Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Fred Stewart, Jr., of Chicago, is visiting his cousin, Jay W. Williams John Macy, Indianapolis, is visiting his mother, Mrs. John Makeever. “ Eighty-eight tickets for the Chicago excursion were sold at the Rensselaer station last Saturday. Musical Instruments a Specialty at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. Henderson’s “Red School House Shoes’ ’ for boys and girls. ... Ludq Hopkins. The attendance at the Summer Normal still increases a little. This week it is 33. Miss Mamie Cody returned from Iroquois Co., 111., this week, and is now a student of the Summer Normal. FOR SALE.—Brick, at Nowels A Robinson’s lumber yard, and Hammond Bros, implement store.

The boom in prices on watches and clocks is at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. Mrs. William’Clift, of Georgetown, 111., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Morgan. ' : Major and Mrs. Wm. Taylor, of Lafayette are visiting their daughter, Mrs. T. J. McCoy. From here they will go to Redfield, Dak., to visit their son. One good base heater wood stove and two base heater coal stoves for sale cheap. Call at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. • All classes of Watch, clock and jewelry Repairing done at lowest prices by H. J. Rossbacher, with F. B. Meyer. Rev. L. E. Conner, the popular pastor of the Church of God, has decided to remove to his old home place near Macy, in Miami County, and will go this week. He will return and hold services every four weeks. Of course the railroad has caught another cow. This time it was the south bound vestibule, of last Friday; the seene, the vicinity of the cattle chute east of the depot, and the victim, the bovine femme sole of M. F. Chilcote. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted, to the firm of J. H. Willey & Son will call and settle at once 3 as they wish to close their books. Farmers Alliance:— When you want that Fall boot or shoe just drop down to Hopkins’ corner. Only genunine custom-made goods. The only firm that places its orders directly with the manufacturer. Sunday was the hottest day of the year, so far, and the mercury registered 96 to 98 degrees, in the shade, without half trying. Only the brisk breeze that blew all the afternoon prevented life becoming a basting, bMstering burden. Geo. J. Dexter has packed his goods and vacated the Nowels House, and is preparing to depart for his new scene of labor, Purdue University, in a few days. As previously stated he will have charge of the big dining hall of that institution and no doubt has a very promising prospect before him. The Empire Binders and Mo we rs and all repairs for the same, for sale by W. R. Nowels <fe Son. Only two weeks more for great big bargains at Leopold’s, as the First of September he must vacate his rooms. Come and save 25 to 30 per cent on all purchases. Goods must be closed out Ninety days time on purchases of $lO or more. Flossie Ellen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Overton, died Aug., 6th., at the residence of Mrs. Parker’s parents, in Walker Tp., of whooping cough, aged 7 months and 10 days. Interment was made in Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer, Aug., 7th. Funeral services will be held at Barkley Church next Sunday at 3 P M., by H. V. Weaver.

Mrs. E. P. Honan is visiting friends in Chicago this week. Services at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday by the pastor, Rev. 1.1 Gorby. * Don’t fail to read H. J. Rossbacher’s adv. in another place in this paper. Cushwa Bros, of Frankfort make the finest cream in the State. Sold at King’s. The Misses Anna and Dora Cragan and Miss Anna Humes, of Logansport are the guests of Surveyor Thrawls and family. Our fall boots and shoes are com ing in, right from the manufacturer. Ludd Hopkins. There will be no preaching service at the Church of God next Sunday, the pastor being out of town. J. H. Peacock has moved his harness shop into the room next door west of Tutuer’s grocery store. Fine Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing and work warranted, at lowest prices, at H. J. Rossbacher’s. Summer Underwear—Got to go. Call on. Ludd Hopkins. F. B. Learning, of Goshen, * fc is spending the week in Rensselaer with his family, who preceded him here several weeks ago. Men’s shoes from $1 to $4.50, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Ladies’ shoes from $1 to $5, at Hemphill <fc Honan’s.

Wm. Snedeker reached here from his sad journey to Ohio, Wednesday morning. He was accompanied home l>3 r his niece, Miss Nora Squires. The campers at Cedar Lake, Messrs, Gorby, Austin, Meyer and families concluded their stay and came home Tuesday. They had a very enjoyable and beneficial outing. S. H. Duvall takes contracts for excavating cellars and cisterns, also for furnishing or hauling rock, sand <kc. If needing anything in his line, give him a call. ts. Special prices on watches, chains and jewelry until August 15th, at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace. There will be an ice-cream festival at the Pleasant Grove school house in Barkley Township on Saturday evening Aug., 15th, the proceeds to go towards paying for an organ for the Christain church. I have a splendid property in Rensselaer, Ind. for sale or trade for lands in Jasper Co. Anyone wishing a home call and see me. ts B. F. Ferguson. The real-estate transfers reported in this issue cover a period of two weeks and represent a total of considerations of over $55,000. All these are genuine sales, for the amounts stated, unless a quarter section in Walker Tp. be an exception. Leo outdid himself at Freeport, 111., last Saturday. He won a SSOO race, in three straight heats, with nine good horses against him. Time, 2:24£, 2:25, 2:26. The time was the best ever made by a Jasper Co. horse, and probably the best by any owned in this congressional district. But he can and will do still better. Watches, Clocks and Silverware at lowest prices at Kannal’s Jewelry Palace.

“The easiest shoe ever worn” was the verdict of one of our most prominent physicians, when speaking of our Gandee Tennis shoes. Sizes kept for all ages at Hemphill & Honan’s. Try a pair. L. N. Hodges, sponsor of the noted Hodges ditch, in Wheatfield and Keener townships, and owner of a large scope of country there, was in town last week. He reports that Contractor Hack is making great and rapid progress with his big dredge and that the ditch will soon be completed. Summer Underwear, —clear it out. Has to go. Any price. Ludd Hopk in s The “Three I” R. R. will run their eighth annual excursion to Niagara Falls and Toronto’ next Tuesday, August 18th. Fare for round trip, $7.50 to the Falls, $8.50 to Toronto. People at Rensselaer and other points on the Monon can easily connect with the excursion train at Shelby, by taking the Tuesday afternoon vestibule

Miss Nellie King went to Newell, lowa, last Saturday, for a stay of indefinite length with an aunt residing there. The Rhoades harness shop has removed into the room near Haus’ restaurant just vacated by J. H. Peacock. It is rumored that the rooms just vacated will be occupied by thepostoffice after a short time. Ladies’ kid gloves a specialty, at Hemphill & Hogan’s. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to Dr. P. P. Bitters are notified to call and make settlement of their accounts at the office of M. F. Chilcote, in whose hands the accounts have been placed for collection. The plan of selecting a post-master by popular vote worked very well and secured an A. No. 1 post-master. Why would it be any more than right to adopt some similar plan to ascertain the wishes of the patrons of the office before its removal is consummated ? Men’s shoes from $1 to $4.50, at Hemphill <fc Honan’s. All summer 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. Val Seib has been filling an important position in the Columbia National Bank, at Chicago, for a little time past, and intends to remove to that city very shortly, unless the Syndicate concludes to send him to South Bend, this state. In any case he will soon permanently cease to be a resident of Rensselaer, we much regret to state.

C. C. Starr’s pure Jewel Tea is the most refreshing of beverages. Straw hats, alpaca coats and vests summer clothing, summer underwear, in fact anything in summer goods now to be procured at my store, at first cost. R. Fendig. A scope of country some miles south and south-east of town was visited by a very severe storm Monday, a tremenduous rainfall being accompanied by a heavy hail storm and an almost cyclonic wind. Trees were blown down, stacks of hay and grain scattered broadcast, and considerable, growing corn ruined. The vicinity of P. C. Wasson’s place was the center of the storm’s greatest severity. A New News’ Stand: —Remember the New News Dealer, located where Mr. Wright had his real-estate office. Leave your orders with him for your daily and Sunday papers, he delivers them to your house. He also has a fine line of stationery and cigars. The man who has been one of the very heaviest buyers of Jasper County grazing land during the last few years has never seen any of the land he has bought nor even visited Jasper County at all. It is Nelson Morris, the va#tly wealthy Chicago packer. He intends paying this county a visit before long, however. For Rent :—A large brick hotel of 35 rooms located at Rensselaer, Ind, House partially furnished. Hotel on second and third floors. Business rooms below. For particulars and terms call on David Nowels, Rensselaer Ind.

Go and see Bob Phillips’ neat little barber shops and let the new barber give you an artistic shave and haircutting. The protracted and alarming drouth in this locality has been largely broken by heavy local showers prevailing since last Sunday night. Nearly every portion of the county has received some rain, and in many places very^,liberal amounts. Other places again, have received very little, the town of Rensselaer being about as unfortunate in that respect as any place. The big fair at Milford, 111., takes place next week, as per their advertisement in this issue of The Republican. The Rensselaer Stock Farm’s horses will be there and do some big racing, especially is it expected that Belle Medium will lower her already marvellously good record. It is likely that many Jasper county people will attend, especially the lovers of good racing, after they have read the speed program in the advertisement above mentioned.

Geo. Macy and wife, and John Macy, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Frank Taylor, of West Lafayette, are guests of Mrs. John Makeever.

J. C. Porter, of town and R. H. Grow, of a few miles north, were two of the old soldiers who took in the encampment last week, and whose names we then failed to learn.

Watches, clocks and Jewelry and silverware at rock bottom prices H. J. Rossbacher’s, with F. B. Meyer

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. , * Dr. I. B. Washburn’s two terms ag county treasurer terminated Tuesday night, at midnight. He leaves every - thing as “straight as a gouge,” and has been a most careful and vigilant public servant, and withal as accommodating to individuals as any man can be in that office Consistently with the pub-, lie good. The celebrated Jewett Hay Rake and Loader has been tried and proved a grand success. We are Agents for the Acme Hay Gatherer and Ricker. We can fit you out fofrrharvest. Call and see us. ; 4 , Hammond*Bros. Rensselaer, Ind.

Prof. Haas, who will have charge of the musical department of the new college, to open in Rensselaer Sept. Ist, has arrived from Chicago and will be joined by his family this week. He expects to reside in the town, and and himself and Mrs. Haas will take pupils in music. The Professor has diplomas from all the leading Universities of Europe, as Berlin, Vienna Leipsic <fec., and Mrs. Haas is a graduate of Boston and Cincinnati Conservatories of Music.

Prof. C. Haas, Who has charge of the Musical Department at the St. Joseph’s College— —And his wife, who is a graduate Of the Boston and Cincinnati Conservatories of Music— ’ Are prepared t 6 receive private

scholars. Terms liberal. — Please leave orders with H. J. Rossbacher, Jeweler, or Mrs. J. M. Hopkins. Any thing in the way of Watches Clocks, Jewelry and silverware at lowest prices at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with Frank B. Meyer.

Henry Dahncke, son of Wm. Dahncke, of Wheatfield Tp., is now just about completing a very remarkable feat. In company with another young man he has traveled from Helena, Mont., to Chicago, on a bicycle. The distance is very nearly 2000 miles, and a deal of rough road in the bargain. They passed through St. Paul, Minn., on August 4th, and had made remarkably good time that far, although 13 days had been lost on account of rains. They left Helena towards the last of June.

The bam of John Guss, of Union Tp., was bumed^S unday night together with two good horses, a large quantity of hay, harness and other contents. It was a pretty big and good barn. It was insured for S3OO, and the horses for SIOO. The fire occured a short time after the thunder storm Sunday night, but Mr. Guss is confident that lightning was not the cause of the fire but thinks some j tramp or other party staying there for shelter, set the fire accidently or maliciously. Only the wet condition caused by the rain saving his house from burning *at the same time. On last Saturday an affidavit was filed before Squire Burnham against the Rensselaer Separated Butter Company for maintaining a nuisance. The complaint is for allowing butter-milk to be poured out under and around their building where it sours and decays, thus causing “an ancient and a fish-like” smell, which is said to have been very annoying to the people in that vicinity for some time. Complaints are also being made and there will probably be steps taken to remove certain hog pens along the river and at various places about the town, which are causing much annoy ance to neighbors. i~~-. j Let young ladies and bashful young men take warning about biting their finger nails, as it is likely to result in awful death. One in high standing 1 in the medical profession says that biting the nails is an exceedingly dangerous practice, as the biter never knows when to stop, and at any moment is likely to bite into the “quick” and cause blood poisoning.—-Roches- < ter Republican. And then there is the equally great* danger that the nail biters, from fre- j quent bitings into the “quick” will 1 acquire such a taste for their own ! raw meat that they will keep on biting, deeper and deeper, until they have devoured themselves bodily. Beware! nail biters, beware! Dread danger lurks in every nibble.

Mrs. Polly Gerry died last Sunday afternoon, about 5 o’clock, at the home of her son-in- law, W. F. Powers, on River Street. Her home was at MonticcUo, and she had been in Rensselaer only about 4 weeks. Her disease was dropsy, and had been of several years duration. Her sufferings towards the last were very great- Her age was upwards of 80 years. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Powers, she has other relations in Rensselaer, including George Hopkins, who is a 'nephew. The funeral was held at Monticello, Monday afternoon, the body being taken there on the 11 A. M. train of that day. Her death occured at almostthe same time as that of A. H Wood.

A sad and sudden death occured in Barkley Tp., last Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Mrs Nancy Snedeker, wife of Wm. Snedeker, was found dead in her bed Thursday morning, by her 13 year-old twin sons they being the only other members of the family at home at the time. The cause of her death was heart disease f A husband and three sons are left to mourn her death. She was also reated to the families of J. W. Cowden, just east of town, and J. C. Williams, of Rensselaer. £he reinain# were taken to Plainfield, Coshocton Co., Ohio, for burial. Her age was about 40 years. She had been a resident of Jasper Co. for ten years. And was a most estimable woman in all respects.

Mrs. Haley, wife of Wm. Haley, the unfortunate lady whose accident, by falling out backwards from her husband’s wagon at the Alliance picnic, was described last week, died on Friday,"at the residence of M. Eger, to which place she was carried immediately after the accident It is the opinion of her physician that the spinal cord was crushed by the shock of her fall. Tbe funeral was held at St. Augustine’s Catholic church, Saturday, Rev. Father Benedict conducting the services, and interment was made in the Catholic cemetery, south of town. The deceased was about 40 years old, a most estimable woman in all respects, and her death is an exceptionally sad one from the fact that she leaves two very young children, one an infant in arms, and the other ! but a few years old.

Inasmuch as some very wild and exaggerated estimates have been published regarding the magnitude of the crowd present at the Alliance picnic, August 4th, s it may be of interest to give some further points on that subject: One of the Rensselaer ministers took pains to count all the vehicles in the procession, and there were 212, all told. Among these were 14 “big wagons,” with 4 to 16 hedges each. Estimating the average number of people to each vehicle at 6, which would be a very liberal estimate, there were 1272 people in the procession. Estimating again that half the out-of-town people did not take part in the procession, and that would be more than a liberal estimate, then there were present at the picnic 2544 people, outside of the residents of the town. The minister above alluded to thinks that if all the people who made up the crowd that day, town’s-people and all, had stood up and been counted, that 8000 would have caught every last man, woman and child of them.