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

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

'A son and the first one, for Sir. and Mrs. Christie Vick, last Monday. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. Thermometers marked from two to five degrees below zero, yesterday morning. Special linen sale Saturday, March 3rd. ; . Chicago Bargain Store. To Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Makeever of Newton tp., a daughter, last Monday, Feb. 16 th. Don’t miss the greatest entertainment of the season, March 9bh. Rev. L. *E. Conner will preach at the Church of God next Sunday morning and evening. Come to the greatest linen sale of the season, Saturday, March 3rd. (Chicago Bargain Store. Mr, add Mrs. B. Forsythe are visiting this week at his sister-at Dixon, Ill.,and will also buy affine line of dress goods, in Chicago. Some extra Bronze hen turkeys for sale, at'Os Ritchey’s:; from first class stock. >Sire weighed 41 lbs., and dam from 20 to 25 lbs. 26 2tp J. iP. Hammond has been laid up for about 10 days, with a lung trouble. His school at Fair Oaks has been closed in the meantime. Hon. I. D. Dunn, of Dunnville, was in town Tuesday. He has just returned from a trip down east, clear to the far end of the state of Maine, his old home state. All linen towels 4 and'B cents each to 80> cents each, on sale day March 3rd. Chicago Bara<«n Store. —- Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hubbard, of Toledo, Ohio, are-visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler. Mr. Hubbard is convalescing from a severe and dangerous sickness.

A whole car load of Butterfly brand flour, at Laßue Bros. Neve so cheap before. Remember we still give a year’s subscription free for either the Inter Ocean or N. Y. Tribune to any person paying three dollars on their subscription accounts. The daily papers last week reported two cases of small-pox at Crown Point, but the Regiskr says the cases are at Whiting, 20 miles from Crown Point. C. C. Sigler’s next great public sale of new furniture will be Saturday, March 3rd. Wait for it. Watch for it. Ben Tuteur returned last .Friday from his long stay in Peoria, 111. Of his two sick relatives there, his sister-in-law recovered, and hiamoth-er-in-law is temporarily better, al - though permanent recovery ui her case is not expected. Business and residence property in Hammond, Indiana, to exchange for farm property. A. F. Knotts <fc Co. Hammond, Ind-

Over at Fowler Albert Ricketts got three years for forging a $35 note. In Tipton, Cal. Armstrong got the same length of sentence for embezzling $43,000 from the county treasurj', Justice makes some queer breaks, truly. Foooer for Sale.—J. C. Porter has 200 or more shocks of corn fodder for sale, at his place 2j miles northwest of town. Would prefer to sell to some one who will feed it on the farm. A long dormant rule in the railway code was revived last week by Monon officials. Any employee wishing to retire from the road’s service has only to be seen entering or emerging from places where intoxicants are sold, or seen in saloons drinking intoxicants. The tule is at present iron-clad.—Delphi Citizen-.

The Rensselaer and its Marlborough branch are handling about 5000 lbs of milk a day, now. Mr. and Mr. Fletcher Snodgrass, of Oxford, are visiting Rensselaer relatives. H. W. Sawyer, of Lafayette, the veteran piano tuner who used to make Rensselaer regularly, is in town this week doing work in his old line. Don’t forget that J. R. ,Hendershot, the Drummer-boy of the Rappahannock will be here under the auspices of the W. R. C., March 9th. August Rosenbaum, who mtends to occupy Leopold’s saloon building, on Van Rensselaer street, is moving in. He was formerly at Hammond. Remember Sigler’s next great auction sale of new furniture, Saturday, March 3rd. Good Goods. Low prices. Long time. : Worstell and family moved Tuesday, up into the southeast corner of Lake county, but his postoffice is Hebron, in Porter county. J. A. *Grant, from Barkley township, brought In the scalp of an old wolf, and got the bounty, last Friday. 'He and his brothers ran the wolf down, on horseback. Mrs. Ciipps has resumed dressmaking at her residence, corner Jetferson: street and Chicago road. 4tp. Obaa. F. Kreuger and his wife both died at Michigan City, last week, from trichinosis, caused by eating uncooked pork sausages. Their six children were all sick with the same disease, and at latest accounts, were in a dangerous conditio®. Remember that we shall still con tinue our great clubbing offers with those great weeklies: The Rbpubli can 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. (It is reported that the farmers and gardners near DeMotte, will cultivate about 300 acres of tomatoes this season and the produce will be worked up by the canning factory there. Peas, beans and corn will also be put up in large quantities.— Capt. Alex Hess, of Wabash, was m tovrn last Saturday. The CafSfiif a prominent candidate for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court. He has an excellent record as a citizen, a soldier, and as a legislator, and is also a very pleasant gentleman to meet.

The Auditor’s salary in Jasper county is $1,500 per year, The salary of the auditor in this county cannot be much less. Not so bad after all.—Goodland Herald. No. But by the time he has paid from S6OO to SBOO of that $1,5)00 out for deputy hire, he will be in position to say: Not so good, after all.

■ One Win. Fay was sent up for tec years, by Judge Wiley, at Fowler, last week. He had {Head guilty to setting fire to a -store at Boswell. He implicated three or four others, who have also been arrested. Albert Ricketts plead guilty to forgery and got three years. Simon Thompson is plaintiffs-attor-ney for the north end of Jasper county in a suit against the Three I railroad for damages caused by fire. During the one hundred days drouth last -summer fire caught along the road from the locomotives and burned up the northern end of Jasper county by the roots and threatened to endanger the crop of muskrats.—Fowler Leader.

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 lire, lightning, tornadoes, wind storms, &c. Give him a trial. The Supreme Court .in deciding a contested election case from Porter county holds that the directions of the ballot law in regard to stamping the ballot are mandatory and not simply directory. A ballot marked with a lead pencil instead of the rubber stamp provided in the booth must be thrown out, as also ballots stamped outside the squares or in any other way not strictly according to the instructions of the law.

Mrs. Elizabeth Florence, mother of Leroy Florence, of Barkley tp., is very dangerously sick, at Toronto, Kansas, where she is visiting relatives. Free sample copies of the Weekly Inter Ocean and New York Tribune , at The Republican office. Lewis Day was down from Hammond last Saturday, making arrangments to move back to Rensselaer. He will occupy W. J. Hopkins’ house, on south Weston street. Andrew Dike has just moved to Rensselaer from White county. He occupies a part of Geo. Gillette’s house. Mrs. Dike is a carpet weaver. Towels, napkins and table cloths all in the special sale, Saturday, March 3rd. Chicago Bargain Store . The foundry will fire up again as soon as the weather gets a little warmer. It has been-closed down for nearly three months. Fob Sale : — Thoroughbred Lig h Brahma cockerels, at $1 each, if taken soon. 4tp O. C. Halstead , The total amount of the delinquent tax sale was $655.70. In Lake county the sales amnunted to over SIO,OOO and much that was offered was not sold. ! B. F. Ferguson is loaning more j money on real estate than any other firm. Don’t fail to call before making arrangements with any one else. Nathan McGee got his pension yesterday. He gets arrearages to the amount of SI4OO. He is poor and advanced in years and the money will be a great benefit if judiciously used. Marriage licenses since last reported : j George M. Wilcox, ( Ella J. Hughey. j Samuel B. Snedeker, \ Mary M. Miller. H. Y. Weaver has opened an upholstering room over J. Eiglesbachs meat market. If you have any old I furniture that needs repairing in any j way he will be pleased to pat it in as good shape as when new at very reasonable prices. All work guarIktlfcSd to giw satisfaction - - A. J. Wor-stell’s sate last Thursday" was a good one considering the times. A large erowd was present and about everything offered found a leadyj sale, at a pretty fair price. The total amount of the sale was about; SBOO.

Judging from present indications the coming March term of the Circuit court will be one of the dullest on record. So far only six new cases have been entered, including two old ones sent back from the Supreme court. There are about fifty cases on thedocketfrom former terms however. Of state cases the unusual condition prevails that there is only one on the docket, and that of but little importance.

A. McCOY <k COMPANY are now prepared to make farm loans at to V per cent, depending on the amount desired, and -commissions as <dow as are quoted elsewhere. The usual privilege of partial payments allowed. They would be glad to hear from parties deairing Joans and all inquiries by *n&il will be cheerfully answered. :23-4Gp. The Bedford, Bloomington and Swstz City-branch of the Monon is to be changed from narrow to standard guage as soon as the weather will permit, much of the work being already done. When the change is made it i 3 said that parties have agreed to ship 100 cars of coal a day over the Monon to Chicago, and the coal of fine quality, coming from Sullivan and Green counties. Perhaps Rensselaer will have cheaper soft coal after that.

Of the several cases against the Three I. R. R. from this county taken to Benton on change of venue, we understand that only one was was tried. That of Horace Marble, as to damage done to his land. His case for loss of hay, and all other cases, were continued. We understand that the jury gave Mr. Marble a verdict for SBOO on the item of damage to the land and that the court, considering this excessive, reduced the amount to S4OO.

The assignee of the Commercial Bank of Oxford, was ordered to make an assessment of 100 cents on each dollar against all the stockholders of said bank to be paid as follows: $ in three months, \ in six months, and i in nine months.—Fowler Review. We will not look for profits but customers linen sale day, March 3rd. Chicago Bargain Store. A SIO,OOO suit against the Monon was commenced at Indianapolis, last Friday, by the administrator of the estate of Wm. N. McCarthy. The latter was killed at the locomotive boiler explosion which occured at Francesville in January 1893. A four year old boy survives him, and in the boy’s behalf the suit is brought. Next week is. our last issue prior to the gravel road election. Our columns will still be open to the discussion of the subject and we will endeavor to publish all that may be offered. As there may be a good deal offered Jiowever, we can not hold out any positive promise to accept any articles handed in later than Monday. The annual district meeting of the Knights of Pythias for the district comprising the counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Pulaski, Jasper, Marshall, Newton and Fnlton making the second Indiana district, was held at Valparaiso, last Wednesday and Thursday. It was a great success. The delegates from the Rensselaer lodge were C. W. Duvall and .Chas. Morlan. Miss Lucy Kolb, sister of Mrs. Frank Foltz, of this place, died at her home at Oxford last Friday night. Her disease was consumption and had been of many years’ duration. Her age was about 27 years. The funeral was held Sunday. Her sister, Mrs. Foltz, was at her bedside at the time of her death, and had devoted much of her time to her care, for a long time past. j The sad news has been received from DeMotte, of the death there last Monday, of Virgil, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. El. Erwin, former *-**«*' - ■■ • ■ *■—• residenteof Rensselaer, and also of the death, Saturday, or"‘ir~SOfi""tyf~ Luthur Frame, aged about 5 or 6 years. Both these deaths were occasioned by inflammatory rheumatism. A daughter of Daniel E. Fairchild is also reported very low, with consumption. Last Sunday afternoon M. 4L~ Walker united with the Presbyter-, ian church and was baptised at his residence by Rev. Shultz. Mr. Walker has done a great deal of bible reading, and after mature thought comes to the conclusion that the Christian religion affords the only surety against the ills to come. He is now confined to his residence, very much reduced in strength and flesh, and •very naturally desires some stronger support than the human arm affords. —Fowler Review.

The case of John W. Paris, charged with embezzlement ih the Greentown bank matter, came up at Frankfort ■ last Wednesday, but was dismissed on account of a defective indictment.. The indictment charged him with accepting a deposit of $163.30 in money, when in fact the deposit was a check. The state’« attorney says that the next grand jury will be asked to take the matter up again . In the meantime Mr. Paris’s bail was redueed from $3,006 to SI,OOO. Evidently the judge of the court thinks there is not much in the case else he would not have so greatly reduced the bail.

l'oung Wilson Clark’s eagle shipping venture did not turn out much better than did Comrade Sam Yeoman’s historic Fair Oaks frog buying enterprise. He has received returns from the eagle he sent to Chicago, a while back. The commission men sold the bird for 50* cents, deducted 35 cents for expressage, 10 cents for commission and sent young Clark the balance, 5 cents, in stamps. Of this 5 cents, half was to go to John Osborne who shot the bird. The eagle market is evidently badly off. In fact it is no doubt a verj bad time to sell American Eagles. ,The cuckoo seems to bfe the popular bird these times.

Warner <fe Shead finished filling their ice house last Saturday. They have 300 tons of fine clear ice, of about 8 inches thickness. They got it near ‘‘the walnuts,” about a quarter of a mile above C. C. Starr’s ice house. “Uncle Maish” pinned his faith in the ground hog, and has got a fine crop of ice. The women down atßedkey, Ind.,' appear to be practical reformers fiom away back. The Times of that place says: “There was a little excitement and quiet sneaking out down at the Turf Exchange last Saturday night when a young woman wheeled her baby carriage in and proceeded to make herself at home while her husband played a game of pool. She asked if any one would play a game with her but no one responded and as she and her husband started out she asked him to have a glass of beer but he did not drink.”