Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

It is a dull time for local news. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dexter set up housekeeping, Monday. Worstell. the apple man, departed for Ohio, Tuesday. It is a pleasure to show goods at Mrs. Jr-M. Hopkins’ millinery store. Uncle Sol Wells, of Ohio, is making another vjsit to his neiee, Mrs. li. H. Purcupile. " Wm. Salter has been filling a clerkship in the Citizens’ Bank, for some weeks. The California excursionists are well on their way homeward, and are expected to arrive this week. It is expected that John Paris and wife, of Attica, will unite with the Church of God, at this place, next Sunday. It will be to the interest of the teachers of Jasper county to see Hemphill & Honan before buying Boots, Shoes or Millinery. A word to the wise is sufficient

Miss Minnie Hatten, who has been visiting her mother in Valparaiso, has returned. Having received a good musical education in the east she hopes to secure a music class here. The Rev. Peter Hinds has been called to preach another year 'for the Pilot Grove Baptist church, and will probably accept.. The meeting of the church lias' been changed from Pilot Grove school house, to Mount Airy. The boots and shoes at Leopold’s are selling off fast enough; if you don’t want any bargains, it certainly is not his fault. My stock of clothing must be sold, and to convince you, please call and make your own price. \ A. Leopold.

Sharp, the photographer, hung out a fine large picture Monday, of those two handsome young fellows, C. C. Warner and Abe Long, the rival candidates for Town Clerk. A notice above the picture said. “Pay your money and take your choice.” Beneath the picture a label read “Our Dade Politicians.” The Hon. I. D. Dunn, Representative in the State Legislature for this district, lias just returned from an extensive trip over his old stamping ground, way down east. He went clear to the head waters of the Penobscot river in r W land and many other places. He has many relatives living' in the places which he visited. Indianapolis Journal: Roadmaster AYright, of the Air-line division of the L., N. A. & C., begins to bbftst of their track, and says he soon will be in shape to compare it with the best of roads. This week sixteen miles of steel rail and 39,800 cross-ties will be distributed on the Air-line division. Mr. "Wright states that not a wheel has been off the last eight months on this division.

Christopher Plath had arranged to take the morning train, Monday, as the beginning of his journey to Germany, but voted before he started;and shortly afterwards was arrested on a warrant charging him with illegal voting. The old man has been in poor health this winter, and remained most of the time with his brother-in-law in Newton county, but his house and household goods were here, and this he claimed was his place of residence. The person who caused the arrest claimed-thathe had lost hjs residence here, and hence the, charge of i llegal voting. He had a hearing before squire Fnrcupile, and was promptly acquitted. This prosecution seems in have been entirely unjustifiable nud inalii*

General J. C. Van Rensselaer is in townWesley Karsner is in ,San Francisco, California. The conventions nearly monopolize the paper this week., Miss Ola Sigler has gone to DeMotte to teach a class in music. Christopher Plath started upon his long journey to the Fat herland, Monday night. J obn Kepner andfamily returned from Nebraska Tuesday. They have had enough of the west. A piece of lanckbelongingtoJasper county is advertised for sale in tliis issue of the Repubmcan.Splendid new stock of spring goods, at the new millinery store. Mrs. Sadie Laßue’s old stand.

The person who lost a pitchfork pa the street in front of the Republican building last Saturday, can have the same by calling for it. The Laßue brothers moved their grocery store into their new location, in Leopold’s Arcade building, on Monday. Parties who are contemplating a new carpet would do well to call at Hemphill and Honan’s and se their goods and learn prices. Uncie Rial Benjamin was the victim of a runaway a couple of weeks ago, and quite severely hurt, and has not yet fully recovered from his injuries.

The Evangelist, Rev. J. H. Sayler, has, owning to sickness, cancelled his engagement to hold a series of meetings in the M. E. church, at this.place. Anti-Kalsomine, the cheap and durable primer, for outside and. inside painting, makes a- durable primer coat at one-half the cost of any other paint. Kannal sells it. Hon and Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins are on their way home from Florida, and will arrive in time to attend the big meetings at the Church of God, Saturday and Sunday.

Elder N. V. Reed, of Chicago an eloquent clergyman well known in Rensselaer, will preach in the Church of God next Saturday evening and Sunday morning and evening. The boys -about the size of Rue Priest, Chunky Cleaver and Everton Powell have organized a base ball club and are preparing to warp it to clubs of the same di-mensions-OE a ljttleJaiggtxjflnriupf the present season. Our legal friend, J. W. Douthit, Esq., returned from the Southern part of the state 1 Tuesday evening, bringingwith him a fair bride. The lady’s name was Miss Harriet A. Robertson, and the wedding took place last Thursday, April 29, a|, Guildford Ind.

The Arcade room, in Leopold’s new building, the newest, nicest, brightest, best located room in town; directly opposite the Trade Palace entrance, and next door to Ellis & „Murray’s on the west, and Hemphill & Honan’s store on the east, was occupied by us last Monday, May 3d. Call and see us there. Laßue Bros., The Standard Grocers.

Marriage Licenses.—Since last reported the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court has issued licenses authorizing the marriage of the following named couples: j John M, Shields, j Sarah M. McDonald, j Levi A. Miller, j Emma F. Hurley, j Albert E. Stringham, ( Martha Mi Smith.

Mr. Henry Helves, of Barkley tp., whose intended removal to Washington Terr., has already been'mentioned in this paper, will make a public sale on Saturday, May 15, selling considerable livestock, implements, household furniture etc. Ur. Helves makes this' , removal for the benefit of his wife’s health, and actually intends, for the reason that he thinks that method of travelling will be beneficial to Mrs. Helves, to drive the whole distance to far off Washington. Besides his wife, his adopted daughter, Mrs. Yanco, her two children, and perhaps John Gilmore will accompany him. They will drive one .of the best young teams of heavy horses in this county, and expect to be three months on the journey. Information has been filed in the County Clerk’s.office charging Joseph Bellisle, of Benton county, the celebrated witness in the Stitz case, and one Wm. Concord, with assaulting, with lascivious intent, one Mrs. Mary Cottrell, of Remington. The accused men have, it? is said, skipped out, snd their whereabouts are unknown. In the 1 affidavit the surname of -the first mentioned accused is spelled “Belial.” This is probably a mistake, but not a very great one, considering who and what the “Sons- of Belial” were in Bible times. The complaining witness in this case is a grass widow and bears a reputation which has not, perhaps, been at all times quite above the possibility of 'suspicion. The alleged assault was committed at Remington, dh the 24th of April.