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

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

•Geo.(AY. Spitler left foi Kansas last Saturday mox ; niug. The Dickens —Madam darky’s Wax Figures. v-sr*’. - , I Wall paper—new spring stock a 5! Kannal’s; The robins and blue-birds have put in an- appearance. A full lino of school at Hemphill <fc Honan’s, Mrs. Carrie Phelps, leading ■milliner, at Hemphill & Honan’s April Ist. Fred Phillips .left for Colorado last Monday. He expects to be a "cow-boy” on a ranch near Denver. Country people will find tha’H. J Dexter at the O. will give them bargains in stationery. W. H. Sayler’s public sale comes oil tomorrow, beginning at one’ o’clock.'--\k'. ' ‘ , Did you son those handsome Swiss embroideries and so cheap. Hemphill & Honan. ...Dan’l-Fraser, of Fowler, isJooking after legal business before the circuit court. ' c= ” := Times are hard, and money m eded bg,d; for barggina in watches, clocks and jewelry, call- erfKa'nnaJ. Will Martain, the attorney, of Greenfield, this state is here attending his sick brother, Dr. R. Y., Martin. \.' ; • '. ' ' The Lacfies” meets Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. A. Purcupile,/ac-cross-theriver. Ralph and Will Paxton, of Newton township, started for Texas, last week They go to Midland county, wa understftndvJudge Chase of Chase & Chase, Lafayette, and J. AV. Oswald, of: Goodland, were looking after cases in the circuit court Tuesday. Towels, 7 cis apiece. - All linen 10 cts. Linen crash by yard in checks red and blue, 10 cts per yd. Hemphill & Honan. The Aetna Iron works, of Quincy, I!!,, which are about to Lciove t<>' Urowu Point, this state, were induced to locate ill the latter town by a bonus of $15,000. Charles' Cannon, oldest son of C-. JL and E. Cannon, and a Dephewof J. W; Duvall, and himself a j fonher resident of at dis homo in Elk Fells, Kansas, i of lung disease. He leases a wilS^fiSS^ttffidion. —sr / • /I'he i'act .that - -gas .wells already exist in the vicinity oLFrancpsville, would seem to afford considerable eneburagemenl to those who arc preparing to bore a big hoje near that town. A good gas well is a big thing for any town. Mrs. Esabel 31. Haas, of Jordan township, hap brpuglit..suit itgainst her husband, Reuben V. Haas asking for divorce and alimony. The grounds upon which divorce asked is desertion. Mrs. Haas., is: the lady for whose alienated affectioiis her husband, the said Reuben Y, such a large judgment against Mr. Phelps, last-win-lcr - Mr. Wm. J. Young, of Mount Airy, a faithful subscriber for The Republican, and a good man generally, was Tn town 3londay. - He reports that matters just now are_ generally ' rather quiet, at his usually lively village, and that the people are amusing themselves by engagThgTiT matrimonial speculations; no less than five or six -roat’Hhgeo having occurred there fl very brief time.

The Dicken?. x v Fun at the Dickens. AThe Dickens—A grand. Social.t< The Dickens Monday night, March 29th, at Opera House. 1 Watches and clocks repaired and work warranted at Mrs. J. Il Vann ata is recovering from a long and saver? sickness. ; Mrs. Bertha Crouse, of Lafayette, is the guest of Mrs. Belle Jlerr. —d---Mrs. Edwin Lyman, of Lafayette, is visiting Mrs. J- G. Reynolds, on River street. Our'line of towels, napkins and table linen, in now complete. Como and examine. Hemphill & Hor.au. Kannal is cleaning house this week, look out for something new in wall paper designs. Mothers, you can get the nicest little suits, for your children from 4 years old, up, at Ralph F endig’s, cheap and excellently well made. Call and see them. The Crawfordsville Tempest, the paper of which A. B. Cunningham, author of “Maude the Guerrilla,” was business manager has departed this life-blown itself out,, so to speak. ' ' ’ • Herman Midler, living on the Eiglesbaeh f arm, two mile's’Youth ■eF-town t -will make -a -public_sale next Tuesday, March 23, beginning at- 10 o’clock. Live-stock, implements <tc. will be sold. Au incipient fire was diseovunad in tho upper story of Laßue’sstore last Saturday night and extinguished before any serious harm was done. The fire caught in tile lathy from a heated rod to which a lamp was hanging. Ladies, we have secured a first ehiss milliner for the-eoming season of 1886, Mrs. Carrie Plelps, of Chicago, who is a first class artist. Come and examine goods and work before- purchasing elsewhere.' Hemphill & Honan. N. y. CleaveFhasTnoved into "J.” Chamberlain’s lately vacated bouseon River strret, 1 -and lye understand that Mr. and Sirs. Delos Thompson are intending to set up house-* keeping in the C. G. Scars’ house, just vacated by Mr. Cleaver. Mr. John Chamberlain and familyjiave moved from their house, on River street, to Daniel Daugherty’s farm, about three miles ■southeast of town. Mr, Chamberjlain will continue to follow his I | i: A’ carpenter and builder, ! however. Joe Belteisle, the principal wit- . ness ’against Geo. Stitz, accused I ning his, butcher shop and I •otlier buildings in Remington, is now in Nebraska, with no known intention of ''returning; aiidy cf course, no method of compelling him to return. C. F. Wren, ’ tho Station agent, took his little 3 yeui’ ckl boy to a 'surgical institution .-at Indianapolis, last Thursday, to. be treated for cuavrture of the spine. The little-fellow ‘ will have to remain there for about six months, we understand. Attention is called to the advertisement of Coen & Warren, agents I fob Minnesota lands, in this issue. Mr. Coen will be in town on Tuesday March s3rd, and desires to ineeFparhes who may be interested lin learning pore about 'lands. - \ ; Isaac Cdlborn, the new lumber!mau, hagadready begun workmen his new house, on Main street, just north of the head of Division street. It will be a frame building; handsome and of goodly size, Its dimensions are to be 14 by 28, with a wing 14 by 24, and two stories high.

OL I The Dickens. Lots to eat at the Dickens. Carpets at wholesale prices, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Call and see. Reward cards, beautiful designs and styles, at Kannal’s. Babies Yesterday At F. B, Learning’s, a boy. At Ed Kirks, a girl. Building operations are already underway—fully a month earlier than the weather of last __year would permit. E. P. Honan is temporarily holding his old situation in the frieght office of the North Western railtoad in Chicago. My stock of Boots and Shoes is new complete in every i aspect, and. I would be very glad to show’ you goods. Ralph Fendig. Mrs. Clara Makeever widow of the late Madison Makeover, has bought Rev. W. H. Sayter’s house, in Dwiggins’ addition and will enlarge the same for a”residbnce. .i ’ \ Jlr. B ates received official notice of his, appointment as post-master; last Tuesday, and a blank bond to, be filled out and returned to AYashingtou for acceptance. • Don’t use the old style of wl wash, that will crock and crumble off, but use a better-’ substance, /xlabti stine. For sale at- F. B. ftloyer’s drug store. T, J. Farden returned, Saturday night, from a three day’s stay in Chicago. He is going out of business in Rensselaer, in a very short time, and was in the city arranging to go into business in that place. Ha! Here!! You school teachers who havv. not remitted for the Indiana’ Siffidol Journal. We are ■ It* ■ J , • M ■ waiting patiently to hear from you. Please report to W. A. Bell, JndianapoJis, or the undersigned. Yours Truly, V ' G- W. Ingram. Agent for Jasper county. Look toyour interest. I will :• ell lumber of a superior quality and just as cheap n.s you can buy in the county.-- Am just as near headquarters as any dealer in the county, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. Let me figure with you before you buy. Pv, P. Bemiamin. - Ihe authorities of the L., N. A. & C., are still talking positively of their intention of putting a new Indianapolis and Chicago through passenger train upon their rbadh It will pass Rensselaer in the day time, going |,towards Chicago about noon, or .a little before, and southward about seven o’clock in the evening. It will be a great convenience to people living upon this part of the road. 51.'H. Walker, prosecuting attorney, is attending to the duties of his office himself tfiis tei’ffi. He is,in much better health than for a long time ’ previous, and intends to take a prolonged western trip this- summer, with the hope of putting himself in a still better condition, physically. AVe understand that Mr. Walker is not a candidate for re -el e ction, at least in the sense of seek* ng for it, but his friends say that lie will accept agnomination if freely offered. •Court Notes.—Judge Ward arrived Monday evening, called court and organized the grand jury. M. O. Halloran was indicted for givh'.g away !i<,uor on Sunday, and fined $lO and costs. The circumstances of the case were that Mr. Halloran went to’the depot on Sunday morning to take the train, and invited somebody about the depot to jariaka- es his pocket flask. The trial of Geo. Stitz set for te\iay, (Thursday.)

Take in the Dickens. Go to the Dickens to laugh. Speak* Head Plug Tobacco, at Kannals. Save money by buying Hardware for cash at the, store J. R. Van Voorst. J Cleaver’s old stand. Lace in Linen Torchon only 5 cents per yd- Hose bnly 7 cents per pair. Hempbill & Honan..' The weather has bean warm enough some days this ( wtek, to. make fires unnecessary for comfort. Just received, at Fendig’s, a complete stock of clothing from the east, latest styles, and well made, j ? . • It all goes. - - r Only one week more for closing at T. J. FardensImprove the opprotunity to get your spring and summer wear at coat only only one week more. T. J. Farden. Say!.! Had you not better call and settle that little account at T. J. .Fardens. __ _N otes wi 11 answer where money cannot be found. Gov. Will ’Cumback’s lecture at the Opera House Tuesday night was attended liy ’an appreciative audience, but much fewer in numbers than the merits and reputation of the lecturer entitled him to. Dr. R. Y. Martin has been very eeriousty -sick with a nervous prostration. His condition on Monday was especially alarming, but on Tuesday he. showed considerable -signs oi improvGaaent; and rrtay imw be considered out of danger. The Rev AV. H. Saylor is now a full fledged minister of the Gospel, having been ordained,. last Sunday, at the Free Will Baptist church. Revs. B. F. Ferguson and Geo, Havens were the ordaining ministers. Van Voorst buys for cash, and also sells for cash, by the first method he saves a large percentage which he gives to his customers. If you will call he will convince you that, for cash you can save 40 per cent upon all hardware. Complete stock, low prices, best goods. Call. Married.—At the .residence ofthe bride’s parents, on Division -street--in Rensselaer. ImL, on Thursday evening, March 11th, 1886, Mr. William D. Cox to Miss Louisa Platt. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. David Handley. The marriage was a very quiet■affair and attended only by rela - tives of the parties. The young couple took the train Monday for this state, where they will make their home. - . ; In connection with the Dickens’ ontmtainment a supper will be given, a grand supper, to which the merchant, the lawyer, the preacher, the laborer, ip short, all are most cordially invited. Do .not fail to throw in your mite for so noble an undertaking; tho procuring of books for your ch ildren to road. Come on?! - Come’ all! Old and Young! Monday evening, March ’29, at Opera House. Supper from 5 till 8 o’clock. _______