Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1886 — Localsand Personals. [ARTICLE]

Localsand Personals.

F. J. Sears, the banker, is spending the week in Oxford, Benton county. Work was begun on J. T. Hemphill’s new brick building last Monday afternoon. Mr. C. C. Starr, the merchant, was wrestling with a fractious colt one day last week, and had one of his legs quite badly injured. Will Comer, who was badly hurt by the horse, at Davy Now r els place, north of town, has about recovered from the effects of his injuries. We notice by the Monticello papers that otir County Superinten dent; D. M. Nelson, has lately Jbecome a frequent visitor to the metropolis of White county. We wonder who she is. Our worthy milkman, R. B. Wilson, summoned his customers to receive their morning’s milk on Saturday morning, with an army bugle, in lieu Of the commonplace bell. Reuben is a patriot from his shoes up. The Rev. A. Abbett, of Barkley township, has charge of a small P. E. Methodist circuit, in White county, and during the year has by his labors, increased the membership of his church by forty persons. Last Sunday there were five accessions. Jasper county is by law entitled io two free scholarships at Purdue University. At present there is no appointment from this county. Who of our young men or women will avail themselves of this opportunity by receiving the appointment of the commissioners at their August or September term ? The appointments should never be vacant. - r It would surprise the average citizen to know how many persons there are who will take a county paper year after year and never pay a penny for it, and if they are asked for the amount they get mad, rip and roar and swear and lie about the account. Hades is so full of such persons who have defrauded county publishers that their legs and arms are hanging out of the windows. — Rochester Republican, ■ ~ ? J. T. Hemphill bought of A. Leopold, this week, a strip of ground three feet wide, fronting on Washington street, off the west side of the latter’s 50 foot lot on the corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets. The price paid was S3OO. There is probably no other land in Jasper county that would sell for so high a price, for the unimproved land, as this on the northwest corner of Washington and ’ Van Rensselaer streets. The proposed new brick business buildings on the corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets on the site of the burnt buildings, and of which frequent mention has been made in-this’pa-per, are now a certainty and will, without''doubt, be completed before the end of the year. The Hemphill building will be 20 feet front by 75 feet deep; and it is expected to have it completed by the end of August. The Leopold building will be 46 feet front by 75 feet deep, and Mr. Leopold intends that it shall be completed before the end of the year, certain. ' Both buildings will be two. stories in height, and, we understand, will probably be uniform in style of architecture, and be practically, one building in appearance. -We are glad to be able to chronicle the fact that this, unsightly vacant spot in this most prominent site in the town, is thus soon to be occupied by handsome and durable structures.

Work has commenced on John Eger’s new business building. Wm. H. Martin, of Greenfield, was in town last week, looking after property he owns here. A fine boy, and the first-born, was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Paxton, of Newton tp., last Thursday. John Healy went to Frankfort Saturday night. From there he went to Indianapolis with the Frankfort band. He returned to Rensselaer Monday night. Messrs- Crane and Austin, attorneys for the C. & 1. C. Ry., took another trip this week, up into the north-eastern townships, securing the right-of-way for the extension of the above road. John L. Gant, of Newton township, ex-deputy sheriff, -walks with a decided limp in his off leg. He wrestled with his brother, about three weeks ago, and got his ankle joint out of place. He had to keep his bed for a week.

Mr. and Mrs. H. R. W. Smith are taking their annual summer rest at the residence of the latter’s parents, the Paxtons, in N ewton township. Mr, famith is now holding an important position on the editorial force of the New York World. The Chicago Inter-Ocean of Thursday of last week, reports among the marriage licenses issued in that city the day previous, the following: Edgar H. Tharp, of Chicago, age 30 years, and Stella McHatton, also of Chicago, age 20 years. Mr. Tharp will be remembered by many of oui readers as a former resident and business man, of Rensselaer. Fourth of July was numerously celebrated throughout the country districts of Jasper county. Qn Saturday there were more or less successful celebrations at Fair Oaks and Comer’s Grove, in Union tp., at Pullins’ Grove, in Barkley; at DeMotte, in Keener; at Wheatfield, in the township of that name, end many townships yet to be heard from. The balloon ascensions and other advertised performances at the Rensselaer Fair Grounds, on last Saturday, by J. E. Rosa, of Lafayette, had the effect of drawing together a pretty large crowd of people. The show itself fell very much short of what had been advertised. There were no games of base ball, no sack or potato races, &c. and no big dance in Floral Hall. There were plenty of refreshment stands, and also chances to “try your luck” at pitching rings for canes, and a wheel of fortune -where people could invest small sums on a chance, to draw a little not very expensive glassware. A rather slow tight rope performance took place in the afternoon. The simultaneous ascension of the two balloons was the principal feature of the day. Their inflation, with hot air, began' at about four o’clock, and was completed at five; and at a given signal they arose. together, each carrying a man upon the trapeze attached to the lower side of the balloon. The men turned and swung themselves about, in a rather reckless way, for a time, and then quietly perched in their swings. There was no perceptible wind, and although the balloons ascended to the height of perhaps 80 rods, and were in the air from five to ten minutes, they descended, one within the enclosure of the fair grounds, the other just over the western wall, a little south of the entrance. The most interesting part of the whole performance was the very lively manner in which the buggies and carriages were got from under the places where the balloons were descending.

A The new iron fence is being erected around the school house property. Louis Cliampena, who went to Kansas early in the spring has returned to this place. T. T. Farden was in town over Sunday. He is still with R. W.l Stewart, the music man, of Lafayette. ■ • / Rue Priest and Jay Zimmerman have been spending the last week in Francesville and Michigan City. They returned Tuesday evening. Eans Howland, formerly of this place, and a brother of Mrs Col. Healey, has just died in Delphi. The funeral was held yesterday. Od Sunday Elder Dwiggins administered the rite of baptism to two more persons. His son Jay Dwiggins, and Robert Paris, of Attica.

The present “heated term” is very severe; the thermometer getting way up into the nineties, every day. (There is also an exceeding lack of rain. Milt Makeever ought to have known, from previous experience in Jasper county, that a democratic convention was a bad place for him to “run.” The new time tab|e on the Monon route has not yet gone into effect. The indications are pretty strong that the change will be made next week. Miss Sal lie Hogan, a well known former resident, but now a teacher in the Kentland schools, will be the guest of Mrs. E. P. Honan, for the next two weeks. John 0. Shoemaker last week sold the Indianapolis Sentinel, the State organ of the Democratic party, to W. J. Craig, who h&s assumed,control of the paper. The Knights of Pythias, at their meeting last Thursday evening, elected the following officers: WB. Austin, K. of R. & S; J- C. Morgan, C. C. f G. E. Murray, V. C. The editor has received the unwelcome intelligence that his boyhood home, in Will county, HL, now the property of a brother, has fallen a-victim to too much juvenile Fourth of July patriotism and been reduced to ashes. The firm of Ellis & Murray, the dry goods merchants, has been Ellis, Murray & Co., since Tuesday afternoon. The Company is ahandsome, curly headed fellow, son of the senior partner. He tipped the scale at 10-1 pounds. The Senatorial convention meets at Goodland, to-day. From the latest indications we believe that Mr. Thompson’s chances are the best. We earnestly hope for his success, but shall heartily support the nominee of the convention. Wm. Erwin returned to Rensselaer, from his sojourn in Kansas, ottWednesday night, of last week. He remained in that state long enough to secure the title of a premption claim, to a quarter section, of which he had bought the relinquishment. On Friday of week before last a 14 months old child of Henry Best, in Kentland, drank concentrated lye, with fatal results, a few days later. On the next day, at Wolcott, the ten months old child of Edward Jewett swallowed a safety pin and died the next day. Dr. O. C. Link, oub old townsman, writes tp have the address’ of his paper changed to Fremont, Neb. The Dr. has resigned his position as assistant physician in the Dakota Insane Asylum, and removed to Fremont, as above stated. The change is made in the hopes that a somewhat more southern climate will be better for his health. .