Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1886 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

The good sledding is making business lively in town. Mrs. W. R. Cotton has been seriously sick, but is recovering. The Misses Cotton, Della and Arilla, are home from Valparaiso, on account of their mother’s sickness, » It is reported that Mr. C. D. Nowels is thinking strongly of going to California, ix>v the benefit oMlis wife’s health, Call and examine*. our entire stock; we will promise not to make up on one article what we give you on another. Willey & Sigler. August Makus, the man with the broken leg, is doing as well as could be expected, and is now probably out of all danger of a fatal result .to his injuries. Our motto is to giveour customerstthe very lowest per cent, at which goods in our line can be sold, when the same are bought and paid for, at rock bottom prices. Willey & Sigler. Two entertainments by home talent are now in process of preparation. One an operetta, by juvenile performers, to be given probably next week. Another under the leadership of Mrs. Alice Dunlap, will be given somewhat later. Dr. O. C. Link, well known as a former practictioner in Rensselaer, has just received the appointment of Assistant Superintendent of the Dakota Insane Asylum, at Yankton, Dak. The Dr’s, many friends here will rejoice to hear of his good luck. . The Republican was somewhat misinformed last week, in regard to the conduct of the men who took Makus to the Cotton house, and thereby led to speak in a manner which did them injustice. They seem to have acted from the kindest motives, aijd to have done the best they could for him, under the circumstances.

John M. Welsh, the ex-postmas-ter of Wheatfield, got out of his indictment for embezzlement, at the January term of court, in good shape, but was badly salted in civil matters. Six judgments were obtained against him, which Aggregate nearly 575. Q, exclusive of S4O costs in each case, or a total for costs of $240. The father of the much mulcted man lives in San Pierre, and is security for his unfortunate son.

An important change went into effect on the Monon Monday, as so lows: Three crews will have charge of the trains between Monon afnd Louisville; one crew will run Nos. 1 and 2 between Monon and Chicago; two crews will run Nos. 3,4, 7 and 8 between Chicago and Indianapolis. Three conductors— Robert Gibson, W. G. Davis and J.B. Chambers- and their brakemen and baggagemen are left without positions by the change. The railroad officials state that the change is made in the interest of and that over $5,000 per year is saved thereby in salaries alone.