Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Ben McColly is haring a tough time with the quinsy. Try Fendig’s vanilla. Reet Hopkins is building a new house north of the depot. B. F. Ferguson will sell you Builds ing and Loan stock. Mrs. C. E. Mills is recovering from several weeks’ sickness. See the line of 23 cent books at B. F. Fendig’s. A man named Fisher, from R emington, has a 12 day job on the rock pile, for plain drunk.

Clock shelves and brackets at less than cost, at Williams’ for the next 10 days. Rev. and Mrs. I. I. Gorby, of Pekin, 111., are spending a few days with Rensselaer friends. Croquet sets, hammocks, ball bats ■and all sporting goods at B. F. Fen - dig’s.

The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Paris, Friday afternoon at three o’clock, August 11th. A first-class business in Rensselaer for Bale. at very reasonable terms., B. F. Ferguson, Agent. Rev. J. C. Rhodes and family arrived home last Saturday, after a a three week’s visit in Shelby and Johnson counties.

Try Feudig own extract of vanilla it excells in strength anything in th e market. For sale at his drug store. Henry Thornton has sold his new honse' in Thompson’s Addition to Jacob Clouse, of Barkley, and will build again on lots he has purchased' in Magee A Benjamin’s Addition. House to Rent. Apply to Mrs. , C. L. Benjamin.

Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s. The Nowels House did not long remain vacant. The Misses Comer moved into it Monday, and will conduct it as a family hotel and board - ing house.

For Sale or trade one good Lightning hay press. Enquire of W. R. Nowels <fc Son.

Wm. Smith, a young man formerly from Wheatfield or vicinity, we believe, is very sick with congestion of the bram, on the farm of Addison Parkison <&Nyia Barkley Township.

Stratbd, from my place, one mile south of Aix, about July 26th a good Poland China sow, heavy with pig, hole in left ear. Five dollars reward. Address, Rensselaer, Joseph Williams.

A man named Lane, from Chicago was in town last week, looking for a location for a small machine and repair shop. He‘ seemed 'favorably impressed, and may return again. He is not asking for any bonus, we understand.

Call on C. B. Steward, agent 1 for lots in Colombia Addition; 140 lots at prices from $25 to SIBO. The Epworth League will give an ice-cream sapper this, Thursday evening, in the vacant room in the N owels Block, formerly occupied by Vick’s resturant. Admission, including ice-cream and cake, only 15 oents.

1 Fine fresh fruits, at Viok’s. If you want good bread get Hu ger’s, at Vick’s. • \

Eugene Sayler has been trying to work up a scheme for a telephone line between Rensselaer and Remington. It will cost about S7OO to put up the line. The chanoes for the suooess of the project, just at this time, are probably not very promising.

W. M. Shields, of Canton. S. Dak., is visiting his brother-in-law, F. J. Sears. Roger’s bread, the best made, fresh at Vick’s. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson, just east, of town, last Monday. ——- -? —- Mrs. J. H. Doxstader and Miss

Doty, of Chicago, are visiting Mr. J. C. Chilcote’s family. B. F. Ferguson will be pleased to show you The Mosely Folding Bath Tub. Now in his office.

Geo. V. Moss returned to South Waukegan, 111., Monday, where he is permanently located in the Real Estate business.

I declare Charley, that man Chipman takes the cake on engine work. This engine runs better than it ever did, gives more power and takes less coal.

Mr. J. Sneevely, lately of Joplin Mo., is visiting his brother-in-law Harvey Wood. He thinks some of locating in Rensselaer. 1 All persons 'that have perchased tickets for Photos, and wish me to make them for them, will please call before Aug. 20th, as I will do no work after that date. Respectfully, J. C. Williams. The bank at Knox, Starke Co., in which F. J. Sears and some other Rensselaer parties were extensively interested, has been sold to residents of Knox.

Friend, hear the voice of wisdom saying go to Vick’s for your banannas, oranges, lemons, ice cream, tobacco, cigars, (fee.

Vick is back here, for a while. The Chicago manufacturing firm in whose employ he is, has shut down for a while, owing to the prevailing financial depression. Day accident insurance tickets in the Travelers’, for sale by B. F. Ferguson. Everybody should get an accident insurance ticket before starting on i^journey.

The great exhibition of live stock at the world’s fair will begin August 21st and continues three weeks. It will, without doubt, be the biggest show of horses and cattle ever seen. At Tick’s restaurant is the finest lemonade in town. Try it Try a sack of our White Lilly flour. W. R. Nowels A Sow.

A carpenter fell off a high step lad - der at St. Joseph’s college, and dislocated his shoulder and broke a portion of the collar bone, yesterday afternoon. We did not learn his name.

It is said that two large railroad systems, the Big Four, and the Mackey syndicate are figuring to absorb the Chicago <fc Eastern Illinois system, including its lea||d line, the Chicago <fc Indiana Coal road* Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner & Shead’s the new goocery store.

It now seems to be settled beyond question that the great Corbett-Mit-chell prize fight, next Deoember, will take place at Roby. The expected selection of Jack Haverly’s place, near Crown Point, as Corbett’s training place, did not materialize, as Corbett has gone to New Jersey to train.

At Christie Vick’s restaurant: Boarding by day, week or meal. Fine lunch counter, with facilities to furnish hot lunches at all hours, day or night. A fine line of staple and fancy groceries, selling at greatly reduced, prices to dose them out. Mr. E. W. Morris, of Jordan Tp., tells us that the reported suspension of his pension was a mistake* or at least that ho had received no ndtice of such suspension. This leaves the case of Mr. Haas, of Rensselaer, as the only suspended pension in this immediate vicinity, as yet made public.

Willie Shanlaub goVseveral fingers pretty badly bruised and one quite seriously so, while feeding a job press in the Republican office, last Thursday. Thanks to Dr. Washburn’s skillful treatment, howeVer, the injuries are getting well without serious consequences, fad with comparatively little pain.

James Thompson, who sold his house near the depot, some time ago, is now building a good house, in Newton’s Addition, across the street from Hale Warner’s place. Boarders Wanted during Normal. Mrs. R. H. Percupile. You talk of wisdom, strength and beauty, but for a good lemonade go to Vickis. The people of Medaryville and vicinity will hereafter receive their mail from the hands of a democrat, Mr. James R. Linton having been appointed postmaster for that place. For Fresh Bread and Cakes try the new bakery, next door to Fendig’s drug store. Minnikus & Troy’s old stand. 49-3tp.

H. S. Hollingsworth, of Des Moines, lowa, is visiting his cousins, E. L. and G. K. Hollingsworth. He is connected with the Valley City Bank, at Des Moines.

. The railroad company is preparing to again move their water tank from its present location, near the river, back to its old place, just east of the depot. Preparatory to this, W. T. Perkins is drilling a six inch well, where the tank is to stand .

The G. A. R. Association of Newton*County will hold a two days’ meeting at Brook, August 23rd and 24th. The program includes, among other features, -addresses by C. B. Landis, of Delphi, R. W.‘ Marshall, of Rensselaer, Rev. J* J. Clay pool, of Kentland, Hon. J. Frank Hanly, of Williamsport, and others. Wils Porter is agent for the Con tinental Insurance Company, for this section, for all kinds of farm property, buildings, live stock &c. Insures against damage by fire, lightning, tornados, windstorms <fec. Give him a trial.

Ed. Anderson’s show company has been making it a point to spend fair week at Remington, for some years past, and his company is very popular among theater going people of that vicinity. It is a mighty good point in favor of a show company, when it can make it pay to return to the same town, year after year. The local G. A. R. post had another special meeting, last Saturday afternoon, and mustered into mem bership of the post a squad of new recruits, five in number. Their names being J. L. Nichols, James Kays, Frank Hays, Dr. Williard Stockwell and A. Abbott. The post still continues in flourishing condition.

Goodland Herald: The continued drouth—extending over a period of nearly eight weeks—is anything but encouraging to our corn growers. Under no circumstances can the crop in this locality give half an average yield. When corn begins to “shoot’ 1 it should have a damp soil to make it produce well. Therefore there can be no hope for anything in this locality but a crop of nubbins. Warner A Shead, at the new grocery store, would like a share of your trade. They will treat yon right. Charley Zacker, brother-in-law of young Charley Platt, and .who was mentioned in our two last issues on account of his robbery in Chicago, wrote back to his relatives here, after his arrival at his home in Minnesota, saying that all three of his children were sick with malignant diphtheria, and two of them not expected to live. Other relatives also had the disease and some deaths had occured among them.

B. F. Ferguson is a Notary Public and can make out and take acknowledgment of any legal papers. Give him a call.

Aaron Holman, a well known citizen of Hanging Grove tp., died last Saturday night, after a long sickness from a complication of diseases. His age was 49 years. He was a son-in-law to* the Rev. Mr. Mellcnder, of Hanging Grove, and leaves a widow and a large family of children. He was a soldier, in an Ohio regiment, during the war, and was drawing a small pension at the time of his death. The funeral was held Monday, at the residence, and Interment was made in Osborne cemetery.

One good feature of the dry season is that it has been very favorable to putting up hay and grain, without wetting. Thousands of tons of hay have been put up in this county, that have never received a drop of rain from cutting to stacking.

R. M. Vanatta arrived home Monday evening, after a week’s stay in Shades of Death Valley, in Montgomery Co., with college friends. The valley is an interesting and attractive place, in spite of its forbidding and inappropriate name. John W. Iliff has been appointed Township Trustee of Barkley Township, to fill the unexpired term of his father, J. F. Iliff, resigned. The appointee is thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office, and will make an entirely satisfactory trustee, we have no doubt.

The viewers’ report on the proposed gravel roads in Marion Township is published elsewhere in this issue. Also with the reports is appended the notice of the election to determine whether or not the roads shall be eonsti ucted. The election is ordered for Saturday afternoon, September 9 th. The remains of Arthur Aldrich, eldest son of Chester Aldrich, of Carpenter Tp., were buried in Weston cemetery, last Sunday. The sickness which caused his death originated in a case of sun stroke. The boy’s father is the son of Henry Aldrich and brother of Emerald Aldrich, of Rensselaer.

The fire cisterns, whose depleted condition was mentioned last week, have been refilled by Sayler & Co., at the expense of the town. The cost was at the rate of 30 cents per load, of eight barrels. The pumps have been taken out of these cisterns, and their covers nailed down, so that there is no danger of their being emptied again, by the use of the people jiving in their vicinity. Prpf. M. A. Paradis, of the Illinois State University, at Champaign, 111., is in such poor health that he is constrained to give up his college work, and is now arranging to remove to his farm north of Rensselaer, the old Clint Stackhouse place. Prof. Pardadis is an able preacher as well as a teacher, his denominational relations being with the Presbyterian church.

A passenger man connected with a sharp competitor of the Monon says that although Frank Reed, general passenger agent of the Monon, is somewhat deaf, his actions after attending a meeting show that he manages to hear all that is said. That he is surprising many of the passenger men in his ability as a general passenger agent is generally admitted, the general manager of the road being one of the most surprised.—lndianapolis Journal.

The late Sunday closing of the world’s fair having resulted in the fining of several of the officials, in sums SI,OOO each, by Judge Stein, of Chicago, for contempt of court, in that they violated an injunction he had previously issued against such closing, will probably have the effect of keeping the fair open every Sunday, hereafter, as in the regular course of legal matters, the appeal which the fair officials have taken, can not be reached before some time in October. The opening is merely nominal, however, as nearly all the exhibits are closed on Sundays;

Estey organs and pianos, and Estey A Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s.

A local shower, of small extent and brief duration passed just southwest of Rensselaer last Saturday afternoon. Other than this, the dreadful drouth remains unbroken. The erstwhile splendidly pwyuising corn crop is already totally blighted in many places, and in many others is fast approaching that condition. Pastures are dried up, and many farmers have to feed their stock the same as in winter. Wells and cisterns are failing, streams have gone dry. In short, the drouth has brought agricultural and domestic matters to about as bad shape, as the free trade panic has financial and economic matters. *'

“falling market” in town Tuesday afternoon. A load took a tumble off a wagon, in the middle of Van Rensselaer street, near the rear of Ellis <fe Murray ’s store; and before that was reloaded, another load turned squire over, wagon and all, while being driven upon the side-walk, at the end of Willis McColly’s stable, on Cullen street.

Lowell Tribune: In our last issue we inadvertently failed to mention the fact that the defunct Commercial Bank made a payment of forty per cent of its deposits. Something over twelve thousand dollars was paid out in two days. From this it would appear That the Dwiggins Co. is all solid and willing to do the fair thing. The fact that twelve thousand dollars having been distributed among the people makes a perceptible change toward abating our heretofore hard times.

The Town Board at their special meeting last Friday evening, accepted the improvement on Washington street from Cullen street to the river; there being no opposition on the part of property owners. Sayler «fe Co. were contracted with to refill the empty and partly empty fire cisterns, and J. M, Wasson, of the Board, was directecLtoprocure bids for the constructionof a 300 barrel tfrick cistern,k to be located on Washington street, near the court house well, and to be kept filled by the same. Traveling physicians who go about from place to place, and advertise to cure about everything, are a common feature these days. Some of these doctors may be callable physicians, but the best of them have no monophy on medical knowledge, and can not, in reason, be any better than your regular home physicians, while the chances are that they are not nearly so good. Our advice to all people who need, or think they need, the service of a physician, is to consult your home doctors.

The bed of the Iroquois river is now perfectly dry, from some distance below the creamery, to the artesian well, near S. P. Thompson’s place. This is not an unprecedented' case, for we recall several seasons when the river has gone dry before, although not quite so early in the year, we believe. This drying up of the Iroquois, which'ts so infrequent an affair now, will be a regular summer occurence after the proposed drainage scheme above town, and the deepening of the river the town, are carried out.

The reported rain-making investment at Kentland appears to have had no other foundation than is indicated by the following paragraph from the Kentland Enterprise: “Last week a telegram was sent from this place to the Secretary of Agriculture asking that the Government rain-maker be sent to this county to try his experiments. Major Dyrenforth replied that he had gone out of the business, but agreed to ship the apparatus here and let local talent fool with the elements as much as desired. The offer was declined, and the drouth continues.”

Rensselaer Flouring Mill and Grain Elevator combined, W. R. Nowels A Son, proprietors. Manufactures of, and dealers in high grade flour, meal and all kinds of mill feed. We also handle all kinds of grain. Mill and Elevator near depot.

Next Monday, Aug. 14th, the Commissioners of Jasper and White counties will be in special session, in Rensselaerjto act on the great Waukarusa Ditch, one of the largest drainage enterprises ever undertaken in Indiana . There will probably be a strong tight made against the ditch, on the part of a great many property owners who consider their assessments too high in proportion to the benefits likely to be received. This is especially the case among property owners along the lower portions of the ditoh. A large public meeting was held yeserday afternoon, in the town hall, of those opposed to the ditch, as now assessed. The proceedings of the meeting will be noticed next week.