Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 45 to 48. u Corn 39 to 40. ~ Oatß to 30. Hay $5.50 to $6.50. Frank B. Meyer, the druggist, has treated himself to an elegant new sign. Tile for sale by C. W. Coen. Everybody goes to Nowels' for bargains in dry goods. Frank Siers has just moved into a newly built or rebuilt house, nea r the railroad. For bargains in ready made clothing go to C. D. Nowels. £ A few good Jersey cows for sale. Laßue Bros . The late copious rains have given a great boom to grass and oats, and the growing wheat. ■— Millinary opening at Hershman’s on Friday ana Saturday of this week. C. D. Nowels is leader on shoes. Come early for choice bargains. C. C. Warner has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Leroy Sayers. Muslin work of all kinds and plain sewing done by Mrs. Lottie George.

For clothing made to measure, try Porter & Yeoman. No fit no pay. Mrs. C. C. Sigler and Mrs. N. S. Bates attended the funeral of Anna Grube at Stoutsberg last Monday. Rev. L. E. Conner will preach at the church of God next Sunday morning and evening. Summer underwear at great bargains at Nowels’. The large new tenant house on south Division street, building by John Makeever, is enclosed and making rapid progress. N. S. Bates is still at his old stand on Front Street paying the highest cash price for poultry and eggs. 33-2tp. Boys’ and Youths’ clothing a specialty at Porter & Yeoman’s. Profs. Bohannon and Purdue attended the Northern Indiana Teach - ers’ Association, at South Bend, last week. A few of those bargains in carpets, yet at Nowels’ cheap cash store.

A genuine first class top buggy only $41.50 at Robt. Randle’s. “The Rensselaer Boy.” Sermon at the Christian church, next Sunday evening. Revival services all this week. For anything in gents furnishing goods, go to Nowels’. If you want a tailor made suit go Nowels’. J. C. Williams, formerly in Rensselaer, in the photographic line, has just moved back into Indiana, fioin Beaver Falls, Pa. His location is now Warsaw, this state. Wanted. Good person to represent us. Quaker Life Ins. Co. Elkhart, Ind. Call on M. and A. Meyer for your Easter hats.

Sim Dowell, just northeast of town, is driving home a bunch of cattle, bought in Howard Co., and C. M. Blue is with him taking in the scenery. Agency for Pratt's Poultry Food, and Stock powder. Frank B. Meyer’s “Old Reliable.” The Jasper county Sunday School Convention will be held in the Presbyterian church in Remington, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23rd and 24th, to be conducted by C, D. Meigs, State Superintendent of the Sunday School Association, of Indianapolis.

~~~ Prof. J. Cadden, president of Lafayette Business College, was in town yesterday. Grand Easter millinery display at M. and A. Meyer, the 11th, 12th, and 13th. Next Monday, April 15, is the last day for paying taxes, without the penalty for delinquency. -» Porter <fc Yeoman have a beautiful line of Chinese carpet mattings. Step in and see them. A paper cutting machine, one of the latest and most improved makes, was added the mechanical equipment of The Republican office, last week. . ■- - - A good, all steel, double shin, steel beam, walking plow. The best plow on earth for 4he money—only $12.50 at Robert Randle’s. The statement in our account last week, of the death of Leroy Sayers, to the effect that he had always been subject to fainting a mistake, as we are informed by a near relative. Plants in bloom this week for Easter, Azalias, Genistas, Astilba Japonica, Hyacinths, Pansies. Cut flowers, Saturday. Mrs. A. W. Cleveland.

When the Monon gets its new shops at Lafayette completed it will give employment to about one hundred more men than now, and will build as well as repair equipment. Whitewash lime, always on hand at Meyer’s “Old Reliable” drugstore. Also whitewash and paint brushes. Bert Jones and wife of Bell w ood, Neb., have been visiting his father, Wm. N. Jones, leaving for home yesterday. They were called east by the dangerous sickness of Mrs. Jones’ father, Moses Prewitt, of Medaryville. Ladies, do not fail to see the fine line of dress goods at Nowels’ before buying. “Arbor Day,” which is Friday, will be notably observed by the Rensselaer schools, by setting out young trees in the school park. This is the block of land lying between the F. W. Baptist church and the light plant. A large number of trees will be planted. It is an excellent move.

Muslins, prints and ginghams, the best brands at the lowest prices, at Nowels’. County Treasurer Elect, Jesse C. Gwin is getting to be something of a grand-pa. A fine son, born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Thomas, of Monon, March 31st, is the cause thereof . Mrs. Thomas was formerly Miss Effie Gwin. Look out soon for the best line of straw goods ever opened up in the town, at Nowels’. Wilber Tharp did not remain with the Jacksonville, 111., ball club, but will begm playing with the Lafayette Ind., club, next week. Through a misunderstanding, the manager of the Jacksonville club thought that Will was a pitcher, and not being so, the club had no present vacancy for him.

Miss Mary Meyer has returned from Chicago with a full line of millinery. Postmaster Honan has just received the news from his brother, Dr. J. H. Honan, that the latter has been elected professor of physiology, in McKillop Veterinary College, a new institution just organized, in Chicago. The latest addition to Mrs. Imes’ millinery store, is a artistic trimmer. Ladies, call and see her work. We are glad to state that Uncle Henry Bruce, whose bad case of sickness at Kansas City was mentioned last week, has taken a turn for the better, and the chances, as last heard from, were very favorable for recovery.

Major Steele, one of the managers of the National Soldiers’ home, has written a letter to the Journal and Sentinel, of Indianapolis, calling attention to the fact that there is ample room in the Marion home for every old soldier in the poor bouses of Indiana, and, if notified, that he will send the applicant free transportation, and when there, furnish him free, good clothes, a good bed and good food.

ed with an impressive sermon last Sunday morning by the Rev. Dr. Vigus, of Indianapolis. They had also the pleasure of welcoming a new member, Mr. Childers, into the Methodist brotherhood. Farmers needing a corn planter should investigate those highly improved machines at Overton & Randle’s. The Logansport Presbytery meets at Michigan City, this week. Rev. Paradis and Elder Hollister are attending from Rensselaer. Mrs. Paradis, Mrs. Maria Hopkins, and Mrs. M. L. Spitler, are attending the Presbyterial meeting, at the same time and place.

S. M. Laßue is preparing to build a fine residence on his newly purchased site, just across the river. Rensselaer people appreciate the taste of wild ducks, as the some 200 birds killed by John and “Cunny” King, near Fair Oaks, were all disposed of to Rensselaer people, for home consumption, not to speak of large numbers brought and sent here by other hunters. Mrs. Winegarden is now prepared to do all kinds of sewing—dress making a specialty. Will find her over B. F. Fendig’s drug store. As a “harbinger of spring” the übiquitous and humble angle-worm has no place in poetry, but he gets there just the same. When they crawl out of the ground, during rainy nights, as they did last Saturday night, in countless myriads, it is safe to conclude that spring has got here, foi sure.

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. A Kansas editor says that when the merchants of his town, and other fellows, want a tittle advertising or job work done, they go around and solicit bids for the same, and the lowest bidder gets the work. The editor is now ready to receive sealed bids for a sack of flour, a pair of pants, a hat, and a cord of wood and the pulling of an aching tooth—and a pair of brogans for a six months old baby.

Advertised Letters: J. H. Hanawav, Mr. Samuel Aukeney, Luther Aisey, Alga Binder. Melville M. Makeever, our former townsman now in Denver, Colo., is now the editor of a sporting paper named “The Sporting West.” Just at present he and his paper are attracting a good deal of attention among sporting people by his bold backing of a heretofore unknown Australian, to wrestle against Evans, the present champion wrestler of the wortdr— ; Dr. I. B. Washbum treats rupture by the injection method. The originator of the method says any rupture that a truss will hold up can be cured by the above method.

The Odd Fellows’ building committee have purchased plans and specifications for their proposed new building, of Mr. Morrison, a Chicago architect of much successful experience, and who has made rather of a specialty of designing buildings for Odd Fellows’ lodges. The plans and elevations indicate that the building will be all that can be desired in interior convenience and solidity and strength of structure, while in the matter of architectural appearance it will be to use a common but forcible expression, “clear out of sight”

A circular letter from the state tax commissioner to county assessors says: “We ask you to impress it again on your township assessors that their duty in assessing a citizen does not simply consist in tabulating the property, but it goes much further, and under their oaths they must see to it that the property is listed ‘at its true cash value’ and they have an equal voice in determining what‘its true cash value is.” See that the test of ‘true cash value' is applied to all property, and without fear or favor, conscientiously carry out the tax law of the stale, remembering always that ‘when we pay tqually, each will pay less.’ ”

Died at the home of her parents, near Stoutsberg, April 6, 1895, of Lung fever, Miss Anna Grube, aged 16 years, 6 months and 18 days. She left father and mother and a large family circle of brothers and sisters to mourn her loss. Anna was a noble and affectionate girl. No one knew her only to loye and speak her praise. The remains were taken to Wheatfield for interment. Leroy W. Sayers whose death and burial was mentioned last week was born in Marion Co., Ohio, Feb. 17, 1831 • He came to Tippecanoe Co., Ind., with his parents in 1840. He resided 20 miles south of Lafayette, until Feb. 1845, when he moved to Jasper Co., and resided on a farm near Rensselaer. He lived in this county continuously until his death, which occurred April 2, 1895. He joined the M. E. church in 1849. Rev. Father Guild being pastor at that time.