Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Hild-Park Concert Co., to-night. To-night, at Opera House, HildPark Concert Company. Bibles and Testaments at the Trade Palace. Don’t forget the high class concert,, at the Opera House, to-night. C. C. Starr’s pure Jewel Tea is the most refreshing of beverages. Corrected population of Jasper County, 11,185. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill got back from her Texas trip Monday night. The feed store is the place to buy your feed and flour. The Misses Culp have removed into a portion of the Cotton House. C. D. Stackhouse will make a public sale, March 3rd. See notice elsewhere. Dexter & Cox make both Graham flour and Corn meal, fresh twice a week. Mrs. Dora Spitler has moved from her former place of residence into Grandma Tutuer’s house, near her dwelling. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, repaired and warranted at Frank B. Meyers’ drug store. Another good job press has just been added to The Republican’s already large and well equipped job printing department. Dexter Cox will exchange you white meal for yellow corn, we do not charge extra for shelling. Mrs. M. L. Spitler and her son, C. G. Spitler are at Goshen visiting the former’s daughter, Mrs. Nellie Learning. J. H. Willey & Son have received a full line of the latest styles in gents soft and stiff hats. Call and see them. 1 W. B. AustifiXhas contracted to sell three blocks, in his new town, Virgie, containing 60 lots, at $lO a lot. Notwithstanding the big. advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price. Ikey Leopold has gone to Remington to take the place of his brother Simon, in the store of A. Leopold & Sons. Simon has gone to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Dexter & Cox do custom grinding Tuesdays and Fridays, by the bushel or toli. Bring in your grain we will accommodate you. The Enterprise is the name of a new newspaper venture, at Francesville. Elder W. A. Hennegar is the editor. The Republican wishes success to the new paper. 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. Buck Stanley is working in St Anne,

111. He began on the eve of the twelfth, with 80 signers, and the indications are good for many more. He sent four into the family of a saloon keeper the first night. lie will be there 10 nights. 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. Mrs. Mary Orcott nee Baker, of fasting notoriety, is lying at the point of death at the home of her mother, Mis. Lou Winters, 2| miles northwest of Buffalo. She has been c »n----fined to her bed since August and has taken no nourishment for three weeks except cold water and a little warm water drained off of crystal rice. Her appearance is that of a living skeleton. — ‘Monticello Hem Id. At Dexter it Cox you cart always find a supply of corn meal, buckwheat flour and graham flour, fresh. Call and see us.

Elder Campbell, of Winamac, closed his series of meetings at the Christtian church Monday night. There have been seven accessions to the membership of the church, during the meetings. The largest assortment of hoots and shoes in Jasper county. J. H. Willey & Son.

C. C. Sigler, now of DeMotte,has lately bought of Miss Van Rensselaer a choice lot on north Van Rensselaer St., opposite Berry Paris’place and intends tobuild a good house there at some period not far in the future, and to occupy it as a residence. Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary given away at Hemphill & Honan’s. There is no question at all but that the Hild-Park Concert Company will give an entirely high class entertainment, at the Opera House to-night—-and high class entertainments are the ones our people should make it a point to patronize. Lace Curtains- 60 cts per pair to $4.50 per pair; an endless variety. Chicago Bargain Store. Remember, that universally well 'Commended combination, - -the HildPark Concert Company, .will occupy the Opera House to-night. Their performances are too highly recommended to allow room to doubt their excellence. Robert Randle’s sale, on Friday of last week, amounted to over $3,000. The property brought good prices, as seems to be the . case in all the late sales. His Durbin Ward, Cossack and heavy draft colts sold especially well. J. 11. Willey & Son will, not be un 1 dcrsold in Lite clothing hm*. 7-7-'.A XX ■' ; ; ' X- j Marriage licenses since, last report, ed: ( William C. Iliff, . . ( Cora E. Adams, j Robert D. Shook, '( Jeanette A. Pullins. Remember we can save you money on boots and shoes. J. IL Willey & Sons. Some thirteen persons. were baptized in the Iroquois river, above the coal-oil well, last Sunday, by Rev. B. F. Ferguson. Eleven were new members of the new Vaughn F. W. Baptist church, near Surrey, and others new members of the Rensse - laer F. W. Baptist church.

A good girl wanted for housework.. Must lodge at home, and can have • her own time after 3 P. M. Apply at this office. W. W. Miller, president of the Mt Ayr Fence Company, was in town last Saturday and left a sample ’ of his woven-wire fencing at Bedford & Warner’s implement shed, on Van Rensselaer street. The fence iS ! made by machinery, and almost any style of mesh desired. All our Underwear, Yarns and Knit Goods, at cost, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Senator Moody, of South Dakota, the ex-Jasperite, has shared the fate of so many others at this period of political surprises, and has given up the hope of re-election and gone back to Washington, and left a clear field to any other Republican who can unite the support of his party, in his state. 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 IL Willey <fc Sons. The New York World recently offered a prize of SIOO for the best recipe for keeping a husband at home. Quite a number of ladies contested for the prize; but the one who won wrote the fallowing: “Keep him at home by encouraging him to go out occasionally. Employ no arts of coquetry. Become his choicest comrade. Keep the details and worries of the household from hup; he has his full share of worry outside. If, after this, he goes, he is not worth keeping at home.

Miss Jennie Miller, of the Minnesota State Normal School, at Winona, is visiting her Rensselaer relatives for a short time. The Donnelly sale north of town, took place yesterday. Mrs. Donnelly and family, including her son Frank, expect to remove to Chicago, to-day. ' Bring your wheat to the Mill and get for it 2 cts. per bushel more than the market price. Rensselaer Milling Co. Treasurer Elect Mark 11. Hemphill will move into town March Ist, occupying Swaney Makeever’s house, on Division street. His farm will be managed by his son-in-law, Jack Hoyes. As will be seen by notice published elsewhere, Mr. Hemphill will make a public sale on the 24th of this month.

All winter goods now going at cost ; they must move, even though at great sacrifice; to make room for spring goods. R. Fendig. The following delegates from the tenth district to the national convention of the Lincoln League were chosen at the State convention at Indianapolis last Thursday: S. P. Thompson, Rensselaer; Charles Harvery, Delphi; Alternates —Charles F. Griffin, Hammond; Q. A. Myers, Logansport. : s Uncle Jared Benjamin and family moved into town from Newton tp., last Thurday, and now occupy their very pleasant and commodious residence in Newton’s Addition, formerly the property of Prof. F. W. Reubelt, lie has for his nearest neighbors Geo. W. Burk, and family, who have moved into town, from their place in Marion tp., a few miles north. All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to me, will please call at once and settle, as my books must be squared during the month of January. ’ R. Fendig.

There seems to have been some little foundation for the reported sale of the Monon Road to the Brice syndicate, in that a close traffic organization has been entered into by the two companies, and which, it is thought in some quarters, w T ill ultimately .result in the complete absorption of the Monon by the big syndicate. Bring in your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry and have them repaired in workmanlike manner and warranted by H. J. Rossbacher, at F. B. Myers’ drug store. Mrs. Martha S. Burton, wife of Col. Geo. Burton, of Argonia, Kan., and sister of Ellis Walton, of this place, died Feb. 10th, at her home in i Argonia, after u long illness, aged nearly 64 years. She was a native of Marion county Ohio, and lived in j Jasper county, from 1844 to 1854, ! moving then to Decatur county, la. Was married to Col. Burton in 18GG.

The Rensselaer creamery still flourishes greatly. The average daily receipt of milk last week was above 4,100 pounds, and the amount is constantly increasing. Negotiations are now pending for the purchase of i two large 1 separators, each of the j capacity of 2,000 pounds per hour,' the one now in use to be exchanged i in part payment. Dr. Pugh, Presbyterian evangelist of Illinois, who has been holding a series of meetings at the Presbyterian church, finished his labors here last Friday night. The meetings were continued by the pastor, Rev, I. I. Gorby. Up to Tuesday night the total number of additions to the church during the meetings was seventeen. Another big sensation in regard to the Monon Route, has developed this week. It is in the form of a petition filed in the Circuit court of Chicago, for the appointment of a receiver, by one Wm S. Alley, a stockholder. All sorts of fraud and mismanage ment.are charged against President Breyfogle, but The Reprr.LK AN is disposed to believe that this move is only a part of the savage war that his Louisville enemies have waged against him ever since he gained control of the road, and that the petition for a receiver will not be granted.

There was another rousing good | blue-ribbon meeting at the Court House, Sunday afternoon. Thirty more signed the pledge, increasing the total number to 809. The next meeting, being on Washington’s birthday, the program has been specially arranged with reference to that fact. In view of the very large attendance expected, the meeting will be held in the Opera House. The line of Overalls, Jeans amt Cottonade Pants for men and boys, at the Trade Palace,, is the best forj the money, to be had in Rensselaer. As will be seen from the official notice published elsewhere the town of Rensselaer is now divided into two election precincts, as required by the election law. All that part of town lying east and south of the Range Line road, Washington, Divi-j sion and Main streets, makes the East 1 Precinct. While all of the town lying i west and north of this dividing line ; makes the West Precinct. The voting , places are the Town Hall and Eger’s i shop. i We have just received a large line lof the celebrated Seitz, Schwab <fc I ■ Co’s., boots and shoes, for fall and ■ winter. Also a fine line of J. W. i Gookey’s fine kip boots, for men and i boys, and every pair of them fully , ; guaranteed. J. H. Willey & Sons. ! ■ -■■ . g- g I The United States National Bank, ■ of Chicago, - has changed its name to ■ the “Columbia National Bank,” and i its capital from $500,000 to $1,000,- ' 000. Zimri Dwiggins, president of ; the former bank, is cashier of the new, and John T. Green assistant ' cashier. The new concern expects to 1 reap a big advantage from the increase of capital and still more from the, change of name, the old name compelling a position so near the tail endrnn the lists'of banks that commercial houses and bankers choose some other bank before they got sight of the name of the United States’ Bank. Mr. Dwiggins will still be the managing officer of the institution.

Some of the members of the Rensselaer Gun Club took a shoot at clay pigeons, last Thursday, and hit birds asfollows: Harve RobinsorL., T. J. McCoy ....21 “ “ 30 Chas. Rhoades 13 “ “20 TBTK. Zimmerman 14 “ “ 25 Sell Grant 14“ “30 Geo. Goff .......11“ “25 Floyd Robinson 11 30 Tom Saylor .....7 “ “ 20 Chas. Blue 3 “ 5 Roll Grant 1 “ “ 5 Geo. Strickfaden .3 tr 25 Hemphill & Honan are giving to each customer who buys 820 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. .Last Friday morning the U. S. mail sack, thrown from the early morning north bound mail train, which does not stop at this station, got under the wheels of the cars, and was cut in pieces. It contained, as usual, the mail brought from the north earlier in the night as well as the mail from the south, together making a pretty big bagful. The mail matter was scattered along the track for several hundred feet, and much of it cut in pieces and destroyed. The papers fared the worst in this respect, and but few letters probably were entirely destroyed and lost. Quite a good many, however, were delivered to their owners in two or more pieces. It is not hkely that any letters or other articles of great value were destroyed. One letter contained a bank check, payable to bearer, for $165 given by Coen & Paxton, to Mr. Beck, of Peru, in payment for grain raised on his farm northeast of town, and which Ije had sent back to his tenant, J. C. Watson, to have cashed. The check was found cut in pieces. It is a bad and dangerous practice to exchange such heavy mails as come to and go from this post-office from moving trains, . and it ought not to be persisted in.

Mrs. Sarah E. Passons, wife of Jas. C. Passons, died on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11th, 1891, aged 40 years, 10 months and 15 days. The cause of her death was consumption. She had been sick for a long time but confined to her bed only about three weeks. She was the daughter of Sidnial and Jane King; was born in Clinton Co., this state, but had lived in Jasper county for over 30 years. She was the mother of four children, but only two of whom survive her. The funeral was held at the M. E. church Saturday forenoon, Rev. T. F. Drake preaching the funeral sermon. Interment was made in Weston cemetery. A considerable pack of prairie wolves, or at least one wolf with the yelp of a whole pack, make their habitat in Newton township, and on Wednesday of last week a large number of hunters tried to surround a big scope of country, and corral the wolves. The hunt was badly organized however, as well as tried to surround too large a tract of country, and therefore resulted in nothing. Another and probably better managed attempt will be made, on Saturday, Feb. 28th, and if the people turn out, and the affair is managed in a systematic manner, there is no doubt but that some wolves will be cornered, as there are plenty of them there, without question. The affairs of the big Monon ditch appear, by all accounts, to be in very much of a muddle, at present, at least, judging from reports that have been published in regard "to the big meeting held at Francesville by land owners interested. The report that Wallace & Wright, of Lafayette, had been given the contract for all the dredging, w.as premature, as the matter is still undecided. This firm secured portions of the ditch, all along its course, at the Auditors’ sale, and many of the owners seem to think that the firm are using the advantage thus gained to compel the owners to pay too high a price for the balance of the dredging.