Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Johnny smoke the Mascot. All summer goods at your own price at Economy Store Co. The lightning killed a ten days’ old calf, for Uncle Billy Beck, last Saturday night. ":i\ Cantilever excursion, August 8, to Soldiers’ Home, Dayton, Ohio. Tickets good for 5 days. There were 45 candidates for ■ licenses, at the regular monthly examination, last Saturday. Meyer means business. His stock of wall-papers must be reduced. All new goods. No “tire and water stoek.” A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Ross, last Sunday morning, at the home of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Thompson. We are not pushing out old style paper at “slaughtered prices,” but ( new goods at a living profit. Long & Eger. Rev. J. W. T. McMullep, of Lafayette, preached an able sermon, to a large congregation, at the M. E. church, last Sunday evening. Work is in progress on the foundations of Geo. Murray’s residence, on River street. Frank Osborne will superintend the erection of ingEverybody knows that “the best is the cheapest.” why buy cheap stuff at any price when you can buy good goods for very little more at the Economy Store Co. The position of the counters in McCoy’s bank have been altered, in order to give more room behind the desks, which was previously somewhat crowded, A six-year old son of W. J. Galbreath, of Barkley tp., was kicked in the head by a horse, last Thursday, and quite badly hurt. Dr. Washburn was called and dressed the injury. Long & Eger have still got some wall-paper left, and they have not marked it so high that they can deduct 25 per cent., but they will make it pay any one wishing paper to give them a call. w'v' ’ \ Mrs. E. Purcupile requests us to express her most sincere thanks to the mhny kind friends for their many acts of kindness during the sickness of her husband, and for their great sympathy in her hour of affliction. Elder Robert Hall, of the Christian church, administered the ordinance of baptism, in the river, last Sunday afternoon, to the following named persons: Mrs. L. C. Grant, Dora Gleason, Melissa Stone, Aggie Smith, Altie Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Day. Clothes-pins 1 ct. per doz. 8 ozcarpet tacks, 1 ct. per paper. Six 1 pt tin cups for 10 ets. Pearl buttons 5 cts. per doz. worth 10 cts., silk mits 10 cts per pair, worth 25et3 and a great variety of 5 and 10 ct. counter goods. Chicago Bargain Store. The Rensselaer trotters, Joe and Leo, acquitted themselves with credit, at the race at. Paris, 111., last Thursday. They took second and third money, respectively, in a race in which were 12 starters. Leo made the mile in 2:37 over a muddy track; which was a good showing for his second race. Last week Justice J. M. Troxell, of DcMotte, assessed a fine of $5 and costs each upon Harmon Clark, J. W. Tilton and Wm. Hibbs, three loud boys of Wlieatfield, for the offense of raising Cain at a dance at KnimaU. The fines and costs aggregated S4O for each of the young men. They paid pretty high for all the fun they "had. - An extensively signed petition will be presented to the town Board, at their next meeting, asking the Board to contract with* the electric light' company for not less than eight arc lights, for the streets of the town. Eight or nine arcs woujd, doubtless, light the town much better than it is now lighted, although there is a most noticeable improvement in the incandescent lights, over what they were before they were burned out, sopie time ago. Threshing coal at Coen <tePax ton’s.

Cheap excursion to Dayton, 0., Thursday, Aug. 8. * Try A 1 Bryers’ hand made Mascot cigar, only sc. The railroad depot at Mt. Ayr was struck by lightning, last Saturday night, and burned to the ground. Call and learn prices of clothing at R. Fendig’s. He will not be undersold. B. F. Ferguson will begin the erection of his Hammond light plant .next week. The plant is to be in

running order early in September. There will be a basket meeting at Barklgy church next Sunday, August 4th. Elder Lee Tinsley, of the Christian church, will preach, both forenoon and afternoon. Buy your goods of parties that are reliable. We make good all imperfections and sell good, honest goods as cheap as you pay for shoddy stuff. Economy Store Co. Many fanners, in town last Saturday, reported fields and parts of fields of oats as too wet then to cut with binders. The rains of Saturday made matters much worse, in such cases. ►Soldiers’ Home excursion, Thursday, Aug. 8. Very cheap. Tickets good for 5 days, giving an excellent opportunity to visit Cincinnati, Hamilton, Xenia and other Ohio towns. The presence of Presiding Elder Smith, caused the Methodist people to have their quarterly conference, last Monday morning, instead of waiting for the date to which the conference had been postponed. The basket meeting, at Barkley church, last Sunday, was very largely attended, Rev, J. W, T, McMullen, D. D., of Lafayette, conducted the meetings, assisted by Dr. Smith, the presiding elder. Ladies’ shoes at sl, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $2.25, all reduced 50 cents on each pair. We handle no shoddy pasteboard goods, but sell you the best the market affords. We can save you some money on shoes. Economy Store Co. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: j Sheldon S. Clinton, j Ella Standish. ( Frank Cooper, 1 ( Lillie M. Brown, j John Myers, l Katie Disk It was a big storm, last Saturday night, in this region, both in rainfall and electrical disturbance. In Chicago the storm was a deluge of rain and a hurricane of wind. Great damage was done to property there and a number of lives lost—eight in one: building, from the fall of the walls of a brick building, in process of erection. Al Bryer has his cigar factory, over Priest & Paxton’s store, in full running order. He has been located in Monticello for two year’s past, whence his reputation as a maker of a fine and always reliable quality of cigars, has preceded him. He fully intends to maintain and add to that good reputation and wc predict for his cigars a sustained and constantly increased popularity. Sheriff Blue has done a good job in clearing out the superfluous cot-ton-wood trees in the court house yard, and in trimming those which are still left standing. These old cotton-woods were planted by Charley Platt, when he was sheriff of the county, way back in ’67. They have served a good purpose in their time but it was time that those which were removed should give place to younger and handsomer trees. Tiie last Sunday’s Inter-Ocean . gave the names of all the stockholders of all the National banks in the South Division, of Chicago, with the number of shares held by each. Some of the facts in regard to the United States National Bank ivill be of local interest. The face value of the shares is SIOO. The largest shareholder is Zimri Dwiggins, with 1,175 shares. J. W. Paris comes next with 160 shares. Elmer Dwiggins has 80 shares, R. S. Paris 20 shares and Lydia and Ella Dwiggins each five. The most notable shareholder in the list is W. W. Dudley, who has 50 shares. .. ;;;; —~

Cant-i-lev-er? No, take her. August Bth. . Smoke the Mascot cigar. For sale everywhere. The Blues expect the Remington club over next Tuesday, to play the return game of bail. Only $4.50 round trip, Thursday August 8, to Soldiers’ Home, Dayton, Ohio. Tickets good for five days. Never before were goods sold so cheap as those now being sold by R.' Fen dig.

There have been eleven additions to the membership of the Christian church, during the meetings of Elder Hall, The meetings still continue, in the Misssonary Baptist church. The Monticello Herald devotes nearly a column to the transgressions of C. C. Palmer, the bogus Baptist minister, of Chalmers, who lately skipped out with his paramour, Mary McGoon. Palmer is a thoroughly bad lot, a drunkard and a swindler as well as an adulterer, mid imposter. The many housekeepers whose annual papering and re-painting was interferred with this year by the early opening of Spring work, can find a recompense for the delay in the great reductions in the prices of paints and wall-paper, at Meyer’s “Old Reliable” drug store. The Fow'ler Nutshell announced its suspension, last week, after an existence of about two years. The publisher intimates that its publication may be resumed under another name and by a different publisher. Another of the Fowler papers states that M. H. Walker, the attorney, is negotiating for the purchase of the material of the Nutshell. Milroy township also comes to Rensselaer when it wants reliable justice, and lots of it. Last Friday Judge Morgan put the final touches on a women’s scrapping match, from that township. Mrs. John Wolf was fined and costed to the' extent of $18.35 for “slopping the jaw” of Mrs. Chas. Summers; while the latter lady was assessed $20.60 for provoking said “slopping.” Wallace Robinson and D. B. Nowels have bought, in partnership, the lumber yard of Colbom & Co. The invoicing was begun last Monday. Mr. Colborn will remove to Goodland and take charge of the lumber business there of A. R. Colborn & Co. Mr. Nowcls, one of the purchasers above named, is not now a resident of Rensselaer, but will shortly move into town, from his farm a few miles north. We notice that Judge Slick is engaged with Col. Lee and others in the business of building a railroad to be called the New York and Chicago Air Line Railroad. Valparaiso papers give encouraging accounts of meeting held in both places in favor of the project.—Rochester Republican. > And when will the Cunnel and the Judge pause long enough in their wild career, of projecting railroads to actually build a few miles thereof ? We pause for a reply. An exchange says: If any one desires to know how keenly a paper from the old home is appreciated, let him some time note his own feelings when away from home on seeing a copy. What is more, the sending of an occasional copy to friends abroad in this way, has frequently secured it life-long subscribers, and in that way it benefits us, while it at the same is taken as an act of kind remembrance on the part of the sender. ~ The many people in Rensselaer and vicinity who see the electric light in constant use, and know little or nothing of this mysterious source of illumination, should be interested in President Henry Morton’s article on “Electricity in Lighting”—the third in the series which began in the June .issue —in the August number of Scribner’s Magazine. Prof Morton takes the reader with him into great factories where the dynamos and glow-lamps are actually made, and entertainingly explains the processes. Many of the illustrations are from photographs taken at the factories while the men and women Were at work.'

On and after to-day, all dogs found running at large, unmuzzled, will be shot by the marshal. Rev. M. L. Tressler will preach at Pleasant Ridge next Sunday, at 3:30 p. m., and at Osborne school house in the evening.

Hettie Zacker, a ten year old girl living near Surrey, was bitten by a rattle-snake, last Monday. Dr. Bitters was called and by a liberal dose of whisky, has got her in a fair way of recovery. We have first-class boots and shoes that were bought under the auctioneer’s hammer, at £ price and that is the reason we can sell them \ cheaper than our competitors. Chicago Bargain Store.

Articles of incorporation of the Indiana Oil, Gas and Coal Company, of Chicago, 111., were filed with the Secretary of State, at Indianapolis, last Friday. Its place of operations are stated to be at Rose Lawn, News ton county, and the capital stock at $500,000. Its directors are James A. Kingsbury, E. Beekley Hamlin, and William Keene. The forenoon mail train south, of Thursday, met with a breakdown of its engine, at Cedar Lake, which made the tram an hour late in Rensselaer and an hour and a half late by the time it reached Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Journal says that that was the only train which has been behind schedule time this month on the Monon Route. A remarkable good record. An enormously overgrown fungus, of the variety commonly known as a puff-ball or toad-stool, was put into one of the show Windows of Williams’ furniture store, one day last week and labelled “Sea Bread,” and was a source of wonder to many persons, who truly averred that they had never seen nor heard of such a thing as “sea bread” before. The fungus was nearly as large as a half-bushel measure. C. C. Palmer, the ministerial black leg, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church, at this place, just two years ago, yesterday. He preached here several times shortly thereafter, and created a very favorable impression upon the minds of many, and a strong effort was made, on the part of some, to settle him here as pastor of the church, but some of the members had learned of certain shady transactions in his past record, and would have none of him. He was not in charge of any church when he skipped lately, the congregations at Brookston and near Chalmers having dropped him some time pre vious. The school authorities and people of Indiana should not be alarmed by the threat of the ring organ to invoke the penalty of the law if they refuse to adopt, use or buy the obsolete school-books attempted to be forced upon them by theming. There is no penalty for such refusal, and no power in this law, or any other, to prevent local school boards from using any books they please, and buying them where they please. The St. Louis publishing-house which engineered the law through the Legislature probably intended to make it compulsory, and their organ would evidently like to make the 'people believe it is, but it is not. The people still have some rights which the monopoly cannot o verride.-Indinanp-olis Journal. The Rensselaer Bines have at last won a game of base ball. Last Friday, the Blues, in company with 15 or 20 of the local sports, went over to Remington, the former to play the Remington club and the latter to wit ness the game and back the home club, but found no supporters of the Remington club. The game' was noted for the wild playing on both shies, heavy batting, home rnns and absence of the usual amount of “kicking” by the home team. The score at the end of the ninth inning stood 1U to 28 in favor of the Blues. Ed Irwin made a satisfactory umpire. The time of the game was 2 hours and 45 minutes. The following is the score by innings: 123456789 Reassejper 306 4 7 6 1 0 I—2B Remington 1 2 0 4 6 0 4 2 o—l 9 Homo I{»n*-“B|ucs"’-Kegs sad Zlmmermto

Geo. E. Murray returned Tuesday from a hasty trip to Kokomo, where h e had been called by the sudden death of Mrs. Terrell, a lady in whose family he had formerly lived several years. , Ellis <fe Murry do not intend to have a good safe destroyed by burglers if they can help it. They al-

ways keep it unlocked and keep nothing in it but their books, to pres erve them m case of fire. They have also hung a sign on the front of the safe reading, “this safe is not locked ,” and allow it to hang there night and day. Editor Republican In last week’s issue we notice the following: “Shoes have become very cheap in front of some of the stores lately. But the proprietor of the; Chicago Bargain Store should have!

the credit.” While they may ask the credit for offering a few leaders for cash only we would kindly ask who should receive the credit for maintaining our public schools, building churches, paying our city and county taxes and aiding every enterprise of interest to the town. When socalled “bargain hunters” have not the cash and want oredit for from 3 to 12 months, are they accommodated at the Bargain Houses? No, they go to their home merchants. A word to the wise is sufficient. “The Other Fellows.” The funeral of the late Archibald Purcupile was held last Monday afternoon, in the Presbyterian church, and was attended by a very large concourse of people—so many that probably not half could gain admission within the building. The religious services were conducted by Rev. M. L. Tressler, assisted by Revs. McGuire and Dwiggins. Subsequent to leaving the church the ceremonies were under the direction of Prairie Lodge, F. & A. M., of which the deceased had been an honored member for 40 years, and of the Eastern Star Chapter O. E. S. The funeral cortege was very extensive, consisting of the two lodges aboye named, on foot, headed by the comet band, playing appropriate music, while following the hearse came nearly 40, vehicles. The ceremonies at the cemetery were the impressive burial rites of the Masonic order. The large advertising clock, in a front comer of the Citizens’ Bank, is very much of a back number, and all the advertisements will be erased from it, when it is removed to the new building. The advertising cards were put on the clock about ten years ago, and as they now read they furnish a striking evidence of the mutability of human affairs. Only a small proportion of the cards are now what, in newspaper parlance, would be called “live ads.” For instance, F. J. Sears advertises himself as a dealer in staple and fancy dry goods, with carpets a specialty. Elza 1.. Phillips, John F. Burroughs, Ira W. Yeoman and R. S. & Z. Dwiggins are advertised as attorneys at law. W. J. lines and Emmet Kannal are advertised as druggists; T. M. Jones is a merchant tailor and J. W. Duvall keeps a livery stable. Verily, how numerous are the changes, even In a single decade. The Commissioners appointed to remove the ledge of rock in the Kankakee river at Momence announce that -the plans and specifications for the work have been completed, but they are unable to go ahead with the work, owing to the unexpected opposition of the Chicago & Eastern XHinois Railroad Company. Letters from the company state that the raili road owns the bed of the river under j their tracks, and as the removal of jthe rock would result in great damage to the property, they forbid the Cominisßionars from entering upon the land. The Commissioners discussed the situation, but could come to no definite conclusion. As the letter suggests that “some further legislation by this State might be necessary,” the inference is drawn that the State will have to buy the railroad’s interest in the property before the work can proceed. There being no appropriation for this purpose, the work will not be further pursued on for two years at least