Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1887 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XIX.

THE REPUBLICAN. ISSUED EVEKY THURSDAY BY ■> 3SO. E. PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE- —In Republican building, on corner of Washington and Weston streets. Terms of Subscription. One year ?l so Six months. .■■■■■■■■. ......... TS Three months -• ■ 50 The Official Paper of Jasper Ceunty. PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

physicians. Ty M. D., ’ —HOMEOPATHIC— and. Stirg-eoxi, Rensselaer Indiana. jjgj»Chronic Diseases a Specialty .J&S Office East Washington Street. 3-Jan-*4. Residence, Makeever House. I\R. 1. B. WASHEUFN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana, Gives special attention to Diseasesof Women and Children and Chronic Remembercalls are promptly attended when not professionally engaged. r _ yi P. BITTERS, M. D.. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Over Ellis & Murray, Rensselaer, - - * Indiana to Residence. ATTORNEYS. JJDWIN P. HAMMOND, attorne y at la w, Rensselaer, ----- Indiana. ftgrOffice in Leopold’s corner 17-37-ts. W. MARSHALL, A TTOJiA'E Y A T la w, Practices in Jasper, Newton and adjoining counties. Especial attention given to settle meat el Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyances, Justices’ Oases, ~ Etc. Etc. Et«. ADDRESS, - - - I.AWN, IND SIMON I’ TIIOMI’SON, DAVIS J . THOMPSON A Cornel/rti/.rtie. Eottiry Public, rpHOMPSON & BRO.. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Reuftseiaer, Ind. Practice in all tne courts. We pay particul attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lands. M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor yy H. H. GRAHAM, JtjTfflOW? yat la w, Will conduct a Loan and Real Estate Bureau. Office opposite Coup house, on Washington street, formerly occupied ~by Trank W.~B«b ceck, Estf.. Special attention to collections and Probate ’business. V i B - 48 - JAMES W.DOUTHIT ATORNEY AT LAW, .. Rejisselaer. ----- Indiana. Office up stairs in Makeover’s new brick building, three doors east of Post-office. -xv-w. M. W. WATSON, jj@“bffice up stairs^iit-Leopold’s Bazar RENSSELAER, IND. UORDEC’AI F. CHILCOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. r Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and di*patell. Office in second • story of the Makeever building.

----- MISCELA.ANKOUS. - Ee. quivey. t X>en.tiat, Special attention given to the preservation of tliUnatural teeth. Artificial teeth insertmhfrom <Jie to an entire set. All work warranted. ■gT* Office over Warners’ Hardware Store, vUIO-tl’ ' Rensselaer, Indiana, TRAC. KELLEY V . 1 DENTIST, Renssf-laeh, Indiana. Dr. Kelley has had thirty years’experience In the practice of Dentistry, and refers to his uumer ofia patrons as to the quality o£ work turned out. He uses no “Granite Teeth’ 1 nor any spurious and worthless material. Special attention gives to the preservation of the natural'teeth and the natural and useful adjustment of artificial teeth. ASioperations warranted, and priceste correspond with quality of work. Office Over Laliue’s , -cery'stiwe. * ■ .- KB. Dwhjg "A, F. J. Sears, Val. Seib. President. Vice President . Cashier CITIZENS’ BANK, Rensselaer Ind. Does a general banking business; certificates bearing interest issued: exchange bought and sold; money loaned ov farms at lowest rates and oh most favorable terms. 17,14-ts. * John Makeever, Jay W. Williams. - . President. _ CashierFARMERS’ BANK, g©" Opposite Public HEN BSE LA ER INDIA NA Receives Deposits. Buy and sell Exchange. Collections made and promptly remitted. ' -Mepvy Loaned, and does a general XT. 4S y A. McCoy. T. J..McCoy, E. L. Holllingswtirth. A. McCoy & Co-, Bankers, (Successors to A. McCoy ft T. Thompson.) Rensselaer, Indiana. Do a general banking business. Exchange bought an<l sold. Money loaned. Certifl-,, antes bearing interest isuied. Coileoiioiu made on all available points. tlAse same place as old 4rm of McCoy ft TWbtww-ftitii

- RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, THURSDAY. MARCH 3, 1887.

Locals and Personals.

The Commissioners’ Court will convene next Monday, March 7th. Rubber goods as cheap as the cheapest at Hemphill & Honan’s. Isaac Reubelt, teacher of the Grammar school, is visiting friends in Indianapolis. The boring for gas or oil at Monon began' last Monday. A Logansport company is having the well bored. Timothy O’Conner, of Remington, is the sole applicant for a saloon license at the March term of the Commissioners’ court. Parents, don’t fail to see our spring heel shoes for the infants, children and misses, just the thing, at Hemphill & Honan’s. The little child of Bruce Moffitt’s, of Union tp., which was so badly burned a short time ago, died yesterday morning. Come in and see our carpets. Our samples our all new and cheaper than ever. We can save you 10 per cent, on carpets if you call soon. Hemphill & Honan. Lewis 8. Alter, the ex-surveyor recently went to Pittsburg, Pa. with stock. While there he took the opportunity to visit his numerous friends in and around that city.

The Inter-State commerce bill knocks out the free pass and even the reduced rate business, entirely. No one except railroad employes and ministers of religion can be given free passes or reduced rates on the railroads. As an evidence of the remarksbl e productiveness of Barkley tp., we note the fact that D. F. Grant, late of Marion tp., had only lived in the township two days-before a fine of twin boys were born to him. I’he event occurred Thursday, Feb. 24th. The tremendous wind storm ot last Saturday night and Sunday, with its accompanying cold wave, and slight dashes of snow, was the remains of what was a fearful blizzard in Minnesota and Dakota. Northern Michigan also suffered from tremendous snow storms at the same time.

Young Bill English, son of old Bill English, was'arrested in New York Saturday, as he wtison board a steamer for Europe, at the instance of Mrs. Lucy A. Case, formerly of Tndianapolis, who charges English with criminal assault, and malpractice. She sues for §25,000. English says it is a blackmailing scheme. E. L. Clark went to Rochester Tuesday, to begin a three months term of services as Deputy Auditor of Fulton county. Capt. Barnett, the newly elected Republican auditor, began his term of office on that day and wanted a man for deputy who thoroughly understood the auditor’s duties, to assist him for a few months, and hence Mr. Clark’s engagement. A young fellow was arrested in town last Friday morning charged with having beguiled from the path of rectitude a young woman of less than twenty-one years of age, and pf a previous good repute for chastity. The young man wrestled with his rebellious spirit until afternoon, but either the goadings of conscience or, what is much more likely, his natural great disinclination to face the prospect of from one to five years in the penitentiary, with possibl y a heavy fine added to that penalty, prevailed upon him to make the best reparation possible, under the circumstances, and at the same time get out of his trouble the shortest why, and therefore there was a quiet wedding, Friday afternoon; which was followed by a disininsal of the prowcutiom

A ten pound boy was born to G. Ji Dexter, just.east of town, last Monday. The cheapest place in town to buy carpets is at Hemphill & Honan’s. , " * ' Jos. C. Coons; of Marion township, whose public sale comes off to-day, intends to remove to Kansas. Call and see the new shape dishes at Laßuq Bros. A fine line of canned and evaporated fruits cheap atLaßue Bros. Hon. 1. D. Dunn, our able and popular Representative, was in town between the 4:37 and the 9:13 trains Saturday morning, on his way home from Indianapolis. N. Warner & Sons are laying in an enormous stock of plows for the Spring trade, and are preparen to sell them at the very rockbottom prices. Married. —Feb. 25th, 1887, at the residence of the bride’s parents, in Newton’s addition, Rensselaer, Ind., Mr. Frank Baker and Miss Crilla Hutson; Rev. Peter Hinds officiating. Miss Belle Davis, of Xenia, Miami county, is visiting the family of her uncle, Recorder Antrim. It is her first visit to Rensselaer and she is well pleased with the town and its hospitable people. Martin Burns, one of the two confidence men arrested last week, gave, the necessary bail Wednesday evening and was released. Himself and brother, James Burns, signed the bail bond. It is in the sum of only S2OO.

The natural gas company at Valparaiso has contracted with a man of Bradford, Pa., to bore a 1,200 foot well for SI,BOO and to make it 2,000 feet at the same rate, if desired. The boring was to have begun this week. The wife of old Dr. Hazen, of Francesville, belongs to the Mercer family which expects to soon come into possession of an estate valued at countless millions, and which includes a good part of the city of Brooklyn. We nave noticed, however, that it is one thing to fall heir io an enormous estate and quite another thing to get possession ofthesamer~~ —^“’'- "~~-"-"-

“It snows and blows and stitgs your nose—makes all creation shiver. It bites your toes, increases your woes and freezes up the river. The frost nips all, both great and small, this dark and dreary winter; it freezes type, it bu’sts the pipe, and vexes sore the printer. So let her roll—we mean the coal—it takes the cash in winter. Now please be kind and make up your mind to settle with the printer.” The matrimonial market still shows a phenomenal activity. The following licenses to marry ..have been issue since our issue of last week: j Wesley Wilson, ( Josephine Hays. •- J Alvin Clark, | Belle Smith. j Wm. F. Baker, | Crilla Hutson, j John W. Elliott, | Ella J. Tharp. j Wilber Florence, | Mary E. Cooper. It is our pleasure ° to. ’ record another very notable addition to the fine stock of Jasper county, in the form of two fine HolsteinFriesian cattle, bought in Troy, Ohio, by Mr. Emmet"Kahnal, of Rensselaer. One is a very fine thorough-bred bull eighteen months old; the other is a splendid imported cow, three years old. With the exception of one bull owned in Carpenter tp., these are the ofily thorough-bred Holsteine in the county, we believe. The Holsteins are the greatest milkers in the world. |

The Cornet Band have got a fine new tuba, cost $45. Drl Bitters is building an addition to his residence. A boy baby at John Sanors, in town, since last Saturday. Simon Phillips will largely rebuild his residence in Newton's addition, this spring. Come and buy underwear, yarns, hosiery and mitts at wholesale prices at Hemphill & Honan’s. Miss Lydia Paris has gone to Delphi to organize a class in painting. Miss Jennie Bryer, of Logansport, is visiting the family of her cousin, Rev. B. F. Ferguson. Misses Ryan and Hester, town teachers, have gone to Lafayette to inspect the schools of that city. Mrs. S. P. Thompson is spending the present week in Indianapolis, also. Henry Barkley, of Barkley tp., was in town Tuesday, for the first time in all winter, his health having been very poor.

5 Ellis & Murray have just added K stock of ready-made clothing to -their store. See their new advertisement. Ingrain. Carpets.—Twenty-five cents a yard. Cheapest ever offer;ed in the town, at the Trade Palace. Mrs. Sarah M. Walker has bought lots in Leopold’s addition, and is already building a dwelling house, thereon. Rev. Edgar Hill, A. M., of Chicago, filled the nulpit at the Presbyterian church, Sunday morning and evening. Mr. Kannal is bringing his two beautiful “ring-streaked and spotted” Holstein cattle home from DoMotte, to which point they were shipped, from Ohio. We have just opened the largest and best selected lot of Gilt Band Dishes ever brought to Rensselaer. Call and see them. Laßue Bros. Rev. Peter Hinds has bought a good farm in Shelby county, and himself and family started for that county last night, and expect to make that their home iu the future.

The late washouts on the new lino of the C. & I. C. were, not nearly so bad as they were reported; as heavy frieght trains are already running over it from Fair Oaks t i4k ft Cross. A. M. Bringle is about to remove from near Julian, in Newton county, into a house he is building at Fair Oaks, where he will engage in the butchering business with S. B. Moffitt. Wall papering and decorating of all kinds, done promptly and in a workmanlike manner, and at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Leave orders at Kannal’s or- Meyer’s drug store. Wm. Lesteb. • Abe Simpson has moved from Judge Hammond’s tenant house, into Mrs. Mann’s house, in Leopold’s addition. Mr. “ Bond, tf’ho has lately purchased the Hinds farm, north of town, will occupy the house vacated by Mr. Simpson. Married. —At the residence of the bride’s father, J P. Dunn, in Gillam tp., Jasper county, Ind., by Rev. T. E. Webb., of M edaryville, Feb. 22d, Mr. Lewis Meyers, of Walker tp., and Miss Minnie L. Dunn. Mary Baker, of Monon township, White county, is still living, and now takes nourishment regularly and will probably recover. Her long abstinence from food, 105 days in duration, is attested by many reputable people, and is, without doubt, the longest on record. .

Noble J. York, of Monon, was in town yesterday. . • Dr. Washburn was looking at ten patients in Keener Tuesday night. Seven births, all boys, reported this week. The blue birds have put in an appearance, in force. Trustee Schwankie, of Keener tp., a new son, born Tuesday. Tuesday, March Ist, was a piece of absolutely celestial weather. Delos Thompson rejoices over the birth of a fine boy. Born yes-; terday. <> Mrs. O. C. Dickey, now of St. Louis, Mo., is visiting friends and relatives in this place. A new White sewing machine for sale very cheap. Enquire of Dr. E. E. Quivey. The gas well at Rochester had reached a depth of more than five hundred feet, last week. The new shape dishes are daisies, Call and see them. Larue Bros.

See Dr. Quivey at hie new Dental office, over Ellis & Murray’s store, for first class dental work, at very reasonable prices. Mr. Albert Jones, of Bellwood, Neb., has just been visiting his father, W. N. Jones, of this place. J. W. King, the “Good Luck” grocer, has moved into his new store room, on Main street, a short distance this side of the depot. Our stock of hats and caps are complete. N. Fendig. If you want a bargain call on LaRue Bros. The post-office known as Culp, in Barkley tp., has been discontinued, and the mail addressed to that office is sent to Pleasant Grove. Chas. E. Fauth, of Lafayette, will be in Rensselaer Monday for the purpose of tuning and repairing pianos and organs. Orders may be left at the Makeever House. Justice Stwan, of Newton tp., turned over his books and papers to the circuit clerk yesterday, preparatory to starting tor Kansas, next Monday. Newton tp., is now without a justice of the peace. W. B. Querry, of Gillam township, administrator of the estate of his late George Posey, gives notice of a sale of the personal property of the above estate, to take place March 19th. Henry Smith and Reese Goddard, of Rensselaer, Wm. Bull and old man Handy, of Barkley and Robert Erwin, of Carpenter, are the only Mexican, war veterans in Jasper county, that we are aware of.

Frank Jones, of Medaryville, wkose sickness with consumption was recently mentioned in this paper, died on Sunday, Feb. -20th, at the age of 25 years and a few months. He was the- son of W. N. J ones, of this place. Rev. B. F. Ferguson went out to the residence of Thomas Smith, in Hanging Grove tp., last Thursday and performed the marriage ceremony for Mr. Alvin Clark, of this place and Miss Belle Smith, daughter of the above Thomas Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will make their home in Rensselaer. “Col.” A. Newton Field, now of Winamac, is a versatile genius and equally great as actor, artist and poet. He contributes two poems to the last number of the Winamac Republican. The subject of one of them is the question, “Why do we do it.” We give it up at once. The subject matter of the other poem is “Gray Eyes,” and is devoted to the praise of gray eyes in general and those appertaining to the author’s wife in particular. Young men are advised, without exception, to marry girls with eyes that are gray.

T]je Delphi Jourual hem Isold to Charles B. Landis and Victor L. Ricketts, late of the Loganj sport Journal. It is stated that samples of the Francesville petroleum have been, analyzed, at Lima, Ohio, and found to be a more than usually fine i quality of the crude oil. Unless, , however, it is found in much greater quantities than the well now yields, the discovery will be of no value. The boring on the well was resumed last Thursday, j but an accident to one of the operatives of the drill, caused by a . fall, compelled another suspension until another man could come from Ohio to take the place of the injured man. The Lafayette Courier publishes an alleged picture of Luella Mabbett, and the Delphi papers have borrowed the Courier's cut and inserted it in their columns. It has always been conceded that the unfortunate young woman was not at all beautiful in appearance, and the sort of company she was in the habit of associating with, is sufficient evidence of her wepit of great intellectuality, but granting all that, it is altogether incredible that she was so entirely unprepossing in appearance as the Courier's engraving would represent.

A Boy Drowned

Coroner Blue went up to Keener tp., Saturday, and held an in-quest-on the body of Peter Klein, or more properly .Khlen, a boy of between fifteen and sixteen years of age, and who lived with his parents in that township. The manner in which he came to his death, as developed at the inquest, seem to have been as follows: The boy was last seen by his parents about four o’clock Saturday afternoon, and not being seen for some time after, was supposed to have gone to meet his brothers and sisters on their return from school. About six o’clock, nothing having been seen of him, his father became alarmed and began a search. Going to a stock-well, near the house, he saw the boy’s cap floating upon the top of the water in the well. Procuring a hook he reached down to the bottom of the well, which was shallow, and soon found and drew to the surface the body of his son. The water stood so nearly to the top of the well that Mr. Khlen was able to reach and grasp the dead boy ’s hand and to draw the body out, without assistance. The boy was subject to epileptic fits, and it is supposed that he had gone to the well to draw water for the stock, and being seized with a fit had fallen over the well curb, into the well, and there drowned. The verdict of the coroner was in accordance with the facts above set forth.

OBITUARY,

MRS. MARY C. RITCHEY. Mrs. Mary C. Ritchey, wife of Dr. Samuel Ritchey, died at her home in Jordan tp., last Thursday morning, Feb. 24, after a long, illness. She was born in Kentucky in 1820, and her age at her death was nearly 67 years. He maiden name was King, She married; Samuel Ritchey in 1836, and was the mother of eight children, five of whom are now living. Her husband, with whom she lived for more than fifty years, also survives her. She joined the Presbyterian church when young and was a member in Rensselaer at the time of her death.

Wreck on the Monoa.

The south-bound passenger train on the Monon was wrecked at Rossville, 15 miles south of this city, early Wednesday morning. The entire train, witb the exception of the engine, was thrown from the track into the ditch. The wreck train was sent to the scene with all possible haste, and in a short time trains were running as usual. It seems almost miraculous that no one was killed in the wreck.—Delphi Journal.

Business In Business!

Don’t ask me to sell you wood without cash in advance. You will get mad if I refuse you. So you had better not ask. tf R. P. Benjamin.

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