Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1889 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

b VOL. XXI.

Locals and Personals.

See Phillis and Corydon at the Opera House, June 5 th. The time to make money is now by trading at The Economy Store. Holdridge Clark has been granted a pension. The rate is 48 per month, and dates from last September. . The Trade Palace is the place to buy boots and shoes. They keep only the best and sell cheapest. Come and see the representative Hoosier Farmer and his wife, at the Opera House, June sth. We have the finest line of ladies’ summer under-wear in the'city. The Economy Store. Never before were we so well prepared to give you bargains in boots and shoes’. Hemphili. A Honan. Superintendent Warren examined 25 candidates for teachers licenses at the regular monthly examination, last Saturday. The finest assortment of Carpets in town, is at A. Leopold’s. Call and see them, whether you wish to buy :or not? The transformation of E. P. Honan into a pump will bo the most wonderful event of the evening next Wednesday night. Ladies, you should see those Zephyr Robes at the Economy Store. They are beauties, and cheaper this year than ever before. C. J. Brown arrived at his home southeast of town, last Friday. His health seems to have beep greatly bcnefitted by his stay in the South. Shoes for the infants, shoes for the children, shoes for the boys and girls, shoes for pap and mam at Hemphill & Honan’s. J. F. Warren in the character of Chalk will “make his mark” at the Opera House on next Wednesday evening. Remember, when you want anything in’the Dry Goods line or boots and shoes it will be to your interest to look through our stock. Economy Stoke. Owing to an insufficient supply of insulated "wire of the requisite size, there is a delay in putting up the electric arc lights. It will probably be a week or more before they will be ready for lighting. Public sale at the Opera House on the evening of June sth. —Sixteen beautiful dairy-maids to be sold to the highest bidder. Supper served free to every purchaser of one of these maidens. Dr. Hall, professor of surgery and and president of Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, has been called to consult with Dr. Hartsell, in the case of Archibald Purcupile, whose condition is daily becoming-less favorable.

The ladies of the F. W. Baptist Sewing Society will give an icecream and strawberry festival next Tuesday night, June 4, in the Sample room at the Nowels House. All are invited. 1 Sadie Parcels, Secretary. Mr. Davis, the piano tuner, did not finish up his work in Rensselaer until last Thursday. During that time he tuned 29 pianos and a largo number ,of organs. He says that there are 10 pianos owned in the town, which is a much larger number Jhan any other town of its size that he knows of. * Delphi’s third latest attempt to find gas proved a failure like the others. Trenton rock was reached at 900 feet, and a smell of oil and a slight flash of gas was obtained but not enough of either to be of the least value. Wright Williams, the alleged natural gas wizzard, located this last well with a forked twig and a bottle of petroleum. Next Monday, June 3rd, being the' first Monday in June is a big day in Jasper county- The Circuit and the Commissioners courts begin their June session on that day, the County Board of Equalization meets then, and also the County Board of Trustees. The only duty of the last mentioned body, at this meeting, we believe, will be the election Of a County Superintendent

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. MAY 30,1889.

Mrs. Mattie Rinehart, of Buffalo, N. Y.j is visiting her home folks. Go to Ellis A Murray’s for summer clothing. : Zepher Dress Ginghams at Ellis & Murray’s. MIS--Ndlie Spitler Learning, of Goshen, this state, is visiting her parents here. The largest and cheapest line of embroideries ever shown in Rensselaer, at Ellis A Murray’s. A fine big boy was born last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Meek, at the C. J. Brown place, southeast of town. Boots and Shoes can be obtained at Leopold’s for at least-25 per cent, less than at any other house. All goods warranted. Yesterday’s rain-storm was the largest for a year; and it even put a . stop to the croquet playing, in the court house square! A fine display of buggies at C. A. Roberts’ agricultural store. Call and examine and learn prices, before purchasing elsewhere. —SrSrßarnesTihd FrankA r anstta; of Fowler, with their respective families, came over to attend the Phillips wedding reception, and to visit relatives. Wool Wanted. —For which the highest market price will J>e paid. See me before selling. J. R. Smith, Uncle Clem Timmons, of the Ridge, ' has received notice through his attorney, VV. W. Watson, that his pension has been increased from $lO to sl6 per month. No lady can afford to miss calling on Ray Leopold and examining her stock of Dress Goods, Shawls, and ladies’ and children’s Hosiery, in all grades and at the lowest prices. Dr. Bitters was called out to Barkley tp., Monday evening, to set a broken bone for Mrs. Wallace Nichols. The injury was just above one of the ankles, the small bone only being broken. The members of the Evening Star Chapter No. 41, are requested to be present at the next regular meeting, June 5, for the purpose of electing an Associate Matron. Maria Hopkins, Hattie Hopkins, . W. M. Secy. Sayler, Yates A~ Co., delivered a few loads of pounded stone, on the streets last Monday, as a start on their 100 yard contract, but the street committee of the Town Board decided that the stone was too coarse I and declined to permit any more io ■be delivered. The Board will now i insist on having the 800 yard crushed stone contract fulfilied.

I Drs. S. A, McMellen, specialist in the treatment of diseases of the eye, treats all diseases of the eye with medicine and has been successful where many eminent oculists have failed, and in no case has ever injured an eye. Will visit Rensselaer every two weeks. Dates of next visit June G. 7. Oflce with Mrs. Mary E. HopFront street, ts. The application of James Yeoman for admission as a patient to the Logansport Insane Asylum was rejccted on the grounds that the department for males was already full. Clerk Irwin then sent the application to the Indianapolis asylum, but this was refused on the grounds that, under the new laws dividing the state into insane asylum districts, patients from Jasper county could be received only at the Logansport asylum. The Rensselaer High School Alumni Association gave the customary banquet to the graduating class, in the parlors of the Nowels House, last Friday evening. The literary program for the occasion consisted of the Welcoming Address, by E. L, Hollingsworth, of the class of ’BO. “What Next,” by Mrs. Nellie Learning, of ’B2; “The Race is not to the Swift,” by F. L. Chilcote, of’Bs. “The Boys (They were made a little lower than the angels and have been getting a little lower ever since),” by Miss Rena Peacock, of ’B6; “The Strength of the Cable lies in its Strands,” by Miss Sarah Chilcote, of ’B7; “Little Drops of Water,” by S. C. Irwin, of ’88; “The Class of ’89,” by Arthur Nowels, of ’B9.

- • t x There is no longer. any complaint of lack of rain in this neck of woods. Try the Ladd’s Cheese, at Priest A Paxton’s. Every mother should see the stock of boys’ suits at Ellis A Murray’s. We still continue to make best cabinet photos at $2.50 per dozen. J. C. Williams. The subject of the sermon of L. S. Dwiggins at the church of God, next Sunday morning will be the “New Commandment” Henry Zull. the carpenter, has been working in Chicago for some time past, and finds plenty of work, ’at good wages. John Martindale, the U. 8. juror, came home from Indianapolis last Friday on a two weeks leave of absence. He is drawn for a six months term. Those perfect fitting, easy and flexible shoes that the ladies like so well are sold at the Economy , Store. Try a pair and you will have no others. The “New Oklahoma” still booms and booms and booms. Here aresome of the latest lucky lot jumpers: E. O. Green 2 lots; Geo. Borem 1; John Borem 1; M. E. Baylor 2; Geo. Striekfaden 2; Henry Potts. 1. Arthur W. Cole received notice last Wednesday of his re-appointment as mail agent on the Monon Route, between Chicago and Louisville. There is no mistake about this announcement we arc glad to say. Dr. J. C. Deming, from a few miles south of town, met with a pretty bad accident, last Friday. He was in town looking for a driving horse he was commissioned to buy for some Lafayette parties, and one he was inspecting kicked him on the back of his right forearm, near the wrist. The large bone of the arm was broken and the other dislocated at the wrist joint. It was a severe and painful injury. Drs. Washburn and J. 11. Loughridge set the broken bone and reduced the dislocation and the injury is now mailing satisfactory progress towards recovery. An important business change of the near future will be the removal of the Citizens’ State Bank into a room to be fitted up for it, opposite the public square and adjoining the post-office. The one story brick building now occupied by W. H. 11. Graham and R. W. Marshall, has been bought of Eugene Spitler and will be re-modelled for the accommodation of the bank. A new front will be put on and an extension be added to the rear of the building. Messrs Graham and Marshall will vacate on or before June sth after "whidi W'orirxurthubuilding will be i rapidly pushed to completion.

Rev. J. 11. Claypool, pastor of the Goodland M. E. church, and former presiding elder of Lafayette district, preached the annual Memorial sermon in the Opera House, last Sunday morning, to an immense congregation. The Elder is a preacher of uncommon eloquence and abilities, and in addition to these qualifications, is especially well fitted to preach a memorial sermon, “by reason of years of experience as a chaplain in the army. It was an instructive hnd indeed, a soul-stirring sermon, for all who heard it, but for all soldiers, os? pecially, it was an effort long to be remembered. Mr. Beard, of the Lafayette Journal, was in town last Saturday and presented us with a copy of a neat littlte volume, of 100 pages, of which his brother, Reed Beard, is the author. ’ 'l'lic book is a graphic and authoritative sketch of the greatest battle ever fought within the limits of what is now the state of Indiana, namely, the contest now known as the Battle a of Tippecanoe. The combination of circumstances leading up to this battle as well as the important consequences which resulted from it are also touched upon at considerable length. Mr. Beard, the author, is a young man and has the misfortune of having been blind from his infancy. Spring wraps at Ellis <k Murray’s.

Judge E. Hammond , has concluded a sale of his fine brick residence on Division street at the, head ; of Washington, to Mr. Henry Harris, the wealthy gentleman who lately ; moved i nto Rensselaer from Newton county. We are not informed as to the Judge’s future intentions, further ■ than that; in all probability, he will ’in a short time remove to some much, larger place. There is no man living in the, county whose 1 permanent departure would be -more generally regretted. In the way of railroad news it is stated on the authority of the Winamac Republican that the surveyors of the R. R. A St. L. began last Friday the survey offa new line between Rochester and Winamac, by the way of Kewanna. A very crooked route that would make, by-the-way. The Republican states, further, that petitions are being circulated in two Pulaski county townships, Harrison and Jefferson, asking the county commissioners to order, an election ! on the question of voting aid to the above namedTcompany.

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.

Six Promising Young People Graduate 5 From Our Excellent Schools, | The seventh annual commence- i ment of the Rensselaer High School I took place last Thursday evening, at! the Opera Ilouse/ Jln interesting ’ and promising class of six young i people, three ladies and three gentlemen, delivered their graduation theses and received their diplomas. ’ The spacious hall was elegantly dec- j orated for the occasion, and was ' packed to repletion by the friends of j the graduates and admirers of the f school, until even standing room was at a premium. Notwithstanding the unavoidable , quality of sameness which characterizes all graduating exercises, there is always enough that is new and fresh to maintain the interest of the people and to renew and increase their ; admiration for our excellent schools. I *• - i Of course the chief features of the , evening’s exercises were the theses of the graduates. These were all of an unusually high order of merit and in themselves furnished conclusive proof of the thorough and effective mental training of the young people in order to give them such breadth and accuracy of information, such a facile command of language and such an easy and graceful expression. Miss Lerie O. Wilson was second in the class and consequently had the honor of delivering the salutation. The subject, of her essay was “Pandora’s Box. ” Walter L. Willyy followed , his oration being upon the subject of “Heroism.” Mr. Arthur S. Nowels came next his oration being entitled, “My Ideal of an American Hero.” Miss Allie Kinney was next on the ; program, her subject being “A Visit ■to Venus and Mars.” Eddie W. IrI win gave a history of the “Class of j ’89,” and Miss Nellie Coen, who had i the honors of the valedictory, closed ■ with an essay entitled, •‘■Know Thyi self,” Prof. Reubelt gave the class address, and Mr. M. L. Spitler, of the I School Board, presented the diplomas. The exercises were agreeably interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, of a high order of excellence.

JURORS FOR THE JUNE TERM.

CRAN’D JURY. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Rensselaer. Fred J. Lang, Newton tp. Andrew W. Prevo, Gillam tp. George Bullis, Jordan. Ijewis P. Shirer, Wheatfield. PETTIT JURY. Ludd Hopkins, Rensselaer. Andrew Boston, Walker tp. Edward W. Culp, Carpenter. George Kissinger, Jordan. George F. Bloom, Remington. William H. Randle, Hanging Grove. Harvey Phillips, Hanging Grove. Charles Sommers,-Milroy. William Hoile, Walker. ■ . Washington Scott, Milroy. William Kennedy, Walker. John Humes, Union. The grand jury is called for the first day of the term, the pettit jury not until the seventh day.

BOUND TO BORE.

A Western Geologist Furnishes the Knowleege, and Eastern Capitalists put up the Cash. It may be set down as a certanity that another attempt to find gas or oil will at once be made in Jasper county. Martin J. Miller, of Aurora. 111., who represents a body of eastern captalists, .has been in Rensselaer since last Saturday and lias secured oil leases on a vast amount of land in Union tp., in the vicinity of Fair Oaks. The amount secured is said to be in the vicinity of 15.000 acres. Aniopg the land owners who have given ttjCSe leases are the following residents of Rensselaer: Alfred, S. P. and D. J. Thompson, E. P. Hammond, A. Leopold, J. Makeover, J. W. Williams, R. Fendig, M. L. Spitler, W. B. Austin and Frank Foltz. By the terms of these leases one experimental well must be completed within four months from the time of execution, in the vicinity of the land leased; and it is further provided that a well must be completed within a year on each tract of land leased, or the company must pay a rental of 25 cents per acre or surrender their leases. The company has been operating for some time north of the Kankakee river, having bored three wells. The last of these was at Shelby, the crossing of the Monon and the “Three I.” railways. The boring outfiLby wbich this well was made has been loaded on the cars at Shelby for several weeks, and is expected torarrive at Fair Oaks this week, and that work on the first well in that vicinity will begin at once. Later; Since the above was put in type we have learned that Mr. Miller and his chief driller, Win. Mahanny, drove up from this place Tuesday and spent the day in looking the land over and decided to drill the first well on S. P. Thompson’s land, in the close vicinity of Thompson ’s switch, a few miles this side of Fair Oaks. The drilling outfit has been ordered shipped to the switch and was expected to have arrived yesterday, or to-day, at the furthest. A sufficient force of competent men accompanies the outfit and they will begin preparations for drilling at once. These ex perimental wells, it may be added, are drilled in the hopes of finding oil, rather than gas. An as additional fact in this connection, and one of even greater local interest than the above, we can state that there is an excellent prospect that after the boring at Thompson’s Switch is completed, Mr. Miller will direct his drillers to come to Rensselaer and make another test, for gas or oil, in the limits of the town or its immediate vicinity—probably in Leopold’s Addition, or a little further eastward.

Death of a Venerable Man.

! Ira M. Tr issell died at the home of his son, Arthur, a few miles north of I * Rensselaer, last Saturday evening, May 25th, at the age, lacking only a 'fe w hours, of 81 years. His funeral ■ was held on Monday forenoon, in the Rensselaer M. E. church, Rev. Pelley conducting the services. Interment was in Weston cemetery. He was born in Canaan, New Hampshire, and was the seventh child in a family lof fifteen. At the age of 14 he learned the saddlers’ trade and fol- ' lowed it until 25 when his health failed and he was compelled to seek out-door employment. He upoved to Ohio in 1836 and in 1847, at Akron, was married to Weltha Hurlburt, who died in 1870. Three chilj dren wen; born to them, only one of i whom survives. He moved to Jas- ! per connty in 1863, and located on I the farm where he resided until his ‘death. A Leopold lias just received one of the finest stocks of Summer clothing, consisting of Alpaca coats and vests, of all colors. Trap-to-dae coats and vests; Seersucker and Seaside Linens. Call soon as they will be sold at such low prices as will astonish yon. ' Clothing Mold on lime at A. Leopold’*.

BLUE—PHILLIPS.

Miss Looella Blue, oldest daughter of Jasper county's gryally dieriff. and Mr. Rol ertl’. Phillips, were married at the sheriff’s residence, last Sunday morning at nine o’clock, Rev, E. G. Pelley performing the marriage ceremony. The wedding was a very quiet affair,.only a few near relatives said friends being present Immediately after the ceremony the bridal couple started on a drive across country to Fowler, where reside several near relatives of thegroom. They, returner! on Tuesday and on the evening of that day a brilliant reception in their honor was given at the sheriff’s residence by Mr. and Mrs. Blue, the parents of the bride. It was one of the most entirely successful affairs of the kind ever given in the town. More than— oite hundred invited guests were present and spent the evening in pleasant social intercourse, congratulating the bride and groom, inspecting the magnificent array of bridal presents, and disposing of a most toothsome wedding refection. The young couple will set up house keeping in a short time. Probably in Frank Osborne’s house on Weston street. The extensive list Of wedding presents could not conveniently be prepared fur publication thia week.

THE DAIRY MAID CANTATA.

The Dairy Maid Cantata will be given at the Opera House on June 5,1889. The small admission of ten cents will be charged at the door. During the evening strawberries, ice cream and cake will be served, for which extra charge will be made. Every one come and see the famous Dairy Maid’s Drill, the walking milk cans, the animated pump, and progressive clialk. ’Tis expected to give a public drill on the street at 7 o’clock in the evening. The proceeds of the entertainment will be applied to the purchase of an organ for the new M. E. church. Come out and assist in this worthy enterprise.

NEWS FROM REMINGTON.

Quite a number of Indian ponies were sold at auction last Saturday, bringing good prices. Memorial sermons were preached in the different churches in this place. Rev. F. Cones also held memorial services at Gilboa, in the afternoon, a number of our citizens attending the exercises at the latter place. Decoration Day will be observed here with solemn and appropriate exercises. Dr. Patton will have one of the Inmdsomert residences in the village, when the improvements are completed. The “Deestrict Skule” given by the ladies of the M. E. church, was a success, financially speaking, the net proceeds being $81.40. Much credit is due the members of the other churches who so kindly lent their aid in the entertainment. The school house foundations are now up the height of the basement on two sides and the work is being rapidly pushed forward. Two more Remington youths have left us to seek their fortunes in the great city of Chicago. We refer to James Frame and Charles Harrington. May their quest be successful. Edward Hemphill employed as a brakeman on the morning freight was badly injured Tuesday morning, while coupling cars. One of his limbs was badly torn and mangled. He was taken to 'Trough <fc Townsend’s drug store where his wounds were dressed, after which he was taken to his home in Wolcott. Henry Mason, son of J. D. Mason, died in Canon City, Col., on Tuesday morning of last week. He had been in poor health for the past three years but his death came suddenly and unexpectedly. He had been busy and cheerful all day and in„ the evening was unusually lively. He awoke with a hemorrhage of the lurgs and disd in a few minuttf, and before a physician could be stmimoncd. Deceased was well known and esteemed in this community, as was evidenced by the large congregation assembled in the Presbyterian church last Saturday afternoon where funeral services were held over the remains by Rev. W. H. Kearns, assisted by Rev.. F. Cones. His age was 26 years, 8 months and 14 days. The marriage of Miss Mary Timmons aiA Fredrick Penright occured last'Friday afternoon. J. E. Stiller returned last Thursday from a business trip to Englewood and Chicago. Rkmimgtomiax.

Lata For MaleLots No. 14 and 15 and 16 in Benjamin’s addition*. For particular* call on R. P. Benjamin.

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