Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — CITY AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTRY.

Corn 21 - 22. Oats 12 to 14. Wheat 45 to 50. Bye 20. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kirk, Friday, August 14th: Work on Coen & Br&dy’s big new grain elevator was begun Tuesday. Mr?. Healey will go to Delphi, today, to visit her daughter,, Mrs, Lyons. ; Val Seib, now of the brokers’ firm of Willard & Co., Chicago, visited in town over Sunday. Mrs. J. G. Reynolds and Mrs. C. C. Sigler are spending the present week in Milwaukee, Wis. - - • John Wolf, of Milroy arrived here yesterday, from a ten day’s trip to Tennessee; he bought no land. The Jasper County Teachers’ Institute will be held at Rensselaer next week, in the M. E. church.

Isaac Thompson, of Bluffton, Ohio, returned home Monday, after a 10 days visit with his relatives here. District Chairman McCoy attended a meeting of the Republican State Committee at Indianapolis, Monday. .iphe Citizens, Cornet Band went to Morocco, yesterday, to furnish music for the Newton Co. f air for three days. A. Lewis moved his cigar factory Tuesday into his new building on Scott street, in the southeast part of '"iipwn. ” r — ~ The tent brigade of the Salvation Army, which was in Rensselaer a few weeks ago, is now working at Lafayette. Hon. W. S. Haggard, of Lafayette, Republican candidate for Lieut. Governor, spoke at Remington last evening. Miss Abbte Harrison has returned from Bay View Chatauqua, and taking quite an extended lake trip on her way home. It was quite decidedly cool, Sunday night, and a light frost was reported in some low places, in the Gifford district.

J. C. Porter returned home last Sunday from his stay at the Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago. He is reported 88 doing very well. Miss Mary Johnson, now a student in Chicago University, formerly a teacher in the Remington schools, is visiting Mrs. W. H. Coover. The oats that are coming into the Rensselaer market now are of a very poor quality and are worth only from 8 to 14 cents per bushel. Mrs. J. F. Iliff was stricken with paralysis, Tuesday afternoon, affecting her entire left side. Her condition is considered very critical. The Robertson triplets, in Milroy Tp.. have been ailing a good deal, during the hot weather, but on Saturday were reported as much better. Monroe Banes and family were in Monon Sunday, visiting Mrs Banes’ father, Mr. McCarlin, who is about to make a prolonged trip to Pennsylvania. Lee Randle, of Winamac, visited Rensselaer relatives the latter part of last week, and while here secured work as a bricklayer on the new court house. The sale of the Koezoma quart shop to Billy Denton fell through, because Billy got scared of a prospective big licence tax, from the city council. J. W. Paxton went to'Michigan City Tuesday, to buy the lumber for Coen A Brady’s new grain elevator. Ten car loads will be used for its construction.

Wilbur Tharp, our young extownman, was hit in the face by a ball, while playing in the Monticello ball team, one day last week, and had his jaw broken. The national convention of the Keeley League is now holding a three days’ session at Indianapolis. Joe Sharp, the photographer, is the only reprtaentive from Rensselaer. Dr. Frank M. Scott, a specialist in chronic diseases, is now located in Rensselaer and talks of remaining pei manently. His office for the present, is in the Makeever House. Rev.F. C. Watkins, of Nebraska, prtachtd at the Christian church last Sunday, and it is thought likely that the congregation will extend him a Call to become their permanent pastor.

Charley Wiltshire returned Sunday to his place in a Chicago millinery house. Several dozen young people participated in a pleasant party in his honor at the Wiltshire residence, Saturday evening. We publish this week a card from Judge Wiley in which be expresses his intention of resigning some time between now and election day, but leaves a good long string attached to his intention aforesaid. , The Christian Endeavorers will give a James Whitcomb Riley entertainment at the home of J. N. Leatherman Friday evening, Aug. 21. All invited to conje with 10 cents for usual Riley refreshments. - A great barbecue is to ’Be held at Lake Village, Newton Co , next Saturday , Aug 22nd. Aspeeeh by Hon. E D. Crumpacker, Republican candidate for Congress will be one of the features of the occasion. The fire bell rang Wednesday forenoon, for a little blaze in the roof of a summer kitchen in a house on Van Rensselaer street, occupied by Frank Wood. A bucket or two full of water d rowned it out.

John Renicker of Barkley Tp., got the end of one of his fingers badly mangled between cog wheels of a threshing machine, last Friday. It was not such a very large hurt, but it was powerful painful. S. Healy, the only exclusive shoe store man in towu, has recently enlarged his store room, and greatly increased his stock of shoes. The Judge has a neat and attractive little store as one needs to see. The advertising car of Wallace’s circus was in town last Saturday, and the big bill boards and all other available space in town was soon occupied by the gorge ms advertising common to all circuses. A joint debate on the silver question will be held at Brushwood, Union Tp., next Saturday evening, Aug. 22nd, between Estil Pierson, for' the Republican side and Walter Harrington for the Popocratic. Uncle Simon Phillips will leave for Adams Co., today, to visit his cous ins, the McGriff twins, John and Richard. These lively and noted boys will be, jointly and severally, 92 years old the 81st of August.

Word comes from Rev. L. H. Findley, the former pastor of the Christian here, now in Ohio, that he is m the first stages of consumption, and intends to try a change of climate, probably southern California. The Rensselaer public schools will open Monday, Sept. 7th, that being the first Monday in September. The report that has, in some way, got circulated that the schools would open Monday, Aug. 81st is erronious. The Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias will hold their semi-annual encampment at Cleveland, Ohio, next week, and a number from Rensselaer will probably attend. The round trip rate from Lafayette is 15 with 15 days’ limit. The Wallace shows claim that no swindlers or fakers of any kind are allowed to accompany their outfit. And this olaim is corroborated by the papers we have lately received from cities where they have lately been exhibiting. The Morocco Courier says it is reported that the Chicago and Eastern Illinois is contemplating building a new road from Roseville, 111., to Michigan City, striking Earl Park, in Benton County. If the road is built it will, presumably, follow the line of the old Coal Road branch of the Eastern Illinois, from Good land to across the Kankakee river, and therefore be no great benefit to this county.

A Republican “Wigv#am” is now being rushed to completion, on vacant lots in Riverside addition, just west of Washington street bridge. Hon. A. C. Harris, of Indianapolis, will speak in it next Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22ad Luther Ham, an old time resident of Newton and an old soldier, now residing in lowa, was in town the latter part of last week. He was called back to Newton Co. by the sickness and death of a sister, Mrs Sidney Steward.

The four year old daughter, of Everett Warren, of Parr, was struck on the foot by a corn knife, last Friday and the end of one toe cut off and the bone of another so badly injured that Dr. Alter amputated the entire toe, the next day. _ Mamed, at Monticello, August 12, by J. E. W orthington, J. P-, Mr. Robert L. Blake of Jasper county to Miss Sarah Neel, daughter of Abraham Neel of this county. May peace and prosperity be theirs all through the journey of life.—Monticello Press.

It is the general understanding that the city council, at their next meeting will pass an ordinance levying a big license fee on quart shop saloons. Yt is to be hoped the report is true for the quart shops are usually the most demoralizing saloons of any. Jhe completion of the cement walk in front of Forsythe’s new store, with the cement crosiing from there to Ellis <k Murray’s corner, now makes cement walks and crossings continuous all over the business part of Washington street, from Cullen to Front. The understanding here, in Methodist circles, is, that the Rev. Samuel Beck D. D., of South Beud, hara been appointed presiding elder of the Valparaiso district, in the place of the Rev. Dr. J. H. Wilson, whose resignation was mentioned some two weeks ago.

Remember mat next Saturday, August 22nd, is the day of the Republican state campaign opening, with meetings in every county seat in the state. Hon. A C. Harris, of Indianapolis, oaeof the speakers at the disposal of the State Committee will speak at Rensselaer. Elder Fuson and James Norris attended the organization of a baptist church in Milroy township, Jasper county, Wednesday. They reporta good time and also tell us they had much more rain there than here, and as a lesult, corn fields are suffering very much.—Morocco Courier. Mrs. Eliza Roush, a sister of Councilman Joseph Eight, of Rensselaer and of Isaac Eight, of Fair Oaks, died at her home east of Thayer, last Saturday, after a long sickness. Her age, was 47 y ears. The funeral was held at Rose Lawn, Sunday, and was one of the largest ever held there.

The trial of Ed Griggs, of Fair Oaks, and Josh Goff, of Union Tp., for their share in the row in the Koezema saloon, was to have come off before Squire Churchill, Tuesday afternoon, but the defendants took a change of venue to Squire Wiseman, of Union Tp., and the case is set for Sept. 21st. The Kankakee land owners in St. Joseph, LaPorte and Starke counties have perfected an organizition to reclaim 50,000 acres. The work will then be taken up in other counties untill the Illinois line was reached. It is estimated that several hundred thousand acres will be reclaimed.— Itforth Judson News. People in the northern and north central parts of thifheounty and those living near in Newton Co., should make a point of hearing lion. E. D. Crumpacker, Republican candidate for Congressman, at Fair Oaks, next Friday afternoon, Aug. 2ist. He will be there, sure, on that day, and will make a speech well worth going miles to hear. Sun Bros’ bad luck dil not end when they left Rensselaer. Owing to their detention here, and to the bad roads on the way, they missed not only their date at Wheatfield, on the Friday following their drowning out here, but also that at North Judson on Saturday. The News, of the latter place, says their line of circus wagons did not reach there until noon, Sunday, from which they expected to reach Knox in time for Monday’s exhibition.

The annual catalogue of the Rensselaer public schools is cow ready for distribution. Patrons and taxpayers of the schools, and others interested may obtain copies by applying to any member of the school board, namely Messrs E. L. Clark, M. F. Chilcote and S. P. Thompson, or to Prof. Sanders, the superintendent. Mrs. Alice Moatcs, wife of Joseph D, Moates, and a step-daughter of the late Rev. Bardin H. Bradbury, deceased, died last Thursday Aug. 13, at her home in Keener Tp., of dropsy, after a long sickness. Her age was 50 years. She leaves a husband and three children. The funeral was held Aug. 14, at the M. E. church, at DeMotte.

The >Rose Lawn News failed to reach us last week.~ but in its stead came “The Sand Bur,” which cefi tainly is a novelty in the matter of name, at least. J. W. Crooks, editor of the News, is editor of the Sand Bur; but the new paper is printed at the office of the Brook Reporter instead of at the Monon News, as was formerly the case.

Charles Wren, wife and children, who have been visiting with Mr. and MTs. George Sparrow for the past month, left for their home in Merced, Cal., Wednesday. Charles had a bad nose while here, caused by erysipelas, but which our physicians handled with such care as to warrant his departure without fe f of re- ... .■& /•. • lapse.-—Monon News. ’ •

Garland Travis and Will Way, of Laportc, were drowned in the Kankakee river near that place last week, The bodies have been recovered. Travis was standing in a boat, driving a stake on which to fasten a trout line, when he fell overboard. Way jumped in to save him. Travis sunk, and Way, being unable to reach the boat, was also drowned.

Arrangments are being made for the Semi-centenial of the settlement of the Grand Prairie. The celebration will consist of an Old Settler’s meeting, to be held at Alter’s grove 5 miles N. W, froa Remington in Carpenter Tp. It promises to be s big affair, weather permitting. Addresses and remeniscensea will be made by Old Settlers. The date is Sept 17, 1896.

A Farmer’s Institute and picnic will be held at Parr on Labor Day September 7th, 1896. One of the professors of Purdue University will lecture at 2 o’clock. Premiums will be given for the best exhibition of farm products- A general good time is expected. See Program. S. P. Thompson. Chairman of Executive Committee. Lew Hopper, J. G. Reynolds’ three year old running horse, got first money in a good race at Milwaukee, last Friday. It was a 6 furlong race and the time was 1:15| He also got third money in a race on the Wednesday before, and would have been first, it is said, had not a dishonest jockey who was riding him, pulled him into the muddy side of the track. One or two of our Rensselaer sports are said to have made some good bets on Friday’s race. The regular bi-monthly fire in J. E. Spitler’s building, occupied by the steam laundry and telegraph office, occurred Tuesday afternoon. It started on the roof, at the south end, probably from a spark from the laundry smoke stack. The fire company got there and put it out with buckets before they could get the little chemical to work. The damage was slight, being mostly confined to the projecting wooden front of the building. An awning in front of H. J. Dexter’s grocery took fire and was mined.

The Laporte Argus incidentally remarks that August is a great month for church picnics, and the woodtick will gaaw the alabaster limb of the Sunday school teacher, and a green worm will fall down the back of the organist, and the tired minister will sit down on a rotten stump and ask for a “sweet pickle and another leg of chicken, please,” while the fiendish yeUow jacket will back up to him and puncture his tire; and the old maid who sings in the choir will see a snake and faint in the arms of Simple Simon, who is there for ostensible purpose to giggle and do the drudgery. The busy little ant will play around the jelly, and one of tbfe infant class will fall out of the swing and break its collar tone, and they will all have a jolly time.

Bernard Maloy, for several years in the employ of The Republican’s printing department, is now resting and recuperating preparatory to entering St. Joseph’s College, at the beginning of the collegiate year, Sept. 7th. He expects to take the full classical course, to prepare himself for a profession. a The Republican was incorrectly informed in one particular in regard to the Hart—Eck shooting affair, reported last week. The statement that Eck, previous to the shooting sought aid from Marshal Luckey, of Remington, was a mistake. That official was not called on and had no knowledge of the trouble until after it was all over.

The shelving, counters, show cases dud other 1 furniture, is rapidly being put in place in Mr. Forsythe’s new store building, and the work of moving goo !8 into it is now in progress. The furniture and fixtures are of the best quality, and properly finish up one of the very finest store rooms in northwest Indiana. Mr. Forsythe expects to be fully moved and ready for business in his new room by next Monday.

The great electrical storm of Tuesdey night of last week, and the heaviest part of which passed north of Rensselaer, but in plain view, did considerable damage in Porter Co. In the immediate vicinity of Hebron alone, six tarns were struck and burned. In other parts of the county quite a number of barns were also destroyed. Several houses were also struck, but in ho case greatly damaged, nor was any person killed. Grandmother Mary Kannal is very seriously sick with inflimation of the bowels, her attack having became severe last Thursday. Her advanced age, nearly 81 years, makes her sickness much more dangerous than it would be otherwise. Her grandsons, and nearest surviving relatives, E. L and G. K. Hollingsworth, who were both in northern Michigan, have been called home, and are now with her.

The Republican meeting, to be addressed by Hon. A. C. Harris, of Indianapolis, at Rensselaer next Saturday afternoon, will not be held in a grove near town, as was advertised on the bills, but in a “Republican Wigwam” erected by the Republicans of Rensselaer, for use during the campaign, on vacant lots in Riverside addition, just west of Washington street bridge. The wigwam will have seats for 1000 persons, Mrs. R. B. Harris met with quite a severe accident, last Saturday, at her residence on Kannal street She was standing on a box washing a window, when the box broke and she fell to the ground and broke one of the bones of her left leg, a little above the ankle. Dr. Hartst-ll was called and reduced the fracture, and she is now doing well, and though such injuries are necessarily quite painful, in this case the patient is getting along much better in that respect, than is ordinarily the case. teople in Jasper or adjoining counties who are casting about for a good place to move to for superior school privileges, or who want to send their children to a good graded school, should investigate the advantages of Rensselaer. If there is any place in Indiana which has better public schools than ours, we don’t know where it is. A pretty good idea of the scope and merits of our schools may be had by examining the school catalogue for the years 1896—1897, and of which copies may be had by writing to E L. Clark president of the city school board, or to Prof. W. H. Sanders, the city superintendent.

Some 17 stone cutters and 18 laborers are now at work on the new court house, and the number of stone cutters will soon be much increased. Those now at work seem to be experts in their line, and are doing fine work. A number of carpenters will also soon be employed, in putting up four 50 foot derricks, to handle the material to be used in the building. Work on the foundations is temporarily suspended, awaiting the arrival of stone; some which was received having been rejected as not being of sufficient siz*. to meet the requirements of the specifications. These foundation walls, by the way, are two feet six inches thick, and to be built of the b< st and strongest stone, in courses of not less than 10 inches thick and large enough to reach clear

through the walls, and all to be laid in cement mortar. Such a foundation, resting as it does upon the solid bedrock; will surely stand and be solid for centuries. The statement some noisy parties haye been making in the south part of the county that the specifications required these foundations walls to be only 10 inches thick, is the veriest nonsense. The printed say the wails must Conform to the archi ect’s drawings. These show the walls 2$ feet thick, and this is the thickness they are being made. An immense audience gathered at the opera house, Satu r day night, to see “A Texas Steer” presented by Hoyt’s Comedy Company, but just before the curtain rose the manager of the company announced that through the failure o»4 “specialty, ’- preformer to arrive ffSm Chicago, the ‘Steer” could not be presented, and that “In Old Kentucky” would be given in its place. He also stated that if any of the audience choose to leave, their money would be refunded at the door. No one took advantage of the offer, although there was evidently mu oh disappointment at the change of bill. The play which they did give was put on in very good shape.

-Rev. D. A. Tucker, pastor of the F. W. Baptist church and his wife were both hurt Monday afternoon, by the overturning of their buggy. The accident occured on the steep narrow grade on the Pleasant Ridge gravel road, near Jas. Cowden’s place. Their horse swerved to one side and to keep the buggy from going down the steep bank, Mr. Tucker turned the horse sharply and the buggy was upset Mr. Tucker struck the ground with great violence, and received a very large scalp wound, above the forehead. His elbow and hand were also badly bruised. Mrs. Tucker’s injuries consisted of a pretty bad cut above one eye, and both were generally considerably bruised and shaken. The injured couple were taken to Mr. Cowden’s house, and Dr. English was called and dressed their wonnds. Mr. Tucker’s injuries were much the worst and the scalp wound was so extensive as to require 8 stitches to retain the torn scalp in place. It also caused considerable loss of blood. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were brought to their home in town, the same evening after the accident, and are reported as doing fairly well, although from the nature of Mr. Tucker’s injuries, they are necessarily very painful.

According to a statement going the rounds of the newspapers, the wardens of Indiana’s two penitentiaries have decided to follow the example of the Joliet, 111., prison in abolishing stripes m the prisoners’ clothing. The new rule is to take effect Oct, Ist.—Prisoners whose conduct is good will be given suits of dark gray and be placed in the first grade. Those not so good will be placed in the second grade and be given a suit of grey check, the real bad fellows will be classified in the third grade and continue to wear stripes. The first and second grade convicts will have a large airy dining room in which to eat and the fellows in strips will will remain in the old and dark dining room. It is believed this classification will go largely toward bringing about better prison discipline.