Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1891 — Doors Windows and Mouldings. [ARTICLE]

Doors Windows and Mouldings.

Postmaster Rhoades, in compliance with the request of the Post Office Department, as noted in a previous issue, has visited the post-offices at Blackford, Pinkamink,Pleasant Grove Marlborough, Pleasant Ridge, Surrey and Remington. Next week lie will take in Fair Oaks, DeMotte, Wheatfield, Tefft, Stoutsberg and Vergie. For anything in the fancy goods line call on Hemphill & Honan. 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. During the thunder shower Monday afternoon, lighting struck D. C. Hopkins’ house, on north Weston st. It knocked some bricks out of th e chimney and tore the roof up to some extent, but otherwise did but little damage to the building. The members of the family were shocked a little, but not seriously.

Our Rubber Stock is at hand. Candee goods as usual and will be sold cheaper than ever, Hemphill <fc Honan, Pioneer shoe store. For Bargains go to Nowels & Randle. In the Demorest Medal Contest at South Meadow, Newton tp., Saturday night, Daisy Bowman won the medal, Bessie Saylor the second prize, and Mary Wuerthner the third. The people of the district had decorated the school house beautifully and prepared special music for the occasion, and the contestants have not been excelled in this locality. See Will' Phillips in his wonderful impersonation of Byke, at the Opera House, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. A desirable two story house of 6 rooms and seven large lots for rent cheep; inquire at this office for further information. A trio of Italians with a pair of big cinnamon bears struck the town Tues* day morning. The bears were well up m tricks of various kinds and one of them named Sullivan; was an able wrestler, and’with which the keepers wrestled three falls for ten dimes, and as the keeper expressed it “Sometimes I licka thje bear and sometimes the bear licka me; and sometimes I scratcha the bear and sometimes the bear scratcha ineJ’ The performance took place in the court yard and attracted a large crowd. -

Geo. K. Hollingsworth has bought ‘lsaac Hemphill’s place on Front street and will build himself a good residence thereon, work upon the foundations of which has already begun. It is probable, however, that nothing morethanthe foundations will be constructed this failL See the thrilling and realistic pier and boat scene, at Opera House, in Under The Gas-Light. .. ... It is reliably reported that the Three I railroad is contemplating building a branch or spur to leave the main line at DeMotteand extend to Hebron, Porter Co., where it would connect with the Panhandle. Its length would be about 9 miles. It is understood that Nelson Morris, the wealthy Chicago packer, and extensive land-owner in northern Jasper, is behind the movement. 1 Notwithstanding the big advance in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s at the old price Postmaster Rhoades visited the Remington post-office Monday, and was very pleasantly received. He found the office, as conducted by Postmaster Walker and his assistant Miss Hawkins, to be in apple-pie order, and giving, to all appearances, the most perfect satisfaction to the patrons. If it is better in these respects than the Rensselaer office, or even equal to it, it is indeed a daisy.

The new set of scenery for the Opera House is now incomplete working order, and will be used for the first time, this evening, at the production of “Under the Gas-Light,” and will form an additional great attraction to the performance. The scenes have been been painted and arranged by Wmv Phillips arid are the work of a master hand. Among the scenes are a wood scene, remarkably perfect, a lake with woods surrounding and snowy mountains in the distance; a river scene at night, a city street, most excellent, also; and several dwelling house interiors, as a kitchen, a parlor itc. The drop curtain, which caps them all, is truly magnificent, and represents a scene in Havana, Cuba. In addition to the above, there is also a train of cars, of natural size, and a pier and boat scene. The curtain scenes are hung in an improved manper, so that they roll up readily and easily, without any of the awkward hitches and baulks that the old curtains were addicted to.