Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1891 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Albert Hammond left for New Mexico, last Sunday. Will bears has got an office. That of coroner in Otero Co:, Colorado. The marriage of Miss Hattie Flynn and Rev. H. V. Weaver was solemnized at theM. E. church, last evening. Nearly/everybody are buying their fall boots and shoes of Ellis & Murray. Blue and his son Charley went to Silver Lake, Kosciusco Co., lost Sunday, to attend the funeral of a brother-in-law of the former, a Mr. White, They returned last night. Customers that wore out a $3.00 Kip Boot last year are coming back f or the s ame boot this year. L. Hopkins. Dexter & Cox are prepared to ma ke special rates on flour, by the barrel. ~ ; The November term of the Benton circuit court began last Monday. Among the cases on the docket is that of Mrs. Minerva Wright vs. the Town of Rensselaer, for damages for injuries received by a fall on a defective side-walk. The case was sent from this county on change of venue. a. New and complete stock of boy’s flannel waists at Ellis & Murray’s. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider will continue her opening of "fall and winter millinery, next Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 4th and sth. Frank B. Lyon and H. J. Bartoo, the latter the foreman in The Republican’s printing department, have jointly purchased a Republican paper at California, the county seatof Moniteau Co., Missouri. Mr Lyon is already on the ground and has taken possession, and Mr. Bartoo will join him in a short time. California is a flourishihg town very near the center of Missouri.

The new Tan & Tobacco colors in jackets, at Ellis & Murray’s. . . ■ _’w' -. .-i._„ ■_ ’• 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. The attention of our farmer readers is called to the fact that the program of the approaching Jasper County Fanners’ Institute appears elsewhere in this issue of The Republican. It i s a comprehensive program and has been prepared with great pains by the officers of the Institute, and ought to result in a rousing good interest among the farmers and stock raisers of the county. 200 ladies’ jackets received this week, at Ellis & Murray’s. We are selling Ladies’, Misses’ and Children s wraps, cheaper than any other house in Rensselaer owns them. ' : -

J. F. Antrim writes back from the Keeley Institute that he has met there, as a patient, Frank Robinson, who was formerly master of transportation on the Delphi and Rensselaer narrow guage railroad, and who now lives in Ohio. He enquired with much solicitude after some of his former boon companions, in Rensselaer, and was evidently disappointed to meet none of them at the institute. A full line of millinery goods, just received at Hemphill & Honan’s. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider has a new and competent trimmer for the fall season. Ladies, call and examine her work. John P. Monnett, of Crawford Co., Ohio, is visiting his cousin, Fletcher Monnett< just north of town. Mr. Monnett is an inventor by-the-way, and has lately perfected a successful self-feeding attachment for threshing machines, and which will also cut the bands. He is thinking some of engaging in the inonufacture of threshing machines, with his self-feeding attachment as their distinguishing feature. —— Say Friends, if yoq 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 work of painting, papering and decorating the interior of the Opera House is not yet completed, but has progressed so far M to make it plainly evident that Rensselaer will soon have one of the handsomest and most attractive public halls and places of amusement, to be found almost anywhere, and one which our citizens w 111 take pride in showing to their visitors from elsewhere and to the strangers WtHhin gatetf.

The always reliable and high class Slayton’s Bureau has arranged' to send another company to Rensselaer. The date is Saturday evening, Nov. 21st, and the company the Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. This company has been on the road for several years, has given entertainments all over the country, and has everywhere received the highest commendations of the press. Our people can be assured of getting the full value of their money, in patronizing this entertainment Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, Rensselaer Bank. B. F. Ferguson.

The celebrated Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Cluty gave a concert in Association Hall last evening which was, greatly enjoyed by all who attended it The ielections given by the Club were varied and always highly harmonious; the rich, full chords and accurate execution producing a delightful combination of sweet and charming music. The entertainment was a unique one, and those who failed to attend it missed a genuine musical treat.-Ham-ilton Times, Hamilton, Ont » It is a pretty smart client that can get ahead of his lawyer, but some parties in a late divorce action in the Jasper circuit court came pretty near doing that thing. They contracted to pay $35 to their attorneys for procuring the divorce, and the attorneys to pay all the costs. The parties then had all their very numerous relations summoned as witnesses , with the result that when their attorneys had paid all the witnesses their fees, they had less than four dollars left for their services out of tne $35.

Several Farms for sale. From 40 acres upwards, at reasonable prices, for cash or on time to suit purchasers. Fletcher Monnett, ts Agent A good many farmers in this sect ion are finding that their corn crop is not yielding nearly so many bushels to the acre as they expected. The corn is of an excellent quality, but the ears are short and “few in the hill.” AU owing to the lack of rain at the time when it was most needed. This condition of the corn crop prevails more especially through the central and northern portions of the county; as the southern portions were more fortunate in the matter of rains, and therefore have, generally, much larger yields of com. 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

The new designs for the half and quarter dollar and ten cent pieces will come into use after January Ist. The new coins will, it is claimed, be much handsomer than the present designs, which have not been changed since 1835. The most striking changes in the coins wifi be the substitution "of a large handsome h ead of Liberty only on the face of the coins, in place of the weary sitting damsel, with a receding chin; a nd on the reverse side the eagle will be rather more “spraddled out” and war-like on the new coins than upon the old. ’The new Dunlap shape, in stiff hats at Ellis & Murrays. The patent medicine almanacs for the year 1891, not yet having passed into the innocuous desuetude of back-numbers, tell us to look out for a total eclipse of the moon, next Sunday evening. The moon will be within the penumbra, or partial shadow, when it rises, at about 5 o’clock. At 5:27 it will begin, to enter the total shadow, and an hour later will be totally immersed therein. The total phase will last about another hour, while still another will be passed before the pale orb of night succeeds in shaking the last clinging earth-shadow from her radiant garments. Eclipses of the moon, as most of our readers are already aware, are caused by the moon passing through the shadow of the earth. The moon’s light being only reflected sun-light, of course when the earth happens tb cut off the sun’s rays from the moon, that body will be eclipsed. The reason why the eclipse of the moon is never absolutely total, as even in the middle of the eclipse it can still be sun, “as through a glass darkly” is that, owing to the refracting qualities of the earth’s atmosphere, enough of the sun’s light falls upon the moon to still render its face dimly v isible, during the eclipse.

Themarkets for the past week have been very steady. The rains this week put wheat and rye in good condit ion for the winter. Hay in fairly g ood demand; as we go to press, Nowe Is Bros. <fc Co., are paying for wheat 8 5 cts; oats, white 28 cts; mixed 26 cts; rye 80 cts; com 75 lbs. to bushel, 35 cts: hay $2:60 to $7. A square piano for sale cheap. For information, enquire at this, office. Call on Dexter Cox when you want coal. Thejnany friends of Jesse Roberts will be glad to know of the • deserving success, with which he is meetin g in his college work in the Law school at Ann Arbor. Many will remember that during Mr. Roberts’ stay in California he made himself felt in the school work of his county. Leaving a good position in the west a year ago he entered on the study of law. Establishing himself the first year as a strong and earnest student. This year has been one of more than usual success in college. The appointment of Assistant librarian in the Law Department was an agreeable surprise, tb him. His election as Valedictorian of his class of 275 is a substantial college honor. He has also been chosen one of four to discuss in public the life of Mr. Parnell.

The largest assortment of carpets in town , at Williams’ furniture store. We are selling 54 in. dress flannel very cheap. If you don’t believe it come and see. L. Hopkins. The extent of the Gillam tp., oil fields is likely to be pretty thoroughly tested within a very short time. Some oil men from Ohio have procured the right to bore on Mr. Swisher’s farm, where the well is, and also on some adjoining land, and will begin boring operations at once. We understand that they give Mr. Swisher a cash bonus of $l5O and a certain portion of the product, in case any oil is discovered, and he reserves a considerable tract surrounding his buildings and orchards. The Pennsylvania parties who secured so many oil leases in that region nearly two years ago, have also come to the front again, and have paid their rentals, and are also preparing to begin boring in a short time. In addition to this, some local well-borers are also figuring on trying their luck at boring for oil, on several tracts near the Swisher well. This week and next, it is said, will settle the question. Williams has now on hand over 50 different kinds of Rocking chairs.