Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Peter Giver is coming back from California. Mrs. Julia Healey is arranging to move to Sedalia, Mo., where her son, George, is located. Rev. L. E. Conner will preach at the Church of God, next Sunday. Morning and evening. You can save money on lace curtain sale day, Wednesday, May 10th. Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Onstott, of Rochester, this state, are visiting the latter’s relatives, in this place. The third daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Morland, on Wednesday night, of last week. O. M. Packard, of Plymouth, was appointed State Bank Examiner, by Gov. Matthews, last Friday. For Sale:— A new 21 stitched Gandee belt, also a corn crusher. A. S. Baker, 6t. Zard. The graduating exercises for Barkley tp., will be held Saturday evening, May 13th, at the Christian church, in that township.

A rare opportunity to buy your supply of lace curtains, sale day, May 10th. Chicago Bargain Store. The work of preparing 4he grade for the railroad switch at Firman, the proposed new station 3 miles north of Surrey, began last week. Editor H. A. Barnhart, of the Rochester Democrat, has been appointed a director for the Michigan City prison, by Gov. Matthews. Farmers report great scarcity of farm hands, this season. In many cases farmers are unable to hire any hands at all. What is reputed to be the largest lump of coal ever mined will be in England's exhibit at the world’s fair. The lump weighs eleven English tons and fourteen hundred weight. Are you going to the World’s Fair? If so, you should procure one of our nobby spring suits. The latest styles and colors. R. Fendig.

The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian church will give a social at the home of Miss Hattie Hopkins on Friday evening, May sth. Refreshments and entertainment given. Admission 10 cents. Everyone invited. A load of furniture was shipped from Gauthier’s store to J. F. Hemphill, Monday. Watchful friends were around when the wagon was loaded and saw that a baby’s chair was included in the shipment.

T. J. McCoy, president of the School Board, has linished the school census, for the school town of Rensselaer, and finds 597 children of a school age. This is an increase of 57 over the count of last year. And a pretty large increase it is. There will be a Union Christian Endeavor meeting at the Presbyterian church, Friday evening, May 12. Subject, “Appearance of Christ after the Resurrection*” Leader—Rev. * Utz. An extended program will be executed. All are invited. Sells Brothers’ circus is headed for Indiana again, being booked for Rochester, Fulton Co., the 15th of this month. This circus has had a wide variety of “moving ’scapes by flood and field” since it last exhibit - ed in Rensselaer. Has been in two or three railroad wrecks, and had one pitched battle with cow boys and desperadoes, in which quite a number of lives were lost on both sides. It has also been across the ocean, to Australia.

The Town of Remington, like Rensselaer, has again elected a full Republitan town ticket Geo. Strickfaden returned home Sunday from a protracted sojourn at West Baden Springs. He reports himself greatly benefitted in health. Examine our umbrellas and learn prices before buying. Porter & Wisiiard. The Fowler Era publishes a well executed wood-cut of the notorious Mrs. Nellie Payne. If the cut is a faithful likeness Mrs. Payne is a rather handsome and decidedly jaunty looking woman. Have you seen that long line of baby hats that extends from one end of Mrs. Imes store to the other? Every color and shape, how dimples will show in the baby faces that wear them.

C. H. Porter, the Pullman car conductor, was in luck last week. His company sent him to New York with a string of Pullman cars, and he thus had a fine opportunity to see that grand spectacle, the great naval review. Double-breasted suits in summer weights'are very popular, this year. We are showing a beautiful line of which you should avail yourselves. R. Fendig. The Supreme court has reverssd the decision of the Porter circuit court in declaring the law which provides a penalty lor any one found with a gill net or sieue in their possession, unconstitutional. The law is of great importance to the fishing interests of the state. Jr i * * Williams is selling carpets cheaper than any house in town. The cause of Porter & Wishard’s enormous shoe trade is because they sell the Henderson and give satisfaction.

The new bridge across the Kankakee river north of DeMotte is now com - pleted,and yesterday was the day set by the commissioners for inspecting and accepting the same. John Hack of Lowell, was the builder of the bridge.“ „ - A good flow of natural gas was emcountered by drillers of a well at San Pierre. When lighted it sent forth a blaze that threatened the destruction of the derrick. The well will be drilled deeper in hope that the flow will become stronger.—Rochester Republican. The best of workmanship and fabrics, combined with style and' make up has been an aim in selecting our spring and summer line of clothing. Call in and inspect them. R. Fendig. Hon. George Headly Brown, of Rensselaer, has been appointed a member of the advisory committee of the World’s congress auxiliary on farm culture and cereal industry, and a member of the World’s agricultural congress, of the Columbian Exposition.

Mr. Wm. Thornton and Miss Ida May Towers, were married hi the First Baptist church, Saturday evening, by Rev. J. C. Rhoades, the pastor. The groom is a son of J. H. Thornton, and the bride a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Towers, both of Rensselaer. The Monon and the Pennsylvania managements arc both working on a time-table and the putting on of additional trains between Louisville and Chicago. Each seems to be waiting to see what the other will do, but it is understood both will have the next time-table in force on May 14.—Indianapolis Journal.

B. S. Fendig has removed into his new place of business on Van Rensselaer street, south of the town hall, west of the public square, and is paying the highest cash prices for eggs, hides, fur, wool, tallow, rags, iron, rubber and all kinds of junk. 35-2 t B. S. Fendig. The only recognized fin de seicle, up-to-date way of buying postage stamps now, is to plank down your cash at the stamp window and say “gim-me ten with,” or “ten without” as the case may be. The “ten with” means ten Columbian stamps “with” whiskers, which are the two centers. The “withouts” are the one centers, where the features are smooth shaved.