Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 50. Corn 20 to 22. Oats 14 to 15. Rye 30 to 32. ». Hay $7.50 to $9.00. J. C. Kaupke, trustee of Kankakee Tp., was in town Monday* , A daughter Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs, Jobn W, King. W. W. . Watson and family will leave for Washington today. . « Prof. Isaac Reubelt and family, are back from Dana, Ind., for the holidays. A, H. Purdue, now of Chicago Un iyersity, visited Rensselaer friends Monday. Prof. R. M. Vanatta, principal of the Monroeville schools, is home here for the holidays. Prof. Newton Warren, principal of the Sheridan schools, is back here for the holiday vacation. T. J. McCoy’s son Taylor has been having a mild case of diphtheria, but is recovering all right. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Learning, of Goshen, are spending the holidays with their Rensselaer relatives. J. F. Irwin was in Chicago Monday negotiating for the purchase of a SIO,OOO property -in Englewood. As a result of this old time rainy spell the Iroquois river is higher than for any time for several years. Prof. S. U- Sparling, of Wisconsin Universfty is spending the holidays with his parents just southeast of town. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mossier of Thorntown, have been visiting their son Will and family, especially the new boy. They returned home yesterday. Fred Hassel bring,the Kniman blacksmith, was dangerously kicked by a horse last Saturday. The report now is that his arm is broken and skull fractured. Remington is now sure of a telephone exchange, owned by local capitalists. It will be put up by the same parties ...-as was the Rensselaer telephone system. County Clerk Coover and family are visiting relatives at Wolcott and Remington. C. C. Warner has charge of . the clerk’s office during Mr. Coover’s absence, The five year old daughter of Mr. Pruitt,of Gillam, died last Tuesday of diphtheria. There is a few more cases of this dread disease in that locality and the school in that/ district has been closed.—Medaryville Advertiser. * Iroquois Lodge, I. O. O. F. is still pushing- right along in growth of membership, and has lately been taking in such solid men as T. J. McCoy, Lucius Strong, Jasper Kenton, etc. Mr. Tillman Watson and Miss •Josie Richmond yere married last Sunday, by Rev. B. F, Ferguson, at Charles Fox’s residence, near the railroad. The parties live in Barkley township. The dirt roads were in pretty bad shape before these last big rains began and are now in many places entirely impassable. Even the gravel roads are getting terribly cut up. Mostly from hauling too large loads, and on narrow tired wagons. Some vigorous measures ought to be taken at onee to prevent this shameful abuse of our gravel roads.

j ‘-Old Jasper has got back again,” ,is a common expression these days. ! And it is no wonder .since last week’s : Republican said the rainy spell, as i far as it had then gone, was the wettest for years, and we have had more or less, generally more, rain every day sit ce, W. B. Austin is preparing for himself and family a very notable pleasure trip. It is nothing less than a journey to Europs and the far east. Including especially a visit to Jerusalem and the “Holy Land.” It is his intention to start in February and to be absent about four months. Geo. H. Healey has given up his proposed southern sojourn and instead will take charge of the Brookston Reporter after Jan. Ist. Bro. French, of the Reporter,evidently has too many irons in the fire to devote much lime to his paper, and it really needs an energetic man like Mr. Healey to take hold and make a live "paper out of it. «—— J. H Chapman left Monday for a few days visit with his relatives at Bridgeman, Mich. He has terminated _ his connection with the firm of -Ferguson, Wilson, & Co. and on his return will open an office of his own in the abstracts of titles, farm loans and real estate business. He will have his office with Burge_t_.iL Penn, in Leopold’s block, Mrs. Nancy Fisher, wife of Henry Fisher, died last Friday evening, at their home on Main street, at the age of 70 years, 3 and 9 days, after quite a long sickness. The funeral was held Sunday forenoon, at the Primitive Baptist church. Rev. W. R. Nowels conducting theYbligious services. The remains were buried in Weston cemetery. The people of Delphi are pulling their money out cjf the Fidelity Building & Loan Association, of Indianapolis. They all get their monoy,, t u t in no. case, so far as-reported, do they get back as much as they paid in, The home building and loan associations are generally the most profitable for investors, and for borrowers also. " Frank Borsch, lately of Lafayette, is now a resident of Rensselaer. He has bought the right to the Dr. Nott Rupture Cure for the counties of Jasper, Lake, Porter, and La Porte, and is making Rensselaer his headqiiaters, while introducing the cure in his territory. He resides in J. C. Passons tenant house, in the southeast part of town. Dr. I. B. Washburn will administer the treatment to Jasper county patients. George Barcus, of the firm of Mackey & Barcus, o. Rensselaer, came over the forepart of the week' and erected a fine monument to the! memory of James B. Kay. The ex ! cetlent work turned but by these gen- ■ liemen and their honest and upright manner of dealing with the public is' winning for them so much ,patronage in this locality that George is com ! pelled to spend a good portion of his time with us—in fact, he is almosi regarded as one of the boys.—Morocco Courier. Perhaps the greatest number of people to move from Newton county in a body, will leave on or about that first of next month, when the big emigrant train, carrying about eighty Amish people and their personal effects, starts from Mt. Ayr, enroute for Gibson, Mississippi, its destination . These people will be thoroughly equipped for farming, and if they don’t surprise some of the old Southerners down there, who imagine that a mule, an old wooden plow and four dogs constitute a pretty good- outfit, then we miss our guess “a right smart.” > Morocco Courier. It is hardly possible to pick up a country paper these days without finding oiite or more accidents frdmcom husking or com shredding machines. Usually the loss of a band or arm is the extent of the injury, but last a farm near Idaville a young man named Levi Benny was killed instantly, by being caught in one of these machines. There ought to be some improvements devised to make these otherwise very useful machines, less dangerous to the men who operate them.

John Hack, of Lowell, was in town Tuesday. Miss Mary Peacock is home for the holidays. Ske has’been in Missouri for some time past. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Thompson and daughter Grace are attending the Atlanta exposition. - - . ’ J. H. Willey is spending his holiday vacation at Rensselaer and Monon.. He is still traveling for a Chicago art store supply house. Mrs. Candace Loughridge and daughter Miss Blanche Loughridge, left last Friday for a visit.to the Atlanta exposition. Prof. F. W. Reubelt, a former much esteemed superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, and later occupying a similar position in Pekin, 111., has carried out a long cherished intention upon his part, by quitting the school business and going to farniing. He has purchased and is now living upon a fine farm in Marshall Co., this state, “as happy as a king.” The Indiana State Teachers’ Association -will hold its 42nd annual meeting Thursday, Friday and Saturday. of Jhis-we ks “ resentatives, in the State House, at Indianapolis. County Superintendent Warren, Town Superintendent Sanders, Principal Large, Assistant PfinblpSrHblTaudTand Miss Maggie Lang, president of-ilib Jaspet County Teachers’ Association, are among those intending to be present from Rensselaer. A yery .pleasant affair in the matrimonial line, was the marriage of Mr. Rodney J. Crain, of Logansport to Miss Evelyn M. Kline; Dec. 18tb, taking place at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. CThrawls, on Dayton street. About 25 or 30 invited guests were present, all of whom enjoyed the occasion greatly- The ceremony Was preformed by Rev. R. D. Utter. The young couple have-taken up their residence in Logansport, where the groom has a prosperous business in the insurance line. Rensselaer and its near vicinity now has a big delegation •of college students, and they are all home for the holidays. From Purdue, Ira Washburn, Ernest and Melville Wishard and Will Parkison. From the State University, Oren Parker, Ray Thompson, Frank Hoover and George Collins. From the State Normal, Alice Irwin and Pearl Wasson. From Wabash, M. L. Spitler, Jr. From Chicago law school, Alfred Hopkins. From Indianapolis law school, Walter Willey. From Greencastle, True Yeoman. „ One of the fewest as well as the meanest’ of swindles is now being worked jn various places. Logansport people, for instance, having been done SSOO . worth, it is reported. A couple of people, usually h man and woman claiming to be husband and wife, will secure rooms in a town and advertise and canvass for women and girls to do fancy needle work, guaranteeing big wages. An outfit of needles and patterns is necessary and for this the swindlers get from $3 to $5, worth but a few cents, and agree to take all the work the purchasers can turn out, at large prices. As soon as they have secured all the purchasers for outfits they can, the swindlers pull out for new territory, and that is the last their victims ever hear of them. The Indiana ship canal, to connect Lake Michigan with the Wabash river, is under discussion foj- a survey with little prospects of getting the appropriation. The project is not the one looking to a ship canal between the great lakes of Michigan and Erie but is a kind of local enterprise which received official recognition by the Indiana legislature at its last Session. Representative Hatch, of the Tenth district, is looking after its interest, though with little hope of success, since Speaker Reed has made the announcement, that economic appropriations alone, will be recognized. The resol utsoh for a survey will be introduced, however, by Mr. Hatch, which will have the effect to keep the project alive and before the public.—Valparaiso Messenger.

Holiday trade in Rensselaer this year, was very good, inspite of the very unfavorable weather. Drainage Commissioners John O’Connor and John Alter have filed their report on the Gifford ditch with the circuit clerk and the report is favorable for the proposed ditch. It will affect 4,770 acres, and there will be 158,370 cubic yards of dirt to be dug•Rftnsselaer Lodge Daaghteis of Rebekah elected ti.e following officers last Friday evening: N. G., Laurie 1. Shields; V. G., Mattie “ Bowman; Secreta-y,/Blanche liojts; Treasurer, Maud Hemphill; Trustees; John R. Vanatta, Alfred Collins, and Schuyler C. Irwin.

The Republican’s new vapor engine has not arrived j et but we hope to have it installed in time for next week’s issue. UnliFlt arrives, as we previously explained, we print the paper under great difficulties, and such, as renders the printing of many of'thepapurs’very imperfect. -7 fifty-five new residences in Rensselaer, and ail occupied, means an increase of fuily 250 in our population. = Tfieu the annexed districts added another hundred. From whence it doth appear that our town has added 350 people to its population, this year. No other year ever added so pauy. . . ; . A telegram was received Tuesday announcing the death that morning, at Underwood,lowa, of Gusta King, whose fatal sickness with consumption has-been mentioned. Her brother, Bert King, was with her when she died, The remains have been brought back here for burial, and the funeral will be held at the M. E. church to-day, at 10:30 a, m. The annual summary of improvements, published this week, shows that Rensselaer’s sure and steady growth keeps right along. In fact, for a town that makes no pretemfiuns. to be booming, but only just keeping up a steady reliable growth, SIOO,OOO is a pretty good sum to spend in one year in new buildings, when none of them are great public buildings; and 55 newresidences is a good showing in that respect. The Monon has recently added some new locomotives to its rolling stock, which for strength and speed are equal to any in use. One of these new engines passed north Friday afternoon, making its first run with the vestibule. The time from Delphi to this place, 13 miles, was made in 17 minutes, which is fast enough, when the Pittsburgh hill is considered.— Monticello Press. D. M. Geeting, state superintendent of public instruction, has prepared a blank’ which will do away with what is known as “padding” school reports to increase the membership. It iS’upon this enumeration of school children will be taken under the new law. It provided for the child’s name age and sex, number of the street, and the signature of the parent 0. gardian who furnishes the information to the enumerator. Under the new apportionment the tenth district stands second in the number of delegates to the republican convention in the state. The eleventh district heads the list, with 123 delegates, the tenth 122. The smallest is the third district, with 92 delegates. Tippecanoe county has the strongest delegation in the tenth, coming up with 27, Laporte county follows with 21, Lake, 19, Porter, 12, White, H, Benton and Warren 9 each, Jasper, 8, and Newton following in the rear with 6. Marriage licenses since last reported: 1 Rodney J. Crain, - ( ( Evelyn M. Kline. —‘ ( John T. Wheeler, | Anna Walters. J Tillman Watson, 1 Josie Richmond, j William Burger, ( Bernadene Powley, j Joseph’V. Collide, ( Alverdie C. Makeever. j Samuel Demarcus, ( Julia Dell Kessinger, ct I