Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. A. E. Newell, of Janesville* Wie., is Yisiiihg her cousin, Mrs. A. Purcupile. The Oxford Tribune calls Dan Frazer the “Oscar Wilde of Fowler.” Mrs. Col. H. Learning, of Romney, is visiting at the home of her son, F. B. Learning. f E. S. Woods, has again donned the apron, and seized the cleaver, and will hereafter run his own butcher shop, next door to P. 0. Miss Emma McCormick returned from Waveland, Monday evening. Her-brother’s sickness has taken a favorable turn, Morris Lewis is ostensibly selling the Deering Twine Binder at Rensselaer, but we have reason to to suppose that the clerk of Jasper county will have business with Duck before snow flies. —[Oxford Tribune. ’ The annual picnic in honor of St. John’s day was given Tuesday, in Spitler’s grove* By the Masonic societies of this place, It was very good though rainy weather interfered somewhat with its complete success. The democratic state convention assembled yesterday at Indianapolis. Messrs. E. C. Nowels, J. G. Culp, Hon. Fred Hoover and Frank jLakin were the delegates to represent the Jasper county democracy. The Methodist people, of this place, held theft fourth quarterly meeting Sunday and Monday, Elder daypool presiding. On Sunday evening the elder preached a temperance sermon, by request. Married. —Wednesday evening, June 25th, 1884, at the residence of the bride’s parents, near Iteming, Ind., G. E. Marshall, of Rensselaer, and Miss Lille E. Bartoo, of Remington. The Rev. T. C. Webster, of Rensselaer, performing the ceremony. According to the Sentinel E. C. Nowels is the sole candidate for the democratic nomination for County Treasurer, while Wash Scott, of Milroy, Wm Hoover, of Marion, and Adam Hess, of Gillam, are' talked of as candidates for Sheriff.

The funeral of Mrs. Ladta Frazee, whose obituary notice Appears in another place, was held last Sunday afternoon, front Mr. A. W. Clevelalid’s residence', on Jackson street. It irAs conducted by the Rev. T. C. Webster, of the M. E. church, and attended by a large concourse of friends. Circuit Court. —Judge Ward concluded the June term of tli e circuit court on Friday last. Ordering the construction of ditches in Jordan township in ditch causes 41 and 42 and in Union township in ditch cause No. 44, was the most important work of the day. A special term -for the trial of 'certain cases will be held, July 31, 1884.

High License Triumphant .—ln Joliet, 111., the pioneer high license town, the liquor men and tlidir friends have lately been making a desperate effort to induce, the city council, overwhelmingly democratic, by the way, to reduce saloon license fees to SSOO, but, public sentiment was so unanimous and | determined in demanding high license, that the proposition to reduce it was defeated, dud it still remains at SIOOO. A young girl, of about fifteeftj | who gave the name of Mary Kelley, and is said to hail from | Hobart, in Lake county, was given I lodging in the county jail over j Sunday, and, on Monday morning, j was placed on board the - 8 o’clock I train with instruction to the conductor to take her as near her j home as possible. She is said to :be only about half witted, but | wholly abandoned. j The summer thunder showers have been getting in their work j pretty constantly during the heat* ed term, and thefeare but few places in this vicinity that have not received a copious drenching durI ing the last week, and many places ! have got much more rain than | they needed. Rensselaer had a fine soaking Monday afternoon. |A rather violent wind accompanied the storm and some considerable damage waff done to shade and fruit trees, and grass and grain beaten down to some extent;