Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

There was a little “skift” of snow Tuesday, the first of the season. If you want a new dress made, try Mrs. M. E. Lecklider. Bonny Bell at the Opera House, Friday evening, Nov. 15. Wm. F. Rice, a wealthy farmer of Green county, Penn., is visiting his sister, Grandmother Cotton. —--Come in and see my stock of hats before buying. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider. Don’t fail to see the latest play of the season, at the Opera House oa Friday evening of next week. John Myers, of Walker tp., has sufficiently-recovered from his late accident, to be able to be up and around. The largest stock of millinery and fancy goods in town, at Mrs. Leckli- ( der’s, one door east of Haus’ restaurant. - J. T. Borem removed his family, last Monday, to Hammond, where he finds plenty of carpenter work at good wages. - There will be a union meeting held at the Missionary Baptist church, Sunday evening, Nov. 10, in the interest of the young men. Let all attend. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Van Nice, of Monon, spent from Friday to Monday of last week, with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty. _ . ' _ Key, U. “M. McGuire has turned singing-school master to a certain extent. He has organized a fine class of over 40 members, at Watson’s school house, which he instructs twice a week. Dr. Hartsell was in Chicago Tuesday and took a look at the great horse show in the exposition building. He pronounces it the biggest and best show of the kind ever seen in this country. It continues until next Saturday. Dr. Bitters went out into west Jordan tp., last Thursday night, to. assist Dr. Smith, of Foresman, to set a dislocated hip joint. Tiie subject was Sarah Burns, a girl of about 14, who was hurt by falling out of the rear end of a wagon. Miss McDonald and Miss Ryan are training the little boys and girls to give one of the most popular operettas of the season. Come, and we’ll assure you a good time. General admission only 15 cents, reserved seats 25 cents. Novela th at the Opera House. Miss Mary Chilcote left for Minneapolis, Colorado, last Thursday, where she will spend the winter, in the hopes of improving her health. She will make her home there with E. C. Nowels’ family. Thomas Florence, of Minneapolis, who Iris been visiting here for some weeks, returned to his home on the same train. Cut this out for reference—that you can now buy at the Chicago Bargain Store: Boys’ good overcoats. $1.25. Boys’ good suits.. $1.25. Mens’ stylish suits $3.50. Mens’ substantial overcoats $2.00. And the finest all-wool clothing cheap in proportion. 2t. John W. Groom is visiting his father's family, in Barkley tp., after an absence of six years, in the West and South. He is struck with the many improvements in Rensselaer and surrounding country during his absence. He lias been connected with a railroad grading company for some time past, his last location being at Roxobel, North Carolina. At the election which occured Tuesday, in Colorado, E. C. Nowels, of Minneapolis, that State, our former townsman, was a candidate for Co unty Judge, in his county. The town of Minneapolis was a candidate for permanent county seat. Thomas Florence, president of the Minneapolis town company, who has lately been in Rensselaer, thought Mr. Nowels’ chance for election most excellent The prospects for Minneapolis to be chosen for county seat were less favorable.

15 cents will admit you to the fairy play on Friday evening, Nov. 15, A first class trimmer at Mrs. M. E. Lecklider’s. Henry Zull is the new landlord of the Cotton House, having moved in last week. Cheap for cash, at one price, explains why the rush continues at the Chicago Bargain Store. 2t. Beautiful costumes and tableaux to be seen at the Bonny Bell entertainment. —— - - —— Miss Edith Miller took her little nephew, Chase Thomas, to Witoka, Minn., Tuesday, to visit the boy’s father, Amanzo Thomas. Rev. T. F. Drake went to Star City, Pulaski county, Tuesday, to preach the funeral sermon of a child . of one of his former parishioners. Mrs. Betsey Miller and Mr. Geo.' Francis, of LaPorte, respectively aunt, and brother of Mrs. R. W. Marshall, visited the latter from Friday until yesterday. We are the sole agents in Rensse-, laer for the only genuine Lambertville snag-proof rubber boots, that will wear about five years. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. Chas. W. Kennedy, from four miles east ot Morocco, was in town Sunday looking for a good horse, which he thought had been stolen from his place, a few days before. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider, whose sto re room was burned at the recent fire at Remington, has moved to Rensselaer and opened a millinery and notion store next door to Haus’ bakery. Squire Wood moved last Friday into the Schneider property, near the Makeever House, just vacated by M. E. Baylor. The old Squire had occupied the house he moved out of for about eleven years. Wm. H. Rhoades seems to be improving a little in health and is now able to walk about his yard a little, at times. We believe that he has been over to town only once during a year and a half, that time being to vote, a year ago. The statement in last Week’s Ripublican that the übiquitous town cow must cease smashing sidewalks and devastating farmers’ wagons after November Ist, was a mistake. It ought to have been true, but isn’t, and the cows can roam at will for another month yet. Flannels’ Flannels!! Flannels!!! All way down. All wool scarlet flannel down to 10 eents per yard. Good Canton flannels 5 to 8 cents per yard. Dress flannels and Henrietta goods, all down at lowest cash prices. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. The children and grandchildren of Mrs. Mary A. Rhoades gave her a surprise dinner last Monday, on the occasion of her seventy-fifth birthday. Uncle Charley, her husband, is nearly a year older. They have been married 56 years. Their son, Wm. H., was fifty the same day his mother was seventy T five. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider has opened up a large and well assorted stock of millinery, fancy goods, notions and jewelry, next door to Haus’ restaurant. She is also a first class dress maker and will do all kinds of sewing and has a splendid trimmer from the city. Call in and see me. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider. After a vast amount of labor and much tribulation of Recorder Antrim has succeeded in making out the statistical report of the doings of his office for the twelve months ending May 31, 1889. He found among other things, that 691 deeds were recorded in his office during -that period, and that they represented considerations to the total amount of $694,275. One Victor Bisch was jerked off the rear platform of a passenger car attached to the tail end of an. L. N. A. <fc C. freight train, and badly injured, after he had been requested by the train m,en to go inside and not stand on the platform. He got a judgement against the company , in Warrick county but the Supreme Court reversed the judgement holding that he hail no right on the platform after being notified not to stay there.

Mrs. Rhoda Campbell, of Barkley tp., is quite low with a lung trouble. c R. Fendig defies competition on the prices and sty les of his overcoats. A chorus of fifty infant voices to be heard at the fairy operetta, Friday evening, Nov. 15. Bring your sewing and I will do it reasonably. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider. Constable Peacock’s sale ? of James Thompson’s effects will take place on next Saturday, Nov. 9th, and not on the 7 th, as was incorrectly stated last week. A fine boy came, to gladden the household of Mr. and Mrs. Ludd Hopkins, last Saturday. The next youngest-member of . the family is fifteen years old.

There was a a very large and very pleasant surprise party on Mr. and Mrs.' Ick Yates, on Tuesday evening of last week, the occasion being their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Harry Zimmerman left for Lawrenceburg, Ky., last Saturday forenoon, to telegraph for the Louisville Southern Ry., a company operated by the Monon Route. < Although I do not do an “exclusive cash business,” and believe in accommodating when needy; I defy competition in prices when one has the money. R. Fendig. The boys did not forget that last Thursday night was Halloween, but their pranks were mostly of a commendably mild character. Such as liftmg gates off from hinges, throwing boxes and barrels into the streets <fcc. Mrs. King, of Chauncey, came to town Monday and took home with her, her brother, Phillip Balser, the barn burner the grand jury acquitted, on the grounds of unsound mind. He seems to be sane enough at the present time, however. Mrs. Wm. Durant died at her home in Barkley township last Wednesday, October 30, of puerperal fever, after a week’s sickness. Her age was about 46 years. She leaves behind her a large family of children, the oldest of whom is a married daughter and the youngest an infant of a few weeks of age. The funeral was held in the Catholic church, at this place, last Thursday, and interment made in the Catholic cemetery, south of town. We are not afraid of competition meeting the following prices, at the Chicago Bargain Store: Women’s Buckle AreticrO ver-Shoes only 50 cents per pair. Children’s Buckle Arctic Overshoes only 35 cents per pair. Men’s Goodyear Rubber Boots only $1.75 per pair. Men’s Felt Boots, with Rubber Over Shoes, only $1.50 per pair. All other kinds of rubber goods of standard brands cheap in proportion. 2t. The discontinuance of the Sunday run of the Indianapolis and Chicago Accommodation train deprives Rensselaer people of the opportunity to get the Indianapolis Sunday papers. It is thought, however, that arrangements can be made to have the Sun-I day’s Inter-Ocean thrown off from i the vestibule train which goes south ' a little after noon. It will be a great privilege to our people if this arrangement can be effected, for the Sunday Inter-Ocean, for an all-around Sunday paper, is one of the finest publications in America. Attorneys Hammond and Thompson went over to Logansport, Monday, to receive Judge Winfield’s decision in the Turpie vs. Lowe case. The case is too complicated to give an intelligible summary witlrin reasonable limits, but, briefly stated, it may be said that had the Turpies got all they asked for in the suit, their judgment would have been for abou t $75,000. Had Lowe got all he wanted he would have had a judgment for'about SIO,OOO. The finding ot the court was in the nature of a compromise and gave the Turpies a verdict for $7,000. This judgment throws the cost, which amounts to $5,000 or $6,000, upon Mr. Lowe. There was a “special finding of fact” not yet decided upon, which is to lie argued next week.

The familiar f eatures of T. J. Farden, of Pine Village, are now perceptible in this propinquity. We mean business and will sell goods with any house, at lower prices than ever. Hemphill <fc Honan. Jos. D. Cowden, deputy county auditor here under under the late Henry Barkley, is visiting his broth-er-in-law, J. G. Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Piatt, late of Blackford, passed through town yes-; terday, en-route for lowa. They are traveling by team. Bonny Bell—an operetta in two acts and five scenes, to he given by the little boys and girls of the Rensselaer primary schools. Opera House, November 15. Zimri Parris has moved from Bridgewater, So. Dakota, to Pierre, the new capital of that state, where he will engage in banking and real-estate business, as heretofore.

Remember the entertainment to be given at the Opera Hpuse on Friday evening, Nov. 15, is for the benefit of the two primary grades of the Rensselaer Public School. » David H. Yeoman attended the Tippecanoe County farmers’ Institute at Lafayette, last Thursday and Friday. He was well pleased with the exercises. Wm. Daniels finished his services on the U. S. grand jury, at Indianapolis, and reached home last Saturday J. G. Hunt, of Gillam tp., was also a member of the same jury. Ye editor took a good silk umbrella to the Trade Carnival, last Friday evening and came away with an awful poor one. He would be glad of a chance to trade back, if the othe r party to the deal will make himself manifest. It will pay you to call at the furniture rooms of David Nowels & Son. They have the fullest and most complete stock of furniture in Rensselaer, consisting of rockers of all styles, kitchen and parlor chairs, single and fording lounges, bed-steads, bed-room suits, bureaus, cupboards, desks, wardrobes —in fact anything found inafirstclass furniture store, Jis found there. Also their five, ten and twen-ty-five cent counters are loaded down with staple and useful articles, too numerous to mention. But call and see for yourself, and we are confident we can please you in quality Of goods and prices. David Nowels <fc Son. i A “cheap and nasty” way some newspaper men have of keeping the gossips’ tongues a-wagging and giv- . ing notoriety to their papers is the concoction, at frequent intervals, of paragraphs indicating that they are in possession of the facts for a big and prurient sensation if they only : chose to make it public, as, for inj stance, some such little innuendo as i the following, from the columns of a exchange: i The man who made improper advancements towards a young lady of good repute in this city, a few days ago had better go a little slow, or some undertaker will be under the painful necessity of hiding his form from public gaze. I It is an easv, but not at all honorI ■ i able, method of obtaining a little I transient notoriety. The long talked of and several times deferred change in the time table of the Monon went into effect last Sunday. The Indianapolis and Chicago accommodation was not taken off, as was at one time contemplated, but it now goes north at 10:02 a. m. or an hour and 8 minutes earlier than before ; and south at 3:37 a. m. or nearly an hour later. It does not run on Sunday any longer, however. The other changes are not extensive. The day mail goes south at 11:07 a. m., and north at 3:50 r. m. There Is but little, if any change in the night mail trains. The four magnificent new Pullman vestibuled trains just put on to run solid between Chicago, through Indianipolg|, to Cincinnati, do not stop at Rensselaer. Their time of passing is 12:23 p. »., and 12:17 a. m., going south; and 4:57 a. m. and 2:34 p. m., going north. They are said to be the finest trains that run out of Chicago. 11-ds for the ladies chehp. chna]x?r fiun ever at Hemphill c IL»u:iii*.-.

Last Thursday evening, when the current was first turned on to the electric lights, one of the wires happened to be foul of the private telegraph wire, between the 'depot and down towh. The place of contact was near the Catholic church. The telegraph wire connected with an instrument in the depot and two down town, one in the express office and

one in Kaimal’s jewelry store. Acting express agent Grubb was at the depot when the accident occured and his instrument was ruined. Harvey Kannal saw the fire begin to fly out of i is, and bravely rushed to its rescue, and turned off the current in time to save the instrument. At the deiot too much familiarity' with loose ightning had bred discretion rather than contempt, and when the fire began to flash, and the hot wire to sizzle Agent Wren and his assistant lost no time in getting right outof thye.and left the lightning a clean sweep. His instrument was very badly damaged but not wholly beyond repair.

The entertainment in the Opera House, last Friday evening, given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church, was a most brilliant success, in all respects. Although the weather was decidedly unfavorable, the attendance was very large. The most notable feature of the affair was the Trade Carnival parade, at eight o’clock. Some fifty or sixty handsome young ladies, dressed in original and striking costumes, gotten up regardless of trouble or expense, and each representing some business house or firm in the town, marched into the hall and 'went through a series of beautiful marching evolutions, with soldier like precision. A full description of all the costumes presented would be a matter of interest, but the brief time allowed for their inspection, and their graceful but bewildering evolutions, made it wholly impossible to observe the details of the costumes with sufficient accuracy to describe any number of them, at length. The costume of Miss True Alter, however, was so remarkable in respect to its pecuniary value, that it deserves especial mention, on that account. She represented the Citizens’ State Bank, and among the items of her costume w-as SSOO in genuine National eurrency, in bills of various dimensions. The money was fresh from Uncle Samuel’s printing machines, and was in uncut’ sheets of eight bills to a sheet. After the trade parade <"inir a number of well arranged tableaus and then the sale of some ot the many beautiful articles in the fancy bazaar. The chicken pie supper, which was the prelude to the entertainment, was most excellent and bountiful and found an abun- ; dance of patronage. In a financial! point of view the entertainment was unusually successful, the net profits being more than SBO.