Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1894 — Page 1

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

VOL. XXVII.

MONON ROUTE. BEESSELAEjR TIME TABLE TRAINS THAT STOP. SOUTH BOUND. * No.s—Louisville Mail, Daily 10:52 A M. No. 89—Milk accomm., Daily 6:21 P. M. No. B—Louisville Express, Daily 11:2P P. M. No. 45—Local freight ■ 8 :25 P.M. NORTH BOUND. 1 No. 4—Mail ..4:45 A M. No. 40—Milk accomm., Daily 7:89 A; M. No. a—Mail and Express, Daily.. 3.25 P.M. NO. 48—Local Freight 10:00 A. M.

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

J. W. Douthit went to Kentland, Tuesday, on legal business. John Eger is at Kendalville visiting relatives.

See the new line of crockery and at C. A. Lecklider <fc Co. Mrs. E. C. Griffith, of Crawfordsville, is visiting her nephew, W. A. Huff.

Jerry Healy is now clerking for John Eger, in his Trade Palace grocery store. You can see every style of fur capes at the opening, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hudson, of Winamac, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Passons, over Sunday. Uncle Mike Blankenbaker is very low, at his residence in the west part of town. He has a heart trouble. House to Rent. Seven rooms, cis-, tern, wood house, cellar and barn. D. S. Makeever. Daniel Protzman, an old and well known resident of Jackson tp. Newton Co., died last Saturday, aged about 65 years.

Don’t forget the millinery opening at M. & A. Meyer’s, next week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11th, 12th and 13th. Mrs. Thos. Ulyatt, daughter of Rev. Peter Hinds, of Milroy tp., is very sick at her home near Brook, in Newton Co. Mrs. Geo. Gauthier, of Kentland, formerly of Rensselaer, was badly but not dangerous burned, by a gasoline explosion, one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Kesscnger celebrated their thirty-third wedding anniversary, at their residence in the east part of town, last Wednesday, Sept. 26th. There were 41 guests present—all being relatives. A big dinner and many handsome presents were features of the occasion, which was a pleasant one, in ail respects.

A new department at the cloak opening: furs and fur capes, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store.

Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson returned home from Winamac, last Friday, from a week’s visit with their relatives there, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wood. The latter is in very poor health—in fact not likely to survive many months.

OMunm, gat our hits and th baby’s bonnet at M. <fc A. Meyer, millinery store this winter, they have the prettiest stock I ever saw. County Surveyor John E. Alter and Jim C. McColly, left for Scott county last Friday night, where Mr . Alter will locate and survey a tract of some 450 acres, in which the McColly Brothers have an interest. The tract is in the mountainous portion of the state, where the land is all set up on edge, and will no doubt, be a very difficult job to survey. Peaches, Pears, Plums, home grown water-melons, received daily at Alter.& Yates.’

Uncle Alfred McCoy says there will be a bigger crowd at the Milk Church picnic, on Saturday of next week, Oct. 20, than attended the last circus. But he says there will be plenty to eat for everybody, including an extra supply for those who want to “stuff.” Besides the immense quantities of cooked poultry the many fine prizes will bring in, there will be also 400 pounds of roast beef; 200 pounds of pork and 200 pounds of mutton. Hot coffee, without limit, the materials for which, including the sugar, being contributed by the town grocers.

GOOD FURNITURE, CHEAP, Laßue Bros, at Liberal corner.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1894.

Oscar Tharp, northwest of town, has been sick several weeks with remittent fever.

Mrs. J. Q. Alter has just returned from a visit to her sister Mrs. E. N. Hyland, in Illinois.

Strawberry plants for sale. All the best varieties, 50 cents per 100. Now is the time to set them out. John Shanlaub. Elvin Overton has sold his livery business, in the Burns barn, to Ellison Cambe, bf Remington. The transfer was made Monday. One of the leading styles are fur capes, a full line at the opening, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store.

Extensive repairs and improvements are being made to the F. W. Baptist church. A lecture room is to be cut off, in front, an addition made for a pulpit, the seats to be re-ar-ranged, and the exterior to be repainted. v School suits for the boys and every suit new and fresh from the manufacturers. Porter & Yeoman.

The second trial of John W. Paris ended, at Frankfort, last Friday night, in a disagreement of the jury, after being out 24 hours. They stood 8 for acquittal and 4 for conviction, on all but one ballott, when 9 were for acquittal. It is not likely that the case will ever be brought to a trial again.

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

Mrs. Ella Duvall, now living at South Bend, has begun suit for a divorce from Samuel H. Duvall, better known as “Buckshot” Duvall, in the St. Joseph county court. She charges habitual drunkenness, as the grounds for the divorce. They have two children, of whom she asks the. custody. J. W. Douthit, of Rensselaer, is her attorney.

Grand Annual Cloak and Fur Opening, Thursday, Oct. 11. A special large stock of Cloaks and Furs shipped herd for one day only in charge of Mr. Ford, of Beifield & Co. Chicago, the largest manufacturers. west of New York City. Special low prices and goods delivered. Chicago Bargain Store. The 15th Indiana regiment, which included in its ranks a considerable nuiiiber of jasper county men, hid a reunion at Fowler, last Wednesday. Only a small number attended, among whom we noticed the names of but two from this county, P. H. Lally, of Remington, and Geo. Welch, of Carpenter tp. The next reunion will be at Valparaiso, some time next fall.

See those single and double door portiers and stand covers at C. A. Leckllder & Co.

The largest real-estate transaction noted in this weeks real-estate transfer report, is that of Austin O. Moore, who has sold his 360 acre farm in Hanging Grove to Geo. H. Brown Jr. and Martin Quick, for SIO,OOO. Only a few years ago Mr. Moore bought the farm for $6,000, which shows that Jasper county land is very much on the rise.

Just received a full line of standard patterns. Chicago Bargain Store. The freshest and finest of fruits received daily, at Alter & Yates.

The seventh new divorce case for the October term, was filed one day last week—it being the seventh without counting one which was filed and afterwards withdrawn. John H. Crawford is the plaintiff and Cassie Crawford is the defendant. They were married March 18, 1882 and separated July 20,1834. The plaintiff says the* defendant “cusses” his children by a former wife, chases them with sticks and stones, threw a sharp knife at one, and threatened to do up another with a sharp razor. He also says that she is so filthy in her person thdt people can’t remain in the same hoftse with her, unless the windows are wide open. They have but one child by this marriage, a 10 yesj-old girl who is an inmate of the state school for feeble-minded children, at Ft. Wayne. Mr. Crawford lives in Keener tp.

Mrs. A. S. Sweeney, of Denver, Col., is visiting at the residence of her uncle, Col. E. P. Hammond. A new shoe-maker at Carmichael’s harness shop. He makes sewed work a specialty. Give him a call. Itp Elder L. E. Conner will preachat the “Church of God” next Sunday morning and evening.

Dexter <fc Cox have coal for threshing machine engines. Mrs. Chas. F. Iliff is lying very low with consumption, and can survive but a day or two at most. Isaac Glazebrook has moved his shop just across the street into his own building, where he is now ready to serve all his customers.

Ben McColly has sold his new house, on Vine street, near the depot, to Wm. Moore. He will occupy one of the adjoining new houses which his brothers, the McColly Bros, have just completed. If you want to save dollars, wait for the grand cloak opening, Thursday, Oct. 11th. Chicago Bargain Store.

The unexpectedly large number of 204 tickets were sold for the cheap excursion to Chicago last Tuesday. The tram started from Crawfordsville, and was loaded even before it reached Rensselaer. Ralph Fen dig has lost a bunch ofor 8 keys, including his post-offle key. Finder please return and re ceive a reward.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cole, of Rensselaer, are visiting with relatives in Rochester and vicinity. Mr. Cole has long been employed in the railway mail service, and being a Republican he holds the position by reason of civil service reform—Rochester Republican. Isaac Glazcbrook has moved his blacksmith shop across the street from he was located, and the shop he occupied is used by Glenn Bates, his former apprentice, who is setting up business for himself. Remember the easy payment plan at C. A. Lecklider & C 0...

Our farmers are selling off their sheep and every day severaLloadsafe seen going to the C. & E. depot for shipment. Free wool has abolished the sheep industry in America, but as soon as our sheep are all slaughtered the foreign producers will raise the price of wool.—Rochester Republican. • Call on M. & A. Meyer for your fashionable millinery and dress making. According to the Indianapolis Journal as soon as the Monon completes the laying of 53 miles of heavy steel rails, on the Indianapolis diviS 2

ion, now in progress, the running time between Chicago and Indianapolis will be shortened 30 minutes, and metaphorically speaking, the Monon will then kick up its heels at the Big Four and the Pennsylvania roads, with which it has heretofore had a common running time between the two cities. SI.OO per day rent is cheaper man owning the room and it means clothing and cloaks nearly one half less than Chicago retail prices where rents are $l5O to SSOO per day, and where living costs 4 times as much. Chicago Bargain Store.

The Hamilton Ideals completed their week’s engagement here, Saturday night, with the dramatized version of T. S. Arthur’s great temperance book, “Ten Nights in a Bar Room.” The popularity of the company steadily increased to the last, and on Saturday night the opera house was packed “from cellar to garrett.” An elegant set of silverware, “given away” that evening, fell to Landy McGee. The company is at Monticello this week, and next week will go to Brazil, Clay county. One of the largest single land deals ever made in this county, is the sale of the celebrated Wakarusa tract, lying mostly in Hanging Grove and Milroy tps. It is sold by Alfred and S. P. Thompson to a Mr. Richmond, of Fisher, 111, The tract sold comprises 2,800 acres, and contract price is said to have been 134,000. It is stated to be the intention of the purchaser to put a steam dredge at work on the tract, and to drain its without waiting the uncertain procedure of the drainage laws.

Wm. Coen, north of town, has been sick in bed for two weeks, from the effects of a hedge thorn in his elbow. He is now improving. A full and complete line of Rugs at C. A. Lecklider <fc Co. Matilda Fletcher lectured at the opera house Monday night to a fair audience. She is a most entertaining and instructive lecturer. Mrs. Licklider has a nice line of pattern hats just received. Call and examine. Several of the Rensselaer teachers will go to Lafayette today and tomorrow to visit the schools.

Three good stoves for sale, or to trade for wood. One is a good Owen stove. Also a good cupboard. Mrs. J. Q. Alter.

Mr. Kennie, the horse buyer, sent out a carload of 21 horses from here last Thursday night. They were extra fine horses, and bought at an average of 173 per head. Miss Eva Watkins, a well experienced trimmer from the city, is with Mrs. Licklider, and will do her best to please the ladies of this vicinity. ’ We can and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. Porter it Yeoman.

The Union depot at Lafayette, where the disastrous wreck occured in May, 1893, was badly wrecked last Thursday night, by a portion of a freight train, which 'got away from the brakeman, and ran back, down a heavy grade, at fearful speed, and jumping the track, demolished about a third of the depot. Only the prompt action of Harry Brightly, a switchman, in throwing the freight on to a side track, at the great risk of his own life, prevented the wreck of a Big Four passenger train, standing near the depot, in which case the loss of life would no doubt have been very great.

JOHN KING IS BOSS SHOOTER.

He Wears The Six-County Badge.

The third tournament and first gold medal contest of the Iroquois Gun Club, held at their grounds las> Thursday and Friday, drew a pretty goodly number of good shots and jolly good fellows, although the num ber attending from other clubs was not so large as was hoped for. Those from other clubs present on one or both days, were Thompson, Pard, [Livingood] Slow, Kraus, Long and Long, from Lafayette; Shy, [Cadwallader] West Lebanon; Parks and Haskell, Brook; Lightner and Coppins, Hobart: Ellis and Perry, Remington; Spinney, Goodland; Ackerman, Monon; Dobbins, Brook, and Yancey. The shooting was all at blue-rock clay pigeons, from five traps. Fourteen events were shot the first day, the following being the summary of the scores:

x Shot at. Broke. Kingl9o 145 Shy.l9o 122 Krausl9o 121 L0ng..190 122 Yancey;.. . 160 94 Ellis J.. ...130 48 Ackerman 170 86 Parklss 108 Haskell 20 9 Dobbins| 25 10 In this day’s shooting J. W. King, Rensselaer’s crack shot, is considerably ahead in the total score; and he was first alone in 5 events, and tied Parks in one. Parks was first in one besides his tie; Shy was Ist in two; Kraus in one; Yancey in two; Kraus and Long in one. SECOND DAY. There were 18 events, besides the “badge” shoot” The total score for these 18 events, was: Shot at Broke, Thompson 220 154 Pard 220 157 Park 205 157 5hy...220 163 King 220 172 Perry 25 7 510w..’185 117 Spinney 60 21

FENDIG'S FAIR! ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST! IT IS MARVELOUS to the uninitiated, the sale of \ls underwear, we are having so early in the season, but one glance at prices explains all. The peo- /j\ pie know a good thing when they see it; nothing marvelous about it when they can buy G-ENTS’ AU wool red underwear, extra fine, cut from 11.25 t 0... .70c All wool tan underwear, very heavy, cut from $1.25 t 0.... 70c Fine white merino, cut from 75c to .50c ~~ Ecru merino, heavy, cut from 50c to ..... .... .39c Fair grade cut from 40c to 7 ...7...... ,25c Cotton flannel cut from 50c to 35c LADIES’ Gray merino, cut from 65c to 43c White merino, cut from 50c to 39 C All wool, cut from $1.25 to 70c Children’s underwear at unheard of low prices. Do you need anything in the line of .. Clothing! * Clothing! We can save you money on either ready made or tailor made. Think of it, a tailor made suit from $16.50 up. Tailor made pants from $4 up. But we cannot tell all. We invite inspection. Remember we save you money on every purchase. z FENDIG’S FAIR.

Lightner... 60 39 Coppins 65 43 Mr. King was still ahead, on this day’s shooting, on the total score, by a good per cent. THE BADGE CONTEST. The badge contest, Friday afternoon, was the most exciting event of the tournament. There were 50 targets and $3 entrance fee. Th*- entries numbered 7. The following being the names and the number each broke, out of 50 targets: Park 41, King 41, Pard 39, Shy 39, Thompson 38, Lightner 29, Slow 28, Coppins 25. Parks and King having tied for first place, shot again at 15 targets, of which Parks broke 10 and King 14, the latter thus winning the medal as the best shot in the counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Tippecanoe and White.

Bargains in Nursery Stock. We have a very large and fine stock of Apple, Cherry, Plum, Plum, Pear and a full line of small fruits, now ready for delivery, that we will sell cheap for cash. 5000 2-year old grape vines at 5 cents each. Nursery 1| miles northeast of Foresman, Ind. 6-4 t. F. A. Woodin.

The Greatest Success in Business IN A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS IS ACHIEVED BY THE MODEL The new store has become a grea place for our many patrons who are loud in praises in which the Model conducts Its business. For fine and stylish di ess goods, trimmings, cloaks, ladies fine shoes, selected by its manager, who always seems to know how to select to please the most particular. Ladies acknowledge the Model is the only place where to select the most stylish goods. The Model’s motto is low prices for good goods, and all purchasers treated alike. Our salesmen are always ready to wait on the trade; full satisfaction in every purchase made. The Model extends its thanks to its many patrons for their appreciation, and asks a further continuation of their patronage. The Model, Rensselaer, Ind. Buy your farm wagons of B. Ferguson, and save money. A. McCOY & Co’s Bank is per pored to make farm loans for the present at 6| per cent, for 5 years, with the usual privilege of partial payments. Commissions as low as elsewhere. If you are in need of a loon, call and see us, or address us a letter stating what you want, and we will cheerfully answer. We can furnidi the money promptly.

PUBLIC SPEAKING! HON. A J. BEVERIDGE, of Indianapolis, will speak at the court house RENSSELAER, Tuesday evening, Oct. 9. at 7:30 o’clock. HON. E. D. CRUMPACKER, t of Valparaiso, at At REMINGTON, Thursday, Oct. 4th, Exchange Hall, at 7:30 P. M. HON. J. A. HATCH, Republican candidate for Congressman, and R W. MARSHALL, of Rensselaer, will speak at DeMOTTE, Thursday evening Oct 4th. • At KNIMAN, Friday evening, Oct. sth. HON. J. S. DODGE, of Detroit. Mich., will speak at RENSSELAER, Saturday evening, Oct. 20. HON. CICERO BUCHANAN, of Evansville, will speak at REMINGTON, Wednesday evening, Oct 24.

Extra Special! All our stock of Boys 2-piece suits, ages from .2 to 15 years, we will close out at less than actual cost price, ow ing to accumulation of stock. Here is your opportunity to buy school suits. ellis& Murray. Cor. 4th ft Columbia Pnctkxl BmUmm NHkteta. M. Cwyte* Ttxtßodn. Bate.mod.iite. XonulcMnw. Write Cmo1o(m to <l. CADDEN, President*

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