Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Pygmalion and Galatea, tonight A son to Mr. and: Mrs. Joseph Groom, ot Barkley tp., last Friday. Ladies jewelry at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Frank Osborne’s planing mill near tile depot is running again. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. Free sample copies of the Weekly Inter Ocean and New York Tribune , at Tna Republican office. The usual ton of Christmas Candy, has been received at La Rue Bros. Cash Grocery. Mrs. A. E. Coen and children, of Chicago, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. See Ladies 10 cent counter at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Milt Chipman is getting about again, after a two weeks sickness with the grip. i Place your dollar where it buy s the most and that is at La Rue Bros. ’ cash grocery. Dr. J. H. Honan has been elected secretary of the State Veterinary Association. The Farmers’ Bank has indulged in a new floor, and a longer counter, largely, increasing the space behind the same. Buy. your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and sav#money. W. B. Jenkins has sold the Winamac Republican to Charles and Ed. F. Newton* formerly of the Kewanna Review. They will take possession this week. 7J “7 The ratio of 20 to 1 is about right of La Rue Bros.’ Cash Grocery —twenty bargains for every one who calls. Prof. Carl Hemmersbach, musical instructor of St. Joseph’s College, left Tuesday night for Cincinnati, where he has an important engagement to take part in the musical festival. Hats reduced to cost at Mrs. Lecklider’s. A well known member of the Jasper county bar, living in the south end of the county, intends to go to Dwight next week to take the Keeley -cure, we are informed. Any one desiring vaults cleaned Will please call on Harry Wiltshire. The paralysis from which Hon. Jacob Keiser is suffering, as noted last week, results from the wound he received at Clinton, Mo., a year ago, from his wife’s divorced husband, says the Winamac Jonrnat. “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, Ad alarm of fire Monday forenoon was the result of a small blaze in N. S. Bates’ chicken house, on Front street: It was extinguished without any damage woith mentioning. It started from a stove pipe. B. F. Ferguson is loaning more money on real estate than any other firm. Don’t fail to call before making arrangements with any one else. The Reuben P. Ryan estate damage suit against Jasper county is set for trial to-day, in Kentland. The witnesses live in Remington and vicinity. R. W. Marshall is attorney for the plaintiff and S. P. Thomp son for the defense. The Christmas cantata, “how we waited for Santa Clans,” in preparation by the Christian Sunday School will be given at the Opera House irstesd of at the church, aa was previously announced. A small admission fee of ten cents will be charged, to defray the rent of the hall.

Pygmalion and Galatea, tonight. A girl baby at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kessmger’s, Jordan .tp., last Thursday. For Rent— Three nice large rooms. Very reasonable. Ludd Hopkins. J. P. Rowen, better known as Prior Rowen, has moved from his old location, in Newton tp , west of Rensselaer, into Gillam township. - Remember the Christmas cantata, tomorrow evening, at the Opera House. Only 10 cents admission. Billy Huff, the jeweler, has no wheel in his head, but he has a very fine one in his show window. It is a well made model of the Ferns wheel. Mr. Huff made it himself. It tun s by clock-work.

The stock market can be bullish or bearish, without affecting us, but; when the grocery market is down go '■ to La Rue Bros.’ Cash Grocery and get its benefit. County Chairman Qhilcote has issued his call for Republican organizing conventions, to be held Jan. 6, in accordance with the action of the state committee. The convenience of the voters has been considered in the adoption of the plan of township conventions. The country cemeteries of Jasper county are getting some very fine monuments. Mackey <fc Barcus have put up four this season, of a cost of S4OO each, in country cemeteries of the county. The last of these was put up last week, in Osborne cemetery, to the memory of the late Fleming Phillips. John Lefler, one of Jasper county’s earliest settlers, last Wednesday, in Chicago, of Bright’s disease. The funeral was held Friday, in Hanging Grove tp., his old home, and he was buried in a private cemetery on the old Lefier farm, in that township. His age was about 75 years. He came to Jasper county in 1840 or 1841. Goods can be bought very cheap now, wholesalers are overstocked, the fall trade has been very light with them and ready cash is what they they want; we bought late; this explains the reason for our selling goods away below competitors, We can save yon big money on flannels, blankets, gloves mittens, caps, in fact all winter goods. It costs nothing to price our goods. S. Fendio.