Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1879 — Societies. [ARTICLE]

Societies.

Prairie Lodge No. 125 F. & A.M. meets 1st and 3rd Saturday evenings of each month in Nowels' Hall. Officers: W. M., H. W. Wood; Sec., Louis Kern. Iroquois Lodge No. 143 I.O.O.F. meets every Tuesday evening in Bedfords Hall. Officers: N. G., F. W. Bedford; Sec, C. C. Starr. Rensselaer Lodge No. 82 K. of R meets every Thursday evening in Bedford's Hall. Officers; C. C., M. F. Chilcote; K. Of R. & S., Frank B. Meyer.

—Shall we celebrate? —J. H. Wood, of Winamac, Thursday. —Mr. J. W. Duvall spent part of this week in Illinois. A fine horse belonging to M. L. Spitler died this morning. —A lot of fine linen suits for fifty cents on the dollar, at A. Leopold's. —Miss Welch, of Michigan, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. L. Baylor. —Gentlemen’s boots and shoes in endless varieties at S. Bass’ shoe store. —Charley Platt, with A. Leopold, is building up a splendid grocery trade. —Ad. Seward, of Pilot Grove, called in to see The Standard office, Monday. —One dozen ladies’ solid gold guard chains, just received as W. S. Orwin’s. —John I. Purcupile and Jep. Crouch, of Monticello, were in town, Wednesday. —-S. Bass exclusive boot and shoe store is now in full blast, with goods to suit all. —A large stock of all kinds of musical instruments, just received at W. S. Orwin’s. —Ance. Woodworth now enjoys the honor of carrying the mail to and from the train. —Judge Ward, of Lafayette, occupied the bench for Judge Hammond, on Monday, last. —Go to Kannal’s drug store for daily papers, magazines, music and choice literature. —Frank Henkle makes “boss” lemonade. Don't take our word for it, but try him once. —Goods sold at 20 per cent, less than former prices, at S. Bass’ boot and shoe store. —Hon. Charles H. Test, of Indianapolis, "took in” court at this place the first of the week. —Mr. W. S. Smoot returned last week from a few days visit to wife and friends in lowa. —The cheapest and best lot of boots and shoes in the county may be found at Leopold’s. Mrs. Dr. Ensminger, of Crawfordsville. smiled upon her many friends in Rensselaer last week. Considerable activity has been manifested for some days past in the wool trade at this place. —Mesars. Willey & Sigler will commence operations on their new brick block about the first of July. —Mr. Ira W. Yeoman has secured a position as traveling salesman for a Chicago stationery house. —O. W. Church. Esq, of Remington, the weightiest man in Jasper county, was in town, Tuesday. —Mr. S. O Duvall, of Momence, Ill., spent a few days in Rensselaer last week visiting relatives. —Phillips & Morgan, are experts in the tonsorial art. If you want a nice, clean shave, give them a call. —Quite a number of people from Rensselaer and vicinity excurted to Battle Ground and Lafayette last Sunday. Mrs. E. P. Hammond, Miss Lulu Hammond and Miss Frankie McEwen have thanks for beautiful boquets. —The prospects for a bountiful yield of wheat were never better. This will be a good thing for the consumers. —Ladies, do not read the advertisement of the Narrow Gauge Clothing House, as it is intended especially for gentlemen. — M. D. Rhoades, as a barber? is a complete success. His equal in the art tonsorial is hard to find. Give him a trial.

—Nickle case stem-winding and stem-set-ting watches, warranted to give good satisfaction, for only $15, at W. S. Orwin's. —The famous Maid of Richland, the property of James Maloy, is no more. She died of lung fever Wednesday morning. —Joshua Healey and Frank Jouvenat, Goodland attorneys, were in attendance upon the Jasper circuit court last week. —Hon. Fred Hoover’s cheerful countenance shed its genial rays in the sanctum of THE STANDARD office, one day last week. —I am selling Elgin watches, in solid silver cases, for only $l2. They have been selling at from $18 to $22. W. S. ORWIN. —I carry a complete stock of hardware, and shall be glad to have my many customers call and examine the same. Ezra L. Clark, Shanghai Building. —Everybody call and examine W. S. Orwin's grand musical show-case, just received. It makes a fine display for all lovers of music. ~The nobbiest snits, shirts, hats and furnishing goods in the county, at lowest prices, at the Narrow Gauge Clothing House. —Remember, the place to get job printing neatly and cheaply done is at THE STANDARD office, in Leopold's Stone Bulding, up-stairs, rear room. —A. S. La Rue, corner Washington and VanRensselaer streets, is selling groceries at remarkably low figures. Give him a call and learn his prices. —Frank W. Babcock is one of the most efficient prosecutors we have ever had. When he gets after the law-breakers some, thing has to “drap.” —Buy your mixed paint of Emmet Kannal. He sells the best in the market; also, pure white lead and oil. All goods war ranted as represented. —The Rensselaer House has rapidly advanced in popular favor since Mr. Sibbitt assumed control of the house. It now enjoys a good patronage. —Louis Korn has as large a stock of groceries as any house in the county, which he is offering at greatly reduced prices for cash. Give him a call. —Why don’t you buy some of those fine percale shirts, with collars, at Leopold's, which are selling at fifty cents apiece? They are well worth a dollar.

—My goods are all new, having just laid in a stock, which for quality, the purchaser can find no equal in the county. Ezra L. Clark, Shanghai Building. —County Surveyor Alter stuck his No. 9 brogans into THE STANDARD office on Wednesday of last week, just long enough to pass the time of day. —The Tuteur Bros., Mese and Ben., can beat the Jews selling groceries. They carry a large stock, and sell at bottom figures for cash. Try them once. —Childers’ hardware store is the place to secure bargains in all goods usually found in such an establishment. ‘‘Quick sales and small profits’ is his motto. —Mr. A. Leopold has just returned with a fine lot of clothing, which, in prices quality and styles will beat the beater. No shoddy goods in his house. —Persons holding invitations to the Masonic picnic at Monticello, next Tuesday, the 24th instant, can procure excursion tickets at Imes' drug store. —The work of removing the old ‘‘rattraps’’ on the south side of Washington street has commenced, preparatory to the erection of a large brick block. —The following ladies have visited THE STANDARD office since its establishment: Mrs. Charles A. Roberts, Miss Maggie Cowdin and Miss Dora Purcupile. —Ezra L. Clark will, for the next ten days, offer his entire stock of goods at low rates, preparatory to a removal from his present stand, the Shanghai building. -The Knights of Pythias of this place elect their officers to serve for the ensuing term, at their next regular meeting, and it is desired that all members be present. —Mr. J. H. Peacock has fixed up the dwelling in South Addition, recently purchased of Frank King, in a neat and cosy manner, now occupying the same. surprised the natives the other day. He braced up, got shaved, and otherwise improved, and now his political admirers talk of running him for Congress. —Louis Bass is the agent of the Indianapolis Daily Journal, which arrives here on the same day of publication, and which he will deliver promptly to those who subscribe. —Come one, come all, and see Emmet Kannal. He has the finest and largest stock of cigars in Rensselaer. The "New Opera’’ and ‘‘Belindia’’are the boss 5-cent cigars. —Mr. Harper W. Snyder, a prominent legal light of Remington, visited THE STANDARD office, Tuesday. Mr. S. was called to the "seat” on business of a legal nature. —ls you buy the celebrated Rockford watch you will have a good time piece. So says Will. Erwin. He has given it a fair test. You will find them for sale at W. S. Orwin’s. —Attention, farmers! Call on Emmet Kannal. He sells the best Potatoe Bug Poison in the state. Ready for use. Store near Thompson & McCoy’s bank, Rensselaer, Ind.

'—Call at Ezra L. Clark’s hardware store for articles which have been improved through skillful hands—such as currycombs, rat-traps, hammers, etc. Shanghai building. You will find the largest stock of watches, clocks and jewelry ever brought to Rensselaer, at lower prices than ever, at W. S. Orwin’s, 118 Washington street, Rensselaer, Ind. —C. D. Stackhouse & Son shipped two more of their Jersey Red pigs Thursday—one to Madison and one to Howard counties. They were the finest pigs ever seen in Jasper county. -- Ludd Hopkins recently added largely to his stock of dress goods, boots and shoes, groceries, etc. Don’t buy a dollar’s worth of goods until you have examined his stock and learned his prices. —Work on the Makeever block is being pushed at a lively rate. Contractor Wood will not let the grass grow under his feet until the last brick is laid and the building is ready for occupancy. —Jones, the tailor, has an enviable reputation for turning out first-class work. When in need of a suit of clothes leave your order and measure with him and we will guarantee you satisfaction. The Austin House, under the management of R. J. Hopkins, is a blessing to the traveling public. No better accommodations can be found any place than those afforded by this popular bouse. —The advertisement of the Narrow Gauge Clothing House speaks for itself. The immense quantity of clothing sold there convinces everybody of the fact that they sell cheaper than any other house. —County Treasurer Adams now rides around over the wilds of Jasper county behind a bran splinter new set of harness which were bought of George Grauel, at “the little shop ’round the corner.’’ —C. ,C. Starr, the enterprising, goodnatured grocer, has almost a world-wide reputation for honesty and square dealing. He treats one and all alike, and this is how it comes that he has such a large trade. —W. J. Imes has one of the best regulated drug stores in the state. For neatness and cleanliness it cannot be excelled. Willis is a man of strict integrity, has no enemies, and enjoys a large trade. So mote it be. —The coolness of the atmosphere Monday and Tuesday nights had a surprising effect on linen suits and straw hats. They disappeared as if by magic—were snatched away, perhaps, by some of Prof. Starr’s spirits. —Norman Warner, one of the most enterprising of business men, takes the lead in hardware, stoves and tinware. He also carries a large stock of number one furniture. Call and get his prices before making purchases. —All kinds of job printing, such as posters, circulars, letter-heads, note-heade, billheads, statements, notes, envelopes, cards, etc., etc., done on short notice and at prices which defy competition. Standard office, Rensselaer, Indiana.

—Mr. James S. Irwin, trustee of Carpenter township, was in town one day last week and gave THE STANDARD office a pleasant call. A mom genial, whole-souled fellow than "Jim,” cannot be found this side of the ‘‘Golden Gates.” —The first, and perhaps the only circus that will visit this place this season, gave two exhibitions here last Saturday. They were liberally patronized, and those who attended pronounce it a very fair show, of the kind, but not a good kind. —Messrs. W. H. & C. Rhoades are agents for the celebrated "Domestic” sewing machine, the simplest, cheapest and most durable machine in the market. Call at their establishment and examine them. The prices are within the reach of all. —Willey & Sigler’s dry goods house has become the great emporium where everybody can find just what they want, at prices that cannot but justify the people in dealing there. A little money will go a great ways at their establishment. —The Monticello Herald, of last week, says: "The first train of cars will probably pass over the narrow gauge between this place and Delphi about the 2nd of July.” Look out, then, for a jubilee on a grand scale at the latter place on the 4th. —Ralph Fendig, the prince of dry goods merchants, is offering great bargains in all goods in his line, with a view to reducing his summer stock preparatory to filling up with a large stock of fall and winter goods. Go and see what a little money will buy. —F. J. Sears & Co.’s old reliable dry goods house is constantly increasing its trade. The great reason for the brilliant success of this house is the fact that they carry the best of goods and sell at bottom figures for cash. Go and see for yourselves. —R. E. Spencer & Co., have, by gentlemanly dealing and strict attention to business, earned an enviable reputation as bakers and restauranteurs. We feel safe in recommending them to the public as gentlemen worthy of liberal patronage. Give them a call. —There is no use whining about it but, it is a notorious fact that F. W. Bedford is doing a staving business in the agricultural implement line. We venture the assertion that he has sold more machines in the last three years than any other man in the county. He is not a bit proud of his ability as a salesman, either. —Mr. D. B. Nowels, county superintendent, has issued a circular to the teachers of this and adjoining counties announcing that the Jasper County Normal will open, as heretofore advertised, July 14, 1879. Mr. Nowels takes Mr. Beery’s place in the work. The prospects are encouraging for a large attendance and an interesting session. —The “Cantata’’ which was peformed in the Presbyterian church Friday evening of last week by the young ladies of Rensselaer, under the direction of Mrs. E. P. Hammond, attracted a large and appreciative audience. The participants acquitted themselves in handsome style, and so well did it please the listeners that it was repeated by special request Monday night.

—A little girl of Tom Riley’s, living about, five miles west of town, was attacked by a vicious sow, one day this week, and mangled in a frightful manner. She would probably have been killed had if not been for the timely intervention of the father, who happened to be near at the time. From latest reports the child was doing as well as could be expected, and it is thought she will recover. —Parties wishing to secure the services of an attorney for the transaction of legal business of whatever nature, the collection of claims, etc., etc., will find it to their interest to employ Mr. Elza I. Phillips. Mr. Phillips is a young gentleman of polished manners, is a close student of Blackstone, and possesses the necessary qualifications to make a bright and shining light in the legal profession. —Prof. C. W. Starr, of Richmond, has been doing the spirits up brown in this place, this week. He performs some startling legerdemain tricks, which mediums would call spirit manifestations, and which would calculate to mislead the unwary did he not satisfactorily expose them and tell just how they are done. His performances attracted good audiences each evening, and so far as we can learn gave general satisfaction. —There will be an excursion from Rensselaer to Chicago, next Tuesday, over the I., D. & C., L., N. A. & C. and B. & O. railroads, to the Chicago Jockey and Trotting Club races, which are to come off June 25th, 26th and 27th. Fare for round trip, from Rensselaer, $3. Tickets good on all regular trains of the above-named roads until the 30th instant. Trains leave this place at 7 o’clock a. m. and 11:15 a. m., arriving in Chicago at 10 o’clock p. m. —A team belonging to Mr. William Pierson ran away this morning. Mr. P. was hitching the traces when the horses became frightened at something and started to run. A kick from one of the horses inflicted severe, but, it is thought not dangerous injuries upon one of Mr. P.’s legs. The wagon was somewhat demoralized and likewise the horses. Mr. William Weibert in endeavoring to stop proceedings was thrown out of the wagon and slightly bruised. —Mrs. F. J. Sears, Mrs. Chas. H. Price, Mrs. Jones, wife of Conductor Jones, Mrs. Zimri Dwiggins, Mrs. H. Purcupile, Mrs. J. S. Wigmore and Miss Dora Purcupile, all of Rensselaer, were visiting in Monticello, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. On Wednesday, the Democrat reports, the abovenamed ladies, in company with Mts. Stanley, of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Agnes Sloan, of Burlington, Kansas, Mrs. J. I. Purcupile, Mrs. Carrie Kendall and Miss Julia McArthur, of Monticello, made a raid on the Democrat office and took possession of the editor’s den.

Indianapolis Journal: Gov. Williams says he cannot suspend the operations of the whistling act, but the courts can declare it a nuisance, and that would put a stop to it at once in every county.