Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1888 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

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PHYSICIANS. rxr W. UAU.TSELL M. b., I’lxy’Slcla.xx azid. Svurg-eoxi, Rensselaer. ( .Indiana. . Diseases a Specialty Office East Washington Street. * 3-. Jan-81. Residence, Makcever House. f\R.T B. WASHBUPN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Gives special attention to Discr.ecsof Women and Children and Chronic Diseases. Remembercells aye promptly attended when not professionally engaged. P. BITTERS, M. D., PHYSICIAN and surgeon, ’ Over Ellis & Murray, Renssvhu’i’, - - - Indiana me to Residence. WARY E. .JACKSON, M. P. ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of women ami children. Office on Front street, corner of Angelica. 19-33. ATTORNEYS, Edwin P. Hammond. Wm. B. Austin HAMMOND & AUSTIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rensselaer, Indiana. nwj=“Office second floor of Leopold’s Block, corner Washington and Van -Rensselaer streets Wai. B. Austin purchases, sells and leases real estate and deals in negotiable ..instruments, 18-37-tI. | - -1 , , I W. MARSHALL, A T TOBNLJ Y A T LA W, Practices in Jasper, Newton gid adjoining • counties. Esj’ctial attention jfivtii to settle went ol Decedent's ID (ate.-, •■.iliections, ConTvya-uoes, Justices’ . Etc. Etc. Etc. * AdKress. - - - Rosa Lawn, Ind -81-MON - -'-..d ay wl-L Thom pson Attorney nt Law* Notary Public. q HOMPSON & BRO., \ ATTORNEYS-AT LAW, ■ Rensselaer, Ind. Practice in ah tn>. e,‘.ui-ls. We pay piirtieul attention to paving taxes, selling a’W leasing lands. M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor 11. 11. GRAHAM, ATTOILYE y at: la jf, Wiiljconduct a Loan and Real Estate Bureau ■ | O fficc opposite Court house, on Washington street, formerly occupied by Frank W. Bab cock, Esq., Special attention to collections and Probate business. IS-48. JAMES W. DOUTIIIT at a.-hk, Reksselaee. - - Indiana, ■(©“Office up stairs in Makeover's new brick building, three doors east of XV-46. yy.M. W. WATSON, $25“- Office up stairs in Leopold’s Bazar RENSSELAER, iNb. F. CHILCOTE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second , story of the Makeever building. yy ALTER L. WILLEY, SOT A R r Al' B Lie <t INSURA NCE A GENT Companies represented: Aetna, of Hartford. Hartford, of Hartford;-Springfield F <£ M., pf Suringlield; German American, of N. V ; Franklin, oi Indianapolis; and Travelers Life and Accident, wiHi accident tickets for tjofii one to thirty days. , 2'J‘3lt.f. MISCELLANEOUS. ZIMKI DWIG<I:NSr ;F. -T. SEARS, VAI,. SKIB. President. Vice President. Cashier Citizens’ State Bank Rensselaer Ind. —CAPITAL 7830,000. Oraonlssd wider f/u: State BankinyLaic, Jan. I, - 7888. Docs a general banking business. Interest allowed on fimeVietiosit'.' This bank^i*—exauu, ii cd by the State Bank Examiner. v-lioias/ap-pointed try tiro Governor and Auditor of State, There has never been a failure of a> bank qrcainzed unjler this law , John Makieever, Jay W. WiLliams. President. Cashier pARMERS’ BANK, . ...Ji fgyOpposite Public Square'll-.-RENSSELAER ... - - -- - INDIANA Receives Deposits. Buy and sell Exchange. Collections made and promptly remitted. Money Loaned, aiirt does a general Banking Business. A. McCoy. T. J. McCoy, E. L. Holllingsworth. A, McCoy & Co-, Ba nkrs, (.Successors to A. McCoy ® TTThompton.) Rensselaer, Indiana. Do a general banking business. Exchange bought anti sold. Afoucy loaned. Certifi- .. cates'heaping interest issued.. Collections made on al! available points. Office same place as old Urn: ol McCoy & Thompson.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1888.

Locals and Personals.

A sou is reported at Alplieus Hu&ton’s, in Barkley tp., April 30. A complete stock of furniture at | Jay W. Williams’. Rev. E. G. Pelley, the new M. E. minister, will move his -family to town on Friday, of next week. Tiie finest and largest stock of carpets ever ssen in Rensselaer, just received at A. Leopold’s. Parties wishing furniture cheap i will do well to call on Jay W. Williams. 11. J. Dexter has bought of Mrs. L. A. Moss the house, and four acres of land attached, where he now lives, across the river. For Sale. —A twin baby cab, on very reasonable terms. Apply to Mrs. E. N. Hyland, over Nicholson’s butcher shop. An immense stock of carpets, including all the. newest, handsomest and most fashionable patterns, at A. Leopold’s. The ; Heath & Milligan and the Sherwin-Williams prepared paints ye the best. F. B. Meyer is sole agent in Rensselaer. Geo. W. Spitler, now of Kansas, was in town over Sunday. We understand he was on his way to New Jersey, in oare of a shipment of cattle. L.. ~ The finest and largest stock of dress goods ever brought to the town, just received by A. Leopold, from Eowlwell Bros., of Philadelphia. “The flowers that bloom in the spring tra, la,” have nothing at all tp do with the cases of fine shoes just in from Portland, Me., at Hemphill & Honan’s. Dr. Smith, the Methodist Presiding Elder, did not come to Rensi selaer. last week, as expected, in the interest ofifthe proposed new cWfcfi^7d» ; of his wife, with a paralytic stroke. Meyer “bought his enormously Inrge and wgll selected stock of wall and ceiling paper direct from the manufacturers, and he gives his customers the benefit of the jobber’s profit thus saved. Elder W. A. Brewer’s meetings which began last Saturday evening came to an unexpected termination, Monday evening, the Elder Jiaviug been called home by the sickness of several members of ! his family. Our trimmer has arrived and would be pleased to have the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity call and see her work and, of course, ’aint above selling some of it if you* are determined to buy. Hemphill & Honan. A state meeting of the Lincoln League wa-s held at Indianapolis, yesterday. Messrs. E. P. Hammond, S. P. Thompson, M. F. Cbilcote, I. B. Washburn and W. W. Watson were appointed to represent the Jasper county branch of the organization. The subject of the sermon, on Sunday morning, at the Presbyterian church, will be: The Question of the Ages. Job 14-10. “Man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ?” Those having no regular place of church attendance are always welcome. . The town of Kentland has contracted with- .the Eclipse Wind Engine & Pump Co., of Beloit, Wis., for the erection of waterworks, at the price of §3,595. The works are as described some weeks ago, except that no steam engine will be put in at present, the sole power being an eighteen foot wind mill.

The directors of the County Agricultural Association, at their meeting last Saturday afternoon,' -settfed-upon-tha-Slst 22nd, 23rd. and 24th days of August, for the fair, this year. The premium list the purses in the -horse departments largly increased. The board will meet again next Saturday,, to complete the workr J. W, Horton, dentist, has received the new preparation for freezing gums in tooth extraction. This is the time of year to have worthless teeth extracted for plates. Deep seated roots and shells of teeth 1 will extract without forceps. All work warranted. Thai means, all itork'done by me must (jive entire satisfaction-or money refunded. Office over La Hue's grocery. ~ r ’ J. W., Hobton.

r ' The “Musical.” Society will meet this week, with Mrs. Kerr. Carpets at all prices at Willey & Sigler’s. The . late rains were greatly needed and more of the same kind would not be amiss. The celebrated and long tried Sherwin-Williams mixed paints, at the Old Reliable drug store. Just think of it, ladies. A genuine French kid, hand-turned shoe, for §3.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. The Hook & Ladder outfit was shipped from Detroit on Monday and will probably arrive within a day or two. At Priest & Paxton’s the pazaar building grocers, is the place to buy fresh vegetables and all kinds of canned goods. Shoes for infants, children, youths, missep, boys and adults, all sizes and kinds, at Hemphill & Hfcman’s. J. L. fierce, son. of “Uncle Billy” is tfie Republican candidate for Mayor, in Lebanon. He has already held the office for several terms, some years ago. Priest & Paxton, the new grocery firm in Leopold’s Bazaar building. A magnificent room and a splendid stock of goods. Call and see. Spring time has come, gentle Annie, so please get an Elgin movement on you and call at Hemphill & Honan’s for that lovely hat you were going to buy. Pecko, one of Percy Taylor’s famous short tailed dogs, got his tail cut off a. great deal shorter than ever, Monday morning,—in fact clear up to his ears. He ran under a locomotive, at the depot. J. W. McEwen, of Rensselaer, Ira Yeoman and James Peffley of Remington, Thos. McCord of Milroy and McGuire, of Kankakee, represented the-Jasper countp Democrats, at their state convention, last week. The family of D. C. Bond were made eeriousiy sick on Wednesday night of last week, by the escape of coal gas from a base-bur-ner, and some members of the family narrowly escaped being asphyxiated. Phe general store of J; J. Frederick, of Medaryville, was burglarized, the fore part of last week. A quantity of silks, silk handkerchiefs &c. were taken. Perhaps the gentlemen who cracked Mr. Eiglesbach’s crib, made a call at Medaryville. A large number of Jasper county soldiers met at the court house, last Saturday afternoon and elected delegates to the soldiers’ * state conyention, described last week, and held yesterday in Indianapolis. Messrs. S. E. Yeoman, I. B. Washburn, M. F. Chilcote and J. H. Willey were the delegates. The “Little Big Horn” massacre was repeated on a reduced scale, ai Rose Lawn, Monday night, or rather Tuesday morning? A freight train ran into a drove of cattle that were the track and killed a great number. The number of killed being reported at eleven and the injured five-or six. E. M. Parcells desires to inform his many friends that on Mondaynext he will remove his shaving parlor and bath ■ rooms into the building on Washington street, one door east of Starr’s grocery. He would also thank them for their past patronage and solicit a continuance of the same, in the future. E. M. Parcells.

The next eclipse of the moon will occur on the night of July 22, and will be more interesting than the one of January 28. Thediameter of the earth’s shadow will be much larger at that time in proportion to the diameter of the moon, darkening its surface-more generally. It will take place at mi d nigh t,When Ihe moon wilt be higher in the heavens, and will be visible in this section. At two o’clock, last Thursday" afternoon, Mr. Wm. 8. DeArmond and Miss Lottie B. Peacock, were married at the. residence of the bride’s father, J. H. Peacock, just west or town. Only a few friends and relatives of the parties were present. The young couple took the 4p. m. train, sow after the ceremony, going directlv io their future home, in Kankakee township. The wedding ceremony was performed by Bev. E. G. Pelley.

J. C. Allman is moving his shop and restaurant into the rooms. two doors west, lately vacated by Priest & Paxton’s grocery. Priest A Paxton, the new grocery firm, have the largest and cleanest grocery store in town. Call and examine their goods. Jay AV. Williams is still in the furniture business and will continue to sell furniture cheaper than ever. Don’t forget the place. The Free Will sewing society will meet at Mrs. Mary Hopkins’, Friday afternoon, at two o’clock. Allie Shriver, Secy. Ferguson handles a superior quality of binder twine. Farmers, don’t forget the place, west of depot, on Main street. A freight train knocked C. D. Nowels’ cow off t|ie track, Tuesday morning, and injured her so that she had to be killed. A large new stock of the celebrated Rochester shoes, just received and for sale by Ray Leopold. Wm. Greenfield the new Township Trustee of Marion township, has his office in the court house, ir the Surveyor’s office; the same that used to be the Clerk’s office. Farmers.—Call on Ferguson and buy a Deering or Triumph Binder, or a Mower. Every Binder entitles the purchaser to a free excursion ticket. Isaac Tutuer, the commercial traveler, has just finished a several weeks trip through the southern part of the state, with a line of hats, for a Chicago house. He had good success. The Rag Social at M. F. Chilcote’s, Tuesday evening, was a success. The am°unt of cash realized was §12.66 and a splendid supper and a pleasant social time was enjoyed by all present. Chamberlain A Zoll have- taken tb.Q . contract" for building Capt. Marshall’s house, adjoining Newton’s addit]on,'on7Ee'west. Work has begun already and the building is to be completed by Aug. 1. Marriage licenses since last re-' ported: T Win. J. Thompson, ( Delphia Cotton, j Wm. S. DeArmond, ( Lottie B. Peacock. Mrs. Louisa Brockway, the insane woman of Keener tp., whose ease was mentioned last week, was accepted at the Insane Asylum and taken to that institution, Tuesday night, by Sheriff Yeoman and Trustee Bruner. The ladies of the Free Wid Sewing~SocieW will give a supper on Wednesday evening, May 9. iThe patronage and services of all who feel disposed to lend a helping hand, will be thankfully received. Allie Shriver, Secy. S. H., Howe was going out to his farm, south of town, one day last week and accepted an invitation to ride, with a mau in a light wagon. A little further on, the man turned out to pass another vehicle, and his team took fright and ran away and running up a steep bank Mr. Howe was thrown out and ran over by the wheels of the wagon and considerably Cut and bruised. We have received, this week, a lengthy report of the Jasper Co. W. C. T. U. convention, held at Lee, in White county, April 14 and 15. The “news” in the report, such as it is, is thus about three weeks old; and as we know of no good reason why the report should not have been forwarded to us within a reasonable time after the oCcurence of the event reported, we must decline to publish it.

Q nr Pg mocra^c f i q eil j^iqj l a V e also nominated a town ticket. The eall-foF their convention, as published by our esteemed con ternpory, gave Saturday, April 3Qj as the time for holding it, but as the brains of the fp.ifhfnl were unequal to the task of figuring out whether under the call, Saturday, April 28, or Monday, April 30, would be the mi.sf proper feth dates were passed by and the convention held Tuesday evening. About a dozen Democrats were present, and made the nominations, in the presence of 25 or 30 Republicans. Wm. Meyer was nominated for Councilman for the First ward, Hiram Day for the Second, Geo. H7Brown for the Fourth. J aS. T. Randle for Treasurer, Jerry Healy., for Clerk and Shorty Simpson for Marshak r ■

Miss Ida Wittenbarg, the yOung lady of Reynolds who was shot by Edward Chamberlain, did not rally from her injuries, But died last Friday. .Young Chamberlain hail previously - been confined in the Monticello jail and after the girl’s deajih there were fears of- a lynching.and he was first removed to Delphi and later to Lafayette, where he now la. As another sad result of thia deplorable ocpurence it was stated Tuesday ihat the young man’s mother had gone insane with grief concerning it. Miss Celia Wilkinson, of Westville Ind., a fofnier teacher in the Rensselaer schools, was in town from Friday till Monday. She has been teaching in Monon, this winter. Miss Wilkinson is a very bright lady, of considerable literary attainments and also very mucji of a traveler, having visited, at different times, all the principle places in the United States and Canada, except those on the Pacific coast, and she is strongly meditating making the Western trip this summer. The robins have nested again and thfe lazy, lousy, dirty tramps are infesting the kitchen doors asking in lugubrious tones for a “bite of something to eat.” The way to deal with, these fellows is to set the bull-dog on to them and let him give them the|“bite” they are asking for; t>ut if the bull-dog is not handy show them the way to the wood-pile and tell them to earn their meal before they get it. They generally get out of the front gate about as fast at sight of the wood-pile as of the bull-dog. W. A. Rinehart’s big sale near Marlborough, last Thursday, was attended by an immense crowd of people, estimated at 600 in number. There were buyers present from Carroll, White, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Newton and Benton counties. The amount of property sold and the gross sum realized, was very large. Of horses 38 were sold and brough.t an Aggregate' of §6,000. A large number of cattle also was sold, at fair prices,, The character of ,the stock was good and an honor to Jasper tyAn exchange gives the following advice, applicable to almost any community: “Be less selfish, less stern, less brutal in your daily lives. Live as though it was a delight and pleasure for you to contribute to the well being of some of those who are victims of this world. Overlook the delinquencies of your fellow men, and give them credit for the good they do. Forgive your enemies, and pity the cranks; steer clear of fanatics bestow your be- . nevolence upon those eminently worthy and when another year shall have drawn to a close you will think more of pourself for having thought more of others.”

Another Fire Alarm.

For the first time since the organization of the fire company, an alarm of fire was sounded, last Thursday afternoon The alarm was sounded for the Fourth Ward, and word was passed that the barn of Dr. I. B. Washburn, the county treasurer, was on fire. Members of the fire company, with some volunteer assistants, soon ran out '’the little chemical, and, considering the great distance to the Doctor’s place, about’ seven blocks, they made a pretty quick run to the scene. On arriving they found the fire not in the barn but in a large'pile of old hay and the remains of some old sheds and pig pens, Wry near the barn. They also found that the barn had been in great danger, and with the barn also the residence, but that a number: of the, neighboring women headed by Mr. R. F. Priest, had been carrying water and kept the fire under control and saved the barn, and hhuse. As it was the loss was hut nominal. ! The origin of .the fire is unknowrf.

Township Graduations.

Marion and Newton fps., Satur--day,-Mfty-5, atSurreysfth.e€J-&&uee:-Three graduates. Keener tp., Friday, May 11, DeMott© school house. Five graduates. Carpenter tp . Hart school house, Saturday r May 19. Four gr aduates Gillam tp,, Saturday, June 2. Three graduates, • F. B. Meyer is sole agent, for Ithe thoroughly reliable, Heath A Milligan prepared paints. «.

BUSINESS LOCALS. Diamond Wall finish; at Meyer’s . ■ Sweet Cider at J. W. DvVall’si Especial attention given to child - ren at the new grocery. Millinery—latest styles and low est prices at Hemphill A Honan’S* Whitewash and paint brushes, in all varieties, at Meyer’s. Full weight guaranteed and the best of goods, at the new grocery Pure Early. Rose potatoes, for sale at J. W. Duvall’s. Those white onion pickles, at Duvall’s are the finest ever sold. I pay cash for produce at the new grocery. Give me a call. J. W. Duvall. Wall Paper. The largest and most beautiful stock ever in the town, at Meyer’s Old Reliable. Carpets can be bought at 25-35-45-50-55-60-65-70-75-80-85-90 §1.15 and §1.35, at Willey A Sigler’s. Go to Wolf A Co. (Benjamin’s old yard) for anything needed in the lumber line. Willey A Sigler havS just re ceived their spring stock of nev carpets? , To Rent.—About thirty five acres of corn ground to be worked on shares. A. M. Baker. Wolf A Co., dealers in all kinde of . lumber, doors, windows Ac Give them a call. Call and see our new line cS carpets. Willey A Sigler. Clear and bright as a jewel—the spirits after drinking C. C. Starts J ewel Tea. All goods warranted at the ner grocery to give satisfaction. J. W. Duvall, Prop. Dear reader, if you are, owing Hemphill A Honan, please call and settle wjth them, as they are needing money. New and well selected sioct. constantly arriving at -J. M. Hopkins’ furniture store. Call and inspect his goods and learn priecg. The highest market price paid for produce in cash or trade, al the new grocery, 2 doors east of post-office. - - » If you want the best coffee, fresh roasted coffee, the cheapest for the money go to C. C. Starr’s. He roasts all his own coffee. When in town-don’t forget tc call on J. W. Duvall and examine his stock of new groceries, 3 doors east of post-office, Rensselaer, Ind Reduction in Coffee:—C. C. Starr has reduced prices on hte roasted coffee scts per lb, making them 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. C. C. Starr's pure Jewel Tea. Quotations on men’s shoes at Hemphill A Honan’s: Plow shoes, §l. 1.25, 1.50, .1.75 Fine shoes, §l. 2. 2.50, 3. 3.50. 4. 4.50 and 5.00. Say, girls, you will make a mistake if you don’t call and see our hand-turned fine shoes before buying elsewhere. Hemphill A Honan. Don’t order your lumber from Chicago until you have,, given Wolf A Co. a chance to figure off ,„your'biß. They believe that they can do ah well or. better for you, than any foreign dealers.

STRAYED Saturday. April 28, one naif blood Jersy cow, blaickin color ex~ cept some white under both flanks, and white on bushy part of tail. Branded A on hip, heavy with., calf or has young calf. Finder liberaHv rewarded. — H. J. Dexteil Sawed Good sawed oak posts, for s al; ” at ten cents each, by T. J.Saylek. NoU.cs, / All person s hay ing had tee th efe. tracted for platearat -Dr. Kelley’e office, prior to Feb. 26th, 1888, are notified that they will be to fill their contracts, by getting the work completed at Jhis office G ‘ Ika C. Kelley

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