Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Joho Lonorgan, of Surrey, 'counts another boy, since Sunday. For the latest style of mens’ fall hats go to the Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Marshall are in LaPorte, visiting relatives. See those cheap ribbons at Mrs Lecklider’s. Nathan Fendig went to Chicago Monday, on business. Dr. Hattsell is still confined to his ced; but was reported yesterday as showing much signs of improvement. If saving money is any object to you, buy your Boots, Shoes and clothing at the Chicago Bargain Store. Several persons have lately died with the diphteria in a family near Kouts, in Porter county. Mrs. F. J. Sears and Mrs Val Seib, are visiting the latter’s mother at Oshkosh, Wis. Some very good rains lately have relieved the drouth greatly, in this vicinity.

The sole agent Li RensseLip>; •*£ tlie world’s best, Cones Boss pantaloon overalls, and pants. 51-2 t. Chicago Bargain Store. Gov. Hovey will talk to the old soldiers, next Friday at the Remington fair. Don’t forget the day.

Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey & Sons’. Knives and forks at cost at J. H. Willey & Sons’. Jesse Grubb, the express agent is still sick and his business in is the' care of N. S. Bates.

The museum of 5 <fe 10 ct. counter goods and tinware discounts them all in Variety, Quanity, anci. Quality. 51-2 t Chicago Bargain Store. Rev. R. M. Simmons, of Rensselaer Circuit, will preach at Saylerville school house, next Sunday, at 5 P.M.

Remember. —Mrs. Lecklider’s millinery store and dress-making establishment is one door east of the post-office, and directly opposite the public square. Rev. J. T. Abbett, if he carrie d out his previous intentions, is now located at McMinnville, Oregon, in Charge of a M. E. congregation. Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey & Sons’. Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey <fc Soas’. Hear our able and . eloquent Congressman discuss the political situation, at Rensselaer next Thursday, August 28th.

Wait for the largest and most elaborate stock of flue wool dress goods ever offered in Rensselaer about Sept 10th. 51-2 L Chicago Bargain Store. Berry Paris’ tasty residence has just been repainted in a different color, and its appearance thereby much improved.

The Bargain counters at the Trade Palace are filled with just such goods as every one wants, and they are real bargains. Call and examine for yourselves. A considerable number of the faithful democratic went to Goodland, from Rensselaer and vicinity,to attend the democratic sentorial, judicial and represent! ve convention yesterday. The Fourth Quarterly meeting for Rose Lawn circuit, will be held at DeMotte, Sept. 13 and 14. Rev. John L. Smith, presiding elder, will be present during the meeting.

Hon. Lewis T. Michenee, Attorney General of Indiana and chairman of of Indiana Republican Centeral Committee, will attend the Congressional convention, next Thursday, and will make a speech. He id an able and fntprp«t,ing speaker.

S. P. Thompson is in Columbus, Ohio, taking depositions in the Tur-pie-Lowe ease. • Remember we are selling all spring clothing at cost. J. H. Willey <fc Son, Geo. N. Dunn is now learning the banking business in the Citizens Bank. The line of Overalls, Jeans and Cottonade Pants for men and boys, at the Trade Palace, is the best for the money, to be had in Rensselaer.

Miss Maude Spitler went to Gosh - en Saturday, to visit her sister, Mrs. Learning, who is sick. Jewelry, millinery and notions at cost at Mrs. Lecklider’s until August 31st. J. H. Willey & Son have received a full line of the latest styles in gents soft and stiff hats. Call and see them. Rev. W. H. Sayler went back to his pastoral charge Tuesday, but Mrs. Sayler is still visiting with her Rensselaer friends for a few days longer. Call for yourself and see that I mean business. Save the profits, buy goods at cost at R. Fendig’s. The Gaiety Comedy Company will occupy the Opera houoe next Monday and Tuesday evenings. They are said to be a good company. J. H. Willey & Son will not be undersold in .the clothing line. Lawdie Martin is at Greenfield, this state, spending the remainder of his vacation with his uncles, Judge Martin and Dr. S, M. Martin. Just received a new and complete stock of mensj boys and youths felt hats and will be sold at prices below all competition. 51-2 t. Chicago bargain store.

Val Seib will depart for the Fatherland in a few days. Unlike most people he does not dread the sea voyage, as he does not get sea-sick. Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Tressler, of Buchannan, Mich., visited,their Rensselaer friends, the latter part of last week.

Prof. Bryan, of the State University, will lecture to-night at the Co urt house, on the “Mortal-Immortal”. Come and hear this eloquent and learned young man.

Hon. and Mrs. J. F. Watson, of southeast Marion tp., had the sad misfortune to lose there only son one day last week. It was but five or six days old. New hats for everybody, just received at the Trade Palace.

Mrs. E. Purcupile and Mrs. S. A. Austin left last Monday, the former for Brooklyn, N. Y., and the latter for Bridgeport, Conn; They will remain for an indefinite period. Dr. Mary E. Jackson successfully relieved Mrs. Lewis Thornton, of this place, of a monster tape-worm, last Thursday. It was thirty feet long, by actual measurement.

Bibles and Testaments at the Trade Palace. Knives and forks at cost, at J. H. Willey & Sons’. Owing to an oversight the financial statement of Weston Cemetery, published last week, was incomplete, as the portion of the statement showing the expenditures was omitted. The entire statemeut is published in this issue, with the previously omitted portions iUcluded. The SIO,OOO damage suit against the Monon Ry., which was brought by Mrs. McMellon, of Frankfort, for injuries she claimed to have sustained on account of a broken plank in the platform, has been compromised. The railroad paid Mrs. McMellon $525. —Lafayette Courier. Mrs. E. N. Hyland and children left for Indianapolis, yesterday. She will visit her sister there for a short time and then go to Pana, 111., her future residence. Mr. Hyland wiU remain here for a week or two longer.

There will be Sunday School and gospel services at the Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday Aug. 24th ati the usual hours morning and evening. Preaching also at Wasson School House at 3:0<) P. M. followed . by the regular Missionary collection.

U. M. McGUIRE.

E. L. Coen, now of Rock Island Railroad’s freight auditor’s office, in Chicago, visited in Rensselaer over Supday. Hon. W. D. Owen, the most eloquent and influential of Indiana’s congressional delegation, will speak in Rensselaer next Thursday afternoon. Come and hear him. Miss Nellie Armstead, of Monon, who has been visiting her friends, Misses Tillie Fendig and Nellie Rob - inson, for a week, returned home yesterday; The Rensselaer Stock Farm made a lucky strike last week. Leopard Rose, a mare they had nominated for the great $10,000,2:30 trot, at Rochester, N. Y., got third place, in the race, and thereby won $1,500.

According to the Lafayette Courier, Miss Myrtle Wade, daughter of I. S. Wade, of Laftyette, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rial Ben - jamin, of Rensselaer, is soon to be married to Benjamin Silvers, of ChicagoUncle John Catt has just had notice through M. F. Chilcote, his attorney, of the allowance of his pension claim, at the rate of $8 per month ; with SSOO or S6OO back pension. Good for Uncle John. John Reynolds has been in good luck with his racers lately. Last week, for instance, in Chicago, he got first money in one race and second in three. His earnings during the week aggregated $500. !

People of all political opinions who desire to hear a liiGiu, able but dispassionate exposition of the polit - ical situation, should hear Hon. W. D. Owen, at Rensselaer, next Thursday afternoon, without fail. John Ewan, the new superintendent of the Southern division of the L., N. A. & C. Ry., has been in charge of the division 12 days and nary a wreck yet. It is the longest period that division has been exempt from accidents m many weeks. Ike Tuteur came home last Saturday, owing to the sickness of his mother. He has been traveling for a Chicago; clothing house, this summer. His route being from Chicago to California and to Birmingham, Alabama.

Henry Jones is beginning to recover from a severe attack of the intermittent fever. He and Dr. Hartsell were both taken sick at the Makeever House, on the same day and with the same disease. A strange coincidence..

The Presbyterian people have bought a lot for their manse of Mr. Hollister, on the comer of Van Rensselaer and Angelica streets, the rear of the lot joining on the rear of the church lot. The expected donation of a lot from Miss Van Rensselaer did not materialize. Valparaiso Vidette. —At last the validity of the recently adopted city ordinance regarding the moving of blinds from saloon windows after 11 o’clock p. m. and on holidays is settled. In the case of Joseph Decker, Judge Johnson has decided for the city. Will be appealed to the Supreme Court.

An economic exchange gives some useful hints concerning the small bags in which you receive your gro - ceries. It pays to save them carefully ; they are useful in many ways. Slip yonr hand in one when you black the stove and you will not soil it. When the flies abound, slip them over the lamp chimneys during the day. After fruit is canned, draw them over the can and label them plainly; the action of the light causes more fruit to spoil than any

other one thing. We have received from W. C. Latta, of Lafayette, superintendent of Fanners’ Institutes, notice that Feb. 6th and 7th next, have been selected as the dates for a Fanners’ Institute in Jasper county. The State allows 140.00 for each Institute, which sums pays all necessary expenses. Mr. Latta would like an expression of opinion from our leading farmers and business men, as to the best place for holding the I Institute. .

E. H. Tharp, of Chicago, a former resident of Rensselaer, who has made big money during the last few years, dealing in Chicago real-estate, is now said to have cleared $17,000 - during the last four months, in that business.

E. P. Honan took up a subscription last week, for the benefit of Mrs. Zimmer, the unfortunate widow who has just lost four children by diphtheria, and is in destitute circumstances. It was a worthy charity and our citizens responded generously, the amount subscribed being a little over $76.

Capt. J. M. Wasson now wears his left am in a sling. He was driving out to his home place, last Thursday, and got out of his buggy to lead his horse over a broken bridge and the animal took fright at some sewer pipe in the road and threw Mr. Wasson down and broke One of the bones below the wrist The horse ran over two miles before it stopped, but did not seriously damage the buggy. The Indpls. Journal quotes a noted railroad superintendent as authority for the statement that the Monon Route road-bed is now in 50 per cent better condition than when th e j new management got control, last j spring. Still the same authority is of j the opinion that the company runs its trains too fast, for its road-bed. No other road between Chicago and Indianapolis runs its trains so fast.

MA. Ayr now has a very creditable newspaper, in the Weekly News. It i 3 published by W. J. Young, former publisher of the Bumble-Bee. The News is an eight page, five column paper, with two pages of-homc matter, i We congratulate Bro. Young on his success, in his new newspaper venture, and wish him sufficient patronage to enable him to continue its publication.

Rev. B. F. Ferguson drove astride of a big rock, square in the middle of the rOad, out near Jared Benjamin’s place, in Newton tp., last Sunday, and just missed experiencing a regular Monon Route wreck. As it was, there was considerable breakage, and Miss Etta Smith, one of the occupants of the carriage, was knocked senseless by the shock.

The Newton county fair will be held at Morocco Sept. oto 12. The premium lists are neat little phamphlets, with pages of about half the size of ordinary premium lists, and just the right size to slip into a coat pocket. They are printed without any advertising matter —an improvement which we notice several fairs have adopted with their premium lists, this year.

Last Friday our neighboring village of Brook was visited, by a severe wind storm, doing considerable damage to property. A part of the tile factory owned by Uucle John Conn was blown down and a lot of green tile were damaged. The Iff. E. church was wrecked in such a manner that all the plastering was knocked off. The depot was moved about a foot off its foundation. In addition to these several hay-stacks in the vicinity were blown over, and considerable other damage was done. —Morocco Courier.

The Town Board held a special; meeting, Monday night, and awarded the contract for constructing the Washington street sewer to John H. Jessen, who has already begun work thereon. The contract price is 41 cents per rod, for each foot or fraction thereof, in depth of the sewer. Calculated on this basis the entire cost per rod for construction will be $2.67. Two other bids were

received. One from John Ryan at $2.90 per rod and one from J. H. Thornton at $2.75 per rod. The contractor has to fnrnish the Louisville cement for laying the joints Of pipe; also to furnish the iron grates for the tops of the catch-basins. There are to be four catch-basins to each block. Marshal Simpson is to superintend the work to see that everyting is properly done according to contract. Knives and forks at cost, at J. H. Willey <fc Sons’. Qneensware and glassware at cost «t J. H. Willey k Sons’.

The camp-meeting association is evidently intent on “rubbing it in” onex-Rev. W.Fred Pettit, by electing Rev. G. W. Switzer, of Crawfordsville, as secretary. Pettit charges Switzer with being at the bottom Of all his trouble. It is safe to safe to say, however, that Mr. Switzer will a competent officer. He is competent and an energetic, faithful worker.—Layfayctte Courier.

There is now an unusual amount of sickness of a malarial character, everywhere, owing no 4oubt, very largely to the hot, dry weather following the exeessiye rains earlier in the - a .*, • season. The drying up of countless ponds and stagnant pools formed then, is productive of rotting slime and vegetation, with consequent malarial emenations now. Filthy cess-pools and loud smelling' hogpens, some of the latter in the very center of the town, add their share to the measure of unhcalthfulness. Some of "these last mentioned troubes could be and should be remedied, and it looks as though the county health officer is the proper person to do it.

Ask any well informed man, and he will tell you that the Rensselaer creamery, while it was in operation, was of vast benefit to the farmers within the range of its operations, and to the business men within the same sphere. That creamery failed because it was established and conducted on principles which experience in every known case has shown to be incorrect. But there are principles upon which such institutions eanbe established and successfully conducted; as long experience in countless cases has demonstrated. A creamery established and conducted on such principles in Rensselaer would be an almost incalculable benefit; and The Republican hopes, within a few weeks, to be able to lay before its readers some definite proposition to that desirable end.

A large crowd of people assembled at the excellent driving track at | the Rensselaer Stock Farm, last Friday afternoon, and were entertained for several hours by a series of well managed and very spirited races: All the trotters Of the Farm were engaged in the races, also several of I Priest & Applegate’s horses, from j Francesvilie and all the other fast 1 trotters in the town and vicinity. A i ridiculous feature of the affair, but which had an unexpected result, was \ a farcical race between Lyman Zea ,with a little western broncho and I Jake Shrum with his little mule, about two sizes larger than a turkey. Zea won the race, but had just brought his pony to a stand-still, befor e the judges, stand, when it dropped dead. It was not a very Valuable quadruped, and probably the $2.25 subscribed on the grounds, added to the purse of $1.25, gained in the race, about covers its value.