Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1879 — Page 8

Local Brevities.

—Pumpkin plei'in all the rage sow. —Otf papers fur sale at Th k Standard office. —Slapjacks and 'lasses are an the way. Van, yun*! —Cupid is again at work in ot»r midst. Keep your eyes and ears open. —The family of Major Bitten returned from Rochester, Monday evening. —Calling and visiting cards, large new stock just received at Th* SftHMHD office. —Music, moonlight, love and serenades was the programme of evenings during the week past. . i - —The nutting season is about over. Tlta crop this senes. is report ad to have bean unusually large. —Twenty-five handsome calling cards, with aaoe neatly printed, for ten cents, at Tub Stanuxud office. _ —The recent oold snap bad a tendency to check the rapid growth of wheat which was thought te be too forward. —The SraNUAHn from now until after the presidential election—over thirteen month# —for sl. Call in and subscribe. Mrs. J. M. Hopkins is prepared to do stamping for ladies' needle work. All work warranted. Cali and see'her patterns. The I*., C. & St. L. railroad distributes $30,000 among its employee in Logansport every month; so says ths Journal. Ksusselaer has anothsr government saloon, which was just recently opened on Van Rensselaer street by a gentlemen from Remington. —Attend the temperance meeting at the Presbyterian Church, Monday evening. The programme of exercises will be found in another eelumn. i » —Next Monday is ths last day granted for the payment ot State and county taxes. The penalty attaches te all taxes remaining unpaid after that time. —Elder N. P. Ravlin, of Chicago, has been holding a sense of interesting meetings in the Christian Church, during the past week, wkick were well attended. —Mrs. Ales. Littlefield, as Carpenter township, haring beee adjudged insane, was last week taken to the hospital for insane persons, at .Indianapolis, for treatment. -Subscribe for Tbs Staxdaew, the Aesf and ckeapeet local newspaper published in Jasper oouaty. Only $1 a year; six months for 60 cents; three months for 36 seats. —Saturday was a lively day for Rensselaer. The streets presented an unusually business like air, and the merchants were kspt busy from sarly morn till late at night.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

00-va-aity Officer*. Auditor, Henry A. Berkley. Treasurer, Henry 1. Adams. Recorder, Harvey W. Wood. SheriflT, George M. Robinson. Clerk, Charles H. Prioe. Surveyor, Lewie Alter. School Superintendent, D B. Rowels. Commissioners, Ist district, Isaac 1). Dunn; 2nd district, WHlieu K. Parkisen; 3rd district. William g. Price.

Township Officers

Trustees, Hanging Grove township, David Gray; Gillum, Thou. H. Robinson; Walker, George Stahlbanm; Barkley, 8. R. Niekola; Marion, William S. Coen; Jordan, Elliott B. Burr, Newton, Hugh E. Coen; Keener, W 11. Tyler; Kankakee, Edward T. Biggs: Wheattleld, Lewis Rich; Carpenter, James F. Irwin; Mllroy, Washington Soott; Union, Maleohi P. Comer. Justices, Haugiug Grove township, Turner A. Knox; Gillam, James R. Guild and Miles Bisber; Walker, Joel F. Spriggs and Lorenxo Tinkham; Barkley, Elias Marion and J. W. McCloery; Marion, Kldridge T. Maiding, Augustus H. Wood and David James; Jordan, George Seitsinger and Stephen Hamblin; Newton, John Warren; Keener, Daniel E. Fairchild and Elam D. Fairchild; Kankakee, William W. Jones; Wheat field, — < Carpenter, B. B. Jeffries and James Spencer-, Milroy, James Booher; Union, John Alter and Clerk MeColly.

Town Officers.

Marsha), William Powers. Clerk, Truitt P. Wright. Councilmen, Ist district, Charles C. Starr; 2ml district, Marvin O. Olasel; 3rd district, Henry V. Childers; 4th district, Simon Phillips; 6th district, Samuel Seott. School Trustees, Abraham Leopold, president; Simon P. Thompson, treasurer; Mordeeai F. Chitcote, secretary.

Courts.

Circuit Court, Hon. Edwin P. Hammond, judge; Frank W. Babcock, prosecutor. Ist Monday in January, Brd Monday in March, Ist Monday in June, 3rd Monday in October, Commissioners’ Court, Ist Moedsy in March, June, September end December.

dIUXCIIM. Methodist Episcopal Churtfh, Kov. A. W. Wood, PMtor. Services every site roots Sabbath ot 10:30 o’clock s. m., and in the evening of same day. Sabbath School at 9:80 o’clock a. m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. Baptist Church, no Pastor. Presbyterian Church, no Pastor. Sabbath School at 2:30 o’clock p. m. Christian Church, Elder D. Halstead, Peetor. Services every Sabbath morning and evening. Sabbath School at 9:30 o’clock a. m. Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Sanderson, Pastor. Services at the Daugherty school house every slternste Sabbath at 10:80 o’clock a. m., or 8 o’clock p. as. Sabbath School at 9:30 o’clock a. m.

RCNSSELAEB BUSINESS CARDS. Mama P. Thoms me, BevM X Thempeee. inwiiyitLnr fttnrPtlUe. THOMPSON A 880., Attorneys at Law, Over A. McCoy J- Tkompoon’M Bank, Practice in all the Courts. We pay particular attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lands. lAUffff L fiPITUn, Collector sad Ahetrsetsr. n. s. DwiooiNs. xinni pwiooibh. B. S. A Z. DWIGGINB, Xlnm smmln nr, Tndllm.r>n. We have money to loan to fanners at 7 percent in tercet, on long time. Call at the Citisens’ Bank and see us. FRANK W. BABCOCK, Attorney at Law And Real Estate Braker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newton and Benton counties. Lands examined; Abstracts of Title prepared; Taxes paid. Oollecttoas a Bpertalty. MORDKCAI F. CHILCOTE, Attorney at Law. Washington St., north of Court House. Attends to all business of the profession with promptness and despatch. DANIEL B. MILLER. Attorney at I*aw, NOTARY PUBLIC AND INS. AGT. Careful attention given to the collection and . prompt remittance of claims. Omc*:—Up-stairs, over Narrow Gauge Clothing Store. ELZA I. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Collector. Attends to aH business of the profession with promptness,end despatch. Arrxoß xmt covjit aotm. T ° r * 6ooo A TEAR, or $6 to S2O Am lII] * m - v in J° nr own No VNoVV Women do as well as men. Many make more than ths above amount. No one can fail to make money fast. Any one can do the work. You can make from 50 cts. to $2 an hour by devoting your evenings and spare time to the business. It eoete nothing to try the bueinees. Nothing like it for money making ever offered before. Business pleasant ami strictly honorable. Reeder, if you want to know all about the beet paying business before the public, sead us your address and we will send you full particulars sod private terms free; samples worth $6 also free; you can then make ap your mind for yourself. Address GEORGE STINSON & 00., Portland, Maine.