Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1896 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Wheat 55 to 60. Cora 22. Oats 14 to 15. Rye 80 to 32. Hay $7.50 to $9.00. Aaron Wood is now studying dentistry with Dr. H. L. Brown. The new Presbyterian church is now ready for plastering. Rev. L. N. Findley was at Hebran, Tuesday, conducting the funeral of a jf ormer parishioner. Robert Randle’s big public sale-on his Barkley township farm, takes place today. E. D. Rhoades was down to Sheldon 111., Monday, invoicing a stock of goods for some parties there. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis went to Kokomo, yesterday to attend an entertainment by the Elks of that place. -Unde Gy Prevo, of Gtllam tp., was in town this week for the first time since he moved away two years ago. C. C. Brown, south of town has •bought a farm in White Co. near Monticello, and will move there about the Ist. of March. The Town Board, Monday night, ordered a new sidewalk out by J. C. Gwins’ new house; and that was about all they did do There was a very high and very disagreeable wind of last Monday night, hut it did no special damage so far as heard from, J. W. Cowden, and family just east of town, now occupy a handsome and convenient new residence, which they moved into last week. Elmer Bringham, of Goodland, is a prominent candidate for delegate to the Republican national convention from this district. Grandfather Cotton and daughter, Miss Arilla Cotton, have returned from several week’s visit with relatives near Wolcott. Miss Ora Warren, daughter of Hwrifoa Warraa, <af Newton Tp., is getting better from a very dangerous attack of lung fever.

Charlie Wiltshire, son of Harry Wiltshire, - has gone to Chicago, to lire with his uncle, W. W. Karsner, who expects to find him a situation. Sheriff Hanley has built a good barn on his lately purchased lots on Division street, and will build a residence there some time this season. Dept. Sheriff B. D. McColly arrived home Wednesday, from a several days trip through the eastern part of the state. > Joseph Henkle, of Barkley Tp., has been very sick with lung fever, at the residence of W. E. Moore, in the west part of tdwu but is now considerably better. ' Th.Kellogg,the barber located next to the express office, has doted his shop and moved out his outfit, on account of poor health. He is confined to his bed at present. John Monaghan, the old stand-by furniture repairer and upholsterer, is preparing to open a shop in rooms in Liberal corner, in the rear of Ferguson’s general suppiy store.

Cecil Alter, son of County Surveyor 1 John E. Alter, left for LaFayette, Monday, to take a short term in the Purdue University School of Agriculture. : Rev. J. L. Brady, lately pastor of the Chrstian church at Rensselaer has accepted a call from the congregation of that denomination at Fowler, and is now in charge of the same. •• Henry Grow gives notice-of a public sale Feb. 28th, at his farm a few miles north. Mr. Grow will soon moye to jtown, into * his handsome new house north of the railroad. * Frank Borsch, the Nott Rupture Cure man, has been “up north” this week, arranging to introduce the remedy into Lake and Porter counties, which are a part of his territory. The County Surveyor’s office is a busy place these days. The Jones lateral, a branch of the Gifford ditch, Walker tp, is making part of the work and the tiling of the Brusnahan ditch in Union tp, the rest. .4 i The Montana silver statue of world’s fair fame, is now making a tour of the country, as a temporary advertising attraction in enterprising stores. This week it is at the Boston store, in Lafayette. The Brusnahan ditch in Union tp., is to be tiled and filled up. . The tile will range in size from eight to sixteen inches, and the length of the ditch to be tiled will be 7300 feet.

Chas. A. McKellip, of Westville, returned home Monday, after a couple week’s stay with his wife and very young son, at Rev. Dr, Utter’s, Mrs. McKellip and baby will remain here for a short time yet. W. T. Perkins <fc Son have just completed a big artesian well at Sheldon, 111., for the waterworks at that town. It is a 6 inch well and 1000 feet deep. The price to be paid for it is sl. 75 per foot. The Christian Ohurch people of Fair Oaks are preparing to erect a church building. A subscription paper for the purpose -circulated in Rensselaer a few days ego, by John Casey, met with a generous response. Unde Billy Bussell’s sale in Hanging Grove Tp. last Thnrsdry, had a good attendanoe usd the property sold well. Live stock of all kinds and horses especially, sold very readily and at comparatively good prices. Ed. Hollin, the shoemaker lately located in Carmichael’s harness shop, on Van Rensselaer, moved Monday into the room next door west of the express office, on Washington street, lately vacated by Th. Kellogg the barber. Rey. Mr. Haggerdy, of Ridgeville, Ind., began a series of meetings at the F. W. Baptist church Tuesday evening. It is understood that Mr. Haggerdy will become the settled pastor of the church here and at Vaughn chapel.

There will _be a “Presbyterian Bally” in the court house next Sunday (Feb. 16) evening, at 6:30 o’clock. Addresses on different phases of Presbyterianism will be delivered. Special music. All oordially invited. The revival meetings at the Christian cburoh still continue under the conduct of Rev. L. H. Findley, the pastor, with undimlnishfed interest and quite notceable results in the way of additions to the chu. ch. The church is filled to its utmost capacity every evening, and the accessions to the church now number twenty or more and still others are being added every evening. A novel kind of a church supper is to be given Feb. 28, by the members of the Christian church. The male members will do all the cooking and all the waiting on the tables. The married brethren, on this occasion, are expected to give a practical exemplification of their .ideas of the way their “mothers used to cook,” and which their wives are supposed to hear about so often.

Ira Washburn came home sick from Purdue University, last Wednesday, bat was able to go back rgain, Monday. Ira is' crowding a four years’ course into three years’ time, and it is working him pretty hard. The meetings at the M. E. Church still continue and with interest .- Since Teusday evening Rev: Dr. Utter, the pastor, has had the assistance, in conducting the meetings, of Rev. R. C. Wilkinson, a former member of this conference, but now doing evangelistic work. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Chilcote was 83 years Old last Saturday, and the occasion was observed by a very pleasant birthday party, at the residence of her son, Capt. M. F. Chilcote. Among the guests were quite a number of ladies of Mrs. Chilcote’s own age or thereabouts. A big district meeting of the Knights of Pythias was held at Logansport, last Wednesday. From Rensselaer it was .attended by the following K. of P’s: Grand Prelate, 'Erastus Peacock, J. 'N. Leathermsun, C. C, Warner, J. J. Hunt, Henry Purcupile, Ira Rinehait, G. E. Murray.

The Nicholson law cases in the supreme court have been set for argument Feb. 19. The Rochester case, covering the remonstrance feature, has been briefed and taken to the so preme court, covering all the points in the law that are to be tested. The cases have been combined so that one decision will cover all of them. Monon engine No. 109, which has been disabled and unfit for use for over three years, has been pat through a course of overhauling in the shops here, and is just out, as handsome and perfect as a newly constructed engine. It has been put on passenger runs and is doing elegant work.—Lafayette Courier. Mr. and Mrs. Christie Vick, of the One Horse Hotel, at the Kankakee river, returned there Taesday, after a two weeks visit with Renaaelaer relatives. Some parties have betn breaking into and robbing the club houses at the river, and Mr. Vick thought best to get back before hit place suffered a like fate, A telegram was received Monday by Henry Mackey, from Gordon, Ark., announcing the sadden death Of that place of H. B* Clark, brotherin law of Mrs. Mackey, and father of Mary Clark, the young girl whose death occured at Mr. Mackey’s place only two weeks ago, last Sunday. The particulars of Mr. Clark’s death have not been received.

The State Soldiers’ Home at La* fayette is now receiving inmates. The capacity is 350 with the present buildings. It is expected that the place will be full by May 1, but it is also expected that there will be thirty more cottages finished 4yJ«ne 1. This will make the capacity five hundred. It is expected that many of the inmates will be women. The annual delinquent tax sale took place. Monday afternoon, and was, by far, the smallest sale of the kind ever held in Jasper Co., in the memory of anyone. Only 18 delinquencies remained unpaid, when the time for the sale came, and these were all sold, in a few minutes. The total amount of the sale, in money, was only 1279.89. Slayton’s Jubilee singers appeared before a house packed, even to the galleries last Monday evening. The performance consisted of rich choruses of eight magnificent voices, varied with solos, duets, and many side splitting mimicries, the most remaikable of which were the bird imitations. The audience enjoyed every - tbing to the point of explosion, and the negroes seemed to enjoy singing almost as much as their listeners, hearing. It is remarkable that any singers could sing so fast and loud and high for so long a time with almost no rest, and be as strong and clear at the end as at the beginning, as did these Jubilee Singers.

Isaac Tuteur has completed an extensive tour of the south, and when, last beard from was in Torohto, Canada; which would look like Ikey was patting a good deal of faith in the ground hog, to wander so far north at this l me of the year. i- ~ : ~~ The state appellate court baa decided persons taking Up impounding stock shall immediately give notice in writing to the owner of the stock, if known to them, and where a person relies upon a statute for bis authority in taking possession of stock, he must show a strict compliance with that statute. Oh Monday evening of this week a happy event occured at the home of Rev. John Sebring, it being the marriage of Miss Wastella Green to Mr. Lewis B. McCay, both from Gillam township, Rev. Sebring officiating. Miss Green is not known to ns,' but Mr. L. B. McCay is a young farmer, well and favorably known here. The happy couple have our sincere and best wishes for their future prosperity and happiness. —Medaryvilie Advertiser.

We regret to state that the condition of Hon. D. R Jones’ health remains r such that he has still been unable to take any part in the important and responsible work of choosing an architect and deciding upon plans for the new court house. The latest reports received from Mr. Jones, which was last week, indicate hat he was thought to be improving Jowly, but was still confined to his room, and no one allowed to see him xcept members of the family.

A new device that will shortly be placed on all steam railway postal cars in the country by government, has just been adopted by the postoffiee department for the convenience >f e'erbs in catching mail, and is known as the Witt cinder guard. This device is attached to the side door of postal cars and protects the «yes and face of the clerk in delivering and receiving the mail at stations where the tram does not stop.

The latest newspaper bulletin from Purdue University Agriculture Experment Station treats of “Kaffir Corn,” a forage plant of the sorghum family which through astonish' ing claims made for it in certain newspaper articles, is attracting wide attention. Judging from the remarks of the bulletin, this Kaffir Corn is probably well adapted for hot and dry climates, but is not likely to be any good in latitudes and climates like Jasper County. Last Saturday Lyman Zea contracted with Wite Porter and B. F. Ferguson to sit on a store box all day, in front of Porter A Yeoman’s dry goods store, for one dollar. He borrowed an oil stove, and was fixed for comfort, but after a few hours, the town marshal came along and ordered him out, on account of the crowd thit gathered and blocked the side walk. claimed that he had fulfilled his contract, and got his dollar all right.

A decision has just been reached in the appellate court which will stand as a strong precedent in damage suits brought against railway companies on account of fires set by passing locomotives. The court holds that the burden of proof is upon the plaintiff to allege and prove negligence on part of the company in allowing the fire to escape. The mere setting of a fire by a passing locomotive raises no legal presumption that it was the result of negligence. The county commissioners at their special session Tuesday, let the contract for making the dirt approaches I to the new Iroquois river bridge, near | the Rensselaer creamery, to Lyman Zee, at 27 cents per cubic yard. The other bids were: J. W. Porter, 45 cents. Robt. Platt and A. Woodworth, 34 cents. W. W. Reeve, 40 cents. C. C. Sigler, 57$ cents. County Surveyor Alter is appointed superintendent of the work. It is estimated that about 500 or 600 yards of dirt will be needed to make the approaches.