Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1893 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. an 1 Mrs. W. N. Wilson, of Chicage Hights, Hl., have been visitng Rensselaer friends for a few days. Mrs. T. J. Sayler left Monday for Macomb City. Miss,, where she expects to spend the winter for the benefit of her healths We have received a late number of the Chaperone, a monthly magazine published in St. Louis, with branch offices in Chicago, Kansas City and Omahsv A specially interesting article is an account of the late annual convention of western authors, held at Warsaw, this State, and the to us most interesting feature of that article is the mention made of our former townsman, J. L. Makeever, of Osceola, Neb. A weU executed portrait of Mr. Makeever accompanies the article, and a brief poem from his pen is also given. He is Vice-president of the association for Nebraska. W. W. Pfrimmer, of Kentland, also took a prominent part in the convention, and was elected treasurer of the association. Choice fruits, of every description at Vick’s restaurant. Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s.

A very good audience greeted the production of the bright comedy, “Our Bojs,” at the Opera House, last Friday evening. It was produced under the auspices of the Rensselaer Cornet Band, and for its benefit, and except for the leading role, was performed by home talent exclusively It is a very attractive and jovial little drama, and was rendered in an entirely creditable manner. In fact,, the rendition was (probably the best of any play ever given in Rmsselaer by home talent. That the audience was well satisfied with the performance, was very evident from their frequent and hearty applause. The scene of the play is laid in England. The characters represented were: Sir Geoffry Champneys, (a county magnate) by Fred Phillips; Talbot Champneys (bis son) Wm. Lloyd; Perkyn Middlewick, (a retired butterman) Frank Maloy; Charles Middlewick, his son, J. A. Hopkins; Violet Melrose, an heiress, Miss Eliza Tuteur; Mary Melrose, her poor cousin, Miss Hattie Rhoades; Clarissa Champneys, Sir Geoffry’s sister, Miss Martha Robinson; Belinda, a lodging house servant, Miss Geneveive Huffman.

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 divorce cases continue to increase and multiply, if they don’t replenish the earth. The latest was filed Tuesday. Mrs. Delia Henkle is the plaintiff and Samuel H. Henkle is the defendant They live about miles southeast of Remington If all the plaintiff charges in her com plaint is true, her husband is a miserable biute, and she is well entitled to a divorce. She charges him with kicking and slapping and threatening to kill her, at divers times; with having been a habitual drunkard for the last five years, and with neglecting to provide for her and her children, though amply able to do so. In August last he treated her so badly that She had to seek protection of the town marshal Of Remington. As one of her four little children is only five weeks old, it will be understood how brutal must be the nature of a man who will Cruelly mistreat a wife in the condition that she then was. They have four children, the oldest only five years old, and of these She asks the custody. They were married in August 1887, and separated last Sunday. The husband is now in the county jail, under bonds for the surety of the peace, sworn out by his wife, the plaintiff in this case.