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

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Henry Thornton has bought Mrs. Carrie A. Clark’s property, a house and eight lots, in Thompson’s Addition. For Sale or trade one good Lightning hay press. Enquire of W. R. Nowels & Son. The infant child of Chas. Standish, of Fair Oaks, died Monday night, aged aboutlß months. It was buried in Welsh cemetery, Jordan Tp. Who sold Henry Colborn’s lots ? Answer, B. F. Ferguson. The remains of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Collins, ofHegewisch, Hl., was buried in Weston cemetery, Tuesday. Its age was about 6 months. Warner & Shead, at the new grocery store, would like a share of your trade. They will treat you right. There was a family re-union at James Yeoman’s place, in Newton Tp., luesday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. 8. B. Yeoman, of Nebraska. About 100 persons were present. The Presbyterian church has secured the services of the efficient and successful Presbyterian evangelist, Rev. Horace C. Keeley, who will begin a series of Gospel meetings at tue Presbyterian church, beginning Sept. 12 th. Dr. Washburn received a letter from Mrs. Moles, of Muncie, Tuesday. She says her daughter, who had the small-pox is getting well fast, and that she has not been worse at any time than she was when she left here. She says the doctors still differ as to whether the disease is chicken-pox or small pox. The j doctor says that it the disease does not appear by next Sunday in any one exposed, the probability is there will be no more cases here.

The subject of small-pox was the one absorbing matter of discussion in Rensselaer the latter part Of last week, and for a day or two this week. As time passes however, and the danger of the further occurence of the desease in the town grows less, the excitement and altVm grow proportionately less. The town Board held a special meeting Monday afternoon and issued an order, published elsewhere, requiring that all teachers and pupils produce evidence of having been vaccinated since 1890, before they can be admitted to the public schools. This order upon the part of the Board has caused a great increase in the vaccinating business, as all the town doctors can testify. The Town Board acting in the capacity of a Board of Health, took the farther precautionery measure of ordering the School Trustees to postpone the date of school, opening for one week, or until the 11th day of September. It is Odd Fellow’s Day at the World’s Fair, Sept. 2Gtb, and members of the order are everywhere, preparing to make it the biggest day in the history of the fair, as well as the biggest day in the history of the order. At the Philadelphia Centennial the Odd Fellow’s procession com tained 107 bands and was three and “One-half hours in passing a given point. The demonstration at Chicago is expected to far exceed that at Philadelphia. September 23rd has been selected as the date for Indiana Odd Fellows to go to Chicago, preparatory for the 26th. Greatly reduced railroad rates, probably one cent a mile, will be secured. Ten aerts of vacant jland, admirably situated for the purpose, have been secured lust south of the fair grounds for a camp of ten day’s duration, and where Odd bellows and their friends can be comfortably lodged for 10 cents a night. This includes tents, mattresses &c., all that the parties need to take being blankets and towels. Iroquois lodge of Rensselaer will go in large force, probably not less than 60 members at least. The lodges at Remington, Wheatfield,Mt. Ayr and-Francesville will probably also join with Iroquois lodge on this occasion. The camping arrangements will furnish a and their friends to spend a week or ten days at the fair at very little expense.r* C. B. Steward has been selected as Jasper county marshal for the 25th, with full powers until that time over all branches. He is trying to work up a big attendance from this county and with every prospect of success.