Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

D. J. Thompson attended the Commencement at Terre Haute, lastweek. “ Mrs. R. S. D wiggins went to Argus, Saturday,’to meet the Elder, who preached there on Sunday. J. W. Powellj the popular and prosperous livery man, has added three more horses to his livery outfit, this week. The Greenbackers’ County Central Committee have postponed the duty of selecting their county ticket until Saturday, June 26th. Mrs. Chas. Johnson and Mrs. E. K. Mason, of Whitehall Mich., and Mrs. A. W. Cole, of New Albany, are 1 visiting relatives in Rensselaer. - The Jasper county students in the State Normal, at Terre'Haute, Miss Alice Irwin, of Rensselaer and Miss L. E. Rathfon, of Gillam, returned to their respective homes, last Saturday. Lawyer John T. Brown, of Fowler, was in town last week, looking after_ legal business in the court, and his political fences, he being a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, in this Judicial circuit. The Valparaiso Mcssem/rr says of Jeremiah -1). Tucker, of Valparaiso, the Greenback candidate for Congress in the Tenth District, that he is a farmer by occupation, a good talker, and stands high with his party.

Lost.—On the road between Remington and Rensselaer, on Monday morning, J une 14, a bundle containing a “Metropolitan Journal of Fashions,” an “O. K.” Dress Chart, and other articles. The. finder will confer a favor by leaving Republican office Married.— At the residence of James F. Irwin, Esq., Clerk of the Jasper Circuit court, at Rensselaer, Ind., on Sunday, .June 13th, 1886, at six o’clock, p. m., Mr. Chas. H. Peck and Miss Alice A. Allman, both of Remington, Ind., the Rev. DavidrHandley, of Rensselaer, officiating. A certain facetious gentleman, from Carpenter township, remarked.last week, in looking over the assessment sheet for the town of Rensselaer, that some of the supposed wealthy citizens of Rensselaer were really so poor that it was as much as ever if they succeeded in keeping out of the county poor house.

The Rev. Peter Hinds says that he has voted- --regularly for the Democratic party for the last twenty years, on the strength of the big promises it made of the great things it would do when it got power, and the era of prosperity, progress and reform that it would inaugurate, but as it has wholly failed to keep these promises, he has done with the party for ever. A family reunion of relatives, on his mothers side of the family, was held at Mr. John T. Sayler’s, place, in Newton township, last Sunday. The number present crowded close up to fifty, all of, whom were mutually related. It was a very enjoyable occasion generally and the fame of the magnificent dinner disposed of that day will live long in the memory of the partakers. Last Sunday, was “Children’s Day” in the M. E. church. In the evening a varied and interesting programme, consisting of songs, recitations and other performances of a similar character, was carried out; The church was crowded to the limit of its standing capacity, even including the vestibule, and many persons went away, unable to obtain admission, on any terms. The church was beautifully and profusely decorated with flowers ancFfoliage.

There are now said to be two quart whiskey holes running at Fair Oaks. Childrens Day will be appropriately observed, with readings, songs, recitations &c., at the Baptist church, next Sunday evening.. Next Thursday, June 24th, is St. John’s day. v Judge Hammond will deliver an address on the subject of Freemasonry, at Morocco, on that day. Miss Mollie Bonk, of Walker township, a sister-in-law pf James T. Antrim, the Deputy Recorder, was in town Friday and Saturday. She is a faithful subscriber of the Republican. Old John Robinson’s colossal circus arid menagerie will exhibit in Rensselaer, tomorrow. Come and study natural history at the animals cages, if you don’t care for the circus tricks. In a late storm lightning struck the building of W. H. Henkle r in Greensburg, Kans., and prostrated five men, among whom was H. C. Henkle, formerly of this county. The damage done to the building was small. Thomas J. Farden has placed all of his unsettled accounts in my hands for collection, and parties will save costs by calling at my office and paying the same without delay. James W. Douthit'. 41-2 t pd. .i ‘ Stock in the L., N. A. & C. is mow selling at 39 cents on the dollar, against 13 cents twelve months ago. This would indicate that some one Las confidence in the present management and the future of the road.— lndianapolis Journal.

The Knights of Pythias Lodge, of this place, obtained last week, from Indianapolis, a costly and elegant outfit of the paraphernalia used in working -what is known as the Amplified Third Degree. It was put in use for the first time, Thursday evening. Landlord Blue, of the Makeever House, being the victim. At a big picnic at Cedar Lake given by the Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Society, of Chicago, on Sunday, June 6th, a great deal of drunkenness prevailed; and in ope free fight two men were shot, and one of them dangerously wounded, The Sunday picnics from Chicago are mighty tough affairs, generally, and ought to be suppressed, if possible.

The plan determined on by the remonstrators against moving the \V arren county court Louse is for the treasurer and recorder to refuse to move. The laws require them to keep the records and moneys-in a fire proof vault There is no other place in r Williamsport for them that is large enough. It is hardly probable that the building will be torn- down over their heads.— Oxford Tribune. . By the end of last week matters had begun to look rather serious with the farmers of this county, on account of the protracted drouth. No rain storms of any magnitude had occured since the very heavy rains of a month previous,, and the storms then were so heavy as to pack the soil and leave it in a bad condition to stand a dry spell. In many places corn which had been planted for many days, and even weeks, had lain in the ground, and not even sprouted for lack of moisture. Oats and hay, and pasture lands, were also suffering greatly for want of, rain. The rains of Saturday night and Sunput a different face qn/he whole matter. They seem to have been general, all over the county, and being slow and long continued, it fell in the best manner for beneficial’results.

Mrs. Susie Moneganis building a house on her farm, a mile and a half north of town. W. P. Baker, about three miles north of town, is preparing to erect him a goodly dwelling, on his farm, this year. The people of Fair Oaks will also have a celebration on July 3rd. Dr. Washburn, of Rensselaer, is the. chief orator for the occasion. Albert Wiler, proprietor of the largest and best known dry goods house in Lafayette, has failed, and made an assignment last Saturday. The liabilities are stated at $35,000 or $40,000. Sam Chilcote went to Winamac Monday, to accept a situation as a salesman in a meat-market. Sam is a good salesman and a square jw and the person who has secured his services has done a good thing for himself.

The Indiana .Farmer publishes a table showing the average condition of wheat,, corn, oats, clover and timothy, on June Ist, as compared with the average condition of former years. There are but ten counties m the state in which the average condition is as high as 100 per cent, and Jasper county is oneof the ten. The Indianapolis Journal of Friday, June 4th, in giving a list of the distinguished visitors calling on General Sherman, at an informal reception given at the residence of Senator Harrison, mentioned the call of one-'of our citizens and said: “Among the callers were Judge Ward and wife, of Kentland. Mrs. Ward was a Miss Shafer, and she and the General were friends many, years ago, at Lancaster, Ohio, the old home of the Sherman family.— ,/xentlund (juzdle. i The Rev. Peter Hinds consummated the sale of his farm a mile north of town, Saturday, to "Warren Robinson and Thomas Thomp-

son. It consists of '2OO acres, and the price is SB,OOO. This is SSOO more than Mr. Hinds paid • three or four years ago. Mr. Hinds will keep possession of the place until September, and has the use of it for the present year. He expects to go South .when.. lie leaves here, and will buy some cheap land and engage in the cattle raisingbusiness. Prof. E. E. Smith, the well known and very popular incumbent of the chair of English Literature. and History, .at .Purdue University, has been notified by the Trustees of that institution that his services will sot be required longer. The Lafayette Call intimates that want of harmony I between Prof. Smith and the President of the University,- is the probably cause of this action of the Trustees. Prof. Smith is well known and greatly esteemed in Rensselaer and Jasper county, generally, on account of his work here at several County Institutes. J. P. Hammond, a well known young school teacher of this vicinity, is now canvassing this town and the surrounding country for the “Practical Home Physician.” A large new book, just published and written by four eminent physicians and specialists of Chicago, Drs. Henry M. Lyman, Christian Fenger, H. Webster Jones, and W. T. Belfield. It mentions every disease in the calendar and also every important remedy; and is embellished with numerous beautiful ami costly colored pictures. It is a book of sterling merit, both as to its contents audits mechanical construction. The paper and binding are especially excellentMost of the physicians of Rensselaer hate carefully examined the book and have given it their unqualified recommendations.

Prof. J. S. Manly> at Lafayette, is in town working ui|t he interests of the balloon race anfl other, performances, at the fairgrounds, on July 3rd. ~ • 1 * _. f’’ 'J - ■' ’■ Don’t forget the data of the only circus which will visit sßensselaer this year. Friday, Jule 18th, is the day, and Old John ®obinson’s is the circus. 1 So far as learned th A Cleaver horses have had no sort olduck in any of the races in whic» they have participated, at Col limbus, Terre Haute &c. ' < The drouth which came an end last Saturday night, lasted exactly one month, in tlfis county, not counting a few local showers, of limited extent. ® We are glad to state that Cap® Jas. A. Burnham has finally r® ceived a deserved increase of peri | sion. His rate from this time |l to be twelve dollars a month. Daniel Fraser is attending to tfi I State cases in the circuit courO this term. M. H. Walker, thi. Prosecuting attorney, is in Mexico! for the benefit of his health, whiei| is said to be very poor.

Mr. Peter Hinds, just north of! town, offers for sale his rye, oats, wheat and hay crops as they stand in the field. Also considerable number of otl/br articles, all of which will be sold at private sale. Mr. A. W. Cole has just returned from a trip to Dodge City, Kansas, where he has visited his sister. He talks as though the prospects for crops in Kansas, this year, are pretty poor, owing to want of rain, The new road through the Monnett farm, north of town, has just been opened for travel. This road is the one that leads directly through the big gravel beds, near the Stackhouse farm, and is the one upon which the work of gravel road making in Jasper county should and probably will be first undertaken; '

The State Supreme court decided lately, in a case oL F. W. Reubelt, now principal of the Rensselaer school, against the School Town of Noblesville, that a contract made by a School Board fori the services of a School Superin-f tendant, for a term of three years! is valid and binding on the Board, after the election of a new member. Miss Mollie Babcock is canvassing for a book which, as we truly believe, ought Fo be in the hands of every woman who is npt already possessed of a work of similar character and merit. The title of the work is “Tokology” and is by Dr- Alice B. Stockham, of Chicago, one of the ablest and most philanthropic lady physician now living. We earnestly advise all of our readers who have an opportunity to give the work a thorough examination when Miss Babcock calls for that purpose. A party who were going west under great difficulties, passed through the southern part of the county last week. The party consisted of a man, his wife, two children and several dogs. They had a one-horse buggy but no horse to draw it, and the man who seemed well broke to drive single, walked between the shafts a while the woman and a boy pushed behind, and a little kid rode in the buggy. They claimed to be going from Cleveland, Ohio, to Peoria, Hl., and that their horse took sick and died at Anderson, this state, and not having the wherewith to buy another horse, they were completing their journey in the manner described. It is probable that their story was largely fabricated, as no persons of sound mind would wander way south to Anderson and way north again to Jasper county, on their way to Peoria from Cleveland., ' • ;