Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1895 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THE CIRCUIT COURT. Th® grand jury finished up their work Friday. They found 10 indictments. Six for gambling; two for selling liquor on Sunday, and one each for embezzlement and allowing a prisoner to escape. A vast number of witnesses were examined during the session, and it is reported that something like a bushel of indictments were prepared by the prosecuting attorney, but the grand jury failed to agree to report them. Special Judge Chilcote continued to preside all of last week. This week, Judge McConnell is on the beneh, while Judge Wiley fills his place at Logansport. The old indictments against Squire O. Castor and Owen Hurley, the two young Blackford boys who “swiped” the beer, were quashed. Charles and Joe Peffleyand Samuel Thompson, Jr., all of Remington, were fined five dollars each, and costs, for gambling. John Worden, a like sum for assault and battery. The case of Martin J. Orcutt, of Hammond, vs. the Monon Ry., from Lake county, was tried Tuesday, with Gregory and Cass for the plaintiff, and Judge E. C. Field for the railroad. Thei Verdict of the jury was in favor of the railroad. The case has been tried several times, and a big bill of costs follows the verdict.

The Manny Marsh Sold. A. C. Robinson, of Medaryville, who has lately developed an activity as a real-estate rustler which outrivals his former speed as a foot-racer, was in town the latter part of last week, and closed up the purchase of what is known as the!‘Manny Marsh” in Walker Tp. He bought about 800 acres, for 87040. This tract by the way,4akes its name from the fact that Mrs. Tinker, the party selling to Mr. Robinson, was the wife, by a former marriage, of John P. Manny, inventor of one of the earliest successful reaping machines. Once a rival, in fact, of the still celebrated McCormick machines. She lives in Winnebago Co., 111.

That Social At O’Meara Several bob loads of our young people attended the box social at the O’Meara school last Friday evening. The social was a great success financially. Everybody went there flush and came away flat The most interesting as well as the best paying feature was the contest for the popularity prize by three young ladies. In this contest, Miss Kitty Scott came out first with Miss Maude Healey right after her; both of Rensselaer. Quite a tempest in a teapot, or a cyclone in a hand bellows, or something of that sort, resulted over this contest, from the fact that Alvin Overton who counted the votes, and who seemed to act on the principle that all is fair in love, as well as war, seeing that his favored candidate was a little behind, chucked a half dollar into the slot, after time was called, and so carried the contest. Besides the most popular young lady contest, there was another which drew in ail the feminine cash, for the prettiest young man. This was pulled off by Frank Kelly; his competitor being Randle Overton, who wasn’t stictly in it

A Kansas editor and a rich widow were engaged to be married, when the neighbora began to talk about it, charging that he was marrying her for her riches. The noble minded young editor was grieved at this of course and he persuaded his affinity to turn all her worldly pelf over to her grown daughter and thus prove to the world the sincerity and unselfishness of his affection. The trusting widow did so and the very next night the editor eloped with the girl, and in the morning the widow pied the forms in the office and would have pied the form of the editor also, if she had found him.

Cards of Thanks. We extend our heartfelt thanks to ths many friends who assisted us in our time of need in the sickness and death of our mother. May the good Lord bless you is our prayer. Sabah B. Day amd F. P. Sms. We also extend ouy thanks and do appreciate your kindness towards us in the death of our daughter, Myrtle Lee. \ Geo. amd Martha Pobtwood _ V„4 A few Poland ('llina main pigs for sale. Four montns 8118 old. Call and see them. Prices reasonable. ’ it. O. C. Hat-steat,,