Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 70 to 75. Com 44 to 45. —Oats36 29t0 . A son to Mr. and Mrs. George Barcns, last Saturday . A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Timmons, in town, Saturday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strick'aden, Thursday, June 13th. Miss Maggie Troxell, of Delphi, is visiting Rensselaer friends, this week. John Makeever is contemplating a cement sidewalk in front of the Makeever House.

A daughter was born Monday night to Mrs. Worden, widow of the late Charles Worden. B. F. Ferguson made a business trip in Illinois, Monday, taking in Gibson City and Peoria. Mrs. Nellie Spitler Learning, of Goshen, and family, are here to pass the summer with her parents. J. W. Pierce has just finished a good residence on his farm a few miles south of town. Jessup A Son did the work. There will be preaching at the F. W. Baptist church, next Sunday evening, by a young minister from Hillsdale, Mich. J. C. Porter will return from Cameron springs today. He has been greatly benefited by his sojourn there.

C. A, Roberts is extensively renovating his house, corner of Washington and Cullen streets, and intends to occupy it as a residence.

Miss Gusta King left last Saturday morning for Underwood, lowa, to visit her sister, Mrs. Nellie Lehman, and also for the benefit of her health.

Cornelius Shea, a miner from Arizona, visited his friends here, and his mother the widow Shea last week. It is his first'* visit home fer five years.

Mr. John E. Sutton and Miss Lizzie Saltwell, both of Milroy Tp., were married last Thursday, June IStb, by Squire J. C. Morgan, at his residence.

The Kniman (or Hogan) celebration will be well provided with music, three good bands having been engaged; the DeMotte, the Gillam and the Hogan.

T. J. McCoy, who comes out astride of a new bicycle about as often as the moon fills, now rides an 18 pound Stearns, and perhaps the finest wheel in town.

A truly good man went to bis reward when Win. B. Price died last week, in Carpenter Tp. His death and burial are mentioned m our Bemington correspondence.

To see the members of the girl’s bicycle club, in their beautiful and fanciful costumes, will be one of the brightest attractions of the coming Fourth of July celebration. Cards are out for the marriage next Monday, of Mr. Peter Kohler, to Miss Bernice Watson; the ceremony to take place at the residence of the bride’s parents, southeast of town. The closing exercises for the fourth scholastic year of St. Joseph’s College, were held Tuesday. Many priests and others from a distance were present, including Bishop Rademacher, from Ft. Wayne.

L. A. Bostwiok arrived home j Saturday from an extensive trip through lowa. Plenty of rain and fine crop prospects in that region. John King broke the town’s record for rifle shooting Tuesday. He put five bullets in succession into a threeeights inch hole, at 50 feet distance, off-hand shooting. All day Children’s Day exercises will be held at Rose Bud church, Union Tp., on Sunday, June 30th, “Come with full baskets and stay all day,” is the invitation extended to the public. Mr. Samuel Ankeny and Miss Belle E. Hall were married Saturday evening, in the county treasurer’s office, by Squire James N. Bnrnham. The bride lived in Marion Tp. The groom in Ohio.

W. W. Watson, the special pension examiner, spent a few days with his family here, going away yesterday. He has Just had his field of labor transferred from Paducah, Ky., to Nevada, Missouri. C. W. Postill has completed his course at the Theological department of DePanw university. His first location is Fontanet, in Vigo county, where he will have the pastorial charge of a M. E. congregation.

Geo. Strickfaden has purchased a fine Sohmer Piano from the welt known music house, the Thompson Mnsic Co., 261 Wabash Ave. Chicago. It is without doubt one of the finest pianos that ever came to our city.

We got matters mixed up a little in our item last week, mentioning the progress of Messrs..Strickfaden’s and Medicus’ respective new residences. It is Mr. Medicos’ house that is enclosed, and Mr. Strickfaden’s that is only begun. John King attended a shooting tournament at Hobart, Lake Co., last Friday. He did great shooting; making 143 hits 'to only 8 misses. Only one man, a Mr. Eich, from Chicago was better, and that by single shot. Some 40 men were in the shoot.

Mr. Benjamin G. Oglesby, of Medaryville, and Miss Laura Postill, of Rensselaer, were married last Sunday forenoon, June 16, 1895,at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Haas. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Sebring, of Medaryville.

The additions and alterations, to Dr. Alter’s residence, corner Van Rensselaer and Rutson streets, have made it practically a new house, and a very elegant, handsome and spacious one, too. In the matter of inside finish, parquetry and tiled floors it is probably the finest in town.

The Le Brandts had a reasonably successful three nights engagement at the opera house last week, beginning with Thursday night. “Is Marriage a Failure?’’ was given Thnraday and Saturday nights, and is a very pleasing performance. Mr. Leßrandt is a specially fine comedian.

Rensselaer has from 75 to 100 bicyclers, many of them expert riders. To see this great company of wheelers parading on the Fourth of July will alone be a feature worth coming miles to see. And more especially so as large numbers of the bicyclers will wear novel and attractive costumes.

Mr. Alphonso Phillips and Miss Agnes Yardley Whittlesey were married last Fiiday afternoon, June 14tb, by Rev. R. D. Utter, at his residence. Both are able members of the theatrical profession. The groom is well known in Rensselaer, having passed several months here last year as a member of the Soutbers-Price Company. The bride’s stage name is Agnes Carle ton. They left for St. Louis, the groom’s home, Monday; and are organizing a theatrical company for the season of 1895 and 1896, under the name of Phillips-Carlton Company. They are estimable people as well as good actors, and the Republican wishes them success.

Clerk Coover received this county portion of the new laws, yesterday. It is probable that the Governor’s proclamation patting the laws in force, will be issued in a few days. The County Board of Review hermits work Monday, with requests for redaction of assessments quite numerous. The Board will remain in session while there is work for them, but not longer than 30 days.

We believe that a good many of oar farmers who have fields of wheat and oats that will not be worth harvesting, can stand a good chance by plowing up the fields and sowing to 'buckwheat, Hungarian grass, or drilling with com, for fodder. And right nowj&JheJame to do it. Witter V. Porter aid not remain without a farnrvery long, after selling the one m the west part of Jordan Tp. He has just bought of the heirs, the well known James Ritchey farm about four miles southwest of Rensselaer. The farm is 400 acres in extent, and is a fine and well improved tract of land. The price was $10,500, or $41.25 per acre.

Patron’s of the Rensselaer public schools will learn with general regret that Prof. E. W. Bohannon, the efficient superintendent for three years past, has terminated his connection with our schools. He has been offered and has accepted a fellowship in Clark University, at Worcester, Mass. It is a very desirable position and bis acceptance was bat natural and pro-, per under the circumstances.

J. J. Eiglesbach’s residence on Front and Susap streets, now looms up finely, since the large additions and alterations were completed. It is now a spacious, and tasteful building, exteriorly, and Us interior finish is folly in keeping with the exterior. In fact, when the inside work is fully finished it will have for elegance no superior in town, and bat very few equals.

The movement for water-works is beginning to take a tangible shape. A petition Is being circulated for signers, asking the Town Board to order an election to be held to determine the wishes of the people in regard to the matter. The petition requires the signatures of 100 resident freeholders and tax-payers. B. F. Ferguson, always in the lead in good works, is circulating the petition .

Marriage liscenses issued since last reported:

( Wm. J. Morris, ( Flora D. Hollet. j Benjamin G. Oglesby, ( Laura E. Postill. j John E. Sutton, ) Lizzie Saltwell. j Alphonso Phillips, { Agnes Yardley Whittlesy. j Marion O. Gant, ( Lillie Garriot. ( Samuel Ankeny, 1 Belle E. Hall.

The work of soliciting subscriptions for the proposed new Presbyterian church, which heretofore had been in the hands of a large committee and therefore proceeding very slowly, has for several weeks been placed exclusively in the hands of Elder D. E. Hollister. The result has been a most gratifying success Up to Tuesday morning the entire amount subscribed was $7077. A few more days of the Elder’s good work and the SIO,OQO building upon which the eyes of the congregation are fixed will be a settled fact.

Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. R. Yeoman, now of Barkley Tp., were a very unhappy couple for several hours, one day last week. Their little boy only about two years old, wandered away and could not be found. After searching for several hours, without result, the family called in the h*:lp of the neighbors, and finally, ju»t at dusk, the child was found in an oat field, a mile and a half from home, having suffered no injury duriDg its wanderings. In order to reach the place where found it had to pass ' through a largq pasture in which many cattle were grazing.

W. W. Taylor, the defaulting treasurer of South Dakota, has compromised with the state officials. He has given himself up, and will receive a two years term of imprisonment, and a pardon in time to save limjljhtizißSbjp. He and his bondsmen turn oyer SIOO,OOO in cash and a large amount of property.

Bricklaying on the second story of the Oddfellows’ building began Tuesday. The work has been retarded, however; for want of brick. The pressed brick for the front not having arrived, and Kohler’s new kiln, for the sides and back walls, not being cool enough to handle. The brick and mortar are hoisted by an elevator, worked by horse-power. A paternity suit was tried before Sqnire Burnham, Tuesday. The complainant is Mary E. Gilmour and the defendant Wm. C. McColly. He was bound over to the circuit court, in the sum of S3OO. The plaintiff is an attractive and innocent looking young girl; and the defendant is also young, being under 21.

Mrs. J. H. Willey is not making satisfactory progress towards recovery. The nature of her malady requires a surgical operation, but her general condition is such as to render this impracticable. Prof. Sawyer, of Herring Medical College, Chicago, was expected last evening, to consalt with Dr. Hartsell in regard to the casi.

Isaac Reubelt, whose election to the superintendency [of the Royal Center schools was recently mentioned, has been offered and ha 3 accepted a still better place. It is the superintendenuy of the schools of Dana, Vermillion county. It is a place of about 1,100 population, and Mr. Reubelt will have six teachers under his control.

Miss Kate Rodgers, of Gillam Tp. is an excellently well educated Jasper Co. young lady, who is doing considerable in the literary line, and meeting with encouraging appreciation. She has bad articles accepted by quite a number of the leading eastern magazines, and other publications. The current number of the Indiana School Journal, for instance, has a well written essay from her pen as its leading article. The same has also been accepted by Demorest’s Magazine. There seems to be every reason for believing that Miss Rodgers is on the snre road to achieve quite a marked distinction in her chosen field of literature.

The intelligence was received here last Thursday of the death, the evening before, of Mrs. Dora Perrie, nee Clark, at her home at Edwards Ave., South Chicago. She was the daughter of Joseph and Carrie Clark, and grew up in Rensselaer. And after her marriage to Geo. N. Perrie, in Chicago, she returned here with him and made this again her residence for about two years, going back to Chicago last fall. The cause of her death is not knownjhere. Her age was only about 22 years. She was a most fcindly and amiable disposition, and her early death must be a sad blow to her husband and other near relatives. And the saddest part of all is, that two very young children are left motherless by her death.

The trustees and building committee of the Prebysterian church met Tuesday evening, and the building committee was given full power to proceed at once with the work of erecting the building. It has been decided to build a brick church, it having been found that to use bouldeis would be too expensive. The general features of the plan have been decided upon. The different rooms ♦ill all be on one floor, and the Sunday school and lecture room will be separated from the main auditory with lilting or sliding partitions, so that both rooms can be thrown together, when occasion requires it. Mr. Alexander, an architect of Lafayette, has been selected to draw the plans and write the specifications. The old building will be sold at auction, June 29th.

Mrs. Nettie Evans, of Foresman, took the train here yesterday, for California.

There were fine rains in different parts of the county on Wednesday afternoon of last week, but Rensselaer’s share was only a light shower. Tuesday of this week was again showery, and most or perhaps all parts of the county got a little, and some places good rains. The tame hay crop will be practically a failure, and the oats and wheat not much better. Although in some parts of the county there are pretty promising fields of both grains.

The following should be pasted in the hat of every young man and woman who is inclined to speak ill of any woman’s character: “Think how long she has been building it, of the privations endured, the wounds received, and let no suspicion follow her actions. The parity of woman is the salvation of the race, the hope of future greatness, and the redemption of man. Wipe out her purity and man sinks beneath the wave of despair, with not a star to guide his life into the channel of safety. Think then before yon speak, and remember that any hog can root up the fairest flower that ever grew, so the vilest person can ruin the pnreat woman’s reputation.”