Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Hild Park Concert Company at the Opera House Feb 19th. J. B. Williams, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, visited his brother, J. W. Williams, over Sunday. Dexter & Cox make both Graham flour and Corn meal, fresh twice a week. Frank Wolfe, our ex-lumber dealer, is negotiating for the purchase of the two lumber yards at Remington, with every prospect of success. A good girl wanted for housework. Must lodge at home, and can have her own time after 3 P. M. Apply at this office. The meetings at the F. W. Baptist church are reported as still growing in interest and attendance. The membership of the church will be notably increased as a result of these meetings. Ice-King felt Boots, with Candee rubber overs $2.65. Same boot with Woonsocket rubbers, $2.40. Call at once. Hemphill & Honan. The irrepressible Winkley has resumed the publication of the Monon Times, after a suspension of three weeks. Monon therefore now has two papers, the Netos and the Times. All parties knowing themselves to i be indebted to me, will please call at once and settle, as my books must be squared during the month of: January. R. Fendig. According to the Courier, the firm of Wright & Wallace, of Lafayette, have the contract for dredging the big Monon ditch, at a price of aboutl SBI,OOO. The ditch is to be finished by 1893.

Fresh Graham flour and fresh corn meal at Dexter & Cox. Bring your wheat to the Mill and get for it 2 cts. per bushel more than the market price. Rensselaer Milling Co. According to an extensive summary of the Turpie-Lowe case in the Logansport Journal, the total verdict against Lowe, including money judgment and real estate, amounts to about $55,000. Some 120 acres of the land ordered to be conveyed to the Turpies lies in Jasper county. Bibles and Testaments at the Trade Palace. We have a long line of flannels? cotton flannels, wool blankets and every thing of the kind which we will sell at bottom prices. J H. Willey & Sons. The methodists of the Medaryville Circuit hold their next Quarterly Meeting at Independence church hi Gillam tp., Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22. Rev. J. L. Smith, D. D., the presiding elder, will be present all the time. The Quarterly Conference will be held at 2 P. M. oh Saturday.

Hemphill & Honan are giving to each customer who buys S2O worth of goods for the cash, a well bound Unabridged Webster’s Dictionary free. No matter how small your | purchase, they give you a coupon for! the amount of your purchase and! after you have the amount of S2O ; paid for, you get a copy free; 1281 pages. Call and see it. Geo. Hoyes, whose death was mentioned in last week’s paper, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Nov. 22, 1830, and died Feb. 3, 1891, aged 54 years, 2 months, and 11 days. He came to this country in 1853. In 1863 he was married to Hester A. Nowels and nine children were bom to them, one of whom preceded her father into the better land. Mr. Hoyes was an indulgent and a kind and loving father and husband and in his death Jasper county loses one of her best citjzens. The family has the heart-felt sympathy of the entire community.

Last Monday occurred the annual sale of lands for delinquent taxes, and, for the first time in the memory of man every last parcel of unpaid land On tbe list, was sold. H. J. Rossbaeher has opened an office in F. B. Meyers’ drug store, where he will be pleased to receive pupils on the Guitar. Satisfaction guarranteed. Miss Lizzie Stackhouse and Mrs. Libbie Williams went to Fort Smith, on the far west side of Arkansas, las t week. They intend to remain there with relatives for an indefinite period. Bring in your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry and have them repaired in workmanlike manner and warranted by H. J. Rossbaeher, at F. B. Myers’ drug store. Elliott Burr’s .residence in Jordan township, Jasper county, caught fire last Sunday night and burned to the ground, only a few of the house-hold goods being saved. The building cost about SBOO and was insured in the Home Insurance Co. for SSOO. — Goodland Herald. Woonsocket felt Boots $2.25 at Hemphill and Honan’s. All our Underwear, Yarns and Knit Goods, at cost, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Capt M. F. Chile ote, of Rensselaer and Ben Sayler, of Newton Tp., attended the re-union of their old regiment, the 48th, Ind., at Mishawaka, last Friday and Saturday, and visited Capt. Austin, near LaPorte, over Sunday. About 108 survivors of the regiment attended the re-union. The next re-union will be held at Warsaw. Candee felt Boots $2.50 at Hempphill & Honan’s. Buy pure teas and fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s. We roast our own coffee .as needed, consequently have no old, stale stock. Mr. James B. Erwin and Miss Essie Fairchild, both of Keener tp., were | married last Saturday, Feb. 7th, in the office of Dr. Hartsell, Squire J. A. Burnham performing the ceremony. ;The groom is a son of Samp Erwin, formerly of Rensselaer, and the bride a daughter of Daniel E. Fairchild, a well known citizen.

Dexter & Cox will exchange you white meal for yellow corn, we do not charge extra for shelling. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, repaired and warranted at Frank B. Meyers’ drug store. Our neighboring county of Lake is agitatedJfrom center to circumfer. ence, from sluggish Kankakee to slimy Calumet, and all because of a law which the Hammond people are trying to lobby through the State Legislature, and which, it is ex pected, will allow Hammond to steal the

county seat from Crown Point. The latter town really has good cause for alarm. Woonsocket felt Boots $2.25 at Hemphill & Honan’s. Dexter <fc Cox do custom grinding Tuesdays and Fridays, by the bushel or toll. Bring in your grain we will accommodate you. Every newspaper man has at some ( time or other in his business experience met a man who“ now takes more papers than he can read.” He was in town last week. He wiped his nose on the awning, tried to blow out the electric light at the hotel, failed to light his cigar on it, paid 25 cents for an almanac, put a nickle in the slot at the post office and kicked because the mail did not appear, wanted to lick the cashier because the bank closed at | 3 o’clock, and watched the clock sign I over the jewelry store waiting for it !to strike.—Ex. '

Candee felt Boots $2.50 at Hemphill & Honan’s. J. H. Willey & Son have received a full line of the latest styles in gents soft and stiff hats. Call and see them. Marriage licenses since last reported: ( Orpheus C. Halstead, J Laura E. Yeoman. ( James B. Erwin, | Essie B. Fairchild. j Charley Stalbaum, ( Mary Flugal. j James B. Thompson, ( Jessie M. Culp. 1 Franklin T. Nichols, | Ora E. Hopkins. j Clarence W. Clemens, ( Mary E. Birley.

Jerrf Healy, Laßue Bros, salesman, is taking a vacation, and visiting friends in Lafayette and Frankfort. C. Gh Starr made a valorous at tempt to harvest ice on Wednesday of last week, but the sudden change to warmer weather put an early stop to his labors in that line. The ice had reached a thickness of 5 inches. The feed store is the place to buy your feed and flour, 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. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reynolds came home from Kentucky lost week, and the latter will soon leave for New York, going by the way of Lexington, Ky., to take with him several fine races horses, secured by him for the ensuing racing season. C. C. Starr’s pure Jewel Tea is the most refreshing of beverages. At Dexter & Cox you can always find a supply of corn meal, buck- 1 wheat flour and graham flour, fresh. [ Call and see us. Tuesday a delegation of represen- t tative citizens from Logansport in- I spected the “ Rensselaer creamery, i with a view to establishing a similar j institution in their village. The creamery epidemic is more contagious than LaGrippe. All winter goods now going at cost; they must move, even though at great sacrifice; to make room for spring goods. R. Fendig. Robert Parker, representative of this and Jasper counties, has earned the eternal gratitude of nine-tenths of the voters in Newton County by his course in regard to the recent court house donation scheme. No man, no matter what his political views may be, who is a lover of fairness and justice, will fail to appreciate his manly course.— Goodland < Herald. We have just received a large line of the celebrated Seitz, Schwab <fc Co’s., boots and shoes, for fall and winter. Also a fine line of J. W. Gookey’s fine kip boots, for men and i boys, and every pair of them fully ■ guaranteed. ■ J. H. Willey <fc Sons. i

Francesville has a boom in the newspaper line, two of these useful; enterprises starting up there last' week. W. A. Hennegar publishes ! the Francesville Enterprise and a gen- . tieman from Lafayette publishes the i New Era. As the town can not well I afford to support two it will be in- | teresting to watch the maneuvers of the papers and to see how the victor manages to come out on top. — Winamac Republican. Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. Starr’s at the old price. 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.

Freight trains were at a stand-still on this division of the Monon for a couple of days last week, owing to the train crews refusing to work any longer until they got their December pay. The checks got along Thursday night, and everything was running as usual the next day. The men are now demanding the fixing of a regular pay day. It is understood that they want it to be the 15th of each month, and that the Railway Company insist on the 25th, as the day. The Town Board Monday night had a rather tame session, with but little business of public interest dispatched. Surveyor Thrawls advised that new corner stones be set, for fear that the lines of the last survey of the town be lost The Board took

the suggestion under advisement. ( Ed. Gay was re-employed as engineer of the tire engine, for a year, at the annual salary of 86. President Kannal was instructed to procure advice as to the procedure and advisability i of a new districting of the town, and to report at the next meeting. Clerk Spitler was ordered to procure certain blanks and other supplies for the ensuing election. N. H. Warner, the new member of the Board, was initiated into the working degree of the Board and given the grip (on the salary) and made a member of the committee on finance.

Mrs. James C. Passons is now very low with consumption, with the end liable to occur at anv time, and not far off in any case. J. H. Willey & Son will not be un dersold in the clothing line. The boys will have to let up on cigarette smoking pretty soon, for the Legislature is passing a law requiring a S2OO license fee, for selling the filthy little nerve destroyers. The Hild Park Concert Company, one of the always reliable Slayton’s bureau combinations, will be at the Opera House next Thursday night, February 19th. Terrible blizzards have prevailed in the west and bad storms in the east, since our last issue, but etherial mildness still prevails throughout, the frog-leg and cotton-tail belt.

The temperance meeting at the court house last Sunday afternoon, was a very successful occasion and was attended by all the room could possibly hold. The total member- ■ ship of the Blue Ribbon Association ■ is now 786. C. D. Stackhouse and his son-in- [ law, Mr. Venrick, got back from a ' trip through Kentucky and Tennessee, ra weetor two ago. Mr. Stackhouse still thinks he will move south, but now thinks of Missouri rather than Tennessee. The fifieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Mellender, of Hanging Grove Tp., was celebrated on the Fourth inst. Many friends were present, and everything proper to such occasions was done to ’ fittingly observe the interesting event.

'Those long suffering and much commiserated citizens, the ice men, should take heart of hope and remember that in this climate it is never too late for a freeze. Last year a pretty good crop of ice was g athered several weeks later than this. Tha newly organized shooting club received their fine new clay pigeon . trap Tuesday, and a number of the ■ members gave it a trial, that afternoon. i The boys are saying that Glenn Bates s with an ante-bellum muzzle pumper i shot the spots clear off from Tom : McCoy, with his $125 Parker hami merless.

The new Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, will be installed at an early day, and has every prospect of being an exceptionally well constituted and successful organization. The proposed members, to the number of about 30, have already re- • ceived their uniforms and accoutreI ments, and they are of a high order of excellence. The largest assortment of boots and shoes in Jasper county. J. H. Willey <fc Son. The present term of court in Benton County will increase the school ' fund more than SI,OOO, by fines, i Mostly liquor cases. The grand jury returned the immense number of 113 ' indictments. The Fowler Era says i that Judge Hammond is being eulogized by all who are interested in the i court, for the prompt manner in i which he is disposing of the business. ! A new time table went into effect 'on the Monon last Sunday. The changes generally are slight, but in ! the case of the north bound afternoon mail, the time is changed from 4:42 to 3:50 which will bring it so close after the vestibule that it does i not stop at this station at all, but will try to take the mail from a catching post, a thing which it cannot do I whenever the mail is at all large, as on

newspaper publication days, for instance. What is said to have been the biggest pride ever paid for a dog, was paid lately by E. 11. Sears, of Melrose : Mass., a cousin of F. J. Sears, of Rensselaer. The dog was Sir Bedii vere, of the St. Bernard breed, and was bought of a party in England. The price was $33,707. It is expected that this very expensive canine will be in Chicago, at the next dog show, and if our people want to see a dog that cost more than twice bis weight in silver they will have the opportunity.

Another car-load of horses was shipped from Rensselaer last night, and still another will be, to-day. Gleason & Hanley, and LaCount, from Ohio, are the buyers. Auditor Robinson has appointed Jesse C. Gwin as trustee of Hanging Grove , tp., to succeed Christopher Cool, who has resigned. Mr. Cool made an excellent record during the brief time he has held the office, but he leaves a capable successor in Mr. Gwin. : Mr. Frank Nichols and Miss Ora Hopkins were married last Sunday, Feb. Bth, at noon, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hopkins, three miles northwest of Rensselaer. A large number of invited guests were present, and enjoyed a very pleasant affair, not the least notable feature of which was a grand wedding dinner. Rev. C. Cook performed the marriage ceremony. " Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary given away at Hemphill & Honan’s. Again and for the seventeenth time, the city papers have discovered that the L. N. A. <fc C. Railway was just about to be gobbled up, boots, body and breeches, by some wealthier corporation or syndicate. This time it is the corporation headed by C 01. Calvin S. Brice, citizen of New York and senator from Ohio. According to the story the Monon is to be an important link in a. great system which comprises the LakeFrie & Western in the north and many hundred miles of southern roads. The cry of “wolf” after the Monon has been raised so often that we don’t i take much stock in this rumor. The somewhat noted case of >S. 11. Duvall vs. Jasper Kenton, was reversed in the Supreme court, last Wednesday, the court holding that an instruction, for defendant, that if any of the expert witnesses were interested in the event of the suit, that fact must be considered by the jury in. weighing such testimony, was erronious. In this case, Duvall sued Kenton for SIOO, alleged damages resulting from the death of a horse belonging to Duvall, which Kenton had castrated, and on the trial, the Jury decided in Kenton’s

favor, and Duvall took an appeal to the Supreme Court. The reversal throws all the costs of the circuit court trial and also of the Supreme Court, upon Mr. Kenton, amounting in all to * perhaps S2OO, not to speak of expenses for an attorney &c. The law is indeed an uncertain quantity.