Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Miss Minnie Benebrake, now of Danville, 111., is visiting her friend and former physician, Mrs. Dr. Jackson. New boys are reported for Chas. Yates and Peter Giver, of Rensselaer, and G. M. Wilcox, of Surrey. • - ----- —— -' -- - ’ . . The Empire Binders and Mowers, and all repairs for the same, for sale by W. R. Nowels & Son. Men’s shoes from $1 to $4.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Capt. F. W. Babcock, our former townsman, now located at Canton, Ohio, as attorney for C. Aultman & Co., made a brief business visit to Rensselaer, last Saturday. Mrs. T, F. CJark and daughter Maud, went to St Anne, 111., Tuesday, to attend a reunion of Mrs. Clark’s family and visit friends. Squire John Graves, of Wheatfield, is about to locate at Virgie, the new town in Union tp., and start a general Store. Reduced Prices and big bargains at the old reliable Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. 38-4 t. Men’s shoes from $1 to $4.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. The best is the cheapest, see Win. A. Huff the thoroughly competent watch workman, at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. 38-4 t.

Grandmother Cliilcote is reported as malting good progress toward recovery from her recent accident. The new management of the Monon is pursuing the wise and just policy of avoiding litigation by settling all claims for damages, Where practicable. A daughter and the first child, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Barcus, Sunday last. Closing out sale of watches, clocks, silverware and musical instrument for the next 30 days—at the old Reliable Jewelry Palace. Emmet Kannal, 38-4 t. Nowels Block. When you need a straw hat for everyday or Sunday go to Hemphill & Honan’s, tliey’Ve got ’em. Why do you do without eyeglasses when you buy a good pair for locts. at the old reliable jewelry palace of Emmet Kannal, Nowels Block. Michael Cook has sued Nick dimmer, Halloran’s bar keeper, for SSOO damages. Michael was arrested a while back, at Zimmer’s instance, charged with stealing S2O. To heal the big and jagged rents made in his reputation by this arrest and imprisonment, Michael brings this suit. .

The Odd Fellows Lodge, of Rensselaer, has been growing beyond all previous example, during the last 12 months. The increase in membereiiip from June Ist 1890 to the present time is 25; and several more “on the string.” “The easiest shoe ever worn” was the verdict of one of our most prominent physicians, when speaking of our Candee Tennis shoes. Sizes kept for all ages at Hemphill & Honan’s. Try a pair. Watch work, a specialty arid warranted ; go to Kannal’s the reliable Jeweler. ,7 3S-4t. All the members of the Relief Corps and all other ladies of Rensselaer and viciniy arc requested to assist in arranging the flowers for decoration, at the Court House Saturday A. M. anc also to solicit flowers for the occasion, whigh should be brought to the Court Ho use early. Martha Wasson Hattie Flynn, Pres. Sec.

Plenty of rain during the past 7 or 8 days, and the prospects for good oats and hay crops has brightened up wonderfully. M. L. Spitler went to Indianapolis Monday night, to attend the sessions of the Masonic Grand Lodge, Tuesday and Wednesday, as representative of Prairie Lodge, L os Rensselaer. A meeting of the stockholders of the Rensselaer creamery will baJieli next Saturday afternoon, at four o’clock, to consider the advisability of putting a cheese-making outfit) into the creamery. J. W. Duvall lias several good farms for sale, on good terms. Enquire of him for particulars. 38-stp. Ladies’ kid gloves a specialty, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Closing Oct.— For 30 days I will offer my entire stock of Silverware, remember the place, Nowels Block. Emmet Kannal’s, 38-4 t. Old Reliable Jeweler. Over eighteen thousand pounds of milk now received daily, at the Rensselaer creamery—enough to swim an elephant. The output of butter is about GOO pounds daily.

The fifth annual re-union and banquet of the alumni of the Rensselaer .< ligh School will be held Friday evening, at the parlors of the Nowels louse. The various committees laving the matter in charge are bound to make the occasion a complete success. A nice line of Ladies’ notions at Lecklider’s. See the nice hats at Mrs. Lecklider’s Remember, the ONE PRICE shoe store is Hemphill & Honan's. Ladies’ shoes from $1 to $5, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, repaired and warranted at Frank B. Meyers’ drug store. The"Goodland death of Mrs. Lydia Estella Patterson , daughter of John and Nancy Creek, and who was born near Rensselaer. She died May 18th, at Duluth, Minn. Her age was 2'J years. Her body was taken to Goodland for interment. Logansport citizens have been obliged to “take a walk’/ lately. A lire last Wednesday night burned the street car barn, together* with 8 cars and 28 mules. The journal thinks it a good time to talk electric, street railways. 11. J. Rossbacker has operied an office in F. B. Meyers’ drug store, where lie will be pleased to receive pupils on the Guitar. Satisfaction guaranteed. ; ' - ■ Ladies’ shoes from $1 to $5 at Hemphill & Honan’s. The undersigned practical and competent plasterer, Wish to announce to the people of Rensselaer and vie in-., ity that they have permanently located here and are prepared to do all plastering and cement work promptly and at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. , John Medicos. C. Ei Watson.

A two or three months old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watson, northeast of town, died Monday. * . *- , Adam Forepaugh was in Lafayette, Tuesday. Quite a n umber went from Rensselaer. Ludd Hopkins visited the hospital at Chicago again last week. The physicians advised against any further operation upon his cancer. Treasurer Washburn- went to the capital Tuesday to make his semi-an-nual settlement with the state Treasurer. He will visit Kokomo, Logansport and several other points, before he returns. Oui stock of fancy goods is com plete. Hemphill & Honan. and clocks at Kannal’s, the reliable jeweler. 38-4 t Go and see Bob Phillips’ neat little barber shops and let the new barber give you an artistic shave and haircutting.

J. F. Warren and H. L. Wilson will conduct a Normal this Summer. The Normal begins July 27th and will continue in session five weeks. The new boiler for the electric light station has been put in'place, this week. The new engine for the same was shipped from New York last Friday. The new managers of the Newton County Enterprise, formerly the Kentland Gazette, appear to be stayers in their intention to make an A No. 1 paper. Please call and settle your account at once. We need the money to settle our bills. Your accounts may be small but a hundred such, amounts to considerable to us. Hemphill & Honan. Some very fine lace curtains at the very lowest prices at Willey & Son’s. Cabbage Plants.—l have cabbage ilarits large enough for setting, of early and la’e vareties of cabbage. Call at residence. R. W. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Will Martin (the latter formerly Miss Floy Powell.) of Washington, D. C. • are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler.

Sheriff Blue, assisted by E. P. Hon,an, escorted R. H. Purcupile to the Logansport Insane Asylum last Monday. His mental condition has become such as to render this step an unavoidable necessity. lam now and have been permanently located in the jewelry trade trade in Rensselaer since 1881, and expect to stay—l make all warrants good on all watches, clock and silverware I sell. Come and learn prices before you buy. Emmet Kannal, Old Reliable Jeweler, ——Rensselaer Lid. Located in Nowels Block. Spring wagon for sale. Dexter & Cox. Rensselaer has a new dentist, Dr J. G. Hogan, member of a well-known and well esteemed family formerly residing at Rensselaer, is now making his office with Dr. I. C. Kelley, in Leopold’ sblock, with the expectation of per manentiy locating here if the prospects prove satisfactory. ' Tennis Shoos for little folks, big folks and all folks at Hemphill & Honan’s.

All the present force of teachers in the Rensselaer, schools have applied for theilvespeetive positions for an other, year, and have all lieen reolected by the School Board. They are an exceptionally eilicient body of teachers and the Board has done well in retaining their services for another year. ~ Mr. and Mr. Wilson, Miss Carrie Irwin/ Miss Mary Leathernnm, M>ss Lizzie Faris, and quite a number of the High School students attended the commencement at RemingtCn on the 15th inst. and the compliment was returned by a visit to our schools Thursday the,23rd by Miss Johnson, Princ. 11. 8., Miss Hendricks another Remington teacher, Mrs. W. 11. Coover and Mrs. Dickerson. ’ —-; —

Sayler <fc Hopkins received their J new Studebaker sprinkling wagon, Monday morning. It is a pronounced daisy in appearance and does splendid work. The Remington creamery bids fair to rival the Rensselaer institution in the magnitude of its operations. The Press reports that its daily receipt of milk is over 10,000 pounds, which is doing very well indeed, for the time it has been in operation. _ James Rush, of Monon, was in town Monday. His little girl was killed several years ago, by the L. N. A. & C. cars, and it was in regard to the case against the road, therefrom resulting, that he was here; Judge Hammond having been his attorney. His case lias been settled by the railroad company paying him $1,500 Dress-making done to order, at Mrs. Lecklider’s.

The finest and best fine of fine shoes to be found in Jasper county, at J. 11. Willey & Son’s. Dressmaking. —Miss Lizzie Minicus and Mrs, Iv C. Owen have opened a dressmaking establishment in a room above Leopold’s store. They are prepared to dy all kinds of work to the satisfaction of patrons. 37-. it The following from the Rochester Republican is gospel truth, in Jasper County, as well as in any other place: “The wise man, the upright man, the patriotic man, the lover of his country, wifi seek to palliate the ill feeling that at all times prevails a more or less extent between town and country people, instead of "doing everything in his power to aggravate it. Both town and country are necessary for the well being and prosperity of all the people, and no possible good can grow out of the antipathy that some men seem to take delight in inculcating.

According to the new time table of ; the Monon, the Michigan City Division is a side-track sure enough. All the passenger trains are taken off j from that portion of the road, and nothing left but the way freights. The Robinson & Ryan grocery stock did not go to Kansas, as was ex pected. It has been purchased by Berry Brothers, lately of Monon, and they are now in charge, at Ihe old location. We have just received a very fine stock of Ladies’ and misses’ spring wraps, in cloth and stockmelle, in the very latest styles, and at the very lowest prices. Call and examine. * J. H. Willey & Son. The Annual Sunday School con vention of Monticello Baptist Association will be held ajt Wolcott on Thursday and Friday, May 28tli and 291 h. The pastor and some of the members of the Rensselaer Baptist Church will attend.

The accident Thursday last on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road main line, south of Lafayette, was not of so serious a character as at first feared. Claim Agent Huston, of Monon, was in the city yesterday, and stated that within twenty-four hours after the accident occurred even- person injured had been set - tied with, and the entire sum of damages paid was a little less than S4OO. The damages to the train did not exceed SSO0 —Indianapolis Journal. Wm. Ross, of Crown Point, formerly a resident of Rensselaer, was in town Monday. He brought the first information received here of the death of his daughter, Luella, which sad event occured last fall. Her disease was consumption, resulting from an attack of the grip, the previous winter. She was a most beautiful and amiable girl, as many of our people well remember. Her age was nineteen years.

The County Commissioners will meet in regular .Tune session, next Monday. Among their other duties will be the appointment of a county assessor, who will serve until the general election in November, 1892. So far as heard of, the office will have to seek the man, as no man appears to be seeking the office. Ladies’ genuine hand-turned shoes | $2.50 to $5, at Hemphill & Honan’s. A good clock at Kannal’s for oOcts. 38-4 t A good single-seat top-buggy for sale at a bargain, or will exchange for a good horse. Laßue Bros.

Memorial church services, preparatory for Decoration Day, were held at the Opera House last Sunday morning Rev. T. F. Drake conducting them. The G. A. R. Post and Women’s Re1. cf Corps attended in a body. The services and sermon were very impressive and instructive, and were attended by a congregation that completely filled the main hall of the Opera House, and left but little vacant room in the galleryC. C. Star F-s pure Jewel Tea is the most refreshing of beverages. Gillam tlnvnship graduation exercises were bold last Saturday night, and were done up in the usual superior manner, although the graduates this year were only two in number. They were Florence Robinson, whose oration was upon the subject of “Prudence,” and Guild MeGimsey, whose subject was “Character.” There weio plenty of other exercises to fill out a very '■successful entertainment, including the music of two bands, namely the Medaryville and the Gillam. The exercises were held in Independence Chapel, which was packed to its utmost limit of even standing room.