Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

•’ J. W Duvall and family are visiting in Chicago, this week. R. Fendig defies competition on the prices and styles of his overcoats. Charley Morlan is making good jsr&gvm Wife twraj his 1 late accident. O vercoat ville, Boot and Shoeville. 2t. Chicagol Bargain Store. _ Warm chicken pie, November Ist, at the Opeta House, from 5:30 to 8:00 P. M. A. Leopold says he cannot be undersold by anybody, when the cash is produced. Omar Ritchey returned one day last week from a five Or six weeks tour through Kansas and lowa. Mr. and ISlrs. C. B. Steward are .now. Jiving in A. McCoy’s

across the river, and Mr. and Mrs. McCoy board with them. Ladies—Call and see my new stock in Dress Goods, and oblige Yours truly, Ray Leopold. H. L. Brown has moved from Joe Anderson’s house, on Division street, into the rooms over Warners’ hardware store. Mr. Vs Willey has taken a position in the Chicago Bar gain Store, as their immense trade and new stock just received demands more help. 2t. Charley Lamson, editor of LamSOn's Hoosier Herald, a defunct prohibition paper, of Valparaiso, has been sent to the penitentiary for sixyears, for stealing a watch. These wishing to buy 'anything in the line of Cashmeres 'or Henriettas will do well to call on R. Fendig and inspect his new line of Dry Goods and learn low prices. Squire Morgan performed the marriage ceremony for Geo. Pollock and Mrs. Steele, on Wednesday evening, of last week. They reside in James Rapp's house, in Leopold’s Addition. "Hie Chicago Bargain Store is absolutely the only one price, cheap cash store in Rensselaer, and deserves a share of every citizen’s trade in Jasper county. 2tErastus Peacock has been deserv■edly re-instated in the railway postoffice service. Ilis run is now over our home railroad, the Monon Route, 'from Louisville to "Chicago and return. Rev. E. G. Pelley was in town a short time Tuesday. He was on his way to Niagara Falls after his family, and thought some of going still farther east. He is well pleased with his charge at Pine Viltlagc.

Miss Frankie McEwen has the agency for a Pictorial Bible Companion, a very valuable and interesting work for all readers and students of the bible. It is also a very handsome volume, as well as valuable, and ought to command a’lacge sale. The work of piping .gas into Francesville will begin this week, we are informed, and be rushed right along. The capital stock of the company which has hold of the enterprise is $7,000, of which amount W. A. Rinehart, of Buffalo, holds about twothirds. ■Now eok a ScwraasE.—B. Forsythe of the Chicago Bargain Store has been in Chicago and Cincinnati nearly one week buying dry goods, ■Clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps, gloves &c., which means they now have the rarest bargains ever offerbed in Jasper county. 2t.’ The queer genius who runs th Monon Tinies occupied nearly all of the first page, last week, with a burlesque diagram illustrating the advantageous situation of Monon as a site for the world’s fair. Such pranks as that will sooner convince the people that the town needs an idiot asylum than a world’s fair. John Myers, of Walker tp., was jerked off a train at Alida, one day last week, as the train was backing <m to the switch, just as another train •was going by, at high speed, and some part of this second train cut his ’head and face very badly. It is a •severe and painful injury but Mr. Myers is fast recovering from its effects.

- Spring chicken pie, November Ist. Prof. Reubejt’s night school in German now numbers over forty. R. Fendig’s stock of Shawls, flannels and yams is now complete. Mrs. H. E. James, of Hammond, visited Rensselaer friends a few days I the pssfc week. i B. F. Feudig & Co., are now ready at their stand to wait on the public. Everybody invited to call. Hon. I. D. Dunn and wife, of Dunnville, are making a visit to their old down in Maine. A yery fine line of Overcoats for men and boys. Cheap for cash, at Leopold’s. The Free Will sewing socety will have a social Friday evening, Oct. 25, at the residence of Mrs. James Yeoman. All invited. Come everybody and give us a call whether you desire to purchase or not. Come and see us anyhow. B. F. Fendig <fc Co. Wm. Daniels, of Barkley tp., is a member of the Federal grand jury,

now m session at Indianapolis. J. G. Hunt, of Gillam tp., is also a member. R. Fendig has just received a new line of broadcloths, in all colors, which he will sell on a very small margin. Joe Sharp and Baldy Powers went to Monticello, last Thursday, to try the fishing in the Tippecanoe. They remained until Monday but got no fish. The great slaughtering sale of boots, shoes, rubbers, overcoats,men’s, youth’s and children’s suits at the fall opening this week. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. On Friday evening of next week Rose Lawn Post, G. A. R., will give an entertainment at Kniman, in thi s county. It will be a pleasant occasion, without doubt. John S. Baker got more votes than any other candidate for state senator, in Tacoma, at the recent election in Washington, and there were several other Republican candidats, besides him. W. A. Rinehart, of Buffalo, was in town last Thursday and Friday. He is doing a big business in the stock commission line, as large as any firm in Buffalo, in fact, and raking in the shekles, hand over fist. We have now 2200 pairs of traveling men’s samples of boots and shoes, bought at a large discount, which enables us to furnish you foot wear at less than wholesale prices. Come and see. 2V Chicago Bargain Store.

The Jones twins are now on exhibition in Chicago. There has been a grand transformation in the father since the birth of the twins. From a plain farmer he has developed into a genuine dude, with silk tile and a large cameo ring. C. C. Sigler is in the livery business again, having bought out the entire business of Warren & Stephenson, of the Halloran barn. Mr. Stephenson has bought Shrum’s dray and will engage in draying and teaming, shortly. Mr. Shrum will move to his farm in Keener township. The Louisville <k Nashville road has issued an order declining to honor, after October 20. tickets calling for passage over the L. N. A. & C., road via Louisville. This is good evidence that the L. N. A. & C., through its lease of the Louisville Southern, is encroaching on the business of the L. & N. road. Fair! Fair! Fair! Chicken pie supper! Trade Carnival! ’Tableau entertainment! At the Opera House. November 1, given by the ladies of Bio Presbyterian church. Admission to entertainment and supper 25 cents. Admission to entertainment only, 10 cents. Priest & Paxton’s grocery store was closed and cares iHy locked at 9 o’clock last Saturday night, and all the incandescent lights turned out, but one. About an hour later the front door was found to be open and five of the lights turned on. Why . it was done and who did it nobody knows. Supposed to have been ■ thieves, but, so far as known, nothing was lakes from the store.,, _ -

The enrollment in the Rensselaer schools now exceeds four hundred. • t A complete and fresh stpek of patent medicines at B. F. Fendig & Co’s Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis visited relatives in Carroll county all of last week, and Mrs. Ellis is still there. ’ The best canton Jlannels ever 'shown in Rensselaer @ 5. 7, 8$ cents a yard, at Ellis <fc Murrays. Rev. Father Zumbuelte has removed from Reynolds to Hanover Center, in Lake county. Boots and Shoes at A. Leopold’s are. a specialty, and remember the prices are all down to a cash basis.

Dr. W. W. Hartsell returned last Friday from about a ten day’s visit in western Missouri, principally Kansas City. A complete line of hats have been received at R. Fendig’s, in all the which will be sold at modem prices. B. H. Bradbury, of Keener tp., will make a sale Nov. 12, of 49 cattle, 3 horses 100 tons of hay, &c. Terms favorable. M. M. Tyler, auctioneer. From this date we will do business on a cash basis and the goods are marked way down. Ellis & Murray. The Francesville New Era says that it knows of four well-fixed citizens of Jasper county who will move into Francesville as soon as the gas is piped in. A call has been issued, headed by Judge Walter Q. Gresham, to the surviving members and officers of the Indiana General Assembly of 1861, for a reunion at Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 26th. Six or seven of the incandescent street lights, located near where the arc lights are now established, have been removed into the outer borders of the town. The most of them go into the “New Oklahoma.” If any of our farmer leaders desire copies of the last report of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture their proper course will be to write to the Secretary of the Board, Hon. Alexander Herron, at Indianapolis, who is the official editor of the "work. The last of this week we will have a grand fall opening of the most complete stock of fine overcoats and suits Jn northern Indiana, and all at wholesale prices. If you doubt it drop in and see for yourselves. 2t. * Chicago Bargain Store. The longer we run a newspaper and write about people and events, says the.* Ligonier Banner lam, the mere

we realize how utterly impossublo it is to scratch every man on the spot where he itches the most. Some fellows have the itch all over and need lots of scratching. The Padgett Bros, have sold their livery stable outfit to T. J. Sayler, who *enters into partnership with J. Q. Alter. The property was transferred last Friday. Ault Padgett will train and drive horses for the Rensselaer Stock Farm. His brother Frank’s plans for the future are undecided. Mrs. D. B. Miller is revisiting relatives and old friends in Rensselaer, after a continuous absence of seven years. Her husband still holds a good position in the insurance business, at Bloomington, Ilk, but is just now sojourning at Hot Springs, Ark., for the benefit of his health, which

lias been poorly for several months. A. T. Perkins, who has been engaged in installing Mr. Ferguson’s electric light plant, at Hammond, for some time past, has accepted a permanent situation in the same town, in charge of the private light plant of i the big packing house of G. H. Hammond <fc Co., at good wages. His family expect to remove there in the course of a few weeks.

South Bend Tribune: While at dinner at his home in lx»gansport Thursday, Ex-Attorney General Baldwin ami wife were discussing the Studebaker fire in this city. Mrs. Baldwin, fearful tliat such a disaster might befal their home, went up stairs to see if all was right. She found a room on the second floor filled with smoke, fire having originated from a leaky gas pipe. The blaze was extinguished by Mr. Baldwin, who severely burned his hands in doing so.

Don’t forget the big chicken-pie supper, at the Opera House, Nov. 1. An elegant line of toilet preparations at the new pharmacy. J. W. King has sold his store, on Main St., to J. R. Adams, who will take charge next week. I have my usual large fall stock of 'clothing, which will he sold exceedingly low. , g. Fendig. J. I. Adams lost a five dollar bill on Van Rensselaer street Saturday. $1 reward will be paid to finder. Biggest lot of Cloaks and Jackets, for everybody, I ever saw, at Leopolds. Rev. Pelley was one of the lucky

investors in the Capital Syndicate. He has three lots in Pierre, way in-1 side. i We are the people' Come in and let us givg you some prices on your fall bill of Dry Goods and Clothing. I : Ellis & Murray. | Rev. M. L. Tressler will preach at Osborne school house, Hanging Grove | township, next Tuesday evening, Oc- ; tober 29. Admission to the big fair on No v. Ist, at the Opera House, is only 10 cents. Don’t forget the time and; place. The children of the Presbyterian ’ church are preparing an interesting i program for a Harvest Home concert to be held in the church, Monday evening, Oct. 28. Admission free. Uncle Clint Hopkins harvested the ' apples on his farm, five miles north-' west of town, a few days ago, and i from five trees of Northern Spies were gathered 136 bushels, which was surely a big yield of apples. Mrs. J. W. Powell left for Washington to join her husband last Friday. Her son and youngest daughter ’ went with her, her daughters Floy; and Hattie will follow in a few weeks. They took the train at Remington. ' The members of the Women’s Relief Corps got up a grand supper in the G. A. R. hall, Monday evening, and invited none but the members of the Post to cOme and help eat it, on the principle that “None but the brave deserve the fare.” It was a big supper and a very pleasant affair. Harvest Sunday will be observed at the Presbyterian church on next Sunday. A thank offering sermon will be preached by the pastor on the bountiful harvest of the past seasoir, and the church will be tastefully decorated with the fruits of the same. A cordial invitation is extended to 1 Aik There is a great deal of work be- ] ing done on dur public roads of the i county, at this time, and nearly all iof this work is not only wasted, but worse than wasted. In nine cases out of ten dirt thrown into the roadways at this time of the year makes the roads much worse, instead of better. Mr. Ferguson has had considerable difficulty lately in getting coal for his electric light engine, having even been compelled to send to Mt.. Ayr after coal. He has now marie a contract for fifty car-loads of Indiana coal, to be delivered in five car-load lots, as needed, and he therefore apprehends no further trouble on that score.

F. J. Sears returned last Friday from another visit to Ridge Farm, 111., where it is now decided to establish another “Dwiggins Syndicate” bank, making the even two dozen, we believe. Mr. Sears found Ridge Fann experiencing a remarkable boom, as was evidencefl by the fact that seven brick business buildings have been begun there since his former visit, a few month’s ago.

The new fish law now in force is very severe on owners of seines. A person owning a seine is Subject to a fine of not less than 150 or more than S2OO for each offense, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any determinate period, and every day’s possession of an unlawful seine shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Those owning seines will take notice. If there are any seines owned in this coririty. the sooner they arc destroyed the better.

Fancy work for sale at the Opera House, November Ist. Come and see the 25ct, twilled red flannel, at Ellis <fc Murray’s. Uncle Ad. Parkison is just getting about after a spell of sickness. Haus the baker wants a good girl to work in his restaurant. The fair to be given at the Opera House on Nov. Ist is something new and very funny. Subscriptions for all kinds of periodicals and weekly papers, taken by J. E. Spitler, at the post-office. John Shortridge, of Momence, Ilk,

a former resident of Keener tp., was | in town yesterday. i Girl Wanted. I want a good girl to work in mv restaurant : T. W. Haus. ! The school board has just added a fine 15-inch relief globe”'to their already large collection of instruments for the use of the school. Ed. Erwin and Ed. Reeve have formed a partnership and will oper- ’ ate the L. C. Grant blacksmith shop, • after this week. ■V ■ ' Monday Nov. 4th is the last day . for paying the November installment \ of county taxes, without incurring the 10 per cent, penalty. TaxpayI ere should take notice of this fact,' 1 and be governed accordingly. j Having recently fitted up the room occupied by Wright’s, and later by Hopkins’ furniture store, we are now ' ready to meet the wants of the people in the line of drugs, stationery, , school supplies, &c. A liberal patronage solicited- Yours, B. F. Fen dig & Co. Hon. W. 1). Owen has goneto Mexico where he will remain some weeks in the interest of a mining company. The mine in which he is 1 thus interested is in the richest gold and is located about two hun- , dred miles from the old city of Mexj ico, which place Mr. Owen will visit ' during his absence. James Maloy’s running horse, Van Rensselaer, took first money, S2OO, in one of the races at the West Side, in Chicago, on Wednesday of last week, and another of his horses, ■ Johnny 8., took second money, SSO, ! in the same race. There are no en- ; try fees in these races, and a man has all he gets. i I _ Pullman’s master car builder says That the new vestibuled trains now ! running between Chicago and Cincinnati, over the L., N. A. & C. and C. 11. & D. roads, are so well and strongly built that two of them might collide ihoving thirty miles an hour, and he would guarantee that the cal's would not telescope.

Rev. U. M. McGuire has lately returned from quite an extended trip through" the northern portion of the state. He happened to be in South Bend the night Clem Studebaker’s beautiful and costly residence was burned. The building was not totally destroyed, the walls being left about as good as ever, and some portions of the interior. The ladies of the Presbyterian church were disappointed in their I intention of giving the Ben Hur entertainment, as it was learned upon further correspondence with the manager of the petformance, that the scenery was too large to go upon the stage of the Opera House. The ladies are preparing another entertainment, with many novel and interesting features, to take its place. It will be given on the afternoon and evening of November Ist, at the Opera House. The species of fish known hereabouts as croppies and as silver-bass at Cedar Lake, have always been very rare in the waters of the Iroquois, hut last Friday at a place near Stackhouse’s, F. B. Meyer and Vic Willey caught ten "very fine ones. The ten weighed 13 pounds in the aggregate and the two heaviest weighed 24| and 27| ounces, respectively, which is a most unusual size for that kind of fiah. A day er two later two other persons tried their luck at the same place and caught a much larger number, of that kind of fish, but not so fine it size. i I Ladies watches, $4 at Kannal’s.

A daughter was born to Nim Hopkins, near Surrey, yesterday. School children will do well by calling On Long <fc Eger for slates, pencils, tablets or books of any kind. Business men should not forget the Trade Carnival at the Opera House Nov. Ist. All business houses will ’he represented in costumes. A farmer, who knows just what he is talking about, hits the nail on the head when he says that nothing pays better than good roads. It costs something to secure them, but- they are the arteries that connect city and country along which the life currents of comfort perpetually flow. Bad roads, full of chock holes, kill time, team and temper. Be sure then that money thus expended is wisely invested and you will be sure to realize future results. Eight more of the Indian students at the Indian school ran awaylast Sunday morning. They slipped out during the celebration of high mass, at 9 o’clock. Four of them returned the next day and to two of these Father Hahn, manager of the institution, gave money enough to pay their passage home and sent them away again, thinking their room was better than their presence, but on Tuesday they were back once more, claiming that their money was all gone. Some of these young Reds are pretty tough. The ladies of ths Presbyterian church are preparing to hold a fair and fancy bazaar, on the afternoon of Friday of next week, at the Opera House, where a very Irrge number of£?• beautiful and desirable fancy articles will be displayed and on sale. In ‘ the evening of the same day a sup- ' per of chicken-pie, with accessories, will be given followed by an interesting and entirely novel entertainment, called a “Trade’s Carnival.” All the trades will be represented by costumes—some beautiful and some grotesque—by tableaus &c. To Electric Light Patrons.—An ' absence of some improved machinery i used in properly heating water before lit.is injected into the boiler at empower house, has on six different evenings compelled us to shut down for , periods ranging from 10 to 45 minutes. This machinery is now on hand and when properly adjusted we hope to avoid vexations of this kind in the future.? The business here is as yet new. lam constantly making extensions tn the circuit, and when loaded . to its fullest capacity I hop-e to geFrt to such a state of perfection as to ; take it as a favor if patrons would 1 report any trouble with lights directly to me. B. F. Ferguson. A guitar for 86, at Kannal’s. Johnny smoke the Mascot, i School Books at the Post-office. There are School Books at the P. O. For bargains in overcoats and I cloaks go to Ellis & Murray’s, f A nice line of window curtains and j cheap, too, at B. F. Fendig & Co’s. I See the line of plush and cloth i jackets, at Ellis & Murray’s. i Hats, caps, gloves and mitts, as ’ cheap as anybody’s, at Hemphill & . Honan’s. BARGAINS in Glassware at C. C. Starr’s. A | gal. water-pitcher, various styles, only 25 cents. Any one wishing paint, oil, etc., can do well by calling on Long Eger. If you desire anything in school supplies you will do well to call at B. F. Fendig <fc Co’s. Don’t forget that J. E. Spitler is at the post-office, with a full line of School Books. How are you fixed for underwear this fall? Call at Hemphill Honan’s if you need anything in that, line. We take the lead in low prices om mens’ boots and shoes. Honest goods, at reasonable prices is our motto. Economy Store Co. - Ladies’ shoes at r SL2S, $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,