Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A new daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Flynn, last Saturday. Please call andsee Mrs. Lecklider’s goods before buying elsewhere. W. T. Perkins is drilling another big well for the railroad, at Monon. “Our Boys,” at the Opera House, Friday evening. A fine new daughter for Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler, Monday morning. B. S. Fendig pays the highest cash price for eggs. Hon. Thos. <L Wood, ex-M. Q., of Crown Point, was in town on legal business, Monday. A grand cloak opening, Wednesday, Nov. Ist, at reduced prices. .Chicago Bargain Stoke.

Next Saturday is “Manhattan Day” at the fair. The New Yorkers will be there in great numbers. Fob Sale.— One good heating and one good cooking store.* Enquire of Mrs. Weathers. ts. The Misses Schenks left for their home in Washington, D. C., last Friday, after a protracted visit with their aunts, the Misses Smith. Dr. Wm. Hills and wife, of New York City, visited their cousin, F. J. Sean and wife, over Sunday. They are taking In the great fair. All cloaks delivered on same day of sale. Nov. Ist No waiting as in past yean. Chicago Bargain Stoke, | James Maloy’s running horse Vandeventer took first money in good races at Logansport and at Winamac. He has now gone to Chicago to run at Hawthorne.

Mrs. Joseph Kusta, in the north part of Newton tp., has a bad case of diphtheria. Try a sack of our White Lilly flour W. R. Nowels <fc Son. J. B. Williams, of Bellfountain, O. is visiting his brother, J. W. Williams. B. S. Fendig will buy and sell second hand stoves of all kinds, or handle them upon commission. J. G. Reynolds has sent his race horses to Tennessee, and will follow them there next week. Twenty-five accomplished female musicians and dancers, at the Opera House, next Tuesday night. At the Free Will Baptist church next Thursday evening, the ladies will give a box social. Everyone is cordially invited. You can see every newest novelty from the city at the Cloak opening, Nov. Ist. Chicago Bargain Store .

Duncan Clark’s Female Minstrels, the only show of the kind on earth, at the Opera House next Tuesday night. Mrs. Lecklider’s trimmer, Miss Avey, feels sure that she can please the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity, with her work. A colored combination exhibited at the Opera House, Saturday evening. Their show is very much of a fake, but they drew a pretty large house. It you pay t 1.50 down we will hold your cloak 10 days for the balance from the day of opening, Wednesday, Nqv. Ist. Chicago Bargain Store.

Mrs. J. N. Leatherman was very dangerously sick for several days last week, with neuralgia of the stomach, but is now very much better. Back at my old stand, at Longs drug store, and prepared to do all kinds of veterinary and dental surgery. Call and see me. T. H Geer, D. V. S. All members of the Iroquois Chib are requested to meet at the dub rooms at 7:30 this (Thursday) evening, for the transaction o’ important business.

Mrs. M. A. Webster, of Westville, is visiting friends in Rensselaer and vicinity, for a few days. Call and see the nice new line of installment goods, just arrived at Clarence Lecklider’s. Mrs. Mary Steward, of Denver, Colo/, is visiting her twin brother, J. F. Hardman, of the Citizens Bank.

House for rent. Enquire of Micah Saylek. Miss Jean Stokes, of East Hampton, N. Y., is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mamie Williams. Warner and Shead, the new grocery firm. Give them a trial. Mrs. G. H. Werner, of Gilman, 111., is visiting in this county. She and her husband formerly lived in Hanging Grove Tp. C. B. King, the Chicago piano tuner. In Rensselaer first week in November. Leave orders at Makeever House.

Marshal Luckey, of Remington, brought one Thos. Scott over to the county jail last Friday. He has a $9.80 fine to lay out, for common drunk. Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner A Shead’s the new goocery store, (

Jasper county is no longer to be entirely devoid of a colored element in its population. Three or four colored men have rented farms of B. J. Gifford, in the Haddock marsh tract They come from Illinois. A laige stock of every style of cloaks, capes and jackets will be bought from the largest house in Chicago, for the opening. One day only. Nov. Ist. Chicago Bargain Store.

Miss Maud Swartz, daughter of J. W. Swartz, of Jordan Tp., died on Wednesday evening, of last week, of consumption, after a long illness. Her age was about 18 years. X Monon freight train, north bound, was wrecked at Whitesville, south of Crawfordsville, about 5 o’dock Friday evening, and eleven cars derailed. None of the trainmen were huyt, and the wreck was caused by the dropping of a drlwbar.