Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1889 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Noble J. York, of Monon, was in town Monday. A sls prize given away, at Priest & Paxton’s. Dpvid Makeever is home from Missouri, visiting his siek father, D. S. Makeever. Rubber goods, every pair warranted for two months at Economy Store. * Don’t fail to buy asl worth of goods at Priest & Paxton’s and and get a ticket on the sls prize. The “Fire Laddies” have their masked ball, to-night. It will be a brilliant success, beyond question.

Those wishing to buy blankets, flannels and yarns will do well to call on R. Fendig. He is bound to close them out. A. J. Kitt has once more resumed control of the Good land Herald. Says he has come back in to journalism to stay. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig and son, Louie, left for Brunswick, Ga. last Thursday night, and will spend the winter,, with their daughter, Mrs. Borchardt. Fowler’s lady physician, Dr. Nellie Green, took part in a shooting match for a turkey, one day last week, and came out first best, in a contest with three young men.

The Catholic congregation at Fowler requires a pastor with the “gift of tongues.” It contains 25 English speaking families, 35 French speaking and 12 German speaking. W. M. Wilson & Co., will open up a dry goods and clothing store to-day, in Makeever’s building, next door west of the bank. They wish to close out their stock in about three weeks. A telephone line about 5 miles long, is being erected from DeLos Thompson’s residence to the Thompson stock farm, just east of town, and continued on to A. Thompson’s farm, beyond Pleas? ant Ridge. Drs. Washburn, Bitters and V. E. Lougkridge made a post-mor-tem examination Monday, to determine the cause of death of a 4 year old son df James Lefler, of Milroy tp. They found spinal abscesses and an enlarged liver. Protracted meetings are now in progress in the Presbyterian, the Missionary Baptist and the F. W. Baptist churches. The respective resident pastors all have able assistants “abroad, and the meetings are attracting much attention.

Hod. Simon Weyand died at his home in Wmamac, on the 4th inst. He was an attorney and abstracter, by profession. He was a mem her of the state legislature twory ears ago. He was a cousin of Mrs. Dr. Washburn, of Rensselaer. 1 The Monon Ijeader has suspended publication and the printing outfit of the paper has been taken away from the town. The place is not an inviting field for journalism, and it is likely that thg good people there will have to struggle along without a newspaper for some time to come.

Mr Piper, of Denver, Miami county, the new proprietor of the Bond farm, just north of town, has rented the greater portion of the same to John Watson who will occupy the dwelling upon it. Ike Porter has also rented a portion, but he will reside in town, we understand. & That interesting but infrequent contributor Auditor Robinson, begins a new serial story in The Republican this week, under the familiar title of Delinquent Tax List. The only unfavorable criticism the publisher can offer regarding the story is that it is too short; but with the generality of people that feature will not be taken as a fault. Jim Babcock, of Jordan tp., drove about 30 big dehorned steers through town last Thursday, for shipment. The horns were cut off last fall. Mr. Babcoek says that the steers fed together much more peacefully after the horns were gone, bnt thinks that the dehorning operation gave them a “set back” which caused more loss than the gain in the other particular would recompense. He thinks dehorning would be a good thing if done while the cattle are young

The M. E. will meet with Mrs. Blue next Tuesday. Somebody is going to draw the prize at Priest &'Paxton’s. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy will celebrate their tin wedding, next Tuesday. Jan. 22. For every $1 worth of goods you buy at Priest <k Paxton’s you get a ticket on the beautiful prize. Remember its ’B9 now. Call in and settle your account. Hemphill & Honan. Judge Hammond was in Ind-' lanapolis Monday and Tuesday, attending the Governor’s inauguration exercises.

There is measles in the families of W. R. Sutton and Wm. Caster, in Milroy tp. A daughter of the latter is very sick with the,disease. Jack Hoyes will move from J. C* Porter’s farm, porthwest of town, to Isaac Parker’s place in Hanging Grove.. And Jacob M. f Lesh, a Duukard from Preble Co., Ohio, will occupy the Porter farm. A. P. Luse, vice-president of the type founding house of Murder, Luse & Co., Chicago, was in town Monday, looking after his landed interests in this which are extensive.

TDlae butcher shop next to the post-office has again changed hands. Chas. Paxton, of Newton tp., is thfe new owner. He assumed possession last Thursday, and is starting in as though he meant to stay. Miss Nellie Stackhouse, a former Rensselaer lady, is now one of the most successful reporters on the staff of the Chicago Tribune. She also does special feature work for that paper, over the nom de plume of Noris Marks. Notice is hereby given, that the Relief Corps will hold its regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday evenings of each month. Mary Leatherman, Secy Pro tern. Julia A. Healey, Pres. Henry Mackey the marble man, now owns and occupies a residence of his'Wn, in Leopold’s Addition. He bought, moved on to his lot and rebuilt, Isaac Colborn’s old house, in the rear of his new building. He has made it into a very comfortable place of residence. „ There is no place in Newton county nearly so accessible from all parts of the county, by railroad, as Goodland; and that fact has given some of the good people of that burg hopes of some day being made the county seat. Such a result is indeed quite possible but hardly probable. M. L. Spitler has received a card announcing the marriage Jan. Ist at Austin, Texas, of Mrs. Mattie Tatman to Mr. John Kerr, of Ban Antonio that state. Mrs. Tatman was the widow of the late Cicero Tatman, and daughter of Hon. Ezra Wright, all former residents of Rensselaer. Dr. T. H. Harrison, late proprietor of the Lebanon Pioneer, and president of the State Board of Benevolent Institutions, has purchased the Michigan Qity, Dispat.cn, and will take immediate charge. Harry Francis, late proprietor of the latter, has been elected to the legislature, which will occupy his time for-the present. —Lafayette Courier.

D. C. Bond and family have removed to their future place of residence, Denver, Miami county, the family having left last day and Mr. Bond expects to follow to-day. At Denver Mr. Bond will resume his old occupation of merchant. He has taken with him and will retain possession of, all Jiis fine draft and road horses, including the well known trotter, Billy Wonder. There is universal satisfaction among our citizens over the prosipect of the location here of a stone crushing machine and the consequent abundance of the best kind of material for road making. The rejoicing is not .alone dyer the prospects of good streets in the town of Rensselaer, but it is gen- ■ erally felt that good and, perman--1 ent streets in the town, to the corporation limits, will have ihe effect to stimulate our country friends to make their highways better, also. In this connection, we would say, that the amount of the crushed stone contracted fqr by the town was not quite correctly stated, last week. The amount is S6OO worth, at 75 cents a yard, which would amount to 800 yards.

Sam Duvall and Horace Peacock, were indicted’ for playing poker, and plead guilty and were fined*ss and costs. They stayed the fine with Bert Hoover aft security. The grand jury completed its wofk yesterday afternoon, too late for a report, this week.. A strong attenaptihas been made to corral the town gamblers, but with what success is not yet apparent* Okas. _M. Paxton; at the new meat-market, next to the post-of-fice, has a full line of all kindSof. flesh and cured meats, and solicits a share of the custom of the people of Rensselaer and vicinity. Give him a trial.

Frank Shields, whose sickness with consumption has been mentioned, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of his Uncle, John Shields, a few miles south ofjtown He was about 25 years old and unmarried. His nearest surviving /relatives are one brother and one sister. He retained his faculties to the very last, bat his death was painless aud peaceful. The funeral was held in the F. W. Baptist church, yesterday and the remains buried iu Weston cemetery. The contracts for the new church are nearly all closed now. Colborn & Co., will furnish the lumber for $550. Frank Osborne will furnish the door and window frames for $333, and do the carpenter work for 300. The bricklaying will be done by Arbagast & Hicks for $385. Tne doors and windows have not been provided for. The work must begin as soon as the weather is suitable and be rushed right along until all is completed.

Sepatot S. P. Thompson now attending the State Legislature, writes us that himself and Mrs. Thompson have found a good hofae for the winter, at 144 North Mississippi street, at Indianapolis. Mr. Thompson shares in the general admiration fdr the new StateHouse and pronounces it a model building and with no jobbery apparent in its erection. He will be glad to see friends from Jasper county, early and often. Marriage licenses since last reported:

~—- J Charles Traeger, j Anzie Page, j George B. Fox, j Fanuie E. Rockwood. j John F. Pettet, \ Mary C. Fleming. " j Peter Shide, \ Anna Wagner: j Henry C. Goff, |, Caßsie E. Huiley. >-■ j David H‘ Anderson, | Sarah L. Mitchell. Benton county has been going into the gravel rood business pretty heavily during the past two years and the Fowler Review makes the following timely observations regarding them: “Our farmers are now enjoying the advantage of good gravel roads while their less favored neighbors are compelled to worry along over the worst kind of dirt roads. Their construction, it is true, has been accomplished by a great outlay of money, yet the advantages to Fowler and vicinity has been incalculable.”

All’the political flag poles were cut down and chopped into firewood, last Thuisday. All had to go,-- Ltepublican, Democratic, Prohibition and even the modest little Belva Lockwood staff, were leveled to the earth and* only the Btumps and a tew chips mars: the places which knew them once but shall know them no more soever. Generally speaking this act waif all right, the poles had served their purposes, such as they were, as political emblems, and if is better that they be down and out of the way. In respect to the Republican pole, however, we mildly regret that it was not allowed to stand, until spring at least. Not from any political considerations but simply because being provided with a halliard and pulley, and being, withal, a strong and well planted piece of timber, it made a good flag-staff upon which to display the cold-wave signals. However, such of our citizens as have found it an advantage to be warned before-hand of the:approach of an arctic wave may console, themselves with the reflection that, judging from the present indication, meteorological phenomena of that character are likely.to be few in number during the present winter, at least