Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1894 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXVI.

MONON ROUTE. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. TRAINS TH AT STOP. SOUTH BOUND. No. s—Louisville Mail, Daily 10-52 A M. No. 38—Milk accomm., Daily . ... 6:21P.M. No. 3—Louisville-Express, Daily 11:2? P. M. No.4s—Local 51eight.—........ .. J 1.125 P.M. NORTH BOUND. NO. 4—Mail .. . . . . •■-■■4:45 A. M. No. 40—Milk accomm., Daily 7:19 AjM. No. fl—Mail illrt Kxpress, Daily.. 3.25 P.M. No. 46—Local Fretgtit t. -IMM. M.

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The summer school has 50 regular attendants. Don’t forget the low prices at Mrs. Lecklider’s, from now on. The thermometers have been above 90 right along, for several days. Miss Pearl Mann, of Remington, is the guest of Miss Myrtle Chipman. You need bread and Lakey <fc Tharp also knead bread. What they knead you need. Try it and see. Fifty-four applicants for teacher’s licenses were examined last Saturday. All told there are now upwards of 100 teams hauling gravel on Marion tp’s., various gravel roads.

The west end of the Poor Farm and Pleasant Ridge gravel road, is now completed to within the town limits. Miss Louie Chamberlin of Wichita, Kansas, aunt of Charlie Chamberlin is visiting him and his mother, Mrs. Leota Faris. Lakey & Tharp, the new and enterprising bakers and lunch men. Don’t forget them.

Graham Earle, the well known actor, was confined in the Chicago sanitarium at LaPorte, Wednesday. Slightly insane from drink. Don’t fail to see Frank Maloy in his great impersonation of Lawyer Marks, at the Opera House, Saturday evening, ' You can buy a good spring jacket of Ellis & Murray for sl. Miss Bell Marsha 11 and. Willie Hammond arrived home the latter

part of last week from Bloomington, where they had attended the state University summer school.

See Fred Phillips, in the character of Degree, the—ragiug red-headed renegade from the Red river, at the opera house, Saturday night. Rev. S. V. McKee, of Remington’ will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer next Sunday, Aug. sth. All are cordially invited to attend.

& 10,000 private funds to Loan on Real Estate Mortgages at Citizens State Bank. J. M. Kean has sold his residence on Willow street, the former R. S. D wiggins place, to W. B. Austin, and proposes to return to the vicinity of Chicago to live. Thirteen-stop, full walnut case organ, $35. C. B. Steward. The exterior of Mrs. Mary E. Kannal’s handsome and spacious residence, on the south end of River street, is being fittingly painted under direction of W. J. Miller. House to Rent.—Six rooms. Enquire of J. C. Passons

Rev. B. F. Ferguson held baptismal services in the river, near the coal oil well, last Sunday, baptizing Wm. Baker, Maud Hemphill and Frank Hawkins.

Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson, and save money. M. F. Chilcote was elected chairman of the Republican committee of the first precinct of Marion tp., at the meeting called for the purpose last Saturday.

Miss Jennie Miller is taking a vacation of three weeks at Chicago. She will return and attend the Institute, and then get ready for her next school year.

Don’t bake yourselves trying to bake bread this hot weather. Just stop the bread wagon in its daily rounds.

Chas. A. Dean and family of Washington, 111., are visiting old friends in this vicinity. Mr. Dean - has sold his grocery business at Washington, and not unlikely will remove from that place.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1894.

Mrs. John Lewis, of Barkley tp., was taken to Logansport insane asy lum, Tuesday. Her metal condition is not very serious. She bias been in the asylum before. W. A. Swift is reputed by good judges to be the best “Gumption Cute” now on earth. In his marvelous impersonation, at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Saturday night. Frank L. Cotton, of Omaha, made a short stop in Rensselaer, Saturday* He had been down into White county? selfing some land he owned the re. This is Rev. Dr. Foster’s last night at the M. E. Church. Subject, “Around the World in 80 Minutes.” Don’t fail to see his wonderfully fine pictures. The best and freshest of everything in the bakery line, at Lakey & Tharp’s the pew bakers, successors to Milliron <fc Martindale.

t Assistant Secretary Jasper Guy was over from Remington, Tuesday, distributing copies of the premium list of the Remington fair. It will be held the last four days of August. S. E. Yeoman wants to buy a few more fresh cows and springers, for the eastern market. Highest cash price paid. See him at the Makeever House. 2tp Geo. Strickland, of Mt. Ayr, loaded three cars with horses, ditching plow, etc., and started for lowa Tuesday, where he has contracted to do a big job of ditching.—Morocco Courier. The Woods Mower is sold by N. Warner & Sons. Don’t forget that fact, if you need a mower. Judge Hammond, of Jasper county, is mentioned as a probable candi-

date for Congress on the Republican ticket. The judge would make a good race and would be the right man in the right place.—Lowell Tribune. Threshing coal at C. W. Coen’s. The W.C. T. U., will meet at the M. E. church, Friday, Aug. 3, at 3 p. m., promptly. All are invited to attend. The Loyal Legion woik will be discussed and perhaps officers elected for that work and a program rendered. Judge Wiley and daughter Nellie returned from Duluth, Minn., last Monday after an absence of about two weeks. They had a delightful trip and the Judge feels that rest and recreation has been very beneficial to hisheallh.—Fowler Review, — Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Ge§. K. Hollingsworth, with their respective families, left Monday afternoon for Petosky, Mich., where they will cool off for a few weeks.

Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. C. D. Yeoman, until lately resident manager of Changnon & Soucie’s business here, has just bought a partnership interest in I. J. Porter’s store, and the firm is now Porter & Yeoman. *-

N. Warner & Son handle the Osborne Binders and the Osborne Mowers.

There is much complaint of drouth in some portions of this county. Through Union, and parts of Walker tp., especially; also in the western part of Jordan and in Carpenter townships.

Nothing does the business like the McCormick mower; Sam Yeoman sells ’em. 1 Abe Simpson, of Rensselaer, witnessed the killing of the Niehaus boy at Lafayette last Wednesday, mentioned elsewhere. In fact was within a few feet of the boy when he fell, and nearer than any other person to the accident.

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 livery rigs to let at reasonable prices. Please give me a call. 46-3tp. W. E. Overton.

The Delphi Times, which formerly defended the rich Bowen family in all their tax-dodging operations, now turns loose and gives them a fearful roasting on account of it. And all became Charley Pollard, owner of the Times, has been bounced as attorney for the Bowens.

Wilham Mackessy, one of the Rudolph rioters, of Lafayette, who was sent to Michigan City for two years, in May 1893, has been pardoned by the governor. Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson. Every one warranted. The play of Robinson Crusoe, at the Opera House last Friday evening had a large attendance and was a very well rendered and pleasing performance. It was given by home dramatic talent ai.d the. SouthersPrice Company, in combination. Joel F. Spriggs, for ihe last 27 years a justice of the peace, in Walker tp., has resigned his office and turned over bis docket to Justice Geo. Hollister, who lives at Kniman. All who have business on his docket will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Don’t forget the clearance sale of summer goods at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Will A. Mossier, manager Model store will leave for Chicago in a few weeks for fall goods, and their fiist Clearance sale now goinc on will show the people of Rensselaer that prices on goods have been cut so low that their goods must go, to make room for fall goods. Everything new and fresh in our store; and goods delivered to all parts of che city. The staple and fancy grocers, . Alter & Yates. Once in a great while a rattlesnake is still encountered in this region. Rev. B. F. Ferguson came across one last Friday evening, just north of Vaughn church. He slew it with a fence board, and preserved its rattle for a trophy. It had six rattles and was a pretty good sized snake. 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. SjßßlQfe _ Attention Farmers : J. S. Barns & Co. Remington, Ind., will pay you the highest market price for your hay and straw. Branch office Rensselaer with Nowels Milling Co. Itp.

The Southers-Price company will produce their great drama of Faust at Brook Friday evening, and at Goodland next Monday evening. It is a great play andjhis company renders it well, and we can conscientiously recommend them to the good people of those towns.

J. E. Spitler’s lost gold cuff button is still unrecovered. He values it greatly as a keep-sake, and will cheerfully give iti return. Front is a s2j gold coin, and the back is a $1 gold coin.

The Remington Press says that the unanimous opinion of those who attended the presentation of the plays Faust and Ingomar, at Remington, were unanimous in the opinion that the Southers-Price Company is the best that ever visited RemingtonThe last mentioned play was given there on Wednesday of last week, to a crowded house.

George H. Brown, Administrator of the estate of Wm. M. Noland, deceased, has an automatic hay stacker, a steam hay press, a corn sheller and a corn grinder, several thousand bushels of oats, two hundred tons of wild and tame hay and other personal property that he desires to sell at private sale on good terms. Apply or write to him at Francesville, Indiana. ” 2t

The enormous crop of oats in this county is now being threshed. The measured yield is very large, and they weigh out more than they measure. Some fields on the McCoy and Walter Porter farms, m Jordan tp., yielded over 50 bushels to the acre. Probably many fields in the county will do that well and some still better.

Rensselaer Wilkes did not get a place in the big trotting race at Cleveland last Friday. He being number six in the summary. He had some very fast horses against him, the race being made in 2:13|, 2:14 and 2:15. Wilkes was to have started yesterday, at Buffalo, in a SSOOO race, but the result had not reached Rensselaer at our time of going to press.

j Rev. M. L. Tressler, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church, of this place, but now of the Third Presbyterian church, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was shaking hands with his many friends, on our streets yesterday. He is on his way to the woods of Wisconsin for his vacation. Mr. J. P. Koskey, the bartender at Joseph R. Kight’s saloon, has purchased at the very cheap rate of $25, of W. L. Swift, the manager of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, one of the thoroughbred blood hound pups. Probably the place will be safe from robbers hereafter. ' J. T. McKeever, a merchant tailor formerly located at Kentland, and personally known to many of our own citizens, jumped from a second story window, at Chenoa, 111., one day last week, to escape a fire, and. was terribly injured on a picket fence. At latest accounts there was some chance for his recovery. Survivors of the 46th, 48th and 87th Indiana Volunteers, now in and about Rensselaer, are requested to meet at the court house in Rensselaer, Saturday Evening, August 4lh, 1894, at 7:30 p. m. to transact business in connection with the reunion of said regiments August 29th and 30th. J. A. Burnham , B. F. Ferguson has SIOO,OOO of private funds to loan on real estate at 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 Leopol da block, Rensselaer Ind. If you are too faraway to come and see me, write to me. I will make loans in the adjoining counties* llenry Neihaus, a 17 year old Lafayette boy, addicted to the trainjumping habit, was cut to pieces and instantly killed, by a Monon freight train, at Lafayette, last Wednesday. This accident came just a week after the death of young Gearing, at Reynolds, under exactly similar circumstances. It is only a question of time whgn a like accident will occur among the train-jumpers of Rensselaer.

The Board of Directors of the Kentland Fair Association are making active preparations for the sixth annual meeting to be held September 11thtol4diinciusive._OxLeof the new features will be the “Old Settlers Day” on Wednesday September 12. A number of old settlers have signified their intenion to be present and make speeches Catalogues may be had by making application to W. T. Drake, Secretary, Kentland, Indiana.

A new, accurate and right-up-to-date map of the town of Rensselaer has just been completed by Civil Engineer Bostwick, who is having copies of the same printed, and offering them for sale. The map is on a large scale, 200 feet to the inch, and shows accurately every street, alley, lot, and block in the town, including all the additions and subdivisions up to the very latest, such as Sunnyside, to the remote northeast, and Magee & Benjamin’s on the far northwest. A Japanese entertainment, will be given at the Opera House, Tuesday night, Aug., 7. A lecture will be given on the manners and customs of Japan, also will talk of their religious belief, concerning the destiny of the human eoul. Also will speak of the great trouble, now arousing the interest of people, in both the old and new worlds. There will be an exhibit of scenery, showing some of the most beautiful and interesting places, and people of Japan. The entertainment will close with a Japanese wedding, in which will be used five characters al) dressed in native costumes.

The movement looking towards a joint re-union of the survivors of the 46th, 48th and 87th Indiana regiments, in Rensselaer, has succeeded, and the re-union now is a settled fact. It will be held August 29th and 30th. That the people of Rensselaer and surrounding country will do their full share to make the reunion a grand success, will go without spying. The peop’e of Rensselaer are nothing of not hospitable, and pot more hospitable than patriotic.

r. ■ A pleasant party met at the residence of the Misses Smith, in the north grove, one evening last week, the occasion being the eightieth birthday of Miss Julia, the elder of these most estimable, and, considering the number of their years, phenomenally active sisters. The Rensselaer School Board has filled the two vacant positions in the list of teachers for the ensuing school year. For high school principal they have secured the services of Prof. A. 11. Purdue, of Warrick county. He is a graduate of the State Normal School and has been a student at Purdue University and also graduated from the department of Geologj’ at Leland Stanford Jr., University, last June. In this last science he is especially proficient. The vacancy in the sixth year rooni has been filled by the selection of Miss Alice Irwin, a graduate of the Rensselaer high school, and a well known teacher in the schools of this county.

Rumors have for some time been in circulation regarding a very serious trouble in which a former resident of this vicinity has become involved t in his present residence in Missouri. Nothing less serious, in fact, than a shooting affair, in which the opposing party was killed. The friends here of the ex-Jasperite are perfectly confident that a clear case of self defense can be proven in bis behalf, and as he was always noted here for his peacable and amiable disposition, we have no doubt but that their belief in that respect is well founded. The true inside facts in the case are only known to a very few persons, and will not be until the case comes to trial; at which time they will be given to our readers as they are then brought out

A narrow tract of country in Barkley township was visited by a very heavy wind during the storm of last Saturday. It blew the roof off of one of Giffords dredge boats; unroofed J. N. Baker’s barn, and blew down 13 apple trees, on the old Sam Wood’s place, now the property of Mr. Gifford. Some of these trees were carried 100 yards by the wind, after being blown down. The board-ing-eeow—accompanying the Gifford dredges broke loose from its moorings and started down the ditch at a tfemeduous speed, fully 13 knots to the week. It was finally brought to anchor however, without serious injury. The same storm also reached into parts of Gillam and Walker tps., turning over many haystacks, breaking down trees &c.

The Republican is now the proud possessor of one of those magnificent maps of our magnificent state, just published by R. Ryse, of Indianapolis, and some mention of which has previously appeared in this paper. The map is absolutely correct, the original for each county having been drawn by the county surveyor, thereof, from the actual official f records. It is drawn on a large scale, four miles to the inch, and shows every section of land a quarter of an inch square. Besides showing the sections, it gives, of course the townships, civil and congressional. The counties are in different colors. The map is as large as a barn door, four feet by six, to be exact, and printed on very strong and heavy map muslin. It shows every town and post-office in the state that has a name, including such new places as Aix, Parr and Valma, and even such names without towns as Pembroke, northwest of Fair Oaks, and Forest City, west of DeMotte, m this county. On the margin of the 'map the method of U. S. land survey is fully and clearly explained and illustrated. On the margin is also given the area, location, county seat and population of every county. The map is especially designed for the use of schools, and verily, it deserves a place in every school room in the state, where it would be an invaluable aid to the rising generation in acquiring that most necessary of geographical information, a thorough knowledge of the geography of their own state.

A sensational story was published last week, to the effect that Fred L. Chilcote, now of Albany, wis likely to get into trouble, for mistakenly swearing a girl was. 18 when she was a year younger. A friend of Fred’s wanted a license t > marry the girl The old man in th 6 case got his back up about it, but will probably soon come around all right. There is no better and no abler all-around weekly newspaper on earth, than the New York Tribune. .Ila. subscription price is one dollar, and it is worth many times that amount in any family. The Tribune and The Republican both one year for $1.75- This is for our old subscribers, as well as for new. For those in arrears as well as for those in advance.

Our townsman, John W. King, well sustained the honor of Rensselaer at the big three day shooting tournament at Lafayette, last week. At which, however, owing to poor health, he only participated for two days. In every event that he contested, he had to shoot against a large number of the best shots in northern Indiana, and some of the best in the state. On Tuesday he got a share of the first money in three events; of second money in two, and of third in one or two. On Wednesday he was among the firsts in one event, and among the seconds In two, and had a good place in some others.

There were two games of base ball at Makemself Park, last Friday afternoon. The first was between the second nines of Monticello and Rensselaer, in which the Monticello boys came out on top, by a score of 23 to 15. The second game was between the Monticello first nine ar the Rensselaer Models. This gal resulted in favor of the Models,! a score of 3to 15. Both clubs useo imported players; the Monticellos having secured four from Hammond and one from some other place. The Rensselaer boys got a tip as to what the other club was doing in time to send to Chicago for a pitcher and a catcher, both being fine plajers and the pitcher especially so, he being the pitcher of the Alias club which played here July 4th, and who was < hit then only when he choose to be. The presence of these two professionals was kept a secret, and they remained at the hotel until the last minute. The Monticello sports came over in large numbers; they thought they had a sure thing and they bet their “stuff” freely. The result was that if they had not had return tickets to Monticello they would have had to borrow their passage money or walked. They came after wool and went back fleeced. They came to skin and they went back “skun.” Generally speaking we do not think this practice of working in hired professionals is the sportsman-like and honorable thing to do, in ball games between neighboring towns, but in this case the Monticellos began the practice, and they were justly beaten at their own game. The following is the score, by innings. The Models not playing the last half of the last inning. 1 2345078* Monticellos ~0 2 I 0 0 0 0 O - 5 Models 4 3 1 0 4 0 -

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 grairf and will pay the highest market price. C. W. Cobn. i

NOTICE. All persons holding "gravel road orders issued by Vose <fc Lowman must have them in our hands for collection by Saturday, August 12th. All orders not then in our hands will be at holders risk. Thompson <k Siglkk. | Cor. 4th * Columbia PnM-tk-al Borin... MeUofe. No C<»,tag from Text-BMk*. tUtei Nonul erm. Write for Ctetatofw to J. CADDKN. President.

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