Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1888 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

J Corn 39 cents. *■ Wlieat. 80 cents. Oats, 28@30 Cents. Rye, 4.0 cents. Tliteshing coal at Coeh i; faxton's. Jamel Maloy is attending the liig races, in Cliicago with his fast horses. Wm. Warren has begun work ou a dwelliug -house, on Dayton street, near C. I’’. Wren r s place. i have several houses to tent — all sk.es and locations. AVm. B. Austin. Major John B. Milroy will address the Labor meeting, at the Court House, next Saturday. The dog-fennel crop is now white for the harvest, and it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the Totfn Marshal to father it in. The Knights of Pythias lodge: has changed its time of meeting ! from Thursday night to Tuesday night.

P. F. Fergusop has a number of second-hand binders which he will sell cheap. They will do good work. ' Three deaths, all of persons of advanced age, have occurred in Rensselaer since The Republican ! went to pi ess last week. The ladies of the Christian church gave a lawn festival iii the court house yard, Tuesday eve- j ning. It was a pleasant affair, and | well patronized. Dear Reader: We are very fond of wind but we can’t live on ! that alone. . Please call and pay jtp if you owe us as we need the money. Hemphill & Honan. Next Baturnr.y is “the regular monthly pay-day of the Rensselaer Building and Loan Association. The money will be loaned on next Wednesday evening. A “Masked Tea” "will be given at t!i-.* rc;-w!enea of M-pe.-sEv J. Sayler, by the members and congregation of the M. E. church, next Tuesday evening, July 31st. All •are invited to attend. Uncle Billy Meyer has entirely rebuilt his residence, on Van Rensselaer street, and it is now, subfetuntlally, a-n&w,- : liQuso .and very Convenient, and commodious. He \, iii occupy it this week. Dr. M. B. Alter and .daughter, Miss Oliie, started Tuesday night j for Cincinnati, ..to visit the big Centennial Exposition. The Doctor will return in a few days, but Miss Ullie will spend some time there,

“The Rensselaer- Educator” is lire name of a monthly publication, the first number of which was issued Inst week, by 11. J. Dexter, of the , post-otlice book store. —It is devoted to educational matters; We wish Mr. Dexter success in this new enterprise. Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins and her son Elmer left Wednesday for a lake trip to Mackinaw. From there they go to Bay View, - to attend the summer assembly of the W. C. T. U. They will be joined at Bay Yiew by Mr. Dwiggins, who is now fishing in Northern Michigan inland lakes. Miss Edith Miller went to Winona, Minn., Tuesday, to visit her sister, Mrs. May Thomas. Upon her arrival she found the condition of Mrs. Thomas such that she immediately telegraphed for her uncle, M. F. Chilcote, and he took the train for Witoka, yesterday, at ?1 s’clock, A. M. - Mrs. Sarah Carborn, sister of Mr. Peter Giver, of Rensselaer, died of consumption, last Tuesday, at the home of her father, at Reynolds, White county. Her age was 82 years, She leaves a busband, a young child, and other friends to mourn her untimely death. The funeral will bo held at Si Joseph church, Reynolds, to-day.

The unfortunate town of Kentland was visited by auotlier large five, last week. ;Two large grain elevators, with their contents -ofj grain and machinery, and the handsome new depot of the Pan Handle R., R., were destroyed. Also- 18 or 20 box cars, and a considerable quantity of luipber and coal j inAJas. JConklin’s yard. One of the elevators was the property of Briugham Bros., the other of ; Thomas Bro wn. The loss on them was very heavy. The total -loss bv fhftifire is estimated at about 4425,000. “

Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. John F. Davis, of Marion tp., a son, Tuesday, July 24. -irs. M. & Miller burned to Logausport'Tuesday, after , a one week’s visit with tB.C family of Dr. W ashburn, .* f% *Yf A commemorative sermon for the lath Mrs. Lecklider, Will be preached at the M. E. church, next Sunday evening. The twelve year old son of Eno Timmons, of Jordan tp., was kicked by a, young coLt, Tuesday evening, cutting his face and ear severely. The County Health Olflcer smelled some bad odors in the county offices, but went away satisfied when the cause was explain-,, ed by Auditor Robinson. The School Trustees are preparing to put new heating apparatus in the school house, through[ouß Hard coal burners, of improved make, will be used. | Geo. Worden’s tasty little house on Front street is nearing com-, pletion. In building this house George has subjected himself to suspicions of matrimonial intentions.

E. N. Hyland got home Tuesday night, from a trip to Des Moines, lowa, where he had been inspecting some offered him in exchange for his mill. The trade has not been consummated. Joseph Yeoman, of Newton -township, is said to be meditating buying a Tot and building a residence in Rensselaer. Mr. Yeoman is in good circumstances, financial-* ly, and can well afford to spend the balance of his years, in ease. The relatives and friends of the late Mrs. Sarah LeckiHer request The Republican to publicly extend their heartfelt thanks to the many- fxiendalorTheir great sympathy and assistance, during fchejr recem time of sickness andsorrowY J. G. Reynolds attended a race in Lafayette, last Saturday, between two of the horses which run in Remington on the Fourth, Carrie W. and Pilfer. The former took Ist and 3rd heats, and won the race. It is reported that Mr. Rey no hi s had backed The winning horse, pretty heavily. Mrs, Margaret Sayers lias sold her little house, on Weston street, to Mrs. Annie L. Tyler, widow- of the late Lemuel .Tyler, who will occupy it as a residence, in a short time. Rev. U. M. McGuire, lately tenant of the house, has removed into John Kepner’s house* in Leopold’s addition. Emmet Kannal lias removed the old Martin house, on the south end of River street, about 4.0 rods south, and is rebuilding it into a good tenant house. The spot from whence it was removed is to be tblTsite of Mr. Kannal’s contemplated family residence, work upon which will be commenced this fall, perhaps. The eclipse of the moon, last : Sunday night, was observed with I much interest with, by many of our ! people. Although the moon was obscured by clouds during a portion of the time, the conditions for observation were favorable, on the ! whole.’ „ It is a number of years since . the occurence of. a total eclipse of the moon, that was visible in thia vicinity. The venerable-Mrs. Mary Ball died at her home in Thompson’s addition* Tuesday afternoon, of dropsy, after about four weeks of | very severe sickness. Her age was 75 years. The funeral was held yesterday forenoon, at her date residence; Rev* E. G., Pelby conducting the religious exercises. The burial was made in the M elpli cemetery, in Jordan township. I where the remains of many of her relatives repose.

The lund for the proposed M. E. church has been very materially increased, since last -week, anc % one very notable subscription, especially, the amount of which being SGOO. This is the largest ! single subscription yet given. From the large sum already secured,, about $4,500 or $3,000 anc the good prospects foi ‘largly inci'easiug thiAainount, wc feel -safe vn esti- | mates of the minimum ccst of thf 1 building, as given last .)week, bj saying- that the cost will be no j less than $0,900.

T. J. S&ylor, the liveryman, has bought fohr fine lots of 8. P. Thompson, on Front street, and proposes to build a residence, thereon, this fall. Dorn.— Tp Mi’, and Mrs. Thos. Dlyat, of Milroy tp. a daughter, July Bth, 1888. To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gals Ber, of Milroy tp, July 18, a daughter. The application for the admission of James Yeoman to the Indianapolis insane asylum, has been accepted, and he will be removed to that institution, in a few days. • * ■ -■ \ {' jj'' ~ |- v ’ The Day Bros, have the contract for plastering the Indian school building. There are very nearly 5,000 yards of plastering in the building, and the cost of the pork will be about Si,ooo. Mrs. Mattie Barnard, sister of Mrs. J, G. Reynold#,,-left the latter’s residence, last Thursday, to go to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Callow, in Lafayette. She intends returning, after a time, to Colorado, her former home. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. French, of Chicago, the well known and popular actors,, are staying with the latter’s uncle, C. D. Hopkins, and are in great afiliotion. They came j down with their sick four weeks 1 old twin boys, their only children,' in hopes the change would be ben- j eficial, but one of them died Tuas- J day, and its funeral will be held; to-day. The condition of the oth-1 er is very critical. Alvin S: Lebo, a young man from Pulaski county, hanged himself in the insane asylum, at Indianapolis, on the 14th, inst. The j young man had been dead several j 1 hours, when found. He _ must have made considerable noise in his preparations, but tlie watchman, whose duty it was to look after him, knew nothing about it, or, if he did, did not take the Couble to investigate it. x\s the Winahiko Republican well says: "JT an ■•viast'ftaHgS , oUs- ¥>■ insane./;nn hang himsMf .without disturbing the attendants, people #ho have relatives there must be uneasy about their safety ; all the tinje. There is evidently r great need of a new management there.” : ——— V-’ ;