Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1894 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Judge Wiley and daughter left Fowler yesterday for a two or three weeks* trip on the lakes. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson. Every one warranted. John Utter, the venerable father of Rev. R. D. Utter, is quite seriously si ck at the home of the latter, on Weston street. A large, spring bed-lounge, good as new, for sale cheap. Mrs. J. Zimmerman. James Fisher has a right good house nearing completion, in Weston’s Addition, near Mrs. James Kays’ new residence. Call on C. B Steward, agent for lots in Columbia Addition; 140 lots at prices from $25 to $l3O. Ludd Hopkins has quit work with Austin <fc Co., for the time being, on account of poor health, and is thinking of taking a trip to California. Miss Daisy Warner finished her business education at Lafayette Business College, last week, and is now doing book-keeping and stenography in Austin & Co’s office. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money. W. W. Wishard has begun the erection of a good residence in Weston’s Addition, near David Nowels’ place. Dowler & Co. will do the work. For seed buckwheat, go to Dexter & Cox. Mrs. J. G. Gibbon, formerly Miss Mary Makeever, lately of Scotland, South Dak., now has her Republican sent to Wets ski win, in Alberta, the latter being a province in the Dominion of Canada, in the far northwest. The undersigned has a fine fullblood Jersey bull, kept in stable in rear of Hemphill’s blacksmith shop, on Front street. Price of service, $1.50. P. S. Hemphill. A young son of Thos. Crockett, southeast of town, got his right hand caught in a pulley Monday, while he 1 pin g hoist hay. The second finger was cut off at the first joint and the first finger at the -base of the nail. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey <fcCamp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward’s. J. W. King was at Monon the Fourth and got away with all the honors and most of the shekles in a shooting match there. He made 116 hits out of a possible 130; and out of the last 95 shots, he made 90 hits. At one time he made 39 straight hits, with nary a miss. Rev. W. E. Wight, and wife, of C hicago, have been visiting the family of their uncle, W. T. Perkins. Mr. Wight preached at the Missionary Baptist church, Sunday evening, and his sermon was very highly commended.

The Town Board Monday night had little business of importance to engage their attention. Some sort of a shelter was ordered made for the town’s road grader; and Ellis & Murray were given permission to erect a small wooden building, roofed and fronted with iron, on Washington street, between Morgan’s barber shop and Tharp & Adams bakery. A. McCOY & Co’s Bank is per pared 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 attention of old soldiers of the 46th and 87th Indiana regiments is called to the notice published elsewhere, signed by Dr. Washburn and Capt. Burnham. In addition to the joint re-union of the two regiments mentioned, a movement is now on foot looking to a re-union of the 48th regiment, at the same time and place. Austin & Co., closed up four real estate loans last week, and the average time from the date of the applications to the closing of the loans did not exceed one week. The wheat harvest in Jasper county is now practically completed. Next week the oats harvest will begin. Both grains are an immense crop. So also is corn, potatoes, babies and in fact about everything else in the crop line 1 in this county, with the single exception of Populists. They grew too rank in the straw and fell down and lodged before their heads filled out, and are therefore light in their upper stories.

The seven year old daughter of Thomas Allen, at Otterbein, Tippecanoe Co., died one day last week from being bitten by a rattlesnake. Will A. Mossier came home Tuesday, from Thorntown, where he had been to ship here his household goods, preparatory to setting up housekeeping.’ Chas. Bat tied ay's' new residence, on the poor farm road, just west of Capt. Marshall’s place, is now nearly ready for occupancy. Il is a roomy and attractive looking building. Postmaster Honan is having a round with the prevailing complaint, this week. So also Uncle John Makeever. The latter was pretty sick for several days, but is now much better. Mr. Honan is still quite sick. Monon is “all tore up” over Spiritualism. The climax is said to have been reached Monday night, when a prominent citizen exposed the tricks of a medium. There is much bad blood over the matter, it is said, and legal actions are likely to follow. Rensselaer Lodge Knights of Pythias have elected the following officers, for the ensuing half year term: H. L, Brown, Chancellor Commander; C. C. Warner, Vice Chancellor; Frank Wood, Prelate; J. N. Leatherman, Master at Arms; Charles Morlan, Master of Work. Austin & Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape—but if your title is good you can have your money in 5 hours. 46-3 Ou the Saturday night of the big storm, about 10 days ago, the barn on the John A. Kent place, in Newton county, a few miles west of Fair Oaks, was struck by lightning and burned. It was one of the biggest and best barns in this part of the state. Loss $3,000, insurance SISOO. There was no live stock in the barn, at the time. • I wish to inform the public that I am now located in the barn formerly occupied by Robt. Randle, and am making feeding and boarding horses a specialty. I also have a few liveryrigs to let at reasonable prices. Please give me a call. 46-3tp. W. E. Overton. These times of railroad tie-ups are tough on traveling theatrical companies. The Price-Southers Company for instance, which performed here Tuesday night, and is waiting for affairs to settle, missed four out of their last ten engagements, and in numbers of cases when they arrived at a town they found that their advertising matter, shipped long before, had not arrived at all. That is what ailed them here.

Austin & Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape—but if your title is good, you can have your money in 5 hours. The Iroquois Gun Club will have their first annual shooting tournament at their grounds, next Wednesday, July 18th, beginning at 9 o'clock. The program comprises 11 events, with entrance fees ranging from 50 cents to $3. The latter be ing in the live pigeon list, of which there are two events. It is certain that neighboring gun clubs will be well represented, and some very fine sport is anticipated. SIO,OOO private funds to Loan on Real Estate Mortgages at Citizens State Bank. James W. Cowden, living just east of town, says he has the boss field of corn in Jasper county. It is 13 acres in extent, was planted on the 13th day of the month, has 13 stalks to the hill and will produce 13 ears to the stalk, and 13 times 13 bushels to the acre. It may be that some of these thirteens are imaginary, but anyhow it is a monstrous fine field of corn. It stands shoulder high, not a hill missing, and every stalk is as high as the others. Sheriff Ensign, of Elyria, Loraine Co., Ohio, arrived here last Thursday and took back with him Frank Ingraham, the young man whose arrest by Sheriff Hanley was mentioned last week. Sheriff Ensign is of the opinion that Ingraham is in for a long term in the penitentiary. Not only are the laws of Ohio very severe on teachers who betray their pupils, but this was an aggravated case, on account of the youth of the girl—only 14 years. The suicide of her father on account Of the disgrace also greatly embitters public sentiment against Ingraham.

No Lafayette gravel has been received for two we- ks, owing to the great strike, and much of the gravel road work has been suspended. Grading is still in progress, however, and only six miles yet rem-rin of it to do. Ou the south end of the College road about 25 teams are graveling and on the north end of Long Ridge road, about half that large a number. In all, of the entire 17| miles, about five are now graveled and completed. B. F. Ferguson has SIOO,OOO of private funds to loan on real estate at as reasonable a rate and as low a commission as any other firm. Don’t fail to call and see me before you Tnake your application. Office up stairs in Leopolds block, Rensselaer Ind. If you are too faraway to come and see me, write to me. I will make loans in the adjoining counties. Later and more reliable intelligence has been received regarding the case of the Rev. Pelley, at Burlington. In fact, entirely reliable, for it comes from Rev. J. G. Campbell, of the trial board. It seems that the reports first sent out regarding the case, were much exaggerated. In fact the only charge upon which he was convicted was unchristianly conduct. As to actually immoral acts, none at all were proven. We buy for “spot cash” and save all discounts. We sell for “spot cash” and get no bad debts. We have the lowest rents and no clerk hire. Therefore we sell as cheap as the cheapest. Alter & Yates, Staple and fancy grocers

In response to a call recently issued, a council convened with the Rensselaer First Baptist church last Thursday, July sth,. to consider the propriety of ordaining its pastor elect, Rev. C. W. .Fletcher, to the full work of the gospel ministry. Twenty-four delegates were present representing eleven churches of Monticello Association. Though the examination was rigid, Mr. Fletcher acquitted himself well, and the council voted that it was fully satisfied. At night a sermon was preached by Rev. W. E. Wight, of Chicago. Afterwards followed the ordaining prayer and the laying on of the hands by the elders. Beside the delegates attending the council many visitors were in attendance, who greatly enjoyed the meetings and the hospitality of the good people of Rensselaer. Ten different makes of Sewing ma chines, At Steward’s.

A great game of ball will take place at the ball grounds this, Thursday afternoon. It will be between a bankers and brokers’ nine on one side, a merchants’ nine on the other. The first mentioned is composed of the following: Geo. K. Hollingsworth, pitcher and captain, T. J. McCoy, catcher; C. G. Spitler, Ist base; Joe Harris 2nd base; Bert Hopkins, 3rd base; A. H. Hopkins, short stop; J. H. Chapman,right field; Joe Hammond, left field; Alf Hopkins, center field; B.F. Ferguson, coach. The Merchants’ nine is as follows: F. B. Meyers, pitcher; W. W. Wishard, catcher; Frank Maloy, Ist base; B. F. Fendig, 2nd base and captain; A. F. Long, 3rd base; Geo. Murray, short stop, J. E. Spitler, right field; A. S. Laßue, left field; Fred Phillips, center field; W. A. Huff, Mascot. Austin <t Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at the lowest rates. No delay, no red tape, but if your title is good you can have the money in 5 hours.

Last Thursday B. F. Fen dig took occasion to introduce S. W. Collins the affable oil company organizer, of Jay county, to Wils Porter, as “Mr. Sun, manager of Sun Bros.’ circus,” and intimated that any little courtesy that this fictitious Mr. Sun might show to his friend Mr. Porter, in the way of a pass into the circus, would be greatly appreciated. Mr. “Sun” was in a very complaisant frame of miud just then and he very promptly and cheerfully wrote out and gave to Mr. Porter a pass to the circus. Mr. Porter much appreciated the compliment, and before starting for the circus tent, as he soon did, to use his “pass” he privately expressed the opinion to Mr. Fendig and others that that circus manager was about as fine a gentleman as anyone need meet. Wils saw the circus all right, but it cost him the customary quarter, and a good deal more than a quarter setting up the cigars to the boys when the story of his introduction to ‘‘Mr. Sun” got out

Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter and Miss Jean Hammond will spend 1 the remainder of the summer in Chicago, at 119 Honore St. Miss Eliza Tuteur and her friend, Miss Lotta Johnston, of Chicago, came down to spend the Fourth, and are still here. Miss Eliza will go to Lake Geneva, Wis., as s'oon as the striking elements seem propitious. A party was given on Saturday evening, at the home of Mary Bell Purcupile, in honor of her guests, Misses Dunlap, Dwiggens, and Underwood, and Messrs. Wright and Arbagast, a’l of Chicago. There are now two vacancies in the list of Rensselaer school teachers. Geo. B. Miller, who ha,d been elected principal of the high school has resigned, on account of having been elected professor of mathematics and physics, at Vincennes University; and Miss Katherine Tout, engaged for the fifth year room, has concluded to remain at Pittsboro. Bread and groceries can if necessary, be dispensed with, but beer we must have. Hence to obviate the impending calamity of a beer famine, the Rensselaer saloonists sent Frank Batson overland to Lafayette, for a wagon load of beer. He started Sunday and got back Tuesday. The saloons could have got it a day sooner, and at half the cost, by express, but they did not know that, when they sent Batson on his beer pilgrimage. They did not want to take any chances in a life and death matter, like that.

The base ball craze is assuming alarming proportions in Rensselaer. Besides the Short Measures and the Shy locks, otherwise the merchants and the bankers nines, which are to play Thursday, the Ringsters, alias the Court House Rats, have got up a club which will challenge the winners in Thursday’s game. Then the Strikers, otherwise the Mechanics, have a nine standing ready tomop the earth with the winners of this second game. Another nine is the “Hobos,” or store-box roosters. Still another is the “Counter-Jump-ers,” or clerks. Still another is the “Never Sweats,” composed of such citizens as Uncle Charley Platt, C. C. Warner, J. E. Spitler, Thos. Thompson <fcc. They never expect to engage in actual ball playing, but will demonstrate their superiority by force of their reasoning faculties, — they expct to win simply by argu“fflenfc -That the craze will spread still further is only too evident. The Town Boodlers show signs of inoculation; a distant rumbling is heard from the Rummies; the Pill-Peddlets are making faces at the Pettifoggers; and it may even culminate in a challenge from the Sermon-Swipers to the Pencil-Pushers for a tussel at “Two-Old-Cat.”

I The second divorce case for the October term was filed last Friday. Mary A. Downer wants to be divorced from Frank Downer. The complaint opens in the poetic strain usual to divorce papers of that character emen&ting from Thompson <fc Bro. It recites that the plaintiff he* conducted herself in all respects according to the marriage contract but that the defendant has, by cruel and inhuman treatment, developed an incompatibility of temper between the parties, in their social and intellectual natures, which has made it impossible for them to entertain that “mutual affection” necessary to their “mutual happiness,” and to the performance of their ‘ mutual duties-” When the complaint comes down from this flight of poet'c eloquence and descends to particularize the methods of treatment by which this social and intellectual incompatibility was developed, it is then alleged that the defendant was accustomed to swear at the plaintiff, to strike her with his fists, to slap her in the face and also to accuse her, most wrongfully, of immoral conduct towards other men. He also failed to provide for her support, and was accustomed to frequent the saloons, and spend his lucre for liquor; and after that lick ’er. All of which facts If proven, may well account for the presence of a good deal of social and intellectual incompatibility and the absence of mutual mutuality of every kind and degree. The parties were married the day of April, 1893, and separated about the Ist day of January, 1894, from which it may be seen that under the proper conditions, social and intellectual incompatibility is not a plant of very slow growth. The plaintiff lives in Keener tp. She does not ask for any trimmings with her divorce, further than the restoration, good as now, of her maiden name of Booher.