Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1887 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XX.

BUSINESS LOCALS.

Sour Kraut at Laßue Bros. Candies & nuts at Laßue Bros. Good cheese at Allman’s. Fresh mince meat at*L. Bros. Fur caps at Ellis & Murray’s. Allman’s restaurant for oysters Jelly, all flavors, by the pound at Laßue Bro’s. You can buy your candy in large quantities cheep at Laßue Bro’s. Mikado Colognes, at Meyer’s “Old Reliable.” Try our teas, we can give you some bargains. Laßue Bros. California canned goods at Allman’s cheap. Violins, Accordions and strings, at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. Best crackers in the world, at Allman’s. Childrens’ scarlet and mens’ underwear at Ellis & Murray’s. A. Big Drive, lu clothing boots and hats, at R. Fendig.” Your patronage solicited. J. C. Allmcxn. Notice.—l have the finest violin string in the market. Hardman the Jeweler. 1 We will sell you canned fruit at less than wholesale prices come in and see Laßue Bros. Spectacles and eye glasses in endiess variety at'Hardman’s the v Jeweler. Chamber sets' tea sets and dinner sets at low prices at Laßue Bros. Meyer has a few lamps left whice he is selling regardless of cost If you havn’t bought your Millinery yet it will pay to go to Hemphill <fc Honan’s. Every body uses that Blended Tea at Allman’s.! Give it a trial. It’s elegant Clear' and bright as a jewel -the spirits after drinking C. C. {Starr’s Jewel Tea. Jellies, mince meat, coffee, soap, matches and ink at Allman’s restaurant.. • A Leopold now keeps the Selz Boots and Shoes. Call and examine before buying elsewhere. Finest cigars and tobacco at Allman's restaurant, in Rensselaer. At N. Fendig’s you can get good clothing for the smallest boy or the biggest man, at cost, for cash.Please call at Hemphill & Honan’s if you owe them. They are needing their money and you agreed to pay them soon. Eger Bros, have the agency for the celebrated Owens Stove, the best wood heating stove made. Call and see it. For hardware go to Eger Bros. They hdve a full and complete stock, at prices that defy competition;— J You had better buy your underwear before you freeze to death. Hempbill <fc Honan don’t wish to attend your funeral yet. Don’t hesitate a moment but call at once and see my line of general mei chandise. R. Fendig. I want your trade. If good goods, low prices and honest, dealing will get it, I will have it. Try me. J. & C. Allman. The largest line of fancy cups and saucers ever brought to Rensselaer at rock bottom prices at, LaRue Bros. I have a nice line of cloaks and shawls and it will pay you to examine them. . R. Fen dig. Calf aid see the new musical instrument, the zither, at Kannal’s. Anybody, old or young, can play it, without instruction. The largest stock of patent medicines in the county is carried by. F. B. Meyer, at the “Old Reliable” -drug store. always keeps on hand the largest and best line of factory yarns, blankets and jeans. Sc.tisify yourself by calling on R. Fendig. ■■ If yon are going to buy a new stove tbis fall don’t fail to call on Eger Bros, and look through their get their price®.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, IND., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29,. 1887?

Locals and Personals.

Miss Mollie Babcock is visiting with her friends in Plymouth. A grand display of silverware at Hardman’s, the Jeweler. Dr. Mary E. Jackson is just recovering from a very severe attack of erysipelas. For Bargains in Watches and Jewelry go to Kannal’s Jewelry Lee Glazebrook rejoices over a first born. It is a boy, born Dec. 16. Fire! out your old suit and buy a new one at reduced rates. R. Fendig. Mrs. Dr. I. 0. Kelley is sick with a stomach trouble and Mrs. J. W. Ddutbit with neuralgia. An elegant selection of Mufflers and silk handkerchiefs can be i seen at R. Fendig. Miss M. M. Hill spent Christ, mas with her Rensselaer friends She is well pleased with her present position in the Goshen schools. The best dressed and the best looking men in town are those who buy their clothes of Willey & Sig*, ler.

8. H. Howe has burnished and' brightened his meat shop, for the beginning of the year. His terms tor meat are still “spot cash.” Miss Dell Carpenter, of Whitehall, Mich., who has been visiting relatives in Rensselaer, for some weeks, returned home last Thursday. Delos Thompson had bis ankle badly hurt, last Thursday, by his horse falling upon it, while on his way to Gillam, tp., to buy cattle. The injury will lay him up for some time. Mr. Samuel S. Calvin, a young gentleman from Kansas, obtained a license from Clerk Irwin, Monday, to marry Miss Anna E. Henkle, daughter of L. W. Henkle,- of Newton tp. Rue, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zt>ll, died last Friday morning, of congestion of the lungs, after a very brief illness. Its age was one year and 13 days. The funeral was held. Friday afternoon, from the M. E. church. It costs money to run a licensed saloon in Rensselaer. The county license is $100; the town license the same sum and the government license $25 or a total of $225 for licenses, while other costs such as attorney, publication and auditor’s fees will swell the total for each year to $250 or. S3OO. Christmas was very pleasantly and successfully observed Saturday evening by four of the Sunday schools of Rensselaer; Those connected with the Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian ard F. W. Baptist churches. In all of them handsome Christmas tiees were erected and large numbers or presents distributed. The children and grand-children of Mr. and Mrs John’Coen gathered at the pleasant residence of that excellent couple, in the grove north of the railroad, Monday evening, to celebrate their forty-third wedding anniversary. A Christmas tree adorned with desirable presents, was one of the principal features of the affair, which was an enjoyable one, in all respects. Ihe latest thing in the line of a swindle, says an exchange, for the farmers to steer clear of is a very innocent looking individual who wants to paint the roof of your barn for a night’s lodging, and in the morning wants you to sign a recommendation as to his qualifications. The recommendation turns up at a neighboring bank in a few days in the shape of a promissory note. , "iff ; • Monticello Herald: Keep your boys off the streets at mght unless you want to acquaint them with vice and fit them for wicked lives. Boys, like men, are in search of happiness, and if they do not find it at home, they will attempt to secure it elsewhere, unaware of the penalty that awaits a street educaious and easy victims of crime. Teach them that every wrong has its penalty, and that true happiness is attainable only by right living. It is easy to predict the career of boys who spend their evenings on the streets, though it is Hjfficqlt to convince them of the misery which u in ■tore for them.

Squire Harding is considerably improved from Iris sickness. For choice canned fruits go to Nowels*. Clocks! Clocks!! Clocks!!!. At Hardman’s the Jeweler. Miss Brittie Hyland of Chicago, is spending the holidays with her friends in this place. Look for Hardman’s big gold Watch sign, opposite Eger’s grocery. Mi. and Mrs. Frank Foltz spent Christmas in Oxford, where the latter still remains, visiting friends. Miss Mary Washburn is home from Butler University, for the holidays. You can buy more goods for one dollar at L. Bros, than any place in town. S. E. Sparling, student at the State university, Bloomington, is spending his holiday vacation at home. The papers of Tuesday announced that a cold wave was coming and befere night the county clerk had issued five marriage licenses. The plain gold? rin gs, band rings,, and set rings n ust be seen to heap predated, at Hardman’s the Jew- ! eler.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. ZiJl request us to extend their thanks to their many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown them during their late affliction. Clark Price, now a rising young attorney of Ashland, Kansas, spent. Saturday night and Sunday in Rensselaer. He has been visiting his parents in Carpenter tp. The January term of the circuit court begins next Monday. The pettit jury is called for the third day. It is doubtful if the grand jury will be summoned. Charley Porter has gone back to Arkansas, having a situation, as operator at Arkadelphia, 60 miles south of Little Rock. It is a good job and pays SSO a month. M. A. Makeever is spending the : holidays in this vicinity. He is teaching at Boone Grove, in Por-, ter county. He has lately recov-: ered from an attack of lung fever. ; W. J. Haff, senior editor of the Monticello Herald, is about to go to Riverside, CaL, in the hopes [ that a change of climate will- alle- [ viate his long standing eye trouble.' J. L Pierce, of Lebanon, visited [ his parents here, last Friday. He [ is now in the newspaper business, being a part owner of the Lebanon Mercury, a sprightly and prosperous Republican publication. Iroquois Lodge, I. O. O. F., elected officers Tuesday evening for the ensuing term: J. R. Vauatta, N. G., Hiram Day, V. G.; Isaac Reubelt, secretaiy; C. C. Starr, treasurer; M. L. Spitler, M. B. Alter, I. B. Washburn, trustees. The market for fat cattle in Chicago took a b iom, towards the end of last week, owing, we understand, to the snow blockade in the west, and some of our resident shippers who were lucky enough to strike the market at the right time,- made a good thing. We hear, for instance, that 8. R. Nichols and Granville Moody cleared SI,OOO from several loads ot steers they sent in at that time. They bought the bulk of these cattle pf Messrs. Alfred Thompson and A. Parkison and it would probably be no great exaggeration to say that those gentlemen are now, figuratively speaking, kicking themselves for not having shipped their own cattle and got fife benefit of the rise in prices. Charley Roberts, the “Parke county desperado, has just been sentenced to two yeais imprisonment, in Terre Haute, for a burglary committed in Parke county several years ago. He has beeh ! tried for this offense three times, i At the first trial he got seven years and ufter serving eighteen months got a new trial at which he got seven years. The local court gave him still another trial, od some technicality and the case being taken to Vigo county, by change of venue, ne got two years, as Abava stated. Roberta is well re- ■ membered in this county in con- ! nection with his. arrest hbre at the time of the soldiers’ reunion, for pocket picking, hia subsequent escape from the Monticello jail, his final re-arreat by Sheriff Powell and his ultimate acquittal through the inscrutible decision of a jury.

Miss Julia Lauman, of Attica, is the guest of Miss Ray Leopold. John Macy, of Indianapolis is visiting his mother, Mrs.’ John Mak ee ver. Mrs. A. McCoy is wintering in Los Angelos,. Gal. She does not like the climate over much. The Citizens Bank and A. McCoy & Company’s Bank will be [closed next Monday, Jan. 2nd as a The Cornet Band's dance, last I night, was a right pleasant affair ■ although the intense cold diminished somewhat the attendance, and the comfort of those present. x The Trenton Rock Company’s Second well, at Francesville, was abandoned Tuesday. No oil, but [ salt water at 920 feet. The boring for gas near the old Blair well is ; making good progress. The snow and half rain storm of [Tuesday afternoon, with the cold wave succeeding, was the diminishing end of what was a fearful blizZ ird in loWa and further north. The thermometer here was 6 below zero Wednesday morning and 12; below this.morning. The Masonic lodge apd theEas'ern Star chapter installed their newly elected officers last:Tuesday night. The officers of the chapter are: Worthy Matron, Mrs. M. E. Baylor, Worthy Patron, M. L. Spitler, Associate Matron Rachel Leopold, Secretary Miss Lizzie Percupile, treasurer Miss Edie Miller. .

! L. T. Sapp did not finally take [an nppeal in the attachment case against him, owing, it is said, to the difficulty in giving the requisite bonde for costs. The goods j attached are now ‘advertised for 'sale, one day next week. It is probable that their proceeds will not go a great ways in liquidating the claims against their owner. Mr. Takasugi, a handsome and talented young Jap, lectured at the M. E. church, last Sunday evening Ito a large congregation. He gave his hearers a very interesting and instrqptive talk about his natiye 'country. He is studying for the ' ministry, at DePauw university [ and is trying to pay his expenses by lecturing. David AV. Garard, formerly of [ Rensselaer, and a partner of the [Rensselaer mill, met with a very ! severe accident, lately, while work|ing. in a saw mill. One of his ! arms came in contact with a circular saw and was cut in two, length--wise, from the elbow downward. One finger was also cut off! It was thought that the accident would result fatally.

A Boom in Marriages

County Clerk Irwin has issued marriage licenses to tjie following 'couplies, since last reported: j Frank Tyler, | Mary Sommer.. _ j Grant Davisson, 1 Jennie Remly. I Samuel S. Calvin. ) Anna B. Henkle. j Willis Hurley, . ( Rachel L. Call. \ William Wallace, ( IdaC. Watson. ( Charles E. Handley, | Ida A. Rosa. j Theodore A. Hurley, 1 Mary E. Durant. f’Charley I. Crumpacker, I Bettie M. Covenery. Five of the above licenses were issued Tiaesday, which is two more than have ever been issued in one day during Mr. Irwin’s incumbency, and probably more than wore ever issued in any one day iu the history of the county.

Jurortf for January.

GRAND JURORS. Robert T. May,.... .Carpenter tp. Michael Robinson,Gillam John Jordan, ..Carpenter “ David Ratbfon,Gillam “ Jared Benjamin,..Newton “ John E. Randle, Hanging Grove “ PETTIT JURORS. E. B. Vondersmith RemingtonPerry Marlatt Barkley tp. John Guest• ■•• • Jordan Joseph Tanner,..//i .7/ Walter « Geo. W. Cheek, Carpenter “ Jesse C. Gwin,.Hanging Grove “ ’ Jas. W. Pierce,........ Marion “ Daniel S. Makeever, Rensselaer. Jos. P. Fairchild,Keener “ Albert J. Bellows,.. . Carpenter u John E. Comer Gillam “ Geo. W. Faris, “ “

Gas Well Matters.

The history of the boring at this place, since our last issue is not withoiit interest. On Thursday something got out of order with the engine boiler and caused a suspension of work for several days. The drilling was then resumed and continued until Tuesday evening, anil again suspended. The depth then reached was 942 feet, 52 feet of which was I in Trenton rock. Beyond this, boring is atdha option of the com- i pany. The directors met with the contractor, Tuesday afternoon; and paid him for 940 feet at the : rate of §1.50 per foot. He claims ; that he has lost money by the job! owing to the unusual hardness of the first 600 feet drilled through. The directors decided to call a meeting of the stockholders to be ; held Friday evening, and to them i will be refered the question of far-1 ther drilling. “ By the terms of the | contract the price for drilling be-: low the present depth, is §1 59 per foot, but the company is to pay for all easing needed hereafter, and as the well,i? now full of water, to within a.few feet of tlig tqp, it [ will be necessary to case clear ! from the top, with a smaller, cas- j iug than tin t now in the hole. This,will req u ire. about, S3OO worth of casing, before anything can be done/ The water which fills the well was struck since our last issue and is very strongly impregnated with sulphur and probably other mim era! substances. It may perhaps even possess valuable medical qualities. The flow of gas was not increased by the penetration of the Tr^n r ton rock, or if it was the pressure of the water in the well prevents its appearance Drilling will be resumed next week, if the stockholders vote to make the hole deeper.

An Eloping Couple.

Charles I. Crumpacker and Bettie M. Covenery obtainedT fi inhfriage license of the county clerk last Tuesday and in the evening were married by Rev. S. B. Grimes at the M. E. parsonage. The young man gave his age at 24 years and that of his bride at 25. He made the necessary affidavit in obtaining the license, that the bride had been a resident of Jasper county for the 30 days required by law, but it is an old saying that Jove laughs at lovers’ perjuries. The young couple, who were evidently cultivated and intelligent, came from Porter county, the groom belonging to a prominent family of Valparaiso, and the bride being a student in that town, but having her home in Michigan.

ALMOST A BURNJOUT.

Early last evening fire got started in an upper closet filled with summer cNothing in M. F. Chil cote’s fine residence, and had made such headway when discovered that only the greatest efforts of the family, and nearly 100, neighbors succeeded in extinguishing it. A large amount of clothing was destroyed and considerable damage inflicted upon the house.

G. A. R.—Attention.

The annual installation of officers of Rensselaer Post, No. 84, will occur Friday evening, January 6,1888, in connection with the installation of officers of W. R. 0. All comrades are requested to at-

E. L. CLARK, COM.

tend.

The Wonderful Sew Rosa.

The wonderful New Rosa base burning wood stove is the perfection of the stove makers’ ingenuity. It completely vanquishes the dreaded expense bill for fuel. It is just the thing for these times of high priced coal. It gets the most heating ont of a given amount of wood of any stove ever made, and is a handsome and symmetrical piece of work besides. It is made by the Indianapolis Stove Company, and 800 have been sold, this year. Sold in Rensselaer by B. F. Ferguson, who respectfully refers enquirers to Messrs. I, B. Washburn, J. C. Porter, Joseph White and John Coen, for their views as to the merits of the stove.

A Card of Thanks.

We wish to return our sincere thanks to the membersTof the Iroquois Lodge, N 0.143. I. O. O. F. for their kindness to us this Christmas and last-Christiuas nkoMrs. E. B. Kissinger. Mbs. C. L Weathers.

Clocks at Kannal’s. Cranberries at Nowels’, Beautiful jewelry, at Kammlv Kannal’s for Klocke. Sweet Ciller at Nowels’. SelLrisicgdinck-whcaJ flour, at AHpmn’s. All clothing at actual first cost, for cash, at N. Fendig’s, Gold JhxiaL Gold ReiuX.. At , Hardman's, the Jeweler. „ Bovs, buy French Harps cheap. at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. The place to buy cheap groceries is at C. D. Npw'els’. -There is a few of those nice, hanging lamps lelt as Laßueßio-. Silverware, Musical InsJtjTimfnts and Optical Goods, at Kannal’s. Fresh butter and eggs at Nqs.~ els’. Green apples at Nowels’ grocery, at depot. Lamps cheaper than ever, at Laßue Bros. Sole, agpnt for the. Roekfnrcb watch. Hardman the Jeweler. Try the prize baking powder and draw a nica dish, at Nowels’. Several dwelling houses to re it Hammond & Austin. All silverware purchased of m£ engraved of charge. Hardman the Jeweler. AH kinds of canned fruits vegetables at Allman’s restaurant and bakery. z If your clock, watch or jewelry, needs repairing take it to Hard-man,-the Jeweler. See me. I aip bound to please both eye and pocket. Hardman the Jeweler. Look at those Japanese Innch and work baskets, they are Daisy, at Laßae Bros. . A Gents collar’ buttons," cuff tons, chains and charms at Hardman£jfethe Jewejer. 30<e it a point to see my stock ofJewelry. V . , . Jeweler.. <: How aliour nTlllw'wßkiwJ felt Boots at Hemphill & Honan’s cheap as dirt and twice as warm. Price my ladies watches before, you buy. Hardman the Jeweler. We are better prepared than ever to give you bargains. Hemphill & Honan. Call and see my stock of watches, clocks and jewelry. Hardmxn the Jeweler. While I am doing a small bu/ribusiness it will be to your interest to see me before you buy. Hardman the Jeweler. You are invited to look over my stock of lace pins, cuff and collar buttons and ladies chains. , Hardman the Jeweler. CALL anyhow, at Leopold’s, and see what his prices are, on first-class goods. Remember, he. conducts his business without any expense. ■ The sparkling effect of a delicate stimulant upon the jaded system is never more apparent than it is when drinking a cup of Mr. C. C. Siarr’s pure Jewel Tea. We have the best selection of goods, now, ever carried by us. Come and examine our stock of boots, shoes, underwear, hats, caps, millinery and notions. Hemphill & Honan. Don’t fail to call and see the finest assortment of all kinds of new styles of Dress Goods, just received, and at prices that best, all competition. At A.' Leopold s new corner block and sold by Miss Ray Leopold. In another colum of this issue will be found an entirely new and, novel specimen of attractive advertising. It is’ one of the neatest ever placed in our paper and we think our readers will be well repaid for examining the supposed display letters in the advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters. . —."-.TTlr~as ■

Take Xoilce- "7 All persons knowingthemselvea indebted to N. Fendig will please cash or note, by the first of January, and avoid trouble, as after that time my books and accounts attorney for collection. S.FIRW,

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