Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1885 — Memorial Services at Rose Lawn. [ARTICLE]

Memorial Services at Rose Lawn.

A Chicago switch engine which was running down the road last Saturday morning, jumped the track about three miles s (his side of Fair Oaks, right in a swamp, ■and became so deeply imbedded iu the mud that all efforts to raise jit were unsuccessful, and all grains were blocked until a temporary track could be built around Jhe fallen engine. The forenoon piail train was held back till five .p’clock in the afternoon. The .engineer in charge of the engine was considerably bruised, but not seriously hurt by the accident.

The much prosecuted Jones tribe have only been before the pourt once this week. Mrs. Jonps and the interesting daughter Mary J., were charged with larceny in the milking of Mr. E. C. Nowels’ cow. After a two days’ examination before Jiis honor, Judge Purcupile, the daughtpr was bound over to the circuit court and Mrs. Jones was discharged. Mrs. Jones and the paternal Josh affixed their distinguished signatures, (or marks) to the bail bond, and the vivacious Mary was released from custody. . , i • Ap excursion will be run from Sheridan to Michigan City some time in August. The manager offers to P a Y for the marriage license and minister’s fee, and give free transportation, for any couple who win go to the top bf Hoosier Slide and be married. He calls it an extraordinary inducement. Well, we should smile. What’s the matter with u* taking that in? But where’s ithe girl? Such is life. We can’t go, hut {there is a fellow in town by tlie name of YORK, who is arranging io take it in. Shake!—Monpn Dispatch. >.

Grant Memorial services will be held iit the church in Rose Lawn,-en Satur* day afternoon, commencing at two o'clock. The services will be under charge of Rose Lawn Post, G. A. R,. and will cpen with the beautiful memorial service of the Order, followed by appropriate reading and singing, and addresses by Reverends Markin, Shoutridge and Ball, and remarksand reminiscences, by members of the Post, ■Did Soldiers and others.