Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

• Mrs. Johu Eger is visiting relatives at Kendallville. C. C. Sigler has returned from Hebron, much improved in health. See the new line of crockery and glassware at C. A. Lecklider & Co. Born, Saturday, Sept. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Phillips, a daughter. The freshest and finest of fruits received daily, at Alter & Yates. Rev. M, A. Paradis will preacifat the Presbyterian church next Sunday, morning and evening. Just received a full line of standard patterns. Chicago Bargain Stork.

Rev. W. R. Nowels will preach at Rose Bud church, Union tp., next Sunday, at 11 P. M . Mrs. Lecklider will be in the city this week copying styles and buying goods.. Jesse Marshall, of Marley, 111., is visiting Rensselaer relatives this week. See those single and double door portiers and stand covers at C. A. Lecklider & Co. A. Huff, of Crawfordsville, made his nephew, W. A. Huff, the jeweler, a short visit the latter part of last week. ' o

A new department at the cloak opening: fare and fur capes, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Eliza McCoy is lying at the point of death at the home of her son, Alfred McCoy. Her age is 84 years. Rensselaer Wilkes got third place, in a race with Bor 9 good horses, at Milwaukee, last Thursday; This week he will trot at Janesville, Wis.

Rev. G. W. Payne, a well known former citizen, is a member of the Jury now trying John Paris, at Frankfort. You can see every style of fur capes at the opening, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Francis, of LaPorte, are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. R. W. Marshall. A full and complete line of Rugs at C. A. Lecklider & Co. C. B. Harrold, late local editor of Pilot, is now in Ohio, engaged in working an advertising specialty. House to Rent. Seven rooms, cistern, wood house, cellar and barn. D. S. Makeever.

' Ellis & Murray now utilize a large room above their west room, as a carpet room, a new stairway to it having just been erected. The Misses Smith will sell lots on their place north of the railroad. For further partculars enquire of them on the premises. 52-4 t.

Miss Gertrude Small, of Amboy, Miami Co., is now filling the position of book-keeper and stenographer in Austin & Co’s, office.

Peaches, Pears, Plums, home grown water-melons, received daily at Alter <fc Yates.’

Mrs. Sophia Saltwell, wife of Fred Saltwell, of Barkley tp., died Monday night, of consumption. Her age was about 48 years. Dr. H. J. Kannal, M. D. C. Veterinarian, of Rensselaer, will visit WHEATFIELD, Oct 1 and 2, for the practice of his profession. Office there at S. Fendig’s drug store.

Geo. K. Hollingsworth has sold the Geo. Hollister property, on Weston street, to Sam’l F. Long, engineer at the light plant, who will occupy it after Oct. Ist.

Dont fail tQ see the boys clothing at Porter <fc Yeomans.

0 Mamma, get our hats and th baby’s bonnet at M. A. Meyer, millinery store this winter, they have the prettiest stock I ever saw.

Rev. E. Baech has gone to Sheldon, 111., to visit friends. He expects to go to Altoona, Penn., in about a month, and will probably be located there permanently, in charge of one of the Presbyterian churches.

The Irdquois Gun Club’s big shooting match and gold medal contest comes off to-day and to-morrow. We can and will iell goods cheaper for cash than on time. Porter & Yeoman. Rev. B. F. Ferguson will preach at the F. W. Baptist church, Sunday miming at 10:45 o’clock, also in the evening. School suite for the boys and every suit new and fresh from the manufacturers. Porter & Yeoman. County Clerk Coover went to Chicago, yesterday, to meet his wife and son, returning from their sojourn in north Michigan. One of the leading styles are fur capes, a full line at the opening, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store .

Viola C. Ulyat, daughter of Thos. and Genctta A. Ulyat, died Wednesday. Sept. 19, at the home of her par-

ents in Newton county, aged 6 years 2 months and 21 days. She was the grand-daughter of Rev. Peter Hinds, of Milroy tp.

Strawberry plants for sale. All the best varieties, 50 cents per 100. Now is the time to set them out. John Shanlaub.

There were light frosts in this vicinity both Sunday and Monday nights, but no damage has been reported. Corn cut of the way of frosts, but some rather late fields would be injured by a heavy one.

If you want to save dollars, wait for the grand cloak opening, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store.

It was a big electric storm, Saturday night, but no extensive damage is reported in this vicinity. Several telegraph poles were badly splintered, east of the depot, and near Bedford’s bridge the telephone poles got it again. The telephone wire which runs from Warner’s hardware store to N. Warner’s residence was also

struck, and for a distance of five hu n dred feet the wire was broken into small pieces and burned and melted in a remarkable mam er, as a large number of the pieces in Fendig’s store, give evidence.

Horace Henkle, of Garrison, Colo., visited his father and other friends in (fit this place for a few days, starting back for Colorado yesterday. Remember the easy payment plan at C. A. Lecklider & Co.

All members of the Iroquois Club are n quested to meet at the club room, Monday evening. Important business claims attention.

Call on M. & A. Meyer for your fashionable millinery and dress making.

Chas. J. Dean, of Washington, 111., was in town this week. He tame in company of F. E. Rupert, a banker of Pekin, 111., who thinks of buying some Jasper Co. land.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears left Tuesdty morning, for Sioux Falls, S. Dak , to visit relatives, including Mr.< Sears’ aged father, whose age is past 89 years.

James Matheson moved in from Illinois last week, and now occupies his handsome new residence, just northwest of town. He has resigned his position as a mail route agent.

Mrs. Christina Brubaker and Mrs. Susan Kendig, of Defiance, Ohi o,and Mrs. Eliza Wilson, of Chicago Heights, 111., are visiting their sister, Mrs. Geo. Kessinger. The two first mentioned ladies are each accompanied by a daughter. Wesley Spitler, of near Effingham, 111, and Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Spitler, of near Kentland, visited their nephew, M. L. Spitler, over Sunday. The old gentlemen are both in advanced years, especially the former, who is 84 years old, but both are hale and active.

11 .00 per day rent is cheaper than owning the room and it means clothing and cloaks nearly one half less than Chicago retail prices where rents are $l5O to toOO per diy, and where living costs 4 times as much. Chicago Bargain Store.

The Nowels House has changed management this week. Mr. Wood’s time having expired, he is succeeded by Frank Morton, late of Fairfield, 111. Mr. Wood Las returned to Monon. Mr. Morton, the new landlorl, is a son-in-law of Ancil Woodworth.

Elias Owens, whose sickness st Wils Porter’s place was mentioned last week, has recovered sufficiently to return to his home at Saybrook, 111. Before going he bought of W . A. Miller, the Aleck Ro wen farm, four miles northwest of town, and which he intends to occupy as a residence.

That other 90 cent excursion, for next Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, is fully as favorable as the last one, as it gives two days in the city, with chance to come back on any train, together with the privilege of staying until after the theaters, Thursday night, and getting home on the special leaving Chicago at 11.30, that night Mr. L r e A. Catt, one of the able salesmen in the Chicago Bargain store brought home a bride last Friday, in the person of Miss Sadie Trees, of Greenfield, to whom he was married, last Thursday, Sept. 20, at Indianapolis. For the present the young couple will reside with the groom’s parents, at their home at the corner of Division and Rutson streets.

A young man named Chas. Magee, died Saturday Right, at the home of Chas. G. Daily, a relative, a few miles south of town. He had been somewhat sick for some weeks, with bilious fever, but was apparently nearly recovered. Saturday night he arose to respond to a call of nature, and suddenly fell over and immediately expired. He had lately came from Ohio, and was about 25 years old. He was buried Monday afternoon, in the Crockett grave-yard.

Jim Harrison and Bernie Maloy, the latter a printer in the employ of The Republican, left Saturday night on a trip “to see the country.” They expected if their wealth and resolution held out, to go as far as Florida and perhaps later to Texas and further west, but Maloy was obliged to turn back at Cincinnati, on account of a severe recurrence of inflamation of the eyes, from which he had previously suffered. Young Harrison continued bis * journey. He is already quite an experienced traveler having been as far as both the Atlantic and th) Pacific ooasts.