Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A son, Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reeve. To Rent.—A good six room house Enquire of J. C. Passons. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Perrie, Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jira Skinner, of Kentland, are visiting Post-master Honan's family. A fine, 10 room residence to rent. Enquire of S. M. Laßue. The daughter of Elder Pierson, of Union tp., so long and dangerously sick, is getting better. You ean buy a good spring jacket of Ellis A Murray for sl. The prospects for a large wheat crop in this locality are most excellent. S. E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mower and reaper, also the Kalamazoo hay rake. There were light frosts last Thursday and Fuday nights, but no particular damage done. Buy your farm wagons of B. F. Ferguson. Every one warranted. Chas. Ferris, the inventor crank who was in jail here so long, is now in Longcliff insane asylum at Logansport. Rev. A. M. Simonton, former pastor of the Rensselaer F. W. Baptist church, has located at Manila, Erie Co., New York. Chas. Battleday is building a good residence on his 10 acre tract, just west of town, on the poor farm road. James Nelson is doing the carpenter work.

Remember that Alter & Yates have a full line of staple and fancy groceries, and that everything is new and fresh, of the best quality, and sold for cash, as cheap as the cheapest. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta and Mrs. M. B. Alter went to Indianapolis , Monday,to attend the state meeting of the Daughters of Rebekah. The two ladies went as representatives of the Rensselaer lodge. How Bweet the little ones look in our baby bonnets. We have one hundred of them. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Mbs. L. M. Imes. Jesse Grubb, who was here on the sad occas ion of his wife’s last sickness and burial, is staying to visit friends a few days. He likes his new location, Goshen, much better than Marion. For little maids we have fifty shirred hats. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Mbs. L. M. Imes. Pulaski county has fully decided to follow the lead of White, and build a new court house. It is to be of stone and to cost not to exceed $50,000. The contract is to be let June 25th. Everything new and fresh in our store; and goods delivered to all parts pf the city. The staple and fancy grocers, Altek & Yates. The work of grading the north or Long Ridge gravel road is under full headway. The work is being done with an immense grader, the property of Mr. Fluellen, of Fair Oaks. It takes 12 horses to pull it and three men to work it, but it shovels lots of dirt. Good land Herald: F. D. Gillman left with his family Thursday for Charleston, W. V., to nyake their future home. Fred has been connected with the Goodland Bonk for several years, and his place in that institution will be hard to fill. As cashier of the bank he has built up an enviable reputation for capability and business integrity, and no man could leave Goodland with more good wishes from sincere friends than Fred. May his lines be cast in pleasant and profitable places.

Dept. Sheriff B. D. McColly has bought lots on vine street, near Jacob Wagner’s place, and intends to build a good house, later in the season. John Callow left last Friday, for Two Harbors, Minn., to accept a position as Telegraph operator on the for him by Jim Hemphill. He starts in at $45 per month. For the mamma’s of the babies there are hundreds of the lovelieet of hats and bonnets. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. MRS. L. M. IMES. The Supreme Court last Thursday affirmed a decision giving George E. Miller, of Clinton county, SIO,OOO damages against the Monon, for personal injuries received in the Mt. Carmel wreck, in Jan. 1890. An old 3oldier named Rhoads, residing on Alabama street has had his pension Hoke Smithed from sl2 to $8 per month. He is Jparalyzed and has not been able to feed or dress himself since last October. The reduction if an outrage of the Cleveland sort.—Lafayette Call. = = White county’s court house bonds, $70,000 in amount, and drawing only per cent, interest, sold to Indianapolis parties for SIOO above par. There is plenty of money in the country, as the ready sale which low rate interest bonds find, is abundant evidence. There is a secret story connected with the Kentland fire. The fire was the work of an incendiary. Friday before two women had a date with two sports. The husband of one of the women had the crowd arrested by the night watch, and for revenge the other woman is suspicioned to have set fire to the buildings.—Fowler Leader. Our former bright young townsman, George Healey, is prospering at Sedalia, Mo. He is still circulation manager of the Sedalia Gazette , and gets the largest wages ever paid for that work in Sedalia. He expects a promotion before many months, to be manager of the advertising col umns.

Don’t forget the High School graduating exercises, at the Opera House, next Thursday night. The graduates are bright and studious young people and deserve the encouragement of a full house. Besides the entertainment will be well worth attending, and the small sum charged for admission will be given to a good cause, —keeping up and building up the school library. A. McCOY A COMPANY are now prepared to make farm loans at 6£, and commissions as low as are quoted elsewhere. The usual privilege of partial payments allowed. They would be glad to hear from parties desiring loans and all inquiries by mail will be cheerfully answered. 86-4tp. Rev. Tiffin F. Drake, a former much esteemed pastor of the M. E. church, at this place, and now in charge of the West Lafayette congregation, will be married next Tuesday, May 22, to Miss Mary Dell Welty, of Bloomington, 111., at her home. Mr. Drake’s many friends in this vicinity will wish him a full measure of happiness in his new re lationship. Fowler Republican Fra: Mr. Simon Phillips, ot Rensselaer, visited his daughters, Mesdames Stephen S. Barnes and Frank Vanatta, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Phillips is one of the early settlers of Jasper county having settled there in 1844. At that time he says that, he drove stock from Rensselaer to Templeton and passed but two houses on the route. Mr. Phillips is seventy two years old, but carries his age very lightly, and says he feels good for twenty yedrs at the least. W m Eger is the owner of a chicken hatching (or egg-addling) machine, or incubator, of 600 egg capacity. He “set” it early in the season, with a full setting, and it “came off” a short time ago with only 70 chickens. Mr. Eger attributed its bad success to the poor quality of the “seed” and as it appeared to want to set again he filled it up again last Monday, with 50 dozen more eggs, these last being selected with more care than the first batch.

The Republicans of Carpenter tp., have a full township ticket now in the field. The candidates are, for Trustee, J. A. Lamborn; for Assessor, W. O. Roadifer- Justices of the Peace, G. B. Chappell, W. S. Russell, N. J. Reed; Constables, L. A. Ford, Will Chappell, Wm. Thurston. The Pilot appears to think that an apology is due to some one, for its having stated that Jim Turpie, of Monon, was a cousin to Senator David Turpie, but does not make clear to which of the injured parties the apology is due. The original charge was pretty good gr<?unds for a libel suit, for both parties. Scearcy A Martin, of the portable hard-wood lumber mill, left Jasper county last week, going back to White, after several months work in this county, during which time they sawed 900 thousand feet of lumber. On the Friday before they left they sawed 9260 feet, which they think is the champion day’s work in the state, with their kind of a mill. Michaels farm, in Jordan tp., two bay mares, one five year old, one a yearling, the latter a rather light bay. Their return or information as to their whereabouts, will be liberally rewarded. Wm. P. Michaels. 2tp. Rensselaer Ind. Bartholmew J. Murphy, who it will be remembered was sent to the northern prison for a term of two years for inciting riot in Lafayette Grand Opera House, in February, ’93, during which George P. Rudolph, ex priest and lecturer, was shot, was pardoned Saturday, by Gov. Matthews, who says he does not believe Murphy guilty. A young man named Joseph Powers died at the poor farm last Thursday, aged about 22 years. He had been an inmate for many years, and being terribly afflicted with epilepsy, his death was to him a blessed release. His funeral was held the day following his death. He was a grandson of Daniel Wood, who lives some miles south of town.

Sigler A Thompson have sub-let the building of the south two and one half miles of College Road gravel road to Wm. Penright, John Harris and others, residents of Remington, and they began work Monday. They will use the gravel from what is known as the Kannal gravel hill. It is about 2£ miles south of town and a half a mile east of the road. It is said to be a fine quality of gravel, and a good deal of it. PHOTOGRAPHS.... are made at the PAVILION to suit everyone. All ages, old young, middle aged and children. CHILDREN A SPECIALTY. All sizes ranging in price from $3.50 a dozen to a locket for a quarter. The latest novelties and finish, birthday pictures Ac. Ac. No cheap work goes out. If you want something good, come THIS WAY. Quite a serious wreck occured on the Monon last Saturday. The mail and passenger train south which should have passed here at 11:10 a. m. , ran into an open switch about two miles this side of Hammond, and the engine and two baggage cars were quite badly wrecked, and the forward passenger cars, smoker, and ladies were ditched. The engineer,David Pope, of Lafayette, had a leg broken and was considerably cut and bruised otherwise; the baggage-master was also hurt some, but to what extent we have not learned. The express messenger, C. E. Robinson, was also hurt, and probably the most of any; hs injuries are internal, and may prove fatal. The foreman of the bridge construction gang left the switch open. He is said to be one of the oldest and most careful men in the service of the company. The wreck blockaded the track until nearly night, Saturday.

Great times among the Odd Fellows at Indianapol's, this week, celebrating their 75th American anniversary. G. W. Goff, J. F. Warren, Alf Collins, and C. B. Harrold are attending Dry goods sold at unheard of low prices at Fendigs Fair. Always 1 the cheapest. Grandfather 3. Babb wife and sons Ed and Dr. Bill have returned from Wisconsin, and are again residents of Rensselaer. They arrived Monday night. Squire 'Castor arrived home from his course of treatment at the Dwight 111, Keeley Institute, Tuesday. Like those who have taken the cure before him, he is evidently fully cured of his diseased appetite. Miss Ida Gibson who has been doing missionary work among the colored people of Mississippi, for several years, has returned home to Lafayette. She formerly lived in Rensselaer.

S. E. Y oman sells the Ideal corn planter, made at Decatur, 111. Binder twine a specialty. There" was quite ah exclting scene near the court house well, Monday morning. Marsh Warner was driving along in a top buggy when his horse got the lines under her tail and began to run and to kick at a fearful rate. Mr. Warner was in a pretty dangerous position, when Sheriff Hanley caught the horse on one side and C. G. Spitler upon the other, and they two, with Mr. Warner hanging on to the lines from the rear, brought her to a stand-still. No great damage was done, farther than the breaking of the thills, but things looked pretty squally for Mr. Warner for a little while. The horse was going fast and cavorting most unmannerly, when the sheriff first grabbed it, and he showed a good deal of nerve and grit, in so doing. One of White county’s most celebrated law cases has been sent to this county on change of venue, the papers therein having been filed last Thursday. It is the divorce case of Alice K. Spencer, vs Wm. Spencer. The defendant is a physician aad surgeon and one of Monticello’s wealthiest and best known citizens. The case was tried in April 1892, in Monticello, and the plaintiff was given a divorce, SIO,OOO alimony for herself, SBOO for her son, by a former husband, and SSOO for attorney’s fees. The defendant appealed to the Supreme Court, which lately reversed the case and sent it back for retrial. Since which the change of venue has been taken. The parties were married in Oct. 1886, and both had been previously married. The plaintiff was the widow of Robert Spencer, brother of the defendant. The grounds for which divorce is asked are cruel and inhuman treatment, neglect, failure to provide, Ac. The plaintiff charges the defendant with having repeatedly choked and struck her, threatened her greviously called her vile names Ac. There has been a marvelous amount of fine weather this spring, and the multitudes who, during the good weather of last fall and winter, croaked that “we would pay for it next Spring,” are reminded of the fact. The truth is, people make a great mistake in not enjoying good weather when it comes, instead of spoiling all their pleasure in it by anticipating bad weather in the future; to “pay for it.” There is nothing whatever in the theory that there must be about so much bad weather in a year, and if it don’t come one time it will another. Good weather in the winter is no indication of bad weather in the spring. Another mistake people make is to read and to heed the predictions of such cranks as Hicks, Foster and that class. Their predictions are utterly worthless, but people who read and have faith in them, are afflicted by their anticipations of storms and cold waves, and “re-actionary periods” and heaven knows what else, that never come at all, or if they do it is upon days as far away from schedule time of one prognosticator as they can be and not hit the other fellow’s date.

Hon. W. D. Owen, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, and the pride of the Tenth District, spoke in the court house, Tuesday afternoon, immediately after the close of the Representative convention. He spoke with his old time eloquence, clearness and fairness, and held the close attention of his audience, to the last. The room was crowded with people, far beyond its seating tyDr. F. P. Bitters being in town last Friday, arrangements were made for a lecture by him in the evening, at the court house. Although but comparitively little notice was given, yet quite a large audience was pres--ent. Although he has had but very little experience in that line, he is a fluent and interesting public speaker. The first and largest part of his discourse was devoted to an explanation and dt sense of spiritualism, from a philosophical, or so to logical stand point; and the latter part to an account of the personal experiences and investigations which convinced him of the reality of spiritual phenomena. The doctor’s present religious opinions, which he gave his hearers to understand were the regular spiritualistic creed, have “suffered a sea change” from what they formerly were. There being very little, in fact, saved from the wreck, although he believes in “the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man.” As to that part of his lecture devoted to his personal experiences and investigations, although he has encountered some very remarkable and unaccountable occurrences, as all people do who extensively investigate the phenomena of modern spiritualism, yet the impression must have been general among his hearers that he had accepted the truth of this strange and in its nature, very improbable theory, on rather meager evidence. The doctor has abandoned the practice of his profession, and will devote himself entirely to the propagation of his peculiar views. He has an engagement to lecture at Monon for some weeks, after which be will go to Michigan on the same errand.

* The pricipal dynamo in the electric light station was greatly damaged by a charge of lightning tnat came in oa the wires, Tuesday evening. The atmatu re, or revolving portion, the most costly part of the dynamo, is ruined and the loss will be several hundred dollars. A smaller extra dynamo at the station will probably be used to light the stores, but the residences are likely to be left in darkness for several nights. W. J. Imes arrived home from bis Washington trip, yesterday morning. The position under the public printer he was an applicant for has been promised to another, and although he still has some show for anotier -~'• * i place in the same bureau, it is rather remote. The Republican was in error last week in stating that Mr. Imes was applying for the place lately held by J. W. Powell. It was a different job, altogether.