Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1892 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

T. J. McCoy is taking the school census. ■ ‘ . " See Bargain Store’s half page advertisement, in this issue. County Supt. Warren has begun work on a large addition to his resi - dence, on south Cullen street. A beautiful line of fancy goods to select from, at Hemphill & Honan’s. The Jasper County Bible Society will hold its next annual meeting in - Rensselaer, Sunday April 17th. A public reception of the new members will be held at thd Presbyterian church, next Sunday morning. Mrs. Uecklider’s grand opening of Spring Millinery, April 15th, and 16th. Ladies, do not fail to see it.

Chas. Chamberlain is now chief engineer of the dynamos, at the electric light station, succeeding Chas. Sprigg. . ' Lime and cement, at the feed store. Dexter & Cox. Commissioner Querry, of Gillam township, was in town on legal business last Monday. New spring wraps at Ellis & Mur - rays. A. B. Robbins’ sale, in Keener tp;, occurs next Wednesday, April 13th. See full notice in another places Clarence carpet warp. Chicago Bargain Store. Matt Worden will also' build a house this spring, on a lot adjoining the site of his brother Charley’s proposed residence. Millinery for large ladies, little .ladies and >ll the ladies, at Hemphill & Honan“ ’ ’ ■ : The daily delivery of milk at the Rensselaer creamery is slowly increasing and is how.hovering about the 6,000 pound mark. 9 Don’t miss your Only opportunity of seeing those wonderful juvenile performers at the Opera House, Apr. 9. ... / ;w •

The last finishing touches, except the painting, are now being given to Geo. K. Hollingsworth’s elegant new residence on Front street. The Day brochers are intending to build two tenant houses' this season, on their lots on Weston street, opposite W. B. Austin’s place. L Millinery Opening:—Friday and Saturday April 15 th, and 16 thMrs. Lecklider’s. Our old townsman, J. M. Hodshire, has the contract for the brick work on Taber & Parker’s proposed big brick business block, in Remington. Miss Angela Hammond is at Tipton visiting her cousin, Mrs. Thos. Teter, and Mr. Teter is at Rensselaer visiting his brother-in-law, J. E. Spitler. Luke McCarthy, the young man who swore so hard against the plaintiff in the Whileman case, charged another young man, one of her friends, with doing as he claimed to have done, and the result was that' McCarthy proved as s wist a runner as be was a swearer, and thereby saved himself a terrible beating. The altercation took place at the Makeever House.

Plymouth Rocks :—Pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks hen’s eggs, Jor sale. . . N. Wars Eli. During the thunder storm Monday afternoon, lightning struckthe electric light wires, and burned put transformers, right and left. As a consequence many houses] thatuse the lights were left in darkness Monday night, and some of the street lights were out also. The lightning first struck |he transformer near Judge Healy’s house, and nearly destroyed it. In most of the other cases the damage was confined to blowing out the fuses. * * • «

Work has begun on the found tions of the new livery stable, south of the town hall, and a well is being drilled there. ~T See the unequalled whip and gesture drills of the little performers, April 9th. Nowels Bros.tfc Co., report the local market prices as follows: Wheat 75c; oats, white 25c; mixed 23c; rye 70c; corn 32c; hay $4 to $7. Our spring stock of clothing is now ready for your inspection Ellis & Murray Harry Zimmerman, one of our old typos, is back from Meadville, Pa., for a short visit. He has a good prospect for another Situation on the Monon; being an expert telegrapher as well as a good printer. Notice the Bargain Store’s big , ‘ad.” on inside page. The revival at the Christian church is scoring quite a notable., success, — at least for Rensselaer. Up to the ! present time the additions to the ! church arc 22 in number. The meetings still continue. Wanted:—An experienced girl for * general housework. Apply at Hemp- j hill & Honan’s Storer'

N; S. Bates sold his somewhat noted capon crop, a short time since. He realized good results, but would have done much better had he had sufficient grounds to have given the birds a larger range. If your shoes are getting worn or thin on the the soles, step in at Ellis & Mun ays and get a new pair. The long and lucrative monopoly which the Monou route has enjoying in hauling Bedford stone, is at last tube rudely disturlied by the building of a belt line into the quarries, by other parties, which will connect with several other main lines." v Any person wish mg to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my of Hee, Rensselaer Bank. B. F. Ferguson.

A half dozen or so of the town democrats met in “mass convention,” at J. W. Doiithit’s law office, day evening, and fixed up the folio wing tickfetr’ -For couiicilmen;T3SEZ ward, Ralph Fendig; 2nd ward, J. TRandle; 4th ward, Joseph Paxton. Treasurer, E. P. Honan; Clerk, John E. Spitler; Marshal. John Ramey. Muslin underwear cheaper than you can buy the muslin by the yd. . Chicago Bargain Store:. Mrs. S. E. Yeoman returned Tuesday, from Lowell, where she has been attending the last sickness, death and burial of Mrs. Ella Braddick, widow of her late brother Henry Braddick. She died last Saturday night, at Lowell, and her funeral was held Monday, at Hebron. The cause of her death was an internal cancer. She and her husband were residents of Rensselaer, a number of years ago. She left one child, a bright boy of 3 years who has been taken to raise by Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman. The little orphan is, indeed, fortunate to have fallen into such good hands.

Carpet warp 18 cts. lb. for colors. -.Chicago Bargain Store. At the stockholders’ meeting last Thursday night, of the Rensselae r Building Loan and Savings Association, several proposed amendments were acted upon, but only three received favorable aclidn. One of these increases the fees of the appraisers in cases where they go ou tof town, by allowing them 10 cents per mile, fir milagy one way, and necessary expenses. One of the others makes the treasurer emtudim of all

papers, instead of the secretary; and the other increases the salary of the secretary from §SO to $75, of which each series ot stock is to pay one half. A proposed amendment giving to each share a vote, instead of one to each stockholder, aS at present, was voted down. So also was the prop osition to change the method of selling loans, for the second series. Final action upon the amendments passed at this meeting will be taken at another meeting to be held to-morrow (Friday) night, at Austin A Hopkins’ office. < Clarence carpet warp, cheaper than jyou ever bought it Cskaoo Bargain Stork. ,

I Capt. Ben Faris, of Gillam tp., was iin town Munday. The Capt, we an?» 'glad to sav. is again a rinf ! Jasper Co.having lately moved back 1 into Gillam tp., fiom Medarjy|Be. • Read the big Bargain St--re’s big advertisement on another page. “ The lonia. Midi..>SeftW»e/, of a late] date, has an account of interesting graduating exercises, at the town of Orhans, in lonia county. Among the list of graduates is the name of Fred Thornton, who, with his parents, lately removed to Orleans, from Wheatfield, m this°eottfttyW—— : ;

Dr. Mary E. Jackson, now of Hammond, lately of Rensselaer, will ha at the Makeever house next Wednesday, April 13, from 7 o’clock a. m. until 2 o’clock p. m, to prescribe for ! patients and to settle accounts. I Chas. H. Porter, sou of J. C. Pori ter, is visiting the latter for a short time. He has been telegraphing in 1 Kansas City, Mo., for three years past, but a difficulty with his arm has caused him to give up the business, and he will enter tbe service of the Pullman company, as a conductor, between Kansas City and St. Louis. The rainy season which began Saturday night and ended Monday night, was the first really thorough “soaking” the soil in this section has received since about l ist June. The rain was needed, for many/farmeFs” had complained before it camethaV in many places, their land was. too, dry to plow. - The growing wheat also needed more raim

The‘'burnt district” between McCoy’s block and the Kannal building will be occupied by a handsome brick husinessJiuilding, during the present season. E. L. Hollingsworth, owner of the lot, has given a 30 days Tuition to a party who will build at once if he buys it. In case he does not Mr. Hollingsworth will erect the building himself. - ---- . Dexter & Cox will sell you a nice grade of meal and Graham flour. The “Gwin Medicine Company” is a new Jasper Co., enterprise, located at Pleasant Ridge. They have two preparations on the market, “Gwin Medicine Co’s Cherry Compound” and “Gwin Medicine Co’s Celebrated Quick Relief.” These medicines, taken “internally, externally and eternally” are said to be sovfign remedies for a pr< tty large list of human ailments.

A good sized posse of men went up into the Nubbin Ridge region, one day last week, to try to capture Shortnan Cooper, who was indicted conjointly with Conrad, for stealing meat etc. The posse visited various houses and barns where they thought Cooper would ? be likely to harbor, but without finding him. In several hay mows they found places where they thought he had made his lair, but Cooper himself was not therein. Mrs. R. W. Marshall, president, and Mrs. E. L. Clark, delegate for Rensselaer Corps, No. 39, W. R. C„ started for Fort Wayne, c n the noon train Tuesday, to attend the department encampment Wednesday and Thursday. The department encampment of the G. A. R. meets there at the same time. R. B. Wilson is the delegate, for Rensselaer Post. Capt. Wasson, Post Commander, could not attend. A job lot all kinds of muslin underwear worthy any ladies attention. Chicago Bargain Store.

M. 0. Halloran’s saloon building, 1 once the historic Dunlap Jlouse, is. now eleva'cd about 4,feet and blocked up with timbers and shored up with braces. As it now stands it looks greatly as though Mr. Halloran had adopted the architectural i lea of a man in “Gulliver’s Travels.” whose plan in building was to begin at the top and build downwards. Mr Halloran will, evidently, spend a good deal of money on his proposed improvement, and have nothing but an old tumble-down building gets through. Mike is, no doubt, an able saloon keeper and certainly an accomplished litigant, but in the capacity of an architect, present deveiI opements indicate that he is a melan- | cholly failure.

Mrs. Chas. G. Spitler left for J Washington, D.C., last Friday, called by telegram announcing the supposed fatal sickness of her sister, Mrs. Floy Powell Martin. At la-t accounts received the latter’s condition was very desperate. | The only place in town for the I Boulevard silk umbrellas that will outwear a common twilled silk. Chicago Bargain Store. G. M. McDonald is working the horse sale business at a lively rate. He had one at Monticello, Monday, and Saturday'will have one at FowJermHiJanother at Bosv ell tlie fol- • lowing Monday. Uncle Simon Phillips does his auctioneering. ~ '

During the fearfully high wind, Tuesday, there were two objects watched by our citizens with anxious solicitude: The court house wind-mill, for fear it would blowdown, and Halloran’s saloon building, on stilts, for fear it wouldn’t. Neither what was feared nor what was hoped for, took place. One day last week the v ife of one McGq&. who lived in the Shrum in the cast part -<ff X‘>wji, during the absence of her husb rid packed up their household goods and left town, presumably to go to her parents in Brown county. McGee knew nothing of her intentions until he leturned at night and found the house vacant.* -

The Thomson-Houston and the Edison Electric companies have consolidated, hut that fact will, probably, cut no figure in the management of the light plant._at Rensselaer, which is or was the property of the first named company. The consolidation of these two great companies gives to the combination pretty nearly a monopoly of the electric business of the country; but, according to the Scientific Am nican, their monopoly is not to I> j of long continuance, for the Setmens-Halske company, of Germany, is preparing to begin business in this country, ami it is a company strong enough to meet the competition of .even the Thomson-llous-ton-Edkon combination.

Boulevard silk umbrella. Chicago Bargain Store . The Phillips’ Dramatic Company gave Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Saturday evening, to a pretty good house. Their engagement, for the whole week,was nearly a financial failure,not from lack of desert upon the part of the company, but for the simple reason that the show business has been entirely over-done in Rensselaer this season. The gold watch Saturday evening was taken by Henry Greenhalgh, of Virgil, Kan , a young

man who is visiting C. L. Thornton, near town. The “giving away” of the .gold watch was managed by Park Wright, W. J. Miller and Geo. Strickfaden, a committee appointed by the audience. Charlie Blue was the holder of the first number drawn, but he not being in the audience, another number was necessary, resulting as above r tated. The com • pany went from here to Knox, in Starke county. Farmers ! you can get as nice me a madeuutof your corn at the feed store as anyone needs. Bring it along. Dexter & Cox.

Samuel Cooper, from up about Hogan, came before the circuit court; last Saturday and introduced a pair of black eyes and A generally “bung-ed-up ’ appearanceai ocular evidencei that the much whnted Sherman F. | Cooper was still in Jasper county. | Sherfnau met Samuel, (of the same 1 ; name but no_relation) a day or two ! after Samuel had testified in court ■ against the man Conrad and incidentally against Sherman F., who was Conrad’s partner in crime, according to the Ustimoi.y of various witnesses. Sherman first struck Samuel for a chew of tobacco and then for a kni'e to cut the plug with. Samuel complied with the requests and Sherman then coolly pocketed Samuel’s knife and tobacco and then proceeded to give him a tremenduous threshing, in revenge for the way he had testified in court Sherman Cooper seems to he m desperate and dangerous as be is hard to catch.