Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1888 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Corn, 48 cents. Wheat. 85 cents. Oats, 32 cents. Miss JosieLvon.of Delphi, is the guest of Miss Birdie Hmnrnond. Oranges, Bananas and Lemona at Allman’s. . Seventeen applicants for teachers license were examined by Supt. Warren, last (Saturday. The McCormick mower and binder, for sale by C. A. Roberts, is the finest in the laud. Allman’s restaurant and bakery, Peronpile’s old stand, in old Hotel Building. Try him. Grandfather Ira Trussed was in town last Saturday. He was eighty years old that day, and enjoying pretty fair health.

A good assortment of top jobs, | at-O. A. Roberts’. Prices reasonably. Call and inspect. Each job f®*» warranted. The proposed “Quaker Festival” by the ladies of The Presbyterian church, will be held in the Opera ! House, June 13tli. Mrs. May Miller Thomas writes her friends here, that her health is much improved since, she returned to ‘ her borne at Witoka, Minnesota, *' J. C. Allman has now a good lunch counter in full blast. Hot coffee,, sandwiches, cakes &c at all hours. A boss place to get a quick meal. Try it. The County Commissioners meet in their June session, next Monday. One of the most important duties of the term \ViiJ be fixing the tax levy for county purposes for the ensuing year. Elder Geo. W. Ingram of Valparaiso, formerly of Wheatfield, i tins county, will preach in the 1 Christian church, next Sunday, i morning and evening. ' Mi\ • Ingram has recently entered the rninisiryx The people, of Rensselaer owe j great credit to Councilman E. D. j Rhoades, for the part he has done in securing the hook and ladder I outfit. lie not only originated j the plan for a popular subscrip-i tiori, but has done all the soliciting : for the same.

Miss Jennie English of Barkley tp.. and her cousin, Miss Minnie English, of Newton county, departed Monday on a noteworthy trip. They go to Rockford, Spokane county, Washington Terr., to visit friends and see the country. They expect to be absent about six months. The Francesville New Era says that it is the gene.ral belief around Medaryville that the late fire in that town, was set for the purpose of concealing-.'..theft. The goods destroyed were the property of Frank Dunn, were valued at sl,500 and insured for BSOO. The two buildings belonged to Ghas. Hines,..were valued at 81,000 and were not insured.

The. School Board has engaged for principal of the high school, for next year, Edgar Taylor, who has been superintendent and principal in the Paoli school, during the year now closing. He comes with the highest recommendations. He is a graduate of the Indiana University, at Bloomington and- is specially recommended by President Jordan. The salary to be paid him is 875 per month. The long promised and greatly needed improved mail facilities, on the Mouon Route seem likely at last to be realized, as per the following item in the Indianapolis Journal:. “Arrangements have been made with the postal department by which, on July 1 increased postal service will commence on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road. Four mail cars are to be built at once to run on the through trains between Chicago and Louisville.”

The supreme court of Indiana has recently ruled that “the street in front of every man’s place of %ttaiirei» fe isn sppaytonopoei~lb4he lot upon which his business house is erected and situated, and belongs to him and his business as against all others, except to travel thereon. Town or city authorities have no right or power to license or permit a party otherllian the occupant of a city or town property, to exhibit or sell his side-walk or street in front of such property.”

Ed. Griggs gave bail Monday, and was released from jail. Durham coffee at Allman’s restaurant. Frank King has suffered from a pretty severe attack of Catarrhal pneumonia. * •>" Lemonade, Ice creami oranges, candies and all kinds of soft drinks at Allman’s. Mrs. Mattie Rinehart is back from Buffalo, visiting her parents and other Mends. Go to J. C. Allman’s restaurant if you want a good square meal for 25cts. Its the place to get it. Just Received.—A very fine hand made buggy, from A. S. PereC, Lafayette, Lid. Chas. Roberts.

1 The building and loan association will make its next loan of funds, next Wednesday evening. Mrs. Catherine Laßue went to Lexington, 111., last week, to visit her aged mother, who is danger-, ously sick. The big sink hole, at Burk’s bridge is ! not full yet, and work is suspended on account of -high water. A large new stock' of the celebrated Rochester shoes, just received and for sale by Ray Leopold. A lodge of Knights of Pyttias was instituted in Monon, last night.A very large delegation of Knights I went over from this town, by specj ial train, to assist in the work. ] Osborne mowers and binders | are sold by C. A. Roberts. The j machines are guaranteed to give | satisfaction, but no railroad fares ! thrown in. | John Randle, of Greensburg, jKans., is back among his old j friends in this vicinity. Mrs. Randle proceeded him here several weeks ago.

Milroy English, of HangingGrove, cut his foot very badly with an ax, last WednesdayWwMlo 'Mwing out a “spring pole’’ for ilse in drilling a well. He was doing well, at last accounts. Ephriam Sayers of Union tp., was working a kicking horse to a hay bailing machine, and -happened to get within leach of the animals heels, and was knocked down and had one bone of his right arm broken. Bob Bissenden, the sailor boy, is. a member of the. fire company, and he shins up the ladders with the rapidity and fearlessness of‘a ring-tailed monkey. His brother John, nozzleman on the engine, is not much behind him in climbing-, proclivities. The first Monday in June is Busy Monday, in Jasper county. The Circuit and Commissioners’ courts begin their sessions that day, the Board of Equalization meets, and also the Township Trustees come iu to make their tax levies, for the ensuing year. Alfred McCoy was attacked and knocked down by his big Hereford bull, at bis place in Hanging Grove, one day last week, and his face badly bruised and his eye blackened. Luckily for Mr. McCoy the bull’s horns were cut off last fall, or the result might easily have been very serious. The fire company had a special meeting last Thursday night, to try the hook and ladder truck aud practice with the chemical engine. They first scaled McCoy’s bank, and got a stream playing upon the roof, in quick time, Chief Honan then timed them on a run from McCoy’s to Lv. Ilopkins’ store. They run the 150 jUirds, mounted the roof add had a stream playing ! upon it, in 90 seconds. It was doing well but the chief thinks a little practice will improve upon that record. Exchange—ln the spring the yellow bull dog sits around and waits for tramps, and the servaut sails to heaven while she’s trimming off the lamps; in the spring ! our winter garments at our uncle’s i place we soak, in the spring the joyous croak. In the spring the merry agent greets us with his silvery laugh, and the sad-eyed cow comes homeward with a wob-bly-legged calf. In the spring the billions fever knocks us higher than a kite; In the spri ug we roast at day time, and we. shiver all the ; night. In the spring the house is rttera up, from the cellar to tha i roof, and we feed'on frigid liver, or a porkef’s pickled hoof.

The stone masons began work on the Indian School, last Monday. Sheriff Yeoman has bought a half interest in the Nicholson meat shop. * My line of candies cannot be beat, call and s4e for yourself. \ J. C. Allman. Thomas Grant‘of Newton tp., had a small tumor.removed from his lower lip, last week. See the Elegant glassware given with 15 cents worth of Winner’s Baking r powder, at Allman’s. The general officers and all the directors of the L. N. A- & C. Ry., are inspecting the road, this week. Fresh bread, pies and cakes always on hand at Allman’s bakery and restaurant.

■ Will Moss was home from- Detroit to witness his brother’s graduation, and remained over Sunday. . ' ' ' Charley Porter, the young operator was in town a few days last week, on his way to St. Paul, at which place he will be assigned to duty on the Northern Pacific. Rev. E. P. Thorn, of the U. 8., church, will hold a basket meeting and baptismal servieea, at Stockwell’s school house, Walker tp., on Sunday June 9th. It would be a good time, about now, for insurance companies to reduce the rates in Rensselaer, as we now have a fire apparatus and a rattling good fire company. Jas. Maloy reached home from the southern part of the state, with his fast horses, last Sunday. He did not meet with very brilliant success this trip, we understand. ’ A special car full of Prohibitionists bound for their national convention, at Indianapolis, formed part of the south bound train on the Monon, Tuesday forenoon. Interesting memorial services were held in the Opera House, last Sunday. Elder Lemuel ShortVid ge, of Keener t p. ,~ and' am okk irmy chaplain, preached the memorial sermon.

No use of searching in Trenton with the hope of finding oil or gas in this country. The six wells that .have gone to this depth proves that much at any rate. —Francesville New Era. Peter Giver is now carrying the mail on the Pleasant Grove, route, and has the contract for a year. He is also carrying the Blackford mail, for the remainder of George Hollister’s term. Marriage licenses since last reported : ~i" xilbeiTfT'"Ftetcher7~' ' ,, ~ - ■Ma ■ | Lydia E. Hodge. j Francis M. Hurley, Lee Heacox. Rev. B. F. Ferguson performed the marriage ceremony Tuesday afternoon, in the Clerk’s office, for Mr. Francis M. Hurley and Miss Lee Heacox. Thomas Thompson acted as master of ceremonies and 'field the baby. Another successful school year closed last Friday. The Rensselaer public school has reached a degree of excellence that well makes it an object of pride to all our citizens. Let the standard of excellence be not only maintained but constantly improved.

- There will be a basket meeting inAValker township in the Stockwell neighborhood near Frog Pond Centre; on the second Sunday in June, conducted by the Rev. Thorne. The baptism will be attended to .at that time. Everybody invited W, R. Woodard Ims just commenced his as superintendent of the Louisville, New AD bany & Chicago road. When he accepted this position the road was in bad shape physically, the equipment run down, and no one who boarded one of their trains expected to reach his destination on time. Accidents were of an every-day occurrence, and everything went “belter skelter.” By working on an average eighteen in responsible positions, he has brought about reforms which have made the road one of the best in the state. Trains are run on time, accidents are few, and the business has increased nearly 100 per cent. If its present prosperity continues, the “Motion” will soontake its place among the dividend-paying roads. —Indianapolis -Journal; Diamond Wafl finish, at Meyer’s.