Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1889 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXL

THE REPUBLICAN. ISSUED RVKKV 3EO- F 3. PUBUSHKH AND Proprietor. OFFICE-^—-In building, on corner of Washington and Weston streets. Terms of Subscription. One year L - x months To Three months. w The Official Paper of Jasper County. PROI’ESSIONAL CARDS.

PHYSICIANS. W. HARTSELL, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC- — Ftl.3rsicia.iJ. and. Sixrg-eon, Rensselaek Indiana. Diseases a Office East Washington Street. 3-Jan-81. Residence, Makeover House. TYR. 1. R. W ABHEITPN, JPHYSfOIAN AND SURGEON, Rensselaer, Indiana. Gives special attention to Diseasesof Women and Children aud Chronic Diseases. Rememfcercalls are promptly attended when not professionally engaged. . jp P. BITTERS, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Over Ellis & Murray, Rensselaer, - - - Indiana to Residence. ‘. ~r ARY E. JACKSON, M. D. I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases ol women and children. Office on Front street, corner of Angelica. 19-33.

ATTORNEYS. Edwin P. Hammond. Wm. B. Austin HAMMOND & AUSTIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Rensselaer, Indiana, #fjjje» Office second floor of Leopold’s Block, corner Washington and Van Rensselaer streets Wm. B. Austin purchases, sells and leases real estate. JJALPH W. MARSHALL, AT TORNE YA T LA W, Practices in Jasper, Newton and adjoining counties. Especial attention given to settle meat of Decedent’s Estates, Collections, Conveyances, Justices’ Cases, Etc. Etc. Etc. Address, ... Rensselaer, Ikd Simon P. Thompson, david J. Thompson Attorney at Law. Notary Public. I'IHOMPSON As BRO.. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rensselaer, Ind. Practice in alt tne courts. We pay particular attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lands. M. L. SPITLER Collector and Abstractor yy 11. H.,GRAHAM, ATTORNEY AT LA W, " Will conduct a Loan and Real Estate Bureau. Office opposite Court house, on Washington street, formerly occupied by Frank W. Bab cock, Esq., Special attention to collections and Probate business. 18-48., JAMES W. DOUTHIT

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rensselaer. - Indiana. jftaf Office no stairs Id Mnkeever’s new brick bunding, three doors east of xvk W- w A - TSOX ’ 'fct E>W> tg?"Office up stairs in Leopold’s Bazar RENSSELAER, IND. •y-ORPECXi F. CHILmTEJ*ATTORNEY AT LMY, Rensselaer, In*t. Attends to all business in the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second story of the UakeCver buildin st. M J SCJHLI AN BO US. ZIMRI i > WIG <;. ~ J. SE AUS , V Al.. S EIB. President. Vice President, Cashier Citizens’ State Bank Rensselaer Ind. CAPITAL $30,000. Organized under the State Banking Law, Jan. 1, ; 1888. Does a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. This bankjis examred by the State Bank Examiner, who is appointed by the Governor and Auditor of State. There has never been a failure of a bank organized under this law, __ JohnMakeev er, Jay W. Williams, President. Cashier • FARMERS’ BANK, JggTOpposite Public Square-©# RENSSELAER. .... INDIANA Receives Deposits. Buy and sell Exchange. Collections made and prbmptly remitted. Money Loaned, anti does a general Banking Business. ALTER L. WILLEY, NOTARY PUBLIC dk INSURANCE A G ENT Companies represented: Aetna, of Hartford, Hartford, of Hartford; Springfield F. A M.,of Suringfield; German American, of N. Y.; Franklin, of. Indianapolis, Insurance Co. of North A merica; and Travelers Life & Accident, with accident tickets for from one to thirty days Office in Wright’s Real Estate office. 201-34 A. McCoy. T. J. McCoy, E. L. Holllingsworth A. McCoy & Co-, Bankrs, (Successors to A. McCoy A T. Thompson.) Rensselaer, Indiana. - J —. . 7 “t)o a general banking business. Exchange bought ana sold. Money loaned. Certificates bearing interest issued. Collecttio is made on all available points. \ Bank sane place as old firm of McCoy A Thompson,

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889.

Locals and personals.

Mrs. J. A. Bumham is visiting in Keener township. A few fur caps left yet and for sale cheap at Hemphill & Honan’s. Miss Bert Morris is visiting friends in Delphi. Heavy goods at cost, at R. Fendig’s. “Don’t forget to remember” the entertainment at the Presbyterian church, to-morrow evening. A. E. Kirk performs all surgical operations on animals skillfully and scientifically. 18-4tp Kirgie Spitler has returned to home and school from a holiday visit to Auburn. Dr. M. B. Alter is confined to his house by a bad swelling on his face.

Mrs. James Griswold and two children, of Valparaiso, is visiting her father, J. W. Duvall and famdy. ——— In order to make room for spring goods, I will sell for the next 30 days all heavy winter goods at first cost R. Fendig. Messrs. John Schneible, of Lafayette, and Martin Mertz, of Columbia City, are guests of Michael Eger’s family. Dudes and darn fools can save money by buying hats and shoes at Hemphill & Honan’s. (This means that other fellow.) D. B. Coppess, principal of the Hagerstown, Ind., schools, was in town Saturday. Home for the holidays.

I have a large and well selected stock of overcoats and heavy clothing which will be sold at first cost. R. Fendig. The panshoners of Rev. M. L. Tressler testified their appreciation and esteem by present of a beautiful gold watch, on Chris tmas. Mr. James Denford, of Crothersville, Indo has been visiting in Jasper conty during the holidays. He spent the last day of his stay with Rev. U. M. McGuire. The report that W. J. ituff had sold his mteresi in the Valparaiso Vidette was premature. The sale was not consummated, and Mr. Huff still retains his connection with the paper.

Notice: All those knowing themselves indebted to me are respectfully asked to call in and settle, either by cash Sr note, as my books must be closed for the past year. R. FENDIG. Bucklin’s fourth gas well at Francesville will probably be completed this week. It has been delayed a long time by the breaking of the cable and consequent trouble in getting out the drill. The Logansport Odd Fellows are moveig to have the Grand Lodge Committee select the Smithson College building, that city, for the proposed home for aged and indigent members of the order. An exchange says that the mortality among children in Indiana during the last four or five weeks from diphtheria has been greater than that from yellow fever in Florida during the height of the recent epidemic in that State.

Au editor of an lowa paper being asked, “Do hogs pay?” says > that a good many do not; that they , take the paper for several years i and then have the postmaster send j it back marked “refused,” “gone West,” etc. Fred Erb, Lafayette’s champion shot has accepted a challenge from the noted Dr. W. F. Carver, of Kansas City, to shoot a pigeon match at one hundred birds, Hurlingham rules, for $250 a side, .at the gun park in Lafayette, on the 22nd of February. G. H. Chilcote, of Michigan Universary, Harvey Robinson, of Purdue, Willie and Birdie Hammond of Notre Dame, and Miss Mary Washburn of Butler University, all students, were home for the holiday vacation, but have returned to their respective institutions. Since the discovery of natural gas in Indiana, seventy-nine manufactories, with an aggregate capital of five million dollars and employing six thousand operatives, have located in this state. The indications are that Indiana will eventually become one of s the heaviest manufacturing states in the Union.

Mrs. F. B. Meyer ancl an infant son are sick, but getting better. A line of rubber goods on sale at Hemphi 11- & Honan’s. Miss Este Burnham is visiting friends at Lafayette and Auburn. Enquire at the drug stores for the horse doctor. 4tp. Winter millinery at cost, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Mrs. Dora Lyon, of Delphi, is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. Healey and family, for a short time. Remember its ’B9 now. Call in and settle your account. * . r Hemphill & Honan. Mr. J. H. Willey has been having much pain and sickness on account of his injured finger, hurt in a feed grinder.

Morris Thomas, at the New Meat Market, requests the public to try his fresh meat, at from 3 to 10 cents per pound, R. 8. Dwiggins left Wednesday for California and from there will go to Mexico, to pass the winter and look after his gold mine. The Rensselaer banks now open at 9 a. m., or an hour later than heretofore. Their closing hour is still 4 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bitters, of Akron, Fulton county, returned home yesterday, after several days visit with their son, the Doctor, and his family. The Utopia Dancing Club has re-organized for the season, and had its second dance last Friday night. The club will have six dances during the season. J. W. King has taken personal charge of his grocery store near the depot, while his place as salesman in Williams’ furniture store is filled by Theodore Clark, an expert cabinet maker.

Money solfl recently in a Frank--1 fort Building & Loan association ' at a premium of an even hundred, i that is a person draws but but ; SIOO on a S2OO share, and pays inj terest on the S2OO. Gosh. The members of the Rensselaer Fire Company are preparing to; give a grand masked ball on the night of January 17. The proceeds of the ball will go towards procuring uniforms for the members of the company. Monday was the 37th anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris. The occasion was commemorated by the reception by each of them of an elegant gold-watch and chaiin, presented by their children.

The Ladies Society of the Presbyterian church will give a nwisical and literary entertainment at the Presbyterian church on Friday evening, Jah. 4. The Society expects to give these entertaini rnents once a month, during the j-winter. I Lost. — A brass bound, painter’s rule or “straight edge” 6 feet long, |on the road between Watson’s i School House and Pleasant Ridge. ; A reward will be paid for leaving ! the same at Meyer’s drug store, iltp E. C. Owen.

Gussie Phillips has been over at Fowler visiting his brother-in-law, rSTS/Barnes, for some time, getting home Saturday. Mr. Barnes, by the way, is now filling the po- : sition of deputy sheriff in Benton ; county, and doing well,. I -V | Uncle Ward Anderson has just returned from California, and is now visiting J. W. Duvall’s family. The old gentleman is in his 80th year, but hale and vigorous. He intends to make his home at Morocco, hereafter. He was postmaster at Rensselaer way back in wartimes. ■

• In the case of John Winkley, of j Monon, claiming $2,000 from the ‘ estate of the late William Edwards for services rendered during an | illness of the latter, the jury decided that the promissory note upon which the claim was principally based was not sufficient proof, and found in favor of the heirs.—Logansport Journal. There has been pretty nearly a ’ new deal in the working force at the Economy Store, since last week. Mr. Cox has returned to his home at Crete, Nebraska, and Vic. Willey will try his hand at commercial traveling, for a Chicago firm. Their places in the store have been occupied by Mr. Harry Brown of the Art School, and Rue Priest a

A daughter at D. F. Grant’s, Barkley tp., last Sunday. Dancing pumps, the latest nov-j el ties, at Hemphill & Honan’s. If your horse or cow is sick consult A. E. Kirk. 18-4 t-p. The F. W. Sewing Society meets with Mrs. W. D. Robinson, Friday afternoon. y v ; James Grant, just west of town, has been seriously sick with erysipelas, but is now improving. Bayard Clark has the position of brakeman on the accommodation train that rims between Monon ahd. Indianapolis. The new bell in the Catholic church is a very fine one, in respect to tone &c. Its cost was about $l3O. '

All the town merchants have agreed to close their stores at 8 p. m. until May 1, Saturday nights excepted. Frank Wolfe, the lumber dealer, has moved into F. G. Henkle’s house, on Dayton street, not far from the lumber yard. The Ladies Industrial Society of the M. E.’ church are making preparations for a fair and supper on February 22,1889, at the Opera House. The next Free Will Baptist quarterly meeting will be held January 12 and 13. Rev. F. J. Mawhorter, of Wawaka, will be present and preach upon those dates.

Extensive improvements are being made in the furnishings of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church. About S3OO will be expended in this manner, and great improvements be effected thereby. The new supreme judges, Berkshire, Coffey and Olds, will take their seats on next Monday, Jan. 7, and for the first time since 1870 a majority of the supreme judges of Indiana will be Republican. Mis. Jennie Hawkins made large additions and improvements to her house, on Main street, during the year just passed, but was overlooked last week, in the formal enumeration of the year’s improvements.

Mrs. W. J. Imes and son Walter came over from Monon, Monday evening, to visit the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paris, on the occasion of their 37th wedding anniversary. Walter went home the proud possessor of a silver watch, as a present from Mr. Paris. 4 The Sunday closing movement began its good and perfect work last Sunday; not a business house being opened during the > entire day’ as we are reliably informed, except the drug stores during the hours agreed upon. Let the good plan be rigidly adhered to. Straight & Wiley have dissolved partnership in “the law business. Mr. Wiley has bought the interest of Mr. Straight,,who will probably remove to Colorado at an early day, to go into the law and real estate business with his son-in-law, Geo. G. Shafer, who is doing well at Denver. —Fowler Review. Edward Kirk has bought the old Kirk homestead, on Front street and again becomes a resident of Rensselaer. He intends to devote his time to the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, hereafter, for Which profession he has been fitting himself for several years. The .. prospects for an electric light plant still continue favorable, although but little progress has been made in the enterprise, during the past two weeks, owing to the holidays. Mr. Ferguson, the organizer of the enterprise is now in Chicago, in its interest. The name and style of the company will be “The Rensselaer Water, Light & Power Company.

At the funeral of a child lately, in Lake county, the funeral procession on its.way from the parent’s residence to the church, made a circuit of about three miles, to avoid passing the cemetery in which the child was to be buried. This was done out of regard for an old superstition to the effect that if a corpse is carried past a cemetery and then returned to it for burial, another member of the same family will die within a certain time. It is strange, indeed, how long the senseless superstitions of a barbarous age retain their hold on the minds of so many people in this civilizfed and enlightened age.

E. I*. Coen started back for Kansas, Monday morning. Hemphill and Honan will sell you goods by electric light soon. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis, of LaPorte, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. R. W. Marshall and family. i \ * Those wishing to buy blankets, flannels and yarns will do well to call on R. Fendig. He is bound to close them out.

The Idaville Observer suspended publication last week. Will Small, the editor, goes to work for a Logansport paper. Have you seen those blankets Ellis & Murray are selling for $5 a pair? Nothing like them ever seen in this country for the money. The January term of the Jasper circuit court begins next Monday. There is not much business of importance in prospect. 1 Earl Reynolds has a job telegraphing, at Casco, this state, on the Michigan City division of the Monon Route. Dr. L B. Washburn, Treasurer of Jasper county, was in the city Wednesday, greeting his many old friends and acquaintances. The Doctor has been prosperous since his removal to Rensselaer, and is well content with himself and his environment.-Logansport Journal. Geo. W. Johnson has sold his paper, the Roann Clarion, and will probably seek new fields of labor. It is possible that his reputed connection with the case of Meta Huitt, the girl who lately suicided in Chicago, had something to do in inducing him to sell out and leave.

Circuit Court convenes here next Monday, Jan. 7. The Grand J ury is ordered to be on hand that day. The Prosecuting Attorney desires us to say that any one having matters to bring before the Grand Jury, should notify him at once, either personally or by letter, and be on hand Tuesday or Wednesday, as the session of the Grand Jury will be short. The eclipse of the sun Tuesday afternoon was observed here under very favorable conditions; the sky being remarkably clear for, the time of the year and day. The first contact of the dark body of the moon with the luminous disk of the sun was observed at 3:30 p. m. As the sun went down about three-fourths of the solar surface was covered. The eclipse was total no place in this country except a narrow belt extending from Northern California, north-east-ward into Montana.

Mr. and Mrs. A M. Baker arrived at their home last Monday, from a several week’s visit among old friends in Ohio. They expect to depart for Tacoma, Washington Terr., their future home, next week. Their son, J. C. Baker, a wealthy and very prosperous wholesale merchant and real-estate dealer, is building an elegant residence as a present for .his mother, while to his father he has guaranteed a handsome permanent income, as a manager of certain parts of his business. The “Week of Prayer” is an institution now widely observed by the Evangelical churches in the U; 8. The first whole week in January is the one set aside for this observance. ' It is the usual custom for the different Evangelical churches in a place, to hold union services during the week, and in pursuance of this custom the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Rensselaer will worship togethei next week, as per announcement of the pastors, published elsewhere.

At the spelling school, at the Court House, Tuesday night, under the management of the M. E. Industrial Society there were two “spell downs.” At the first J. A. Burnham was the victor while 8. P. Thompson took the honors at the second. Harve Robinson, the Purdue student, held Capt. Burnham a strong race, at the first contest, while at the other Supt. J. F. Warren was a mighty good second to “Our Simon.” Besides the four named above several others showed themselves adepts at unravelling the illogical intricacies of English orthography, as Mrs. J. F. Warren, Mrs. Melle Medicos, W. W. Watson, 8. C. Irwin and R. P. Benjamin. The treasure box of the Industrial Society wasrepleted to the extent of about ten dollars, bv the entertainment . s

Mr. E. B. Wheeler, of Spokane Falls, Washington Terr., was the guest of his father-in-law, Landlord Hyland, from last Wednesday until Monday, when in company with his wife, he departed for. his western home. Mrs. Wheeler has been here for several months. Mr. Wheeler is enthusiastic over the prospects of his town. It is located in the eastern part of the territory, has three or four railroads, and one of the finest water powers on the continent, perhaps. Its population has grown from 100 in 1880 to 15,000 in 1888.

A young man who gave his name as Chas. Traeger, called at the office of the County Clerk Monday and had a marriage license made out authorizing him to marry Angie Page. After the document was all ready for delivery the prospective bridegroom enquired the amount of the clerk’s fee, and upon learning that it was the enormous sum of two dollars, he expressed the utmost surprise and consternation, felt in his pockets and found that his available cash was far short of the required amount, then concluded, apparently, that marriage licenses were too expensive a luxury for him to indulge in at that time, and left the office without it. But he came back yesterday and paid for and took away the expensive but indispensable document, but protested earnestly that the plan of exacting pay for marriage licenses was all wrong, and claimed that instead of paying money for the privilege of getting married, a roan ought to be paid for incurring the risks and responsibilities of matrimony.

BUSINESS LOCALS.

$1.25 arctics at sl.lO at Hemphill & Honan’s . y’MBuy your Gloves and Mittens of Ellis & Murray. All kinds of rocking chairs at Williams’. Everybody wants one of those spring rockers, at Williams’. The best felt boot m the market $2.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Buy your fancy chairs of Williams.

Thirty thousand feet, 2 iqchoak plank, at Wolfe & Go’s. $1.25 arctics at sl.lO at Hemphill & Honan’s. Money to loan on farms at lowest rates. Privilege of partial payments before due. W. W. Watson. Just drop in' and see what a bargain Ellis & Murray will give you on an over-coat or cloak. If you have any desire to make us happy, come in and pay up. Ellis & Murray. MONEY! money— W. H. H. Graham loans money in sums of S3OO and upwards, on long time, at 6 to 7 per cent, interest. Itch. Mange and scratches on human or animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by Long & Eger, druggist, Rensselaer. *

hats the use of shivering and shaking these cold mornings when Hemphill & Honan are selling underwear and mitts so cheap. S. Fendig will pay the highest market price for hides, furs, junk, old rags, tallow etc., at the store of N. Fendig. Arctics, felt boots, chamois lined shoes, flannel lined congress gaitors and felt lined shoes, as cheap as dirt and ten* times as warm, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Ray Leopold, agent for H. Courson, of Chicago, manufacturers of switches, waves, bangs, wigs, watch chains, &,c, &c. Call and learn prices. Williams has largest and most complete stock pf furniture ever in Rensselaer. and see his stock. Selling at bed rock prices for cash. Fo» Sale. A Stallion, f English draft and J Norman, 5 years old. For terms of sale, references and further particulars apply at the John Rosenbrook farm, 2| ►miles southeast of Brook, on the C. & E. I. R. R. 14-4tptf George Busch.

For Sale Cheap.

Farm of 160 acres choice land* with good house, sheds, cribs &c. One mile from depot Will be sold at a sacrifice if sold within six weeks. Apply to owner of the place. A. M. Baker, ts Rensselaer, Ind.

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