Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A girl to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tyner, last Monday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Putts, Sunday night. Mrs. P. W. Clark is visiting her parents, near Lowell. Spot cash after Jan. 11. Dexter <fc Cox. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider has been granted a soldier’s widow's pension, of $8 per month. A rare bargain—fine blanket at cost. Chicago Bargain Store. Miss Clara Vick, of Greenhill, 111., returned home Monday, after a visit with her relatives here. Spot cash after Jan. 11. Dexter <fc Cox. Laßue Bros, shipped three fine driving horses to Aberdeen, Scotland, last week, as an experiment . Buy your Embroideries at | off marked price, Saturday, Feb. 3. Chicago Bargain Store.

Miss Al vena Antrim is now confined to her bed constantly. Her condition is very discouraging, Mrs. M. E. Lecklider has been visiting in South Bend for a couple of weeks, arriving home Saturday. Boots and shoes about one half price. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. H. V. Weaver is steadily getting better from her yery dangerous sickness, although still confined to her bed.

Any one desiring vaults cleaned will please call on Harry Wiltshire. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. One of the tumblers at the Kick-a-pooshow, Saturday evening, tumbled a little too hard, and dislocated his shoulder, One fourth off of all embroideries and muslin underwear. Chicago Bargain Store. The false hydrophobia scare in Barkley tp., resulting from the deaths among Frank Hays’ cows, caused a great mortality ameng dogs in the neighborhood, it is said. 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 'Kick-a-poo Indian Medicine Co., gave their last show Saturday evening, and are now at Morocco. They had a pretty large patronage during their three weeks stay here. Watch for the bargain days; special sales every Saturday after this week.

Chicago Bargain Store.

A fox squirrel with a white back was brought into town Monday, by Wm. Cooper, of Union tp. He gave it to B. F. Fendig, the druggist, who is having it stuffed. It is a rare if not unheard-of occurrence among squirrels.

Warning is hereby given to my patrons in Rensselaer, against a small man wearing a cap, who is repairing sewing machines &c. He is a fraud. Itp. Frank Lear, Machinest. H. M. Banta, the fruit tree and nursery man, of Dayton, Ohio, is stopping at the Nowels House- Mr. Banta has sold nursery stock in this county for seven years now, and seems to grow in the confidence and esteem of his patrons, right along.

On and after Jan. 11 we will sei for cash only. Dexter & Cox. T. P. Wright’s team, hitched to a two-seated buggy ran away Monday afternoon, from in front of his undertaking establishment. They ran south to the end of Front street, then across the river and into Mrs. Kannal’s place, on River street. The buggy was somewhat broken, but no damage otherwise occured.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe were visited over Sunday by their uncle, C. H. Whiting, of Chicago. The Niagara Insurance Co. has settled T. H. Geer’s claim for his loss at the Halloran saloon fire. They paid him S2OO.

Watch the bargain days every Saturday. Chicago Bargain Store. The funeral of Archie Grubb was held at Greencastle, last Wednesday, under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, 80 of whom attended. Free sample copies of the Weekly Inter Ocean and New York Tribune, at The Republican office. Mr. and Mrs,. Ben Tuteur went to Peoria, HL, last Thursday, the latter’s mother being sick and in a supposed dying condition. Bargain day on embroideries SatFeb. 3. Chicago Bargain Store . L Chris Arnold, an estimable young man of Barkley tp., went to Dwight, 111., Thursday, to take the Keeley cure. He was accompanied by J. F. Antrim.

Buggy for Sale —An SBO top buggy, in first class condition, only used a few times, will be sold at a sacrifice. Call on Mrs. Sarah Timmons, one mile north of Pleasant Ridge. Our former townsman, John T. Green, has disposed of his cash register patents, on royalties, and is now book-keeper and cashier for the B. Shoniger Co., piano manufacturers, at 225 State St, Chicago. The greatest sacrifice sale we have ever offered, throughout the entire stock, as we must have more room and cash. Chicago Bargain Store.

C. C. Sigler & Son have sold the undertaking portion of their furniture business to T. P. Wright, the old undertaker. They evidently found it too healthy a country to support two undertaking establish;meats. ■ ....—

Embroidery sale at | off Saturday, Feb. 3. Chicago Bargain Store. For Sale ;■ —Thoroughbred Light Brahma cockerels, at $1 each, if taken soon. 4tp O. C. Halstead. Perry Gillam, a very depraved subject, was sent up for 18 years, from Clinton Co., for rape, one day last week. He had lately finished a five year sentence for the offense, in Carroll Co. His victim in this last case was a 13 year old girl whom he enticed away from the Clinton Co., poor farm, on pretext that he wanted to take her to her mother.

Mr. W. B. Foster, of Pierceton, Ind., is here prepared to give instruction in violin playing, and repairs and tunes violins, pianos, and all other stringed musical instruments. He brings excellent recommendations. May be found at Nowels House.

The Jasper and Porter county commissioners, atjtheir joint session at Hammond, last Thursday, let the contract for a new bridge at “Baum’s bridge,” to the “old reliable” John Hack, of Lowell. It is to be a wooden pile bridge, and the contract price is 1785. Aboqt 20 iron bridge companies were represented at the letting, but their bridges ail costing about four or five times what a wooden bridge would, the Boards decided for a wooden bridge. 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, grain, hay etc. Insures against damage by fire, lightning, tornadoes, wind storms, <fcc. Give him a trial ■.

Our attention has been called to the fact that in our summing up of the building operations in Rensselaer for 1893, we mentioned only one house built by Hiram Day; whereas Hiram did build two good bouses, on Weston street, during the year. Hiam is a bright Day as well as a long Day, and ought to have full credit for all that he does in the improvement lue. Still, he builds so many houses that it ought not td be wondered at that, among so many, one should be lost in the shuffle and forfotten.

'Dr. Alter thinks he owns the finest dog in Indiana. It is a “lemon pointer” and was sent to him by a friend, in South Dakota. On and after Jan. 11, we will sell for cash only. ‘ „ Dexter Cox. i The Indian Medicine show gave a gold ring to the prettiest baby present, at their matinee last Saturday. It was won by little Mary Rhodes, a visitor of Mrs. C. B. Steward’s. A speculation. Buy your over coats and blankets now for next winter. Chicago Bargain Store. P. S. Hemphill is starting a milk route, ini town. The 400 and some odd families in Rensselaer buy considerable milk in the course of a year. Bargain day at the remnant sale, Saturday, Jan. 27. Chicago Bargain Store.

Grandmother Mary D wiggins has returned from Chicago. She had one or two slight strokes of paralysis while there, and has partly lost the use of her hands. It is said that Prof. Rudolph, the ex-priest whose lecture in Lafayette resulted in the noted riot, will lecture in Rensselaer at an early date. Towards the end of the present month* probably. Business and residence property in Hammond, Indiana, to exchange for farm property. A. F. Knotts <fc Co. Hammond, Ind*

Full-blood Bronze Turkeys for sale, for stock. st. Fletcher Monnett. Mrs. Maude Grubb, wife of Jesse Grubb is in very poor health, at her home at Marion, this state. Her mother, Mrs. Benjamin, who visited her last week, reports her condition as very discouraging, though not immediately dangerous. I have a Black Spanish Jack for sale; or would trade for good catlie or hogs. Chas. S. Baker, Mt. Ayr, Ind. 21-4tp.

Remember that we shall still con tinue our great clubbing offers with those great weeklies: The Republican and either the Chicago Inter Ocean or N. Y. Tribune for $1.75 per" year; or all 3 for $2. The Republican and Indianapolis Journal, $2. Come to the remnant sale Saturday, Jan. 27th. Chicago Bargain Store . J. E. Pruitt, who is stopping with friends in the east part of town, lost all his spare cash, one night last week. He was spending the night with a friend, he says, and when be got up in the morning, the wealth had vanished from his pocket-book. Probably no living man ever saw in this section, a solid six weeks of better weather in the “dead of winter,” than that which ended with Tuesday’s snow storm. It has been so warm that farmers have plowed in their fields, right along, and so dry that roads have been excellent most of the time.

Parties desiring farm loans, will consult their own interests by calling on or writing to F. J. Sears <fc Co., at the Citizen’s State Bank, Rensselaer, Ind. Their terms can not be beaten, and the commissions charged are low. 4t.

A big wolf bunt is being organized to cake place in the northern portion of White county, on Feb. 3rd, and we suggest that it would be a good idea for some of our Jasper county sportsmen to go over and enjoy the sport, and learn how such things ought to be managed, from people who have had much successful experience. The north and west line& of the bunt can easily be reached from the southern and eastern portions of this county. The. north, line extends from a point on the east line of Milroy tp., a mile north from the southeast corner of said township, along the section line to the New Albany R. R. just south of Monon. The west line of the drive extends south from the starting point just described, to Seafied. Rifles and whisk) are both ruled out. The north line starts at 10:30, the west line ai 10:50. .!,... L. . , ' .

Mrs. F. B. Meyers gave a dinner to the members of the Eastern Star, yesterday. ■ ~

A big rotary snow plow went north on the Monon yesterday morn* ing. The road is well fixed for fighting snow now.

Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Porter went to Mt Ayr Monday, to visit Mrs. Geo. Sigler, who has been very sick, but was then improving a little. Dogs are being killed everywhere in and around Mt. Ayr and Morocco, as a result of the mad-dog excitement. Under the circumstances it is a wise precaution. Cyrus Brunton, whose child died with hydrophobia, last Saturday, and whose wife may be dead with it by this time, lives about 10 or 12 miles west of Rensselaer.

Mr. and Mr. T. J. McCoy gave a card party Tuesday evening in honor of their sister-in-law, Mrs. W. W. Taylor, of Redfield, S. Dak., who is visiting them. Mrs. Taylor’s husband is state treasurer of South Dakota. Purdue University, at Lafayette, had a bad fire Tuesday night, its large and costly machine shops having been burned. The building was dedicated only last Friday, and was the finest of its kind in the world, it is said. An explosion of natural gas started the fire.

With the Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean you will get, every week, a beautiful art supplement. On Feb., Bth, March 8, April 9, the Monon Route will sell tickets at one first class limited fare for the round trip, to all points in Kentucky, Tennsssee, Alabama and Mississippi, and to points in Georgia as far east as Augusta. Also to New Orleans. Final limit 20 days from date of sale. Also for the occasion of the Mardi Gras to be held in New Orleans, the Monon will sell excursion tickets to New Orleans and Mobile, at the rate of 123 40 for the round trip, Jan., 291 h to Feb. 4th inclusive, good returning Feb. 28th. Round trip rate from Fair Oaks, $23.70. The Remington Press contains an extended account of the transgressions of Allen Gray, whose absconding has been mentioned in our Rem. ington correspondence. He has been doing a large business in the forgery line, signing his mother’s name -to notes. Hardy Bros., Hal Sheetz, and J. W. Phelps are Remington victims, and in Goodland, Z. F. Little & Co., Peter Brook, and L. H. Apgar. His forgeries, all told, will foot up quite a large sum. He left the first of Jan., going from Wolcott to Reynolds, and there buying a ticket to Rensselaer, but not stopping here. He is thought to be in Chicago or gone west. Gray moved to Rensselaer in the spring of 1892, and remained a year. He made here a reputation for general worthlessness among most people, and of positive rascality among others. And a good many strongly suspected that he was the guilty party when the old stable was burned, back of Burns* livery stable. That ancient and very much overworked fake, of somebody finding a big fat pocket.book, as a memento of a chicken thief’s visit to his ravaged poultry house, as he went out to curry his turkeys one morning, has bobbed up in half the newspapers in the state, this winter, in one form or another, and in one instance, in Carroll county, the pocket-book had swelled into a span of mules and a spring wagon. It is a striking illustration of the insidious and protean nature of this aged but ever vigorous fake that the Remington Press, while in the very act of satirizing it in the pocketbook form, as it had just turned up in a neighboring town, should itself become its easy victim, when its hook was baited with nothing more uncommon than a gold watch charm. Verily, the Press was too fresh a sucker entirely. It ought not to have even nibbled at a bait less tempting than a 40 carat diamond, a two-stOry brick residence, or a Stienway piano, at least. But to be caught with just 9 common scrub watch ,charm! Well! Well! Well! Who would have thought the Press was so weak a sistpr. /