Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1887 — Page 5

THE REPUBLICAN.

The Town Board.

At their regular, monthly .session, Monday night, ordered tire 10 new' street to he-at once placed where they would tip the must ■ gOO& . - . ' . • . . The Street Committee was ordered to examine the side-walks on the north side of Miiroy, the «east of Front and the west of Cullen streets, with the view of determining whejther they had best be repaired or coudemnejd. Mrs. Hemphill's, claim for damages sustained from the high water in Makemself was continued. The Town Marshal was instructed to notify property owners on Miiroy street, from Mrs. Mary KaiinaTs house to IV. H. Rhoades’ to build the new side-walks along the south side of that street; and in case of their neglect to do so u the Marshal is to build them at the owners’ expense. * ' The three completed firs cisterns were located, one in the iear of Wright’s furniture store; one in the rear of Hemphiil's now building; and one in the rear Finer Bros.’ hardware store. It is’ with the understanding that owners of buildings near the cisterns will connect them with their eavo conductors, and keep them tilled with water. A new contract made with F. G. Henkle to can? for all the street lamps including the 1(1 new ones, for t?l50 per year. • The salary of tlio Town M.bVhol was fixed per month f ~<• ftßf ensuing year and full time h. be 4S&&** A special nie-dmg will tie held to-morrow (Friday) night to receive bids for putting in the nsw tire-cisterns. •

Snaix! Bushels of Snaix!

.Last Thors'diiy morning '(tea Marion, unitei of Df. Lptigtlnuges farm, in Barkley to unship, found liis-dog berk: -a siAka_ueur,-a bigjioie in ilu lie dag down ii sinui; dnu,ami, touke Lis dwit oxpnessiun, soon totir.fi himselfterm t<Hj - M ttakra. Tlfe serpe'iils- welq >•;'»! with tlm ,vold and nwtVf-n hwhv, and 'were fciifcd wit mart tirueul: v. When nil •«••.•••; kfßednud chussifred It was* sordid thndeee v.-er: ! 10 in all; ]ld oil which vrre blue-racers and 2f ttei'U bull E'• No c; liev kinds-of serpm'.ts v.-ere found in Hie. dvn. Tint h;.bi: of many snakes ;■ lii/ig together iu-a<lea to ivinter L ono tijat in ; long been'* known, but we have never heard of quite so, large a number being found together in tid county before. J here ;■ n > question about the truth ui the si-.sty, for the pile of defm;.cc sen nts lias been seen by many renal 14 ’ p rsdi ■;. ►So big a tiutl of snakes as the above would as. :n to argue that that genus of reptiles wag ahnndant in this part of the country; but as e-Jittpar.-i ..ii lithe numbers which oxkbdJieca 'id or TO. years ago, they are really very scarce. And there was plenty besides the harmless biim-rms rs nan bull-" snakes in those days. The venonious'rattlers abounded in count--1; ss nutubers, and it is mi record that as many as or:a hundred large rattle-snakes have been killed in the., vicinity- gkdteßatedmte,- in -one field, in afferngl: day. This was iij the Spring, and' they were found iii the furrows; in breaking the sod. Of course a great .many .people were, bitten, and < ccasionaliy with' fatal results. In addition to the ratth-rK tho-rnoro silent, dangerous and deadly moccasins were oceasHVedly fmp 1, bn n>t often. At present venom nip snakes are very rare in Jasper county, though a few rattlers are killed every ; year. -a Since the. above was in type-we' learn that another find ' f. G 7 snakes has been made in the same plkce and that a new deposit was about t o..be oprmed a .short clis tauc.e aw:iy. Mining of Jfyberoatiiig serpents promises to become one ot the leading industries 'of Northern Jaspeiy C urd Fr<au die Musoami Fco •pie. We, the Musufai People, aeifrra-.l to by the Mess tgfi. are sorry that we have ouiy mt.v- (! :: mi i:in •; tS H leuce' the comet soloist and thy dog ir, the wood-shed; lias we have hur-a-ed faithfully since we have been in yonr city, to effectually drown 'the torrents of naths-tfflin tig front the yomkfnl off springs of the Consul to 1 aikt.- Island, .and the’r sounds ts lighting and cursing "winch Sake day a bedlam and night a hideous mghf maite, in the vicinity of fSe post oik tv: Wrrhanrnat ired « tof--ty, high headed gent pas-lag, with his chin elevated and a young lamp-post in his hand, to secure the freedom of the pres?; hut we did not know- Mm to be the c*-Consul to Turks Island, and the editor of the Menage, and had we been so informed, we certainly should have sent so prominent (?) a citizen a com plimentary ticket. O. L. Flsck,

County Correspondence.

s? JO I! DAS' 1 TI'MS, ! Bad c. Ids are very common’ and interesting locals very rare. They have a temperance society at Egypt, since last Sabbath. Enos Timmons president, and Miss May Messenger, secretary. Farming is on a boom. The able bodied men and boys have all enlisted in the service and gone forth to battle. We hope they'sill come again, bringing their aheavjes with them. The soil is fn line condition, but oh! the wind! the wind! the rollica, frolica wind It puffs ami blows and comes and goes, where, nobody knows, and stiil there is more to follow’. Tattler. 'I" ' FROM TFFFT. -.-I- * Sunday clear and pleasant; fdso a large attendance at Sunday school. Preaching on Sunday, the 17th, at South-Grade school house, A. Way started for -Kansas last Wednesday. Mrs. Small, son and sister started for B6ston on Wednesday last. Chas, Anderson was in Chicago last-week. • - - Geo. Dunn, Mit White, Jake Noble and BobMannan and Misses A!lie Bentley, Delia Gillespie and Anna Maunon, ot Tefft, attended the examination at Wheatfield, last Saturday.- ' 4' ————— 4 Thaceare three vacant houses in Dinuville at prest-id. Come ami r it. Elmer Roberts and Henry (Tilly are learning telegraphy of J. Rodgers, at Duunville.

Beld Cfiestnut. , ■ • is rj; Ket AND YICIXJTY. Most of the farmers are busy sowing bats. Lcb.oo' •- clpseddt Thornton school i fabtogb; Wednesday, March 30th, , quite n number of people present ; fiom • h’' ::<'.igb<-‘ring districts. The i iKitrm.s of the district made a nil e i dinner for W. D, Bvingle,. the teacher. Scho.fi closed at Surrey, April find. Charles Yeoman was teacher. Mhn Jennie Thornton we«k~to: Mt. Ayr, Monday evening, to spend a week with her friends, arid relatives. A vary pleasant surprise took place at Mr. G. R. Tliornton’s, Monday, April 4th, it lieing the 55th birthday anniversary of his estimable wife. Mrs. Louisa Thornton. About 50 guests partook of the bountiful feast spread before! then; and she received a number of presents, of which one was a beautiful hanging lamp, presented by her children. U. U.

I ROM WALEER. "Wheat looks wall ami rye ir ! splendid. ~ * -Earmors-have begun plowing for puts. Jolm Nelson lias sold his saloon to Charles Armstrong and gone to Michigan. The people of Walker are glad to get rid of him. Echo©}* are all closed for the summer. 1 bore are several new houses going up tJtis spring and there is a good demand for carpenters. Mr, H. Summers has six men at work on liis house. Grass-is muking its appearance' in the ponds. A meeting Sunday at Center school house was conducted by Lev. O. Meldnley. Dr. Stockwell has had a large practice this Spring. .Clark k Ilershman will move their saw mill to Mr. Gard’s, this wec-lt, over near Knimau. • ———— --- -~Eh(>HT Lv. FRO}- tkMOTTE. . T. G. Sayers, of the, firm of Say--01 s & Tyler, has been, sick for the past week, but. is able to be around again. E. G. "Warren and wife, also Miss Kiib Warren, are visiting ; friends and relatives in llensselaer Tor as ho retime-. ’ - te AV. Hr Tyler has Just erected a new wind-rain on his fathers farm.l It is a daisy. , Trustee Schwafikte reports his k-i.iily improving in health. The youngsters of our town gave a Inll Saturday night. It proved to be all that could be desired. ~ The wood and post business is done with for the season, but rail-" road ties are in .-good demand. The entertainment last Tuesdaynight, was a complete success. It consisted of exercises from the school, closing with a two hours exercise given by the “Black Diamonds” Slim Jih.

FROM WHEATFIELD. / Quite a rushing business was carried on in town the v J,week, in wood, hay, lumber,ami merchandise. v ,' The sportsmen have noETjeeh idle this splendid Spring for hunting. The Meyers brothers killed two geese Saturday morning. They liav£ killed, perhaps at a low estimate, one dozen geese this Spring. Wm. Teits, formerly of San Pierre, laid the’ foundation of a dwelling in Wheatfield to-day. The examination for graduation of township pupils held at the Wheatfield school house Saturday w’as largely attended by pupils from Kankakee, ’Walker, Keener and Wheatfield. Martin Heil, who has been attending the, Northern Indiana Normal School, at Valparaiso, was visiting at home last week. The Wheatfield literary gave its farewell session on Thursday evening of last week. The lecture given by D. M. - elson, county supt., at the school house Friday evening, was an excellent discourse. Adrift. O ILL AM RHYMES. I Intended for last week. Inif received too late.’ Sunday school at the Chapel, two Sundays ago AVas formed and their leader Is G. D. Prevo. : There’ s singing at Independence on each Friday night. Bro, Webb is the leader and conducts it ’bout _ right, Some farmers already have got their oats in. Ilut thrtseai'c-best otr ~Tnrlrovrcptild tip? oats wasyttrrrcr gr-rtw'. 1 When the groumFis a!!.covered with inches of snow. ~ . Mrs:. Carrie I’revo.who is sick, is of the belief That going to Kansas will afford her relief, So slie thinks of going this, .su,miner, the eli- . mate to try, I . - . . And if she gets better, Watt wi’l g->. by and by ' Frank Osbornegrpwtired ofhis hiftelotin life And made lip bis mind to get him awvil'e. So he went to Cal, Oopt'css’ and v, itii qnlverinff voice. A. 7 •tpld.cai’a. daughter, lit*;.i, that .site was his ehoiee. xney went to the preachers 'lasi T.ntrfsiTayd since when. Frana tidnlta facts siirclyA'w -must bies«-4 of 'inch. ~ We Mi them a long and urt sperous life. Mav lie be a kind husband and she a good wire. Mr, Wm. Robiusou.and wife, tlicgood Mafy. Have gone Luck to Kansas, that land of Hie prairie. Thdy'll stay for awhile, and visit them nil, "The'perilaps ‘.Vriteotne "track to GHlmn next fall. ... LOl’O FERN. * ■ REM liV G TOE ITFMS. ; G. B. Clark and wife anti wife returned from Florida last week, glad to tread their “native' (or adopted) heath” once more; lUr, Clark, who was sick during a part of his sojourn in the land of oranges and alligators, endured the journey milch better than it was expected he wonld. Mr, Beasley’s new house is growing apace; so also i* his little family, a new daughter being added to it last Saturday. Miss Lida Tharp was called to Gilman, 111., last Wednesday, by the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. Wilson. During an altercation between Mr.. \\ ilson’s hired man and some roughs, lie received injuries with a pitchfork -which caused his death. It is some little comfort to state that the miscreants are in jail at Watseka, held to answer to the charge of murder. Hereafter let no man speak disparagingly of our fire company jnor our little engine. Nothing but the prompt action of our fire department and the good work of, the engine saved the towu from a : terrible conflagration.' T. G. Con- j nor’s house, just opposite an ele-! vator filled with corn, was found j to be in flames,- last Monday morn- i i’jg. The wind was blowing fur- j iously from the, west and it looked j for a time as though we were doom- j ed. But, as was said before, i thanks to the fire company, the | engine aud our.good citizens, the ! little loss, as <s3oo or S4OO will likeJ\ cover it all.-.; v - —- There is said to be a bona fide haunted house in Remington., the present occupant being terrorized to that degree that he wants to leave, it. . * Mrs. M. J. Phelps returned from Chicago last Thursday. JD. V. Garrison and liis son Maly are both, sick, thp-pnW with caLinhal fever, the other with malarial fever. The Tanker meetings held in Exchange Hall were well attended and quite interesting, They.cJosed last Friday night I : ; Tlev. J. L ,l bmMyJt > .Mii,,3tsisf district conducted quarterly meeting services here last Saturday mud Sunday. He is an able and fiueut speaker and ami a veteran in the 'service, having been con-nected-with the chuteli GO years last Friday. - 2 Revhngtoxian.

The Greatest Excitement Prevails Throughout the VTol. f erine Stale Caused by the wonderful sales and cures effected by Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup and plasters. The whole population is amazed. There never was in the history of this ua* tjona medicine so highly endorss.l as this wonderful remedy, as will be seen by reading the following letter. Note the signatures, which come from all parts of the slate. Its peculiar combination seems to strike at the seat of all blood diseases, acting directly upon the kidneys and liver. It restores these organs to a healthy action, thereby removing the malaria and poison from the blood. Toot,he Public: We are pleased to state that wh have been selling Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup for the past past ten months, and that it is one of the best tollers that we liavo ever handled; our sale of if lias steadily increased 'sn-tfint we are now buying it in large quantities. we iiuI hesitating recommend it, believing as we do that it is a remedy of great merit. Our customcis speak of it in the highest praise, which bespeaks for it a great future as a family medicine. We are veiiy respectfully, H. W* Ivratz, Angola, Ind Powers A \\ aggonerr, Druggist Aurelii s, Mich. A. W C. Gregory, druggist, Albion, Mich - D. B, MeDanial, druggist, Breckenridge Col. 0. P. Shuler, druggist; Charlotte, Mich. ll’ J. Emery, druggist Charlotte, Mich. I Jleimbach & Jacobs, —— Constantine, Mich Miles A Curlett, druggist, Dexter, Mich. C. L. Sheawood, druggist, Dowagiac, Mich. Contey & Coleman, druggist. Dowagiac, Mich. Walworth A Soule, druggist, Eaton Rapids, Mich. Wilcox A Toles, druggist. . "■ Eaton Rapids Mich. L. T. White’ druggist, Beckwith A Co, druggist. Galesburg, Mich. Geo. R. Slawson, druggist, Greenville, Mich C. E. Westlake, druggist, Grand rapidsf-Mick. W.E. White*druggist, _ Grand Rapids, Wich Mar-tain A Giddmgs,druggist. Jackson, Mich, j Me Lean A Dewey, druggist, Jackson, Mich. C. E. Humphrey, druggist, -j Jackson Mioh. D. C. Meseroll, druggist, Jackson, Mich. i -x 7 Foote A Jinks, druggists, J ackson, Mich. Z, W. Waldron A Co., druggists, J ackson, Mich. J. B. Townsend, druggist, J ackson Mi eh. Weeks, Latimer & Co. druggists, Jackson Mich. E. T. Webb, druggist, Jackson Mich. Roberts A Hilllious, druggists, Kalamazoo, Mich. Brown A Brige, druggists, Kalamazoo, Mich. David McDonald, druggist, Kalamazoo, Mich. d A. Iloedmaker A Cow druggists Kalamazoo, Midi. F. Coleman A Sons, druggists, Kalamazoo, Mich. C. Alsdorff A Son, druggists, . » ; Lansing,. Mich. B. W, Long, druggist, - *■ Lansing, Mich. ' S. M. Sachet, druggist, Monroe. Mich. Pegg A Willson, druggists, Morencie, Mich. John. W. Howard, New Bedford, M ass. R. U. Elliott, druggist, ikrutiac, Mich. Willson A Howard druggists, 7 St. Joseph, Mich. Hihb»rj’fl Ithtlimiatic Syrup is put up in large packages, 'its peculiar combination ‘makes* it a specific for ail Blood, Kidney and Liver disease.!: lor a bill ious pr a constipated person it lias no equal. Read our pamphlet and learn of the great medicinal value of the remedies which enler int<j its composition. For sale by Frank B. Meyer druggist Rensselaer Ind. Price Si .00 per bottle; six bottlc-B ’ ss.ua. a ■ ■-,...

Painters and Paper Haulers.

| Weaver A Hester, painters, grain- ; era and paper hangers are ready to flo ay work in their line in Rang* Sglaer and vicinity, promptly and Mi a style guaranteed to give satisMf. Wea ver has had 25 years (.-xperieuce in Orders may be left at either of the town drug stores, ts- Weaver A Lester. ; lyoiLux Ca upets.- Twenty-fivc cents a yard. Cheapest ever offered in the. toAn, at the Trade Palace.

ELLIS & MURRAY, CLOTHING. •We have added to our line of ttfeig eooD® a complete stock of GOLDMAN, THUENAUER & GO’S. _ also a full stock of HATS and CAPS. We claim for this line of CLOTHING THAT IT IS PERFECT FITTING, WELL HADE, LINED and TRIMMED. and will be sold as— LOW £S IT POSSIBLY CAN BE. —ccF-C;;. .' 2Do»— Please call and examine these goods, and we are sure you will find something to PLEASE YOU. Yours Respectfully"“Ellis & Murray. ..

Important if True.

I/>g;uisport Jourtinl. The lyes, Slay nor A Co. syndicate, which is so freely gathering iu and consolidating Indiana’s railways, now control nearly 1,000 miles of road in this state, having under their conirol the Cincinnati, Hamilton A Indianapolis, the Cincinnati, Wabash A Michigan, the Indianapolis, Peru A Chicago, the Lake Erie A Western and the Louisville, New Albany A Chicago.

Agricultural Society Notice.

Rensselaer, Indiana. April 4,1887. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jasper County Agricultural Society, held April 2d, instant, on motion of H. W. Porter, a committee consisting of David H. Yeoman, Thos. J. McCoy, Chas. W. Coen, Geo. W. Burk, Chas. D. Noweb, Mrs. Philip Blue, Mrs. Thos. J. McCoy, Mrs. Chas. D. Nowels, Miss Nora Hopkins and Mrs. E. N. Hyland j was appointed to review, and, where , necessary, to revise the premium • list of the Jasper County Agrieul- 1 taral Society, and to report their work to the Board of Directors on ; Saturday, April 16th, 1887. On motion of C. W. Coen, the secretary was directed'to have the names of the committee of revision of premium list published in the county newspapers. Respectfully, Horace E. Jam fa, Sec. Jasper Co. Agr, Society. , , See Ellis A Murray is. new stock ! Of clothing and hats, If you want a bargain call on | Laßue Bros. You can buy more goods of LaRue Bros fpr the same amount of money than any other place in Rensselaer. Watered with the dew of good intentions. Warmed by the sun- | shine of fair dealing,’ the dollars i you bring us wifi grow and expand ! to colossal proportions. Willey A

Land for Sale. The east 1, northwest quarter Section 8, township*:)!), range G, SOacrea, Barklev tp. I'nfenced, but 15 acres cleared Adjoins iarm of John Cooper. For terms enquire at the otlice, of this paper, or oi L. i). Marlon, at Pleasant ; Hidge; CkokoE W. Axe. •gy mipV ' . . v. :

Chas. A. Roberts is still in business at the old stand on Front street and ready JLr the Spring 'Txa.d.e with a full line of THE fCME PULVERIZING HARROW the best ever made. A “ NEW DEAL” BT Deere & Company MOLINE, ILLINOIS. Two Horses can 4o Hie work of Three. A SAVING OF QHE-TUG IX THE COST. OF PLOWISO. 24 inches heretofore required for 16 inches ~ Tie creetest pl:v iiperemett of tie tbcei, —^ THE “NEW DEAL” WHEELED WALKING PLOWS, 'ISOLE ASU POVBLS FURROW. Zanesville Brown Cultivators • in three styles Three makes of Corn Planters, Five varieties of Harrows, Mowing A IlarvestingMaclra’s Fine Buggies A Carriagee, Studebaker Wagons. BOOKWALTER ENCHtES. THRESHING MA-’'CHI-NES, EJC. ETC. ETC. Prices as. low as the lowest. CHAS. A. ROBERTS. iiiiiiii