Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1869 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Tnutsday, May 27, 1860.

Linen clothing has developed ■wonderfully within a day or two, i a— 4 The hulk of the corn-planting in Jaaper county will be finished thia week. The Hon. Board of Town Trustees holds its Juna session a week from next Monday. Dr. J. H. Loughridge, I. M. Stackhouse and C. W. Henkle, are at Indianapolis, attending the Masonic Grand Lodge. The “national game” in Rensselaer is checkers, and the two hotels and butcher shop monopolize the business. A heavy storm of rain with a furious gale of wind passed this morning between four and five o’clock. Lota of catfish, black bass, sunfish, “goggle-eyes” and shiners are taken in the Iroquois, atthisplace, with hooks and lines by native amateur piscatorialists. Col. J. Healey,'Appointed Master Commissioner in the DelaneyRhoades case, at the last session of the Jasper Circuit Court, ia hearing evidence in the case at the Sheriff’s office.

Mr. W. W. Bussel, of Hanging Grove township, lost his pocket book containing nearly (300 in money and about S3OO in notes, while herding cattle week ago last Friday. A little son of Charles Platt, Esq. while playing with a fishing line and hook on Tuesday got the hook caught in his eyebrow, where it remained fast, causing the little fellow to cry lustily. Mr. Frank Babcock went to the youngster’s assistance and with the aid of a pair of nippers from a blacksmith shop near by succeeded in drawing out the hook. I < I —■ - At the meeting of the Board of Town Trustees, last Tuesday night, they ordered a tax levy of ten cents on the hundred dollars of taxable property and twenty-five cents on wach poll. The Clerk was ordered to give legal notice that the assessment roll was returned and open for inspection; and that the Board would meet on the first Monday in June to hear and determine all complaints of, and appeals from the action of the Assessor. Good deal of interest is manifested in the railroad prospects now being agitated. Three papers are being circulated for names to petition the Commissioners to make an appropriation, in accordance with the provisions of the law which we f übiish in another column, to the ndianapolis, Delphi and Chicago Railroad Company. Enough names have been secured to these papers to warrant the Commissioners in ordering an election on the question of the appropriation.

Mr. M. F. Chiloote, the gentlemanly and efficient Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Jasper county, kindly furnishes us with the following table: Brown, George II SSB3 sl4 25 Boroughs, Thomas 299 11 45 Kannal, George 500 25 00 McCoy, Alfred 4940 247 00 Psrklson, Addison 200 10 00 Spitler, M. L 102 5 10 Thompson, Alfred 5000 250 00 Thompson, S.P 15 75 Wilbur, Russel 500 25 00 Total amount of Income tax. .SSBB 55

All persons taxed by the general Government will do well to see that their accounts for taxes are balanced on or before June sth, 1869, or they will be compelled to pay a penalty of five per cent, and interest at the rate of one per cent, a month. ——' We learn that quite an interesting battle occured in the upper end oftown last Tuesday afternoon, between two married women of respectable antecedents. The parties are closely connected by marriage and as the difficulty partakes of the nature of a quarrel among relatives, we withhold names. It appears the trouble originated in a misunderstanding about a cow.— From the information we received, it seems that one of the parties made an attack upon her antagonist in her own house and by a vigorous and well directed charge along the whole line succeeded in dislodging the enemy from her position and forced her to mako a brisk retrograde movement. > Following up her advantage without waiting for reinforcements, the attacking party compelled the flying enemy to accept battle then and there. How the battle raged—what waverings of the line, what fluctuations of hope and fear, what feints and passes, moves and countermoves were made, we shall never publish to our readers having no reporter present; but in a few minutes a solitary and excited pedettriimi with • dishevelled locks and disarranged clothing was seen rushing frantically towards the office of Justice E. T. Harding where she poured forth the statement of her wrongs and tribulations voluably and with fierce gesticulations, Unfl earnestly demanded “sue paSers for the nasty thing.” Justice larding who is a humane man and withal not given to rash judgment, advised deliberation and reflection, and the aggrieved and grieving party was finally persuaded to go none and look after the affairs of her household, but breathing mutterings of future tengence against the invader of her homo.

The Hon. Board of County Commissioners commence their June session one week from next Monday. Our enterprising young friend, Master Mervin O. Cissel.naq opened out an Ice Cream Saloon in S. P. Howard’s Grocery. Mervin is a good boy, keeps good Cream, has his Saloon neatly and tastefully furnished and we hopa he will be liberally patronized.

The Indianapolis Mirror says, "W. W. Leathers was the best nol. pros-ecutlng attorney we ever had.” Two Stands of Bees for sale.lnqulre of G. B. Conwell nt the Postofflce. Just opened—a second invoice of Wall Paper with Bordering to correspond, at Jackson’s Drug Store. School Directors, or others, wishing to employ a teacher can learn of one of some experience by applying at this office. 34-ts Go to M. C. Mead's to buy your Jewelry cheap. Full set —pin and ring—from 25 cents upwards. Single pins, fron 15 cents upward. 1-35-2 Housekeepers wanting their furniture repaired or varnished can have their work done well and cheaply by leaving their orders at Mr. M. Eger’s. The Largest, Best, and Cheapest assortment of Plug and Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco, Shorts, Smoking Tobacco and Cigars, is at J. W. Coats’, sign of the Big Indian, Lemons, great big ones, at Howard’s. Pearl Barley, for soups, at Starr’s.

Full line of Toiletand Shaving Soap, Perfumery, Hair Oil. Combs, Brushes, &c at J. W. Coats’. Flour- Ist quality, per bl. $9,80 do 2d do do 8.00 At C. C. Starr’s. At C. C. Starr’s. OurstoreisfullofNew Goods, which we are bound to offer at the lowest prices. Cbambras, Ginghams, Lawns and Delaines for the Ladies. Linen Pants, Coats and Full Suits for the Gentlemen. Hats, Caps and the finest Boots in the county. We have two tuns of Sugar, bought before the rise. We are going to pay highest prices for WOOL, in Cash or goods. We are agents for “The Great American Merchants’ Union Tea C 0.,” to sell their Teas at List Prices, with only 5 cents per lb. added. L. & N, W. Hopkins. Tn Numbers there is safety, it was upon this principle that the formula of Judson’s Mountain Herb Pills was prepared. It was not the result of one man’s knowledge. Dr. Judson, intending to spend a fortune in advertising his pills consulted the most intelligent and learned physicians of the age, and the result was the production of a simple but efflcaceous medicine in the Judson’s Mountain Herb Pills.— These pills cure Billiousness, Dispepsia, Liver Complaint, Indigestion, Female Irregularities, &c. They have now been used many years by the public and thousands of testimonials bear witness to their virtues. As a family medicine they are unrivalled. Give the Mountain Herb Pills a trial. Sold by all dealers. 1-35-4