Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1891 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

The October term of the Circuit Court opened Monday. A very large a mount of record has been made, in the way of judgments on notes <fcc., by default. The divorce case of Hannah A. Emmons vs.,Peter Jr Emmons, was on trial yesterday afternoon. Eight ments have been found against Michael Halloran, and for which he has given bail. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider was in Chicago again, last week, buying more goods, which she invites the ladies to inspect. Also to call and examine the work of her competent and stylish trimmer. The production of the “Nevada, or the Lost Mine,” given at the Opera House, Saturday and Monday evenings, by the Rensselaer Dramatic Stock Company, was a very commendible performance, in all respects. In the cast of the play the different a ctors were chosen for their respectparts with rfire,skill, to each being given the part for which their personal characteristic especially fitted them. The scenery, also, was remarkably good, and being prepared especially for the occasion by Manager Phillips’ skillful hands, was exactly adapted to the needs of the play. The actors were well studied in all their parts, and, altogether it was a very meritorious performance, and well deserving of a far better patronage than it received, Dexter & Cox will sell you flour cheaper than any house in Rensselaer. Customers that woc« • $3.00 Kip Boot last year are coming back fur the same boot this year. L. Hopkins. The great Wakarusha Ditch is now practically |a settled fact. jThe joint session of the Jasper and White County boards of commissioners, at Monticello, last Thursday, took action which assures that end. The report of the preliminary viewers was accepted without change, and the second board of viewers was appointed. These consist of James C. Stockton, of White County; a'nd John E. Alter, of Jasper county, with surveyor James C. Thrawls as engineer. These last viewers must verify the former survey, stake off the ditch in 100 foot sections and assess all damages and benefits. They will probably begin their work next week, and as there are some eighty and odd miles of main ditch, laterals, &c., it is evident that they have a big jot) before them. This ditch, as we have heretofore explained, is being made under the ditch law of last winter, for ditches 5 miles or more in length, and its proceedings are much after the analogy of the more familiar gravel road law, and like that requires the issuance of county bonds, which may run for any series of years, not more than twenty, as the commissioners may determine, and are paid as they mature, by the owners of the lend benefitted. —Mrs. Lecklider lw a new line of ladies’ notions, also jewelry. We will announce to the public that we have added all kinds of coal to our business, we will sell as cheap as any body. Dexter & Cox.