Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1889 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Photo albums at P. 0., for 75 cts. The Hammond Tribune now issues a creditable daily edition. Fine plush toilet sets at P. 0., for *1.50. Dolls.— All sizes and prices, at Long A Eger’s. Rev. J. F. Clark, of Logan Co., Kans., is visiting his brother, T. E. Clark. He is a Methodist minister. Long A Eger have as fine a line of plush albums, toilet cases Ac., as was ever brought to town. Full and complete line of books at P. O. Looks not in stock ordered promptly. All the latest shapes in felt hats, reduced to 50 cents at Hemphill & Honan’s. Prosecuting Attorney Marshall went to Monticello Monday night, to get matter’s in shape for the ltemley trial. AVe are the people! Come in and let us give you some prices on your fall bill of Dry Goods and Clothing. Ellis A Murray. Tobogganst Hoods ! Facinators ! underwear, hoisery, at less than wholesale prices. Call and see at Hemphill A Honan’s. Mrs. Chits. Hopkins, of Remington, and Miss Grace Hopkins, of Waverly, Tenn., 3pent Sunday with J. M. Hopkins.* Our clothing must go. If you want anything in that line, give us a call. Take it at your own price, at the Trade Palace. You can get a beautifully trimmed hat now for less money than it took to buy one without trimming, 2 weeks ago, at Hemphill A Honan’s. A drive in fur muffs, cut prices in facinators and some rare bargains in fine, all wool Henrietta dress goods. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. The well at Fair Oaks is doing well. It was considerably more than 750 feet deep, at the beginning of the week, and will likely be completed this week. Did you- see those long waisted French corsets, at Hemphill A Honan’s? They fit perfectly and make the form perfect. Call and see them at Hemphill A Honan’s. The “Aesthetic Garden” has been given in large cities and in lively college towns with-great success. Is it not reasonable to suppose it will be equally appreciated in Rensselaer? Those wishing to buy anything in the line of Cashmeres or Henriettas will do well to call 1 on R.- Fendig- and inspeet his new line of Dry Goads and learn low prices^ S. H. Huffman, of Seymour, lud., Baptist Sunday school missionary for Indiana, will deliver an address at the Baptist church, on Wednesday evening, December 18. All are invited. Within two weeks, if the weather permits steady work, we expect to able to invite the public to Francesville to witness a natural gas exhibition. Tne occasion will be oue of great jollification. —Francesville Era. Special Sale. —Of clothing and all winter goods at prices marked astonishingly low, for December, to close them out and avoid carrying them over. 2fc Chicago Bargain Stork. The Aesthetic Garden. This first concert of tlie season, an attractive, unique and amusing entertainment, will be given at the Opera House, Thursday evening, Dec. 19th. All are cordially invited. The Women’s Relief Corps and G. A. R. got up a surprise party on Postmaster Bates and wife, Monday evening. The surprise was very shrewdly and very successfully managed, and the party was* success in all particulars. Men’s boots at *1.25 worth *1.50. Ladies’ shoes *l, worth *1.50 and *2. Children’s shoes 50 c., cost us from 40 to 50 cents more money. Come and sec ns if you want real bargains. Economy Store Co. The following named Rensselaer couples heard the “divine Patti,” in the operalFaust, in the Auditorium at Chicago, Tuesday night: T. J. McCoy and wife, W. B. Austin and wife, F. B. Meyer and wife, Geo. E. Murray and wife, John Eger and wife, and James Maloy and wife.

Picture frames at P. O. For Holiday goods go to Long A Eger’s. Choice of 200 books for 35 cents at the P. O. Some of the most gifted singers in town will assist in the “Aesthetic Garden entertainment. Ayear’s subscription to some good periodical makes a fine X-mas present. Subscriptions taken by J. E. Spitler. Clear and bright as a jewel—the spirits after drinking C. C. Starr’s Jewel Tea. For Sale or Rent. — Two houses and lots, on reasonable terms. 14-4tp J. C. Passons. A grand opening of Holiday goods this week. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. Frank Noland, of Barkley tp., intends to engage in the handling of agricultural implements, at Francesville. , Red flannels at 25, 30 and 35c, best in the market. You will want some. We can save you some money. Economy Store Co. This is no old stock, every Hate shape and all new colors in millinery. Felt shapes only 50 cents. Everyone can afford a new hat. Hemvhill A Honan. S. P. Thompson went to Logansport Monday, to look after matters pertaining to the Turpie-Lowe case. From Logansport he comes back to Monticello to help defend the Remleys. Having bought a complete line of Holiday goods this late in the season we saved 25 per cent, and you should see our goods and prices before buying elsewhere. 2t. Chicago Bargain Store. J. W. Groom, who has been visiting his parents in Barkley tp., for a couple of months or so, left for Macon, Ga., Tuesday, where he will resume connections with the railroad construction corps. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: j Wesley Wilson, j Myrtle B. Swain, j Hans F. Greve, ( Clara May Hodge. W. N. Jones left for Bellwood, Neb., Monday, and has ceased to be a resident of Rensselaer. Rumo'fS of an impending separation between himself and Mrs. Jones have been in circulation for some months and it now appears that they have effected a final separation. A horse belonging to a young man named Rush was missed from W. C. Pierce’s pasture, last Thursday night, and is supposed to have been stolen. A description of the horse is published in another place. There was no saddle or bridle taken, which is an i unusual circumstance in the horsestealing profession. As Shakespeare said “There is a and,-if taken at the flood? leads on to fortune.” This will be yours if you buy your goods this month at the great slaughtering sale of clothing, boots, shoes, rubbers, di’y goods, holiday goods Ac. Ac. 2t, Chicago Bargain Store. The Indiana State Teachers’ Association will hold its 36th annual session at Plymouth chureh, Indianapolis, December 25, 20, 27 and 28,1889. An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion. Arrangements will be made for special rates over the different railroads. Headquarters will be at the Grand Hotel, with rates at $2 a day. Actual prices on Holiday goods at the Chicago Bargain Store: Child’s plush furniture sets (3 pieces) 25 cts. Plush toilet cases *L up. Plush perfume sets and shaving sots 50ots. up. Toy wagons 5 and 10 cte. Dolls let up and a tine line of new style albums, musical instruments, and a great variety of novelties too numerous to mention. Come early. The Chicago papers continue to insist that the Chicago A Eastern Illinois system, including of course, the Coal Road, is about to pass into the hands of the Mackay system; and the fact that tlio magnates us the Mackay and Vanderbilt systems made an insisting tour over the lines of the Q, A E, 1., in a special car, one day last week, strongly tennis to confirm rcfiort. Hammond has a murder mystery. Last Thursday a man named Kregar found a bloody handkerchief, pocket knife and part of a blood-stained brick near a pool of blood. A little distance away was a note book in ■ which was a letter to “my Darling,” from “May.” There was found also • a purse, a battered watch and part of .a watch chain. There is no clue of any kind to whom they belonged. The authorities are investigating.

j Fine family bibles at P. O. Gloves and mitts, till you can’t rest at Hemphill A Honan’s. For a nice bottle of perfumery go , to Long A Eger’s. f . ,f- ---! Ben Thomas bought Sigler’s meat shop and has moved it into the room j weSt of B. F. Fendig’s drug store. Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s underwear, at reasonable prices, at j Hemphill A Honan’s. The name of Squire Jacob M. : Troxell, now of DeMotte, is among | the list of veterans lately granted an I increase of pension. Best Prints at 4c, sc, and sc. Best ginghams at 6£ to Bc. Our prices I are always the lowest. Economy Store Co. The sparkling effect of a delicate stimulant upon the jaded system is never more apparent than it is when drinking a cup of Mr. C. C. Starr’s pure Jewel Tea. Dr. J. L. Smith, the M. E. presiding elder, who was here to conduct quarterly meeting, preached a most powerful sermon, to a large congregation, in the M. E. church, Sunday evening.If you want something new and novel, something that will make you forget the toils and trials of the day, come out to the “Aesthetic Garden” concert, December 19. See program in another column. J. D. Babcock reached home Tuesday, From Plymoth, where he had been to visit his sister, Miss Mollie Babcock, who has been quite seriously sick. Mr. Babcock reported her condition to be much improved. A lodge of the order of the Knights of the Maccabees, was organized in town last evening, by W. A. Spencer, of South Bend, Deputy Supreme Commander of the order. The order is a benevolent organization, with a life insurance provision as its principal feature. All the members of the Evening Star Chapter, No. 41, O. E. S., are requested to be present at their next regular meeting, Dec. 18, 1889,"Tor the election of officers for the ensuing year. Maria Hopkins, Hattie Hopkins, IV. M. Seety. A meeting of the Momence rock commission was held at Indianapolis one day lately, but it was found that sufficient progress had not been made in the matter of obtaining rights of way.to warrant the commissioners to proceed with the work, and an adjournment was made subject to the call of the chairman. • The count at the northern prison is now larger than it has ever been at one time since the institution was established. There are now 758 convicts confined behind the walls of the ! prison. Six men were brought iu yesterday from different parts of this section of the state. The list of arrivals has been increasing rapidly the past few weeks.—Michigan City Notice.- —The American HandSewed Shoe Company, of Toledo, 0., are closing out their entire stock of fine shoes and boots at cost, and less than cost to go out of business, and B. Forsythe, of the Chicago Bargain Store, was successful iu securing a large portion of their stock, which enables him now to sell you the best hand-made shoes and boots at wholesale prices. People are still going to Hammond in large numbers. Work is plenty there, and anybody that can hit a nail two times out of three, on the average, can get $2 or 2.50 per day •as a carpenter. It is stated that thirteen men have gone there from Rensselaer, this week. The names of some of these, so far as learned, are J. W. Medicus, J. M. and J. C. Hodshire, Charley, Platt Jr., Gus Wartena and Willie King. Will and Robert M. Porter, sons of J. W. Porter, of this place, are now located in Lane county, Oregon, where they have each taken up quarter sections of fine land, much of it rich bottom land, on the Columbia river. The location Is pretty wild and remote, at present, or as the boys say themselves, clear at the “tail end of civilization.” New roads arc nuilding, however, and they will soon be out of the woods and well fixed. Persons attending the Temperance Conference at Indianapolis on Dec. 18 and 19. wishing to return at onethird full fare, must not neglect to obtain a certificate from the agent where the ticket is bought and have the secretary of the conference certify to his or her attendance. Tickets may be bought Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and will be good to and over Saturday. Reduced rates have been obtained at all the principal hotels, and the meeting promises to be the largest held for many years.

Extra fine toilet setts at P. Q. Fur felt hats at *1.25, at Hemphill A Honan’s. For nice, stylish dress goods go to Ellis A Murray's. We give you a sled with every can of Baking Powder you buy of us. Paxton A Moore. The ladies of the Christian church haye laid claim to the 22nd of February, for a public entertainment, at the Opera House. Men’s Arctics, 65 cents. Women’s “ 60 cents. Children’s “ 35 cents, at Hemphill A Honan’s. A. Leopold has ebanged sides, so to speak, m his double stores, in the Corner block. He has put the dress and fancy goods into the east, or corner room and the clothing into the west room. The Remley case was set for trial yesterday, in the White circuit court, j About 75 citizens of Jasper county will be obliged to attend the trial, in the capacity of witnesses, for one side or the other. The parents of Congressman McKinley, the distinguished Ohio politician, lie buried in the cemetery at South Bend, both dying on the 22nd of August, 1847, on the forty-third anniversary of their marriage. Elder Wm. N. Scott, of Logansport, was in town yesterday. He is conducting a series of meetings at Leffier school house, in Hanging Grove tp., j which will continue ail of this week, Jand perhaps all of next week. ! The six-year-old son of Enos Tim - | mons, of Jordan tp., whose scalding in a tub of hot water was mentioned last week, but of whom our latest reports were that he would get well, was much worse injured than the reports indicated, as he died on Wednesday evening of last week. J. H. Hyland has quit the hotel business entirely, has turned the Nowels House over to the owner, David Nowels, and has moved into a portion of W. T. Perkins’ creamery building. He intends engaging in the milling business with his brother, E. N. Hyland. The Nowels House is now without a tenant, but there is a probability that G.„J. Dexter will again become its landlord. The sad news has been received from Attica that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Paris have lost their little daughter Leah, with diphteria. She died last Sunday, after a week’s illness, and was buried the same day. Her age was aßout four years. Her case was the first of the disease iu the town, but her mother and older brother are now suffering with it, but their condition was improved at last accounts. Mr. | and Mrs. Berry Paris, of Rensselaar, | grandparents of the deceased child ; were present at its death and burial, | having gone to Attica last Friday. Elkhart Review: We were looking over a Lake Shore timecard the other day and noticed that No. 12 is marked to leave Englewood at 11:59. Why don’t they make it 12 o’clock and be done with it? was the interrogatory we put at an engineer who was present. He said there is a reason for it, and wanted us to guess, and we gave it up at once. The reason is simply one of convenience to the makers of time cards. Everything on a time card is a. m. or p. m. If a train were due to leave at 12 o’clock, in designating it on the card, it would have to show whether it was noon or midnight that was meant, which would be awkward and hard to mark, So 12 is always avoided on time cards, and we find instead 11:59 a. m., and 12:01 p. m. We notice with pleasure that the ! friends and relations of our veuera- j ble and esteemed brother, Milikan, of I the Crown Point Register, gave himself aud his good wife a very' pleasant “send-off” on the occasion of their golden wedding, on Tuesday' of last week. On account of poor health on the part of Mrs. Millikan, the worthy couple could not make any | demonstration themselves, but their friends took hold of the matter and made the occasion one long to be remembered. Coins of glittering gold figured to the amount of about $L 50 among the presents. We note, as a fact remarkable by comparison with our own town, that the Register states that a man who has lived in Crown Point 46 years says that he never knew of a golden wedding being celebrated there before. There have, to our recollection been at least a dozen such eelebratious in Rensselaer and vicinity during the last 8 or 10 y’ears and there are now notless than seven couples in the town or its immediate vicinity who have been married upwards of 50 years, and one of them lms already passed the 00th j aiini versarv and another lacks less than l a year of the 60th. I j