Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1888 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Born, Monday, Dec. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eger, a son. ; 500 cheap books at the PostOffice. Toys, by the wagon load, at LaRue Bros. ' H. J. Dexter will sell you a hobby horse for sl. Mrs. L. W. Henkle, of Newton tp., is recovering from a severe case of lung fever. We want to impress this point upon the public: We won't be undersold. Long & Eger. Tea sets, dinner sets, bed room sets, of all kinds and prices. Laßue Bros. A. Parkison and daughter, Miss Stella, arrived homo from their Arkansas visit, last Saturday. Books in sets-at the Post-Office. Cheap books *• “ “ . “ Childrens “ ** “ “ W. R. Nowels, of Marion township, north of town, is thinking of buying or building in Rensselaer, and making his residence here. Do not send your money to Chicago of New York, for Holiday goods. H. J. Dexter will accomdate you at the Post-Office. An immense variety to select from, ut popular prices, at Santa Claus’ headquarters. Long & Eger. Pat O’Donnell has returned to his school in Maryland, where he will spend the winter in study.— Delphi Times. Laßue Bros, have the largest and best selected stock of Christmas goods ever brought to Rensselaer. Call and see them. Albert M. Hoover, late of Barkley township, has recently purchased and moved into Allen Catt’s tenant house, opposite Catt’s own residence, on Division street. Attention School Teachers! —We can sell you candy and nuts cheaper than anybody. Call and see us and learn prices, Laßue Bros. Kov. M. L. Tressler, pastor of the Presbyterian church, went to Frankfort, Tuesday, and will lemain there a week, assisting the minister there, in a series of meetings. Chas. Platt and family are moving back to town, from Barkley township, where they went last spring. They will occupy their own old residence, on Van Rensselaer street. v . 'X . - , . . Joseph Yeoman’s new residence, in Thompson’s addition, is making good progress. It is a large building, and will doubtless be convenient, but makes little pretentions to architectural attractiveness. - A. , Uncle Aleck McDonald, one of the best known citizens of Keener township, and one of the founders of the town of DeMotte, died last Sunday, of Paralysis. He was a bachelor, a Scotchman by birth, and of advanced age. We notice by the Minneapolis, Colorado, Republican that E. C. Nowels lately figured as one of the chief performers in a wheelbarrow election bet. He wheeled a stalwart liepublican a distance of a half mile, at the head of a triumphal procession, and made the whole trip without a single halt. The Art School has removed to more pleasant and commodious rooms over Leopold’s Dry Goods store where they will be pleased to have you call and see the work. Several new pupils have joined the class. They guarantee success.. Try it and see what you can do. Holiday Excursions via the Monon Route.— On Dec. 24, 25, 31,1888, and January 1,1889, the Monon Route will sell excursion tickets between all stations at one and one thirdgfare for the round trip. Good returning until Jan3, ’B9, inclusive. For rates and full particulars call at ticket office of the Monon Route. Marriage licenses since last reported: j John R. Knight, - | Emma Brasket. J James Clark, ( Laura E. Davis. I William S. Richards. “ 1 Larina May Peterson. - | Lewis Nitzschke, 1 Rebecca A Brewer.

$1.25 arctics nt sl.lO at Hemphill <fe Honan’s. H. J. Dexter has the.best assortment of Dolls in town. The best felt boot in the market $2.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Our merchants have unusually large and well selected stocks of Holiday goods, this season. Dolls at the Post-Office. Albums “ “ “ “ . Scrap-books “ “ “ “ C. C. Starr was in Chicago this week, adding to his already large stock of goods for the Holidays. « Isaac Colborn has finally moved into his handsome new bouse, on Main street. Two shares of stock in the Rensselaer Building, Lonn and Savings Association, for sale. Enquire at this office. C. J. Brown, of a few miles southeast of town, is wintering at De Funiak, Florida, for the benefit of his health. - The largest and most complete stock of goods for the holidays at prices that defy competition, at C. C. Starr’s. B. F. Ferguson’s residence, on Cullen street, is making rapid progress, and if the weather continues favorable, it will be completed by the Ist of January. The December term of the Newton Circuit court, opens in Kentland, this week. Messrs. Hammond, Thompson and Marshall, of the Rensselaer bar, are in attendance. The public is cordially invited to call at C. C. Starr’s and f look through his stock of Holiday goods and learn prices, before making their purchases. The very lowest prices guaranteed. „

David Nowell and his son C. D., are preparing to open a furniture store in their room in the Nowels block, adjoining Kannal> jewelry store. A portion of their goods have already arrived. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin left Monday, for Florida, expecting to be absent about a month. They will visit Chattanooga, Tenn., and the battle-field of Lookout Mountain, on their way. The alterations and improvements in the Presbyterian church are so far completed that the room will be ready for use by next Sunday. The new seats, however, which have to be made to order, are not expected for a month yet. Ex-Sheriff Yeoman is engaged in a new business. Last week he took charge of the harness store of his late brother-in-law, W. H. Braddick, at Lowell, and his present intention is to continue the business, and to remove his family there, in the spring. A barn was burned on A. McCoy’s farm, at Marlborough, last Saturday evening. A good horse, some considerable grain and some harness were lost in the fire. The barn itself was pretty large, but not expensive. The total loss is several hundred dollars, with no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. A good deal of property was sold at W. R. Nowels’ auction, On Thursday of last week, and, according to reports, at immense prices. About $2,100 was the amount the sale aggregated. W. N. Jones was the auctioneer, and the crutches he is now obliged to i use in aid of his locomotive powers have no deterring effects upon the free use of his organ of ga b. Miss Lucy Healy, of Rensselaer, who has often visited in this city, died at her home Friday last, after an illness of but a few days. Her’s is the third death in the family in less than two years. Before her death she made several requests, among them that Frank Lehnert, of this city, act as one of her pall bearers. Her sudden death was a sad blow to her many friends in this city.—Delphi Times. The quickest time ever made by a railroad train between Chicago and Louisville was made over the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, on Sunday, the train carrying the Boston Ideal Opera Company troupe. The distance is 323 miles, and it was covered in seven hours and fifteen minutes, or an average of 46 miles per hour, the time taken in stopping for water and railroad crossings to be deducted. Twelve hours is the rulining time for the fast trains between the two cities.

Miss Lizzie Purcupile is visiting friends in Candies and nuts for the Holidays. Laßue Bros. Buy your Gloves and Mittens of Ellis & Murray. $1.25 arctics at sl.lO at Hemphill & Honan’s. Mrs. H. W. Porter is recovering from her rheumatic sickness, and able to get about the house. Dolls, drums, hobby horses, cups and saucers by the dozen, cheap at Laßue Bros. Christmas is coming, you can tell it by the amount of goods at the post-office. Mrs. T. A. Antrim, of Keener tp., is in a desperate condition with the dropsy. The largest assortment of Hanging lamps in town. I Laßue Bros. Charley Chickney, a Menominee at the Indian school, got homesick, a week or two ago, and went to his home in Wisconsin. Now comes Christmas, and we are fully prepared for it with a grand Holiday slock, i— _ _ Long & Eger. If you look at my goods and are not satisfied, then 1 am willing for you to go to somo other city. H. J. Rev. U. M. McGuire concluded a successful series of meetings, ci two weeks duration, at Prairie Vine church, in„ Newton .county, last Friday night. Mrs. E. C. Nowels who has been seriously sick for the past two weeks, we are glad to note is improving.—Minneapolis, Col., Republican.

Mrs. U. C. Sigler, who has been in Chicago, under treatment for a serious liver trouble, for several weeks, is so far recovered that her husband hopes to bring her home, next Saturday. After Friday of this week Meyer, the druggist, will give to every .customer purchasing goods to amount of $5 or more, an elegant, hand-plain ted, brass plaque, until his supply is exhausted. The heart of man could not desire more beautiful weather, for the time of year, than has prevailed daring the last few weeks. Old Boreas is liable to put in an appearance at any time, however, and break the Indian summer off short. Surveyor Thrawls and Ditch Commissioner Watson are laying out a big ditch in Wheatfield tp., this weex, They have just finished laying out two or three large ditches in Union and Barkley townships. A company of colored singers calling itself the • Nashville, Tenn., Concert Company" gave a performance in the Opera House, Tuesday evening, and had a pretty good house. The company is evidently not of the very highest order of excellence, although most people found their performance, rather amusing, at least. Postmaster Bates informs us that under the new arrangement of trains on the Monon, no mail sack can be sent from this place on the night mail tram south, as the train does not stop at this place. All mail for the south, which is received before 3:30 p. m., is sent north on the four p. m. train and is transferred to the fast mail at Hammond. An eclipse of the sun will occur on the First day of January. In some portions of the far Northwest the eclipse will be total, but in this part of the country it will only be partial. It will begin in this latitude at about 3:30 p. m. and will be about in the middle at sunset Should the weather be clear the spectacle will be an interesting one to contemplate. August Krull, the Wheatfield saloon-keeper, and his son-in-law John Weiss, were drawn over the coals, by Judge Morgan, last Friday, for various infractions of the laws regulating the sale of liquor ed $lO each, once for selling liquor on election day and twice for selling on Sunday. Weiss was fined $lO and costs on one case, for selling on Sunday. These four fines with the heavy attendant costs, with the added expense of attorneys make a pretty heavy bill of expense for Mr. Krull and will go far towards con vincing him that obedience to the law is the best policy . .a ?