Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1888 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

One of the Perkins’ well drilling outfits is now making a well for “Jockey” Smith, in Slewton county. The finest aqd largest stock of carpets ever a sen in Rensselaer, just received at A. Leopold’s. For Rent.— A sii room cottage, new and nice. R. P. Benjamin. The work that has just been done on the exterior of the Presbyterian church gives the bhilding 4uite a respectable appearance. For Sale. —A twin baby cab, on very reasonable terms. Apply to Mrs. E. N. Hyland, over Nicholkon’s butcher shop. •R wbuld be mighty hard to find in any small town two such elegantly and expensively finished drugstores as Rensselaer can now boast of.

Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson returned from Battle Creek, last Saturday. jThe latter. had been there six, weeks and the former two weeks. . - M , Mrs. Dr. Washburn and her mother, Mrs. Moore, got back from Florida last. Friday. About 20 days sooner than they intended, owing to the sickness of Mrs. Moore. Lost.—Last Sunday, in Weston cemetery, a valuable silver goblet.. The finder will confer a. favor and receive a reward by returning the same to the owner. Mrs. E. N. Hyland. Mrs. Emma Boldman, of Parish Grove township in Benton county, committed suicide last week, by taking “rough-on-rats.” She was the wife of Wm. Boldman, and had been married but a few months. Domestic unhappiness is stated as the cause for the suicide. A Card.—The undersigned,.desire to express tljeir heartfelt thanks to their m any fri end s in Wheatfield and vicinity, for their great kindness and sympathy during their great affikrtien, the sickness and death of their infant son. 'Mr. and Mrs. August Krull. The two lots on the corner of Van Rensselaer and Susan streets, south of the F. W. Baptist church, have lately changed hands, at the price of SSOO, and it is understood that they have been purchased as an ultimate site for a church building, for the Christian congregation. Father Stephens was in town las t week, for a short time, and we learn that the contract tor erecting the building for the Indian School has been closed up. A Chicago man has thg contract, and has been ip town this week looking after the matter. John Kohler has the order for furnishing the bricks. Sheriff Yeoman, who took Mrs. Brockway to the insane asylum, last week, reports that her physical health is almost hopelessly bad, Und he thinks she can live but a short time. Mrs. Lucinda Miller, taken to the asylum some months ago, is getting much better, and probably will soon be discharged from the institution. '• Thb Town Board has been subjected to some adverse criticism for their action in reducing the salaries of the town officers, last Monday; but the fact too large a per cent, of the tax collected has been going for salaries, and the reduction was right and The reduced salaries are still amply large for the work required..

The Building & Loan tion made its second sale of loans, < on Wednesday evening, of last week. The premiums were ini marked contrast with those of the previous month. Dr. Bitters took S6OO at 36| per cent, and Isaac Barkley S2OO at 35| per. cent. The funds on hand were more than sufficient to cover IKenUmounto required to make the loans. _

The English sparrows are becoming an intolerable nuisaneey in this town, and if some way to exterminate them is not adopted soon, they will drive all other birds quite away. A method which is reported as being very successful in some towns, is for the fire' department to turn out and squirt water in their nests. Why would’nt it be a good plan foi our fire company to fill the little chemical with I .water, andpracticebnthe sparrows heats, occasionally.

Mrs. McLeod, of Montgomery county; is visiting her daughter, Mts. W. H. IL Graham. The celebrated and long tried Sherwin-Williams mixed paints, at the Old Reliable drug store. Fresh lowers for Commencement on sale by the Flower Mission Society at Hopkins’ Millinery Store. The Heath <fc Milligan and the Sherwin-Williams prepared paints are the best. F. B. Meyer is sole agent in Rensselaer. An immense stock of carpets, including all the newest, handsomest and most fashionable patterns, at A. Leopold’s. The latest statement regarding that rather volatile newspaper man, Ed. H. Graham, is that he is about to start a newspaper at Morocco.

Priest & Patton, the new grocery firm in Leopold’s Bazaar building. ( iA magnificent room and a splendid stock of goods. Call and see. Treat Durand’s well at Remington, nas been abandoned, at the depth of something ,pver 1300 feet He has a good well of water, but not a flowing one. Mises Mary Healy is recovering from a very dangerous attacx of malarial fever. Her sickness was so severe that her life was dispaired of, several times. Messrs. D. L. Bishopp and Wm. Cummings, two' able members of i the Kentland bar and rival candidates for the Republican nomination for Representative, were in town last Saturday; Estimates regarding the prospects of the, wheat crop in Indiana grow more unfavorable as the season nregresses. It is even estimated, by some, that, taking the state over, the amount of the yield will not more than equal the seed sown. □Bev. Tressler preached last Sundays evening on the subject of ° Little Miiiisters,” especially for children, ot whom a considerable’ number were presept He contemplates making these sermons for children a regular feature of his work. The Monticello Baptist S. S. convention will be held at Rensselaer, May 15 and 16. This is a delegate convention of all the churches in the Monticello Association. There;, will be evening sessions on both, days, with ser-' mons and addresses by visiting ; ministers. Day sessions -begin at 10 A. M. Everybody is invited. U. M. McGuire. W. T. Perkins & Son have completed* a large building, near their residences, in which they have placed some new and expensive machinery to be used mainly in their large and constantly increasing water-tank and wooden cistern manufacturing business. The machinery is operated by an eight horse power engine, already in position. “Jockey Smith,” of Newton Co., is laying out a town on the line of the mew railroad, about 6 miles southeast of Morocco, and not far from the place where a “court housed was built, at Beaver City, about 24 years ago. It is said to be a very sightly location r is almost exactly in the center of the county, and; in short, is expected to. be the site of the future county seat of Newton county.

In a suit against a railroad for damages, the Supreme Court decided/last week, ‘that where one approaches a railroad crossing with his horses in a rapid trot and drives Upon the track without reducing the pace of his and thereby loses his life, when, if. he , had looked or listened he, could have seen and heard the approach of the train in time to have avoided injury, there is no cause of action for damages. . . i

- ~~ ■--Qur. .new artesian welh-ihe gas well, still with undiminished volume* The water is, evidently, strongly impregnated with iron, judging from the colgr it deposits, and also from a slight peculiarity in its taste. The water is of an excellent quality, in sac tm er its, in our opinion, the titleofthe best in town. This weiTpugHtiliy alt means, to be aes cured to the town, at once,'and as soon as ,»practicable 1 utilized for public water-works. . * Carpets at all "prices at Willey & Sigler’s.

Mrs. N. Warner and her son, Grant, went to Wabash to attend the funeral of Mrs. Amanda Busby, aunt of Mrs. Warner, which was held Monday. Rev. Ferguson will administer the ordinance of baptism, by immersion, to several persons, at the close pf Sunday school, next Sunday afternoon. The residences of Isaac Colboro, W. H. Eger and R. W. Marshall, all of which are now in process of erection, will be large and handsome structures.

That “ancient land-mark” and still more ancient eye-sore, the skeleton of an old barn, on the Schneider property, opposite the Makeever House, was leveled to the ground, Monday. Its obliteration is a great improvement to the place. There are a large number of houses in town which are not only fast becoming ugly aus unsightly objects, for want pfiipt, but are depreciating in value very fast, the same reasoi}. Paint your houses, by all means, ft is wastful folly not to do sb. We have received a ,popy of Mintteapolis Chico, published, at Minneapolis, Colorado. Looming up on the first page is the advertismhnt of the firm of Nowels, Florence & Co., engaged in the law, land, loan and real-estate business. The members of the firm and their especial functions are Ezra C. Nowels, attorney at law, Thos Florence, notary public,, ,C. C. Warner, loan and real-estate agent and C. J. Yeoman, locator. All these are former residents of Rensselaer of its vicinity. May they have abundant success. The same paper notes that “The $2,000 dwelling of E. C. Nowels is looming up” and that the carpenters will have it ready for occupancy in June. Mr. Greenfield, trustee of Marion tp., bought Tuesday, for the use of the township, a “Little Wonder” road .'grading machine. buying vjje gave tba. machine a thorough trial, grading the Chicago Road for three blocksand Jefferson street one block, in two hours and 15 minutes. Two teams and two men were required to operate the grader, and Mr. Greenfield estimates that it would require six teams, and eight men a whole day to do n with plows and scrapers what was don,e in a little more than two hours with the grader, and besides, the latter leaves the job in much better shape. The machine is admirable not only for making roads but for keeping them level and in good repair, afterwards. The price paid was $150., agent i§~~Sr L. Swain nf, Rose Lawn; a well known former resident of Rensselaer. Sunday night John Stift, a prominent member of the Chicago detective force, in company with Sheriff Burton, of Winamac, came to Rensselaer searching for one H. Steine, a Polish Jew peddler, whq is alleged to have got away from some place in Wisconsin, 'with a large quantity of goods belonging to himself and a partner. : On Monday he was found out near Jasper Kenton’s place, carrying a pack containing about SIOO worth of goods. He was brought into town and taken to Chicago on the early train Monday. He claims that everything is straight and that he will be able to- ptove his innocence. Steine has peddled, and bought old iron &c., in this vicinity for several years. The entire 500 shares of S2OO each, in-the first series of stock in the Rensselaer Building, Loan & Savings Association, are now taken and the series is closed. Fiftynine of these shares have been issued since the first of the present month. It is only a little more dhan two months since the movement to establish this institution was inaugurated and less than six weeks since the first shares of stock were issued. Such great success is very the organization of the first building and loan association in towns of the size of this, and speaks well for the enterprise and intelligence of our citizens. I It is not likely that the second series of stock will be issued for a year or two; at the least, perhaps not for se v eial yearsr— — > Priest & Baxton, the new groc-. .ery have the largest ahd cleanest grocery store in.. town. Call and examine their gooM

Building and Loan have been popular in many of the large eastern cities for many years and are becoming more so, every day. -In Philadelphia alone .here are now 600 such associations, and returns from 120 of these show that, last year.dhey, the 120, handled $4,500,000. They are becoming very numerous, however, in all the cities of tlib country, east and west Chicago lias them in great numbers ana is adding to their number almost every week. One of the last incorporated there has a capital of five millions. In New York, where the number and success of the associations is marvellous, a very large one was recently organized, largely among the employes of the Star newspaper, and is named the Star Association. Its first loan was §olct l&s t week and brought 40 per ~cent. premium, which was uncommonly nigh for that region", howeVerbThe buyer of the Joan took s6,ow at the rate mentioned. , t The v interesting and impressive cprejp.Qiiios of , ordaining and Installing a minister, Rev. M. L. Trssler, were performed at the Presbyterian church, last Friday evenjng, t |n the presence of a very, large audiemie. This is the first time, we, believe, in the history of thri church,.yzligh it has had ordination ceremonies and a regularly.,, installed pastor. The meeting. wa,s, officially, an adjourned meeting of tile Logansport Presbytery,, which held ifo regular meeting in Valparaiso, gome,yeeks ago. Rev. D. P. Putnam,. D. D., of .Logansport, was, moderator, preached tfie oi;diqation sermon, put the constitutional qu£?tjons to the candidate and congregation, and the vows o,f,froth were ,of Jjhe most Solemn and binding character. The charge to the pastor was by Rev. Scott, of Logansport and the charge to the people, by Rev. Dickey, of MonticSllo. Both ere admirable of their kind. The church was handsomely decorated for the occgßfon;~with cut flo and flowering plants, uyThe proposed new railroad acr.oss Jasper county, for thp construction of whiefr a company was incorporated last week, will be 320 miles in length, with all its, branches. Its starting point of the main line is Allcp county, this state, and its terminus Kankakee county, Illinois. So far as may be judged from toe facts yet made public,Jbe main line is designed to follow about the sam? general, course jn this state as did the line ,of the old-time Continental and the later Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis, and several others, whose titles now escape us, Although a number of attempts to construct a railroad along this line have failed/that fact ra nbt ronclusiv& eyidence tliat f the road will not be built, sooner or later- The very fact that so many persons have looked Upon this route $s a promising and leasable line a railroad, is in itself excellent evidence .that it is so. And it. is a promising route for d railroad beyond question.’. It is a, tract, of fertile and populous country, from twelve to thirty-five miles wide, and one hundred and fifty miles long, without any .east and west railroad. Whether the company just organized has thb<’enterprise and the financial solidity to insure the construction of the road, is a question. We understand, however, that plenty of eastern capital is behind them, and are much disposed to believe that the right men have, at last, taken hold of the matter,, ■ and that the road will soon be constructed. One thing is . sure, if the road is built it will either come to Rensselaer and help the place greatly or it will come near enough td injure us, beyninibrepair, Dear reader when needing Boots or Shoes And jou’ ve no particular place to choo?e We’ll giye you gratis a piece of hews, Try Hemphill & Hohan. UutJHirttgigyis-ttre cheapest and Best. Inany town of east or west And if oLsuch you are in quest,

| Our hats arid caps are hice and cheap, We daUymake our competitors weep When at our prices they slyly peep, Honestly Hemphill & Honan. think of it, ladies. A genuine French kid, hand-turned shoe, for $3.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. At Priest & Paxton’s the DaZ’daY building grocers, is the p’act to. buy fresh vegetables and al kinds of cant) cd pods.

1 BUSINESS LOCALS. Diamond Wall finish, at Meyer’s’ Sweet Cider at J. W. DuvalPe, Especial attention given to chiM - ’ ton at the new grocery. A cohifrlete stock of furniture Jay W. Williams’. Millinery—latest styles and low 1 est prices at Hemphill & Honan’# Whitewash ana ,paint brushed in all varieties, at Meye?s. Full weight guaranteed and the best of goods, at the new grocery, Fore Early frlose potatoes, for sale at J. W. Duvall’s. Those white onion pickles, Duvall’s are the finest ever sold. I pay cash for produce at th£ new grocery. Give me a call. J. W. Duvall, „ most beautiful stock ever jn tfio town, at Meyer’ij Old Reliable. Carpets can be bought at 25-3 s. 45-50-55-60-65-70-75 80-85-00 SI.IX and $1.35, at Willey & Bigler’s. . Go to Wolf & Co. (Benjamin bld yard) for anything needed in the lumber line. ? Willey & Sigler hate just Qeived their spring stock of neY/ carpets. To Rent.—About thirty fivt acres of corn ground to be worked on shares. A. M. Baker. Wolf & Co., dealers pi .all kind? of lumber, doors, windows Give them a call. Call and see our neW line of carpets. Willey & Sigler. bright as, a jewel-th| spirits after arinting C. C. Starr'S J ewel Tea. All goods warranted at the net grocery to give satisfaction. J. W. Duvall, Prop. F. B. Meyer is sole agent fm : far Milligan prepared paints. s . Jay W. yyjflmms.is sfill in the furniture business and will continue to sell furniture cheaper tlitin ever. Don’t forget the place. t) Ferguson handles a ; superior Quality of binder twine. don’t forget the place, west of dejot, on Main street. , fiew and ; Well selected stock constantly arriving at J> Hopk tins’ furpifur# .Call „and nspect his goods and learn prices. The highest market priqe pai4 :or produce in cash or tratfo, 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 to call on J. W. Duvall and examine his stock of new groceries, 3 doors east of post-office, Rensselaer, Ind Reduction in Coffee:—(J. C~. Starr has reduced prices on his roasted coffee scts per ft), 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. r -i.ii. Farmers.—Call aon Ferguson and buy a. Deering or Triumph Binder or a Mower. Every Binder, the purchaser to a free excursion ticket Meyer bought his enormoiisly large and well selected stock Of wall and ceiling paper direct from the manufacturers, and he gives his customers the benefit of the jobber’s profit thus savetL Don’t order your lumber from Chicago until you have given Wolt & Co. a chance to figure or your bill. They believe that they than any foreign dealers.