Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Sheriff Hanley has a new deputy. He arrived last Friday and is a nine pounder. N. Warner & Son handle the Osborne Binders and the Osborne Mowers. Miss Bell Marshall has gone to Bloomington to attend the summer term at the State University. Ladies’ j welry and notions at Mr. Lecklider’s. The ladies of the F. W. Baptist church will have a refreshment stand in the court house yard, on the 4th of July.

Wonderful bargains in summer dress goods just bought at the great closing sales in the city. Chicago Bargain Store. Misses Lydia and Ella Dwiggins, who are still teaching at Marion, Ind. have been spending a part of their summer’s vacation here, but will go to Tennessee, to visit a sister. On July 3rd and 4th tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip, good returning until and including July stn. On July 4th all through trains will stop at all local stations. J. P. Hammond, has sold his residence on Cullen street to his father, S. C. Hammond, who has it to Will Mossier, manager of the Model store. Mr. Hammond has been engaged to teach the DeMotte sch 001, the ensuing year.

You can buy a good spring jacket of Ellis & Murray for SL. From now until July Ist is the proper time to sow buckwheat. Fine seed for sowing may be had at the Rensselaer mill.

Abe Bass, of Lafayette, visited Rensselaer relatives for a few days thisweek. Abe has been in the government printing office, for several years, but was one of the 700 who were let out six or seven weeks ago. For seed buckwheat, go to Dexter & Cox. Head quarters for umbrellas. Chicago Bargain Store. The local storms that have been so frequent for a week or two have hit pretty nearly every place in this locality. Some of these storms have been quite severe, and some damage from wind has been done, especially to oats and wheat which have been blown down and lodged to some extent. Buckwheat seed. At Rensselaer Mill.

Every piece of boy’s light clothing at cost to close out. Chicago Bargain Store . A fine, 10 room residence to rent. Enquire of S. M. Laßue. Any persons desiring to share in the excitement, glory and possible rewards of the Wild West Show, to be given at Rensselaer, Jqly 4th, should apply at once to General Tenderfoot Jehu Sayler, at the Rensselaer Mill, or to Broncho Fred, the Howling Terror of Makemself Gulch Col., at Ellis Murray‘s store.

Sun Bros, worlds greatest show, will exhibit in Rensselaer Thursday July sth. Admission reduced to 25 cents, children 10 cents. Sun Bros, have more men, women and horses than any three 25 cent shows in America. Grand high wire ascension on grounds at 1 p. m., by the great Deonzo. Remember day and date, July sth.

Among the graduates at Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, last week, was George E. Mayhew, better known as Ernest Mayhew, who grad uated with honor and received the degree of B. A. He is a son’of Charles P. Mayhew, now of Red Bluffs, Cal., but formerly a resident of Rensselaer,

Frank Wolfe, the lumber man, formerly of Rensselaer, later of Remington, who is now traveling for a Michigan City wholesale lumber firm, was in town Tuesday. Seed Buckwheat, at the Rensselaer Mill. S. E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mower and reaper, also the Kalama zoo hay rake. • Critchlow, alias Bell, the wheelbarrow Coxey crusader, was back in town the first of this week. He did not go to Washington, but only to Indianapolis. We understand that he is getting his Hamlet Commonwealth Association re-organized. Teams Wanted. —Wanted, fifty teams to work on gravel roads. Apply to Sigler <fc Thompson. Marriage licenses since last reported: ( Robert E. Leatherock, ( Grace Nichols. \ Alvin D. Lintner, ] Clarinda S. Snyder. The advertisement of the Shoninger Pianos, which appears in another place, is by the orders of John T. Greene, a former resident of Rensselaer, who is now in the' employ of the B. Shoninger Co., at Chicago. The Shoninger is a thoroughly reliable and high class instrument, and Mr. Greene, the agent, is also a thoroughly reliable and upright young man, as large numbers of our citizens, who know him will certify. » For the ‘‘Minneapolis Binders,” go to N. Warner & Son. Also the Woods Mower. Just returned from the city with astonishing bargains in dress goods, slippers, straw hats, clothing, <fcc. ChicagoJßargain Store . The Iroquois Ditch cases were argued at great length in the circuit court, last week, before Judge Wiley, by Messrs Sellers, Hammond, Marshall and Thompson. The court reserved its decision, which may not be rendered before the October term. Decision in the Wakarusa case, argued before Judge McConnell, has not yet been rendered, either. Don’t forget the low prices at Mrs. Lecklider’s, from now on.

For fine swell clothing at reduced prices.— — Chicago Bargain Store. BuckwheAjT, for seed, at Dexter <fc Cox. The Logansport Leader, a lately established paper, has suspended publication, which is the only commendible act of its existence. It was owned and directed by Si Sheerin, the noted Democratic fine worker, but lately purported to be a Republican paper, for the evident purpose of creating discord in the Republican party. Ils abusive articles against Mr. Johnston’s friends, in the Congressional matter, were written for that end solely, and were not endorsed nor imitated by any Republican paper in the district. The fact of Sheerin’s ownership has been kept secret, and its leaking out was the immediate cause of its dissolution.

Mrs. Lecklider has the cheapest line of hats in town for the Fourth of July. CaM see them.

A. McCOY & Co’s Bank is perpared to make farm loans for the present at per cent, for 5 years, with the usual privilege of partial payments. Commissions as low as elsewhere. If you are in need of a loan, call and see us, or address us a letter stating what you want, and we will cheerfully answer. We can furnish the money promptly.

The base ball games at Rensselaer July 4th, for a purse of SIOO, divided into three prizes of SSO, S3O and S2O are to be played as follows: In the forenoon Lowell and Lafayette will play. The losing club in this game will get third money. In the afternoon the winners will play the Rensselaer club. The winners in the afternooon game will get first money, or SSO, and the losers second money, or S3O. A grand stand, that will accommodate 250 people has been erected at the ball grounds. A small fee of 10 cents ,will be charged for a seat in the grand stand... Otherwise the games will be free to all spectators.

There were four divorces granted at the June term of the circuit court, just closed. We believe this is the largest number of divorces ever granted at a single term in the county. Remember the Medal contest at the Missionary Baptist church, Thursday evening, 28th inst. Everyone cordially invited. The first divorce case for the October term was put on the docket Tuesday. Emily Faunce wants a divorce from John Faunce. They were married in Miami Co., July 12,1884, and on Feb-11, 1890) he abandoned her. She charges abandonment, habitual drunkenness and failure to provide. She has two sons, 9 and 6 years, respectively, of which she asks the custody. Also the return of her maiden name, Emily Kifler. - Medal Contest at Missionary Baptist church, Thursay evening, 28th inst, conducted by Mrs. Allison, of Remington, every one invited. 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. Robert E. Leatherock, of Bartholomew Co., and Miss Grace Nichols, were married last Wednesday evening, June 22, at“the home of the bride’s parents, in Barkley tp., Rev. B. F. Ferguson performing ’the ceremony. The bride is one of Jasper county’s fairest, best, and most highly esteemed daughters, and intellectually one of the most gifted ever born within our borders. The groom is one of this year’s graduates of the State [University. He intends to adopt the medical prefession, and ( will begin a course in one of the leading medical colleges in Chicago, next fall.

The Epworth League’s annual district convention, for Valparaiso district, was held at the M. E. church, from Monday to Tuesday evenings. It was very largely attended, from all parts of the district, and was, in all respects, a very successful affair of its kind. The number present from abroad was m the neighborhood of 80. The next meeting will be held at Hammond. The officers elected tor the ensuing year were, President, Guy M. Wells, of Hammond; Vice President, Miss Sadie Wing, of Goodland, Secretary; Miss Stella Parkison, of Rensselaer; Treasurer, Theodore Jesse, of Valparaiso.

Good hats 25 cents at Mrs. Lecklider’s. For the most stylish trimming go Mbs. L. M. Imes.

We are in receipt of samples of spring and summer clothing from the Globe Tailoring Co. Guarantee perfect satisfaction at Fendigs Fair Tom McCoy drove into town from the Stock farm early Saturday morning, at a speed which, had an official time been kept, would no doubt, have reduced the world’s half mile record by several seconds. The evening before, his partner m the Stock Farm, Delos Thompson, who is also one of the gravel road subcontractors, was out by the Stock farm and finding a number of loose stakes like those used by Engineer Alter in staking out lines and grades of the gravel roads, he got oyer the fence .on to the stock farm’s speed track, where it runs next to the road, and along this he drove the stakes, in a manner to indicate that the grade for the gravel road would follow the line of the stakes and thus raise hob with the speed track. This dene he came to town and reported to Tom that a lot of gravel road stakes had been set in the speed track and that he, Tom, had better see • about it. Tom was out there early i the next morning, and finding the stakes and supposing they had been' driven by Engineer Alter, he drove ; back to town at the. speed above j mentioned, while the surrounding > atmosphere took on a cerulean hue, from the language he used. There he soon learned that he had been made the victim of a pretty good sized practical j ike, and that at least one of Delos’ many old scores had been paid back.

According to a dispatch from Kokomo, in the Indianapolis Journal of Tuesday, Rev. E. G. Pellfey was tried by a board of M. E. ministers, at Burlington, Carroll Co.last Sat urday, and dismissed from his pastorate. The charges against him, according to the dispatch, were lying, five specifications; defamation of character, three specifications, and licentiousness and improper conduct toward young ladies of his congregation, with three specifications. He is said > have been found guilty of every allegation. Mr. Pelley was for merly at Rensselaer and was the one man of all others, to whom the most credit was due for the carrying to successful completion the work of building the handsome M. E. church here. One of the three members of the trial board was Rev. J. G. Campbell, of Thorntown, himself a most able and popular occupant of the M. E. pulpit here, last year. Pelley will appeal to the conference, it is stated. See those well trimmed hats from 50 cents to SI.OO at Mrs. Leckliders. The Rensselaer Models went over to Mt. Ayr, Saturday, and pulled off a game from the Mt. Ayr club with a score of 11 to 37, in favor of the Models. Joe Reynolds pitched for the Models, and for the first timeHe put up an extra good game. Emboldened with their success at Mt. Ayr, the Models went to Remington, Tuesday, but there they got it put on to them by a score of 24 to 18 in favor of Remington. It was the 'first time a Rensselaer ball club has I ventured to the hostile territory of Remington, since that great and disastrous conflict, known in history as the Battle of Yorkey’s Run, and no I doubt the memory of that sanguinary scene, with apprehensions -per--1 haps of its possible repetition, disturbed the nerves of the Rensselaer I boys, and their playing suffered ac ■cordingly. Next Friday the Rem-iingtnns-wili Rlay the return game here and the Rensselaer boy s will no • doubt give a better account of themselves.

Mrs. C. H. Peck, of Remington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Coovver. Anyone wishing vaults cleaned, or moved, call on Harry Wiltshire. Zimri D wiggins and two or three others, connected with the Columbia National Bank, were indicted in Chicago Tuesday, charged with receiving deposits when the bank was known to be insolvent. Everything new and fresh in our store; and goods delivered to al! parts of the city. The staple and fancy grocers,

ALTER & YATES.