Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1889 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

For furniture go to Newels A Son. It is n girl and weighs ten pouuds, and has been W. C. Shead’s house, since Wednesday, the 16th. Frank A. Douglas, N. Warner A Sons’ capable tiirner of last fall, is again in the employ of that firm. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Kalamazoo, Tuesday, .to visit his wife and baby. “■ The latter is seriously sick. That Grand Jury went after the gamblers, with a drag net. They caught some sharks and many suckers. - _ f . A. P. Luse, the wealthy type founder, intends to erect a $2,000 residence on his farm in Kankakee tp., next season, Chas. W. Crockett, who has been visiting friends in this vicinity since his mother’s funeral, took the train Tuesday afternoon, for his home at Olatfie, Kansas.

Mrs. Joseph Adams, of South Marion tp., is veiy sick with the measles. She is a sister of Miss Lizzie Caster, who died with the same disease, last Saturday. J. W. Duvall is now' ont of business. He has sold his stock of groceries to Frank Peck and J. C. Allman of Remington, who have taken the goods to that town. Bensselaer Lodge K. of P. is preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the institution of Pythian-' ism, which occurs on Feb. 19th. The celebration will be in the form of a literary social. The Goodland post-office has been made a presidential office. Bro. Kitt, of the Herald, attributes the increased receipts of the office to the many letters mailed there, applying for the postmastership. Rev. K. J. Duncan, now of River Forest 111,, is assisting Rev. M. L. Tressler in conducting the protracted meetings, at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Duncan is with him visiting her many friends here. The nightly meetings at the Presbyterian church still continue. Last Sunday six new members were added to the church, namely, Mesdames W. N. Jones 11. E. James, J. G. Reynolds, A. M. Hoover and Jos. Paxton. Rensselaer has its full share of that quite too common species of the genus homo, which usually manages to have money .enough for drinking, gambling and other cussedness, but has little for the support of their families and none for paying debts. The long list of real-estate transfers, appearing every week in The Republican furnishes conclusive evidence of the growth and progress of the county. In a growing community much property changes hands; in a stagnant community there is little sale for real-estate. s Says the Texas Siftings: “He that tootlieth not his own horn, his horn shall not be tooted,” and he thatadvertisetli not his business, his business, shall not be advertised, but he shall go about the streets with his hands thrust into his empty pockets, while his competitor raketh in the shekels.

Town Councilman E. I). Rhoades has presented to, the Fire Company an elegant new brass speaking trumpet, -wherewith to give added force to the stentorian tones of Chief Honan’s bazoo. Mr. Rhoades expected to have presented the trumpet the night of the masquerade, but it did not arrive until this week. Senator Thompson is now working a bill through the Senate to legalize the survey of the town of Rensselaer made in 1875, The bill is to correct the record wherein the yea and nay vote of the town trustees docs not appear of record, as the law requires. The bill passed its third reading Monday, with no opposition. Brookston Reportejr: The latest venture on tapis in Brookston is the starting of a bank. The cashier of the Citizens’ bank of Rensselaer was in town last Friday to take in the situation and the outlook is quite favorable. The prospects are good and we may soon expect to have a bank established here. Our merchants and citizens should encourage the project. Let her go Gallager. A Sheriffs sale to satisfy a judgement for $21,613.30, with interests and costs, is advertised by the sheriff of Newton county. About 1800 acres of land in Lake and Lincoln townships are to be sold. If the land sells for enough to make the required amount, the sheriff will get about SSOO out of die sale for his trouble. Tliose who are familiar with the property say, however, that it will not bring more than SIO,OOO.

Everybody gqgj to Nowels A Son for furniture. The jingle of sleigh bells washeanJ in town last Sunday for the first time this winter. Next Saturday is the inevitable and inexorable monthly PAY DAY of the Building A Loan Association. John Macy returned home to Indianapolis Mopday, after visiting his mother, Mrs. J. Makeever, for a couple of weeks. Miss Maud Spitler returned home Monday, from Auburn, this state, where she has been staying for several months. ’ C. C. Sigler is at present looking after his chances to be appointed State Oil Inspector. It is a pretty nice job, with a good salary attached. The late Grand Jury beat the record in this county, for the number of indictments found. We think their work in hunting down gamblers will bear good fruit.

One of the finest sleeping cars ever turned out by the Pullman car shops now* runs through here on the Monon Route. It is named “Republic” and has just been placed on the road. Chas, M. Paxton, the new meat market man, will sell a lot of stock and other property, at auction, next Tuesday, Jan. 29, at his farm in Newton tp. See notice of sale, elsewhere in this paper. David and Sanford Halstead, spns of M. B, Halstead, of Newton tp., took the train Tuesday for Spokane jFalls, Washington Territory, with the view of a permanent location, if j found satisfactory. Bro. A. A. Winslow, of the Hammond Tribune and J. B. Guthrie, a professional gentleman of that town, gave The Rkbublican a call Monday evening. They were here as witnesses in the law case from Hammond, tried here this week. John Ryan, of Barkley tp., returned Saturday, after a month’s visit with relatives in Wabash county. He has rented his farm in Barkley and will remove to Rensselaer and with his sister, the teacher, occupy their house in Newton’s Addition. A New Year’s present which we failed to learn of at the proper time, but which well deserves mentioning as a testimonial of appreciation and esteem, was a fine. lounge and easy chair given to Rev. E. G. Pelley, by members of his church, and other friends. The salary paid to the first Secretary of the County Board of Health, about 8 years ago, when the office was first established, was S4OO. The present salary is one-tenth of that amount. Forty dollars probably pays well fbr all the work the office requires and more than pays for all the benefit the people derive from it. The death of Miss Lizzie Caster, daughter of Win. Caster, of Milroy township, occurred last Saturday. Measles was the cause of her death. Her age was about 24 years. The funeral was held Sunday and her father was the only member of the family well enough to attend. The others were all sick with measles and other diseases. The remains were buried in the Crockett graveyard. The sudden and mysterious death of John Donnell, of 2 North, Judson, several weeks ago, aroused suspicion, - and the coroner of Starke county had the body disinterred and the stomach sent to Indianapolis for chemical ex- ; animation. An analysis disclosed the j fact that quantities of strychnine lias • been administered to him, but by ! whom is unknown. Some sensation|al developements are promised in 1 this case. j''•' A ’ -. . We have just learned that some travelling sharpers are going about in this and adjoining counties selling what they call a wrought iron kitchen range. They claim great and peculiar advantages for their stove, and thus obtain S6O or $65 for no better range than can be bought of any hardware dealer for S4O or $45. The so called wrouglit iron parts are made of malleable iron, but in that there is no particular advantage over the or* dinary cast iron. Fred Hartman, who lives in the Mann hoiihe, in the east part of town, had a very narrow escape from being burned out, Tuesday evening. Himself and family Vent to Wile Duvall’s for an evening visit, and left too much fuel in their stove, with the result that the floor beneath caught fire, and when discovered had b imed until the store was almost ready to drop through to the ground below;. Had this occurred, there would have been small chance for saving the house OF its contents. The fire was discovered and extinguished by Messrs. Duvall and Hartman, as they were returning from a trip down town.

If you want a nice parlor suit leavl your order with Nowels A Son. Springs, mattresses, wire cots and canvass cots at Nowels A Son. M. L. Spitler lias been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Myalmy Morlan. Christmas, the youngest son of Lewis S. Alter, was pretty bailly scalded last week, but is recovering. The wife di Samuel Brandon* a well known resident of Newton Co., died at her home near Mt Ayr, last Sunday. H. E. James lias been in Chicago for several weeks past. We are not informed as to the nature of his occupation. Considerable quantities of building material for the new church, both lumber and brick, has already been placed on the ground. The great Bankrupt sale of dry goods, notions and clothing is still going on at the Makeever store, west of the bank. Ever}' article to be closed out at a great sacrifice.

The temperature Monday morning was as low as six degrees below zero, as reported by several observers, and some make it even eight below. By Tuesday 1 noon it was 60 degrees warmer. A large line of mens’ and boys’ over coats will be closed out at prices so far below the regular figures that it will pay you to buy one for next winter if you hav’nt one now. W; M. Wilson A Co. In this year’s distribution of the school funds by the Auditor of State, Jasper county comes in for $4333.14. This sum is $1,025.57 in excess of the amount collected for the fund in this county for the year, the latter sum being $3,307. 57. An ancient and battered and nearly empty powder flask was left at The Republican office, by a more ancient and battered and entirely empty tramp, the other day. He said he found it a mile or two east of town. The owner can find it at this office.

Ex-Surveyor L. S. Alter and J. 11. Mallon, of Francesville, are together perfecting an invention to automatically regulate natural gas burners, in stoves. Mr. Alter has lately returned from Pittsburg, Pa., where he was having the models for the invention constructed. -.-■■■/ / ' It is passing strange how interested in religious matters many of our citizens suddenly became during tlie sessions of the Grand Jury. Something like a dozen men who previously, like Jack Falstaff, marvelled what the inside of a church was like, became regular attendants at the nightly protracted meetings. Their interest in their soul’s welf&re lias since declined as suddenly as it arose. The last we heard from Elmer Dwiggins and Geo. K. Hollingsworth they were tarrying—not at “Jericho until their beards were grown”—but in some outlandishty named suburb of the city of Mexico, until their Prince Albert suits were finished, before they vis ited the wonders of that ancient capital and proceeded to mash and be mashed by, the brightly black eyed and susceptible senoritas that dwell therein. ■ j In addition to the stock now on hand and being closed out, we will have a large and complete line of ladies’, gents’ and children’s boots and shoes, which mil be sold at less than manufacturers cost price. This stock will be placed on sale next Monday morning, and with the dry goods and clothing now on sale, it will enable you to select a full outfit and have the advantage of buying your goods at very lowfigmes.^W. M. Wilson A Co.

Among projected improvements for the present year, we have it pretty straight that E. L. Hollingsworth will build a brick store where N. Fendig now is, and that Mrs. Hemphill will make a bride extension to the room of Hemphill A Honan and entirety remodel the room, making it one of the largest and most attractive store rooms in the town. T. J. Hemphill will also make an extensive addition to the store room of Ellis A Murray making it about 20 feet longer. , >

The stockholders of the Rensselaer Building A Loan Association should make it a special point to attend the meeting in the court house, next Monday evening. Ten months experience of the practical workings of the by-laws, adopted at the beginning have developed a. few points which need amending, certainly, and still others which it is an open question whether or not they can not be improved upon. All stockholders, irrespective of age or sex, are entitled to vote at the meeting, and os above remarked all who can should make it a special point to attend.

Mrs. lonise Cox went home to Rnssiaville, yesterday, after a few weeks stay frith her parents, here. Miss,Vina Caster is recovering from a very severe sickness with the rneasles. Lawyers Saunderaon, of Kentland and Walker, of Fowler, are attending the Circuit court, this week. Mr. Stewart, of Williams Co., Ohio, has bought the Stiers farm, in Hanging Grove, and will make it his residence. He is a brother-in-law of Rev. Tressler. Almanacs for 1889 are out. Did you ever notice the ppor chap who has taken his position in the first picture in the almanac, with the fish and sheep, and scorpions aiftl bulls and lions all around him ? Did yoti ever notice that he was haked and that his stomach appeared empty ? Well, that poor man used to edit a newspaper, and he became the sad wreck you see hinj*' waiting for his subscribers to thresh and pay up and then died on promises that they would pay after they husked their corn.—Ex. The marriage of Miss Louisa Bouvier Drexel, the youngest of the three wealthy sisters, of whose many great and noble charities the Catholic Indian School at Rensselaer is an instance, took place at Philadelphia, last Thursday. The name of the groom is Edward de Yanx Morrell. The wedding was of course an aimazingly brilliant affair. The ceremony was performed by an archbishop, assisted by two other almost equally eminent Catholic dignitaries. The presents are said to have aggregated nearly a quarter of a million dollars in value.

Thomas Blinston, of Hastings, Mich, patentee of the Novelty Clothes Line, by the use of which ‘ a woman can stand on her back porch and hang out a whole line full of clothes without soiling her shoes, was in town yesterday. If Mr. Blinston wouldj now invent some device whereby obedient husbands could build the kitchen fires of a cold morning without getting out of their warm beds, he will earn the gratitude of a large and suffering class of his fellow mortals. W. N. Jones has ncecepted the local agency for the clothes line, and will probably handle the fire starter when it is ready to be put upon the market. The joy which clergymen naturally feel when they exercise their prerogative of joining a pair of more or less loving hearts in the bonds of matrimony is considerably tempered when they are asked by the bridegroom to “wait on me a while,” in fact, that request always throws a chill over all the subseqaent proceedings of the ceremony which even the privilege of kissing the bride can not wholly compensate for. Of the truth of this statement Rev. Pelley has received two demonstrations, lately. Would, it not be a good idea for preachers to demand their pay in advance from matrimonially inclined couples who bear about them undoubted evidence of chronic impecuniosity ? Or better still would be a modification of the familiar weighing machine, to stand on the minister's front porch, with the inscription, “Drop a dollar in the slot and get a marriage certificate.” The Indiana statutes provide for an enumeration of the male inhabitants of the State over twenty-one years of age every six years. The sixth enumeration under the law falls due this year, and Auditor Robinson has been supplied with the necessary blanks for that purpose, which are now ready for distribution to the trustees of the various Tire enumeration is to be made by the trustees before July 1, and they are allowed the same compensation as for making the enumeration of school children. The trustee is required <Q enroll the names and ages of all the male inhabitants of his township of legal age and to name them consecutively in a book provided for the purpose. Returns are to be made to the auditor, but the book of enumeration will be preserved in the office of the township trustee for public inspection. The law provides that after the enumeration in all the counties has been reported to the Auditor of the State three hundred outline maps of the 6tate shall be printed showing the counties and the result of the enumeration, to be used by the legislature.