Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Remember the Jasper County Summer Normal. It bedims next Monday . Rev. Julius Orton, of Montieello, _ w m_pcem»li in the Presbyterian church next Sunday, at 10:45 A. M. and 7:45 P. M7~~ Men’s shoes from $l to $4.50, at Hei3philU& Honan’s. Ladies’ kid gloves a specialty, at Hemphill & Honan’s. A. J. Davis, the piano and Organ tuner and repairer is in town this week. Orders for his Service may be left at the Makeever House. Town Councilman Paris Harrison had the pleasure of a visit from his Boone Co. brother, last week. He brings good reports of crop prospects in “Old Boone.” Good girl wanted for housework . One that can lodge at home preferred. Apply at this office. The Frameless and Banner Binders meet the demands of everybody, sold by Coen & Paxton. Three shares of the Rensselaer Building Loan & Savings Association’ stock, for sale. Enquire at this office. Rev. L. E. Conner still preaches near West Lebanon, in Warren Co., every third Sunday. During his work there, since February, there have been 47 accessions to the church.

All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the firm of J. H. Willey & Son will call and settle at once, as they wish to close their books.* Special prices on Wateke3, Chains , and Jewelry of all kinds at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with F. B. Meyer. Geo. Bruce, student at Franklin College, is putting in his vacation by , canvassing for the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and is meeting with good success. The Jasper County Summer Normal begins next Monday morning, in the Rensselaer School building. Those who design attending should be on hand the very first day, if possible. Ladies’ shoes from $1 to $5, at Hemphill & Honan’s. All classes of Watch, clock and jewelry Repairing done at lowest prices by H. J. Ross bacher, with F. B. Meyer. Any thing in the way of Watches Clocks, Jewelry and silverware at lowest prices at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with Frank B. Meyer. The work of surveying the proposed new big Wakarusha or Big Slough ditch is still in progress and so many new laterals and sub-laterals are being asked for along the line that the end of the survey is apparently about as far off as ever. Ladies’ shoes from $1 to $5 at Hemphill & Honan’s. Watches, clocks and Jewelry and silverware at rock bottom prices at H. J. Rossbacher’s, withF. B. Meyer. Tennis Shoes for little folks, big folks and all folks at Hemphill & Ho nan’s. F. B. Meyer’s lively son Lawson took a tumble from a tree at the Sunday School picnic, last Wednesday, and broke one of the bones of the righ t forearm, near the wrist. It was a pretty bad hurt, for jt kept the lad confined to the house fora full hour or more. Seethe new confirmation wreaths at Mrs. Lecklider’s. ' Cushwa Bros, of Frankfort make the finest cream in the State. Sold at King’s. Last week five glandered horses were killed near Fowler, by the State Veterinary. They belonged to a man named Kenyon. One also was killed belonging to a son of Kenyon’s, who leaves east of Remington. When glandered horses arh killed in this way the state pays their appraised value, which in this case was from S2O to S6O apiece. r \~

Miss Mary Yates is home from St. Paul, Neb., for a nionth’s visit. Go to the lecture at the M. E. Church to-night. ; For a*good second-hand organ, at a great bargain, call on S. Healy. ~ -V 4 . Notice the advertisement of Changnon & Soucie, on the last page of this issue. - Mrs. B. D. Leggett, of Fairchild, lowa, and Mrs. C. H. Whiting and soft, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. and Mr. B. Forsythe, of the Chicago Bargain Store. We are sorry to say that J. W. Duvall’s physician does not confirm the favorable reports, of his patient’s progress towards recovery. In the doctor’s opinion the prospects for improvement are far from encouraging. Hold! Just in; a fine line of all kind of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Silverware at lowest prices, at H. J. Rossbaeker’s. The subject for the sermon at the Church of God Sunday mornin g July 26..wi1l be “The Divine Nature;” a promised reward. Everybody invited . L . E. Conner. ' Pastor ; As 1 have taken the agenffi for the Rockford Watch, and have just received a big stock of their movements. I will offer for the next ten days Special Prices on these celebrated Watches. H. J. Rossbacher. . With Frank B. Meyer. Miss Celia Wilkinson, a former teacher in Rensselaer, has quite a taste for traveling, and usually takes a long journey every summer. This year she will take the trip down the St. Lawrence river, as we learn from the Valparaiso Vidette. The Empire Binders and Mowers, and all repairs for the same, for sale by W. R. Nowels & Son. Several Farms for sale. From 40 acres upwards, at reasonable prices, for cash or on time to suit purchasers. Fletcher Monnett, ts Agent. D. E. Hollister moved back into his own residence, on Van Rensselaer St., Monday. The house has been so thoroughly rebuilt and enlarged as to be practically new, and is now a spacio us and comfortable residence.

The Remington Press is the medium of a thrilling controversy between some of the good citizens of that town as to who was the first to nibble green com of 'his own raising this year. When that contention is fairly settled, the question as to who was first in the field with a well developed case of cholera-morbus will be in order. When you need a straw hat for everyday or Sunday go to Hemphill <fc Honan’s, they’ve got ’em. Finest cream in town at King’s Go and see Bob Phillips’ neat little barber shops and let the new barber give you an artistic shave and haircutting. The Stock Farm’s horses started in two more races at Kokomo last week, besides the one won by Leo, on Wednesday; in which Leo took second money in one race, while Belle Medium Jtook first in another. Her best time was 2:26 and a fraction, and is the best mile ever made by a three-year-old mare over a half mile track. “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. Bring in your WatcAes, Clocks and Jewelry and have them repaired in workmanlike manner and warranted by H. J. Rossbacher, at F. B. Myers’ drug store. A number of the charitably disposed ladies of Rensselaer are trying to raise money to build a small house for Mrs. Mary Clifton, the frame for which is already up, in Weston’s Addition. Contributions have been received as follows: Women’s Relief Corps $5. Willing Workers Entertainment $14.05. H. W. Wood $5. Other amounts have been promise d but about SSO more will be needed to pay for the lumber alone. Further contributions are being solicited, and it is to be hoped that the good ladies engaged in this deserving work wil receive encouraging responses from all upon whom they call.

. Rev. W. B. Sluts will lecture at the 'M. E. Church to-night. Subject Delusions.” Great drive in lawns, challies, India-linen Bouncings, etc. etc. Do not miss this golden opportunity to procure a real bargain. R. Fendig. Elder L. E. Murray, of Delphi, will preach in the new Christian Church next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings, at 8 o’clock P. M. All are invited to hear him. Straw hats, alpaca coats and vests, summer cl o'king, summer underwear, ifr fact anything in summer goods now to be procured at my store, at first cost. R. Fendig. - There has been no cow killed near the depot this week, but the drowning of Uncle Henry Smith’s pre-his-toric blind horse, in a well near Dick Stone’s place, has furnished the weekly sensation for that part of town. Read this twice: lam now offering at my store all summer wears at first cost. When I say first cost I mean it. Call and be convinced. R. Fendig. You will be well entertained at the lecture, to-night if yon attend; at the M. E. Church. ~~~—— F. J. Sears and F. L. Chilcote went to some point in Illinois yesterday, to investigate the advisability of starting a new “Syndicate” bank. Gaylord H. Chilcote is in good fortune at Los Angelos, Cal. He has been made principal of a four room school, with a salary of SIOO a month. Fine Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing and work warranted, at lowest prices, at H. J. Rossbacher’s. Emmet Kannal threshed 5 acres of rye Monday and got 190 bushels, or at the rate of 38 bushels to the acre; when 20 bushels is counted a good crop. The growth was so large that the grain had to be cut with a mower and gathered with a horse rake. Closing out prices at Hardman’s: Guitar and Banjo steel strings scts. “ “ gut “ 10 to 15c. Clocks $1 to $3.

Elgin and Waltham key wind watches, nickle case from $5 to $7. Silver thimbles 35 cts. I have show cases, tables, regulator, safe, writing desk, and stove that I will give special prices on. Elmer Rathfon, a former Gillamite who has been principal of the St. Anne, Ill.) schools for two years past, las been offered and has accepted a much better position in the schools at Braceville, 111. His place in St. Anne will be filled by Lewis J. Hunt, still another “Gillam boy.” As we have already remarked, the Jasper County boys are bound to come to the front everywhere, but where any first class teaching or preaching is called for, then commend us, of all others, to the species Gillamite, Of the genus Jasperite.

The booming freight business of the railroads is an unmistakable demstration of the general prosperity of the period. Take our Monon Route for instance. It has carried north more live stock in the last three months than in any two years in it history. Shipments of tobacco north over the line have for some time past been fifteen or twenty car loads per day, and in the last thirty days two hundred car loads of fruit jars have been shipped north from the DePauw glass works at New Albany. Oui stock of fancy goods is co m plete. Hemphill & Honan. We regret to have to record the fact that Dr. F. P. Bitters has definitely decided to permanently leave Rensselaer. He has been practicing his profession in Rensselaer and surrounding country for nearly twelve years, and in that time has built and retained a large and successful practice. He is a most careful, conscientious and progressive physician, and well deserves professional success in whatever locality he decides to establish himself. It is likely that he will settle in Rochester, near his home people, although he has some thought also of going to Huntington, the flourishing county seat of Huntington county. Ladies’ genuine hand-turned shoe $2.50 to $5, at Hemphill A Honan’s.

J. W. King took a part of one first and two second prizes at the shooting match at Hobart, last Thursday. He would have done much better had', he not been obliged to use cartridges loaded too heavily for his gun. Remember, Hardman the Jeweler will order you anything m the jewelry line, at net cost, with the express charges added, during the closing out sale. A special went south over the Monon Tuesday forenoon, containing J. B. Collins, the new general superintendent, with other general officers, on a tour of inspection. All gummer goods must move now, even though at a great sacrifice, to make room for an immense fall and winter line just purchased. Come early, it will pay you. R. Fendig.

A very important and also promising deal, or rather series of deals, in Jasper county swamp * land is now being consummated. Mr. Benj. Clifford, a capitalist of Kankakee, Til., is buying of W. B. Austin W. A. Rinehart, and Thompson <fe Bro., about 7000 acres of Haddicks Mill Pond, in Gillam, Walker and Barkley Tps. with the intention of draining and reclaiming the same. The price paid is $4.50 per acre. C. C. Starr’s pure Jewel Tea is the most refreshing of beverages. Tuesday, Marsh Warner’s team was left standing, hitched to an empty hay wagon, in a field on G. M. Robinson’s tarm, east of town, and be - coming frightened they ran away and came clear to town, where after taking in several of the principal streets, they finally smashed to pieces one lamp-post in the “New Oklahoma” region, and stranded upon another. Besides the broken lamps and posts, about the extent of the damage was a broken wagon tongue. 9 The horses were but little hurt. A girl of about 8 or 10 years had a very narrow escape from being run over, as the team made a break over the side-walk, on Division street, south of J, W. Williams’residence.

Hereafter there will a meeting of j the W. R. C. on the last Saturday of every month at 3 P. M. Maktha J. Wasson, Harriet Flynn Pres. Sec’y Don’t lose any percious time, but lurry and call at A. Leopold’s and jet your winter supplies while yet his stock is ample to choose from. No time is to be lost, for the goods are sold at cost or below, as he has only about 30 days in which to close out his immense stock. Hello 1 Now look here! Why ask your friend what time it is when you can buy a Fine Stem-Wind Elgin or Waltham Watch for almost nothing, at H. J. Rossbacher’s.

Preparations are now being made for a district Alliance picnic and massmeeting at Rensselaer, August 4th. The speakers are to be National Lecturer Willets, Senator Peffer, of Kansas, and Thomas W. Force, the Indiana state president. Prizes for the largest and best displays by sub-alli-ances are offered by A. McCoy and Norman Warner, of Rensselaer, and Thomas Jordan, of Carpenter Tp. There is every prospect for an im - mense attendance. Don’t fail to read EL J. Rossbacher’s adv. in another place in this paper. Men’s shoes from $1 to s4*so, at Hemphill & Honan’s.

A. Leopold is thinking strongly o establishing a canning factory in Rensselaer. He will investigate the matter thoroughly after he closes up his mercantile business, going about to visit various institutions of the kind, including a successful one just established at our neighboring town of Brookston. and if he is then convinced that the factory woud be a good thing for the community and, incidentally, not a bad one for Leopold; and the proper enoourgement is offered, the thing will be “a go’ It is certainly a consummation much to be desired, for from what we can learn of the practical results of canning factories, they are just what RenSselear and the surrounding country needs, and needs the worst way.

A three line advertisement in last week’s Republican secured a buyer for Mr. Graham’s piano, before noon of the day the paper was published, not to speak of a pretty constant Stream of later applicants. People in business who excuse their lack of business sagacity and enterprise in not advertising by saying that “no one reads the advertisments” are “way off their base.” If you want to buy anything or to sell anything or to find anything that is lost, tell he people of the fact through the columns of your home newspaper. I have a splendid property in Rensselaer, Lad, for sale or trade for lands in Jasper Co. Anyone wishing a home call and see me. ts B. F. Ferguson. John Osborne, from a few mile north of town, is now at the home of his brother Frank Osborne with a badly broken oollar bone. He came to town Saturday evening with his neighbor, Harry Adamson, in the latter’s road cart, and just after starting home, when near Lyman Zea’s place, their horse started to run, and upon being held, began to kick the cart to flinders and threw both men out. Mr. Osborne struck upon his left shoulder, with the result as above stated. The injury will lay him, up for some time and in a season of the year when farmers can least afford to be incapacitated from work. Mr. Adamson was considerably bruised, but not seriously hurt. The cart and harness were torn entirely to pieces.