Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1893 — AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

AND COUNTRY.

Harve Robinson is visiting Rensselaer relatives. Please remember that Clarke does watch, clock and jewelry repairing. Mrs. John DeCrow, of Valparaiso, is visiting J. R. Vanatta’s family. Try a sack oi our White Lilly flour W. R. Nowels <fc Son. J. C. Williams is taking pictures at the Kentkad feir, this week.

Mrs. B. F. Ferguson and children are visiting in White county. Warner and Shead, the new grocery firm. Give them a trial. The talk of the town—Clarke’s line of watches and jewelry. Frank and Will Donnelly left for North Dakota, last Sunday. Choice fruits, every description at Vick’s restaurant. Miss Moiiie McMahan, principal of the Covington schools, is visiting M r. and Mrs. E. P. Honan. Who sold D. E. Hollister’s dwelling property? Answer, B. F. Ferguson. Mrs. L. Imes went to Indianapolis, Tuesday, to spend the week buying goods and studying styles.

A fine lot of silver plated ware and notions, to be sold at great bargains, at Vick’s restaurant. Alfred of Cologne, Germany, is Visiting bis brother, Prof. C. HaasHe will also visit the World’s Fair. Call on C. B. Steward, agent for lots in Columbia Addition; 140 lot at prices from $25 to SIBO. J. W. Williams left for Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, to attend the funeral of a nephew, a young man of about 17 years. ,

You will not make a mistake if you examine Clarke’s line of fine watches, clocks and jewelry before buying-/ Mrs. H. W. Porter left Monday, for her annual sojourn at Cameron Springs. She will remain about a month. Who sold Hammond Bros. Implement Business ? Answer, B. F.Ferguson. Christie Vick has received notice from the Chicago manufacturing firm he has been working for, that they ' will not resume work before Jan. Ist.

The Rensselaer schools will not open until Monday, Sept. 11. Having been post-poned one week on acooqpt of the alleged small-pox scare. Ex-County Surveyor, Lewis S. Alter has returned to Jasper Co., from South Bend, and will assist his relative, the present County Suveyor, for awhile. B. F. Ferguson will be pleased to show you The Mosely Folding Bath Tub. Now in his office. Don’t fail to come out to the Ice Cream social given by the W. R. C. ladies m the Court House, Friday evening, Sept Ist, and witness the presentation of' the flag to the G. A. R.

The circus advertising car reached town yesterday, and the big billboard by the court house, and all the dead walls in town are now resplendent with works of art the like of which could scarcely be found in the art gallery at the world’s fair. There was a light touch of frost in this scetion, yesterday morning. No damage reported in this immediate vicinity, but reliable reports say that in the northern portions of the county the frost was severe and damage has resulted to corn and garden truck.

Mabel Kessinger, of Chicago, is visiting Rensselaer relatives. ♦ Rev. E. L. Conner will preach at the Church of God, next Sunday.

Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s. Miss Vina Castor has returned to Des Moines, lowa, after a short visit——' - - _ Who sold Carrie A. Clarke’s dwelling property! Answer B. F. Ferguson. Mrs. Jesse Grubb has gone to Marion, to visit her husband, the ex - press agent

Step intb Clarke’s and see those so.id gold watches and chains. Ed Warren has moved into Mrs. L. Benjamin’s house, near the south end of Cullen street. Be sure and see the stock of watches, clocks and jewelry at Eiglesbach’s old stand before purchasing elsewhere. Miss Edith Miller has gone to Chicago, to visit her brother Albion Miller, for an indefinite period. ..The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Jennie Wishard Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. Every one interested cordialy invited. Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner <fc Shead’s the new goocery store. Rev. W. D. Frazee, of Los Angelos, Calif., will give a lecture at the Christian church, next Monday evening. Admission free.

For Sale :—A good driving, family, or general purpose horse. Call on Rev. A. M. Simonton, opposite the new school house. Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Utz left yesterday for Des Moines, lowa, where Mr. Utz will enter Drake University, as a student. Seventy-three suits against the Monon for failure to bulletin trains, have been filed in Monticello, by the state’s attorney. The penalty is $25 in each case. For Sale My house of 4 rooms and summer kitchen and four lots in Leopold’s addition Terms are half Cash and balance m stock. 52-3 tp. John Moosmiller.

C. C. Sigler shipped 25 car loads of hay last week. Owing to the great shortage of the crop across th e water, hay now brings a pretty big price. The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tharp was celebrated last evening, at their home, some miles northwest of town. 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. Independence and Brushwood classes, of the U. B. church, will give an ice-cream festival and basket supper at Brushwood, in Union Tp„ next Thursday evening, Sept. 7th for the benefit of the mission fund. All are invited.

A most thrilling and sensational double balloon ascension is made daily from Cook <fc Whitby’s exhibition grounds, the novel spectacle of a horse going skyward being a feature. At Rensselaer, Friday, Sept. 1 5. A successor has been selected to Rev. B. E. Utz as pastor of the Christian church, being Rev. J. L. Brady, lately a graduate of Butler University, at Irvington. He will preach here ever alternate Sunday until Oct., Ist and every Sunday thereafter.

The Monon Route has discontinue i the sale of Thayer commutation and tickets in their stead, have placed on sale excursion tickets good for five days from date of sale, Rensselaer to Chicago and return at the rate of <2.50. W. H. Beam, Agt. “Pettit is dying” is the heading the Lafayette Courier puts over an article regarding the present condition of the condemned ministerial wife-murderer, its information being derived from a party of Lafayette men who had just visited the northern penitentiary. He is said to have consumption.

Mrs. Nancy After, of Elk Falls, Kans., is visiting her son, John Q. Alter.

D. J. Thompson arrived home Monday, from his summer’s stay in northern Michigan, and much rested and recuperated thereby. Tobacco, cigars, pipes &c at Vicks Mrs. Carrie A. Clark, of South Chicago, is visiting her daughter Mrs. Dora Pierre and husband, who have lately moved to Rensselaer. She is recovering from a serious sickness. A mail sack bounced against a beer barrel. Monday afternoon, out at the depot, and rolling back under the car wheels was pretty badly cut to pieces, as were also the contents thereof.

Stereoscopes and stereoscopic views, and a first class line of spectacles and eye-glasses, all to be sold, away below regular prices, at Vick’s restaurant. W. J. Miller, the painter and decorator, will leave for his old home, Litchfield, Mich., next Monday, and will be gone about three months. He turned his business over to Jack Knight, during his absence. The man arrested at Cincinnati and who was supposed to be the man that robbed Jos. Holtam, of Reynolds was released before the White county sheriff arrived at Cincinnati, and is still at large. Charley McColly, of Chicago Heights, and Victor Bevans, of Chicago, made a trip to Rensselaer on their bicycles, last week, remaining until Saturday. On their return they took the cars as far as Shelby, to avoid the sandy road?.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Yeoman and son, of Elwood, Neb., are visiting relatives in this vicinity. He is a brother of James and Joseph Yeoman, of Rensselaer. This is their first visit for 22 years Mr. Yeoman is County School Superintendent, at Elwood.

Sister Gaudentia Huber, a sister of Charity, died at St. Joseph’s College, last Friday night, of a continued fever, following pneumonia. Her age was about 25 years. She had been at the college only about two months. The remains were sent to Shelby Co., Ohio, her former home, for burial. School of Telegraphy at LaFayette, Ind. under the supervision of Walter E. Doolittle, manager of the Postal Telegraph Co. will open on Sept. 5 th. Graduuates will be assisted in secu ring. positions. For particulars ad - dress J. Cadden at LaFayette Busi - ness College.

People got pretty scared over the small-pox flurry, the latter part of last week—just scared enough to keep them from going to church and Sunday school on Sunday, but not quite scared enough to affect the attendance at the theatre Saturday night, at which time the HamiltonMarvin company bad a big house.

Rensselaer Flouring Mill and Grain Elevator combined, W. R. Nowels & 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 , •' ' A western paper tells of a fellow who every time he gets on a spree insists on paying a year’s subscription to his home paper. The label on his paper now reads 1 Jan. 1927. An effort will be made to ascertain what brand of whiskey the fellow is using, in order that it may be more generally put on the market.

For the occasion of the 27th national Encampment, G. A. R. at Indianapolis, September 1893, the Monon route will sell Excursion tickets from Rensselaer at the rate of <2.20 for the round trip Sept. Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and sth, good returning until Sept. 16th. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warren and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce White, went up into Walker township, last Saturday to help celebrate the 66th birthday of the ladies* father Mr. Michael Zick. Their other son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Demand, of Atwood, Kan., were also present. It was a very pleasant occasion, indeed.

Indiana is to have another “Day” at the World’s Fair; Sept. 20th having been designated for that purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Borchardt, of Brunswick, Ga., are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig. They will remain two or three months.

The paid daily attendance at the World’s Fair now averages about 150,000, and is constantly increasing. The financial prospects of the fair are vastly brighter than they were. Uncle Sol McCurtain, of Barkley tp.. has Men seriously sick for quite a long time, but is now reported on the mend. He seems to have a complication of disorders.

The Morocco Courier has again changed hands. The new purchaser is S. Shanlaub. Mr. Brown, of Mt. Ayr, will succeed Chas. Rhoads in managing the mechanical department, we understand. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Worstell and Mr. Jas. W. Cowden, from east of town, went to Ohio, the latter part of last week, to visit friends. The former will stay about a month, Mr. Cowden about two weeks.

Rev. Jasper Howard, of Wichita, Kan., left last Friday, after a very pleasant visit. He intended to spend Sunday in Goodland, and this week at the World’s Fair, and then home to Wichita. Dr. J. H. Loughridge last Sunday reset the broken shoulder blade of Geo. W. Hix, the carpenter who was hurt a couple of weeks ago, at St. Joseph’s colle< e, and he is now doing excellently. The swelling was so great at the first time, that the fracture could not be properly reduced. Mr. Hix fell 15 feet and was lucky in not having been worse injured.

The undersigned has purchased of Thos. Burns the new livery stable, on Vanßensselaer street, west of the public square, and proposes to conduct the same in a manner to give the amplest satisfaction to all patrons. Nothing but good rigs sent out. Prices very reasonable. Give me a trial. Robt. Randle. Wm. M. Lakin, and his son-in-law C. P. Brigham, both of Aurora, Neb., are visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. Mr. Lakin formerly resided in this county, and was a member of Company A., in the 48th Indiana regiment, in wartimes. Mr. Brigham is an old soldier too, having been in the 4th New Hampshire regiment. ’ They will attend the National Encampment at Indianapolis, next week.

Wils Porter is agent for the Con tinental Insurance Company, for this section, for all kinds of farm property, buildings, live stock <fcc. Insures against damage by fire, lightning, tornados, wind storms &c. Give him a trial. The last boring for gas, near Delphi, just completed a week or two ago, resulted in a fine strike of—salt water. The people of Delphi have fairly bored the earth into a pepperbox cover, in a vain search for gas, and it as though they might as well make up their minds to accept the situation and give it up. If they were in the gas field some one of their many wells would have shown the fact before this.

Why do you lodge out by the world’s Fair gates, where “Wild Bill’s” Indians and cow boys and the “midway” night hawks make night hideous, when you can get a bed for 50 cts. at 7455 Honore St in the aristocratic Auburn Park and a 15 minutes pleasure ride for scts. worth 25 cts? R. S. Pabis. The ladies of the W. R. C. intend to decorate the railroad depot in grand shape, next Monday,in honor of the soldiers who will be going to the National Encampment. The Monon has secured the carrying of most of the soldiers that day, including the officials of the order and the most distinguished survivors of the war. Those having flags or bunting are requested to lend the same to the Relief Corp, for that day, .and to communicate their willingness so to do, through any member of the corps.

The Indiana state series of text book can now be sold through the regular channels of trade. Merchants and dealers can secure them by making applications to their trustees or school board—who are obliged to sell them from their supplies—in sueh quanties as may be wanted. The discount, the trustees or school board is authorized to make is 10'per cent, from list price, settlement to be made in cash upon delivery of books.

Mr. and Mrs. James Lister bad the great misfortune to lose their little boy, William Ray, whose death occurred last Saturday morning. -His age was about 19 months, and he was their only son. The c n .’i?e of his death was summer complaint. The funeral was held Sunday, short services being conducted at the residence, by Rev. Chas. Postill, and the remains were then taken to Welch cemetery, near Mr. Lister’s old home, for interment.

Rose Lawn post office has just been raised to the Mgnity of a money order office and T W. West, the newly appointed postmaster, was in Rensselaer last Thursday, getting some pointers from Postmaster Rhoades as how to run the money-order department. Our former townsman, Wm. Ervine, who was “legging” pretty hard for the Rose Lawn post-office a while back, seems to have been lost in the shuffle.

Work on the new fire cistern, near the court house well, began Monday. John Hodshire has the contract, at $2lO. Other parties’bids were; C. Borntrager, $270; Chas. Reed, $310; Geo. Minikus, $265; Owens & Day, $250. The cistern is to be of hard brick, top, bottom and sides, and the walls 8 inches thick, and plastered with Portland cement. The contractor furnishes everything and connects the cistern with the court house well, and, with overflow with the street sewer. It is to be completed in 30 days. . »■

Dr. J. G. Campbell has just received a telegram from Portland, Oregon, stating that Bishop Goodsell has arbitrarily refused to grant a transfer. He is as yet unable to assign a reason unless the Conference made a fight for its own men. The church extending the invitation unanimously asked for him and are very much distressed over this action of the Bishop. Naturally, too, this unlooked for and very arbitrary action upon the Bishop’s part, is a good deal of a disappointment to Mr. Campbell, after having made all preparations for his removal. A Rensselaer stockholder in an Indianapolis Building <k Loan association, withdrew from it a short time ago, and instead of receiving all that he had paid in, and a little more for interest, as would have been the case with a home association, his net returns were actually less than he had paid in on dues. The managers of these so-called national Building <fc Loan associaations are not working them from purely philanthropic motives, but each has at least one eye open to the main chance. The local associations are managed by people we all know and justly have confidence in, and at a very trifling expense. Manifestly the best policy is to stay by the home institutions.

One of the leading remonstrants in the Wakarusa ditch tells us that it is not only the glaringly unequal assessments and the construction of supposed unnecessary laterals and spurs that the remonstrants object to, but that the question of the sufficiency of the outlet is one of the fundamental grounds of opposition. They also hold that a large scope Of coun try in the upper portions of the district ought not to be included in this ditch at all, but drained the other way, into the Monon, where the fall is said to be greater and the distance is certainly much less. He says the remonstrants have “enlisted for the war” and will take the matter to the Suspreme Court before they will give up the fight.

The Rensselaer Stock Farm was greatly in it over at the Remington fair, last week. • If they did not see what they wanted, they only had to ask for it. Here is what they wanted and here-is what they got: First money in the three minute trot, by Jeweler. Time2:44|. First money in the two-year old trot, with Gogoac. Time 2:31. First* money in the 2:29

trot, with Rensselaer Wilkes. Time 2:28. They now hold the best iwoyear old record and the best stallion record ever made at the Remington fair. In the show ring they got first money on standard bred wem; on I standard ured stalltons; and uu > uadIsters. Who do you want to sell your property for you ? Answer B. F. Ferguson.

At least one prominent physician .at Muncie has held firmly to the belief that the so-called small-pox there was only a bad type of chicken-pox. Il is now generally conceded however, that the disease is fra "’I pox, and a New York expert Dr N. B. Kerr, of New York, wuu treated small-pox in the Northwest for eight years, in the service of the government, says there is no doubt at out it. It is a very mild type of the disease, however, as the fact that only one death has occurred among the 20 or more cases, is sufficient evidence. The further spread of the disease in Muncie seems to have been effectually arrested. Should any cases occur in Rensst laer, the probabilities are that they will also be very mild, and the spread of the disease easily controlled. The Public are invited to call and get the very finest of Photos at popular prices, all elegnntiv r e thumbed and lighted. We challenge a critical comparison with the very best work from the larger cities. Remember the place in the Rensselaer Gallery, now. Porter’s Studio.