Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

John S. Ramey has been given an increase of pension. For an absolutely non-breakable stiff hat, call at the Trade Palace. The Nowels House is being extensively refitted and burnished up for the reception of its future landlord, G. J. Dexter. There is no house in Indiana that can sell a better shoe for the money, than can be bought at the Trade Palace. Rev. E. G. Pelley sold his Pierre, S. Dak., lots (obtained through the ‘‘Capital Syndicate,” and made a very snug profit. W. W. Watson has received a promotion, in pension office, at Washington. The promotion carries with it an increase of salery of the amount of SIOO per year. it is .absolutely necessary that we pay our debts. In order to do so you must settle your account with -us. Please call at once and settle and oblige, Hemphill & llonan. Mrs. F. 11. Meyer, Mrs. Able Grant, and Miss Eva Harding left for New Orleans, Monday night, on the L. N. A. & C. excursion train from Chicago, to see Mardi Gras. A. C. Prevo will move back to his farm in Gillarh tp., the Ist of March. His house in Benjamin’s Addition will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Paxton, of Newton tp., who intend to reside in town, hereafter. Don’t forget the dance at Ilealy’s Saturday night. It will positively be the last of the season. Only 25 cts. a number. Young men from the country, bring in your sweet-hearts and have a good time. 1 t-p. Geo. K. Hollingsworth’s Cleveland Bay horse, Major C., has been transferred from the farm, east of town, to-the brick livery stable, where he is in the experienced hands of T. J. Sayler, as keeper. He is reported to be in splendid condition.

Last Monday occured the annual sale of lands for delinquent taxes. Of the 189 cases or numbers advertised for sale, all but 93 had been paid up by the owners before the day of sale. Of the 93 which were offered all but 9 were sold. G. J. Dexter’s public sale comes off next Thursday, Feb. 20 on the Hammond farm, a half mile northeast of town. He will sell 6 horses, cow, hogs, vehicles, large outfit of farming implements, <&c. On sums over $5 he gives nine months’ credit without interest, or 9 per cent, discount for cash. C. C. Sigler moved with his family, to Wheatfield tp., Tuesday, where he has engaged to take charge as overseer for at least a year, of the big “Sigler Ranch” now the property of E. C. Ware, of Chicago, but which formerly belonged to an uncle of Mr. Sigler’s, and with which he is entirely familiar for that reason. The Indiana Farmer says the hog cholera can be cured by loading the sick porkers into a wkgon and jolting them up fojr a time over rough roads. After a few such rides the hogs begin to eat and get better. The writer says he has not lost a single hog since he began this treatment The remedy was discovered by a Nebraska farmer. ' The venerable General Robert 11, Milroy, our distinguished ex-towns-man, has been in very poor health for some time, owing largely, we understand, to failure of digestive powers. The final end has been imminent several times recently, and that it will not much longer be deferred seems evident by a brief note, received a few days ago, from his son, Victor Milroy, by W. C. Shead, stating simply that “Father is not long for this world.” He is at Olympia, Washington, his present hone.

Miss Fannie Wood has been sick for the past week. For carpeting call at the Trade Palace. John Macy is visiting his mother, Mrs. John Makeever. The nightly meetings in the M. E. Church will continue, under the ministration of the pastor, Rev. T. F.' Drake. J. H. Willey & Son will be able to : show their customers the best assortment of lace curtains and lace goods ever brought to Rensselaer. Squire John W. Warren, of New- j ton tp., rejoices over another addition to his family, a fine girl, born Feb. 11th.

A large assortment of ladies’ collars, ties, handkerchiefs &c., of the latest styles, just received at"tbe Trade Palace. — r - Mrs.J.W. Duvall, jr., and Mrs. i Frank Burch, of Chicago, visited the family of their uncle, J. W. Duvall, for a few days, going home on Monday. Clarence Lecklider disposed of a lady’s gold watch, last Satuday by a drawing. Miss Lerie Wilson was the lucky holder of the winning number. Z !

Rev. J. U Aughy, of Bridgewater, Pa., preached m the Presbyterian church, last Sunday. We understand that he is one of several candidates for location here. Rev. Robert McCune, of Worthington, Minn., will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sunday, morning and evening; the Sunday following the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. J, R. Skinner, of lola, Kansas. Levi Knight died at his home in Walker tp., on Tuesday of last week, of lung fever following the grip, his being the first death directly resulting from that epidemic, so far reported, in this coufity. He was an industrious and inoffensive man and leaves a very large family in poor circumstances. “La Grippe” has been very bad up in the vicinity of Hogan and other parts of Walker tp., and comparatively few have escaped it. One death has occurred, as mentioned elsewhere, while many have been very sick, none more so than the physician Dr. Junes.

Marriage licenses since last report- j ed. i j Chas. L. Ilensler, l Honor Leora Ford, j Mathias Petty, I Maggie Mellon. | William ll.' King, | Millie Turner, j Henry C. Vincent; ~ : | Mary J. Austin. * Fr&nk Wolfe, the lumber dealer,! went to Longansport and Winamae Monday, to confer with the contractors and sub-contractors for building j the new college, with "a view of fur- j nishing the lumber for the building. | It will be a big bill of lumber, and i his prospects for getting the order are excellent

P. T. Thornton, son of H. T. Thornton, of near Surrey, met with an accident lately, in a flouring mill I at Winfield, Kansas, which caused his ; death. He was brushing the flour out of ' some cog-wheels and getting caught in the wheels he was so badly injured that he died the next day. He was 31 years old, and had a family. Fish Gilmore has taken up quarters in the county bastile, and is likely to remain thete for an indefinite period. He finds himself unable to pay the fines assessed against him for illegal sale of liqnors, or bondsmen to go his security for his appearance at the next term of court, to answer to numerous other indictments for the same offense, now hanging over him. Regular monthly meeting of the Town Board, Monday night There was but little business on hand, more than the passing upon a few claims. The sealed bids for 10,000 feet of hardwood lumber, for streets crossings Ac., were opened, and the contract awarded to Granville Moody, of Barkley tp., at $16,00 per 1,000 delivered to any part of the town where needed. I. Adair put in a bid of sl7 per thousand and Frank Finney one 3

Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth is very seriously sick. A. T. Perkins’ family followed him Jto Hammond last week. He has a steady job there, at good wages, and concluded he would stay with it. J. H. Willey <fc Son will sell the young men of Rensselaer a stiff hat that will not break even if his best girl should use it as a seat. L The administrator of the estate of Mrs. Hoover, killed at the late wreck at Carmel, has sued the Monon com- | pany for SIO,OOO damages. M. F. Chilcote reached home from Minnesota last Thursday, bringing back his neice, Miss Edith Miller and | the little boy, Chase Thomas. He took the grip during his absence and has not yet fully recovered, therefrom. C. P. Moody returned home to Jefferson, lowa, last Friday. His' 9 year old daughter, Bessie, remains here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Parkison, and is attending the town schools. The young infant is also left with Mr. Parkison’s family. Judge E. P. Hammond and his son were in Indianapolis, last Friday, attending the funeral of the Judge's sister-in-law Mrs. Maryß. Hammond, widow of the late Ex-Governor A. Hammond, half-brother of the Judge. Her death oceured the Tuesday before, at Denver, Colorado. John Meyers, of Walker, who was so badly hurt last fall, by being jolted off of a Baltimore & Ohio train at Alida, has brought suit against the railroad, through his attorneys, Hammond & Austin, for $15,000 damages. The suit is brought in Lake county, being one of the counties through which the road runs. Meyers is a badly used up man, and his chances for a verdict seem excellent, especially as there will probably be no trouble to prove that it was throught the fault of the train men that he met with the accident. A very remarkable religious revival has just come to end at Rose Bud Chapel, in Union tp. It was conducted by Miss Mary Mershon, a ‘‘trance ! evangelist,” very much after the order of the more noted Mrs. Wood- | worth. Whether, as in the case of ■the latter, a great proportion of | Miss Mershon’s conversions turn out !to be the results of mere temporary frenzy and excitement, and devoid of lasting qualities, remains to be seen. 1 That such will be the case wtih all ; however, is not to be feared, as many [excellent and stable people are among : their number.

Chas. O. Vannico died last Sunday i night, at the home of his father-in-law, John Daugherty, near town, after an illness of about two weeks. He was taken with the epidemic influenza or “grip” in its catarrhal form and this resulted in an excessive loss of blood from bleeding at the nose, to which he was congenitally subjec- j ed, and the rupture of a blood-vessel in his head. Bronchial compljca-! tions resulted which caused his death at the time stated, by suffocation. He was a most estimable young man, only 23 years old, and married last spring to Miss Elbirdie Daugherty. The funeral was held Tuesday at the F. W. Baptist Church. Rev. B. F. Ferguson conducting the religious services. Interment was in Weston i Cemetery. Rev. E. G. Pelley got back from Pierre, S. Dak., in time to fill bis ap- ! | pointment to preach in the M. E. j Church last Thursday evening. The main auditorium of the church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and uauy chairs were brought from the lecture room, to provide seats for the late comers. This very large congregation together with the fact that during the services an envelope containing a goodly sum of money was laid on the pulpit, contributed almost exclusively by persons outside of the church membership, may be taken as conclusive evidence teat tee people of the town generally, as well as tee members themselves, fully appreciate the great work dope here by Mr. Pelley, la putting ,fee i%urcb building enterprise upon its feet.

Mrs. J. T. Randle left for Florida Monday, for the benefit of her health. She will remain until about Juue Ist. The journey was made in company with relatives from Lafayette. » i Mrs. DeArmond, nee Miss Lottie Peacock, who has been visiting her parents and other relatives here for about a week, returned to her home near Wheatfield, last Thursday. The fire alarm sounded last Saturday afternoon, for the first time in many months, and soon the fire company, with chemical engine and hook and ladder truck, were gathered in the rear of the Makeever House, from which the alarm had come. Investigation showed that the alarm was paused by the burning out of a smoke flue, in the wail of the huilding. The walls of the Hue were so hot that steam poured out of the damp bricks the whole height of the building, while smoke issuing from the casings of one of the windows adjoining the chimney, indicated that it was on fire inside, or very near it. The nozzle of the little engine was soon carried to the top of the building and a stream of chemicals down the chimney, at once extinguished the fire and removed the danger of something more serious. No damage was done. A big slander suit has been begun in the circuit court. Miss Rlioda Lakin, daughter of Frank Lakin, of Union tp., has sued one Servetus Gerard, who lives in the same township, by: Hammond & Austin, her attorneys. The complaint cites numerous occasions when Gerard, the defendant, has spoken very malicious, libelous and slanderous words concerning the plaintiff; who says she is a young lady of good character who has never otherwise been accused of any disgracf ul, lascivious or unchaste conduct. The complaint is iu eight separate paragraphs ami mentions eight different dates, fi|>m Feb. 20, 1888, to Jan., 20, 189(7, upon which the defendant is charged with stating to various persons that the plaintiff had been guilty of very immoral conduct, namely, that she had -‘a little one out iu Illinois” aud that one Calvin Grim, a married man, had used her as his wife. Damages of SSOO are asked for upon each paragraph until the last, and up on that the amount is $5,000. If Servetus is proved to have neen mouthing iu this manner about aa honest aud moral young woman, he is likely to find this a serious piece of business. He ~