Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1886 — To The Ladies. [ARTICLE]

To The Ladies.

-T“T“:r - - . --- —r • — : r Mrs. J. M. Hopkins respectfully announces that she has bought Mrs. SadieXaKue r 8 large and elegant stock of millinery goods, and solicits a share of your custom. She has a most careful and tasteful trimmer, Miss Tharp, of Indianapolis; while the well known dressmaker, Miss McCormick, is still in charge of that department ..... Mrs. J. M. Hopkins. ' ‘ - ' Y

From Surrey comes the sad news of the unexpected death of Mw Lucy Wilcox, wife of Geo. 31. Wilco c, the well known merchant an,l j postmaster of Surrey. The cause d •of Ttenfh seems to lie somewhat- of a mystery. She had enjoyed excellent health up to last Saturday evening, and her death took plAce on Tuesday evening. Her age was 36 years. She was a sister of Mrs. E. C- Nowels, of Rensselaer. Besides her husband she leaves three youug children to mourn her i untimely death. Several of our Republican friends of Keener township, who were in town last Saturday called at the Republican office to enquire why there was a blank space in the call for the county convention in the j place where should have been a figure giving the number of delegates to the convention to which the township is entitled. We had not noticed the omission before, and upon examination found that the type which should have expressed the number had been brSken. 3Ve have made the necessary correction this week. .. 'i The case of Dr. R. Y- Martin, the varying phases of whose long sickness have received frequent mention in this paper, became hopeless towards the end of last week, and at certain times on Saturday afternoon his death was momentarily expected. He lingered however until 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon when death put an end to lifs sufferings. The funeral was held at the residence, at 3:30 p. m. Monday, the Rev. D. Handley conducting the religious services. It was very largely attended. The deceased leaves a wife and two young sons. Lewis S. Alter returned from South Bend, Monday, He has been up there engineering ditches for the past three weeks. He re-, ports prospects for wheat throughout counties in northern Indiana as very good. Lewis has quite a reputation as a surveyor and engineer, having been corresponding secretary of the Association of Surveyors and Civil Engineers, of Indiana, for the last three years. He will stay at home now until after the nominating convention, and attend to his duties as chairman of west precinct central committee;'in Carpenter township. The California excursionists, 3lessrs. Kannal, Roberts, Hollingsworth, and Willey reached Los Angelos, (the “City of the Angles,” as the extravagant Spaniards call it) on the 14th. They are having a glorious good time, and enjoying their trip without measure. At Los Angelos, the center of the orange culture, they could buy fine oranges at 6 to 10 cents per dozen; and bushels of them wasting under the trees. A fine wheat crop is nearly ready to harvest there, corn 8 inches high, and grape vines in fine condition. They call the place the “garden spot of America” and we know that it justifies the term, for we have “been there,” ourself. A-lt ex-candidate of two yeijrs ago examined the mud besplashed shirt front of a present candidate, a few days ago, and declared that he had been there so much that lie could tell just, which township each-splash was from. This splash you got in Gillam, that one is iYalker dirt I know, and this big daub here came from Barkley,” &c. &c. The candidate himself declared, however, that the whole assortment came from one chuck-, hole in the north part of Marion township. New shades of Kid Gloves 75 cts. The finest display of Dry Goods ever in the Store, at Hopkins’ Corner. - -4