Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

A bouncing boy at Frank Minicus\ last Monday morning.. If you want a bargain call on Laßue Bros. John Eger lias a fine new safe in his grocery store. Gale, youngest daughter of Capt. J. M. Wasson, has the lung fever. H. W. Wood, of Marion township, is on the sick list. ... Our stock of hats and caps are complete. N. Fendig. Lafayette is to be lighted With 201 electric lights, at a cost of $lO- - a year. John Coen has sold his tenant house and lots, on South Division street, to John Clouse. C. E. Pierson, of Marion tp., gives notice of a public sale March 18th. He is overstocked with livestock. ' —— : The jury in the case of Sam Young, the Delphi editor charged with forgery, failed to agree. They stood six to six. Ingrain Carpets.— Twenty-five cents a yard. Cheapest ever offered in the town, at tlie Trade Palace. Warden Murdock, of the Northern prison, now owns a farm in Jasper county, having just bought 80 acres of Fred Hoover, in Carpenter tp. Mr. Clement Timmons, of Pleasant Ridge, lias been seriously sick for some time, with a lung trouble, but is now beginning to improve. In giving the names of our Mexican war veterans, last week, we omitted the name of Newman Snow, of Union tp., who, like Robert Erwin, of Carpenter, was a soldier in both the Mexican war and tile Rebellion.

O. Krßitchey is preparing to scoop iu the premiums on PolaudChina hogs, having received, Tuesday, a magnificent thoroughbred sow r , from Green county, 111. She weighs 500 pounds, and is truly a fine porker, in all ways. Sheriff Yeoman has learned that Ike Middleton, the escaped liquor crook, is with his father in, Clark county, 111, but can’t get him because state requisitions are not issued except for felonies; and besides he wouldn’t be worth the trouble and expense. Win. Moore, of Barkley tp., is now the father of eight children, the eighth, a son, having been born Tuesday. Mr. Moore is but 35 years old, and with his present big start may fairly expect to be the head of a patriarchal family by the time he is 50. The following marriage licenses have been issued since last reported: \ Wm. J. Moore, ■ '■■{ Clara Kenton P-■ —— j Joseph L. Sapp, j Mainie Stwan. / - \ Marion E. Bice, \ Charity E. Blake.

The will of the late J, G. Culp gives to his wife 8500 in cash or personal property as. she may elect, a life estate in 80 acres of land, being the homestead and residence, and 60 acres in fee simple. To the two daughters are given 200 acres, jointly. G. H. Brown, of Rensselaer, is executor of the will. John Randle, of Hanging Grove township, gave himself a very bad cut on the foot, last Saturday, while splitting wood. The ax struck the foot in a directly downward blow, right in the middle, and split it nearly in two. One or two small arteries were severed and the loss of blood was great, for a time, but the prompt exertions of friends soon arrested the Heeding. Dr. Lougliridge was called and dressed the wound.

j . .? / V The robins have put m an appearance. Call and see the new shape dishes at Laßue Bros. Economy and solid satisfaction is guaranteed if you trade at the Trade Palace. A. D. Babcock and Ira Yeoman, Good land attorneys, were in town last S&turday. r The cheapest place in town to buy carpets is at Hemphill & Honan’s. , The Illinois state fair has been permanently located at Springfield, by act of the Legislature. W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. B. Paris, Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. All are invited. Geo. Hollingsworth haß finished hio commercial education in Chicago and is now at home. A Commercial Teeter— We the top, but our prices are at the bottom. Willey & Sigler.

It is contempt of court to heave a brick-bat in Rensselaer now, because you can’t do so without hitting a justice of the peace. Another attempt is to be made to establish a paper at Francesville. C. W. Woodman is the name of the man who is making the venture. N. Warner & Sons are laying in an enormous of plows for the Spring trade, and are preparen to sell them at the very rockbottom prices. Elder J. W. Perkins, of Indianapolis, of the Disciples cliurch, will commence a series of meetings in the Free Vill Baptist church next Monday evening. Prof. Robinson, principal Union Business College, of Lafayette; lias arranged a spring term for teachers. Our teachers should improve this opportunity. We were in error last week in stating that Newton township now had no justice of the peace. Squi re J. B. Clemans still holds that of-

fice, the person who was elected to succeed him last Spring having refused to qualify. Watered with the dew of good intentions. Warmed by the sunshine of fair dealing, the dollars you bring us will grow and expand to colossal proportions. Willey & Sigler, The real-estate business is very active in Jasper county just now’, as th£ long list' of real-estate transfers published elsewdiere, will show. Sixteen instruments were filed for record on a single day, last week. Mr. Ed. Biggs, of Kankakee tp., was in town Monday. He reports that the old settlers declare that they never saw the Kankakee riven so high as during the late freshet. Baum’s bridge across the liver is grerttly’damaged or at least the approaches to it. j v ‘

Steps are being taken to prosecute the Chicago justice who performed the ceremony of the pretended marriage, by proxy, of Nina Van Zandt, to the convicted anarchist, August Spies. If the the fellow can be given a term in the penitentiary it will be a deserved punishment. The grand jury of Newton county was in sessiou last week, and closed their labors on Thursday. We learn they returned 8 indictments, 3 felonies and 5 misdemeanors. Homer Lauger, confined in jail here on charge of* stealing Mr. Halleck’s watch, filed motion for change of venne from Newton county,: on Thursday last. Sheriff S. A. Martindale eame over last Friday and persuaded Langer to accompany him to Kentland. His application for change was decided Tuesday. Messrs. Hammond and Saundorson appear for Danger.

Simon Leopold is working for a clothing house in Chicago. A fine line of canned and evaporated fruits cheap at Laßue Bros. A Congress of cute customers are daily passing bills in our favor. Willey & Sigler. The Free Will Baptist S. S. will meet at 3 o’clock p. rh. until further notice. The new shape dishes are daisies, Call and see them. T _ _ i Larue Bros. M. L. Spitler had another very painful Bnd very dangerous attack of neuralgia of the bowels, last Friday. Mrs. E. Purcupile joined her husband in Chicago, Tuesday, and they expect to make their home iu that city, for some time. 4 Daniel H. Guild, of Gillam, w r ho is now teaching in Hagerstown, was in town Monday, but returned 1 to Hagerstown, where he still has two months to teach.

Come in and see our carpets. Our samples are all new and cheaper than ever. We can save you 10 per cent, on carpets if you call soon. Hemphill & Honan. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, America’s most celebrated preacher, was stricken with apoplexy Saturday, and died Tuesday morning. He w r as nearly 74 years old. The wife and child of Rev. K. J. Duncan, pastor o£ the Presbyterian church, are now in town, the guests of the Misses Smith. Mrs. Duncan has been quite sick since her arrival, but is now improving.

Mrs. Mattie Rinehart and Miss Ollie Ah ?r took the late train Monday night, for the south, in which section they expect to make an extended pleasure trip. Mrs. Rinehart will go.as far as Florida. M Dr. Alter fitted Ben Tjayler,'- Yu Newton tp., out wdth a new - eye last Monday, to replace the one removed by Dr. Thomas, a few months ago. The new optic is of glass, and although it doesn’t perform the office of sight so well as the onp it replaces, it looks just as well and doesh’t hurt near so much. Communion service will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Rev. Curtis, professor ‘ of Old Testament history and Hebrew’ Exegesis, in the Chicago Theological Seminary, will preach morning and evening. Prepara- | tory sermon Saturday evening at 7:30. i V The Goodland Herald has. been again sold. This time to Augustus D. Babcock, an attorney and real-estate dealer, of Goodland. The same who was tlie prohibition candidate for prosecuting attorney at the last election. Mr. Babcock assumed possession and took the 'management .of the paper this week.

Watts DeGolver, whoisabrother of the man who invented the once notorious “DeGol- ■ yer Pavement,” has transferred' his interest in 2,255 acres of land, |in Keener tp., to the Kankakee j Land & Stock Association of Jas- ; yer and Newton counties, for ~55,637. The transfer was made a f year ago, but was filed for record i only l|ist week. } - *— - t , I Wfe repeat again, what we have said many times before, and thht is that we will not publish communications nor correspondence from persons whose names are uot known to us. Unless you are a i regular correspondent. using prin- [ ted envelopes furnished by us, be ; sure to send along your name with every communication. This we in-ist.upon, not for” publication but because we must have some guarantee that the communications are written in good faith, and notior the purpose of “getting a joke” upon .or injuring some person.

A son w r as born to John MooSmiller, Tuesday. Willey and Siglor sold the carpet for the Knights bf Pythias hall. - John Stw’an and family started for Washington Territory last Monday morning. Ghas. Porter now has charge of the night office at this place. Emerson Reeves is.taking a fqn day’s lay-off. O- M. and Henry Daughei ty are having a vacation this week, but will return to their Porter county schools, next Monday. We have just opened the largest and best selected lot of Gilt Band Dishes ever brought to Rensselaer. Call and see them. Laßue Bros. Marshall L. Warren is the latest recipient of the “Royal Bumper” degree in the Knights of Pythias lodge, of this place. He received that honor last Thursday night. Alkanah Galbreath, of Barkley tp., lost a new rubber boot, one of a pair he was taking home from Rensselaer, on Wednesday of last week, and would be grateful to the finder for returning the same. Ladies wishing straiv hats sewed in latest soring shapes will call on Hemphill & Honan. They have blocks on which to press hats and can do first class work. Try them. By means of a three line local in last week’s Republican Dr. Quivey found a purchaser for a sewing machine. , Moral: Advertise if ivant to sell.

John L. Burton, democratic sheriff of Pulaski county, has just procured a divorce from his wife. Much feeling exists in Winamac o£er the mattes and public sympathy seems generally to be with the woman. 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. Lester. A number of charitably disposed people met at Mrs. Nancy Towers’ house, on Front street, last Thursday and presented her with a good washing- machine and many other useful articles. It was a kindly and most commendible act, and we gladly comply with Mrs. Towers’ request, by entending her sincere thanks to all w r ho participated in it. Two more of those rare birds in this latitude, large white owls, have been captured in this county. They were captured near Blackford, one of them having been caught by hand, and uninjured, while he was devouring a chicken,

in sbmeone’s barnyard, in daylight; The Other was shot and stunned ' but not badJy wounded. Dr. Bowwnoan. of Blackford, bought both | ihe birds, and last Friday they were shipped to a commission meri chant in Chicago, from this place. ; Mr. Jae. S. Akers, a former | townsihan and an old soldier writes ; to us. from Cedar Springs, Mich., !to express liis appreciation for ! The Republican and says: “I like your paper very well. I like it for its county news; for its political course, and for giving Cleveland his just dues.” Let me tell you,” he adds, “that Cleveland has made a hedp of Republicans in Michigan, on aeaount of his vetoes, and I hope he has everywhere.” We think thaJhhe result of the election in 1888 will convince Mr. Akers that his pious wish, exposed in the last sentence quoted, has been answered to his satisfaction, Mr. Akers requests us to extend his regards to his many old oom- | rades in arms, in this county.