Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1889 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

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

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.