Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

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.

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.

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. '

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.

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.

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.