Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1891 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gamble, of St. Louis, are visiting at Dr. Alter’s, this week. There will be preaching at the Missionary Baptist church on Sunday, May 31, at 10:45 A. M., and at Wasson school house at 3 o’clock P. M . the same day. W. H. Fosmer, the Creamery man, was in Saturday, showing the Rensselaer creamery to a cottple of gentleman from Wabash, directors in a creamery company just organized there. We make buttons to match any kind of dress goods and on short notice. J. H. Willey <fe Son. Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price. John Hack, of Lake Co., contractor of the steam dredging work on the big Hodges Ditch,‘was in town Monday, on business connected therewith. He is the same busy and genial John Hack that built the abutments for the big bridge, at this place. W. E. Moore and Joseph Paxton, of Rensselaer were in town Tuesday Mr. Moore owns real estate in Morocco which he considers so good an investment that he is willing to make other investments in Morocco real estate.—Morocco Courier. Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold went to Indianapolis, last Sunday, to attend the wedding that day- of their son, Benhart, of Remington, to Miss Fanny Rosenthal, of Indianapolis. The young couple will make their home in Remington, where the groom is en gaged in business. Black and white Flouncings at the very lowest prices at J. H. Willey & Son’s. j. ; J. H. Willey?& Son’s, sole agents in Rensselaer, have again in stock a celebrated—Battriekpatterns. A fine new fashion plate every month, free to every applicant Last Monday morning was the appointed time for drawing the grand and pet!it jurors for the June term of the cin itit court. In pursuance to the request of Judge Hammond the names of the jurors will not be printed in the term docket nor furn ished to the newspapers for publication. It is doubtful if the grand jury will be called together, at all. Dr. J. G. Hogan, the dentist, will be in Rensselaer until June 14th, prepared to preform all operations Relative to dental surgery. Gold and Porcelain crowns, Bridge work. Teeth without plates, Artificial fit. Regulating childrtn’s teeth a specialty. Office with Dr. I. C. Kelley, Leopold’s Block.

The executive committee of the Louisville, New Albany <fc Chicago road have, by circular, notified the present attorneys of the road that, after the Ist of June, their Services will be dispensed with, as other arrangements are to be made for looking after the litigation of* the company. Inquiry at Chicago makes it quite certain that Judge Field will be made general solicitor of the road, at least that was the programme on Saturday last. —lndianapolis Journal. firing 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. The town of Rensselaer now has a damage suit of large dimensions upon its hands. Mrs. Minerva Wright has, by her attorneys, Thompson & Bro. and W. B. Austiu, brought suit against the corporation, asking for SIO,(XML. for damages sustained some we4j»| since, in a fall on a side-walk, resu||| ing in a broken arm, for the venerable lady. The walk upon which the accident occured had never been ordered or maintained by the town, but was built by Mrs. Wright’s son, C. P. Wright. It was in the public street? however and the plaintiff claims that the legal responsibility for its condition rests with the town, for having per in itted it to be maintained in an unsafe condition. It is not at all likely that the case will be tried in this court, the usual procedure in ’ such cases being for the plaintiff to take a change of venue.

A little tajnclfof frost Tuesday night, but no damage reported. Mr. J. L. Padgett, of Newton Co., with his mother and his fanjily, visited Rev. U. M. McGuire over Sunday. The M. E. Quarterly Meeting will be held next Sunday. The quarterly conference will be held Sunday at 4 p. M. instead of upvA Saturday as that is Deeoration Day. _ Mrs. Lecklider annuounces that her new trimmer is now with her, and capable of doing all work in her line in a manner to satisfy the most critical. A new stock of Leghorn and summer hats, just received. Please call and examine before buying. There was a change in time on the Monon, last Sunday, but not a very important one. The night trains change a few [minutes, also the forenoon mail south; that being three minutes earlier. The 3:50 afternoon mail, north, does not stop here, since the change. The 2:37 afternoon north bound vestibule is unchanged, and stops here as before. The night trains north and the night trains south are both again consolidated, between Chicago and Monon. J. W. Horton, the dentist is still at the old stand for the practise es dentisiry. Gold and all kinds of porcelain crowns inserted on short notice. Especial attention given to bridge work and teeth without plates. The new method for painless extrations when desired. All work warranted. Leßoy Armstrong, traveling correspondent of the Chicago Herald , and a bright and able fellow generally, was in town last Friday, for a short time. He is “doing”the county seats of Northern Indiana, for his paper, and expressed his intention to return and write up Rensselaer, in a few days. He originated the idea of marking with a monument the center of population near Greensburgh, this state, and was largely instrumental in putting the idea into execution. We have receive a copy of the Sarcoxie Vindicator , published in that thriving town in southwestern Missouri where C. D. Stackhouse has taken up his abiding place. The motto of the paper is striking if not commendible. It is “Take what is in sight, and rustle for more.” The paper contains an account of a big surprise party given to our old citizen,—on the occasion of his 63rd birthday.

The Commencement exercises of the Rensselaer High School will be held at the Opera House, this evening. The doors will be open to all who choose to attend, and the audience will be immense, as the people of Rensselaer take great interest as well as pride in their public school,' and its annual graduation exercises have come to be one of the great events of the year. In this connection we wish to say that if, perchance, there be any badly-bred persons of either sex who have it in their minds to go to the hall this evening to misbehave themselves they had better change their minds and stay away. The room of such people on such occasions is always vastly preferable to their presence.

The W. C. T. U. convention for Jasper, Newton, White, and Pulaski counties, held at the M. E. church on Thursday and Friday of last week was attended by fifty-two delegates from the various counties mentioned. The town people took a good interest in the meetings and attended in large numbers. The principal event of the convention was the lecture 'of Mrs. Zerelda Wallace, Friday evening. She devoted her arguments to the cause of women’s suffrage, and made a logical and eloquent address. The other speakers were Miss Mary G. Hay and Alice R. Palmer, both of Indianapolis, the former the State Treasurer and the latter State Lecturer and Organizer of the W. C. T. U. After *lhe close of Mrs. Wallace’s speech, evening, the local W. C. T. U. BHHh&rgahized, with 18 members. will be on Friday inserting wfffi-Mrs. Henry Wood. And still the delegations come to inspect the Rensselaer creamery and to marvel over the white rivers of m ilk that pour into its tanks every morning. This week two delegation have come, escorted by the ever active Fosmer: Monday, I.G. Cripe, J. W. Neher and R. F. Adams, from North Manchester: Wednesday, A. C. Jay and E. Coggshall, from Marion, and Wilson Farr, from Wabash. The last named also availed themselves of the good opportunity to vis--1 it that other noted Rensselaer institution, the Rensselaer Stock Farm.

In one respect, last week’s term of court, in Newton Co., was ,by far the most remarkable week of court ever held in the or likely to be for many a year to come. No less than six men were convicted of felonies, and sent to the penitentary, for greater or less periods. The sentence of Walter Daywitt, of this county, was mentioned last week. One of the other five was Charley Roberts, the well-know outlaw, who got the heaviest sentence, namely five years. The other four were the freight car robbers, two Gordons and two Hyers. They received only a single year, each. The long sentence of Roberts is especially commendible. He is a desperate and habitual criminal, and confinement within prison walls is the only thing that will stay his constant course of crime. The Louisville to Chicago Monon mail traiii which should have passed Rensselaer last Friday morning, was wrecked at the gravel pits, a little south of Lafayette Junction. The breaking of a switch frog ditched the whole train except the engine, and turned it over. The train was going at full speed at the time, but for a wonder no one was seriously hurt Conductor Brown fared about the worst, receiving a pretty bad cut in the leg, from a piece of glass. Mail Agent Peacock, of Rensselaer, was in the mail car. He grabbed the mail rack when he felt the train going over, and got out with nothing worse than a w renched shoulder. He suffered some financial damage from the smashing of his letter “schemes.” By his presence of mind and quick work the wrecked cars were saved from burning, from the overturned lamps in the mail car.

The sorrowing relatives of A. J. Leatherman, the unfortunate young man who met death by drowning in the Missouri river, at Pierre, South Dakota, have had at least the consolation of giving Christian burial to his remains. The body was recovered last Saturday, and has since been brought to Rensselaer by his brother, J. N. Leatherman. The funeral was held here yesterday forenoon, at the Christain church. Rev. W. A. Hennegar, of Francesville conducted the funeral services. It was attended by an immense concourse of people including a great many from Remington, the former residence of the deceased. Among these were a large detachment of the Remington Knights of Pythias, of which he was a member. These with the Rensselaer lodge, attended the funeral in a body. The pall bearers were former friends, from Remington, The floral decorations were especially numerous and beautiful.