Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Meals 25 cents, at King’s. W. W. Watson and family departfor Washington C'ity, Tuesday night. A fine boy at John Mann’s, Monday night. Hope muslin, Cincinnati Bargain House at cts. New styles direct from New York City, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Bibles and Testaments at the Trade Palace. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Duvall, of Chicago, are visiting J. W. Duvall, and family, this week. Pure Buckwheat Flour at the Mill for less money than you can buy of any other make. Try it. (sld school books taken in part payment for new books, at the postoffice book store. Quarterly meeting at the M. E. church next Sunday. Rev. J. L. Smith, D. D., will preach morning and evening. Sacramental service after morning sermon. Love feast beginning at 6P. M. Quarterly conference, Mopday morning. Come and hear Dr. Cincinnati Bargain House will commence a Clothing, Boots and Shoes slaughter sale next Saturday, for one week. Remember we can save you money on boots and shoes. J. H. Willey & Sons. Elder Oliphant of Linden, Ind., and Elder Robert Thompson of Greenfield, Ind., will commence a series of religious discourses at the Missionary Baptist church, on next Friday evening, continuing over Sunday, and probably during a part of the next week. The public cordially invited to attend. The Ladies’ Missionary Society will hold a Praise service at the „ Presbyterian church on next Sunday a night. A program has been carefully prepared, consisting of recitations, - responsive readings, duets, quartettes etc. No pains have been spared ttf make this service a most excellent one. All are ihvited.

There is now a notable activity in Jasper county real estate, for the | time of year. The activity is especi- j ally noticeable in the northern tier of counties. - .. Ginghams at Cincinnati Bargain House at cts. Stocks talk, prices win. Chicago Bargain Stork. Asa Baker has sold his farm sou th of town to Jusdon H. Perkins, from Newton county, who will occupy the farm after March Ist. He is nephew of W. T. Perkins, of this place. Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price. A big lot of men and boys gloves and mittens well be sold at reduced prices. Ludd Hopkins. And still another new railroad' post-office has been established iu Jasper county. It is at Stoutsburg, in Wheatfield tp., on the “Three I’’ road. John Wallace is Post-master. L. P. Shirer ex-trustee of Wheatfield, is the fiist to have The Repuulican sent to Stoutsburg. We will sell you any thing you want less than you can buy it elsewhere. Chicago Bargain Store. The largest assortment of boots and shoes in Jasper county. J. 11. Willey & Son. Of the newly elected functionaries, the judge, prosecutor,sheriff, surveyor and coroner, will begin their terms as soon as their commissions arrive, which will be in a few days. The treasurer’s term begins the 12lh of next August, The auditor’s the sth of next November and the clerk’s not until a year from next May. Do not fail to sec the Gypsy Camp, The Gypsy Queen, The Fortune Teller, The Yankee Peddler, and chorus of Gypsies, at the Opera House Tuesday evening Nov. 25th. This interesting enterainment will be given by the ladies of the Christian Church assisted by a number of other ladies and gentleman. Watch next week for full advertisement.

Rev, lv. J. Duncan, former pastor of the Presbyterian church here, has lately removed from Greenfield lowa, to Ellensburg, in the state of Washington. Shoes at Cincinnati Bargain House for 89 cts. See all those new Hats just received at Hemphill & Honan’s. Rev. B. F. Ferguson accompanied Mrs. Ferguson to Cameron Springs Monday, where she will take a course of treatment for her rheumatic troubles. ! It will pay you to visit the grocer^ ' store ol' Robinson & Ryan. We are the hustlers. Cincinnati Wide Awake Bargain House. J. W. Powell started back to Washing on Wednesday of last week, and was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. C. G. Spitler and children, who will remain in Washington for a pro tracted visit. Mens’ boots worth $2.75 at $1.75 at Cincinnati Bargain House. The stock of groceries, dried fruit &c. on sale at Robinson it Ryans are all new, pure and of the best quality. I have sold my interest in the Electric Light plant, and wish to extend thanks to the citizens of Rensseler for their liberal patronage while I was managing the same. B. F. Fhkceson. The Robinson it Ryan Grocery at the old stand of Paxton <fc Moore is the place to buy your groceries. The Sheriffs of Benton, Newton and Jasper counties met here yesterday afternoon to make the official canvass of vote for state senator, and the two last of the vote for' joint representative. They found Gilman’s majority in the three counties to be afid Parker’s majority m the two counties to be 522. Now is. the time to procure your groceries for the winter, and none will deal with you more fairly than Robinson & Ryan; give them a trial. dfeat Pants Sale at Cincinnati Bargain House. l -

Some fellow, probably a tramp, broke into I. J. Porter’s house, southeast of town, Tuesday afternoon and carried off considerable clothing, some jewelry, two razors, a revolver and some other portable property. Sheriff Blue got word of the robbery Wednesday morning, but the thief was too far ahead to be followed successfully. The entire value of the property taken was estimated at S4O. Price our underwear, Cincinnati Bargain House. When in town don’t forget to call on Robinson <fc Ryan the new grocery men. Virgie, the new post-office on the i Coal Road in Union tp., is now in | full running order, with Mrs. Mary j Harrington as post-ipistress. The i first person to order The Republican sent to Virgie is Rev. Lemuel Shortridge, of Keener tp. W. B. Austin, the owner of the land which the new office is located upon, is intending to have a plat made, and will try to make a town there. Chas. Harrington will open a general store there if he has not already done so. Just received, a large stock of glass-ware and queensware at Robinison it Ryan’s. Monday night was regular meeting night of the Town Board. The most important action taken was the granting of a petition for a side-walk on the Range-line road to the corporation line. This is done with the understanding that the authorities of the Indian school and the new Catholic college will extend the walk to their premises. A new dram was ordered iu Leopold’s Add., on petition of E. C. Owen and others. Also numerous old side-walks were condemned. As on Cullen street in front of the Presbytcriau church, and from T. J. .Randle’s p'*C) clear to the railroad, excepting in front of B. F. Ferguson’s. Also the walk surroundiug Mrs. J. M. Hopkins’ residence, across the river, and on Front street, in front of J. H. S< Ellis,’ Jas. Yeoman’s and the other residences 1 • ' A- - - ! in the same block. ,

Sheriff Randle, of Newton county brought a man over to Rensselaer Saturday, and lodged him here in jail for safe keeping. He and another man were trying to work some swindling game in Iventland, and the town marshal tried to arrest them both, but one of them struck the marshal with a sling shot, and then fired at him with a revolver, and then made good his escape. The marshal succeeded in holding the man who did not do the shooting and he it is who is here in jail. Price our Overcoats, Cincinnati Bargain House. The finest dried fruit tp be found any where at Robinson & |Ryan. The movement to secure the baby cab factorv is still undecided. The --— ;: ~ -j chief obstacle iu the way of raising the entire bonus required is to be found, as usual m such cases, in the refusal to subscribe, of certain of the parties sure to be the most benefited.* A good many wiio would willingly give liberally according to their nneans annd their probable benefits, are refraining from subscribing on account of a natural dislike to pay their money wheel some greedy aud shortsighted individuals, who do not contribKte at all, or far below their just share, will yet reap tke greater portion of the benefits accruing from tne contributions of more liberal and public spirited men