Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Louis Thornton returned from Kansas last week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kepner last Tuesday Gen. Bbnj. Harrison will speak at Goodland next Saturday afternoon. . . Edward Purcupile returned from the east last week and is now in charge of his brother, Squire .Purcupife’s store. M. A Makeeyer, of this place, wiU teach the school at Morocco, Newton county, this year. WvGbbersi' ©nd Rubber boots as cheap as the cheapest, at Hemphill <fc Honan's. Call and learn prices. Miss Mollie Babcock returned last week from Plymouth, where she has been visiting friends for several months. S. P. Thompson went over to Mount Airy last Saturday night, and had a rousing good meeting, despite the threatening character of the weather. Mrs. J. H. Kinney started for Marshall, Missouri, last Monday morning. She expects to remain there with relatives, for several months. Farmers fetch in the whole family and get them shod all around, it pays to " trade with Hemphill <fc Honaa as they are giving big bargains now. The Rev. David Handley started for Nebraska yesterday, intending to be gone about ten days. As the result of his absence there will be no preaching at the M. E. church next Sunday. Bayard Clark is his own boss now (in law W weliMt Wfacw having succeeded last week, by persistent efforts, in completing his twentyfirst year of existence.

Mr. A. Leopold has lately secured the services, as a salesman, of J. T. Ford, formerly with a firm in Remington. He is an excellent salesman, and a pleasant and popular man. J. W. Powell’s grading contract on the C. & I. C. Ry., was about complete last week, although the heavy rains did him considerable damage in the way of wash-outs, which bad to be repaired, this week. Many old soldiers and others from this county attended the soldiers’ re-union, at Delphi, last week, and are unanimous in pronouncing it the largest affair of the kind ever held in the re-union district. The general management of it was excellent, in all particulars. D. J. Thompson got back last Wednesday evening, from his summer’s outing in Northern Michigan. He had his usual excellent luck in fishing and more than his usual luck in killing, “wild muttons.” As a deer-slayer, -in fact, he is a much “biger man than Old Cleveland,” as he killed four deers during his stay in the woods while the best that the President has been able to do is to claim to have wounded one that he did not get. A welcome and surprise was given the family of Rev. Handley by his numerous friends at the parsonage on Wednesday evening of last week., on the occasion of his return to this charge for another year. The friends left maby testimonials of regard which are highly appreciated. The affair was gotten up impromptu, and many knew nothing of it who would have been glad to have been present. The preacher and his family return thanks for the visit, and hope the friends will come again.

A good second-hand base burner for sale. Enquire at this office. * Simon Phillips, superintendent of the poor farm, is still very seriously sick. Ed Parcels has opened a barber shop in the room formerly occupied by the band boys. Miss Etta Spitler went to Terre Haute, Monday, to begin a year’s attendance at the state normalH. 0. Goldsberry, one of Remington’s most popular and successful merchants, was in town Tuesday. , Miss Alma Frohue, a competent trimmer from A. 8. Gage’s whole-' sale millinery establishment, will take the place of Mrs. Phelps at Hemphill Honan’s. t Father Geo. Havens started for Missouri Monday morning to visit his daughter and other relatives. He does not expect to return before Christmas. Millinery, Millinery, Ribbons, Ribbons, Plumes, Pon Pons, Bird Tips and Feathers; a big assortment just received at Hemphill & Honan’s.

John Burroughs, formerly a resident of Rensselaer, has just been appointed city judge, by the mayor of Hammond, and a justice of the peace by the commissioners of Lake county. The diphtheria scare in Remington has subsided and the schools of that place opened last Monday. All of the cases haye recovered “except that of Freddie Bingman, which was fatal. s The heavy rains of last week, and especially the all night downpour ©f Saturday night, filled a “long-felt want” with the farmer’s and a little ip There was grekt need of places, both for Water for stock and on account of fall pasture.

The Rev. Peter Hinds sent us a postal last week directing us to change the address of his paper from Carlisle Ark., to Shelbyville Ind., and adding that he “couldn’t stand coon-skin Arkansaw.” . The Rev. Peter’s head is level and we congratulate him on his prompt return to the land of the Hoosiers. E. N. Hyland’s mill has been closed for several weeks, during which time he has been making great improvements, the same being the substitution of the modern roller, or gradual reduction, process for the old style mill-stones. He is putting a large sum of money into the improvement and expects when they are completed, whieh-wilUbe in a wery few days, to be able to make a first class grade of flour. A notable family re-union was held at the handsome residence 6£ Hon. G. H. Brown, in this place, last Tuesday. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Brown, there were present th'eir eight daughters and one son, the husbands of six of the daughtersand the wife of the son, also eighteen grand-children, and the venerable Mrs. Welch, mother of Mr. Brown’s first wife, and who is now upwards of 91 years old. It was a very pleasant occasion throughout

According to the Monon Dispatch, natural gas has just been struck in a well in Princeton tp., in White county, the township which joins Carpenter tp., on the west and Milroy on the north. The gas Was found at a depth of 78 feet The drilling being first through 39 feet of slate rock and th en through 39 feet of'soap stone at the bottom of which was found the gas. The Dispatch says that tiie flow of gas is strong, that it burns readily and is sufficient in quantity to supply Monon when pipes are put in to take it there.

Meiser, of Walker tp., is building him a good house. Hon. W. D. Owen will speak at Remington, Friday, Oct Ist one week from to-morrow. Miss Della Hopkins is in Chicago this week, buying goods and studying styles. Geo. Murray, of the firm of Ellis A Murray, went to Chicago Monday, pa business. J. F. Bruner resigned the postmastership of DeMotte, and Merrel M. Tyler has been appointed to succeed him. The G. A R. post at Wabash, made a thousand dollars, clear money, out of an art loan exhibition for the benefit of a soldiers’ monument /■ Lawyer Graham went to CrawfordsriUe, Saturday, and returned last evening, bringing him his family. They are occupying S. P. Thompson’s house, on Van Rensselaer street.

Albert Rishling has resigned as postmaster at Lee, and Thomas Jacks has been appointed. Leßoy Nolapd, late of Hanging Grove tp., will have actual charge of «he office, wei are informed. Mrs. E. P. Honan was in Chicago last week buying goods end attending Edson, Keith & Cos. millinery opening. She reports everything shown just too Ipvely and brought a fine assortment home with her. Rev. Mcßeynolds has not moved- his family to Foresman yet, and will not for several weeks, although lie fills bis appointment there. He is waiting the completion of a house now building, before removing there with his famAs I am in great need of money Ig have concluded to continue to sell my immense stock of BOOTS and SHOES at such reduced figures that all who buy of me during the next 30 days will be greatly benefitted thereby. A. Leopold.

McCoy’s Hanging Grove herd of Herefords took about everything offered on that breed, at the Cass county fair, at Logansport, last week. The premiums the/ took aggregated more than S9O. They got first premium on herds, first and second on bulls, the same on bull calves, the same on cows and the same on heifer calves.

A meeting of the stockholders of the Jasper county Agricultural Society is called for Saturday, Oct 2nd. It is understood that considerable important business will come before the meeting, and and especially the question whether an assessment shall be made on the stockholders to pay the obligations of the Association. This proposition to declare an “Irish dividend” will probably meet with some pretty strong opposition, and a rather stormy meeting is not unlikely to occur. * —.. -

A large number of the comrades of .Rensselaer Post, No. 84, G. A. 8., went over to Bemingt6n Tuesday night and assisted in the organization of a Post at that place. They report a splendid time, i a reception by the Remington “Boys” which will be remembered, and the organization of a Post with forty-six recruits to start with, composed of as fine a lot of old comrades as could be found in any locality. After a most enjoyable time it was resolved that all participating, who shall be living in one year, shall meet at the same plaeeon the next anniversary of the Post’s organization. The name and number of the new post is “Garfield Post, No. 74.” E. B. Vondersmith is the post Commander. ■ —hr?—?■;.