Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Sherwood Concert, Aug. 8. Kid shoes for the Kids nt Hemphill & Honnns. Mrs. J. IV. Douthit is recovering from n severe sickness. Gents straw hats from sc. to $2 Hemphill & Honan’s. Miss Ida Gibson, of Lafayette visited her friend, Miss Beth Richardson, over Sunday. A fine kid shoe, worked buttonsoles, for $1.75 at Hemphill & Honan’s. Mrs. Emma Sherwood, the wonderful contralto, at the Opera House, next Monday night. Surveyor Thrawls and Ditch Commissioner Watson went up to Kankakee tp., Monday evening, to locate the Hinshaw ditch. The shoe pinches, does it? then why do you Buy shoes that pinch, when you can get shoes to fit you at Willey & Sigler’s. The Trenton Rock Company has contracted for the boring of two new oil wells at Francesville, right away. Zimri Paris was in town over Sunday, but took the early train Monday, for Bridgewater Dakota, from which place he has been absent for two months. Freckles can’t be washed out, but they can be prevented by carrying one of those lovely little parasols which Willey & Sigler are selling at such low prices. D. J. Thompson is off on his regular summer vacation in northern Michigan. As usual he went by way of Columbus, Ohio, to join the same old party of friends whom he always goes with. A Lafayette observer who kept the record of the weather in Lafayette for 40 years, i eports that the recent hot spell* was 4fie longest during tjilt period. For 18 consecutive days the thermometer registered 90 degrees or upwards, in the shade. Two more violent deaths were : added Sunday to the already long ' list of similar occurences at Cedar Lake. A party of about thirty! were down from Chicago and two of them went out on the lake in a . small row-boat, and in changing their positions in the boat, it was capsized and both were drowned. Ludd Hopkins is building an addition to his store room, in the ' rear, which will enlarge the capao- - ity of the room just one halt. ! Under the floor of the new addittpn he proposes to build a cistern of 100 barrels capacity. A large force pump, capable of raising water to all parts of the building will be connected with the cistern. Mr. Ponsler has lately struck a remarkable and valuable well on S. P. Thompson’s big 'Stock farm 1 in'Union _tp. It is a flowing well of I excellent water and gushes out in a ; stream as large as can flow through a2| inch pipe. The well is only 96 feet deep, 6 feet of which are on the rock. The water ris es’3o i inches above the surface if the' ground. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Thompson and daughter reached their northern visit, last Friday, j They left St Paul the Saturday : previous and from that city went I down the Mississippi river as far,' as St. Louis. This part of their, journey occupied four days and, was an interesting trip iu many i respects, although it finally grew , monotonous, owing to the dullness of most of their fellow passengers, who wfere sober sided Southerners who were either too languid or too exclusive to do anything except to sit around and read novels. From St. Louis they came home by way of Indianapolis, and in contrast to the slow sailing steamer, they took the cannon-ball express train on V andalia, which runs at the rate of 35 miles an hour from St Louis to Indianapolis, including time Jost for stope.

Sherwood Concert, next Monday, night. Trade' with. Willey & Sigler, and get your money’s worth. Rev. W. H. Sayler and wife went back to Troy Grove, 111., yesterday. New shades in Dress Goods at Ellis & Murray’s. Wedding outfits a specialty. The house being built for Mr. McCormick, of Jjafayetta, on Benjamin’s addition, is nearly completed. *‘What are the wild waves saying” buy your Dry goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes &e at Willey & Sigler’s.

J. W. Douthit’s residence, on Cullen street, is now completed and will be ready for occupancy as soon as dry enough. Harney Robinson, oldest brother of Uncle Tommy Robinson, of this place, died at his home near Ft. Wayne, July 22. His age was 82 years and 1 month. No matter how poor a man’s memory may be, he will always remember good treatment, and that is why so many people remember Willey & Sigler. Emerson Reeve has resigned ris position as night operator at ;he Rensselaer depot and his place s tilled by F. G. Henkle. The atter began his duties Monday night. A basket meeting will be held at Alter’s grove, in Union tp., on Sunday, August 14. Services morning and afternoon. Rev. J. H, Widney, of the Frankfort Protestant Methodist circuit, will preach.

The new paper mill south of Monticello, which was built to replace one, burned less than a year ago, was destroyed by fire Tuesday plternoon. Loss $75,000, partly covered by insurance; The mill was tire property of Bradner Smith & Co., of Chicago. The Summer Normal Institute ! is still getting in excellent work. The half day session plan works admirably and to the satisfaction of everyone. Although the ses-1 sions begin at seven o’clock there j has not yet been a single case of i tardiness. The attendance this week is 52. The excursion to Chicago over the Monon, last Thursday, was a big one. There were eight cars in the train and all crowded to the extent of their seating capacity. Owing to a number of stops caused by hot boxes the train waS rather late in reaching the city. Abo ut 40 persons from this place went with the excursion. T. H. Robinson, of Gillam tp., was in town Saturday. His home is not many miles from Francesville and before the nitro-glycerine man from Ohio got in his ruinous work on the oil well in that town, ! Mr. Robinson procured a couple of gallons of the oil and has used it as a lubricant all the season, on his harvesting machines and found it excellent for the purpose.

Last Friday was an exceedingly hot and sultry day. The themometer reached to 98 degrees, and some observers report 100 and above. A very hot and dry wind prevailed in places dining part of the day. Other days since have been nearly as hot. Tuesday after- : noon, the temperature was 98, in the shade. Yesterday tne temperature was about the same as Tues--1 day. ■ Only three marriage licenses were issued during the month of July by the county clerk, and two of these were during the last two or threfr days. The couples licensed were: ( John Carter, 1 Laura Bell Kester. I Michael Peregrine, j Clara Kline. ( VVm. E. Noland, ( Susan C. Burr,

The Sherwood- concert, at the Opera House, next Monday night. There will be a new man at the wheel in the county treasurer’s office, after Friday of next week. Forty applicants for teachers licenses were examined by Superintendent Warren, last Saturday. Rebecca Jenkins, of Barkley tp., was brought back from the insane asylum last Friday, by Clerk Irwin. She is reported cured. Mrs. H. B. Robertson, of Indianapolis, sister-in-law of Mrs. J. W. Douthit, is the guest of the last mentioned lady.

The Sunday sclidol jubilee in Union township, last Saturday, was a gratifying success, both in number in attendance and the enjoyment of those present. Common sense governs all our actions and common sense impels us to mark our goods down to prices suitable to the times. Willey & Sigler, Messrs. Mason & Rich, of Remington, have been in town about a week with a small drove of Texas horses, which they are slowly reducing in numbers, by selling. Charley Porter, the telegraph operator, has resigned his place in the Greencastle station, and is now at home, bat will return to that place and accept a situation on another road. Bro. McEwen received the sad news yesterday that his father, John 8. McEwen, died Sunday morning, at his home in Lewiston, Penn. He had reached the good old age of 82 years. His end was quiet and peaceful. The Blues went down to Monon Tuesday and again measured bats with the Air Lines. The boys were badly done up, the score being 16 to 31 in favor of the Monons. .About 50 friends of the Blues went oVer to Monon to see the game. Every board and stick of timber in the town is now as dry as tinder and ready to burn at a touch, and the short-sighted policy of our I town board has left us utterly at I the mercy of any fires that may | occur. Under such circumstances every person in the town should use the utmost vigilance iu guarding against the occurence of fires. The people of Francesville and vicinity were greatly excited last week over the fact that the old gas well on the Blair farm was again blowing a feeble stream of gas, a thing which it has probably done, at greater or less intervals, for 20 years. This old well is an old fraud, in our estimation, and never did and never will flow enough gas to be of any account. The County Commissioners and the Township Trustees,made their regular annual .settlement this week. The commissioners transacted a little miscellaneous business, but not much of general interest. The order passed in the June term allowing the Town Board of Rensselaer S3OO towards building a stone arch over Make-em-self ditch, on Front street, was modified so as"to allow the Town to build an abutment bridge, if they so decided. The work of the session was finished Tuesday afternoon.

We are informed on reliable authority that surveying parties have bean carefully examining the Goodland and Momence route for the connecting line between the C. & I. C. Ry. and the Eastern Illinois. This route is some miles longer, of new road, than would be either tire one from Fair Oaks or Mt. Ayr. But the country is said to be much better for building a road through, and more likely to furnish local business to the road than would either of the others, It is therefore not improbable that the Goodland route will be the one selected, if any.

Next Monday night. Sherwood concert. Popular prices. Dick Stone, near the depot, has a new girl, since Wednesday evening, of last week. John Macy of Indianapolis, is visiting his mother, Mrs. J. Makeever. S. IJ. Duvall has the foundations made for his brick house on Front street, south of Hyland’s mill. The News reports that new oats were in the market at Remington July 20, this year, or earlier than ever before known.

C. C. Starr has three good bricklayers at work on his new residence, but the many angles and curves cause slow progress. F. A. Ross joined his wife, Mrs. Ora Ross, here last week. The mining works ip Montana with which be was connected have temporarily shut down. Messrs. Leopold and Ford bought a big stock of goods in Chicago, last week, both for the Rensselaer and Remington stores. The latter will be opened for business some time next week. Elders Rinehart and Murray, of Cass county, ministers of the Dunkard faith, will begin a series of meetings iu the Baptist church next Wednesday evening, August 10th, and continue until over S unday, probably. Mr. Wm. Childers, of Pleasant Ridge and Miss Louella Overt on were married last evening, at the residence of the bride’s father, J. P. Overton, of Hanging Grove. Several friends of the young couple from Rensselaer attended the wedding. Don’t fail to attend the concert at the Opera House Monday evening, Aug. 8. Mrs. Sherwood’s “Resurrection” is alone worth the price of admission, which has been placed within'reach of all. General admission, 25 cents. Reserved seats 35 cents. Children under 10 years, 15 cents. Doors open at 7 o’clock; Concert at 8. Bye, oats and wheat are coming into the market in considerable quantities. Rye is an extra good 'crop this year; the yield is large and the quality of the grain is excellent, Wheat is not so good a crop as last year. The yield is not so large nor the quality of the grain so good. Oats are only a fair yield, but the quality of the grain is extra good. Two weeks ago a rumor got abroad to the effect that Arthur Cole, the mail route agent, formerly. of this place, had be’en bounced to make room for one of the “hungry and thirsty.” We investigated the rumor and easily found that it had no foundation in fact. A week later, however, an alleged newspaper of this place solemly announced that Mr. Cole had been removed. He still works the mail on the L., N. A. & C. route.

There are vast quantities of broken stone and excellent gravel in the river bed, below the crossing of the county road, which could be had for five cents a load and the expense of getting it out, and at the present stage of low water, or, more properly no water, the present would be an excellent time to get out this splendid street making material, but the town has now no funds on hand available for the purpose, and the golden opportunity is slipping away. In case the dry weather continues until the town marshal has had an opportunity to make some collections on the new tax duplicate, the gravel and stone should be got out of the river, by all means. Experience has shown that it is better road material than the gravel which was brought in last year on the railroad, and can be put where it ia needed at vastly ■■ t '

The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Carrie Clark, Friday at 3 o’clock. All are invited, 1 B. F. Ferguson has been expending considerable time and money lately in putting his gritin elevator in thorough repair. J. G. Reynolds gives, notice that he will apply to the county commissioners for a saloon license, at their September termAnother very hot and dry wind prevailed yesterday, And had a very injurious effect upon corn and other vegetation. Mrs. J. F. Warren has been sick since Monday and her work in the Normal has been taken by her husband, the county superintendent.

Emerson Reeve and Bion Zimmerman are about to start west, to seek their fortunes. They intend going to Omaha, Neb., as thenfirst stopping place. A fire broke out in the weaving room of Mrs. H. C. Smith, in Newton’s addition, one day last week, but was discovered and extinguished by the neighboring women. It was a Darrow escape forthehousu. While Treasurer Hoover was threshing his oats last week, a couple of loads, in the bundle, caught fire from the threshing engine. The fire was extinguished without mpch loss but it was a close escape for all the grain and the threshing machine, too. Miss Viola Clemens, daughter of Squire J. B. Clemens, of Newton, died last Thursday afternoon, of consumption, at Ihe residence of her sister, Mrs.-Chas. Harrington. at Rose Lawn. Her sickness has lasted a long time, although, she has been confined to her bed only a few weeks. Her age lacked a little or 21 years. Miss Grace Vanatta’s pony ran’ away with her last Friday morning and when near M, F. Chilcote’s residence she was thrown violently to the ground and quite badly hurt. The principal injary was a dislocated shoulder joint, but besides this were severe bruises on other parts of her body, and a severe shock from the fall. The injured young lady was taken into Mr. Chilcote’s house, where Drs. Bitters and Victor Loughiidge successfully replaced the dislocated joint into its socket. She was taken to her own home in the evening, and is now making good progress towards recovery.

The drouth still prevails in this locality and its effects are daily increasing in severity and the present aspect of the weather seems to hold out but little promise of any change for the better. Two weeks have passed without any rain in Rensselaer, and in many parts of the county a much longer time. The northern portions of the county are perhaps the greatest sufferers from the want of rain. There all kinds of crops are pretty nearly a total failure. The pasturage there is also failing very fast. This last is also the case in nearly all parts of the county, and many farmers already find 1 ’ it necessary to feed their cattle regularly.. In some portions of the county which were lucky enough to get their share of the summer showers of a few weeks ago, the corn crop is still looking well, and will make a fair crop without any more rain at all. In other places corn willstill make a good crop if rain comes soon, but there are many fields in the county, including many hundreds of acres in the aggregate, which are already past saving. As an instance of this may be mentioned some fields belonging to Hon. O. P. Tabor, of Carpenter tp., which promised an immense crop until within a few weeks, but which have become so dry that he is cut-