Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

O. K-Richey was in town yesterday. . . , Fresh fish every Friday at Allman’s restaurant The Rensselaer Union Bible School is increasing in interest and attendance. A number of tire S. of V’s. went over to Remington last night to muster in a camp at that place. Squire John AV. AVarren, of Newton tp., suffered from a severe attack of cholera morbus, last Sunday night

Miss Grace Vanatta has so far recovered from the effects of her late accident as to be able to get down town. 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. George Nagle lost one of his large horses last week. The mate was also very sick but is recovering. A Lafayette veterinary pronounced the disease “pinkeye.” Freckles can’t be washed out, but they can be prevented by carrying one of ‘ those lovely little parasols which "Willey & Siglw are selling at such low prices. Miss Sarah Tutuer. and her brother Isaac are staying with their freinds here, for a short time. They were called home by the serious sickness of their mother, who is now much better.

MrsrL. A. Moss, of Rensselaer, as the widow of Dr. Moss, has been granted a pension of 817 per month, with back pension from March 1886. Also $2 per month for her daughter, Nellie. The town marshal is getting a quantity of good gravel out of the river bed, with which he is improving the streets. It is supposed he can get three hundred loads out of that part belonging to Samuel Henry and Dr, AV ashburn. Mrs. M. L. Spitler and daughter Birdie, are still staying at Stoughton, Mass. The condition of Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Spitler’s aged mother, whose sickness called the latter to the oast, renders her survival for more than a few weeks very unlikely. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county: clerk since last reported: ( Joel AV. Childers, ( Chester Sutton, | Laura E. Brown. j AVashington Stowers, ) Mary E. Moffitt.

We understand- that the new Catholic Orphan’s Home, at Fort Wayne, is nearly or quite completed, and that the orphans now kept at the asylum, in this place will probably be removed thither before winter. That they are to be removed either this fall or next year is a fixed fact. The number of orphans now in charge of the asylum is about 85. The lack of water for stock and domestic purposes has already became an intolerable evil in many portions of the dry belt, and in many parts of this county it is at least a great inconvenience. Many people drive their stock long distances to water, and haul the necessary fluid many miles, for household use. There is great difficulty in getting water for the steam threshers, in many places.

J. C. Porter got back from Kansas, Holiday evening. He is interested in Cincinnati, a town in Grant county in almost the extreme south-west of that state; and which town, he hopes, will be made the county seat. He reports Kansas to be very dry, on the whole, and not likely to raise much of a crop this year. He saw no country so dry, however, on his way home, as some parts of lowa, and that , portion of Illinois between Davenport and Chicago, - ■' *•-

The drouth was broken by a two hours fall of rain, this morning. Jas. Maloy’s colt has been winning some money, in Chicago.' Hanging Grove township has another increase in population. A son at Felix Parker’s. The late heated term has left its effects in many cases of sickness, especially among the children. Wanted Immediatly.—All indebted to us to settle at once and oblige. Hemphill & Honan. The coal-oil well is feeling the effects of the drouth and flowing with a greatly diminished stream.

The Michigan City daily and weekly News made its appearance last week. The weekly succeeds the AVells are failing in every direction, including many which have heretofore been thought inexhaustible. Rey. K. J. Duncan started for Saginaw, Mich., Tuesday, to rest and recuperate until he resumes his theological studies in September. • Common sense governs all our. actions and common sense impels us to mark our goods down to prices suitable to the times. Willey & Sigler. John Randle, of Greensburg, Kansas, reached this place last Friday, for a short visit. He reports that Greensburg and vicinity had an immense big rain last week, which filled a long felt want. The Monon Route (L. N. A. & C. Ry) have placed a new form of Mileage Book on sale at rate of 2 cents per mile which can be used by a firm or a man and his family: 150 pounds of baggage allowed on each coupon., Sheriff Yeoman received a telegram yesterday afternoon, telling him that fires are again raging in the vicinity of Fair Oaks and that more of his hay was in danger. This last fire is on the south of the Coal Road, and caught by sparks from an L. N. A. & C. locomotive. The house of John Guss, in Union tp., near Alter’s mill, caught fire Tuesday afternoon, and was burned to the ground. Most of his houshold goods were also burned. Loss 8450 or 8500, insured for 8350. The fire began on the root, probably from a defective’ flue. The West Baden and French Lick Springs located on the of the, Monon Route is become the leading health resort of the Continent. The waters -are similar to those of the Arkansas Springs, with the addition of some peculiar properties which are of groat efficacy in the treatment of Brights Disease, Scrofula and Chronic Rheumatism. Suppose Smith & Wise do not drill do you think you will get fifty cents per acre? Have you any assurance that you will? Or have they proved Ed Wilsons prophecy that “there are plenty suckers here and he’d catch his share?” We hope not. We trust that all who have leased to these foreign sleek-tongued speculators have some guarantee of good faith. We do not wish to be hard on these gentleman, but it is time they were showing up. Time some of their promises were being carried out. —Francesville New Era.

■Not less than ten new residences i have already been completed in Rensselaer this year, or are now in process of erection, aggregating a total cost of about $12,000; aud several other buildings have been, or are being rebuilt, or repaired at a total cost of not less than $1,500 or $2,000. There are also several other residences in prospect, some of which will almost certainly be put up this fall: This is not a very large showing, certainly, and less than for almost any year for ten years, still it is pretty good for an alleged “dead town” and during a ’‘reform" administration.

Luce Bond, of Remington, was in town Monday. 1 4 Elder E O. Sharpe will prqach in the Christian Church next Sunday, morning and evening. The attendance at the Normal is 58 this week. All interested are finding it a very profitable and, withal, a very pleasant session. “What are the wild waves saying” buy your Dry goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes &c at Willey & Sigler’s. From ’an official notice which appears in this paper it will be seen that the county agricultural society is under the necessity of electing a new secretary.

The town trustees of Crown Point are advertising for proposals for making an artesian well. The probable depth is given as 1,800 'feet. The residence which Granville Moody, of Barkley township, is building on the farm he purchased of the Reed estate, will be one of the best in the township. 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 <fc Sigler. Harry Smith, of the Chicago Tribune, is taking another little vacation and spending it with his relatives,‘the Paxtons, in Newton tp. Dr. Patton was oyer from Remington, Sunday, to visit Dr. Loughridge, who has been seriously sick with inflammation of the ascending colon. He is now much improved. Mrs. Judge Hammond’s tenant house, corner AV ashington and AVeston streets, is being largely repaired, including new weather boarding with building paper under the same. We are requested to express the heartful thanks of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dexter to the many friends who showed them so much kindness and sympathy, at the time of their late affliction. Mr. Robt. M. Arnold, who for the past four years has been numbered with the “rank and file” of of the Monon Route, has just been promoted to the position of General Freight Agent of that Co mpany. Parties from Remington and vicinity report that boring operations began in earnest, oil their j gas well, last Friday, and that rap-! id and constant progress may now ( hie expected.' May success be their reward.

Engineer Jim Hemphill says that the only green vegetation to be seen along the whole line of the L., N. A. &, C., from Chicago to New Albany, is in Jasper county, between Marlborough and Fair Oaks. A travelling man-who has been over the whole state pretty much, says that in no place in the state is there less evidence of the drouth than in Jasper county. Another considerable change in the running time of the trains on the Monon Route, went into effect last Sunday. The morning accommodation now passes at 8:08 o’clock, instead of 8:28, as before; and the forenoon mail passes at 10:59 instead of 11:22, and the afternoon mail at 4:06 instead of 4:02. No other trains have been changed.

The evidence adduced last week, at the preliminary examination at j Delphi, of Wm. Walker, as an accessory in the murder of Luella Mabbilt, showed that there was no doubt as to the state’s ability to prove that the body found near Lafayette was that of the young J woman mentioned. The testimony of coroner Moffitt, of Lafayette, and of members of the Mabbitt family, was conclusive on that point. Walker was bound over to the circuit court, and now lies in jail at Delphi. T~~ ,- — ■

Mrs. AA r m. K. Parkinson, of Barkley township, has been quite sick, but is now convalescent. Henry Barkley, of Barkley tp., is stil 1 very feeble and not making much progress towards recovery. Mrs. Ella Cole, of New Albany, is the guest of her relatives here, this week. Miss Dell Bartoo, of Morgan Park, 111., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. G. E. Marshall. Miss Alice Havens has returned i from her protracted stay with rel-1 atives in Richmond, this state. Thompson’s big flowing well, in Union tp., did not hold out equal to its first promise. M. F. Chilcote started for Minnesota last evening. He will visit his niece, Mrs. May Thomas, at AA T itoka.

The Oxford gas well reached Trenton rock last week, at a depth of 1,282 feet- Nothing was found except a smell of oil in the rock. Tuesday afternoon the thermometer got up to 96 in the shade and yesterday to an even 100. A very hot dry wind also prevailed yesterday afternoon.

Nell Karsner, at the poor farm, gave birth to a daughter, last Sunday. The father was a wandering farm hand who worked on. the farm, short time last fall. Charley Porter returned Monday from Milwaukee. and other places in AVisconsin, where he had been looking up the chances for a position in a telegraph office. Nathan Fendig moved back into his own house, corner Rutson and Division streets, Jast week. The building has been thoroughly rebuilt and is now practically a new house. • Gen. Van Rensselaer is in town again, the guest of Judge Hammond’s family. He will remain for some time, to recuperate his health, which is not, as good' as usual.

Mrs. Adda Orosscup’s baby was taken with spasms, last Saturday evening, at the home of her mother, Mrs. M. E. Hopkins, on Front street, and was .thought to be' dying, but finally recovered. Alfred Thompson has just bought the Chas. Delaney farm, east of town, near F» AV. Bedford’s place, now occupied by Percy Tay■lor, the hay merchant. The pr ice paid was 82,000 for 40 acres, well improved. The Monon gas well was 780 feet deep, and in black shale, at the end of last week. Trenton rock is soon reached after the black shale and it probable that the success or failure of the will be known this weekThe Oxford Tribune, of last week, made the statement that the contract for building the line of railroad between Goodland and Momence has been already let, that it is to be completed in sixtyfive days and that five hundred men were to begin work on the line Monday of this week. AAe suspect that the Tribune is a little previous.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dexter now i mourn the death of their son and only child, Robert IV arfel Dexter, who died at an early hour, last Sunday morning, of cholera infantum. The little fellow had been ailing for a week or j more, but not seriously, but at 7 o’clock Saturday evening it was taken with the dreaded malady, and in, a few hours was no more. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the residence, across the river, and the remains were laid in Weston cemetery. Little Bob was only 9 months and 23 days old r butwasa remarkably bright and beautiful child and his sudden death is a hard blow to his parents, who have the sympathy of all in their affliction.

Jacob Hurley, of Barkley, has been granted an increase of pension, froni'B6 to 810 per, month. The Monon ball cljib was expected over Tuesday to play with the Blues, but they $4 not show up. AV. A. Huff’s little girl was taker*, dangerously, sick Monday evening, • with cholera infantum, but at last accounts, this morning, was better. Married.—Thursday, Aug., 4th, by the Old Squire, at his residence, Rensselaer Ind., Mr, Chester Sutton to Miss Laura E. Brown. Leopold’s Bazar room is being extensively furnished up and refitted and a rumor is current that a prominent business house now’ on the other side of the street will soon occupy it. Mr. J. H. AVilley went over to Mt. Ayr Tuesday to arrange for the iron -work on the new brick building of AVilley, Sigler & AVishard, the walls of which are now completed. Bills are out announcing that the Grand Prairie Holiness Association will again erect their tabernacle in Rensselaer this year’, beginning August 31st. L.D.Kent, of Jacksonville is to be in charge of the meetings and they are to be conducted “strictly on the holiness line.” The purpose of the meetings is the “conversion of sinners and the sanctification of believers.”