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CITY AND COUNTRY.

Fourth of July Meeting. At the request of citizens, notice is here given that a meeting of business men and citizens generally will be held at the court house, I — Friday, June sth, at 8 o’clock P. M., to consider th e advisability of a Fourth of July celebration in Rensselaer this year. — —. . 'fl i • • Corn 22. ■ ~. Oats 14 to 15. Hay $8 to $9. Rye 30. Mr. and Mrs T. J. McCoy spent Sunday in Lafayette. The bicyclers’ parade expected for last Saturday evening did not take place. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne, of Francesville, were here for Decoration Day, and over Sunday. C.G. Spiller represented Prairie Lodge, at the state grand lodge of Masons, at Indianapolis, last week. The funeral of a three months oltT infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Collins, was held Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jasper Guy, the well known Remington attorney, and Mrs. Josephine Emery were married last Thursday by Rev. S. V. McKee. Edward Bowman went to Indiana Mineral Springs, the middle of last week, in the hopes that they would benefit his constantly failing health. Mrs. Delos Thompson and her two year old son are both slowly but evidently surely recovering from their late severe and very dangerous sicknesses. The decorations were tasteful father than profQse, and the class motto “Out of School Life and Into Life’s School” was given a proper prominence. The commissioners of White county have passed an order to erect a $2,100 cottage at the Lafayette state soldiers’ home. The building will ba frame and contain six rooms. Frank Wolfe, now of the Colborn Lumber Co., Michigan City, was in town Tuesd«y« ‘ He was formerly in the lumber business here, and later in Remington.

Mrs, A. Stronach, of Winipeg, Manitoba, and Miss Jean* Wellmark, of Mennedosa, of the same Canadian province, are visiting Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Paradis. Mrs. L. W. Reprogle and daughter Mabel, Mrs. Elisha Warden and Miss. Jennie Reprogle of Monticello spent Saturday and Sunday with Lucy and Katie Shields. Melvin Wishard, of Purdue, spent Saturday and Sunday at home, here. He intends spending his summer Vacation in the southern part of the state, Mrs. Angela Horner, nee Hammond,, of Leadville, Colo., visited Rensselaer relatives Saturday and Sunday. She reported snow on the ground when she left Leadville. IL R* W. Smith dropped off here for a short visit, the latter part of ' last week. He has quit the daily paper editorial work and is now enjoyiog a well earned ease at Arcadia, this state. Rev. M. L. Tressler delivered bis lecture on the World’s Fair, at the Presbyterian church, Monday night, to a fair sized audience. The lecture, which is a very interesting one, is illustrated by over 100 fine and very large stereoptican vie'ws of the fair buildings, grounds Ac.

THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

First Presbyterian Church, Dedicated May 31st.

Mrs. Robert Randle and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman attended the Grand Lodge Pythian’ Sisters, at Indianapolis, Monday and Tuesday, as representatives of the Rensselaer lodge. U. C. Warner, C. D. Nowels, G. E. Murray, Erastus Peacock, Robt. Randle, W. C. Babcock and J. J. Hunt went to Jndianapolis, Monday, to attend the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Capt J. M. Wasson left yesterday on about a ten days trip through Missouri, and some other western states. He will make a special point of visiting the hurricane wreck, at St Louis. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth,children and their nurses left Monday for Charlevoi, northern Michigan, to spend the summer. She went by Kalamazoo where the will be joined by her mother, Mrs. Allen.

Mrs. Frank Ducharm, of Fowler, has compromished the damage suits against Freeman Pritchett for SIO,OOO for killing her husband and against the saloon bondsmen for $5,000. She receives S7OO. Joe Cheadle, it is said, has abi ndoned the idea of being an independent candidate for congress in the Ninth district to run against Charles Landis, and will start a free silver paper at Frankfort. A poll taken of the inmates of the state soldiers’ home at Lafayette shows that there are 103 republicans, 9 dems, and 4 pops, therein. There are 123 legal voters of which 100 favor McKinley for president. Dr. John L. Smith, the ex-presid-ing elder of the Valparaiso district, and the veteran Methodist preacher DfNorthweßtlndiana,eelebrated his86th —birthday, Sunday May 23rd. He is still hale and vigorious, bodily as well as mentally, and bids fair for many years of life yet. A delegate meeting of the Daughters of Liberty was held at Hammond, Monday, to organize a state grand council, or lodge. Holly Council of Rensselaer, was represented by Misses Bertha Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth also attended the meeting.

The alley through Block 4 will now be opened withfout further trouble. Tne City Council compromised matters with A. L. Haven, Monday night, thus removing the only obstacle in the way. The Council paid Mr. Haven 1170, which was 1100 more than the re viewers a ward e 1 him. Morocco Courier:—Two young, Rensselaer “mashers” came very near getting into serious trouble in our town last Sunday night. The boys, however, beat a hasty and somewhat undignified retreat in the direction of home, just in time tb escape a good drubbing. Some of the “agricultural statistics” gathered by the assessors during their spring assesment just concluded, show that in the corporate limits of the city of Rensselaer there are owned and kept the surprisingly large number of 301 horses. Of the more retiring and unassuming, but not less useful milk cows there are 97 kept in the town. The circuit court was in session from Monday afternoon till yesterday noon, when it adjourned until next Monday. Considerable business was transacted, but mostly of a routine character, and of little public interest. There is no grand jury this term, and the pettit jury is not called until next week.

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 1896

I There will be preaching at the iSayler School House Sunday afternoon at 3 30, by Rev. F. L. Austin. Walter L. Willey, of the Junior class Indiana Law School, of Indianapolis, is visiting in Rensselaer this week. W. P. Walker has returned from his course of treatment at the Delphi sanitarium. He thinks now that his long and obstinate case of rheumatism is permanently cured. He has great faith in the Delphi mud baths. Marriage licenses since last reported. j Jasper Guy, .. -( Josephine L. Emery. ( Mirt C. Ghilcote, ( Blarche Dickinson. j Thomas O’Brien, ( Margaret J. Burns. Co, Supt. Warren examined 30 applicants for teachers’ licenses, last Friday, the examination being held on that day on account of the regular examination day being Decoration Day. It was Mr. Warren’s 108thmonthly examination, completing nine years of continual service as County Superintendent. An exchange says, while ten men watch for chances, one man makes chances; while ten men wait for something to turn up, one man turns something up; so while ten fail, one succeeds, and is caEed a man bfluck the favorite of fortune. There is no luck like pluck, and fortune most favors those who are most indifferent to fortune. Conductors say that it is now as difficult to collect the tickets on a train of four coaches as it was on ten coaches before the mileage book came intc general use. We use of

the mileage is rapidly increasing and a much larger percentage of the travel is now carried on that class of tickets than persons who have not investigated would believe. Our former townsman, Geo. Cox, of Marion, underwent a surgical operation at Ft. Wayne, last Friday, as a result of a severe and dangerous injufy'sSfeWaiained, last fall,- from running against an open gate, and which was mentioned at the time. The operation was reported as very successfully performed, and the prospects are now good for Mr. Cox’s complete recovery. The funeral of Rev. Thomas Dobbins, a well known Dunkard preacher, of the Conservative branch, was held at Wolcott, last Sunday. He was 61 years of age and an old resident of that locality. He was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. James Leatherman, of this place, and who attended the funeral. He was buried in Dobbins cemetery north of Wolcott. The people of Gillam and adjacent townships observed Memorial Day, in excellent shape, at Independence Chapel. The exercises were held in the forenoon there, and at Medary-, ville in the afternoon. Maitin Comer was the orator of the day, at both places. At Independence the crowd in attendance was the largest of any Memorial Day service ever held in Gillam township. Rev. F. L. Austin, pastor of the Church of God, arrived home last Friday evening from Martin, Mich., bringing with him a bride, whose former name was Miss Mary Chase. A reception was given them the same evening, at Berry Paris’s residence. They will reside in the new house on Van Rensselaer street being built by Mrs. C. L. Benjamin.

‘‘Dear old Lydia Swinkham, long dead but still advertising,” reads an alleged testimonial, in a patent medicine ad. “I have taken three bottles of your Vegetable Compost, one package of Sanative Bosh and one box of Cod Liver Pills, and now I have a dear little babe,: four weeks old.” My, what remarkable results, truly to follow the use of patent medicines ’ What would have happened Rad~sbeTakenirddzen bottles of the" Com post; or perchance a whole case ? It seems to be definitely settled that the missing Forester Lispenard was the victim of foul play, and that he m<t his fate at the hands of a rat” who was conveying him down the Mississippi’in a boat. The murder was committed near Wikliff, Ky., the remains being discovered on Island No 10 in the Mississippi. T. J. Legg of Logansport has just returned from the spot, bringing with him portions of the corpse and clothing of deceased, by which the remains were identified. A bill was recently passed by congress and is now a lsw authorizing the Secretary of War to give away a large quantity of condemned cannon, cannon balls and other ordinance stores for which the government has no use. The application of Grand Army posts or m unci p i 1 corporations may obtain these interesting war relics, provided the transportation is paid. Here may be a fine opportunfor Rensselaer, or our Grand Army Post to secure some of these valuable war specimens at small cost. The "matter is woftfiTtfie attempt anyli6w'.“ And now we have heard of still another set of Jasper Co. triplets, and have learned of them through Uncle Lemuel Henkle, who never wants the achievements of the early settlers to be over-looked. These were born in times “way back,” forty years anyhow. They were three boys of them and they belonged to John Jr win and wife, who lived near “Black Oak Point,” in Carpenter Tp. These boys, like James Smith’s, all started in well, and like his one died after a few months, or perhaps a year, and the other two were supposed to have grown to adult years. —Oar-former townspeople, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gamble, of St. Louis, were right in the path of the great storm which devastated that city last Wednesday afternoon. Neighboring houses all about them were destroyed and badly wrecked, but their own place, by wonderful good fortune was wholly uninjured. It is a very solidly built, triple house, of brick, and to that fact was probably due

its escape. The houses of at least 50 of Mrs. Gamble’s friends, as she writes to her parents Dr. and Mrs? Alter, were wrecked in the storm. At one building, on an adjacent corner, eight persons were killed. Monticello Press: A dispatch in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette of May 18th from Corinth, Miss., says that a land terrapin was captured near that place containing the following inscription cut on its lower shell: “George Thompson, 34th Reg. Ind. Vol., 1862.” A few of the letters on the most exposed places were worn off or partly so, but enough remained to make it legible. The owner intends to take his capture to Shiloh on May 30 where it can be seen by many veterans. ”» Geo. Thonipson is living in this locality and is the same referred to here. He would no doubt like to see the terrapin which has so long carried a specimen of his engraving. Reports from many parts of the county regarding the crop prospects are very fayorable, indeed, it being a common remark of farmers that their piospects were never better at this season of the year. They do not all tell quite the -same story, however. In fact there are large tracts in the northern and north central parts of the county where, last year, enor.-' mous crops of corn were raised, which now are so wet that the corn can not be plowed nor even planted. In fact, many tracts which raised fine corn last year are now actually covered with water. In other parts of the county the wheat has been entirely used up by flies and rust. This, according to reports received, is specially true in parts of Newton, Marion, Hanging Grove and Milroy townships. I

The New, Church Dedicated-

Another Important Day FOr the Presbyterians ofßensselaer.The handsome and commodious new Presbyterian church, at Rensselaer was formally dedicated last Sunday. The building, which is two stories high, is of brick and , stone. In the first, or basement story, are furnace and storage rooms, a large parlor, kitchen &c. The second or main floor contains the principal auditorium of the church, a large Sunday School room, connected with the main auditorium by rolling partitions, by which both rooms can be thrown together, into one room. On this floor also is a large and very pleasant infants’ room, several class rooms, a library room and the pastor’s study. These interior- arrangementsofthechurchareespeciany excellent.

The entire cost of the building, exclusive of the seats, was $9,000. The dedicatory sermon, Sunday morning, was preached by Rev. Willis Craig, D. D., of McCormick Theological Seminary. He is a very powerful preacher, with a special gift for preaching dedicatory sermons for churches that are no 5 quite out of the woods, from a financial point of view. His effort last Sunday was a masterpiece in this direction; and the result was that when he had concluded his sermon and announced that a considerable sum was still due on the building, that the responses to his call for additional contributions were numerous and generous. For instance when SIOO subscriptions were called for, the call was responded to by John Eger, Geo. K. Hollingsworth, Rev. M. R. Paradis, the pastor, and E. L. Hollingsworth. Those who took place in the SSO class were, The Ladies’ Industrial Society, W. B. Austin and M. L. Spitler. Jnthe l s2s list were Dr. Mary E. Jackson, of Hammond, Mrs. G. E. Murray, James Matheson, Mrs. Vai Seib, Mrs. B. Forsythe, Mrs. A. F. Long, Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth, Mrs. F. Monnett, Mrs. J. C. Porter, Mrs. W. B. Austin, Miss Virgie Austin, Christian Endeavor Society, Holly Council Daughters of Liberty. The ten dollar and five dollar contributors were too numerous to be here recorded, but though the sums they gave were smaller, yet jn many cases greater and more commendable sacrifices were involved in the giving of the small sums, than in the larger. Nearly all these contributions of Sunday it should be added, were in

scribed, by the same person or in the same family. By the time the subscriptions and contributions had reached SISOO it was announced that the formal dedicatory service would be until evening. The sum just mentioned will cover the debt on the building proper, but not provide for the furnishings. There were eight ministers present at the service, besides Dr. Craig; namely, Revs. Paradis, the present pastor, Gilbert Small, of Idaville, Tressler, of Cincinnati and E. Baech, of Indianapolis former pastors, and Revs. R. D. Utter, C. E. Voliva and L. H. Findley, of our other city churches. At the evening service the church was formally dedicated by Dr. Craig, Light Spring Wagon, for sale cheap, or will trade for wood.

, According to the recent report of state geologist, W. S. Blatchley, Indiana is rich in coal, oil, gas And stone, all of which except gas which is said to be on the decline, are present in inexhaustible quantities. The past two years has demonstrated this state to be most prolific in these deposits of any in the country. New investigations reveal that 7,000 square miles, or nearly one-fifth of the state's area, is underlaid with coal. This lying in the western and southwestern portion of the state. While the facts are very gratifying, the state geologist farther says, that Indiana is pre-eminently an agricultural state. In area 34th among 45 states, she is second in the production of wheat, seventh in corn and eighth in live stock. This showing is due to excellent average fertility of soils and intelligence in cultivation thereof.

As is al ways the case in Rensselaer, when the weather permits, Memorial Day was fittingly observed here last Saturday. Careful and thorough preparations had been made by the G. A, R. Post, No. 84, ably second by their co adjutors the Womens Relief Corps. The work of the latter being shown in the profuse offerings of> flowers. Attwo o’clock the procession Was formed by chief Marshal W. M. Hoover and his aids, J. C. Gwin and J. Q. Alter, and the march to Weston Cemetery promptly began. The order of the procession was as follows: Rensselaer Citizens Band, 15 pieces. * Detachment of soldiers, with guns, for military salute. School children to the number of about 175.■ 1 , Iroquois Lodge Odd Fellows, in regalias. «. Rensselaer Lodge Daughters of Rebekah. Rensselaer Lodge Knights of Pythias. St Joseph’s College Band, 21 pieces. St Joseph’s College military battalion, In uniforms commanded by Major Cbgan and Capts. Fitzpatrick and Mungovan. Womens Relief Corps. Rensselaer Post, G. A. R. and other old soldiers. Citizens in carriages and on foot. At the cemetery the exercises were. more than usually appropriate and-well executed. They consisted of the following: Opening Address by Post Commander, T. F. Clark. Song,We come Again” by a select choir. Prayer by Rev; C. E. Voliva. Song, “Sleep Comrades, Sleep” by the choir. Address, by Mr. W. B. Song, “The Fallen Brave” choir. Address, Rev. L. H. Findley. Decorating representative grave, by the G. A. R. Post. Firing Military Salute to the Honored Dead. Song, “America.” The address by Mr. Austin was one of the best ever delivered here on a similar occasion. It was full of the highest patriotism; and of the keenest appreciation for the sacrifices of those whose memories the day commemorates. Mr. Findley’s address, though less extended than Mr, Austin's, was also most appropriate to the day and the occasion, and, like his, was thoroughly well received by the audience. In point of attendance, also, the day was a great; success. Great numbers came in from the surrounding country and the town people turned out very generally and together made one of the largest and some think the largest gathering ever held here on Memorial Day. " Fine G&binet Photographs, only 32 per dozen—a whole $ saved, at the Peoples Picture Gallery, over Porter A Wishard’s Grocery. First stairs east of the Model Store. Satsfaction guaranteed. The case of the Monon brakeman, Southwick, was reversed by the Appellate court, one day last week. Southwick was helping unload a piano at the Rensselaer depot in Nov. 1893. He was outside on the depot platform and the conductor was inside the car helping him. The conductor stepped in a hole in the car floor and let go his hold on the piano. It fell on Southwick and badly injured him about the hips, leaving him permanently lame. He sued the railroad, the case being tried in Newton Co., on change of venue, and got a 12,500 verdict. As stated above, the case has been reversed by the Appellate court; holding that the fellow-servant was responsible for the injury. The finding, as condensed in the newspaper report, was as follows: “Where a brakeman and conductor are unloading freight from a defective ear and such defects are known to each and the brakeman is injured by the conductor stepping through a hole in the car, causing him to let go the weight he was assisting the brakeman to unload, and causing injury to the brakeman, such injury was caused by the fellowservant and the company will not be held responsible for the injury.”

J. Q. ALTER.

Memorial Day Observance.

Seven More Graduates.

Fourteenth Annual Commencement z.F zvww cm zx l a TTX 43 yv I —.... Mlgii SK/IlyOie The fourteenth annual commencement of the Rensselaer High School was held at the ope/a house, last Thursday night, in the presence of a very large audience. ’ Seven more bright young people, four boys and three girls, were then added to the alumni of the school, raising their total number to 110, and all but one of whom are living. Of these 110 graduates, by the way, 53 are males and 57 females. A much more even and satisfactory division of sexes than is usually the case with high school graduates, they being in most schools composed mostly of females. The graduates were Geo. W. Scott, son of Washington Scott; Mabel Sayler, daughter of JofcnT. Sayler; Clyde Reeve, son of W. W. Reeve; Cedella Harris, daughter of R. B. Harris; Moses Leopold, son of A. Leopold; Irma Kannal, daughter of Mrs. Mary Kannal, and Arthur Kresler, son of J. W. Kresler. All of these were present and delivered their various orations and essays, except the last named, who was unable to attend on the account of sickness. Otherwise from this, the program as prepared was strictly carried out. In their various themes the graduates acquitted themselves with more than usual credit, both in the subject matter and delivery. The program as presented, was as follows: March—CorneliusMiss. Nellie Moss. Invocationßev.C. E. Voliva. Centennial Overture..... .Citizens Cornet Band. “History of the Monore Doctrine” ....George Washington Scott. "Footprints”Mabie Clare Sayler. Quartette—The Old Folks at Home Mr. W. Wlshard, Dr. H. L, Brown, Mr. D. Yeoman and Mr. H. Warner. ( “Education and the Laboring Man”

Clyde Wayne Reeve. “Opportunity Recognized” ....Cedella Agnes Harris. Vocal Solo—two Loves. Mrs H-J. Kannal. “Prison Reform’,'Mojes Leopold* “The Trials of a School Girl”i. Romaine Irma Kannal. Instrumental Duet—Postilion D’amour Misses Mabie Matheson and Marybelle Purcnplle. Presentation of Diplomasm. F. Chilcote. Violin Solo—Sth Air Les Varie Puritans.-:.... Miss. Evangeline M. Utter. Benedlctoln Rev. R. Vtter. Mrs. Ray hill, of Vermilion, Ohioj is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Coen. The democratic county ticket is short one candidate for county commissioner. John Stillman, of the Third district, has declined the nomination. Capt Erastus Peacock, of Rensselaer, was iv candidate at the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge, at Indianapolis Tuesday, for the position of Grand Vice Chancellor, the second highest position in the order in the state, and on the sure road to the highest position, that of Grand Chancellor. He made a good fight for the election, and failed by a Very narrow margin. Tfiesuccessfnil man, Union B. Hunt getting 343 votes to 317 for Mr. Peacock. “There is no pleasure in riding a bicycle as though you were going to a fire or after a doctor,” sagely remarks Philosopher Bitters, of the Rochester Republican. “The expert rider glides along at a very moderate gait so he can enjoy the journey end view all the pleasuable surroundings. The scorcher necessarily looks constantly in advance of him and acquires what is called a bicycle crosseyed gaze that is not beautiful to behold. And the slow rider avoids the danger of coming in contact with other wheelmen, pedestrians, vehicles, Ac. A moderate speed is also less damaging to the wheel which is evidently not intended to stand as much bumping over street crossings and rough roads as a farm wagon. The ladies seem to exercise the best judgment and experience the most pleasure striding a bike. They sit uprightly, ride slowly and gracefully.” Good strong single-seat top buggy for sale, cheap. Enquire at Mackey A Barcus’ marble shop, , . E. A. Aldrich has some desirable half acre lots for sale, also some town property for sale or trade for small farm. 89-2-mp. Those who are interested in cleaning the Sayler grave yard will meet there June 13,1896.

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JEFF. SMITH.