Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 45 to 48. Corn 37 to 38. Oats 27 to 30. Hay .$5.50 to $6.50. Mrs. Amanda Lewis, of Oxford, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. *■ Beiry Paris. 88 late patterns of carpets in bolts and samples. Chicago Bargain Store. Thompson &Bro., are treating themselves to an elegant new maple floor, in their suite of offices, over McCoy’s bank. ' Special bargains in new spring dress goods. Chicago Bargain Store. The revival meetings at the M. E. church promise to accomplish much good. Mr. and Mrs. Watson are successful evangelists. All the latest novelties in hats, caps, neckwear etc. Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. Charles Hershman is in Chicago this week buying a stock of millinery, which she will have on sale at Mr. Hershman’s store, on Main street, near the depot.

Wanted. Good person to represent us. Quaker Life Ins. Co. Elk hart, Ind. Mrs. Julia Day’s house is now enclosed and roofed. It is the first house in Columbia Addition, as well as. the first in. town for the season of ’95. - ' 'Miss Mary Meyer is in Chicago, studying styles and buying millinery goods. Mrs. Mary A. Porter’’" lelt for Pratt Co., Kans., last Thursday; her son, Walter Porter, going with her as far as Chicago. It is quite a long journey for so elderly a lady. Agency for Pratt’s Poultry Food, and Stock powder. Frank B. Meyer’s “Old Reliable.” There is not at present a single vacant, ground floor business room in town. There is also a demand for residences in excess of the supply.

Clay brook & Kresler, the new barber firm, have the agency for a good laundry. Give them a trial. John Makeever will build another tenant house this spring, on south Division street. It will be a duplicate of his house on Cullen street, now occupied by A. C. Bushey. A full line of ladies capes, waists and ready made dresses. Chicago Bargain Store. Postmaster Honan has received authority from the Department at Washington to close the at 7 o’clock, P. M., hereafter, and which will therefore be the regular practice. An endless variety of mens, boys and children 's clothing at matchless prices. Chicago Bargain Store. Owing to the constant increase in the patronage of the postoffice, Postmaster Honan has ordered another “nest” of lock boxes, containing 45 boxes. Call on Claybrook <k Kresler, the new barbers, for an artistic shave or haircut. Mrs. M. E. Lecklider and son, Clarence, will be in Chicago the balance of this week and all of next, studying styles and buying goods. Their store will be closed during their absence. A couple of intelligent and prosperous appearing colored men were trading in town Tuesday. .They, with two others, have lately bought and settled upon what is known as the Jacob Johns’ farm, in Milioy township.’

—A party from Indianapolis was in town the latter part of last week talking water works for the town. There is no doubt but that a good system of water works would be a great thing for the town. Porter <fc Y> Oman have a beautiful line of Chinese carpet mattings. Step in and see them. In quantity, quality and prices, Frank B. Meyer’s display of wall paper, was never before equalled. Call and see. “Stories of the Street and Town” in the Chicago Record, are written by George Ade who formerly lived in Kentland, and are illustrated by John McCutcheon, son of an exshenff of Tippecanoe county. Whitewash lime, always on hand at Meyer's “Old Reliable” drugstore. Also whitewash and paint brushes. C. W. Coen has good white seed oats for sale.

Yesterday, March 20th, the date of the Vernal Equinox, was 4he time when spring is supposed to begin, tor sure. The sun “crossed the line’’ at 3 o’clock and 41 minutes, P. M., Washington time, or just about 3 o’clock, Rensselaer time. The most complete line of shoes ever offered in town at prices below all competition. Chicago Bargain Store. A genuine first class top buggy only $41.50 at Robt. Randle’s. The meeting called tor last Saturday afternoon, to help Nebraska drouth sufferers, was post-pone d on account of repairs in progress in th e court house. The meeting will now be held next Saturday afternoon, at the F. W. Baptist church. Lost a bunch of 6 or 7 keys, and a watch-case opener, on a key ring. A liberal reward for their return. Finder Please bring them to this office.

Boys’ and Youths’clothing a specialty at Porter & Yeoman’s. The little town of Virgie, in Union Tp., and surrounding country are on their ears on account of a change of postmasters. A good many of the patrons of the office are so dissatisfied^with the change that? they have their mail sent to other offices. Endgate seeders for $8 50 until April Ist. at Robt. Randle’s. For clothing made to measure, try Porter <fc Yeoman. No fit no pay. L. A. Bostwick, the civil engineer, was a nephew of the late prosecuting attorney, T. C. Annaba), and was at his side at the time of his death, having gone to Goodland Saturday, in response to a telegram informing him of Mr. Annabal’s dangerous condition. Clover seed home grown, fine quality, at Tuteuer’s. Muslin work of all kinds and plain ewing done by Mrs. Lottie George. Albert Overton and Vernon Nowels took a “spin” on their wheels, Sunday afternoon, just for exercise. They started at 1 P. M., went first to Remington, and from there, through Wolcott to Reynolds, and from Reynolds to Monon, a distance of 35 miles in all. From Monon home they came on the cars. Thirty-five miles is a pretty good half day’s ride considering the badness of the roads.

Clover seed for sale, guaranteed free from sorrel, at $5 per bushel. Will deliver at Rensselaer. 27-4 t. O. C. Halstead. C. W. Coen has the following sizes of tile in stock, 4,5, 7 and 8 inch. Just about every Democratic lawyer and alleged lawyer in this circuit has bobbed up as a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney, left vacant by the death of T. C. Annabal, So far as heard from the candidates are J. W. Douthit and Ira Yeoman, of Jasper county; Dawson Smith, John Lee Dinwiddie and Frank Miller, of Benton county; Frank Davis and A. D. Bibcock (a Democrat for this occasion only), and. Frank Comparet, of Newton county The appointment is madeby the governor.

Rev, B. F. Ft rguson. the popular pastor of the F. W. Baptist churches at Rensselaer- an,d Vaughn Chapel is so greatly troubled with a chronic throat affection that he has found it advisable to give up regular preaching for a while, and the congregation above ‘mentioned, have secured another pastor, in the person of Rev. H. W. Miller, now of Allenville, Wis. It is expected that he will begin regular work, after April Ist. A good, all steel, double shin, steel beam, walking plow, with fin cutter. The best plow on earth for the money—only sl2 50 at Robert Randle’s. Call on Mrs. Bridgeman, on Main street, for groceries. Only the best and freshest of everything sold, and at prices as low as the lowest

“Another horse thief appears to have got in his work here again. Saturday night a good driving and riding mare was taken from the court house hitch rack. She was the property of S. R. Nichols, of Barkley township. Color, brown, with a little white on hind feet; white snip on nose; foretop sheared close; weight about 1050. Had on a fine Texas saddle, with full steel forks, and a tan colored bridle. Mr. Nichols will give $lO foi the recovery of the mare; or $25 for mare and arrest of the thief.

Home grown clover seed, for sale at Tuteur’s grocery store. The enormous activity in Jasper county real estate still continues. Our report of transfers this week is nearly as large and in respect to the total considerations greatly exceeds the phenomenal and unparalleled list of a week ago. The total sum of this week’s report is $120,220. The period covered is just a week, and we are safe in saying that instruments representing the transfer of so large a value of real estate in Jasper county,were never filed in a single week before.

A few good Jersey cows for sale. Laßue Bros . Frank Robinson will leave today, for Montana, expecting to locate there permanently, if the country suits him. Ex Commissioner Chauncey Jones of Tippecanoe county, was gored to death by a vicious cow, one day last week. He went to attend to his stock and no one was present at the time. He was found near ten o’clock. The blood on the tip of the cow’s horn and the wound told the story. He had been for fifty years one of the prominent men of that county, and on the 21st of May next, would have celebrated his golden wedding. Had the cow been dehorned, as all civilized cows ought to be, Mr. Jones would probably not have been seriously hurt by her.

The largest and finest line of wallpapers ever in Northern Indiana, and at the lowest prices. At Frank B. Meyer’s “old reliable” drug store.

Over Twelve Hundred sets of window shades in colors, qualities and prices, never before equalled. You can’t help buying after seeing them. At Frank B. Meyer’s “Old Reliable” drug store. A very notable transaction in Rensselaer real estate was consummated last Friday. It was the® sale of M. O. Halloran’s vacant lot, corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets, to B. Forsythe, proprietor of the Chicago Bargain Store. The lot is 50 feet front on Washington, and 100 feet deep, on Van Rensselaer. The price paid was $6,500. This is at the rate of 1130 per front foot, or fully SSO a foot higher than was ever paid before in the town, for bare lots without buildings. It is a very valuable location, one of the best in town, and will be worth to Mr. Forsythe all he has paid for it It is his intention, next year, to cover the entire lot with a two story brick block, all of the lower part of which he will occupy himself, with a department store, of the fully up to date kind. The rear part of the second story be will use also, as ware rooms. The front rooms will be fitted, for offices. It will be a good building, worthy of its prominent location, and a credit to the town.

Ephriam Gilmore, of Champaign Co. HL, joint owner with his brother Albert Gilmore, of the '“Wakarusa swamp,” in Milroy and. Hanging Grove Tps., and formerly the erty of Alfred and S. P. Thompson, is in town this week. It is the intentionof-the-Gil mores, improper arrangements can be made, to put a big steam dredge at work, and to drain the Wakarusa, after the same manner as Mr. Gifford has drained the still larger swamp, Haddick’s Mill Pond. We understand that the chief obstacle now in Mess. Gilmores’ way, is the Denton-Culp ditch case, now back in the circuit court, after a long andjexpensive litigation, including an appeal to the Supreme Court. The ghost of the Wakarusa ia also a source of trouble.