Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1894 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gamble, of St. Louis, are visiting Dr. Alter’s family. Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mr. Lecklider’s. A Monon brakeman was set upon by strikers and brutally beaten, at Hammond, Tuesday evening. S, E. Yeoman, sells the McCormick mo wer and reaper, also the foilama zoo hay rake. An ice cream social at Rose Bud church, last Saturday evening, netted the handsome sum of $22.75. Mel Garriott’s house, at Blackford, was burned last Saturday, during the absence of the family. Everything in the building was lost.

A promising camp of the Sons of Veterans is being organized in Rensselaer. Its meeting place will be in the G. A. R. hall. While blind-folded next Saturday night Prof. DeVore, Phrenologist will tell the Methodists from the Catholics in the Opera House. Monday night he tells Republicans from Democrats. 10 cents admission. Two companies of state militiajwent no rth over the Monon Monday afternoon train, their destination being Hammond. They took the place of other companies which had been in service for some time and who were sent home. Don’t bake yourselves trying to bake bread this hot weather. Just stop the bread wagon in its daily rounds.

The hitch chain along the west side of the public square is badly out of repair, and there is a disagreement as to whose duty it is to repair it. The Commissioners think that the original understanding Jwas that the town should keep up the west chain; while the Town Board thinks that their duty extended only to keeping the street alongside it in good condition.

Anyone wishing vaults cleaned out or moved, call on Harry Wiltshire. The County Board of Review, which has been organized and ready to hear applications for the equalization of tax assessments since July 10th, has as yet received only one complaint James H. Carr, trustee of Jordan tp., does not want to be assessed for poll tax in Newton tp. Mr. Carr, practically at least, makes his home with his brother, in Newton tp., but he claims that his legal residence is in Jordan tp., where he holds office, and it is there he wants to pay his poll tax. C. W. Coen has just complete a nobby elevator. No steep drive way. No engine to scare horses. No more shoveling gram. Am now prepared to receve grain and will pay the highest market price. ‘ C. W. Coen. Estev organs and pianos, and Estey A Camp organs amlpianosToneXtiibF tion at C. B. Steward’s.

Last evening, while we were absent from the olliee for a few minutes, some good friend laid upon our table a “Liar’s License for 1894,” issued by “The Ancient, Reckless and Independent Order of Prevaricators,” duly signed and acknowledged by U. R. A. Nolhtr, the. scc : retary of his majesty, the president of the order. The only obligation demanded is that the truth shall not be told where a falsehood will do as well. The only penalty is expulsion. Editors are never expelled, but the society is composed principally of lawyers, ministers, hotel keepers, ticket* agents and politicians.— Rochester Republican.

“Heads and faces,” lectures on Phrenology will be delivered by Prof. S. F. DeVore, of New York, in the Opera House, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday nights, July 19, 20, 21 and 23. 300 portraits and skulls exhibited. Very amusing and instructive. Front seats for ladies. Free first night. Subject Friday, “Matrimony and How to he on Good Terms With Your Mother-In-Law” Private examination at the Makeever House. •John Paris, in a letter to the Attica Ledger, says: “Now the undisputed evidence as introdneed at the trial showed Mr. Zimri Dwiggins to to be worth at least $200,000 over and above every possible debt as far as proven, either directly or as an endorser, prior to the failure of the Columbia National bank. As for myself I established by my own testimony as well as by the testimony of others, that I was worth over and above all debts and exclusive of my interests in the mining property in Mexico, from $27,000 to $30,000. And my Mexican investment was valued by several different witnesses at from $50,000 to $55,000. —Fowler Leader.

The temperature has ranged above 90 degrees, every day, for several days. About 94 being the top notch in weH shaded places, and by reliable thermometers. Joseph T. Murry, a Monon Route brakeman, living at Monon, has been arrested and taken before the U. S. court, .at Indianapolis, charged with contempt of court. He incited railroad men to strike, in defiance of the i njunctionof Judge Crosscup. LOST—Between Marsh Rhoades co rner and the bridge—a gold watch, chain and charm. Engraved. Finder -please return the same to the Makeever house and receive reward.

The W. C. T. U. will meet at' the M. E. church, Friday July 20, at 3 p. m. A committee was appointed to organize a loyal legion, which will report at that time. All interested in temperance work among children are invited to attend. All members are requested to be present. Drilling a well and other preliminary work is in progress on Mrs. Anna Tuteur’s proposed new residence, corner of Division and Cornelia streets. The house will probably be the finest one story residence in town. Do'wler & Co., will do the carpenter work. WANTED—Shrewd business man with small capital, for assistant manager and treasurer of the refined Southers-Pricc “Faust” Company. The finest equipped and best money making company traveling. A BONANZA tor some one. Address, Edwin Soutiiers, - Makeever House Rensselaer, Ind.

M. E. Baylor has recovered from the injuries inflicted by the strikers, and is now back at Hammond. He denies that he gave any provocation at all for them to assault him. He says that, being out of employment he frequented the Monon depot at Hammond, a good deal, on the chance of seeing old acquaintances from Rensselaer, and seeing him thus loitering about, the strikers thought he was actirg as a detective, and pounded him accordingly. His boarding house has been boycotted, and he is thus left in a bad shape financially. i::.;:..;

Austin & Co., have private funds to loan on real estate at thfelowest rates. No delay, no red tape, but if your title is good you can have the money in 5 hours. The game of ball between the merchants on one side and the bankers and brokers on the other, last Thursday afternoon, was the sensation of the week. At two o’clock the clubs formed and marched to the ball grounds in a double line. The merchants in red uniforms and with red umbrellas, and the bankers in blue with bine umbrellas. They were "preceded 1 >y~ ihcrcoriiet band, and in the rear J. H. S. Ellis and Dr. Vic Loughridge bore between them an immense demi-jolm labled “Arnica.” Charle}’ Warner and O. A. Yeoman were the umpires, and they suppressed back talk and enforced obedience to their rank rulings, the one with an immense ‘4>o\vie” knife, the other with a revolver. The game began

a little after 2 o’clock and lastecF four hours. That the playing was of a very high order of excellence is evident froffr the fact that when the game closed one of the nines, the merchants, had made 73 runs, while their opponents had scored 4G. Wtyen it is remembered that such noted professional clubs its-“ Old Anse’s” Chicago Colts, usually make only two or three runs during an entire game, while the clubs that oppose them make only Bor 10, it will lie seen how far our Rensselaer amateurs excell the best of the professionals. Nearly all the players were able to be on the streets the next day, but the most of them showed an evident disinclination to haste in their movements. The winning club received, by way of a prize, free tickets to the play Ingomar, at the opera house, Saturday evening. A fat man’s race, at the close of the game, was won by John Thomas, of Mt. Ayr, with Charley Crosscup a good second. As Thomas would not run unless it was previously agreed that the purse, $5, should be equally divided between the first and second runners, Crosscup did not hurry himself very bad to get first place. Joe Hammond was also a starter in this race, but he early fell by the wayside. A big crowd witnessed the ball game.

A lawn social and literary entertainment was given last Friday ev6nlng, by the Ladles Literary Society, in jthe beautiful and spacious grounds at S. P. Thompson’3 residence. An elegant luncheon was served early in the and later an elaborate literary program was rendered, as follows: Alusic.... .- - ■ - :- .. ... .OrchestraPrayer Rev. Beach. Piano Solo M ss Nellie Moss. Quotations about Nature. .. .Society. Mu5ic........i ... .Miss Williams. Recitation..... .... .... Mrs. Long. Toast “American Naturalists” Mrs. Murray. Re5p0n5e..............Rev. Baecfa, Music Miss Jennie Harris. Recitation, “Agassiz” Miss Fanny Wood Music, Vocal Miss Underwood. Astronomy.. . Miss Stella Parkinson. Music Miss Linda Dwiggins. Music Orchestra. Benediction. *

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. A. McCOY & Co’s Bank is per, pared 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. We buy soy “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