Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 60 to 65. Cora 40 to 41. ' - —— Oats 22 to 25. —St.-Joseph’s Collegeßand will play at Fowler, today. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Clark have gone to Michigan City to spend the Fourth with friends. Rev. E. L. Conner will preachat the Church of God next Sunday morning and evening. Blackford and Valma have daily mails now, the first of the daily trips being made last Monday.

Mrs. Laura Martin and daughter, Miss Maud, of Winona, Minn., are visiting Miss Jennie Miller. Dr. J. H. Loughridge is not making the progress towards recovery that were hoped for a few weeks ago. The two Misses White and Miss Smithers, of Chicago, are visiting their school friend, Miss Grace 'Vanatta. Misses Maude and Edna Price of Chalmers visited their cousins, Albert and Elvin Overton, the latter part of last week. The $1 50 Chicago excursion last Saturday was well patronized from Rensselaer. The number of tickets sold was 66. Mrs. Leota Jones and son Ralph, have gone to Illinois for a five or six weeks visit, at Gilman, Onarga and other places. C. V, Willey is in town this week, visiting his mother, whose sickness still .continues. He is again located in Chicago, after about a year’s stay in Texas.

Timothy Karsner is making his relatives a visit. Tim Mas a job in a Chicago butcher shop, and bears the appearance of a prosperous and deserving citizen. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Meyer and Miss Ura McGowan rode their bikes to Lafayette Sunday, going that far as a send-off for Alf Hopkins on his big bicycle trip. Work was resumed on the Odd Fellows’ building Tuesday, and if no more unforseen mistakes or delays in material occur, the work will now be rushed right along. Mr. John E. McClanahan and Miss Hattie M. Warne, both of Union Tp., were married Wednesday afternoon, June 27th, by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, at his residence. F. G. Uenkle and family, who for several years past have been located at North Judson, have moved back to Rensselaer, and occupy their old homo, on Wtston street. The Republican goes to press some hours earlier than usual, this week, in order to give our employees the full opportunity to enjoy the Fourth of July celebration.

The County Commissioners met Monday and accepted the new Stackhouse bridge and settled with the contractor, John Hack. The total cost of the bridge was 1544. Mrs. A. Tilden and daughter, Miss Eva, of Greenoastle, visited her brother, A. L. Willis, most of last week, leaving Monday for northwest lowa, to visit other relatives. On account of the Battle Ground Camp Meeting, the Monon Route will sell tickets July 29th to August 12th, gool returning until Aug. 15th at the rate of 11.60 for the round trip.

>• Jffia Harris is sick with a severe ■ease of pleurisy, at F. M. Parker’s residence, just north of town. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Colvin and daughter, of Delphi, are the guests of their relatives, E. M. Parcells’ family. Miss Mary Rogers is building a good house on Franklin street, northeast of the depot. She is bailding it for a tenant house. = The land buyers have been numerous again, lately, and several more important land sales are being consummated. ~ ~

“Prof.” Fisk, the goat balloonist, made an ascension at Peru, a few days ago, that was a howling success and the “professor” is again in the soup.—Rochester Republican. H. Y. Weaver, is now instructing the Gillam band, going out there every Saturday. It is probable that he will also undertake the instruction of a band at Rose Lawn, at an early day. Dr. A. L. Berkley, a recent graduate of Rush Medical College, Chicago, has opened an office upstairs in Leopold’s Arcade building. Dr. Berkley’s former home was at Newman, Douglas Co., 111. Iroquois Lodge of Odd Fellows held their semi-annual election, last Thursday night, electing the following officers: N. G, Moses B. Alter; V. G., L. L. Ponsler; Treasurer, G. W. Goff; Secretary, J. F. Antrim

Wm. M. Miller, of Los Angelos, Calif., formerly of Wbeatfield, was in town Monday, on legal business. Himself and family will visit relatives in Wbeatfield, for about a month, before returning to California. A. F. Bowers, of Rochester, began the work of making the cement walk in front of the public square, for which he has the contract, Tuesday morning. J. F. Watson is superintending the work for the Commissioners. Hugh Carrol, of Medaryville, a brakeman on a Monon freight train, was shot Monday night, near Delphi, by tramps who were stealing a ride on his train. He was shot in the head and thought to be fatally wounded.

Prosecuting Attorney Douthit went over to Fowler Monday, called by a cutting affair, at E»r' Park. The perpetrator was bound over to the circuit court. The injured party was out on the arm, and not dangerously hurt. Some farmers have already begun to cut their oats. Some fields are being cut with mowers and raked up for hay. There are a good many fields too short to harvest with binders, and there are still many other fields that will produce a large crop. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears and Mrs. Val Seib and daughter left yesterday for La Junta, Colorado. Their trip is not one of pleasure, as they go to visit Mr. Sears’ son Will Sears, who is in the last stages of consumption. They will be absent sor 6 weeks. The Iroquois Gun Club is preparing to have a big shooting tournament here, the first week in August. It will be a much larger affair than that of last year, and already numerous crack shots from Chicago and other points, have promised to attend.

John King was at a big trap shoot at North Judson last Wednesday and Thursday, and as usual was one of the very best shots there. He was the second best in the gene-al average for the two days, his average being 86 per cent, and that of one other man being 86£ per cent. The new bridge over the Iroquois river at the Stackhouse place (now Paradis’) about four miles north and a half mile east of town, was completed the latter part of last week, and is now open to travel. It is a pile bridge, was built-.by John Hack, and like all of bis handiwork is a good substantial job.

| Henry Thornton, who now is a| resident of Rensselaer; has wold his farm near Surrey to a Mr. Copple, of Iroquois Co., 111. The price of|the farm, whicli is about 120 acres in extent, was ssl per acre. The County Board of Review still continues its daily work of considering requests for equalization of assessments. From the way complaints continue to come in, it is not unlikely that the sessions of the Board will continue for the full SO days allowed by law.

The improved prospects for crops have caused a great decline in the grain market. In corn especially, the falling in prices has been very great. It is estimated that if all the corn held by the buyers in Rensselaer had been sold a week or two ago, it would have brought $2,500 more than it would sell for now. Austin & Hollingsworth have bought of Laßue Bros, the tract, across the river, and extending from the bridge down the river to the creamery. It is their intention to subdivide the tract, laying it off into lots. A street will be laid out parallel with the river, and about midway of the tract. The tract will make 16 lots. Persons desiring to go to Kniman today, (Thursday) to spend the Fourth, can take the morning milk train, and connect with a special on the Coal Road, at Fair Oaks. The same special will get the people back to Fair Oaks, tonight in time to connect with the train which passes Rensselaer at 11:23 P. M.

Mr. and Mrs Alfred Thompson arrived hom® from the Pacific coast, last Saturday. Their daughter, Mrs Ora Ross, of Seattle, Wash., and children, came with them for a visit of several months. Mr. Thompson returned home much sooner than he had expected, not finding the climate suitable to his state of health. The W. C. T. U* and Loyal Temperance Legion of this place, have decided to take a vacation until the first of September. There may be called meetings however, and all members should watch these columns closely. Mbs. Omar Morlahd, Pres. Edith Walker, Secretary. Guss Phillips, the actor, has formed a partnership with Mr. Hamilton, the well known head of Hamilton’s Ideals, theater company, and together they have formed a company to be known as the Hamilton Phillips Company. They started the season this week, at Fanner City, 111 They will play county fair dates, all summer. The old Presbyterian church was sold last Saturday afternoon, at auction. Bidders were not numerous, nor spirited. It was finally knocked down to F. J. Sears for $55. The building was erected in 1852, and is therefore 43 years old. Its frame, whioh is of hewn oak, and very massive, is still sound.

County Superintendent Warren held his regular monthly examination of applicants for teachers’ licenses last Saturday, with 45 applicants. At the first examination he ever held, which was just eight years ago, there were only 7 applicants. He has held in all 97 regular examinations and three specials, making an even 100 in all.

Get your gun ready! A swindler is abroad in the land, offering a box containing thirty-six pieces of soap for a dollar, and he gives as a prize a rubber door mat with the initials of the purchaser on i,t. He delivers the soap, which is a fraud, and promises to deliver the mat as soon as it can be manufactured with the owner’s name on it, collects the dollar and vanishes to be seen no moKr—North Judson Ntwa. - ■ - It isn’t often that the railway cor porations win a lawsuit in the lower courts, but last Friday the Monon did have such an experience. John G. Troxeil bad sued the road for services tendered in its building. No doubt somebody owed Mr. Troxell for his services but the question was who ? The jury was out but a short time and decided that Mr. Troxell had no olaim against the ! present management.—Delphi Times’.

The congregation of the Presbyterian church having granted the pastor, Rev. M. A. Paradis a vacation, the latter, accompanied by Mrs. Paradis left yesterday for Boulder, Colorado. He expects to remain several weeks, for the benefit of his health. ' Uncle Billy Bull, of Barkley, Tp., has bought Isaac Eight’s residence and a part of his lot, in Weston’s addition, and intends becoming a resident of town, after a few months. Mr. Eight will at once build a new house, on lots adjoining the house he has just sold. Mr. A. F. Bowers of Rochester, Ind., whose business is the building of concrete or cement walks, terraces, cnrbs. 7fiQors fact anything done with cement, will be constructing a walk in front of the court honse, at Rensselaer, within a few days. He invites the attention of all parties interested in permanent improvements of this kind, and asks them to call and inspect his work.

Prof. A. H. Purdue has returned to Rensselaer and has begun the geological investigations for which he comes. -He is working under the direction of the glacial division of the U- S. Geological Survey. He intends making a thorough investigation of the glacial drift of four or five counties in northwest Indiana, occupying the next three or four months in that pursuit.

The residences in Rochester that are supplied with water works have green lawns, thrifty gardens and are every way beautiful. Those that are not provided with the greatest of all bkssings are dry and dusty and in no way attractive. Tbe pleasure and comfort the sprinkled lawn, garden and street afford is worth very much more than the cost. Every residence should be supplied, not alone for beauty and comfort, but for health and the pleasure of the neighbors and the "public generally.—Rochester Republican.

A cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco and drugs, with a small fire at one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief enjoyments are condensed nightmare, fits, cancer of the lips and stomach, spinal meningitis, softening of the brain, funeral processions and families sbrowded in gloom. There are plenty of subjects left however, who are perfectly willing to undergo the trials of such a nature for the sake of putting on a certain amount of style.—Ex. The town of Kentland will vote on the question of water works on July 12th. A proposition, as shown by a published statement of the town board, is to issue bonds to the amount of only $5,000. A cypress tank, to hold 30,000 gallons, is to be elevated on an iron tower 60 feet high, and from this lay as many mains as they have money and extend them as fast as possible. The source of the water supply and the power to be in filling the tank, are not stated.

Alf. W. Hopkins left Sunday on a very notable bicycle trip. He will go first to Indianapolis, then through Ohio and Pennsylvania, to Washington; taking in Harper’s Ferry and Gettysburg and • Anteitam battle fields. On his return he will visit Niagara Falls, and perhaps Toronto, Canada. He expects to be gone about thirty days. It will be by far biggest bicycle trip any Rensselaer man ever undertook. He expects to go alone unless companions are picked up on the way.

Ur the occasion of the international convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union to be held at Baltimore July 18 to 21, the Monon will sell tickets at the rate of one fare for the round trip. This will furnish a fine opportunity to visit Washington and many other points of great interest. In fact more than 50 special side trips have been arranged, to follow the closing of the convention. Tickets good going July 16 and 17, good returning until August sth. For farther information oall upon your nearest Monon route agent

An eeho of the rain making fraud that was so prevalent in the west, a year or two ago, and even reached some parts of this state, was fonnd in a dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, ia thr daily papers, one day last week. It is to the effect that Melbourne, the boss rain-making frand of all, was now living in Cleveland, and admitted that his pretended rainmaking was a fraud. He made a fortune at the miserable business, and has “blowed it all in.” The Republican denounced this rain making business as a fraud at the time of its greatest vogue, and possibly thereby saved the people of this country from being taken in by it, as some of our neighboring counties are said to have been.

Dr. W. W. Hartsell is having tried the experiment of raising alfalfa, on his farm a mile or two west of town. So far the experiment is resulting very satisfactorily, but the real teat is in the way it will stand-the winter in this climate. Alfalfa is a species of clover, and is very much grown in California, Colorado, and other dry western states It is a great hay plant for dry regions, from its tendency to send its roots down deeply. In California it produces from three to five good crops, in a season. It makes as good hay as red clover, and like that is difficult to harvest in good condition unless strictly dry weather prevails while it is curing.

Last Sunday was the last day of what, taking the whole country through, was probably about the dryest June on record. There Were places which had abundant rains, but as a whole the customary “June freshets’' were conspicuous, by their absence. We are not stating these facts as news, for everybody is already acquainted with them, but merely to call attention to the other fact that at the beginning of the month many papers, which ought to know better than to give circulation and standing to such scientific quackery, were publishing the weather prophecies of Rev. Irl Hicks, to the effect that it was to be an uncommonly wet and stormy June. The planets upon which he places bis trust as implicitly and as mistakenly as ever did the astrologers of old, were to bunch thtir hits this month, and everything was to be drowned out, soaked and deluged. The prophecy was wider of the mark than were the same authority’s guesses at the weather last winter, which then were about as far from what the weather actually was, as was possible, and have any weather at all.

An aged gentleman giving his name as Alexander Hamilton, a traveler by the way from Wellsburg, Ohio, experienced a paralytic stroke on our streets last Monday evening. He had papers on his person rcccomending him to the Masonic, Odd Fellows and the grand army fraternity and stating that he had at one time been in good circumstances so far as worldly goods are concerned, but that a dishonest partner had fleeced him, h's wife and son had died recently and that he was put out on the cold world to shift for himself. Under the treatment of Dr. Bacon and tbe tender care of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Sanders and other friends the old gentleman recovered snfflcently to go his way to Chicago where he claimed to have relatives Lowell Tribune.

What a sad situation, truly, for the aged gentleman to be in! There is one ameliorating circumstance about it, however, for the nice old gentleman of the many afflictions, and that is that he seems to have an unlimited supply of “paralytic strokes” on band, which he is able to use, whenever and wherever they are likely (o do him the maximum of good at the minimum of inconvenience. The same nice old gentleman had one of them here, the Saturday before he went to Lowell, and by means of it secured his board and lodging for several days, his railroad fare to Lowell and probably considerable financial aid. The fact is the old fellow and his paralysis, are evidently a fraud. He is following the business for a living.

Mt Ayr has a terrible scandal, involving people of the highest previous repute, and which promises to cause the permanent breaking u£ of two families, and suffering, grief and shame; without end. The woman in the case ia the young second wife of a prosperous commercial traveler, who has a farm near Mt Ayr. She* is a most attractive lady, the daughter of a M. E. minister, formerly stationed at Rensselaer, and one of the most excellent of men. She was the organist in the church at Mt Ayr, and the man in the case was the choir leader, and has a wife and children of his own. He has left the neighborhood, having been warned by the injured husband to leave by last Saturday, if he valued his life. The erring woman has gone back to her parents, in another part of the state.

The building committee made their selection of a plan for the new Presbyterian church, last Saturday; thei r decision being in favor of the plan off red by Messrs. Morrison <fc Torrance, of Chicago, the architects of the Odd Fellows’ building now being erected here. The building is to be of brick, with elaborate cut stone trimmings, and is of very ornate and modern design. It will contain the church room proper, seated with opera chairs, and a large Sunday School or lecture room, the two rooms beiDg easily thrown together, by lifting partitions. There arc also several chss rooms, a library and an infants’ room connected with the Sunday school room. The arrangement of the seats in the church is especially admirrble. The building as planned will cost about SB,OOO.