Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1888 — An Auspicious Bcgiuning. [ARTICLE]

An Auspicious Bcgiuning.

The meeting at the court house, last Friday evening To initiate a movement for forming a building and loan association, was well attended, although tlie fact that the _G. A. R. post meets Friday evenings haj the effect of keeping away a considerable number who otherwise would have been there. Pyof, F. W. Roubelt presided at the meeting and G. E. Marshall acted as secretary. Some time was spent in discussing the benefits and practical workings of building and loan societies. On motion a committee was..appointed L’ prepare a f<n*m of articles of associa tion and by-laws, to present to the next met;ting. The committee ’consists'oETliel following: IV. B. Austin, Vai Seib, G. E. Marshall, E. D. Rhoades, A. Leopold, F. VV. Renbeit. —-re. ... Tho following were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions to the .stock of the associ pi-m: Hiram Day; J. H. 8. Ellis, F. J. Sears, W. B. Austin. IL W. Portcr. The next meeting will bo next Munday evening, at 8 o’clock, nharp. It will be a very important meeting, and every prospective stockholder should be present, without fail. Atjhe close of the meeting anumber of persons voluntarily came forward and put down their names for shares. The number then stdiecribed for lieing about 40. piorv Horsiis ©ST. Jolrn Martindale, a ■ progressive and prosperous farmer of Newton !»>., had the horns'sawed <jfT fToTA" bo iiead of cattle last Thursday. Am. Kenton, the Lorn rewir.g expert did the job.. .Air. Mariindalo i is 'A.;! j.L-iioM wilh the experi- j The 'operation did not j hurt tile cattle much, and none ,of • them showed tlie least t-igu of in-: jhrious cts, aLerwards.- - -Mrs-. Vttm Bitlt, wife of ! I me A. Bali, <iied at h r 'mmo in Pulaski C'lP.nty, a few miles' Giif-t of ! Francesville, <m \7edm sday, Feb. I 15. Iler dLo.ase was typhoid pT;auu:miia,.i.rad idm. was. ..si'.L. for ’ only one week. Her age was IL ye rs. Hhe was a sister of J. T., I Xxenry,.Kelson, .'ind John Randie ■ ol Mr?. Mary Culp of this; twv.nty and of Mrs. Deli Clark,. <4 ' .Cill l -*' 11 '0 'I Ulll V» *0 'll* '* •11 • ’ o;> ; I ..; Bi? Tie} Ip. Erely in life she Lu'.e.i 1 ..itii the M. E. church, but ;-.i C .imo of Low death, she was a on <i 1 member of t.'ie United B: dii cr op ianiz'ition. Her hiis!:r~Mreuicl xotn* young child: .n::.re:i be. untimely death. The ' frereal Was hold Thursday, the loth., and the remains interred in' Brown cemetery, in Barkley tp. ■ Michael - Cook, of Remington,' came in on the accommodation train Tu. sday morning, to visit his 1 sonm Rons;;el.'ior. He'was sloW : 'iirgetting "off thereftr and tho tram had started when he stepped on to the platform. His feet slipped from under him and he came very J near rolling down under the wheels, i The prompt action of the conduc-1 tor in seizing hold of him, and holding him out at arms length from the steps until the train came : to a stop was all that prevented a I serious if not fatal accident. That ( conductor is not so very big, buty be hlis a mighty grip. John Kupku gat a license Mon-1 day to many Mary Hines'; Ma.-y i is the pinin’.iff in tlie pateririty I Zin t agni nst Perry Britton, wfftehq Las just been compio-Dired. The coming event wnich caused the suit, is b-xpefated to make appear!.i’!CD- about the time the robins -uest again. Ktipke a jihi’osop’i-; ieal and-eminently practical man, 1 and in his ..eyes tlie two cows and ten dollars paid his.’iH’ide, by Brit- ■ ton, fully'compensates for the otn- • er little drawback. -- - !

The movement to organize a' building raid loan association, iu . Ib'.msselaer, has, so ia>\ I'ith . • phenomenal success. L nless some j ■ unforeseen and altogether unlikely ‘ contingency occurs, the associa- i tion will.be fully organized and in 1 complete running order in the' course of a few weeks, with a cap-1 I ital stock of 8100,000, or more, ful- i ■ly subscribed. The total amount 1 subscribed at this writing, is al-1 ready considerable in excess of 5100,000, on a 5200 sharp basis, and unices some who have subseribed unwisely withdraw their sub- ■ seriptione, it is evident that it will | be necessary to organize with more than the anticipated 500 shares. Fowler Era' —This has been a very busy court, and more than the usual amount, of work has been done. Judge Ward and Prosecutor Marshall started into the work early on the fijst day of the term and every hour since then has inaTdocket aud other eases, The court notes show that they have done theii work well.