Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Mrs. H. V. Weaver is quite seriously sick. Mrs. M. B. Alter is visiting relatives in Tennessee. Uncle Isaac Sayler, of Newton tp., is slowly recovering trom his long and dangerous sickness. Miss True Alter has gone to Chiccago/ to visit friends and to hear Patti sing, which she will do at the Auditorium next Thursday night. Warner and Shead, the new grocery firm. Give them a trial. Grandmother Barkley, widow of the late Isaac D. Barkley, is preparing to remove to Anderson, this state, to live with her daughters. Boots and shoes about one half price. Chicago Bargain Store. Guss Phillips did not leave for New York to join Richard Mansfield’s company, last week, as he intended. He expects now to leave in a few days. Alice Irwin and school will give a box social at-the James school house, Jan. 19, 1894, for the benefit of the Reading Circle. Everybody is invited to attend. The merchant tailoring firm of Zimmerman A Roberts has been dissolved', by the retirement ’of Mr. Roberts. The business will be conducted at the old stand by Mr. Zimmerman. Spot cash after Jan. 11. Dexter & Cox. The greatest clearance sale in town. . Chicago Bargain Store. There will be a union meeting of the Young People’s Societies of Christian Endeavor, at the Christian church next Sunday evening, commencing promptly at 6 o’clock. All are cordially invited. Any one desiring vaults cleaned will please call on Harry Wiltshire.

See Ladies 10 cent co inter at Mrs Leckhder’s. Monroe Banes and family, arrived home Monday from a holiday visit in Monon. They report much sick- > ness from grip and typhoid fever in that vicinity. Typhoid fever is es,pecially prevalent, one physician being reported as having 45 cases. Hats reduced to cost at Mrs. Lecklider’s. A great sacrifice sale of all winter goods. Chicago Bargain Store . Lawyer Saunderson, formerly of Kentland, is now located at Guthrie, Oklahoma. Mr. Saunderson is a very estimable and amiable gentleman, and we wish him health and prosperity in his new location. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. Step into Clarke's and see his line of watches, clocks and jewelry before buying. ' a G. R. Fox, the mail route agent on ' the Monon, who was arrested a few months ago, charged with stealing and opening letters on his route, has been sentenced to 18 months in the, penitentiary, by the U. S. district court. < 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. Chas. 1 Weiss, from near Remington, is now hammering on the county jock-pile. He was sent over by Squire Chappell, of Remington, for beating his wife. He will have to stay 28 days in all, unless the wife aforesaid, who handles the family purse, relents and pays his fine.

The Keeley cure institute at Hammond is now open and receiving patients. It is regularly authorized by Dr Keeley, and has good men at the head of it Among others, Chas. F. Griffin, ex-secretary of state. The ladies of the Christian church will give a social at the home of Miss Jennie Miller, Friday evening Jan. 12, 1894. There will be pleasing entertainment for all. Admission 5 cts, supper, 7 cts. Everybody invited. Remember that we shall still continue our great clubbing offers with those great weeklies: The Republican and either the Chicago InterOcean or N. Y. Tribune for $1.75 per year; or all 3 for |2. The Republican and Indianapolis Journal, $2.

Everything fresh and new and first class, and at lowest living prices, at Warner 4 Shead’s the new goocery store. Four prisoners sawed off a window bar and escaped from the Benton county j ail, at Fowler, on the night of Dec. 30th. They were charged with petty stealing and their escape, if rightly looked upon, should be considered a good riddance. Ladies jewelry at Mrs. Lecklider’s. 20 per cent off of every overcoat. Chicago Bargain Store. Frank Hays, of Barkley tp, owner Of the cows whose sickness and death from apparent hydrophobia, was described last week, was in town Saturday. Four cows, out of his herd of six, had died. The other showed no evidence Of sickness.

Full-blood Bronze Turkeys for sale, for stock. st. Fletcher Monnett. Ladies’ wraps about one half price. Chicago Bargain Store. The Rensselaer Land and Improvement Company lately made another dividend of 84 per cent The investors in that enterprise have now got all their money back, and about 8 per cent more. They still have property enough to realize them, in all, fully twice what they invested. We have now made arrangements whereby we can add to our clubbing list the Indianapolis Weekly Journal than which, for Indiana readers, there is no better published. The price of The Republican and the Journal is >2.00 for both papers.

Mrs. J. F. Antrim is again in very poor health. Lewis S. Alter, ex-county surveyor, is now m Kentucky. On and after Jan. 11, we will sell for cash only. Dexter & Cox. F. W. Job, atty., of Chicago, and F. D. Weeks, of Denver, Colo., visited DeLos Thompson, an old college friend, over Sunday. It is not very often that farmers plow.in December and January, in this latitude, but'many of them have been doing so this winter. Alfred Collins has bought John Say let’s third interest in the Sayler mill, and he and Thos. J. Sayler are now managing the same, under the firm name of Sayler & Collins. A four year old son of Caleb Hopkins, four miles n orth of town, fel Monday and broke his left arm. Dr. Washburn was called and reduced the fracture. On and after Jan. 11 we will sell for cash only. Dexter A Cox. The Rensselaer creamery is now making about 350 lbs. of butter daily; from about 8,000 lbs. of milk. The milk is received in about equal quantities at Rensselaer and the Marlboro branches.

It is reported that the Monon is contemplating the abolishment of its night office in Rensselaer. This will be a mighty inconvenient thing for Rensselaer people if it is done. Judge Wiley was very sick for a day or two after his return to Fowler, last week, with inflammation of the kidneys, and his condition was at one time thought to be dangerous, but he is now reported much better. The party who “borryed” that tileing spade of the town marshal is requested to return the same, on sight, or Tom will have him hung for assault and battery in the first degree, r Messrs. J. W. McEwen, C. D. Nowels and E. P. Honan, were at Logansport Monday, attending the democratic organizing convention, and looking after their respective post-office booms. The convention elected M. M. Hathaway, of Winamac, as district chairman and state commit tee man. Prof. R. Ingal, scientific optician, of 1012 North Halstead Street, Chicago, is now at the Makeever House, and will remain until next Saturday, Jan. 13th. All those wishing their eyes fitted accurately will do well to call on him. Examination free. This is his sixth annual visit to Rensselaer.

Undoubtedly the fastest time ever made over the Monon, and one of the fastest in the state, for the distance, was made by the Louisville section of the afternoon passenger train, last Monday. The train was carrying an operatic troupe and they were in a hurry. From Monon to Lowell, distance 43 and three tenths miles, the run was made in 88 minutes, and two full stops made, at railroad crossings. This is at the rate of a little more than 68 miles an hour. Engine No. 108, the biggest and be?t on the road, hauled the train. 7 ? When needing any insurance upon farm property call upon Wils Porter. He is agent for this section for the Continental Insurance Company, for all kinds of farm property, buildings, tools, live-stock, erain, hay etc. Insures against damage by fire, lightning, tornadoes, wind sturms, 4v. Give him a trial.

Uncle Mac wants everybody and their wives to attend the annual creamery meeting, at the court house next Saturday afternoon. They will have entertainment that will well repay them for their trouble in attending, to say nothing of the solid information they will derive. The tertalnment will consist of several songs, well and enthusiastically sung, by a competent choir. The songs are especially adapted to the subject of dairying and the “Milk Church” generally. They were composed by Jasper county talent, and have a local application, but are Jim Daisies, nevertheless. >

The delinquent tax list appears this week. It is abont as long as last year’s, but that was very short, being the shortesff'ever known in the county. The banner townships, for fewness of delinquencies, are Marion and Newton, each of which have only one delinquent. The Fowler Leader is authority for the statement that Attorney SMrley, who has charge of the prosecution against John W. Paris, in the Greentown bank matter, says he has a sure case against him. We hope, however, that our former townsman will be able to fully establish hi innocence of any intentional wrong doing. • \ Parties desiring farm loans, will consult their own interests by calling on or writing to F. J. Sears A Co. f at the Citizen’s State Bank, Rensselaer, Ind. Their terms can not be beaten, and the commissions charged are low. 4t.

The firm of Baldwin A Co., failed last week m Benton county, for $225, 000. The firm was mainly engaged in handling grain along the Coal Road, in towns in Benton and New ton counties. The mohmed member of the firm was Cephas Atkinson, reputed the wealthiest man in Benton county, and also the owner of several thousand acres of land in Jasper county. The failure is attributed to the prevailing free-trade depression. Salesmen wanted in every town , to sell Littler Cooking Utensil. Latest thing out. Big pay. Address, C. H. Vick, Genl. Agt, Rensselaer, Ind*

Last Saturday afternoon was the time appointed for the regular monthly meeting of the “Milk Church,” or creamery patrons. Owing to the small attendance and the fact that the Republicans of the township had a township meeting called for two o’clock, the dairy meeting was adjourned for just a month, or .to the first Saturday in February. The program for last Saturday will be executed at that time. An exciting and sensational school trial took place at Fair Qaks, last Saturday. The teacher, Mr. J. P. Hammond was the defendant. He was changed with caressing in an unseemly manner and in quite too exuberant a degree, one of his pretty big-girl pupils. The trial was held before Superintendent Warren, as the law directs. Mr. Warren sought to conduct the case in a dignified and seemly manner, wiih fairness to all concerned; but a number of bitter

opponents of the teachers just about turned the affair into a pandemonium by their interruptions and ribaldry. The evidence against Mr. Hammond largely came from children who had attended school only at very rare intervals, and who in going to school one day in the month had seen plenty of indications of improper conduct upon the teacher’s part, while the other pupils, regular in attendance a d vastly more intelligent, had seen nothing at ail of the improprieties. Others again who testified against him, were those who probably had grudges to settle, on account of having been disciplined in school. Mr. Warren unhesitatingly acquitted Mr. Hammond, and in so doing we think will receive the endorsement of most of the better element of the community. It was only a short time ago that the parents of a castigated youngster followed Mr. Hammond to the raihoad depot, and attempted to assault him with clubs. Likely enough these charges against Mr. Hammond had their origin in a desire to revenge the whipping of this or some other refractory pupils. A very good evidence that there is nothing in the charges, is that the father of the girl whose good name was sought to be ruined, in connection with that of Mr.. Hammond’s, has bad a thorough investigation made of all the circumstances, and with the result that, instead of blaming Mr. Hammond, bis righteous wrath is turned against the accusers; and it was only with the utmost difficulty that he was restrained fro n doing them violence, after the trial Saturday night He is one of the most prominent citizens of Fair Oaks.

Just as we go to press we learn that Hon. John C. Martindale, County Commissioner, is desperately sick at his home in Newton tp. He has a stomach and kidney trouble. Free sample copies of the Weekly Inter Ocean and New York Tribune, at The Republican office. Mrs. Mollie Shea, wife of Jeremiah J. Shea, died last Sunday, of consumption, at her home a few miles north of town. Her sickness was of long duration. The funeral was held Tuesday, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church; Rev. Stanislas Neiberg conducting the religious services. Interment in the Catholic cemetery, south of town. Her maiden name was Potts, and she was the daughter of Larkin Potts, of Rensselaer. She was married Mar. Ist, 1892, and the same clergyman who preached her funeral sermon, performed her marriage ceremony. Spot cash after Jan. 11. Dexter 4 Cox.

In our mention last week of the eclipses and similar, phenomena, for year 1894, we certainly missed the most important eclipse. It is thus described by the Monticello Herald: There will be five eclipses this year, two of the san, two of the moon, and one of tiie democratic majority. The latter will occur on Nov. 6th and will b? vlsibl i to the naked eye all over the western hemisphere and in England and most of continental Europe. Its area of greatest totality will be north of Mason and Dixon’s line, where the obscuration will be so complete that democratic chickens | will go to roost at noon and all the herbivorous anima's in the WashingIton menagerie will “drop their cuds.”

An exchange tells of a farmer who told his son to milk the cows, feed the horses, slop the pigs, bunt the eggs, feed the calves, catch the colt and put him In the stable, cut plenty of wood, split kindling, put plenty of water in the creamery after supper and be sure to study bis lesson—all before he went to bed. Then he hurried off to the entertainment to take a leading part in the question, “How to keep boys on the farm.”

The Wabash Timet says that a highly honorable young man of Wabash, and a member of the Presbyterian church, in the interests of peace and good will, induced Homer Hale to consent to apologize to Keeley for the flogging he had given him; but when the young man informed Keeley of Hale’s willingnessto apologize, Keeley turned rudely away, and would have nothing more to say to the peace-maker. The Times save Keeley -has. tamed no friends by the lack of Christian spirit he showed io thus rejecting the offered apology. If they knew Keeley better, such conduct would surprise them less. If he has any such thing as a “Christian spirit” about him, he never gave any evidence of the fact daring the several weeks of bis stay in Re-welaerJ