Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Noble jJ. York and family, of Alonon, silent a couple of days last week in Rensselaer visiting relatives. Threshing coal at Coen & Paxton's, . New Straw hats at Ellis & Murray’s. „J. G. Reynolds was in. Remington one day last week being examined for. a pension. Clearance sale of millinery at Hemphill & Honan's*now is the time to buy cheap. J. B. Ellis and Miss Tood Ellis, of White Co., visited -1. H. S. Ellis oyer Sunday. S; A good new safe, a refrigerator and ah oil-tank for sale cheap. : Laßuk Bros.

Mrs. H. V. Weaver Lias been quite sick for a few days past, but is now considerable better. Miss Mary Peacock is quite sick wilt nervous prostration, having been confined to her bed for several days. ! <• Isaac Glazebrook carries a full line of McCormick binders and mowers also repairs. Give him a call. Location Grants’ old shop on Front Street. Miss Bertha Yorkey, of Ligonier, Ind., arrived last Friday for a visit of a week or two with Miss Maggie Healv. ;! " <LAny person, wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, Rensselaer Bank. R. F. Febouson. , Mrs. Wm. H. Coover and Mrs. D. , •• * - '■'» M. Nelson drove ove r to Remington Tuesday morning for a visit of two or three days. Miss Hattie Sharp, who has been working in the family of Rev. Utz, has been quite sick for some time but is reported some better at present.

Miss Mabel Campbell, of Churubusco, this state, [§. the guest of Miss Angela Hammond; * Oxford , Newports ’ and Southern tics at reduced pricesat Hemphill & Honan’s. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday, morning and evening. Subjects: ‘‘Labor anjd Capital:” “The Homestead Riot.” t, R. S. Paris, of Kempton, tad , arrived on Saturday last toil visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris for a week or more. . Mr 3. A. McCoy, and granddaughter. Luella McCoy, left for Buffalo, N. Y., Monday morning, to visit ivfrs. Mattie Rinehart. Theßensselaer Band was serenading about town last Friday night. The band is now better than ever, there being ten pieces of the regular band. Neck-Wear. In Four-in-liand, Windsor and Teck, largest line in towrn. Ellis & Murray. Dr. Hartsell is still confined to his residence, although well, enough to prescribe for patients who call upon him there.

The family of the late Hugh E. Coen has moved from Tarrant Co. Texas, into Oklahoma. Their postoffice address, in that territory, is Altus. Prof. H. L. Wilson, ex-superintend-ent of Rensselaer schools, has gone to Ithica, N. Y. to enter Cornell University as a student ot advanced courses in mental science. A pleasant afternoon children’s party was given last Friday afternoon, by Mrs. W. J. Huff, in honor of the joint birthday of her two little girls, one of whom was 5 and the other 3 years old on that day. The temperature has ranged from 92 to 96 in the shade in this locality, since last Friday. Cooling breezes have largely mitigated the effects of the extreme heat, however, and, so far, there have been no fatalities or serious sicknesses resulting from the heat, in this community. In Chicago, the deaths from sun-stroke reach a dozen a day.

Work on the foundations of the new school house is now making fair progress. Six stone mason?.arenow engaged upon the work. Hammond Bros., are headquarters for bicj’des and tricycles. Ladies notions cheap, at Mrs Leckliders’. i y - > .•■ . „ f.. »• • < . r Sayler &, Co. talk of moving their rock crusher clown to the Rensselaer mill, where it can be operated by power from the mill engine. Eddy IrwTh left, Tuesday, for Athens Co. Ohio,- about 60 miles from Cincinnati, to take charge of a creamery just established there. Examine Wllliams* ten cent coun -' ter. for bargains. r See an elegant line of Neck-Wear, at Ellis & Murray’s.

MfSsrEUa Wolverton, aud Messrs. Joe and Ed. Raub,. of Chalmers, visited the family of John Reynolds for a few days of this and last week . Williams don’t want the earth, but he does want the people to know that he has the.largest stock of furniture anti carpets, in Jasper county. The Summer Normal opened in the Rensselaer School building with abou t twenty-live in attendance. Tbenumber has increased some since the first day, and still more neyr members will commence next wee&-ry p'or elegSnt ancf stylish millinery, at lowest living prices, call on Mrs Imes, in the Nowels Block, and examine her stock. See her line of hats, especially, at prices from 10 cents, upward. O. B. Mclntire, now of Indianapolis, has been making several buisness trips to Rensselaer lately - We understand be contemplates again establishing himself in business in Remington, and moving back to that -town. -

Notice. —Parties wishing to buy the best Hay Press on the market should call on or w rite Ccen & Paxton. agents for the Lightning Hay Press. E. L. Hollingsworth’s new tenant louse across the river is now nearing completion and is in the hands of the plasterers. It is a good house of six rooms and a cellar. Dowler and Banes had.the contract for the carpenter work. Summer Clearance sale at Hemphill <fe Honan’s. Mrs. Parker, of lowa, who has been visiting the - family of Berry Paris for some time, left in company with Mrs. Paris for Xenia, Ind., on Tuesday morning, to visit relatives. They will be absent for seven or eight days. , Rev. H. V. Weaver will preach on Wednesday night of next week at the Banta School IlQuse. On Thursday night, he will lecture at Barkley church, subject: “Origin, Progress and Eminent Perils of the Methodist Episcopal Church.”

A social party was given at the residence, of J. G. Reynolds on Monday evening of this week in honor of their guests, Miss Ella Wolverton and Messrs. Joe and Ed. Raub. About 25 of the young people were present and a good time enjoyed by all. -rfUKv. T. I. Gorbv. Me, and Mrs.

J. T. Randle and Bert Hopkins, of the way-down-east excursionists, returned home last week. St P. Thompson?and his charges, and Mr. and Mrs. Sears, have gone to Boston and are not expected home until next week. Auditor Murray has begun the ex - cavations for his new residence, across the river directly opposite E. L. Hollingsworth’s. The house is to bo a good one of eight rooms and a cellar and is to be built in jthe most workmanlike manner out of the best material that can be had. " The Stock* Farm’s horses did very fairly in Kankakee, last week. The three year old filly, Plutress made a record of 2:30 and got second money in a hot trot. This is the best record ever made by a 3 year old mare bred in Jasper Co. Tod Mohawk got third money in a fast pacing race. This week pnly Belle Medium of the Stock Farm’s horses, is on the track, and she is at

The State Militia is in camp at Frankfort, this week. The Monon route is selling re <ular excursion rate tickets, for the occasion. Marriage licenses issued since last reported.' A \ John W. Price, a ( Nina E. Burns. * j Charles Witham, j Matel Nowels. A letter to Rev. A. W. Wood from Dr. J. H. Cissei at Lafayette, 'States that he preached a sermon for the first time in four months, last Sunday, He adds that his health is greatly im - proved and that he is now able to resume his old charge.

Uncle Sam my Hemphill was temporarily overcome by the heat, last Sunday, while on his war to church. He succeeded in getting back to his house, and was soon recovered. He probably had a pretty narrow escape from a severe, s.un-stroke. * ' V • .i R. P. Phillips’ 'barber shop has been temporarily .removed -into the west sample room in the Makeever H6use, while his shop is undergoing a thorough repaying and refitting. An elegant tile floor is among the refi tilings of -thc shop. . Tne Battle Ground Camp Meeting will be field August II to 29. The Monon Route will sell tickets forlM% Ground during the continuance of the meeting, at one fare for the round trip. Tickets good coming back until August 30th. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Porter left for a trip to Niagara Falls, Toronto, and other points east We'd ~ going over the Lake Eric and Western from Lafayette. They will also visit Mr. Porter’s old home place, in Ohio, before returning and be absent about 10 days. Dr. H. L Brown, the dentist, of Cincinnati, came up Saturday, to spend a day or two ■with his wife, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Mounett. The Dr. is thinldng pretty strongly of coming here to settle in the practice of his profession. ? . ,» Hon. Wm. M. Gilman met with a painful accident Ist Friday. He was upon a load of hay in the barn, and while pulling upon a rope attacheh to a hay -fork, the rope broke and he was hurled to the barn floor. He struck on his shoulders and head, and was severely bruised. He was in town Monday for the first time since the accident. —Good land Herald. Chas. H. Porter, in his capacity o f extra Pullman conductor, sees more country than Barnum’s circus. A week or two ago, for instance, his run took him clear to San Diego, California, and a few jd ays after he turned up at Chicago; and so it goes with I him, “hither and yon.” from one end j of the country to the other .

The Monon News editor has changed his mind somewhat regarding ' that set < f store teeth, and now admits ih it thev probably belong to softie lady from some less pRT: tentious towrn than Rensselaer, such as Reynolds, Ciialmers, Monticello or Monon. The reason why he attributed their -ownership to Rensselaer was because idlev were so large and fine, lie a b luntly admits the charge that the teeth are now performing, the rock crusher act on Old Navy plug, in the Rifivs sanctum.

The bam of Wm. 4 Washburn, of Jordan tp., was burned last" Friday afternoon, with 60 tons of hay, three wagons, harness &C:*. and also one horse, which was the property of James W. Pierce, of Marion tp. The fire commenced in a load of hay, and its cause is unknown. Mr. Washburn and most of his men were away, at the time, two boys and the women of the family being all that were at home. One of the boys was in the cupola at the top Of the barn when the fire started and ~ r had to jump to a load of hay on the floor beloyr, a distance of many feet. The barn cost about* $1,00(L A good scale house and scales was also burned. The neighbors living near came in large numbers, when v 4hey saw the fire, and by their exertions the fire was prevented from spreading to other out-buildings and the residence. Mr. Washburn’s loss is pretty well covered by insurance.

, Another delightful tally-ho part/ took place Tuesday evening. John Maey, of Indianapolis, is in Rensselaer. Nowels Bros. & Co., report the local markets as follows: Cora 40e; wheat 65°; rye 50c; oats 26 and 28c; hay $3 to $6. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gasaway, of Delphi, are the guests of the latter’s sister, Mrs. C. D. Nowels. , Guss Phillips has completed his engagement with the Uncle Tom’s Csb- “ in Company, and arrived homc Tuesday evening. X Mr. Charles Witham and Miss Ma- j bel Nowels were married yesterday morning, at the residence bride’s father, Rev. W. R. Novels. ]\lr. and airs. C. W. Coen and Mrs. Belle Kerr left last evening for a trip to Niagara Falls, going by way of Indianapolis. - Zeb Swaim, of Union tp., got pretty badly prodded with a pitch-fork, in the knee, last Friday, while load - ing -oats. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give a social on • Friday evening of this week at the residence of J. E. Warren. Everybody cordtally invited. • The Rensselaer Mill gives notice that it will be partly shut down for repairs, next week, from Monday ’till Thursday night, and that no wheat will- be ground during that time. Corn &e.. will be ground as usual. Trustee Greenfield, of Marion tp., has lately bought a fine 4 wheeled road grader,, of the Western Wheelscraper Co’s make. It is an excellent machine. Its cost was $225. J. F. Iliff, trustee of Barkley tp., lias bought of, Allen Gray the llsiloran livery barm As before stated, Mr. Iliff is arranging to move to town, but he has not decided whether lie wilF himselffuseTthe barn or rent i t to other parties. The Monon railroad is getting in seven new iron bridges betweenMonon and Indianapolis. Three of them are in Carroll Count ; over tin Wabash, and across Dec: Creek and Wild- «' i i~* Cat. ‘I Mrs. S. G. Hand r of Kentlaiul, was j very dangerously burned on Monday j of last week, as a result of trying to ■fill reservior of a gagolme stove while the burners were lighted. Gasoline is a substance that should at all times, be handled with the utmost care.

Uncle Sammy Hemphill is a pretty successful ga;dener and f ruit grower. He has had especially good luck, this season, in the production of a fine lot of those lucious and fragrant bulbous, berries known to science as aUiurti eepas but much more commonly called onions.,, JJncle Sammy has more of them than he needs for bis own use and being of a philanthropic disposition, he will freely dispense the rest among' needy neighbors;—who come with the puoper colaterals ..

*lf you wish to send a letter away in a hurry, says an exchange, be sure to write “in baste” on the envelope. The postmaster and clerk will then j.fall over each other in thel&haste to get it into the first mail; then the pmtAlderk -wilLyell at the engineer, '••Pull her wide open here’s a letter that is in a rush.” And the train will just fly it. It is expensive for the railroads, as accidents are liable to happen and the officials will not' thank us for giving it away, but that is the way to get a letter through real quick.

The Battle Ground camp meeting association has offered its v famous grounds for sale, and the probabilities now are that they will be purchased for the soldiers’ home which will probably\be located there. The association has concluded that campmeetings are failures in this day from both a financial and spiritual standpoint The day of their usefulness was in the past, and the expense necessary to maintain one successfully in this day at Battle Ground would necessitate the running of Sunday excursions and the adoption other methods not in accordance with the rules of the church. r 4 - ‘ S//

j Gracie Van Gorder, a year old girl, fell out of an up-stairs window of a Winamac hotel, on Fuesday night of last week, while playfully r pulling a pillow from beneath a little inn’s head, and was instantly killed. The child was'prepared to leave for Buenos Ayres, South America, this week, to join her father who is in business there. The Battle Ground camp meeting will open its next session August -11 and continue until the 28th. The program of exercises include lectures from eminent mimisters and statesmen such as Rev. A. J. Palmer and I Chauncey M. DePew, of New York; Hon. Jere Rusk, secretary of agriculture in President Harrison’s cabinet; Gov. Ira J. Chase: Rev. B. F. Rawlins, assistant editor, of the Western Christian advocate, ctc*s-

We took a look at the World’s ’ °o t Fair buildings and grounds, last Fri-„ <laj r . They are a sight well worth visiting even in their present condition although the grounds are, as .might naturally be expected, still in a rather chaotic condition, and locomotion there -jis -hampered by some difficulties. The Indiana Statebuilding, which occupies about the most conspicuous position of any of the states except,lllinois, is well otf the way to exteriorly, at least. It is a very creditable structure. The fair buildings, proper, are nearly all about completed and upon those which are not, work is being pushed at a rapid rate. The Board of Review had a rather lively session Monday. Some parties complained that Nelson Morris’s cattle were not assessed, high enough, since they had all been transfen ed to XeenerJp. C. C.Bigjer^a Morris,, was present to lepresent Morris’s side of the side. Various cattle experts were examined, and it was developed that the cattle on the Morris ranches were mostly culls and “scalawags” from the stock yards, and not nearly so valuable, liead for bead, ns the Common run of Indiana steers. D. E. Fairchild, assessor of Keener tp., stated that he i a tender! to assess the Cattle at an average value of" sl7 per head, and tlie Hoard accepted this I basis, and this increased the total assessment on the cattle from $lB,520 to 32.000.

Sip veyyr Thrawls, as engineer of the VV akarusha ditch, finished its final survey, last Saturday, after many weeks of hard labor. The ditch is one of the largest diafniiig enterprises ever undi-rtaken in the state. It consists of one main ditch 16i miles long, with some 25 branches, which make the entire length of main ditch and branches about 88 miles. It will affect over 100,000 acres of land, situated in ten congressional townships. The main ditch to the first large branch will be 60 feet wide and of an average depth of 0 feet. Above the branch the width will be 40 feet. This first fctrge^branch will come through the eastern part of Carpenter and Milroy tp. with its sub-branch-es and spurs, it is estimated, will carry a third of all the water of the whole system. There is opposition to the ditch, but compared with Hie maglilttide of-tlre undertaking, the opposition is very small.

Notices have recently been sent out requesting postmasters at county seats to repeat their visits of last year to all the smaller offices in their respective counties. The visitors are expected to pay attention to the minute details of each branch of the service, for which a long list of questions have been compiled and examinations will be carried on in all offices. After the examination is complete each office will be graded and the result will be sent to; the department. ,No provision Is made for paying for this extra services and to this feature postmasters are protesting, as they, have also to pay their own expensesPostmaster Rhoades has not yet been favored with one of these notices, but probably will not be permanently overlooked. He will have thirteen post offices to visit, but has until December to dp it in.