Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1891 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

~W. H. of Irvingtony was intowu-tIHS week. Leo failed to get a place in the SBOO race at Fort Wayne, Tuesday. Lon Reynolds, of the Rochester hotel, was the guest of Landlord Dale, yesterday. A fresh M ilch Cow for sale. I. B. Washburn?' The latest accounts received of Mrs. Thos. Grant, in Remington, is that her condition is no better. Sir Knights, remember that Friday night is our regular drill night. Let us have a full turn out at 7 o’clock prompt. Rev. T. F, Drake will preach his last sermon for the conference 'year, next Sunday. The conference meets at South Bend, next week. Miss Nellie Rhodes, of Kokomo, a Competent pianist, is giving Miss Mae Dale some special instructions on the piano, preparatory to her coming tour with Irving Stieninger. The hot, dry weather of the last couple weeks has done a good and thorough job of ripening up the corn crop and gettin it out of the danger of frost, however much it has been to the discomfort and detriment of the human frame. The Monon train from Indianapolis which passed "th tough Rensselaer early last Monday morning, carried to Chicago that noted individual to whom the daily papers all over the country have devoted so much attention the last two weeks, Miss Vera P. Ava, who is now filling an engage, ment in a dime museum in Chicago. She claims to have been robbed and abducted in the house of a Catholic priest, in Chicago, and by some means, she knows not how, transported to Cincinnati. It is a most mysterious case, although but few people take stock in the abduction story. Last Friday afternoon the rear seat of a spring wagon in whicb- were riding Mrs. Zacfier and her son, a young man of about 22 years, from Newton tp., was upset as the wagon passed overthe foot crossing in front of the court house, and both the occupants fell out upon the hard planks Of the crossing. The young man struck on the point of his shoulder blade and was very painfully and at first thought dangerously hurt. He was taken to the residence of his brother-in-law, Charley Platt, the section boss, and was very sick and delirious through the night, but was so much better the next day as to be able to be taken to bis home.

A man named George Thorne* residing in Benton county, near Ambia, was cut to pieces and killed on Saturday night, the 12th inst., by A. N.Baldwia of Hoopston, 111. According to the the accounts given by Fowler papers < Thorne, who was a very large and powerful man, forced a quar. rel upoi) Baldwin, and knocked him down twice amj. Baldwin then drew his pocket knife and made a speedy end of Thdrne. Baldwin gave himself up and is now in jail at Fowler. He will plead Aelf-defense. Buy |»».if teas and fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s. We roast our own coffee as needed, consequently have no Ud T stale stock. - As I have taken the agency for the R; ckford WaU b, Wl have just received a 1 ig stock of their movements. I will offer for the next ten days Special Pi ices on these celebrated

Watches.

H. J. ROSSBACHER.

With Frank B. Meyer.