Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mr. Jf. Givens has moved into Win Ppwers’ house, on River St Knit Goods and Yarns at cost until sold. Hemphill & Honan. The latest from Mrs. H. O Bruce is that she is some better. A large lot of Baby Hoods, at about 50c on the dollar. Hemphill & Honon. The infant child of Moses R. Cox, of Union tp., was buried last Tuesday. Rev, Mcßeynolds is holding a successful meeting in the Neverfail school house, in Jordan tp. The young Thompsons, Miss Ora and Delos, returned from Michigan University, Saturday evening.

Mr. Paul Hansen, the new watchmaker, has moved into Mr. j. Chamberlain’s house, on River street. Our railroad will seR Holiday excursion tickets, between all stations, until Jan. Ist. Tickets good until Jan. 3rd. Superintendent Nelson returned to Remington Monday, after four weeks of solid work among the schools in the northern townships. President J. K. Lee, of the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis railway, has lately written a letter expressing his intention to begin work on the new railroad as early as April next. The Baptist Sunday school will give their regular New Year’s anniversary entertainment, at the church building on New Year’s night. The exercises will begin at 7:30p. m. The Jasper Circuit court - will meet Monday, Jan. sth, There are but few new cases this term, but the large number of old ones brought over, make the docket about as full as usual.

The Rev. R. C. Mcßeynolds has closed his successful series of revival meetings at Neverfail, in Jordan tp. The accessions to the church number 24, nearly all of whom professed conversion. Mrs. Emmet Kannal and her three children started, Tuesday morning, for Salem, Ohio, to visit her parents and other friends and relatives, who live at that place. They expect to remain about a mo nth. Taxpayers are hereby notified that the tax duplicate is now m my hands for collection, and are requested to call early and settle, thereby avoiding the annoying rush at the close of tax paying time. M. B. ALTER, Treasurer.

The Kensselaer schools closed for a two week’s vacation, last Friday. The scholars did a neat thing by their time-tried and trustworthy old janitor, Mr. Robert Kepner, in presenting him with a comfortable and durable cap and pair of gloves. Mr. John Wolff, of Milroy tp., has lately moved into a comfortable new house. Mr. Wolff is one of our most intelligent and prosperous German American citizens, and a faithful subscriber for The Republican, which fact largely accounts for both the intelligence and the prosperity. Mr. Sam Nichols, the genial night operator, at the Rensselaer station, has been in poor health for many months and has concluded to give up railroading, for a year at least, and will, in a day or two, go to his father’s place, near Medaryville. Ed. Sampson, night operator at Monon, is to take his place. ,

Mr. G. L. Thornton, late of Surrey, this county, has taken a claim in Edwards county, Kansas. As specimens of what difficulties new settlers have to encounter, sometimes. we may mention that he has to haul all the hay he uses this winter 25 miles, and that it took him seven days to get a load of lumber to build his house with.

Hon. and Mrs. E. S. D wiggins and their sou, Jay, started for the Sunny South last Monday morning. They expect to be absent three or four months, spending most of the time at Manatee, a place south of Tampa Bay, on the west, or gulf coast, of the peninsula. They wifi visit the great exposition, at New Qrleani, hater* thaix ra* tarn.

The Rev. James T. Abbeti drove over ftom Morocco, Monday. We hear go6d reports as to Mr. Abbet’s ministerial work, in Morocco, and, for himself, be is well satisfied to work in the Master’s vineyard. Mr. Jay Lamson’s two year old daughter was very seriously burned in the face on Wednesday of last week by the cooking stove falling over when she was near. The family very much fear she will be badly disfigured by it. We are glad to be able to announce i that the L., N. A. & C. railway company's officials have re-instated the old and well tried agent, 0. F. Wren, as Station Agent, at Rensselaer. He took charge of the depot last week. F. G. Henkle again holds the place of Assistant agent. The “Band of Hope” entertainment, at the M. E. church, Mon-> day evening, Was a financial failure, the attendance being small and the receipts not sufficient to pay expenses. The excessive cold* ness of the weather then prevailing, probably accounts for the meager attendance.

The young but vigorous Jasper Lodge 850, Knights and Ladies of Honor, gave an oyster festival and entertainment at the Opera House, Tuesday evening. The affair was very pleasant, though probably not very profitable, as the snow storm had the effect to greatly reduce the attendance. Holiday Excursions. —To accommodate its patrons, the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Company are now selling Round Trip excursion tickets, be;ween all stations at greatly reduced rates. They will be on sale during the balance of this month, and on January Ist, 1885, and be good, returning, until and on Jan. 3rd. This will afford everybody a chance to spend Christmas and New Years with their friends, and to make a pleasure trip to the big cities. For full particulars call on any Station or Ticket agent of the company. Mr. James M. Patton, more commonly known in thi s locality as Jimmie Patton, a former resident of Rensselaer and of Remington, but now of Brown county, Dakota, is in luck. He has just taken possession of a good office, to which he was elected in November, that of Register of deeds, an office which combines somewhat of the functions of Auditor and Recorder, as we know them in Indiana, and which pays from $3,000 to $5,000 annually to its lucky possessor. But a good office is not the full extent of Jimmie's good fortune. He writes to a friend in this place that he expects to commit matrimony about January Ist.

The “Colored Camp Meeting” circus company, which created such a cyclone in social circles in Rensselaer last fall, drifted into Illinois, a short time after they had been here, and exhibited in a number of large towns, as Kahkakee, Joliet, Morris, etc. While at Kankakee an attorney representing the defendants in the Turpie vs Monticello Herald libel suit, called upon the company for the purpose of taking the deposition of the “Boy Preacher” in regard to the Mrs Horton affair, to be used when the above case came to trial. Henderson is a “slick one” and fulfills the injunction of the Scriptures to the extent of being “wise as a serpent,” at least; (but whether it can with equal truth be said that he is as harmless as a dove, as he “let on” to Dr. Horton’s friends, after his night’s sojourn in Monon; is a matter upon which many discriminating people will cherish an adverse opinion,) and was very guarded in his statements, and took good care not to give himself away in anything he said. Whenever the

questions of the attorney grew a little too personal in their bearings he took refuge in his constitutional privilege- of refusing to answer on the grounds that he could not be compelled to criminate himself. When asked if he knew where Mrs. Horton was at the time he said lis did not; but when asked when last he had seen her he answered, “yesterday,” from which admission it would seem that the erring woman most have finally rejoined the colored Don Juan after the one-armed Lothario had vailed hi* aadnotiv* iMUtoi —^

Among the names of couples licensed to marry, published in this issue, are those of Mr. Geo. Griffin and Miss Mary F. Blood. Mr. Griffin has lived in Remington and Goodland for many years, and is well known and highly esteemed in both places. Miss Blood has been one of the most successful teachers in the Remington public schools for several years. If no adverse circumstance occured the estimable couple were married this [Thursday] morning, and immediately took the train for an extended trip in the eastern states where both have many friends and relatives.

We have received a copy of an address to the Advent church, issued jointly by A. J. Rawson, of Chicago, and O. B. Kail, of Woodhull. The address announces, positively and unequivocally, that the “qpd of'the world” is to come ‘on the stfi day of January, 1885, OT l jasttwolve days from the date of,this paper. ,The preliminary shaking of tike earth is to take place, on Jan. 4th. The address cites Scripture, at great length, in proof of the;correctness of the date fixed upon, and also points out wherein the “Millerites” were in error in fixing the date for the end of the world in 1844. ■ • _ ■ !

There was a man in oqr town, and he was wondroqs wise, for when he marked the prices down, he then did advertise. And wkm he siw his trade increase, with all his might and main, he marked still lower every price and advertised again. And when he advertised again, his rivals loudly swore to see folks rush, with might and main, to patronize his store. And while they sat in solitude and saw his custom win, the man behind the counter stood and raked the shekels in. And wh®u he raked the shekels in, and saw his fortune rising, he took a goodly lot of tin and kept on advertising. Each day a generous sum he’d sink, and demonstrate full plain, the more one pays for printer’s ink, the greater is his gain.—Ex. The subscription list of The Republican shows, in a striking manner the migratory character of the Americans, Copies of the paper go to almost every state and territory in the union, and the most of these non-resident subscribers haye some time been residents of Jasper county. To Kansas we send thirty-six copies, to Nebraska eleven and to Dakota nine. In Minnesota, lowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado; we have, in each, several subscribers. The very extremes of the nation are represented among our subscribers. Copies go to California, Montana, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, and many other states and territories.

Daniel Dwiggins Dying. —The venerable and greatly esteemed Daniel Dwiggins is, at this writing, (Wednesday morning,) believed to be dying of a paralytic stroke, at his residence across the river. His first symptoms of sickness showed themselves Monday morning immediately after the departure of his son, R. 8. Dwigins and family, for Florida, and he took his bed at that time; but it was not until an early hour on Tuesday morning that his sickness assumed a serious character. His condition is now such as to preclude nearly all hope of more than a few hours, or at best days of existence. His son, Mr. Zimri Dwiggins, the Oxford banker, is now with him, and the telegraph is being constantly utilized in an effort to reach and re-call Mr. R. 8. Dwiggins, now somewhere in the South, on the way to Florida. Later: —Just as we go to press we learn that Mr. Dwiggins’ condition is very much improved, and that his prospects for recovery are fair.