Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1889 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Miss Fannie Rosenthal, of Delphi, is the guest of Miss Ray Leopold. Zepher Dress Ginghams at Ellis & Murray’s. Attend the lawn social in the court house yard, tomorrow evening. Every mother should see the stock of boys’ suits at Ellis & Murray’s. Misses Mollie, Carrie and Maggie Green are visiting friends at their old home, Portland, Ind. A good suit of clothes may now be had at R. Fendig’s for $4, never before sold anywhere less than $6-50. If you want a nice buggy to take your girl to the Fourth, call on C. A. Roberts. He has got them. Miss Maggie Lee, of New Mexico, now a student in the Indiana State University, is visiting friends in Rensselaer and vicinity. Choice, fresh, home-roasted coffee, at C. C. Starr’s, -at no higher price than you pay for inferior grades, elsewhere. Capt Payne, of Barkley tp., tells us that the prospects for the wheat crop in Jasper county, this year, arc the best for several years. Ladies, you should see those Zephyr Robes at the Economy Store. They are beauties, and cheaper this year than ever before. Simeon Dowell is recovering from the effects of Remley’s bullets, very fast. He was able to begin getting about the house, last Sunday. The only place in the county to get strictly pure roasted coffee is at C. C. Starr’s. No extra charge for grinding. Henry Daugherty finished his term of teaching in Porter county and came home last week, but will go back and begin another eight month’s term in September. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a lawn social in the court house yard Friday evening. Strawberries, ice cream, cake, etc., will be served. The heavy rains of this week, coming when the earth was already saturated with what had come before, can not fail to have a very injurious effect upon crop prospects, of almost all kinds. At the Baptist church next Sunday: Sunday preaching at 10:45 a. m; home missionary collection following; gospel services at 7:45 p. m. All are invited, U. M. McGi'hie. Clint Stackhouse is the boss strawberry grower of this vicinity—if the* couple of boxes of magnificent berries left at The Republican office, the other day, is a fai r sample of his fruit. We never saw finer berries anywhere. The census year began June 1 last and ends May 31st 1890. If farmers throughout the country would note this fact and keep account of the products of their farms during the census year it would be of material aid in securing reliable returns for the eleventh census.

A young man named McCurtain was put in the jail yesterday afternoon, in a state of lunacy. He has been working for Nate Eldredge, in Barkley tp., all the spring and his derangement has manifested itself only during the last few days. lie prays constantly and talks about what the Lord has told him. The Town Council is figuring on the problem of a bridge, or rather conduit, for Makemself Ditch, at G. H. Brown’s place. It has been decided to make an arch of masonry, 150 feet long and four feet in ihside diameter. The -question of material for the arch, whether of brick or stone, is not yet decided. •Rochester Republican: The sur- 1 veying cops for the Rochester, Rensselaer <fcSt. Louis Railroad arrived here in carriages last evening from Kewanna. They run a newline from Kewanna to Winamac and another survey will be made from this place to Kewanna. So far we have every assurance .that the road will be buflt as speedily as possible and the people are rendering it every encouragement Col. Lee and other prominent officials are expected here this evening. “ r

Miss Ida Gibson is visiting old friends in this place. New stock spring jackets at Ellis & MufrayX* "~ ATown Marshal Simpson has been granted a pension. The Town Board of Remington has raised the saloon license to $l5O, under the telms of the new law. The largest and cheapest line of embroideries-ever shown in Rensselaer, at Ellis & Murray’s. A second hand 50-inch Columbia bicycle for sale cheap. Enquire at this office. Elder Thomas Hall, of Irvington, Ind., will preach at the Christian church, next Sunday morning and evening. All are invited to attend. Boots and Shoes can be obtained at Leopold’s for at least 25 per cent, less than at any other house. All goods warranted. R. A. Conner, of the Chattanooga, Tenn., Times, has been appointed public land agent, at a good salary. He was formerly editor of the Kentland Gazette. C. P. Mayhew did not get off on his return trip to California until last Monday, having Jieen beguiled by his many friends hereabouts into tarrying with them until that time. The brick-work on the new church was completed last Tuesday, after many delays from bad weather and want of brick, and the timbers for the roof are now being placed in position. If you want the best binder on earth, I have it. It is the McCormick. Or if you want a mower, I have different makes; cut from four and one half to six feet. C. A. Roberts* The big soft maple tree in front of the post-office building was cut down Tuesday morning. This was the last remaining shade tree in Washington street, between Cullen street and the River. / John W. McCarthy, an old and estimable citizen of BeSver City, this county,died on the 11th inst. Mr. McCarthy was for many years a newspaper editor, and published papers at Delphi, Rensselaer and Kentland.—Good land Herald. The masonic lodge in this place has been experiencing something of a boom, lately, a considerable number of new and desirable members having. been received. Among these are F. L. Chilcote, C. G. Spitler and W. H. Churchill. Several others are still on the - - . :

A Leopold has 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 you. The Renssselaer Horse Company sold their extra fine, standard bred two-year old colt“ Capt. Black-Cloud” to Roberts Bros., the well known horse men, of Kentland, a few days ago. The selling price is reliably stated to have been the largest ever brought by any horse sold out of the county. Squire Morgan’s drag-net of justice reached clear out to Wheatfield township, last Friday, and drew in Daniel A. Snyder and Joseph Austin. Dan was fined $1 and costs, a total of $24.15, for assault and battery, the offense having been committed upon the said Austin; and the latter was put in the soup to the total extent of $21.65, for having provoked the assault. Both parties stayed their respect ive fines and costs for the regular 90 days. A The census department has issued a circular calling on all the physicians throughout the country to keep an accurate report of all deaths which come under their observation, from June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890. Physicians are earnestly requested to cooperate with the bureau in this respect. Those not receiving the registers for this purpose can obtain them by addressing the census office at Washington, and will also receive an official envelope, not requiring a stamp, to make their returns in. Spring wraps at Kilis A Murray’s. I

Mrs. Dora Lyon, of Delphi, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Healey. N ever before were goods sold .so cheap as those now being sold by R. Fendig. The pistol-shot wounds in Samuel Remley’s hand and wrist are making good progress towards recovery. Mowing Machine. A good, second hand mowing machinte for .sale or trade. I. B. Washburn. The Trade Palace is the place to buy boots and shoes. They keep only the best and sell cheapest. Rensselaer is, as a rule, exceptionally free from scandals, but has a very malignant case on hand just now. Shoes for the infants, shoes for the children, shoes for the boys and girls, shoes for pap and mam at Hemphill & Honan’s. The Kentland Gazette contradicts the r eport that Miss Hull, formerly of Kentland, had been murdered at Monticello, 18., by a rejected lover. The girl is alive and well. Those perfect fitting, easy and fl exible shoes that the ladies like so V ell are sold at the Economy Store. Try a pair and you will nave no others. Two men were assessed two dollars for the benefit of the school fund, in Judge Morgan’s court, last Friday, and forty-two dollars for the expense of collecting it. The borers for oil at Thompson’s S witch did not get fired up until last Saturday afternoon. On Monday they began work in earnest and are reported to be ma king excellent progress. A pleasant social time was had at the residence of Mr. A. Leopold, by relatives and friends, in honor of the engagement of his daughter, Miss Ray, to Mr. Charles Levi, of Lafayette, last Sunday evening. Judge Peter H. Ward’s only daugh ter, Miss Ona Ward, was married last Tuesday, at his home in Kentland, to Prof. N. L. Richmond, superintendent of the Onarga, 111., public school. The wedding was a very grand affair. Henry *Harris’ team made a break with him, Tuesday morning, and ran west from Parris Harrison’s residence to the top of the hill beyond R. W. Marshall’s place, when he succeeded in bringing them to a standstill, with no worse damage than a buggy tongue broken into An unforseen circumstance has de-

layed the installation of the elwtric arc lights. It has been found that the correct speed can not be obtained for the arc dynamo until new band wheels are obtained for the engine and the dynamo, and some little time will elapse before the wheels can be procured. John Richolson, the Galloway cattle man , has put his herd into John Makeever’s pasture, north of town, for the summer, and has returned to his home in La Salle county, 111. His auction sale last Saturday was not a success as only two sales were m ade, and these at such low prices that he decided not to offer any more of his cattle in that manner. Saturday morning the mutilated remains of a man were found by the m£n on a freight train near the State 'Line on Che L. N. A. <fc C. Ry. tracks. The Coroner’s inquest held before H. B. Crawford, J. I’., made plain that he had been killed by the 12:40 passenger train and was not seen by the train men. There was nothing found on him to reveal his name. His remains were buried Saturday.—Hammond Tribune. A neighboring exchange raps the knuckles, or rather the big feet of some impolite church goers in the following, which will find plenty of room for application in thia vicinity: ‘•There is one practice that many people who attend church have that is very unmannerly and unbecoming in either sex, and that is flopping themselves down at the end of a seat, when the center is unoccupied, and clinging to their chosen location like a bull dog to a sheep’s throat; then sitting there as if bolted to the floor with a railroad iron, and compelling others to scramble over their pedal I faculties as best theycan.”

Mrs. Frank Padgett and her sister, Miss Minnie Bonebrake, will leave today for a few week’s visit with their parents at Bismark, 111. Misses Charlotte and Hattie Fry, of near Cincinnati, Ohio, who have been visiting in the family of 'Dr. Alter, of this place, for the past three ■ or four weeks, took the train Tuesday morning in company with Missest Ollie and True Alter, for Indianapolis, where they will visit friends about a week, after which they will resume 1 their journey to Cincinnati Something entirely novel in this community in the way of entertain-, ments is in preparation for Monday evening, July Ist The pupils of St , Joseph’s Indian School will give an ■ entertainment at the Opera House, at that time. Indian dances will form ! a leading feature, and scenes from Indian life will be faithfully portray- ■ ed. Reserved seat tickets are on; sale at Hardman’s. The irrepressible Henry Roney has again bobbed up serenely as a candidate for County Superintendent, this time in Stark county. He ought to have been successful, this time, for. five of the Trustees were Republicans and only four democrats, and all the Republicans had promised to vote for Mr. Roney, but one of them turned traitor and voted for Sinclair, the democratic candidate. John Randle, of Hanging Grove tp., met with a pretty serious acci- I dent Monday evening. He was start- j ing to ride home from Marlborough on a pony and carrying a bucket The critter caved and the saddle I girth turning, he was thrown off and ; struck upon his head. The shock! rendered him unconscious until the next mommg, but finally he revived ' under the treatment of his physicians, Drs. Loughridge, and is now able to 1 be around again. The School Board met Saturday | morning and completed the complement of teachers for the Rensselaer) Scliools, for next year, by engaging ( Howard L. Wilson, of Sheridan, a I graduate of the State University, as ' principal of the high school, and Miss j McDonald, of Plymouth, as teacher ' of the Primary department. Both! are teachers of considerable exper-, ienoe. The Board re-organized by , electing M. L. Spitler president, J. H. Willey secretary, and E. L. Clark treasurer. ’< Rochester Republican: It was stipulated in the agreement between the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis railroad company and the citizens ofthis township when the aid was voted in 1883, that Rochester should be a terminal point of the road and that buildings should be erected suitable I for such purposes. It is a question with many if we would be obliged to pay the assessment after so long a time, but it is probable that if the road is now promptly built the money would be paid without any remonstrance on the part of taxpayers. A base-ball club has been organized in town and it is to be known as “The Rensselaer Blues.” The members are Chas. Simpsoh, John Kegg, Chas. Morlan, Chas. Rhoades, E. A. Reynolds, Louie Hopkins, A. H. Hopkins, Harve Robinson, Bion Zimmerman and J. W. McGinnis. The boys have it in them to make a rattling good club and if they will on ly practice with sufficient frequency and persistency, they will prove an honor to the town, before the season closes. The Turpie-Lowe case.came up for trial at Logansport last Wednesday and evidence was taken for three days, when Judge Winfield concluded that it would not be possible to finish the case during the present trim and he therefore continued it to .September. The Logansport Journal gives the following formidable list of attorneys arrayed on the case:. “For plaintiff—E. B. Sellers, of Monticello; Walker & McClintock, Peru; McConnell <fc Jenkins, D. D. Dykeman, Willson Taber, D. C. Justice, of this city; M. B. Barnhart, Columbus, Ind. For defendant—Judge E. j P. Hammond, Rensselaer; R. H. Dav- ! idson, Lafayette; Nelson <fc Myers, ; this city; Robert Gregory, A. K. 1 Sill,Monticello.”

Next Sunday is Children’s Day and extensive preparations for its observance are being made at the M. ’E. church. A special sermon to * children 7 will be preached in the m oming and in the evening an ex- ! tensive program executed. - An exchange warns justices of the ; peace and guilless preachers against a ■ well-dressed couple that are doing the country by the following scheme: They have the ceremony jierformed, ' when the groom hands a check of sls to the person officiating, telling him to take $5. The groom receives $lO in Change and goes off to get ' married again. The check is worthles. It will be of special interest to school teachers to remind them that ■ under the provisions of the new law ;in relation to Township Institutes, that for each of these institutes at1 ? ■ ' tended during its entire session, and at which they perform the duties assigned them, they will receive the same wages as for a day’s teaching. In case of non-attendance, they forfeit one day’s wages. Work on the Citizen’s Bank building began Monday. Day Bros, have the contract for all the brick and mason work. The building will lie 20 feet wide by 40 feet deep and two stories in height. The upper stories will be let for office purposes. The bank front will be a striking feature as it will be composed of a single pane of plate glass, except the doorway. The glass will be 14 feet wide, or, by f ar, the largest single pane in town. About 25 of the electric street lamps were burned out and destroyed, last Sunday night, and the fuses of nearly all the others, so that since that time, the streets have been in darkness. Just what occasioned the accident, is difficult for any but an electrician to understand. It seems, however that the street lights are connected in one group or system and when one light goes out, from any cause, the current that supplies it, Igoes to the remaining lamps. In this I instance, the lamps were probably | carrying a current as great as most 'of them could stand, and the sudden ! burning out of one caused the others jto follow, like a flock of sheep go.ing 'over a fence. An electrical expert has been sent for to come and repair the damages, and is expected to be here to-day.

| Mason 1 xmg, the “Converted Gambler” struck Rensselaer last Sat- . urday with his peculiar combination ! and remained over Sunday. Mr. | Long, by the way, has used the term “Converted Gambler” as a part of l his title as long as the revivalist Hari risen has called himself .“The Boy Preacher,” which has been for more than twenty years. It would almost seem that he would be under the necessity of having the conversion repeated once in a while, for the sake of keeping his title fresh, if for n othing else. Mr. Long travels by team, having a turnout of his own, and specially fitted up. It is a very large spring wagon, with fixed cover and movable side curtains, and with comfortable scats for about 8 persons, besides carrying a small organ. His party consists of himself and four young men, who are singers. They drive about from town to town, and in each place hold one or two of their peculiar services. Mr. Long talks temperance and religion and the young men play the organ and sing songs. Mr. Long is a speaker of much natural ability and with an earnest and modest manner which very favorably impresses his auditors. They held meetings here on Saturday and Sunday evenings and on Monday morning, besides making an attempted meeting, Sunday afternoon, which failed on account of the rain. The next jx>int they were billed for, after Rensselaer, was Monon—a place which stands in as great need of evangelical laltore as any they could strike , in three - days journey. Tlie combination pay their expenses, in part at least, by selling books of a moral nature, such as “Save the Boys,” “Save the Girls,” &c.

Something ought to be done j towards putting a stop to the promisI euous and unlawful shooting of firearms inside the limits of the town. ! It is a dangerous practice and should not be permitted. Only a few days i ago some boys were shooting with a. rifle and a bullet went through the window and lodged in the wall of IV. J. Hopkins* residence; and we have heard of a number of cases where persons have narrowly escaped being struck by pellets from a idiot gun. James Barker, the new general passenger agent of the Louisville, New Albany A Chicago railroad, who is now going over the road forming an acquaintance with the agents, creates a good impression. He is a wideawake railroad man, and very gentlemanly in his bearing. It is understood that he will make no changes in representatives Of the passenger department at any of the points they touch.—lndianapolis Journal The most disgraceful event that has occurred in Rensselaer for the last ten years, was a brutal street fight, last Tuesday evening, between Win. Coyner and bis brother-in-law, T. J. Sayler. They pounded, kicked and chewed each other for about half an hour, while probably at least a. hundred men stood around looking on at the brutal spectacle, and some of these spectators interferred by threats and actual violence to restrain the attempts made by* wellthe fight; and not the least disgraceful feature of the affair was that the Towh Marshal, whose official duty as the ]ieace officer of the town was to stop the fight and arrest the combatants, was an onlooker at the scene and made no adequate attempt to quell the disturbance. The excellent and moat enviable reputation for peace and law-abiding quietness, that our beautiful little town has acquired during the last tea years, has been deeply sullied by this occurrence; and the wrong thus done to this community can not be righted except by the rigorous punishment of the principals in this affray, and; also, if possible, of those who most actively exerted themselves in restraining those who wished to interfere in the interests of peace and public order. The most blameworthy parties of all, however, probably can not be reached by the law. We refer to those who schemed to have an encounter between these two men, knowingoftheir bitter quarrel and that a meeting was sure to result in a fight. j Later.—Since the above was put in type, affidavits were filed against both Coyner anil Sayler, charging Coyner with assault and battery and Sayler with provoke. They plead guilty before Squire Morgan, yesterday and were each fined two dollars and costa.