Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1891 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Vai Seib was down from Chicago, Sunday. Ick Yates returned Tuesday from a week’s visit at Rossville, 111. A good milch cow for sale, ts Geo. H. Healey. Will Moss, of Detroit, Mich., is visiting his mother, this week. Ladies bar pins that sold for SI.OO for 50 cents. At Huff’s Jewelry Store. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bartoo gave a party last Thursday evening, in honor of their cousin, Miss Claribel Bond, of Remington. Call and get a good p lir of Spectacles for SI.OO, formerly sold for $1.50. Huff the Jeweler. A Hebron correspondent of the Valparaiso Vidette, stated last week that the Kankakee river mar shes had never been so dry since the year of the great Chicago fire. R. P. Phillips and Chas. Br own re turned from Cameron Springs, last Sunday, having made a much shorter stay than they had intend cd. Candee rubber goods at Hemphill <fc Honan’s, cheaper than ever offered before for first quality goods, fresh from the factory. Ex-Sheriff S. E. Yeom an and his son, O. Yeom an, took charge of the Makeever House, as landlords, Tuesday. Mr. Dale, his predecessor, who had intended giving up the hotel business, has changed his mind and rented and moved into the Nowels* House, and will opfen the same for business next Monday.

Joe Hammond is teaching the Fair Oaks school. Successful Halloween parties were given Saturday evening by Misses Nellie Moss and Maud Benjamin, at their respective residences. ■ Special prices on Watches, Chains, and Jewelry of all kinds at H. J. Rossbacher’s, with F. B. Meyer. Mr. Jesse Greenfield, of Hutchinson, Kansas, is visiting his broth er Trustee Wm. Greenfield and other Rensselaer relatives. Overcoatville. Chicago Bargain Store. Ellis & Murray have the best lighted store in town. There was a modest and unassuming little fall of snow Tuesday morning, the first of the season. It was a reminder that winter is close after us. Men’s handsome fur and plush caps Chicago Bargain Store. Huff will sell you a nickle alarm clock for SI.OO. J. W. King attended a big shooting match at Monticello, last Thursday, where the targets were live pigeons, sparrows, blue-rocks and glass balls. His score was the best made at the match. The only place for the Mishawaka knit wool boot, that will out-wear 3 pairs of felt boots, is at the 4 Chicago Bargain Store. Our esteemed brother, Elder Hennegar, of the Francesville Enterprise was unfortunate enough, one day last week, to take into his mouth a swallow of concentrated lye, which he mistook for cough medicine. His lips and mouth were badly burned. The only house that buys rubber boots and shoes in 50 case lot, direct from factory; and will save you 10 to 20 per cent. Chicago Bargain Store. A twelve year old girl was in town Monday, from Newton county, who weighs 177 pounds, and is nearly 6 feet high ,and wears a number 42 cloak. She promisee to be a pretty fair sized girl, when she gets her growth.

The wedding of Rev. H. V. Weaver and Miss Hattie Flynn will take place at the M.. E. church, on next Wednesday evening, Nov. 11that 8 o’clock. Reeds & Co’s., Rochester N. Y. Ladies fine shoes sold by Ellis & Murray. • For first class watches or jewelry Huff keeps the best. Rev. I. I. Gorby will preach the dedicatory sermon of the new Saylorville 'school [house jiext Sunday at 2 o’clock. The people are cordially invited to attend this service. z ", Felt boot with rubber, $1:50 up • Chicago Bargain Store. Buy a solid silver thimble for 30 cents of Huff the Jeweler. W. J. Miller repainted the spire of St. Augustine’s Catholic church, last Thursday. The painting of the cross and the upper portions of the spire was a pretty “ticklish” job, but was successfully accomplished by Jack Knight. Remember the Feed store when you want flour. Dexter & Cox. The Wrought Iron School Shoe; the,Miller & Gokey boot are admitted to be the best ever sold in Rensselaer. A full line at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Mi. and Mrs. J. H. Willey, last Mond’ay, took their final departure from Rensselaer, the place which has known them so long and esteemed them so .highly. They are now located at South Bend, where Mr. Willey’s busij ness prospects are exceedingly flattering. Our Candee rubber goods are not auction or forced sale goods, but bought by us fresh from the factory, Hemphill A Honan. J. H. Willey’s sale last Thursday, at his place just south of town; drew a large crowd, and all the property offered found ready sale and mostly at fair prices. The Jersey cows sold especially well, but the horses went rather cheap. The total amount realized at the sale was about $1,500.

Asa Baker did not get away from bad luck, when he moved to Milroy tp. He has lately lost, in close succession, two of his three good workhorses. Watches, clocks and Jewelry and silverware at rock bottom prices at H. J. Rossbacher’s, withF. B. Meyer The Brookston cannery has made no rfioney for its stockholders this season, but it has been a fine thing for the farmers of the neighborhood and for the business men of the town. Two good corn-huskers wanted, on the Walter Porter farm, two miles east of Rensselaer. A. J. Worstell. The directors of the Rensselaer creamery held a meeting last 'Thursday evening and elected Lucius Strong manager, to succeed J. H. Willey who has removed from town. While in the city last week we secured a great bargain in 54 in. dress flannels. L. Hopkins.

The removal from town of Mr. J. H. Willey leaves a vacancy in the town school board, which the town council will fill at their meeting next Monday evening. Ellis A Murray sell Hanen & Son ’« shoes for men. Try them and you will buy no other. Our old friend John Lewis, of Jordan tp., is a pretty good man for his years. He is 78 years old, and has just finished digging his crop of potatoes, 300 bushels in amount. John Graves the Wheatfield Justice of the peace, and rea'.-estate agent, is also coming to the front as an auctioneer, his last engagement in that line being the Wm., Myers sale, in Walker tp., and he has two other good sales on his list, within the next few days. John bids fair to become a worthy successor to our own inmitable Simon Phillips, to the honor of being the best auctioneer in northwest Indiana.

Any persons thinking of celebrat- [ ing the Thanksgiving season by getting married, can find immensb lines of wedding stationery samples, of the very latest date, at The Republican job printing office. Say Friends, if you owe us anything either on account or due paper, please call and settle at once and thereby fulfill your promise, and make us glad. Hammond Bros. The County Commissioners, if they carry out their present intentions and of which there is no good reason to doubt, will contract for a good iron fence around the public square, at their March session. Ellis & Murray’s have one room 80x30 feet full of men’s clothing. For anything in the fancy goods line call on Hemphill <fc Honan.

Isaac Reubelt, teacher of the freshman class, in the Rensselaer high school, reports that in his room, with 42 pupils, there was only 1| days’ absence, for the last school month. One pupil was out half a day for sickness another a day to attend the funeral of a relative. The percent, of attendance was 99.92. Mr. Reubelt expects to make it an even hundred, this month. Dexter A Cox will sell you flour cheaper than any house in Rensselaer. The best $3.00 Kip Boot ever brought to Rensselaer. L. Hopkins.

Our little item a week or two ago in reference to Mr. Bates’ experiments io the capon raising line has resulted in considerable discussion regarding the iherits of the supposed new kind of fowl, and at least one party has already applied to Mr. Bates fdr a setting of capons* eggs. The character of the supposed new breed of fowls was also up for discussion at a select dinner party, on the west side, a few days since, but it lost interest very suddenly after the dictionary was consulted, in reference thereto.

F. M. Hanley has sold his livery outfit to Allen Gray and Aut Clark, of near Remington, and who took possession last The same parties have also bought ihe livery barn of M. O. Halloran. Mr. Hanley will remain in Rensselaer and follow the business of dealing in horses. Mrs. Lecklider has a new line of ladies’ notions, also jewelry. Call in at Ellis <fc Murray’s and look at their underwear stock. Harry B. Murray entered Monday upon the discharge of the responsible and onerous duties of the office of auditor of Jasper county, for the term of four years. Ezra L. Clark is his able deputy. The latter’s place as deputy in the treasurer’s office is ably filled by Capt James A. Burnham. Rev. S. W. Green, D. D. ,of Crawfordsville, Ind., occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church, last Sunday,and at the morning service favored the congregation with some interesting reminiscences . Rensselaer was Mr. Green’ first appointment, and last Sunday was the 36th anniversary of the day he left South Bend to come to Rensselaer to enter upon his ministerial duties.

A. McCoy <fc 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 desirp a loan. ts. David Creek, of near Goodland whose death was mentioned last week, had lived near where he died since 1852, and was a noted man in his time. In 1857 he was appointed one of the three commissioners to locate and establish the line between Newton and Jasper counties, the former having until that time, been a part of Jasper county. His age was 83 years.