Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Dani Fraser, the smooth Fowler attorney, was in town Monday. Please call and see Mrs. Lecklider’s goods before buying elsewhere. Zimri Paris, of Bridgewater, Dak . visited his parents here, over Sunday. Rev. E. L. Conner will preach at the church of God next Sunday. House to rent, for small family. Apply to S. Healv. W. J. Miller, the painter and decorator, is back from Michigan. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bailey, Hanging Grove township, last Monday. Try a sack of our White Lilly flour W. R. Nowels <fc Son. George Cox went to Marion, Monday, to work for the American Ex - press Co., under Jesse Grubb. The wife of Elmore Rushton, living just east of town, is very low wi th consumption.

B. S. Fendig will buy and sell second hand stoves of all kinds, or handle them upon commission. Mrs. Lydia Kimball, of Xenia visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Paris, over Sunday. Call and see the nice new line of installment goods, just arrived at Clarence Lecklider’s. Matthew H. Walker, of Fowler, the ex-proseeuting attorney, is still in very poor health, says the Fowler Leader. C. B. King, the Chicago piano -tuner. In Rensselaer first week in November. Leave orders at Makeever House.

Dr. J. R. Peregrine, of Brooks, lowa, visited his nephews, Sheriff Hanley and Frank M. Hanley, last week. Vick keeps his lunch counter sup - plied with the best and serves fine meals. Mrs. H. M. Hutchins, of Roxbury, Mass., is visiting her sister Mrs. M. L. Spitler and her brother, Squire Jas. A. Burnham. Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner 4 Shead’s the new goocery store. County Superintendent Warren had only four candidates for teachers’ licenses at the regular monthly examination, last Saturday. Vick is putting in a full line of canned goods and fancy groceries, in his restaurant, and carries a full line of fresh fruits. Harry Crawford is again having trouble with his men on the Midland R. R. It seems that Harry is up to his old tricks and trying to cheat his men out of their pay. 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.

The Monon trains towards Chicago now are long strings of empty coaches. Going the other way they are still pretty well filled. A large re- ' duction in-the number of trains may be looked for pretty ?oon now. A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city, for sale cheap, for a few days. Call on Thompson <fc Bro. Joseph Spaulding, of Jewell Co., Kansas, is visiting old acquaintances in Rensselaer and vicinity, for a few days. He is a son of Rodney Spaulding, a once well known and much respected resident of Newton town-

Revi A. M. Simonton, pastor ot the Free Will Baptist church, has resigned, and preached his farewell sermon last Sunday morning. B. S. Fendig pays the highest cash price for eggs. Dr. W. W. Hartsell arrived home last Friday from his Nebraska trip, which he found very pleasant as well as beneficial to his health. Call on C. B Steward, agent for lots in Columbia Addition; 140 lots at prices from $25 to $l3O. Tax-payers are reminded that next Monday, Nov. 6, is the last day for paying taxes without incurring the ten per cent, penalty. Warner <fc Shead, at the new grocery store, would like a share of your trade. They will treat you right. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newton, of Houston Tex., left for that place, Sunday, after a short visit for the former and a long one by the latter, with relatives in Rensselaer.

Thirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward. A fine lot of silver plated ware and notions, to be sold at great bargains, at Vick’s restaurant. John Bieseckcr, of Democrat township, Carroll county, was struck by a Monon train, on Tuesday of last week, as he was driving across the track,and was probably fatally injured. Both his horses were killed. 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. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: f Frank C. F. Wood, ( Ora M. Catt. J Isaac Wiltshire, ( Elizabeth M. Knouff.

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 Restaurant.

A young man named Elmer Inks had a hand amputated at Goodland, one day last week, as the result of injuries received in feeding a corn husking machine. These are dangerous machines and accidents to men who feed them are of frequent occurence.

F. J. Sears & Co., successors to Dwiggins Bros. & Co., are in the field prepared to loan money cheaper than the cheapest. Consult your interests and do not fail to call on them before borrowing elsewhere. 8-4 t.

Mr. Isaac Wiltshire and Miss Elizabeth M. Knouff were married last Saturday afternoon, Oct. 28, by Rev. BF. Ferguson, at the residence of Harry Wiltshire,the groom’s brother, on Weston street. The bride lives near Kentland and the groom is in the employ of her father.

Remember C, B. King,of Chicago the experienced piano tuner, will b e in Rensselaer the first week in November. His references are of the best and the quality of his work is guaranteed.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Oppenheimer, of Orillia, Canada, visited Ralph Fendig’s family over Sunday. They were on their way to New Orleans, where they have a winter residence, and for which place they left Monday, taking with them their neice, Miss Tillie Fendig, who will pass the winter with them in New Orleans.

All 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. Fkndig, Assignee. The wedding of Mr. Frank C. Wood and Miss Ora Catt, on Thursday evening of last week, at the spacious residence of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catt, parents of the bride, was a very pleasant affair, and attended by nearly 200 invited guests. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Aaron Wood, of Battle Ground. A grand display of beautiful and useful bridal presents was a notable feature of the occasion.

XPreaching at the Christian Church next Sunday, Services begin at 10:45 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. Victor Wools left Tuesday for his home at Houston, Texas, after a long stay with his grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Roberts. . The two primary rooms in the Rensselaer schools were closed last Thursday and Friday, while the primary teachers, Mrs. Walls and Misses Kelley, Vanatta and Bufink visited the Cook County, 111-, Normal school and the Englewood primary schools. Mrs. Lecklider has just returned from the city with a fine tine of Millinery. Come and see those beautiful Plato hats she will have at her opening which will be Nov. 2, 3 and 4.“ Please give her a call. A. D. Irwin, of Kuttawa, Ky., visited his relatives, the Misses Smith, a short time, going away Monday. It was his first visit to Rensselaer for twenty years, and tie was very favorably surprised at the growth and progress of the town, in that time.

Mrs. Lecklider’s trimmer, Miss Avey, feels sure that she can please the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity, with her work. Rev. L. Brady conducted the funeral at Monticello on Wednesday of last week, of little Johnny Spahr, the eleven year old son of Mrs. Joshua Rinier, of Monticello. The little fellow fell from a hickory-nut tree the Sunday before, and striking upon his head received injuries from which he died Monday night. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey A Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. The Kentland and Goodland papers make frequent mention of different gravel road making enterprises in Newton county that are being undertaken and carried through without waiting for the slow and expensive process of the gravel road laws. Not only are gravel roads being built out from Goodland and Kentland, but also from Morocco and Brook.

Choice fruits, of every d escription at Vick’s restaurant. Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s. Charles Batley, of Newton county, has bought of Felix French the ten acre tract just west of town, on the poor farm road, formerly the property of Leroy Sayers. Mr. Batley intends to build a house upon the tract, and occupy it as a residence. The price paid for the tract is SIBOO, which is an advance of S6OO over the price paid by Mr. French, last spring.

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. James Fraser, a former resident of Remington, but more lately of Monticello, was found dead in a Chicago lodging house, about 10 days ago. He was formerly much addicted to the drink habit, and though he had reformed for a while, he had gone back to drinking again, and his death was no doubt the result of a 'prolonged debauch. His [widow, who left him some years ago, is now living near Monticello.

Tobacco, cigars, pipes Ac at Vicks. An extreme case of depravity and brutalization resulting from the liquor habit is chronicled by the Goodland Herald. The person is Jacob Ochs, now of Goodland but formerly living near Remington. He traded a good farm for saloon property m Goodland, but was unable to give a bond. He is now abandoned wholly to drink, and as an instance of the depths to which he has fallen the Herald states that lately when his 10 year old son was dying with typhoid fever, Ochs was so crazy with drink that he drove everyone out of the house, including the dying boy’s mother, and had to be locked in the calaboose, while his son lay dying.

J. W. Childers has moved back to Rensselaer from Delphi. He is in the hay-pressing business.

Spencer Vick and his new bride are visiting his father and brother, for a week or two. Mrs. L. K. Yeoman of Rossville, 111., is here visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Yates. Mrs. Yeoman has her four year old twin boys with her, a fine handsome pair. They expect to stay about one week. Lost —An English Setter dog, spotted, red and white, weighing about 40 lbs., and small recent scar between the eyes. Had on a steel chain collar. Five dollars reward for his return. Delos Thompson.

Ancil Woodworth’s dray team walked away from in front of the post-oflice, Saturday afternoon, whil e the driver, his son, was inside with the mail bags, and from a walk they finally struck a trot and the trot soon developed into a canter, and all things were then propitious for a heavy weight run-away; but jus then young Will Adams jumped into the dray and getting hold of the lines succeeded in bringing the horses to a stop. The horses did not seem frightened but appeared to be running just to demonstrate a heretofore undemonstrated fact that they were possessed of some other gait besides a slow and dignified walk.

We believe Rensselaer has furnished the ’champion world’s fair attendant, in Mrs. Flo Sears. She has made her home near the fair grounds, and excepting three or four Sundays spent at home, and a few other days spent in the different world’s fair congresses in the art institute building, on the lake front, we believe has not missed a day from the beginning of the fair to its close. She has attended simply from the pleasure and instruction she derived; and leaving out those who attended from Butiness or official reasons, we doubt if a single peison in the whole country has been to the great fair more days than has Mrs. Sears.

John Smith, on A. K. Yeoman’s farm, south cast of town, has a bad case of typhoid fever. See the nice line Of fall millinery at Mrs. Leckliders. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John McCurtain’s, north west of town, Saturday. J A. J. Hattery, only son of Dr. H. D. Hattery, a prominent democratic politician of Logansport, died last Friday, of typhoid fever. A Harvest-Home and Thanksgiving service will be given at the Presbyterian church Sunday night, by the members of the Sabbath school.

When you are in need of a loan on your farm or town property, do not fail to call at A. McCoy 4 Co’s Bank. They are prepared to make loans at low rates, and on favorable terms. 4tp

One of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Thomas’s twin girl babies died Tuesday morning, of a stomach trouble, at their home a few miles west of town. Its age was a little over one year. Bowling Green school, Marion township, Miss Ura McGowan, teacher, will give an oyster supper next Friday evening, Nov. 3rd, for the benefit of the Reading Circle book fund. All are invited.

Ferris, the very troublesome lunatic in the county jail, made himself conspicuous again, last Friday morning. He got loose the cast iron cover of the steam radiator in the jail, and with it began digging a hole in the cement floor, with the idea, of course, of escaping. He cut a hole several feet square and three or four inches deep before he was discovered and his digging implement taken away from him. After the occurrence Judge Wiley visited the jail and bad a talk with Fems, his idea being to release him from confinement if he showed sufficient evidence of sanity. A short conversation convinced the Judge that Ferris was entirely insane and that his release under the circumstances was not to be thought of. Ferris was sent here from Newton county, but he really belongs in Illinois. -

A good young horse, the property of Isaac Porter, died in the street near the Presbyterian church, Tuesday night. Mr. Porter had brought it down town to be doctored, and it died before he could get it home. A big light in the northeast, Tuesday night, is said to have been the reflection of a praine fire in the Haddock marsh, in Barkley Tp. The fire was 15 or 16 miles from Rensselaer. Our old friend of many vicissitudes, Winfield S. Smoot, better known as Ben Smoot, was granted a divorce from his wife, Martha, last Monday, by the Marion circuit court, at Indianapolis.

A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city for sale cheap, for a few days. Call on Thompson 4 Bro.

the boys and young people were out in force Tuesday night, observing Halloween. Various little pranks were perpetrated, such as removing gates, blocking sidewalk, running off wagons and buggies 4c, but no serious mischief has been reported.