Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Mrs. Nellie Learning, of Goshen, is making her annual home visit. Messrs Frank Foltz and B. F. Ferguson orated at Dunn’s siding, Kankakee tp., on the Fourth. Thos. H. Davisson, ex-postmaster of Fair Oaks, is suffering from paralysis. Mrs. Jas. E. Bruner, of Barkley tp. is very sick with inflamation of the stomach. The Woods Mower is sold by N. Warner & Sons. Don’t forget that fact, if you need a mower. Mr. and Mrs. George Castor, of Milroy tp., lost their only child a girl, aged about eight weeks,’ last Thursday night. Dr. Thomas, of Logansport, was in town Monday, setting up the pins for Judge Winfield, who is out after the democratic nomination for Congressman in this district. A mover’s outfit that passed through town Monday, had come from Kansas and was bound so r Bourbon, Marshall Co., this state. For the “Minneapolis Binders,” go to N. Warner & Son. Also the Woods Mower. W. W. Watson, is spending a few weeks with his family at Dr. Alter’s. He is still in the field as special pension examiner, with headquarters at Mexico, Mo. Seed Buckwheat, at the Rensselaer Mill. S. E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mower and reaper, also the Kalama zoo hay rake. Misses Lydia and Ella Dwiggins have gone to Tennessee to visit a sister and to spend a few weeks of their summer’s vacation in the mountain regions of that state. Remember that Alter <fc 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. The Chicago and Indiana Coal Road will no longer have a legal existence under that name. It is hereafter to be known in name as what it now is in fact, as simply a division of the Chicago A Eastern Illinois; There are about 22 miles of the Coal Road’s track in Jasper county. Ladies’ jewelry and notionrat Mr. Lecklider’s. You can buy a good spring jacket of Ellis & Murray for sl. Geo. V. Moss is now at West Superior, Wisconsin, though not 'permanently located there. In writing to order his address changed, he says: “You ate giving the people a good paper, indeed. My interest in the Republican has never flagged since I first became a subscriber.” Buckwheat seed. At Rensselaer Mill. v A fine, 10 room residence to rent. Enquire of S. M. Laßue. After about a mile of the gravel roads had been built, the original plan of placing the gravel pike to one side of the grade was reverted to, and now, with the exception of that first mile or so, and of some grades in swampy and sandy places, all will be built according to the original plan. The stockholders in the Jasper Oil Company, the organization of which was noted a few weeks ago, and which stockholders are nearly all Rensselaer people, are in great glee, as a fine vein of oil was struck in their well in Jay county, the latter part of last week. It is a flowing well and said to be good for 100 barrels a day. More wells will be bored on the company’s leased tract, at once.

Miss Mollie Ward, of Monticello, is visiting Miss Woodworth. L. D. Richardson is back from Greencastle for a short time. E. D. Rhoades has gone back to his old position as salesman in Ellis wilnrrav’e gtore. , Mr. and Mrs. Liebenow, of Chicago, are visiting S. Healy’s family. Mrs. Liebenow was formerly Miss Nellie Halloran. There will be an ice cream supper given at Rose Bud church in Union tp., for the benefit of the church, on Saturday evening July 14th. Don’t forget the low prices at Mrs. Lecklider’s, from now on. Our clubbing arrangement with the Weekly Inter Ocean has expired. That with the New York Tribune is still in force. The Republican and the Tribune both one year, $1.75. 1 .. '

Everything new and fresh in our store; and goods delivered to all parts of che city. The staple and fancy grocers, Alter & Yates. The harvesting of the Jasper county wheat crop began in some fields last week, and is now in full blast. It is about the biggest wheat crop ever raised in the county. The oats crop promises to be equally as large. The Democrats of Marion tp., had their convention last Saturday. Wm. M. Hoover was nominated for trustee, W. R. Nowels for assessor and “Doctor” John Eger for justice of the peace. A refrigerator car is now run over the Monon, going east, every Wednesday, on the local freight. Merchants or others desiring to ship butter, eggs, fruit or other perishable products to New York or other points east, will find this car just what they need. In stating last week that four divorces were granted during the June term of the circuit court, we unintentionally disparaged theterm as a record breaker in the divorce line. In fact, there were five granted instead of four. The fifth was the Spencer case, from Monticello. Buckwheat, for seed, at Dexter <fc Cox. Prof. Paul Hemmersbach, who for the past year has so ably filled the position of professor of music in St. Joseph’s College, left last Sunday for the east. He has been offered good positions in both Boston and New York, in the former as organist of one of the leading churches, in the latter, with Fischer & Co. He will investigate both offers before accepting either. The Iroquois Gun Club tried it again last Saturday, at the “blue rocks. ’ ’ The following was the score:

- BROKE, SHOTS. J. W. King 34 55 Delos Thompson 34 55 Jas. Simpson 23 45 C. Clark .|l2 25 W. King.... 11 25 B. King 7 15 The club meets next Wednesday afternoon, and all members are requested to be present. The third trial of the Demorest Medal Contest, by the Remington class, was j held here last Thursday evening at the Baptist church. Owing to the fact that it was insufficiently advertised and also that there had been a Lumber of public meetings during the week, the audience was very small. The recitations were extremely well rendered considered, we might almost say remarkably well rendered considering the small amount of time they had been allowed for practice. The music with Miss Ethel Bowman as organist was all that could be derired. The honors of the evening were about equally divided between Miss Grace Paxton and Master Stevie Yeoman, the Irtter, however, receiving the medal. The judges were Miss Mina Wishard, Rev. Utter and W. H. Coover. As the exercises were all so interesting, it is’ very much to be regretted that there was not a much larger house. It was also very annoying to have the lights turned out before the close of the evening.

Daughters were bom to Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Reubelt, Rensselaer and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ropp, June 29. State Evangelist E. B. Scofield will preach at the Christian church, next Sunday evening. All are invited. Bums Bros., Mrs. Smith and Mr. Brovont, in the vicinity of Smith Cemetery, in Barkley tp., are building good dwelling houses. Good hats 25 cents at Mrs. Lecklider’s. There has been no Lafayette gravel received' since last Friday, and work on the gravel roads is largely suspended, on that account. W. J. Miller, the “old-reliable” painter and decorator, is in town this week. He has just removed from Litchfield, Mich., to Battle Creek, same state.

Express Agent Nowels has been crowded with business lately. The abandonment of freight trains on account of the strike causes many articles to be sent by express that otherwise would have gone by freight. Marriage licenses since last reported: ( Malachi W. Coppess, ( Ellie M. Freshour. \ George W. Vincent, ( Rose A. Clark, j Chester W. Zea, | Martha A. Nichols. Anyone wishing vaults cleaned out or moved, call on Harry Wiltshire. The Tippecanoe county commissioners have decided against making a donation to Purdue University to aid in restoring the Mechanical Laboratory destroyed by fire last January. The city of Lafayette having I given SIO,OOO and Wist Lafayette $5,000, the friends of the university hoped that the county would make up the balance.

Mr. Chester M. Zea L oldest son of Lyman Zea, and Miss Mattie Nichols, were married Tuesday forenoon at The residence of the bride’s father, Yankee Nichols; Rev. J. L. Brady performing the ceremony. The bridal couple took the 10:52 train for Miami county, to visit the bride’s sister. N. Warner <fc Son handle the Osborne Binders and the Osborne Mowers. The Remington base ball boys came over Monday and played with the Rensselaer club, at the latter’is grounds, in the afternoon. As The Republican predicted, the Rensselaer boys, not having the fear of Yor key’s Run before their eyes, played much better than in their previous game at Remington, with the result that they won the game with the enormous score of 39 to 5, in their favor. The Rensselaer battery was Hawkins and Lyons. That of Remington was Stiller, Fisher, Bloom, Maxwell and O’Reilley. The following is the score by innings: 12345 6 789 Rensselaer 7 2 5 1 0 2 4 5 13—39 Remington 00023000 o—s It is surprising how much well made cement walks will add to the appearance of a good residence. Which is an observation that will be agreed co by anyone who will take a look at the walks oL that material just completed at Henry Harris’ fine residence, at the head of Washington street. These broad and well made walks, one leading from the front gate to the front door, and one curving to the right and the other to the left, are a most decided ornament to the lawn, whereas almost any other kind of walk, no matter how well made, is little better than an eyesore. We look to see a great increase in the use of cement walks in Rensselaer. Their cost, although high, at first, is really not so in the long run, on account of their great durability, And even their first cost is not high, compared with what it was a few years ago. That we have workmen qualified to make the finest of cement walks, an inspection of those above mentioned, will be sufficient evidence. They were made by R. W. Sprigg, and they will not suffer by comparison with similar work no matter where you find it.

The Goodland Herald is publishing the advertisement for sealed bids for lan electric light plant, at Goodland, of 35 arcs and 1000 incandescents 'capacity. The bids to be opened July 25th. The success Of this movement fbr an electric light plant at public expense will be watched with interest by neighboring towns. For the most stylish trimming go Mbs. L. M. Imes. Two Marinette, Wis., girls became infatuated with the idea of having their pictures taken with their heads coquettishly stuck through a tom newspaper, and visited a local photographer for the purpose. However, when they were finished they were horrified to see what they before had failed to notice—the newspaper they had stuck their heads through was a Chicago sheet and just beneath their smiling faces was a big display advertisement of a clothing firm which announced: “Our pants are lined in the seat.”—Rochester Republican. See those well trimmed hats from 50 cents to SI.OO at Mrs. Leckliders.

Sheriff Hanley went over into the edge of Benton Co., Monday, and there arrested one Frank Ingraham, who has been wanted in Loraine Co., Ohio, for more than a year past. He was a school teacher and is wanted on the charge of ruining a female pupil. The laws of Ohio are especiall severe on teachers v, ho take such advantage of their pupils, and it is probable that Ingraham is in for at least a two years’ term, and it may be a ten years’ sentence. He is 30 years old and has a wife and children. The father of the girl in the case committed suicide when his daughter’s disgrace became known. Delos Thompson, who is driving jail around the country, these days, looking after the construction of the gravel roads, could not understand what ailed his buggy the other day. It seemed to raise up in front and to settle down behind in a way to make it very uncomfortable to ride in. He .examined and re-examined it, but could find nothing wrong, and finally took it to Wordens’ blacksmith shop for examination, but they were also unable to locate the difficulty. Soon after he met Tom McCoy, who volunteered the advice that the next time he took his buggy to the shop to have it oiled, he had better see that they did not put the hind wheels in front and the front wheels behind. About that time Delos tumbled to the fact that Tom had made a start towards evening up matters in regard to the grade stakes in the speed track, mentioned last week. Tom in fact, having seized his opportunity, had changed the wheels m the manner described and Delos had driven about all day without being able to discover “what ailed his buggy.” A. McCOY <fc Co’s Bank is perpared to make farm loans for the present at 6| 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 Delphi Times says in speaking of the late church trial of Rev. E. G. Pelley, at Burlington, that many people in that vicinity believe him mentally unbalanced; which is a more reasonable theory to account for the strange lapse from rectitude he has been convicted of, than to suppose he fell deliberately and with a clear understanding of his acts. The trial was a very exciting one, and the Times relates that at one time, when Rev. Colvin, of Fowler, who was Mr. Pelley’s advocate, was making his argument, he made some very uncomplimentary allusions to the members of the Burlington congregation. This angered a young man in the audience and “he shucked his coat, started to climb over the seats to the front of the house, saying, ‘This has gone far enough. We’ll put a stop to that old blatherskite’s talk.” There was great excitement but trouble was averted by an apology hy the reverend advocate. Mr. Pelley bad packed his I good's and moved away before the trial, and he left himself, sdon after it.