Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1894 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

S. M. Laßuehas bought the Sigler stock of furniture, and intends to go into the furniture business. A fine, 10 room residence to rent. Enquire of S. M. Laßue. Cbas. Castor’s house, at Blackford was struck by lightning, last Thursday, and badly damaged. The family of 8 persons all had narrow escapes, and several were knocked down and burned, yet none were seriously injured. Mr. Gobin, county auditor of Montgomery Co., was in town yesterday, circulating among the Democratic brethren, he being out aftei the democratic nomination* for state auditor. He is a very pleasant gentleman to meet. Remember that we shall still con tinue 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. Tiie Republican and Indianapolis Journal , $2. S. E. Yt oman sells the Ideal corn planter, made at Decatur, 111. Binder twine a specialty. W. J. McConnell, cashier of the Oxford bank, had his trial at Fowler last week and was acquitted. He was Indicted for receiving money in a bank known to be insolvent, with intent to defraud. The case against John W. Rommeli, a director indicted at the same time, was dismissed. Zimri Dwiggins, also indicted at the same time, hf.d his case taken to Warren county, on change of venue. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money, Clothin: jrst received, prices positively lowest. Fendigs Fair. Marriage licenses since last reported: v Frank L. Clowry, [ Sarah L. Meighan. j Frederick I. Dalton, { Alice H. O’Meara, j John L. Jones, | Mary F. Kibler. j Josiah Davisson, ( Maggie Gaines, j Joseph L. Tyler, | Ethel Fairchild, j Peter Seal lon, \ Anna M. Hordeman. For One Dollar, the regular price, we will send the Inter Ocean or N. Y. Tribune a jear, and throw in The Republican for six months.

The students of St. Joseph’s College of this place have in preparation the historal drama called “Major John Andre” which they intend to render at Eger’s Opera house Wednesday evening, May 23, under the auspices of the “Columbian Literary Society!.’ and “Seifert Light Guards.” The plot upon which the drama is founded is historical and needs no further comment. The play is free from anything"objectionable and the virtues of patriotism, unswerving uprightness, filial affection etc., are presented in a manner well suited to make a good and lasting impression upon the audience. B. F. FERGUSON is now prepared to make Farm Loans at 6 1-2 per cent, interest per annum. Commission as low as any one else. He does his own abstracting and can save you money there. Be sure and call. We can make your loans quickly, because —we make it a specialty.

Messrs. Alfred, -P, and Thomas Thompson were over at Momence, 111., last Thursday attending a meeting in the interest of the Kankakee Valley drainage movement, some mention of which has already been mentioned. The movement has not, as yet, taken any very definite shape, but it contemplates the straightening and deepening of the Kankakee river from Momence to South Bend. It is said that the lerigth of the river between these two points, with all its present windings and convolutions, is 241 miles, and that a straight line between the two towns is only about 80 miles. Several committees were appointed to work the matter up, being appointed from all of the counties interested. One of these committees is appointed to consider the law side of the problem. S. P. Thompson is the member for this county, and Wm. Darrock for Newton county. Another committee i» to work the matter up, generally. Mr. Pence and Abe Halleck are the members for this county and John Brady and Sam’l McCorkle for Newton.

The long pending nomination of Mr. Benedict for public printer was confirmed by the Senate last Thursday, and on Saturday Willis J. Imes left for Washington to look after his chances fDr an appointment in Benej diet’s department. Mr. Imes wants | the job of store-keeper in the govj ernment printing office, the same we ! believe as is now held bv J. W._ i " i Powell. As Mr. Powell will have to give place to a Democrat, anyhow, we think people here, of all classes and parties, will be glad to see Mr. Imes successful in his application. J. C. Porter & Son. Nety cash grocery. Prices the lowest. Goods all new and clean. First door west of post office. The big man-eating shark’s big jaws which D. J. Thompson brought home from Florida, have been on exhibition in Fendig’s drug store. They belonged to a shark 10 feet long, or a foot shorter than the one Mr. Thompson himself caught. The jaws are immense things, and open wide enough to take in a man’s body. Each jaw is armed with five or six rows of curiously formed, 3harp and very hard teeth with which sharks are provided. These teeth are not immovable in the jaws, but can be erected or depressed by the shark, as occasion requires. In company with the shark’s jaws Mr. Thompson has exhibited the jaws of a porpoise, than which nothing could be more unlike in form. They too are well provided with teeth, however. :> We buy for “spot cash” and save all discounts. We sell for “spot cash” and get no bad debts, We have the lowest rente and no clerk hire. Therefore we sell as cheap as the cheapest. Alter &, Yates, Staple and fancy grocers.

This year’s graduating exercises of the Rensselaer high school will be held at the Opera House, Thursday evening May 24th. The invitation programs have been issued and they are of very elegant and tasteful design. The graduates and their subjects are Orren F, Parker, subject, “Compulsory Education.” Marion L. Spitler Jr., “Territorial Growth of the United States.” Ray D. Thompson, “The Coming Nation.”Ben hart Fendig, “Literature and the Age.” Jesse M. Coen, “Importance of Good Roads.” Florence Neal, “George Washington Childs-” Joe Marshall, “Class History.” The class is to be congratulated on the very common-sense character of the sui jects chosen for their essays, and still more to be congratulated for the same reason are the people who will hear the essays delivered. The The “Just o ver the Alps Lies Italy ” style of commencement essay subjects can well give way to something more practical and presumably more within the abilities of the graduates. Another “reform” we feel like congratulating the members of this class on account of, is that they have dropped the ancient but, as it always seemed to us, unnecessary and somewhat ridiculous practice of displaying all the joints of their names in full length, on their commencement

programs. If Alexander H. ,C. Stubbs is a good enough name for its owner to get married, or buried, divorced, sent to the penitentiary, or elected to Congress under, why should he have to write it Alexander Hannibal Ciusar Stubbs when he figures as a graduate ? The custom of Charging a small admission fee to the exercises, for the benefit of the school library fund, adopted last year, will be continued. The prices will be 10 cents; general admission, 15 cents for reserved seats. It is an excellent plan. The position of the graduates on the program has no connection with their class standing. As we stated a while back, there are no class honors, this year. No salutatorian and no valedictorian. \ ~ MA'am, your attention, p ease Do )Ou expect >o dye this ee con? We a ean do you expect to dye any stockings, carpet rags, cloaks dresses, lea hers > r n.-n thing; for i yi u . intend to we an >nx ; .'UB in have yon dye with Magic Dyes. They a:e < asy o use and * e believe them superior to most other hr > da. Carpet we»v rs who have ns d them say thev g vemote <>n able Colors wpich d 'H’i. orock or fadeli&e uibeis. T iey -jolor co t n wool etc., with same package, thu d ing baiter wo k in mx d Roods Altuuitgi' ii e packages are larger and odor aoout <t u le the goo Is we tell r t em or 10 oen s, same asoti or bra* ds 1 1 A. F. Long* Co,

A resident of Marion tp ., has a fine team of driving horses. Two years ago he was offered $l4O for one of them. One year ago he refused S2OO for the two. Now the best offer he can get is SIOO for the two. And they are just as good horses now as they ever were. So it goes. Horses that were worth SIOO a year ago are worth SSO now. Those that were worth SSO then are worth noth' ing now; although there has been a considerable market for that grade of horses during the winter at about $2 ahead, to ship to Peru, Miami Co., to feed the circus wild beasts that were wintered there. Good democratic times. We will start the Threshing Machine Works Monday, April 30th and invite any work in our line. • - , 35 2 mo. The County Commissioners remained in session last week unti Friday, mainly considering the Iroquois Ditch problem. When they adjourned it was to meet again yesterday, when the hearing was to be resumed. It was the general understanding that the Commissioners would make some very radical changes in the scope of the ditch, such as lopping off laterals where the people interested wanted it done, and changing the depth of the rock cut at Rensselaer to three feet instead of five, and then order the construction of the work. It is estimated that the change in the rock-cut alone will save about $25,000, while the laterals dropped off will amount to as much more, perhaps. The Commissioners are very anxious to so adjust matters as to give the greatest satisfaction to the greatest number, but they have a very difficult problem to carry out their good intentions.

The county Commissioners went over the lines of "the proposed gravel roads pretty extensively last week, and after thorough examination concluded that on the whole, it would be more expedient to have the gravel pike placed in the middle of the roadway, instead of to one side. This generally gets the gravel just above the old and solid road-bid while the other plan largely located it upon a newly made grade, whit h would he likely to settle considera • bly. The grade being made 30 feet wide, and the gravel pike being 12 feet wide, there will be room for a 9 foot dirt roadway along each side of the gravel pike. As the bottom of the gravel is to be placed six inches below the top of the dirt, it will be easy to turn from the gravel on to the dirt roads, at any point. In some places where it will be impracticable to make a grade the full width of 30 feet, -:the plan of placing the gravel pike to one aide will be adhered to, in order to give room for one dirt road, alongside.