Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Rev. J. G. Campbell moved into W. B. Austin’s newly completed and handsome residence, last week. Ten different makes of Sewing ma chines, At Steward’s. Miss Mamie Williams left for Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, Tuesday night. Her father accompanied her as far as Indianapolis. Sleighs and Bob Sleds, at Hammond Bros . * There will be a hard tune social and entertainment given at the Randle school house, Barkley tp'., Friday evening, Jan. 20, 1898. Good girl wanted, to work in restaurant ltp. T. W. Haus. Editor MoEwen, of the Democratic Sentinel , and his daughter, Miss Franc, went to Indianapolis Monday, to witness the inauguration of the new governor. A full line of ladies and gents watches, chains, charms, rings, pins, buttons, etc., at Clarke’s. A meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Electric Light Company was held last week at their office in this place. John L. Martin was re-elected president and Wm. B. Austin re-elected Secretary and Treasurer. Rensselaer Lodge K. of P. installed the following new officers Monday night: Chancellor Commander, C. W. Duvall; Past Chancellor, J. H. Chapman; Vice Chancellor, H. B. Murray; K. of R. AS.,N. W. Reeve; M. of E., J. F. Osborne; M. of F., J. C. Morgan; M. of A, C. F. Wood; Prelate, H. L. BtOwn; Trustees, H. B. Murray, Ohas. Robinson.

Rev. L. E. Conner, will preach at the Church of God, next Sunday. Warner and Shead, the new grocery firm. Give them a trialDr. V. E. Loughridge attended his college fraternity banquet in Chicago, last Saturday. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Allie Porter, next Friday, Jan. 13, at 2:30 p. m. Stephen Herring, Bushey’s meat cutter, is sick in a Chicago hospital" He has a lung trouble and is in a bad shape. Don’t forget those trimmed hats, for ONE DOLLAR, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. . Warner A Shead, at the new gr ocery store, would like a share of yo ur trade. They will treat you right. Notice is hereby given that an election to elect one trustee for the First Baptist church, to succeed I. J. Porter, whose term has expired, will be held* at the church, Feb. 11th, 1893. J. H. Fishel, Clerk. Souvenir spoons at Clarke’s. Pure white bolted corn meal at the elevator and feed mill; W. R. Nowels A Son .

A fine crop of ice has already been harvested in Rensselaer, and the ice houses are now all full, the last of the work having been finished Saturday. Some 1300 or 1400 tons, all told, were put up, In the different ice houses and the creamery cold-storage room, and the ice is of a fine quality, clear and solid and much of it about 10 inches thick. Go to Hammond Bros, and buy a five sleigh before they arc all gone. Marion W. Hilton has begun suit for a divorce from his wife, Mary A. Hilton. They were married no longer than last October and separated last Sunday. During this brief period of wedlock one child has been born, and hence the separation and suit for divorce, for the plaintiff In his complaint alleges that his wife admits that he, the plaintiff, is not the parental progenitor of the offspring * It is needless to state that the plaintiff is not asking for the custody of the ohild.

Don’t fail to hear Mr. Remsburg’s celebrated lecture upon Thomas Paine, one of world’s greatest and noblest’ but most ill-used men, at the Opera House, next Thursday evening Jan. 19. Admission free. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Grubb, formerly of Rensselaer, now of Greencastle, lost an infant child, last week. Mrs. Grubb is also very Sick, white Mr. Grubb himself is in poor health and been unable to work for quite a long time. Any person wishing to invest or borrow money Call and see me, at my office, up-stairs in the "WilliamStockton building, opposite public square. B. F. Ferguson.

L. W. Henkle and his two youngest sons made their expected departure for Goodlands, California, last Thursday. They went by the Southern Pacific route and expect to stop at Trinidad, Colorado, for a short time, to visit Mr. Henkle’s daughter, Mrs. Towne. Blankets, yarns, flannels in fact all winter goods, in abundance. R. Fendio The Separat?d Batter Company held its annual stockholders’ meeting, Monday, and elected the following directorsj J. C. Martindale, Wm. Da A. McCoy, J. M. Wasson and L. L. Ponsler. The directors will meet Saturday to elect officers and also to consider the matter of branch establishments, like the one located at Marlboro, and those projected in east Jordan, and in the Blackford neighborhood, in Barkley tp. Fstey organs and pianos, and Estey A Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rensselaer Land and Improvement Company Was held last Saturday. A dividend of seventy per cent was declared and paid. The following gentlemen are stockholders in this prosperous enterprise: Addison Parkison, Wm. B. Austin, Alfred Thompson, Geo. H. Brown, Sr., H. O. Harris, M. L. Spitler and David B. Nowels. Last year the oompany declared and paid 34 per cent, dividend.

In the matter of road reform, the first step seems to be the widening of the tires of vehiciles; Without it perfect roads are practically impossible.—Bucyrus (O.)Telegraph. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, with out delay. The Rochester Republican says that a company to manufacture the new cheap fuel gas has been organduring the coming season. Underwear, you need underwear for the winter; we have got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. Fendig. Jay Williams, of Rensselaer, was the guest of E. Sell on Wednesday, Mr, Williams is well known in this county by reason of his long mercantile career in this place.—Kentland Enterprise. Bargains in HATS, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case or gan, $35. C. B. Steward.

Mrs. Elias Gingerich, whose operation for the removal* of an ovarian tumor was mentioned last week, died at the Women’s Hospital, in Chicago, last Thursday. Her age was 45 years. Her home was upon Mrs. M. Donneily’s farm, 2 miles north of town. Her body was brought home Friday and was buried Sunday in the Smith camelry, ih Newton county. See Hemphill & Honan’s new ad. Austin A Hopkins will loon you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. Mrs. E. F. Hammond, World’s Fair Commissioner of the Tenth District, has been appointed as one of the decorating committee for the Indiana state building, and also has been chosen by the National Committee as one of the awarding committee of the exposition, probably in the department of flowers. This will necessitate Mrs. Hammond’s residence in Chicago daring the Exposition. In all the meetings of the Indiana Commission she has ably contended for the interests of Northern Indiana, and especially for the Tenth District, and it is evident that the Governor has made no mistake in her appointment

The first real old-time snow storm of the winter began here early Wednesday morning. Cheap Millinery goods at cost at Mrs. Leckliders through Jan. and February. Two quails of a variety heretofore unknown in this section were shot a few days ago by J. W. King, south' of the old fair grounds. They are very dark red in color, with black markings. T. I*. Wright is preservThgthem wRh enrbaTmmg fluid. All the latest designs in jewelry at Clarke’s. A Leopold, as soon as the weather permits, will fill the space between Collins’ implement store and Burns’ livery stable, with a building containing two 14 by 60 feet business rooms. One of these will be occupied by J. C. Carmichael, as a harness shop. Your best girl will want a Sleigh ride, we will furnish the Sleigh cheap. Hammond Bros. The knowledge of what is lost by the neglect of our wagonways is daily extending, and with its spread is certain to come a more and more pressing demand for action that shall remove what is not merely a hinderance to progress, hut a blot upon our national character.—Harpers Weekly.

Chas. Vick, the news agent, is now making an exclusive specialty of the news business. He will get you any paper or periodical you desire. 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 A Murray’s. The Town Board, Monday night, wrestled for quite a long time with the cow ordinance but deferred final action for a month. A numerously signed petition, against the passage of the ordinance, was presented by C. B. Steward, who spoke eloquently in favor of the widows and other poor people who derived benefits from the privilege of allowing cows to ran at large. The post-poning of the matter until next month was, presumably, in order to give the advocates of the other side of the question a chance to be heard. No other business of importance, beyond the consideration of claims, was transacted.