Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1892 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The venerable John Lewis is dangerously sick at the home of his son, in Jordan tp. Work on the new livery stable building, south of the town hall, is in active progress. Daily papers at P. O. at 35cts. per month. Mrs. G.W. Gauthier, wife of the new furniture dealer, joined him here last week, and they are now occupying a house on south Weston street.

Dexter & Cox will sell you a nice grade of meal and Graham flour. Miss Jessie Bartoo, the photographer, is building a ne w photograph gallery, on the side north of Washington street, just west of The Republican office. Termers 1 On plow shoes and boots we will save you big money. I. J. Porter Successor to L. Hopkins. Rev. Father Geitl, superintendent of the Indian School, has procured a a upply of sugar beet seed, from Las afayette, and will give it a thorough trial, this season. A good new safe, a refrigerator and an oil-tank for sale cheap. Laßue Bros.

The People’s Party has decided to nominate a county ticket, this year. Their committee will meet next Saturday to arrange time, place, method &c., of making the nominations. Millinery for large ladies, little ladies and al!the ladies, at Hemphill & Ho nan. The Logansport Presbytery, met at Kentland, last week. The Rensselaer church was represented by Rev. 1, 1. Gorby. Mrs. E. Purcupile, Mrs. F. B. Meyers and D. E. Hollister. Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, Rensselaer Bank. B. F. Ferguson. We have received intelligence of the death in Nebraska, of Geo. De Boer, a former well known resident of Keener tp., this county. Neither the time of his death, nor other particulars have been received. Subscriptions'for tJhe The Republican taken by J. E. Spitler at P. 0., without extra charge.

A young Indian ‘‘on the tramp"’ was in town Saturday. He claimed to belong in the Indian Territory, and to be headed that way, and that he had been out with some Indian medicine company, which had ‘ busted.” Dr. Mary E. Jackson, now of Hammond, lately of Rensselaer, will be at the Makeever house next Wednesday, April 27, from 7 o’clock a. m. until 2 o’clock p. M.to prescribe for patients arid to settle accounts. Auditor Murray last Friday appointed Zibe McCashen trustee of ... ilroy tp., to fill out the unexpired term of Hezekiah Kessler, who resigned. Mr. McCashen is as good a man for the place as could have been ’ selected.- He will hold the office until twb years from next August.

Ladies, go to Mrs. Cripps, for all kinds of fashionable dress making, establishment over Park Wright’s undertaking office. 34-stp. The services of the First Baptist Church for Sunday Apr. 24, will be as follows: 9:30 a. m. Sunday school; 10:45 a. m. preaching; 3:00 p. m. preaching at Egypt out station; 7:30 p.m. preaching at the church. All are invited to every service. U. M. McGuire. Last Friday was Mr. Peter McElfresh’s 60th birthday, and after the pleasant custom prevailing in this mmmnnity, and especially in the country, the occasion was commemorated by surprise birthday party and big dinner, at his place east of town. - Some 30 or 40 guests were present, all of whom evidently enjoyed the occasion greatly.

Miss Angela Hammond is visiting friends in Chicago, this week. Hammond Bros., are headquarters for bicycles and tricycles. J. F. Hardman is at Warsaw, visiting relatives. Daily papers at P. O. including Sunday at 50 cts. per month? Clerk elect Coover was in town Friday, making preparations for his early removal here. His term begins May 4 th. Vacant tenant houses are almost impossible to find,- in Rensselaer now.

11:23 buys the best plow shoe for the money in the county. I. J. Porter successor to L. Hopkins. Next Wednesday the Remington creamery, which has been shut down for the winter, will re-open with Eddy Irwin, of this place, as butter-mak-er. He Will do them excellent work. A beautiful line of fancy goods to select from, at Hemphill Honan’s. Willis Imes and family lately of Monon, have again become residents of Rensselaer, and Mrs. Imes has opened a millinery store in the room in the Nowels Block formerly occupied by Kannal’s jewelry store.

A Gospel meeting will be held at the Church of God, Sunday, Apr. 24, 2:30 p. m. under the auspices of the W. G. T. U.. Sermon by Rev. L L Gorby. Farmers! you can get as nice mea made out of your corn at the feed store as anyone needs. Bring it along. Dexter <fc Cox.

J. P. Hammond moved Monday into the R. S. Dwiggins residence, across the river. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Soucie, who have occupied the house for quite a long time, will continue to do so, in the capacity of boarders with Mr. and Mrs. Hammond. Plymouth Rocks:—Pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks hen’s eggs, for sale. _ N. Warner. The friends and patrons of the Rensselaer public schools will learn with general regret that P.of. H. L. Wilson, the able superintendent of the schools, has notified the school boar d of his intention not to be an applicant for the position for another year.

La'hes. We have laid in a handsome xne of cloth top shoes in lace and button. Also a line of low shoes the finest in the land; come and see them. Hemphill & Honan. Mr. Wm. Ellison Condra and Miss Dais y E. Thornton were married last Sunday morning, at the residence of Mr. Isaac Barkley. Rev. B. lerguson performed the ceremony. The bride was the victim in a recent sensational .but, as it proved, harmless ar.d unintentional stabbing affair. Carpets! We will discount them all on carpets this spring. I. J. Porter successor to L. Hopkins.

It is reported that Sam Duvall has already been elected to office, that of town councilman, in the city of South Bend, to which he removed a few weeks ago. If the report be correct, Sam has gotten himself into office with an expedition that rivals the speed with which newly landed Irishmen become aiderman in New York City. Mrs. W. J. Imes, formerly of Monon,lnd ~desires to Call the attention of the ladies of Rensselaer and surrounding country to the fact that she has just put in a full line of millinery and notions, into the room in Nowels block, one door west of Fendig’s store and will,/with the assistance of Miss Lora Patton, a trained trimmer from Indianapolis, be glad to entertain all her old friends and create a multitude of new ones. D exer & Cox will sell you flour at abragain.

The Rensselaer High school will turn out another very creditable graduating class, this year, but the number of the members thereof is not so large as might be wished. Their names are Mary McColly, Ella Tyler, Blanche Alter, Edith Marshall, Maud Daugherty, and Ira Washburn. Their relative standing in the class has not yet been fully determined. Celia Irwin, who was always one of the very brigheet members of the class, was obliged to leave school last December, on account of poor health.

The fair and supper given by the M. E. Ladies Industrial Society, Tuesday evening, netted about >3O, and was a success, generally. The hearing of the injunction proceedings brought by the Monon road, to restrain county treasurers from collecting the roads taxes, which was set for last Monday, at Valparaiso, has been postponed until the 28th. Charles Vick & Son, the news dealers are authorized agents of this paper. They will be glad to furnish you any paper, or magazine published. You will find them at Signal-Flag Pole. • Charles Porter left last Sunday, for Kansas City, to. begin working for the Pullman Co., in the capacity of conductor. He was called on some two weeks sooner than he expected, and thus obliged to curtail his visit, considerably to his disappointment. •

Columbus H. Hall, Vice-president of Franklin College, and Profess or of Latin in the same institution, will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class from the High School. The different churches of the town have kindly consented to dispense with their usual services to attend the baccalaureate services, Sunday morning, May 22nd. You will find at the feed store, choice grades of feed. Call and see Dexter & Cox.

The local bicyclers’ club is increasing in numbers right along, and promises to become a permanent institution. It might be well, thus early in the career of the club, to make to the members some suggestions regarding the use of the side-walks for bicycling purposes, and that is that they should so use them as to avoid, in every way possible,ttie inconveniencing, or endangering of pedestrians. Sidewalks are made for people tq walk on, and if bicyclers are permitted by sufferance to use them, then they should

not abuse tlie privilege. It is true that the town board has granted permission for bicylers to use the walks, but even if the board did net transcend its authority in granting the permission which is, very -pyobablgT' the right is one which can very easily be taken away again, in case it be found that the superior rights of pedestrians on the- side-walks are being abused by the wheelmen. These suggestions are made by way of warning and not of censure, for so far as we know, the bicyclers have given no very serious causes for complaint as yet. Gentlemen. Our fine shoes have arrived. The most stylish and best value for the money, we have ever carried. If you want to be “In It’ come to us. Hemphill & Honan. The county Republican central committee met last Friday afternoon, and the result of their deliberations is the official call for a county convention, which appears elsewhere in this issue of The Republican. The time chosen for the precinct primaries and the county convention was May 28 th for the former and May 31st for the latter. This time is likely to be very favorable for the farmers, being about between the time of the finishing com

planting and the beginning of the cultivation thereof. The choice of the method of making nominations, whether by “Straight” primary election, “straight” delegate, or by the mixed method tried two years ago, was discussed at considerable lenght and while each method had its advocates, and while, further, it was clearly recognized that no method yet devised is wholly free from imperfections, the general weight of opinion seemed to be that the masses of the party were disposed to give another trial to the “straight delegate” plan, and that accordingly was adopted, by a full two thirds vote of the committee. In the matter of electing delegates to the state convention, it was thought best to turn their,, selection over to the county convention, their number being too few to equitably divide among the precinct conventions, and special conventions for their election not being thought advisable, as taking too much time when the masses of the voters are buy with their own work.