Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1891 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

From Drllotle. Joe Tj'ler returned from a week's visit in Chicago, Saturday. Jacob M. Troxeii was in Michigan City last week, buying tbe lumber for our church, one car load of which arrived Monday morning, and is now On the ground, The stone for the foundation Was delivered Saturday and Monday. Teachers’ Institute convened at the school house Saturday, with all the teachers present. All the subjects were creditably given. James W. Noland. &n Alliance organizer, organized a booming Alliance at the Gleason school house, Saturday-night. . The goat was rathCi frisky, but the sturdy farmer boys stuck to him with a ‘-grip” that showed they were there to win. The young people enjoyed another dance Friday evening at the Town Hall.

The meetings at the Tyler school house are well attended, but with what results we have not learned. A. Ilalieck, our senior hay man, while on a business trip to Kentland, was taken suddenly ill at that place oil,Friday night. The nature of his sickness is not known to us at this time. llis wife is at his bedside.

From WlientfieW. Manuel Warner and family have moved to Blackford* OHF 7 - , Jfei}stee-,---S ! --Dv-Glark-,-hfls -rented the John Wallace farm and will move shortly, Mr. Taylor, of Kankakee Tp., will occupy Mr.. Clark’s property, at this place. ■ s. Watson, our enterprising druggist, will soon move into the liently residence, lie will also move his stock of drugs into the store 'builrli ig cupied by S.“ J. BentQuite an interesting lawsuit last Saturday afternoon, before Squire Graves, between John Bruner, of De jfotte, and Fred Long. Attorneys R. W. Marshall for deferrd:llk. and M. Algrim for plaintiff. ! The literary Saturday night proved a failure, as the jury on the Long : and Bruner ease had possession of the school house, and they held it till 1:30 a. m., before they gave in their verdict, and so the literary had to be postponed. . Chas. Meyers has been quite sick, lint is getting so he can he about again. Emma Snyder is also on the sick list. We noticed a mistake in the Wheatfield items of last week. Mr. Bentley has not yet moved to Shelby, but will go about the 15th. He is going there, as we understand, to close out a stock of goods in a store he has-there, and then ho will return to Wheatlicld. Moonlight.

Vv‘ ■ -l ■ -..is >a}t'f <*»*. Air. Levi Hankins,, .of Lite firm of Rich and Hawkins, of spent Sunday with his family, returning to Hammond on Monday. O. M. Vickery and wife are both suffering with Lagrippe. The last Township Institute was held Inst Saturday. All the teachers were present except one and a good time is reported. Simon Leopold, of Cumberland Gap, was in town last week. Mi ls Maude Lally is in town, called home bv the sickness of her sister Belle, wl o • is recovering from a severe attack of yellow jaundice.

The many friends of Mrs. Frank Hotline were shocked and pained to 1 hear of hep death, which sad event ; occurred at her home in Valparaiso, ' on Sunday evening, March Ist. Mrs. Iloir.ie, who, was formerly Miss Amanda Wilcox, daughter of the late Orson Wileox, was well known and much admired for her many engaging qualities. She leaves many warm friends to mourn her loss, beside the stricken mother, husband, brothers and sisters. She leaves two childrer, both too young to realize H eir loss, one of them being but a few day. old at the time of his mother s death. She was still young; only twenty years old, last August. The funeral was held at Valparaiso, after which the remains were brought to this place for interment.

Hon. 0. P. Taber went to Kentland Monday, in the interests of the prospective gravel road. Miss Bessie Buck returned last Saturday from Watseka where- she had gone to take the teacher’s examination. She passed the ordeal successfully and has secured a school which will commence early in April. [' Owing to the illness of Mrs. Robt. Par’-er, (who is suffering from a severe attack of LaGrippe), the Chautauqua ci.clc met with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coover, last Friday evening. Rev. J. F. Foster, of the Presbyterian church, preached for the Presbyterians of Kentland, last Sunday. Mr. J. E. Hollett spent Sunday with his parents in Valparaiso and came home by way oPChicago. Mrs. Hollett and daughter Bernice, spent two or three days with Miss Flora, in Greencastlej ' V

Miss Sadie Kirk will hereafter make her home with her uncle, who is a prominent and influential citizen of Indianapolis.

1 rs - Rich and her sbn Bert went in . mmorul last. Saturday to spend Sunday " W ' l !j r Ml '- k ; h -. ft is the intention, o. R ; ch ls Phased with the appeara. -g tbill ,k r s in Hammond to niovt there m the near. future.

REMINGTONIAN.