Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1893 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL.XXV.

MONON ROUTE. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUND. NO. 5--Mail and Express, Daily..10:57 A.M. NO. 81— Vestibule, Daily ....... 12:55 P. M. NO. 37--Milk accomm., Daily......7:36 A,M. NO. 3--Nlght Express, Daily..... 10:47 P.M. NO. 45—Local freight........ 2:47 P. M. NORTH BOUND. NO. 4—Mall and Express, Dally.. 5:33 A.M. NO. 36—Milk accomm., Dally...... 7:38 A,,M. NO. 32— Vestibule, Daily .........2:47 P.M. NO. 6—Mail and Express, Daily... 3.47 P.M. NO. 74—Freight ..............8:16 P. M. NO. 46—Local Freight.............. 9:20 A.M.

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Remsburg, To-night. Free. Orth Stein, the brilliant and notorious, has quite reformed himself, it is said, and is publishing a weekly paper at Savannah, Ga., and doing well. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey & Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. Last Friday evening, near Crawfordsville, Luther Hudlow, a Monon freight brakeman, was killed by falling between cars, while passing from a box car to a flat. Warner and Shead, the new grocery firm. Give them a trial- Don’t forget those trimmed hats, for ONE DOLLAR, at Mrs. Leck - jder’s. The contract for the removal of the Momence rock has been let to David Sisk, of Westville. It will cost about $50,000 and work will be commenced before spring.—Hammond Tribune. Remsburg to-night, Opera House. Free. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. People will soon become accustomed to cold weather, if it is at all continuous, as has been the case for the past few weeks. Weather that is now no lower than zero or thereabouts, is hardly thought of as being cold. Hear Remsburg’s “Thomas Paine,” at Opera House, tonight. Admission free. The prospects now are that the next meeting of the Town Board will witness a “battle royal” between the pro cow and the anti-cow factions, of the most lively description. Both

sides will present very extensive petitions and also he represented by large personal delegations. Pure white bolted corn meal at the elevator and feed mill; W. R. NOWELS & SON. Blankets, yarns, flannels in fact all winter good, in abundance. R FENDIG General Manager McDoel, of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad, has just closed a contract for one thousand new flat cars, two hundred coal cars, ten vestibule coaches, six first-class coaches, one parlor and dining car, two sixty foot baggage cars and four locomotives, which he says is probably all the equipment the company will purchase this year. 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. There can be no doubt that the subject of road improvement is one of paramount importance to the people of this country. No improvement would so greatly aid the Amer ican farmer as that which would give him as good roads as may be found in the poorest districts, say, of Ireland and Italy.— Hon. Selin H. Peabody, Chief of the Dept. Liberal Arts, in Memorial to Congress on Road Exhibit at World's Columbian Exposition, Rand, McNally & Co., 166 Adams St., Chicago, Ill.,, desire a local manager to take the management of the sale of their new Universal Atlas. Any one desiring a pleasant and profitable position would do well to write them. 21-10 w. The Indianapolis Sun says there is a great rivalry as to whom should be given the honor of being the handsomest man in the state senate; and the Sun intimates that in the judgement of the ladies, at least, Senator Johanes Kopelks, of Crown Point, with his florid complexion,long curling moustache, is decidedly in the lead. Well, our senatorial district is “not in it” in a beauty show, but when it comes to looking for the best hatful of good sound brains on a senator’s shoulders, we will back Senator Gilman against any of them.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 19 1893,

Poster A Wishard moved their dry-goods store Tuesday, from Liberal Corner into E.L. Hollingsworth’s new iron building, which was finely fitted up for their use. Warner A Shead, at the new grocery store, would like a share of your trade. They will treat you right. Births.— Mr. and Mrs. Fred P6pp, west of town, a girl; Jan, 15. To Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Zard, north of town, a boy; Jan. 16. To. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nagel, west of town, a boy; Jan. 14. Bargains in HATS, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Remember the free lecture at the Opera House, to-night Subject Thomas Paine. A big wolf round-up is being organized to take place Friday of this week. We have not been informed as to the proposed lines of march, but the scene of the hunt is confined mostly to the Gifford lands, in Barkley and Gillam townships. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case or gan, $35. C. B. Steward. Underwear, you need underwear for the winter; we have got a fine line just opened. Give us a call. R. FENDIG. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Christian church will give a pop-corn social at the residence of W. H. Coover, Friday evening of this week. Those attending are requested to take some article made of pop-corn. Everybody invited. Ten different makes of Sewing m a chines, At Steward’s. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, without delay. Mrs. L. Imes has moved her millinery establishments into a portion of the room in Hollingsworth’s new iron building, just occupied by Porter & Wishard, to whom she has sold the notion part of her business. She has also moved her residence into the rooms over Long’s drug store. Miss L. A. Bullock, having taught a large number of scholars Prof D. J. Taylor’s System of Dress Cutting, has returned to her home in eastern Michigan. Miss Mary Peacock among the number has just completed the entire and is now qualified to teach the same, giving good satisfaction.

Hon. John Yaryan, state senator from Wayne county, this state, is probably the oldest living member of a legislative body in the world. He was 90 years old in November. He is a fine old man, with a good head, and as active and well preserved, both physically and mentally, as most men at fifty. C. H. Vick, of the Nowels Block restaurant, is ready to serve meals in the best style; good lunch counter and oysters at all hours. Also full line of fine tobaccos, confectionary, and staple- groceries. Give him a

Subjects at the Christian church next Sunday, morning; “Scientific Accuracy of the Bible.” Evening, “Jesus, the way, the truth and the Life.” At three o’clock the following program will be given to women only: The Ideal Beau, Ida Coover; Dress Reform, Jennie Miller; The Samaritan Woman, Bernice Goff; But What Sayest Thou? Eva Foltz; Raise the Standard, B. E. Utz. You are invited. 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 geld fillings a specialty. Office over Ellis & Murray’s. There are said to be several families in town, two or three in the south portion, who are in destitute circumstances and in danger of suffering from want of fuel, food and clothing. They should be looked after, and if their condition is as represented, their wants should be relieved. There are enough charitably disposed people in town to prevent anyone suffering for the necessaries of life if the facts are made known. 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. Ernestine Kersting, one of the two women who killed her step-father, old man Gerarty, near San Pierre, last fall, has been sentenced to the women’s reformatory for five years. Her mother’s trial was to come later. The murder was very brutal in its circumstances, but the defense claimed that the women acted in selfdefense. They asked for a second trial, but with what result we have not learned. The Kersting women's partner in killing Gerarty was his wife and her mother

ANOTHER BAD FIRE.

Rensselaer’s Last Remaining Flouring Mill is Now a Heap of Ashes. At about 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, Rev. B. Utz, who had arisen early, to take the morning train, discovered dense smoke pouring from the engine room of the Rensselaer Mill. He gave the alarm, and Night Watch McColly, who had just retired from his night’s duties, ran to the town hall and rang the fire bell. Rev. Utz also rang the Christian church bell. The fire company and quite a large crowd of citizens soon got on the scene, but the flames had spread with their usual rapidity in mills, and nothing could be done to save the building and its contents, and so great was the heat, that it was impossible to approach the building, at all. T. J. Sayler, owner of the mill, courageously ventured in and saved the books, beside which nothing else was saved. The fire company did valiant service in preventing the spread of the flames, and to their exertions, and of citizens, was owing the salvation of Postmaster E. D. Rhoades’ residence, directly accross the street, on the east, and Mrs. W. N. Jones’ residence, across the alley, to the north. The mill was a very old and therefore very dry and inflammable, and it burned with undiscribable fierceness, and above it and far to the eastward, following the current of the wind, the air was thick with a fiery cloud of sparks, and blazing shingles. These fell in showers, on houses, barns and hay-stacks, and only the fact that everything was shielded with a covering of snow, prevented new fires breaking out, in untold and uncontrollable numbers. Some 2000 bushels of wheat and 50 or more barrels of flour, in the main building, with a car load of coal in the engine house, added substantial food to the fury of the fire. The roof and siding of the mill soon vanished,but the ponderous oaken frames, 34 years old, but sound as the days they were hewn, burned long and fiercely, but within an hour and a

half of the time the fire was first discovered, the last of these had fallen, and nothing was left but a pile of blazing ruins. The mill which was built in 1849 by Kerns, Chestnut & Clark, and has since had many owners, was the property of Thos. J. Sayler, and was worth with its engine and machinery about $6,000. It was a good mill, fitted with modern appliances and was doing a splendid business. It was rented, for S6O per month, to John T. Sayler, D. E. Hollister and Homer Hopkins. They were the principal owners of the wheat and flour des-

troyed, although a part of the wheat belonged to neighboring farmers. The mill was a valuable industry to our town, people coming here to patronize it from a distance of 18 or 20 miles, in every direction; the very day it was burned 2 teams coming with wheat from near Morocco. The only insurance upon the mill and machinery was $1,200, with J. E. Spitler’s agency. This sum will only about cover the amount of the indebtedness to the Rensselaer Building & Loan Association, leaving the balance of the value of the mill and its contents a total loss. A considerable portion of the wheat was stored .in a projecting and elevated bin, and this was not all burned, and will make good chicken and hog feed. The mill will likely be rebuilt, as it surely ought to be, and on a larger scale, than the old one. Its location and reputation are both excellent, and if, as we understand to be the case, Mr. Sayler’s remaining means are not sufficient to rebuild on an adequate scale, some of our wealthy and enterprising citizens should find it to their own and the community’s advantage, to invest with him in the enterprise. In fact, we can say for certainty, that the mill will be speedily rebuilt on its, former site, if our citizens will offer a reasonable encouragement. The origin of the fire is not known, but thr more probable theory, especially considering its location when first seen, is that it resulted in spontaneous combustion in a large pile of slack coal, a not unusual occurence. T. J. Sayler’s total direct loss, above insurance and value of damaged engine, is $3,500. J.T. Sayler, Hollister & Hopkins lose $ 1,500. The first named also loses the rental of his mill, and the last three their means of livlihood Persons who reached the fire while it was still confined to the engine

CLOSING-OUT SALE at Hemphill & Honan's.

Candee Rubber Sale. Men’s hip sporting boots formerly $3.25 now $3.00 Men’s short boots,....former price 2.35 now 2.15 Men’s pebble leg boots former price 2.35 now 2.15 Boys short boots....former price 2.15 now 1.90 Men’s sandals & clog ..former price 65 now .50 Boys’ sandals & clog ..former price •45 now 35 Women’s sandals and clog “ 35 now 30 Misses sandals and clog former price 30 now 25 Child’s sandal and clog former price 25 now 20 Women’s Specialties, Dew Drop, Fairy &c., .former price 50 now 35 Men’s arctic,........former price 1.25 now 1.10 Boy’s arctics ........former price 1.00 now 85 Women’s arctics......... former price 1.00 now 85 Misses arctics......... former price 75 now 65 Child’s arctics .................now 25 Women’s 8 button arctics,... .formerly 1.75 now 1.400 Misses’ 8 button arctics former price 1.50 now 1.20 Child’s 8 button arctics former price 1.25 now 1.00 Women’s ßeacon Alaska former price 90 now 75 Women’s Belle Alaska former price 80 now 65 Men’s Victor Alaska... former-wfcse 1.00 now 80 Men’s felt boots Huron overs form’ly 2.00 now 1.75 Men’s felt boots Perfection overs “ 2.25 now 2.00 These are all first quality Candee Goods, fresh from factory this fall. In Men’s and Boy’s Fine Shoes WE WILL UNDERSELL ALL COMPETITORS Our Men’s Fine hand-sewed Calf and Kangaroo shoes... .former price $5.00 now $4.25 Men’s hand sewed..... former price 4.50:now 4.00 Men’s hand sewed..... former price 4.00 now 3.50 Men’s hand sewed..... former price 3.50 now 3.00 Men’s McKay sewed.. .former price 3.00 now 2.50 Men’s McKay sewed... former price 2.50 now 2.00 Men’s machine sewed. .former price 2.00 now 1.75 Men’s machine sewed.. former price 1.75 now 1.50 And Fargo’s celebrated 2.50 calf shoes at..... 2.25 Also Fargo’s celebrated mule skin shoes........... former price 2.75 now 2.40 Boy’s calf shoes........former price 2.50 now 2.15 Boy’s calf shoes....... former price 2.25 now 1.90 Boy’s calf shoes....... former price 2.00 now 1.75 Boy’s calf shoes....... former price 1.75 now 1.50 Women'sGrisong French kid shoes, former price 5.00 now 4.00 Women’s hand-turned, French kid shoes " 4.00 now 3.25 Women’s hand-turned French kid shoes " 3.50 now 2.75 Women’s McKay sewed, dongola kid, former price 3.00 now 2.50 Women’s McKay sewed dongola kid, former price 2.50 now 2.00 Women’s machine sewed dongola kid former price 2.25 now 1.90 Women’s machine sewed dongola kid, former price 2.00 now 1.75 Women’s machine sewed dongola kid,former price 1.75 now 1.50 Women’s machine sewed dongola kid former price 1.50 how 1.25 And on Children’s shoes we will give 20 per cent, discount off regular price.

room say that when .it got into the main building it spread all over it, almost like a flash. , Sayler & Co’s stone crasher stood beside the mill, and was covered by a wooden drive bridge. The wind being in a favorable direction, this bridge did not take fire until the main building had fallen, and the fire company, was then able to tear down the burning part of the bridge and to save the crusher. About half the windows were broken out in the front of E. D. Rhoades’ house, and the paint ruined. In Mrs. Jonses’ house also, a number of widdow panes were broken. A joint stock company and a $20,000 brick mill, is being talked of some. A good idea, but perhaps to chip in and help Saylers & Co., rebuild theirs would be still better. Nowels & Son ought to rush the erection of their proposed new mill, and at the same time, the Sayler mill ought to be replaced as soon as possible. There is plenty grain to be had for both to have all the work they can do.

The champion liar has been located. He resides at Fergus falls, Minn. and is connected with the editorial staff of the. Journal at that place. A recent issue of that paper says that a farmer of that place raised one thousand bushels of pop-corn this year and stored it in a barn. The barn caught fire, the corn began to pop and filled a 10-acre field. An old mare in a neighboring pasture had defective eye sight, saw the com, thought it was snow, and laid down and froze to death. Housekeeper ; —Anyone wanting a woman to keep house, please address Mrs. C. David, at Rose Lawn, Ind. Hon. Mark L. DeMotte, of Valparlso, was married last Thursday, to Miss Clara A. Stevens. The groom, who has been a widower for some years is one of the best-known Republicans in northern Indiana, having represented the Tenth district in Congress and led the Republican side in the state Senate at the time the Democrats were successful in seating the usurper Green Smith as President of the Senate. He was appointed postmaster of Valparaiso by president Harrison. The bride is prominent in educational circles, and was assistant principal of the Valparaiso High-school for several years.

These Goods are all marked in plain figures and prices quoted on Spot Cash.

HEMPHILL & HONAN.

Uncle Charley Rhoades has moved his harness shop into the building south of McCoy’s bank, just vacated by Warner & Shead. Cheap Millinery goods at cost at Mrs. Leckliders through Jan. and February. Two men from the neighborhood of Watseka, Ill., are moving upon some of the land B. J. Gifford lately purchased of Geo. H. Brown Jr., in Barkley Tp. They stayed at the Goff House, Saturday night and the next morning at six o’clock started back in their lumber wagons for Watseka. The thermometer was nearly 20 below zero when they started. All kind of mill feed at the elevator and feed mill. Austin & Hopkins will loan you money on short or long time at current bank rates, on personal, chattel or mortgage security, with out delay. Our item of two weeks ago to the effect that Calvin and Suda L Grimm, Union tp’s latest divorced couple, had remarried again, was too previous. A license authorizing their marriage was issued by the county clerk, but word from the fair bride that was’nt to be, has been received in town, to the effect that the marriage did not take place, and that the fair but fickle Calvin has gone hence and she knew not his whereabouts. Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner & Shead’s the new goocery Store. Lost.— From sleigh near Public square, one small Ledger, containing receipts and accounts of Madison Makeever Estate. Finder will please leave the same at this office and oblige CLARA COEN, ADMX. Why don’t you give Bob Phillips a trial on your laundry work? He is agent for the Keystone Laundry of Chicago which has a reputation for first class work, second to none. Good clean work! Soft Flannels reasonable. He Is leading in the town trade and respectfully solicits work from his country fellows! Should you lose anything yon don’t have to be put off from time to time, but bring your ticket and be paid cash on the spot! A trial will sorely please you! Work left before Wednesday noon can be had Saturday noon. 21-10t.

Hats and Caps. CHEAPER THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. Men’s & boys soft & stiff hats form’ly 3.00 now 2.50.50 Men’s & boys soft & stiff hats “ 2.50 now 2.15 Men’s & boys soft & stiff hats “ 2.00 now 1.75 Men’s & boys soft & stiff hats “ 1.50 now 1.25 Men’s & boys soft & stiff hats “ 1.00 now 85 We offer 50 PER CENT. OFF on all winter caps. Down Goes the Price of Boots. Men’s No. 1 French kip former price 4.50 now 3.75 Men's No. 1 American kip, formerly 3.50 now 2.75 Men’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 3,00 now 2.50 Men’s No. 1 American kip.. formerly 2.50 now 2.00 Men’s No. 1 Americcn kip. .formerly 2.00 now 1.50 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 3.00 now 1.50 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 2.50 now 2.00 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 2.25 now 1.75 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 2.00 now 1.60 Boy’s No. 1 American kip.. formerly 1.75 now 1.40 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 1.50 now 1.25 Boy’s No. 1 American kip. .formerly 1.00 now 85 Notions. Stocking yarn, two skeins for a nickle. Germantown yarn @ 5 cents a skein. Genuine imported Saxony @ 10c former price 15c Spanish yarn @ 20 cents a skein. Imported Zephyr all colors @ 7 cents an oz. Men’s unlaundered white shirts @ 40 cents Men’s laundered white shirts, formerly 1.00 now 80c Men’s laundered colored shirts 1.00 now 50c OUR GLOVES AND MITTS ARE CUT TO THE BONE. The 1.25 quality now sold at..................1.00 The 1.00 quality now sold at.................... 80 The 75 quality now sold at....................... 60 The 50 quality now sold at....................... 40 JUST NOTICE OUR CUT ON UNDERWEAR. Men’s all wool ......former price 1.50 now 1.15 Men’s all wool......... former price 1.00 now 75 Men’s all wool..........former price 75 now 50 Men’s cotton............former price 50 now 40 Men’s cotton...........former price 45 now 35 Ladies’ all wool..... former price 1.50 now 1.15 Ladies’ all wool........former price 1.00 now 75 Ladies’ all wool..........former price 75 now 50 Ladies’ cotton......... former price 50 now 40 Children’s camels hair......former price 75 now 50 Children’s cotton............. former price 50 now 35

R. B. Wilson has, been tracking wolves some, lately, and last Monday killed a big one, out east, some place. Mr. Vergerus, the canning factory man, has not sent in his modified proposition yet, and there seems little prospect that he ever will. The county jail now has one tenant a man named Ferris sent over from Newton county. He is charged with horse-stealing. The creamery at Medaryville was burned last Thursday night. It was a good building and outfit, but had not been profitably conducted. The particulars of the fire we have not learned. M. F. Chilcote, has a new sleigh for sale, cheap for cash. Call and see him before you buy. The north side down-town meatshop has at last given up for good, and the last partners, Thomas and Al Ramey have divided the tools and taken them away. Frank Weathers is visiting his mother, Mrs. C. G. Weathers, for a few days, after an absence of over eight years. He is located at Divide, Colo., in mercantile business. His wife came east with him and is visiting her people, in West Virginia. Misses Rose and Ella Culp have sold their farm in Barkley Tp., the old John G. Culp homestead, to Geo. H. Brown Jr. It was 320 acres in extent and the price paid was $8000. Mr. Brown has also just bought 400 acres, of A. McCoy, in Hanging Grove Tp. Mark, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Benjamin, died of diphtheria, Tuesday forenoon, after a sickness of from only last Friday; on which day he came home sick, from school. He was an unusually bright, handsome and promising little fellow and his death is a heavy blow indeed, to his sorrowing parents. An older brother had the disease just previously and recovered. Saturday night was not only the coldest of the winter, so far, but the coldest weather, in this locality, for many years. Early the next morning thermometers indicated 20 below zero, and many of them even 22 below. During the entire day Sunday, the mercury did not show higher than six below, except in the sun shine. Sunday and Monday nights were also very cold, the temperature being 14 to 18 below, each night.

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