Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 45 to 50. Corn 26 to 27. Oats 15 to 17. Bye 30, - Hay $7.50 to $9 00. Mrs. E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, is in town tliis week. ——— Drzzler at Opera House tonight. Wilber Tharp began a school ia White Co., last Monday. Attend the entertainment at the M. E. church next Monday eveniigMr. Ankeny, near the railroad, yf recovering from a sevete spell of malarial fever. Mrs. Lecklider Jias a fine line o f fall millinery just received at the Emporium. Fred Chilcote, of Albany, Ind., is visitirg his Rensselaer relatives this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paxton, of Albany, arc visitiag in Rensselaer this week. Harry Kurrie has returned to his duties in Thompson A Bro’s law office, after several weeks’ visit in southern Indiana. Don’t mi6S the best show of the season at the opera house, tonight. T. J. McCoy moved into h : s rebuilt and practically new and very spaciom ami elegant ftsideii&e, last Friday.

Miss Laura McClellan has returned from Mexico, Nf Y., and is again making her home with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Huff. The Ladies of the Womans Belief Corps will serve meals in the east room of the Odd Fellows’ building at the time of the dedication. Our neighboring, town of Fowler, which has been a little backward in “getting a move on” itself; is now improving at a remarkable rate. 0. K. Ritchey is building a house north of the depot and intends to move into town, from his place four miles south, as soon as it is completed. t Do the farmers of this county know the good Qualities of the Marseilles corn shellers and feed cutters ? They have a line line of goods. Get prices by calling on C. A. Roberts*

* I Mrs. W. D. Owen, who has been . Vtry sick for several weeks at New Haven, Conn., is reported improving ( slightly, and her huband will soon { return to Indianapolis. » Mr. William A. Shook and Miss Mary L. Florence were married last Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25th, by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, at his residence. The parties live in Union township. Rev. J. H. Cissel, who has just been appointed presiding elder of the Crawfordsville district, has announced that he will retire from the active ministry at the close of his term, wbioh will be Bix years hence. The commissioneis of Bin Lon County have been petitioned to erect a soldiers memorial building at Fowler, to oost about $15,000 The movement is being strongly pushed and the prospects for its success seem promising.' * Dr. Weaver the painless dentist, of the American University, who is now locate l in Rensselaer, extract* te°th 5r ah entirely new and safe method. o needle used, no additional soreness of gums, no pay when any pain is experienced. With Dr. Horton overP. O. i

J. W. Medicos and family now occupy * their new residence on the site of their old one, on Cullen street. The Methodist Sunday school will give an entainment at the church next Monday evening. The Lake county grand jury has returned over 200 indictments against violators of the Nicholson law. It is expected that more w'Jl follow. and Mrs,Frank O borne attended the wedding at Rochester, yesterday, of the former’s daughter, Miss Mabel Osborn®, to Mr. JohnH. Wood, of Rochester. A train of three movers’ wagons went through town Tuesday, headed east, as usual ia these days. They left western Kansas and are headed for eastern Indiana. A. H. Purdue departed for Chicago University, Monday. He will continue his geological work among the sand ridges of northwestern Indiana for some time yet, as occasion offeis, D. B. .Nowels h<s sold the remainder of his f arm, in the north - west corner of Marion Tp , to Wm. E. Leek, an Illinois man. The amount sold was 245 acres, for $12,060.

F. J. Sears lHb been offered and hasrceeptfd a position in a new hank just being organized nt Storm Lake, lowa. He will be tidier president or cashier. He will leave here some time this mouth. There will be at entertainment given at the M. E. church by the members of the infant__jelass and others of the Methodist Sunday school, Monday Oct. 6, at 7:30 p. m. Everybody come. Admission 10 cents, R v. Dr. Rondtbaler, pastor of the Tabernacle church, of Indianapolis, has been secured as orator of the day, for the corner-stone laying ceremouies of the new Presbyterian church, to be held* here Oct. 15th. He is one of the ablest speakers in “the state. The fbst really heavy frost of the season occured last Sunday Digit* and was followed by another equally severe, Monday night. The thermometer reached to several degrees below the freezing point, the latter night, and ice of some thickness formed on water left standing out.

Harbrcht’s skurk farm is .not proving the financial success that its promoters expected. The animals do not thrive in captivity, and are rapidly d) ing off. Besides the old eat their young. Out of 200 skunks in the liens last spring there are scarcely twenty left, and these are old ones that have been captured wild. Theory promised big but practice pays bad —Chesterton Tribune

Work on the Jasper County Telephone Company’s extension to Lafayette began last Thursday, with a large force of men. The line is already constructed to Remirgton, and in operation. From Remington it will pass through Wolcott, Reynolds, Chalmers, BrookstOD, and Battle Ground, terminating at Lafayette, where it will connect with lines to Crawfordsville end other points.

On Recount of the Odd Fellows’ District Meeting and Dedication of Temple, at Rensselaer, Ind., Oct. 16tb, the Monon Route will sell tickets on Oct. 15th and 16th, to Rensselaer and return, at one fare for the round trip, from all points from Chicago to Indianapolis, on the Chicago Division, and from Michigan City to Greencastle on the main line. Tickets good returning until Obt. 17.

The big>iat land deal reported this week, and one of the largest single sales ever transacted in the c4unty, it the sale by Hon. I. D. Dunn, of Kankakee Tp, of about 1,350 seres in Kankakee and Wbeatfield, to Edgar P. Holly, for a total consideration of $41,000. Mr. Dunn still owns bstween 200 and 300 acres of good land in that region, and upon which he will build a good residence, for his future dwelling place.

A son to Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Horton, yesterday morning. Geo. W. Hopkins has gone to Lafayette, to enter the college of pharmacy at Purdue University. See the Dazzler at the opera house, tonight and Friday nighV Ludd Hopkins is reported as showing decided indications of regaining strength since the weather became cooler. W. H. Gwin, southeast of town, is seriously sick with congestion of the bo«els and kidneys. At last accounts he was improving a little. Lost—A very dark brown mare weight about nine hundred pounds. Finder please leave word at Nowels A Babcock’s elevator, Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Utt<r, of the M. E. chnrch, thank their friends for recent substantial tokens of remembrance.

F. J. Sears has just made a quick -trip to Sioux falls, Dak., leaving here last Friday morning and arriving home Monday night. The Old Settlers’ Barbecue committee has secured the services of a female aeronaut for a balloon ascension and parachute descent, on each of the da.\ s of the meeting. The George Landis - farm; on the Pleasant Itidge road, has been sold to Newton Hendricks, of Douglas Co., 111. The sale was‘negotiated by Burgett & Penn.

Ira Rinebart, the cement walk contractor, is now doing work for private parties, it not being thought advisable to tear up any more walks in the bysiness district until after Old Settlers’ and Barbecue days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bundle gave a very pleasant party at their residence on Dayton street; last Wednesday evening. The decorations were especially notable, and were all in yellow and green. The Jenny Lind Ladies’ Quartet gave their enteitainment at the Opera House, last evening. They came under the auspices of the Rensselaer Lecture Club, and so many season tickets have been taken for their course, that a large audience is assured for all of their entertainments.

J. G, Ligget, of Fair Oaks, was in town yesterday, and brings unexpectedly favorab'e reports regarding the condition of his wife, now at Longcliff asylum, at Logansport. She is improving very satisfactorily, and the prospects for her complete recovery are thought excellent.

An effort is now being made, with good prospects for success, to induce the Monon to run a special tram to Rensselaer, on Odd Fellows’ Day, Oct* 16th, starting from Frankfort, about 6 or 7 o’clock in the morning. If this is done, the Odd Fellows from Frankfort, Delphi and Monticello wili be here that day in great numbers.

The preparations for the o'd settlers’ meeting and barbecue, at the stock farm, to be held today and Friday are practically complete. And it promises to be » great success. The balloon ascensions and parachute drops, by Miss Alfretta Adair, will be among the greatest attractions, and no unforseen accident preventing, wi 1 surely take place, as she arrived with her balloon and outfit, Wednesday morning. Plenty of provisions have .also. been made for feeding the-multitude.

L. A. Bostwick, the civil eaginee r was the first to move into the new Odd Fellow’s building, he occupying a front room on the second floor, on the east side. County Surveyor Alter will occupy au adjoining front room. Farther back, on the east side, two rooms are occupied by C. E. Mills the attorney, and Township Trustee J. D. Babcock, who moved m yesterday morning. County Superintendent Warren, and the loan agency firm of Warren A Irwin will occupy the west side suite of front rooms, on the same floor, who will move in, in a few days.

Two families from Montgomery County, near Crawfordsville, passed through town yesterday morning, headed for the Gifford lands. The ‘‘D zzler,” is the strongest vaudeville and comedy company, that ever appeared in Rensselaer. The hay fever contingent, Mrs, W. H; Coover and son Clyde, Mrs. Grrtie Robinson and son Harvey and Albert Overton, arrived home from Pestoskey, Mich., Tuesday night. ... «, The remarkable growth of the Odd Fellows lodge here still continues: Nine new members were given their final degree, last lodge meeeting night, and about the same number a few meetings previous. Several fresh applications for membership are received at every meeting.

While the principal exercises of Odd Fellows’ Day, October 16th, will take place in the lodge room, and be open only to members ol} the order, there will be a grand street parade at 1:30 p. m., and this with the unique event of from 15 to 20 bands of music in town, will make the occasion well worth attending by the general public. It is now estimated that fully 1000 Odd Fellows will march in the procession. ~ ~'»M tf —~ . Frank Hess, city ‘clerk of Hammor;d, was assessed $1,400 by a circuit court jury at Crown Point last week. It was the close of the second trial of the very sensational breacn of promise ease brought against him by Miss Rosetta Haeselback. The first trial resulted in a disagreement of the jury. Hess was making, Jove to two girls at once, and a fi3t fight between the two on Hess’ front porch was one of the interesting feature s which preceded the filing of the case.

We are in receipt of a New Map of Indiana from Mr. R Ryse, Indiapolis, Ind., dealer in trustees’ supplies. Wh are informed that it has been sent to all the trustees of this state. This map is but one-fourth the size of hi 3 large State map which is used for school purposes'and which-

should be hung on the walls of every school room. Such a magnificent Map gives the pupil an idea of the greatness of our State, and every ehild should have an idea of the local geography of our own State. This Map is thoroughly up to date in every respect; any section of land in the can be located on it to a certainty. The coloring is fine and altogether it is the best Map of our State ever issued.

The assignment of seals for the Rensselaer Lecture Club, for the season, was held at the opera house, last Friday evening, and as nearly all the ticket holders were present, in person or by representativt s, it was quite an interesting function. The seats, or the privilege of selecting them, rather, were drawn by lot, and while, of course a good many were disappointed in not getting ss good seats as they could wish, the distribution was so entirely fair and iquible to all, that the disposition toaicept the result cheerfully was very general. In the drawing the first name drawn was that of Mrs. Belle Kerr. At the other end of the procession came out Capt. Wasson’s name, as the last in the box.

An exchange says that a boy working in a bicycle factory at Indianapolis laid aside a piece at a time until be finally had enough to build' himself a bicycle. The firm discovered the fact and arrested the boy on the charge of grand larceny. The boy’s lawyer proved by actual facts gleaned from the firm themselves and from employes that it cost but $16.50 to put on the market an SBO bicycle, and therefore the material stolen by the boy did not amount to enough to convict him of grand larceny. It has long been known that there is an immense profit in bicycles, and while the price has fallen much in the past year or two, the facts show there is yet room for a great decrease in the price of highgrade wheels.”

Ex County Surveyor J. C. Thrawls it in the sick list, with ft fever. Capt. Chilcote continues to improve, although still confined to his bed. - —-V . T. F. Clark has jnst gathered his sass crop* of strawberries. They are very nice berries but exceedingly few in the hill. W. D. Owen, secretary of state, returned from the east, Saturday. Mrs. Gwrn was too ill to travel. She is at West Haven, Conn.—lndianapolis Sun. Marriage licenses since last reported. j Thomas Affrmg, { Nellie Evens, j Mann A. Brewer, ( Winnons E. Sayjer. Next Monday Rensselaer Wilkes trots in the great Transylvania Stake race, at Lexington, Ky. Probably quite a number of Rensselaer parlies will go down to see the raqp. Our citizens should remember the special- met ting of the Town Board, next Monday night, at the Towh Hall*, to c >midt r the question of giving a waterworks franchise to a company of Lafayette jieople, as described last week. It is the desire aud~The request of the Board that our citizens meet with them at that time to discuss the rna'tir; bIIRL- iwf.u-m lilt: Board as to their wishes.

The tearing op of a strip of the old wooden walks, in the business district, to make room for cement walk, is always the signal for a crowd of boys and some men, to begin stirring the dirt and rubbish that was or other small articles that have been dropped in times past, and fallen through the cracks in the walk. A great many, dimes, nicks and pennies are found, in this way. S. P. Thompson his bought of John Bislosky the three lots on the easterly cormr ol Washington and Cullen streets, formerly the property of Mrs. Michael Schneider. The price paid was $4,000. These lots are wall, sitnated /or. business purposes and it is understood that Mr. Thompson, or the firm of which he is the head, will not allow them long to remain Vacant, or practically so, which they now are. Various rumors are afloat as to the character of the building to be erected On the lots, but none of these have been authorized by tjie firm. It is not likely that anything will be done this fail in the way of building on the lots.

Warden Harley, of the prison north, is at his wits’ erd trying to find employment for his convicts. About fiver hundred of them are out of work, and contractors don’t seem to want to hire them at any price. Senators Hoppers, pane in and Ellison, the Committee named by Lieutenast Governor Nye, to devise# better way of employing the convict labor of the State, will visit the Minnesota penitentiary with a view of adopting the plan in operation there of working prisoners sentenced for two years or less on the public highways. The committee wil meel at Michigan City abotft Nov. Ist, when a repoi t will be prepared.

A big hearty looking bum was in town one day last week, exhibiting one of those repulsive and much inflamed looking sores, which are now so much in vogue among people of his class, and thereby getting much sympathy and picking np many quarters, dimes and nickels. It has now come to be a very frequent practice for such degraded beings to produce sores on their hands, arms or other parts of their bodies, and to keep them in a permanently inflamed condition, by the use of acids, and by exhibiting these sores they work on the sympathies of the people, greatly to their own financial advantage. The sores they produce, while they look very angry and inflamed, are really very superficial, and except in appearance, amount to very little. These fellows are the very meanest of frauds and ought to be treated as such, wherever they put in an appearance.