Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1892 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Laura Martic, of Winona, Minn., is visiting M. F. Chilcote’s family. Subscriptions sor J the The Republican taken by J. E. Spitler at P. 0., without-extra charge. -----—- Barnum’s circus was at Lafayette yesterday. Some 7or 8 Rensselaer people went down to see it. Clearance sale of millinery at Hemphill & Honan’s, now is the ti me to buy cheap. • I ? i_ Joseph White’s sickriess still continues with but little prospect for permanent improvement. Coen <fe Paxton are working on their new hay barn. It will be a good building of its class. Remember I am headquarters for books and stationery. Late styles in papeteries. B. F. Fendi g

George Imes, a cigar and tobacco merchant, of Detroit, Mich., made his brother, Willis J., a short visit yesterday. B. E. Utz will preach at the Tabernacle next Suhdaymornihg andeyeiring. Subjects, The Faith and Th e Church. He will preach! at Pleasant Ridge in the afternoon./ Seventeen members of Remington Rebekah Lodge visited the Rensselaer lodge, last Friday afternoon and evening, and were very hospitably entertained. Remember B. F. Fendig “The Druggist’’ when needin anything in the drug line.. His store is now full of fresh articles in that line. Rensselaer did its share of celcbrating the glorious Fourth this year by helping out the neighboring celebrations. To Goodland we furnished the orator in the person of Judge E. P. Hammond, and a ball club; 1 o Hogan the orator in Hon. S. P. Thompson; to ,Monon a ball club and about 200 people; to Saylerville the orators in Capt. R. W. Marshall and Rev. I. I. Gorby, beside a good portion Of their crowd; to Rose Lawn the mnsic, in the Rensselaer Orchard 'bandf to TSTorbcgO their best race horses and a considerabl e number of their people.

Charle Vick A Son, the ne " 8-deal-ers 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. • • Wosine F. Shaffner, who some four or five weeks ago was stricken with heart trouble, since which time his life, on several occasions, was despaired of, has convalesced within the past few days, so that for the first time since his illness he was able to sit up for several hours to-day. It is now confidently believed by his phjsician, that he will soon be out again, which will be good notes to his many- friends here. Mr. S. »«sa long time a dry goods-roerehw Bt in tuiaeitv, but for a few yt are past has been engaged in farming in Jas|*r county. Since his sickness, in order to be convenient to medical treatment, be has had rooms in the St. Nicholas hotel with his brother IT. B. Shaffner. 6 His wife has been a constant attendant at his bedside. —Lufayettc Courier. Mrs. Armstrong’s health his improved so much that she has decided to continue in the laundry business. She has now a competent assistant. Customers can depend on having their workdone with neatness and promptness.

It does not seem to be generally known that the laws of Indiana require an annual statement published fp a county newspaper by the direct* ors of every company organized “to carry on any kind of manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical business.” Such annual report shall state the amount of capital, the amount of assessments made and ! actually paid in, and the amount of * existing debts. The law further pro- | vides that if any person is misled or ’ deceived by any false representation l in such report or by the failure of the officers to publish such report, said officers shall be jointly and &v~ erally liable for all damages resulting from such failure or misrepresentation. See Secs. 3803-3865, R. S. 1881. .j- .

A fine boy at Jake Wagner’s last Thursday. Mrs. Sarah Weil, of Chicago is Spending the summer in Rensselaer. Summer Utearance sale at Hemphill <fc Honan’s.^ Bob Phillips has fired his little French barber, Jimmie Laßoche, and has another in his place. Belle Medium took the first money in the free-for-all trot at Morocco on the Fourth, and Tod Mohawk got second in the mixed trotting and pacing race. - R. B. Wilson got a bad blo w in the breast, one day last week, from the handle of a scraper, while working in the excavations for the new school house. The injury incapacitAt§a Es jum from labor, and may prove a serious matter. - - _ The late rains have of course, interfered greatly with the progress of the new school building, but great quantities of stone, lumber, frames <fcc are now on hand and it is expected stone laying will begin this week.

We are overstocked in fine shoes on account of the season; call now and get bargains. Hemphill & Honan . The graves of the thirteen persons buried in PaUuers’ row, in Weston Cemetery, have lately been sodded up and put into good condition by Sexton Platt, under direction of Mrs. Abbie Roberts, who obtained permission to have it done, from the County Commissioners. Mrs. Roberts’ desires to have all the graves marked by at least a plain marble slab. Several of those buried there have friends in the county who are able to furnish the stones, and if they will do that mueh/Mrs. Roberts thinks the graves of those without surviving friends or relations can be provided with slabs by a public subscription. Take tbe children to see the beautiful fairy cantata at the Christian church, next Wednesday evening. Only 5 cents admission. An agent of the Ohio Falls Car Co. of Jeffersonville, tilled on Recorder Antrim, last Thunl.»» evening, and left for record a contract through which the Mbgen’R. R. leases for seven years 300 new box cars and 250 flat cars. The cars are-built by the Ohio Falls Care-Gorbht arn jpaidYoUaiid owned by several English companies. The rental paid for the use of the cars, for the seven years, by the Monon, is $579 23 each for the box cars; and $477.82. each for the flats. The English corporations stipulate in tbe contract that the rental shall he payable in U. S. gold coin, us the present we ght and fineness. They are evidently afraid that the fiat-money and free silver agitators will succeed in their efforts to paralyze tbe finances of this country.

Attention 1 Threshmen! We are agents for the celebrated Gaar Scott Engines and Treshere; Huber Engines and Threshers and C. Altman A Co’s., Star Engines and Threshers. Give us a call if anything is needed in our line. 44-4 t. Hammond Bros. • The World’s Fair grounds and buildings, now nearing completion, are so renowned as a most beautiful and interesting spectacle that not only do from 5,000 to 12,000 peoples day at a cost of 25 cents apiece, inspect them, but the great majority ,of travelers who pass through Chicago devote a day or more to the same purpose. Hundreds of distinguished foreigners and thousands of promin ent men from various states of the union have availed themselves of this privilege, and it is not to say that all, without exception, have been mqgtjagreeably surprised at the splendor and magnitude of what they have witnessed, and have, very enthusiastic Over the j bright prospects of the Fair. Sevej;- ; al hundred of the returhing delegates | of the late Republican National Con- ! vention at Minneapolis, inspected the ; wonders of Jackson Park, while in Chicago. Nearly all of the delegates to the Democratic Convention at ! Chicago did the same. The Exposition authorities have committees to show visitors bout and explain details tq them. t