Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1885 — A Superintendent Elected. [ARTICLE]

A Superintendent Elected.

John Millman, of Remington, ‘or vicinity, was brought over to Rensselaer last Saturday, and confined in the jail; on the grounds that he was dangerously insane, with homicidal and suicidal tendencies. The cause of his tiouble is s&id to be opium and whiskey. He had so far recovered possession of his faculties on Monday that he was released from confinement. We understand from good authority, that the preliminary survey of the railroad line, of the newly organized Chicago & Indiana Railway aM Coal Company, was begun this week, at Lacross, near the northeast corner of , Jasper county. We are informed tnat the first line will run direct through Hunville, (cr Tefft) in Kankakee township, to Rensselaer. Ex-County Surveyor L. Alter is the engineer in charge of the survey. -- - » ——From Mr. Fred-Hassalbring, of Walker tp. who was in town last Monday we first learned that his venerable grandfather, Frederick Mussman, the Napoleonic veteran, was dead. His death occurred in November last, and was very sud<len and without previous illness. He lacked but a few months of being ninety-six years old at the time of his death. Mr. Mussman's remarkable career has been already mentioned in The Republican. He was one of the last surviving veterans of the “Grand Arthy” of the great Nepoleon. and shared in many of the vicissitudes of that great conqueror’s latest wars. The third annual commencement of the Rensselaer High School,* takes place this evening, at the Opera House. The graduating class consists of four members; the names and the subject of their ■essays are as follows: Fred L. Chilccte, “Life of St. Paul;” Etta E. Spitler, “Sunshine;” Eugene Spitler, “History of Rensselaer,” Maty S. Washburn, “Price of Truth.” The additional exercises of the evening will consist of the presentation of the diploi’nas, by Dr. I. B. Washburn; an address by Prof. Geo. P, Brown, President of the State Normal School, on the •subject of “Purpose of the High School;” and numerous pieces of music. ' .

. The ..Rev. Geo. S. Hutchings, Colporteur of the American Bible Soeiety, is now in Rensselaer, and desires us to say to the readers of this paper that he comes in the interest of the people, to canvass the town and country, for the purpose of furnishing the Word of God. to them, at actual cost. Testaments from five cents, and bibles from twenty five cents upwards, according to size and quality. Those who are unable to buy , even at these meager prices, will lie furnished with bibles free of cost. As the agents engaged in this good work mpst be, cared for, it will become his duty to solicit public and -private contributions, from those more bountifully provided with the good things of this life* to aid in this good work. His Lead-quar-ters are at the Makeever House, Rensselaer, Ind.

The county Board of Education met last monday morning, all the Township Trustees being present'. The election of a County Superintendent was the principal business of the meeting. As was uhivers°ally expected, Mr. Nelson, the present Superintendent,; was reoleeted. That he should have -received, as he did, the unanimous vote of all the trustees, regardless of' political or/tother considerations, is a high compliment to the able and conscientious manner in which he lias discharged the. important arid difficult duties of his office.