Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 50 to 55. Cora 83 to 84. \ Oats 14 to 16. Bye 85 to 57. Mrs. P. W. Clarke and children are Visiting her parents, at Lowell. Thos. Thompson up home from his stay at Indiana Mineral Springs. „ Miss Bessie Wilson, of Streator, HI., is visiting Miss Mary Belle Porcnpile, Wm. B. Austin has sold his residence property, on Weston street, to Laßue Brothers. Mrs. L v Saab, of Harrison, Mich., is visiting her brother, Mr. Thomas Richardson, of Valma. Goodland had a bad fire last Saturday. It is mentioned more in detail in our Remington correspondence. Frank Ross, now of the new gold mining regions of British Columbia, is visiting his family here, for a few days. £. E. Post, an Indianapolis attorney, and Jasper Co. land owner, was in town the latter part of last week. -Work is in progress on the cement walk in front of the Nowels House. Mr. Rinehart, of Delphi, doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Barnet Adamson, of Marshall Co., are visiting their neices and nephew, Eunice and Harry Adamson and Mrs. Ruth Chipman. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth and children left for Asbury Park, New Jersey, last Friday night, intending to remain for some time. The firm that is plastering the Odd Fellows’ building is that of Minicus Brothers, not Minicus A Watson, as incorrectly stated last week. Mrs. W. H. H. Graham, and daughter, Mary, of Irvington, visited former Rensselaer friends, several days, the latter part of last week. Rev. M. R. Paradis, of the Presbyterian church, will arrive home from his western trip in time to hold services next Sunday, in the court house. Rensselaer Wilkes made the greatest effort of his life, so far, at Indianapolis, Tuesday. He won a S6OO race in three straight heats. Time 2:125; 2:14; 2:13*. The Barkley Epworth League will give a social, in Mr. Isaac Parker’s lawn, Friday evening, Aug. 16ib. Ice cream will be served. Everybody invited to come. G. H. Brown Sr. has let the contract for a good house, of the value of about/$1,600, to be erected at once, near his own residence. E. L. Cox A Bro. have the oontract. A. F. Bowers, the oement walk man, of Rochester, was in town Tuesday, and picked up a number of contracts, including the completing of the Makeever House walk and gutter. The Rensselaer school catalogues are now printed and ready for distribution. Patrons of the school and others interested can obtain copies by calling upon E. L. Clark, at the county auditor’s office. The Jasper County summer school will dose next Friday, after a very suooesaful term of five weeka The attendance has been large, reaching a total of 55 last week. Next week the County Institute will be held.

Rev. B. E. Utz and wife, of Drake University, Des Moines, lowa, visited Rensselaer friends from Saturday till Tuesday. Mr. Utz was formerly pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church. Misses Rose and Ella Culp will build a good residence this fall, on their recently purchased lots, north of the railroad. E. L, Cox A Bro. have the contract. Its cost will be about SI,BOO or $2,000. Uncle Billy Bussell, of Hanging Grbve Tp7, has bought MatfWorden’s handsome new house, joining town on the south, and will move to town.and occupy the place. Mr. Worden is arranging to remove to Remington. Afanjage liscenses —issued since last reported: • - j Eugene Clinger, j Lillie Aldrich. j Ralph W. Brown, (Ida M. McGlynn. j John W. Pull ins, ( Minnie Leach. Moses L. Washburn, father of Dr. I. B. Washburn, died last Friday, at his home in Pulaski Co., at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 7 days, after a long illness. He was, in length of residence, the oldest citizen of Pulaski Co., and a man of high standing in his community. _— —-==— -p ——————* —■■ The lecture course committee are now issuing their season tickets.; Their object is to get the tickets all' into the hands of the subscribers, and | then to call a meeting of the ticket' holders and make an equitable assign- J ment of reserved seats, for the season.' All this will take time, hence the necessity of issuing the tickets now. j Mr. William H. Hershman and Miss Emma May Stalbaum, were mar- j ried Sunday evening, Aug. 11th, at the residence of the gloom’s brother, C. E. Hershman, on Main stieet. Rev. B. E. Utz performed tie cere-, mony. Only relatives of tha parties and a few near friends were i resent. The parties live in Gillam township. Mr. Eqgene Clinger, of Pulaski Co., and Miss Lillie Aldrich, of Rensselaer, were married last Thursday evening, Ang. Bth, by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, at his residence. They will 'probably live in Rensselaer, occupying the house of Henry Aldrich, the bride’s father, just north of town. Sherman Richards, whose arrest charged with criminal assault was mentioned last week, was to have had his preliminary examination before Squire Burnham, last Friday, bnt he waived examination and was held to the circuit court, in bail of SI,OOO. In default of this, he went to jail, where he will remain until the coart sits in October. A very notable attraction has been secured for the opening day of Fountain Park Assembly, at Remington, which is tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 16th, in the person of Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kansas. Mr. Ingalls is about the most brilliant public speaker now on the platform. It will be strange if he does not draw an enormous crowd. John King and Jim McColly were over to Kankakee, 111., three days last week, attending a three days shooting tournament. They both did fine shooting, bnt they had 85 good men against them, but they came out with good credit. Mr. King especially came ont with flying colors. This week he is at Lake Maxinkuckee, taking part in a three days tournament. Mrs. Etta Baker, of Milroy Tp., was in town Saturday and exhibited the rattles of an old settler rattlesnake she had killed in her door yard, a few days before. The snake bad nine rattles and a button, from whence those well up in snakeology figure out that it was from 10 to 18 jeara old. The snake was having a set-to with a big chioken when Mrs. Baker discovered it. The chioken woe fighting the snake plnokily and was not hurt during the battle.