Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Mrs. G. J. Dexter, of West Lafayette. is visiting Rensselaer relatives. .=S= — , Snow Bank flour at Alter & Yates. Try it. Miss Blanche Alter is visiting friends in Lafayette and Battle Ground. Good new six room house to rent. Near the depot. Enquire of C. E. Mills, over Citizens Bank. 2t Archie lines, of Cincinnati, is visiting his parents here, for a short time. Will Mossier, manager of the Model, is buying goods in Chicago this week. The freshest and finest of fruits received daily, at Alter & Yates. Mrs. Jasper Spain is very low with consumption, at her parents’ residence a few miles north of town. For THRESHING COAL go to Dexter & Cox. I can now handle all kinds of poultry, and pay cash for same. J. W. King.

Mrs. B. Forsythe has gone to New Philadelphia, Ohio, to visit her parents. Dexter & Cox have coal for threshing machine engines. Bert Brenner, clerk in Long’s drug store, is visiting at Attica and Danville, this week. Buy your farm wagons ofJB., F. Ferguson, and save money. August Rosenbaum has moved into Mrs. Flo Sears’ house, corner of Washington and Cullen street. We can and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. Porter & Yeoman . The new dry goods store, in the Nowels block, Wilber Florence proprietor, is about ready to open for business. —_The best and freshest of everything in the bakery line, at Lakey Sayler the new bakers, successors to Milliron <fc Martindale. Isaac Parker, Jr., and family, of Onarga, 111., visited relatives in Rensselaer and surrounding country, last week. Try the celebrated Sn ow Bank flour. Every sack warranted. If not found satisfactory, money will be refunded. Sold by Alter & Yates, sole agents for Rensselaer. A big railroad circus, Reynolds’ Bros., is coming to Rensselaer, Sept., Ist. The advance agent was here Tuesday. Arranging for site, bill boards &c. A good front room, over the postoffice, for rent. Suitable for offices or housekeeping. Apply to E. P. Honan, at the post-office.

John Wood, from out south brought in , the first home-grown* watermelons, of the season, last Mon day. He beat Theodore Keiper only a few hours. Peaches, Pears, Plums, home grown water-melons, received daily at Alter & Yates.’

Len Griggs, of Barkley tp., and hislost cow, are happily united again, as the result of a six line notice in last week’s Republican.

Bring your poultry to me and get cash for it. J. W. King. Near Depot

Uncle Jimmy Dutton, of Jordon tp., is in a bad shape, with a complication of diseases. He is upwards of 84 years old.

Don’t forget the clearance sale of millinery to make room for fall goods at Mrs. Lecklideis.

The doctors report considerable sickness, especially bowel trouble among young children.

Dr. Hatch, of Kentlannd, was in town yesterday, in the interests of his congressional candidacy.

Mrs. Genevieve Sprigg and children returned home Saturday from a protracted visit at Whitehall, Mich.

The good rains of Saturday and Tuesday have put corn in good shape, started the grass, put a stop to field fires, and are a good thing generally. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bates are in Carroll county, whither they were called by the death and burial of the former’s mother.

I am now prepared to handle all kinds of poultry, eggs arid game in season. J. "W. King. Near Dept The shooting of the Jasper oil well in Jay Co., resulted satisfactorily, and very materially increased the capacity of the well.

J. M. Kean and family took their expected departure, last Tuesday They will make their home hereafter at Evanston, a northern suburb of Chicago.

Alter & Yates sell the celebrated Snow Bank Hour. Give it a trial. If you don’t like it you needn’t keep it. Every sack guaranteed.

The McColly Bros., are building two six room cottages out near the railroad, on lots adjoining their brother Ben’s new house, of which they are the builders, also.

Uncle Ellis Walton was 74 years old, last Wednesday, and his relatives and friends, to the number of' about 35, gave him a pleasant birthday surprise party.

Lakey <fc Sayler the new and enterprising bakers and lunch men. Don’t forget them.

Uncle Ellis Walton was able to begin to get down town the latter part of last week, after his long and painful sickness, resulting from a horsekick in the abdomen.

Buy your farm wagons of B. F Ferguson. Every one warranted. W. L. Piper, northeast of town, whose big yield of oats and wheat was mentioned last week, again comes to the front, with a fine boy. Born last Friday.

V. J. Webb of the Boston store, Lafayette, a former clerk in Forsythe’s Chicago Bargain Store, visited in Rensselaer this week. He has a good situation with the Lafayette house. — John Minicus and Elkanah Galbreath have both bought lots in Leopold’s addition, witn tha expection of building residences thereon. Mr. Galbreath now lives in Barkley tp., but has it in mind to move to town.

Victor Reeve, who expected to succeed A. S. Nowels as manager of the express office, is laid up with a very bad foot, and Mr. Nowels will probably continue in charge until the end of the present month.

D. B. Nowels has sold 100 acres of the old Nowels homestead, in northern Marion, to G. W. Andrews, the carpenter, who will occupy it as a residence.

G. E. Murray and G. K. Hollingsworth and their respective families, arrived home Monday night, from a two weeks’ pleasant sojourn in northern Michigan.

J. W. McEwen, C D. Nowels, Robt. Randle, C. A Roberts and David Shields were Rensselaer statesmen who attended the Democratic state conventon, at Indianapolis, yesterday.

The Uncle Tom's Cabin show at Morocco, Tuesday evening, given by the same company that produced it here, Satuday week, had an enormous house; and to whom the performance gave unqualified satisfaction.

Everett Halstead, who is vice president of the Columbus • Ind., normal school, and has been one of the instructors in that institution, has just accepted a veiy favorable offer to act as traveling agent for the well known Slayton’s lecture bureau, at a large salary.

There were extensive field fires in the northern townships, the latter part of last week; and I. D. Dunn, especially, is reported to have lost a good deal of hay.

You need bread and Lakey <fc Sayler also knead bread. What they knead you need. Try it and see. The customary big bill-board for for the big circus was erected yesterday, around a portion of the public square. The advertising car will be here Saturday.

The dump cars are now runnin o, o on the north gravel road. A single large team hauls six loaded cars, containing in all about eight or nine yards of gravel.

County Teachers’ Institute, next week. It is the first for two years, owing to the small-pox scare, last year, and promises to be a very large as well as an interesting and profitable institute.

See those new sailers j ust arrived at Mrs. Leckliders.

The Southers-Price Co., will give their farewell performance next Monday evening. It will be a repetition of their greatest success, Faust. Much of the scenery for which is new.

On account of the Grand Conclave Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias at Indianapolis, Aug., 20th to 24th tickets will be sold at rate of $4.40 round trip from Rensselaer on the certificate plan. W. H. Beam. Truman F. Palmer, of Monticello, received the Republican nomination for judge of the Carroll-White circuit, last Thursday, at Delphi. His opposing democratic candidate is Judge Reynolds, also of Monticello. Don’t bake yourselves trying to bake bread this hot weather. Just stop the bread wagon in its daily rounds.

Laßue Bros, are now sole and only owners of the Liberal Corner furnitu store, they having bought out the partner, W. A. Miller’s interest. The change was made Monday. Travelers from many directions, from east, west, north and south, who have lately seen the crop prospects of other places, all unite in saying that in this region, of northwestern Indiana, are the best prospects of any place they have seen. D. J. Thompson is taking his annual summer’s outing at Ind lan River, in northern Michigan, David goes far south in winter and far north in summer, and tlie ~rigors nf the Hoosier climate have no terrors for him, any more. For the Supreme Lodge and Conclave of Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias at Washington, D. C., Aug., 27th to Sep , sth a rate of one fare, for the round trip has been authorized. ----- W. H. Beam .

Uncle Henry Bruce returned home last Friday, from a several weeks visit with relatives in Miami county. He says corn is badly dried up, most every place he saw, except in this immediate section of the state.

The Southers-Price Co., performed at Lowell Friday and Saturday evenings. They had big houses both nights. Tonight they will present Faust to the Monticello peopled Their farewell performance here will be next Monday night. LOST, last Friday evening, between the M. E. church and the Presbyterian manse, a lady’s blue and white gingham jacket, with lace on sleeves. If finder will kindly leave at this office, it will be duly returned to the owner.

Miss Mamie Stokes, of East Hampton, Long Island, who is well remembered here from her long visit to her cousin, Miss Mamie Williams, last year, is now in Paris, France, perfecting herself in the study of the French language. Fowler Leader: Thirteen threshing outfits came into Benton county on the Lake Erie Saturday morning on one train. Two were left _at Otterbein, the balance were unloaded at Chase, Boswell, and Ambia. There are over fifty threshers at work in this county helping to shell the four and a half million oats ciop. No farmer stacks his oats before he threshes unkss he owns a machine.

Prof. Paul Hemmersbach left last Sunday for Boston, to enter upon his duties as organist of one of the leading Catholic churches of that city. He gets SIOO a month, amftias all ol' his time except Sundays at his own disposal.

The Iroquois Shooting Club will have another big shooting tournament, at their grounds east of depot, tomorrow, Aug. 17. Quite a large number of events are arranged for, and the prospect for some very fine shooting is very favorable. John Chamberlain and family, our former townspeople, were in town the latter part of last week. Mr. Chamberlain has sold his residence in Hammond, and was moving to Kent land, in or near which place he expects to make his future residence.

We don’t do much blowing through the papers, but we do expect our prices fob cash to talk very loud. Porter Yeoman.

The prospects are that a large crowd will go from Rensselaer to the corner stone laying, at Monticello, today. All the lodges have accepted invitations to attend; besides which private persons will go in large numbers.

The W. C. T. U., will meet with Mrs. Jennie L. Wishard, Friday, Aug., 17, at 3p. m., promptly. All the members are requested to be present and bring your needles and thimbles as there is a quilt to be finished for the Hadley Industrial School for girls.

The trouble over the foundry was settled without a lawsuit. By the terms of the settlement, Mr. Gillette regains possession of the foundry, and retains it, if he meets certain peedniary obligations as they mature, or in other words, if, from time to time he comes to time.

The second game of ball between the Normalites and the Rensselaer second nine was played Tuesday afternoon. It was a walk.-away for the students from the beginning. The score was as follows. 123 4 5 6 Normalites ... 4 9 1 8 3 4—29 Second nine ...1 4 2 0 0 9 7 Henry Sparling, of DeMotte, formerly of this vicinity, was wrestling a few days ago with an obstreperous bull calf, and the critter ran him against an old stove, standing in the yard, and broke his aim, above the elbow. He was doing well at last accounts.

Jacob Chupp, of Newton tp., was very seriously hurt, one day last week, while moving a threshing machine engine, at night. He accidentally stepped on one of the drive wheels while the engine was moving and was carried down and under it. The accident occured in Ircquois tp.y Newton county.

Miss Mary Livingston, a much respected teacher of Crown Point, has sued Prof. Gristy, principal of the Hobart schools, for SIO,OOO, for breach of promise. They have kept company for two years, and the wedding gowns were made, but Gristy finally flew the track and hence the suit.

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 far away to come and see me, write to me. I will make loans in the adjoining counties.

’Up to last Saturday night, there had been completed twelve miles of the system of 17 j miles of gravel roads now under construction in this, Marion tp., radiating from Rensselaer towards the four principal cardinal directions. If no untoward interruption to the wprk occurs the whole system wil 1 be completed by Sept., Ist.

Trustee J. F. Bruner, of Keener tp. dropped into town Friday morning, on his way home from a little pleasure jaunt he had been indulging in. It was a two days ride on a traction engine, from DeMotte to Lee. The temperature was torrid and the dust was diabolical, and John was glad when his journey ended.

Hamilton’s Ideals, a standard dramatic company, formerly the HamilomMarvin company, and as such well mown in Rensselaer, will occupy the Opera House for one week, commencing Monday evening, Aug., 27. Our young townsman, Guss Phillips, is a member of this company.

Some parties broke into one of the McColly Bros.’, new houses, near the depot, last Friday night, and carried off about $lO worth of carpenter’s tools. The McCollys think they have the parties located, and on the accumulation of a little more evidence, will slap it to them, unless the tools are brought back, forthwith. B. F. Fendig and Bion Zimmerman got back Sunday night from their trip up and down Lake Michigan and Green Bay. It was a very pleasant trip, although the first night out was very stormy and rough, and made the boys very sick and to wish they were safely home again. Aftsr tiie first night, however, the weather was entirely pleasant.

A request for excursion rates tp Rensselaer on the occasion of the oint tri-regimental reunion at Rensselaer the 29th and 30th, has received a favorable response from Frank J. Reed, the Monon Route, General Passenger Agent; Regular excursion rates to Rensselaer will prevail that day at all stations from Hammond to Frankfort, on the main ine, and from Michigan city to on the old line.

The attempt to straighten and widen that part of the Poor Farm gravel road just at the w<st border of town, has not succeeded. The com missioners and the affected property owners not being able to agree as to the amount of pecuniary compensation due the latter. The proposed straightening would badly cut up the front yards of Robt Kepner, John Shanlaub and I<eroy Sayers, and sacrifice most of their shade trees.

The tedium at the clerk's office was relieved last Thursday by the filing of a new divorce suit. This case comes from Remington. Lester M. Hawn wants a divorce from Emma E. Hawn. They were married Oct 9th, 1891, and promptly on the expiration of their honey-moon, or on or about Nov., 9th, of the same year, she left plaintiff and has ever since refused to live with him. No further cause than this abandonment is alleged as grounds for the divorce

The town of Albany, Deleware Co., in which several ex Jasperites are located, is in great trouble. Their only railroad, the Lake Erie'A Western, has moved its depot a mile out of town, and across a cieek, where a new town has been laid out, in which the railroad is interested. It is a terrible tough slam on the people of Albany, and they are justly very wroth. They have offered the Panhandle $40,000 to build a branch line from Dunkirk, 10 miles distant.

George Brown who is said to be at home wherever his hat is off, got bowled up last Saturday, and then bounced Bill'Baker, on account of money which he claimed Baker owed but which Baker denied. The principal incidents of the story of the conflict, told in six words, is that; Brown collared him. Baker “wollered” him. Baker held the belligerent and boozy Brown down until Night Watch Dillon came, and he escorted Brown to the county jail, whence he was released, as soon as he got sobered up. Geo, W. Fans, of *Terre Haute, whom the Republicans of the Bth district nominated last Thursday as their candidate! for Congress, is a native of Jasper county, having been born near Rensselaer in 1854. He is a lawyer by profession. His father was James C. Faris, and the lattei s death at Terae Haute, and burial last winter at Independence Chapel, in Gillam tp., was described in these columns at the time. His mother was a sister of Hod. G. H. Brown, of Rensselaer, and whose nephew Mr. Faris consequently is. He is also closely related to the Farises, of Giilam tp. He is spoken of by those who know him well, as an exceptionally able man.