Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1885 — Rensselaer High School Literary Exercises. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer High School Literary Exercises.

Program tor December 18. 1885. • SoDg by School. Scripture reading, Chas. Porter. TEssay, “Curiosity,” Birdie Hammond. Debate, “Resolved, that education without wealth, is of more value than wealth without education. Affirmative Rob Vanatta and Fannie Wood, Nega* tive, Albert Fendig and Grace Vanatta. Declamation, Chas. Spitler. Paper, S. Irwin and Dora Healey. Biography. “George B. McClellan,” Addie Chiicote. * Declamation; Maude Spitler. Three minutes speech, Stella Parkinson.

Biography ot “Helen H. Jackson,” Nellie Kelley. Select Reading, Lucy Healy. Dialogue, Norah Hopkins and Maud Green. Biography of “Lady Jane Grey,” Blanche Loughridge. Reading Queries, Inez Hutson. Historical sketch, ’‘Battle ot Thermopylae,'’ Chas. Baker. Tue Sandwich Islands, Mamie Spitler. Witty Sayings, Mattie Moore. Three minutes speech, John. Patton. The present kings of Europe, Frankie Irwin.

Biography of “Sbakspeare, Albert Hopkins. Recitation, Anna Irwin.' Colloquy, Bennie Fendig and Geo. 31088. .1 r» Rena Peacock. 1 Biography, “W .C. Bryant, ’’ Edie Wilson. Select. Reading from Bryant Amzie Beck. Song by School. Belle Powell, Arthur Hopkins, u-■ ■ Pjces’t. Sec'y.

Montezuma Christmas Eve. Cheap vases at the P. O. Childrens books at P. O. Children’s dishes at the P. O. Photograph Albums veryjAeap .at Meyers’. Plain anti Fancy decorated Mustache Gups, at John Eger’s. i H. J. Dexter at the P. O. has . the cheap book store of Rensselaer.’ Lgok! See Ferguson & Goff be-, fore you buy your coal and wood. The day passenger trains now stop at Pleasant Ridge regularly. You canbuythe best Christmas presents at Seals’Furniture Store '

Goods at cost, no chestnut, at i Heftiphill & Honan’s . J School Books and school sup- j plies of all kinds, at Kannal’s. ’ Moth-proof Carpet paper in: stock at the Trade Palace. Those “new clocks” at Kannal’s | are fine, and he sells them cheap. Good people come and pay your accounts, quick. N. V Cleaver. Bring your grain to the elevator and dump it, for the highest market price. B. F. Ferguson. Poems—beautifully bound volumes, appropriate gifts for Christ-; mas times, at F. B. Meyer’s.

Remember that John Eger has all kinds of candy and nuts,, for the holiday trade. Go to C. G. Sears’ for fine Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes. The best Hearse in town, and no extna charge. C C. Sigler, at the New MeatMarket buys all kinds of hides, green or dried, and pays the highest market price. ts.

Artistic materials, tube paints, brushes, paletts, A,c., of the verybest material and reasonable prices, at F. B. Meyer’s If you want to buy lots of presents, with a small amount of money, call at John Eger’s. Cheaper than the cheapest. Do not be deceived- F. B. Meyer sells School Books and other standard books as cheap as anybody, and has a very large stock to select from.

All persons indebted to us by note or otherwise, will please call and settle. We need our money, and must have it. N. Warner & Sons. When you call at LEOPOLD’S ask for those cheap Boots and Shoes, and you will learn something about the prices that will make you happy 1

Last Call For 1885.—A1l parties knowing themselves to be debtors of Ralph Fendig, either by account or note, are most urgently requested to call and settle during this month, as on January Ist 1886, I shall put all notes and accounts into a collector’s hand. Ralph Fendig. C- G. Sears has the largest stock of Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes, in the county. He will take full charge of funerals, and is prepared to do Embalming. He ban pave you from $5 to $lO on Wood and Cloth-covered Caskets. Remember this, and give him a call- No t extra charge for Hearse.