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

PERSONALS.

Station Agent Chas. F. Wren and wife are meditating an extensive tour through the West shortly, as far as J the Pacific Coast, to See the country and visit friends. Bennie Fendig is back from Chicago, where he has taken a 5-month’s course of study in the Chicago College of Pharmacy. He will graduate next yew if he attends. Mrs. Gordon, of New Albany, and Mrs. Freelove, of near Peoria, 11L, are making a protracted visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hemy Aldrich, north of the depot

A. E. Coen and family have returned from Greensburg, Kansas, and are temporarily stopping with friends in this locality. Mr. Coen thinks now of locating in Chicago. *. Dr. Sam Ritchey left last Tuesday, for Vinton, lowa, where he will visit relatives for a few week's and not long after expects to goto the southern pail of this state, to spend the winter. Mrs. Frank Padgitt and Miss Minnie Bonebrake returned last Saturday from a protracted visit with relatives near Bismarck, 111. Their visit was saddened by die death, while there, of their sister’s infant daughter. J. R. Smith and family departed last Monday for their new location at Forrest, 18. Mr.%iitk is an enterprising and honorable man of business and whom we wish could have found it to his pecuniary interest to remain in our town. Mr. and Mrs. Zimri Zwiggins and Mrs. Newell, of Chicago, Mrs. John PurCupile, of lowa, and Frank Purcupilc, of Brooklyn, N. Y., attended the funeral of the late Archibald Purcupile, last Monday. His son John arrived Monday night, too late for the funeral, as did also Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman, of Oxford. Rev. Pteßey returned unexpectedly from his eastern trip, on Wednesday evening, of last week before be had nearly completed his intended journey. His anxiety to know just how the new church was progressing was stronger than his desire to re-visit old scenes. He left his family in the East. The business of pickle making on a large scale is illustrated and described in the American Agriculturist for August A full-page illiistratiOß shows one of the two great [fickle factories on Long Island, N. Y., where, last year, twenty-two million cucumbers, 500 barrels of tomatoes, an equal quantity of cauliflower, and proportionate amounts of string beans, onions etc., were converted into pickles, and 1500 tons'of cabbage were made into sauerkront. These figures give some idea of the scale upon which the manufacture of pickles is conducted on Long Island. The business of pickle making and canning garden produce is a great industry, and it is a great pity that a successful pickle and canning establishment is not located at Rensselaer. This would be an especially good point from the peculiar adaptation of the soil hereabouts, to the successful growing of garden truck and small fruits. « You would not think times are hard if you will watch Uhe loads of Dry goods, boots, shoes, millinery 4c., carried away from the Chicago Bargain Store. The prices tell the BU>iy ‘ , 2L Wooden ware given away at Priest A Paxton’s, with baking powder. . ' - • - ' ■ - • '* •