Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

A son at Wm. H. Miller’s home, in Barkley township, July 10th. Childrens’ ribbons and hosiery selling cheap, at Ladies’ Bazar. U - The Jasper County Summer Normal Institute begins next Monday. Prof. Reubelt, the new Superintendent,. arrived Tuesday evening. Miss Hattie Hopkins is visiting friends and Kentland Ind., also at Sheldon, 111. No Taffy Here:—Millinery at cost, until all sold, at Hemphill & Honan’s, ' i Clarence Travis, living near town, claims another daughter, since July Bth. Son Stp.uck.—James Querry, of Barkley township, July 14th. Jim is doing well and so is the son. Lady Norm al teachers can find good rooms, during the normal term, in the rear of Ladies’ Bazar. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue, of the Makeever House, returned from their western trip Tuesday night.

Mr. M. 0. Cisse 1 is about to start a paper with many favorable ! prospects for success, in a booming young town in Kansas. “Bill Bat’’of Union tp., breaks his long silence and sends us in a batch of interesting items this week. We are glad to hear from Bill once more. James Foley, section foreman at Thayer, fell off his car, last Thursday, and broke his left leg, between the ankle and knee joint. Dr. Washburn was telegraphed for, and dressed the limb. ci Later reports from the . hail storm of Monday afternoon indicate that considerable damage was done to garden stuff, and the j growing corn. In many places, it: is reliably stated, the hail-stones ; w’ere as large as walnuts and in some cases even as large as hen’s eggs. The Normal opens next Monday. Prof. F. W. Reubelt, the newly elected Superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, has been secured to take the place of Prof. Kirsch, whose duties at Franklin, make it impossible for him to assist. Mr, Reubelt is a good man, having had nine years experience in normal work. The Raspberry and Ice-cream Festival, given by the ladies of the Baptist church, last Thursday evening, cleared the snug sum of s2l. above expenses, for the Sunday School. It was a very pleasant and well managed affair, and showed that the ladies of that church understood how to make such an affair a success, even if it was their first attempt. A heavy wind and rain storm accompanied with considerable hail, passed over this place, Monday afternoon. The hail stones were many of them as large as hickory nuts, and fell thick and fast for some time, damage in town has been reported, but in the country the growing corn has been much cut up in the track of the storm. The permanent damage is probably not very great, however. It has been truly said, that when an editor makes a mistake in his paper, ail the world sees and calls him a fool. When a private citizen makes a mistake, nobody knows it except a few friends, and they come around and ask the editor to keep it out of the paper. When a private citizen dies, the editor is asked to write of his good qualities and leave the bad ones out. When the editor dies, the private citizen says: “Now that darn liar will get his deserts.” At the meeting of the soldiers’ executive committee, held at Winamac on Tuesday, it was decided to hold the reunion at Winamac, the representatives from White county throwing their influence in that direction. The local enthusiasm of Pulaski county was a sight to witness,.and it would have been : heartless cruelty to resist their A,s stated last week, i White county is ready to abide by ' the verdict, and will not forget the interest which Hulaski has always shown in reunions held at this place. The W hite county veterans will be be there in force and do all they can to bring the occasion up to Pulaski’s,expectations.—J/ontiixllo Herald. "

David M. Shields, of Union tp. y has gone hack to the Valparaiso Normal, eft' will soon do so. „ Wall paper, window shades and Window fixtures, at Kannal’s. The wheat crop in Jasper county is generally reported rather light and poor. The hay crop is good, while the corn crop is unusually promising. « If any of our country subscribers should find it convenient to pay their subscriptions with go'Od fruit of any kind, the same will be gladly received, nt its full market price. Ex-Surveyor Lewis Alter has been doing the county surveying for Newton county for some months, in the capacity of Deputy to the County Surveyor of that county. House Wanted. —F. W. Ruebelt, the school Superintendent, desires to rent a comfortable house, of about five or six rooms, at not too great a distance from the school house.

The ancient wooden building, lately belonging to Dr. Martin, on Washington street, between Leopold’s and Hemphill’s buildings, was torn down yesterday. Everybody was glad to see the old eyesore demolished. The building was put up 43 years ago, for David Saylor, by Willis J. Wright. W. W. Watson staffed for Kansas, yesterday morning, to Took for a favorable location in which to settle and practice his possession, the law. Mrs. Watson went with him, ard will visit with relatives at Elk Falls, Kan., for a few weeks. Mr. Watson takes with him the good wishes of many hosts of friends, in this place. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Agricultural Society, in the court house, last Saturday, it was decided to increase the capital stock of the company to the amount of SIOOO, in 40 shares of $25 each. The directors of the society were authorized to make needed improvements in the buildings, fences, &c., of the fair ground s. The directors of the society will have a meeting next Saturday. Young Eddie Randle, son of Mr. .James T. Randle, of this place, met with a severe accident, last Saturday, at the farm of his brother, a few miles from town. He vVas leading a horse attached to a horse hay fork, when the rope or some of its attachments gave way. behind the horse, and so frightened the animal that it gave a sudden plunge forward, upon the boy. He was a good deal bruised in the breast, but no bones were broken. The arrest of the Jones family, for beating a bummer, was mentioned last week. The trial came off Thursday before Squire Purcupile. Mary J. Jones, 4he girl who did the thumping, was fined $5 and costs; amounting in all to $27.65. Security was given, and a day or two later the amount was paid. John White, the man who was beaten, was tried for drunkenness and fined $3 and costs, or a total of sl3. He is boaiding it out m jail. None of his injuries are serious, although they were undoubtedly pretty painful to receive. Two sturdy young citizens, John Hodshire, and Victor Loughridge, had a brief but earnest “unpleasantness” Saturday afternoon. It seems that when the young Kohler boy was in Dr. Loughridge’s office undergoing treatment, after the load ot bricks ran over his feet, a crowd of boys was gathered about looking in at the windows of the office. Young Loughridge opened the door and threw some water on the boys to drive them away, and some of the fluid struck Hodshire, who remarked that Vic had better be a little careless with his water, as he might w ant it some time. This remark irritated the impetuous Vic and he let fly one on John’s nasal organ. John is not lacking in sand, and the situation was just about to become interesting, in a high degree, when Dr. Loughridge interppsed his goodly frame between the youthful combatants and prevented further violence. An affidavit was subsequently filed against young Loughridge, before Squire Purcupile, charging him with assault and battery. He plead guilty to the charge and was fined one dollar and costs. A portion of the latter were remitted/and the total cost to him was $6.45.

. Dr. E. P. Washburn, of Linden, this state, visited with our Dr. Washburn, a cousin, Sunday last. For Rent:—Good rooms- for Picture Gallery or office. Enquire of Hemphill & Honan. v Wm. Chilcote has bought of C. D. Nowels, the house near the railroad, lately occupied by‘Chris. Delana, and has moved into the same with his family. Mr. C. D. Stackhouse, one of Marion township’s best farmers, has what is probably the best field of wheat in the county. It is of the variety sometime.B known as Tasmania wheat, but more commonly called rock wheat. Messrs. Dr. Reed, Noble J. York and Mr. Newbold, of Monon, came over’ Monday afternoon, to attend the meeting of the A. O. U. W. Lodge, tof this place, of which they are members. They claim that Monon is putting up more new buildings this season, than all the neighboring towns combined, By a vexatious slip of the penwe last week attributed Dr. Samuel Ritchey’s remarks at the 4th of July exercises, to his brother Dr. James Ritchey, Dr. James sometimes, though rarely, makes public speeches, but he is quite too conservative a man in his views too make so radical a speech as Dr. Samuel usually delivers. A pleasant surprise party met at the home of Mr. Ulz er Griswold, the township trustees last Monday. The occasion was the 77th birthday of Mrs. Lucy Griswold, the trustee’s venerable mother. The; party numbered about 50. They ! prepared an ample supper, ami! also left a number of appropriate ! presents as testimonials of their regards. _ The Rev. M. C. Miner, the former popular pastor of the F. W. Baptist church, of this place, with his family, was visiting with his many friends here, a few days this week, going away again yesterday. He held services at the F. W. Bap - tist church, Tuesday evening. He • is still attending Hillsdale college, ahd has also charge of a congregation at that place. Rev. Gilbert Small has been invited by the United Presbyterian congregation of South Argyle, Washington county, N. Y-, to deliver an address at the centennial celebration of that church, on the 18th of August. Having been born and educated in that congregation, he has accepted their invitation , and will vi sit his old home there.— Monticel-o Herald. A ten or t velve year old son of John Kohler, the brick man, met with a severe accident Saturday afternoon. While riding on ’a load of bricks that were being taken to S, P. Thompson’s new building, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, and one of the hind wheels of the wagon ran over his feet. The accident happened, in front of Duvall’s livery stable, and several parties in the vicinity immediately carried the boy to Loughridge dt, Bitter’s doctors’ office, where his injuries were examined and treated. One of the feet was very badly crushed and mangled, but it is not thought by the physicians that any bones were broken. ' The reconstruction by Mr. Leopold, the present owner, of the bld building south from the public square, on the corner of Harrison and Van Rensselaer Sts., is nearly completed, and the building now presents a veiy creditable appearance, although it is of an odd style of architecture. The old building which this new one replaces, was one of the old landmarks of the town. It was built in the spring of 1841 and was the second frame house erected in the place. It was built for old Hopper Hunt by Uncle Willis J. Wright, our present undertaker and furniture man. Uncle Willis, tfho was then a brisk young fellow of some five' or six and twenty, says that by tfie contract Hunt was to have furnished the doors, nine in number, for the building himself; but having sent to Lafayette for them and not being able to obtain them, he gave Mr. Wright a good horse far making them. Mr. Wright says that he nailed them together and finished them up in seven days, completing the work on the Fourth of July, and went to a big dance in the evening. -