Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Corn 25. — ——— ; ——— Oats 17 to 18. Bye 30. Hay $8 to $9. A daughter to Mr-, and Mrs. Dav jd Elder in town, Friday, May Ist. The mumps are quite prevalent in town now, but so far no serious cases of sickness from it have been reported. Mrs. Newton Gordon, of New Albany, is visiting her father Henry Aldrich and other relatives.in Rensselaer. Grandmother Porter is still living but gradually growing weaker. She is unable to take any nourishment, except a little in liquid form. A large Ted cow has strayed away from Geo. Strickfaden’s pasture, just south of town, and he would be glad to learn her whereabouts. Miss Alice Irwin is teaching in the fourth year room in the city school, in the place of Miss Jennie Miller, who has resigned on account of poor health. Mrs. Eliza Johnson, of Wilsonville, Neb., came back to be with her mother Mrs. Lucinda Porter, during her ickness. She will probably remain several months. A pair of twins born on Front street last Sunday, makes theffifth pair on that street within times easily remeui bered. The street is still a long ways ahead of Leopold’s addition in the twin record. Jimmie Parker, whose dangerous sickness with inflamation of the bowels was mentioned in our last issues got worse towards the end of the week, on account of his sickness being aggravated by an attack of the mumps. He is now improving again. The little town of Lee, about 12 miles east of Rensselaer, seems bound to keep up with the procession. On a single day last week, they had a wedding, a pair of twins, a fire and got telephone connections. A few days like that and Lee would become a noted place. §till another addition to the city of Bepsselaer.has just Jbeea platted, by H. H. Yeoman. It consists of a single block, some distance north of the depot and is divided into 14 lots. Mr. Yeoman calls his addition Yeoman’s Sub-division. Mrs. L. A. Walker and children, of New Albany visited Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cole last week, going home Sunday night. Mr. Walker who is master machinist in the Monon car shops, at New Albany, was also with them on Sunday. W. Walker is at home this week, after three weeks’, treatment at the jpelphi Sanitarium, for the fheqmafism. fie thinks he is greatly h,e ne ' fitted and intends to gp back today Jo begin four more pf tfte truffle#*. fn oqr building list of hpi week. p^fensiy 3 pnd comprehensive as it was, a good new house Hiram Day is building in the east part of town, was omitted. Hiram is a phenomenally active citizen in the building line, and his efforts should receive fall credit. ~ And still another secret organization has obtained a foot hold in Jasper County. A lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America has j Ufeeii ektabllohed in Defelotfo, vyitir a I aood fife insurance | ft, one of the pripblpnl points of l \be order, which is paid to he increasing |x«ry fa«t, and to be very popular [wherever introduced.

- Uncle Isaac Saylor is getting much better from bis recent severe sickness. Simon Leopold is now on tfie road Inking urders Tor a Chicago clothing" hOUSe. ■ A good many farmers are planting corn this week. Some began last week. The Northwest Indiana Band Tournament will be held at Lowell, May l’4tb. Twin girls, Sunday, May 3rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hildebrand, on Front street." Uncle BiiiyiGreenfield is getting about agtfin afier quite a long and severe sickness. A daughter, Wednesday April 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Renicker, of near Surrey, Russell Parker, of Duluth, Minn., is home on account of the sickness of his brother, Jimmie Parker. •a • Mrs. Lulu Inks, of Ligonier, visited her cousin, Mrs. W. H. Coover, from Sunday till Tuesday. Isaac Glazebrook has just got installed m his blacksmith and repair shop, a fine 8} horse power gasoline engine. ___ Conrad Kellner and his new wife, formerly Miss Wagner, are now located in their own residence, in the east part of town. Miss Bertha Hammond arrived home last Saturday after several weeks visit with her sister Mrs. C. B. Harrold, at Patricksburg, this state. Charley Chamberlain has gone to traveling for a hotel register company, and A. R. Hopkins succeeds him as clerk at the Makeever House.

Alexander Peacock is still living, although with very slight prospects for any lasting change for the better. He is suffering from a large internal tumor.--J. R Wilcox, of Danville, Ind., formerly of this vicinity, has been looking after business matters here this week. He is well pleased with his new location. Drs. Washburn and English removed a tonsil last Saturday, for Clyde Coover, son of the county clerk. His other tonsil had been removed several years ago. Mr. James G. Cannon and Miss Alma A. Garrett were married Monday evening, May 4th by Squire J. C. Morgan, at his residence. The parties live near Remington. Among the marriage licenses published this week, is one for Rev. Presley E. Davis, postmaster and prominent citizen of Wheatfield, who for several years past has been a widower. The name of his bride is Alice Landon. The wonderfully fine weather still continues. Surely such another six weeks of fine weather, ail in a bunch, was never before seen in this region, at this time of the year. And the growth of vegetation dnring that period has been truly marvellous. Mr. Carlson, a new immigrant, right from Gothenburg, Sweden, was dropped off here from the 3 P. M. train last Thursday. He traveled the whole distance, from Gothenburg to Rensselaer on a ticket bought of B. F. Ferguson, some weeks ago, by his brother. Saturday, May 23, will be an important day for Jasper County Republicans. 0n that day, at 2 o’clock WM. will be held the township And preempt conventions to select delegates to three important conventions. gamely the Congressional, the Judicial and the Representative. Every Republican should make it a point to attend his precinot convention, if possihle, The official call appears elsewhere in this paper.

The first Republican meeting for 1896, was held at the court house, Monday night. In spite of the threatning weather the room was crowded; and a marked feature of the attendance was the very large proportion of young men present. Short speeches were made by Messrs. R. W. Marshall, Frank Foltz, Jesse E. YyiU sonandC. W. IJapfey, apd’ by the candidates on the Republican pity ticket vfho precept, lifoyor McCoy, Treasurer Starr, Clerk Irwin, Marshal McGowan and Councilman, Meyer, Porter, Spitler, Robinson and Eight The band was present to furnkhmnsic.

Mrs. Harry Wiltshire is having a severe spell of sickness. - 7 , Born, Sunday, May 3rd to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. George, Berkley Tp., a son. - - C- W. Coen is moving into his recently purchased and elegant residence across the river. M. H. Hemphill has been in poor health for quite a while. He has trouble with his stomach and liver. M. D. Fausler,. one of Logansport’s best known lawyers, died last* Saturday. His age was not quite 39 years. -■ „ : : T-f * Dr. Washburn assisted Dr. Caldwell, of Mt. Ayr, in removing a bad tumor from Henry Granger* of Thayer, one day last week. Drs. Berkley and English went up to Barkley Tp., yesterday to operate upon a Mr. Mail, who has a badly diseased thigh; they expected to remove a portion of the thigh bone. The telephone company is putting in 26 new telephones in town, and in the meantime the service is pretty badly deranged'* but the increase m the system will be worth the temporary inconvenience.—— ;

Mr. Francis D. Kosta and Miss. Zettie A. Haste were married at .the Catholic church, Monday morning, in the presence of a large audience. Rev. S. Neiberg preformed the ceremony. A wedding dinner at the Makeever house, followed the marriage ceremony. The parties have lived in Newton Tp., but on Tuesday they departed for Tennessee, where the bride's relatives have recently preceded them. A steam whiste has been provided at the northern prison which can be heard twelve miles away, and a blast on this whistle notifies the surrounding country when a prisoner escapes. The signal puts every farmer on the alert, and it is next to impossible for a convict to get away. Twelve escapes haye been attempted since Warden Harley took charge of the prison, but have been quickly recaptured. During his perdecessor’s term ten prisoners escaped who were never recaptured. Rensselaer will be well represented at the Republican state convention which meets at Indianapolis, today. Among those attending are M. F. Chilcote, T. J. McCoy, J. E. Wilson, G.E. Murray, C. G. Spitler, G. L. Morgan, J. H. S. Ellis. The delegates f rom this portion of the county* all of whom are in attendance, are J. F. Watson, A. G. Hardy, E. Peacock and F. B. Meyer. From the north they are Ed Briggs, of Wheatfield and Geo. F* Meyers, of Kniman. From the south John A. Lamborn and Homer Hardy, of Remington. Arthur Trub sell’s team ran awa in town Sunday evening, starting from near the Christian church, and running to .near B. F. Ferguson’s residence, on Cullen street, where the buggy was upset. The horses ran a little farther and then stopped of themselves. Mr. Trussell and his daughter were in the buggy when tie horses started. Mr. Trussell jumped out, and Miss Trussell wbs thrown out, but neither was hurt, nor was any great damage done to buggy or horses.

A permanent organization like that which is hoped to be formed at a meeting to be held at the court house, next Monday evening, whether it be called The Rensseiaer Business Men’s Asso T ciation, or the Rensselaer Improvement Association, or some other name, will be a great help to our city. Such organisations In other cities have proven very potent factors in building up and beautifying the places where they are located. Iri watching for and securing manufacturing establishments, schools, or colleges, public libraries, public parks eta. Marriage licenses since last reported. S ' ( Benjamin F. Hacker, 1 Mary L. Turner. \ Francis D. Kosta, j Zettie A. Haste. [ James H\ Cavinder, ( Hattie Ross. ( Presley E. Davis, l Alice Landon. j Edgar Lincoln Cox, | L. Jennie Miller. j Harry L. Williams, ' ( Jennie D. Hawn. ( James G. Cannon, ( Alma A. Garrett.

Born, Wednesday, May 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reeve, in Newton’s Addition, a son. , P The taxes in Rensselaer are already high enongh. In fact, they are considerably too high, and our government will greatly disappoint the expectations of the people if they do not, from the very first, institute and maintain a system of strict economy, in public expenditures. At the very outset they should set the pace which they .mean to maintain , in establishing the salaries of the city officers. In the case of the Mayor and Conneilmen, the hongr of the offices should be their principal emolument. In the other offices, such as Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal , it should be borne in mind that these are now four year offices, and. for that reason have a * character of permanency, as compared with the one year town offices, which will fully justify a non-increase if not even some cutting down»of the salaries. The people were promised that taxes would be no higher under the city than under town government; they expect the promise to be faithfully carried out. Last week a committee composed of Messrs. D. B. Novels, John Eger and C. W. Coen, went to a town in, the gas belt, to examine a straw-board, or more commonly called paste-board manufacturing establishment, with a possible view to the location of such a plant here. The committee made a thorough examination, and a comprehensive report. They found that the factory they visited was paying large dividends on the money invested, but they did not report that they thought such a concern would pay very well here. In fact, the great cost of fuel here, as compared with free fuel in the gas towns, would seem to make such a plant here a very uncertain investment. Besides this, it would appear that strawboard works are far from desirable institutions in a town on account of the vast quantities of rotten refuse they produce, and this objection has special force' in places not situated on large and constant streams of water. It is therefore safe to say that strawboard works are not coming to Rensselaer very soon. There have been a good many additions to the “town” of Bensselaar, laid out, but to Dr. H. J. Kannal belongs the honor of platting the first addition to the “city” of Rensselaer, unless we are to consider the subdivision o f Block Three in Thompson’s addition as a new addition. Dr. Kannal’s addition consists of thirteen acres on the west and south side of the river, but on the east and north side of River street, on which it fronts. It is the long and irregular shaped tract of land, beginning across the river from the “coal oil” well and following around the road to front of the old Willey place. Mr. Kannal has laid the tract out into 11 one acre lots, and the remaining two acres into 13 smaller lots. He has named the tract “Emmet Addition,” in honor of h«* father, the late Emmet Kannal. Since the above was written Dr. Kannal has sold the whole to Messrs. Delos Thompson, G. E. Murray, B. F. Fendig and J. F. Watson. Dr. Kannal will now lay out another large addition, on the other side of the street.