Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Wheat 70- cents. Sam Rogers and Jerry Healy, of Frankfort, are attending the fair. Miss Gerti e came home from her visit in Chicago and Michigan last Friday. Misses Grace Nichols and Sadie Mitchell, two bright normalites, were guests of The Republican for a brief period last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson got home last Friday night, from their visit to their daughter, Mrs. F. A. Ross, in Montana. They had an exceedingly pleasant trip. ? Large quantities of oats and wheat, both of a good quality, are coining into the market at Rensselaer now. The quantity brought in last Saturday was especially large. Theodore Smith, one of the young boys charged with having been implicated in the stealing of Mrs. T. Thompson’s pocket-book, and who was out on bail, attempted to skip out last Friday evening, and was jailed.

Married.—Wednesday evening, Sept., Ist, 1886, at the bride’s residence, in Rensselaer, Ind., Mr. Wm. S. Coen and Mrs. Clara Makeever. The Rev. B. F. Ferguson, officiating clergyman. The wedding was a very quiet affair, only immediate relatives being present. T. J. Farden returned to this place Tuesday evening, having completed his contract with the Lafayette Temple of Music. He has visited many towns during his connection with that house but he says. Rensselaer is the best place yet, and he thinks «.trongly and wisely of staying here. TJje Rensselaer schools opened last Monday morning with a good attendance of pupils, and the teachers full of renewed strength and zeal for their work. The schools will be dismissed on the afternoons of to-day and to-morrow in order to give teachers and scholars ample opportunity to attend the county fair. Mr. J. J. Williams, of Cleveland, 0., when here visiting his brother, J. W. Williams, a number of weeks ago, made a trial of the mineral waters of our artesian well, and was so well pleased with them that he took a five gallon demijohn of the same home with him. He has lately sent hack the demijohn to have it refilled and writes that he believes the water has done him “ever so much good.” We regret to say that Ben Sayler, of Newton tp., ‘ has, as yet, got no relief from the sufferings and ill health resulting from his injured eye, mentioned some weeks ago, upon the occasion of Mr. Saylor’s going to Logansport to consult Dr. Thomas, the oculist. He'has now concluded that his only relief is to be obtained through the removal of the eyeball and he expects Dr. Thomas to come over to perform the opera-tionto-morrow. A.

R. E. French and Eva EarleFrench, with their excellent theatrical company are performing at the Opera House for three nights this week, last night, to-night and to-morrow night. We expressed the opinion when they were here last year that it was the best theater company that ever came to Rensselaer, and the splendidly successful season they have experienced since that time fully justified our opinion. Mr. French is a star of the first magnitude, a powerful and effective actor, with a magnificent voice and an ideally fine presence, he is in all ways such an actqr as the people of Rensselaer can very, very seldom hope to see and hear in their own town.

Rye 40 @ 46 cents. - at the Opera Housed Thursday and Friday nights. Walter Moore started for Kokomo last Monday morning, after a week’s visit with th& family of* his uncle, Dr. Washburn. Farmerstake your grain to J. C. Porter, the solid financial grain dealer of Rensselaer* whose business for last year is not in the hands of a receiver. It. p. In addition to their big contract for bridge timbers, Messrs. Sigler & Goff have'also a grading contract of two miles on' the C. I. & C. Their contract being across the river and in LaPorte county. The Rev. Peter Hinds took his final departure from this place last Wednesday. He has gone to Carlisle, Prairie county, Arkansas, where he will engage in preaching and perhaps farm some on a small scale.

An unusual quantity of rye has been raised in this vicinity this year, and is now coming into market. Mr. J. C. Porter has shipped 5 cars and has another nearly full, and Mr. Ferguson is also handling large "quantities of .the same grain. The Rensselaer people went over to the Remington fair, last Thursday, in shoals. Every sort of vehicle in the town was utilized, and every rig in the livery stables was in service. In addition to these two big hacks, crowded to tneir utmost capacity, went over from this town. According to our Francesville correspondent, old man Harwick walked through Francesville this week on his way to Nauvoo lie is 107 years of age and walked between fifteen and twenty miles in a day. He is either a remarkably old man or our correspondent has a remarkable conscience.—Winamac Republican. There are now six prisoners in the county jail, not counting Tom Coghill, the dangerous crank from the poor house. There are the three tramps from Newton county, who robbed the hardware store in Goodland; James Jarrell, from Remington, and the two young Smith boys, of Rensselaer. They are young fellows, mostly, Jarrell being the patriarch of the gang. They make merry with music, gSmes and songs, and seem to rather eujoy their incarceration.

The Remington fair last week seems to have been, by general consent of those, who saw it, about the best Over held there. The show of horses and cattle, and the exhibit of ladies’ work, were especially fine. The attendance has been entirely satisfactory. On Thursday, especially, the crowd was simply immense. Not less than 4000 tickets were sold upon that day, we have been informed, and many were they who marveled to thinh where so many people could have come from. We understand that a pretty fair share of the honors of the Iteming ton fair were taken by people of Rensselaer and vicinity, although, as yet, we have not received many of the names and particulars. The Rensselaer Horse Co. took several premiums with Royal Cossack, in the class of high bred hoirses, and C. C. Starr took first wi th sucking colt in that class. Jas. Maloy got 2nd with brood mare and colt, and also took Ist money in | mile tunning race for 2 year olds and 2nd money in mile running race. Perry Marlatt also took Ist money in running race with Frank Goodrich. E. N. Hyland got some money out of the trotting races. Wm. Ervin got Ist with best single driving horse.

Oats 22 @ 24 cents. The Rensselaer public schools opened last Monday, with a full attendance. ‘ MONEY! money—W. H. H. Graham loans money in sums of S3OO and upwards, on long time, at low interest. J ■ Bayard Clark has come back from LaPorte county and resumed his old place as salesman in Purciipile’s grocery and bakery. Wanted.-—Small improved farm or town property in exchange for horses, buggies, harness &c. C. P. Wright. Mr. J. W. Williams and family and Mrs. Wm. Stockton and family returned Monday evening from their visits in Kentland and Lafayette, respectively. Mesdames J. W. Duvall, J. V. Parkison and A. K. Yeoman started for Kansas yesterday morning, where they will visit many friends in many places for 30 or 40 days.

Mr. Irwin, the county clerk, had the ill luck to lose his pocket book, at the Remington fair, last Thursday. It contained about $27 in cash, a note for S2OO, and some other papers. H. W. Porter, Superintendent of Porter county, was present at the institute for a day or two last week. He was the gufest, during his stay, of O. M. Daugherty, who teaches in Porter county. J. B. Scott announced his retirement from the Delphi Journal last week. been connected with the paper, in some, capacity, for 36 years. Mr. Young, of Idaville, succeeds Mr. Scott to the editorship of the Journal The big grading, machine from Benton county, near Remington, which has been working on J. AV. Powell’s grading contract, on the C. & I. C. Ry., has completed its work, and Monday afternoon went through town on its way towards Remington. Misses Della and Arilla Cotton came home last Thursday. They have completed their commercial course in the Valparaiso Normal and have received their diplomas. They were in Chicago several days last week looking up the prospects for situatibns as book-keepers, which we understand are favorable. We have noticed a number of movers’ wagons passing through town lately, and all of them are headed eastward. As is generally

the casewith eastward bound prairie schooners, they were for the most part picturesquely dilapidated. In one instance the wagon was covered with a couple of old fashioned patch-work quilts. Mr. W. H. H. Graham, the new attorney and real-estate and loan agent, who succeeds Capt. Babcock, arrived last week, And is now duly settled and ready for business. His family, consisting of wife and three children, are visiting friends in various parts of the state and will not arrive until about the Ist of October. Mr. Graham will occupy as a residence S. P. Thompson’s house, on Van Rensselaer street, lately vacated by Mr. Babcock A very handsome and symmetrical monument has lately been erected in Weston cemetery to the memory of the late Alfred Hoover. It is of dark Barre, Vermont, granite; about 12 feet high, and one of the handsomest monuments in the cemetery. It is about the same size, Or a trifle larger, than the new Kannal monument and cost about the same. Its weight, without the foot stones, is 5,300 pounds. It was ordered through Henry Mackey, the Rensselaer marble inan, who also superintended its erection.

Mon tezumaßo-night. . Chas. Davis and Geo. Wigmore, of Monticello, are attending the fair. .. ■ ■ Mr. E. E. Post, the attorney and real-estate man, of Indianapolis, is in Rensselaer this week; on business, _ . - ■-.? The Ladies Literary Society will meet in their rooms over Wamor & Sons’ hardware store, Saturday afternoon. John F. MinikuS has removed his saloon to David Nowels’ block, in the roojn formerly occupied by Givens, Reynolds and others. The tax duplicate for the town of Rensselaer is now in my hands for collection and will be for the next 30 days. Wm. Warren, Town Marshal. Geo, Antrim, son of the Recorder, and his family, are back from Kansas and will probably remain through the winter. Their place is in Ford county and Geo. reports good crops and a good country.

Henry. Eiglesbach did not reopen his meat shop last week, as he had intended. His physicians thought that the state of his health would not permit it. He expects now to resume business next Monday. Misses Anna Des Elms and Eva Rayburn and Mr. D. C. Prevo, all of Gillam tp., called upon The Republican last Saturday; and acquired during their stay some insight into the mysteries of a print shop. Mr. F. J. Sears, the banker, got home from his eastern visit last Saturday night. He reports that the trip was both pleasant and profitable. The business was in connection with the United States Loan and Trust company. Ben Tutuer and family returned from their visit in Peoria, 111., last week. Ben was up to St Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., and LaCross,’ Wis., during his absence. A friend is trying to persuade him to engage in the wholesale grocery trade, in LaCross—8. P. Thompson, Republican candidate for State Senator, has three appointments for speeches next week. Monday evening at Good land, Newton Co., Tuesday evening at Gilboa Center and Wednesday evening at Union Center, in Benton county. It was in Rensselaer that Edward Wodiska-made his first appearance on the stage in the capacity of a star, or leading member of his company. The Republican then made the prediction that Mr. Wodiska would yet achieve a national reputation as an actor. We still hear of him occasionlly through the medium of Our exchanges, and “none name him but to praise.” He performed three nights in Michigan City lately, and the Enterprise calls him “Michigan City’s favorite” and speaks of his acting in the highest terms, f

A mercantile firm in Remington, in a smart Aleck advertisement in the Remington News say that they don’t propose to trade off their stock for old butter and small potatoes. This gratuitous and sneering allusion to the hard gained products of the labor of the fanners and their wives, is a wanton insult that ought to be remembered by the country people of the vicinity of Remington, when they have any" trading to do. In the same advertisement, above spoken of, is what purports to be a pictur e puzzle and this very generous and liberal minded firm actually offer a whole calico dress, worth at least 40 cents, to the first lady who will correctly solve , the puzzle! Such generosity borders on reckless extravagance.