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

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Vai Seib dropped off the late train Saturday night, to visit his family for u iltne. He is now filling a responsible and onerous position as sniw-rintendent for the firm «vhi>,li Las the commit for receiving :md delivering tdi Ibe mails to and fr.iiit the nd road* and steamboats, in New York city. Moves:—J. 11. Ccx. into 'Mrs. J. C. Porter’s house, near Broad Guage church. Rev. J, C. Rhodes, to Chicago. Cyrus Haas into Mrs. Harrison’s house, near Christian church. Mesdames Ritchey and Nelson, into D. L. Richardson’s house, on Cullen street. AU parties knowing themselves to be indebted to the firm of R. Fendig are requested to call on the undersigned and make settlement immediately, as the books must be closed. B. F. Fendig, ■ Assignee.

The county commissioners of Pulaski county, Edward Welch, Frederick Maibaus and Nelson M. Hiland have been indicted by the grand jury for making illegal allowances to county officers. The penalty is a fine of not less than double nor more than five times the amount allowed, and the forfeiture of their offices. They are charged with allowing the county auditor and the county treasures S4B each, for services as mem bers of the board of review. Winamac Democrat: North Judson has passed an ordinance prohibiting the railroads from running locomotives or trains inside their corporation at a speed greater than six miles an hour. Winamac passed a,similar ordinance, and it has been productive of more or less good; since it was passed trains hardly ever attain a greater speed inside the corporation than forty to forty five miles an hour.

The body of an unknown man which was found in the Kankakee river last week, has been identified as that of R. A. Ilarbeck, of Chicago, a member of the Dearborn Hunting Club, the members of which have their club house on the Kankakee. Harbeck was drowned near the Baltimore & Ohio bridge that crosses the Kankakee. He went out alone in a boat to hunt, and in some manner the boat was upset, and he being a heavy man sank in mire, which rendered his struggle to save him self futile. —Valparaiso Messenger. The Town Board held a special meeting, Monday evening, and passed a “fire limits” ordinance, which forbids the erection of anything but brick, stone or iron buildings on blocks three, four and nine. These being the three principal business blocks of the town. The ordinance takes immediate effect, and will thus head off the erection of a wooden building on the Halloran corner. The ordinance was petitioned for by the owners of more than three fourths of the land in the three blocks. The undersigned has purchased of Thos. Burns the new livery stable, on Van Rensselaer 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.

The Rensselaer Odd Fellows went to Chicago Monday on the milk train, in large numbers and good shape. A special car was set off for them, and upon the side of this was a large motto bearing the name of the Lodge, “Iroquois Lodge, No. 148 j I. O. O. F.’ ’ in large letters. The lodge was also provided with a very beautiful and costly silk banner, to carry in the processions, and other flags and insignia. The members themselves were decked in the handsome regalia of the order. The special car did not begin to hold all that desired to go, and though many crowded into the other cars of the train, still others had to wait for next train, which was number 38, greatly belated. The number of tickets sold at this station for that train was about *4O. For' the entire day the number was 173.

Randolph Wright issues a challenge in the Morocco Courier to wrestle any man in Jasper, Benton or Newton county, of less than 124 pound weight,"side holts, best two in three, for from $25 to SIOO. Contest to take' place anywhere in the three counties. Randolph’s “raslin” weight is 120 pounds. A north bound Monon freight ran into a Three I. freight Tuesday afternoon, at the crossing at Shelby, a pretty general smash was the result. One or two cars ran into the depot and badly wrecked it. No one was injured in the wreck. The track was blockaded until sometime yesterday. The trains went around. Some by Monon, missing Rensselaer, but more by way of Fair Oaks, and the Coal Road to Wilders.

The men who don’t advertise receive an object lesson once in a while that ought to set them thinking. One of our exchanges tells the story of a peddler who canvassed £ pertain town selling stone coffee pots. The wife of a hardware man bought one. When her husband came home to dinner she told him what a nice coffee pot she had bought. Hubby looked at it for a full minute and then asked: “How much did you pay for it?” Shetold’him. “Well,” said he, “you are a bright one, you are. I have had that very article on sale in my store for more than a year and you could have got it there for half the sum you paid the peddler.’’ “You have?” said the wife, “well I didn’t know it; why in the name of sense didn’t you advertise it? You’r the bright one, that's what you are. ” And the hubby began to whistle Annie Rooney and didn’t say another word. A good audience greeted the return of Evangelist Keeley at the Presbyterian church last night. His eloquent sermon “God is Love” deeply moved the listeners and evoked several to manifest openly, a desire to accept Christ. Let every Christian cooperate m making the close of this series of meetings a rich blessing for our churches and our city. Meetings at 7:30 p. m., all cordially invited. E. Baech, pastor.

Two young men, professed students, tried to rob the safe of the Valparaiso Normal School, last Saturday. They were discovered by Miss Emma Jones, one of the secretaries, and though they held a revolver to her face, she struck it aside and ran and gave the alarm. The robbers fled, and were pursued by a large posse. East of town they met Nathan O. Howe, of Michigan City, going to Valpo with a load of peaches. He borrowed a Winchester and killed one robber and wounded the other. They proved to be Frank and Claire Robinson, brothers, of Versailles, Ind. Howe took his peaches into Valpo, and the grateful citizens bought and gave them back again until the load realized him SIOOO. One college man gave him SIOO for one basket. Howe is the son of Frank Howe, the celebrated detective, and is a nephew |of Mrs. Elizabeth Purcupile, of Rensselaer.