Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Mrs. M. B. Alter and daughter Miss True, are at St Louis, Mo., this week Milton A. Makeever has just gone, to Osceola, Neb., presumably to locate in business there. Watches, clocks and Jewelry and silverware at rock bottom prices at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with F. B. Meyer. Cushwa Bros, of Frankfort make the finest cream in the State. Sol d at King’s. ... £ Wort on J.N. Leatherman’s new residence on Weston street. is. jiow well under-way. . Little Booby Tuteur, who was so terribly burned lsat week, is improving very much, and with good prospects for complete recovery. Our Rubber Stock is at hand. Candee goods as usual and will be sold cheaper than ever, Hemphill & Honan, Pioneer shoe store. g J. G. Reynolds took three races, about all there was to take* with his running horse, Tennessee, at Boswell last week. He is letting the horse rest this week.

Several good farms for sale, in the vicinity of Rensselaer, at terms to suit purchasers. B.F. Ferguson. “Spot cash and cheaper than the cheapest” is our motto, on and after Sept. Ist. Ellis and Murray’s Double Store. The Sovereign Grand Lodge,l. O. O. F., meets at St. Louis, Mo., next week, from Sept. 21st. to 26th. The Monon Route will sell half fare round trip tickets to St. Louis, for the occasion. Tickets sold Sept. 19th, and 20, only. J. E. Spitler at the post office has secured the agency of CL M. Barnes to buy up the old school books of this county, for which he can pay the highest market price, v ts The Indiana State fair takes place at Indianpolis next week, beginning on Monday and continuing all the week. 'The Monoq Route will sell tickets for Indianapolis at one fare for the round trip. Tickets sold any day from Sept. 20th to 26th. Good going only on day of sale, and returning on any day until Sept. 28.

Rev. E. 0. Sharp, now located at Duluth, Minn., preached in the Christian Church, Tuegday evening. Mrs. Geo. B. Parkison, of Pleasant Ridge, went to Cameron Springs, last week, for treatment for rheumatism and other troubles. Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price Miss Grace Vanatta has gone back to the Cook county Normal School, at Englewood, 111. Miss Mamie Williams returned to DePauw University, at Greencastle, yesterday. Geo. Dunn of Dunnville, has also entered the same institution. Hello! 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. Bring in your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry and have them repaired in workmanlike manner and warranted by H. J. Rossbacher, at F. B. Myers’ - ------

Mrs. Clemens’ little girl and little. Jakey Webber will return to the Deaf and Dumb Institution, at Indianapolis, this week. Little Jakey is not yet reconciled to the school and threatens to run away, the first opportunity. We are selling 54 in. dress flannels very cheap. If you don’t believe it, come and see. L. Hopkins. The drugstore firm of Long & Eger will be dissolved after October Ist. by the retirement of Mr .Eger. The business will thereafter be conducted under the na,me of A. F. Long & Co. On and after Septemper Ist we will show largest line of nice dry-goods, clothing, hats and boots <fe shoes ever shown in Jasper Co. Ellis & Murray. Y. E. Willey returned home last Thursday, from. Chicago, where he had been in charge of a grocery store for a short time, with some' idea of purchasing if the propect seemed promising enough. 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. 1 Those enterprising and popular young men, the Hammond Brothers, have purchased C. A. Roberts’ stock of implements and vehicles, and rented his big implement store, about the biggest and best in northwest Indiana, and will move into it next week. Mr. Roberts will retire from the implement trade, and has not decided on his future line of occupation.

The Morocco Fair is held this week. Rensselaer people will attend pretty largely to-day. - Remember dear people we are the oldest established shoe store in the town, we can and will give you bargains in good goods, call now. Hemphill Honan Mrs. H. Wi went again to Cameron Springs, last Thursday, for a month’s treatment for her rheumatic troubles. Mr. and Mrs.GflO. E. Murrrayand Mr. and Mrs. Yal Seib, gave a very pleasant joint reception at the residenceof the former, last Friday evening.

Seven of the youngest new” pupils of the Indian School were started for their native wilds Monday morning by Superintendent They were homesick. We are not selling out, but we are selling cheap. Especially dress goods. L. Hopkins. Send for catalogue and then decide. Fall tei m Sept, 7th. Address. 52-2 m. Union Bus College. Lafayette, Ind. Fire was discovered Sunday afternoon in, or rather under, J. C. Porter ’ s barn. The fire alarm was sounded and the fire company called out, but the fire was extinguished before the fire company arrived at the scene. The damage was slight. While in the city last week we secured a great bargain in 54 in. dress flannels.

L. Hopkins. The ladies having charge of raising the fund for Mrs. Clifton’s house, report about $40.00 yet unpledged. Persons wishing to help, can hand their gifts to Dr. L B. Washburn, who has charge of the fund. Marriage licenses since last report- 1 ed. j Preston Q. Comer, \lda M. Hart. j Charles M. Harrington, ( Amelia Young. j Leslie Clark, ( Allie D. Shriver.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Med icus hav e been, called upon to bear the great as ttiction of the death of their little son and only chid, Charlie, a remarkably bright and liandsome boy, of nearly 5 years age. He died last Saturday morning at 4 o’clock, after an illness of about ten days. His first sickness was whooping cough, followed by flux and remittent fever. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, at the M. E(. church. Large numbers of sympathizing friends were in attendance. \

The Uniform Rank, K. of P. have secured and fitted up the old M. E. church building, for a drill hall and lodge room. The Epworth League'of the Barkley M. E. church will give a social at the church, Sat. evening, Sept. 26th. All are invited. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Randle, R. P. t , # Benjamin and Miss Maud Benjamin went to Lafayette Tuesday forenoon, to attend the funeral of J. C. Benjamin, whose death is mentioned elsewhere. —^

Mrs. E. P. Honan and Miss May Meyers go to Chicago next Monday to copy styles and buy more fall mifr linery. Any lady wishing to order some particular kind of goods not carried here at home, Mrs. Honan will cheerfully get it for her. Rev. T. F. Drake left Monday on a week’s lecturing tour among Epworth Leagues. He will go to Medaryville, Monticello, Frankfort and other points, but will return in time to hold regular services, next Sunday.

Sir Knights, Attention!! You are respectfully requested to meet at our Armory (Old M. E. Church), on Friday evening, Sept. 18th, at 7 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of special drill. E. Peacock, Captain. Uncle Billy Beck has much improved the appearance and comfort of his residence,! near the cemetery, by the building of a large out-door kitchen, and wood-house, and the removal of the ancient log structure, which had long answered the same purpose but which had grown old and dilapidated very much faster than has Uncle Billy himself.

There is an immensely big crop of peaches in this section this year, in addition to the abundance of almost •V ‘ jf, __ all other kinds of fruit. As a single example of the magnitude of the prospective peach yield, we may mention that of the Rev. Lemuel Shortridge, of Keener tp., whose crop is estimated at between 200 and 300 bushels.

"Ernest Mayhew stopped with friends ] in Rensselaer, Friday night, on his I way back from California to his college at Hanover, this state. For anything in the fancy goods line call on Hemphill A Honan. To Rent, —A good residence, of nine rooms, with well, cistern and wood house. Enquire at this office. Miss Grace Nichols, of Barkly tp., and Willie Hammond of Rensselaer, enter the State University at Bloomington, this week. All classes of Watch, clock and jewelry Repairing done at lowest prices, by H. J. Rossbacher, with F. B. Meyer. L Attorneys Thompson and Chilcote, of Rensselaer and Wiley, of Fowler, went over to the scene of the SmootUlrey war in Newton county, Monday, and arranged the terms of an honorable and lasting peace. The parties will henceforth dwell together in amity, and rigorously refrain from doing, speaking or even thinking evil of or to one another. So complete indeed was the success of this most commendible peace-making expedition that Pap Smoot even agrees that if he swears any about the matter hereafter, it will be done in a reverent and seemly manner. This last and greatest triumph of the peace

party can be attributed to the benifi cent influence of Elder Wiley’s pious counsel and example. In our Jasper county census figures last week, a typographical error made the per cent, of increase for the whole county 13.18, whereas it should have been 18.18. The increase in some of our neighboring counties, is here given: Benton, 7.16; Carroll, 9.14; Fulton, 17.10; Lake, 58.28; Laporte, 11.17; Newton, 7.79: Porter, 4.79; Pulaski, 14.03, Starke, 43.76; White, 13.60. Twenty!!ve counties of the state decreased in population, one of these being Tippecanoe, which fell off 2.47 per cent. Lake county’s per cent, of increase is the greatest of any, but all of the natural gas counties show very large gains. Starke comes next, and Marion follows Stark, with an increase of 37.24 per cent.

The Stock Farm horses were off on their luck last week. At Crawfordsville all they got was one race, won by Plutruss, and at Cleveland, where they had a most excellent prospect for winning first money m the $2,500 stake, with Belle Medium, she was taken sick and Could not start. The best time of the horse that won the race was only two seconds better, over, a mile track, than Belle has repeatedly made over a half mile track, and his other two heats were several seconds slower. This week all the Farm’s horses are at Peru, this state. What is known as the “Fresh Air Fund” movement is a most worthy charity, organized in Chicago and most other large cities of this country! Its purpose is to raise a fund to send children of poor people into the country for a few weeks, for the benefit of the fresh air, generous diet and unlimited inducements for exer-^

cise that the country affords. The ) fund, above mentioned, pays only the traveling and incidental expenses of the children, and their board and lodging is an act of charity by the country people, in whose homes they find entertainment. So far as known, this year is the first that any of the fresh air beneficiaries have got into Jasper county. Five little girls, of about 10 years of age, were .recently received by the families of Simon and Jasper Kenton, near Surrey, and most generally entertained for a week or two, and when they returned to Chicago their generous hosts loaded them with apples and nuts, and each also had a live young chicken, in'a box, for a pet. Also among their treasures were several pieces of the skin of a very large snake which its original owner had laid aside and replaced with a new one, ans the children had found. Most of.these little ones had never been into the country at all, before, and the others only for a day or two. Their entertainment by the Kentons was a good and kindly act, which we trust will find many imitators next year among the generous hearted farmers and farmer's wives, in Jasper county.