Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1892 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Remember Judge Johnston speaks in Rensselaer, Friday evening. Smoke Mandoza cigar. J. H. Thornton, Tim Nichols and Edgar Hopkins are all building dwelling houses, north of the railroad. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey ic Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. Mrs. H. W. Porter arrived home from Cameron Springs, last Saturday, fully restored to health. Uncle Sammy Hemphill got back last Friday from a two weeks’visit in Wisconsin. ■- Ellis dr Murray , show the largest line of school shoes ever displayed in the market. Mrs. Emma Stoll, of Winona, Minn., is visiting in the family of M. F. Chilcote. Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s. . j J. G. Reynolds’ running horse, St. Joe, won three good races at Morocco fair, last week. Try Ellis <fc Murray for boots and buocs and save money. “Mrs. Martha Sharp is building a dwelling in Leopold’s addition,(work on the foundations having begun last Thursdays New fall notions, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward. ’ T. H. Geer, the horse trainer and dealer, has moved into Mrs. Flo. Sears’ tenant house, west of the Makeever house. Buy your fall and winter boots and shoes of Kilis & Murray. Pattern hats, just received, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Prof. M. A. Paradis, of Urbana, 111., was in this vicinity last Thursday and Friday, looking after his farm, the old Clint Slackhouse place. High Arm Improved Singers, Three drawers, $lB. Six drawers, three on each side, $20.75. Squire Ireneus Shortridge, for the last 14 years a much esteemed citizen of Keener tp., is building a residence at Hammond, with a viow to move there at an early day. Strayed.—From my residence Sunday night, Sept. 11, One five year old bay horse, 3 white feet. Finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving same with G. t. Thomas, the butcher, Rensselaer, Ind. Itp. Surveyor Thrawls went up into Keener tp., last Friday,.and leid out the new roud which is to cross the Kankakee river, northeast of DeMotte. Miss Nolan, Mrs. Lecklider’s new trimmer has arrived. Mrs. Lecklider invites the ladies to call and inspect her work. J. E.Mathesson, of Havana, IH., was in town a few days looking after his property just northwest of town, going away Monday. He is contemplating the erection of a good residence upon his land next spring. Amzi Laßue was called by telegram, last Saturday, to Lexington, 111., where his mother, Miss Catherine Laßue, is dangerously sick, with pleurisy and other maladies. Mrs. Nancy Hurley, wife of Theodors H. Hurley, the Blackford merchant, died last Thursday, Sept 15, at the age of 58 years. The cause of her death was blood poisioning, resulting from a carbuncle. C. E. Mills, the county assessor, has begun work on the foundations of his now residence, in Weston’s Addition, east of W. H. Eger’s place. It will be a good building, and a notable addition to that portion of the town. j—..

Dr. W. W. Hartsell arrived home Monday evening, from his sojourn at the Kenosha, Wis., sanitarium. His health is much benefitted. ? , You are respectfully invited to compare our goods and prices with others before purchasing. I. J. Pouter. Uncle Rial Benjamin and wife will go to Lafayette to-day, to visit relatives for a month or more, if the change proves not injurious to Mr. Benjamin’s health. V Miss Mollie Babcock’s many friends will be glad to learn that her first impressions of the W. R. C. home, at Madison, Ohio, were very favorable. Her situation there seems, in all respects, to be very pleasant. Hats and caps of every style and price at Ellis <fc Murray. Boots and shoes at the lowest fact ory prices. I. J. Porter. Sylvester O’Meara has bought of A. C. Prevo the brick house in Benjamin’s addition, now occupied by B. A. Linvill. Mr. O’Meara, who sold his farm south of town a short time since, will occupy the house as a residence. See the line of calf and kip boot at Ellis <fc Murray before buying. Thos. O. Chestnut, o’ Claremont, Virginia, has moved back to Resselaer, his early home, and occupies a portion of A. Leopold’s double tenant house, south of the public square. He is a carpenter and builder by vocation. Sayler’s rock crusher got a bad break, Tuesday, and T. J Sayler went.to Chicago, yesterday, to get it repaired.

Rev. M. L. Tressler, wife and family of Strugis, Mich., are visiting friends in Rensselaer, for a week or ten days. They are having a sad visit, owing to the very dangerous sickness of there 2| year old girl, which has a fever and bowel trouble. Those wishing to attend a Business College this year should not fail to read the Ad. of the Lafayette Business College in this issue, one of the most reliable schools in the west Life Scholarship, $25.00. _ „, 4-6 t, The Republican county Convention is called to hold a special meeting on Friday, Sept. 30, to nominate a candidate for Commissioner from the First district, to succeed B. R. Faris, appointed to fill a vacancyThe official call appears in another place. Look out for some fine lines of new goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s, which she is buying now, ill the city. If you want an extra pair of knee pants you qan get them of Ellis & Murray. A couple of citizens, a week or two ago, were counting up the number of new buildings completed or now under way in Rensselaer this year, and they‘made the number 33, counting only residences, business buildings, one church and the school house. Since their count was made, at least four more reaidences have been commenced. The walls of the new school house are about up to the top of the second story windows. So far as the buildings has progressed it promises to be as great an improvement on the older building, in point of architectural appearance, as it certainly will be in the perfection of its sanitary arrangements and comforts and conveniences of all kinds. The Misses Holmes will open their Dancing Academy in the Eger Opera House, Saturday evening, Oct. Ist,’ 1892, and they earnestly solicit your patronage. Clearance sale of millinery at Hemphill & Honan’s, now is the time to buy cheap. The meeting of the Monticello Baptist Association, held at the Missionary Baptist church, last week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, was a large and interesting gathering, and represented 18 Baptist churches, in Jasper, White and, Newton counties. About 125 or ISOdelegntesand visitors were present from other localities, all of whom were very pleasantly entertained by the resident brethren.

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Robinson, last Sunday. Blankets, yarns, flannels, in fact all winter goods in abundance. R. Fendig. .Mrs. Mary Kannal, Mrs. Ludd Hopkins and Mrs. G, K. Hollingsworth, are all taking treatment at Caineton Springs.. Underwear, you need underwear for the winter; we have got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. Fendig. At least two parties from other places have been in town this week, looking for vacant business rooms, and found them not. - - ■ Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler and Mrs. E. P. Hammond attended the golden wedding of “Uncle Zack Spitler” and wife in Newton Co., Yesterday. Ladies of Jasper Co. and vicinity are invited to call and Inspect the latest styles in millinery, just arrived from Chicago this week. Hemphill & Honan. Dallas Yeoman has begun work on the foundations of a residence, in Weston’s addition, a block north from Frank Osborne’s place, but will not build the house until next spring. Mrs. Honan would like to see her lady friends and customers at her millinery parlors. Latest styles shown. A. C. Bushey, of Pulaski Co., has rented for a term of years, the west room in the Stockton-Williams building and will open a meat shop therein, about Nov, Ist. New Fall Jackets womens’ misses’ and children’s at Ellis & Murray. Ladies notions cheap, at Mrs. Leckliders’. C. C. Sigler has bought of Wallace Robinson and will make his future home, the brick house on Division street, northeast of the Catholic church, and now occupied by Mr? Robinson, himself. New millinery this week at Hemphill <fc Honan’s.

Copies of the town school catalogues may be had of E. L. Clark, in the Auditor’s office, or of M. F. Chilcote, in his law office. A sufficient number of the catalogues have been printed to supply every family of school patrons, and all others interested in the town schools, with a copy. The first time it rains you will need a pair ot shoes and the place to get them is of Ellis & Murray. Williams don’t want the earth but hedoes want the people to knowj that he has the.largest stock of furniture and carpets, in Jasper county. The north bound vestibule train, time2:B7 pTTEIfiS quit stopping at Rensselaer, since last Sunday. The rate of speed at which the trains runs through the town is outrageous, and will certainly result in a fatal accident if permitted to continue. The new fall and winter stock of clothing now ready for your inspection at Ellis & Murray. Oxfords, Newports and Southern ties at reduced.pricesat Hemph ill & Honan’s. John P. Monnett, inventor of the self-feeding and band cutting theshing machine, has spent the summer in perfecting the machine, and in this work has had the able assistance of our ingenious gun smith, A. L Willis. One of the machines has been set up and given several thorough trials, in each of which its work was eminently successful. The machine is a wide departure from the familiar type of threshing machine s not only in the feeding and cutting devices, but in its manner of separating, cleaning and delivering the grain. Mr. Monnett has purchased lots and begun work upon an expermental factory,; just north of the railroad and east of Nowels’ lumber yard. The building will be 36 by 50 feet, with an annex for a steam engine. He will fit the building up l with steam power and a fall outfit ,of wood and iron working machinery, and in it expects to build about ten experimental machines, for next year’s threshing season. If those work according to his just anticipations, he will then be ready to begin their manufacture on a large scale, in some suitable locality.

Elder E. L. Conner will preach at the Church of God, Sunday morning and evening. Best timothy seed at the elevator and Feed mill. Also all kinds of mill feed. W. R. Nowels <fc Son. The following old soldiers and others have gone to Washington to attend the National Encampment, to see sights or visit friends: Harvey W. Wood and wife; J. C. Porter and wife; W. H. Gwin and wife; R» B, Wilson and wife; C. G. Spitler and wife, . John Randle, Benj. Tuteur, Wm. M. Hoover, B. H. Sayler, “Squire” Caster. Rev. J. C. Rhodes, the new Baptist minister, has arrived afid will preach in the church next Sunday. He will occupy T. W. Grant’s house, on Weston street. Mrs. E. P. Honan and Miss Mary Myer, her trimmer, are in Chicago this week buying goods and copying styles. Rev. T. F. Drake was at Elwood Tuesday; and attended the great McKinley meeting, at which fully 25,000 people were present. He also inspected the great works of the American Tin Plate Company, which is now in full operation and turning out vast quantities of tin plate, of all grades, and through the whole process, from the Bessemer steel bars. Mr. Drake presented us with a tin medal, made at Elwood, for the occasion of the meeting. Around the outer raised rim of the medal is the motto: HARRISON-REID AND PROTECTION. 1892. In the center of the medal is the following very appropriate motto: PROTECTION’S HANNER WARDS OUR LAND, FROM ENGLAND’S GREED AND PAUPER PAT, AND WHEN I PLAY great Britain’s hand, PLEASE TAKE ME TOR A BLOOMING JAY.

The Town Board closed up the contract with T. J. Saylor for the macadamizing work on the Washing ton street improvement, last Wednesday afternoon, at the rate of $1.58 per lineal foot from Division street to Cullen, and at $2.15 per foot from Cullen to the bridge. The first of these rates is 32 cents less per foot than the original bid and the last one 5 cents per foot less. From Division to Cullen the macadamized portion is 25 feet wide; the balance of the way it is 44 feet. Thej crushed rock is to be 10 inches deep in the center and 6 inches at the sides, or an average depth of 8 inches. The rates of macadamizing above mentioned, do not include the grading of the street, the ebst of which is 20 cents per lineal foot on the east half of the street and 30 cents per foot on the west half. Figured on the basis of the cost per cubic yard, the crushed rock costs $2.56 per cubic yard from Division street to Cullen, and $1.98 per cubic yard from Cullen to the river. The cost of the material on the east section is thus 58 cents per yard more than on the west section. There is no goed reason why it should have been any higher 1 , ot at least not more than a few cents, to compensate for the slightly greater distance in hauling. These figures just quoted are all correct, within a very small fraction of a cent, in each case. The total cost of the whole improvement will be about $6,000, of which sum about $3,400 will go to Mr. Sayler, $ 1,6p0 to Mr. Bomtrager and SBOO to Mr. Jessen. It ought to be a fine improvement when completed.