Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 50 to 55. Corn 35 to 36. Oats 15 to 17. Rye 35 to 57. Mrs. Michael Schneider, of Cleveland, is visiting her Newton Tp. relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Willey, of Monon, are visiting in Rensselaer this week. The Misses Dora and Anna Cragan, of Logansport, are visiting Miss Evelyn Kline for a few weeks. Miss Love Crampton, of Delphi, visited in Rensselaer the latter part of last week. C. W. Duvall has just treated himself to a new dray wagon. It is right up in city style, and a “bute.” Emma and Will Mackey have gone to Attica to visit relatives there and in neighboring points, for a few weeks. ~~~SrP. Thompson is building eight good residences, and barns and other out-building to go with them, on his Union Tp. ranch. John King’s shooting gallery is no more. He pulled up Monday, to make room for the excavators for Forsyth’s block. 1S- David C. Makeever, late of Valley City, Mo., is visiting in this locality. He thinks of moving back into some part of Indiana. A daughter Saturday, Aug. 3rd to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coen, near the railroad, and John F. McColly is now a grandfather. Henry Grow will build a fine residence this fall, on his lots north of the depot. E. L. Cox A Bro. are preparing the plans for it. The house Geo. B. Parkison is building, about a half mile north of Pleasant Ridge, will be among the best farm residences in the county. A. J. Knight and Mrs. Geo. Spitler left Monday for Flint, Mich., as witnesses in the case against Chas. Cordry, for bigamy; set for trial Tuesday. The exterior of the Odd Fellows’ building is now nearly completed, and the plastering is in progress. Minicus and Watson have the plastering contract. Rensselaer Wilkes was third and should have been second, in a 11,000 trot at Joliet, 111., last week, and in which there were about 20 starters and the time was under 2:15. J. D. Babcock, new trustee of Marion Tp., will have his office in Trustee Greenfield’s former office, over the Commercial Bank. His office days will be Saturdays. C. D. Novels has contracted for a cement walk in front of the Nowels Block. It will be 90 feet long and about 12 feet wide. Mr. Rinehart, of Delphi, has the contract. Sim Dowell has a hive of bees which “swarmed” three times in four days last week; and then killed a fourth queen, which would have led out still another swarm. This is said to beat the record for swarming. There will be a Lawn Social at Jno. T. Faris’ place near Independence church, Saturday night Aug. 10, given under the auspices of the Epworth League of Gillam Tp. Supper, games, music, and other interesting features will be the order of the evening. Everybody come.

The Cambe livery stable has changed hands. Phegley Bros, are the new proprietors. A Another way down cheap Chicago excursion is being arranged for about the last of this month or the first of next. The exact date has not been settled yet, nor ths price, but it will be very cheap. A big fire in. muck land has been burning for some weeks, near the Slaughter neighborhood, southeast of town. Some 60 acres have been burned over, and are still burning. Twelve acres of growing corn is included in the burning tract. . The Republican regrets to state as its last item before going to press, that the condition of Dr. J. H. Loughridge has been rapidly growing worse, and for awhile yesterday was thought to be dying. He had revived A little, at last accouats yesterday afternoon. The fourth Quarterly meeting of the Rensselaer circuit, will be held at Rosebud church Saturday and Sunday the 17t>h and 18th inst. Those especially interested take notice. Everybody invited. Oliver Lowther, ' Pastor. F. J. Sears and party are making quite an extensive trip through Colorado. When last heard from they were at Lamar. Mr. Sears, who justly expected to find Colorado a dry country, says everything is now drowned out by continuous and phenomenal rains. The Citizens Band gave an open air concert last Thursday evening, in the public square, which was much enjoyed by all present. Another concert will be given this Thursday evening; and regularly every Thursday hereafter, as long as the weather permits. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth expect to start east today, their objective point being Asbury Park, on the New Jersey sea coast, where Mrs. Hollingsworth and the children will sojourn for some time. It is hoped that the sea air will prove beneficial to their baby’s health. Ruth, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman, of Pleasant Ridge, died last Saturday, Aug. 3rd, aged 11 months and 14 days. The funeral was held Sunday at the residence; Rev. B. F. Ferguson conducting the religious exercises. Burial in Weston cemetery. Herman Glade, a Lake Co, boy, was awarded the appointment to West Point, at the competitive examination at Logansport, last week. His alternate is Charles Borders, of Pulaski Co. There was only one candidate from Jasper Co. present at the examination, a Mr. Sprigg from DeMotte.

Marriage liscenses issued since last reported: I Martin L. Shanaberger ( Cora Davis. ( David Platt | Cora Adams, j Ward B. Peterson, | May Kelley. ( William H. Hershman, I Emma May Stalbaum. The ascent of Mt Hood, Oregon, one of the very highest mountain peaks in the United States, is reckoned a great feat, among mountain climbers, and now that it has been successfully accomplished by an exJasperite, Rev. J. T. Abbott, his well written account of the ascent, which we publish elsewhere, will, we think, be read with great interest by the most of our readers. The soldiers of Newton County will hold their annual reun’on st Mt Ayr thia year, a point very convenient for Jasper Co- soldiers to attend, and especially those of Rensselaer. The dates of the reunion are Aug. 28 and 29th. One of the principal events of the first day will bo an oration by Hon. Frank Hanley, M. C., of Williamsport, and on the second day one by Hon. Jasper Packard, of New Albany.

Grandmother Kannal has gone to Indiana Mineral Springs, to take the treatment. ■ - Leonard Ensminger and Floyd Shipp, of Crawfordsville, are visiting Rensselaer friends, this week. Chas. Chamberlain, of Kentland, was in town Saturday. His father, John Chamberlain, our former townsman, now lives in Kentland and has just built for himself a fine residence there. The Christian Endeavorers of Jasper County will hold their County Rally, on Tuesday, August 20, at Fountain Park, near Remington. In connection with Endeavor Day of the Christian Church Assembly, an excellent program is being prepared. All societies of Jasper Co. and all friends of C. E. work are cordially invited to attend. Carrie B. McKee Co. Pres. Grace A. Gee Co. Secy. Last Wednesday July 31st, was a great day with Squire Burnham,'"for weddings of the kind in which the arrest of the groom elect, on the strength of an affidavit filed by the would-be bride, is the opening act of the ceremony. Besides the one mentioned last week, another took place in the afternoon of that day. The parties were Mr. David Platt and Miss Cora Adams, both of Rensselaer. Squire Burnham performed the ceremony, and Constable 01 Robinson gave away the groom. Judge Haggard, of Lafayette, has changed the name of his Sunday paper from the Sunday Quohosh, to the Sunday Herald. It is a good change. People do not take kindly to wierd and unusuil names for papers. Such ram is take well for a short time, but when the novelty weap off people become tired of them. The Quohosh, by the the way, now christened the Herald has been among the brightest and ablest edited papers in our exchange list, and The Republican wishes it a continually increasing prosperity.

Willie Borem, a 12 year old son of James Borem, the carpenter, met with a bad accident, last Wednesday! near Parr. He was riding on a wagon load of lumber, leading a horse with a halter. He tied the strap around his wrist, and the horse getting frightened, ran away and dragged the boy several hundred yards. One arm was broken, and his face and head terribly cut and skinned. Dr. Berkley was called up and set the broken arm and gave the other necessary treatment, and the boy was getting along well, at last accounts. Another big day of sports is being arranged for, at the Rensselaer Stock Farm, for Friday, Aug 9th. The principal features will be a game of base ball between two crack clubs Remington and Monticello; several bicycle races; and quite an extensive program of horse races. One a 5 furlong race, best 2 in 3, purse $l5O. A two-county race for Jasper and Newton Co., horses, thoroughbreds barred, pures SSO; a 3| furlong race, purse S3O; and a pony race, purse S2O. The music will be a notable feature, as the bands from Monticello, Chalmers and Rensselaer have all been secured. Also Prof. Nichols and his colored jubilee singers. Mr. Murphy, an attorney from Flint, Mich., was is town last Friday, in the interest of Charles Cordry, his client.. He claims to be looking up evidence in his client’s favor, but his hardest endeavors were wasted in efforts to pursuade the witnesses against him here not to appear at the trial. Cordry, it appears, has stuffed Mr. Murphy with a story that he has SI,OOO buried in a certain place, and has promised that if Murphy will secure his acquittal he will dig up the SI,OOO and divide “even Stephen” with the lawyer. The story of the buried money is one of Cordry's monumental lies; but it is an ingenious and serviceable one, for it secures him a good and energetic lawyer.