Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Rev. C. A. liice preached in the <Baptist church last Sunday. Hon. R. S. Dwigßins got home from his Mexican trip, last , Friday. .. '/'A A Leopold.now keeps the Selz Boots and Shoes. Call and examine before buying elsewhere. The premium lists for the county fair are now printed and ready for distribution. J. W. McEwen was the printer. Miss Mary Washburn returned Monday evening from her two weeks attendance on the exercises of the Bethany Assembly, in Morgan county. * ';?■ Henry Mackey shipped a fate granite monument to Moniicello, Tuesday. It is to commemorate the memory of Jonathan Fox and

wife. Common sense governs all ■ Qnr nctioiyjpand common sense impels us to mark our goods down to‘ suitable to the times, WiLLEi Si Sigler. The town cow is no longer strictly confined to a diet of rag-weed and dog-fennel, but is able to get a of grass occasionally, thanks to the rains. Mr. J. H. Jessen has just received a bicycle, of the Star make. IV. B. Austin has also lately become the owner of a bicycle. The riding of these vehicles is increasing in popularity, in tills place. The prairie, lives which were burning near Fair Oaks, on Wednesday of last week, burned over considerable unmown hay, but otherwise did no great damage. Sheriff Yeoman lost heavily in the manner mentioned. At the meeting of the Agricultural Society directors, last Saturday afternoon, Chas. W. Coen was olaoferl. aearetary. This left thet.lea?presidency vacant, as Mr, Coen had filled that office, and W-m. U. Hoover- -was chosen -to fill the vacancy. # Jus. R. and Geo. S. Guild were in town Tuesday, and took back | with them to GiUam tp., the liue' .marble monument just completed by Henry Mackey, Rensselaer’s able and faithful marble worker, for the memory of their father, the late Rev. George Guild. The monument was erected in Independence cemetery. A notable wedding will take plage this evening, in Rensselaer. Mr. Frank Lyon, a wealthy and estimable young farmer of the vicinity of Delphi, will lead to the Hymeneal alter Miss Dora, the amiable and attractive daughter of Mrs, Julia Healey. The maii riage will take place at the residence of the latter, and the young couple will take the 11 p. m. train for the home of the groom.'

Air. Calvilr T. Faris, a former resident, but now of Sherman, Neb., writes to renew his subscription and says that ‘AVe can’t do without the paper, it has so much home uews. ” Tln-re arij hundreds of | other people of the eamo mind as Mr. Faris and fainily, on this point and it shall bo our constant endeavor to keep them of that opinion. Air Faris complains of hot, dry weather in Nebraska, and says that crops will be light. We are bound to get rich if it takes the last cent we have. Having purchased some of the finest apparatus, and accessories that were on display at the Photographic convention. We are thankful to our patrons both in this and adjoining counties who have, so liberaliy patronized us this summer and promise them we shall strive to keep up with the times, using the best material and everything that will aid in the advancement of photography. Respectfully,

MR. & MRS. J. A. SHARP.

Read notice of Lawn Festival, of next Tuesday evening, given elsewhere. Walter Willey went with Rev Duncan to Mackinaw, Mich., last week. Wanted Immedi atly.—All indebted to us to settle at once and oblige. Hemphill & Honan. The annual M. E. conference meets this year at Greencastlej on Sep. 7th. John Healey led the Frankfort Band at the Old Settler’s meeting at that place, last Saturday. The McCormick'' brothers will open their grocery and produce store, in the Stockton room,, next Mondav.

CALL anyhow, at Leopold’s, and see what' liis prices are, on first-class goods. Remember, he conducts his business without any expense. The surviving members of the 46th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, will bald a reunion at Delphi Ind Oct. sth and 6th, ISB7. Mrs. D. Handley and children have gone to Vermillion county to visit friends, and will not return until after conference, if at all. Mrs. Mary Brocket, and three children, of Norton, Kansas, is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue, at the Makeever House. A destructive prairie fire occurred in Barkley tp., last week, near the scene of tire former fire. Win. Noland lost thirty tons of fine tame hay and both lie and G. H. Brown lost large quantities of fences. Mr. an 1 Mrs. L. F. Bartoo and Mrs. Sallie Bond, all of the vicinity of Remington, took the early,, train from this place, Monday morning, for the purpose of going east on Bell’s Niagara Falls excursion.- They will visit relatives in New York state. A cheap snide show, travelling by wagons, anchored in town ever Sunday, and gave an exhibition Saturday. They had a Circassian ludy with a Hibernian accent and cast of features, and a strong man who swung a wooden dumb-bell, marked I±o lbs. It was no good. Father Geo. Havens, Ms daughter, Miss Alice, and his son, Abe and wife are intending to remove to Ladoga soon, at which place Abe is partner in a grocery stove. The! Havens residence will be occupied after their removal, by A. Purcupile and family, who are now in Chicago. A. McCoy shipped 4S as fine steers as ever went out of the county in one bunch, to Chicago last week. They were three years old and weighed 1487 pounds, on the average. They brought within 15 cents of the top notch mar- J ket price. They were raised and fattened by Chris. Heirsler, of Carpenter tp. The incurable lunatics at the county poor farm will soon be removed to the new asylum, at: Logansport. They are Lucinda Miller, the two Prices, Frank Hop- t kins and Tom Coghill.—Their removal to a stats institution which is especially prepared to keep and treat unfortunates of that class, will be the best thing that could happen to them, and will also be a great relief to the coupty.

The men who are putting in title drains on E. L. Hollingsworth’s farm, j ust north As town,, l report that they dug tL rough a large bed of fine gravel, excellent for road making purposes. The gravel bed is about „t\vo feet thick and covered by IS inches of soil. If the bed is as extensive and the gravel of as good quality as the ditchers claim, the discovery ought to be of great value and importance to the people of Rensselaer | audits vicinity.

The Teachers’ Institute next week. It will jbe a big one and a good one. A broken board in 'dae side-walk usually marks the foot stop of the übiquitious town cow. The widow Wartena was baptised Monday in the river by Elder E. 0. Sharp, of the Christian church. The Rochester Shoes for Ladies, Misses anc] children will soon arrive, and Miss Rachel Leopold will be pleased to show them to J ou * Samp. Erwin has sold his blacksmith shop, tools &c, to R. H. Yecm.an, and intends removing to Minnesota, where he hopes to have better health. Judge Walter Q. Gresham has sold his 160 acres in "Wheatfield tp., to Auditor Marble,of Lake county.The latter gentleman is getting a considerable interest in Jasper county kinds.

Leopold’s Remington store, in Exchange block, was opened last Saturday, under very encouraging circumstances. It is in care J. T. Ford and Mr. Leopold’s thi’ee oldest sons. Mr. Jas. C. McCormick, of Lafayette, will occupy his new house in Benjamiu’s addition next week. His brother has .'also bought a lot in the same addition'"and contracted for the erection of a residence. Surveyor Thtawls finished platting Benjamiu’s addition to the town of Rensselaer, a few days ago. The addition has 26 lots, of about 50 by 1.16 feet size. The addition is m the southeast part of town',, and extends from Cullen to Division and Webster streets. The railroad surveyors, who were mentioned last week, did not strike the Goal Road at Goodland, but at Percy, four miles north. The li from Momeuce through Morocco to Percy is an exact air iin o, o n th e m a ps. - 'a The new Methodist church, at Brook, in New torTc oun ty, waiulc i 31fentod last Sunday. This building has been erected mainly through the zealous efforts of Rev. Mclieynolds, the pastor, the same ministerial hustler who worked up the ; building, of the Barkley church, in j this county. * The Graham Earle dramatic company, a company with a fine reputation, will h min a week’s engagement at the Opera House on. Monday evening, Aug. 29. Ti e: company is an old established one, j and of undoubted great merits, j Some of our citizens have witness-: ed performances by the company, j in other towns, and they common 1 it, unreservedly. Thomas Condon gives notice of intention to apply for license to I keep a saloon in S. Healy’s little . ' wooden building Cm the east side j of Front street, now occupied by j S. H. Duvall, as a residence.- Peter I Minikus will apply for license to • keep a saloon id the Nov,’els’ room, ! now occupied by John Minibus, Peter’s son, and J. TV Ellis wants | J a new license for liis saloon, in Remington.

Opal G., the beautiful little; daughter of Mr. and Airs. W, A. j Huff,- whose - dangerous sickness J with cholera infantum was chron- j icled last week, lingered until two 1 o’clock Friday, morning, when! death ended her sufferings. She was ffyears, 1 month and 28 days i old, and excepting a young in-; i Gut, was an only child, and was, the idol of her parents. The- fuu-| Oral was held Friday afternoon; from the residence on Front street, k , and was conducted by Rev. D. Handley. A •Airs. Julia A. Huff, aunt of Mr. Huff, and Mr, J. AI. AlcCiellan and two daughters, father and sisters of Mrs. Huff, all of Crawfordsville, were present at tire : funerah - A . ■-

J. W. Duvall has put a windmill on top of his livery building. Call on J. H. Willey if you want a good family cow. Dr. Patton was over again Tuesday, to attend Dr. Loug bridge. Dr. Loughridge is somewhat on the mend, but is still a pretty sick mau. D. G. Warner has a sizeable,addition to his residence, on Front street, nearly completed. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pputhit are just moving into their handsome and spacious new residence on Cullen street.

0. G. Soars Ims sold his .entire stock of furniture to J. M. Hopkins. and the latter took charge of the same last Monday. * Charley Porter started for St Louis, Tuesday night, where he has some prospects for a situation as an operator. A bran-new stock of fine clothing at Leopold’s, and at prices that beat the lowest and even, those who give their goods away, far the benefit of their customers. Charley Roberts is getting material on the ground for his proposed brick implement and vehicle store, on Van Rensselaer street. Undo Jonathan Peacock and Dr. Alter, and their party, reached home Tuesday evening, from, their prolonged and pleasant visit to the east. Jas. Ropp, on the Monnett farm north of town; threshed Tuesday, and is reported to have had a field of oats, raised from Kansas seed, which went 89 bushels to'the acre. The Rev, Murray, the Dunk&rd preacher from Cass county, still continues his nightly meetings in the Baptist clmrcli, and has large congregations. He will''remain until over Sunday. Two little cofihis were taken out of town Saturday night. One for •a two months old child of Chas. Malchow, of Marlborough, and the other for an infant of about five months, of Frank Guss’ of Fair Oaks. Rev. Jas. T. Abbott, our excounty recorder, but now the successful and popular pastor of the M. E. church at Boswell,, was in town Tuesday night. He visited his father’s family, in Barkley tp., Monday. Gho. Gebeanlt, , the traveling j custom clothier, of Kankakee, came i to town last week, direct from the scene of the terrible wreck, near Piper City. He was at Forrest, a few miles distant, and reached the scene a few hours after it occurred, in time to render assistance to the wounded. Excursions to the West mid Northwest, over the 0., B. Sc Q., the (I, M. Sc tit. Paul and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads. Dates; Aug. 30, Sept. 20, and Got. 11,1887. Very low rates.Apply to > ~ C. P. Wrigiit, Rensselaer, Ind. The Rev. Aaron Wood, one of the best known of our old-time Methodist ministers, is now in a dying condition at bis home near! Crawiordsville. He is now up- ( Sy{ird3 of 84 years of ■ age, and I until his present sickness has al-; ; wajs been sound and vigorous. ! He is an uncle ‘of W. H. Wood, ; our efficient town marshal, and ! his brother the Rev. A. W. Wood, former pastor of the M. E. church ut this place. j Percy Taylor estimates that the [late prairie fires near Fair Oaks j destroyed 500 tons, of standing :hay belonging,to him, entailing a ! net loss of three dollars a ton, or j 81,500 in all. Besides this he lost \COor 70 tons of stacked hay. One !of the files was caused by Mr. ! Otis, of Keener tp., and the otlmr by sparks from an L., N. A. A C. locomotive. Hr. Taylor expects these parties will pay him for his i hw - - •— ——

Jasper county will have a pretty big corn crop, al*ter all. / ' Fresh fish every Friday at Al!naaii’s restaurant. E. P. Honan had a brief hut severe spell of sickness this week. J. 11. AJilley has the best bred Jersey stock in Jasper county, for sale cheap. ' j Another fine rain yesterday forenoon, The drouth is a thing of the past. Airs, Lucinda Miller, lately refused admission to the asylum, has beep taken to the. poor hortse, A total eclipse of the sun will occur to-morrow, but will not be visible in the Western Hemisphere. , v The shoe pinches, does'it? then why do you buy shoes that pinch, when you can get shoes to fit you at Willey Sc Sigler’s.

Tlios Condon, who wants a license to keep a saloon in Healy’s building, on Front street, is a resident of Delphi Joe Anderson, the cigar maker, will movo into his tasteful and commodious new residence, on Main street, next Monday. Old Nick Cleaver has been at ike poor farm for several months. He is suffering from a very bad toe, which he froze last winter. Air 3. Mclntosh, W. C. Do Pauw’s eldest child, has brought suit fin the Floyd circuit court, asking to bate her father’s will set aside. She was virtually disinherited in the will. Don’t fail to call and see the finest assortment of all kinds oi new stylos of Dress Goods, just received, and at.prices .that boat all competition. At A. Leopolds new corner block and- sold by Miss -Ray Leopold. 8. 11. Howe, of south of town, will open a meat market in Woods’ old stand, next door east of the post-oQice. next Tuesday, Aug. 23. He will start in with a fine young cow. Ham is coming to stay. Hilly—Wonder, D. C. Bond’s trotter, took first money in two faces at New Ross, Montgomery county, last week; one race in the 2:30 class and one in the 2:40. This week he will trot at Lebanon. Air. and Airs. D. C. Bond left town yesterday, for a short time. The latter to visit relations in Miami county and the former for Lebanon where his ti otter Billy Wonder ir entered for some races - [this week. A friend at Surrey must remember that we can-not-use correspondence or communications from persons whose names we do not know. ! Names of correspondents are never published, but we must know who they are.

Lawyer Graham gothome Tuesday from his visit southward, and his family will soon come also, lie had a pleasant visit except for some sickness in his family. He attended the Bethany xissembly for tome, day 3, and was greatly pleased and instructed thereby. In spite of the considerable number of new houses that have been or are being erected this year, and the fifteen to twentyfive that have been erected each year for the last seven or eight years, “empty tenant houses are very scarce in Rensselaer: Comfortable and convenient houses, i at reasonable rentals, never remain I long without tenants. , A big flock of sheep driven Through town Tuesday morning was so unusual a sight fm* this iplace as to cause a decided sensation. They were the property of A. McCoy Sc Co.,* and Were ‘being ’ driven fiom their Marlboro ranch to their place in Jordon tp., where Whey will be under the care of F. J. Babcock. There were 887 sheep in the flock, big and little. The lambs wQre half blood Shropshiredowns, and fine animals.

1. In tracing out the religion of sectarianism, or bigotry, I find that a great deal of it comes from wrong education in the home circle. There are parents who do not think it wrong to caricature and jeer the peculiar form of religion in the world, and denounce other sects and other denominations. It is very often the case that that kind of education acts just opposite to what was expected, and the children grow up, and, after awhile, jo and see for themselves, and finding that the people are good there, and they love God and keep His commandments, by natural reaction they go there and join those very churches. I could mention the names of prominent ministers of the gospel whose parents spent their whole lives bombarding other denominations,and who lived to see the r children preach tue gospel in those very denominations. But it is often the case that bigotry starts in a household,and that the subject of it never recovers. There are tenß ot thousands of bigots ten years oifl. I think sectarianism and bigotry also arise from too great prominence ot any 6ne denomination in a community. All the other denominations are wrong, and iris denomination is right because his denomination is the most wealty, or the most popular, or the most influential, and-it is “our” Church, and “our” religious organization, and “our” choir, and “our” minister, and the man tosses his hea 1 and wants other denominations to know their places. It is a great deal better in any community when the great denominations of Christians are about equal in power, marching side by side for the world's conquest. Mere