Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1890 — TOM AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOM AND COUNTRY.

99 Dr. Hartsell lias been confined to His hotel with sickness, this week. H Bibles and Testaments at the Trade ■tiace. H -Janies C. Basson-. of Rensselaer, has |Heen given an increase of pension ritte. H New hats for everybody, just reat ,the. Trade Palace. ■ Leo made a mile in 2 :28f yesterHay. His best yet. ■ J. H. Willey & Son will not be uriHersold in the clothing line. H W. N. Jones lias the furniture, of H rooms, for hotel, for sale or trade; Hi new. H The line of Overalls, Jeans and Hottonade Pants for men and boys, fH the Trade' Palace, is the best for He money, to be had in Rensselaer. HD. J. Thompson is at Indian Hiver, ■;."<( > v<d \ Heather and good fishing. H Th-' Hid shoes in Jasper county. H J- It- Willey & Son.

lial boring operations will begin asant Ridge next Monday, if bang goes well. John Zimmerman left Tues>r Osborne, Ohio, to visit her es, and for the benefit of her new fall stock now arriving at ide Palace, was bought at' botish prices, and will be sold to 11 competition. and Mrs. A. P. Barton, of 111., are visiting the latter’s (, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Monist north of town. I Mediterranean seed wheat for a, at ray place in Barkley tp., 5 miles northeast of Rensselaer. John English. . T. F. Drake attended the Ground Camp-meeting last y and reports a great meeting t day. Bargain counters at the Trade are filled with just such goods sry one wants, and they are rgains. Call and examine for Ives. * ry Williams, of southeast Marst a good mare, a few days ago, lockjaw resulting from overly. i oil prospectors in Gillam tp. tting their drilling apparatus up, other experimental well on the aruild farm. K. Hollingsworth has sold his land Bay horse, “Major C.” and is fine saddle horse, to Chicago s, at good round prices. M The Mt. Ayr “Bumblebee” has [■published its own obituary and the ■ editor, W. J. Young, announces that Ihe will put in a newspaper plant and ■ issue the Weekly News on Angust 7. I —Kentland Gazette. I John H. Robinson, one of Gillam ■townships best known and longest I settled citizens, died last Sunday, of ■ congestion of the bowels. His age I was about 59 years.

Tony Schwigman, who has, been head waiter and general utility man at the Makeever House, for some fjgiderable time, went back Monday from whence he came. Some new members of the flourishing K. of P. lodge, of Rensselaer, are Chas. Hammond, James H. Chapman and Harvey Robinson. Mrs. Judge Ward was called to Fiqua, Ohio, Friday, to attend the Judge who was taken sick while at that place on business. We did not learn whether his illness was seribus Or not—Kentland Gazette. A daughter of Trustee Hezekiah Kesler, of Milroy tp M died Monday night or Tuesday morning of consumption. We did not learn her age, or other particulars.

Mrs. E. P. Honan and son Paul, have gone back to finish their visit with their friends, the Shaffner’s in Wheatfield. Mrs. Honan having been called home by the sickness of her husband. " Mrs. Mattie Norman, of Cedar Rapids, lowa, who has been visiting her mother and brothers, Mrs. Roberts and sons, for the past' three or four months, returned home last Friday. Lewis accompanied hei as far as Chicago.

F. Zugbauin, the merchant tailor, has returned, and announces that his new and well selected stock of goods will arrive in a day or two, when he will re-open his establishment, in his shop next door west of Fendig’s drug store.

D. B. Coppess, the teacher, of Hagerstown, was in town Saturday. He had been breathing the air of his native heath, Gillam tp., for a few weeks, but has now gone back to Hagerstown, where he is clerking in a drug store during the vacation. Wheat is a good crop this year in Jasper County. On John English’s farm, for instance, in Barkley tp„ 33 acres of ground has produced 850 lushels of as fine wheat as ever grew in the county. This is at the rate of nearly 26 bushels per acre. Intelligence has been received of the death of Rev. G. L. Willard, former superintendent of the Indian School at Rensselaer and pastor of the Catholic Congregation at this place. His death occured in California, at some point where was establishing an Indian School.

The Stock Farm received two fine trotters from Winterset, lowa, the other day which they will put on the race-course for a record. They are Lance Wood Chief, a 5-year-old, by Pluto; and Fleetmont, a 4-year.old filly with a three-year-old record of 2:37. Miss Anna Kreoger, who is now a teacher in the Winona, Minn, schools, and at odd spells a capable typo in her brothers’ printing office in that city, was in tovn last Saturday. She is making a brief visit with her parents, in Walker tp. Nelson Morris, the big cattle dealer of Chicago, has lately bought about a 1000 acres of the cheap lands in toe northern part of Keener tp., of Rensselaer parties, and is figuring on several thousand acres more with a view of getting a big cattle ranch there. The trial of the Turpie-Lowe case did not begin last week, as we were incorrectly informed. The case was called at that time to make up the issues and to set the time for trial, which will be the fourth Monday in September. Judge Frazer, of Warsaw, wilHiear the case. John L. Makeever, attorney and counselor at law, of Osceola, Neb. stopped off at Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday, on his way to Cincinnati. He reports himself and his brothers, Sanford and Mel as prospering financially, but that the last named is seriously sick from bloodpoisoning, resulting from a small nail scratch on the hand. ♦

Springfield, Colq., Herald. —Everybody recognizes C. C. Warner as being the right man in the right place. Since he has shown himself to be so able in discharging the duties of county clerk and clerk of the board of commissioners, we think that he is a better judge of horses and will bet on the right one after a while. ' The St. Joseph’s College building was visited last week by Rev. Benedict Boelner, Rev. Kilian Schill, Rev. -Dominic Schunk, all of the Precious Blood Society. They were greatly pleased with the good success of the work done, as is everybody, whoever seat the building going on. At the last meeting of the directors of the Rensselaer Building and Loan Association a loan of seven shares was bid off for the Presbyterian church, for the purpose of building their proposed minister’s residence. The premium paid was only 8 per cent, the lowest rate ever reached by any jOans sold by this association.

The venerable Grandmother Potts, aged about 80 years, died at the home of her son Elhannen Potts, of east Marion tp., last Saturday. The cause of her death was a bowel trouble.

J. W. Roberts, formerly a law student with Thompson & Bro., lately married a wealthy young lady at San Bernardino, Cal., and is now living on a big orange farm, at Riverside; near San Bernardino. 1 The Odd Fellows lodge here has been increasing rapidly m membership, lately. The lattest additions are Theodore H. West, H. W. Porter Alfred A. Hoover, Chas. C. Chamberlain and Lewis Bull.

Yal Seib, cashier of the Citizens Bank, received a cablegram Sunday, from .Oberengelheim, Germany, stating that his father had died at that place on Saturday. He had reached the age of 74 years. Kohl & Middleton have contracted with Mr. Hatfield to exhibit the twin monstrosity at their Chicago museum. They pay him SSOO per week; Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield paying their own expenses. They will first be exhibited at the Carrol county fair in the latter part of September and from there'they -goto Chicago.— Winamac Journal. It is now definitely decided that the Christian Church congregation will erect a house of worship this season. The building will occupy the corner of Van Rensselaer and Susan streets, opposite and south of the F. W. Baptist building. The dimensions of the building will be 82 by 50 feet. Rev. James Orr, of Chicago, will ecture in the Presbyterian church this Thursday evening August 7th in behalf of the Young Peoples Union Christian Endeavor Society. Subject “Is Life Worth Living?” No admission will be charged but a collection will be taken for the benefit of the local society. Our townsman, James A. Ramey, has had a wind-fall of good fortune, upon which his friends can congatulate him, with good cause. His pension claim has been allowed at a good rate, and dates back to a sufficient peroid to give him some $2,300 back pension. At entered Company H. of 151st Indiana, when only 15 years old.

The only present occupant of the Jasper County jail is a parly from Newton County who gives his name as Henry Howard. He and another man were arrested for stealing a watch at Goodland. The other fellow told where the watch was concealed and the Dogberry justice turned him loose. Howard says however that the other fellow was the actual thief. Howard is about 50 years old, and a rather respectable appearing man. A single page in an issue of the Century, taken for advertising purposes, costs 8500; in Harper’s $400; and in any other magazines from SBOO down to SIOO. A yearly advertisement in one column of the Chicago Tribune costs $36,564 for the lowest, and $85,000 for the highest; in the New York Herald, $38,304 is the lowest and $130,000 for the highest priced columns. These figures will doubtless be of interest to men who invest $2, or $3, a month and flatter themselves with the idea that they are extensive mid liberal advertisers

The Momence Rock Commissioners leld an important meeting in Indiana>oliß, last Thursday, and decided to advertise for bids for the removal of the ledge. The advertisements will be for bids for doing the entire work. The obstacle which has stood in the way of the Commission heretofore, namely the prospect of a suit for damages by the Eastern Illinois Ry. Co., has been removed by certain of the most interested owners of the lands affected, assuming the responsibility for any damages that may result from that source.

We have decided to continue the discount sale during this month in the Boot <fe Shoe department. Remember, 10 per cent off for the cash this month. Hcxrunx k Homan.

The Annual Teachers’ Institute will be held August 18 to 22 in the Court House at Rensselaer. An excellent corps of instructors has been engaged for the week. Two evening entertainments will be given. Every teacher in the county is expected to be present throughout the session. All persons interested in school, work are cordially invited to be present. _1:„

J. W. Powell dropped in from Washington City, Mondayrand" did" nor forget to call around, at the Clerk’s office and register has name as a qualified voter at the ensuing election. His advent was a surprise, at least to some of his Democratic friends, who had “kinder” given up looking for him and were fast becoming reconciled to the idea that he would lose his vote next November, from failure to register. He will surprise them again in November.

Jesse E. Roberts, whose parents live just on the county line near Mt. Ayr, and who was formerly a wellknown teacher in this county, was in town yesterday, having just returned from a three years stay in San Bernardino, Cal. He prospered Well there, as-a teacher and member of the examining board, and his purpose is now to take a two years course in the law department of Michigan University and then return to California. A 1 Bryar, the cigar maker, was in town from Friday until Monday, settling up his business here and completeing his removal back to Monticello, where he has a good location, in the most prominent part of the town. He will make periodical visits to Rensselaer to take orders for his excellent and reliable make of cigars. Mr. Bryar is an excellent young man, as well as a good cigar maker, and we are sorry our merchants did not make it to his interest to remain here with his cigar factory. He has, by the way, just recovered from a protracted attack of rheumatic fever. The “Brown Social” and “C” supper, given by the ladies of the Christian church, in the court house yard, Tuesday evening, was a novel and pleasant affair, and fairly well patronized, yielding about $22 clear money, for the treasury of the society. The prevailing color of the refreshments was brown, the caps and capes of the lady attendants were brown, and the whole affair was “done up brown.” The “C” feature of the entertainment consisted in having the bills of fare written on large pastboard cards, cut In the form of the letter C. and having on the bill only articles beginning with that letter.

In speaking of the several accidents of late on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago main line division, Superintendent Stafford said that he did not believe that there was ever a road had such a series of accidents under such circumstances. In neither case was it the fault of the equipment or of the road-bed, but of the men in charge of the trains, and in every case some of the oldest and heretofore considered reliable trainmen were in fault, except in the case where the locomotive struck a cow lying on the track. The conductor and engineer, who were in fault for the collision on Sunday, had been in the service of the company and running trains over the diyision, one twenty years and the other sixteen years.—lndianapolis Journal. Another wreck occurred last Thursday morning on the Louisville, New Albany <fe Chicago road at Farabee’s

Station, twenty-eight miles north of New Albany. North bound frieght No. 72 had orders to pass south-bound fast freight train No. 71, but the firstmentioned train was too long for the siding and several Cars extended out upon the main track. The south-bound train drawn by engine No. 87. the

finest on the road, dashed into the obstruction. The fireman and engineer saved their lives by jumping. The engine and four box-care were ruined and the track so obstructed that no trains could pass that point up to a late hour in the afternoon. No one was seriously hurt, though several of the trainmen received severe bruises. ■

Mr. and Mrs Frank Osborne are greatly afflicted in the death of their infant daughter, which occured Tuesday afternoon, of dysentery and tumors. Its age was 10 mos. and 11 days. The funeral was held at the M. E. Church, yesterday, at 2 o’clock, p. m., Rev. T. F. Drake conducting the religious services.

The Remington Fair will be held the Lst week m August. Among -tbe novel features- to-be-presented-this year, will be a wedding on the grounds, on Thursday of the fair, and a $25 cook stove with furniture, will be presented to the happy couple, whoever they may be. The first couple notifying the secretary, O. M. Vickery, at Remington, dill be the accepted candidates. There are a good many young couples around Rensselaer evincing very pronounced symptoms of impending

matrimony, and some one of these had better rush In their application to Mr. Vickery, and secure the stove. The stove is presented by J. E. Hollet, the hardware dealer of Remington. A very unusual circumstance was the finding of a rattle-snake, in the heart of the town, of Rensselaer, last Saturday night. It was found in the center of Washington street an d directly upon the street crossing, between Judge Hammond’s residence and The Republican building. Mrs. Eld en Hopkins was the first to see the poisonous reptile and she just missed stepping upon it. She called for help, and Wm King and Marsh Warren, who happened to be near, came and dispatched it. It was of the prairie variety, and an old timer, as it had eleven rattles. A likely explanation of the presence of the snake in town, is that it was brought in unnoticed, on a load of hay. Up to last Monday evening, the last day for this election, the following named voters had registered with clerk Irwin, as required in certain cases by the new election law: Alden J. Tilton, Marion; Chuyler Rose, Marion; James W. Douthit, Marion; Wm J. Miller,Marion; Gaylord H. Chilcote, Marion; Frank Peregrine, Marion; Frank M. Phillips, Marion; Wm Clark, Barkley; Wm L. Hollingsworth, Carpenter; DanielS. Willey, Marion; John E. Miller, Marion; Chas. McColly, Marion; Fred L. Chilcote, Marion; Dan. A. Stoner, Marion; Chas. R. Yeoman, Marion; Thos. Callighan, Marion; Anthony Dick, Marion; Timothy Comer, Gillam; John W. Powell, Marion. Lemuel Hneston, Marion. The Democratic Convention met in the court house last Saturday afternoon and nominated a full ticket, as follows: N. S. Bates, of Rensselaer, for Auditor, Walter Harrington, of Union, for Clerk, John Tillett, of Gillam, for Treasurer, Wm. Ventling, of Carpenter, for Sheriff, Lonis T. Hunt, of Gillam, for Surveyor, V. E. Loughridge, of Rensselaer, for Coroner, Geo. O. Sterabel, of Wheatfield, for commissioner, First District and Jame 3 H. Green, of Carpenter, for Commissioner, Third District. The nominations were all made by acclamation except tor Sheriff, tor which there was a single ballot taken, the result of which was 50 votes tor Mr. Ventling, 13 tor Wash. Scott, of Milroy tp., and 28 tor Geo. W. Casey, of Union. James W. Douthit, of Rensselaer, was chairman of the convention and J. W. McEwcn, secretary.