Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1890 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Uncle Sol Wells, of Ohio, is again visiting his Rensselaer relatives. Christinas novelties, see them at B. F. Fendig & Co’s. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis, of LaPorte, are visitingß. W.Marshall’s family. A fine line of childrens’ books, and . they’re cheap at B. F. Fendig & Co’s drug Store. The fire company is already t mak ing preparations for their big annual dance. It will be a good one. We bought before the advance and will give our customers the benefit. J. E. Spitler. By looking over oiir report of the Commissioners’ proceedings, it will be seen that the gravel road project is still moving, slowly but seemingly surely. Go to Mrs. Lecklider’s for ladies fancy goods for Holiday presents. Black —silk jioeket-- handkerchiefs, black neck-laces, black watch-chains and ladies jewelry of all kinds. Mrs. Rachel Leopold Mossier, of Kentland, who has been staying with her mother in this place for several weeks, on account of the latter’s sickness, returned home Tuesday evening. Tile latest Ladies’ Capes, a full line of Astrachan and fur at the ouly place in town. Chicago Bargain Store. A nice line' of ruchings, woolen mittens, fancy ppeket handkerchiefs, toilet • soaps and Roselene for the complexion, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. At the sheriff’s sale of the electric light plant, last Saturday, the Thom-son-Huston company, the principal creditors, bought the property by W. B. Austin, their attorney., for something over $-1,800. Dolls 1 cent apiece up, handkerchiefs 2 cents apiece up. Chicago Bargain Store. Genuine big cut in Albums at the Post-office. Scrutinize prices in Spitler's advertisement. The Wabash people have about decided to make a running arrangement with the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago over their line into Chicago, to cover the period required to build their own line from Montpelier to Chicago.-Indianapolis Journal. See our line of holiday goods be ore purchasing; it will pay. B. F. Fendig & Co. As our reputation for paying our honest debts is good, so is our reputation for selling good, reliable goods for less than .any others. A. Leopold. The electric light people have been trying for a long time to mend up the boiler feed pump but have given up the attempt and ordered a new one. There is now a fair prospect for lights again, in a very few days. Sunday last all of Mr. Leopold’s family, including his sons from Remington and his son-in-law, Will Mossier, of Keut’and, met under the parental roof and ate a magnifleient dinner, in celebration of Mr. Leopold’s birthday. He is 56 years old, but does not look it.

Harvey Wood’s little boy is nearly well of his injuries from the kick of a horse. Christmas goods for Sunday school classes furnished at low rates. B. F. Fendig & Co. Mrs. A. W. Wood has been dangerously sick with pleurisy for some days past. We are always in the lead and nothing- can beat us. -. ... .... A. Leopold. Rev. U. M. McGuire came home Monday, after 5 weeks spent in holdin Newton county. He had excellent success. Our goods are all new and latest designs. B. F. Fendig <fc Co. Try King’s bread, Something good. Our merchants are still doing lots of advertising, but we contrive to do justice to our readers in the way of working in all the local news, just the same. Lost, Strayed or Stolen.—A Red Irish Setter Pup, 10 months old. A reward of $5 for return of pup to A. McCoy & Co’s, bank and no questions asked. Gleason <fc Hanley shipped another car-load of 18 line young horses to Cincinnati, Tuesday night. They were all good horses, ranging from 3 to 8 years in age, and were bought at an average price of s7l. Horses are down low, for a fact. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: ( James M. Hill, I Victoria Grimpe. J Sherman Cooper, ( Noly Bruner. i Elery Herbert Morrow, ] Dosia Imlay. The proposed repairs in the court room are now in progress. The ceiling is being handsomely papered with colored papers, and the walls with two shades of plain paper, which in appearance, will resemble paint. The windows are being provided with new stops to keep out the cold, but will not be replaced with new ones, owing to the cost. R. H. Grow, of north Marion, allows that he can’t permit any more hunting on his land, at the present time. It makes too much disturbance among his cattle. He has no use for his rabbits, but wants the hunters to choose a time for shooting them when his pastures are not full of cattle.

As usual the Monon Route will make liberal rates for the Holidays. ( Round trip rates will be one regular fare and one third for round trip. For children between 5 and 12, one half the above rate. sold only on Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. Ist. Good going only on date of sale and returning until Jap. sth. Two brothers and a sister of Luella Mabbett, the murdered victim m the noted Amer Green case, are now in jail at Indianapolis for murdering the illegitimate babe of the sister. One of the brothers is charged with the murder and the other brother and the girl with being accessory to the criihe. , '

It is now expected that the new Christian church will be dedicated the first Sunday in January. A nice variety of collar and cuff and tourist sets in leather and plush at B. F. Fendig & Co’s drug store. Uncle Jonathan Peacock and Miss Mary Peacock, left for Gallatin, Tenn, last night, to remain all winter if they find the climate agreeable. Everybody pronounces our line of Xmas goods the nobbiest, largest and cheapest in town. B. F, Fendig <fc Co. And still there is no end of the rush of people to Hammond. Stephen Protzman and John Earl, with their families went there from this place, last week. Have you seen our line of toilet cases, work boxes, manicure cases and trays, odor sets, glove and handkerchief sets? If not, be sure to do so before Xmas. B. F. Fendig & Co. The Turpie-Lowe case is still grinding away before- Judge Frazer ■ in the north court room and will not come to a conclusion probably before Christmas.—Logansport Journal. We positively assert that, owing to our facilities for buying and our reduced expenses, that it is impossible to beat us in prices on reliable goods. A. Leopold. Mr. Ludd Hopkins returned last week from his sojourn in the Presbyterian Hospital, at Chicago, very much benefitted by his treatment there. It was concluded that the tumor he suffers from is not a cancer. Books in sets at reduced prices at B. F. Fendig. tfc Co’s. See that fine line of Childrens’ Misses, and Ladies’ shoes and Mens’ and Boys’ Boots, any style. Ludd Hopkins. The engineers of maintenance of way on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago system have dropped 460 men, who have been employed as extra gangs.t’or some months in repairing the tracks. Six men to a section will be kept in service during the winter months, and the bridge gangs will be continued in service. It is said that the proposition to start a farmer’s alliance store in Rensselaer did not meet with general approval from members of the county alliance. The facts are that country merchants are now selling goods as cheaply as they can be handled and return a small profit. The farmer’s | alliance should aim higher than the i country merchant if it expects to ac- | complish any permanent good.— I Goodland Herald.

At the Dollar Social at the Presbyterian Manse, last Friday evening, great amusement was created by the accounts of the many devious ways by which the ladies had each earned their dollar for the church. One Jady charged 5 cents for washing her husband’s back; one sold some of her hair; some sawed wood, some painted roofs, some peddled broom holders, while many other more or less laborious or ingenius methods were resorted to, to earn the necessary dollar; but the chief martyr of all was the hriy who spoke noVone-word during the whole period of a fashionable dinner, at which she was a guest, and thereby won a dollar from her unI feeling better-half.

The Knights of Pythias Hall was crowded Tuesday night, by home and visiting members to see the fine exhibition work in the second and third ranks. A fine supper at Haus’ and King’s restaurants was a feature" of the occasion. Visiting members were present from Brook, Monon and Remington. Four valiant men demonstrated their bravery and we reraised to the dignity of knighthood ; namely, Geo. Barcus and Charlie’ Malcho, of Rensselaer, and C. O. Spencer and J. F. Bruner, of DeMotte. For a nice cheap doll call at Fendig & Co’s drugstore. Over one hundred dollars worth of candies at King’s for holidays. Come in, Old Kriss' We are anxious to get the news from all parts of the county and would like to have reliable and persevering correspondents in every township. We do not want the news bad enough, however to depart from our established rule of requiring to know the name of the writer before publishing. We receive communications almost every week which we are obliged to reject for that reason. Send your names with your letters, ; not for publication, but that we may know the letters arc written in good’ faith and that the news is genuine. Hemphill Honan are needing money badly to pay fall bills. If you owe them please call and settle this l week sure. The Town Board, Monday night, adopted an ordinance forbidding the hanging of banners and signs across the side-walks and streets, or in other : manner obstructing the same. They also adopted a resolution to pay each ! member of the fire company 50 cents ‘ for each regular meeting attended, ■ in addition tb their present emoluments, and requiring therefor, that the engine ami apparatus be kept always in first class and servicable condition. The Board also passed a few sidewalk ordinances and acted upon a large number of claims.

The “Passion Play of Ober-Am-mergau” is a theatrical and realistic representation of the life and death of the Savior, given every ten years, at great length and at no limit as to painsand expense in preparation, at the village of Ober-Ammergau, in Germany. This play, when it is given attracts, spectators from -ulb- over Europe and even from this far country. It has been enacted at this same place, at the same intervals of time, for centuries, and is the sole surviving representalive of the religious plays, and dramas which were the only theatrical diversion of the people of the middle ages. The play is given with many solemn and some amusing accessories, with Heaven and Sheol, angels and devils strongly portrayed. Prof. David S. Jordan, President of the Indiana State University, a great traveler and a noted lecturer, and already well known and greatly admired in Rensselaer, attended this play at its last production, and has prepared what is : undoubtedly a most interesting and instructive lecture upon it. He illustrates the lecture by a large number of stereoptican views. This lecture, which has met with universal favor everywhere delivered, will be given at the Rensselaer Opera House, on the evening of Dec. 19. We are confident it will prove a rich intellectual treat to all who hear it.