Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 45 to 50. Com 25 to 26. Oats 14 to 15. Bye SO. Hay $7.50 to $9.00. Aaron Wood, after two week’s sickness, is able to be around. Mrs. C. C. Sigler has been quite sick for the past two, weeks. Miss Bertha Conyers, of Lebanon attended the funeral of Wm. Gwin last week. Miss Eliza Tuteur. left for Peoria, HI., Saturday evening, to spend the winter Mrs. Mont Hubbard, of East Chicago, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler. Miss Blanche Heyes is learning the type setting vocation In The Republican office. Mrs. Geo. Gillette is at Goshen, this state, taking medical treatment for a trouble of long standing. John T. McColly has sold his poultry and egg business, north of the depot, to Barney Kaeztnae, of Thayer, who took possession last Tuesday. M. F. Chilcote is making slow but steady progress towards recovery. He was able to ride out last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fletcher, of St Anne, 111., came over Monday to attend the Odd Fellow’s dedication, Mid to visit relatives a few days. W. W. Taylor, the South Dakota defaulting treasurer, has Just had his penitentiary sentenoe reduced to two years, by the Supreme Court of that State. Mr. William Evans and Miss Emily A. Eibler, both of Rensselaer, were married last Sunday, by Rev. B. F* Ferguson, at 6 p. m., at the residence of the officiating clergyman. Mrs. A. C. Chaney and Miss Amy Alter, of Russiavilie, are visiting relatives and friends in this place for a few weeks. They came to attend the dedication of the Odd Fellow’s building also. Mr. and Mrs. John Worden’s 18 months old infant son, Ledh, whose sickness with diptheria was mentioned last week, died last Friday. He was an unusually bright and attractive little fellow. The intended proseoution of Ellsworth Iliff, in connection with the Platt vs. Iliff paternity oase, was dismissed by the plaintiff when it came up for hearing, before Squire Morgan, last Friday. Miss Bertha Conyers, who came to Rensselaer to attend the funeral of her uncle, W. H. Gwin, last week, returned to her home at Lebanon, Monday. Her grand-father, John Conyers who aooompanied her here, will remain a few dajs in this vioinity. The Republican was not quite correctly informed in regard to the sale of the C. C. Kent land, in Union Tp., last week. The amount sold was 1000 acres and it was bought by A. McCoy and Walter Y. Porter, jointly. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spitler, and M. L. Spitler, attended the HammondHomer wedding, in Lafayette, Tuesday. The wedding was a grand affair. 1 V-—-— —4S- - _