Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. and Mr< W. A . Rim-hart cnme bick from Buffalo, for Christmas. Msry and Wairen Washburn came do«h from Chicago for Christmas.. J. D. FosUr, of I-laville, spent Christmas with his his brother, J. L. Foster. ; \ ‘ -ZM Capt. Allen informs us o' the deatliy ' last Saturday, at Elkhart, of Gilbert Mclivane, an old comrade of the 48th regiment. He was 60 years old. Stephen Brusnahan, of Union Tp., must be getting ready to help“lick old ~Engignd.tLi_Tbe fourtfi 'Able-bodied-son was added to his family last Sun- « —Walter V. Porter will leave to-day for Pratt county,. Kansas, to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Porter, who has lately suffered a light stroke of paralysis. i More shingles went on to the roof of the Presbyterian churcn last Friday. than wete ever put on to one roof in one.day in Renss- laer. Fourteen men were at it all day. The roof is now practically completed. ■ On account of Christmas we go to press Thursday morning, this week, instead of Wednesday afternoon, the usual time. Our readers wdl excuse a little delay under such circumstances.

Alfred McCoy came to the front -as umah, for- Christmas; TUirty turkej s and thirty sackf| of flour was - thKmeasure of Uncle Mie’s benevolence this time. Other persons also remembered their Uss well-to-do neighbors in a vcrydiindly fashion. Married.—Dec. 24, 1895, in Rensselaer, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Kessinger, parents of the bride, by Rev. R. D. Utter, of the Trinity M. E. Church, Miss Julia I>. Kessinger end Samuel Demarcus, of Jordan Tp.

Mr. Joseph V. Collins, better known as Vance Collins, junior member of the popular grocery and implement firm of Warner & Collins, and Miss Alverdie C. Makeever, daughter of Jasper Makeever, of Newton Co., Were (married Tuesday evening, by Squire .James Morgan, at his residence. . . r m 1 linn I Those two big dogs which we mentioned -last week, run a young boy into a neighbors house a few nights ago, and the neighbors had to take the boy home. There is no telling how soon these dogs will (make a plapful lunge at some child; and the child, wild with fright, will scream Out and try to fight the dogs away and the dogs will then fly at the child and tear it to pieces. Something like this is sure to happen if these huge brutes continue to be allowed to to roain about at night.. Another great big deal in Jasper county land has just been consummated. It is the purchase by B. J. Gifford of s he Elisha C. Ware ranch north of Stoutsberg. It is 2,800 acres in extent and the purchase price was $45,000. It looks now as though Mr. Gifford was trying to crowd Nelson Morris off the earth, or at least into the Kankakee river. Well let him crowd. The Gifford method of handling his land is vastly better for the community than the Morris method.

Prairie Lodge, F. & A. M. and Evening Star Chapter 0. E. S. wilt have a public installation of their officers, next Friday evening, with music, refreshments, etc. They will install the following officers: Mason, ic, Chas. G. Spitler W. M.; Dr. H. L. Brown. S. W., A. R. Hopkins, J. W; W. X lines, Secy Ralph Fendig, Treas. Eastern Star, Blanche Loughridge, W. M.; A. H. Hopkinfr,, W. P.; Nellie Hopkins, A. M.; Cora Nowels, Con.; Nellie Moss, Asst. Con.; Agnes O. Kelley, Treasurer; Maude Spitler, Secretary. George Sloop was acquited at Mohticello last week, after a long trial. He was tried on the charge of murdering his wife on the night of October sth. Mrs. Sloop had been buried but foul play being suspected the remains were exhumed. Two wounds were found on the head/which the defense claimed were caused by a fall. Mrs. Sloop had been suffering several months previous to her death from epilepsy and several complications, which fact, together with several others, strengthened the plea of the defense.

1 A. E Cech aid fam 1 v came down fioin Ch cago for t'u ir Christmas turkey. Mrs. Coen willninsin afuw days to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wasson. ' Mr. and Mrs L. M. Hubbar J. of East Chicago, were h re for Christmas. M*rs Hubbard will remain a week or more with her parents, Afc. aud Mrs. U. C Sigler. Last Saturday was tliewWer sol stice, an d th z sunrescued its farthest point south. Theoretically it was the shortest <iay i f the year, being 9 hours and 15 minutes. Sunil ay boweyerwas onem inute Uomffiissiorers Faris and Martindale got back from their court house trip Ust Saturday . They "were (Specially well plcaßed wii h the new court houses at Tipton and Hartford City. They will meet Monday to take some further action. r- -a •— ——: V — '•. .'X._ The Catholic Sunday School had their Christmas entertainment -Wednesday afternoon, at the opera house. Santa Claus got there through a big brick chimney, made of boxes of candy, nuts, etc. ; and then had a big job distributing the presents from a very large Christmas tree. z There were songs, recitations, etc. and the College band furnished music. There was an immense attendance.