Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

The prtiepeets for a successful county fair are most promising. Buy your school books at ihe post-otUce. Rev. Hill will prerteh in the Missionary Baptist Church, Friday evening, Aug. 26. Benton county is fbe banner county for corn, but we think Jasper county will load her, this year. Charley Polder went from St. Louis t.) I-ittlc Rock, Ark., where be has a situation as telegraph operator, at a good salary. Mr. J. T. Ford will remove to Remington, next Monday, and the Cotten House will at once bo reoccupied by Da'ldy Cotton and j family.. j The Rochester Shoes for Ladies . , Misses and children will-soon arrive, and Miss Rachel Leopold will be pleased to show them to you. Tlm MHHHiaI catalogues of the 1 town schools have just been printed at The Refcblican job print- i ing office, and'are now at AVil'ey ; <t Sigk r's store, xead-£ for distri- i bution. - Mr. and Ah'sA mzi Laßue’s in-' fact son was taken vei’y„..dangcri i’sly sick last week, with a bowel trouble, and at one time, was j thought to be beyond hope, but it 1 finally began to rally, and is now ; apparently out of danger.A Leopold now keeps the Selz Boots and Shoes. Call and ex-‘ xnnine before Common -sense governs all our : aetionH a'nd common sense impels j us to mark our to prices suitable to the times, Willey & Sigler. Mr. Lewis T. Say-p will be going down to Cadiz, in llemy county, ■ shortly, where he has an interest- i ing little engagement to fulfill on ' the evening of Sept. 7, which is to ■ act in the important ' capacity of > bridegroom in a marriage ceremo- i 11 Vj v v j( h I.lllp ‘ xk. l iiOUl.l-?, vJI Cadiz, in the role of bride. Clranville Moadyhas a big drove ' of extra fine 3 year-old steers, at his place in Bai kley township, and ' we .h ";?r that he even claims that I his <•.■:! lit'-at that herJ p? -10 klr. McCi y lati.'ly shipped to Chicago, too b..d. Mr. ?.’<Coy wants to >ee them weighed before he will be-*' Jieve it, .however. Moody has rme 3-yea T-old which is said to weigh ■■'■7s pounds, which is a good deal' j of a steer, for a tliree-vcar-old. v _ I We take the responsibility of ex-' tending an especial invitation to! the good peojjle of Remington and i surrounding country, to attend the ! county fair, next week, in force; i and that for every ' person from Remington and vicin- 1 ity who will come to the county fair, two persons-from Rensselaer ' and vicinity will attend the Rem- ‘ ingfon fair. Mutual good feeding' ami mu hud.. will result in mutual good. Shall: it not be so? :——I Up to the end of last week something above five hundred loads oi gravel and broken stones had been put on the streets of Rensselaer, this summer, all taken from the bed of tbe_river, and at a total’cpst of about 35 cents a load; including 5 cents a load paid to the owners of the river bed where the gravel was obtained. Last year about the same number of loads were used at a cost of about a dollar | oi more a load. That which was shipped in cost $1.25 by the time it was put into the streets. The river gravel wliieh is being used this year, at such a greatly reduced cost, is probably at least as good as the much more expensive material used last year, and perhaps even better, with the exception of a little fine sand which has been put in River street, for a short ; * vrv i-.U> *" _E f>L H3A ’ I {1 »L * *sl *ll Al»• «*■ 'By < T ; : ;.\"'y ?.■. 1 __

The Jasper county fair next week. ~ Don’t foTgct, scratch" books sos 1 cent at the post office. Cant. D. D. Redmond went to Kausa s last week, to prospect for a permanent location. Wanted.—-Five hundred families to buy their books at the postofiice., Attend Prof. Carbart’s humorous and instinctive entertainment, at the Opera Honee, this evening. Arnot herb 1.5 t) rate to Chicago and back, next Tuesday, am!, 12 hours time in th? city.

I Mrs. Elizabeth Bedford, of La- ! fayette, returned to her home in j that city last Thursday, after a ' pleasant visit with relatives. i Dr. Caldwell of Mt. Ayr,, that ' rock-rooted old Republican from. I way back, made us a pleasant call, Monday. Mrs. J. W. Williams and daughter Miss Mamie, started last ; Thursday, for a few weeks visit 'with fiicnds in Marion, Ohio. W. C. Tyler, lato of DoMotte, jorderA his Republican sent to | Cincinnati, >S’.irprise p ist-offiee, i ... U.— _.. . .] H. J. Dexter makes a specialty j of school books, and wid give! [ special thanks to all who buy them 1 k)f him. Two elegant now Pullman sleepvers have just bsen put on to the trains which make the night runs between Chicago and Indianapolis on the Monon Route. CALL anyhow, at Leopold’s, see' what his prices are, on first-class goodßemember, die conducts his business without any expanse. The Rev. Murray closed his meetings in this place last Thtirs-' day evening. We understand that' he intends coming back after a time, and endeavoring to organize a Dunkard church, at this place. Wm. Helsel, of Fair Oaks tried i to shoot a chicken Monday morn* j ing and put a shot into the neck of Henry Wales. The latter squealed like a pig under a gate, but he was much more scared than hurt. The. Republican, was misinfor-; med last week, in rigard to the ' ro an iii wliieh Th >s. Condon, of | Delphi, desires to be licensed to keep a saloon. The room is the i -same-now occupied by J. G. Rey- ! nolds. Judge b-Healy does not j rent his building -for saloon purposes, to anyone. Father Zumbuelte tells us that' the officials of the church have ex-' pressed sOme intention of estab- ' libbing a seminary for theological' instruction, at the Catholic orphan 1 asylum, at this place, after the orphans are removed to Fort Wayne. Whether they still adhere to that intention Father Zumbuelte does' not know. Cins. G. Rjb?r!s, s os near Kentland left his horse and buggy: standing in front of a house at Mt. Ayr, last Sunday night, while ‘ he was courting his girl, and the rig was stolen. Word came from Kentland yesterday, that the property had been recovered, but no information regarding the whereabouts of the thief. • George Robinson, a ten-year-old boy, of ‘Remington, was put in the county jeil last Friday, charged with horse stealing, but was re-h-ased. by Squire J. C . Morgan on |*Tnesday. He took a riding pony, ifrofti a hitching post in Renling- ■ ton, and a few days after was found with the pony in his pos"sessioh, at Jim Roger’s • place a few miles west of Rensselaer. The squire held that the intent to steal was not provenT The boy is the ■son of respectable parents. According to many reports he has a cons*ant habit of stealing, which results either from incorrigible BndrrW7'fYF'7>"“Tn entiiT ’ inai'TUTof v.liii.; ; : fi v - ’.I1 - £. 2 i

Prof. Curhart, at Opera House, this evening. Sbratcb-books for 1 cent at the pofet office.. Fresh oysters' always on hand at .Allman’s. 1 Clarence Ful f(>n got home from ' Kansas, Tuesday evening; sick' with malarial fever. Look.to your best interests and buy your-School books at the post i office. Cheap! Cheap!# Park Wright, the undertaker, | lias sold <7 c kk-s : nice 'nst Jan- , uary. Fresh Fish -on Finlays, and ■ fresh oysters at all times, at AU-; man’s. The people of Rensselaer please ■ remember the book store is at the j post office.

b. H. Howe opened his meat shop Tuesd iy, in Woods’old stand, in good shape. Charlie Morlan acts as salesman. i j The shoe pinclip.s, does it? then why do you buy shoes that piimh,wfieu j’oLi.c..,n get shoes to,lit you at Willey A Sigler’s. Mr. Ralph Fendig rejoices in ! that ho is also a gi andiathcr, a I son having been Lorn to his daughter, Mrs. Tillie Borchardt, of j Georgia, last Sunday 1 ’ 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, for the benefit of their customers. Miss Della Cotton, wlio came home sick from Chicago, a couple of weeks ago, has recovered her li ealth, and, us te rir^tort. va cation will return to- her position in Chi- 1 e.igo. Constable Wood has been after Young Brockus, the Fair Oaks tough who cut Young Clemens, a couple of times this week, but ; has not succeeded in capturing him. Prof. Carlmrt is one of the most noted elocutionists and humorous j character delineators in the count- . iy. His entertainment et the Opera House, this evening, will ' be arare treat, which noronesliould miss. Tin; nif mbei's ; J fin? G. A. IL; ■ po-t and of the S. of V. encamp- ■ ' ment, enLcrtiiined the Indies of the ■ Relief Corps with- an ice-cream ! i i :supper, Monday evening, in the' room adjoining Williams & Os-' i borne’s furniture store. It was a ' surprise and an entirely pleasant uiffiiir. Neighboring Fair Dates:---Rensselaer, Aug. 30—Sept. 2. Remington, Sept. 6—9. Newton Ob., Sept. 20 -23. Patrons, land Farmers’, Kentland, Aug.' 30- ! ■ Sept. 2. Francesville, Sept. 27 j 3Q» • Valparaiso,. .Sept. 20—23. ! Crown Point, Sept. 131—16. LaIfayctfe, Aug. 29—Sept. 3. Loig'ansport, Aug. 29—Sept. 2.

I* Tue.school library, although on- ■ ly a little mere than one year has ; pass-Tl 4imuitaneucless-ins first established, is already an institution of which our people may well : btfcpjoud, and which deserves to receive their continued patronage ■ and encouragement. The new school catalogue contains a list of ' the books' now belonging to the li- i brary from which we find that the] J - ” « , . , I' total number of volumes is 609, ’classified as follows: Miscel!a-I neous, 151; Encyclopediacal, 79; Essay, 10; Historical, 96; Poetical, i 7S; Fiction, 43; Biographical, 43,; i Juvenile, 35. The books have, been wisely selected and are ex- i cellently adapted for the purpose ' whicn they fulfill, as is shown hy j ! the great and constant use that is I made of them 'by (he school. During the past year the following donation's have been made to the i library: The Representative m»n ' of Indiana, two volumes, by Dr. I. B. Washburn, Wallace’s Ben Hur, by Miss 51. 51. Hill; Murray’s Grammar, a work on Rhetoric nnd • 7FTS ’ s p“«. •, IJy” 3 Miss :: .'// .r t w. ~ - ' - , ' i

bliss Jennie. Wolf, of is the guest of Mrs. JL P- Honan. Allman has fresh oysters, at .all' times and fresh fish on Fridays. An infant child of Drukit Med- ] ary, or Fair Oaks, died Tnrsday ; morning, J. 11. Willey has the host bred Jersey stock in Jasper county, for sale cheap. Jasper county lias the best corn , of any county in the state: with Newt> n county a good second. •' Wa.njed Immmatlt .- -All in- ■ debt ?d to .us to settle at on ce. and oblige. Uehehill & Honan. C. P. Wright & C have moved their real-estate and land exc-ursion office L: to ti e room juct west of Priest’s store. ‘ ‘ !

F. G. Hinkle, the night operator, runs the station during Mr. Wren's sickness, and the night work is done by a man from Chicago. IL E. Bucklin, owner oi the old “girT woTT at FraucTsTvlTle,A will piit I iron pipir g into the well to shut off the water, and mipects Ihetcby ! to largely increase the How of gas. You should buy your sclioo! books at the jxost office, because you cun get the proper kind, for 'proper prices and at the proper place. O. P. Wren, the station agent was taken with a fainting spell, in McCoy’s bank, Monday morning, and has been sick ever since, but is now nYucR better. His trouble resulted mainly from indigestion. AV. A. Rinfifairt gM tfogn Aii Watseka, 111., a few days ago, and bought several hundred feeding sheep, of Dunham & Vennum bankers of that town. The sheep are now being driven across the c ountry from Watsekar~ The Monon paper contains no information regarding the gas well at that place, since it is known to have failed, but the Francesville Era claims to have knowledge, from reliable sources, that at a depth of 900 feet, in Trenton rock, a small quantity of oil was found and that immediately thereafter salt water was.punched into.

Aunt Rebecca R. Grant, wife of' Daniel Grant, died at the Lome of Alton Grant, a iittle west of early yesterday mondiig. ; She had reached the good old age of 85 years; The cause cf death : was mainly old age, although in- j juries received through a fall, gj few. weeks ago, probably much = accelerated her final departure, i Hie funeral will be held this after- ' noon, at the reside nee. Wm. Michaels died at his home j in this place, last Saturday raorq-, ing, aftei’ a long" sickness- of Bright’s disease, although the direct cause of his death was paralysis. He was 65 years old, .and had long beem"a : "resi‘ lent of Jasper ceuuty, a!th moving' to Renss'daer last .year. The funeral was livid’Sunday, in Ikirkley tp., his former resid nice, ami the remains laid in Smitn ceinete-; ry. A widow and one daughter survive him. He-was a native of : Maryland. The wedding of Mr. Frank B. Ejonof Delphi, and Miss Dora Healey, of tliis place, took place : last Thursday evening, at the res-: idence of the bride’s mother, as ! previously announced in this pa- ! per. A pleasant company of inI vited guests were present, includi ing a , considerable party from i Delphi. Elder E. O. Sharp, of , the Christian church, was the officiating clergyman. The happy and handsome young couple took the 10:30 p. m., train the same I evening, for Delphi, near which place, jn one of the finest country residences in Carroll county, they 'will make their future home. They were the recipients of a very 1 r,o n unibc rof v.nVrS-~a4fy-3.n:? av ■■■ .; u ’ !l. ’ ——

J. T. Hc-mphdJ, Hie engine-..- L~. laying off for a short ti.no,. Call’on J. H, Aiilley if -y< u want a good family cow. Call in an 1 f cq. the.fall wh les in mii.inery, at Ll< A 111 i h .’. . Pho- state oi Dr. L>’.g irid/i-'s sickness docs not show .much r any change- for the better. Our Fail and w::/u r lints mid Caps just in’at 'Htmshill AU _nan’s, ...ml., Li Pulaski county nine new. dffi, voice ca.-igs are already booked for the n -:.t term o? court. . Alfred Thompson is anotl.i i grandfather, a fine Son having been born to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hess last Sunday,

■ The gas v.cll at AViminme is unaking v,-ry slow progre.-s. Imv. ;ing made less than two bundle.l ■ feet in. six weeks work.. j Dr. Quivey, tin dmitist, in >ved ’back into his old qu-.rtors, over It. 1 I'endig a store last Tuuiday. He has there both residence and office rooms. Anifdcgant line of millinery r>iceivM this week from New York, ,at Hcmpliili A Hmian’s. ! Sayers A Tyler, the enterprising merchants of DeMotte, arcj widening out in business, by the ■ addition of a good stock of drugs. Something that will be a great , convenience to the people oi; northern Jasper. The latest reports we hear about the proposed railroad to form a Chicago connection for tlie Coal Road, are that surveyors are now station north of Momence, on ths Eastern Illinois, to Fair Oaks. • . • Fathers; Mothers;, bring thu children in and buy shoes f?i them at Hemphill A Honan’s. The clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following couplets since last reported: Frank B. Lyon, Dora L. Healey. Fred Prust, T. Dora Dahn eke. David Mathews, Maggie L. Mann.

The Graham Earle Pramatte company is not only- an excellent company from a theatrical point of view, but the members are, in-li-vidually, They have long-had a cottage- rd • Lake Mafiitau,' ‘near ” Roclieslafm' - this state, where they make their vacation home. They are held in. high esteem at Rochester, personally, and are also great favorites with the good people of that town, , upon the stage, and are always sure of crowded houses when performing there. The Summer Normal closed an entirely successful session of five Friday. The attendance, which constantly increased from the first, sixty-ohe during the test w;e.t k. It is a c’r.■•umstenco eiuimeutiy clnractis t'c that.the W'eckly MalTgha'nt' terido haste, the first week of the Normal,/ to declare its attendance, “slim’ and its pros peels discouraging, ami to make no further mentionof the institution. The wish that the attendance might be slim was father to the thought. --.Tom Sapp, the ditcher, has been getting about on crutches lately, the result of an accident which came near doing worse than temporarily crippling him. - While digging in a seven foot deep ditch, on E. L. Holingsworth'sfarm, the ditch suddenly caved in, while he was in a stooping position, and, buried him completely. His as-Isistant-dug down about the spot where he had last seen Sapp’s [head, and was lucky enough to let air dowir tahini, before he was quite smothered, but if was a mighty clcse call. Remember to cull in and see ■He iqddll H 01.& i befora W. ing -o i • 13. (■Si h ‘.Mo s. -—■