Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Miss Ida Gibson, of Lafayette, is the guest of Miss Beth Richardson. Miss Etta Ernes, now of North Auburn, Neb., is visiting relatives and old friends in Rensselaer. Those Boys’ and Childrens’ clothing at Ralph Fendig’s, are nice, durable and cheap. Dress Goods, Fall styles, at Hemphill & Honan’s. The frost has knocked out the buckwheat crop, and*lovei s of the fragrant hap-jac;k are mourning and not to be comforted. Mr. John G. Culp, of Barkley has gone to Waukesha, Wis. for the benefit of his health. He expects to be gone five dr six weeks. Goods are selling at almost any price to suit customers, at Laches’ Bazar. Go there for cheap bargains for the next week. The Hon. I. D. Dunn was in town yesterday, having stopped over on his ivay home from a southern trip.

Mr. J. H. Jessen went to visit his uncle, near Morocco, last Friday. The latter is very sick with a complication of disorders, and not likely to recover. A very nice lpt of evergreens, 2 to 5 feet high, eight varieties, at the low rates of 12 to 20 cents pe r foot in hight, at the Rensselaer Nursery. The Rev. J. B. Crow, of Remington, will preach in the Presbyteriau church, in this place, next Saturday,., at 2 o’clock, P. M. Also, on Sunday, at 10:30, A. M. and in the evening. Messrs. Sigler& Goff, the cel ebrated hay dealers are doing a rushing business in the hay pressing line. They already have three presses at work, one of them being operated by a traction engine, and expect to start another soon. WANTED. —All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to me are requested to call and settle at once.

B. H. Yeoman. Improvements. —J. W. Duvall is thoroughly renovating his large tenant house, on front street, north of Lucid Hopkin’s store. Swaney Makeever is building a good barn making a cellar, and otherwise improving his residence on Division street, lately bought of B. F. Ferguson. Every legitimate business of the town should be represented in the columns of the home paper, if by nothing more than a mere card. It would hot only be a profitable investment for the advertiser, but a help to the town, showing the distant public the commercial importance of the place.

A new time card went into effect on the Monoii Boute last Sunday. The time of the soutjLi bound day train 10;48 a. m.. remains unchanged, but the north bound day train is changed from 4:12 p. m. to 4:53 p. m., a change ' of 41 minutes. _ The time of all the night trains is also changed more or less, but none of the changes are sufficiently great to require special mention,

Miss Ella Buchannan of Monticello, is the guest of Miss Lizzie Warner, of this place. When you wish to have your grain, hogs, cattle or*4*&y weighed, go to W. H. & C. Rhoades’ Fairbank scale, only 10 cts. per draft. Jack Albert has struck a good job out at Hennepin, 111., and lias moved his family to that place. The most complete stock of Dry Goods—new and cheap—at Ralph Fendig’s. Mr. William Yenerick, and fami ly started for Kansas, yesterday. They will drive through with teams.

If you want home grown fruit trees you can find them at the Rensselaer nursery. ' Pretty flowered scratch books at,the post-office; stop when you go for your mail and examine. Books from 3 cts. upwards. A very large and very pleasant party w r as given by Miss Lizzie Warner, last Saturday evening, at the residence of F. W. Bedford, on the eastern outskirts of town. Mr. J. W. Douthit returned from the southern part of the state, last week. The friend whose sickness called him there, died on the 24th of August. At the ‘post-office yotf will find a large and well selected stock of school supplies; the best place in town to get what you want.

Mr. and Mrs. Moses Tutuer returned home, last Friday, after a visit of about two weeks in Lafayette. Mrs. Tutuer, we ai’e glad to say, has fully recovered her health mentally and physically. Leslie Clark, son of E. L. Clark, has taken Harry Zimmerman’s place in The Republican office. He has skirmished around the printing office a good deal, at odd spells, and is able to set considerable type, already. My stock of Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, is of the best manufacture, and was bought on the lowest market ever known, and will be sold at prices that will make purchasers glad. Ralph Fendig.

The little town of North Judson, in Stark county must be thoroughly cursed by saloons, as there were not less than four applications for licenses to keep saloon there, at the September term of the Commissioner’s court in the above county. School Notes.— The Rensselaer Schools opened last Monday morning with the following attendance in the various departments: Miss Hester’s 39, Miss Yantis’ 66, Miss Cox’ 45, Miss Pym’s 41, Mr. Reubelt’s 42, Miss Hill’s 56, Prof. Reubelt’s 7. Total 296. The attendance on Tuesday was 301.

The two services at the F. IV. Baptist church were attended by large congregations of people, Avbo Avere edified by excellent sermons by the Rev. Ferguson. There being no services in the M. E. Church that day tne choir of that congregation attended in a body and gaj9 the Baptist people some very fine music. Minnie Stuyvesant, the crippled girl poetess, of the poor farm, died at that institution, several weeks ago. She had been a cripple all her life, and during several years entirely helpless. This unfortunate girl.was .posessed of intelectual gifts AA'hich, had nature beeti more generous to her in other t ways, might perhaps have made her life illustrious; but the sins and follies of her ancestors Avere A-isited upon her in the shape of a worthless constitution and before she reached her 20th year, she has sunk into an unmarked pauper’s grave. She bequeathed all her poetry to Miss Tillie Cason, an estimable young lady, of the Northern part of the county.

Horse-back riding has grown to be quite a popular amusement among the ladies of Rensselaer. Miss Alice Irwin and Messrs. A. E. Coen and David Halstead, are attending the State Normal School, at Terre Haute. Everybody should buy their school books and supplies at the P. 0., because you can get just wbat you want for the least money. » A huge, wide topped, covered wagon, loaded with home-made baskets was in town Monday. It came from Sheridan, Hamilton county. A gentleman’s complete outfit —suit of clothing hats, boots and gloves—can be bought cheap at Ralph Fendig's.

R. S. Dwiggins returned from his protracted sojourn in Northern Michigan, Friday night. His health has been good during his stay and is now better than for years before. • The lady teachers in the Rensselaer schools are all’staying with Mrs., Moss, on Cullen street, but Miss Pym expects soon to be joined by her mother, and then to keep house, in Mrs. Col. HealeyV old. house, near the old school house. ■ If you want a suit of clothes made to order, with quality of goods, and workmanship and fit qf garments guaranteed, call at the Trade Palace. Nearly the whole of'the month of August and the first -week in September were decidedly cool — unusually so for the time of year Fires have been necessary for comfort, rnubli of the time and frosts have occured on not less than three or four occasions.

Harry Zimmerman has given up his “case” in The Republican office, and will attend school this winter. Harry is a good, square boy, and has put in three solicL years of honest work in this office, during all of which time he has merited and received our fullest confidence. It is said the Remington fair this year was a tame affair, compared with other years. The best time made in the “fast trot” on Wednesday was 3:12, about on a par with the ordinary gait of a good milk cow, and the agricultural display was necessarily very slim on account of the early date of the fair. The attendance was very large. —Goodland Herald

To strike an average from the wide variety of opinions as to the merits of the Remington fair, expressed by those of our citizens w r lio visited it, Ave feel safe in saying that the exhibits of stock of nearly all kinds were good, those of heavy draft horses being especially so. The various departments that exhibit in the floral hall were also fairly good. In the line of fast horses the show seems to have been pretty nearly a complete failure. The attendance was very good during the whole fair, and on Wednesday 3,000 tickets Avere sold

An old railroader speaks in flattering terms of the new superin-, tendent of the LfN-A &C. Since Supt. W oodard took hold there has beek a general reA olutionizing of matters. System has been instilled into eA-ery department and the change has been so great for the better that shippers who have felt sore over some trivial mistreatment are now among the warmest friends of the road. With this Avholesome supervision has come a-general improvement on both divisions of the road and the r good work of enhancing the value of .the sy 6tem by catering to the wants of. the public still continues and gives promise of early making the L., N. A. & C, second to none in its management.

A very agreeable and enjoyable dance was held at tbe Opera House last Thursday evening. - Dress making in first class style, done at Hemphill & Honan’s. Remember, the post-office is the place to buy your school books. v 5 Mr. Tyson, of Lafayette, is the contractor for building Mr. Stockton’s house. The building is going up at a rapid rate. A seven year old girl of Frauk East, of Jordan tp,, suffered a fraction of the collar bone Tuesday. Dr. Washburn rendered, the necessary surgical attention.

Ladies, come in and price our millinery; we have some of our Fall styles now. Hemphill & Honan. Mr. Berry Paris, of Rensselaer, took the red ribbon for the best •team of carriage horses at the Remington fair, with his handsome pair of blacks. Apple trees 20 tb 23 cents; Russian Mulberry 25 cents, 3 to 5 feet high; Early Richmond cherry 50 cents; Strawberry plants 50 cents to $1 per hundred, at the Rensselaer Nursery. All persons indebted to the undersigned, either by note or book account, will confer a favor upon me by calling in and settling, as I must have money. N. Y. Cleaver. New fall styles in Millinery on exhibition at Mrs: E. Wilson’s; and the ladies of Jasper county are respectfully invited to call and examine. New goods every day during Fair week.

Elden Hopkins has bought of R. Wilson, the house in the north western part of town lately occupied by E. M. Parcels, and has occupied the same as a residence Mr. Parcels has moved into C. M. Hopkin’s house on Front St B. F. Ferguson is still buying grain, and paying the highest market price for it at Rensselaer. Also at Marlborough, and will put in a stock of lumber at that place. Will be ready for the fall trade. ts Mr. C. W. Harley, of was in town for a few hours last Monday evening. Mr. Harley is the husband of the unfortunate ladj whose mysterious, and, to this day, unexplained disappearance created such a sad sensation early last spring. Archie Grubb has been given back his old job as section boss> on the section east of town, and has taken back nearly- all of his old hands. Henry Platt, though a good and faithful hand can not be taken back, on account of the rule which prohibits bosses from hiring men older than a certain age.

A neAv school house to be built in Union toAvnship, will be one of the finest country school houses in the county. The people in the district are aiding by a subscription, in paying the cost of the building. A neAv school house is also to be built in NeAvton tp.; and in Milroy tp. the historical ‘ f Buzzards’ roost” is to be supplanted by a neAv building. Methodist Ministers— The Valparaiso concluded its work Monday night As is elsewhere'stated, the Rev. T. C. Webster has accepted a call in Nebraska. His place at Rensselaer will be filled by Re a*. DaA'icf Handly, who has just completed a three years’ term at Montmorency, near Lafayette. The Rev. Mcßeynolds is returned to the Rensselaer circuit end Rev. J. T. Abbett goes back to Morocco aiM Mount Airy. At Medaryyille John Sebring, is appointed; at Rose Lawn, T. B. Mackin. Remington is to be supplied. The Rev. J. J* Cloypool is returned to Morton.

Eugene O’Neill has gone to Delphi, and engaged in the saloon business. His license here expired last week. B. F. Ferguson is always ready to pay you the market price for your grain at the elevator on Main St., Rensselaer, Ind. ts Uncle Billy Florence started for Kansas, yesterday, to view the country and visit bis son, W. .1 Florence, who is at Yates Center that state. The Rev. T. C. Webster has accepted the call from Plum Creek, Neb., as mentioned last week, and will remove there with his family in a short time.

Don’t you want to purchase a buggy? W. H. &C. Rhoades has for sale the celebrated Abbott Bros’. Buggies, at prices that defy competition. Mrs. A. W. Cole, of New Albany, stopped over a couple of days to visit her friends here, while on her way home from Michigan, where she has spent the last three mouths. At Once.—All parties knowing diemselves indebted to me for blacksmithing, will confer a favor by calling at once and settling, by cash or note. I must close up my Docks. L. C. Grant.

Miss Alice Invin, now attending the State Normal School, at Terre Haute, writes to order The Republican sent to her address, and says that since the Prohibitionists failed to elect their ticket, lastfall, she is a staunch Republican. A right sensible girl is Miss Alice. Mrs. Sarah Cooper of Barkley tp. wife of John Cooper, died of enteritis, Sep. 2nd and was buried on the 4th. She Avas one of the oldest residents of the township, her age being 75 years. She was the mother of Harrison and George Cooper of Barkley, and Mrs. Chas. Platt, of Rensselaer..

Another considerable frost occurred last Saturday night. P umpkins, and melon vines were nipped somewhat, and buckwheat fields have suffered considerably, but otherwise no great damage has been reported. At this stage of growth the light frosts we have been having are rather beneficial to the corn, as they hurry along the ripening process, without materially damaging Jhe crop. The dirty mess of Italians that have been at work on the C. G- & S., and have disgraced this place by their presence for the past three or four weeks, have been transferred to Oxford. They furnished themselves quarters in a bbx-car, without bed or bedding; provided each one of themselves with a cooking stove (by digging a hole in the ground) while the people in the Aucinity of where they stopped, furnished them with eatables from their gardens after night. If the railroad company could have only been induced to have takeif them to Fowler, our citizens would have been happy.— Goodland Herald. Mr. Perkins of Mishawaka, the w indmill manufacturer, whose generous contribution towards building the F. W. Baptist church in this place, has been mentioned in The Republican, has supplimented that contribution by another act of munificence. At the mefeting in the church, last Sunday morning, was used for thejfirst time, a beautiful and costly silver communion service, the present qf Mr. Perkins. The service consists of a taukard, two plates and tAvo goblets. The tankard is of chased work, and the goblets are gold lined, and all of the most elegant design. The congregation in aeceptin g this beautiful present unanimously resolved that the name of the genor oils giver should be engraved upon each piece in Ithe aAke,