Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mis£ Mollie Babcock has gone to Winamac to visit friends. She will be gone several weeks. New Hats, latest styles, at Mrs. E. Wilson’s. Married:—ln Remington, Ind., on Thursday, Oct., Ist, Mr. John 0. Hodshire and Miss Lethe Ellen Marion, both of Rensselaer. If you want a variety of fruit you know something about, go to the Rensselaer nursery. Passengers on the train, from Chicago last Thursday night report that as they passed Lowell, the big flouring mill of that place was all in flames.

The Rev C. A. Rice is now attending the Theological seminary at Morgan Park, 111., but still fills his appointments with the Baptist churches of this place and Monon. “God wasted mud when he made him,” is what Bob Burdett says about the man who owes a subscription to a newspaper and will instruct the postmaster to send it back “refused.”

The Oxford 'Jrilune is the authority for the statements that four hundred teams are now working on the southern extension of the Great Southern road, and that work on the northern extension is to begin at once. Apple trees 20 to 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. Mr. 0. B. Mclntire’s two-year-old Hambletonian colt was not fin/ ally entered for the race at Chicago, but he was taken to Cambrige City, this state, the same week and took first money at the two-yedr-old trot there. The time made was a little under three minutes.

Thomas Thompson, the banker, has had a very serious time lately with an ulcer of some kind upon one of his hands. It has been so severe as to confine him to his bed for nearly two weeks, and has, it is reported, eaten a hole entirely through the hand. It is now on the mend and Mr. Thompson is able to be about the house, again. We earnestly desire to give impartial mention to every item of sufficient importance and proper for publication that occurs in the whole county. To that end we invite and solicit correspondence from out of town readers, in all parts of the county; and from all town readers we ask for information regaiding any occurence or circumstance the publication of which would add to the general interest of the paper. Marriage Licenses:—Since lakt reported the Circuit Clerk has issued licenses authorizing the m ar riage of the following named couples: j Thomas A. Lear, | Belle Johns. j John C.. Hodshire, ‘ ,| ( Lethe Ellen Marion. ( Allen A. Hughes, ( Harriet D. Benson, j Thomas J. Erwin, ( Rosanna Goff, j Nathaniel P. Blake, ( Rebecca Weaver,

Mr. John Leonard, of Valparaiso, spent Sunday night with Mr. L. L, Daugherty. Wall paper, new, nobby designs at Kannals’. Stoves—all kinds, at N. V Cleaver’s. The country people will find bargains in school books and supplies at the post office. The Ret. E. P. Baker, of Chicago, will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday, morning and evening. A fine show-case for sale at a bargain, at Mrs. Wilson’s millinery store.

The most complete stock of Dry Goods —new and cheap— at Ralph Fendig’s. ..... ——————— A party of lady members of Eastern Star chapter, O. E. S. went out to Mr. L. L. Daugherty’s place west of town, last Thursday, and had a very pleasant picnic in his lawh. Hurrah for the Red Ribbon! — Remember the Bread that took the premium at the Rensslaer fair was made from Gold Medal Flour. For sale only by Laßue Bros,

A party of about 25 persons went to Chicago from this place, last Thursday, to witness the great game of base ball that took place that day, between the Chicago and New York nines. Ex. Sheriff J. W.Powell has rented Halloran’s livery barn, and is going into the livery and feed stable business. John is a good, square, hearty man, and very popular with all classes, and will, we believe, receive a liberal patronage. "

At the new mill, north of the railroad, will be" kept on hand a stock of mill feed, at reasonable prices; also stock of good flour, to exchange for wheat. Bring in your wheat and get good flour. Remember, our feed wall be sold cheap, but for cash only. The Foreman of The Republican now carries a new Tubular lantern, purchased of Emmet Kannal, which he pronounces the best he ever possessed; gives good light, handy to light and clean, and says: “The ‘Hintz’ No, o.Lift-wire Tubular Lantern is a daisy.” Call and see them at Kannal’e Drug—and Jewelry store. Jacob J ones died at his residence in Jordan township., Monday night of dysentery and other disorders after a long illness. The funeral was held yesterday at Egypt school house. The deceased was about 65 years old. He was the father of Mrs. C. H. Price, formerly of Rensselaer, but now of Highmore, Dakota.

B. F. Ferguson has just bought a half interest in the new mill near the depot, north of the railroad. The intention of the new management is to bring the mill up into first class shape, and to merit and maintain the confidence of the surrounding community. They intend that our farmers shall have no reasonable' excuse for hauling their wheat 25 or 30 miles to mills outside of the county. A very interesting reunion of the surviving members of the constitutional convention of 1850 was held at Indianapolis on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Out of a convention which numbered about 150 the roll call showed that only 33 were known to be living, and of which number 19 were in attendance. The venerable Dr. J ames Ritchey, of this county, but who represented Johnson county at the convention, attended the reunion. Gen. RH. Milroy now in Washington Terr., was also a mem ber of the convention, but did not at tend the reunion, but sent an intsmtisg letter instead,

Mr. Shatzley, of DeMotte, has found the horse advertised as lost in last week’s Republican. My Trimmer will arrive about October 12th. Mrs. Sadie Laßue. Spear Head Pigg Tobacco, at Kannal’s. Mrs.C. P. Wright and her moth er, Mrs. Vbndersmith, starred for Minnesota last Monday night, to visit friends. If you want trees at reasonable rates, go to the Rensselaer nursery.

If you want home grown fruit trees you can find them at the Rensselaer nursery. Married- —At the M. E. Parsonage in Rensselaer, Ind., by Rev. D. Handley Oct. 1,1885, Mr. Allen A. Hughes, of Tippecanoe Co., Ind. and Miss Harriet D. Benson, of Jasper Co., Ind. Full and complete Stock of Stoves, Coal and Wood burners, beautiiul designs, and cheaper than ever before known. Look in at N. V. Cleaver’s and see the new patterns. Mrs. C. H. Price, accompanied with her two children, -came in from Dakota on one of the night trains from Chicago, and at once repaired to the bedside of her fath. er, Mr. Jacob Jones, whose sickness and death are mentioned elsewhere

Mr. H. W. Porter is putting up a barn and making the foundations of his proposed house, on his lots north of the school house, but owing to the lateness of the season, he has about decided not to erect the superstructure of his house until next spring.

To the Lames of Rensselaer and vicinity:—Remember that Mrs. S. E. Laßue will have a first class trimmer to take charge of her Millinery Store this fall and winter. Be sure and call before buying elsewhere. An honest country editor who tried the plan of pleasing everybody and had the usual success says that it may be set down as an inevitable rule that those who sneer and make derogatory remarks about their home paper, do the least to support it, andln nearly every case they belong to that class whose knowledge is so limited 'that they cannot tell whether the Savior was crucified on Mount Calvary or shot on Bunker Hill.”—Az.

Uncle John M akeever has a dozen or two immense ears of corn oh exhibition, in his older brick building, and he says that on his farm in Newton tp., there are one or two fields that will certainly go 100 bushels of shelled corn to the acre, and a much larger field that will produce not less •Jhan 75 bushels to the acre. Other reports as to the magnitude of the corn crop of the county are equally! encourag--ing.

The Rev. Mcßeynolds, M. E. pastor of the Rensselaer circuit says that he is a peculiar man, and those who heard his remarks at the holiness camp meeting, last Monday evening, will agree with him in the assertion. Among other remarkable views he appears ’to hold, are that it is “compromising with the devil” to give festivals, fairs, concerts &c. for the benefit of the church, and that it is “shameful” that ladies’ societies should meet together and sew and do other labor to gain money for religous purposes. He also,ph inly intimated that at the last election fie sought in vain on both democratic and republican tickets for the name of a man good enough for him to vote for: but he “scratched first one and then another until he had scratched them all out” "‘Begope old Bigotry, abhorred By alt who knro thscouunon Lord.”

A new son is reported at the home of David Mitchell, of Union township. School Books and school supplies of all kinds, at Kannal’s. If you dont believe I am selling at cost come in and see. Mrs. Sadie Laßue. Prof. Baily Martin is now Principal of the High School of Franklin, Ind., the same of which Pfof. Kirsch is superintendent. The Jasper circuit court will begin Monday, October 19th. The civil docket for the term is unusu - ally large.

At the last regular examination of applicants for teachers’licenses, there were 41 examined, of which number only 17 received licenses. None of the licenses were for a longer period than one year. Everybody should buy their school books and supplies at the P. Or, because you can get just what you want for the least money.

Death visited the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bentley, in Kankakee tp., on Sept., 20 and from them took their beloved infant daughter, Blanche, whose age was but four months and 16 days. All persons knowing themselves indebted to me on account six months old or over are hereby requested to call and settle at once, as I can’t do business on promises, so walk in and adjust and save costs. W. J. Wright.

Three more physicians have obtained licenses to practice in this county. There names and qualifications are as follows: Daniel Pagin, ten years clause. Walter John Kidd, instructed at Indiana Eclectic Medical College. Ira B. Robbins, ten years clause. The holiness camp meeting has continued to be fairly well attended, at least in the evening meetings. The results so far, do not appear, from general reports to have been very important. A number of persons, already professed Christians, are reported to have experienced a “second work of grace” or in more common language, to have, been sanctified. Among these are the names of Joe Oosley, Lyman Zea, Ed Smith, Mrs. Henry Zoll, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark, Rev. and Mrs. Bloomer and Mrs. M. Sayers. We have no other authority than common rumor for these names, however. With the exception of the so-called conversion of 18 or 20 young children on Monday afternoon, of last week, the number of sinners brought to repentance seems not to have been very large. If,* in conclusion, we were to attempt to truthfully echo what we believe to be the prevailing opinion in regard to the general merits of this company and their meetings, among both Christians and world’s people, it would be that, while they lack not for zeal and sincerity, their methods are too uncouth’ and aggressive, and their intolerance with any opinion which does not coincide with their own in regard to what they call; the second work of grace, is too great, for them to hope to do much good to the cause of religion in ar highly cultured community.