Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

The County Fair is in session. Skating at the Opera House Rink every night this week. Here,s yer hack to the fair I Going right out!! 1 The W. C. T. U. will meet at Miss Babcock’s rooms next Saturday. A girl baby was born to the fafnily of Eugene O’Neill last webk. Mr. G. B. Conwell’s sale of householdgoods, begins Saturday, At one o’clock p. m. A new daughter came to bless the household ot Mr. E. L. Clark, last Tuesday morning. Try the wheel of fortune at Sears’ Jumbo Furniture and Carpet Store. The exceedingly hot weather iHll be sure to effect the attendance at the fair, very injuriously. Mr. Henry Darner moved Mis Stock of groceries last week frbm this place to Blackford, in Batkley township. Mr. F. L. Cotton, formerly df Rensselaer, has lately removed from Franklin, Neb., to Kearney, in the same state. Zimri Dwiggins and wife, of Oxford, have returned from their eastern trip, and were visiting Rensselaer friends over Sunday. Mr. A. Leopold is making extensive improvements on his building at the corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets. The nicest lot of Ladies’ and Misses’ Cloaks, Circulars and Dolmans, and cheaper than ever before, at Ralph Fendig’s. Jerry Healy will attend the Fair with his little gun, and Coffins and. Undertaking goods at rock-Bottom figures at Sears’ Jumbo Furniture House. Jay Dwiggins ia adjourning in Chicago for medical treatment, and his place in the Attica Citizens’ bank is filled by his brother Elmer. ,

A great many striking machines are on the street this week, but none equals the strike on Furniture and Carpets at the Jumbo Furniture Store. A year old child of John Carmichael fellfrom a chair Monday and broke a collar-bone. Dr. Washburn gave it the necessary surgical attention. There is some talk of a match game of Base Ball at the Fair Grounds to-morrow, and big sales of Furniture and Carpets at Seari?’ Jumbo Furniture House. F. W. Sparling, of Milroy tp*, and G. L. Thornton, of Newton tp., with their respective families, started across the country for Kansas, last Monday '. They will go to Pratt county. The Rev. R. C, ,s Mcßeynolds, pastor of the new formed Rensselaer Circuit, of the M. E. church, has made his home in Rensselaer, and occupies one of Mr. S. Healy’s houses on Front street. Roller Skating is the attraction at the Opera House, this week. The Rink will be open every night at 7/30 ‘o’clock. The Rensselaer Cornet Band is in attendance to furnish inusic, every evening. Mr. T. A. Fritchey, editor of the Olney, 111.. Republican, was in town Saturday, looking aßer certain, landed property he owns in Unibn township, «and made The Republican a pleasant fraternal visit. Mr. aiid Mrs. C. F. Overacker visited the editor and family over Sun dt&- Mr. Overacker returned to. his new location, at Saline;, Monday; but his wife is still visiting with Jasper cdilnty relatives. Louis Hollingsworth returned, last Tuesday night, from the summet rfesorts of Northern Michigan, where he has been enjoying himself .for five of six weeks. D, J. who has been in.the locality for some time, wai in Ohidi at last accounts. Mr. Charles Bruce and wife went to Goodland Saturday and from there started for Indian Territory Monday. Mrs. Bruce has h strain of Indian blood in her veins; sufficient to entitle them tothkea claim ..in the Territory, which they intend doing. *

The attendance at the fair yesterday was very light, but will; probably be quite heavy to-day. It is |wo early yet to express any ojifiion as to the cdntffarative mqirits of • the fair, but it is not too early to say that in some of its departments it is very gbod; L the Rev. Jambs T? Abixtf sent his household goods tqjßpobco, the sceue of his first yeaW ministerial labors, last week, himself and family did not take their final departure from Rensselaer until Tuesday last. They drove across the country in their own conveyance. Diligent search in the Commissioners* Record, iri the Auditor’s office, fails to reveal that anything of public interest came before the Conimissioners last week, other than what has already been reported. A large amount of loai and bridge business was disposed of, and many claims against the county were passed upon. The list of allowances will appear later. It is an enohhous nuisance when the popular naine of a town is different from the nanib of its post-office. There are several such in or near Jasper ediinty and we again remind such of our readers as may have occasion to send mail matter to Marlboro that they must direct it to Zard; if to Mount Airy, they must direct it to Pilot Grove; if to Duntille they must write it Tefft. A Route Agent.—Mr. Erastus Peacock received notice, last week, froni the post-office department, at Washington, of his appointment as mail agent, 4n the route from Toledo to St. Louis. It is a long run* but we understand that the round trip has to be made but once each week. He left Rensselaer to enter upon the duties of his new position, last Monday.

A destructive wreck occurred on our railroad, [the L, N. A. & C.l yesterday afternoon, [Sept. 3rd J one mile south of St. John. The north bound local freight broke through a small bridge, throwing half-dozen cars off the track and smashing them up badly. Fortunately no Dne vas hurt. Section hands with the assistance of the “coons,” were oil hand as soon as possible; and by seven o’clock this morning the debris was cleared away sufficiently for the passage of trains, —[Lowell News. The Remington Fair must have been a decided success from a financial point of vieft, as the attendance was very large, nearly every day. The News says that on Wednesday the number in attendance probably reached 1500, while on Thursday 3150 tickets were sold, and on Friday the attendance was about 2500. In most departments the general display was good, as were also the races. Messrs. Reynolds and Hyland, of Rensselaer took some uioney in the we understand.

Mr. Isaac H. Phares, a of and for two terrps County Recorder, publisher a card, in the Fowler Era, tha| he will “vote and work for the party that favors a Constitutional Convention.” Mr. Phares has heretofore acted with the Democratic party, but his de* votion to prohibition is too much for his Democracy, and he casts his fortunes with the Republican party. In this, Mr. Phares is consistent No man who believes in piohibition should vote the Democratic ticket, and his proper place is with’ the Republican party.— Sunday Times (Dem.) Mr. R. B. Wilson, the only resident ex-member of the 40th Indiana regiment, has handed us quite an extended sketch of the military career of Col. Henry Learning, entered the army as a private m Company “C” of that regiment, arid afterward passed through various grades, until he became Colonel of the regiment. His terrii /of service extended from September, 1861, to January, 1866. He was a gallant and honorable officer; and as an evidence of the hard fighting his regiment engaged in, we may mention the fact that Mr. Wilson hijnself was severely wounded times while a member of it. During Col. Learning’s late visit to hip son, at this place, the Rensselaer, Cornet Band .gave him a serenade, at his son’s residence, on Saturday evening last.

Miss Minemma Whitaker, n young lady of about 20 years old, wdfl buried in Gillam township last Monday. The cauSe of her death was consumption and She is the fourth daughter of the same family has died from the same disease within two years, and the second within that many weeks. ■ ■ . , 1 >1 j~ . ■ The Blue Ribbon Society’s organ was taken back to the* court house Monday afternoon. We understand that one of the jrirties who assumed the responsibility of taking the instrument to the democratic headquarters had ft valid claim against it, for purchase money advanced, and that the amount of the claim has been raised by popular subscription.—

Mr. T. P. Keefe, of the firm of Keefe & Co., was in town Tuesday and secured a legation sot Engaging in the of buying barrel hoop materid). We Understand that the firni will engdge in the business of shaving and shipping hoops, oil a large scale, a fact which we are glttd to chronicle as it will be like!y to give employment to quite a number of men, and, besides be a fine thing for land owners in the county who lave hoop material to sell. The silk quilt made by W. C. T. J. was entered for the first premum at the Remington Fair by Mrs. E. Pnrcupile, vice-president of the society and received the Red Ribbefi. It will also be entered for first premium at the Jasper county Fair. The quilt will not be sold by tickets, as was formerly stated, but can be purchased of the Society for S4O, a remarkably loft price. Nobody could ihake siich a quilt for less than S6O. The proceeds from the sale of the quilt will be used for the benefit of the temperance work. ■■

Some persons, whose wishes were probably fathers to the houghts, have been asserting that dr. B. F. Ferguson l , the excellent gentleman who gave John Powell such a hard, race for the nomination for TreasurOrj was sore-head-ed over the result of the primary election and liable to “lack”' or “scratch” Ac.; but Mr. Ferguson is not made of that kind of material. He ifeade an honorable fight, was honorably defeated and takes the result in an honorable way. He is a sound republican and will work for the whole ticket, as any one who asks him will learn from his own lips. Jk feaine and Logan club was organized at the Sayler school house in Newton tp., Friday evening, August 29th, 1884. John T. Sayler was elected. President; O. M. Daugherty, Vicepresident; E. G. Warren, Secretary; J. H. Sayler, Treasurer. Executive committee, Samuel E. Yeoman, Chairman; B. L. Sayler and W. D. Sayler. The club at present consists of fourteen members. The next meeting will be held Friday evening, Sept. 12th, 1884. Meeting begins at 7:30 o’clock p. m.

JOHN T. SAYLER,

Pres’t.

E. G. Warben, Sec’y.

The Atkinson Comedy Company presented “Peck’s Bad Boy” at the Opera House, last Thursday evening. The house was fairly well filled, and the entertainment on the whole was reasonably satisfactory. This play is full of funny sayings, and comical situations and provoke a vast amoun of mirth, even whew the acting was not of the best Some members of the company tenderer their parts in a very creditable manner, while the acting of others was but indifferently good, but none of them failed completely except Royal Bumper, the Billy Goat, who did not bump worth a cent The Bad Boy’s part was taken by a boy quite too big and awkward to meet the popular idea df Peck’s Bad Boy, whom people in general are disposed to think of as a small fallow, with quick wits. The/pa# of the Bad Boy’s Chum iaten by a plump atid pretty young lady. lD male ctkstume. She was,, pot a very brilliant success as an actor but she sang a new song, accompanying the same with the banjo, which wmj .one of the best features of the entejrtninment. It was basied on the pQqocal campaign am i gave some .slyfdtoß at both parties, [and their candidates.