Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mrs.F. W. Babcock lias been quite sick for several days. Willey A Sigler have the finest lot ot Cloaks in llensselner. \'Mr. J. C. Thraiyls entered upon tlye duties of County Surveyor; last week. iC i . Don’t forget to take your Watches and Clocks to Kannal’s for repair^. C. C. Starr, the “Old Reliable” grocer, came out with a handsome, new delivery wagon, last Friday. A new assortment of fine Jewelry just recti veil. Mrs. Sadie Laiiue.

| Mr. 11. S. Dwiggins intends to j start, for Manatee, Florida, next i week, for a stay of several months. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Willey have been visiting in Porter county, the past- week. Mr. B. C. McCoy, of Jordan Tp., has gone to Shanghai, this state, for the winter. A complete line of fruits and fancy groceries for the Holidays, at Laiiue Bros, Mr. E. C." Newels, of this place, will be a candidate for the position of Beading Clerk, in the State Senate, this winter. i -'Christmas is almost, here, and Vi iiley & Sigler have received the finest,assortment of handkerchiefs ever brought to liensselaer. The snow storm of last Sunday ' night was the heaviest for years, : considering the length of its dura-; fion. ■

Oliristruas Candies—Reml&inber lam selling from now until after New Yeai's C>a3 r at very low figures per lb. H. M. Puieupile. We were in error in stating last week that an electric pliysician, from Plymouth, wns treating Mark Harris, at Mr. J. Handle’s residence. He was looked for, for several days, but failed to come. An elegant assortment, of Glassware, CMnawarej Complete dinner sets, Chamber sets, Mustache cups and saucers, an many other fine goods, suitable for Holiday presents, at La Hue Bros. Mrs. M. L. Spitl-er returned from her trip among the Q. E. S. lodges, last Saturday. She intends to resume the trip this week, however, going to Logans port Friday.

Parties owing N. Y. Cleaver, by note or book account, will take gentle notice that I MUST have the money to. pay my debts. This notice is meant just as written. - N. Y. Cleaver. A report is current in llensselaer that a triple wedding is to take place in Hammond, this state, on Christmas, or thereabouts, the brides being three sisters formerly residing in this place. , I mean what X say; I bought my goods cheaper this year than ever before,, and my customers shall receive the benefit of it. Call and examine books, albums, etc., at the 1\ O, H . J. Dexter. Social Dance,— There will be a social dance at the Opera blouse, to-morrow night, Dec. 19th, 1884. All lovers of Terpsichorean art are invited to attend. Music by the Rensselaer Orchestra. Mr. J. C. Passons returned from | Kansas rather unexpectedly las* j Thursday, having been called home by the sickness of a child, i whose health, however, is now jmuch improved. Mr. Passons eXI pects to return, with his family, I to Kansas, in a short time. \Y # ’ ’ The trial of Thomas and Lucy KeeVer, charged with poisoning Alva Spencer, about two years ago, was concluded, at Monticeilo, on Wednesday of last week, the verdict being not guilty. The Case against Solomon Spencer, jointly indicted with the -Keevers, was , nolle prossed. * Jim XM r pi e ’ 8 libel case, against ! the Monticeilo Herald, is set for trial ‘at ■Monticeilo to-morrow. •Judge Huff, of Monticeilo, and ; Judge. Cofi'roth, of Lafayette, are ! tlie attorneys for the Herald. Coffrotb, it will be remembered, ! was one of the'leading lawyers in 'the great Gougar—Mamiier trial, in Lafayette. He jis a . “iiolv i terror"’ when he gets started-, and in this"case lie is said to be “loaded 4 fpr Lear,” and likely to make Turpie wish he 'hod sever bee .1 lioiU. .

If you expect to get your wiled; daughter a Christmas present, why not get a cloak at IVilley A Sigler s, they cost but n trifle more than some foolish,article. • —_—- Mincemeat, pig 3 feet, Bologna. Ham Sausage; Cheese,'Dried beef, Cakes, Pies, in 'fact all kinds of lunch goods al ways on hand. H. M. Putcujiile. .= —— —.—--- Mr. D. J.. Thompson went to Chicago Monday. He reports that the heavy snow fall of this vicinity began .to diminish as soon as the Kankakee river was crossed, and that in Chicago it was very light not exceeding an inch or two iu depth.

| Soaps, Soda, Spices," Baking I Powder, canned salmon, Starch, idesicated Cocoanut Ac., at bottom prices. H. M. Purcupile. Mrs. Wig. Powers and her • nephew, Mr. Victor Loughridge. son of Dr. Loughridge, started for Kansas Monday morning. Mrs. Powers goes to join her husband, whoTms lately taken a claim m that state, and Victor will stay if lie is plehsed with the country. Sow:: Weather: —Two heavy snow-falls have Occurred this week*; Sunday night and Tuesday iiiglit. The thermometer at 8 o’clock this morning indicated a temperature-tv-degrees below zero. The sleighing is excellent. Nearly all trains were more or less delayed, yesterday, but none were clear out of time.

| . The fine brick ehurch building ! of our Catholic brothern is now almost coni pieced and furnished. ! The gallery is nowin process of j erection, and when that is completed the building will be ready j for dedication. The dedication services will take place as soon as Bishop Dwenger can spare a Sunday for the purpose. - - - Mrs. John Carmichael died of brain fever, at lier husband’s residence, in Rensselaer, last Tuesday , abbttt 11 o’clock, a. ra. She leaves a family of two] young children. Her age was about .33 years... The funeral was held yesterday forenoeu at the M. E. church, and was conducted by the Rev. T. C. Webster. s ;

Lelia M., infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Grant, died at an earl 3' hour last Monday morning, of lung fever. The funeral took place at the family residence, in the north part of town ; at 2 o’clock p. m. the same day, | and was conducted by the Ilev. ; M. C. Miner. The baby lacked: but one day of being six months 1 old at the time of its death— Miss Celia Wilkinson, formerly a teacher in the Rensselaer Schools, but more lately a resident of Westville, La Porte county, thinks of passing some time..at the World’s Fair, at Few Orleans this winter. Should she carry out her intentions in this respect, .she will probably ; favor readers of The Republican | wilh a description Of the Exposition. ■ ; Hattie, the little daughter o J Mrs. Azubia Duvall, aged five years [and eleven days, died at the residence of her mother in this city I Wednesday, of brain fever. The I funeral took place from the resi'den'tm yesterday. Only a few 'weeksiigo the family' moved out ! to Kingman from Rensselaer, ludjiana. Hattie was an intelligent, 'promising child. Her. death is a very trying .bereavement to the widowed, mother. The sympathy of the community is extended to her and the other members of the family in -their sorrow. —[Kmgi man, (Kan. ) Courier. * Mr. Paul Hanson, the new watchmaker with Emmet Kanna), is a native of Norway-, but hits been in this country about nine years, and consequently talks good English. He is quite an etcompi lished linguist, by the way, and in additiou, to his native tongue also 1 speaks English, French and GerImau. He has worked in the Elgin, Rockford and Springfield watch factories during the greater portiou of his life in this country, prut has occupied a position in a | Chicago jewely house for the last jyear or two. He has t bunily and : will occupy one of Mr. ! houses on Front street W c un;derstauu that his engagement | with Mr. K uirmd ds +<•» be -per man - L eht.

Another Excursion: —Mr. T. H. Miner is now completing arrangements to take another exclusion to Kansas. The run oiit will be made some time in February, but the exact date is not yht announced. Mr. Miner has the only line with free chair ears, and close connections. He also represents a number of farms and can niake it to the interest of anyone who intends going to Kansas, to wait until February. We can personally vouch for Mr. Hiuer, ns not only an exceedingly pleasant and obliging gentleman, but as a man of strict integrity as well. His address is Delphi, this state. —... Having secured the services of Mr. Paul Hanseii, a native of Norway, who speaks Scamlanadian, Bweedish, Norwegian, German. French and Kngiish, a thoroughly competent watch-maker of 13. years practical experience, 4 years in Norway aod 9 years in the Elgin. Springfield and Rockford watch factories, iof Illinois, With the assistance of this skilled workman, I invite the public to bring in their Watches, Clocks and Jewelry and have them put in order. ' Ail work fully warranted. Remember the place, Emmet Kannal’s Drug aud Jewelry Store. ; — Mr. A. Leopld and family came near losing their fine residence, on Front street, on Wednesday afternoon, of last week. A fire caught m a window of an ‘upper room, 1 presumably from the curtain blowltig against a stove, .standing near the window, and before it was discovered, by a passer-by iu tic street, it had burnt through tin: top of the window, and taken hold of the outside of the building A little vigorous work soon extinguished the flames, but it was a pretty close call. The building was insured in the Hartford, and Air. Babcock, the local agent, promptly adjusted the loss. —— -—---« o»- > —

Died at four score :-lt becomes our inelauchbiy duty to chronicle a third death in Rensselaer during the present weak. The last is that of the venerable James Tleeve, father of N. W. Reeye, the express agent, and W. W. Reeve. it occurred at the residence of the latter at a very early hour yesterday morning. The immediate cause of tloatli was a paralytic stroke, though other disorders had preceded it. His illness was of very short duration. At the time of his death Mr Reeve lacked but a month or two of being eightyfour years old. Mr. Reeve was one of the oldest settlers of Indiana, having moved into La Porte county from Ohio, in 1898. ’ He leaves a wife and oight children. The funeral will take place next Sunday, at 2:30 o’clock p. m. from the Church of God,, the Rev. D. T. Halstead preaching the ser- ! mon.

| A Stroke of Genius.—The snow fall of hist Sunday night was one of the largest, for a single storm, ever known in those parts. About nine or ten inches of heavy, damp snow, is about a fair estimate of the average fall. At alio u t ten o’clock Sun da}’ evening, Town Marshal Platt took official cognizance of the state of the weather, and deducting therefrom what the condition of the 1 ! side-walks would tie the next morning, when covered with eight or ten inches of wet snow, he forthwith set . himself to work,] with brain aud muscle, and fabri- : cated a Snow plow. It was made i of heavy plauks-j and works by; ; horse power. In the morning 1 early he set to work with the machine and before school time had j the principal side r walks of the town cleared off, in such shape that thr! children .could go to school without difficulty. The plow clears a space about three feet wide, and on walks which the Marshal and his assistants operated upon before the 'snow was i 'packed hard by tramping, it ditl a j very good job. Mr. I’latt deserves | credit for nis prompt and etfectlvo work, in this instance. 9 • . !

• f ■ i u SK I RTS! *ks r«*! 2&T 51 at the Lfdies' Bazar. Willey & Sigler have the finest Carpets ever shown in Rensselaer.'0 .... | ' ■ The finest of fruit lit H. 31. PuTCnpiie’s. California dried fruits at .Li; Rue Bros. 1 V " , ' - : 'I ■ -''.-.a 4 ' , ■' Holida3’ go-ids, pretty aud ‘use--foi at the Lactrps’BaTTtr. ...