Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

The circus is coming. The’ County Commissioners meet next Monday. A. W. Cole, the mail agent, was m town this morning. Tlie June term of the Circuit Court meets next Monday. Caph Babcock came back from LaGrange, Monday night. R. S. Dwiggins went to Grand Rapids, Mich., last Friday. Robert Porter has gone back to the Ladoga Normal school. Sam Nichols, the night operator, got back last Wednesday night. George Sigler -and family, of Mount Airy, were in town yesterday. Services will be held at the Missionary Baptist church next Sunday, morning and evening. A man with three trick bears exhibit ed in-the Opera House Tuesday and Wednesday nights. John R. East, of Indianapolis, special agent of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, is in town. E. N. Hyland has erected ano th er smoke-stack, to replace the one blown down by the big storm. Mr. W. H. Dague, a well known banker, of Fowler, was in town last Wednesday and Thursday. Judge Hammond has been invited to speak on the subject of Free Masonry, next St. John’s day, at Morocco. A new advertisement tQr the “Old Reliable” Trade Palace store, appears in this issue of IBE Republican. Mr. Essen, of Will county, 111., was.in town Saturday, in company with his son, Wm. Essen, of Jordan township. Col. S. F. Norton, editor of the Chicago Sentinel,“is advertised to speak at the Greenback convert-, tion, of to-day. No prayer meeting.at the Methodist church to-night, on account of the graduating exercises at the Opera House. Mr. Andrew Hall, of Kentland, chairman of the Newton county Republican Central Committee, was in town yesterday. Mrs. Edward A. Perkins, nee Myrtie Henkle, now of Mishawaka, presented her husband with a son on Sunday, May 23rd. The Fourth of July comeson Sunday, this year. The day does not amount to much generally, when it comes on Sunday. Laßue Brothers, the enterpris - ing grocers of the Arcade room have an attractive new advertisement in this issue of The Republican. | - At the latest accounts Miss Etta Grauel, the missing witness in the Fulton county murder, case, had forfeited her bond and was gone again. ”T ' J. W- Powell yesterday finished a big bill board for the coming circus. It is along -the west side of the public square; is 200 feet Jong and 20 feet high. V' 1 ■' J A i Allen Catt, the carpenter, was badly cut on the hand, last week, by a flying rock, the result of a bl as t fir ed by men working in Frank Meyer’s cellar. —The Odd-Fellows Anniversary celebration wjll be held next Wednesday, June 9th, in Thompson’s grove, near the railroad. The public is jnvited to attend. Elder Hennegar will preach at the new church, in Barkley township, near Henry Barkley’s residence, next Sunday, June 6th, both morning and afternoon.

The ladies of the M. E. church will give a Strawberry Festival in the room next to Farmers Bank, next Tuesday evening, June Bth. All are cordially invited to attend. The June term of the Circuit Court begins next Monday. The petit jury is not called until the second week. The grand jury will not be called at all during the term. : < C. P. Wright is about to open a real estate office, in the front room over Wright’s furniture store. The room has been fitted up in excellent shape for liis accommodation. The County Board of Equalization will meet next Monday. It. will undoubtedly be a very important session; as real-estate assessments will have to be equalized this year. Last Friday/Thomas Roberts, of Waveland, and .father of Charley Roberts, the notorious bandit, dropped dead at his home with heart disease. - — -Craufordsvillc Argus News. Alvin B. Robertson, of Nashville, Tenn., traveling Passenger Agent for the Monon Route, while on his way to New Orleans, stoped off to see his sister, Mrs. Jas. W. Douthit, this week. Jack McConnell, cashier of the Commercial bank, of Oxford, was in town Tuesday, getting legal advice from Judge Hammond; in regard to some gravel roads, the citizens of Oxford have in view. Harvey Cleaver went to Columbus, this state, last week,-with! his race horses, to attend the races there. From Columbus he will go to Terre Haute. Mr. Cleaver, senior, joined his son on Tuesday ■of this week. Coke Henkle is the happiest i man in town, and has been setting up the cigars to the boys nearly all the week, and all on account of a small boy at his house. Mother and child are doing well.—Greensburg Rustler. Special Pensioner Examiner, Anderson, of Lafayette, was in town last Friday, looking into the case of Jackson Marlow, of Jordan township. The latter is well deserving of a pension, and will probably get one. The late Baptist Festival cleared the sum of about $24, above expenses. The ladies of the church request us to public express their thanks to all who helped provide the supplies for the occasion, or assisted in the work. Next Monday, June 7th, being the first Monday in June, will be the first day of the June term of the Circuit court; the first day of the County Commissioners’ Court, and the first day of the annual meeting of the Board of Equalization.

Sheriff S. E. Yeoman and Landlord Philip Blue, of the Makeever House, are among the latest acquisitions to the Knights of Pythias Lodge, of this place. The lodgtf is in a very flourishing condition, and promises to continue in that way,'indefinitely. Miss Clara fieeve, a well known and most estimable young lady ot this place, last week began the canvass of the town for a valuable, and—interesting—book, entitled “Pleasant Hours with Illustrious Men and Women.” We wish her good snccess in this venture. James Taiby, the Lafayette kid, in jail for stealing Powell’s fish reel and other articles, will be tried, if at all, on information, as no grand jury has been called for this term of He has well-to-do and in Lafayette, who will do what they can to got him out of this scrape.

ram I Lodge, Knights of PfThias, held its annual session in Ihdianapolis,; Tuesday and Wednesday. Messrs. G. M. Robinson, F. B. Learning, D. G. Warner, J. C. Morgan, George E. Murray, Erastus Peacock and E. D. Rhoades-all enthusiastic Knights, of this place, were in attendance. Once more, and for the first time in three years, a circus is billed to exhibit in Rensselaer. It is John Robinson’s and the date is Friday, June 9th. We understand that it is a first class circus, It will occupy about the same ground that Sells Bros, did, in 1883. The Odd-Fellows have wisely decided not to go clear out to the fair grounds to hold their picnic celebration, next Wednesday, June 9th, but will hold it in Thompson’s grove, near the railroad. The same place where the Holiness people pitched their camp-meeting tent last fall. Wm. of Hammond, this state, has rented J. W. Williams’ business room, in the StocktonWilliams building, the one lately occupied by R. F. Priest, and will at once place a stock of general merchandise in the same. He has rented the room for one year, with the privilege of another year.

The Odd Fellows s lodge, at this place, still continues to grow in numbers and influence. Among the latest accessions to the lodge are County Treasurer Wm.. M. Hoover, David M. Shield and Isaac Reubelt. The brethren are agitating the subject of instituting the Rebecca degree, in the lodge. ' ' - . Th§._grikd uating the Rensselaer High School will be held at the Opera House this, Thursday evening. In addition to the regular exercises, consisting of class essays, music &c. -Pmf. Reubelt will deliver an address. The diplomas will be presewted by M. of the School Board, who will also deliver an address. The last copy of the Greensburg Rustier gives the official vote at the last election in Kiowa counin a complete victory for the Republican ticket by piajorities from about 50 to 400. J. P. Dunlap, for Surveyor, run better than the most of his ticket. There was practically no opposition to Greensburg in the vote on the county seat question.

ExJGovernor A. G. Porter was in town a short time last Friday evening, the guest of S. P. Thomp son. He had stopped off at Monon, on his way home from Valparaiso, to look after some property near the latter place, and ran over toßensselaer as a pleasant place to. pass the time while waiting for his train. He came in on tire4:3B p. m. train and went away on the next train south. The Greenbackers of the Tenth District will nominate their candidate for Congressman, at Rensselaer, Jto-day. The event is not of sufficient importance to call together any very large assembly of people from abroad, although the occurrence of the same party’s county convention, at the same time, will probably bring together a considerabl e number of the Jasper county Greenbackers. The hanging of J. C- Henning, at Crawfordsville, last Thursday, was an eminently satisfactory affair, for its kind, the murderer facing death with fortitude and dying without evidence of suffering. The crime for which he was executed was the murder at Rockville, last October, of Charlotte Volmer, a widow who had promised to marry him, but afterwards broke the promise.

The Rensselaer schools closed for their summer vacation yesterday, at noon. We do not believe, that, taken for all in all, that a more completely successful school year ever came to an end in the town. We have a most excellent corps of teachers, in all the departments; and the fine executive abilities, excellent tact, and rare courtesy of Superintendent Renbelt has had the effect of securing the most harmonious and effective work among them all. Henry Helves, of Barkley tp., took his strong new wagon from this place Monday afternoon, It had been fitted for its long journey by the joint labors of R. H. Yeoman and AV. H. & C. Rhoades* He expected to start upon his long drive to the far northwest on Tuesday or Wednesday. Mrs. Helves, for whose health this remarkable journey is undertaken, has the misfortune to be afflicted with excessive obesity—her weight being probably, nearly or quite three hundred pounds.

A respectable and intelligent appearing girl, about 18 years old, was put off the north bound train, Saturday afternoon, at the Rensselaer depot. She was on her way from Indianapolis to Chicago, where her mother and step-father reside, and did not have money enough to pay her wajs farther than to this place. She came down town and was kindly cared for by Sheriff Yeoman, until the next morning, syhen she was furnished with a ticket, aud sent on her way rejoicing. Next Saturday, June sth, the Democrats of Jasper county will hold a delegate convention, in the Court House, and nominate their county ticket. According to the party organ the 'candidates foinomination are; For Clerk, John 0. Chilcote, of Rensselaer; for -Treasurer, Wm. M. Hoover, the present incumbent; for Auditor Lucius Strong, for Sheriff; Washington Scott, of Milroy and Achnn Hess, of Gillam, for Recorder, John B. Lefler, of Hanging Grove, David W. Shields, of Marion and M. A. Makeever, of Ne wton.

All accounts agree in pronouncing the prospect Tor crops this year, in Jasper county, to be most excellent. Wheat “never looked better,” oats are promising well, and the corn ground is generally in splendid condition. The many cool, cloudy days, of late, which a good many people have inconsiderately grumbled about, have really been the most beneficial weather possible. For the ■wheat crop they have been invaluable, and besides have given farmers an excellent opportunity to put in their best licks in working their corn ground up in good shape. Mr. Emmet Kannal this week began work on what will be probably, the finest and most convenient barn in the county. It will be erected near the site of his proposed new residence, the old Martin place, at the south end of River street. Its dimensions will be 36 feet by 34, and 18 feet high, and along one side will be a 12 foot, shed-roofed stanchion barn in addition. It will beilEe'Tcme of convenience, throughout, with all the modern improvements. For instance it will be furnished with a hay-carrier- by means of which two men can mow away a load of hay, in any part of the barn, at three forkf tils, and in about as many minutes of time. The cost of . the barn will is to be finished within 30 days. As before stated, Mr. Kannal will not build his residence until another year, but will get much of the material on the ground this year. The house will occupy the site of the present old Martin house, and that structure is to be torn down.