Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Miss Ardla Cotton is home Horn Omaha, for a few weeks. Buy your stoves of Eger Bros, and save money. v yqy Another wedding at the Cot'.on House is an event of the near future, if rumor is not badly off. John Eger has a car load of choice Michigan Early Rose potatoes for sale. Th? second installment of taxes foi the current year are due the first Monday in November. Miss Lydia Paris iff preparing to open a millinery store in Westville, La Porte county, in a short time.

For glassware and qneensware call on John Eger. Pie has a full Ime of decorated dinner, tea and chamber setts. Fathers, Mothers! A word with you; When in need of A Boot or Shoe; For honest goods, nice and new Try IfLurniLL & Honan. L. Stalnaker, of. Star City, was in town last week. He has some thoughts of trading for property in this place. Ministers and school children; it will pay you to come to Hemphill A Honan to buy your Boots, Shoes, and Miljnery. The Canton, Ohjo, Repository, records the birth, on the evening of Sept., 2(>, of a daughter, to Mr and Mrs. F. IV. Babcock, former residents of Rensselaer. ‘ If yon are going to buy a new stove this fall dmi't fail to call on Eger Bros, and look through their stock of wood and coal stoves and get their pricey .- . The remaining members of W. P. Greeu. and her daughter Maud, went, to Chicago last Thursday, and will make that city their future residence. Ladies: Please call oh IlempIftlt A. HonaiHfer^yditt 1 . .'ciremHes, Araseue, crewels, Felt cloth and all kinds of fancy goods. Also the latest and best stamping patterns kept. The accomodation train on the L. N. A.- & C., which runs into Louisville, from Bloomington, was badly wrecked Monday morning, by a cow on tlje track. Several parsons were seriously inj ured, and one or tv, T o dangerously. Miss Oallle Khs T edhuh'. ‘6T'‘lSrdT j ■ • • . . ■ .yyT 1 \ blesville, Iml, who.visited Mr. and Mrs. Reubelt during the past two weeks, has returned to her homo very well pleased with all she saw while here, and with the many acquaintances formed. Dr. T. H. Stewart, of Decatur, Iml., state missionary of the F. W. Baptist church, began a series of meetings in the church building of that denomination in this place, last evening, and will hold meetings every evening until over Sunday. Bloomington lias a local “character,” —Riley Smith —who is credited wi h being the tallest man, with the slimest waist and biggest feet in Indiana; height, (5 feet 7i inches, circumference of waist, 12 inches; shoes, No 17, and by act-

ual measure liokl each a week and a quart of corn; weight 145 pounds. The boring for gas at Fowler -has finally got through the troublesome upper soil and drift, and struck the solid rock, and progress hereafter will be more rapid. The depth of the drift at Fowler isovor 300 feet. A remarkable contrast with Rensselaer, where it is not more than six to ten feet, in many -ptaoee.- - Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears reached home from their Dakota visit, last Friday, and report a very pleasant ti ip. > Canton, the place west part of the territory, a fine town of about 1,800 people and the : county seat of Lincoln county. Ih e section of surrounding country is blessed with fine crops, (this year. ~—

Emmet Kannal and family are spending this week in Chicago. Stamping done .at reasonable prices, at Hemphill A Honan’s. Clarence Fulton is still making progress towards recovery —slow, of course, but seemingly sure. The best selection of fall and winter millnery ever brought to the tovni, at Hemphill A Honan’s. R. P. Benjamin has been sick since Sunday night, with a bilious trouble, but is now improving. "'Johnson,..!ho feather renovator man, was in town over Sunday. He is now.located at Ivewanna, in Fulton county. For fresh roasted coffee go to John Eger’s. He roasts his own coffee and guarantees it to be the best in town.

Mrs. Mary E. Ooslev has filed her complaint for a divorce from Joseph Oosley. Cruel treatment jaiul abandonment are alleged. Miss Alice Havens, late of this place, but now of Ladoga, is now keeping books and running a ten cent counter, in her brothers’ store, at Ladoga. - • County Superintendent Warren and wife started across,the country for Rochester, huff Thursday, intending to visit relatives and friends thereabouts, for about a week. Uncle Rial Benjamin and wife went to Lafayette, last Saturday, expecting to visit relatives in that town and vicinity, for several weeks, but they were recalled Monday by the sickness of their son, R. P. Benjamin. P. 11. Rally, of Remington, .dept., county treasurer forUarpeuier tp ~ having resigned to accept a situation with the" Champion 7 Machine Co., in Iow T a, Treasurer Washburn went over to Remington Tuesday, and appointed Wm. Draper to the vacant deputyship. Miss Grace Carpenter,of Whitehall Mich., visited her relatives, E. L. Clark’s family, between the j trains last Thursday. She is a j member of a famous bell-ringers troupe, and was stalling out with the compauy on a grand trip, which will reach clear to California. The existence of a couple cases of | typhoid feveiyin Rensselaer, and j ode case contracted in another j !state, calls to mind the exceeding; | rarity of diseases of that"nature, in j this place. This is a pre-eminently | healthy town, and, without doubt, [the pure water, from the underlaying rocks, largely accounts for its healthfulness. A severe thunder-storm, accompanied with vivid lightning and a high wind, passed over this section Inst Sunday -evening. It was one of the severest thunderstorms of the year, which has not been prolific of severe storms. The wind blew down some fences in the surrounding country, but otherwise no damage has been reported.

As a general rule drivers expect people who are crossing the streets j to keep out of their way, no matter ! how fast t hey are driving. They assume that the team has the right to the street crossing and that footmen must keep out of the way. It is a question that has been tried in the courts and the rights of the fpotmen have always been upheld. ~ Ro definite information has - : r— -' . : —* been received regarding the route to for the new branch of the Coal lioad, but the indications all now point to the probable select-ion of the Fair Oaks route. This will run from Fair Oaks in a general northwest direction, and strike the Eastern Illinois 8 or 10 miles north of Momence. -The Kankakee river will ha crossed at the old Blue Grass wagon bridge. There are now 40,000 ties at Fair Oaks for thenew line.

Billy Wonder took first money over nine competitors, at a trotting race in Morris, 111., last week. Yarn, Saxony, Zephyr, Germantown arid-crewel, as cheap as the cheapest, at Hemphill A> Honan’s. Dr. Washburn went to Delphi, yesterday, to attend a, reunion of the 4(jtk Inc]., regiment. Horatio Ropp jias removed back to Ohio. He had been living in the vicinity of Rensselaer, for some time. Eger Bro 3. have the agency for the celebrated Owens Stove, the best wood beating stove made. Call and see it. S. 11. Howe moved into town Tuesday, occupying Judge Hnm.rnond’s small tenant house,, corner of Division and Harrison streets, Hats,Caps, Gloves, Mitts, Boots, Shoes, Millinery, Fancy goods and Ladies and Gents Furnishings at Hemphill A Honan’s.

O. M. Daugherty resumed teaching in Porter county last week, His brother Henry will return to the same county, next .week. The last excursion to the west and northwest, Oct. 11, 1887, over the Chicago A North Western R. If. For further particulars apply hi E. P." Wilson, Uteri: Pass. Agt., Chicago, or C. P. Wright, Rensselaer. Squire Jim Morgan had another wedding last Saturday. The parties were Mr. Ceo. W. Lewellin, of Pulaski county and Miss Flora E. McCord, of Marion tp,, J asper county. The cetemony took place at noon, in Allman’s restaurant. See the advertisement of Dr. Chase’s New Recipe Book in this paper. It is the book for the million, for it contains information on eveiy subject. Its recipes are reliable. Xo family can afford so be without it, as it can be had for the tow price of two dotiars, E. N. Hyland, the miller, has moved into the rooms in’ his own building, adjoining the post-office, j vacated last week by the removal !or the Greens. The house on Front street vacated by Mr. Hyland is occupied by W. N. Jones, who has lately bought it. Rensselaer people went to Chicago in large-- numbers,—Tuesday.jOn the two morning, trains 120 1 persons, about equally divided between the two trains. Several also went to the city on the afternoon !train of the same day and a num- • ber more on the morning trains, ! yesterday. When the L. ,N. A. A C. comlete their extension from Rainj bridge to Brazil they will have as j siiofTTft* route between the block | coal mines and Chicago as has the j Chicago A Indiana coul road, and ! will at once become a sharp competitor for the coal traffic which goes from the Clay county mines l |to northwestern points.—lndam ] apolis Journal.

Messrs. Willey, Antrim, Porter, et al, reached home from St. Louis Friday morning. The reunion of the G. A. R. was a big' 7 thing but much interfered with by the almost constant rains. The city was so full of people that public buildings were utilized for sleeping rooms, and the party above mentioned had accommodations in the jail building. There they saw the celebrated Maxwell, alias Brooks, who is to bo hanged this month for the murder of Preller.

Geo Grauel sold his harness stock Monday to J. It. Yaunatta, who at once removed the same to his own shop in Duvall’s building. Mr. Grauel intends removing to Argentine, Kansas, in a few dayßP where he will- take charge of a clothing and dry goods store, the prop -i ty - of his brother-in-law. Mr. Grauel has long' been a resident of Rensselaer and has the 1 good will of all our citizens. The departure of himself and his estimable family will cause general regret

Sam Duvall’s brick house, on Front street, i:j ueaiiug completion. I. L. Washburn and family, of Star City, visited his'brother, Dr, Washburn, last week, going home on Saturday. For hardware go to Egor Bros. They have a full and. complete stock, at prices that defy competition. Me Coy A Rinehart’s sn!e of Hereford# at the Francesville fair, did not go off very satisfactorily, owing to the unfavorable weather. - Ask to see our Chamois ' Lined Shoes. They arc the Shoes for cold, wet weather Hemphill A Honan. Charlie Clark, a 15 year old boy, living north west of town, and son of the late Allen Clark, deceased, broke one of the bones of his leg, below the knee, Tuesday night while wrestling. ... . t .

The persistent rains of last week pretty thoroughly.knocked out the Francesville fair. On Thursday, the usual day of the “big crowd,” the attendance was not more than 300 or 400, and on Friday it iyas very much less. The Jasper county board... of Commissioners at its last seseiou rejected eveyy application - for li- 1 cense to retail liquor at Rensse-; laer. The board and its Racking; are headed jri the right direction, j Monticello Herald. i • A Mr. Ross, now occupjing Mrs. Hammond’s ten an t house, corner Weston and Washington streets, will remove to the house adjoining Williams A Osborne’s furniture store, just.vacated by George Grauel. We have no positive information regarding the Kentland gas well since depth of 950 feet was reached; but “nd news is bad; news,” so far as gas wells are concerned,a'nd the Kentland well may safely be put down as another failure. The destruction of the round house at Michigan City a few days ago caused a loss of 830,000. The! property belonged to the L., N. A. ! A 0., and iyas insured for about; one-third the value. It is thought! the company will rebuild ut Mo- j non.—Monticello Herald. *• - The management of the Chicago J A Indiana eor.l road has purchased ! the sole, right to operate., .in the United States the Carpenter Electric Brake, a European invention which is used extensively in foreign countries.-Indianapolis Journal. ' j On October I the headquar ers of this division of the L., N. A A C. were moved to Bloomington. By this change Trainmaster Howard and three train dispatchers will go to that place- Lafayette seems to be nothing but a way station on the railroads passing through it.—Lafayette Call. Public Sale. — Of horses, colts>. cows, young cattle, bees, sewing machine, household goods Ac. On Saturday, Oct., 8, on the Banta farm, Hanging Grove, tp., 3 miles northwest of Marlboro. Eleven months credit, without interest on sums of 85, or over. Sarah Banta.

E. P. Honan’s cow rashly essayed to jump the school house feuc>, last Monday morning, and was empaled on one of the sharp iron pickets, and very badly injured, The efforts of five or s ix men were required-to extricate the unfoitanate bovine from her pains ul j perch on the puncturing picket. At least three Jasper county j families have had enough of Kan--1 sas, and are on their way back to j the old plafee. They are those of Sylvester Greenfield, nephew and adopted son of Wm. Greenfield of Rensselaer Wm Yeoman brother of Sneriff Yeoman and Simon Rowen. 1 They are coming back by teams and it wilb require several weeks for the journey. Iu the case of MrT Grt enfi eld, we uv de .stamT that pcor health, of himseTf and; family, is the chief cause of his discontent with the west.

; Word has be t uu o i Fr .i.k Os- : borne’s residence, on Weston j street, opposite Dr. Kelley’s j lace. Long & Eger is the title of the new drug-store firm, 'they tony l;o have you call and are eyei- to treat yon well. Hemphill A Honan have ns nice a line of Ladies and Cents under- ; ware as there is in this little city, j Try their. Rev. S. B. Gipnes will preach l on the subject of “Temperance” next Sunday evening, at the M. E. church, by request. ' Mr. and Mrs. .John Florence went to Tippecanoe county, yesterday, to visit a daughter for a few • days. Mrs. J. C, Porter, at whose j house Clarence Fulton has been S ck so. long, also has the same disease, typhoid fever. She is having a much milder attack than Mr. Fulton, however.

Mrs. Frank Osborne came over from Francesville, last Thursday, with her children and household effects, and herself and husband are temporarily lodged in rooms in Makeever’s bank building, until their own lionise is erectod. The Coodland Herald says John .pook spent the first part of the week at Rensselaer invoicing a stock of drugs. Now we could put the Herald ou to another and better reason* for John’s trips to Rensselaer.—Fowler Era. Marriage licenses since last re. ' y ;1 V \ Geo. W. Lewellen, ) Flora E. McCord, j Chas. E. Standish, ( Lillie ‘Swartz, j Henry L. Lowe, ' Miss Eleanor Stackhouse, formerly society editor of the Lafayette Sunday Leader, has accepted a position as editor of the Indianapolis Daily Democrat, the new paper recently started at the capital.— Monticello National. Miss Stackhouse is a daughter of Isaac Stackhouse, a former resident of this county, and herself is a native of Jasper county, and is a near relative of the Stackhouses still living here. She is a brilliant writer, both in magazines and newspapers and is. destined, we doubt not, to achieve wide fume as an author.