Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A ndy Minnions, down the river, has a daughter, since the 12 Lb. A beautiful line of 5 cent lawns at Economy Store. B. F. Robinson, of Barkley township, has the foundations in place for a new, two story residence. A nauseam of 5 and 10 cent counter goods, at the Chicago" Bargain House, next to Makeever’s Bank. Geo. E. Murray will begin the erection of his residence on Itiver street, ne-xt month. Closing out millinery and all kinds of mens’ straw hats, at just one-half price, at the Chicago Bargain House, The Idavillo Observer now has; a woman editor, in the'person of Miss Laura Hall, a school teacher. She is said to be making a success of it. Boys, go gather up all the old iron, bones and. rags on the farm, and bring it to~ Farneman & Co,, and get the money for it. J. W. Williams shipped another swan to Marion, Ohio, Tuesday. It was a male, and a line, big bird. He was brought in by a man named Smith, from over west of Ml. Ayr. Mens’ straw hats 3 cents to §I.OO each. Clothes pins 1 cent a dozen. 6 one pint tin cups for 10 cents. 8oz. carpet tacks 1 cent per paper. ChtPaoo Bahgain House. Dr. Washburn's handsome new residence, near the old school house7~is' approaching completion. It is commodious 15 size and tasteful in arehi--1 tonfi ivo 'l. l mi' VVv tltil Vi Rev. M. L. Trcssler will preach in Barkley church, next,Sunday, at 4 p. m., and at Pleasant Ridge, at 7:30, p. in., of the same day. He will preach at Curtis Creek on Sunday, July 28, at 4 p. m. administered the ordinance of baptism, by immersion, to Mrs. Frank Wolfe and Mrs. Henry.Zoll. The ceremony took place in the jiver, above the “coal oil” well. W. H. llershman, ex-superintend-ent of schools in Newton county, has given up his foolish scheme of starting a new Republican paper at Kentland, arid accepted the priilcipalship of the Delphi schools, at a salary of $1,150 for an eight months year. Best calicoes 5 cts. a yard, lawns 3 cts. a yard, a good shirting 5 cts. a yard, goodebtton challic G] cts. yd., linen crash 5 cts. yd., satteen and white goods at almost your own price. Chicago Bargain House, Makeover's Robin. Judge Hammond, of Rensselaer; held court for Judge Johnston, this week. He tried the celebrated EobyEggers case. Judge Hammond held court here nTHie days when "Papa” Gould was the landlord of tlid “Old Gould House.” Jle holds his age well. —Valparaiso Messenger. The town croquet players have put a wagon load of sand upon the croquet ground in the public square. The sand makes the playing better at all times, and besides will save some loss of precious time, after rains, when the common dirt would be too muddy to play on.

The veteran editor, Col. Alex K. McClure, truthfully says that “Newspapers are often criticised for what they print, hut if it were known how much credit they merit for what they don’t print, or for the nonsense they whack out of what they do print, they would commend a much more generous judgment.” The oil well drillers near Thompson’s switch have experienced a good deal of trouble and much delay from die breaking; Of their drill. were compelled to order a new dnll outfit from Pittsburgh, Qand it was an unconscionably long time in getting to them. They resumed work Tuesday morning, after a delay of about two weeks. The Winamac Republican’s advertisement of a -foot race at Medaryville fur last fjaturday, l>etwecn McKeever, the champion ot Indiana, and Robinson the champion of Nebraska, for the championship and the nice little stake of $900.00, ought to have drawn a good crowd at Medaryville, on that day, even though the race was off.

J). B. Nowels is building a good residence on his farm near Surrey. Wooden ware given away .at Priest & Paxton’s, with baking powder. mint be that the Rensselaer Blues have been trained too fine, like Jake Kilrain. Women’s silk mits only 10 cts. per pair, children’s gloves 5 cts. per pair. Chicago Bargain House. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wade, of Newton township, have had a boy in their house, since last SaturdayVl JThose satinc. prints are just the thing for hot weather. See them at the Economy Store. Work on the Citizen’s Bank buildmg is making good progress. The bank will move into it on or before August 10th. We hire no clerks; wc pay no rent," and we steal our goods, so we won’t jbe undersold. Hemphill & Honan. Both the Burk and the Stackhouse bridges, north of town, are reported to be in an impassible condition since the heaVy rains, of last week. A fine new organ having been put into the Catholic church, the old instrument was disposed of, by a raffle, the drawing taking place last Monday. Miss Moggie Worden drew the prize. Womens’ kid shoes, silk worked button holes only §1 per pair. Children’s shoes 25 cts. per pair. Men’s shoes 75cts to §1 per pair. Chicago Bargain House. - A. A. Gast, sheriff of Fulton Co., was in town Tuesday, trying to get trade of a big team of horses, lately stolen from Fulton county, lie is a brother-in-law of Dr. F'. P. Bitters, of this town. To the farmers’ wives of Jasper County: Do you want the highest market price for your poultry? If so, firing it to Farneman & Co., on j Front St;, opposite Mackey’s marble' shop. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Kepner re quest that The Republican extend, for them, their earnest thanks to the • many kind friends who gave them soj much aid and sympathy during the sickness and death of their son, Frank ' Kepner. j Monticello Herald: Rile Kennard ; wants $2,000 from the town of Mon-1 tioello for being upset in his buggy j by a pile of brush on Illinois street. His damages all tokFdid not exceed j §25 outside the riling of his temper, j but llilo charges heavily for being j riled. •• ; --i Go to the great slaughter sale of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Millinery, ] Tinware, Notion* &c., that must. be closed out in a few days to make ago Bargain House, Makeever’s room, next to the bank. A. D. Swain, a brother of our old - townsman, Silas of that ilk, has late-' ly moved from the vicinity of Boston, Mass., and settled in Morocco, where Silas is in the hay business. He is not so smart a man as “Sile” or he would have come west, years agoThe Women’s Relief Corp, of Rensselaer, sent $44.30 to the Johiistown flood sufferers and have received an acknowledgement of the receipt of

the same from Clara barton, president of the National Red Cross Association. The money will be well expended in Miss Barton’s hands. The people of Rensselaer are to be congratulated on the fact that hereafter there will be little if any danger of snow blockades of the sidewalks, in the winter time. Uncle John Makeev er is fixing up a trap over Bob. Phillips’ barber shop which will catch just about all the snow that falls inside of the town. BmingtQn is all torn up over a wedding wliieh ought to have come off but didn’t. The should-have-been bridegroom is aged.and wealthy, but sinful, and the lady is youthful and yielding, and in urgent need of matrimony. A marriage license was issued to the couple lately, but relatives of the intended groom Inteyferred and the wedding did not take place, though the necessity for it daily grows more urgent. The young lady is said to be willing to compromise the matter for a deed to one of -the finest and best improved lialf sections of land in Jasper county, the property of the aged but deceitful swain.

Marsh Warren is building a house in Thompson’s Addition. Wonder if he is not meditating matrimony. We won’t be undersold on anything in our line. Economy Store. The cornice on Leopold’s corner block has been mneh improved by a coat of paint, this week. Never before were goods sold so cheap as those now being sold by R. Fendig. The green midge scare has joined the binder-twine hullabaloo.-Logans-port Journal, BARGAINS in Glassware at C. C. Starr’s. A gallon water-pitcher, various styles, only 25 cents. The incandescent street lamp 3 were lighted again, Tuesday night, for the first time since their burn-out, several weeks ago. Don’t forget that Farneman & Co. are paying 5 per cent, more for poultry and eggs tlian any other house in the city. Women’s fine, hand-turned shoes and men’s kangaroo and Douglas shoes a specialty. Chicago Bargain House. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sayler, west of town, were treated to a big surprise party, Tuesday afternoon, on the occasion of their 15th wedding anniversary. Everyone should avail themselves of the rare opportunity for- buying anything they want, at the closing out sale of the Chicago Bargain House, next to Makeever’s bank. Elder Robt. Hail, of the Christian denomination, is conducting a series: of meetings in the Christian church, this week. Meetings will be held every night up to and including Sunday night. Prof. Oscar J. Craig, professor of History and Political Economy in Purdue University, was in town yesterday, looking after the matter of the vacant scholarship in that excellent institution, to which this county is entitled. A meeting of all the Fourth of July Celebration committees is called for this, Thursday, evening in the Town Hall. It is important that all members of all committees should be present, as a final settlement of the affairs of the celebration is to be “ --■ ■ —pL: 1 made, A 1 Breyar, of Monticello, has secured the rooms over Priest Paxton’s grocery store, and will begin the iinrinifaeture of cigars there, this week, with three bands. There is no reason why a good cigar factory will netftenri&b -in licnssclacr,iLmanage(L | by a square man, of ordinary business ability. Drs. S. A. McMcllon, specialist in the treatment of diseases of the eye, treats all diseases of the eve with medicine and has been successful where many eminent oculists have 'failed, and m -no case has ever injured an eye. Will visit Rensselaer every ! two weeks. Dates of next visit will be from July 17 to 20. Office with Mrs. Mary E. - Hopkins, bn Front 1 street. ts. * We are requested to announce that the next quarterly meeting of the Rensselaer Circuit will be ljeld at Barkley church on Saturday and Suni day, July 27 and 28. Services, Sati urday%3o P. M., Sunday 10 :30 A. Mi, 8:30 P. M. “Basket Meeting” on Sunday. Dr. Smith, the Presiding Elder, is expected to preach, both

days. Frank Kepner, whose sickness was mentioned in this paper in its last is-; sue, died a 8 o’clock, on Wednesday , | afternoon, of last week, while the ipaper, which mentioned his sickness was on the press. His sickness was ' jof about three weeks duration. His ideatli occured at the residence of his ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kepner, ■ just west of town limits. His [age was 23 years. His funeral was held on Thursday afternoon, the. ! principal services, conducted by Rev. |e. G. Pelley, taking place. In Weston cemetery, where seats had been ar-j ranged for the accommodation of. those wishing to attend. Frank |was a very amiable and well disposed boy, well liked by everybody apd his funeral was very largely atteud- ' ed. 6 —*****•• K

• Lewis Hamilton, the one armed j boy, is canvassing for a history of 1 the Johnstown flood. Lewis is a j good boy and deserves encourage- i j ment in his efforts to obtain a livlij hood and acquire an education. Wonder whv nothing more is heard i Sbout the ; Louis Railroad ? It begins to look as j 1 though all the recent railroad talk \ . : was only an unusually Violent outbreak of periodical railroad wind. A sad and almost tragical circumstance is the fact,, described j t Remington correspondence, of three ! funerals in that town, last Saturday.; ‘ j Two of the parties died suddenly and alone, and one of the two by violence, j The death of the third was also very j I sudden. A remarkable co-incidence, truly. The Remlevs all walked at liberty,] on Saturday evening. The same parties who liad previously bailed the boy William, namely E. P. Hammond, S. P. Thompson, M. L. Spitler j and W. B. Austin signed the bail i bonds of the old man and his son] John, and they were released from 1 j confinement. John’s bail is SSOO rind j ] his father’s, §I,OOO. The Jasper County Summer Nor- : mal opened for a five weeks term in J the high school room, last Monday, j under most encouraging eircumstan- 1 ccs. The attendance is large, over I 50, and represents the most progros- j ! sive and enterprising element among , | the young people of the whole coun-1 ■ ty. An excellent corps Of instruct tors is in charge, and an entirely sue- ; eessful term, in all respects, is fully assured. About the liveliest newspaper fight : we have had knowledge of lately is ! now in progress between Wallace, of the Fowler Republican, and Cully, of ; the Boswell Argus. They both un- ! derstand how to use the English lan-: ! guage in its full strength and are !mutually saying and telling some* very tough tilings of each other. It; is presumable, however, that they | both keep on the “windy side of the law” of libel. They probably speak whereof they have knowledge. Goodland Herald: Immediately■ following the terrific crash of thunder J 1 during the storm Wednesday after- i noon, a conflagration was seen about two miles out of town, on the Remington road. Will Bingham and several others got out their buggies and started for the scene, It proved to be Henry Marsh’s barn, which was , -struck by lightning and - .burned ~to 4 the ground. A team of horses were - rescued from the barn, but 15 tons of] ; hay anria wagon went up in tbe fireTj i The barn was insured for §SOO, about ■ | two-thirds its value. _ ! Emmet Kannal has lately put into ; hia.jewelry store the largest and best 1 safe in the town. It weighs four tons j and is 5 feet, 7 inches high, 4 feet, 4 i inches wide and three feet deep. It is fire and burglar proof. One of; the compartments inside is large \ enough to contain the person of Mr. i Knmial’s jeweler, Mr. Huff, although j it is not Mr. Kannal’s intention to j use the compartment for’that purpose, | but for other articles more tempting to the cupidity of burglars. The safe was moved down from the depot and put in place by Ance Woodworth, who is the “heavy weight champion” teamster of the 30th judicial circuit. !

Hon. L D. Dunn, of Dunnville, one of the Monienee Rock commissioners, was in town Tuesday. He tells us that the commissioners will meet at Indianapolis Friday, where they hope to take action in regard to the advertising for bids, for making the channel. The [advertisements could have already been issued; had the commissioners hot met with ail unexpected obstacle in the shape of a demand for immense damages, on the part of the Eastern Illinois Ry. Co., for crossing their, right of way &c. The commissioners are not authorized to pay any damages of this nature but have called upon the i property owners who deeded the river bed to the state Of Indiana to make terms with the railroad. If this is done, the advertising for bids can be done, at once. I-r -- • « ...... . ■ ; '■

] Theodore Hurley, of--“ Hurley town,” is sick and threatened with j lung fever. A finer line of embroideries and : laces can not be found any where than that carried by R. Fendig. The Day Bros, arc rebuilding the ; chimneys on the court house, undfer .Sheriff Bine’s direction. The sheriff !is having them laid up With cement [ mortar, to prevent their falling to pieces again. . The year 1889 will make a very respectable showing in way of new buildings, after all. With the nurn- ; ber of residence completed, in process or in contemplation, the new ; brick church, the Citizen’s Bank i building, the electric light plant, and many minor matters, truly the progress of the year will be very satis- - factory even if it is destined to fall a little short of some preceding years. The Monon Times is again slipping a good many cogs, so to speak, in an i orthographical and grammatical way, [ but it makes up in humor what it i lacks in syntax arid orthography, as | the following paragraph, verbatim et letcratim, will illustrate: We have it from a reliable source that Dan. Webster will neither go to Long branch or Saratoga this fall, as Lindsey heavy weight calf has eat the plow wheel off of the hind end iof the dog cart that he was being ! trained to; infact, Dan is becoming ( unmanageble just the other day he | run off threw his rider, jumped into ~ his j lap’s garden cat' up fourteen heads of cabbage, and the tops out of ali the sweet corn, his owner says Unit he has not been ; mad sceinee last winter when he went down to take the School-marm to ] church and failed.

L The ML A.yt base ball club came* over last Saturday and played a game with the Rensselaer Bl«es—or perhaps it would be more correct to say that th&MtT Ayr' boys the game and the Blues stood around and looked on. The score at the end of the game stood 9 for the Blues to 27 for theWindies. The latter club made 12 runs in the last inning and if the Windies had not been short of wind, tliejr would have been running yet. The time of the game was 2 hours and 55 minutes. It was umpired by Eddie Irwin, who was too big to lick, ! and therefore the game was a failure in that particular. The score by innings was as follows; 1 2 8 4 5 i> 7 8 U ML Ayr... 0 1 0 3 0 8 1 2 12—27 Blues .. .. .I 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0— 9 | 'TheactionoftheJiensselaerTown | Board in regard to the Front Street eulrcrt, continues to be freely discussed, pro and con, and some eom- ; mend while others condemn, their decision. The fact is, the Board were placed m a position, where,' as one citizen forcibly expressed it, they | were sure to be cussed if they did and be cussed if they didn’t. As for The Republican’s views of the mat- * ter, we have no doubt whatever but | that the Board acted for what they j believed were the best interests of l the town, and if they made a mistake ;j n t j ie j r decision, as we think probable, wc must admit that the question before them as to just what would |be best for the town; under the cir--1 cumstances, was a puzzling problem to decide.

The building committee for the new M. E. church have got along very smoothly and successfully with their work, so far. There was a little hitch in settling with the contractor for the brick work, but a satisfactory adjustment with him was reached , without much trouble. lie put in a considerable chum for extra work 1 and time lost while waiting for bricks, hut the committee put in a counter--1 claim on account of a defect in the ! chift.ney, which would necessitate its tearing down and rebuilding, and he ! then consented to accept his contract ! price and call it square. The committee then secured an expert chimjney 'builder from Chicago, who tore [down and rebuilt the chimney for a I much less sum than would have been ! necessary to settle with the contractor, bad he been required to rebuild ! the chimney. A pretty shrewd cornsi uiittec, that. •

Tfafe second furious runaway of , * -.- last week occurred on Saturday afternoon and like that of the Monday afternoon before, it was a big fat team from Newton township. They belonged in this case, to Isaac N. Makeover, and were hitched to a lumber wagon, in which there was some bags of feed and some jiackages of groceries. They started from in front of Williams’ furniture store and ran to the corner of Washington and Weston streets where they went right through a ’panel of fence and into the yard of the premises occupied by Frank Padgitt. Here they upset the wagon and scattered its contents, and were brought to a standstill by running into a large tree. No great damage was done, but the wagon and harness were somewhat broken arid the horses a little bruised. •