Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1895 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

John W. King has sboot--ing gallery on the Halloran, now Forsythe corner, adjoining the west side oSth&Chicago Bargain Store. The latest addition to Mrs. lines’ millinery store, is a highly artistic trimmer. Ladies, call and see her The surviving members of the 46 th Regiment Indiana Volunteers will give a reception to Col. Thos. H. Bringhurst in Logansport, May 16, 1895. That day is the 32nd. Anniversary of the battle of Champion’s Hill Misa., the proudest day inall the service of the Regiment. The reception is to be in honor of the brave old Colonel the men love so much. He is now so badly paralysed that he cannot attend the regimental re unions when held at any distance from his home; hence this call upon him.

The Jameson Steam Laundry, Lafayette, Ind., does strictly first Class work. Special attention given to quick work. R. P. Phillips, agent for Rensselaer. In quantity, quality and prices, Frank B. Meyer’s display of wall paper, was never before Equalled. Call and see. It has been published recently in the Republican and generally throughout the country, that the 29th day of March last was the warmest March day for years. With this statement Mr. J, C. F. Dutton, of Jordan tp, takes issue. “His father, the late

James V. Dutton kept a daily register of the weather, from the year 1883 until the time of his death, a few months ago. According to that register March'of 1894 had a hotter hot spell than that of the present year. On the following days of the temperature wss: Mar. 17th, 80 degrees; Mar. 20th, 82 degrees; Mar. 21 st, 83 degrees. And we will add from our own recollection, that Mar. 1894, was a very much warmer month than the April "which followed it. An inversion of the usual order of things that can not be charged to the present season. Good town lots for sale. Terms and locations all right. J. C. Passons. Dr. I. B. Washburn 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.

One of the biggest and most important of the many big and important recent sales of Jasper County land, is that of the so-called “Blue Sea”, in Vlilroy tp, the most noted swamp in Jasper Co., now that Haddicks Millpond has been drained off the face of the earth. Senator James Hill, of Madison Co., sells the tract to C. H. Lovewell, of Dwight, 111.. The tract is about 2300 acres in extent. It is all in Milroy except about 80 acres, which is in White Co.. The tract has recently been surveyed, with a view to the feasibility of its drainage, and it is understood that the new purchaser will proceed at once to have it drained; the outlet being into the Monon, through the Blanchard ditch, in White Co.. The draining of this swamp will open up a fine body of land to cultivation, and be a grand thing for Milroy tp, and Jasper county in general. Farmers needing a corn planter should investigate those highly improved machines at Overton & Randle’s.

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. The prospects for the Rensselaer Creamery are such that we believe the surrounding fanners will find it to their interests to give it a much larger patronage, tinder the careful and skillful management of Mr. Morlan, it is turning out butter of uniform excellence, and has already got back so many of its old time customers for its product, that it can not make butter enough to supply the demand. Its butter also commands the very highest prices in the market. The Jordan tp, branch separator will resume work on or about May Ist, and we earnestly suggest to the farmers of that vicinity, as well as to those within practicable distances of the Marlboro branch, or of the main plant, at Rensselaer, that they can find a sure and well-paying business in keeping as many cows as they can conveniently handle, and take the milk to the creameries.

We have received the Bulletin of the DePauw University Summer School for 1895, announcing that members of the University Facultywill offer twenty-five courses in various academic lines during the Summer Term. The Summer School at DePauw will supply a long felt need. There are many young people free during the summer months, who can now have the privileges of Jthe university during their unoccu pied time. The colleges owe it to the public to open their doors at times when the young people can attend, and this movement on the part oL University'will commend it to the additional favor of the public. The bulletins which can be had on application to President John at Greencastle, Ind., give a full description of the courses offered at the Summer School.

Saturday, April 27th, 1895, One day only. Calico 2c a yard, at the Model. We do not reserve the right to limit our customers to 10 yards, nor do we ask anyone, to buy other goods to get calico at 2 cts a yard. Remember Calico is 2 cents a yard at the Model, leader of low prices. A birthday party which could riot be duplicated in any place we know of, was held last Thursday, at the residence of our venerable townsman Isaac Sayler, Sr. It was his 86th birthday, and counting Uncle Isaac, there were four brothers present, all of whom were 80 years or upwards, of age. They were, in the order of their ages: Jacob Sayler, aged 89 i Isaac Sayler, aged 86 Micah Sayler, aged 82 Henry Sayler, aged 80 Combined ages of all 337.

All are in excellent health considering their great ages, except that Uncle Jacob suffers considerably from rheumatism. All are old residents of our county, having come here about 1849, or thereabouts. Where is another community that can show four brothers in fair health and strength whose average age years? For Nobby Straw hats see the Model. 4 People who now visit Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer’s “City of the dead can not fail to be very favorably impressed with the great improvement in its appearance. The removal of all weeds, and underbrush, the w elt kept walks, and the graveled driveways have worked a wonderful transformation. Another great improvement is to be consumated during the present season. The Trustees of the cemetery have secured from the adjoining property owners, narrow strips along each side Of that portion of the street which ends at the cemetery gate; north to the east and west street which runs about 130 feet north of the cemetery. These new strips of land, with the portion of the street they enclose, will be addedJxLthe cemetery enclosure, and will have an iron fence iru>front and and upon its east and west sides, down to the present front of the cemetery. The part thus added being about 180 feet wide by 130 feet long, will be beautified by trees and plants, and be reserved as a permanent enhance way to the cemetery.

Model Store. See calico at 2c a yd. Saturday Apr. 27, 1895. An entertainment with very unique features, and withal a great success, was given by the members of Evening Star Chapter, O. E. S.,at their lodge hall, last Friday evening. Two or three hundred invitations were sent out, and with each invitation was a little muslin sack, and each person invited was requested to bring in the sack as many cents as they were years old,single, ladies of matur years, being, '.by common understanding at least, entitled to the liberal discounts usual in such cases, and old bachelors in duty bound to pay double, although not so stated specifically in the invitations. Nearly 200 persons attended and the total cash yielded by the muslin bags was the liberal sum of $55 64. Whence it follows that the united ages of all those present was 5,564 years. The evening was pleasantly spent in listening to music by the Hopkins Bros., and the cornet band, to a “topsy-turvey” concert, to recitations by Miss Doty, the elocutionist, and a song by Miss Pearl Hollister. Refreshments of ice-cream and cake were also served.

A great law suit was tried in Fair Oaks, last Friday and Saturday. The parties were Joe Gaines and wife Urawford and wife; all well seasoned litigants, and both proi vided with able attorneys from the county seat, namely for Gaines, Capt. Marshall, and for Crawford, Capt. Chilcote. The Gaines rented a farm of Crawford. When the time was out Crawford claimed 14 50 due on rent. Gaines presented counter claims way up towards $25. The case came up twice before the swamp angel court of Judge Wiseman, of Vergie, with swamp angel attorneys. The case was thrown out first for a plaint, and the next time Crawford

got a verdict. A new trial was granted Gaines, and he then look a change of venue to Squire Carmi Hays, of the superior court of Fair Oaks. The trial was begun Friday morning and lasted until the 10:30 o’clock train whistled Saturday night. Over 50 witnesses were examined. The verdict was for Gaines for the sum of sl. The costs that follow the verdict will probably reach S2OO. Verily, litigation over little sums is a losing business. Childrens’ suits, age 4 to 13, worth $1.25, Opening price 75c, at the Model.

Strayed.—From my place in Gillam Tp., Apr. 4th, 1 bright bay horse colt, 1 year old, trotting stock; 1 brown mare, heavy with foal, high headed, tall and rangy, lump on one hind foot, rather speedy. When I ait seen were in Rensselaer. Finder please notify by jnail, __ G. T. Dale, Medaryville. The project to annex a large scope of contiguous territory to the town of Rennsselaer has taken definite shape, as the legal notice of the matter published elsewhere in this paper, will show. The scope of country proposed to be taken in is not quite so extensive as at first thought probable. It includes two tracts. One on the north limits of town, directly north of the depot, and about the extent of two ordinary town blocks. We believe only one house Jis on this tract, belonging to Rev. W. H. Sayler, of Jamestown, Kans., and occupied by J. W. Jessen. The other tract, much larger in extent, as large as 20 ordinary blocks, in fact, is of irregular shape and lies around the northwest corner of town. It contains the residences of F. M. Parker, Geo. Pumphrey, D. A. Stoner, Jas. Nelson, J. C. Passons, Joseph Yeoman, Mrs. Ham, John Potts, Robt. Hepner, John Sehanlaub, Mrs. Leroy Sayers, John Daughtery, and perhaps one or two others. Magee and Benjamin’s Addition is not included in the petition, as that being already regularly platted, can be annexed by a simple resolution of the Town Board, after this other tract is brought in. Just about 65 people now live in this proposed to be annexed territory, including those in Magee <fc Benjamin's Addition.