Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Dr. J. 11. Lcuglh-Idge. Is again able to be on the streets. The freshest and finest of fruits received daily, -at'"Alter & Yales. M. L. Spiucr is attending old settlers meeting at Kentland this week. Dont fail to see the boys clothing at Porter <fc Yeomans. i Hon. Smiley N. Chambers, at court house, Friday, 1:30 p. m. The b)sl g>o Is for the.least eyChicago Bargain Store. Mrs. P. VV. Clark his gone to Lowell, to visit home fobs for a few weeks. ——' —■ — Goo-’s l.mu_ht now with the tariff off mentis bargains at the Chicago Bargain Store. Fted L. Chileota and family, of Albany, this state, aie visiting here this week. School Sin Is for the boys and every suit new and fresh from the manufacturers. Porter de Yeoman.

Not less than G or 7 inches of rain fell during the succession of storms from Sept. Ist to Sth. A good Kip Boot $1.50. Hand made boot $2.45. Chicago Bargain Store. The watermelon crop is immense and excellent in this locality, this year. _■ We can and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. Porter <k Yeoman. The Indiana State Fair will be held next week, from Monday till Saturday. Peaches, Pears, Plums, home grown water-melons, received daily at Alter & Yates.’ The “Hard Times Excursion” goes to-day. A big crowd will go from this place. Geo. Strickfaden now runs’a firstclass restaurant in his saloon building. Oysters in every style, and on short notice, a specialty.

Mr. Per rib’s little child, so badly burned last week, is doing very well and will recover. Cloaks and Fur Capes at the opening, Sat, September 15 th. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. C. E. Mills is visiting relatives in Grundy and La Salle Counties, 111. House to rent— 4 rooms, good well, barn tic. Apply to Jared Benjamin. A. Bostwick, the civil engineer, has gone to York state, as a witness in a law suit. B. Forsythe and wife are in the city attending a special.tariff reduction sale of ary goods. Watch for bargains. Chicago Bargain Store.

Don’t forget the Hon. Smiley N. Chambers will speak at the court house, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. W. J. Imes has gone back to Grand Crossing, ‘lll., where he has charge of his brother’s drug store. Miss Genevieve Huffman, Mrs. Imts’ trimmer, returned from her summer’s stay in Crawfordsville, last Sunday. A grand opening pf fall and winter goods, Sat., Septemberl,sth. Chicago Bargain Store. Strickfaden & Roberts will finish their gravel road sub-contract this week. In all they have built four miles. The Misses Smith will sell lots on their place north of the railroad. For further partculars enquire of them on the premises. 52-41.

Miss Jessie Bartoo is building a larger and more commodious operating room, fur her ‘•Pavilion” photograph gallery. Strawberry plants fur sale. All the best varieties, 50 cents per IUU. Now is the time to set them out. John Shan Laub. Rates of one fare for the round trip will be given to Indianapolis, on the occasion of the great McKinley meeting, Sep. 25 ih. W. 0. Florence has sold his stock of dry goods i:ud notions to C. D. Nowels, who took possession one day last week.:

Clothing for thousands and for the least inouvy. . CIiLCAGuBARGAIX STORE. Mackey it Barcus have the contract for a s4uo monument to be erected in Monon, to the memory of Mrs. Sarah C. Ward. Big Boys: To Mr. and Mrs. Ault Paggett, at the Stockfarm, Thursday, Sept. Glh. To Mr. and Mrs. lek Yales, in town, Sunday, Sept., 10th. The finest display of dress goods in town at the Opening, Saturday, Sept. lull. ~~~~~ Chicago Bargain Store. Good rates on the railroads to Indianapolis for the State Fair, this week and next. The round trip from Rensselaer is <3.30.

Squire Chu k M-Colly of Union tp, has now reached such a condition that it is impossible to swallow food. It is evident that the inevitable end is not far off. Dr. H. J. Kantra-1, M. D. C. Veterinarian. of Rensselaer, will visit WHEATFIELD, Sep. 3 and 4, for the practice of his profession. Office there at S. Fendig’s drugstore. John Stone, an old resident 'of Remington, was in town Saturday, to take the Mo non~routeTor Kentucky, in which state he owns land, and where he expects to remain permanently. A load of colored people, evidently mixed Negroes and Indians, went through town Monday, headed for the Creek nation, in the Indian territory. They started from St. Joe, Mich.

W. W. Watson, the special pension examiner, has been transferred from Missouri to Kentucky, where his territory consists of sixteen counties in the western part of that state, with headquarters at Paducah. There was a quiet wedding in the county clerk’s office, Tuesday afternoon. The parties were Mr. Herman Flugel and Mrs. Louisa C. Stockwell, I who live in Walker tp. Squire I Burnham performed the ceremony.

The Town Board transacted no business of special moment, Monday night, farther than to resolve to take measures to compel the electric ligh company to put iu the additional arc light, north of the depot. The attendance at the Rensselaer public schools now reaches 450, a considerably larger number than ever before enrolled by the second week of the term. The enrollment will probably reach 500 by the end of this month. Henry Hertzell, a two year convict for Michigan City, jumped from a Monoh Tfaiff, near MoaSn; MOBdsy and escaped. The train was said to have been running 45 miles an hour, when he made the jump. Warren and Ira Washburn have gone back to Purdue University. Kirgie Spitler has gone to Crawfordsville to enter Wabssh college. Other students and intended students will depart for their respective institutions, next week.

Owing to the new law taxing playjpg,cards 2 cents a pack, no cards of that character were told in town from Aug. 28, to Sept 6. On that day some of our dealers received stamps for the cards they had on hand, and others received a stock of stamped cards. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hemphill are back from Minnesota. Mr. Hemphill will go today to begin work for the Eastern 111., running an engine from Momence to Danville. Russ 1 Parker also has a job on that road,' firing on a passenger engine. I I Greenbury L. Thornton and fam- 1 ily have come back from Kansas,' where they have lived for many' years, and will hereafter make their, home in this county. Mr. Thornton' will occupy a portion of the old home place neur Surrey.

A couple of sixteen year old boys, named Castor and Hurley, from the i Blackford neighborhood, were bound over to the circuit court, last Satur - day, by Squire Morgan. They are charged with “swiping” 12 bottles of Rosenbaum’s best beer. j The store of Schofield and Fry, at Fair Oaks, was entered by burglars, • last Friday night, and about SSO worth of jewelry, knives, razors etc., was taken. The firm offers %10 for the arrest of the thief, and a suitable reward for the recovery of the properly. Mrs. Win. Hutchins, of Boston, Mass., left Tuesday for Goshen, to visit her sister, Mrs. M. L. Spitler, who is now at that place. Whilej here Mrs. Hutchins visited her troth-1 er, Capt. J. A. Burnham, and another sister, Mrs. A. D. Swain, at; Morocco.

The case of Rev. E. G. Pelley, mchltoned some time ago, was heard by a special committee, at the M. E. conference, at Lafayette, and he was unanimously acquitted. He was assigned to Jefferson, in the Lafayette; district. There was never any good grounds for his persecution. Another change has been made in the .Pilot management. L. E. Glazebrook, heretofore the political editor, now assumes also the duties of local editor and business manager. C. B. Harrold, the former local edi4w4>ecQmes.lQ.reman of the printing room. Rev. E. Bohlander, a Germrn Evangelical minister, living a few miles north of Medaryville, met instant death by accident, on Monday night of last week. He thought he heard burglars about the house, and in securing his shot gun the weapon was discharged, and a large portion of his head was blown off.

John King had such big success at the first day of the shooting tournament at Logansport, last week, that the rest of the time he was handicapped by being put at a greater distance, so that he was unable to do much good for himself. He made the best straight score on the grounds the first day and also made the biggest per cent, of hits, —153 out of 185. This week he is at Indianapolis.

The Birdie Blye concert at the opera house last Friday evening had a ver/good house, the receipts from the sale of tickets being about S7O. Miss Blye is certainly a wonderfully proficient performer upon the piano and violin, and those best qualified by musical instruction to judge of the merits of her performance, are the ones most enthusiastic in her praise. She gave three selections on the piano and five upon the violin, two of the latter being in response to encores. The program was varied and extended by two well excuted vocal solos by Miss True Alter and one by Dr-. H. L. Brown. Jas. Matheson is here looking after his new house, northwest of town. 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.

The 150th Ind., regiment had its reunion last week, at Lafayette. The second day of the reunion, had a most pleasant feature, says the Lafayette Courier, k, in an address from the old regimental chaplain, Rev. R. D. Utter, of Rensselaer, who, after a hearty welcome and shaking of hands, made a most inspiring talk, which made all the old soldiers present more enthusiastic than is usually experienced at reunions. The old soldiers were all delighted to meet their old army chaplain, which showed that they were proud of him, and he seemed to be proud of them, as he has promised to meet with them at all future reunions.’’

You need bread and Lakey & Sayler also knead bread. What they knead you need. Try it and see. A HalJ,d|jt E q was down from DeMotte, Monday, and brought a few specimen -cans of the tomatoes the DeMotte Canning Co., is now putting up at the rate of manythousands a day. The tomatoes are labeled the “Kankakee River Brand,” and they present a fine appearance. Tire gorgeously colored label shows an enormous red tomato floating down a river, on a raft, while further up the stream are fishing parties, men shooting ducks, “from a boat, and lastly a magnificent string of fish. Altogether, a very original, striking and poetical label. The cannery is putting up nothing but tomatoes this year.

Ben McColly moved into his new house Tuesday-. Marriage licenses issued since last reported: J Herman Flugel, ( Mrs. Louisa C. Stockwell. j William W. Bures, ( Lottie M. Dowell. 1 Rufus A. Williams, | Ella M. Clark. ( Joseph W. Coen, ) Cora May McColly. j Levi R. Bridget, ( Luella R. Traver. Don’t bake yourselves trying to bake bread this hot weather. Just stop the bread wagon in its daily rounds.

—place here yesterday morning, was the result of a lamentable accident wh ch happened late Sunday night, at East Chicago, near Hammond. The body was that of Mrs. Emma Bowles, daughter of James Borem, and a former resident of Rensselaer. She was killed by the blowing down of an ice-house, to which, with her husband, she had gone for a supply of ice. The accident occured during the heavy storm Sunday night. Her husband was severely but not dangerously injured. The deceased was formerly the wife of James Ropp, who was killed at Hammond, about two years ago, by a piece of timber falling upon him. She left four young children. Her age was about 35 years. The funeral was held at the residence of her uncle, W. P. Walker.