Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1886 — Call for a Meeting of the Central Committee. [ARTICLE]

Call for a Meeting of the Central Committee.

In accordance with the action of the county mass convention, of January 30,1886, the Republican Central Committee of Jasper county is hereby called to meet in Rensselaer oh Saturday Feb., 13, for the purpose of completing their organization by electing a chairman and secretary, to succeed the present chairman and secreary. W. A. Rinehart, Chm’n. G. E. Marshall, Sec’y.

The report that T. J. Wood had lately written to Mr. E. C. Nowels, making the latter an indirect tender of the post-office at this place, is positively denied by Mr. NOWOI3. Another of our great war herns has been fin ally mustered out. On Tuesday afternoon Gen. W. S. Hancock died at his residence near New York, after an illness of only a very few days. The work of choosing a chairman and secretary for the Republican County Central Committee is one of great importance to the interests of the party, in the county,; and all the metnbers of the committee should make it a poipt to be present.

The Republican has the best authority for saying that the parties who are now building the southern extension of the Chicago & Great Southern railroad, and whß propose soon to build a northern extension of the same line, across Jasper county, have not yet definitely located the line for the northern extension, and will not be ready to do so for some time yet. The surveying party which left Fair Oaks some weeks ago, will, we understand, return by the way of Rensselaer. ' These surveys, though careful and accurate, are merely for the purpose of obtaining exact information, in regard to the merits of the different proposed routes. The season for the annual dis. fribution of seeds by the Agricultural Department, is now at hand, she practice heretofore has been for Congressmen to send out these seeds, without Tuio wing whether they were desired or not. Mr. Owen, of this district, wisely thinks that the better .way to dispose of the seeds allotted to him for distribution, will be to send them to Those who want them. He therefoc requests that all wanting seeds, write to him, at Washington, and they will be promptly served. This is evidently the just and fair way to dispose of tiiese things. An event which may mean a revolution m the material prospects of the town of Rensselaer was the visit here this week of one of the executive officers of the Chicago Sewing Machine Co. The company not only makes sewing machines, throughout, but does j general foundry work, and employs; from 75 to 150 men, regularly, j They are proposing to remove j from Chicago, and the officer, above referred to was here inyes-i tigatiug the advantnnges of this place. This matter should at once, receive the serious attention of| our citizens, for if -it siiouid be; found»to be a reliable company,' ancl that it can be brought here on any reasonable terms,'we must not let-slip the chance. * Ah establishment like that located here will dot only do great things itself, in advancing the internal interests of the town, but it will .serve as a starter to bring other like establishments here: ■ A citizens’ meeting Will be held to consider thei matte- , at the Court House, Saturday evening. Let it be web attended. - ■