Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

David Creek, one of Goodland’s very earliest settlers, died last Friday. Mrs. Lecklider has a new line of ladies’ notions, also jewelry. S. L. Swain was in town Monday. “Sile” is now doing a rushing hay business, at Momence, DI. Hundreds are buying the wrought iron school shoe, at the Chicago Bargain Store. C. G. Spitler received a new $l4O Tourist safety bicycle, last Saturday. It is a fine machine, and probably the best in the county. A good milch cow for sale, ts F. B- Evon. John DeArmond will make a public sale on Thursday, Nov. 12, on his farm in Kankakee tp. Will sell large quantities of live-stock, farming im - plements &c. Stocks and prices tell the story why the loads of goods are carried away every day from the Chicago Bargain Store. The house of Mrs. Nancy Brown, in the northwest part of Newton tp., was burned a week or two ago; the fire starting from a defective Hue. A large portion of the house furniture was also burned. The loss was pretty well covered by insurance. Another large shipment of fine cloaks and jackets will be received some time this week. Chicago Bargain Store,

The Indiana Republican Editorial Association will meet in Indianapolis , Friday, November 6. The purpose of the meeting called is to secure an exchahge of views and to agree upon something like a concerted plan of action for the nex t State and National campaigns. Watches, clocks and Jewelry and silverware at rock bottom prices at H. J. Rmbiihsr’s, with F. B. Meyer You are in business to make money and you can make it by saving it, in buying your wares of the v Chicago Bargain Store. Wm. Dahncke will make a public sale Saturday, Nov. 7th, on his place in Kankakee tp. Mr. and Mrs. Dahncke will spend the ensueing winter in southern California, on ac - count of Mr. Dahncke’s health, which has not been good since he had the grippe, a year or two ago. Nearly everybody are buying their fall boots and shoes of Ellis & Murrsy, . - Our Candee rubber goods are not auction or forced sale goods, but bought by us fresh from the factory, Hemphill & Honan. Mr. Guild’s son, of Gillam tp., whose injury by the exploding of a revolver cartridge was described last week, is reported to be improving greatly, with excellent prospects for complete recovery. It is now thought likely that the cartridge shell did not remain in the wound, but fell out during the great hemorrage that resulted from the injury. Candee rubber goods at Hemphill & Honan’s, chmper than ever offered before for first quality goods, fresh from the factory.

The Gillam farmers are feeding their horses too liberally, during these days of McKinley law prosperity, lately tvj of them, J. G. Hhit ahtU John Prewitt, hive been run-away with while g>ing horns from Rsmselaer. Mr. Prewitt’s accident occurel while g)iug homa from the foot raaei. Ha was thrown out, and his havl and face very badly bruised and battirod- 31 r. Hint's run-away was a little eafiiert H) too was thrown violently out upon his head, by his cirriaga upsetting. Ha was so badly hurt that he was at first thought to be’kille 1, but regained consciousness in about half an hour. H> hu not yet ftijly recovered fron hisiajurios.

A flying-fish is the latest addition to B. F. Fendig’s natural history muse nip, in his drug store. It was sent him by his relatives in Brunswick, Georgia. . ’ 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 M* L. Hemphill has sold his farm, just east of town, on the Pleasant Ridge road, to a Mr. Jenkins, from Champaign Co., Illinois, who will occupy it next spring. To Rent. —My residence, north of the depot. Good house, barn, well, and 5 acres of land, largely in fruit. Enquire at Williams’ furniture store. 'T.F.CIARK. . Dr. J. L. Smith has in preparation a book of reminiscences of Indiana Methodism, which his long ministry Specially fits him to write, and its publication will be looked for with interest.—Valpo. Messenger. Ellis & Murray have the best lighted store in town. Special prices on Watches, Chain s, and Jewelry of all kinds at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with F. B. Meyer. J. H. Willey completed invoicin'g his newly acquired watch, clock and jewelry stock, at South Bend, and returned home last Saturday. The stock invoiced $12,000 and is the finest in South Bend. Mr. Willey has, no doubt, made a very successful trade. Remember the Feed store when you want Hour. Dexter & Cox. While in the city last week we secured a great bargain in 54 in. dress flann els. L. Hopkins.

Rev. J. H. Cissel, D. D., our former townsman but now a distinguished Methodist divine and pastor of the first M. E. church, of Laporte, had a dangerous appoplectic stroke, last Saturday, but at last accounts was improving somewhat, and his physicians had strong hopes for his recovery. Ellis & Murray sell Hanen & Son's shoes for men. Try .them and you will buy no other. A,. McCoy & Company are now prepared to make loans on farms at low rates, and on most favorable terms. The privilege given to‘pay all or any part of a loan, on any interest pay-day. We can have the money ready as soon as your title is shown to be good. Come and see us if you desire a loan. ts.

- The great and celebrated case of Turpies vs. LoWc, which has been three times tried in the circuit courts and once in the Supreme court, is again before that ”bod'y,“’(sh“appeal of Lowe, from the last and most extra ordinary judgment against him, in the Cass circuit court. The printing of the brief of S. P. Thompson, Lowe’s leading attorney, in the case, has just been completed in The Republican job department. Like all the other Matures of the case, the brief is an immense affair, consisting of 140 large pages, or about as large as an ordinary monthly magazine. It is, without doubt, by far the largest book ever printed in Jasper county. The Gokey and the Miller handmade boots, the best in the world I and nearly as cheap as machine sewed. Chicago Bargain Store. The Joe Clark property, in Thompson’s Addition, for rent. Enquire of James W. Douthit. 2tp. The State Alliance meeting, at i Indianapolis, week, devoted some ' time to hearing the particulars of a I big scheme, which is already said to be organized in 23 states, for saving the “profits of the middlemen,” and is also said to have a corporation in :New York city, with several millions 10f capital, behind it. The plan, in part, Consists in one or more centers, m every county where the Alliance is organized, where all kinds of farmers’supplies Will be. kept in stock; then a central or state store of supply, and beyond this the great combination, in the 23 or more states. The plan is already being put into actual operation in Kentucky; and seems to “mean business.” •. ✓ Reeds <fc Co’s., Rochester N. Y. Ladies fine shoes sold by Ellis <fc Murray.

Chas. Moore, of Kokomo, is visiting Ira Washburn, this week. A number of the young friends of Miss Edith Marshall gave her a pleasant surprise party, Tuesday evening. See the Ellis & Murray, cloak department.

A full line of millinery goods, just received at Hemphill <t Honan’s The members of the Relief Corps gave Mrs. Chas. Benjamin and daughter Maud, a pleasant surprise party, Tuesday evening. N. S. Bates, the poultry dealer, is trying the experiment this year, of raising capons—the first time so far as known, that it has ever been tried in this locality. The caponized fowls grow much larger and make meat, that the ordinary roosters. He has only some 60 or 70 of the caponized birds, but will probably raise more of them next year. Those he has are doing finely. Out of sight! and no competitors can afford to meet the cut prices on clothing, boots and shoes, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Mr, Vick, the local weather bureau officer, is now receiving the weather dispatches every morning, with an occasional supplemental dispatch when the cold waves are headed this way. The significance of the different flags are already somewhat familiar to our citizens. The clear white flag means clear or fair weather, —the word fair, as used by tha weather bureau, meaning weather without rain

or snow, whether it be clear or cloudy. The blue flag denotes rain or snow. The half blue and half white flag denotes local rains or snows. The white flag with black center denotes a cold wave. The black triangular flag, if above, the white or blue flag denotes warmer weather; below the - other flags, it denotes colder weather. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider has a new and competent trimmer for the fall season. Ladies, call and examine her work. 1 ~

Who should have the greatest share of your trade ? The store that brings down prices 25 per cent, or the ones who copy after, the Chicago Bargain Store. The public roads throughout the country are just now in belter condition than any gravel road.—Remington tress. The Press is undoubtedly correct in the above remark. ZDuring aconsiderable portion of every year the dirt roads are much better than any other kind of roads. They are firm and smooth, and easier and more agreeable to travel over, for both people and horses, than the gravel roads. For these reasons the plan has been adopted in some localities, and ought to be generally, of building a gravel and a dirt pike, side by side. This method not only furnishes abetter road than the gravel pike during a dry season, but also saves a great deal of wear of the gravel.

The new Dunlap shape, in stiff .bats at Ellis & Murrays. a Goodland is said to have a sure cinch oc an important college to be located there in the near future. Goodland’s several miles of gravelled streets no doubt had a very large share in determining the selection of that town as the site of the college. This fact again suggests the query , why has not Rensselaer done more in the way of improving i£s streets ? The method adopted by Goodland is also open to Rensselaer. The procedure is essentially the same as that whereby gravel roads are built in the country. The Town Board orders the improvement made, on petition by a majority of property owners interested and the cost is assessed on

such property and paid for in installments, during a term of years. This is the way for Rensselaer to get good streets, and the only way. It is useless to wait for them to be made out of the ordinary corporation fund. We can not eat our cake and have it; no more can we maintain our splendid but expensive electric light system, and keep in repair our miles Of wooden sidewalks, and have enough money left to make any adequate ’ permanent improvements in our I streets.

Contractor Cliarley Platt is making rapid progress in the construction of the stone culvert over the Make-him-self ditch, on Weston street. Get prices elsewhere on Candee rubber boots and shoes, then come and see if you can save 15 or 20 per cent, on same goods at the Chicago Bargain Store. One of the most enjoyable social events of the season was the marriage, on Wednesday night of last week, at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Kinney, on Front street, of her daughter^Allie to Mr. Fred L. Chilcote. The ceremony, which was most interesting and impressive was witnessed by

about 125 invited guests and was performed by Rev. I. I. Gorby. The house was brilliantly illuminated by electric lights, put in espescially for the occasion, and decorated with house plants, ivy and vines. A few i minutes before eight o’clock, Mrs. : Austin favored the company with an informal piece of instrumental music, after which the young couple, who were among the guests and helped to receive them, thus being relieved of ' embarrassment.usual on such occasions took their position immediately before a bank of house plants, and were joined in Holy Bonds. Congratula-

tions were then offered and were hearty’ and most sincere, for the future happiness and prosperity of; the handsome couple. The groom', wore the conventional suit of black, while the bride was dressed in cream } Albatros cloth, and China silk, and: looked exceedingly fair. Congratulations being over, the company’ were !- -Seated and served with a most delicate and elaborate supper, which consisted of coffee, patties, pickles,' sandwiches, icecream and several! kinds of cake. Small boxes contain - ing.bride’s cake and tied with white ( ribbon, were passed ■to the entire j company. The young couple were the recipients of a large number of very useful and costly presents, from the guests present aS Veil as abroad.

Mrs. Johh Doxstader, of Chicago, visited Dr. Washburn’s family most of last week, and over Sunday. A right pleasant and well attended dance was given in the Opera House, last Thursday evening. A full line of men’s celebrated Burt fine shoes. Chicago Bargain Store. f -. The receipts of milk at the Rensselaer creamery are now looking up some, and now average about 5,000 lbs., daily. Two good corn-huskers wanted, on the Walter Porter farm, two miles east cf Rensselaer. A. J. Worstell.

Recent Ohio papers give the name of our former townsman, Capt. F. I W. Babcock as one of fifty out of fifty eight applicants, who passed examination and were admitted to practice in the Supreme court, of Ohio, 'fhls is a notable and also very creditable circumstance in the career of our ex-townsman, as under the laws of Ohio, applicants for ad- > mission to practice before the Sui preme Court, must not only furnish ' evidence of residence, chufacter, and diploma of a law school, or evidence of t vo years previous diligent study under a reputable lawyer, or two years’ practice in the courts of a

sister stkte, after at least two years study’, but must pass rigid examination by a committee of learned lawyers, appointed by the Supreme Court. This examination covers the elementary principles in the whole field of common law and equity, and the eleLments of pleadings and practice and occupies two days. Capt. Babcock ! thinks some of again returning to the ' general practice of the law, and re- ! tiring from his lucrative but labor- ' ious position as special counsel for the Buckeye Reaper Company. Mr, : Babcock is a good lawyer as well as a most excellent man and citizen, and will well deserve and no doubt command success at his old profession in his new and enlarged field.

J. D. Bissenden, electric dynamo engineer, is contemplating going to Chicago soon, to have an operation perfoimed for a cataract in his eye. Ellis & Murray’s have one room 80x30 feet full of men’s clothing. For anything in the fancy goods line call on Hemphill & Honan. . Geo. M. Robinson’s eight years of service as Auditor of Jasper county will come to an end this week. Through it all he has been a faithful, -efficient and accommodating public officer, and not the less so for having been, at the same time, an uncompromising Republican and a politician who remember, d his friends. Say Friends, if you owe us anything either on account of due paper, ■ please call and settle at once and thereby fulfill your promise, and ♦ make us glad. * Hammond Bros.

The annual Harvest Home exercises were held at the Presbyterian church, last Sunday evening, aim the building was crowded to its full capacity. The exercises were beautifully rendered. ■ by the children, The church was tastefully and profusely decorated by all kinds of fruits, grains, &c., and these were afterwards distributed where they would do thp most good, according to established custom. Call in at Ellis <fc Murray’s anti 16ok at their underwear stock. t A Memorial service will be held on next Sunday afternoon tlielst of Nov., at 2 o’clock, at the court house, in memory of the Hon. Oliver ,P. Morton. The G. A. IL Post of Rensselaer, wilfsee that suitable arrangements Are made and the Court ; room is appropriately decorated. I Rev. U. M. McGuire will preach the sermon. Rev. I. I. Gorby will be master of cermonies. Rev B. F. i Ferguson will conduct the devotional I service. All lovers of the commonI wealth of Indiana are cordially invited to attend this meeting. By order of the Ministerial Associa* tion of Rensselaer.