Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1888 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL XXI.

THE REPUBLICAN ISSUED KVKH Y THURSDAY BY SEO. £3. Publisher and Proprietor. OKF ICE— ■ -In Republican building, on Corner ol Washington and Weston streets. 6f Subscription. One year f® iix m0nth5............. ‘° Three months.....' • ••••••••„ W The Official Paper of Jasper Ceunty.

PH, (3UF&SION AI. CARDS. PHYSICIANS. W. IIAUTSELI., hi. D., —HOMEOpiTniC and. S’a.rg’eoxi, Rensselaer .Indiana. Diseases a Specialty Oftlce East Washington Street. 3-Jan-84. Residence, Makeever House. r\R, I. B. WABHBUPN, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Gives special attention to Diseasesof Women and Children and Chronic Diseases. Remembercalls are promptly attended when not professionally engaged. ’ ps P. BITTERS, M. D.,’ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Over Ellis & Murray, Rensselaer, - -v , Indiana ftjjf**Teleiihone to Residence. ■ m j r - VYARV E. JACKSON,.SI. !>. 1 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special at tent ion piysn to diseases of women and children. Office an Front street, corner of Angelica.' ’• . ' I»J3. ATTORNEYS. Edwin P. Hammond. '4 m. B. Austin HAMMOND & AUSTIN, attorneys at law. Rensselaer, Indiana. gfcy®Office second floor of -Leopold’s Block, bonier Washington and Van Rensselaer streets W vi. D. Austin purchases, sells and leases real estate and deals in negotiable instruments, _ lb- B T-tf. vv. MARSHALL, ATTORNEY AT LA W , Practises in Jasper, Newton and adjoining counties. Especial attention given to settle meat of Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyances, Justices’ Cases, Etc. Etc. Etc. (i ADDRESS, - - - RKKBB-LAER, IND. Simon P, Thompson, David .1. Thompson Attorney at Law. Notary Public. rj'HOMPSON & BRO.. ATTORNEYS At LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Practice in-all toe courts. We pay particul attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lands. 51. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor 11. 11. GRAHAM, ATTOIiNE TAT LA TP, -Will conduct a Loan and.lie,ill Estate Bureau. : Office opposite Ec-urt house, on Washington] street, tormeriy occupied by Frank W. Bab cock, Es<[., Special attention to cCiicctions aud 1 Probate imsiutws. . ls-IS. j jam'es w. douthTt A TTOIIL TV Y AT LAW, Kknspki.aek. - - - Indiana. • JBfeP'Ofliee up stairs in M.-ikcCH.r’s new brick; building, three doors ol -FosLottiec. X V - IS, ! YyS. W. WATSON, o f Esnsy s££}"Office up ‘tins in ./.eouolit’s- Lazar - UKx>--i.i.'.. ... i::n. F. CHILCOTE, ATTORNEY' AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and ,<ti*patcli. -Office in .-ccoud etorv of Clio Makeover building. - ’yy’.Yhl'ferK- 1.-. AViLLLY NOTARY PVR LIC <(■ IN-' VP A NON A VENT H, ' Companies represented : Aetna, nf Hartford. Hartford, ol Hartford; !*prft»glli‘ld M.. of -Spring lie id; Gentium A-merinm. pf N. Y.: Iraiiklin. oi liidianapot:-,. liisiiriipro Co. of North Atnericaj amt Traveler* Life & AecidonL witli m-rident tickets tor fn in one t<> thiriy <l«i > .- office l . l ’ Wrjglit’s Real L.-tate office. 40-34 MISOKI .I.A.NEOI : .SZimiu Dick u • , 1. J. Si.Atts. Val.mcib. .. - PresftPSSt.Vico President Cashier Citizens’ State Bank Rensselaer Ind. CAPITAL" r>Q,OOV i njuh.iz.l th~ St,;, I ,' AT.* ul:t ac Law. .fa it. /, JS“. . Docs a general banking business; Interest 'allowed on time ilctu>sits. This hkiikTi- 1 exauiC.'i rd by tiie ; state Lank Examiner, who is appointed liv the (inVei nor and Auditor ol State. Ilu re hai, never ! em. fa Lure ol a itjin k orgauized under this law . JOHN MAKI'K'Kp. J AY iV. \V)I LIU!". President. Cashier FARMERS’ BANK, w .... IQ*" Opposite Public ■ - I&NSSSLA Eli ----- INDIANA JJ Receives Deposits. Duv and sell Exchange. I tCollccticus nmde ard promptly remitted. Money Lfflipnfi. and cues a geueral Rat King Bi‘iness . , , A McCoy. T.JicCtJ, I*., 1 . RolUiugsivorUi A. McCoy & Cc, F/FFks, (Successors-.' A • MtCoy «c T. Thompson.! Rensselaer, Indiana. •Do a general ’. tik'n? husinc.-p. bought nnrt roi-i. Money., loangit. Ornfl-. —j. Ollea 1). O'" ' . T i• . i. iV. t--3l». * i.jn'- .■ t-• >s ; ••bit.)* iiotuts "’eg same pi-. ' : > ‘W Cre> Me Coy |

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1888.

Locals and Personals.

The state fair will be held next w r eek, at Indianapolis. David Culp, of Hanging Grove tp., is sick with lung fever. The Free Will society meets with Mrs. W. D. Robinson, Sept. 14th. Jas. Thompson is extensively improving his residence oh Elm street. Call and see we I will be reasonable with you in school Books. H. J. Dexter. Edward Pierson, wife and childaen, of Kansas, are visiting old friends in this vicinity, for a short time;

R. P. Phillips has returned from the west, arriving last Saturday night. He has just recovered from a severe spell of sickness. A welcome break in, the feather came in the form of a brisk* sliowi er last Fridayj and another; Tuesday night. It was the first rain for six weeks. J. C. Williams attended the Tippecanoe county fair ; at Lafayette, last week, with his picture tentj and did well. He is at the Moroc-> co fair, at the same business, this week. Dear Parents: Don’t give the children their death of cold by letting them go barefooted all winter, but bring theni into Hemphill & Honan’s and got them shod all around. Ed. Chamberlain has been taken from Michigan City to Monticello for trial. He has been ing to starve himself for about three weeks, and is so Weak as to be un- 1 able to Walk. The late rains in this vicinity were merely local showers, not extended far, in any direction. Neither of them reached the vi- ! cinity of Remington, for instance, where no rain has fallen since J uly 5 th. Mr. and Mrs. N. Warney started for Minneapolis, Colorado, Tuesday, to visit t-beir son, Charley. Miss M. M. Hill, the teacher went in their company as far as Topeka, where she is engaged to teach, this year. ... Rev, Chas. Rice, a former pastor of the Baptist church, in Rensselaer, visited f-riends here Tuesday and went to Monon to .attend the meeting of the Montjcello Association, yesterday. He is now in charge of a congregation at Orlena, Ohio. — ~ Billy Wonder was out of luck again, at Lafayette, last week. He -got only fourth place in the raceJ there. As was the case at Rem- 1 ; ingtoa, he was unlucky enough to draw the outside place, .iu the race. There were eight good horses in the race. The.4oth Indiana Piegiinent will; hold a regimVnial re-union at Frankfort, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, of next. week. There are a few members of this regiment now living in Jasper courry, among whom is R. 13. Wijson, of this town. He intends ; to a’tend the reunion. !' The charges against Rv. *L H. Siddall. the loathesome moral leper, were tiled before a committee ! appointed for the purpose, at the Northwest Indiana Conference, at i Rochester, last week, com- ; mittee ieported the charges susi tained,and recommended expulsion; and the Conference so ordered.

C. P. Wright segt west another excursion, over thejßurliugton and Same Be routes, .Tuesday. The names and destinations; of the paities from Eensselaei, who went with the excursion are ns .follows: N. Warner and wife, Minneapolis. Colo*; Miss M. M, Hill, Topeka, Ivans.; Mrs. James Comer, New Haven, Ivans.; Ed. Kaiii. McCook, Neb.; Mrs. Theodore Clark, and Mrs. M. Calvert* Omaha, Neb.; Geo. Nichols, Earlton, Kansas. , The Marion County Ti ppecanoe Club is taking the le§d in organizing for a convention of the surviving Harrison voters of 1840, to be held at Erdtie Ground on Oct. 8 and 4. It is expected that Col. }L W. Thompson, the most distinguished Tippecanoe voter liViu* will address the meeting, and that General Harrison will deliver a non political, address on the ! second day. i Jasper county will ; lie represented by one of the lavgi eat Tippc-c ip;v in .the state, j ip proper*mr the population 6i f the county & 9 ■

The frrancesville fair will be held the fast week in September. To Rent:—A nbat seven room cottage, new and nice. R. P. Benjamin. H. J. Dexter is stilH Oh hand with a complete line of school books. James Burns, of Barkley township, well known as ‘‘Big Jiih” Burns, died of typhoid pneumohia last Monday. Fred Phillips is back again from the west, having come to Chicago with cattle. He has been in Utkh during the past two months. A. Leopold gives notice that lie has sold his stock of goods to M. M. Fletcher, of Lebanon, who is to take posession Oct. 15. Miss Lydia Dwiggins began teaching in Rochester, this state, last Monday. Her position is that of assistant in the high school. C. G. Sears arrived Monday night, from Colorado, where he has spent a year. ,He reports himself as feeling well enough to meet the best man in town, insid e a sixteen foot ring. A speakers’ platform, with seats has been arranged in the public square,, for the use of political meetings,, at the 'joint expense of tbs Republican and Democratic central committees. v.‘. The Rochester Daily Republican, Major Bitters’ bright , apd newsy publicsition, reported the daily proceedings of the M. E. Conference, just closed, in an excellent manner. Miss Birdie Ham mo Dd went to last Thursday, to enter ,pt. Mary’s Academy, as a student. She was accompanied by Mrs. Hammond, who returned home Sunday night. The man who took the shovel out of myt wagon,, last Thursday, from before Tulpur’s grocery store, is knowii and will save himself trouble and exposure by leaving it at Warner’s hardware store. Henry Barlow. The Monticello Baptist Association met at Monon, at 10:30 a, m., Wednesday, the 12th mst. • The organization includes eleven Baptist churches in Jasper, and adjoining counties. Quite a number of people from Rensselaer and vicim ity are attending. The Republicans of Remington had a meeiingrlftst Saturday night, which filled Exchange Hall to its utmost capacity. D. L. Bishop, of Kentland, was the principal | sp.eaker. The preliminary Avork, of organizing a strong mid active Republican club, was performed. ' ' ' M „Rev. *l. Zumbuelte former director of the Orphan Asylum and pastor of the Catholic congregation at Rensselaer, has returned jfrom. Germany, where lie went i last spring,, and is now in charge of the Catholic church, at Reynolds, White coupty. He> spent several days at the Catholic farm, last week. - r - Francesville New Era: We pre told that Geo. Brown, Jr:,- of Pleasant Grove, Jasper county, was the lucky man last week. He invested in a lottery-ticket which brought him iu $250, and a check for that amount is in the Rensse-! laer bank awaiting Mr. B.’s return : from Missouri where he is at pres- j ent on business. - People from Rensselaer and vicinity have taken advantage of the low rates to Columbus, to, go to that city, to attend the re-union or to visit friends, in considerable numbers. The following are the names so far as learned: Mrs. 1. C. Kelley, Mrs. T. ,P. Wright, Messrs J. M. Wasson, H. W. Wood, W> W. Murray, Shelby Grant. R. D. Wilson, J. C. Porter. Isaac Hemphill, M. H. Hemphill, Durnham, W. IT.Gwiu, Joseph Sharp. Robt. .HcCßhtoek, whose, wife was killed and. himself badly injured by a Monon train while op j his way to a soldiers re-union; at Monticello, as mentioned last week, will, it is stated, bring a suit for big damages,, against the railroad company. It is a.peculiar circumstance of the accidpbt that the only external mark ofL injury upon the person of the lauy. whb was killed was a small cut upon the back of her Lead. It wamAhe opinion cf her physician that .her death resulted more from nervous : shock than frgpa lief Hctnal IVt* juries.

Miss Mary Washburn Went back to Butler Univer&ity, Mbnday. Judge Hammohd went tbCrown Point, apsterday, to act as Special judge in a case for whioh Judge Field was disqualified. Work on Wm. Warren’s neW house, on Dayton street, on the banks of Makemself, is making good progress. Thfe, “Pumpkin Ylue” fair, of Newtoh County was pretty near a failure, thie year, and the directors have decided not to hold another, according to the Morocco Courier. - 1.. Last Thursday, at North Salem, this state, Blue Wing, a four-year old colt, out of Pluto, owned by the Rensselaer Horse Company, trotted a mile, over a half mile track, ih heavy condition, in 2:27. The following named promising young people have left this town this week, to begin or continue a collegiate education: S. E. Sparling, State University, Bloomington; Geo. Bruce, Franklin College, Franklin; Gaylord H. Chilcote, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Mary Washburn, Butler University, Indianapolis; Chas. Porter. State Normal, Terre Haute. In addition to these may be mentioned Harvey Robinson, who went to Purdue, last week. The name of Jacob Cashner, of Gillam township, must be added to the long list of Jasper county 1840 Harrison voters who are enthusiastic for the Harrison of 1888. He, voted for,W. H. Harrison in 1836 and in I§4o. His name has been enrolled as a member of the Jasper County Tippecanoe Club. Another ’member of the club, whose name has not yet been published, is B. C.McCoy, for a long time a resident of Jordan tp., but since last spring living just west of Rose Lawn, in Newton county.

MORE HOMELESS CHIDREN.

G. T. Qreen. agent of the Cincinnati Children’s Home, ,of Cincinnati, Ohio, will be at the Makeevey House, Rensselaer, .Ind., after the arrival of the 4 o’ clock p. m. train on Tuesday, September, 25th,? with 8 large company of children for. whom he desires to find homes, in good families. The children will be of both sexes and ranging in age from infancy up to ten or twelve years. Information as to the conditions upon which the children are disposed of may be had of Philip Blue,, landlord of the Makeever house, of Geo. M. Robinson, auditor of Jasper county, or at the office of the Ren&selaer Republican.

General Cyrus Bussey.

The Indianapolis Journal of Tuesday lias the following concerning Genera 1 , Cyrus Bussey, .the gentleman aAo will address the people of Rensselaer and vicinity this evening, in the place of Hon. J. M. Build 1 : , ■ 2. ■-'* i- ■ ■ • . '-* • ,*» < ■ General Cyrus Bussey, of NeAV York, opened his campaign iri this state at NeAV Castje yesterday, and will speak at Liberty on .Wednesday. Gen. Bussey speiit twenty years.of his life in Indiana. His father, Re% Amos Bussey, was for twenty-five years a ininister |of the Methodist chnrh in southleast Indiana. The General served through the whole Avar, having | gpDe into service as Colonel of the i third lowa Cav-alry. He participated in. the Arkansas campaign, commai;dipg a brigade at the Battle of Rea Ridge, where, the Indiana brigade, composed of the Eighth, Eighteenth and Twentysecond Indiana, Infantry,, and First ludian’a Battery, so greatly distinguished themselves, x He afterward commanded that, brigade. Gen. Bussey also hada.brigadp in General HoVey’s division, in the district of eastern Arkansas, and during the Biege of Vicksburg Avas chief of cavalry, undgr Gen. Sherman, participating ip the second campaign against Jackson with Gen. Hovey, He j therefore able to j.of that distinguished officer. He is well informed on the tariff quesItion. He was for six years presiident of the Chamber of Commerce |of NeAV Orleans, and hSs giy : the tariff aud American cotmneree | much attention.

Dear People of Jasper County.

It is aftf.u nARVFST iww please corue iu and.settle that tUile bilk Yours for cash, . . "H'emprill A H 'N v N.

COMMISSIONERS PROC[?]EDINGS.

ROADS AND BRIDGES. John M. Helmick and others petitioned for a highway in Wheatfield tp., beginning at the center 6f section 16, tp. 32, Range 6, runs north 4 mile, easi £ mile, north 1 ftiile, and east 2 miles. Graham, Alexander Hamilton ahd John H. Tilton were appointed to view the proposed highway, according to law, on Oct. 30, 1888. W. 'H. Tyler and others petitioned for a highway in Keener tp., beginning at the southeast corner of section 27, tp. 32, range 7, west, and running west lt| miles. Stephen T. Comer, Wm. Cooper and Noah M. Gant tvere appointed to view the proposed route on Oct. 30. W. H. Tyler and others petitioned for another highway in tp. to begin at the se corner eff sec. 27, tp. 32, range 7, and runinng south 3 miles. John O’Conner, Hemy Smith and Joseph Tauber, appointed to view, Oct. 40. David Benson arid others petitioned for a highway in Milroy and Jordan tps. beginning at the ne oornnr of sec. 21, tp. 28, range 5, arid running thence west a distance of nine miles. Geo. P. Darighdrty, Jesse F. Smith and Sylvester O’Meara are appointed to view the 'proposed road, on Oct. 30. Wm. R. Suttoh and others ask for a road in Milroy tp., to begin at the se corner of sec. J2O, tp 28, range 5, and’running north 1 mile. Same viewers and same date as in the foregoing case. Adam HeSs apd others ask for a a highway , between Pulaski and Jasper counties beginning at the ne corner of the sef of the nes of sec, 12, tp. 30, range 5, and running south ~2 miles. Archibald Pullins was appointed a commissioner to meet with a commissioner of Pulaski county, and the auditor was directed to inform the auditor of Pulaski county of the action of the Board, herein. Chas. Miller and others ask for a road in Wheatfield tp. beginning at a point 80 rods north of the say corner of sec. 10, tp.' 32, range 6, and running Avest 80 rods and r south 240 rods. Willard Stoelcwell, Wm. Kennedy and J. .I'VPattit appointed to view, Oct. 30. . James Bullis and others petition for a change of a highway in Jordanip., beginning near the se cor. of sav4 of sec. &6, tp. 28, range 7. Cliris Densler, j. J. Porter and Chas, Dluzak appointed viewers, Oct, 30. . The viewers appointed in June, to view a highway petitioned for ill Union tp., reported favorably and the road was declared established. GENERAL BUSINESS. Richard' Butler'petitioned for a ditch, commercing near the center of the n>v quarter of sec. 26, tp. 30, range 7, Union tp. and extending thence iu the most practicable line, east and north to the Iroquois river. Benjamin Harris, J. T. Randle and C. D. Nowels Avere appointed to view the proposed drain, in conjunction with the county surveyor, on Sept. 18, and locate, suryey and report upon the same, in accordance Avitn the laAv. -- -- ---- Ellen ConeEray made' a claim for damages from the County on account of injuries received, namely a broken Cellar-bone, by ' being thrown from a buggy, about a year ago, by her horse being jfrightned at a defecth’e bridge .near C. J. Brown’s place, in Marion .tp. The Board decided that she had no legal claim against the county, but she being a poor person, dependant upon her own labor, for [ support, the Doard made an apj'propriation of sls for her benefit, j f Ciias. T, Denham Avas appointj ccl v inspector of elections in. the [ east precinct of Carpenter tp., and Thomas. Thompson appointed to fpl. the same office in the south precinct of Marion township.

Religious Services.

Eldfr R. S. Dwiggins will preach at 10: U a. m. Sunday Sept. 16th, at the Christian church. The public are respectfully invited to attend. “Itjp especially desired that the memberghrt) all be present so far as posffibWj as there will be some iin porter, i, business to attend to at the close o' the morning service. , • • — — fitY ——: ' H. J, Dexter is the book man of ftehsselael, books of him. • ..

nil mi yrmm mV Gen. Cyrus Bussey, !» of New York, will speak at RENSSELAER, THIS -—• * ” • THURSDAY EVE, SEPT. 13tlt. COME EVERYBODY. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS At Knlman. ! Hon. I. D. Dunn, Saturday evening Sept. 15. , In Olllam Township. ' t Hon. S. P. Thompson, at Center school house, Saturday evening, Sept. 15. Till oh Township Capt. R. TV. Marshall, at Brushwood school liorise, Saturday evening, Sept. 15. At tae'nkstlaer. The 'Tippepanbe Club will hold its’next inonthly meeting Saturday afternoop, 4t the court house. ■Two is the hour for meeting. The Women’s Republican Club will meet jin the parlors of the House, Friday afternoon, at two o’clock. .•. • * BUSINESS LOCALS. C. A. Roberts for fine buggies. A complete stock of furniture at Jay W. Williams’. Eime for sale, by the new lumber firm, Wolf & Co. ' " If you want a cheap cistern call on Perkins & Son. F. & Meyer is sole agent for the tliorouglily reliable, Heath & Milligan prepared paints. Parties wishing furniture cheap . will do well to call on Jay W. Williams. Wales tanks and cisterns, of tie best quality, cheaply aud expeditiously made, by Perkins & Son. Go t 6 Wpjlf ,& Co. (Benjamin’s old yard) for anything needed in th’e lumber line. Wolf .&,Co., dealers iu all kinds of lumber, doors, windoAvs Ac. Give them a call. —- Clear anfl bright as a jewel -the spirits after drinking C. C. Starr’s Jewel Tea. A good assortment of top jobs at O. A. Roberts’. Prices reason able.. Call arid inspect. Each job fully Avarranted. MONEY! money— W. H. H-. Graham loans motley in sums of S3OO ans. upwards, on long tin e, at 6 to 7 per cent, interest. Jay >V‘ Williams is still in the furniture business and |»’ill continue to sejl.furniture cheaper than ever. Don’t forget the place. If you, want the-best coffee, fresh roasted copee, the cheapest for the money go. to C. U. Starrs. He roasts ail tis own coffee. The effect of a delicate stimulant the system is never more apparent than it is \vhen nup °f Mr. C.»-C. Starr's pure J et.el Tea. Re'eucii«.n vS- Coffee:—U. C. Starr, has,.reeduced prices on Ins roasted coffee ucts per-lb, making them ±h# Oif.apest .pdflep m the maihet, considered. Don’t ovilLL Wb 61 fr0I » Chicago *4riUl./. B lve p * Wq.U 1 Co. a uhaqqe. tp .pgure op ynnr bill.. They bei;eye «tM they can dp. asAvell for yoS, than urry IftFi

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