Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Call and see the new shape dishes at Laßue Bros. , Gillam township will have 125 days of school this year. Rubber goods as cheap as the cheapest at Hemphill k Honan’s. A fine line of canned and evaporated fruits cheapest Laßue Bros. • The auditor’s sale of lands for delinquent taxes will begin next Monday. Jerry Healy, of Frankfort, was visiting his friends herefrom Sunday until yesterday. Remember the dance for the benefit of the Band, at the Opera House, to-morrow night, •uoxmaduioQ Its our prices that turns them upside down. , Willey k Sigler. The delinquent tax list in Pulaski county is at least three times as great as it is in Jasper county. Mrs. C. F. Bert, of Lafayette, a former resident of this place, is now visiting friends in the tyYou can buy a set of Lustre Band ware of Laßue Bros, cheaper than any place in Jasper tyAll reports-regarding the prospects for the wheat crop of the present year, are, so far, very favorable. The \V. C. T. IT. will meet at the residence of Mrs. Julia Healy Friday afternoon, at 2:30 oclock. All are‘invited. Elder D. T. Halstead has gone to Plymouth and Argus, to visit his brethren of the Church of God, at those places. Benjamin R. Fendig, son of Ralph Fendig, started for New Orleans Monday night,Tor tire trip, and to visit friends. Cnpt. Marshall leid for Fowler Monday morning to bo present at the February term: of the Benton circuit court, which begun that day. Mr. W. L. My or, of White Co., and Miss Edith E. Yencell, of Tippecanoe Co., were married by Rev. B E. Ferguson, at his residence in this place, on Wecluesday, Feb. 2nd Mason and Morgan’s troupe is a reliable company, and may be depended upon to give a good rendition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, at the Opera House next Wednesday night.

•Thomas Workman, of Shelbyville, Ims rented a part of the McDade house, in Newton’s addition, and will move into the same next week. He is a plasterer by occupation. The revival meetings at the M. E. church were ended last Sunday evening. There were six accessions that day, raising the total of accessions for the whole period to sixty-two. . The-feather renovator firm have resumed operations. They expect to complete the work in this locality in three or four weeks. Bring on your feathers, they are reliable men and do good work. The ladies of Rensselaer* are preparing to give a supper for the benefit of the Cornet Band. It will be given in the Nowels Block, in the room lately occupied by Eger Bros’, hardware store. Supper will be served to all who desire it, from G to 10 o’clock p. m. Certain Illinois papers report that the Atchison, Topeka &_Santa Fe railroad company has lately purchased the, 1.1. &1. railroad, which runs through the northern part of this county, and will make of it an eastern outlet for their newly acquired line into Chicago. If this report proves to be correct the importance of the I. I. & I. road-wi!L doubtless be much increased,

If you want a bargain call on Laßue Bros. A large assortment of trunks just arrived at N. Fendig’s. Simon Philips was in town yesterday the first time for six months. W. R. Npwels, north of town, has the 10th child and 7th daughter, since last Tuesday. Come and buy underwear, yarns, hosiery and mitts at v wholesale prioes at Hemphill & Honan’s. “The Union Forever”, sang the customer who saw that Willey & Sigler had united best quality with the lowest price. Remember the great anti-slavery drama, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” will be given by a first class company, at the Opera House next Wednesday evening. R. P. Benjamin has just put in a new telephone from his lumber and coal office to connect with Hardman’s jewelry store. It works admirably. * r - Patrick McGuire is still in jail at Rochester waiting trial for the murde r of Michael Kain, and the Supreme court lias recently decided that he must remain there until the missing witness, Etta Grauel, is discovered, or until the circuit court orders his release. Parties from somewhere east have rented a large piece of ground joining the southeast part of the town of Monon and are about to bore there for gas. It was expected that the preliminary work would begin the present week. Delphi is about ready to bore and Monticello is also moving strongly in the same direction. The people of Valparaiso are struggling herd to get up a company to bore for gas. A considerable or a bug-bear m their way Ts’the probabie- exist'ence thermal some 300 feet of glacial drift before solid rock is reached, and making wells through drift is expensive business, costing $1.50 per foot, extra, for drift pipe. A mad dog ran through the streets of Niles Center, a Suburb of Chicago, last Saturday, and is supposed to have bitten many of the young boys oh the streets. One that was bitten was the son of the owner of the dog, and he was brought to D yerralittietown in Lake county, this state, where is kept a famous mad-stone, owned by a Mr. Santer. A large number of the friends of Rev. David Handley and family, surprised them at the M. E. parsonage, last Wednesday evening, with a “pound party.” A vast*quantity of portable property, in packages ot a pound and a good deal larger, were left by the guests as visible, tokens of their appreciation of the parson’s faithful labors and the personal popularity of himself and family. John G. Culp, of Barkley tp., whose long: sickness has received frequent-mention in these columns, dield last Tuesday morning. He was one of the best known, wealthiest and most highly esteemed citizens of his township. His age was about GO years and he had lived in Barkley about 30 years. He was born in Virginia. The funeral was hold yesterday afternoon at the residence, Rev. B. F. Ferguson preaching the funeral sermon. The Irene Benton Dramatic Company closed a three night’s engagement at the Opera House, Tuesday night with the drama “Therese.” Saturday night they gave “Hidden Hand’’ and. Monday night “Fanchon.” The company is composed of well behaved and honorable people, and their dramatic representations are .much -above the average travel Lin g theatre companies. Their audiences were fair, but would have been better with more favorable weather. - ‘ - --;- - —---

The people of Frankfort will begin to bore for gas pext week. The best grain leather boot in the market for the money at Hemphill k Homan’s. The new shape d ißhes are daisies, Call and see them. Larue Bros. Gents, come and see our spring styles in hats and caps, Hemphill & Honan. Try our roastod coffees. They can’t be beat for the money. Laßue Bros. Parents, don’t fail to’“seo’'orrr" spring heel shoes for the infants, children and misses, just the thing, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Victor Loughridge has complet r ed the winter term in Bush Medical College, Chicago, and vrillbe at home until the fall term opens. The ups and downs of an energetic merchant is to keep the quality of goods up, and the prices down. By the way, they are doing it very effectually at Willey & Sigler’s. A young man named Middleton was arrested at Fair Oaks, Tuesday night, and is now in jail. He was indicted by the last grand juuy for running a faro bank or some such delinquency, at Fair Oaks. The Freeport, Kans., Leader, M. O. Cissel’s paper, reports a terrible occurrence at Freeport; it being the burning to death of a young woman whose clothing caught fire while she was dressing to go to a fancy ball. A prize fight at Hammond last Tuesday, between a bruiser from • Connecticut and another from the Chicago stock yards was witnessed, by a .couple hundred toughs from Chicago. The Cbicago mgnfwas knocked out. White & Son, well borers of this ptacs, are not much behind their rival firm, Perkins & Son, m finding natural gas. They have struck several pretry strong heads of it, in the Beaver prairie country, in Newton county, 8 ol’ 10 miles west of Rensselaer. Mason & Morgan’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company visited Rensselaer two or three years ago. They are a good, reliable company, and should not be confounded with that fraudulent concern, Maxwell’s Spectacular Uncle Tom’s company whicli exhibited here about a year ago, Rev. J. Caddon, of Lafayette, the German teacher, was unable to meat, his class here last evening, owing to his officiating at a funeral. He wishes to give notice that he will be with them next Monday evening, without fail. Those wishing Ito join the class are requested to meet him in the Newels House parlors at that time. The three days conference of the Church of God, at this place, which ended last Sunday evening, was attended by a number of Elders and from abroad, among whom were Elders S. A. Chaplin, of Plymouth, editor of The Restitution, S. E, Conners, of Macy, D. T. Halstead, of Andover, Dak., and A. B. Underwood, manager of the Restitution. The Town Board, at its regular meeting Monday night accepted the bid of W. D. Robinson,, for 3 fire cisterns, to be made by him. at the price of s3l ‘each. They are to be made of 2 inch pine planks, and to be 12 feet in diameter and 7 feet deep, and well and strongly made. The contract price of course includes...the material: usedin their construction. They will hold about 185 barrels each. These cisterns, will be a mighty good thing to have, ev;en if no fireengine is purchased, and as the cost of so comparatively small, it would' seem to be the part of wisdom for the Board to order still more of them, _ >ll.:—. LI —L LJEuZ . • . •..

Uncle Tom’s Cabiiq by a first class troupe, at the Opera House, next Wednesday night. Girls, ask to see our spring hee]f; shoes, the best in the town for the money. Hemphill & Honan. Mrs. N. Warner has bought R. F. Priest’s house, on Front street. Grant Warner will occupy it as a residence. You can buy more goods of LaRue Bros for the same amount of money than any other place in

Rensselaer. Ladies, we have the largest assortment oi; fine shoes ever carried by us and at prices that will suit you. Call and examine our goods before buying. Every pair warranted. Hemphill & Honan. J. C. Porter returned homo from Paoli last Saturday, Porter & Salter having sold their bank in that town. Mr. Salter is remaining there for a time to assist the purchasers in getting the run of the business. A report has been widely published tliat Orth Stein had got out of jail and indulged in another murder. The report was not true, as Stein is still confined in a Texas jail awaiting trial for forgery or some similar crime. McCoy’s bank is being fjitted out with magnificent new oil finished oak and cherry counters and railings. They were-made in Chicago, and it is doubtful if they can be excelled in elegance by any in Northern Indiana. The total cost of these improvements will probably reach S3OO. Clarence Park, of Lafayette, late official stenographer for the Jasper-Newton-Benton court circuit, was notified last wSek of his appointment to a position as stenographer in the office of the Third Auditor of the United States Treasury at Washington, with a salary of $1,500 attached. Standing with reluctant feet at the corner of the street, many signs contuse her eyes, doubts beset her and she sighs. Bnt there is no occasion to feel badly, young lady, if it’s dress goods you want, just step into Willey & Sigler’s and see their elegant new stock. Best in town and prices that can’t be beat. The last week’s issue of ~ the Delphi Times%con tains the valedictory of A. B. Crampton, who has owned and published the paper for eight years past. Mrs. Isabella McManus, of Carroll county, is the purchasers of - the Times, and her two son'e, John H. and Jacob C. McManus will edit and publish it. At North Judson last Thursday morning, a train on the C. St. L. & P. fPanhandle) ran into an 1,, I. & I. train which was standing UDon the crossing. Considerable damage was done to both trains and James Holland, fireman, and a bra kern an on the Panhandle train were seriously injured, the former perhaps fatally. The accident was the result of a heavy fog, which obscured the lights. \ (fck. r The Monon Leader works “for all its worth,” a “sensation in high, life” recently developed in the propinquity of that highly moral village. J. W. Vint, postmaster and merchant at Lako Side)’ Pulaski county, and a wealthy and influential citizen, has loved his pretty hired girl, Dora White, “not wisely, but too well,” and by threatening to commit suicide preyaflM'upomhis’wife lo procure a divorce, as he must have Dora or die. It is also stated that he deeded to his wife and daughter 500 acres of land and the big stock of goods in his store. Mr. Vint and his wife had been married 28 years. He and his Dora wAre married in North Manchester on Sunday. /

The Irene Benton company went to Lowell yesterday, where they hjave a three night’s engagament The Monticello Herald states that two families have lately moved into Liberty township, one having 13 children and the other 15. N. Warner k Sons are laying in an enormous stock of plows for the Spring trade, and are preparen to sell them at the very rockbottom prices.

We have just opened the largest and best selected lot of Gilt Band Dishes ever brought to Rensselaer. Call and see them. Laßpe Bros. A rival town to Niman has been platted at Hogan’s station, under the name of Hogan, and bitter warfare rages in western Walker between the Hoganites and the Nimanites. The man that couldn’t tell the difference between a mule’s ear and a lemon, can plainly see the advantages of buying his Boots and shoes at Willey & Sigler’s after examining—their goods and - learning their prices A silly story has been published in most of the city papers to the effect that George E. Graham, the altogether too intimate friend of Emma Molloy,the temperance lecturer, and who was lynched last fall in Missouri-for the murder of his wife, Sarah Graham, was the victim of a conspiracy, that Sarah Graham still lives and that the body found in the well, and identified as her’s, was that of some other person and was obtained from some cemeteiy or dissecting room and put there for the purpose of causing Graham and Mrs._ Molloy to be suspected of murder. Those who are disposed to credit this story should remember that Graham, in one bf his statements* admitted that the body was that of Sarah Graham but claimed that she killed herself. Abe Hallack, of the firm of Halleck Brothers, hay pressers of DeMotte and Rose Lawn, missed a fine silver watch last fall, and a few days ago learned that it was “in soak” at the store of Mr. Nathan Fendig, at this place, having been put up as security for goods purchased by Homer Langer, a young man who worked for the Hal leeks at the time the watch was stolen. Mr. Halleck came down to this place last Saturday evening and at his instance Langer was arrested? Squire Wood fixed his bail at ,SSOO but later reduced it to S3OO, which was .furnished. Percy Taylor, the hay and grain dealer, and J; W. Duvall being the bondsmen. On however,Mr. Duvall concluded that he did not want to take such chances any longer and Langer was placed in jail to await examination. | Sam T .;ang, the fallen editor of the Delphi Journal, was on his way back towards Delphi when arrested on the L. N. A. & C. cars near Greencastle, and he declared that it was his intention to have gone back and faced the trouble. The day following his arrest he was taken to Monticello and lodged in jail, but the next day furnished bail in the sum of SI,OOO and was released. He seems to have plenty of wealthy and influential fripnds who will make good all losses caused by bis forgeries and if possible shield him from legal punishment Young is only 22 or 23 years old, in point of years, and much younger than even that in point of judgment and business capacity. He is possessed of considerable ability in certain ways, but in the matter of good soimd ... ...... —. common sense he is undoubtedly entirely deficient, and his late foolish and criminal acts were probably more the result of a foolish head than of a wicked heart ' ■* —r- —' • r ■ -- -