Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1888 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL XX.

TltE REPUBLICAN ISSUED KVEHY THURSDAY BY s. marshall, Publisher and Proprietor. OFFICE In Republican liijilding, on corner of Washington and Westen streets. Terms of Subscription, One year ...51 5o &xm0uth5............• 75 Three months • • ■ 50 ' The Official Paper of Jasper County.

PROFFSSIONAL CARDS. physicians. VET \7. lIAKTSELL, M. D., VV ’ HOMEOPATHIC eczxcL Siirgfeon, Rensselaer. ..;;xr.INDiANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty Office East Washingtort Street. 3-Jaii-84. Residence, Makeever House. TAR. I. B WASHBURN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Gives special attention to Diseasesof Women and Children and Chronic Diseases. , Remcmbercalls arc promptly attended when not professionally engaged. P. BITTERS, M. D„ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Over Ellis & Murray, Rensselaer, - Indiana Telephone to Residence. MARY E. JACKSON. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ■ . Special attention given to diseases «»f women ■tud children. Office on Frent street, corner of Angelica. 19-33.

ATTORNEYS. Edwin P liammond. Wm. B. Austin HAMMOKD & AUSTIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rensselaer, ----- Indiana. second iloor of Leopold’s Block, corner Washington and Van Rensselaer streets W»i. B. Avbtin purchases, sells ami leases real estate aui! deals iu negotiable iustru- - inents. ’ iS-37-tf, JJALI’H W. MARSHALL, AYTOTYLJY AT LA W, Practices in Jasper, Newton and ndjoinin g couhties. Especial attention given to settle ment of Decedent’s LMiites, Collections, Conveyances, Justices’ Cases, • . . ■' Etc. Ete. Etc. AntTßlfSK,' - —— - - Rose Lawn, Ind Simon P. Thompson, david J. Tuowppon Attorney di Zw. Notary I’uolia. fJ’HOMPSON & ERO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Practice in alutiie chtitts. We pay particilT attention to paying taxes, selling ana leasing lands. M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abjtfactor

'yy JI. 11. GRAHAM. ATTOIIA'E Y ./IT L./l IF, ; ““ . Will conduct a Loan and Real Estate Bureau. Office opposite Cera house, on. Washington, jstreet. formerly occupied by -.Frank W. Bab sock, Esq., Special attention to collections and Probate busim ss. lb-48. ‘ JAMES W.JdWUTIUT A’s TORN Ji Y A’r LAW, . RENSSEPAEit. ------- T Indiana. >»&;f»(hliee upstairs in Makeet'er’s new brick hn tiding, three doors e>wt oi XV-46. yy M. W. w a i s-iN, ( - ggy»Offiqc up.Stmrs in Leopold’,T* Bazar 1! liNssrtAUit, Ind. ’Tr&roCATTTni ILCOTE, ""~ — ~ ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, / Rens&elaer, Ind. ■Attends to all business in tlie profession with i promjitneesand dispatch. Office ir second -’ . ■ . story of the M: 1 !:. ever btiilding. r— ———— L . MIbCEI.I \NLOIJS.' ZIMKI IIWIOO , I'. -L -'l. Al; VAI., SEIB. President. Vice President Cashier Citizens’ State Bank , Rensselaer Ind. general bunking biisiness: -.ccrtjjL. cates bearing interest issued: exchange Oougbt and soil; lAo.aey loaned cp farms at lowest rates and on most favorable terms. 17-11-ts.

' John Makeeseb, J ayW. Williams, '1 President. Cashier qnAKMERS’ BANK, £ 'lS"OpP osit e Public "KS’SSELAER - - - JXDJAXA « —.—, —---<r- - i ——- deceives Deposits. Buy and inli Exchange. Collectihnsrhiult* and promptly remitted. . Muney Lofiiied, and does a general Banking Business. IV. 4S y A. McCoy. T. J. McCoy, E. ].. Hollilngswortli. A, McCoy & Co-, Bankrs, (Successors to A. McCoy T. Rensselaer* Indiana. ” Do a general Linking bluings*. Exchange bought anil sold. Money leaned. Certificates bearing in ten st issued. Coliecti&ne made on .all available points. Office same.place •is’ old firm of McCoy £ Thompson., i S-30-y. ■. - ' EE. QUIVLi. , ZiesvtlSt, Special attention given to the preservat ion of the natural teeth. Artificial teeth inserted from oiH» to an entire set. All lfeS“ Office over Warners’ Hardware Store. • r Rensselaer Indiana.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, IND., THURSDAY, APRIL, 5, 1888.

Locals and Personals.

Don’t forget the Pink Tea. Warm meals for 25 cents at Allman’s restaurant. _ A good time at the Pink Tea, April; 13. W. C. T. U. fall meet with Mrs. Julia Healey, Friday, April 6, at 3p. m, All are invited, To Rent.—About thirty five acres of corii ground to be worked on shares. A. M. Baker. Holmes and Green will positively appear with Kramer’s Specialty company, in their musical sketch; at Opera House, to-uight. Uncle Willis Prewett has moved froni John Chamberlain’s house, on Biver street, back to his farm south-east of town. New and well selected stock constantly arriving at J. M. Hopkins’ furniture store. Call and inspect his goods and learn prices. He is a dude and can’t help it> but is the king of all song and dance artists, Frank Leon, with Kramer’s Specialty Co. Rev. W. H. Sayler, now of Elburn, 111., is in town on business, I for a few days. Himself and Mrs. j Sayler are now enjoying excellent health. . Farmers, dont forget to call on ■ J. C. Allman for a square meal. | He sets a good table; all you want for 2 5 cents. He can accoinmo-j date all that will give him a trial. The death of ihe wife of Capt. [ G. W. Payne, of Barkley town-, ship, occurred on Tuesday of last: week. An obituary sketch is pub- • lished in another place. W. H. Eger, the Hardware merchant, is preparing to build a large and handsome residence on his lots on Division street, just north J of Judge Hammond’s place. It will be built this spring.

Don’t order yoiir lumber from Chicago until you have given Wolf & Co. a cliafice to figure on your bill. They believe that they can do as well or better for you, than any foreign dealers. W. J. Huff, formerly of the Montieello Herald, has, with his family, returned from California, having been, greatly disappointed with his experiences and prospects there. He thinks of engaging in newspaper work in Valparaiso. A Card.—l have decided to make Rensselaer my permanent home. All orders for work in my line, house painting and decorating, jn all its bi,ancles, will receive prompt attention. W. J. Miller. We understand that the plans and specifications Tor the Indian School building have been prepared and perfected and that Father Stephens will be here again next week, and that the contract for erecting,the buildings will be then let.

Wiley Duvall, the freightman, came out with a splendid new, dray, Tuesday. It was made at the shops of Yeoman & Hemphill and is a fine and substantial piece of work. It lias-all the improve-,, ment’s., including being mounted on springs. j. H. Stump,f of Louisville, Ky., visited his college chums, F. L. Chilcote and Joe Hammond, from Friday until yesterday. He is a very pleasant young man and was very pleasantly treated; including,, a little party in his-honor at M. F. Chilcote’s Monday evening and a dance at the Opera House, Tuesday evening. .

Holdridge Clark was up in Union tp., last Wednesday, and shot' at a wild goose. Both barrels of I the gun were discharged, at once, j and being heavily loaded, with old ! charges, the weapon iiew out of his | hands and struck him a fearful i blow across the face, knocking him senseless for some time and blacking his eyes and cutting his face quite badly. The personal property belonging to the estate of the late Henry Barkley, of Barkley township, was sold, at public auction, last Thursday, at his late" residence. The crowd present was estirhated to be the largest that ever attended a public sale in the county. The property sold brought the aggregate sum of $4,300. The prices were very,good; averaging 25 per cent, above the appraised value. W. N; Jones,., of Rensselaer, was the auctioneer, 1

Attend the Pink Tea, if you wish to see Something new. Full weight guaranteed and the best of goods, at the new grocery. The work of farming and risking gardens is now, ih full progress, all oyer this vicinity. Wolf & Co:, dealers in all kinds of lumber, doors, windows &c. Give them a call. Emerson Reeve, the operator has left Sioux Falls, Dakota, and gone to work for the B. & M. Ry., in Nebraska, at increased wages. Frank Wolf, the new lumber dealer, is making his residence in Mrs. W. S. Coen’s house, in Weston’s addition. J. S. Manley, the all round vocaiist, dancer and comedian. Don’t fail to see him with Kramer’s Specialty company, at Op6ra House, to-night. Miss Mary Meyer has got a good place as trimmer in a millinery store in South Chicago. She learned her trade with Hemphill & Honan. Long and Eger are the manufacturers of the purest and best i baking powder in the city. It has I been tried and highly recOmnien'ded. | E. 0. Rathfon, of Gillam township, has his school at j Monon, to accept the principali ship of the St. Anne, 111., schools. Mr. L. W. Hunt, also of Gillam, ' succeeds Mr. Rathfon, at Monon. | Having the finest and most ele1 gantly furnished room in Northern : Indiana, we can keep our goods in I a clean and saleable condition. You can rely on them being genuine. Long & Eger.

Charley Porter the telegraph operator, son of J. C. Porter of Reiisselaer, has left his position at Arkadelphia, Ark., and accepted an offer from the Northefn Pacific, at better pay and in a more healthful locality. , The Indianapolis Journal says that the L., N. A. & C, Ry. is still figuring on a tune table which will include a train for Chicago out of Indianapolis. every morning, at G:3O o’clock. It will reach Chicago about 12:3(f p. m. and leave that city at 11:30 p. m. The Womens Christian Temperance Union of Jasper, Newton and White counties will hold a joint convention at Monticello, beginning Monday evening, April 16th and continuing over the ttvo following days. ' Mauy subjects of great interests will be ably discussed. t The W. C. T. U., pf Jasper county, will hold a three days convention in Hanging Grove tp.. beginning on Friday evening, April 13, and continuing until Sunday forenoon, April 15th. An extended program of exercises 4ias, been prepared, and the convention promises —to. be interesting and largely attended. Varnum J. Card, of Warsaw, has been released fi-olirtho pcniteiitiary by Gov. Gray, on parole. He was He is in poor health as is also his wife. Mr. Cipd,willbe remembered by many of our citizens as one of the promoters of Emi Kennedy’s big railroad scheme, who spent some time here in 1883, in the interests of that project. Mr. Card was, for many years, A respectable merchant of Warsaw.

The Catholic congregation of Kentland and vicinity are prepare ing to erect a' magnificent church edifice. It will bet, built of brick and in dimensions will be over one hundred feet in length by forty feet in width, the side walls being twenty-five feet in height. The tower will be one hundred, feet high. The estimated cost is about $6,000, which amount will be raised by, subscription—almost one half of that amount being already subscribed. y Last Saturday wasthe first pay day for the Rensselaer Building, Loan & Savings Association. Four hundred and twenty-two dollars were paid in to the secretary, on the same number of shares of the capital stock. This may be considered a remarkably good showing, considering the brief time since the work of organizing the association was begun and also that, this being the first in Rensselaer, our people are not so familiar with the benefits of Building Associations as most other places,

Esq. W. E. Moore is improving in health. -*

Especial attention given to children at the new grocery. Mr. Bass, of Lafayette, is visiting the family of his son-in-law, Moses Tutuer. The largest variety of fishing ta'ckle in town is shown At Long & fi'ger’s drug emporium. jfel,... DeLos Thompson is at. Battle Creek, Mich., visiting her parents.

In spite of all competition we still lead in paint and whitewash brushes. Long & Eger. Mrs. Berry Paris is • in Attica Visiting her son <)dhn W., who has been seriously sick, but is now getting better. We have got to the front and shall Endeavor to stay there. Our goods are bought, so we (SAn’t be undersold. Long & Eger. Wm. Meyer, the old time shoemaker, has moved liis shop into the little building one door east of Williams & Osborne’s furniture store.

Wm. Warren has bought a big Ipt on Dayton street, just Across Makemself ditch, and near C. F. Wren’s house, and has. already begun work there on a good residence. Monon Leader. —The Rensselaer troupe played to a full house here Monday night, The performance was splendid and the audience appreciated the acting. Winning their -way before the public—Brooks and Tinkham in their world renowned acrobatic performance. The strongest brother act extant. ’ At Opera House, to-night.

There is a rumor about town [that the firm of Long & Eger are .displaying the finest line of toilet ! articles of all kinds ever shown in I the city. This grave matter should I be investigated at once. Do not forget that next Monday week will be the lafet day for the payment of the first installment of j taxes for 1887. After .that date , the books will be promptly turned ‘over to the Auditor, as the law requires. Earl Reynolds has secured a situation, as telegraph operator, on the Canadian Pacific Ry., and fall soon leave for Regina, a town in ! Manitoba, several hundred miles I northwest of Lake Superior; at i which place he will be assigned to duty. i Of the parties of hunters who ivent to Beaver Lake, last week, Wm. Ross, Amzi Laßue and Louie Hopkins came back Wednesday, I without any game. Messrs. Starr, IKannal, Meyer, £. J. Thompson, Watson, of Crawfordsville, and T. J. McCoy stayed till the end of the week and during their stay bagged about 75 birds, mostly ducks and brunts.

~ Rev. W. H. Sayler writes i us 'that, having closed his two years labor with the Troy Grove, 111., church, ihe has accepted. a call from Elburn-• [lll , a beautiful village on the 0. & [N. W. Ry., of 700 people, most of whom walk in the fe&r of the Lord [and vote the Republican ticket. The people of Troy Grove treated Bro. Sayler very handsomely during his entire stay, and at his final departure they gave hipi a .public [donation. That he is still among jfriends is evidenced by the fact that hardly had he got settled in ‘ his new home, than hi.s house was packed with people, who enjoyed a pleasant evening and left his pan-, try full of the good things of earth. Man who is born of woman is small potatoes apd few in* a hill. He riseth up to-day and flourish eth like a rag weed; to-morrow or the day-After the undertaker hath him in the ice box. He goeth out in the morning warbling like a lark, and is knocked out in the first round in two seconds. In. the midst of life he is in debt, and the tax collector pursueth him whereever he goeth. The banister of his life is full of splinters and he si ide th down it with considerable [rapidity. He walketh into the l bright sunlight to absorb the ozone, and meeteth the banker with a sight draft for $357. He cometh forth at the eventide and meeteth the wheelbarrow in his path, and it smiteth him to tfie it falleth upon him and it runneth into his ear. In the gentle spring be putteth on his sunyner suit and a blizzard striketh him far away • from homeland filleth him with woe and rheumatism.

A fine son was boro td Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patton, at Omaha, last Sunday. . I pay cash for produce at the new grocery. Give me a call. J W. Duvall. The Floral Mission Society will give A Link Tea at Miss Nora Hopkins’, Friday, April, 13. Go to Wolf & Co. (Den jam in’s old yard) for anything needed in the lumber line. Dear reader, if you are owing Hemphill Honan, please call and settle with them, as they are needing money. House painting in all itsjbranches, papering ana decorating by W. J. Miller. Leave orders at Emmet Kann al’s jewelry store. Kramer’s Specialty company will appear at the Opera House to-night, and so will J. W. Lawson, the famous acrobat and contortionist.

The firm of Williams & Osborne, furniture* dealers, has been dissolved, by mutual consent. The business will be continued by Mr. Williams, we understand.' Melville Makeever came back from Valparaiso, last Saturday. He has completed a commercial course in the Valparaiso normal school. The sassafras boy from Nubbin Ridge, made his annual appearance Monday. This is always a sure indication that Spring has come to stay. Geo. K. Hollingsworth was in Lafayette yesterday, and bought a flue imported Cleveland Bay stallion, of Jeptha Crouch, the well known importer, of Lafayette. Mrs. J. W. Douthii is, recovering from a very severe attack, of pleurisy. Her mother and sister Mrs. aud Miss Robertson, of Dearborn county, Ind,, are visiting her. DeLos Thompson bought a - fine standard bred mare, at Coldwater, Mich., last week, for the Rensselaer Horse Company. She is registered as “Anna D.” and is out of, the well known Magna Charta. The price paid was 8600. It has been settled that the American express will not be ousted from the L. N. A. & C: road in favor of the United States Express Company. The former has.topay more than heretofore, however, to hold the L. N. A. & C. road.—Lafayette Call.

Willis Inaes, our former townsman, stiff Democrat as he is, has slipped into the-office of Township Trustee in Monon township, White county, A local fight between town and country, accounts tor this election in that strongly Republican township.

A Requisition for Rev. Siddall

Governor Gray has issued a requisition for Rev. James H. Siddall, who was indicted in the northern part of the state for an unspeakable crime, and who, after securing bond, left the State. -When-hfr-Taited-Vo- return- ler-Frial, ■ an effort to find him was made, and he was receiitly located in Texas. Mr. Siddall was born ahd raised in Indianapolis, and his friends here always believed he ■was innocent of. the crime wit£ which he was charged.-ludianapo-lis Journal.

"A Promising Young Man.”

A Rensselaer representative in the University of Indiana, at Bloomington, sends back the fol lowing very gratifying account of another Young Jasperite, m that institution: “It may be gratifying to the teachers of Jasper county to know that they are represented in the State University by so distinguished a student as Homer B. Debill, pf Remington. His career at the University, has been* one of unusual brilliancy. Out of a possible twenty-nine (29) excellent he has captured every one; and last week he won the Baldi, in oratory prize of 825. offered by. Judge Baldwin, of Logansport. Subject: ‘Our State and its needs.’ Mr. Dibell is an old teacher of .Jasper county, having taught several terms north of town. He lacks one term of'graduating this year, or only that much of having comthe four years course in. three years.” . . - J Paint LPaint! Paint! A. brand new stock at Long & Egerlfi; Rs-' member they keep the best and none over from last year.

BUSINESS LOCALS. Carpets at all prices At Wilh# & Sigler’s. Carpets can be bought al 25-35 x 15-50-55-60-65-70-75-80-85-90 Sl.li and $1.35, at Willey & Sigler’s. Willey & Sigler have just re" ceived their spring stock Of ne# cai'pets. The cheapest prices, the larged stock and th? loveliest variety of dress goods at R. Fendig’s. Call and see our new linddf carpets. Willet & Sigler. My boots and shoes are noMr* for durability and cheapness; R. FendiO; Fresh biready pies and cakes al’ on hand nt Allman’S festniir aiit. Clear and bright as a jewel —the spirits after drinking 0. C. Btefcrf Jewel Tea. . ■jb. , All goods warranted at thfi nes grocery to give satisfactiofi. J. W. Duvall, Prop. We buy for cash and sell so teheap; That he who buys must profits reap; Long & Eger. When in need of anything ifi my line, don’t go past, but come right in. J. Q. See those hew suits just opened at R. Fendig’s. Phey are nobbl and durable. My prices will meet all competition. A Fine Presenl’ will be givefi to any farmer who is contemplate ing buying a Deering Binder, thff season. Call on B. F. FergUsCi. The highest market price for produce ip cash or trade; at the new grocery, 2 doors east ot post-office. If you want the best coffee, freer roasted coffee, the cheapest for the money go to C. C.‘ Starr’s. Hl roasts all his own coffee. Farmers, when in town go Iq Allman’s restaurant to get youT toeals. A better place cAnnot be found in the city of Rensselaer. When in town don’t forget toCall on J. W. Duvall and examine his stock of new groceries, 3 dpor£ east of post-office, Rensselaer, IffiU Reduction In Coffee:—C. C Starr has reduced prices on hi| roasted coffee scts per lb, making thqm the cheapest coffee in the market, quality considered. The sparkling effect of a delicate stimulant upon the jaded system is never more apparent than it is when drinking a cup of Mr. 0. C Starr’s pure*Jewel Tea. Remember that I will not be undersold in any line of goods in my stock. All winter goods will bg sold at a very small margin. These are facts. Try and be convinced. R. FEkDiG. We appreciate the trad? we have thus far received and thank the public for the same. A cordial invitation is extended ; to all tc -visit -us- ifr emr- elegant- drug porium. Long & Eger. C. KMUy, to spectfully inform the public thAI he is still in the practice of defi tjstry, where all operations on the teeth are skillfully performed, moderate prices. Thanking, the public for, the patronage heretofore extended, he fiopes for a com tinuance of the same. . Dr. Kelley is a permanent fitilre amqng you, and any and all operations done bp him will be< «farranted. (No bogus wanabt, either.) Office ov,, er Ellis & Murray’s store. Don’t mistake the place. Ira C. Kelley. Depot Grocery and Restaurant Mefery Fisher y Ccu, in the buildi ing iibar the depot, old stand) has now a full and well sq,. lected stock of groceries which Fc is sailing at close prices. «, Warm meals at his at all hours, from six a.m., to seven p. m.; also lunch of all things usually kept in a first class restaurant Give him a call.

A Card. ;• -•- Photos, can be had in all styl<: and, sizes pt my gallery at prices: as low as good wqrk.can be made Satisfaction guarpteed., attention given to copy; ng, CJid.egv larging. Gallery op Washington street, near. Ma ke' T House. Call nnd see me, • s J. 0. Williams. ■ Photograph"

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