Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1886 — THE DEPARTED YEAR. [ARTICLE]

THE DEPARTED YEAR.

A Lbt ofthe more important I,oral Happening! or 1885.

«a* . JANUARY. 2. The 10 year old daughter of S. M. Quick burned to death, in Barkley tp. 3. Mrs. Nancy Blood dies at Remington, aged nearly 80 years. 6. Minnie liras ket, nee Keener, gets a divorce from her husband, Darwin B. Brasket. 6. Charles Mutchler sentenced lo two years in the penitentiary for horse stealing. 7. Weibren Wartena indicted for the murder of John Dreger. 9. Wartena pleads guilty and is remanded to jail to await sentence. 11. New Free Will Baptist church dedicated in Rensselaer. 12. The Riley Dramatic Company begin a week’s engagement at the Opera House. * 15. Mrs. Lizzie H. Cuileote, wile ot M.F. Chilcote Esq., dies at Rensselaer, aged 42 years. 18. The new Catholic chux’ch in Rensselaer dedicated. 22. Judge Ward sentences Wartena to be hanged, May loth. 22. The weather reaches 38 .degrees below zero. 24. Very heavy falls of snow, and trains blockaded. 25. Mary A. Makcever, wife of John Makeever, dies in Rensselaer, aged 65 years. Thermometer 30 below zero. 29. John llenkle, of Barkltey tp., taken to the Insane Asylum. FEBRUARY. 5. An able bodied liar starts the story that a black bear is at large in Newton township. —B. ()ne of the worst storms of the season begins. Trains are blocaded for a week. • . Seven poisons are baptiz ed in the river, by Rev. M. C. Miner, of F. W. Baptist church. 9. Tax sale * begins at the court UoubC’ <

11. Weather 31 belov zero. 14. Pas e euger train wrecked just north of Rensselaer, and a nimfbHr of persons severely bruised. Another wrecked near Battle Ground. Eighteen locomotives frozen up, on the Motion, near Lowell. 20 degrees below zero. 18. Tne iirst mail train for live days got through. / 19. Mrs H. H. Hammond falls and breaks her hip. 20. Wellington O. Tabor, son of Hon. O. I\ Tabor, dies r ear Remington, aged 19 years. „d-i. .. - 22. .The first freight train for nearly three weeks passes Rensselaer. 25. Fire destroys the Remington flax mill. 26. .The news published of the death of Mrs. Lizzie Israel, at Greensburg, Kan., under distressing cm mm stances. L. R. Florence and Eveline English married in Barkley township. 27. A pronounced thaw sets in.

MAItCH. ' • —1. — E. C. Sampson, night operator, tries to “sidetrack” the moon, butfails. F. W. Baptist Sunday school organixtol. 2: David I. Yeoman, son of Squire James Yeoman, of Newton township dies at Lebanon, 0hi0..; ' 3. ValSeib and Miss llosa Eaker married, in Rensselaer , 4 A. M. Bringie and Fannie E. Moffot *married, in newton township, 5. Mrs, DruSilla R. Rayburn dios, in Gillam tp., aged 86 years. 6. Simon Phillips engaged for two more years as Superintendent of poor larm. ” y. Robins and blue birds an ive. 10. Alexander liowen dies, in Rensselaer, aged 77 years. 12. Willis J. Wright and wife celebrate their 40th wtddiug anniversary, 14. Death of Mrs. Hannah H. gHammond, at Rensselaer, aged 81 years. 15. Death, at of Mrs. W. W. Wright, wife of the deaf mute i 16. A four year old son of Charles Benjamin died, in Newton tp. 17. Edward Kirk and Lillie Alter married, at Rensselaer. 18. J. W. Horton, the dentist, removes to Wheeling, YV, Ya. t r 20. A remarkably sucjessful entertainment at the Opera Hoiise ? by Mrs. i Alice Dunlap and home talent, j 20 and 21. Twin daughters born to ! E. N: Hyland, Rensselaer, - 25, Augustus H. Bingham dies, in Rensselaer, aged 7ft years. 26. K. C. Nowels publishes a statement in regard to the school fund 1 matter 26. Hon. Ezra Wiight. a former ! citizen, in Illinois. » ! 81. John F. Zard dies, in H inging Giove township, aged 86 years. •• Amin; 8, Geo. Stitz seat to the penitentiary t for one year, for arsori in Remington, i.. 8. Nathaniel Scott celebrated his ' sth birthday. t v- v 11. a Rensselaer grocery firm buy dozens of egg* during the day.

H. The Central Tennessee College Colored Concert Company gave a good performance at the Rensselaer Opera House. 18. The county treasurer takes in more than $4,500 in taxes; 20. The regains of Cytus Foltz, of Oxford, buried in Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer. • 23. The news published of f,he mysterious disappearance, on the 6th, of t. W. Clifton, a former citizen, in Colorado. The Chicago & Indiana Railway and Coal Company incorporated at Indianapolis. The line to pass through Jasper county. 29. Marcus Harris dies, in Rensselaer, age 21 years. MAY. 5. The entire Republican ticket elected at the town election in Rensselaer. > 6. M. O. Cissel starts for Kansas to look up a location for a new paper. 8. A tire engine tested in Rensselaer. 10. John Medicus and Melle W. Wright married in town. 12. The Supreme Court reverses the Wartena sentence, and orders a new trial. 15. Al 4 pound baby born in Jordan township. 30. Eider D. T. Halstead and family leave town for Dakota. Decoration Day fittingly observed in town. JUNE, I. D. M. Nelson unanimously reelected County Superintendent, by County Board of Education. 2. Wartena enters plea of not guilty, in the Circuit Court. 4. A pkonominally heavy fall of rain, in the afternoon. The third annual commencement of the Rensselaer High School held in the Opera House. The Wartena case was continued to October term . ~ Two men obtain licenses to marry Union township grass widows the same week. ~, • Death in Union tp., of Miss Jenny Gant. 5. Daniel D wiggins dies suddenly in town, aged 77 years J E. L. Clark elected Ditch Commissioner, by County Commissioners. 8. A house nortneast of town, occupied by Joseph Coons, burned. James Whitcomb Riley gives an entertainment at the Opera House. 9. John S. Williams and Frances ’ Adams married in Jordan township. 10. George Kannal dies suddenly in town, aged 72 years. » J. ,F. Warren and Madge Osborne married in town. 11. Sarah M Thornton obtains decree of divorce from Charles M. Thornton; and Ellen Raker from Ernest Baker. , tr** - . J. S. F. Ellis marries Jessie Day-huff, of Kokomo. 13. The Republican removes to its new quarters, earner Washington and Weston Streets, 22. Death of Elizabeth McLaughlin, at Rensselaer, aged 80 years. 23. Frank Minikus and Minnie Se\ble married in Rensselaer. 24. Death of Moses Davis son, “ at Pleasant Ridge, aged 74 years. 25. A big gang of gypsies go into camp west of Rensselaer. 28. Death, in Barkley tp , of Mrs. Jennie Osborne. Caleb H. 'Downing, a former citizen, d es at Goodland, at an advanced age. (Concluded next week.)