Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1895 — Page 5

The County Institute.

The Annual Teacher’s Institute of Jasper County will be held at the Court House in Rensselaer, August 19 to S 3. Prof. E. B. Bryan, of Indianapolis, and Prof. L. L. Jones, of Tipton, will have charge of the institute work. A course of evening lectures will given. Co. Supt. W. W. Pfrimmer, of Newton (the poet) will be present Tuesday evening: Pres. Joseph Swain will lecture Thursday evening. The Instructors will each give one evening lecture. Tickets for the entire lecture course 50 cents. Teachers paying membership fee will be entitled to free admission to lectures. Everybody invited —

J. F. WARREN,

Co. Superintendent

“FOUNTAIN PARK ASSEMBLY.”

To be held at the beautiful Park near Bemington, Indiana, AUGUST 16th TO 26th, 1895. (inclusive.) Special Evangelistic Services by the renowned W. Updyke. A commodious Tabernacle is being constructed. A full programme will be provided for each day. It is especially desired that all who can, come with the intention of tenting on the grounds and stay during the entire meeting. Excursion rates will be secured on the R. R.

G. A. R. Encampment Rates.

For the Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Louisville, Sep, 11th to 14th, 1895. Tickets will be sold Sep. Bth to 11th inclusive, good to return up to and including Oct. sth, at $4.40 for the

W. H. BEAM,

round trip.

Ten different makes of Sewing ma ChiaesrAt Steward's. Threshing coal for sale by C. W. Coen. Ferguson <fc Wilson will attend to your legal business with accuracy and dispatch. Attention given to any and all kinds of legal business, Ferguson & Wilson. Ferguson & Wilson will practice in all the courts of the state. Estey organs and pianos, and Estey A Camp organs and pianos, on exhibition at C. B. Steward's. Austin, Hollingsworth & Co. have purchased the onlyf complete set of Abstract Books in Jasper County. They are prepared go make abstracts on short notice and on reasonable terms. Call on them for prices. It costs nothing to feed bogs with Dr. Haas' Hog Remedy as it will return three times its cost in extra flesh produced and feed saved. Use it in time and avoid risk. Supplied by A. F. Long the Druggist.

Persons wishing to buy first-class farms; call on J. H. Perkins. H. W. Porter is still in the In- : surance business. Don’t forget that; and is still agent for the old and always reliable, the old Continental. ; Insures town and farm property against loss by fire, lightning, tornadoes &c. Don’t forget him when needing Fire insurance. 3tp. B. F. Ferguson will loan you all the money you want at 7 per cent and 3 per cent? Come call and see us before going elsewhere Ground given away for hauling it, if you come soon. Halloran comer. Come, in and see the new dress goods at Chicago Bargain Store.

Like the hay crop r -^. I II I I M IT Our Prices-^hort. rpo all those, no matter whether your hay crop was good or not, these prices will appear very SHORT, and just to snit yonr pocket book. Good house brooms, 10'cents each Splint clothes Basket (Larere Size) 45 cts Copper bottomed coffee pots 20 cents--14 qt- milk Pails 20 centsBig Dish Pan 2£ cents. Just Compare Prices, And Then, Well FRANK MALOY.

J. D. C ARSON.

Agt.

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Parties desiring to send a full and reliable account of the great storm to their friends, can obtain copies of this issue of The Republican at this office, ready wrapped for mailing, for 5 cents. C. W. Coen and J. W. Paxton have just bought of Magee the old Eli Yeoman farm, that joins town on the northwest, and from one comer of which Magee and Benjamin’s addition was platted. Rev. S. M. Smothers, pastor of the African M. E. Cnurch, Lafayette, requests me to give publicity to his denial of the published statement that he would be present to take part in the Nichols meeting [colored camp-meeting.] “I enter my protest,” he says, “against my name’s being used; I did not authorize it.” R. D. Utteb. Rensselaer, Aug. 12.

Jesse C* Gwin, of Hanging Grove Tp., is now County Treasurer of Jasper county, his term of office having begun last Monday. We have the most implicit confidence that Mr. Gwin will make a faithful, vigilant and accommodating county treasurer although in those particulars he will have to do well indeed to exceed his immediate predecessor, £dr. Hemphill. Mr. Gwin has retained for his assistant in the work of the office, Mr. Hemphill’s able and experienced deputy, Capt. J. A. Burnham. During the big storm, Sunday afternoon, the lightning struck the barn of J. W. Pierce, a few miles south of town, and the barn with all Its contents was burned. It was a pretty good barn and had in it 15 tons of hay and 250 bushels of oats, and some farming implements. The loss was covered by insurance in the H. W. Porter’s agency. Mr. Pierce hiinself had a very narrow escape from being killed. He was only 15 or 20 fel| away when Ahe stroke came, and it knocked him senseless for a short time, and burned his neck to a blister, over quite a large surface.

Lydia E. Stone, of Keener Tp., has begun suit for a divorce from Theodore N. Stone. They were married Oct. 8, 1893, and separated May 15th, 1895. The plaintiff’s maiden name was Booher. She charges the scriptural cause for a divorce, and names one Jennie Tou&er, a very badly “soiled dove,” of Michigan City, as the co-respon-dent. Also says that Stone threatened to kill her, and often called her the vilest of vile name, and cursed and swore at her in the most profane manner, and in the presence of others. She wants SSOO alimony and attorney’s fees, and the restoration of her maiden name.

Owen Bagin, an inmate of the county poor farm, died quite suddenly Sunday afternoon. He had been sick ever since his reception there, two weeks ago, but for several days preceding his death he had been much better, and the day of his death he had been better than usual, and had eaten heartily at both breakfast and dinner,* and been up and about all day. He died about 6 o’clock, almost before it was known that he was worse. He was brought down from Keener Tp., two weeks ago, having been taken sick at David Gleason’s place. He was a stranger and never appeared willing to give any account of himself. He was apparently about 35 years old.

The trial of Charles Cordry for bigamy was held at Flint, Mich., last week. It was attended by A. J. Knight and Mrs. G. W. Spitler, of Rensselaer, by Mrs. Cordry, his disserted wife, formerly Mlm Sharp, of Streator, Hi., and by Squire Ball, of Monon. Mrs. Spitler is a sister and Mr. Knight a half brother of Mrs. Cordry; while Squire Ball is the party who performed the marriage ceremony for Cordry and Miss Sharp, near Lee, in White Co. some six or seven years ago. The jury found Cordry guilty, but as is the law in Michigan, the fixing of the penalty devolves upon the judge. Cordry had his nerve all with him at the trial, and after the jury brought in their verdict he jokingly invited the prosecuting attorney over to his “hotel” to help him eat quail on toast. Cordry is an all-around swindler as well as a persistent bigamist, and there is no danger of his getting too long a sentence.

David Yeoman, son of D. H. Yeoman, trustee of Union Township, met with quite a severe accident Saturday afternoon. He was coming to town with a load of wood, and when coming down the hill north Of AltePs tile mill, one of the standards broke, and a portion of the load fell off, in front of the wagon, Bnd Young Yeoman fell with it; right behind the horses’ heels. The horses ran away and he was dragged some distance. He was found by Mr. Pullms, just as he was regaining consciousness, and was brought to town, and put under Dr. V. E. Loughridge’s care, at the Makeevcr House. He was very extensively scratched and bruised, and hart across the abdomen; but his injuries did not prove so serious as was at first feared, and by Tuesday he so much improved as to be able to be taken home.

The telephone exchange, the completion of which was noted last week, was installed in the shortest time, of any ever put up in the state, it is claimed. In just 25 days from the time the first work was begun, everything was in good working order. In this time 177 poles, most of them very large and tall, were shaved, stepped and set. Forty miles of steel wire were strung and 5 milea-Of copper wire, 340 cross arms put on, and 2,000 glass inaaialora, and SGG brackets, also 50 feet of 100 wire cable. The switch board was set up at the central office and 75 phones installed at the subscribers’ places of lu sin ess and residences. About 12 more phones have been contracted : 'or and will be put in at once, and the full capacity of the switch board, 100 phones, will probably be very soon reached. The purchase of an additional switch board, which is very expensive, will be necessary before the 100 mark can be exceeded.

A petition, under the provisions of the Nicholson bill, is being circulated in Rensselaer and Marion Township, remonstrating against the granting of a saloon license to George Strickfaden. Under the law if a majority of the legal voters of the township, including of course the town of Rensselaer, sign the remonstrance, the commissioners are obliged to refuse the license, and are forbidden to issue a license to the person remonstrated against for a period of two years. The purpose of those at the head of

this movement is not, as we understand, to make a fight against Mr. Strickfaden personally, but against all saloons, their declared intention being to meet every applicant for a license with a remonstrance, as fast as they make application. That Mr. Strickfaden is the first man remonstrated against Is dwlhglo the fact that he is the first man to apply, since the law went into effect. Many of the most substantial men of the town and township have signed the remonstrance.

NOTICE. Sealed bids wanted for hauling 335 perch of stone from Warden’s river quarry to Halloran corner. Stone to be hauled Aug. 26th to Oct. Ist, 1895. Payments weekly on estimate of |of amounts hauled I in cash £ in merchandise, balance when wall is completed about Oct. Ist. Rids to be opened Sat. Aug. 24th. Bids also wanted on several hundred loads of sand on above terms. Privilege reserved for accepting lowest bid or rejecting them aIL JW : B. fwlnm-

- — "■ mm CYCLONE. -- AT RENSSELAER. I - - • Our Entire Stock is damaged by Water I Some flore, Some Less. AH Damage ed Goods Hust be Sold at Once. REGARDLESS OF COST OR VALUE!! j Great SLAUGHTER Sale, j Commencing j THURSDAY AIMS., IS.| Many of the Suits have only vest, back or j sleeve lining soiled and are as good I as new. Lots of i Men’s and Women’s Shoes Some of which have no boxes or have soles stained; does not hurt the wear of them at all. But they Must All Go. REGARDLESS OF VALUE. % S. Carpets, Rugs, Lace Curtains and Portiers i have all been wet, some wringing wet, : some only damp. Your Price Will Suit Us. And about the same thing will hold good through the entire stock. You will find us upstairs in the OPERA HOdISE ELLIS t iIMUI — r-