Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1892 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A son to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sherman of Aix, Union tp., last Sunday • For fine watches, clocks and jewel ry, go to Clark’s. Mrs. Burton and daughter, of Chicago, are visiting Dr. Loughridge’s family. —--Bargains m Wool' Blanketed-at Ellis & Murray’s. Mrs. F. L. Chilcote, and the twins went last Friday to Albany, this state to join her husband, who is cashier •f a new syndicate bank, there. If you want a good cork sole for men, or a warm lined felt shoe for ladies go to the Chicago Bargain StoreSubjects at the Christian Churc h Sunday morning, “The Believers Privileges.” Evening, “Questionable Amusements.” All are invited. The new bakery, one door east of iendig’s drug store, is the place for the finest bread, cakes and pies. Rev. Father Stephans, of Washington, D. C., chief of the Catholic Bureau of Indiana Missions, visited the Indian school here, last Friday. J. W. Horton. Dentist, will visit Wheatfield, Dec, 13tli, for the practise of Dentistry, he will be In his Rensselaer office Wednesday, Dec. 14th. Rev. T. F. Drake, of the West Lafayette M. E. church, has received a call from the First Methodist church of Rock Springs, Wyo.,but he has not decided what he will do. —Lafayette Courier. Oxfords, Newport* and Southern ties at reduced pricesat Hemphill & Honan’s.' The O’Ferrell building, a large brick structure in Lafayette, collapsed last Friday, and was totally wrecked. It was occupied by D. H. Lohman's drug store. His loss is $10,000 and that of Dr. O’Ferrell, owner of the building is $8,000, and neither loss being covered by insurance. A 14 year old girl, daughter of H. C. Daugherty, was killed in the ruins.

J. D. Bissenden is holding a good johin Chicago, as janitor of the Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, building. Try the new meat-market,. two doors east of the post-office. Nothing but the very best is sold there. The new furnace just put into the basement of the Catholic church, is giving excellent satisfaction. The greatest stock of men and boys overcoats ever in the town, at the COLUMUUS. J. C. Thrawls went to Indianapolis Monday, to represent, this county at the Stete Road Congress, whose sessions began Tuesday. Mrs. Honan would like to see her lady friends and customers at her millinery parlors. Latest styles Isaac Reubelt, teacher of the Grammar room, is sick with intermittent fever, and his place in Ihe school is filled by Mrs. Amanda Warren.

Dr. Honan can be found at Hemphill & Honan’s Store, next Wednesday, Dec. 14th, if you need his services. Ridgling Castration a tyAl Bissenden went to Paxton, Ill., Tuesday, as a witness in an important law suit a case where a lady is suing the town for heavy damages for injuries through a defective side-walk. If your teeth need 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 specialty. Office over Ellis & Murray’s. A drove of 152 good steers that went through town last Saturday, were some that S. R. Nichols sold to Cephas Atkinson, of Benton County. Mr. Nichols still has 200 head of steers left.

a specialty, it Mrs. Lecklider’B. You want a nice muff, go to Ellis & Murray’s. Mr. Joseph N. McGinnis and Miss Ada S. Wood were married on Wednesday evening, Nov. 80th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rhoades, in the rooms over Eiglesbach’s meat market. The ceremony was performed by Squire Morgan. Dr. J. H. Honan, the Veterinary Surgeon, of Delphi, will be hear next Wednesday, Dec. 14th, to attend to your sick horses or cattle. Call at Hemphill & Honan’s. Wm. Baker has abandoned his intentiop of moving back to his farm, a few miles north of town, and will remain in Rensselaer. He has rented the farm to Elias Hammerton, formerly of Hanging Grove tp., but now living in Keener tp. pi .^. r

Rev. J. H. Malcolm, of Chicago, will preach at the Presbyterian church, next Sunday v The hansomest line of new neck wear you ever saw. Chicago Bargain Store. Simeon Dowell has sold his farm in Barkley tp., to B. J. Gifford, and has bought about 230 acres in Marion tp., 3 miles north of town, of S. R. Nichols and Ora Robinson. Black wool union shirts and tights. Chicago Bargain Store.

For that Hacking Cough use Fendig’s White Pine Cough Syrup. C. G. Spitler and Albert R. Hopkins went to Indianapolis, Monday to take the Scottish Rite degrees in Free Masonry. They will be gone nearly the whole week. T. J. McCoy went with them to bring back the remains, in case they do not survive the ordeal. Standard BqT Boots only $3 00. Chicago Bargain Store. Miss Eiva Sharp is a little better from a very painful and dangerous sickness, Mith inflantution of the Lowels. 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. Mrs. E. L. Calkins, the W. C. T. U. lecturer, will speak in Rensselaer on Friday evening, at the M. E. church, not on Thursday evening, as previously announced. The best wagon oa earth at Him mond Bros. Blankets, yarns, flannels in fact’ all winter goods, in abundance. R. Fkndig C. C. Starr has just put a furnace into his store room which serves the double purpose of heating the store and also the rooms of the Iroquois Club, on the floor above. Bat-gains in HATS, Wednesday* and Saturdays, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. ! Oh! Mr. Porter, what beautiful Fascinators! and all set together with silk. My! what a nice Christmas present! ! ! The Hamilton-Marvin Company completed their weeks engagement at the Opera House, last Saturday night. Including the Saturday afternoon matinee, they gave seven performances, in all, and all were attended by large houses. They are undoubtfully an excellent combination in the theatrical line and all our theatergoing people seem to be a amt in that opinion. The company is at Lowell this week. .* , i

The thermometer stood 64 degrees above zero, yesterday nOOn, which is pretty warm for the time of year. (• , " 1 Don’t forget those trimmed hats, for ONE DOLLAR, at Mrs. Leck■lider’s. Elder N. H. Geiselman, of Argus this state, began a series of meetings atlhe Church of God, last evening, which will continue the remainder of the week. Call at Mrs. Lecklider’s for your Christmas presents. - ~ - For Christmas presents our silk handkerchiefs are exceedingly nice. Porter & Wishard. Our esteemed exchanges are generally circulating an item to the effect that the rattlesnake incident which resulted in the death of George Southard, a faith-cure fanatic, occurred in Jasper county, whereas it took place in Oklahoma, and the only way in which Jasper county figbred in the matter was as the former residence of Mr. Southard. The talented disciple of Baron Munchausen who corresponds for the Indianapolis Sentinel from Valparaiso, is responsible for locating tiie incident in Jasper county. If you expect to make your father, hus'iand, sou or best fellow, a nice Christmas.present, call and see our beautiful slippers. Porter <fe Wishard. The citizen who improves his home is a benefactor and increases the value of all the vacant lots in the neighborhood, says a contemporary, which is a pointy well taken. The same individual is also a martyr. He is taxed high for his improvements, while the owner of the vacant lot goes comparatively free. Self interest would point to the owner of unimproved property as the wise man who builds on getting rich without paying his share of taxes, while the foolish man who makes improvements has got to come down with the dust for helping to increase the value of neighbor’s vacant realty ... These things ought to be remodled. Reform is badly needed in placing taxable values.

As was to have been expected, the rains are settleiDg the dirt in the new sewer under the gutter just constructed in front of the public square and the gutter is caving in. The gntter will be a total w reckp long before spring. Mrs. Lecklider has just received a full line of notions, and Holiday goods. As a remarkable instance of animal sagacity, the statment is going the rounds of the press that 45 turkeys, belonging to farmer Claypool, of Delaware Co., disappeared a day or two before Thanksgiving, and returned again, intact, a day or two after that day. The sudden disappearance of turkeys just before Thanksgiving is an occurence that has often been noted, but their coming back again “intact” is indeed an unheard-of phenomenon. Smoke Mandoza cigar. For Sale — Three shares -of the Second Series of the Rensselaer Building, Loan & Savings Association. •Enquire at this office. Bullfoot Kernoodle is the notable name of a resident of Crawfords - ville. Bullfoot does not depend lor notoriety wholly upon the oddity of his cognomen, but acquires further publicity through infractions of the law. At last reports he was in jail for stealing a pair of gold-mounted spectacles and which, when found, were upon the noodle of Mrs. Kernoodle. Clarke, the jeweler is open for BUSINESS. Give him a call. Wosine F. Shaffner, a well known citizen of Wheatfield township, died at his home in that township, Monday Dec. 5, at 11; a. m., at the ag|e of 62 years. The cause of his death was heart disease and his sickness of eight months duration. He was bom in Lafayette and his funeral was held in that place yesterday. He was township trustee of Wheatfield Tp., some yean ago. Prior to his coming to this oonnty he was one of Lafayette’s best known merchants.

Marriage licenses issued since lost reported. Lincoln Plake, Carrie J. Timmons John W. Adkins. Adaline A. Gross. Martin White, Nora Swaim. Charles A. Walker, Laura D. Hurley. William Zea, Nellie May Griffith. Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, Rensselaer Bank. B. F. Ferguson. We grind at the Elevator and Feed mill on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week. Farmers, bring in your feed, W. R. Nowels & Son. Dr. Graham N. Fitch died at his home in Logansport Tuesday morning of last week aged 84 years. He • was a native of New York and located in Logansport in 1834. His grandfather was a revolutionary sold- ; ier, his father served in the war of ; 1812 and he was himself a soldier in ‘ the late rebellion, in the capacity of colonel of 46th Ind. He was a member of the Indiana legislature from 1836 to 1840 and has been three ■ times Ctio&n presidential elector by ; the Democrats. He represented the < Logansport district in congress from 1848 to 1852 and served in the United , States senate from 1857 to . 1861. j During the memoiable campaign of 1860 he canvessed the. state in the interest of John C'Breckenridge,|bnt after the election of Lincoln he joined the army of the Union and served gallantly the early part of the Qwar | until he resigned on account of in- ! juries. As a physician and surgeon he was eminent He Whs a graduate of the oollege of Physicians and Surgeons of New York, and was one of the first professors in the Rush Medical College of Chicago, asd in his practice he gained a national reputation especially as a surgeon and for several years, past has been professor of surgery In one of our Indiana colleges. ....^..Li