Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1894 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXVIL

Over 812,000 Worth of choice clothing from the lowest to the finest high grades made 'SUITS and OVERCOATS including a full line of Dunkards and Ornish fine suits and overalls. - We quote a few medium priced g00d5.... Mens’ long cut all wool black worsteds asking price elsewhere $16.50, our price $9.90 Mens’ long cut gray or brown all wool cassimere asking price elsewhere 12.50 our price dhly .. 7.00 Boys’ black wool cheviot asking price elsewhere 10.50, our price only 6.50 Boys’ fancy scotch suits asking price elsewhere 8.50, our price 0n1y........ 5.50 Boys’ two piece suits, 85cts for trash and $2 to $6.50 for first class goods. Boys’ overcoats 1,25 to 8.50 each. Men’s overcoats 2.50 to 21.00 each. Mackintoshes and Cones Boss overalls and shirts, the world’s best, never rip •

Over S6OOO Worth of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. The greatest money saving department in western Indiana for the prudent buyer, as our goods are the best made at the lowest price. Men’s kip boots cheap elsewhere at $2 only 1.50 Men’s hand made and warranted, cheap elsewhere at $3 only 2.45 Men’s hip rubber boots standard brand (“'Bostons, cheap elsewhere at $4 0n1y.... 2.95 Men’s common rubber boots cheap elsewhere at 2.75, only.. 2.25 Men’s felt boots with buckle over, cheap elsewhere at $3, only 2.00 Ladies shoes heavy and light weight cheap elsewhere at 1.75, only ..... 1.20 Ladies shoes heauy and light weight cheap elsewhere at 2.00, only 1.45 Ladies fine kid shoes, Ludlows standard you never bought for less than $3, only 2.00 Men’s Miller or Gokey congress or lace, cheap elsewhere at 3.00 only .1.90 Men’s congress shoes 1.00 Women’s button shoes 1.00 Child’s 3 to 6 at 25c; 5 to 10 50c, &c. A Full Line of Ice Wool And f ancywootshawlshape faccinators Hoods 25c to 90c

MONON ROUTE. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. TRAINS TH AT STOP. ' SOUTH BOUND. No. s—Louisville Mail, Daily. ....10:52 A M. No. 89—Milk account!., Daily L 6:21 F. M. No. B—Louisville Express, Daily 11:2? P. M. No. 45—Local freight 3 25 P.JI. NORTH BOUND. NO. 4—Mail . 4:45 A M. No. 40—M ilk aeeumnUr Daily 1 :S9 A, M. No. 6—Mail and Express, Daily.. 3.25 P.M. No. 48—Local Freight ,10:00 A. M.

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Uncle L. W. Henkle his returned from Colorado. The freshest and finest of fruits received daily, at Alter & Yates. W. C. Comer has gone to Dmville to visit relatives. Dont fail to see the boys clothing at Porter & Yeomans. Rensselaer Wilkes is at Milwaukee, Wis., this week. We can . and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. Porter & Yeoman. Elzer Griswold, north of town, is seriously sick with a liver trouble. House to rent — 4 rooms, good well, barn etc. Apply to Jared Benjamin. Joe Clark, of Englewood, 111., visited Rensselaer relatives over Sunday.' .

Peaches, Pears, Plums, home grown water-melons, received daily at Alter & Yates.’ The Loyal Temperance Legion will meet at the Christian church, Saturday, Sep. 22, at 3 o’clock. Miss Mary Mej er is in Chicago studying styles and buying millinery goods. Robt, Wright, an electrican, of Chicago, visited Milt Chipman, Sunday. Dr. H. J. Kannal, M. D. 0. Veterinarian, of Rensselaer, will visit WHEATFIELD, Oct. 1 and 2, for the practice of his profession. Office there at S. Fendig’s drugstore. G. A. Daugherty, sdn of Geo. P. Daugherty, is now located at Sentinel Butte, N. Dak. Daniel Van Dusen, an old resident of Keener tp, died Friday, Sept. 7. at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 11 days.

GOOD FURNITURE, CHEAP, Laßue Bros, at Liberal corner. r ' ' 1 . ~■' - • a r • ■ , r -'--- _.,4 . *

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1894,

Glove Department. Complete, over 400 dozen gloves and mittens. Men’s goat gloves, 50c val now 25 Men’s oil tan or hog skin $1 value, now 75 Women’s kid lace glove 95c value, now 65 Women’s new style fine kid seamless button, $2 val. now 1.60 A full line of lOot wool mittens. Tinware &c. 8 qt dish pans 10c, 10 qt pails 14c, 14 qt pails 18c, 10 qt best heavy tin made 25c, 12 qt heavy tin pails 35c, 6 one pint cups 10c, Ix 2 iu Ix 3 in door hinges 5 prs 10c regular price 50c, carpet tacks 6 papers for be. Carpets and Floor Oil Cloth. 12 handsome patterns oil cloth 15c per square yard to 25c per square yard.

B. F. Ferguson made a trip through the Indiana oil fields, last week. Strawberry plants for sale. All the best varieties,, 50 cents per 100. Now is the time to set them out, John Shanlaub. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gillett, of Marley, 111., visited Rensselaer relatives Sunday and Monday. School suits for the boys and every suit new and fresh from the manufacturers, f Porter & Yeoman.

Mrs. W. H. Coover is reported much improved in health by her sojourn in northern Michigan. C. B. Harrold has left the employ of the Pilot, and is looking for an opening elsewhere, we understand, Victor Reeve his gone back to Kansas, and A. S. Nowels will continue in charge of the express office. Guss Phillips, formerly of this townis one of the Hamilton’s Ideals. The Epworth League will give an art social at the residence of Robt. Randle this Thursday evening. One solid week of fun in Ideal Theater Co. Opera House Sept. 24th. Rev. B. F. Ferguson will preach at the F. W. Baptist church next Sunday at 9:45 a. m., and in the evening.

Good music and catchey songs go with the psrformance of the Hamilton’s Ideals Theatre Co. Opera House Sept. 24. Notice is hereby given to the people of Jasper Co., that Mary A. Hall’s name is on no notes whatever. Maby A. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Passons returned home last Friday from a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Grant and Wabash counties. Elias Owens, of Saybrook, 111., has been seriously sick at Wils Porter’s place, for some weeks, with bilious fever. The enormous number of 262 tickets were sold at Rensselaer for the “Hard Times Excursion” of last Thursday. At Fair Oaks the number sold was 76. The total for the whole train was 1220.

Chicago Bargain Store. Hfi Fall Opening of Over 534,000.00 STOCK Of Choice Seasonable Goods at world beating tariff reduction prices to reduce this mammoth stock packed in four rooms from floor to ceiling. Notice a few prices below, as you cannot spend your money judiciously until you have seen our goods and prices, exactly as advertised.

Advertised Letters. —Nick S. Dexter, Teressa Erstaine, Baxter Murphy. John W. Paris’s second trial is now in progress, at Frankfort. His father, Berry Paris, and sister, Mrs. W. J. Imes, are attending the trial. Only about one mile of graveling remains to be done to complete the Marion township gravel roads. This is on the road running north from town. J A. M. Hamilton formerly of the Hamilton-Marvin Comedy Co, and company of artists will present at the Opera House the the week of the 24th a repertoire of all new plays. Rev. Fletcher, of the Biptist church, has moved back to Chicago, to be near the University, which he is attending. He will still preach here every Sunday, however.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gray, the latter Jormerly Miss Emma Kline, of this place, died last Friday, at their home in Monon. Its age was 10 months. Ladies free the first night at the performance of Hamilton’s Ideal Theatre Co. when accompanied by a gentleman or any person holding one paid reserved seat ticket. Mrs. M. L, Spitler and Miss Made have returned from a protracted visit at Goshen. During her absence Miss Maude made the Washington, D. C. trip, with a large party from Goshen. Calvin Karsner was in town a few days this week. He has a good job at type-setting on the Inter-Ocean. His brother Tim, who lately went to Chicago, has struck a job in a livery stable, and will do well if he sticks to it and keeps straight. The Hamilton Ideals will put in the whole of next week at the Rensselaer Opera House. They an old standard and reliable company and will give our theater going population a week of excellent entertainment. It is the same company that was billed here for tbe last week in August, but post poned tbe date. : Guss Phillips is a member of this ' company. '

Over 200 Prs. Blakets all shades, in cotton to the finest wool. 10-4 cotton blankets good weight, 75c elsewhere, our price per pair 50 10 4 heavy cotton blankets 1.50 elsewhere 90 10-4 all wool good weight 2.75—__ elsewhere 1.90 A great variety of quilts and comforts, 75c to 1.90. . Notions* 1 spool Coats or Clark’s O. N. T. thread 1c Ladies’ handkerchiefs... .4 for 5c Shell hair pins 1c; 3 envelopes and 2 sheets note paper 1c; 1 paper pins Ic; 1 doll 1c; stickpins 1c shirt buttons lc doz, rubber tip pencils lc, 2 doz can’t open hooks and eyes for sc, house broom 10c and 16c each. Over 100 Dozen Hats and Caps in every style in the late new shapes. Some wond ?rful bargains in boys wool caps for 25c and men’s plush caps at 90 cts.

The Ladies Literary Society will ’ meet with Mrs. Seib Sept. 21. A full attendance is desired, as they : wish to discuss the work for the com-1 ing year. Riy Thompson, son of Thos. Thompson, and one of last years’ i graduates of the Rensselaer high j school, has gone to Bloomington, tot enter the State University. Williei Hammond and Geo. E. Mitchell, ’ have also returned to the same in- ■ stitution. Rensselaer will have at least one , high class lecture this season. Matilda Fletcher, a lady of national reputation, and probably the ablest female lecturer now on the platform, i will be at the Opera House.' on the i evening of Oct. 2nd., The subject of her lecture will be, “Is Man an An- I gel?” Capt. Erastus Peacock, the railway i mail clerk, and his daughter Miss Dora, arrived home last Saturday from an extended and very trip. They went to Cincinnati to attend a meeting of the mail clerks’ benefit association, and with the association they made extensive trips in various directions, including one to Chattanooga, Tenn., and Atlanta* Ga. ■ ..... j Anse Woodworth has been passing j around some “ge-whollicking” big ears of corn from his field west of town, which good judges of corn, both in solid and fluid state, say will go 65 bushels to the acre. This estimate is not exceptionally large, ''however, for fanners from all directions from town, are reporting an immense outlook for corn, with expected yields of from 55 to 65. or 70 bushels to the acre. N. W. Reeve, at the Citizens Bank, had h rough experience Saturday afternoon. A horse driven by Mias McDonald, of Pleasant Ridge, got greatly frightened when the band began to play, just before Mr. Chambers' meeting, and Mr. Reeve was holding the horse when it began to plunge and “paw the air” and Mr. Reeve was knocked down and the horse and buggy passed over him. He was considerably cut and bruised, but none of his injuries were very serious.

Over 200 Dozen All kinds of Underwear. 25 doz men’s heavy fleeced cheap elsewhere at 75c.... 50 20 doz men’s heavy lambs wool, cheap elsewhere at 1.25, our price 1.00 30 doz women’s ribbed and fleeced, cheap elsewhere at 40c, our price , 25 25 doz women's ribbed and fleeced cheap at 75c our price 50 Childs underwear in cotton, gray, scarlet and white wool from 10 to 50c each. men’s and boys’ suspenders 10c, &c www Hosiery Department 50 doz. men’s and women’s fest bltck seamless, the price elsewhere 15c, our price.... 10 50 doz. men’s half hose the regular 3 for 25c, our price 4 for 25 All the men’s, women’s and children’s 25c wool hose now 16 40 Dozen Men’s Neckwear, all the new novelties and every style laundried and unlaundried shirts in white, colored and wool.

C. D. Nowels has sold his o’d home farm, several milts north of town, to Wm. Freeman, of Douglas Co 111. The amount sold was 292 acres, and the price $46 per acre. Possession is to be given in March. The large and very handsome gold badge which the Iroquois Gun Club offers as one of its prizes, for the big shooting tournament of next Thursday and Friday, is now on exhibition at Huff’s jewelry store. It is a beauty. Dept. Sheriff B. D. McColly went up to Shelby, Tuesday, and arrested Ed. King, who sawed out of the Monticello jail, Monday night. He jumped off a Monon train at Shelby, and hurt his feet so that he could i o go any farther. He is charged with stealinggoods from a store at Monon. Two little girls named Grimpe, aged 8 and 9 years, were brought to the county poor house last week, by trustee Bruner, of Keener tp. Th: ir mother is dead and their fa.her decrepit and very poor. They are said to be bright and attractive children, and it seems a great pity that some good families can not be found, wili ling to give homes to these unfortui nate little ones. * Mr. Wm. W. Burns, of Barkley tp, and Miss Lottie M. Dowell, daughter of Ssmeon Dowell, cf Marion tp.. were married last Wednes--1 day afternoon, at 3 o’clock, by Rev. 1 B. F. Ferguson, at his residence, that being the reverend gentleman’s first ■ marriage in his new house. The 1 newly married couple will live in Barkley tp., in a new residence just built byjhe groom. The members of St. Augustines church will give a first class sociable, and fair to the people of Rensselaer at the Opera House, Oct 23, 24 and 25. Amateur and standard plays will be rendered in the evening. Music will be furnished by Rensselaer Band, Healy’s Orchestra and St. Augustines choir. There will be contests for gold watch, fine cane, music box etc. Then there will be various amusements and booths besides Post Office, Fishing Pond, Fancy store, Casino and Fortune telling. Dinner and Supper will also be daily served in the Opera House.

Dress Goods in all the latest novelties in foreign and domestic only one pattern of a kind from $6.59 to $12.50 each. 50 inch aH wool Heather suitings 88 cent ”1 value, now 50c yd 45 in silk finished all wool henrietta 75 ct value, now. 49 c y<l 54 in dress flannel all wool 75c value, now4sc “ 38 in fine all wool treicot cloth, 50c value now 25c “ 50 in Twilled flannel 50c value, n0w..... .25c‘" * 36 in serges, changeable, 25c value, now 15c “ Brocaded changeable cashimere2oc.value now 10 and 12|c yd. Towelling 3.| cts. Calico 4cts, Gingham 4 cts. Musiin 4c. Canton Flannel 4Aets all' worth 5c elsewhere. Our Bct canton flannel is cheap elsewhere at 10c yd. sct tennis flannel cheap elsewhere at 7cts yd. ;

Over 6000 Cloaks 100 infants long and short cloaks fron 95c Ladies’ very stylish extra large sleeve, asking price elsewhere 5.00 our price 2.00 Ladies very stylish and finer than the above would be cheap elsewhere at 7.50 now.. .5.00 Extra fine in colors and black worsted asking price elsewhere 16.50, our price...-. .9.85 A full line of astrachan fur, plush and cloth capes. Every conceivable color and style for The misses and childlen at lower prices than ever offered before. Why can we sell The Same Goods Cheaper than our Competitors? Ist We buy in larger quantities for cash and sell for cash. 2nd. We have no partner to make double the expense of living. 3rd. Our room rent of $1 per day on 4 rooms is the lowest rent in town. 4th. We sell the most gooods as is evident by our crowded rooms every day fwhich enables us to make the lowest prices. Our motto quick sales and small profits. It pays to trade at the reliable one price cash store and the only bargain house in western Indiana. Chicago Bargain Store, B. FORSYTHE, Prop.

Owing to the great rush of advertising and to the temporary disability of one of printers, we are very short of home matter this week. We wiil try to make up for it later on. Tlie land-buyers are abroad. Some late sales are Geo. B IGrkhou, near Pleasant Ridge; Austin Moore, in Hanging Grove, and George H. Brown, Jr., the Culp place in Bark-* Joy. Many other deals are on the string.

STKICTLY CASH— Mrs. L. M. Imes wishes to give notice to all, tint she has adopted the rule of doing a strictly cash business, on and after Sept. Ist. This rule applies to all, so please do not ask for credit. L M. Imes. Miss Bjrtlia M. Martindale and Mr. A. A. Boss, station agent at South Milford, Ind., were married at eight o’clock, last evening, at the residence of the bride’s parents. Rev. J. L. Brady performed the ceremony. The Three I. Railroad is likely to soon have a great increap in business and~ importance, - 44 - the —st <te meats made in last Sunday’s Inter Ocean are realized. The road is now being extendi d from Knox to South Bend, and after the extension is completed several fast mail and express trains will be put on, and all mail and express matter from the east, bound for points west of the Mississippi rivei, will be sent over this road, to avoid the delay of being handled at Chicago. Many through passengers, and also through freight, will b 3 transfered in the same way. These plans are to go into effect by Dec. Ist, if pending negotiations reach a successful conclusion. Roses For Sale. Parties desiring to buy Rose Bushes this fall will please send their orders to the undersigned early,Qas the stock not sold will be shipped out of tbe county before the approach of cold weather. Will sell them in variety at $3 per dozen. One mile north of Rensselaer. 4-stp. George Naoxl.

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