Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1890 — Page 1

The Rensselaer Republican.

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TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Harry and Daisy Bennett, of Monticello, are visiting at E. M. Parcels.’ Spitler’s post-office book store is the headquaters for school books. Dr. Hartsell is still sick, but im - proving rapidly;. The post-office book store is headquarters for schoolbooks. Another daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Coen, last Sunday. Knives and forks at cost at J. H. Willey & Sons’. W. B. Austin and Willie Hammond

are taking a trip up the big lakes. Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey & Sons’. E. C. Owen is over in Newton county doing a big job of plastering, north of Morocco. If saving money is any object to you, buy your Boots, Shoes and clothing at the Chicago Bargain Store. District Organizer Welsh is now doing some very successful work, in organizing alliances in Benton County. Old school books taken in part payment for new books, at the postoffice book store. The September term of the Commissioners’ Court, will be in session next week. Indiana Series of school books, on sale at Spitler’s post-office book store, at the prices establisned by law. Mrs. E. P. Hammond is sick with a fever, seemingly of the prevailing malarial character. 4 The Indiana Series of school books must be used in all the schools. J. E. Spitler, at the post-offiee, has them on sale, at the regular prices. J. M. Hopkins is suffering g*S»tiy from his heart trouble and has been in a specially dangerous condition, several times lately. The sole agent in Rensselaer of the world’s best, Cones Boss pantaloon overalls, and pants. 51-2 t. Chicago Bargain Store.

The late abundant rains have put the land in good shape for plowing for fall seeding. The museum of 5 & 10 ct. counter goods and tinware discounts them all in Variety, Quanity, and Quality. 51-2 t Chicago Bargain Stork. There was a general, but light touch Of frost last Friday night, but not sufficient to do any damage. Our stock of men’s fall hats in all styles is the best in town. J. H. Willey & Sons. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. Charles W. Postill to Miss Beth Richardson, to take place on Wednesday evening, next. Wait for the largest and most elaborate stock of fiae wool dress goods ever offered in Rensselaer about Sept 10th. 51-2 t. Chicago Bargain Store . A basket meeting in the grove near Crockett cemetery, next Sunday. Missionary services by Watson’s Sunday School. Services forenoon and afternoon. 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. J. C. Williams, the photographer, has been taking in the fairs, through the Coon Belt—at Tipton, Muncie, Anderson, Ac, but this week is at Remington.

Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. M. Willey A Sons’. Flower pots all sizes at cost, at J. H. Willey & Sons’. <*•- Rev. ft. M. Simmons performed the marriage ceremony, last Sunday, for Ur. August C. Rosenbrook and Miss Cora A. Dewey, at the residence of the bride’s parents, in Jordan tpi

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 1890.

Miss Clara Reeves is confined to her bed with the intermittent fever. Chas. Monnett, of the Citizens Bank, has been seriously sick for some time, but is now ’improving.

The Remington fair was postponed one.day on account of the rain Tuesday. The weather indications for the fair now are most favorable. Knives and forks at cost, at J, H. Willey <fc Sons’. The F. W. Baptist people, of the Yaughn Chapel congregation, are about to erect a church at Sorghum Valley. The Presbyterain people have fully decided to erect a manse, at once, and on the Hollister lot as mentioned lastweek. Mr. John Terry, of Kouts, Porter Co., and Mrs. Etta Robbins, of Keener, were married Saturday afternoon, by Squire Burnham, in his office. For the latest style of mens’ fall hats go to the Chicago Bargain Store. ~ F. Zugbaum, the tailor, was in Yal - pariso, Monday, and he reports that that region was still very dry, and and crops nearly a failure. See those cheap ribbons at Mrs Lecklider’s. J. 11. Karsner returned home last Thursday from a visit to his sister, near Cincinnati—the first for 20 years. Bibles and Testaments at the Trade Palace. . j J. D. Bissenden is getting around again, after his spell of sickness. He expects to resume his place in charge of the electric light dynamo, next week.

Just received a new and complete stock of mensj boys and youths felt hats and will be sold at prices below all competition. 5 l-2t. Chicago bargain store. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson have gone to Livingston, Montana, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Ora Ross. They will probably take in Yellowstone Park, before they return.

Miss Laura Rathfon, of Gillum Ip., wap in town Friday. She still retains her position in the schools of South Chicago, and has returned to that place this week. Remember, tickets to Indianapolis, to the state convention, at one fare for the round trip. Tickets sold only on September 9th and 10th and good returning until the 11th.

The Rensselaer Stock Farm is making a big show at the Remington Fair, this week. They have ten head there and will start a horse in every race. The Republican Congressional Convention meets in Rensselaer to-day. j The citizens, irrespective of politics, should see to it that no one has just cause to regret the choice of Rensselaer as the place for the convention. There will be a meeting of the Evening Star Chapter, No. 41 0.,E. S., in Masonic Hall, next Wednesday evening Sept. 3d. A full attendance is required. Hattie Hopkins, See’y. Dr. F. P. Bitters wishes to announce to his patrons and friends that on and after Sept. Ist, he will be found at his new office rooms,-at his residence, on Van Rensselaer street, the first door south of the public school building. The Republican Congressional Convention meets iiy Rensselaer to-day. The people of the town, irrespective of politics, ought to exert themselves, in every way, to give the convention & generous and gracious reception. Let us show the people of the tenth District that we are well deserving of all such honors as they may feel disposed to bestow upon us

The Louisville, New Albany A Chicago management has contracted with the National Headlight Company to equip the three engines which haul the night express trains between Indianapolis and Chicago with electric headlights, and the five engines which haul the night express trains between Chicago and Louisville. One of the engines, which has been undergoing general repairs, was put in service last night equipped with this light—lndianapolis Journal.

Misses Belle and Lida Slaughter, of southeast Marion, took the train yesterday for Indianapolis, for a visit with relations and friends. "

D. A. McA. Williams, well known as a Benton connty politician, and former editor, has purchased of J. H. Lewis the Fowler Era, and will % , ' r conduct the same hereafter.

To-day business houses and private residences should be decorated with flags and bunting, and everything else possible done, to give the congressional convention a fitting welcome. Surveyor Thrawls’ office is abou t tb.e busiest place in town, now days. The work of preparing the viewers’ andcngineer’s report, for the Range Line Gravel Road, is the chief work on hands. ' R. F. Priest, of Chicago, is in town for a day or two. ‘ He is getting o n his feet again, after his late disastrous fire, and has already resumed th e meat shop portion of his former business, and will probably re-open the grocery store, before long. By all accounts Night Watch Shead is filling the duties of his position in a most commendable manner. There is good order m town now of nights, and wandering crooks and local drunks are kept under close surveillance.

Last Wednesday, Aug. 20th, was the fifty-seeond wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Cotton. The event was observed by a small gathering of near friends, and a dinner. One of their children,Mrs. Plummer, of White Co., was present. B. Forsythe, of the Chicago Bargain Store, was in town Saturday, looking after business matters, and reported that Mrs. Forsythe is showing many indications that the treatment at Cameron Springs is proving beneficial to her rheumatism.

Rev. R. M. Simmons, of the Rensselaer Circuit, is a nainsterial hustler. Last Sunday, for instance? he held three services, received 31 new memders into the church and filled in the odd spells by a marriage ceremony.

Val Seib departed Sunday for New York, intending to take ship for Germany, yesterday. He will be absent six or eight weeks, probably. The Republican will follow him across the briny, and keep him informed as to matters and things in Jasper county.

Judge Gould, of Delphi, is confined to his house by a disease which he contracted in the army. His friends have urged him to make the race for judge of the Supreme Court this fall, but he positively declines |to allow the use of his name in any j connection politically.—Logansport Journal.

Rev. J. |H. Ciaypool has been appointed librarian of the Tacoma Law Library Association, and Nellie assistant, at a salary of 876 per month. As Nellie can do all the work it makes a fine filing for them. He also gets about 825 for outside work. We are sorry to learn that his health is no better. —Goodland Herald. General Manager Black, of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, has arranged with the PuUman carworks for three complete vestibule passenger trains, which are to be run between Chicago and LouisvUle. Manager Black proposes to have the service on this portion of the Monon second to none in the country.—lndianapolis Journal. The artesian well at Crown Point |is already down to the enormous depth of 3,150 feet, and it is now said that a Chicago man has got possession of it, and will put it down at ; least another 1000 feet, which will | make the hole 4,150 feet, or fourfifths of a mile deep. Very few, if any, deeper borings Have ever been made. - - ■■■'■ ■ ‘ -—•.

The Royal Gaiety Company occupied the Opera House, Monday and Tuesday evenings, with pretty slim audiences. The members of the company seem to be good actors, but as a combination they appear to lack practice and are evidently a new organization. *lf they succeed in avoiding shipwreck for a few weeks, they will probably make a very good combination. ■# 7 ■ 4 7

J. H. Willey will go to Argus today, to attend the annual conference of the. Church of God. From Argus he will go to La Porte, next week to attend the reunion of his old regiment. The school and township trustees are obliged to enforce the law in regard to the introduction and use in the schools of the books of the Indiana Educational Series and for them to fail to do so will be at the certain risk of a suit against them by the publishers. This company has, by the law, an absolute monopoly, and it will not answer the law to permit the use of books not supplied by thkm, even though the books contain the same matter, entirely.

And now the people of Kankakee tpvsKr excited over a gas'well:* Ar good flow of gas was struck last Thursda}', by some fishers, who drove a well pipe through the some 75 feet of stiff blue clay, near the Kankakee river. Hon. I. I). Dunn, who was in town last Saturday, reported that the fishers were doing their cooking by the fire of the gas, and he sent them .some piping from here, in order that they might better utilize the gas and also determine the probable extent of the flow. Marriage Licenses since last reported. ( Sheridan Williams, ( Nora Hilton. 4 Charles R. Yeoman, l Mildred D. Wade. ( Charles Laudaker, | Minnie M. Chamberlain. ( August C. Rosenbrook, ( Cora A. Dewey, j Benona Freel, ] Lora Van Dusan. j John Terry, ( Etta Robins.

To fill vacancies, Geo. W. Barcus has been selected Assistant Superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School, and Harry Alter Secretary. Since Mrs. A. T. Perkins moved to Hammond, Dea. W. T. Perkins has conducted the school every two weeks, with fidelity and success. Mr. Barcus will hereafter relieve the Pastor of the details of management. The school is well orgrnized and growing. A more steady and faithful corps of teachers would be hard to find.

Arrangements have been completed for a special train to the Congressional convention at Rensselear, Thursday the 28th. The train will leave on the Pan Handle at 8:15 A. M. and return about G :30 P. M. Fare for round trip $2. The train will be decorated and a band will accompany the excursion. Quite a number of citizens have already expressed their intention of going and it is probable that Cass .county will send a large deegation of citizens. Hon. D. W. Owen will speak at Rensselaer on that day, and as he will have little or no opposition, Cass county should give him a good send-off. —Logansport Journal.

l? n ft*.iujlijo \I 11 !n; b;;i d > - ing a booming business lately. They ground grist work for farmers in six days last week, 668 bushels of wheat, and 480 bushels of corn making a total of 1148 bu. of grain. They also report the greater part of the whisit very good. The facts that there is a good mill in the county, together with better seed and improved methods of putting it in the ground, has been a larg e incentive to Jasper County farmers to sow wheat, and more of them are sowing it this faU, than for many years before. It is a good plan.

Kentland is surely the most unfortunate town for fires on the universal earth. According to the Gazette the much devastated town had two alarm 5 of fire week before last, and three the week before that. Only two of the fires did much damage, however. One Of these burned the old Gilbert elevator, the other Fettig Bros’, dry good store The loss in thU las t case was $6,000 on stock, with $4,000insurance, and S7OO on building 8 fully insured. The Gazette gives great praise to their Howe water engine for preventing the disastrous spreading of the Fettig fire.

Advertised letters. Estella Gilmore, Denis Gleason, Ottie More, . Rev. Chas. A. Rice, William O. J» Rowe, B. L. Cranston.

The work of constructing the big i sewer along Washington street has {been one •of the most interesting j events in town, during the past week, ;to judge front the large number of | spectators, constantly fringing- the ‘adjacent sidewalks. The work has made fair progress, although much interefered with by the constant caving in of the banks, along the nine foot cut, from in front of La Rues’ store to as far east as Leopold’s corner block. The proximity of the old and worthless tile drain, has been the evident cause of all the caving.

W. L Richison died last Sunday, at his home in the east part of town, at the age of 65 years. His disease was chronic diarrhea, contracted in the array, in war times He was a member of Company B, of the 128th Indiana. He was badly injured on the head while in service, by being thrown from the top of a box car, in a train wreck caused by the Rebels drawing the spikes from one of the railroad rails. This injury resulted in a partial paralysis, which caused his peculiar shambling gait in walking, and gave him the.common nickname, by which he was so generally known. He was a member of the G. A. R. post, here, and that body had charge of his funeral exercises, which was held Monday afternoon at the M. E. church, Rev. T. F. Drake conducting the religious services.

Half Fare to the State Convention.

The Central Traffic Association has given a half-fare rate to all who attend the Republican State convention, to be held in Indianapolis Sept. 10. Tickets will be sold Sept. 9 and M), good for return to and including Sept. 11.

A Big Creamery in Rensselaer.

The Republican is glad to be able to state that an improved modem creamery, of large capacity, is now an assured fact, in Rensselaer. W. H. Fosmer, 6f New York, has been here some time, working the matter up, and last week he took Messrs. J. H. Willey and Addison Parkison, a committee appointed by the citizens for the purpose, to Lafayette, Columbia City and the dairy regions near Elgin, Ills., to inpect the creamery process. The report of this committee, on what they saw and learned, is published in another place. Saturday evening a public meeting was held in the court house, and after hearing the report above mentioned and Mr. Fosmer’s propositions, a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions to the stock, for a creamery.

It is proposed by Mr. Fosmer that he build and thoroughly equip, with all the most approved appliances, cold storage room, Ac., a large creamery, for 84,500. The company will own and manage the creamery, but Mr. Fosmer will, if desired, furnish an expert hand to manage the work, until such time as others I ' selected by the company can learn the methods.

In the system proposed to be used the butter is extracted, by centrifugal machinery, directly from the sweet milk, a method which makes the most butter from given amount of milk, and of the bftst quality.

The work of soliciting subscriptions has met with great success among the people of Rensselaer, and surrounding country, and before noon yesterday stock to the amount of $4,100 had been actually subcribed for, and enough more was pledged by good men to raise the amount to $4,550. It is more than probable that before this paper reached the eyes of most of our readers, at least $5,000 will be subscribed, and this sum will build and equip the creamery and pay for a site and make a well. There is therefore no doubt at all as to the success of the movement.

As a site for the proposed building, a lot on the river bank adjoining the Rensselaer MiU,is talked of, and finds much favor. It would seem, all things considered, a most excellent choice for a site.

HAS DONE ITS WORST.

ALL THE DIPHTHERIA VICTIMS AT THE ZERDAN PLACE, ARE NOW DEAD. No Farther Spread of the Disease. It is oiir sad and painful duty to announce the death of three more of the dread diphtheria’s victims, at the Zerdan household, west of the town. A little after midnight, last Thursday night, Teresa, Mr. Zerdan’s 12 year old daughter, breathed her last. About 10 o'clock Saturday night Maggie Zerdan asked to be laid on her side that slfe might go to sleep, and the request had scarcely been complied with, when the failing heart suddenly ceased to beat and her sleep was the sleep of death. Maggie was a bright, attractive girl, almost 20 years old, and a general favorite among the young people of her acquaintance. On Sunday afternoon, a little after three o’clock, occured the death of Tittle Mary Zimmer, the last, surviving one of her heart-broken mother’s five children. Her death removed the last case of sickness from the house, and the two kind Sisters of Mercy, from Lafayette, who had been with the stricken family since Thursday, returned Sunday night, to Lafayette. The death of little Mary was the eighth that has occured in swift succession, in the same house, from the same disease, and all members of the Zerdan household, except Mary Yeager. Probably never in the history of Jasper County has there been a parallel to the afflictions that have fallen upon this most unfortunate family. A yeai ago Mr. Zerdan’s only son was drowned in the river. About two months ago his daughter, Mrs. Zimmer, lost her husband, by sunstroke, in Chicago. The same daughter has now lost all five of her children, in quick succession, whiie two of Mr. Zimmer’s three unmarried daughters have gone with them to their graves. Words are powerless to express the magnitude of such afflictions.

Mrs. dimmer, who had a slight attack of the' disease, is now entirely well and the only case now existing is that of her sister, Mrs. John Healy, in town, and she is daily growing better. Since the last death at the Zerdan's Dr. V. E. Loughridge, the county health officer, has taken most thorough measures to prevent the possibility of further contagion. AH bedding and clothing which could not be washed has been burned. AH other has been soaked for hours in a solution of corrosive sublimate, and the building has been thoroughly fumigated with burning sulphur.

Iu this connection we wish to say that the charitable people of Rensselaer and vicinity ought to see that the sufferings of pennry and destitution do not lend added burdens to these afflicted people. They are poor at best, Mr. Zerdan is a weak and sickly man, the natural expenses of their sickness have been great for people who had so little, and added to this is the destruction of much of their already scanty stock of clothing and bedding. Something more should at once be done to relieve their necessities.

Struggle for Supremacy,

With the breeders of livestock, and manufacturers of agricultural machinery, and contests for prizes in all that pertains to agricultural persuits, will be the evept of the season.’*’ The Indiana State Fair has a Nationel and is noted for ita leading features, which will be amply sustained in the forthcoming exhibition, /commencing the 22d, as set forth m the premium list, furnished on application to the Secretary at Indianapolis. Several thousand dollars in increased premiums and improvements, including a new Floral Hall, and four new barns, improved water facilities and rapfa transportation, gives indication of the efforts of. the management to insure success.

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