 50 The Official Paper of Jasper County.

JUDICIAL jzCtaSiit Prosecuting AttorneyM. H, " Al.Klti:. - in January; Third Monday in March; First Manday in Jwnx; Third Monday in October. —. OFFICERS jji.-.k Charles 11. Price. Sheriff John W. Powell. Auditor ...George M, Robinson. Treasurer.'. AI-osls L. alter. Recorder?. ■ . James T. Abbett., Surveyor Lewis S. .Alter. (J H’OHcr . • * • '• •‘'’LARS. Superintendeist P-ftblioSchools . D.M.Nelson.(Ist District.. Asa C. Pkkvo, Oainmissio'ner.B >2<l District ..S. It. NicKoi.s. (3d District.. John Waymikl. C’owwi*st<”r«r«’ CoyrtF-First Mondays in CORPORATION OFFICERS: ... Marshal C. 11. Piatt. C]w . k W.W. Watson Treasurer ...a:... ■■---• E• I»• Rhoades. 11 st W a r<l ... .John 11. Va n att a . ■ 3d Ward... A.. 15. F. FERGUSON. < ft* gj--:x#- WK t 1iG.Wiird.........-J. 11. " illia

ciimtcii oiRBCTOIi/t. Methodist Episcopal—Corner Cullen and Hutson streets. Services every Sabbath at. 10:30 A. M. and /P. M. Class meeting 9:lb A’ «■ Thursday evening Sabbath fechoob at 2.00 :p, M. Rev T C.Webster, pistQF. .. Baptist.— Cullen street. Services every Sabbath at 10:30 A. M. and 7P. M. Sabbath Schopl at 12, noon. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rev. Philip McDade, pastor. . Christen CAurc/u—Harrison Street 7p. M. Elder IT T. Halstead, pastor in charge. J Free Will Baptist.—ln Presbyterian Church building, Cullen Street. Services everysecond and fourth Sabbath -aWlOmtr A. M. Covenant meeting on Saturday before the fourth Sabbath of each mouth, at :30 P. M. M.C Miner, Pastor. - Presbyterian C'h.n-cli. -CornerCullen and Smii '.Street.\ Services ■ 'first to third Sabbaths us every mouth at 10.4 a *. m. and 7-15 p. Mt. Prayer iheeting every Wednesday at 4 p. m. Sabbath School at 9-80 a. ni. Rev. Gilber t Small, pastor.

PROCESSION Al / CARDS. PHYSICIANS. ttt W. HAIITSELC, M. D., vv * __home67atiiic—stncl Saxrg’eoaa., itESH-u-i-ti:'’.. "... .Indiana. Chronic Diseases a Specialty I Office East W aibhigtoii Street. '. 3- Jan-s-i. Hesi’deace, Makeo-tr House. I\R. I. B. WASHBIJPN, and SURGEON, TUnesfelaer, Indiana. (lives spocfitl iittPn’tioii to liiscnjcsof onicn Cbti ’H t f and Chronic Di RcmemWeTcatlrrnrc promptly attended When n*l professionally engaged. attorneys. rjiHOMPSO.N & BRO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Reaeseltier, Ind. - P, Rotice in all l.ie court Wr 7^'“ M. I- sri i-1.r.1t r.oliectvr and Abstractor JAMES AV. DOVTIHT .irTOTJ.v/n' at z.tir, RE - - roA-Olfi'- m loir, in 'MAcnvers new brick H r-c doors east vi 1

XV ■ 48. j W. SN rßll. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Keminffton, Inti. J piiictlcc in Hie courts of Jasper, Novtoft r.lx. , rvwntica. PRANK w. BABCOCK, attobne y at law, A rd k‘< ll Brok-fr. GClre uextit ->r.lo IVstuiW I’rartices in Hit ■jo-trts of jasiu t . Ne\vt<i. and IlentoU xCimtiee. Lands exnnitl rd. abstracts of titles prepiired, taxes paid, and cellvciions made. rrORDECAI F. CHiLCOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ReiTsselaer. -111'1. « ttends to n’t business >n the pVtrfossion with ' nroinptiH's s ar..’, dispatch. < >fti;;« .in s<wnd stbrv of the .Xlukeevcr irjildinjf. M ISC ELLANEOI’S. . AefrepMcCov. Tnopus. Thompson Banking .house of a. Mecov & t. THOMl’SON,(successors to A. McCoy & A-T+«M»pwi*<Jljr.lj rs>. m>nw£Uu'f, Ind. Ho H ir.’teral banhiai ■ ii--in.es>'. Tt ■ ■.' and -pi* ex change. Collections di.adeon all available-, points. Moiife' loaned, interest paid «”specified time <lepfi*its. etc. At the same place a> llie old firm of A. McCoy & Tlionipson. I >. pini’re>‘t. Z OlviGGiXb,• asla<r. niTIZESS' BASK. ' ,V - A’X.S.SrJL J INDIA AJ. l>ws a #ti , ncr;tl4rtMHiiPub«» ii3 P?S': gives M>ec:a atteuticntn-eullevlious: reiu ; it::u'<'s made bn Tlav ot payment at current rate of exchange ; in - b?nsst pai‘l i'« balances; certiildftes bearing ' Pi , .Tt.>t {>-ui't : exchange bought ;.n<! sold. . Vollßuac-Iten ahgefertlgt. J-eltshliaften.Shiild- i :<>rdert,i<pen I!. <i- gi. tn DeUt.-< !i!aii<i>.' <•<■->,<l - I ruich. Ue’nm'ivk. ><diwe<!cc, Nbrtregeh ttndtier I —Seive-a. —*ai> die tAde.;tywtgiv —Han't -! icselinefte in alien Saedteu Ei:ropu’s.atis«‘«eilt | Itilietten von uHdiia«-J.i Euror-a ueber die Itanip-i \chiff Linien zu verkauleu. ' j

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, iCSI.

John Makkevek. Jay W. Wilh*ms, Uiesiileut. Cashier FARMERS’ BANK, JlfegF* Opposite Public Square-2gj( - . JXD/AXA Receives Deposits, Buy and 'sell Exchange. Collections made and liromptly remitted. Money Loaned, and does a general Banking Business. XV- 'S-y. TRAC. KELLEY ; L~J A DENTIST, Renshßlaer, Indiana. Dr. Kelley has hart thirty years’ experience 1n the practice of Dentistry, and refers to his numerous patrons as t;» the quality of work turned out. He uses no-'tlranite Teeth” nor any spurious and worthless iimteilal. Special attention given to the pNamaTOirorrng"Jiaturarteeth and the natural and useful adjustment of artificial teeth. All operations warranted, and prices tu correspond vitli quality of work. Office over Leopold’s new store. Uli Is. WILMS, GUN and LOCKSMITH (Shopon Riverbank, south of Sehdcl House, Rensselaer, Indiana. All kinds of Iron and Wood turning, and fine work in Iron, Steel and Brass, on short notice, and at reasonable rates;. Give me,a call. drixe nsre*w Ml® Rensselaer, Ind . jW’UST OPENED. Newly furnished Cool and pleasant rooms. Table supplied with the best the market affords. Good Sample Rooms on first floor. Free Bus to and from Depot. PHILIP BLUE, XV-35-ts. Proprietor.

Louisville, N-A. & Chicago “Itfonon Route.” Condensed Time Table of Passenger Trains, in Effect Dec- 16th, 1083. Nl 0 :! - j N, p L » -1 73fipii( 7 cilini jlv Louisi ili.k ar 835pnq 735 am 7 su“ sfiD” -‘-New Albany “ 81;T“ 7 15“ ■ l()S ” larMiteiie.il “ 549“ 500 “ 1123“ 1138 “ “ Bloomington “ .4 Bi “ 34<>“ !J 57 “ 12 ! Ipn: “ Gospurt,... . -3 55 “ 310 “ 12 4'.uni 145 “ Gr'iictsile jun“pjlb.3 v .“.. J 242.“ : 12 51“ l “ Greencastle .“ 258 “ 21G“ 125 “ 205 “ “ Koachedale .“ 224 “ 142 “ 152“ 234 “ r’f’r<ls’v'ljun“ 1 st> “ 117“ 1 55238 “ “ Crawfordsville Jsl “ | 113“ 2 .".o •* 333“ Lafayette jun‘ 1255 “ |]2 19 “ 303 “ 345 “ “ Lafayette , .lv 12 25 “ iJ2oi> “ 253 d 445 “J“ UUvnolils.,var Tl2Uain 1117 pm 4Q7“ ■ 44>5“ “ MfiNOX.-lv 11 13“ |l»o3*‘ iU. “ 455 “ Ivjloho.l ;w 11 10“ 411 0.5 “ 4 3S“ .5 2'“ XVeiisselaex 10 30“ ;]0 36“ 532 “ <128“ arljiwell ar 935“ j 940 “ O(X> “ 701 “ - Dyer; 85:»“j»03“ li .5“ 759.. 1.. Hammond . “ 814“ [ 820 “ 730 525 “ 1“ LineA<tQ , Iv 740 “ I 745 “ Indianapolis & Michigan City NORTH: : 5 Ik-'I a‘l ' , ln<iianaiiol'«>. 'j Giiioil Depot; 1215 pm 500 pm 1145pm| Leave. Tlatiikfort, r 215“ 715 H 59am; ,l Delplti. , 3 .55 " 828 “ 304 “ ' “ MONON, 4.50 “ 925 “ 400 “ Arrive. Monon. - 4 55 “ - Leave. La.Cro—e. : 0 09 “ “ Waiiatali. i i. 29 " “ Otis. , (1 54 “ “ Mieh. C ity 1 Arrive SpGTH, V HL l.„__ Miahigan City. > Leave. . Hitt, : Wanatah. “ i La Cross. MO.NON. 11 10i. Arrive; i Monon ti.iopin 005 am 11 15.. i.eavel 'Delphi. __ 112 OVi.m.T 03 " ,1213. jn , ‘ Frankfort.. I 105 •• IB>2 “ 12;; .. - Indianapolis) .< . . ‘ Cwim liepotl ; ' ! G | I0!j0 330“; Arrive

“A” Daily. “B> Daily except Sunday. Es??” Conn eel ton maile’-at Chicago with night trains for, tlieiiort'|i and northwest. —.ullai ng car.s bn trains 3 and 4 For t ckets and further information, apply tp ; MURRAY IvELLERG,. 1’ A. Louisville Kv. Through Tickets.—C. F. Wren, the station agent is now prepared to sell i through tickets to almost any plat e ' where araiiona! being could wish togo: ■-.North.or South, East or West. If you j think of traveling call oil him and learn i what he can do for you. ts I -Gl.—■- - - - _ “ - ,-G : -

J» PORTER, HII’ALEH IX fflM MOM (Stgl-.-r & Gofi’s old stand,) Rensselaer Indiana. XVL7-tf. LEVINO’S Rensselaer.- ..Indiana. ——Fresh Canity made every day.--—— - Stick Candy only -st -- (l a • Ft j _'>■ • v ' < - *. F , Cents per pound, , ... Cad and sec us Everybody, Henkl LkviNO, . ‘Proprietor.

REMINGTON ITEMS.

The united protracted meeting is still in progress and several accessions have been made to the two churches. About twenty-five persons have united with the M. E. church and five or sik with the U. B-. last Saturday and Sunday. Elder Claypool, of Delphi, held quarterly meeting services. Tne church ws,s filled with a"large and sudienco on each occasion. Elder Claypool is an able and eloquent speaker and left good impressions on the minds of all who heard him. May they be lasting. Although the times are hard and the corn crop nearly a failure. Agent Morris reports an increase in the business of the road over the corresponding months of last year. The tile factory is to be enlarged to double its present capacity, and quite a number of men who are now eating the bitter bread of enforced idleness will have employed. Mrs. E. H. Graham returned from a three weeks visit to Crescent City, 111., last Friday. Mrs. Mark Phelps lias been on the sick list for the past week. Airs. Shepherd is very sick in. Cincinnati with rheumatic fever. Mr. Shepherd started for thb city last Saturday evening. Mrs. John Phelps returned from a visit to her mother and other friends in lowa, last Friday. Remingtonian.

DEMOTTE AND KEENER.

li. W. Marshall has just got home from a cattle hunting trip, through Northern Indiana and .Southern Michigan. He reports steers scarce and high. E. D. Fairchild has been scooting round a considerable, on the same business He also finds it slow work filling up his herds at satisfactory prices. D E. Fairchild run over to Kankakee, on Monday. He says K-k.k is a lively town, but nowhere compared to DeMotte. Everybody has been making good use of the fine sleighing, to haul in saw-logs: there is a perfect blockade of them all around the mill grounds. Superintendent of schools, Nelson and Trustee, Fairchild, were swinging around the circle, looking after the Keener schools, last week. If they were as much pleased with the schools as some of the school inarms and scholars were with the Co. Superintendent,' every thing will be reported 4 ‘Q. K.” Elder (R. Ball is now conducting a series of meetings at Pleasant Valley school* house. This js their sec ond week, and they are having a reasonable amount of success and eneoufagement considering the thinly settled condition of this part of the county. This is the second week the T enter school has had a/orced vacation on account of the sickness of their teacher, Miss Chattie Sayers. Her inany Mends Will be glad to know that she is now improving.

Mrs. Henry Platt, a lady whose zeal so far outruns her discretion, that the latter quality may fairly be counted as entirely but of the race, has, for several weeks > past, persistently pestered the people of this propinquity for alms in ajd of a family-, in the south-east part of town, who lately had the misfortune to lose a few of. their household effects by a| fire. The loss, though not great in itself, did, indeed, leave the family destitute of some necessary articles,. especially, clothing, vvhifch ought to have been, and in fact were supplied by. the kindness of neighbors- Further than that there was no-reason why they should have been considered objects of charity. The husband is well and strong, has only a wife and one child to support, owns the house he lives in, and has steady work, with sure pay, as a section hand on the railroad: “Lo the poor you have with [Von always” and in Rensselaer are certainly at least a few persons, 1 who ought to receive ■ assistance .from the benevolent, but to make j objects of charity out of people in Ino worse-ekeuDistances than are these particular proteges of Mrs. Platt, is to do them more harm than good--“ Whatever day makes a’’ strong man a mendicant “takes half his worth away." . -Clergyman, gpeakera, stager*, and actors, lintl that Ayer'i Cherry Pectoral improves and aid« thi voice.

Personal and Local.

Girard & Flynn tire running their new mill, near the d--po f , right along. ' ’ —-r. *--■«»• . The doctors have plenty to do in this vicinity; colds, coughs and inflammation. Mr. and MpT/pTh. Lally, of Remington, visited their Rensselaer friends for nearly the j whole of lust week. The pay car on the L., N. A. <t C. passed Rensselaer, Monday. The company keeps its employee> paid up in good shape. * > The Knights of Pythias will expose to secret work of their Initiatory Degree, at the Opera House, Friday night, Feb., 15th. The weather is capable of any extremity this winter and the remarkable celerity with which the snow has disappeared during the last few days is a case in point. So many of the school children were sick with colds and kindred complaints last week, aa to leave several departments of the school almost “without a quorum”. Miss Hattie-Gibson left Rensselaer Saturday night. She intended to stop for a few days in Lafayette and then to return to her home in Brooklyn, New York. The Rev. D. J. Huston, of Goodland, formerly of Rensselaer, will preach at the Baptist church in Rensselaer, on the second Sunday in February, at 10:30 o’clock, a. m. ■ The Ladies Industrial Society of the Presbyterian church, will have an oyster supper at the residence bf M. F. Chilcote, (to-mor-row,. ) Friday evening. Everybody invited. The good coasting on Chauncey Hill has been killing- off the boys pretty fast,/'nt Lau- • tte lately If we couldpick the boys we should like to borrow Chauncey Hill, for Rensselaer’s use, for a few weeks. The Rev. T. C. Webster returned last Saturday from a businessdrip to Crawfordsville, and upon reaching bis home found awaiting him a telegram calling him to the bedside of his aged mother who was thought lo be dying, at Waveland. Mr. Ellis Walton, of this place, has received by telegraph the melancholy intelligence that bis son-in-law, Cornelius George, died at Knoxville, Tenn., last Saturday, from the effects of an accident received Thursday, in his lumber yard. , «-4 • • Mr. Stacy English, of Hanging Grove township, has lately returned from a two week’s visit among old-time friends and scenes in Champaign and Logan counties, in Ohio. It was his first visit for ' twenty-five years, and of course he I fdffnd dirid ofteylly j different place from the Ohio of • twenty-five years ago.

1 Monticello Herald: 2»1. N. Harris, of -Jasper county, was brought before Esq. Hamnieil Saturday [for stealing lap robes, harness and ! other articles from Henry Buni nett, of IdaviPe. —He plead guilty . and was bound over to the circuit ' court in the sum of Officers Beniiett and Ballinger had a hot jchaso after him and caught him (near Remington with some of the ‘ stolen goods in his possession. The. 125th anniversary of the [birth of Robert Burns was approi priately celebrated by the Intermediate department, Miss Osborne i teacher, ■ l.aat ' Friday afternoon. Sketches of the .poet’s life, seleci Hens from bis writings &c. The ■practice of observing the birth- ■ days of the great poets by the public schools i« a wise and beau* . tiful,custom, which should not be allowed to fall into disuse. Mr. Samuel H. Spitler, of Lurfiy, Page county, Virginia, who was yjsitinghis many relatives in this “county for three weeks past, left here Friday to see relatives at Rensselaer, and from thence returns to Virgin in. This was his first visit to Newton county, an I he . traa highly pleased wit h our part of the country. Mr. Spitler is a * voung man of mucu ability- and a redever-gentleman withal- -{ Kent- , land Gazette.

Henry Luers counts daughter number 2 since Sunday Corning. Prof. Levino is doing }irofcssioaal work, in the picture line, at Lowell, for a few daj ; s. lii a south wind that raises the thermometer to fifty-four degrees the snow goes “like hot cakes. Ed O’conner and Jack of Pleasant Ridge, have gone to Kingman county, Kansas, to grow. The Ladies’ Missionary Society of the M. E. church, will meet at Mrs. J. \V. Williams’ Friday, a: 3 o’clock p. HL Mr. Joseph Sharp, the poultry dealer, with his little daughter, visited friends at Burnettsville over Sunday. W. J. Florence Esq., of the law, firm i f Florence Bros, of Delphi, passed Sunday with his relatives in Barkley township. All who contemplate joining a Secret Society, should not fail to witness the Initiation of a candidatc at the Opera House, Friday night, Feb,, 15th. The county superintenclect examined quite a large number, from sixteen to eighteen, of applicants for t'eacEer’s license, at the school house, last Saturday. —■ A big, bad, bold boy, named Bob was bounced bodily by Capt. Burnham, from the Grammar department of the public school, last Friday. The members of Rensselaer Lodge, No' 82, K. of P., will cede bra to the 2Gth anniversary of Pythianisin by Initiating a candidate, at the Opera House, Friday nigO, Feb., 15th, 1884, ( has. W. Lee came down fn.m Elwood and spent Sunday visiting his friends in Boswell. If Charley would only hurry up and marry, it Avould remove several old Women from -the anxious seat.—[Oxford Tribune. Mr. James Welsh is no longer a commissioner of drainage in this county, having last week resigned that position, A desire to devote his time to private business, we understand to have been the reason for the resignation. The. Rev.,.Jas. T. Abbett was over at Monon Sat ar day and Sunday assisting Dr. Dunham pastor of the M. E. Church at that place, in his work of carrying on a protracted meeting, which has been in progress for a couple of weeks. _ - - The members of tiie Knights of Pythias lodge in this place are making extensive preparations for republic entertainment, to be given by them, at the Opera Houses February 15th, Judging from the preparations, it will be an unusually entertaining affair- | —— ■ A new twelve and a quarter ■■PQiijLid - daughter.. at- . the. „house. Ulem Timmons of Pleasant Ridge. On Dec., sth his children celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday, and presented him a nice easy Crocking chair. He can rock himself and his fifteenth baby at the same jtime. May lie live long and his | tribe still increase is the wish of i The Republican. The proverbially agitated course ;of true love has been Hewing in ian unusually turbulent manner i lately, m the case of a* certain couple in Rensselaer, if the I tongue of rumor is to be trusted. | “Sterruparients” have, according to the story, forbidden the presence iof the ardent swain, ujwn their i premises, and even resorted to the ; time honored, but invariably un- ! successful, expedient of incarceratled the maiden fair within a gloomy dungeon in their turretted ( castle’s t°p most towers. ! 111 the absence of the regular s pastor the Rev. George Havens : supplied the pulpit at the Al. E. 1 Church last Sunday morning, llie “old man” -is a "good’ one.’’ <Wi tli a good head to start with . and now full of the rich remiii--1 scences of over fifty years in the •ministry, and a flat-footed, .bare- ! hviided'way of saying just what he 1 thinks in the clearest and most * forcible language, we are Milling I to «ay, without intending, any disparagement to any of his b:other ; vkrgy meu, that we had rather : listen to a sermon from him than ; from any other man in the county.

Burned to Death.

Late last evening we learned some of the partii-dai's of a distressing and fatal accident wbifh happened in Barkley township i near Center school house \e„terI day. Noraffi the seven year old '■ daughter of \y'm Moor, during the absence of her parents, in some manner set fire to her clothing; and there being no one present except other children, without sufficient pres*, nee of mind t > extinguish the flames, everything she wore, except her stockings, was burned from her body. Doctor Bitters, of this place, was hurriedly serit for, but - before he could i reach the place the little sufferer i was dead, having Jived only aliout j two hours after the accident. She ; bad inhaled some of the flames :and speedy death was of course j inevitable. She was unconscious i most of the time between the acjeident and her death.

Nice Fruit Cake, at Hatts’ bakery. Go to Haus’ new bakery fora good-square meal, only 25c. Haus iv the place to get you nice fresh Bread. Wood Base Burners, at Cleaver’s they are daisies, cheap, warranted. Haus keeps, and *makes, the nicest line of Cakes, in Rensselaer. F. J. Sears & Son wish to exchange furniture for county orders. Cleaver has the best Cook Stoves in town, and sells them cheap. : R. P. Befifamin is still in the Organ business. A sample instrument at Hardman’s Jewelry store. Lumber and Coal: —R- P.. Benjamin sells all kinds of LUMBER and COAL, at Cotton’s old office, west off the Depot. Go to the new bakeYy for your Bread, he keeps the best bread in town, always fresh. I will pay you the highest mark et price for all kinds of Poultry and Game. Give me a call. J. Sharp. Cattle for Sale. —J,. D. Babcock has 50 head of yearling cattle for sale at his place five mile south-east of Rensselaer, one mile south of Pleasant R’dge. 2t p. Farm Loans. —$300 to SIO,OOO Partial payments. Reasonable terms. The Rensselaer Loan and Insurance Bureau, opposite Court House, next door to post-office. 15-30-ts. ______ With every SSO Domestic Sewing Machine, sold by W. H. A C. Rhoades, they make a present of !an oil painting, that is a perfect i beaut v. Size 30x40. Call and ! look at them. - Come to the old Shanghigh building, back of Kann al’s Drug StdreY and get cash for yWr potd-"' J. Sharp. _—. . ** 1 — Having secured the services of ■a first class baker, I will keep on ! hand, at all times; fresh ..Pail Bread, Cream Bread, Spanish Twist, Viena Bread, and all kinds of Cookies, and large • Cakes. : Haus. I'- - - Ayers Saruapacilla is the most potent blood purifier, and a fountain of ; health and strength. Be wise in time, j All baneful infectious ar®-promptly removed by this unequalled alterative.

’ DENTISTRY. V - I. cl KIiLLEY. - - INDIANA. Teeth inserted from one tooth to an entire set. Satiifactioi) guaranteed, or no pay.. With our vitalized nirwpp nrr * t "* 3 we will extract teeth, posfit&ly without pain or harm.

NO. 21.