Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Rensselaer schools will re-open Monday, September 3rd. Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. James Flynn is extensively repairing his house, on Weston street. N. Warner & Son "handle the Osborne Binders and the Osborne Mowers. Mrs. Lecklider will be visiting her mother and sister for a week in South. ■ Bend. ' t£ ** ... Don’t forget the low prices at Mrs. Lecklider’s, from now on. Uncle John Karsner and wife have come back from their Chicago sojourn. t Lakey & Tharp, the new and enterprising bakers and lunch, mem Don’t forget them. Thos. Peacock, of Paxton, 111., visited relatives in Rensselaer a fe w days this week. You can buy a good spring jacket of Ellis <fc Murray for sl. Mrs. Pulver, of Lowell and Mrs . Geo. Jewett, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. P. W. Clarke. DON’T fail to see the great raft scene in Robinson Crusoe, Fri day night, July 27th. Mrs. S. L. Ensminger and son of Craw fordsville, are visiting Mrs Ludd Hopkins and family. A court house nine is practicing base ball with a view of playing the merchants, at an early date,

: : “Robinson Crusoe” : : : at the Opera House, Rensselaer : : Friday night, July 291 h, 1894. : A. J. Yeoman, a former well known resident of this county, is now in Oklahoma, at a place called Kremlin. 4 \ r : "* » Quarterly meeting will be held at Barkley M. E. church next Sunday. Elder Wilson will preach at 11 a. m. Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. S. W. Collins, the oil well man, of New Albany has been sick at the Makeever House but is out again. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson. Every one warranted. P. W. Clarke, the jeweler, now rejoices over an addition to his family —a daughter, born last Saturday, July 21st. ' -. . Nothing does the business like the McCormick mower; Sam Yeoman sells ’em. Miss Eliza Tuteur went to northern Michigan for her summer’s outing, instead of Lake Geneva, Wis., as she had intended.

You need bread and Lakey & Tharp also knead bread. What t hey knead you need. Try it and see.. Chas. J. Roberts’ horse ran away up near the depot, one day last week’ being scared at a train, and bis bug gy was badly demolished. House to Rent. —Six room s. Enquire of J. C. Passons A young man in Logansport is suffering from “kyphosis bicylistarium.” It is a nervous disease resulting from too much bike riding. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward. Thos. H. Davisson, of Fair Oaks is afflicted with progressive paralysis. His condition is very bad, and will probably never be any better. SIO,OOO private funds to Loan on Real Estate Mortgages at Citizens State Bank. Uncle Clark McColly, of Union tp. is in a bad condition with a stomach trouble. He is in danger of starvation from failure of digestive po were. A large party of teamsters arrived from Chicago, Monday, to work on the gravel roads. There were 12 teams in the outfit. Many other teams are expected to follow.

Charley Simpson has moved his news and confectionery store across the street, mto the same room with his father’s shooting gallery. _ JRny your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money. Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson arrived home from their sojourn at Battle Creek, Mich., last Friday. Mr. Thompson’s health is considerably improved. Don’t bake yourselves trying to bake bread this hot weather. Just stop the bread wagon in its daily rounds. -

The party of teamsters which arrived here Monday, to begin work on the gravel roads, have with them a natural curiosity in the shape of a horse of‘Jumbo like proportion. He is over 6 feet 2 inches high. The best and freshest of everything in the bakery line, at Lakey & Tharp’s the new bakers, successors to Milliron & Martindale. The three branches of the Rensselaer creamery now handle about 8000 pounds of milk, daily. This is a falling off of about 2000 pounds since early in June. Our clubbing arrangement with the Weekly Inter Ocean has expiredThat with the New York Tribune is still in force. The Republican and the Tribune both one year, $1 75.

A tenynonth’s old infant son of Be A Mue, living just west of town, died last Wednesday, July 18th, of summer complaint. The body was taken to White county for interment. Magnificent costumes are worn in Robinon Crusoe, Friday night. Don’t fail to see them. Married, July 18* by Rev. R. D. Utter, at the residence of.the officiating minister, Mr. William C. Bodamer and Miss Mary E. Davis, both of Jasper county. The Woods Mower is sold by N. Warner & Sons. Don’t forget that fact, if you need a mower. During the storm last Friday lightning struck a hickory tree in Auditor Murray’s yard, at his residence, across the river. It splintered the tree a little, but otherwise did no damage. , Everything new and fresh in our store; and goods delivered to all parts of the city. The staple and fancy grocers, Alter & Yates. Social. Ice cream, ice cream, come One, come all, come great and small, at Bowling Green school house Aug. 4th, for the benefit of the Sun - day School. Threshing coal at C. W. Coen’s. T. W. Haas having just installed an elegant new soda fountain at his restaurant, is now ready to serve out the delicious ice-cream soda, right along with his neighbors.

I wish to 3 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 livery rigs to let at reasonable prices. Please give me a call. 46-3tp. W. E. Overton. Wm. Kelley, of Winamac, a recent graduate 6f the State University, was in town Tuesday, as an applicant for the vacant principalship of the Rensselaer high school. C. G. Spitler, Bert Hopkins, and Rob. Vanatta took a spin on their bicycles Sunday morning, over as far as Goodland, and back in the afternoon. The distance there and back is full 40 miles.

A ’ crowd of young people from Brook and Remington contemplate coming over Friday night to see Mr. Souther’s great national drama “Robinson Crusoe”. The seats are going fast. We are informed that the Protestant M. E. quarterly meeting, at Rose Bud church, will be held August 4th and sth instead of 11th and 12th, as stated last week. The proposed new building between Morgan’s barber shop and Lakey & Tharp’s bakery, has been abandoned. Mr. Milliron, the intended occupant, has bought back his old business at Denver, Miami Co., and will return to that place.

The Republicans of the First Precinct, will meet at the Republican office on Saturday, July 28, at 2 p. m. to elect a chairman for said precinct. - - - ■ ’ • , - >4 _ Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. State Bank Examiner has just finished his duties at the Citizens’ State Bank of Rensselaer. He pronounces that bank in good working order. This is the only bank in Jasper county that is examined by the State. The Ladies Literary Society will meet with Mrs. W. H. Coover next Friday at 2:39 f>. m.—The program will consist of the reading of Lowells poem, “Vision of Sir Launfal” also quotations from the same poet. Any member having a book of his poems will please being it. Miss Jennie Harris and Stella Parinson went to Toronto, Canada, last week to attend the annual Baptist Young People’s Association. They will visit various places of interest before they return. The contract for erecting the buildings for the new Monon shops, at Lafayette, has been let to the Lafayette Bridge Co., and the Henry Taylor Lumber Co., both of Lafayette, for $127,300. This does not

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 make 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. Judge Reynolds, of the White and Carroll, circuit was renominated by the democratic judicial convention, at Delphi last Saturday. Bro. Rothrock, of the Monticello Democrat, has been waging a very bitter war on Mr. Reynolds, but bis opposition did not have any apparent effect. Recorder Hunt was at Medaryvillc Saturday and Sunday, on account of the dangerous sickness of his sister-in-law, Mrs. O. 11. Hunt, who was visiting there from Grand Crossing, 111. She was considerably better at last accounts.

The Southers —Price Co’s., past record is a sufficient guarantee that Robinson Crusoe, Friday night, July 28th will be an enjoyable affair. Mr. Southers reports that our local Thespians are doing nobly in their parts in the above production. Don’t fail to attend. Rensselaer Wilkes will ...start in a big race at Cleveland, Ohio, today. The purse is $3,000 and there are 27 entries. Among these are many very fast horses, and Wilkes will have to hustle, if he gets anything out of it. T. J. McCoy and Delos Thompson have gone to Cleveland to'see the race.

The County Board of Review’s figures, up to this time, show an increase in the assessed valuation of Rensselaer property, of some $32,295 over last year. About half of this increase is in personal property and half in additional improvements to real estate. Most of the townships will show somewhat of a decrease. Marriage licenses since last reported: ( William C. Bodamer, { Mary E. Downs. j William H. Eldredge, ( Lynnia Noriis. Cement Walks. They look the best and last the best. Made in the best style and of the best material. Close figures made and satisfaction guaranteed. For samples of work examine new walks at Henry Harris’ residence. R. .W Sprigg.

Illustrated lectures by the Rev. J. O. Foster, D. D. of Chicago, at the M. E. Church, July 31, Aug. 1 and 2, at 7;45 p. m. Subjects: 1 The Late War. 2. The Story of Jesus; 3. Around the world in 80 minutes. Hundreds of large, bright and beautiful pictures thrown upon the canvass by one of the finest lanterns manufactured—The Chicago Model Sterecoptican. Lectures first class in every particular. Tickets 15 cents; children 10 cents. A splendid entertainment for almost nothing. The G. A. R. men are cordially invited free of charge to the first lecture— The Late War. Com.

C. J. Roberts is down in Jay county this week, “shooting’* the Jasper Oil Company’s new oil well. John Ilordeman, a Monon route section man mashed a finger badly Tuesday, while driving a spike. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ilarrold went went to Spencer, led., Tuesday, called by the death Jof his brother’s infant son, and the dangerous sick ness with consumption, of the deceased child’s mother. Clyde Sering, a boy about 13 years old, fell from a moving freight train oir the Pan Handle, at Reynolds last Wednesday, and was instantly killed. Once before he had narrowly escaped being killed, while jumping on a moving train. Uncle John Way mire returned home last Friday from a two weeks sojourn at Kiekapoo Springs, near Attica. He feels himself greatly benefitted in health. He expects to go there again next month, and with Dr. and Mrs. Stockwell, and Mr. and Mrs. Wash Scott

The new style of post-office money orders, which supersede the old style orders as well as the postal notes, are in all essential particulars copies of the American Express Company’s form of money orders. They afford a cheap, convenient and safe method of remitting money. The venerable John Utter, father of Rev. R. D. Utter, died at the home of the latter, on Weston street, at an early hour, last Friday morning at the good old age of 83 years, 6 months and 6 days. His death came peacefully and painlessly, as it usually does to the very aged. A more extended obituary is published elsewhere. Jim Turpie, of Monon, did toe best act of his life when he expo sed those spiritualistic frauds, the Karr woman and her husband, a week or two ago. He showed remarkable nerve, too, according to all accounts, when he faced the cowardly husband with his drawn revolver stuck in Turpie’s face. The portion of the Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company now at Rensselaer received a very notable increase in numbers, Tuesday, in the shape of 13 full blood Siberian hlood-hound, or Great Dane, pups. They with their anxious mother make an interesting family, and receive many callers at their elegantly appointed apartments on the first floor of the Hotel De Iliff on Van Rensselaer street.

• The Monticello base ball boys will come to Rensselaer to play the return game with the Models, to-mor-row, (Friday.) The Monticello boys gave the Models the most hospitable of treatment, on the occasion of their visit to Monticello, last Friday, and the Models and their friends are now preparing to repay the kindness, with large interest. - - Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCoy went over to Delphi last Wednesday, to attend the funeral of Willie Rinehart, a 15 year-old boy, whose death, the Monday previous, resulted from burns received July 4th, by the explosion of some sulphur and potash, he had iu his pocket, to make fireworks of. He was a nephew and namesake of Wm. A. Rinehart, formerly of this place.

Last Friday was a day of numerous heavy storms, during which nearly every neighborhood in this region received a goodly quantity of much needed rain. In some places the rainfall was very great and in others only slight; while some few unlucky localities were missed entirely. In many places the storm was so severe as to do considerable damage, especially in blowing down the uncut oats, thus making them very difficult to harvest. Much corn was also blown down, but the most of this will probably straighten up again. In the neighborhood of Groom’s bridge, in Birkley tp , there was a severe hailstorm, in which much damage was done to oats, corn and gardens. Mess. Joe Moore, Wo. Day, John English, John Groom, Perry Marlatt and others were sufferers from this storm.

Friday July 27th will be Republican day at Island Park Assembly at Rome City. This day has been set apart for the Republican party. Hon John K Gowdy. Chairman of the Republican State Committee will preside. The speakers secured arc Gen. W. H. Gibson, of Ohio; Hon. W. D. Owen, candidate for Secretary of State; Hon. W. A. Ketcharo, candidate for Attorney General, and Hon. James E Watson, of Rushv file. There will also be one other speaker of National reputation. The twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Saylor was very pieasantly observed on Monday evening, July 1G ih, at their residence east of town. The festivities took place on their handsome lawn and were participated in by a large number of friends and relatives. TJhe biggest kind of a supper was an inevitable feature of the occasion. So also a large number of beautiful and useful presents, most of them being China ware, it being the China Wedding.

Yesterday we were shown at Keefe Brothers store, specimens of coal obtained in drilling a well at a depth of 180 feet on the farm of Mr. Burns, about three miles southeast of Kentland. The drill had passed through a 7 foot vein at a depth of 120 feet,~ and at 180 feet a six foot vein was found. The coal is similar in appearance to that of Illinois coal field between here and the Illinois river. It is worth investigation.—Kentland Enterprise. Attorneys will appreciate this: An Irishman went to a lawyer with a case, but the lawyer wanted a retainer. The Irishman was poor and finally the lawyer said he would take the case on a contingent fee. It was settled, but the contingent fee part of the agreement bothered the client, He confided his ignorance to his frit-rd Patsy, and asked for an explanatihii. “Ah’ it is the meanin of i a contingent fee yer after knowin?, Sure I’ll tell ye. A contingent fee means that if you lose, the lawyer gets nothin’; if you win, you get nothin’.” The editor of the Kaox Republican strives to please. He says: The Republican editor had a narrow escape from'annihilation last Saturday, we are informed. A bellicose individual came mto the office with the avowed purpose of “smashing our jaw.” Luckily for us, we were out at the time. We are not looking for trouble, and, in truth, would do most anything consistent with honor to avoid it, but the fact may as well be stated now as later that we take neither cuffs nor bluffs around this shop, and that people honing for trouble with us will be accomodated, if nothing else will satisfy them. We strive to please.

August Dreifus, now a merchant of Monon, mourns the loss of SSO in cash, a bicycle worth SIOO and other goods to the aggregate value of $250, which 'he traded to a blacksmith in that town named Hanson for what he supposed to he a couple of diamonds worth $250, but which, upon investigation, proved to be glass, and including the setting worth about forty cents. A jury, after hearing the evidence, decided that no misrepresentations were indulged in and that the trade must stand. Therefore Hanson retains possession of the money and merchandise and August’s dream of wearing diamonds has vanished.

There are said to be parties working the cloth peddlers’ swindle in this locality, though in a somewhat different form from that of several years ago, which sundry citizens remember to their sorrow. These fellows show a fine lot of samples, and offer their goods at far below their value, the goods to ,be delivered at a lat>r date. All they ask is a small advance payment, sufficient to pre r pay the freight. Look out for these fellows. Don’t pay them a cent, and don’t sign any kind of a paper, whether it be a note, a receipt or a pretended recommendation, or anything else. You will certainly be swindled if you have an j thing to do with them.

Uncle Elba WaHon has had a pretty tough time as the result of the horse kick, mentioned last week. He is improving slowly, however, and will probably be about again before many days. Grfeo. W. Clinger, of Newto n tp., has just been Hoke-Smith'd out of his $6 pension. He is blind in one eye, deaf in one ear, and partially paralyzed. He was in the 46th and 151st Indiana regiments. Mr. Clinger has always voted the Democratic ticket, but sava he never ' will vote Ujat way again. Au Uncle Tom’s Cabin show, which ha<f been exhibit ng through this section, went busted at Goodland last week, and disbanded. Two of the star actors, towit, the blood hounds, are now recuperating at Reass. laer. So also two of the human members of the company, and there is said to be some talk of them and the dogs, with the help of local talent, giving an Unc'e Tom performance here.

It has been asked again and again, “is marriage a failure?” but it was never definately settled until a Wells county bride and groom visited one of our hotels on their bridal tour. They walked lovingly into the dining hall, blind to all but love. Almost crowded on one chair, he fondly fed her as a parent bird its little chick. “Darling,” he murmuringly clucked, “shall I skin ye a pertater V* “No, deary,” she gurgled, “I’ve one already skun.” Prof. S. F. DeVore lectured on phrenology at the opera house, four evenings, beginning with Thursday and ending with Monday evening, and privately examined heads at the Makeever House duriig the time. He is evidently a well educated man, and especially well up on the . peculiar science of phrenology, hat the people here do not seem to take much interest in that science. The Professor went to Remington yesterday. Fred. Bogren, moulder in GihetiV foundry, and one Walters, whose ostensible occupation is holding down store boxes got into a scrimmage by Ellis h Murray’s corner, Thursday evening, but' before they had time to do much damage Marshal McGowan collared them and inarched them down to Squire Morgan’s justice shop. Bogren plead guilty and was assessed $2 and costs. Walters, who bad done nothing but defend himself, was not prosecuted. To the public: The Epworth League has engaged the Rev. J. O. Foster, D. D., of Chicago, a prominent member of the Rock River Conference, to deliver three illustrated lectures, beginning Tuesday evening, July 31. Dr. Foster uses the Chicago Model Stereoptican (with oxyhydrogen light) said to be one of the finest instruments manufactured. He has a splendid outfit, and from what I personally know of Dr. Foster and his work, Ido not hesitate to encourage the expectation of a delightful entertainment. No one can fail to enjoy the beautiful scenes be throws upon the canvass. R. D. Utter, pastor. Rensselaer vs Monti cello. Monticello Press. Monticello and Rensselaer played ball at the ground west of town yesterday afternoon. The weather was anything but favorable for an interesting game, but notwithstanding this drawback the gate receipts were large and in excess of , expenses. Neither team was in form and both rolled up errors and the umpires were rank, not that they made bad rulings wantonly, but they were trying to play 1894 ball with 1888 rules. The score was 15 to 21 in favor of Monticello. We must say that the Rensselaer team is a gentlemanly set of boys. C. W. Coen has just complete a nobby elevator. No steep drive way. No engine to scare horses. No more shoveling grain. Am now prepared to receve grain and will p ay the highest market price.

C. W. COEN.