Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Electric Light Co. are putting in a large arc light at the railroad crossing near the depot. Dahomans, Eskimos, Indians, Negros, Japs, South Sea Islanders and white dolls at B. F. Fendig’s City Drug Store. Miss Jennie Kissinger is staying at R. P. Benjamin’s and studying the piano. i Buy your portiers and rugs at C. Lecklkler <fc Co. Harry Anderson, north of town, is quite sick. Milt Chipman and son Charlie are looking after the farmBuy for Christmas presents those nice toilet sets at C. Leckliders. Theodore'Smith, son of WiUiam Smith, is building a good house, in the east part of town _____ Ladies'Christmas presents at Mrs. Leckliders. A large number of Newton county people were on our streets Saturday. They have found out it pays to come to Rensselaer to trade. Trimmed hats from 50c to |1 at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Conrad Hildebrand has sold his livery-stable to a Mr. of Mackinac, 111., and who will take possession this week.

Steam engines, Magic lanterns, air* ships, roaming animals and a great variety of mechanical toys at B. F. Fendig’s City Drug Store. An infant child of Mr. Mid Mrs. Sylvester Greenfield, living some miles northwest of town, was buried last Saturday, in Weston cemetery. Its age was only five or six weeks. Remember our location the only drug store on the north side of Washington street west of post office. B. F.rFendig’s City Drug Store. A. McCoy has bought the Bergman -farm, just northeast of town, some A6o acres at $32 per acre. It is good Jand but needs draining, which ■accounts for its low price. See those beautiful dinner sets china and porcelain at C. Leoklider & Co.

Capt;Geo. Bowman, a prominent and greatly esteemed citizen of Monticello, died Thursday, Nov. 26. He was especially well known in educational work, and had been county superintendent of White county. Prince of India, Marcella, Hell up to -date, Heavenly Twins, Riley’s .books, Mark Twain’s books, Nye’s History of the U. S. at B. F. Fendigs -City Drug Store. W. De M. Hooper, a former superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, has lately moved from Indianapolis to Philadelphia. He is a general agent in an accident insurance company. MONEY—No| to loan but to buy com with. The way to prosper is to sell what you raise at good figures. Therefore consult C. W. Coen before selling your grain and hay. Senator Phares got his full share of positions on the standing committees, for a new member. He is a member of the committees on Organization of Courts, on Banks, Public Printing, Public Buildings, World’s Fair, Congressional Apportionment, and is chairman of the committee on Swamp Lands and Drains. The Smyth Comedy Company held the boards at the Opera House every night last week, and also gave a matinee Saturday afternoon. Their week’s stay did not make them wealthy, though at some of their performances the patronage was reasonably good. On Saturday evening, the last performance, they had quite a good house. J.

The December term of the Newton circuit court is in session at Kentland, this week. See the new line of Christmas goods at©. A. Lecklider & Co. The town of Winamac is to have electric lights, or at least a company has been organized for the purpose. If we haven’t it in stock will get any book on earth on short notice. B. F Fkxbig. Jim Creviston, the new butcher, lives in N. W. Reeve’s house on Van Rensselaer street. Best line of Novelties in tow® for Christmas at B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store. F. B. Learning, our former townsman, now at Goshen, has quit the drug business and gone into insurance. 4 The Bazaar will be open from Tuesday, Dee* 18, until the following Saturday evening. You will have an opportunity to purchase ali kinds of useful and fancy articles. Mrs. Julia Enslin who has been visiting for a number of weeks in Benton county, has returned to this city. Her daughter May is rusticating in Chicago. Axchereena, Crokinole, Halma, Parcheesi, Office Boy, Steeple Chase, Travel, Election game, Louisa, Lotto and a hundred other games at B. F. Fendigs City Drug Store. The R. S. D wiggins bank that failed at Hebron some months ago, has finally paid its depositors 85 cents on the dollar. It will soon be opened again by > ew management, Wm? Fbher. A novel feature will be introduced at the doll booth in the Ladies Bazarr of next week. A premium b offered to the child under 13 who brings the best made dolls clothes, and at close of Bazar, will be returned. Abo a premium for the oldest doll, the largestdoll, the hancTsomest and homliest dolls. These premiums are on exhibition in Longs drug store windows, and can be seen at any time.

Jesse Grubb, express agent at GosJ hen, vbited in Rensselaer, the latter part of last week, and over Sunday. The Ladies’ Bazaar, in Eger’s old stand is the place to buy Christmas Presents for your friends. Also remember the chicken pie su per Friday evening, and that dinner will be served Saturday at 12 o’clock. The Illinob land buyers have broke loose again. A party of about a ha'f dozen were scouring this country Tuesday. The object of the Bazar which will be held next week by the Presbyterian ladies, is to raise money toward a new church, which is very much needed. We therefore solicit your patronage. Any help you can give us will be thankfully received. Subjects at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning: “An incident in Zachers life.” “Evening “Satan a liar.” Money to loan of Real Estate in sums of SSOO to SIO,OOO. Call on or address J. M. Winkley, Monon,’ Ind. Office up stairs in Blakley block. J. M. WiNKLKY, Monon, Ind. A. McCoy <fc Co’s, bank has recently put in a new fire and burglar proof safe, this making two now in the bank’s vault >lt is of the latest improved make, with screw door as the most notable improvement. Dickens’ works, Eliott’s works, Cooper’s works, Alcott’s works, Prescott’s Conquest of Mexico, Macauleys History of England, Carlyle’s French Revolution, Emerson’s Essays and lots more standard books at B. F. Fendig’s City Drug Store. Prof. Latta, superintendent of farmers* institutes’for Indiana, has announced that during the coming winter, one institute will be held in each county. The report for the past year shows that of the $5,000 appropriated $3,870 were expended for holding institutes, S6OO were paid to the superintendent, and the remainder went for incidental expenses.

Geo. Strickfaden has moved into Hiram Day’s house on Weston street, just vacated by Mrs. Anna Tuteur. Mr. Strickfaden finds his own house too small and intends building a new one, next year. Brown Beaver ovefcoats, worth $lO for $7.50 at The Model. The Monon is hauling several hundred carloads of clay from near Sheridan, Ind., on the Indianapolis division, to the Howthome race track at Chicago. This is the same material with which the race track at the State fair grounds is covered. The shipments now are sixty carloads a day. The vote on the proposition to gjve women admission to the general conference, of the M. E. church, did not receive much attention among the members here last Saturday. Only 9 votes were cast, but 8 of the 9 were in favor of their edmission. The matter has been brought up in a very indirect. way, so much so, in fact, that many churches have ignored it altogether. It is probable that next year it will be submitted in a more direct, conclusive and intelligent manner. The new gravel roads are beginning to get packed into fair shape. It it were not for the bad fleets of narrow tired vehicles they would be in fine condition. Verily, narrow tires are the invention of the evil one. They are bad on gravel, bad on sand, bad in mud and bad in muck. By the way, we wonder if many people who own wagons and buggies ever stop to consider the fact that as an ordinary rule, a wheel sinks into mud, muck, or dry sand, not in direct proportion (to the narrowness of the tires, but in inverse proportion to the square of their widths. Thus, generally speaking, with the same weight, a one inch tire cuts in four times as deep as a two meh tire; nine times as deep as a three inch tire, and sixteen times as deep as a four inch tire.