Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1870 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

% Thursday j May 13th. 1870

Croquet ir flourishing. Go to the concert to-night. No potatoes for sale in this kett>r - ** Col. Healey is still courting in Kcmington. See Stackhouse’s Climax Machine advertisement. lion. D. D. Pratt has our thanks for recent favors.

The board of school trustees contemplate repainting the school house. The republican nominating convention will meet on the 4th of June—less than five weeks off. M. L. Spitler, our popular and efficient county Clerk, will please acocptlhanks for recent courtesies. ■ The Colorado potato bug has made its appearance in large numbers, full grown and ready for devilment We suppose the largest stock of walljtaper ever brought into the county is now at - Jackson’% drug store. Call and sec it. - The “shoo fly” nuisance has made its advent and threatens to get a start ol the dog fennel this year. Wish the had hia head punched. ————— The Laporte Herald publishes our notice of Mr. Warner’s announcement for Congress. Now won’t the Herald publish the announcement itself?

We have frequently heard it remarked by those skilled in such things, that the baud is rapidly improving under the tutorage of Mr. Rowan, whose services they now have. The Commissioners InJt Monday refused to accept the grade constructed by Sheriff Yeoman on cither side of the iron suspension bridge across the Iroquois above town. More dirt is what they want Vice President Colfax will please accept our thanks for a copy of the “Report on Intcr-Oceauio Canals and llailroads bcTwCen the Atlantic" and Pacific Oceans,” by Rear Admiral Davis. Messrs. Leopold and Ileidlcbcrgtr have very much improved the appearance of the Van Rensselaer street front of their property by moving their stnlde and enclosing that siett* of the lot with a picket fence. “It is stated that President Grant will make a tour this summer of the western cities north of the Ohio rive r. ” — Exchange. Let him come. Petit, the barber keeps good cigars, for him of “any other man.”

This locality was visited with a nice shower last Tuesday. A very little hail fell at the commencement hut the weather moderated shortly after and the sun coming out mad« vegetation look bright and refreshed. The trustees of the Weston cemetery have completed the fence around the grounds, cleared out the large timber and underbrush, and surveyed it and laid it Out into lots, streets and alleys. We understand the lots will soon bo thrown upon the market for sale. ■, ■ '

It don’t make a bit of difference to us, but some of the boys would like to know, you know, how Coats’ big Indian got astride of Jesse Goff’s house Saturday night. Coats will have te quit advertising “for good cigars call at the sign of the big Indian” or else keep the old fellow at home o’ nights.

A stranger visiting Rensselaer this week would think the inhabitants bad gone musio mad. What with the two daily sessions of the musical convention, the nightly practicing of the band knd the rehearsals of the amateur troupe whoso concert oomes off at the Court House this evening, there is certainly music enough for one week.

The town Clerk, Wm. L. M’ConjieM, Esq., has posted notices that the assessment roll is completed, returned by the Assessor, and on file in his office for public inspection; also that the board of town (rustce,? will meet at his office next Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock for the purpose of hearing complaints and deciding appeals from the acts of said Assessor. •

The appraisement of ReniseUer for 1870 places the value ol real estate arid personal property owned within the corporation at $448,478. The increased value of improvements and personal property during last year was $50,000, or more than thirty per cent. A numbef Of gentlemen in this town have demonstrated that the proper way to obtain early onions and lettnce is to plant them In the fall and protect them in the winter by a oovering of straw or leaves.— In this manner they obtain these vegetables from two weeks to a month earlier titan when planted in the spring.

The County Commissioners went to Edinburgh yesterday to examine an iron bridge built by ono of tbe parties who proposes to build one over White river at the crossing of Kentucky Avenue. — Ind. Journal. If they would like to soe a nice iron bridge let them come and look at the one across tho Iroquois at Robinson's.

The corporation election in Remington May 2d resulted as follows: * TRUSTEES. Ist Dist.—A. M. Traugh. 2d “ —John Chambers. 8d “ —Wm. liailsback. 4th “ —Charles Hathaway. sth “ —K. S. Newcomb. CI.EUK AND TREASURER, E. E. Lockwood. MARSHAL AND ASSESSOR. Samuel B. Haver. Mr. Jesse Goff and Miss Mattie J., daughter of J 7 W. Duvall, Esq., wore married last Sunday. The ceremony was performed in the Christian church by Elder D. T. Halstead. Above two hundred persons were present and, taken all in all, it was tlie finest wedding that has been consummated in the place for several years. Both Mr. Goff and his bride are quite popular among all classes and wcbutretlcct the sentiment of the community in wishing them a long life full of happiness. Our thanks are especially due Mrs. Goff for her superb present to this office.

The Carrera Family concertizcd in Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday evenings. The ladies are good singers and their character acting is well done. They make decided hits. Somehow our early education was neglected and onr ears don'tapprcciate the violin solos of Mr. John Carrera. Con. Murphy is barely passable as aballadist. On the whole, however, we liked tlft entertainments, and the troupe is as good as any that have visited us. The members are all well behaved and les von.good impression.

Mr. It. S. Dwiggins, President of the Fort Wayno and Pacific railroad company, started last evening for Canton, Ohio, on business connected with his road. The assurances received by him and Mr. Abbott at Fort Wayne and Tiffin last week has given great encouragement to the company. Mr. Abbott has gone back to Rock Island, as we understand, to bring on hia engineers and will commence the survey of the road in a few days. In the meantime subscriptions are being taken in Jasper and the counties east of here.

Don’t forget that Dr. Kelley Is going to close his photograph gallery on the 15th of Juna. Those wanting pictures will bear this in mind ana call soon. The musical convention will convene in the Presbyterian church tomorrow morning (May 13th,) and hold morning and evening sessions daily until Saturday, May 21st, when it will close with a grand concert by the class. The convention will be conducted under the direction of Prof. T. H. Hazleton, organist and teacher of Chicago, whose attainments are highly spoken Qf by those who have heard his performances and listened to his instructions.