Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1891 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. and Mrs. Forsy the were in the city this week buying Holiday goods, 'furs etc. Miss Mamie Williams came home from DePauw University, for the Thanksgiving vacation. A fine stock of furs in a few days. Chicago Bargain Store L. Hilderbrand has a fine new hack. It runs for the Nqwels house. Its reputed price was S3OO. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hackett and son, of Chicago, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis, Thanksgiving Day. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spriggs is seriously sick with scarlet rash and whoobing cough Elmer Gwin, who contested at Watson school house last Saturday .night, has the honor of being the first boy in Jasper county to win a Demorest Silver Medal. For Sale Cheap— A two-seated, light and almost rtw spring buggy, a small soft coal burning heating stove and large book case. Enquire of Mrs. F. B. Lyon.

The result of the Demorest Meda Contest, at the court house, Tuesday evening, was Dora Peacock lst,l Myrtie Chipman 2nd, Bertha Parcels 3rd. The attendance was good. Miss Nellie Failing, Miss Kendall, Miss Murry, Mr. Loughry, Mr. Casad, Mr. Hamlin, andJ. A. Hopkins of Monticello were the guests of Misses Hattie and Nellie Hopkins Thanksgiving day. Williams has now on hand over 50 different kinds of Rocking chairs. Our Candee rubber goods are not auction or forced sale goods, but bought by us fresh from the factory, Hemphill & Honan. Two frieght trains collided at full speed, on the Monon, Tuesday near Crawfordsvillt, and both engines and many cars were about totally demolished. The crews of both engines jumped off and all escaped injury except Engineer John Henderson .whose skull was fractured and badly bruised otherwise.

There has been a slight decline in all grain and hay during the last few days. The continued nice weather enabling shippers to rush grain, and hay upon the market Yesterday hay of all grades was in only fair demand at 50 cts. per ton lower. Wheat, oats anft corn | to f cts. lower . As we go to press Nowels Bros. & Co., pay 85 cts. for whtat; rye, 80 cts; white oats, 30 cts; mixed, 28 cts; corn, 38 cts; prairie hay, 13; imothy, |g; 7” ' Those Oak Rockers at Williams’ Furniture Store are just too nice, go and see them and take one home to your wife.

The trial ot H. A. Baldwin, of Hoopston, 111., who killed George Thorn, at Ambia, Benton county, took placeatFowler,last week, and the ing, after the jury was out only 40 minutes, was not guility. The evidence which cleared Baldwin established the fact that he acted in self defence. Thorn was a powerful man, from thirty to forty years old and weighing over 200 pounds. Baldwin is a small man or boy, %niy 23 years old. Thorn, while a good citizen generally, was quarrelsome when under the influence of liquof as he was at the time of his death. The defense*proved that he choked and struck Baldwin who killed him with his pocket knife in the necessary defense of his persoq. Judge Hammond discharged the prisoner and thanked the jury for their patience and care in trying the case remarking that under the hw and evidence he thought their verdict was a righteous one.

Hogs are in general plentiful and not.fat; prices going down, but still fair..'; . .*" Cattle still holds very well in flesh and price. The fall pastures were a little short but stock pastures are good enough to compMSßto for the grass shortage. The additional members to Phil Phillips’ Dramatic Company, will arrive Friday, and the jcompany will then enter upon a course of vigorous rehearsals preparatory to taking the road, with a repertoire of some 15 or 20 popular but standard and legitimiate plays. They will open their season by three plays fin Rensselaer, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, of next week. The plays then produced will be “Hidden Hand,”

‘‘Hazel Kirke” and “Hick’ry Fann.” The company will consist of eight persons, including Mr. and Mrs.. Phillips find their brother Guss Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are ac ors of sterling merits, ai;d with a company which will properly support them, as vye have no doubt it will, as Mr. Phillips is a splendid manager as well as a fine actor, the company is sure of a very successful season. The prices at the opening nights will be put down to such low figures as can not fail to secure crowded houses every evening.

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• jasper Coun y Teachers’ Association The Association meet at the High school building Friday morning at 10 o’clock- Co. Supt. Warren presiding. Miss Blanche Loughridge was elected secretary and Eva Jackson, assistant • At roll call fifty-five teachers] reponded—and before the close of Fridays’ session seventy-five were present.

Saturday brought in several others and ninety-three teachers out of one—hundred and eleven answered to their names. There can be no better proof of the progressive spirit of the teachers of the county than the fact that, in the face of rain and snow and almost impassable roads, so large a per cent, were in attendance. Prof. Aley devoted his talk on Friday to the subject of History and Saturday to Arithmetic—Friday evening he delivered his lecture on “A Neglect in Education’ - at the court house. The Association was so well pleased with the work of Prof. Aley that it recommended that Supt. Warren engage his services for the Annual County Institute to be held next summer. —— ■ —— • — ~ Lifers

The work of the local talent on the program was carefully prepared and well received by the association. Especial mention is due to Rev. I. I. Gorby and Hon. S. P. Thompson. Rev. Gorby gave an able and instructive lecture on the “Base of Our Educational Triangle,” He said “That true education consists of three lines of growth and development, viz, Moral, Physical and Intellectual — That our schools-placed the greater emphasis on the two latter to the neglect A)f tlie first—That without the moral training the schools failed in the purpose for which they are maintained”—To make good citizens. Mr. Thompson in his happy and careful way presented a discription of his early school days and the schools- of Jasper county during his career as county school examiner.

The contrast between the schools of this county of 25 years ago, and of to-day is so great that comparison is out of the question. The teachers then tanght letters and spelling to the exclusion of almost everything else. The wide-awake progressive teacher of to-day, feels that in this wonderful age of invention and progress the schools have not fallen behind but are keeping step and furnishing the intelligent men and women that will be capable of careing for this vast country, when the present generation has passed away. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year—President S. E. Sparling,—Vice President J. P. Hammond —Secretary, Lizzie Faris, Treasurer, Lewis Hamilton. After passing several resolutions pertaining to the wellfare of the schools- and the association. the meeting adjourned to meet on the Friday and Saturday after Fhanksgiving day, 1892.