Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A daughter to Mr. Lee Buswell, northwest of town, last Thursday. See Ladies IQ cent counter at Mrs. Leckhder’s. Rev. B. F. Ferguson now occupies Mrs. Leota Faris’s house flear Say let’s mill. The widow Shea, living north of town, fell Monday and broke her wrist. Foe RkitT. —Three nice, large rooms. Very reasonable. Apply to Ludd Hopkins, with Austin <fc Co. It Uncle Jacob’s eleven daughters will be at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening. James T. Saunderson has retired from the law firm of Saunderson <fc Comparet, of Kentland. We understand that he intends to go west. C. W. Coen has just received a car of Blossburg Smithing coal AU , orders sent to h.m will be filled '■promptly. 2t. : r . r! BoRK, Friday, Deb. Bth to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Arnold, Barkley tp., a son. To Mr. and Mrs. George Henkle, * same township, same day, a daughter, j . The girls of the Presbyterian Sunday School will give an entertainment Friday evening, Dec. 15, consisting "■of tableaus, dialogues, etc. All are invited. Admission 10 cents. / A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs; Benj. Tuteur, last Wednesday, but it was delicate, and ailing from its birth, and died the following ■ Friday.. ( There will be a box social given SLulu Daugherty and school al ake school house, Friday evening, given away—rone to the prettiest 1., girl. All invited. 1 / • Post-master Rhoades has received S. supply for the hew style of . poet-office money older blanks. The principal difference from the old style is that the name of the payee is . inserted in. the body of the order. < .

_A ten year old daughter of Reuben R. Dickinson, of Marion tp., south of Rensselaer, died Tuesday morning, of lung fever. Hats reduced to cost at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Elias Strong, of Newton tp., took the train for. the Pacific slope Tuesday. He will be gone several months. Call at Laßue Bros, the cheap cash grocers, to sefe the biggest, best and cheapest line of Holiday goods. Uncle Isaac Sayler, of Newton tp., is improving a little from his late severe and very dangerous sickness. His improvement is very slow, however. B. F. Ferguson is loaning more money on real estate than any other firm. Don’t fail to call before tasking arrangements with any one else. The Parker school, about two miles northeast of Rensselaer, Miss Blanche Alter, teacher, will have a box social, Friday evening, of this week, for the benefit of the Reading Circle books. Everybody invited. The fact that R. B. Porter, of Rensselaer. made a clear profit of SBSO, from the milk of twenty cows, is pretty good evidence that the Creamery business is not so unremunerative after all. —Morocco Courier. , Ladies jewelry at Mrs. Lecklider’s.

The usual ton of Christmas Candy, has been received at La Rue Bros/ Cash Grocery. Squire Burnham tied another of his artistic and extra durable matrimonial knots, in the clerk’s office, Tuesday afternoon. The parties were Mr. James L. Page and Mrs. Ida May Porter, both of Wheatfield township. A Pie Social and Spelling School will be held at the Grant School, Miss Belle teacher, next Saturday night, Dec., 16 th, 1893, for the Reading Circle Books. Come and enjoy yourself and spend your money in a good cause. One Thomas Search, of Kentland, publishes a lurid card in the Enterprise intimated his desire to get his clutches on the individual who has started the story that Search was the fire-bug who started the list fire in Kentland. ' NOTICE-*-! will allow no hunting on my enclosures. 2tp. " ‘ ” H. Gnow. : County Superintendent 1 Warren attended a joint township institute at Medaryville, last Saturday. The townships taking part were WhitePost and Salem, <ff ‘Pulaski Co., and Gillam township, of Jasper county. It was a very successful meeting, and attended by about 35 teachers. The stock market can be bullish or bearish, without affecting us, hut when the grocery market is down go to La Rue Bros.’ Cash Grocery and get its benefit. Sanford Bowman, the young man so badly shot on Thanksgiving day, has been doing very well, so far, although suffering a great deal, as was inevitable from the nature of his injuries. While theft are still the possibilities ,of gangrene setting in, the chances are now jn favor of his recovery, without thafr or any other plications.

There will be a., box supper at the O’Meara school house, for the benefit of the school library, on Friday evening, Dec., 22. Given by the teacher, Miss Effie Cowden. The ratio of 20 to 1 is about right of La Rue Bros.’ Cash Grocery —twenty bargains for every one who calls. All the railroads in Jasper county have now paid their taxes, except the Pan Handle, including their delinquent taxes of last year. The Monon and Coal Road paid theirs under protest. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money. Place your dollar where it buys the most and that is at La Rue Bros. ’ cash grocery. Town Marshal McGowan has fixed up his side-walk snow plow, or “go-devil” so that next time he uses it, it will not make a track as crooked as the path of a man with a No. 12 jagBuy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. Quincy A. Hossler, of Warsaw, one of the best known and ablest newspaper men of northern Indiana, died last week. He was the partner of Gen. Reub Williams in publishing thd Warsaw daily Tames, and the Warsaw ludiani&n.

“Its a good purchase,” as they say on Wall street, when . you. buy at a low value. That’s what you can always do at Laßue Bros.’ Cash Grocery. • Robinson Brothers, the lumber dealers, received a car load of redcedar shingles the other day, from the far off state of Washington. The Shingles are a good ways from their starting point, from 1600 to 1800 miles as “the crow Hies,” and a good deal further than that as the railroad ‘‘ flies,” and the freight on the car was $168.84. Prof. R. Ingal, scientific optician of 1012 North Halstead Street, Chicago, will be at the Makeever House, one week, commencing Dec. 18th. All those wishing their eyes fitted acurately will do well to call on him. Examination free. This is his sixth annual visit to Rensselaer. It. A Christmas cantata, “How we waited for Santa Claus,” will be presented at the Christian Church, Friday evening, Dec. 22hd. It will have fairies and brownies and old St. Nick, all in full costumes, and be an entirely delightful affair, without doubt. Admission is free, and everybody invited. Charley Moody, oldest • son of Granville Moody, of Barkley tp., died' Sunday afternoon, at the age of about 15 years. The cause of his death was paralysis of the heart,resulting from diphtheria. His sickness was mentioned last week, and at that time every indication pointed to his recovery. The 'funeral was held Tuesday, at the residence, and was very largely attended. The remains were buried in Barkley cemetery. PRESERVE THE SHADOW ERE THE SUBSTANCE FADES. •* » ’ ■*. ar th« PAVILION.