Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1892 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

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MQNON ROUTE. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. = ■ V - - - ~ SOUTH BOUND. Ho. 6—Mail and Express, Dai1y..10:57 \. M. Ho. *l—Ve-tibule, l-aUy 12:56 P. M. H 0.87 MUfc Daily 6_:W P. M. HO. 3—Nitihl Kxpress. DaMy .....11: S P.M. Ho. 46—Local freight 2:47 P. M. NORTH BOUND. HO. 4—Mall and Express Dally.. 4:32 A. M. No. 38—Milk aco mm..'.Daily . .. 7:38 A. M. Ho. 82—Ve«ilbule, Daily 2:47 P. M ‘ Ho. B—Mill mid Kxpieas Dally.. 3. 7P. M. Ho- 74—Freight . 5........ 8:lrt P. M. Ho. 46—Local Freight 9:20 A. M.

TOWN ADN COUNTRY.

Mrs. J. F. Antrim’s heal th is considerably improved. She has been sick for about four months. • I .} ; j,' T New millinery this week at Hemplull & Ilonan’s. Isaac Thompson, of Bluffton, Ohio, is visiting Alfred Thompson aßd his other brothers, in Rmsselaer. Before you buy your hats, inspect bargains at Mrs. Lecklider’s. B J. Gifford’B steam dredge number two, has begun working in Walker tp., near Dr StookweU’s p lace. The Red School House shoe at 1 • J. Porter’s. * J. W. Dtraihit has moved his law office into the front room over LaRue Bros.’ grocery store. The new bakery, oue door e ast of Fendig’s drug sture, is the place for the finest bread, cakes and pies. Marsh Warner’s new store building, south of McCoy's bank, is being covered with iron sheating.

Bear in mitt.! that Mrs. Leoklider’s is the place to get bargains in latest style hats. H. C. Summers, who gives notice elsewhere of an intended public sale, at his place near Kuimun, is proposing to move to Hammond. , You are respectfully invited to compare our goods and prices with Others before purchasing. s I. J. Pobteb. Mrs. .James T. Rindie is in California, for a short visit, She went in company with Mr, nnd Mrs. John Harris, of Newton Co., who have a son there in very precarious health. Beautiful presents given away by House. Three nights, commencing -...Thursday ,evening Nov. 24 th. Change of prog.am nightly. Philip R ue’a term of office as sheriff of Jisp r county expired last Monday; Mr. Blue lias held the office two terms, or four years in all, and has been a most faithful and conscientious official. We are overstocked in fine shoe on ac count of the season; call now and get bargains. Hemphill & Honan. '

Work has been begun on the fouiidaliuiis of one of the new tenant liouses John Makei ver is proposing to build, on Cullen street, east of the court hulls-.. WANTED to buy 100 car loads of hay and rye straw for which I will pay the highest market price. C. C. Sigler, Rensselaer, Ind. Mr. Bushey’s new butcher shop, next door west of Williams’ furniture store, is now opened for business, and is fitted up in very attractive style. Ladies of Jasper Co. ail viola ity are invited to call and inspect the latest styhs iu millinery, just arrived from Chicago this week. Hemphill & Honan. J. F. lliff, the new owner and prospective manager of the Halloron livery barn, has bought S. P. Thompson’s former residence on Van Rensselaer street, with the intention of making it his future residence.

Remember the old Continental Ins. Co., is now represented by Geo. K. Hollingsworth. Felix Parker gives notice of an intended public sale, Dec. Bth, on the John Robinson farm in Hanging Grove tp. He has been running two farms for awhile back, bat has concluded that one was enough and he will therefore sett off his excess of live stock end fuming implements.

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24 1892

A. McCoy is going to make another cow gale, at Marlboro, on Friday of this week, Nov. 25. ♦> t • • • ' ------ .i ~ ' yy Boots and shoes at the lowest factory prices. 1 I J. Porter. Charles W. Hanley is now the Sheriff <if Jasper county, his term of office having comm-nced last Monday. His Deputy is Ben D. MeCollv. For Sale three shares of the Second Serb s>*f the Rensselaer Building, Loan A Savings Association. Enquire at this office. John B Sayler of Newton Tp., will make * public sale Dec. 15, at his place miles southwest of Rensselaer. We grind at the Elevator and Feed mill on Tii'sdi'S and Fridays of each week. Farmers, b ring in your feed. W. R. Nowels A Son. The o d mi it against the town of Monticello, t<> recover on bonds issued to build a school house, has been revived in the federal court, at Indian*.p' Us. Sole ayent for Stouts' Snag Proof rubber I«M»ts. the only genuine snag proof boot made. I. J. Porter. P. S H'-mphitl, J. F. Antrim, and A. Collins attended the I. O. 0. F. Grand Lodge, at Indianapolis, last Wednesday and Thursday. The first mentioned was representative of Iroquois Lodge.

When wanting t*eth extracted without pain try the improved Graham method,Tt Dr. Hortons, the only perfect, safe and effective method known. ts. Office over Laßue’s Store. W. W. and W. L. Wlshard moved into town from Mt. Ayr, last week, immediately after the election. The former occupies D. L. Makeever’s house, on Division street and the latter J. W. Doutuit’s house, on Cullen street. For Sale or trade at a great bar gain. A house ’ and 1 acre of land near Winaraac. Enquire or address, J. C. Pasbons, 11-4 t Rensselaer, Ind. Ike Wiltshire arrived back from his trip to England, his native country, last Sunday. He came by way "of Philadelphia, on the SlWfinshlp Indiana, and owing to bit akd* >wns and bad weather was 15 days on the water. Underwear, you need underwear or the winter; we have got a fine ine 4mt opened.. Give ns a call R. Fendig

Ex-Sh» riff Blue will continue to occupy the ia.il as a residence, until spring, at least and Mr. Hanley, the new slicrff, will reside with him. The latter is a single man, having had the misfortune to lose bis wife, a few years mgo. French Burr Mill for sale. Call at or address the Threshing Machine Factory, Rensselaer, Ipd. 4tp Mrs. Honan would like to see bar lady friends and customers at tier millinery parlors. Latest styles Why would not this be a good time to talk gravel road* again ? We are inclined to think that a petition for a road from the corporation line north to Burk’s bridge would now be succesful, if worked for energetically. And perhaps another south on the Range line road, four or five miles.

Ladies free on opening night, Victor Lee Company, Thmsday evening Nov. 24th at the Opera House. Mrs. Lecklider is in the city buying new goods. Look out for a large and fine addition to her rdilfin dry stock, within a few days. “Big-footed Sarnie,” the freak that John Gabel has succeeded in picking np, is a genuine curiosity. He is undoubtedly the “biggest boy of his size” in the United States. He is IS years old, is 6 feet 1 inch high; his feet measure 8 inches wide and 17$ inches long. He has, perhaps, the largest hand of any man, woman or child on the face of the globe, measuring nearly 12 inches in length and 7 $ inches wide. His weight is 225 lbs. He was plaoed on exhibition at the Roney building last Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 1 to 9 o’clock ?. k . —Onarga, 111. Leader and Review.

B. A. Lin Ville is arranging, to remove to Monticello. For that Hacking Cough use Fendig’s White Pine Cough Syrup. The town schools dismissed last evening, for the Thanksgiving vacation I am now making a great many of my own preparations and canguarantee them as to strength and purity. _ B. F. Fendig. - j. —, The thermometer reached within 10 degrees of the zero point,, Tuesday, night , | NO TROUBLE to show goods at Clarke’s. Cbas. Yftes, lately living just east of town, now has charge of the brauch creamery, just established at Marlboro. Let Clarke repair your watch. See those nice trimmed hats at Mrs. Leeklider’s for sl. B. E Uiz will attend thestateconvention of the Y. P. S. C. E. at Ft. Way lie next Friday to Sunday and there will be no preaching at the CU' Ltia church u xt Sunday..

Call on Mrs. JLecklider for fancy work. Men’s extra sizes in underwear, as large as 48, at Ellis & Murray’s Union Thanksgiving services will be held ai 10.30, a m. today at the Christian Church. Rev. J. G. Campbell, of the M. E* Church, will preach the sermon. Bargains 111 Wool Blankets, at Ellis A Murray’s. Step in and look at those watches! At Clare’s. The state election marshals will meet at the office of the Secretary of Slate, November 28, to convass the returns of the vote. There is one marshal or each congressional district. Luiks Equestrian Pants at Ellis & Murray’s. See ttiose black tips at Mrs. Lecklidei’s. for only 50 cents. Engineer Bostwiek and Viewers Ilu ms and Neal sue making good ppgpMia with the preliminary survey of gn at Iroquois Ditch, and have the main lino pretty nearly all locat-

Bargains rn underwear at Ellis A Murray’s; ■ i C'arke, the jeweler is open for BUsiNESS. Give him a call. The Anderson tin pi >te works has bom wrecke<T by-"^vr”diiF”to3hcell- - Lo-s $10,1)00. The plant was owned by C B Or vis, of Anderson, and operated y C. C. Clarke ami Samuel Allertou. Coil oil was ust-d to accelerate the ttatnes. IX.XJX- - : y-'.'zrr.X’i/.-l: J—. :i l Chapped Hands and Lips are a common thing at this season, of the ■feiav You can nd yourself of them tiy using Femlig’s Hazel Cream, an elegant ptepaiation for sale at his drug store. The State fish commissioner is stil stirring Up fish law violators in northern Indiana. One arrest was made near Lifayette and sev-eial seines were eoufiscakd. There were also several arrests at Americus, together with confiscating of seines. Ttiree prominent farmers in Carroll conuty were corralled, and there were two arrests and two seines confiscated at MouLicello. Gloves, hose, fascinators, handkerchiefs, chaplion laces and ladies jewelry, at. Mbs. Lecklideb’s. The well marked proclivity., of the Jasper county man to the front in every community where he happens to locate, generally takes a more sensible and fortunate turn than was the case of George Southard, of Oklahoma, a former Carpenter tp., man, who lately thought to exemplify in his own person the truth of that which some “Faith Cure” crank had been preaching, and who therefore picked np with bare hand, a * live rattlesnake and being bitten in the arm and relying upon the faith doctors for treatment .soon died In great agonyi His case ought to be a good • lesson to other “faith case” dopes.

Sheriffs Randall of Newton and Blue of Jasper canvassed the vote for Joint Representative, last Wednesday. The majorities for Lyons were, Jasper Pounty 37, Newton county 190. Total 227. Smoke Mandoza cigar. See the display advertisement of I. J. Porter’s. Dress goods should be inspected at I. J Porter a Rev. J. H. Wilson, presiding elder of Valparaiso District, M. E. church, and Miss Mary De.Vlotte, daughter of Hon. Mark L. DcMotte, Were married last Thursday evening, at the latter’s residence, at Valparaiso. If your teeth peed attention, call on Dr. Brown. He employees painless methods, his work is first class in evety particular. Teeth without plates and fine gold fillings a spe ialty. Office over Ellis A Murray’s. Sheriff Blue took Jackson Plummer to Fowler, last Thursday, to be tried for killing Marshal Dorn, at Kentland. His trial is set for next Monday. Mr. Blue is the only witness summoned from this county, - ‘ *"■ 1 • ~~ Clarence A. Leek lid er has just came from the city with a full line of Rugs, Portiers, Chemle table covers, Carpet sweepers, Clicks, Wringers etc., which will be sold on theThitallment ptan. Please call and inspect goods at Mrs. Leckliders. . Lyman Zea got his son Herber home from Chicago one day last week, where he had been at the Presbyterian hospital for several weeks, undergoing treatment for hydrocele, resulting from an injury received in infancy. The treatment appears to have been successful. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case or gan, $35. C. B. Steward.

Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, Rensselaer Bank. B. F. Feeguson. Rev. I. L Gorhy, lately pastor of the Rensselaer Presbyterian church, had, at the time of his resignation, i three separate calls from as many 1 churches. Namely, from Pittsburg, Pa., fioin, Ogden, Utah, and from Pekin, 111. The latt ris the one he | has finally decided to accept. To make room for my breeding , stock I will clusti out a lot of my ...surplus barrel! and white plyceouth. r-. cks and each if taken at unco. D, A. Stones. j it may be a good plan to keep an Ffeye on the starry firmament next Saturday evening, if the weather is clear. Prof. Louis Swift, au astronomer of extensive reputation, thinks there will be a wonderful display of meteors, at that time, owing to the supposed near approach to the earth of Bjela’s comet.

The best wagon on earth at Ham mote 1 . Bros. Clearance sale of millinery at Hemphill <fc Honan’s, now is the time to buy cheap. James F. Antiim’s term of office as Recorder of Jasper County expired last Saturday. Either as Recorder or as deputy be has had charge of the office for nearly nine years, and has kept the work up promptly and leaves a very neat set of books, and has been a very courteous and accommodating official. The greatest stock of men and boys overcoats ever in the town, at the Columbus . We guarantee to give a first class entertainment or refund you your money. Victor Lee Company, Opera House, Thursday Evening Nov 24th. Winamac Democrat: J. O. Wright of the dredging firm of Wright k Wallace was here Wednesday on business. He expects to finish the Monon dredging abont the last of next month. For the last few weeks the work has been greatly ref tarded by the kind of soil they were In, the ground being full of boulder* from a dornick to thesize of a barrel, proving quite destructive to machinery. They have now had electric lights on the dredge, which enables them to work to mnch better advantage after night. <

Squire W. H. Churchill, of north of Rensselaer, has seven sons, and at last accounts no two of them lived in any one state or territory. They are scattered all over the west. B'nkits, yarns, flannelsin fact, all winter goods, in abundance. R. FekdigJ The new fee and salary bill, which went into operation last Monday in respect to two of Dor county officers, namely recorder and sheriff, reduces the legal fee for recording deeds and mortgages from $1.25 to sl, for each. YofScan secure good employment of H. W. Foster A Co., of Geneva, N. Y. Their advertisement $25 to SIOO per month etc. appears in another column. .. 11-4 t. .... Ten different makes of Sewing ma chines, At Steward’s. The Monon has completed fine iron bridges over Wild Cat and Deer Creeks. These bridges rest ninety feet above the streams, and the stone work they rest on is some of the heaviest masonry in the State, The main thing to talk about from now on is good reads. The farmer not only wants a market for his produce, but he needs good roads to haul it on. Within the next decade there will be a marked improvement in the highways of this country. For fine watches, clocks and jewelry, go to Clark’s. Jake Eiglesbach moved into his new shop, formerly the Rhoades harness shop building, Tuesday flight, and he has fitted it up in fine shape. He celebrated his removal by obtaining a fine deer from Chicago, which he will sell out today.

See our line of 54 in. dress flannels L J. POBTEB. There are said to be four full-fledg-ed candidates for the Rensselaer postoffice already in the field. They are according to common report, J. W. McEwen, N. S. Bates, E. P. Honan and Leioy Sayers. All of them have their special claims upon the gratftude of their party. The boom in farm lands in the vicinity of Remington, which revived some time back, seems to continue, without abatement, and new sales are constantly being reported. One of the most notable of theae recent deals -in4hi'^ftle"oF : Cv G-. -Atrstin 7 s~ > farrn, west of Remington, 220 acres for SGS per acre. __ t Insure with Geo. K. Hollingsworth, Oxfords, Newports and Southern ties at reduced pricesat Hemphill & Honan’s.

We accidentally omitted to mention at the proper time Judge Wiley’s decision in the school trustee case from Remington, the particulars of which case were given some weeks ago. The decision was that the three votes cast for Mr. llarlacher were void and thjatMr. Vickery, who received the other two votes, was elected a: d-en-_ titled to the office. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey & Camp organs »Dd pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. Just came in, full line of roillirerv Tie very latest style and most artistic trimmings, At Mrs. Lecklider’s. The Sheriff’s and Recorder’s offices now come under the operation of th e now fee and salary law. The recorders salary is S9OO and the sheriff’s *I2OO. In other words they have to turn in to the treasury all they take in, in excess of those sums. If they take in less, they simply get what thjey take in. Finest pictures, finest finish, and cheapest prices at the Pavilion gal lery.

The new return postal cards are now in circulation. They are about double the size of the old-fashioned postal cards, folding together like a pamphlet, and. perforated so that the one denominated as the “reply postal card’’ can be. detached by the receiver from the card written by tl sender. The cards are neatly gotten up and bear a picture of Gen. Gran*. None of these cards hare been u oeived by Postmaster Rhoades, hot, he will soon order a supply. f V ' —4—- -U\-'

It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. -WHY?Because he was ovH>{oad»o *. We are Overloaded in OVEIUJO aTS, We have td sell the n and sell them quick. Save money, Gome and see. Ellis & Murray.

The date of Rev. 1. I (L-rby’s farewell sermon at the l’r--M., terian church will be Sun'. I) t, not next Sunday, Nov. 27, as * previously announced. There will be no services in the church next Sunday. A great game of foot Hill will take place to-day, between Purdue and DePauw teams, at tlje sUte fair grounds, at Indianapolis The Purdue boys have been cleaning out every thing they have played against, so far. Corsets AT COsT all next week, at Mrs L ck cider's. You want a nice muff- gi> to Ellis A Murray’s.

The Victor Lee Gnu pan v which begins »three nightV engagement at the Opera House, to-night, wa*~ULowell, Monday night, anil at the close of the perform anon the manager of the Lowell Opera J louse telegrapfigd to Manager Eger, ns follows: ~ Lowell, Nov. 22nd. Manager Rensselaer Opera House: Victor Lee Novelty Company played to a packed house here last night, and gave a good sliow. W. L. Hadikt, Mgr. Lowed .a House. It is to be hoped tbit the Road Congress which in n, v, [»lianapolis early in December wiii devote a good share of its attention to the question of broader t ires f>r wagons ind buggies. We art; floaty convinced that if all heavy wagons had tires of at least 3$ «c 4 tuctins iroad, and all buggies, carriages and, light . wagons tires of from 2 t. * 2$ inches, that at least half or the fro th es from muddy roads would b.voovi * 1, by that reform alone . 1 1 ao iCouatries vhich have civiliz ■! roi •< the use of broad tires on vehicles is required b.v_l&ar. dfid ttr&fr-ffluitLa t - ;n this country. "T

.The Superintendent of tin* Presbyterian Sabbath School on last Sunday morning, appointed owing •ommittees who wiii have h rge of the Christmas celebration qf that *chool. On Arrangements:—M F C ilcote, C. W. Duvall, Mrs. C. D Martin and Mrs. Irene Nelson On Decorations—W J Miller, VVm, M. Wood, Mrs F J. • .is and Mrs. F. Monnett. On Purchasing.—Mrs. D. E. Hollister, and Misses Nellie Moss. Florence Neal, Mary Bell Purcupile. On Music.—Miss Carrie* Eger, Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and L. F. Hopkins. Bring your baby and «« n,,* perfectly sweet it will look m on*- of our baby bonnets, no such inn: >s we carry can be found anyw .* r se m town; also, did you know that it is almost Christmas, and we have the loveliest, throws, cushions, headrests photograph holoere, you ever *aw t To say nothing of materials for Christmas gifts. Oir plushes; silk cords, tassels, balls ami drapery, silks are cheap, down to tie«t-rock prices. We sell dozens of hats every day: Come and see them. — Mrs Ikes.

FOR SALE 1 Sofa $1.50 6 dining room chairs. $4.00 1 Bureau $2.00 1 dining tab1e...... $2.00 1 marble top table $4.00 1 bed SI.OO 1 cupboard........ SI.OO 1 hanging lamp ...SI.OO 3 zinc boards each, $0.50 t embroidered Pia to cover... .$2.50 1 heating stove (new)....... .SB.OO 1 cook stove ....s6^oo 1 cook stove with resoveir.. .sll*oo These goods are in Excellent condition. For further information call at the Makeever House-

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