Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1896 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

■ Wheat 60 to 65. u, Com 24. Oats 17 to 18. Bye 80 to 32. Hay $8 to $9. Next Sunday is Easter Sunday. The first thunder storm of the season occured last Saturday morning. Mr. John F. McColly and Mrs. Sarelda McColly were married Wednesday, March 25th, 1896, by Squire Wm. H. Churchill. The Daughters of Rebekah surprised the members of the Encampment, last Friday evening, at Odd Fellows 4 ball, with a fine supper. Mr. Milliron, the baker, has moved his shop two doors east, into the room just vacated by W. A. Huff. The great rush is over for this season in the buying and selling of real estate, as the greatly diminished list of real-estate transfers, bears witness. Fred Renicker, ‘ the Barkley Township boy who was hurt by the bursting of his gun, is doing well and not likely to suffer any permanent injury to his eyes. Bom Sunday, Mar. 29., to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Collins, Rensselaer, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Ira Norris, Rensselaer, Monday, Mar. 3<tth, « son. Geo. E. Mitchell, who has been teaching in Gillam Township the past winter, has gone to Bloomington to re-enter the State University for the Spring term. James F. Irwin has been appointed adminestrator of the estate of the late Joseph A. Timmons, of Jordan Township* He gives notice of a public sale of the personal property for April 17th. Mps. A. S. Laßue and her two children have gon p to Colfax, state of Washington, to make a protracted visit to her parents, whom she has not seen for 14 years. She will be absent several months. B. W. Pumphrey, son of George Pumphrey, of Rensselaer, was married Wednesday night of last week, to Miss Grace Sharp, of Kentland. They will live on Mr. Pumphrey’s farm, north of Foresman. Ferguson A Wilson offer better terms than others, be sure to call and see us. > Bate reports as to the condition of Hon. D. R. Jones, of Carpenter Tp., and county commissioner from the Tbtrtl District, are not at Ml encouraging. His nervous system appears to be entirely prostrated.

Miss Nellie Coen is visiting friends atOxford, this week. Dee Ferguson lias gone to Goshen J. M. Holmes has moved back fivm Remington and occupies the Harvt y Grant property, just west of town. H* P. Overton has moved from aeross the river into D. St Makeever’a tenant house, on Front street, Erastos Peacock has secured Uie services of a practical gardener and will try the experiment of running a large market garden, at bis place on the west side of town, this season. J. F. Cogan. commander of the military organization ot St. Joseph’s College and editor-in-chief of the college magazine The Collegian, left for Ohio yesterday, to visit relatives. W. C. Shead has moved his news husinessinto the room just east of Morgan’s barber shop, and has added thereto a stock of candies and cigars. Also a stock of periodicals of various kinds. Our old bachelor friend, Wayne Gwin, was married March 2nd., in Clinton County to Miss Ollie Roush. They are making their home at present with the groom’s father, J. M» Gwin, near Pleasant Ridge. 4 - ■ It is said that Mr. Ingersoll himself admits that Dr. John’s lecture is the ablest and most logical reply to him that has been given by anyone. Dr. John Will lecture in Rensselaer, Friday evening, April 10th. A cablegram was reoeived at St Joseph’s last Wednesday, from Rev. August Seifert, announcing his safe arrival at South Hampton, England. He was 6 days making the passage from New York.

T. J. Joyner now occupies the house on S. P. Thompson’s corner, across the street, south, from the Makeever house, just moved Ihere from Sheriff Hanley’s Division street property, formerly the Henry Platt place. Ferguson & Wilson loan money at 6 per cent interest. Mrs. H. B. Murray is at a private hospital in Chicago, for a course of medical treatment, which will require a protracted stay. Her little daughter was also with her, having her eyes treated, but she was brought home Sunday, by Mr. Murray. If you have cultivated a taste for something good A worth eating buy Parrott and Taggarts Lunch Milk Biscuit. The late Dr. V. E. Loughridge left liberal provision for his family, in the way of life insurance. He carried a $5,000 policy in the New York Life ;SI,OOO in the Foresters, and SI,OOO in the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. N. B. It pays tobUy a McCormick machine, they last longest and work best Mr. Elmei B. Smith, better known as Ben Smith, and Miss Margaret F. Lewis, of Wheatfield, were married last Wednesday by Squire J. C. Morgan, at the residence of the groom’s brother, Theodore Smith, in the east part of town. Ferguson A Wilson furnish money on the BA L plan atfthe lowest rate. Only $1.40 per month. A. Leopold has changed his mind about building two new residences on Front street this season, and instead thinks that next year he will move his own present house to the lots, where he had proposed building,. mod then build for himself a fine residence, on the site thus vacated. Ferguson A Wilson solicit your patronage if you have business in the courts. A- L. Willis, the gun smith, has moved his shop up to the business part of the town, and now occupies the room in the Nowels Block, opening on Front Street, formerly occupied by Weaver’s upholstering establishment. In his new location Mr." W mis" wifl, more than ever, make a specialty of bicycle repair work.

B. Forsythe will begin brick-laying on his new building next Monday, with a large* force ot brick-layers. Milk Biscnit, bnt be sure Parrott A Taggarts name is on each Biscuit. Wm. Mossier left for Thorn town yesterday forenoon, called by the sad news that his mother, Mra. Rachel Mossier, bad died that morning. The Town Board has ordered the election on incorpating as a city to be held Friday, April 10th. The legal notice for the election appears elsewhere. fv As a luxury for a lunch you will find that Parrott A Taggarts Lunch Milk Biscuit is just the thing. Try them. P. W. Clarke is at Lowell again this week on ac count of one of his children having got worse again, with the diphtheria. The latest reports now are that all are much better. Ask your grocer for Parrott A Taggarts Lunch Milk Biscuit. Dr. E. C. English, late of Danville, 111., arrived here yesterday. He will occupy Frank Osborne’s residence property on Franklin street near Division-. The ‘ 69” is the best 5 center cigar in the market. Pure Havana filter. Made “at home.” Try it once. Wm. Motseler, manager of the Model, is moving into Hirman Day’s tenant house, on Weston street, jnst vacated by Philip Blue. Smoke the Coleridge Cigar, The best 5 center. Made in Rensselaer.

The County Commissioners have lately been investigating the question of stone for the now court house, and have visited the quarries at Bedford, Stinesville, and other places. They have acquired some pretty valuable pointers on stone matters, that will be of great service to the county, when they come to advertise for bids and let the contract for the building. Dr. John P. D. John, the eminent ex-president of De Pauw University, has anational reputation as alecturer, and his newest lecture, in reply to Bob Ingeisoll, ‘ Did God make Man, or Did Man make God” is his greatest .effort. It will be given here, under the auspices of the Rensselaer Lecture Club, Friday April 10th. Ferguson A Wilson will give you the privilege to pay 1-5 of your loan each year and put the contracts in the mortgage.

Marriage licenses since last reported. j Thomas F. Smith, l Mary J, Wyant. j William F. Simon, ( Gracie E. Coppess. j William Kenyon, ( Grace Emery. ( Jesse L. Brady, ( Isabella Kerr. j John W. Boyd, I Jennie Johnson. j John F. McColly, ( Sarelda McColly. j George Kelly, ( Mary Burns. ( Elmer B. Smith, j Margaret F. Lewis. j Benton Brooks, | Ellen Turner. Ferguson A Wilson can furnish all the money on f.rm security wanted, oall and see us. An Opera House full of happy people listened to the Smalley Concert Co* Tuesday evening. The performance was very pleasing, and con* sis ted of a variety of musical numbers, by the four lady singers, and reading by Miss Maud Caruthers. The voices of these trained singers were of very unusual quality and scope, and the delight of the audience was manifested by the thunder of applause that called them back again and again. The recitationest was an especial favorite, and no one oould have imagined that so young and beautiful a girl could be a street hoodJum, old darkey “Mammy,” or an eight dhydock, so completely, that the listeners oould see only the one she personated at the time.

Uncle Ad. Parkison is side and threatened with lung fever, .. u Ott Clark, of GooJland, was doing business in town Tuesday. Boys wanted to learn cigar making* Call at A. Lewis’s cigar factory, over Vannatta’s harness shop. Spring is here for sure, this time, and farmers are busy sowing their oats. _ _ _ ' v Good songs and specialties in “The Colleen Bawn,” April 9th. Mrs. J. T. Penn went to Mnrdock, 111., Tnesday, for a weeks with her mother.

C. W. Turner, of Mason City, 111., has been visiting Auditor Murray a few days. He thinks some of investin Jasper County land. “The Colleen Bawn,” April 9th. The Presbyterian church is approaching completion j but the statement that services will be held in it, nrxt Sunday was erronions. W. L. Piper, now of Miami Co, formerly of this vicinity, has been in town s few days taking orders for home made maple syrup. Miss Mary Bates is slowly recoverfrom a long and severe sickness, resulting from having accidentally received too heavy a charge of electricity, while her class was experimenting at the public school. “The Colleen Bawn,” a celebrated Irish drama, will be produced hero next Thursday night, py a Delphi Company, which comes highly recommended. They produce it under the auspicesof St Augustine’s Catholic church.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sigler visited Rensselaer relatives yesterday. They were on their way to their home at Wheeler, Porter CO., from Mt Ayr, where they have passed the winter with their son, George Sigler. They are quite a notable old couple, both being over 85 years old, and having lived together in matrimony nearly j 60 years. They are still healthy andi active,Vnd seemingly good for quite a number of years of ei>j iyable existence. Rensselaer can proudly boast of sending out into the world not only one of the champion skaters but one of the best bicycle riding teaehers as well. Last week it fell to the lot of our yoUng townsman Earl Reynolds to be called upon to teach the two worldrenowned singers, Mme. Melba and Mme Calve in the art of riding a wheel in their private apartments at the Auditorium. The Chicago daily papers made quite a mention of the affair. Earl and Joe are conducting a very successful bicycle training school at the Sixteenth street armory in Chicago*

W. A. Huff’s jewelry store and watch repairing establishment is now fully located in his new room in the Opera House block. And if anyone wants to see a jewelry store which in its fittings and furniture is the acme of elegance, taste and convenience, they should call at Mr. Huff’s place. The two. immense silver-ware case 3, elegant pieces of furniture, the showcases and the tables drawers, are all of polished oak and heavy plate glass, and were made especially to order, and are not surpassed in elegance and evident solidity by any office or store furniture in the town* In fact Mr. Huff’s place would do credit to a city of ten times the size of Rensselaer. We desire to inform the public that we have now occupied opr new shop in rear of I. O. O. F. building and will be pleased to give estimates on houses, and all kinds of shop and job work in the carpenter line. Good work, at fair prices is our motto. A specialty of fine door and window screens.

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DONNELLY BROS.