Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — CITY AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTRY.

Corn 21 - 22. . ( Gala 12 to 13. Wheat 50. Rye 20. B yard Clark has sold out his ice trade to C. C. Starr. A son to Mr. and Mrs. James Comer, Sunday morning. Miss Eliza Tuteur is back from Peoria, for a few weeks visit. Matt Giver, of Cincinnati, spent Sunday with his brother, Peter Giver. Born, Monday, July 14th, to Mr. and,Mrs. C. A. Wray. BarkleyTp., a son. Rev. Geo. Fritz and wife, of Durand, 111 , are visiting relatives in this vicinity. Quarterly meeting will be held at Rose Bud church the fourth Saturday and Sunday in July. Miss Miriam Le Grice, of London, Canada, is visiting at her uncle James Matheson’s, north of town . E. L. Hollingsworth has joined his family at Charlevoi, Mich., for a short period of rest and recreation. It was Miss Timmons, of Remington, and not Miss Henricks, who accompanied Mas Harrison to Bay View, last week. Mrs. Rachel Coen, of Newton, Ind., has been visiting relatives in Rensselaer and vicinity, for some days past. .J. W. Coen has been pretty seriously sick with a bad case of mumps, with complications resulting from a cold. He is now improving. Miss Blanch Brown, of Danville, 111., is here making a protracted visit to her brother, Dr. H. L. Brown and sister, Mrs. Dr. English. Mrs. Frank Ross and family and Mrs. Frank Oswald, all of Kentland, visited J. W. Williams’ family, several days the latter part of last week. The divorce case of Barger vs. Barger has been dismissed. The parties have wisely got over their mad and gone to living together again. Mr. Henry Kern, of Carroll Co., and Miss Minnie Ropp, of this county, were married last Friday afternoon, by Rev. R. D. Utter, at his residence. Everton Nowels, son of Hon. E. C. Nowels, of Lamar Colo., has returned to Rensselaer, with his wife and two children, and intends to become a permanent resident. Ira Rinehart is now putting in three cement street crossings, at the intersection of Washington and Cullen streets, to replace those which another party built and which did not stand the usage. Last Sunday was said to have been the hottest day of the season in many places. Here the mercury stood at 94 in the shade for a while in the afternoon. Monday at about the same hours it was 92 in the shade. The School Board completed the list of grade teachers by employing Mrs. Lizzie Kaulb, of Harrison, Mich. Mrs. Kaulb, wajt£ormerly of this county, her maiden 'name being Richardson. She is now a widow. Renry I. Thornton appopjectic attack on |he other jide Of Remingtpp, driving hope, wjlli hk family from Brookston . He is now io a very seripus condition at his home in the north part of town. The attack has resulted in paralysis of the left side.

The six months old infant daughter of John Clager, of Union Tp., died Monday, of ch.olera infantum. The funeral was held Monday, at Rensselaer Catholic church. The gravel road meeting at Wild Lily, in Union Tp., last Saturday night, did not determine anything, but it is now thought that no further effort on the gravel road enterprise will be made this year. ’ J. W. King will, go to Lafayette, next Tuesday, to attend a state shooting tournament, which begins Tuesday and continues three days. The next welKhe will take part in the Dupont Sjeokeless Powder shooting contest, at Chicago. A handsome new Christian church was dedicated at Wolcott, last Sunday. Eider L. L. Carpenter preached the dedicatory sermon, and what was more important just then, worked the congregation for the sum due on the church. He raised $1,700 right there. The church cost $4,000. Marriage licenses since last reported. j Alvin O. Garriott, ( Laura Williams. j Dennis O'Riley, ( Janie Shearer. ( Henry Kern, —I Minnie Ropp.

The Rensselaer delegation at the Chicago convention was very largely Increased, towards the wind-up. Among these later additions were, M. F. Chilcote, C. D. Nowels, G. K. Hollingsworth, A. S. Nowels, C. C, Warner, E. P. Honan, and others. They all secured admission without difficulty. The hay crop of this year has surely never been exceeded in this vicinity. Many farmers estimate that their timothy hay will go from two to two and a half tons to the acre. It is being got up in good shape, too. The oats crop, also, is simply enormous. And the grain is of an excellent qu lity, also. D. B. Nowels left for Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday, to attend a noted School of Pedagogy, which has a two weeks’ session there, every year and is presided over and conducted by some of the ablest educators of the country, Mr. Nowels will remain for the two full weeks, and will also, while so near, take the occasion to visit Niagara Falls. The following Rensselaer people attended F. W. Baptist quarterly meeting at Prairie Church, near Brookston, last Sunday. Rev. B. F. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.J Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Thornton, W. B. Blankenbaker and family and Robt. Hopkins. Rev. Prof. Reed, of Hillsdale College, Mich., preached the sermon. “Mother*’ Wood, widow of the late Rev. Aaron Wood, D. D., stopped off Tuesday afternoon for a brief visit with the family of her nephew, Wm. Henry Wood. She lately spent several years with her son Dr. Thomas Wood in S. A., where he is engaged in missionary work. She is away up in the eighties but is still quite active. A young fellow “worked” one of our town preachers for a free marriage ceremony very nicely, a few days ago. He claimed that our popular City Mayor had promised to perform the ceremony for nothing, but was out of town] also that it had taken all his wealth to pay for his license . Of course he got his marrying done all right.

It now appears that the theory that Miss Emma Saylor had gone away for fear of Raven, her raven distracted lover, was the correct one. She has gone to the home of relatives in Ohio. It was through an excess of caution upon the part of her foster parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, that they concealed the fact of knowing where she had gone, whence arose the leport that she had gone after Raven. Some fellow sneaked into Lawyer Mills* residence, Monday, by going through the cellar. Judging frorra his shoe tracks in sand in the cepar, he was thpqgty to slim-leg-ged duje looking for pie; but getting geared st something, probably the return of Mr. Mills from the City Council meeting, he grabbed two loaves of bread and fled. As noted elsewhere, he was caught later by the night watch and proved to be nary a dude, but a boozing mulatto bum.

Many farmers have asked that The Republican “stir 'em up again” on the wild lettuce question. It seems by their reports that this pernicious weed is getting a great foot-hold in this county, and that unless prompt and general measures are taken at once for its extirpation, it will soon be growing eyerywhere. One of Faith Cure Faker D iwie’s latest humbugging Claims is. that he cured a little daughter of S. W. Smelcer, of Flora, Carroll Co., this state, of a short leg; and who had been a cripple from birth. Thus alleged miracle is exploded by Mr. Smelcer who writes to the Delphi Times that he does not think there is any difference in the length of the leg, and that he “does not want people to think that he is the author of false statements in the interest of Dowie’s faith cure.” The Sund ly Schools of Union Tp. will hold their first convention in the interest of the Ind. Sunday School Association, on July 18, at Parr’ A varied program will be rendered by the different* schools. There will be good speakers from different points present. A basket dinner will be held in the grove. Every body come and becoihe enthused in .. Hattie Pierson,

Secy.,

B. D. COMER,

Tp. Supt.

An exchange remarks as follows: “It is easier to sell a bicycle than a wagon. Men will buy shot guns and pay cash for them, when they have to give their notes in payment for for utensels which they must have to earn their living. They pay the retailer a hundred per cent, on beer without protest and then kick on 10 or 20 per cent, the grocer oi dry goods dealer asks him. Billiards at 25 cents a game does not seem very high to them, but bread tickets 24 for a dollar makes them grunt. ” Harris, the Monon operator at Delphi who created such an excitement by trying to get a divorce from his wife at Hammond in order to marry Miss West, at Delphi, has at last had his efforts crowned with success. Mrs. Harris at first opposed the program, but the expectant bride mortgaged her property and raised $750 which she paid to Mrs. Harris; and that lady thereupon very accommodatingly obtained a divorce from Harris. The next step was the marriage of Harris and Miss West, which was consummated one day last week. C. W. Coen, the grain dealer, is preparing to build a new and capacious elevator, at his place of business near the railroad. It will be of 50,000 or 60,000 bushels capacity, and he expects to have it completed, in time for use in handling this year’s corn crop. It will be of the latest and most improved kind, as Mr. Coen has lately visited quite a large number of neighboring towns, in the corn belts, and inspected their best elevators, and noted down their best points for incorporation in his new one. The first colored people’s Wedding ever celebrated in Jasper County, so far as known, took place in the Makeever House parlor, yesterday afternoon. The parties were Mr. Thomas E. Moore and Miss Julia E. Rollins, both for some time past employes of the Make Aver House, and estimable and industrious people. Rev. B. F. Ferguson performed the ceremony. The customary congratulations were extended by quite a number of interested spectators. The newly married couple took the afternoon train for Chicago, and may make their future residence. The last public meeting in the old court house, the “Farewell” entertainment, Wednesday night of last week, under the auspices of the Womens’ Relief Corps, was an interesting affair, but not so, well attended as might have been reasonably t expected, Addresses were given by Hous. S, 1\ Thompson, H, P, Hammond, M. L. Spitler, and Capts. Burnham, Qhilcoto, and Marshall. Also recitations by Misses Gail Wasson and Edith Marshall. The substance of Mr. Spitler’s address, giving a brief synopsis of the origin of the county and the history of the late court, house, and of its earlier predecessors, is published in another place.

Charles Starr and two daughters Fern and Floss respectively and Miss Floss Wright were in Brookston a short time last Friday on their way to Lafayette from Rensselaer. Mr. Starr’s youngest daughter is only 10 years old but she accomplished the trip of fifty miles with very great ease, only baying to rest twice on the trip. Miss, Flossie Wright is related to the family of T. N. Wright and her time was spent with them while here. —Brookston Reporter. The nature of Miss Kate Rodgers work for the Salvation Army, is not as has been erroniously reported, the ordinary work of the female members of the army, but is simply to do editorial and general literary work on “The Conqueror” a monthly magazine published by the Army, and of which Maj. Brengle, who visited the Tent Brigade while it was here, is the editor. She will also, probably, do work for other publications of the Salvation Army. Miss Rodgers has quite notable literary and poetical abilities, as readers of The , Republican have already had opportunity tb know, and this kind of work will no doubt be very much to her taste.

The Iroquois Gun Club of Rensselaer, Ind. ,will hold a tournament on inanimate targets and live birds on August 12 and 13. There will be twelve events each day and on the second day two of the twelve events will be at live pigeons. The ten-county badge contest, 50 targets per man, will also be shot on the second day. A team of three men from the Iroquois Gun Club issues a challenge to shoot a similar team from any other club in the ten counties a match at 25 targets per man for sls a side, the match to be shot on the first day of the tournament. The grounds of the Iroquois club are pleasantly located and have plenty of natural shade. The tournament will be under the personal management of J. W. and F. A. King, and no one wijl be barred.—American Field. '

Arguments on the financial question are of frequent occurrence on the streets. The simple fact that a man knows nothing about the problem, will not deter him from airing his views. And as it often happens that the other fellow knows nr thing about finances, the argument is generally unprofitable, although it never fails to attract a crowd. Leaving out of the question the comparative merits of the two opposing systems of finance, this statement may be accepted as an axiom. If money grew on trees, it not likely that the men who sit around on store boxes and groan about hard times would get any of it. They would be too lazy to club the trees. —North Judson News.

Joseph Sparling, living about a mile southwest of town, had the misfortune to lose his residence, by fire, last Friday night, between 10 and 11 o’clock. The family were all asleep when the fire started, and the first that awakened was a little boy, about 6 years old. The fire was under too much headway when discovered to hope to save the house, but by vigorous exertions nearly all the contents down stairs were saved. Of those above stairs, little or nothing was saved. Several partses living in the southwest part of town saw the fire and reached it in time to help save the furniture. The building, which was a comparatively new one, and worth perhaps SBOO was insured m the Continental for SSOO. The loss on the contents is fully covered by the insurance. The origin of the fire is entirely unknown.

The Iroquois Gun Club will hold its annual shooting tournament August 12 and 13th, on their fine grounds near town; and Manager King is already busy making preparations and expects to make it the mpst successful tournament ever held here. Live birds as well as targets will be shot at, A special feature of the tournament will be challenge a shooting contest between three members of this club and any three members of any other club in the ten counties eligible to contest for the club’s gold medal. The three members of the Iroquois club who make this challenge are, J. W. King, of Rensselaer, Joe Park, of Brook, and J. C. MoColly, of Rensselaer. The ten county gold badge contest will take place at this tournament The counties entitled to enter the contest are, Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper,, Lake, Newton, Pulaski, Starke, Tippecanoe, White.

3 Marion Learning, a lad of about 3 12, fell off a bicycle Tuesday night, i and striking his head against a stone, r was quite severely hurt He was un- . conscious for some time, and delirous ) most of the following night. 5 The prospects are for a good attendL ance this year at Fountain Park As--1 sembly, Camp Meeting near Reming--9 ton Joly 17th to 27th. Already a ■ number have signified their intention 1 of. taking tents and remaining during ' the entire meeting. An excellent program is assured. j Rensselaer people should have their t tents and headquarters at Fountain 3 Park this season. Tents can be rent--9 ed for the entire meeting for $2.00 . by applying for same early to Robert i Parker. Parties furnishing their own . tents have ground privileges free, t Season tickets only 50 cts. b A patent medicine combination, » with a tent, was here several days > last week, but they evidently didn’t 3 do much business nor did they 9 “do” many'people. It seems that I our citizens are at last getting ■ their eyes open to the fraudulent 9 character of these traveling doc--9 tors and patent medicine fakers. About 11 o’clock Monday night . a man broke into the much persei cuted Koezema quart saloon, near 1 the depot, with evident intention of ® burglarizing some beer. A few 3 hours later Night Watch Childers i discovered the fellow snoozing by , the roadside, considerably drunk, • and run him in. On his person, ’ but not yet id it, were two tell tale r loaves of bread, which were later > identified a s those stolen from C. E 8 Mills house, earlier that same evens ing. The man gives his name as J Wm. Smith, and says he has a fam- , ily at Madison, this state. He is apa parently a mulatto, or some other de- • gree of colored man. He had his 5 examination, yesterday morning, before Squire Morgan, who released • him for want of evidence. He lost b no time in getting out of town. 1 The work of demolishing the » old court house began last Thurs9 day. It has furnished constant L work since then for about 25 men and entertainment for three times r that number. The work has been ’ directed by J. A. Lutz, who will, r it is understood, superintend the erection of the new building. The tearing down of the old building has been an interesting and > not wholly safe operation. Especially as large sections of the 1 walls have been pulled down, at ‘ once by horses hitched to pulleys. And in case of the corners, which naturally stood much firmer 1 than the other portions of the • walls, they were first weakened > and undermined by heavy charges of dynamite. The material from 9 the building as fast as torn down, ' has been’hauled to the outer por- ' tions of the square, and deposited • in pilfes. Some of this old mater- ' ial has some value, but not very much. The bricks can some of 1 them be used for “backing” in 1 the new building, and some are 1 being used to fill the approaches ’ to the creamery bridge. As before stated, the tearing down pro- ' cess begun last Thursday, and by ( Tuesday noon of this week, noth- ( ing was left but a great pile of ( bricks and rubbish; and this will f probably be all cleared away by , the end of the week.