Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

§250 worth of fife works at Rens - selaer, on the 4th. Corn for sale by Miss C. P. Monnet, Rgnsselaer. 42-3 t p S. E. Yeoman has been granted an increase of pension Bring your families to Rensselaer and celebrate the Glorious Fourth. Dexter & Cox handle Hour in the bulk. Call and see them. A good corset for 25 cents at Ellis & Murray’s. Johnny bring your “Sweet Heart” to Rensselaer on the Fourth. Ellis & Murray are selling a sample line of Towels at wholesale price.

Schumann Quartette will be here Thursday and Friday The celebrated hominy meaT Tor sale by Dexter k Cox. Buy 7 your best flour at Dexter & Cox and save 25 cts. per hundred. 4 The Children’s Day exercises of fee F. W. Baptist church, wilLbe. held next Sunday evening. Dexter k Cox are in the flour and meal business as well as feed, call and see. Lawns k Challies 4 cts. per yard to 15ets. per yard. 42-2 t. Chicago Bargain Store. Barnum pitched his tent in Chicago last Monday and will remain there fortwo weeks. Dexter k Cox will sell you flour for $2.30 and $2.50 per .hundred, BEST GRADES. ; Everybody come to Rensselaer to celebrate the 4th. A grand time is expected.

Mrs. Licklidqr will sell millinery at cost during Fourth of July week, and also through August. Ladies Embroidered unmade suits 80 cts. to $5.50. 42-2 t. Chicago Bargain Stoes Joe Meyers, son of the nightwatchman, who is employed in the Adams Express company, at Pittsburg, Pa., "is home again for a few day's. From this date we will sell al clothing at cost to make room for fall stock. We mean business. J. H. Wim.ey <fc Son. The Monon Route will sell excursion ticket one fare for round trip, to and from all points on thenline on July 3rd and 4th, good returning July sth. During the storm last Thursday night the house of Lewis Graves near Monon was struck by lightning. The family was considerably shaken up and the dog was killed. The damage to the house was covered by insurance.

Farmers bring in your corn, oats and rye, we will exchange you any i kind of feed. Dexter <k Cox. J. H. Willey & Son are prepared to give you the best carpets for the least money. S. P. Howard, an early settler and 30 years resident ot' this county, but for the past 10 or 12 years, one of the leading citizens of Witchita Kansas, Is here visiting his friends and relatives. Special bargains, in cothtrtg, shoes and slippers, for the month of June. “ 42-2 t. Chicago Bargain Store. Jewelry, millinery and notions at ■ cost at Mrs. Leeklidei’s until August 31st. A typographical error occurred in S. P. Thompson’s article, concerning the poor farm, where-by the expression “Every poor and intelligent person,” was used. It should haVe read, “Every poor and indigent person.” You would not think times were so hard if you watch the loads of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Slippers, Tinware &c, carried away from the Chicago Bargain Store. 2t.

Jas. W. MeEwen is building an addition to his residence on Weston street. The Rensselaer ball boys; assisted by some are going to play the Remington boys again on the Fourth —and play to beat. The weather for the past week has been exceedingly warm, the thermometer reaching 98 and 100 degrees -in the shade for several days. A 1 Bryar has arranged to come back to* Monticello.. He will open a retail cigar store in connection with his factory in the room south of the McQuaig House. —Monticello Herald. Simon Feudig, who went to EverttS Mich., a couple of weeks ago to work in Willdberg's clothing store, came home last Saturday night. The climate did not seem to agree with him. The Rensselaer Base Ball hoys went over to Remington last Thursday and played with the base ball boys of that place. They were gloriously beateu by a score of 16 to 7, in favor of the Remingtonians. Having moved the entire stock of Queensware and Glassware of D. S. Willey & Co. of Monon, in our room we aTH prepared to give great bargains in that line as these goods must be sold. Call and learn prices when meeding anything in this line, —— J. H. Willey & Son.

The ladies of Mount Ayr are making arrangements to have a grand and good time in the way of a festival to be given Saturday June 28th for the benefit of G. A. R. Post 298, of that place. A general invitation is given to all soldiers, relief Corps, Sons of Veterans and citizens to attend. After supper there will be an old fashioned camp-fire. Capt. R. W. Marshall will start the ball rolling. The laying of the Corner Stone of the new Catholic College next Sunday a week, will be a grand affair. Arrangements have been made to accommodate and dinner, from 800 to 1000 people, who will arrive from all points, Chicago, Lafayette and other cities. The town hacks have all been engaged for the occasion to convey the people to and from the .depot.

Mrs. Bell Kerr, who for the past year and a half, has been visiting and traveling in the far west, has returned to her home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 11. Brown. Mrs. Kerr has had a highly 7 interesting, instructive and satisfactory trip, and is justly enthusiastic in her praise of western cities and scenes. Last summer she spent the season at Santa Cruz, 1 Cal. Her sister Mrs. Doctor Kasneiy 'of Oroville, Cal., came with her to 'spend the summer with her parents.

A Pavilion Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co., exhibited in Rensselaer, in a tent, just south of the Court House, last Monday 7 night. They were well patronized by our people, but the company taken all together was very poor, although some of the actors, individually were very good in their special parts. Our people will turn out and give full attendance to some “chestnut” of the kind, but will allow an excellent theater company to come and go without making their expenses.

Our stock of Ladies* Fine Shoes is the largest and best in Jasper county, including the following brands: W. L. Douglas Ate ' Co’s, fine shoes for ladies and gentleman. Selz Schwnf it Co’s, line shoe.- u»r ladies and gentleman. A. J. JohnsOn’s fine shoes for lauics xind misses. A. J. Johnson’s spring heel shoes lor ladies anil misses, (lay li n ker's fine shoes for ladies. N. \V\ ih.okey’s tine shoes for ladies. All *A the above goods are fully' wnrjpnutvw. ,J. il. Wii.i.ey it Sox.

Marriage licenses since last ported. ( Alve S. Merril, \ Belle Bear, j Berry F. Sutton, ( Mary Oosley. j John W. Hurley, { Rebecca J. Jenkins, j Jacob Fred, | Fannie Hoyes. j Sylvester B. Jenkins, | Nancy M. Call, j John B. Bush, | Nellie K. MeCollough.