Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1889 — Page 5

PERSONALS.

Miss Birdie? Hammond returned to Notre Dame Seminary, yesterday. Geo. Bruce went back to Franklin College, Tuesday. Miss Allie Kinney began a term of teaching, in Carpenter tp., tot Monday. Mrs. Val Seib went to Brant, Wis., last Friday, to visit her mother, for a couple of weeks. * ■ Judge Lee was uuable to spare the . time from his judicial duties for a very extended visit, and remained only until Friday. Williams, the photographer, followed his vocation at theKentland fair, last week and this week is at Morocco, at the Newton county fair. Dr. Sam Ritchey left Tuesday for Franklin, this state, and will go as far as Cincinnati, if his health permits. He will be gone several weeks. Attorneys Hammond-and Thompson are again in Logansport, this week, on the Turpie-Lowe ease, which is likely to continue for a week or tw r o, yet. Will Sears made but a brief visit, having started back to Colorado, last Thursday. lie is now' located at La Junta, (pronbuneed LaHoonta) in the drug business. Mrs. Dr. McMellen, the oculist, is not yet sufficiently recovered from her recent severe accident to permit her to resume her professional visits to Rensselaer. Charley Porter got the “shakes” again at Bald Knob, Ark., and has been transferred to Kansas City, Mo., on the same system. It is a healthier place and a better job. W. C. Shead intends to leave for Washington (state) next Tuesday, where he hopes to establish his just claim to a portion of his deceased father’s very large estate. F. J. Sears was down in Vermilion Co. 111., lately, inspecting the town of Ridge Farm as a location for another “Dwiggins Syndicate” bank, whose name is already legion. =rr Samuel E. Sparling, Walter Willey and Robert Yanatla went to Bloomington yesterday, to enter the State University, at the beginning of the fall term. It will be Mr. Sparling’s third year, and the first for the two others. Harry Zimmerman, who has faithfully discharged the duties of night operator at Lowell for the tot 13 months, has resigned that position and will soon be given a like job on the Chicago <fe Western Indiana Belt Line, at a much better salary than at Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears lefj; for Jamestown, Dak., Tuesday, to visit friends and look after property, and will be gone about two weeks. Their son, C. G. Sears, went with them and thinks of trying the effects of that northern winter climate upon his health, the ensuing winter.

SOME TRUE SNAKE ITEMS.

Rattlesnakes appear to bn greatly on the increase in some places in this vicinity, at least they are very numerous this year. Omai- Morlan, for instance, who lives a mile or two west of town, has killed seven rattlers, this season. In the vicinity of the county poor farm the rattlers are also making themselves most unpleasantly familiar, and on last Thursday Superintendent Grant killed a three-rattler, in the yard, close to the new brick building; but one day the week previous, a much more exciting snake incident occurred there.' Mr. Grant’s dog, which has a penchant for killing snakes, was in a room in the Superintendent's residence, and suddenly made a tremendous barking. Mrs. Grant investigated the matter, and heal’d the well known buzzof a rattlesnake. Mr. Grant was called and found a big rattier ensconced in a shoe belonging to one of the members of the family, which had been left near the door, but inside the room. This specimen when killed was found to have seven rattles. A less recent but not less thrilling snake incident happened to Mr. Grant’s son, a year or two ago. He was out hunting, bare-footed, and had his pants well rolled up, as the grass was wet, leaving his ankles bare. lle suddenly felt something clammy and looking down he found that he had stepped on the tail of a big rattler and that the serpent was coiled about his ankle, lie gave a mighty kick and threw the snake away, and then dispatched it with his gun. The boy was not bitten, but the shock made him so weak and sick that he was scarcely able to walk home. The supposed increase in number of rattle snakes is accounted for by the fact that razor-back hogs no longer roam at large in most places in the county, seeking what they may devour root up. The razor-backs are said to kill and devour all the rattlers they can find. Ray Leopold is again at the front with a large and beautiful stock of the latest styles of fall and winter dress goods. She requests her numerous friends and patrons to call early and make their selections.

THE TOWN BOARD,

At' their regular monthly meeting Monday night, passed four of the ordinances ordered to be prepared, at the August meeting, namely: Ordering shade trees to be trimmed ten feet above the sidewalks. Raising the town saloon, license to $l5O per year. Condemning side-walks: On South street, front of Dt. Washburn’s residence ; on Front st., in front of Geo. Worden’s residence; River st,. front of A. Thompson; Rutson st., front of the Florence property; Van Rensselaer st., front of A. W. Wood. The dog ordinance, requiring all dogs running at large, in the town, to be -safely muzzled during the months of August and September, of each year. Owners of dogs not complying with the ordinance, are to be notified by the marshal, after which if the .dogs are not muzzled they are to be shot or otherwise dispatched, and the owners subjected to a fine. ; The ordinances raising peddlers’ licenses and taxing Cheap John stores were continued until next month. Deeds for six lots in Western Cemetery were approved. Methodist Ministerial Appointments. The M. E. conference, at Brazil, adjourned last Monday afternoon. From the published list of appointments we note the following which i are of local interest: Rensselaer, T. F. Drake; Rensselaer j circuit, It. M. Simmons;Rose Lawn, J. j F. Stafford; Medaryville, T. D. j Moore; Monon, J. N. Harmon;Good- j land, J. H. Claypool. Remington is j to be supplied. J. T. Abbett is returned to Wil- i liainsport and David Handley to I Clinton; S. B. Grimes goes to Col-! fax; A. W. Wood to Ninth Street,] Lafayette, and J. J. Claypool to i Montmorency. j — The Monon Route now has several j vestibuled sleepers on its line. The cars are of the most elegant and lux- i urious pattern, with all the latest im- j provements, including even lighting by electricity. The road is having j additional vestibuled trains construe- j ted, and of which the Indianapolis Journal says: “The trains which the ! Pullman Car Company are building for the line between Chicago and Cin- ■ cinnati, are to be an exact type of the limited trains recently put on be- j tween New York and Chicago over 4 the Erie lines, which arc among the finest trains run in this, country. ] They will be lighted with electricity, j elegantly finished and complete m| every respect. The Pullmans are in- ] terested in the trains from the fact ’ that they will run _ against the new j Wagner trains which the Wagner j company is building to run oyer the i Big Four line, which, it is stated, will j be the finest the works have eyer ] built. The Big Four will get their! trains on within the next thirty days, ■ but it will be sixty days before the Pullman trains arc put on over the i L., N. A. & C. and the C., 11. & D. • ' > •• . : - :—— —■*--& - Cliesley Chambers, the perpetrator of a noted train robbery, is now a free man. The prosecuting attorney,! at Bloomington, on his own motion, ; dismissed the case of assault and battery that has been hangmg~for two years. Four yearn ago last April an . express train on the Monon was robbed at midnight between Bloomington and Harrodsburg. George K. Davis, the messenger, was shot and almost killed, and Peter Webber, the baggage-master, was also wounded,, and several hundred dollars were carried off. Two weeks later Webber identified Chambers as the man who entered the car, took his revolver j from him and then did the shooting. A long trial followed in which the jury disagreed. Another trial re- J suited in Chambers going to prison for two years. He served his term and was at once rearrested ami returned there, and has since been under $5,000 bond for assaulting Davis. The case was continued from term to term until dismissed because it was generally agreed that the two assaults were the same action and more than one conviction could not be made. The new postal cards soon to be issued will vary in size. There will be three sizes when the contracts are finally taken up—one a fine, delicate card, for ladies’ use. much smaller than that now in circulation and of much finer quality. Finely Calendered pajier will be substituted for the old buff blotting paper. An intermediate -card of the same size as the one now in use will be retained, and a new, large card will be introduced |hat can be used for business > purposes, and . will be large enough to- allow a bill ' head to be printed thereon, besides | the other matter, it is well known also that Mr. Wanamaker is in favor of cheap postage. He takes a practical view of the matter, however, and proposes that the reduction be made so that a half ounce parcel can be carried for 1 cent, still retaining the present rate of two cents for a full ounce. Fon Salk:—A good No. 8, Northwest cook stove. Reservoir and wanning oven complete. Only been used four years. Enquire at this office. ■ _—-

CORRESPONDENCE.

from Remington. i~ Harvey Hartman lias moved into the Mrs. Church residence on South Ohio Street The cosy and handsome new cottage of Mr, St C. Phelps on S. Ohio Street wiJJ be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. . The carpenters have pushed the work rapidly. Those having the work in charge are making strenuous efforts to have the new school house completed by the stipulated time. The delay—if there be any—will probably have to be charged to the R. R. Co., as it was difficult at times to have the material shipped and on hand when needed. Mrs. W. F. Bunnell and her sister, Miss Elda Boyce left on Wednesday last for a visit with friends m New York, James Locke returned last Saturday from a trip to France, bringing with him some fine and valuable young horses. Dexter Jones had the misfortune to have his left hand badly mangled by a corn-shelier, one day last week. It took the attending physician, Dr. Patton, over two hours to dress the wound. At last accounts Mr. Jones was doing as well as could be expected. The three months old child of Mr, and Mrs. C. Bellisle was hurried last Thursday, the cause of death being cholera infantum. Mrs. E. W. Culp is slowly recovering from her long and painful attack of typhoid fever. The physician m charge, Dr. H. Landon, pronounces her out of danger. She was not informed of the death of her daughter Mattie, until last Friday. The Methodist church in this plaee now presents a very handsome appearance. The walls and ceiling are frescoed in a beautiful and highly artistic manner, and the wood-work painted and gilded with harmonizing colors. The artist, Mr. Peters, is a gentleman with whom it is a pleasure to transact business. Luther Patton and Merle Fisher the two young men appointed to scholarhips in Purdue University from this township, left for the purpose of entering the school last Thursday. They each passed a good examination and were admitted into the Freshman class. Fred Burger left on Monday morning of last week for Richmond, Ind., where he will enter Earl ham College. Mr. Dickerson returned from Brown Co., last Tuesday, where he helped conduct a highly successful summer normal. Mr. Dickerson will have .charge or our schools during the coming school year. Mr. Kendall, a resident of Remington for the last two or three months, died on Saturday evening last, after a three weeks’ iHness with typhoid fever. The remains were taken to Wolcott, his former home, for interment on Sunday afternoon. He leaves a wife and one afflicted child in destitute circumstances. Remingtonian. From Union. Farmers are sowing wheat. Miss Jordan of Jackson county is visiting with her friends, the Harriotts, at present. Surveyor Thrawls was in these parts last week, looking after ditch matters. The claims of the hands on the Dividson ditch have been adjusted and work is resumed again. Walter Ponsler and other stockmen report stock not putting on the amount of flesh that the pastures would indicate. Average yield of grain: Oats, 35 bu.; wheat, 12 bu.; rye, 15 bu.; corn, (approximated) at 30 bushels per acre, hay If tons per acre. The people of Fair Oaks are greatly elated over the prospect of the return of the machine shops and yardmen on theOoal line. When Miss Lucy Piatt returned from Fair Oaks last Monday evening she found her home in the possession of about 10 couples of her young friends, who had assembled to celebrate her 16th birthday. After a variety of amusements, fruits and supper were served &nd all departed singing, “Happy are we all to-night” Bill Fuzzy.

From OeMotte. Threshing is almost over. A splendid rain the first of last week brought haying to a standstill, but helped pasture and corn. The oats crop was never better in this part of the county than the present yield, and if frost does not come for two weeks the corn crop will be good

J. N. and wife are visiting Lien-** jud rm’ahvos : n Huutiugto.i mnut/, DeA >.!r now }u." a Utii organ isjftjt Unequipped hail club. They mttyCil firstJoatch the Bth ins?., v ith toe Stoutsburg ume, bef<\ f 1 Hg.thena bya rtmreoh33 to 12. . i.u.: b ys pluy a good game am' with proper primtied will toon rar.k v bh prof. ositaaaisF 1 : - Antrim rej. ief r. over the birth ut aJ2 pound giii since last Tuesday. G.

RiiafiMk* e und i£>nnnviEio. Huckleberries still plenty. The recent heavy rains have done an immense?-.amount of damage to rlii; hayHcrop. Oscar Graves is building a new house. Well- BeArmorid 18~ singing that old familiar hyinu, “A charge to k; >■;> | -,ve.’ it. is • ii-mv large girl tint ii mi recently made its advent :;i ids family. Tim Dum.vibe nine went clown and piiiV'd V/beaifiefd a game, the other day, and put it over them a liitle. The, score stood Duuuville 57, and ’.Viieatfield 37. ‘'No flies on Dunnvlile.” Silly Bill. The people of Benton county are much dissatisfied with that provision of Moses Fowler’s will which forbids the sale of any of his lands in that county, for twenty years. There are some 20,000 acres cf this land, all in a body, and all good land, and it is justly felt that it will be very detrimental to the social and business interests of the community to have such a large body of land possessed only by a shifting and uncertain tenant population, for so long a ])eriod, instead of having the land sold and the possession of those who would have a direct and permanent interest in improving the land and building up a good condition of society around it. As usual, A. Leopold’s stock of Fine Clothing is now complete and anyone who will take pains to examine the goods, will at once see that he had an eye to business in the selection of this mammoth stock of elpthing, which was bought in the Eastern markets, and at prices that will not fail to secure their sale. This clothing is all warranted to be as represented. Call soon and select a veal fine suit of clothing, in any style, at prices that cannot fail to please yon. A. Leopold, The Fashionable Clothier.

Poultry Wanted. Large quantities of poultry are wanted during the next 15 days, and especially of spring chiokens. Prices per pound, subject to changes in the market: Highest market price paid for Spring chickens, Ducks and Eggs. J. R. Adams. Ray Leopold’s Rochester Shoes, for the fall and winter trade, have arrived and are gems to. look at. Ladies, call and secure a pair before the sizes run out The p/ices are very reasonable. jloln Fur Sale. Lots No. 14 and 15 and 16 in Benjamin’s addition. For particulars call on R. P. Benjamin. All summCr goods at your own price atEconomy Store Co. 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 Stoke Co. Everybody 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. Bargains' :—ln order to make room for a larger stock of goods, J. E. Spitler, at the post-office, will close out his stock of stationery, books, etc. at a bargain. - - «o »•» mm To the farmers’ wives of Jasper County: Do you want the highest market price for your poultry? If so, bring it to Farneman <fc Co., on Front St., opposite Mackey’s marble shop. Long & Eger have still got some wall-paper left, and they liave not marked it so high that they cm deduct 25 per cent, but they will make it pay any one wishing jmper to give them a call. 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 Stoke Co.

OrgauH and Pianos. Don’t buy an organ or piano until you see my instruments and learn my prices. I sell as nice an organ for SCO as these commissionagents will ask you $75 for. I can save you from SSO to $75 on a piano. Instruments always in stock at Hardman’s. Call in and see them. ft. P. Benjamin.

NOTICE t TO + ALL! - ( * -_• .rrA. '-A TV. ' r Y* ‘ '* •" • ' * * ' ' IT' l W ■ ‘ .V; Closing Out *ISALE> The stock of Merchandise, consisting of

Boots & Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing, and G’nts. Fnrnishing Goods will positively be CLOSED OUT REGARD! ESS OF COST. IN ORDER TO QUIT BUSINEBS. Call in and learn prices before buying elsewhere. Remember the place—2 doors west of McCoy & Co’s. Bonk. N. FENDIG, Salesman. All parties khowmg themselves indebted to the above firm will please call and settle, as all accounts remaining unsettled will go to the hands of a collector by October 1,1889.

SOLE AGENT FOR THE Rockford, Keystone, Hampden, Dueber, ■Waltham, Crown, w Elgin, Fayh» Bear This in Mind: —I can sell you any kind of watch you want, a< the lowest possible price. Also anything in the Jewelry line. Ladies Chains, Cents Chains, Violin and Guitar Strings Ladies' Brooches, Gents' Cuff Buttons, Gold Pens , Ladies'Cuff Buttons, Gents'Charms, Gold Rings, ~~~ Ladies' Charms, Gents' Collar Buttons, Solid Gold Thimbles , All kinds of spectacles a specialty, fitted by new system. A bright new stock of plated, hollow ware, knives, forks and spoons. Goods bought of me engraved free of charge. €M€ESI Clocks! Clocks! Fine watch repairing a specialty. Also all kinds of engraving and monograms made to order. “HARDMAN, THE JEWELER.” GEO. W. GOFF, Restaurant & Bakery. BREAD, CAKES, CONFECTIONERY, FRUITS, CANNED GOODS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, wmm mb&ls *r &&& mms& -ALSO A GOODLUNCH COUNTER Everything Best and Cheapest. NORTH SIDE WASHINGTON 3TREET, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. I tllmin’u (US ttuul \