Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Francesville fair comes next week. Biggest kind of big racing, at Rens - selaer week after next. Mr. Abe Wartena, the blacksmith, and Miss Retta Kepner were married last evening. ‘ H. J. Dexter is opening up a general flour and feed store, in the Hyland building, next door to the postoftice. Miss Emma Wigmore, of Monticello, a young lady well known in Rensselaer, was married yesterday to Mr. M. J. Holtzman, of Brookston. The railroad war between the Pennsylvania and Monon came to an end last Sunday, and rates were restored to their normal figures, on that day. Isaac Colborn has sold his new house Off Division street to P. Baker, of North Marion, who will probably occupy it as a residence in the somewhat distant future. Thirteen hundred dollars guaranteed purses, and guaranteed by the solidest business men and firms of Rensselaer! How can the race meeting of Oct 10th and 11th fail to be

a grand success. The Monticello base ball club deferred the date of their visit for just one week, and will be here next Tuesday afternoon. The dance for the benefit of the home club will be held in the Opera House, that evening. Grandfather H. M. Babb has traded his residence, the old school house property, for an improved farm near Springfield, Missouri, and intends moving out there next week. His sons, Bill and Al will go with him. Weddings are taking place, thick and fast, in town this week, and it is pretty broadly hinted that the ball will be opened again, early next week, when another young business man Will come over to the ranks of the benedicts. The New Era, of Francesville, says that 11. F. Bucklin and W. A. Rinehart were expected to have met at Francesville, on Wednesday of this. week, to complete the transfer of the best gas-well, after which the gas will be promptly piped into Francesville. Circuit Court began in Newton county this week. Capt. Marshal 1 went over Tuesday night to look after the state cases of which there are butfew and,nQne.of-much_ inter-, est. It has now been an entire year since a Grand Jury has been called in that county.

The Mission services at the Catholic church closed Sunday evening, with a very large congregation in attendance. The Rev. Father Godfrey,- who conducted the meetings, is a man of very unusual ability as a preacher, and the meetings were very largely attended, during the entire week. The friend who sent us some items from Stoutsburg must remember the irrevocable rule of all well regulated newspapers is that no communications can be accepted unless the name of the writer is known. Write your right name on the margin of your 4i&er next time, and your items will be gladly published.

The Polander John Geregeroski, alias Gross, was found guilty, at Monticello last week, of killing his infant ehild and was sentenced to iinprisonment for life, but last Thursday night he committed suicide, by hanging himself in his cell, with a couple of towels. His wife who was tried for complicity in the crime, was acquitted. The Cherokee Medicine Company people have struck their tents and gone hence; part to Remington and part to Goodland, both of which towns are now being worked. They are hustlers to sell medicine, but they are also as well behaved a band of people as one need wish to see. In the matter of deportment they are gentlemen, quiet, orderly, temperate and good pay for all they get.

Samuel Pass, of Barkley his third boy last Sunday. Every lover of good horse racing should get ready to attend the big races at Rensselaer, both days, Oct. 10 and 11. Three weddings in town last evening, but the out townships have not been heard from. Still there’s more to follow. The Women’s Relief Corps will hold a special meeting Saturday evening, according to previous arrangements.

The Francesville fair offers a premium to the best looking old maid. If Rensselaer had any old maids they would be the best looking, but we have not got any! Gas well number 4 at Delphi is completed but yields no gas. It was located by a forked twig, which is now in disrepute in that burg.—Monticello Herald. Chas. Jenkins, the man shot at Brook, about a month ago, got well and left the country and Patrick Tadlock, the man who did the shooting, has been released. James R. Henry, of Gosport, this state, State Bank Examiner, dropped into town Monday, and examined into the condition of the Citizens’ State Bank, which he found all solid, of course.

A, McCoy will begin, next week, the erection of an enormous sheep barn, on his farm at Marlborough. It will be 80 feet by 30, and 20 feet to the eaves. Its interior arrangements will be of the most approved pattern. Before Moses Fowler’s death, it was a misdemeanor in Benton county to mention his name without “President” or “Mr.” attached. Since his will has been published they call him “Fowler” or “Mose.”—Monticello Herald. J. W. Powell’s salary, as an employe of the Government, at Washington, has been raised to 12,100, a raise of 8700. It is evident that the Government does not quite agree with friend David Shields in regard to Mr. Powell’s fitness for the position he has been appointed to.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson requests all ministers and Sunday School superintendents in Rensselaer, to meet him in his office, over the Citizen’s Bank, next Monday, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of re-organizing the district Sabbath School Union and discussing the advisability of holding a district convention. Gospel Meetings: —Elder Lee Tinsley of the Disciples church will preach in the Missionary Baptist church in Rensselaer, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, at -7:15 p. m. He will preach in the Barkley church, Barkley tp., next Sunday both morning and evening. All are invited to the meetings.

G. W. Dowell will still have an opportunity to grow exceedingly weary a good many times before he sees the end of his trouble with Woodson Thrasher. The last developement in the case was a suit brought by Th rasher, as soon as he was acquitted for shooting Dowell, for 85,000 damages for malicious prosecution. Dowell now lives in Winamac. The annual Exposition at Chicago is one of the institutions of the country, and something we would not miss seeing, for a good deal. We have seen about all of them for the last dozen years, and believe that the one now in progress is bigger and better than any of its predecessors. In the very important particular of the exhibits in the Art Hall, especially, the display this year is the best, perhaps, ever seen there before.

Married, Wednesday evening, Sept. 25th at the residence of the bride’s mother, over Warner’s hardware store, Mr. A. F. Long, of the firm of Long <fc Eger and Miss Lizzie Purcupile, Rev. M. L. Tressler performing the ceremony. The wedding was a very quiet affair, and in the presence only of relatives and a few near friends. The handsome and popular young couple have hosts of friends to wish them well in their new relationship.

The Turpie-Lowe case, at Logansport, still drags its slow length along, but is likely to be concluded this week. Mr. Marshal I L. Warren ahd Miss Dora Payton. were married last evening, in the groom’s new house, in Thompson’s Addition. J. C. Williams, the photographer, is following up the*fairs in the northern part of the state, with his photographing outfit, and expects to stay away for several weeks. ;■4 ■ ■ The Two Harbors, Minn., Iron Ports says: Engineer Hemphill found a beautiful agate on the banks of the Stewart River recently that eclipses any thing of the kind ever secured in this region. He has been offered $25 for the agate but of course refused, and has to keep it constantly under lock and key. Wm. J. Miller, the oil-prospector, has been east for some time and has re-organized the well-boring syndicate, and is now ready to resume boring operations. Another bore will be made within a couple of miles of the former attempt, near Thomp - son’s switch, and operations will be , gin this week, we understand.

That wonderfully realistic cyclorama, “Jerusalem on the Day of the Crucifixion,” at Chicago, still continues to attract large numbers of spectators, none of whom can fail to be strongly impressed by this strangely accurate and life-like representation of the most famous city and most famous incident, of earthly history.

The first regiment to open fire on an organized foe in the late war was the 7th Indiana at Phillippi, June 3, 1861. The first man to fall on the battle field was William T. Gerard, 9th Indiana, at Laurel Hill, Va. The first troops that went into action at the battle of Gettysburg—fired the' first shot, and made the charge was the 3d Indiana cavalry, July 1, 1863. The last man killed in battle during the war was John J. Williams, Co. B, 34th Ind., at Palmetto Ranch Texas, May 13,1865. —Exchange. Three suits each involving damages for 85000 were filed in the circuit court at Ottawa, 111., on Monday, against the Illinois, Indiana & lowa Railroad company. The plaintiffs are Win. E. Mintz, Christopher Melody and Stephen Melody and they reside in Streator. The declaration s are filed by their attorney, and state that on the Bth of last January the men were hurt by a collision near Streator.

There was a right sharp touch of frost in tITCSO regions,, last Friday night. Vines were nipped extensively and late corn in low places suffered somewhat, but the total damage done was jnot very great. On Saturday night, however, Jack came again, and meant business, and the late corn was used up pretty thoroughly. It is probable however, that so much of the corn was out of the way of the frost that the principal damage will be the injury done to the stalks and leaves for cutting for winter feed. Norman McCurtain, the young man sent to the Logansport Asylum, last June, escaped from the asylum last Thursday evening, and on Sunday made his appearance among his friends in Barkley tp. He had walked through and was bare-headed and in his shirt sleeves. Oh Monday he took the train for Kansas, where his father lives. The asylum authorities do not seem to have made any efforts to recover the young man nor to ascertain his whereabouts. His mental faculties appear to be restored.

The Rensselaer Stock Farm trotters struck a mighty hard crowd, at Cambridge City, last week, including two big strings of horses that follow the “Grand Circuit.” Under such circumstances the Rensselaer horses could not be expected to get away with everything in sight, but they did pretty well, all things considered. Leo made a record of 2:29| which is the best record ever made by a horse owned in Jasper county, and Joe took fourth money in a hotly contested race. The horses are at the state fair, this week. y

Mr. Geo. K. Hollingsworth, who is back from Churubusco for a few days, will, to-day, attain his majority, and be a man in law as well as in fact He did not come back to get himself “of age” however, for that would have come of itself, but he came back to celebrate the occasion by the very pleasant and unique method of getting married. He will to-day lead to the Hymeneal altar Miss Nora A. Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludd at their residence. Many good wishes go with this most estimable young man and his fair bride.

The annual re-union of the G. A. R. posts and the Women’s Relief Corps of Remington and Rensselaer, which has become an established institution, was held in Exchange Hall, in Remington, last Saturday evening. About 85 persons, all told, went over from Rensselaer and vicinity and went with bands playing and flags flying. Their hospitable Remington brethren gave them a royal welcome and furnished them with one of the biggest and best suppers that the inner economy of the human species need wish for. It was a most pleasant occasion, in all respects.

The statistical secretary of the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist church, which recently met at Brazil, reports 32,016 members, a gain of 1,279; baptisms of infants, 446, an increase of 24; adults, 2,230, an increase 213; churches, 317, an increase of 9; value, 8889,580, an increase of 818,575; parsonages, 90; value 8113,675; paid for building and improving church property, 836,803; paid on old indebtedness, 85,178: indebtedness, 822,383; Sunday Schools, 322; officers and teachers, 3,915; missionary money from all sources, 813,166, a decrease of 81,284; ministerial support, 896,55 7, an increase of 85,899.

An esteemed citizen of Newton county, who visits Rensselaer at somewhat rare intervals, was in town last Saturday and expressed his pleasure at so much tangible evidence of the town’s progress as he observed since his last visit, especially the electric lights, and remarked that Rensselaer was the’ best and pleasantest little town lie knew of anywhere. ’ Enterprising and progressive, and yet quiet, orderly and peaceable, in an unusual degree. It is the place he will choose to move to, when, if ever, he decides to give up country life" We do not think our Newton county friend estimates too highly the excellencies of Our town. There was a gold watch drawing at the Cherokee Indian Entertainment, at the Opera House, last Saturday evening. A number of beans were placed in a hat by White Cloud, and every person in the audience was allowed to make a guess at the number of the beans and the person guessing the correct number or coming the nearest to it, got the watch. The guessing was done by writing the guess, with the guessePs name, on a slip of paper. These were collected up and examined and it was found that four persons had guessed the right number, which was seven. These four guessed again and Jasper Snodgrass got nearest the next number, which was one, and got the watch. The drawing was a square deal, without doubt. On Monday evening at the concluding entertainment of the company, a silver watch was disposed of in the same manner. Five persons guessed the number correctly, which was 18. On the second trial it was stated that Arthur Catt, a young boy and a Mrs. Daugherty had tied but what the number of beans « .LUlfill. II ■ f I I ~|- ..I ■*V" ■" *1" l|l|lW was at this trial was not stated. On the third trial the number was twelve and young Catt guessed it correctly, and took the watch. The young chap’s remarkable success in hitting the right number every time raised the suspicion in the minds Of some of the audience tliat this drawing was not strictly on the square. We are i not inclined to believe that there was any gouge in it, however.

Attention is called to the announcement of the Rensselaer Trotting Association, in another place in this paper. The members of this association are Emmet Kannal, T. J.. McCoy, Delos Thompson, C. C. Starr, Valentine Seib, and the business firms of Hemphill & Honan, Laßue Bros., and Padgitt Bros. The very names of these men are a sufficient guaranty, everywhere in Jasper and all adjoining counties, that they can and will do whatever they promise to do. They have undertaken to organize and conduct by far the largest and best race meeting ever given in Jasper county, and one of the largest ever given in northwestern Indiana, and nothing but the most unfavorable weather can pre-| vent their full success. A critic of the new school books,: at South Bend, finds the readers so full of dogs and dog literature that he thinks the most appropriate name for them would be “The dog-goned books.” He reports dogs mentioned on 11 pages in the first reader, 17 pages in the second reader, 22 pages in the third reader, 15 pages in the fourth reader, and 10 pages in th e fifth reader. He quotes the following choice extracts from the fifth reader, which he thinks modest young ladies might object to reading aloud in a mixed class of boys and girls: “We choose the best ratters among our terriers, the best pointer, retriever or setter, among our other breeds to become the parents of our future stock.” * • • “The reason is obvious, because no one would breed from a retriever which worried, or a terrier which threatens its natural prey as if it were a stick,”