Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1886 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

GILLAM ITEMS. . / v " ■y Farmers are inrather late time with their corn planting. • Miss Emma Robinson finished her school on laat Friday. She has done good work this year and as a recompense will have the pleasure of seeing five of her pupils graduate. We understand Miss Robinson intends spending the next year at the State Normal. An entertainment was given on last Thursday night at East Vernon school hdhse. A good audience was present and things went off smoothly. The principal part of the exercises consisted of a play entitled “The School Ma’am/’ in which Miss Millie Robinson played the part of school ma’am, of thirty or forty years ago. Smike. . RO VE ITEMS. Ebenezer Peregrine returned from lowa last week. - r It is understood that Miss Madge Banta, who has resided in Arizona the last four years is coming home on a visit in June. Bruce Banta and Samuel Robinson captured one of those serr pents commonly known as a bull snake. It is six feet three inches in length. The boys are keeping it alivfi and are enthusiastic over the way he handles frogs ’or any small animal placed in the barrel with him. Last Saturday being Mrs. C. W. Bussei’s birthday, the family was happily surprised by a number of young men and ladies who gathered in at evening, bent on consuming any jellies, fruits, pies or cakes that should be found on the premises. After supper thfe youngsters commenced theijr ‘ISt. entertainment, and all were happy. C. G Strategy.

FROM WHEATFIELD CENTER Lots of rain and water very high. Cattle are looking fine but in no demand. The question of a strawberry festival is being agitated. Lena Boptji is spending a month with friends in Lake Co. L. E. Carmichael has gone to Dakota. May your shadow never grow less, Bro. Carmichael. The land owned by Mr. Marble, of Crown Point, including the old Ruchong farm, has just been enclosed with 'a wire fence! Messrs. Carmichael, Humphrey and Hibbs spent a day in Chicago recently, going there to meet a party, of Michigan friends who were on route' to Dakota. The large tract of land known as the Betterton land, has been purctased by D. P. Ingraham, who is putting a wire fence around it. Our new supervisors are full of energy and enterprise. Lawrence King will superintend the , highways with the same push and ; vim he displays in the office of school director. Martin Heil, whose home js, in this township, is attending sqhool in Rose Lawn, preparing for a course at Valparaiso norn i al. We t wish him success in Tris new departure. . Mr. Helmick has a cow with twin calves, while his neighbor’s cow has none. Mr. Helmick’s antimonopolist principles seems to be in a" state of “innocuous desuetude. ’ ’ Chris.

TON ITKMS. _______ Charley Wigmore, of Monticello, will manipulate the type in the News office, for the present. J. E. Hollett’s new iron building is about ready for occupancy. He has one’ of the finest business rooms in this part of the State. A valuable cow belonging to ohn Wilson was struck by lightning last Sunday afternoon. As not infrequently happens she was.the best of the herd valued at SIOO. Mrs. Hugh Treanor, who underwent a most difficult and dangerous but successful surgical operation; performed by Drs. Loughridge and Patton, is slowly recovering. Rev. E. 0. Sharp, of Watseka, 111., the young evangelist, whose ministerial labors met with suth abundant success in this place, preached for the brethren of the Christian church last Saturday and Sunday. He was accompanied by his mother. E. 11. Graham severed his connection with the Remington ‘•News last week and left for, a brief visit with parents and friends in Kentland after which he will hie him to his Ohio home, where, it is to be hoped, he will both happiness and lie ml deserving of both. ‘ ■

Walker Sage, an old resident of this place, died on Thursday, of Siralysis, at the residence of Mrs. arris. The-funeral Services were held'at the Christian church by Rev. J. B. Crowe after which a number of dur citizens followed the remains tb the Welsh cemetery. He was about 72 years old. At a meeting of the Remington Alumni, on Friday evening, the following officers were elected: President, Thomas P. Harper; Vice Pres., Jennie M. Hollingsworth; Rec. See., JessieH. Draper; Cor. Sec., Dora A. Morris; Treasurer, John M. Crowe; Committee on programme, Chas. Chamberlin, Alice Hollingsworth, Lois Blood. Ida Thomas and Lottie Coover. For the pa t seventeen years, those high in official authority in the M. E. chhrch have set apart one day for the children, to be known and observed as “Children’s Day” said day to be the second Sunday of J line unless local fcirciimstances interfere when it may be changed to the first or third Sunday. The M. E. S. 8. of this , place are expecting to observe the 13th of J une in? u 'beautiful and appropriate manner. . A curious and striking instance of direct answer to prayer comes tb us from a well authenticated source. Durihg the awful cyclone that swept through part of Ohio, a servant girl in the employ of Mr. Johnson (li ring near Eaton) was prevented in some way from seeking a place of refuge with the rest of the family. She remained in her own room praying continously and most earnestly for her life, and it is a remarkable fact that although the house, a substantial brick structure, was Utterly demolished, that one room, remained intact. The story above and all the rooms below except this oiie, WeTe a mass of ruins. . _RemINGTONIAN. ,

Everything in the paint line, 6f the best material, warranted to give satisfaction, prices knocked out of time at Kannal’s. :—; Go to Kannal’s for Pure Drugs and medicines cheaper than the cheapest. —•••**” Kannal’s cheap Drug Store and no mistake. Save your money by seeing us before you price elsewhere. Remember the cheap Drug Store, and give Sue a trial; if you are not satisfied, it will be time tq go elsewhere. Emmet Kannal. Call at Leopold’s, before it is too late, and get your clothing, atprices to make you happy. The prices are lower than they have ever been before. For ladies, misses and children’s fine shoes, call at Leopold’s, .as they will be sold at greatly reduced prices,—owing to his not being under any heavy expenses; and the stock is one of the finest and largest in the city. Remember Kannal’s is the cheap Drug Store. Call, price and believe. Sewing and pressing over hats done reasonably at Hemphill & Honan’s. r . Carpets:—lso different samples, from hemp to velvet, come and price them, at Hemphill & Honan’s. e Parties contemplating buying a new carpet would do, well to cpU at Hemphill and HonUn’s and see their goods and learn prices.

It will be.tqthe interest of the teachers of Jasper county to see Hemphill & Honan before buying Boots, -Shoes or Mijlinery. A word to the wise is sufficient. from personal experience that times are hard, I foive decided to make prices to suit. Come in and give me a chance to prove my assertion. . Emmet Kanfial. f Everything down to rock bottom, at Kannal’s. ■ ; ; Call for good goods and great bargains, at A. Leopold’s. Ladies :-Call and see specimens of the beautiful work and elegant taste of our new trimmer, Miss Tharp, at Mrs. Sadie Laßue’s old. stand. Mrs. J, M; Hopkins. And don’t you forget it, 1 mean itr I will sell everything in my line cheaper than anyone ever sold before, in the, town. < " Emmet Kannal ‘Til attend to it soon.” Don’t cheat yourself in that way. Your hair is growing thinner, dryer and more lifeless every day. Save it and restore its original,,Color, softness and gloss by using Farter’s Hair balsam while you mAy. Map .