Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hemphill and son, especially the son, arrived from Two Harbors, Minn., Tuesday. Vick keeps his lunch counter supplied with the best and serves fine meals.

Eb. Morris, of Jordan tp., was kicked on the chest by a horse, last Thursday night. He was quite badly hurt but is getting better.

Vick is putting in a full line of canned goods and fancy groceries, in his restaurant, and carries a full line of fresh fruits. G. H. Werner and family have moved back to Francesville, from Gilman, 111., to which place they recently removed. Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner & Shead’s the new goocery store.

Mrs. M. P. Walker is still at Englewood. She has been at death’s door for many days, but at latest accounts was considerably improved.

Tom Gilmore, on the H. T. Thorntonplace, in north Marion, is suffering seriously from the effects of a horse kick in the chest, a week or two ago.

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. Geek, D. V. S.

Prof. F. W. Beubelt writes back from Pekin, HU that the schools under his superintendency now enroll from 1400 to 1500 pupils, and employ 80 teachers. Wanted — Experienced men to putm tile on Rinehart farm, four miles west of Francesville. Apply at form* J. B. Foley.

Martin L. Pass, formerly of Barkley Tp., now orders his Republican sent to Delevan, 111. He has lately returned from Colorado, where he has been for a year or two.

A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city, for sale cheap, for a few days. Call on Thompson <fc BrOt ————

The remains of Pettit were not buried by the side of his wife’s, as her [sister, Mrs. Shields, who firmly believes Pettit was guilty, would not permit it.

Try a sack of our White Lilly flour W. R. Nowkls <fc Son . Please call and see Mrs. Lecklider’s goods before buying elsewhere. The last of the celebrated Rudolph riot cases in Lafayette, was disposed of last Friday, when Wm. Temple plead guilty and threw himself upon the mercy of the court. He was jailed for ten days and fined $2 50.

B. S. Fendig will buy an d sell second-hand stoves of all kinds, or handle them upon commission. Mrs. Henry Wood, who has been unable to speak above a whisper for two years got back her usual oice last Monday, as the result of her recent treatment in Chicago. The medical name for her voice trouble is nervous aphopia. Call on C. B Steward, agent for lots in Columbia Addition; 140 lots at prices from $25 to 1180. Vai Seib is once more a resident of

Rensselaer, having returned from New York, the latter part of last week. He had a well paying Job there bat its duties were too onerous. He has resumed the active duties of his position as cashier of the Citizens Bank. As a residence he occupies one of John Makeover’s new houses, m Uncle John’s so-called “Irish Village”, east of the court house.

Mrs. Gaylord H. Chilcote, and children, left for Los Angelos, Cal., last Wednesday afternoon, to join her husband.

Call and see the nice new line of installment goods, just arrived at Clarence Lecklider’s.

The small-pox quarantine at Muncie was raised last Saturday, after continuing nearly two months. Choice f ruits, of every description at Vick’s restaurant. Mrs. J. D. Babcock is very dangerously sick, with a bowel trouble, at their home southeast of town. Tobacco, cigars, pipes <fccat Vicks. See the nice line of fall millinery at Mrs. Leckliders.

M. O. Halloran has stated his intention of erecting a fine, three story brick business block on Scrap-iron Park, next year.

There will be a social given at the residence of Rev. A. M. Simonton Saturday, Nov., 11. All are invited to attend. Supper, 15 cents.

A fine lot of silver plated ware and notions, to be sold at great bargains, at Vick’s restaurant.

Delos Thompson’s valuable English setter dog, advertised in last week’s Republican, has been recovered . It was found in the possession of some parties west of Mt. Ayr.

Thirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward. . B. S. Fendig pays the highest cash sse for eggs. Geo. Davidson, a former resident of Fair Oaks, and at an earlier date of Jordan Tp., but now living in Pennsylvania, was in town Friday. He is married again and his wife was with him.

Warner & Shead, at the new grocery store, would like a share of your trade. They will treat you right. Hiram Day, who is always at it, has just put down a hundred foot stretch of four foot cement walk in front of Dayville, on Weston street It is the first cement street sidewalk in town, and the building of it is an example well worth imitating.

As a result, presumably, of the unparalleled drouth, the celebrated artesian sulphur well near S. P. Thompson’s residence, known in local parlance as the Coal Oil Well, has ceased to flow. The well was drilled in 1864 and has never “gone dry” before. 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. Fendig, Assignee.

J. R. Day, State Secretary of the American Sabbath Reform, for Indiana, and Field Secretary of the International Sabbath Association, lectured at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning, at the M. E. church, in the evening. He is an able and interesting Speaker and his addresses were well received by the audiences.

Rensselaer Flouring Mill and Grain Elevator combined, W. R. Nowelsdr 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.

During the coming winter there ought to be in every village in Jasper county some one who would b e willing to furnish the local happenings of their respective places, for the sake of keeping the name of the village before the people. It is of decided advantage to the town itself to do this, and the Republican wants one at every town and township in the county.

Last Friday, Saturday and Monday were busy days in the county treasurer’s office, being the last days for receiving taxes without the penalty. Extra help was called in and four or five persons were kept busy* writing tax receipts and crediting payments, from early morning until 9 o’clock at night. The total amount of cash paid in daring the three days was about 18,600.

F. C. Chilcote, of Elmo, Washington state, is visiting his brothers, M, F. and J. C. Chilcote, for a few weeks. Ten different makes of Sewing machines, At Steward’s.

Wm. McElfresh, of Barkley Tp., has a good house nearly completed in Leopold’s Addition. He intends to become a town resident.

_ Mrs. . Lecklider’s trimmer. Miss Avey, feels sure that she can please the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity, with her work. /

George Bruce has been compelled to give up his school in Fowler, on account of a catarrhal trouble, and will -try a southern climate, probably Texas.

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. Miss Emma Burkhardt, Miss Emma Conrad, and Mr. Fred Conrad, all of Kaukauna, Wis., visited Mrs. Irene Nelson, and her sister, Miss Ritchey, last week. When you are in need of a loan on your farm or town property, do not fail to call at A. McCoy & Co’s Bank. They are prepared to make loans at low rates, and on favorable terms. 4tp

James Maloy has traded off all his race horses for real-estate. He had four horses and traded them for a farm near Crawfordsville, this state, and for a farm in Kansas and an interest in another.

F. J. Sears <fc Co., successors to D wiggins 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.

C. C. Sigler and H. V. Weaver have formed a partnership in the furniture and undertaking line. They are now in Chicago buying their stock. They will occupy the old Ludd Hopkins building, on Liberal Corner-

The Rensselaer creamery is looking up some now and likely to see still better times as President McCoy has lately renewed his zeal for its prosperity. So much so in fact, that he has bet a new suit of clothes with “Professor Strong” the superintendent, that the creamery will be receiving 10,000 pounds of milk a day by Christmas.

A man named Michael Schocknessy was shot and killed, at Logansport, Monday night, by a woman named Hattie Steele, while he and some companions were trying to effect an entrance into her house. The case was very similar to the killing of John Steele, in Rensselaer, some years ago. That kind of women are often on the shoot. Hereafter the town taxes in Rensselaer of all kinds, will be collected by the county treasurer, in accordance with an order of the Town Board. This year’s town taxes, which under the previous system would have been collected this fall by the town marshal, will not be paid until next year, one half in April and the other half in November.

Mrs. Etta Rushton, wife of Elmore Rushton, died Saturday night, at their home, just east of the corporation line of Rensselaer. Her disease was consumption and her sickness of about 10 months’ duration. Her age was about 24 years. Besides her husband she leaves two motherless little boys, aged about 2 and 4 years. The family came from Tipton county about a year ago, and the remains were taken there for interment. The roof of the old building on Van Rensselaer street, just south of Turners’ store, and occupied by Uncle Charley Rhoades’ harness shop, got on fire Monday afternoon. The fire had ' got something of a start when discovered, and the fire bell was rung, but the fire was put out by buckets before the engine was pulled out of the engine house. Probably a spark of fire from the chimney started the blaze. It burned a pretty large hole in the roof before it was extinguished.

David Michaels, of Jordan Tp. is figuring on removing to the northern part of California.

The wife of B. C. Kent, a well known business man of Goodland, died at her parent’s home in Ohio, on Wednesday of last week. A firm of professional vault cleaners, from Frankfort, have been operating in Rensselaer for a week or so. They have done some much needed work.

O. P. Greenfield, and wife, of Hutchinson, Kans., visited their relatives here, from Wednesday until Monday. He is a son of Jesse Greenfield, a former well known citizen. Mis. Kate Hosack left for Houston and her brother Frank Roberts for San Antonio, Texas, Monday. Mrs. Hosack had been here a month, and Mr. Roberts five months.

Leslie Clark, former local editor of the Peopfe’s Pilot and Frank Lyon, formerly of the California, Mo., Herald, have formed a partnership for the newspaper business, and have bought and leased a paper at Redkey, a flourishing gas town in Jay county. The Monon Route people estimate that they carried 100,000 people into Chicago during the world’s fair season. It is greatly to the credit of of the management of the load that not one of all this 100,000 people was killed or even injured while in their care.

Joseph G. Otis; one of the owners of the large Otis tract in Keener tp., has sold 800 acres to John C. Could. The payment was in Chicago property, we understand, and the consideration mentioned in the deed is nominal. In like manner, Mr. Gould, has disposed of 400 of the 800 acres to Edward Wing, and the other 400 to James Davidson. Still the Illinois men continue to to invest in Jasper county soil. The most recent instance is the purchase by C. A. Dunnington of John B. Sayler 160 acres in Newton tp., for 18,000 and of his brother Lewis V. Sayler, 100 acres in Hanging Grove, for $5,000. These prices show that land in the central portion of Jasper county is still advancing in value.

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Porter entertained abont 50 of their friends at an evening party, on Wednesday evening, of last week. The dining room decorations, of yellow and white chrysanthemums and many colored autumn leaves, was a noteworthy feature of the occasion.

Estey organs and pianos, and Estey ACamp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. A few nice residence lots near the business portion of the city for sale cheap, for a few days. Call on Thompson & Bro. Joseph Groom, who lives near Groom’s bridge, in Barkley Tp., had the misfortune to have his leg broken, last Saturday night. He was going home from Rensselaer, when his team got frightened and ran away, and running over a stump or stone Mr. Groom was thrown out and both bones of the right leg, just above the ankle, were broken. Dr. Alter is attending the case and reports it doing well. The team ran home before they stopped. One of the horses was hurt some, and the buggy considerably broken.