Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1886 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Track-laying on the new railroad is now waking good progress. Come everybody and Ipuy your school books at the post-office. Next Monday will be the last day of grace for paying the November installment of county taxes. Country people will find No. 4 Copy books cheap at the post-of-fice. The young son of C- P. Wright is recovering from a severe case of the diphtheria. Judge E. P. Hammond will make a republican speech at Rose Lawn, Newton county, next Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rial Benjamin returned home last-Friday, after a five, or six weeks visit with relatives in Tippecanoe county. Joseph P. Hardman, the jeweler, and his family, were made happy last Saturday by the birth of a fine boy. An eight pounder and the first born. A man from San Pierre is already building a store on the site of the new town on the new railroad at Hogan’s school house, in Walker tp. Mr. and Mrs. Zimri Dwiggins came down from Chicago Tuesday. The former on business the lattei to make the acquaintance of her new nephew, Frank Finley Hardman . Chizum’s excursion to Chicago on Wednesday of last week was a, big affair, and in all respects a success. It consisted of seven loaded cars, holding perhaps 400 nwnber of tickets sold at Rensselaer Last Monday was Dr. Bitters’ birthday and Mrs. Bitters, in order to commemorate the occasion in a pleasant and acceptable manner, presented the Dr. with a fine boy. The Dr. could not have been . better pleased had he selected the present himself.

The L. N. A. & C. stock on Saturday struck 60, which is just 300 per cent, increase in value of the stock in eighteen months, when it was selling at 15. Some one seems to have a good deal of faith in the future value of this property.—lndianapolis Journal. Justices Wood and Purcupile went out to Barkley tp. last Saturday and held an inquest de lunatico inquirendo regarding the mental condition of Mrs. Angelina Lewis. They found her insane and application has been made! tor her reception in the insane asylum. The cause of her affliction we understand to have been a sun-stroke some years ago, or something of a similar nature. Mr. Wesley Spitler, now of Effingham county, 111., but an oldtime resident of this county, is now visiting relatives in this vicj inity. He is a brother of George i Spitler, a former prominent resident of Rensselaer, and uncle of M. L. Spitler. His first settlement in this county was fifty years ago, in what is now Newton county, and later he owned what is now the Micah Halstead farm, in Newton township. James Jarrell, who badly cut John Johnston, in Remington, a year ago last summer, in a drunken row, and who has been in jail for for several months, came into court on Wednesday of last week, plead guilty, apd was by Judge Ward fined three dollars and costs, amounting in all to $25. This he paid and was released. He makes good professions now of intention to reform and lead a new and better life, in which good intentions it is much to be hoped that he will persevere and especially for the sake of his family. /

Bowman Switzer, of Barkley tp. returned from Kansas last Friday. The only book store in town is at the post-office. John Holliday has diphtheria. He lives in town. A little daughter of Mrs. E. Bn Kissenger has the diphtheria. Jake Eiglesbach is building a fine barn on his Susan street property. Country people who want school books will find bargains at the post-office. Bargains in millinery, fancy goods and notions, at Hemphill & Honans. There will be a couple of “dandy” weddings in town about Thanksgiving day, and don’t you forget it. 2 Mrs. D. L. Richardson and daughter Beth, who have been visiting friends and relatives in La Porte county for the last sis weeks, returned home last evening. Johnson & Co. will locate a new process of feather cleaning and renovating, in Rensselaer, this week. They come well recommended from Kankakee City, 111. If a body meets a body coming through the rye, Wearing Hemphill & Honan’s Boots & Shoes, Ask em how is that for high? Squire Purcupile has Sold his restaurapt to his brother, Ed Purcupile, und fias accepted a situation iu the Citizens’ Bank, the one lately filled by Wm. Salter. John Burroughs, of Hammond, has been nominated for Prosecuting Attorney, of the 31st Judicial circuit, comprising Lake and Porter counties, on the demo’cratic ticket. Licenses.—Since last reported, the county Clerk has issued the following marriage licenses:

j Samuel Borchardt, . | Tillie Fendig. j George H. Werner, ] Henrietta Lefler. The melancholy days have come, The saddest ofTje year, “ When the boys will take their whisky Instead of Lager Beer, (straight, Our Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Were bought for money down, You all know Hemphill & Honan's, Is the cheapest place in town. “Where will you spend eternity?” is the question asked on a card pasted on a lamp post near the Makeever House. Some fellow with more candor than reverence in his composition, has written the answer for himself beneath in the words “In h--l.” r The good people in the vicinity of Independence school house, in Barkley township, met-, in large numbers Tuesday night of last i week to listen to a speach by Gapt. Marshall, the candidate for prosecutor; but Mr. Marshall was kept from filling his appointment by an important law case in Keener township, and a combination of circumstances made it impossible to procure a substitute for him on that evening.

Our DeMotte correspondent intimates that many of the best people of Keener township are greatly displeased over what he is pleased to call the misstatements in The Republican’s account of the late shooting excitement in that township. We havd no desire to state anything more or less than the truth in regard to that occurrence. Our account was made ■up hurriedly, from hearsay and perhaps one-sided evidence,-and •we shall be glad to amend the ac- | count by publishing anything in regard to the matter which our correspondent, or any responsible person acquainted with the facts of the case, will be good enough to furnish.

Judge Hammond speaks at Rose Lawn next Monday evening. Sam Nichols, the Agent at Rose Lawn, was in town Monday. The place to buy school books is at |he post office. A daughter of Wm Jacks, of Hanging Grove tp„ was buried last Sunday. Mrs. Mary Porter, of Pratt county, Kansas, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer and vicintiy. Daniel Daugherty was thrown out of his buggy and received some severe bruises, the other day. The time of the Missionary Baptist prayer meeting has been changed from Wednesday to Friday evening. Charlotte Turner, a twelve year old grand daughter of Wm. Bissenden, is very low with fever and lung disease. Mr. H. C. Bruce, of Marion tp. and a daughter, started for New York on Wednesday of last week to visit relatives. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the residence of Mrs. Berry Paris, Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock p : m. All are invited. The Hon. Mark L. DeMotte, of Valparaiso, has been nominated by the Republicans for State Senator from Lake and Porter counties. Rev. J. M. Belding, well known as an evangelist in the southern part of this county, has lately been settled in charge of the Presbyterian church at Pullman, 111. Dr. S. M. Wilkie, late of Detroit, Mich., and a capable dentist, with the highest recommendations, is now assisting Dr. I. C. Kelley iu his dentistry work. Chester, oldest son of Lyman Zea, whi leea tin g oyster soup last Sunday evening, got a piece of oyster shell fastened in his throat, which came near causing death. Mother is the battle over, Or what are the boys about; Hemphill & Honan’s Boots and Shoes, Are the nobbiest and cheapest .. . out. .