Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

About 1-500 dozen eggs came to ‘this market "Saturday. ‘ A. Leopold is starting-a store in 'Wolcott. R. P. (Benjamin ■'spent' Easter in ’ Chicago. Harry Wiltshire is on Uhe sick list with an abscess under his arm. f Dee , Watson, the 'hustling boss trader is now a resident of Rensselaer. A ten inch sewer is being laid on the north side of Susan street, a much -needed inaproveeient. Come to the hluefjay social, visit the witches’ cave, anA get your tortune told for five' cents. About 11 59 was oubscribed at -the Methodist church -Easter tor missions.

Grand Opening -April sth, 6th.and 7th at the Misses M* <fc A. Meyer. Mrs. Jas. Ihmmoas, of Hammond, is visiting friends here and at Peasant Ridge. •The Ladies Literary Society meets with Mrs. S-.KP. Thompson, next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. 'Walter Porter* arrived home one evening last week, from a visit to relatives Ul*southwest Kansas. Chas. Battleday, formerly of Newton Co., <is imp»ovinar his just weft .of town. He will build a fine residence thereon. Clarence Lecklider has a new supply of fine.lace curtains, rugs &c. to sell on the .installment plan, from 25 cents to per week.

The machinery for the new branch creamery on J. F. Irwin’s place, in Jordan tp., has been procured, and the creamery will coon be in running order. < Watch and wait for the new cash grocery store of Porter <fc Soft, in the Arcade Building. Will buy for cash and sell for cash. eßeady for business the first week in April. Judge E. C. Field, general solicitor of the Monon, with his wife, daughter and niece, were in town last Friday, and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. ILwlustui.

Rensselaer Div. No. 73 r Uniform Rank K. of P. have been i avited to attend dedicatory services at Lafay- . ette, to be held Marok SOth. Geo. W. Thompson of Newton , Co., a cousin of Mrs. BJP. Iteojamin, has been very dangerously «iek with ’ typhoid pneumonia but is now con-' valescing slowly. Pleasant Gwin, a former resident of this county but for the last ten years a resident of .Kansas, has returned to Jasper Co., to make st his .permanent home. He Jias ha d hard duck and lots of it in the Grass' Hoptper State.

The Iroquois ditch report, in the Shape of a big leather-bound volume, was filed Monday, at the auditor’s office. It may mow be -seen at the county surveyor I ’s office,.over the post-office, where Miss Fsenkie McEwen is preparing an indexcfor it. Frank Osborne de negotiating with some -Crown Point>parties with a view to removing his planing mill |to that place. We shall be.sorry if Mr. Osborne finds it necessary to move his mill from Rensselaer, and do-not believe that he would if our .people would give,him proper encouragement when needing any work in his lines. Marriage licenses since last ireported: j Carl Wilhelm Gustav Hielseher, ] Anna Armida Augusta Zicher. ( John G. Dodd, ( Murtie E. Wineland. J Charles A. Brown, t | Elma Day.

The Francesville Enterprise is a new paper with an old name, the first number of which was issued last Thursday, and which we gladly place on our exchange list; and wish prosperity. Dr. S. I. Brown is the editor. 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. Monroe Banes, the carpenter and builder, has bought C. C. Brown’s, house, in Weston’s addition, and will move into the same, shortly. Mr. Brown will move back to his farm, south of town, and Will build a good house this season. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted.

Stockholders in the Rensselaer Building 4 Loan Association are retminded that next Saturday is not only the monthly pay day, but is also the day for the payment of the annual assessment of 25 cents per share, j for the expense fund. , MissM. Meyer, of Meyer sisters has returned from the City with a complete stock of Millinery and is now preparing for an opening the 5 th, 6th-and 7th of April. Call and 1 see their goods. Clerk Coover -earned all he get when he made oct a marriage license last Saturday for <Carl Wilhelm Gustav ®ielscher, to marry Anna Armida Augusta Saoher. Four jointed names, both of dihem. The parties live fin Newton ’ftp., and married Tuesday. There will be a < blue-jay social! at the home of C. W,' Coen, next FrM ay evening, Mar. 80. The orchestra W ill furnish al I the goo® people with'the best music. The will be there. Admission 10 cents. ’Supper- 5 cents. Ever# body invited. All members-oLth e Iroquois Oub i-fco att end the annual meeting loom, Wirday evening. Mar. 30, for the purpose of electing affieersa-rid transacting -other important business. SB. F. Fendig , Secy.

•J.W. McNeill, late of Tuscola Douglas Co. IHI ~ now occupies the Geo. H. Browc, Jr. farm in Barkley tp.,of whic’ncfane property he is a part-owner, fffle is a young man of •evident grc*at intelligence and -enterprise, and aifirm Republican in polities. .Dry goods sold at unheard of . iQjLJgfcMnt ' Fendigs Fair. A Iway s • the cheapest. Mr. JohnG. Dodd and Miss Murtie Wineland were marriedlast Saturday afternoon, March 24th, «.t the residence of Rev. R. D. Utter, the officiating clergyman. The bride is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. George

Wineland, of Wheatfield. The groom is the engineer of one-of the Gifford dredging boats. We are in receipt of samplec of -spring-and summer clothing from the Globe Tailoring Co. Guarantee -perfect satisfaction at FeftdigrEair. Mrs. .'Nelson Randle, at theuPost Graduate hospital, Chicago, had far recovered > after her dangerous surgical-operation as to be abletto walk, a week ago. Another -tout much less serious operation Is .necessary todaer complete restoration to health, and this she will undergo be fore leaving the hospital. Clothing jjust-received, prices positively lowest Fen digs F4ib. ‘

Mr. Mary L., -Scodgrass, wife of Alfred J. Snodgrass, a former resident of Jasper county, died at her home near .Little River, Kans,, March 5 th, aged very (nearly 40 years. She was born -in Jasper county, and was the daughter of Eleazer and Auanda Lmnson. She was married April 18, 1872. She was the mother of nine children, but only three survive her.

It has been rumored that only the statute of limitations prevented a sensational indictment for obtaining money under false pretenses, by the grand (ary, last week. The party is not now a resident of the county, and the matter under scrutiny related to the unloading here of large quantities of that worthless mining stock, some five or six years ago. The matter was certainly under investigation.