Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1895 — Millinery Opening. [ARTICLE]

Millinery Opening.

Mrs. l/m. Imes desires to announce to the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity, that her Grand Spring Opening of Millinery will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 11th, 12th, 13tb. Don’t forget the dates.

■~~High authorities-.in the wild animal line differ as greatly as common people in regard to the real character of oPthat alleged wolf scalp, from Union Tp., mentioned some time Gne day last w cek, fur instance, P. G. Barker, of Newton Co., a redoubt'able burner and a slaver of multitadipous wolves, and a worthy son of “Old Sam Barker,’’himself, was shown the scalp, ah (The at once declared it was no wolf, but a fox. As it happened another hunter of no Jess re-

nown, from Lake Co., was present, and he said that though he had not had so much experience with wolves, but he had killed 50 foxes, and this scalp he declared was no fox; and the mystery of the scalp still remains unsolved. Mrs. Mary Kroeger has filed suit for divorce, and for a settlement of property troubles, against Frederick Kroeger, one of the leading “Reformers” of Walker tp. They were both “widders” when they were married* and have no children by this second

union. The plaintiff is the monied member as well as the working member of this matrimonial firm; and she has supported the defendant and endured his abuse as long as she can stand it. She says he Is a habitual drunkard, and has been for years; that he calls her vile names ; takes away her property, and otherwise conducts himself in the superlative degree of “omariness.’ ’ The same couple had trouble over property in the court last summer. Theodore C. Potter, a very recent graduate, of Judge Wiley’s divorce academy, was married last Thursday night, to Miss Lottie Turner, at the residence of the bride’s father, Luke Turner. Sijuire W. H. Churchill performing the ceremony. Mr. Potter has been “Pottering” around the Turner domicile with more persistency of late than was strictly in consonance with the highest apparent rectitude of intentions, and it is intimated that moral suasion would be scarcely strong enough a name to apply to the preSsure that was brought to bear upon him,whereby was greatly accelerated a marriage which, otherwise, might have tarried till the robins nested agarn, several times over, or even been postponed indefinitely. The newly married couple have settled upon C. C. Sigler’s farm, near DeMotte.

One day last week Isaac Parson Jr., son of Isaac Parson Sr., of the Monon News, went down to Monticeilo, and under the observing and critical eye of his father, the afore said Isaac Sr., he handsomely thrashed Orville Rothrock, the young man who, some weeks ago, horsewhipped C. C. French, of the Brookston Reporter, and on the same day, greivously insulted and threatened the elder Parsons; and all on account of those? those two editors having commented somewhat freely upon the characteristics of their deceased editorial brother, John Rothrock, of the Monticello Democrat, and father of Orville. The cause of the thrashing Just administered to young RtAhroek by young Parsons, was the said insults and threats to the senior Parsons. as already mentioned.

Still the buying and selling of Rensselaer business property keeps active, and Van Rensselaer is a storm storm center of buying and selling and building this spring. Two important deals were consummated on that street, the latter part of last week, not counting the arrangement made by Jerry Healy for putting the Hyland building on his lot. B. For-

sythe “rounded out” his building site, by buying of J. F. Iliff a 19 foot strip lying along the north side of his I recently purchased Halloran corner, paying for the same SSO a front foot. And thereby set a new mark for the value of side street frontage. The strip contains the shed portion of Mr. Iliff’s livery stable, and this building Mr. Iliff reserve?. Following this deal, or concurrently with it, was the purchase by Mr. Iliff of Dexte & Cox, their lot and building just, north of his stable. The lot is 50 feet by 150 feet deep, and the exact price is not stated, as the machinery <fcc., went with the trade. 1 Dexter <k Cox will remain on the lot for a few months, and then continue their coal bnd wool business in some other location. Mr. Iliff contemplates building a big livery barn on the new lot, next year, and the turning of his present barn into a farm implement warehouse.