Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

A beautiful Easter poem from the pen of the Rev. T. C. Webster appears in the paper this week. R. F. Priest has moved his boot and shoe store across the street into Geo. Kannal’s room, formerly occupied by Bedford & Warner. Married.—ln P. W. Haus’ parlor. on Thursday, April lOtli, 1884 by The Old Squire, Mr. Samuel L. Kingen and Miss Hattie L. Masten A steam pile-drivei was working on the railroad, just below town, last week. They were thumping down twenty foot piles with marvelous celerity. Services will hereafter be held at the Presbyterian church, by the Rev. Gilbert Small, on the first and third Sundays of each month, the same as during the past year. Mr. Emmet Kannal has his telegraph apparatus in workingorder now and his operator, Mr. H. B’ Smith, will receive and send dispatches at any time during proper hours. Mrs. Dr. Deming, though living but four miles from town, made her first visit her for many months on Monday. Delicate health and Bad roads combined have kept her in strict seclusion. Mr. Tlios. ’A. Knox, a son inlaw of Uncle Billy Pierce, of Jordan township,’ and. a former

resident of this county, has nmved back here from Chilicothe, Ohio, where he has been living for several years. Mr. M. F. Chilcote, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler, Dr. and Mrs. I. C. Kelley, Mrs. Maria Hopkins and Mrs. A. Purcupile attended the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Indianapolis last w’eek. The ladies of the Literary Society request that notice be given, that owing to the intended removal of Mrs. W. T. Jones from the town, the meeting of next Thursday, April 24th, will be held at the house of Mrs. R. S.I) wig gins. The Rev. H. J. Finch, of Mishawaka, this state, preached iu the Baptist church last Sunday evening. There, is said to- be considerable probability that he will accept a call to take pastoral charge of the Baptist congregation here. Yesterday S. H. Duvall, mail carrier, made his last trip to Pilot Grove and Morocco. Pilot Grove (Mount Airy) now gets its mail dyer, the 0. & G. S. R. R. and Morocco is hereafter ,to be supplied from Pilot Grove.

The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad company has taken an appeal to the supreme court in the case, of Warren Wright the brakeman who got the ten thousand dollar verdict at the October term of the Jasper circuit court. A. E. Coen closed a five months terimof school at Union, Jordan township, on Friday, March 11. He reports as perfect for the entire term, and. entitled to certificates of Honor, the names <?f Nathan Barger, Susie Burr, Dolly Michaels and Amja Burr. The Monticello Herald starts out the season Math a good-sized snake story. It says that a man just north of that place, last Friday and Saturday, killed 115 snakes and wants to know if “any one can beat this.” We think not. At least our snake liar says he wont try till later in the season.—[Goodland Herald. 1 We are sorry to chronicle the ; fact that the genial and gifted: Leviuo, the art and music man, is i soon to cease to be a resident of 1 Rensselaer. He has found an ex-I cellent opening for his business in Frankfort, this state, and will re- i move to that place about the first : of May. He promises to retain the leadership of the bands here,; a®d 1 to come up and play with them,' as occasion v j The Ladies’ Free Will Baptist, Industrial Society, now only six' weeks old, has a membership of twenty, and is in excellent working order. The results of their ! labors are devoted to the benefit of the church. All well-wishers are cordially invited to assist them, either with work or money. The society meets this afternoon at, the “residence of ‘Mrs. W. D. Robinson. . ' , . ;

Mrs. Sheriff Powell is still improving. 0. H. Price, the ex-clerk, went to Indianapolis last Friday, and from there started direct for Dakota-, on Monday as we are informed. Mrs. Col. Healy has lately' received a pension from the government ofSI,BOO dollars arrearages and about thirty dollars monthly rate. The Antrim brothers, Frazer and George 8., are about to open a grocery store in the room in Alfred Thompson’s building now occupied by M. O. Cisse!. Mr. Cissel will occupy the room back of M. D. Rhoades’ barber shop. We have good authority for stating that a Summer Normal school, of about six weeks duration, will be held in Rensselaer this year. We have learned none of the particulars of the plan, as yet, but are confident that Mr. Nelsdn wiir make it a success.'

Among the humors of the late election may be mentioned the instances of Air. Helmick, of Wheatfield township, who resigned the olfice of assessor fol* the chance of being badly beaten in the race for trustee; and of Mr. Madison Makeeyer who run for trustee in Newton township and did not come anywheres near getting there but was elected justice of peace by a big majority. Mrs. Henry Smith left Monon, for Albuquerque, New Mexico, last Monday evening, called there by a telegram saying that her husband was very sick. Mr. Smith was formerly in business here with Mr. A. Leopold, and more recently with Leopold, Heidelberger & Co., in Monon, but has been in New Mexico for his health, for some months. Circuit Clerk Irwin issued his first marriage license Tuesday. The parties were Mr. Berry Rutherford, of Goodland and Miss Emma Nicholson, of the far comer of Carpenter township. Mr. Retherford had his prospective bride with him when he started for toyvn, and expected to have been married here, but owing to the bad roads he left the lady at her brother’s, to await his return. The corporation e'ectiou for the town of Rensselaer will be held on Monday, May 4rh. The official notice of which appears in this issue of The Republican. Two town councilmen or trustees are to be elected, for the Ist and 2nd districts, J. R. Vanatta and B. F. Ferguson being the present incumbents, respectively. Clerk, Marshal and Treasurer must also be elected, of course.

It will be learned, witfh general re%i’etj that Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones are about to take their permanent departure from Rensselaer. Mr. Jones has long been a sufferer from rheumatism, and lias determined to seek a dryer and warmer climate. He intends to pass the summer in Kansas,; for whichstates he will start in a few weeks. Mrs. Jones and her son will pass the summer at the home of some old friends in Watseka, 111. She expects to leave this place nett Saturday. Mr. T. R. Berry, of Chicago, General Tourist Agent of the Northern Pacific railroad, was in town last Thursday and made The Republican a • call. As will be seen from a notice in another place, Mr. Berry has appointed Mr. E. C. Nowels as his local agent in this place, and that arrangements for an excursion to the Pacific Slope are in preparation. Mr. Nowels, we understand, will accompany the excursion and ! expects to takh with him quite a numerous company fiom Rensse- ! laer and vicinity. j' No one could believe, from the appearance of that excellently well i preserved couple, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Purcupile, that they I had lived long enough to have been married for two score of years, , but such, however, is the fact, and ! last Monday was their fortieth anniversary. Some six or eight 1 couples of their oldest and best jfriends determined that the day should not pass wholly uncom- ! memorated, and, in the afternoon, 1 they met and with well filled bas- ; kets of choice provender, marched io their residence and took and 'Feld undisputed posse ssidh until a [lite hour in the evening. _ The party was a complete surprise to iAIr. and Mrs. Pttrcnpile. ■*.

The G. A. R. in Northern, Jasper.—Another G. A. R. Post has just been instituted in Jasper county. On last, Satnrdhj' evening, at DeMotte, ia Keener township, DeMotte Post, Number 328, was organized, Capt. R. V/. Marshall, of Keener, Post Commandant of Rose Lawn Tost acting as mustering officer. Further details of the new post wiR be found in our correSpond&nce from DeMotte. —-Dr. Washburn was ordered, by the State Board of Health, to make a sanitary survey of the jail and county asylum. He found everything in apple-pie order’at the jail and at the asylum, excepting the old house. He thinks the coun ty ought to erect a new building for the paupers. He says if there is anything wrong, they are fed too well. One inmate is .sick-of-lung disease. There are eight inmates at present.

The progressive . and intelligent farmers of Gillam township have* lately formed an organization for the purpose of promoting the raising of improved live stock in their township. It is known as the Gillam Live Stock Association and includes in its members many of the best men of the township. The association has already procured a fine, imported Clydesdale horse, aU( I ote °f its members is breeding Herd book Shorthorn cattle. Thft operations of the associations will soon be greatly extended, as we are informed. The Clydesdale horse, above mentioned is a.fihe young animal, bred in Dumfries, Scotland. He took the second premium at the state fair last year. A New Lodge.—Secret orders “flourish like green bay trees” in Rensselaer, and it is. now our privilege to announce that a new lodge is about to be established in tlie town. It is to be a branch of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, a benevolent and social order, and takes in, on terms of equality, any acceptable persoa, of either sex, between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years. Mr. W. P. Green, the chief ’promoter of the enterprise, informs us that , the lodge will be instituted on Saturday evening, April 26th, by P. T. Luther, of Brazil, the Grand Pr> dector, of Indiana. The membership at the outset will be not less than twenty, and Mr. Green expects th make it thirty-five before the time appointed for the institution of the lodge.