Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Miss Rose Paris, of Oxford, is visiting her parents here. Ten different makes oi Sewing m a , chines, At Steward’s. The Short Coarse in Live Stock ' Husbandry and Dairying at Pnrdae ! University at Lnfaytte, begins Jan. 10th. Don’t forget those trimmed hats, ODLLA.it, at Mrs. L:cklider’s. ! ? Misses Thcna Little and Stella i Cook, of Chicago, were New Year’s , guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Meyer’s i A full line of ladies and gents watches, chains, charms,, nngs, pins, buttons, etc., at Clarke’s. The Monon Route passenger station, at Lafayette, will not leave the Lahr House, after alt, as the lease of ; the rooms has been renewed for a I term of years. Austin A Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. The Indiana Legislature will convene to-day. Hons.W. W. Gilman and J. B. Lyons, senator and representative respectively from this district, are at the capital already, having gone down Tuesday. A newspaper in Japan is over 90<> years old. Its projector is dead and its present proprietor says that if soSxe of the original subscribers don’t pay np pretty soon, he’ll cross their names off of his subscription books. 1

I The Lafayette creamery does not | pay expenses and the stockholders j will ask the court to appoint a re- ; ceiver. i | Pure white bolted corn meal at the elevator and feed mill; W. R. Nowf.ls & Son. The superintendent of the Logansport insane asylum states that there are calls for admission there for nearly 1,100 patients, while the asylum will accomodate but GOO. Souvenir spoons at Clarke’s. All kind of mill feed at the elevator and feed mill. On next Sunday morning, Rev. B. E. Utz will begin a series of argumentative sermons on the Evidences of Christianity; Evening : subject. To Cmsar or to God. j Thirteen-stop, full walnut case o r gan, $35. C. B. Stewabd. All the latest designs in jewelry at Clarke’s.

Monday night was another pretty cold one. the thermometers indicating from 5 to 8 below zero, Tuesday morning. Tho brisk wind which accompanied the low temperature made decidedly severe weather. Austin A Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. Rev. J. H. Clay pool, a well known former Methodist presiding elder, who went to Tacoma, Wash., a year or two ago for the benefit of his health, is now reported to be rapid ly failing. • Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my offioe, up-staire in the WilliamStockton building, opposite public square. B. F. Febocson. It is stated that a bill will be introduced in the coming legislature to put police judges and justices of the peace on salaries. The object is to promote justice by taking away from these officers the temptation to make cases ll stick” just to get their fees. The present system has been notor»Utid,*ff(da]ly in cilia

The L. N-A. <fc C. is now laid with steel rails from Monon to Wanatah, and in the early spring the steel rails will be extended to Michigan City. Banjaim in HATS, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. The Pullman company is building two twelve-section cars for the Monon, to be run between Indianapolis and Chicago, and two new cars to he run between Louisville and Chicago . Blankets, yarns, flannels in fact all winter goods, in abundance. R. Fendig Mr. Authur N. Bailey and Miss Flora V. Siylor were married Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23th, by Rev. C. E. Hawkins, in the parlors of the Comer house. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey <fe Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’Sj.

A. C. Chaney, until lately of the firm of Alter and Chaney, of the tile mill north of town, h«s moved this week to Russiaville, near which place he owns a farm. His successor in the tile mill firm is his brother-in-law, Harry Alter. The preliminary survey of the great liequois ditch, by Eagineer Bostwick and Viewers Holmes and Neal has been making great progress. The mild but “solid” weather of the last four or five weeks has been very favorable for the work. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cook, of Fowler, but former residents of Rensselaer, had the great misfortune to lose one of their twin children, last Friday. It was a girl and aged #4 years. The cause of its death was membraneous croup. There is some fear that the souvenir World's Fair coin may be counterfeited. They can be made of genuine silver and then sold at a big profit by counterfeiters, for the authorized coins sell for $1 each. So that by making them equal lo the government coin the counterfeiters can realize sixty cents profit on each OMS 0&

Rue Priest, of Chicago, visited his Rensselaer friends, New Years. Notice the new ad. of Hemphill & Honan’s this week. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will have a joint installation of officers, Friday evening, at Post Hall, For a nice watch, chain etc., go to Clarke’s. He has some bargains. Mrs. N. C. Doming and lior son Will have gone to Biloxi, Miss., to pass the winter, for the benefit of the former’s health. Last winter they went to Florida. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, with out delay. Treasurer Hemphill went to Indianapolis to make his December settlement, last Friday. Mrs. Hemphill went with him to visit her sister, Mrs. Miller, who id hopelessly sick in the asylum there. # Underwear, you need underwear for the winter; we have got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. Fendig.

The circuit court room is much improved by the modern windows, and the sash door and window in the south end. Judge Wiley has also ordered some much needed new furniture, Which will be a still further improvement. See Hemphill A Honan’s new ad. this week. w The Michigan City Ditpaich notes a great change in the manner of taking prisoners to the penitentiary try the sheriffs of the different counties. They need to take on at a time when a fee was allowed for each trip, bat now under the salary law they appear in droves. The second quarterly meeting on the M. P. church, will be held at the] Rosebud church the 14 and 15 oi] January, 1693, and our protracted effort will be continued from that on. Bro. Sneed the Evanglist singer will be With ns. Nathakiil Vice, Pastor. J '-/yV

Warner & Shead are moving into their new building this week. Several business buildings were barn ed at Kouts, Porter Co., last Sunday. Warner & Shead have their new ice-house filled with 350 tons of fine, ice. ; For sale; —One thoroughbred Poland china boar. C. E. JeiJd s. The grand jury is likely to bring in a big batch of indictments, judgeing from the number of witnesses called before it. Chas. Vick, the news a?fnt. is now making an exclusive specialty of the news business. He will get you any paper or periodical you desire. Charley Rhoads is negotiating to purchase the Morocco Courier. We wish our former typo full success, if he ventures into the newspaper field, “on his own hook.”

The parties who established Jhe small foundry at Mt. arc now willing to Rensselaer, ver y moderate amount of encW ragPmeil t. The foundry will be well /^ or th to the town all that it will to get it here. ,» Ch >P Millinery goods at cost at Mrs • < Leokliders through Jan. and Feb * fuary. pi. very promising Rebekah Degree Hdge, with 34 charter members, was at Wheatfield, last Friday ’jiight. The work was done by the Rensselaer lodge, 25 members of Which were present.

[ If your teeth need attention, call on Hr, Brown. He employees painless methods, his work is first class in evety particular. Teeth without platee and fine gold fillings a specialty. Office over Ellis A Murray’s. A marriage license was issued by Clerk Coover, last Thursday, author* lying tiie marriage of Calvin Orimfi to Mrs. Suda L. Grimm. The partial ware divorced at the Ortober term of court, but have concluded Ho remarry and try again. They live in Union Township.

.Tames Cox, of the firm of Dexter & Cox, has bought of Geo. J. Dexter lots on Vanßensselaer street, nor Hi of the electric light station, with the intention of building a residence, next spring. When you want a nice ring, set, plain or initial, go to Clarke’s. C. 11. Vick, of the N vo s Block restaurant, is ready to serve meals in the best style; good lunch counter and oysters at all hours Asi fall line of fine tobaccos, confectionary, and staple groceries. Give him a call. The following officers were elected by Iroquois Lodge, 143,1. O. O. F., last Thursday night: J. F. w arren, N. G. ; Geo. W. Goff, V. G.; Jas. F. Antrim, secretary; Alfred Collins, treasurer; C. C. Starr, A. Collins and J. T. Sayler, trustee*.

Notice. We have a ided in connection with our feed mill, a new french burr mill and meal bolter, and are now prepared to grind both feed and cote. We grind on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week. W. R. Nowku* A SohT v^ Ni The post office department has issued a full set of Columbian postage stamps,of all denominations,commemorative of the discovery of America, for use during the present year. Tiie larger cities have already been supplied with thtm, but Post-master Rhoades does not expect to receive any for several weeks.

X _ - '• ►— days of the presents ■ Are days that are past; But bargains are bargains, As long as they last. And the very beat bargains, To be found at these times, Are now on the counters Of Mrs. L. Imea. Our hats for 25cts., are just what you want, and we have the most artistic ribbons, in all shades and at prices that will surprise you. Childrens collars for the boys and girls at school, and better ones for Sundays, from 20 cts upward. Sse the tanoy work in the windows, and come in and price it. Dnmimihor thflfiO jK/iuvniwr. w *^wTwu you are. You’ll find them all selling at

Mrs. IMES BAZAR.