Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

The first freight tiain for nearly three weeks, passed Rensselaer last Sunday. The freight blockade came to an end last Sunday, and our giocefs and coal dealers are well fixed with goods, once more. Mrs. Foster; the lady injured in the wreck and laid up at the Makeever resumed her journey to Virginia, the first of the week. Sheriff Yeoman started for Indianapolis, Tuesday, to bring back Frank Hopkins from the insane Asylum. He expected to return today. The February term of the Newton circuit court begun last Monday. Messrs. Hammond, C'hileote and Thompson, of the "Jasper county bar are in attendance. The old Scott "’’pl ace, on River streeti has lately been sold to Mr. Geo. Kannal. We are informed that Mr. Scott intends removing to Dakota in the Spiing. Mark Harris is still lying in about the same state as for so many pion ths past, although his symptoms have lately shown sbme signs of improvement.

Ex-Sheriff Powell went to Indianapolis the first of the week. We understand he is negotiating with Col. Streight with the view of taking charge of one of the latter’s big stock farms, in Newton county. We learn that Remington has suffered another serious loss by the devouring fiend, fire. Early WecF nesday morning, the large flax mill was entirely consumed; luckily no other buildings were burned. The fire originated in the engine room. That old veteran hotel-keeper, H. M. Babb, came over from Remington, Monday, with several large loads of goods, which he unloaded at the Nowels House. He intends to take charge of the hotel this week. Mr. Dexter will probably remain in the town for the present. The Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Miner intend to start for Hillsdale, Mich., next Monday, if the weather permits. Mr. Miner has a multitude of warm friends in this community, where he has labored so zealously and successfully, who will greatly regret his departure. The warning example of fire after fire in neighboring towns, and even one destructive fire in our own town has, as yet, failed to rouse the people and the Town Council of Rensselaer to a realizing sense of our exposed and utterly defenseless condition in regard to fires.

The real name of the man killed by Lee Linn, of the Wabash Courier, was William McGuire, though he went by the name of Hickey. He was well known in Logansport; and a writer in the Journal of that town, claims that had it not been for whiskey he would-have been a good man and a good citizen. A Sad Death.— We have received from Remington the sad news that the Hon. O. P.. Tabor, County Commissioner elect, has just lost his oldest son, Wellington O. Tabor, who died last Friday, of pneumonia. He was nearly nineteen years old, and a most excellent and promising young man. D. T. Venrick and C. T. Faris, two excellent and energetic young men, and each accompanied with a wife and baby, left Jasper county for the West, yesterday morning, i They will look at parts of Nebraska, ; but rather expect to their home m North-western Kansas. Miss Stella Johnson, sister of Mrs. Faris, also went with the party, to joiij her father’s family, at Arapa- • hoe, Nebraska. Whiskey did IT.-In the account of the death of Stephen Farrell, : copied from the Lafayette Courier i it is stated that the man was sober at the time he left Oxford, and further that he was not a drinking man at all. In this respect the account is entirely incorrect, as the evidence at the inquest showed ’that he had been drinking very heavily and was in fact quite drunk when he set out from , the town, and a bottle of liquor was bjundin hia pocket after death gwiM'ja.js ' through mdulfhig in

A party of young people met at the residence of Mr. Deining, south of town, last Monday evening, and passed several hours of social enjoyment, with music, refreshments a‘nd games. Mrs. Deming is an estimable lady, and knows how to entertain Company in a- royal manner. 1 Mr. Chas. Sprague, of Gillam township, is thinking of moving over into Francesville, where he will still follow his present vocation of buying, selling and shipping stock. He has bills out for a sale to take place, at his residence in Gillam tp., on Monday, March 9th, at which will be sold horses, cattle, vehicles, farming implements &c. Cash Hopkins writes to a relative here, from that rushing young town, Greensburg, in Edwards county, Kansas, and contradicts a former statement of The Republican, by saying that the place has a post office by the name of Greensburg and not Janes; but the post mark: on the letter said “Janes,” and we are afraid Cassius was a little previous in his statement. The post-mistress of the new town is none other than our former towns woman. Miss Emma Conwell.

A Bad Break. —The aged Hannah H. Hammond, mother of Judge E. P. Hammond and of the late Mrs. Lizzie Chilcote, met with a bad accident Thursday morning. She had just risen from her bed, in her room in Mr. Chilcote’s residence, when she was siezed with dizziness, and fell heavily to the floor, and fractured, her left hip. Drs. Loughridge & Bitters were called and gave the necessary medical attention, but, owing to her great nge, eighty-two years neat August, the break is likely to prove a very serious accident, and to be long in healing. She iu said to suffer greatly. A party of boys m one of rhe stores, the other afternoon, were having a discussion as to what was thf meaning of the three big lettej.l, “C. O. D.” on McEwen’s wn kl y shipment of papers. Some oiTjiem were of the opinion that the letters stood for “Cranky Old Democrat,” others thought perhaps they meant “Cussed OJd Democrat;” but the majority were of the opinion that the legend should be translated “Cash, Old Democrat.” Whether any of the boys hit on the right meaning or not, nobody need doubt but that Express Agent Reeves understands very'clearly the meaning of the puzzle, as’does also the Chicago house which ships the goods.

Country people who come into town, and town’s people who hav n had occasion to go out into the country, continue to tell amazing stories in regard to the depth of the snow and the condition of the roads. Mr. J. Randle, the Ditch Commissioner, was north twelve or fifteen miles Monday, says that in many places, for miles together, the roads pre - full to the tops of the fences with snow, and that, more than once, the beaten road parsed right oyer the tops of high fences. Verily there is a time of great tribulation approaching for those who wish to get about with teams, when the snow begins to thaw, and our advice, to all whom it may concern, is to prepare at once, for a complete suspension of wagon and sleigh travel of at least two week’s duration. The K. of P. Memorial Entertainment at their lodge room last' Thursday evening, disjfite the coldness of the weather, was attended by an audience that quite filled the room. The Lafayette Orchestra, which had been expected to furnish a large share of the evenings entertainment, was unable to be present, on account of the blockade. The essay of Mr. Wm. B. Austin, “Memorial History of the Order,” and of Mr. C. C. Warner, “Memorial History of Our Lodge” were excellent in their way and listened to with ; marked interest The ball at the ] Opera House, which followed the I Entertainment, was much more j hugely attended than could fairly ;have been expected, considering ;the weather. Some 30 or more persons appeared in masks,, and many others look part in the dancing when the injunction against unmasked dancers had expired. To fill the place of the snow-blockaded Lafayette Orchestra, excellent music was furnished by (hn sig Maw** HhWPi JO* lists?. : «

That everlasting libel suit, at Monticello, has not been tried yet, and Tufpie has made application sos chatoge of venup from White county. The town of Gpodland had what the Herald of that town calls its regular annual fire od Saturday, the 14th inst It was a bad fire, and destroyed five business rooms. —— The Weather bureau seems to be all tore up. this week, and unable to decide whether to work in another blizzard, or to institute a general thaw; but it looks mightily as if it would be a thaw. Mrs* E. Kenton, sister of Mr» A Addison Parkinson, of this place, died at her home at Arizona Ter., I eb. 10th, at the age of 51 years. We are not informed as to the cause of her death. ~ C’’ Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Mr. Val Seib, Cashier of the Citizens’ Bank, of this place, to Miss Rosa Eaker, neice of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears. The wedding will take place next Tuesday evening at Mr. Sears’ residence, on River street, and promises to be a very brilliant affair. It is authoritatively stated that since the riots at South Bend the Oiliver brothers have determined to remove their immense plow works from that town. They have already moved part of their machinery to LaPorte, and that town and Logansport are bidding for the whole works. It is claimed at LaPorte that if the works go there it will increase their population by 5000 people.

Remington News: The revolving wheel of destiny” has landed our old friend and fellow citizen H. M. Babb in the place occupied by him nineteen years ago —namely—the Nowels House, at Rensselaer. He has ceased from wandering up and down in the. land and will hereafter bend his energies toward making his“hostelrie” a source of pleasure to the public and a source of profit to himself. A gentleman whose opinions we have great respect tor, assures us that the man who pleaded guilty to walloping his women, last week, did so chiefly because he wished to avoid the shame of a trial, rather than because he thought the case against him was very strong. He thinks thqj the man is not nearly so bad as a good many people are trying to make out; and that the affair which got into the court was an unusual occurrence and not at all likely to be repeated. The facts that the fine was made very light, and much of the costs in the case were remitted, would indicate that the Deputy Prosecutor and the Justice who tried the case, did not look upon it as anything serious.