Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1887 — Rummies on the Rampage. [ARTICLE]

Rummies on the Rampage.

There is bittdT war among the saloon-keepers of Rensselaer, and their respective friends, and this j has resulted in most determined' ‘ contests being made against lof the three town applicants for ; i saloon licenses, before the present - session <>f the county cpmmissionI ers. None of their names appear, of course, as remonstrants against i their brother snloonists, but they • furnish the bulk of the cash and hunt up the’evidence: Whether I there is any .truth in the .old say-' ing that it lakes a thief to catch a ' thief, or not', it certainly takes a i saloon-keeper to make a good light against another saloon-keep-er, in a contt smd license applii cation ease.. The evidence in the cases ’of Peter Minims, J. G. Reynolds [ and M O. Halloran has all been I heard in the order named and the i arguments are in progress at this writing (Wednesday afternoon.) Ellis, of Remington, was granted- a license, without opposition. |. N’o other business, with the exception of the consideration of a few claims, has so fur been done by the Board.

Elias Smith, of Kokomo, is stay ing in this vicinity for a short time, looking after his farm sou'ln east of town, lie says that Kokomo is still booming but appears, to think it might have boomed still more, had not the projierty owners got their prices so high, awhile" ago, as to frighten away some manufacturing establishments that were prospecting for a location. 1 Large glass works and a i traw- [ board inanumctory have buildings nearly completed in that town j now. ... _ -T* ■' The Town Board, f.t its; regular monthly meeting, last Monday evening, did little more than to pass oirclaims against the town. Allowances io the/gross amount of about 85U0 were made; about 8-100 ni which was for cpi’iio's in gr..volir;; the streets. The s'dewaik on -Susan street, from Van k-msselaer to Front, wascondemn- - -erne ■3trnot<-d. ~ * ~r C. L>. Nowels came near passing over'the dark river, last. -week. He took a big dose of camphor Thursday morning, not at all with suicidal intent, but to correct certain irregularity lately developed in his inner physical nature, and the result was, a little later, o-n the fair grounds, lie was seized with a sinking spell, which rendered him unconscious for some hours. He was taken to hisjiome in that coniditionfowhete proper medical reniedies finally restored him to his normal condition. The drill is still “stuck” at the bottom of the Dayton gas well, at a depth of something-over To!) feet, and baring operations ax?stopped, pending its recovery. It .seems that the drill is screwed on to the end of th ■ rarnmar ( wtfohmgl7sOO pounds or such nrittcr, > and btcame detached. The operators hid nm d.■ Ci.• .-r it nntii tl y went IO pull out ih- ■ to ( 'ULU out the “chips,” but kept r imming THVttj^'tTHire - i’iid - uf i htyrkiil; tofots serious and with the re-snit-Of picking it in the bottom as tight as aiwefigA'— Call. Noxicto—All persons, having in their possession books belonging t > li.e I >ieke".s Library,v hl p'.cr.se reiurmxlLeuLLblmmei.Scpf. Th L S 7. Aliy person 1: 2.ling a book after th .I'd;.! • will be -.happ'd, a fin-? of ■’’ci;-. - er’d.-iy, mill -.the same is returned.

W. L WILLEY,

Librarian-.

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