Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1886 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Wm Elsner, proprietor of the “Chicago Fair” in the Williams — Stockton building, has an attractive new advertisement in The Republican this week. Dickens complete works. at the post-office. Genuine Dog skin Gloves at Trade Palace. ,The post-office will be the cheapest and most satisfactory place in town to buy books, presents etc. The mail trains on the Monon were badly out of time for a week or two after the new time card went into effect, but they are doing much better now. Chambers Encyclopedia, at the post-office. At the Trade Palace is the place to buy a cheap durable overcoat or suit for yourself or your boys. Willey and Sigler sell the best Boots and Shoes to be found in the market. Their goods are warranted. A number of new side-walks were ordered by the town Board a month ago, but none of them have yet been built. The town marshal would do well to look after . this. matter, a little. The post-office is booming wi th books and albums. Hopkin’s corner is notoriously one price. But we will cut prices on all winter Dress Goods. --Those Argalile Buck Gloves and Mittens are warranted to be of the very best quality. Call at Trade Palace and learn prices. John Brown and family, who wen' - to Kansas last Spring, from Barkley tp,, reached Rensselaer Tuesday, having driven back with, a team. He will remain in Jasper county, We understand. At the Trade Palace can be -so mid the best stock of Gio vesand Mi ttens .in the county. • Yo tv will find a go< >d su ppi yof winter Caps, Gloves and Mittens. Ludd Hopkins. ; To reduce stock at the Trade j Palace many decided cats have | been made in dress goods, flannels &c. Cali and learn prices.

Mrs. Bi ue, of Montgomery Co., who is here visiting the family of 4mT David G irartl, is very sick, and on Monday night was not expected to live anti members of the fa mily were summoned by telegraph. Slie was somewhat better by I’uesday night. For the best watranted boots and shoes call at N. Fendig’s. If you want a barrel of fine Apples call at the Arcade grocery. , Laßue Bros. When we offer a Cloak for $5, we don’t say its worth 810. We would be pleased to have yonmake, an inspection .and judge for yourself. Ludd Hopkins. Henry Wales, a civil engineer whose headquarters have been at Fair . Oaks lately, was examined before Squire Wood, at this place, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, on ths charge of ad ultery, at the instance of A. E. Spitzer, of Fair Oaks. . The evidence was not sufficient to hold the accused, and the case was dismissed. Celluloid Collars and Cuffs at Ellis & Murray’s. Gloves of all styles and sizes, at R. Fendig’s. Bed comfortables from 75 cents up to $2, in order to close out, at Ellis & Murray’s. We learn that Judge Hammond will soon remove bis law r office into the spacious and convenient corner rooms, up stairs in Leopold’s new building. The front room on the other side of the hall from those being prepared for the Judge, is rented to Mr. E. C. Nowels, who willpccupy it as an office as soon as it is ready. Hemphill & Honan. Hats, Caps and Fur Goods. Ask for the Whitney boots and shoes at N. Fendig’s. You can buy the nicest houses and lots in town of Laßue Bros, for 15 and 20 cents. Call and see them at the Arcade. Coroner Blue received a’letter from E. E. Stowell Monday in regard to the family of S. P. Kerkaby, the man lately killed on the C. & I. C..railroad. Mr. Stowell is a neighbor of the Kerkabys and says there are no less than eight children in the family. As before stated, they are destitute and must mainly depend upon the county where they live for support.

The Thanksgiving Beason is getting to be a rather popular marrying time, throughout the country generally. In Chicago, for instance, 104 licenses were issued on the day before Thanksgiving, and in Indianapolis 19. In Rensselaer, as the records show, seven licenses have been issued since Wednesday morning of last week, a number much larger thaii the weekly average. A fine new line of ladies’ shawls and woolen hoods 4 at R. Fendigs. Did yon see those fine Hanging and Stand Lamps at Laßue Bros? It was a bitterly cold night. Thermometer this morning 6 degrees below zero. Rev. Peter Hinds’ wife has just bought another 80 acres in Milroy tp., near A. W. Cleveland’s place, and upon that they will build their new residence. John Chamberlain has the contract for the building. It is an exceptionally fine and elevated building site and from which Bro. Hinds claims to be able to overlook nearly the whole of “South America.” A pretty large geographical outlook, by-the-way. Flour of all grades at the Arcade, " Laßue Bros. Fine new line of Calf-skin boots -and shoes, for winter wear, at R. Fenidg’s. Don’t forget to call and see some of those fine Houses and Lots at the Arcade grocery. Laßue, Bros. Col. A. Newton Field is at Mentone drilling the home dramatic company in the play, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” We believe the “Col.” drilled “a home company” in Rochester. The home company of Mentone will doubtless, do all the ticket selling.— Hochesier Tribune. The above contains something very much in the nature of hn insinuation regarding the gory Col. A fine line of stand and hanging lamps at the Arcade grocery. Ladies’ factory-made, all wool skirts, durable,'comfortable and cheap. Call and see them, at R. Fendig’s. You can buy more groceries of Laßue Bros, for 81.00 than any place in tOAm<-C<ril and examine prices. u/sßue Bros. Mrs. James W. Douthit received on Monday last a check on the First'National Bank, of Nashville, Tenn., for two thousand dollars, insurance money from the Knights of Honor on theJife of her brother the late Alvin B. Robertson, traveling Passenger Agent on the Monon Route, who was killed in a railroad accident near Columbia, Tenn., on July 20th, last. Mrs. Douthit is the sole m the above insurance* School Suits, fox Boys, handsome, stylish, durable and cheap, aJarge and well selected stock, at Ralph Fendig’s. Laßue Bros, have the largest and best assortment of glassware and queensware 'in town at the Arc'ade grocery. We are overstocked in Misses and Children’s cloaks, and it will be to your interest to learn our prices before buying. Ellis & Murray. Our Hanging Grove correspondent shows that Mr. J. W. Gwin, of that township, “sees” Squire Clark Me Colly, of Union tp., with his six sons and four sons-in-law all voting the straight Republican ticket; and goes him one better, by coming to the front ’ with four sons, six sons-in-law and one grandson, all voted for the grand. old party. Squire Clark must hurry up with his grandsons or the Hanging Grove patriarch will “take the pot.” Say darkies; did you see my Marsey? Wid a mustache on his face. He bought sum rubber Boots at Hemphill & Honan’s; and I guess he guine to win a race, Ole Noah once he built de Ark. Dars one mo ribber for to cross. Wid Hemphill & Honans Boots and Shoes, Dars one mo ribber for to cross., / The name “Monon,” as applied to the L., N. A. & C. railroad, has a significance which is probably very little understood by those who travel over the road and by those who have missed that pleasure. Near the town of Monon is a small stream whose water are Very swift funning. The Indians of that section, probably the Shawnees, named the brook by their word which means “swift running,” which is “Monon.” It is from this word that the road takes its name

•—r--There is not another township in the connty, we are confident, that has half so many of its young people away attending collegiate institutions as has .Gillam. Nine residents of that township are at the State Norma!, at Terre Haute. One at De Pauw University, at Greencastle, and one at Wabash college, at Crawfordsville. In addition to this, eighteen residents of the township are engaged in teaching at the present time. MONEY! money-W. EL H. Graham loans money in sums of §3OO and upwards, on. long time, at low interest. a’ , - The Paxton, 111., liecord, gives an extended account of ths wedding at Paxton, on Tuesday of last week, in the M. E. Church, of Mr. J. R. Kirkpatrick, of Kirk’s station, 111., to Miss Ada D. Peacock, of Paxton. The latter is well known in Piensselaer, both as a musician of remarkable talents and as a grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Peacock, of this place. The groom is in the grain and hardware business, at Kirks Station. The wedding was a very brilliant affair. Lumber, Wood and Coal.—ls you want a good article at a reasonable price, give me a call. I believe I can please you.

K, P. Benjamin. ' Those two soiled damsels, Mary Jones and Hattie Wilber, wandered back to this place, last week, and were again in the grasp of the red eyed law. Constable Will Wood arrested them last Wednesday evening and on Thursday they were fined five dollars and costs by Squire Wood. After they had stayed in jail over Sunday the old Justice waxed merciful and remitted half of the fines, but none of the costs, and they then paid up and were released. They took the accommodation train southward, the same evening. The Jones girl gave her name as Mary Wilson, and claims to have been married at Watseka, 111., six months ago. The amount of their fines and costs would have required them to stay in jail 17 daysW - Parents desiring to purchase overcoats for their boys will make a mistake if they fail to examine 11. J’endig’s stock in that line. He i has a fine stock of reliable goods ] I and at bottom prices.

Dr, Washburn's usually steady going team got frightened at something,,in front of Bedford & Warner's store, last Wednesday evenings and ran away. When in front of the Halloran livery stable the pole ran into the ground and brought the buggy to a sudden stop, throwing out the occupants, Miss Mary Washburn and her brother, Warren. Miss AV ashburn was considerably bruised, but the boy was unhurt The team continued on their “mad career” and were not heard of again until Jim Fisher brought them in the next morning from about—the old Jonathan Peacock farm, a mile west of town. The carriage was considerably damaged, but the horses were not very seriously injured. • Miss Washburn’s accident deprived her of the pleasure of attending the wedding of her neighbor and friend, Miss Ella Rhoads, but weddings being, of late, a very common amusement in that part ' of town, she received consolation! Sunday by attending that of her ! other friend and neighbor, Miss Alice Irwin.