Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1886 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

The Town schools are having their spring vacation this week. Buy your Tobacco of J. W. King tynd get a Hatchet with every pound plug. No old stock at N. Fendig’s, all new, and when you call you will find them very moderate in price. Mr. and Mrs. 8. A, Henry reached home from Florida, where they have passed the winter, last. Saturday. A full law) of mens’, youths’ and boys’ clothing, just received at Nate Fendigs’, something new, patent extension clothing. Call and see.

. Some of the young fellows who made a break for the west lately, have already got back to Jasper county, and others are said to be upon they way back. Two comets which are now visible through the telescope, will, the astronomers tell us, be visible to the naked eye within-ayshort time, and become very brilliant about the end of April. IG,OOO envelopes, of all colors, sizes and styles; and all other printing material in proportion, at The Republican job printing officer Good work at low prices guaranteed.

The Republican office now has on hand a larger and more varied stock of materials for job-printing, than ever before. All kinds of job-printing will be executed promptly, neatly, honestly, and at the lowest living prices. If you wish to do a good thing for the party, at slight expense, send the Republican to your poor or unprogressive neighbor. It is rer. liably Republican and a genuine newspaper; and till January firstnine months—will be sent to residents of the county for seventyfive cents. Van Vcorst buys for cash, and a 1 so sells for cash, by the first method he saves a large percentage which he gives to his customers. If you will call he w ill convince yoq that, for cash you can save 40 per cent upon all hardware. Complete stock, low prices, best goods. Call.

As we mentioned last week, the banking house of A. McCoy & T. Thompson expires by limitation. Thomas Thompson retires from the business and Thomas J. Me Coy and Louis Hollingsworth, entering into it. The style of the firnr will be “A. McCoy & Co’s Bank.” The |first firm of A. Me Coy and T. Thompson has been in existence five years.

In various parts Of the town are many small dwellings, or additions to dwellings, built last year, or previous to that time, which their owners permit to go entirely unpainted, or with nothing more than the “priming coat” of paint. This neglect is not only most ruinous to the buildings subjected to Ry-but—besides- detracts—greatly from the appearance of The town. Last Saturday was a big day for “raslm”. John Gorman wrestled with M. A. Makeever, the champion light weight, near the old base ball ground, and downed him in three straight falls. Young Make everis a “withy boy” and as he himself says, it takes a good man to down him. At the same time and place ,/h young man named Iliff wrestled with a much bigger man named Jones, for two throws out of three. Jones won the first time, but the slinj Jim downed him the next two tumbles. Later in the day across the river, Joe Paxton wrestled with Riff, for two falls out of three, and was thrown twice running, ■■ '■t' --

March did come in like a lamb and go out something like. a lion, this year, for a fact. Selling aR bur dry goods at cost to close them out. Come and get a bargain. Hemphill & Honan. The champion boy of the season was born to Dr. %nd Mrs. E. Quivey last Friday. His weight wa§ twelve pounds.

Ppp’t use the old style of whitewash, that crock and crumble off, but \i,se a better substance, Alabastine. For sale at F. B. Meyer’s drug store.

C. G. Sears’ house, on River street, has just been papered and frescoed, and generally brightened up for the reception of its future tenants, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson. As will be seen by notice published elsewhere, Mrs. S. A. Hemphill has retired from her connection with the firm of Hemphill &, Honan, and that her son, J. F. Hemphill becomes senior member of the firm. <— The Board of Assessors held their annual meeting to arrange a basis for assessments for the present year, last Tuesday. The suit of their meeting will be found in the tabulated basis of assessment, published in this issue of the Republican.

The fact that the grand jury, in their late session, found but four indictments, and none of them for very serious offenses, speaks we)l for Jasper county as a lawabiding community. One of the indictments was for giving away liquor on Sunday, one for drunkenness, one for malicious trespass, and on e for petty larceny. At Francesville, last Wednesday, G. W. Dqwell, a well known insurance man, put a bullet in the leg of Sam Rees. It is stated that Dowell’s wife wls abusing Rees, and the latter brandished a stick, and that Dowell claimed that Rees struck the wbmaff. This "Bees and the bystanders say was not the case. Dowell was arrested and bound over to the Pulaski circuit court, in the sum of §IOOO.

Having closed out our entire stock to Hemphill & Honan, at such prices as will enable them to duplicate the greatly reduced prices at which we were closing out our stock, we bespeak for them a liberal share of patronage. We will remain for a time with them, and will be glad to meet as many of our customers as were pleased with our treatment, and will insure as liberal prices and as fair treatment as when the stock was in our own control. T. J. Harden. Some farmers and cattle men who have made a practical test of the matter have lately been advocating the dehorning of cows and stock cattle, in the columns of the Western Rural, of The horns are sawed off close to the heap. It is claimed that although the process is rather painful, the animals never suffer any serious' consequences from it, and that the removal of the horns prevents them inflicting great pain and injury upon each one another, and upon horses and other domesticanimals. Miss Nora Lytton’s theatrical company remained in town.until Sunday evening, at which time they took the passenger train for Lowell where they had a three nights engagements. They gave performances here every evening during their stay, and .a matinee Saturday afternoon. All their performances except the first, on Tuesday evening, were fairly well attended, and the engagement of the company here must have been reasonably profitable. They are a good company and deserve all they got and more too.

Mr. E. Zimmerman, editor of Messenger, has been appointed postmaster, of Valparaiso. New clothing store, new stock of boots and shoes, Nathan Fendig, proprietor. Mr. Sampson Erwin, the blacksmith, is beginning to recover from a very dangerous attack of bilious fever.

Just received, at Fendig’s, a complete stock of clothing from the east, latest styles, and well made. The Cotton, Della and Axilla, returned to Valpraiqo last week, to begin another ten weeks term in the big normal. The Republican for the campaign—nine months for seventyfive cents. This is at the rate of only one dollar a year. We have bought Mr. Farden’s stock at such figures as to enable us to sell at his closing out prices. Hemphill & Honan. ''StopfishrT. Comer,ofUnion township, has been appointed administrator of the estate of Francis C. Hall, late of the same township, deceased.

Mrs. E. P. Honan goes to Chicago again Monday, to buy more goods. We are bound to be the leaders in Millinery. Hemphill & Honan. Postmaster Bates takes charge of the office, to-day. His sister-in law, Miss Alice Havens will act as his assistant, for a few months at least. Dr. R. Y. Martin’s condition has improved materially since last week, and there is now good grounds for , anticipating his ultimaterecovery. _

Mothers, you can get the nicest little suits, for your children from 4 years old, up, at Ralph 1 endig’s, cheap and excellently well made, owr! COO vJclll UXlvl Bvv uuuuxt The Republican is glad to be able to state that the general rumor upon which we last week classed Mr. J. F. Bruner, of De Motte, among the Mugwumps, was entirely without truth. Mr. Bruner voted for the Plumed Knight, and for the straight Republican ticket, or at least very near it; and what is better he proposes to do the same thing as often as he gets the chance. We may also add that his appointment as postmaster at DeMotte came to him jansolicited.

The L., N. A. &.C. officials have fully decided, as soon as they can perfect arrangements, to put on a morning train out of Indianapolis for Chicago, leaving Indianapolis at 6 a. m., reaching Chicago at 1 p. m.; returning, leaving Chicago at 4 p. m., reach Indianapolis at 11 p. m. Superintendent Woodard thinks that, in time, these trains will become the best paying on the road. Trains will be run from and to Lafayette to connect with these trains. The times at which they will pass Rensselaer, going nor th, will be about 10 o’ clock a. m., or a little before, and going south at about" 7 o’clock p. m.