Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1893 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Miss Mary Meyer is in Chicago, getting her fall millinery. R. W. Marshall went to Elwood, this state, Tuesday night, on legal business. Horace Ilenkle has gone to Garrison, Colo,, where he will teach school, this winter. A new plate-glass window in "Long's drug-store. Replaces one broken by a gas jet, some time ago. C. R. Yeoman has moved back from Hammond. He will teach in Barkley this winter. Rev. H. C. Keeley will deliver a second lecture next Sabbath evening in the Presbyterian Church—subject, “Atheism, or a fools creed.” A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city for sale cheap, for a few days* Call on Thompson & Bro.

Rev. J.L. Brady, the new pastor of the-Christian church, has arrived, and is making his home with W. W. Reeve’s family. Preaching at the Christian Church next Sunday, by the pastor, J. L. Brady. Morning service, at 10:45 a,m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Miss Mary Peacock will organize a school in Dress Cutting. .Those desiring to learn the only true tailor system, should learn Taylor’s Mathematical Square.

A handsome silk umbrella was found Sunday, Sept., 17, on the road to the Stock Farm. Owner call on J. C. Porter and prove property. Chas. Hammond and family departed for their future home in Kansas yesterday, but will tarry at Hammond and the World’s Fair, for a few days. A grand banquet was given at the Makeever House last evening, to the firemen and all others who helped fight Saturday night’s fire. It was given by the owners of endangered property. 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 Chinaman named Wong Tong was in town Friday, looking for a building in which to open a laundry. He did not find one to suit him, altogether, but said he would come again this week. He lives in Chicago. Miss Mary Peacock offers special prices to first six pupils. No money invested until pupils can do the work. See her at once as she only remains a limited time before retu in ing to the State School. A Mush and Milk Social will be given Friday, Sept. 29, 1893, at the Grant school house, one mile west of town. Admission and literary entertain ment free. A prize offered to the heartiest eater. All cordially invited.

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 estaurant. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: \ Merton V. Brown, ( Daisy O. Yeoman. j Nelson Anderson, ( Martha J. Beaver. j Louis H. Hamilton, ( Mary Robinson. I declare Charley, that man Chip man takes the cake on engine work. This engine runs better than it ever did, gives more power and takes less coal.

Mr. Louis H. Hamilton, of Rensselaer, and Miss Mary Robinson, of Hanging Grove, were married last Sunday evening, Sept. 24th, at the residence of the bride’s father, Geo. R. Robinson. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. F. Ferguson. The wedding was a very quiet affair. Prof. Alfred Haas, a competent violinist, lately from Europe, desires to form a class for instruction in violin playing. Per lesson 85 cts, for information call upon Prof. 0. Haas, at his residence on Cullen street one block south of the county jail. The South Bend Times says Marshall county boasts of the tallest editor in Indiana, in Hon. Dan McDonald, of the Plymouth Democrat, who is six feet, four and a half inches in height, and the oldest in Hon. L Mattingly, of the Bourbon Mirror, who is W years of age.

H. C. Keeley, the evangelist, returned to Rensselaer Tuesday evening, and began another series o: 1 meetings at the Presbyterian church. He will remain about 8 or 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Peacock, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,and Mrs. H. L. Gamble, of Si. Louis, who have been visiting Dr. Alter’s family and the World’s Fair for a few weeks have returned to their homes. Vick is putting in a full line of canned goods and fancy groceries, in his restaurant, and carries a full line of fresh fruits.

A country editor sarcastically lie? marks that he wants to buy a sack of flour, a pair of shoes and a straw hat, and is ready to receive lowest bids for the same. He also states that some of his merchants treat him in this way when they want $2 worth of printing done. A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city, for sale cheap, for a few days. Call on Thompson & Bro. Rev. Merton V. Brown and Miss Daisy 0. Yeoman were married last Friday evening, at the home of the bride’s father, Hon. David H. Yeoman, some miles north of Rensselaer. E der A. E. Pierson, of Union Tp. performing the ceremony. The groom is a promising young M. E, minister, and is stationed at Veedersburg, Fountain county.

Mrs. L. M. Imes gives greeting to her friends of the past seasons, and desires to say that their favors have been appreciated most heartily, and a continuance of those favors will meet with ample reward, as they will see by calling and pricing her stock of goods, now at hand. She has “hard times” prices, but no “hard times” goods; these are all the best, newest, latest and cheapest. The Halleck Bros., of DeMotte and Kniman, took the sweepstakes premium, at the World’s Fair hay pressing contest, at Wayne, 111., last week. They pressed 16 bales of long timothy in 9 minutes, the bales averaging 110 pounds each. There was no other pressing team any where in sight, that compared with the Jasper county outfit. Tbirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward.

Dressmakers especially should call and exchange views with Miss Mary Peacock, upon this all important art of time and labor saying system. The sheriff of LaPorte county, and a force of deputies, have been in hot chase in the northern part of this county, after a young fellow named John Quigley. He is wanted for stealing a horse, at Hanna, in LaPorte county. He has been hiding in the swamps in the northern part of Wheatfield township. His father lives at Mt. Ayr. Prof. Karl Hemmersbach. a graduate of the Conservatory at Cologne, Germany, has succeeded Prof. C. Haas as instructor in music at St. Joseph’s College. He is proficient in all kinds of instrumental music, and ocal music as well, and will be leased to give instruction to ali m - ted number of private pupils, i n the town. Call upon him at the College or address him through the post-office. ’*

A Crown Point man will let his daughter marry the man of her choice and will furnish her a home if she can give seven sensible reasons for wanting to marry him. She is very much in love with him, but after puzzling her head day and night for two weeks has found only two reasons. One is, >l I love him,” and the other is, “I don’t want any other girl to get him.” Mrs. Etta May Carpenter, whose sickness was mentioned last week, died at her home in Cincinnati, on Wednesday, Sept. 20th, at the age of 25 years, 6 months and 8 days. Her sickness was of only nine days duration, and resulted from a rupture of the abdominal’lining, by a fall in a fainting fit. Just previous to her sickness she had visited the World’s Fair for about two weeks and on her return visited her Rensselaer friends for a few days. She was the daughter of Willie J. and Minerva A. Imes, and was bom near Monon, in White county, but most of her early life was spent in Rensselaer. She was married about four years ago in Monon to W. H. Carpenter. The remains were brought to Rensselaer for interment in Weston cemetery, the funeral being held last Friday afternoon, in the M. E. church, Rev. I Beach of the Presbyterian church, conducting the religious services.

The few light showers that have visited this county during the unprecedentedly dry summer that is just past, all seemed to miss the far end of Jordan Tp., and a scope of country west trom there. The only rains that fell on the regions mentioned, from the fourth of June to the rains of week before last, were two light showers, just sufficient to lay the dust.

Ladies, now is the time to purchase a new dress and have it cut by the Square. Perfect fits on first trial. Rev. James T. Abbett and family, a former county recorder, but now a successful M. E. minister, located at Albany, Oregon, with his family haye been visiting friends and relatives in Rensselaer and vicinity, since last Friday. He occupied the pulpit of Trinity M. E. church on Sunday. Monday he went up to Barkley Tp., to visit his parents. Albert Fendig arrived Saturday night, from the yellow-fever stricken city of Brunswick, Ga. With him came Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abrams and Mr. Louis Feibleman, who will remain in the north until che yellow fever epidemic is over. They got out of Br unswick just in time, as the city is now under shot-gun quarantine, and no one is allowed to leave it. The quarantine was established the second day after they left.

Tobacco, cigars, pipes &cat Vicks. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey «fcCa mp organs and pianos, on exhibi - tion at C. B. Steward’s. The hearing in the Wakarusa ditch case was adjourned on Wednesday afternoon, of last week, until next Monday, Oct. 2nd, in order to allow the petitioners to amend their report. It is all right to give the petitioners plenty of time, in such matters, but “by that same token” it will &iso be equally right to give the remonstrants plenty of time to n troduce their evidence in regard to the outlet and [other matters. This matter should be conducted with fairness, whatever be the final result.

Miss Carrie Clark had a dangerous experience Saturday afternoon. She was out driving with a horse and buggy belonging to M. F. Chilcote, and when neat Chas. Nowels’ place in Weston’s Addition, the horse began to kick and run. Miss Clark held on bravely, until to avoid running into a deep ditch, she turned *he horse short, and the buggy was upset. Miss Clark escaped with no more serious injury than a slightly sprained ankle. The buggy was pretty badly broken, and the horse considerably cut by kicking against the cioss-bar.

A social reunion and dinner was held at the residence of John C. McColly, in Union Tp., last Friday, in honor of the three surviving members of the original Braddock family, so well known in this county. The three were all present. They are Mrs. Hannah Smith, of Newton county, aged 75 years. Mrs. Nancy Alter, of Elk Falls, Kans., aged 73 years (mother of Dr. M. B. and J. Q. Alter, of Rensselaer) and John Braddock, of Walker Tp., aged 71 years. Sixty persons were present and partook of the pleasures of the occasion, and helped dispose of the fine dinner, that was spread on a long table in the grove.

Farm For Sale—Bo seres, 60 acres under cultivation. Good buildings, such as frame house, large frame barn, granery and wagon shed, 2 goo,d pumps, plenty water the whole year, young bearing orchard, small fruits of all kinds, 16 acres of timothy meadow, and 20 acres of good timber. Terms: Half cash, balance long time. Possession given day of sale. Reason for selling going into other business. Address, John O’Conner Kuiman Ind. Or, inquire at Republican ofllce. 3tp Thos. Florence, living near Virgie, has sued his neighbor, Peter Johnson, for S6OO, damages alleged to have resulted tp the plaintiff from a fire which the said Johnson is alleged to have carelessly kindled on Sept 19, and which spread to land leased by the plaintiff and burned bay and grain to the value of $450. Mrs. Eleanor Florence also sues tha same party, for SSOO, for damages from the same fire, in the burning of the sod and fences, on a quarter section of which she is the owner. Chas. Harrington was still another sufferer from the same fire, and intends to also bring suit against Mr. Johnson.