Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1870 — ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ARTICLE]

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Cl real! Prosecutor. Kmroa Binssklaxk Uxion: Please announce that J. M. JIMTICR, of White county. .Hl be a candidate before the Republican Nominating Convention for re election to the offloe of Prosecuting Attorney of the 12th Judicial Circuit, of Indiana.

Twelve inches of snow on the ground. Justice’s blanks for sale cheap, at this office. Johnny Alter and Johnny 1 harp started for Kansas, yesterday afternoon. __ Sec Mr. George Nagle’s card.—• Peach trees, roses, grape-vines; pruning, grafting arid budding. The Society of Progressive Spiritualists have changed their time of meeting to 3 o’clock P. M. on each Sunday. Next Sabbath, the lecture , will be “Astronomical origin of the Saviour-myths,” l>y I. M. Stackhouse.

The Board of County Commissioners advertise for sealed proposals for the lease of the poor farm; the keeping of paupers by the week, | and for delivering 2,000 rails on the farm. Proposals to be left with the Auditor before 10 o clock next Saturday, March 19th. Mr. and Mrs. A. Leopold have our sympathy in their sorrow occasioned by the death of their little son, Milton, which occurred yesterday morning. Milton was about four rears old, and w t s a bright, pretty child. The corpse was this morning taken to Attica for interment.

A drizzling rain storm from the east, last Saturday, closed during the night, with one of the severest enow storms of the season. The ground was covered Sunday morning, about eight inches deep. As this item is not intended for the critic of the Laporte -4ry«« he may skip it. Owing to the unfavorable weather Tuesday, the public sale advertised by Mr. R. B. James was postponed. He has not definitely fixed upon a day yet, but thinks probably it will be on the 26th instant.— When the time is decided upon he will make it known by posters.

Circuit Cvurt. opens a week from next Monday, (on the 2«th instant.) Bummers prepare to “get.” The grand jurors are, John ebb, M. I. Mitchell, Wm. Webb, Geo. Gratner, John H. Wood, Huffman Keen, Isaac Sayler. Asa Tyler, Stillman Gates, Edward Ravenscrott r A G. W. Farmer, and John Humes.

Messrs. Wm. H. Kenton and Nchemiah Hopkina are going to Kansas in a few days. They bid goodbye to Jasper, and go to stay. On | Thursday the 24th inst., they make a public aale, at the latter gentleman’s residence, four miles north of Rensselaer. Ten head of cows and heifers, lix head of horses and colts, hogs, wagon, harness, plows, farming implements, household and kitchen furniture. Nino months credit.

The Commissioners granted Louis Jones license to sell liquor by the drink in Rensselaer. This makes the third saloon in the place, and , each of the three great nationali-ties-—American, Irish and German to which our citizens belong, are represented. There is one saloon in Remington, making four in the county. In view of these facts, the purchase of a poor farm by our county guardians, will be looked upon by observing people as very proper indeed. The next public ceoessity will be a jail.

‘•We want fresh fish in this market.”—Gazette.

You ought to have ’em. If Bro. Connor will come up to Rensselaer we will help him catch all the pike he can carry. It is estimated that there has been not less than 5,000 pounds of these fish taken the Iroquois rapids, in the last two months. Several times 300 pounds ' have been caught in a single night. The way they are taken is by going -along the riv&r bank after night with a lantern and spear them as 'they lay along the shore to spawn. We have counted as many as thirty of these fights along the rapids, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, at one tiftta. The fishes weigh from Hto 5 pounds apiece. Come Conner, rs » mess.

W. V’ PoW< whai^eJ 3 three miles west and one mile north of Remington, has sold his 4 farm and is preparing to move to California. On Saturday, April 2d, he makes a public sale. — He will offer thirty head of three year old cattle, (it they are not sold previously at private sale), four horses, one double wagon, one set of double harness, one Wood’s combined reaper and mower, one parlor stove, beds, bedding, and other household furniture. Six months credit will be given on sums of $5 and upwards. x

We condense the following, from, the “additional report” ot Mr. 1 4 . W. Babcock, tcaoher of school No. 3, in Carpenter township: School commenced December 20, 1869; closed March 11, 1870. Number of pupils enrolled, 43; average attendance, 32 5-6. In punctuality, Reuben Moffit lost no time; George Jones lost one minute; Lucy Alter lost ten minutes from sickness; Richard Moffit lost one day from sickness. George Jones and Mitchell Gray stand highest in grade of punctuality, conduct and recitation.

Whole humber of pupils enrolled in school No. 4, Barkley township, for the winter term of 1869-70, was 50; average attendances about 44 days. Sarah Howe, Lida Howe, Samuel Creekpond, Thomas Gratncr, Lydia Gratner, Rhoda Gratner, Mary Lynch, Eveline Parkison and Amanda Parkison attended every day of the term. Ellen Gratner, Martha Gratner, Sarah Howe and Mary Lynch ciphered through I Ray’s Arithmetic. Ellen Gratner, Martha Gratner, Sarah Howe and Lizzie Howe recited through Pinneo’s Grammar. Brncc Chilcote and Eliza Thomas studied Ray’s Algebra. The school was taught by Mr. R. B. James, who furnished us the foregoing items.

It is with regret that we learn , our young friend, Mr. P. H. Lally, has concluded to move from Rensselaer. He goes to Remington, where, we understand, he is building a wagon shop and intends to set up business on his own hook. Mr. Lally is sober and industrious in his habits; courteous and affable in his intercourse with men; honest and fair in his business transactions; is a good workman, and carries with him the good wishes of everybody. Such men are a loss to any community they leave, and people where they go soon learn to look upon them with respect. We hope he will be liberally patronized where ho has gone, and that a good business will grow up from his labors, wc are confident he is of the class that prosperity does not hurt