Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

C. J. Brown is preparing to go South again for the winter, in a few days. We bought before the advance and will give our customers the benefit. J.E. Spitler. Hugh Gamble, railroad conductor on the big St. Louis bridge, is visiting in Rensselaer. A full line of Kid, Bisque and china dolls so cheap at F. B. Fendig & Co’s. Drug Store. J. T. Randle had a horse fall with him, one day last week, and broke two of his ribs. He is now able to get about again. A fine Bxlo plush albumn for 50 cents at B. F. Fendig & Co’s. Mr. Ludd Hopkins is in the Presbyterian Hospital, at Chicago, for what is believed to be a cancer, upon his shoulder. An elegant line of Stationery at B. F. Fendig & Co’s Drug Store. S. H. Duvall has moved into the rooms in Hyland’s building over Mrs. Lecklider’s millinery store. His former residence is occupied by James Welch. As I propose to close out my entire stock, it will pay anyone to ex--anrine—and--price my goods before buying. J. E. Spitler. “The Doctor Sochi” concerning which there has been so much said will be held at the Presbyterian Manse on Friday evening of this week. All are invited. Boys, lay aside a nice present for that best girl. Come early and get a full assortment to select from. B. F. Fendig & Co. Rev. 1.1. Gorby begins a series of sermons on next Sunday evening, on Ppoular Amusements, subject “The Theater.” This sermon will be followed by a second on “The Dance.” Genuine big cut in Albums at the Post-office. Scrutinize prices in Spitler’s advertisement. John Martindale, of Newton township, is in Warren county, by the bedside of his aged mother, whois very low from neuralgia and other diseases. A great reduction in prices of all kindsof goods will commence Dec. 1. Chicago Bargain Store. Abner F. Griswold and Oscar BJiegley are two of the latest accessions to tlie ranks of the Jasperites in ■Hammond. They were prosperous F farmers of Marion township. Look for an immense stock of holiday goods, about the 10th of December. Chicago Bargain Store. John Gers, a young married man, atid a clerk by occupation, was killed in Earl Park, Benton County, some days ago, by the accidental discharge of a revolver which he was replacing in a drawer.

Miss lines’ class will meet next Friday evening, Dec. 5, in the lecture room of the M. E. church. All are invited to join. Tuition $1 for the term of ten weeks. Everything new and everything cheap at B. F. Fendig <fc Co’s. There was no lingering of Autumn in Winter’s lap this time, that anybody has knowledge of. Promptly on December Ist. winter set in, business end foremost. The finest line of candies in town, at King’s. John N. Timmons and family, of Pleasant Ridge, haye also joined the never-ending procession Io Hammond. Miss Sadie Stephenson, of Rensselaer, went with them, and will spend the winter there. Try King’s bread, Something good. B. F. Ferguson went-te-Englewood Monday, to look after a newly acquired building he has there. It is a three story building, stole below and residence flats above, and a pretty good piece of property all around. Gunther’s candies at King’s for Holidays. Try them. , Schuyler C. Irwin has sold his insurance agency business to Arthur Nowels and Joseph Harns. Mr. Irwin finds that his duties as deputy county clerk occupy too much of his time to allow him to do justice to the insurance business also.

Over one hundred dollars worth of candies at King’s for holidays. Come in, OldKriss! Last Saturday was monthly teachers examination day, but nary an applicant turned up for examination. This is the Hrst time this has occured during Mr. Warren’s superintendency except when the weather has been very bad. Everybody buys Toilet Cases at the Post-office. « Mrs. R. H. Purcupile has moved her dressmaking establishment into the convenient and commodious front rooms over Starr’s store, and will be pleased to have the ladies call there and inspect Miss Butz’s- artistic and perfectly fitted work. We have an extra fine list of books this year. B. F. Fendig & Co. The com is pretty much all in the cribs now and the tillers of the soil and their wives and children have leisure to come to town when they feel like it. Last 1 Saturday they came in.such crowd! that the town looked like; a big celebration was in progress. Don’t forget King,when you want a good meal. Elder D. T. Halstead and wife of Andover, So. Dak., left Rensselaer for Chicago Monday morning, after a short visit with friends in this vicinity. In Chicago they expected to meet their son-in-law, Mr. Heckleman, and to go with him to Seattle, Washington, on a prospecting tour.

Another daughter for Edward Gay, last Saturday. Be sure to see B. F. Fendig <fc Co’s, line of books. Wilborn Day is getting better from his sickness. Lewis Day ? the pl asterer, rem o ved to Hammond last week. A creamery company has been established in Francesville. We understand that the same parties are building it that built the Rensselaer creamery. See that fine line of Childrens’ Misses, and Ladies’ shoes and Mens’ and Boys’ Boots, any style. Ludd Hopkins. Andy Yeoman was thrown from a horse last Friday, at his place some miles east of town, and had a collar bone broken. Dr. J. Loughridge set the bone and reports the case as doing well. Wanted.—A breech-loader gun ' stock taken by mistake from A. L? 1 Willis’ gun shop. A liberal reward for its return. Eddie Irwin, the county clerk’s youngest son, is going to see what sort of a farmer he will make, and in company with his brother-in-law, Mr. Railsback, has charge of his father’s farm in Jordan township. Marriage licenses since last reported: 1 ■ - ( William A. Ridenour, ( Rilla Cover. j Horace J. Bartoo, "I Lorena S. Peacock. ( Emil Hesse, ] Clara W. Schultz. I). J. Thompson returned a few days ago from a second stay of several weeks, in the wild regions in the northiof the lower Michigan peninsula. He was after deer this trip, but luck was against him, for once, and he got no deers. W. J. Young, of the Mount Ayr News, has gone to Seattle, Washington, to bring home with him the children of a lately deceased sister, left by her in his keeping. Bro. Young, we feel confident, is a man of more than ordinary kindness of heart, and the motherless little ones have fallen into good hanfts. W. T. Perkins, the capable well driller, has completed 26 wells since , the first pf March. This is at the rate, very nearly, of a well for each week. Another well known Rensselaer firm of well-borers is J. White & Son. They have made six wells this season ail of a depth of 200 feet or more Strayed Colt.—A brown 2 year old gelding, with a Roman nose, from my place-in San Pierre, Ind., on Nov. lltli. Last seen near Smith grave yard, in Barkley tp. Anyone giving information as to its whereabouts will be paid for their trouble. Address, Patrick McMannis, 3t p. San Pierre, Ind.

The new Christian church building is approaching completion, all that remains now to be done being the inside finishing. It will be a very creditable building. Neat and attractive outwardly and well finished and well furnished in the interior. Mrs. Leckliker has just received from Chicago a large new line of ladies’ notions, and invites the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity to call and examine the same. Asa S. Baker has changed his mind about going west, and has bought John Wolff’s place, in Milroy township and will movb upon it next March. He also has the use of a large tract of pasture and hay land and will engage in stock raising to a con- ’ siderable extent. We learn from a reliable source ; that the proposition that the Farmer’s Alliance start a general store in ■ Rensselaer did not find favor at the ■ late meeting of the County Alliance. The farmers generally seem to think that the merchants of Rensselaer are doing about the right thing by their customers and that there is no call for an Alliance store. < Wanted.—Every lady in this town to call at Mrs. Lecklider’s Millinery store and receiveia free trial of Fays Roselene. Itp. Warren Washburn has returned from Hammond where he has acquired considerable practical knowledge of the electric light business, and now has a prospect for a situation with the local light company. In case the i prospect does not realize, be will go |to Chicago, where he is offered a ! place in the dynamo factory. Judge Hammond is holding court ill Monticello this week, while Judge Reynolds is returning the favor by holding court in Fowler. Some cases are on trial in the latter place in which Judge Hammond had been interested as an attorney, and for the hearing of which he is therefore 1 disqualified. ,

The responsibilities of hospitality call for a large attendance of the res-’ ident members of the Bensselaer K. of P. lodge, next Tuesday evening. Brook and Monon lodges have been 1 invited to be present and witness the work in the second and third ranks, and the visiting brethern will, no doubt, be present in full force. M. J. Miller, the geological expert, > has just come back from another tiip to New Mexico, and with a most' praisworthy perseverance is securing ; land leases for further attempts to find oil or gas in Jasper county. It i certainly would seem that by this! time land owners would have no hes - itancy in giving him the necessary leases. They have no chance to lose by so doing and a possibility of gain, i The stockholders of the Rensselaer 1 creamery held a meeting Saturday ' afternoon and voted unanimously to increase the capital stock of the com- I pany by the amount of SSOO. This I was done to cover the some S2OO or | S3OO cost of the plant and site in ex- i cess of the original $5,000 and also - " 5"*""" ~ - ———— to allow a small margin of capital for running expenses in case of possible shortage in receipts, during the coming winter. There will be a Sunday School Institute held at Rensselaer Baptist church, beginning Monday nighty December 15, and continuing , three days. It will be under the management of S. 11. Huffman, Sunday School Missionary for . Indiana. A good programme has been prepared. AU Sunday School teachers and the . public generally are invited to attend, i Further announcement next week. U. M. McGuire. < Those having rags, rubber, iron, metal, hides, tallow or furs to sell, call at B. S. Fendig’s. Office at BedI ford & Warner’s store. 4tp.

Elder L. E. Conner, pastor of the Church of God, has been conducting a well attended series of meetings for some time past, with the result of a much awakened interest and a considerable increase in the membership of the church. Up to Monday evening the accessions were seven in number, of whom six have received baptism. Namely, Everett and Sanford Halstead, Mattie and Franklin Hem phi 11, pM tss Gran t and Miss Dillon. Tuesday evening of last week, at 8:20 as Monon agent H. S. Watson, of Crawfordsville, was counting out money before the window in the ticket office, the window was suddenly smashed in, $l9O snatched up by an arm thrust through the opening and some one was gone. There were Numerous persons standing around and a freight'train standing on the side track. There have beeh no arrests as yet. Mrs. Mattie Rinehart, formerly of i this place, was in a pretty bad runaway at Buffalo, N. Y., her present home,.about three weeks ago, and is ; still confined to her bed by injuries I then received. She was sitting in a buggy while her 'husband stepped into a bank, when the horse took fright and after running several blocks, suddenly turned a corner and | threw Mrs. Rinehart out and bruised her hip in a terribleffianner,although I luckily not breaking any bones. The buggy was a total wreck. Uncle Jared Benjamin has just sold his fine farm, in Newton tp., to the sons of M. B. Halstead. The price >paid for the<24o acres is $8,700, a low enough price considering the quality of the land and the character of the improvements. Uncle Jared' at the time he sold was in point of time of holding the land, the oldest • landholder in thecounty, we believe, i He had owned it about 50 years and I got it wild land, from the state, as I canal scrip land