Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1889 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXL

Locals and Personals.

The people of Morocoo have just voted to incorporate their town. Finest and cheapest stock of box paper in town, at the post-offloe store. Wooden ware given away at Priest & Paxton’s, with baking powder. Mel Makeever, of Osceola, Neb., is visiting friends in this place. John Kepner has moved out.to Grove tp. For one wee!; only, J. C. Spit !cr. at the P. 0., will sell his 35 cent books for 29 cents. Elder Itobi . Ilall will preach again at the Christian church, on Sunday, July 14, mornuig nnd evening. Some fine bred Poland-China pigs, for breeding purposes, for sale by I. B. Washburn. J. G. Reynolds’ family have moved into the Hammond house, corner i . Washington and Division streets, just vacated by E. G. Green. To the good livers of the town of Rensselaer; I f you want to live fin e, buy the Michigan Hour and Ladd’s cream cheese at Priest & Paxton’s. The Indianapolis people are growing quite proud of their League baseball club, which is doing some excellent ball playing this season. The application for the admission of Norman McCurtain to the Logansport asylum was accepted, and on Friday last he was taken there by the Sheriff.

The seven-year old son of Mrs. Grayson, west of town, otit his foot very badly, last Thursday, with an ax. Dr. Washburn dressed the cut, and it is now doing, very well. * The friends and neighbors of John Kepner and family gave them a big surprise party, at their home in Leopolds Addition, last Saturday evening r on the occasion of their removal from town. Drs. Washburn and Hartsell went out to the residence of Leroy Florence, in Barkley township, last Saturday, and set the collar bone of his little child, which had been dislocated by falling from a little wagon. Newton McCurtain, father of the unfortunat young man who was taken to the insane asylum, departed for his home in Kansas, hist Friday. He was an earl}- settler in Jasper county, and is a brother of Sol McCurtain, of Barkley tp. Mr. and Mrs* Geo. E. Murray, the newly married couple, are boarding with Sheriff Blue’s family. Mr. Murray has bought two lots on River "'Stretft;'Tsf'"Zimri I)wiggins, between F. J. Scars’ and Val Seib’sresidences, and intends to build a house thereon, at once. 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. Thos. Vanscoy, President of the Williamettc University, of Salem, Oregon, whom the most of our readers Will remember as the pastor of the Rensselaer M. E. church, for three successive years, about twelve years ago, is visiting friends in the viciriity of Rensselaer. Ho will preach in the M. E. church next Sunday morning at 10;S0 a, m. John Makeover has concluded to add another story to the building occupied by R. P. Phillips’ barber shop, in conjunction with the ereetion of the Citizens’ Bank building, ail joining. .The cornice will bt> continuous with that of the bank building giving the two buildings the appearance of a single block. It will be a good improvement We are glad to learn that Judge 1 Hammond has pretty nearly given up the idea of moving away from Rensselaer and lias about determined to build a new residence to replace the one sold to Mr. Harris. If he adopts this course, his new residence will be situated at the corner of Washington and Weston streets, near the site of the old Spitler house, that being removed to some other location. 1

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 4,1889.

Frank Osborne moved Tuesday into "his handsome and convenient new house, on Division street.,-., , We give the finest prizes that have ever been given with baking powder. Priest & Paxton'. Mrs. J. F. Warren and Miss Gertie Clark are visiting relatives in Rochester and vicinity. Val Seib has just bought of Zimri Dwiggins the house and lots on River Street which he occupies as a residence. Choice, fresh, home-roasted coffee, at C. C. Starr’s, at no higher price than you pay for inferior grades, elsewhere. Superintendent Warren was surprised at the large number of applicants for teachers’ licenses, at the regular monthly examination day, last Saturday. The number was 45. Elder L. E. Conner preached in the Christian church last Sunday, morning and evening. He will soon settle in Rensselaer, as the pastor of the congregation of the Church of God.

County Superintendent Warren attended the state meeting of the County Superintendents, at Indianapolis, last week. It was a very large meeting, 8G of the 92 superintendents in the state being present. Chicago is about 12 miles nearer to Rensselaer than it was a week ago. The annexation of the towns of Lake and Hyde Park to Chicago having -moved tile City bOubdary. 11M tO Up" southward, about that distance. At a railroad accident in Tennessee, last week, Henry Peacock, grandson of Uncle Jonathan Peacock, of Rensselaer, escaped by jumping, as the train went down a GO foot embankment. The young man is a a mail route clerk. The McClintick damage suit against the Monon railroad is now on trial in the circuit court, and is attracting unusual attention. Mrs. McClintick was killed at the crossing at Patton, one year ago, and her administrator brings suit for SIO,OOO. — Delphi Journal. Monday evening the oil well in Union tp., was 425 feet deep, and going downwards at the rate of two feet per hour. Of this depth 75 feet was in soil, clay and sand, and the balance in limestone rock. It was the intention to case off the water when 500 ; feet was reached. Among the last public acts of the venerable Simon Cameron before he was stricken down was the writing of a letter to governor Beaver expressing his deep sympathy with the sufferers in-the Cpaemaugh, Valley, and inclosing his cheek for SI,OOO. It is a fitting finish of a life closely identified with tho 1 great events of the age in which he has lived. LaPorte Ilerald: For several weeks, Rev-. Ingram, a Christian preacher, has been holding revival meetings in a large tent near Wanatali. He is meeting with wonderful success and will paobably make his headquarters there for some days to come. Sunday, people from the whole neighborhood flocked to hear him and over twenty were brought | to Christ. He is doing a great work.' Of the many excellent {joints of superiority possessed by the incandescent electric lights over all other lights, for household purposes, there are two that are of special force in hot weather. One of these is the almost total absence of heat made by the lights, and the other is that open doors and windows have no effect upon them. The wind can neither blow them out nor make them smoke, as is the ease with oil lamps and gas. Thc towhTrustees of FOwler have just passed an ordinance requiring all dogs running at large in the town'to be muzzled, and instructing the town marshal to kill all unmuzzled dogs, found on the streets. Such an ordinance would be very applicable in Rensselaer just now. The vast number of worthless and worst* than worthless curs in the town ought to be thinned out. They are a nuisance and a damage at all times and just at this time of unusual prevalence of rabies, are a source of actual danger* Many of these dogs-are vagrants, pure and simple, and are not owned by anyone. They' ought to be extirpated.

Joseph Right, late of ‘“Morocco, has just become a resident of Rensselaer. If you want a nice comb-case, buy a box of baking powder, at Priest <fe Paxton's. The condition of Archibald Purcupile has improved somewhat, since last week, we are glad 40 state. Ladies can save money by .looking at our line of beaded wraps, before buying. Economy Stoke. We are glad to note that Mrs. Dr. Deming is improving in health. It is now nearly two years since she was able to visit Rensselaer. The only place in the county to get strictly pure roasted coffee is at C. C. Starr’s. No extra charge for grinding. Harry, son of Dr. ll.' E. Pattison, of Winamac, has received the appointment and successfully passed the rigid mental and physical examination, required for admission as a eadet in West Point Military Aeadamy. The authorities of the Logansport insane asylum sent notice last week that there was room in the institution for James Yeoman and on Thursday Sheriff Blue and Deputy Sheriff Powell conveyed the afflicted man to that asylum. Father L. E. Werz, the newly' ordained priest of the Indian School, left for Philadelphia last Monday. .llc.wx-iLt.by-way-OlCliieaga-::u:ul..-aa-companied that far on their journey, three pupils of the school who .were going to their homes for the summer.* 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; ent from four and one half to six feet. Also a fine line of hay rakes. Yours .Respectfully, — G. A. Roberts. Onion parties are fashionable nowadays. Six girls stand in a row, one bites a small piece out of an onion and a young man pay's ten cents for a guess as to which one it was. If he guesses right he gets to kiss the other live; but if he doesn’t he is only allowed to kiss the one with the onion Scented breath. Tins amusement is said to be getting highly' popular among the first society circles of Fowler. The Pullman company are preparing to place some of the finest equipments they: own on the line from Chicago to Cincinnati over the L., N. A. & C. and the C. 11. <fc D. roads, whenever the Wagner equipments are placed on the Big Four, to run between the points named. ’TfTße'character of the sleeping coaches run Ims anything to do with the volume of j traffic, the fight between the sleeping jear companies bids fair to become j quite interesting*—lndianapolis Jomnal. To any young readers of Tin: Republican' who may be thinking of entering Purdue University, it may be of interest to know that they can be examined for admission, without ! taking the trouble to go to Lnfayjette. On the lest Saturday in July, at the time of the regular teachers I examination, Superintendent Warren i will be provided with a list of ques- ! tions from the Registrar of the University, and will forward the manuscripts, immediately, to the proper authorities, at the University. Is there no way' to put a stop to the depredations of the miserable vandals who despoil the graves in Weston cemetery of plants and (lowers? llow can people,.persist in actions which benefit themselves so little and cruise so much distress to others ? We know, for instance, of a couple whose two only' children sleep in new' made graves, in that cemetery. They haye spent much time and considerable money, this y'ear, in tryi ing to bfedeek the.little mounds with handsome plants and flowers. All their efforts, so far, have been defeated by' vandal hands which have plucked the flowers to The smallest buds and even carried away some of the plants bodily, it v is a heartless, shameless piece of work, and the persons guilty (4 it are not only devoid of the ordinary feelings of humanity but are contemptible fools as well.

•v.j i . Thompson was off for Red Bluffs, Cal., yesterday, to visit C. P. May hew and enjoy himself with rod and gun, for about six weeks. A very excellent entertainment is beingarranged to be given in the Opera House, next Tuesday evening. See small bills. I am offering binders for less money than ever before. Farmers, come and get prices. I will make it an object for a man to come 50 miles to get a machine. B. F. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. H. Graham departed for the far west, yesterday. They will visit pretty much all of the Pacific Slope before they return, especially Washington and Oregon. They expect to be away about two months. The Pulaski County board of equalization remained in session several days and made an exhaustive search after property not given in to the township assessors. They only succeeded in increasing the duplicate by the amount of $9,000. A petition directed to the president and praying for the pardon of John Banes, whose case is familiar to all readers of the Flerald, was circulated here early in the week. We understand that Judge Wood, in whose court John was sentenced after pleading guilty, has signified his willingness to present in person the petition to President Harrison. Several of our citizens signed the _jJ.etilien.;,jQtlxcrs.to whom it was presented refused. John was sentenced to tho northern penitentiary for one year and his time will expire in September.—Goodland Herald. The town was visited Monday night by another specimen of the street fakir tribe, who toil not neithdo they spin, but who 'wear good clothes "and live high at the expense of gudgeons. This fellow sold what he called a microscope, a useless littie trinket, worth about 10 cents a dozen. He sold them at first at 50 cents each, and later at 25 cents, and threw in brass jewelry with the 50 cent deal and a pack of trick cards with the 25 cent. He found suckers enough to pay him well for his visit here. Several specimens of the übiquitous and iniquitous little green grain bugs were brought, in to us Monday, by young Mr. Churchill, from north of town. When full grown their bodies are about as large as the head of a pin, with wings very large in proportion to the size of the bug. The young bugs have no wings, of course'. These bugs are very numerous in many portions of the county, but the general impression among observant farmers seems to be that their grain is 100 far advanced to suffer much injury from them. Next Monday night is the regular meeting night of the Town Board, and it seems likely that some definite and final action will be taken then, in regard to the lighting of the streets. We learn from Mr. Ferguson that under the system by which the incandescent street lights are now maintained, that.a less number than 50 can not be used, it not being possible to control the current with a smaller number. This being the case it practically resolves the whole matter into a question of choosing between lighting'exclusively witli either the incandescent or the arc lights, or else going back to the old gasoline lamps: If the present establish- | meat of two pro lights and 50 incan- [ descents is retained, the cost to the ! town will be S7OO per year. This ' sum expended on are lights alone [ wnrs?c'ufcXfip®; These or even / | of them, if judiciously distributed, i would, we are confident, light the town vastly better than either the inUUmleKCfcrrt or the gasoline lamps have ever done. It lms'been suggested that the Board should' contract for 12 arcs, at a cost of $l,lOO per year, but this, in our opinion, is a larger sum than the town would at present be justified in ex {lending ' every year for lights, at least while • there is so much money needed on our streets and sowers. Francesville Farmers: More of you come over and get the McCor-

B. F. FERGUSON.

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NOTES ON TO-DAY’S CELEBRATION.

Nothing but very bad weathe r ban prevent the Fourth of July celebration in Rensselaer, to-day, being a splendid success. There in no other celebration of any note any place near, and Rensselaer has a clean sweep." The various committees have prepared to carry out, in good faith, every promise, made in the bills. The prize for the largest delegation was received from Chicago. several days ago. It consists of a bass drum, a snare drum and a fife. All good new, instruments.

The bass ball game promises to be ah excellent feature of the day; A good club from Chicago will play the Rensselaer Blues. The latter club has done good work at practicing, during several weeks, and will play the Chicago boys a pretty stiff game. The greased pig will surely materialize. He will be a regular razorback, and of the breed that, down South, are guaranteed to out-run a nigger. He will be properly barbered, and ehampooed with grease and turned loose in Landlord Hyland’s cow pen, just east of the public square. The chap that catches him will do it because it is a ground hog, as well as a greased hog case and he is out of meat. ~; 7 ' ■

Everybody should stay to see the exl«bition-of fire-works* -at -night. IF will be a display of “fizz bangs” never before equalled in the county. One hundred dollars, (less a tolerably healthy discount) will go up in smoke and noise and colored fire. There will be rockets, fire wheels and Roman candles, galore, besides a a large number of “Ehibition Pieces,” such as an illuminated battery, diamond star, silver glory, gallopade, monitor battery, Mexican jet, Aztec fountain, Fourth of July battery <&c. The fireworks will be discharged from the iron bridge, and directed down the river, to obviate the dagger from fire. The electric arc lights will bum till daylight, not only those on the street but one that has been temporarily located in the court house yard, to furnish light for the platform dance. The “greased” pole lifts its stately height 30 feet into the circumambient air, in front of the public square and opposite Williams’ furniture store. It will be “greased” with soft soap, and five dollars will be the reward to the one climbing it. And he will earn it. One hundred and sixty feet of board tables have been erected in the southeast corner of the square, to furnish a free and safe storage place for the dinner baskets of the assembled thousands. The big band of young Indian Braves in war costume, will be an uuequalled feature of the celebration. They will march in the procession and immediately after it disbands, and just before the exercises begin, they will hold a pow-wow and war dance, ift the eourt house square. In the afternoon, at the conclusion of the ball game, they will give an i hour’s entertainment in the Opera I House, after the manner described in I another place, in this paper. The J ; Ism all admission| price of ten cents, 1 to cover expenses, will be charged for this entertainment. Tickets will be I for sate on the streets and everybody 'ought to buy. ! Everybody possessed of the necessary “light fantastic toe’’ will shake iFnfc-the 'frhrtfmTn rhinre, without question. A splendid, large, smooth platform has been constructed for it, ja fine orchestra been engaged in ! Lafayette, to furnish inusicr while a i magnificent electric light, suspended jncar, will shed its glorious radiance over the entrancing scene. I

Closing Out Sale of Ladies Fine Shoes.

Our $3.50 shoe for $3.00. Our $3.00 shoe for $2.50. Onr $2.50 shoe for $2.25. Our $2.00 shoe for $1.75. > Our $1.75 shoe for $1.50. Call and examine these goods if in need qf such. Resp’y., llkjiithu. «Sc lloxan.

A TAR-LOAD OF GUM NEEDED.

The gum chewing contest, at the celebration to-day. promises to be oi.e of the most interesting Teatures of this most interesting occasion. Some of the famous chowers of Rensselaer have been in vigorous training for the chjnmpionsbip, ever since the announcement of the eontestj, and if, some one of them does not succeed in carrying away the belt, they will at least make it mighty interesting for the person who does. They will not have a “walk-away,”or perliap it would be better to say a “ehawaway” however, for many. of the most famous gum destroyers of the neighboring towns are coming, determined to carry off the belt or to wear out their- double-action, Gunjun rubber jaws in the attempt. The following letter to the chairman of the committee on sports, from one of the most accomplished gum-chcwers of MjL Ayr, only a sample of many others, explains itself and gives fair warning of the kind of opposition the gum-chewers of Rensselaer must meet and overcome, if they succeed in retaining the championship. The letter is as follows:

Mt. Ayr, June 27, ’B9. L. Hofktkb, Esq., Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir: Having read one of your '4th of July posters, regarding a Gum Chewing Contest, J would kindly ask for information at the request of 10 trthergrrfcr Yi r f'Does nie cbmlrhitteefurnish the gum, or have the contestants to furnish their own. I chew “ Yncatan” and can beat any girl in this Congressional district, on that particular gum; but Sallie Ann Dnbois can beat me on “Black Jack” gum. If you furnish the gum, can you furnish “Yucatan”? If you do, I will show you the most marvellous performance on record—cnewing in any position, on two sides at one time, without getting my jaws glued, and talk at the same time. Please address me and if your reply is satisfactory we will bring two wagon loads of gumdestroyers. Yours <fec.,

MINNIE BEEABOUT.

iUVEBTMLD LETTERS.

Frank Hamilton-2, J. S. Ranselea, Sarah O. Wnymire, Dee Watson, Mrs. Leah Tembelton.

A New Store Coming.

A Chicago General Store will occupy the room adjoining Makeover’s bank on or about July 10th with a full line of dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Millinery. Hats, Caps, Tinware and Notions. I sell mowers cheaper than anyone else. B. F. Ferguson.

Poultry Wanted.

Large quantities of poultry are wanted during the next 15 days, and especially of spring chickens. Prices per pound, subject to changes in the market: Spring chickens, 12£ cts. Old fowls, 7 cts. Turkeys 5 cts. Ducks Cto 11 cts. Eags 10 cts. per dozen. J. R. Smith. Those satine prints are just the thing for hot weather. Sec them at the Economy Store. We won’t be undersold on anything in our line. Econ'omt Stoke. The finest assortment of Carpets in town, is at A. Leopold’s. Call and see-them, whether you wish to bny or not. If you want a nice buggy to take your girl to the Fourth, call on C. A. Roberts. He has got them. Shoes for the infants, shoos for the children, shoes for the boys and girls, shoes for pap and mam at Hemphill & Honan’s. Never before were goods sold so cheap as those now being sold by R. 1 Pendigr' Finest stock of cigars and confectionery in town at J. E. Spitier’s. A beautiful line of 5 cent lawns at Economy Store. Only a few more of those beavtifli. headed w'kavs left at the Economy Store. Call aqdseetlyim. Eggs from fine Brown Leghorn fowls, *1 for setting of 13 cgg9. 43-3sn. Isaac Rev belt. - Roots and Shoes can be obtained at Leupokl’s for at least 25 per cent, less than at any other house. All goods warranted.

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