Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1870 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, June 2d, 1870. Green peas largo enough to use. Hon. AV. C. Hannflh, of Laporte, is in town. A good shower of rain would not harm fields or gardens. See Mr. John M. Gwin’s advertisement of farm machinery - Strawberries at Frank J. Purcupilc’s ice cream parlor to-day. The June term of the Cotninia* sloners court convenes next Monday. Col. Healey commenced taking the census of Jasper county, yesterday. I -I- —• •••■ We notice that Mr. M. L. Spitlei has erected a neat fence in trout ol Yds dwelling. _____ * ■— The June term of the Jasper Common Pleas court will be held week after next. Jim Maloy punched Louis Jones last Thursday night and donated $5. to the common school fund. Senator 0. P. Morton has our thanks for a copy of his speech in the U. S. Senate May 16th and 17 th. We understand that Hon. Chas. 11. Test will be here next Saturday to look after his political interests. It is expected that Judge Vinton will be up here next Saturday in attendance at our mass convention. - — —<_ Elder D. T. Halstead is having a neat appearing fence built in front of his residence, in Newton’s addi(i<>ll. lion. Thomas A. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, has our thanks for House speeches on the Civil Service Bill. Farmers are beginning to talk about short hay crops this season. The-spring has been too dry for grass. - 7 The cureulio is visiting the plum fruit in this locality and nearly half of both wild and cultivated are st ling. - , ' ' .—.— — 4 « • » » Next Saturday the republicans of Jasper county meet in delegate convention to nominate a county ticket.

(55 cents out of Dan. Duvall, in Haley’s shoeshop, last Friday morning. —‘ .... --♦♦♦- Messrs. C. 11. Downing and G. JI. Smith have improved the appearance of The school house by a fresh coat of paint. • —< <• • «► » Vice President Colfax again places us under obligations for files of the Coiigremional Globe; also, for a copy of the eighth census report. - ♦ ♦♦♦• * A package was left at the postoffice ten daytLQt two weeks ago, which the owner can have by proving property and paying lor this notice. —.— » Mine host Nagle, proprietor of the.Nagle House, is making ample preparation for the accommodation 1 of guests who attend the republican convention next Saturday. lion. 11. S. Dwiggins started to Port Wayne yesterday, on business connected with the Fort Way tic and Pacific Fail road. From Fort Wayne he goes to Cedar Rapids, lowa. Our friend Win. 11. Martin, Jr., of Kentland, was in town the first of the week and made us a visit. — Billy is a candidate for the legislature and thinks his prospects for nomination very hopeful. A republican mass convention will be held in (Rensselaer next Saturday, to nominate delegates to the congressional, judicial, senatorial and representative conventions in this district. It should be well attended. - —— Mr. Frank J. Purcupile has carpeted ami fixed up in the nicest manner the front room over .Vanatta’s harness store for an Icecream parlor. As l.e is au experi’ence'd freezer and keeps everything in the neatest possible order, we predict a good run of custom for him, Call in, ladies and gentlemen. I. M. Stackhouse, Secretary of the Ft. Wayne & Pacific Railroad Company, starts to Cedar Rapids, Monday, to be present at the meeting to effect a consolidation of the Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and lowa Divisions pf this grand trunk railroad. The consolidated road will probably be known as the “North Amer--lean.'

Paris green will kill potato bugs if mixed lYith flour or ashes in the proportion of one part of Paris green to six parta of flour or ashes, and sifting over the vines while they are wet with dew dr rain.— Pflt'is green is a deadly poison and must be handled with care. See that none gets on the clothing or into any vessel used for cullinary purposes. A correspondent informs us that a fire occurred in Remington last Sunday afternoon, burning down a stable belonging to Mr. O". F. Underhill, in which was a fine stallion. Mr. John Luckey was fust on the ground and says that when he arrived the horse was standing up trembling, with his hair all ablaze. It is thought the fire originated from sparks from the house.

citizens of Jasper county will be gratified to know that Messrs. Henry Weston, of New York City, and John C. Van Rensselaer, of New Brunswick, NewJersey, formerly residents of Rensselaer, have still a warm interest in the welfare of the county. Both have made munificent donations to the Fort Wayne & Pacific Railroad, which, if completed, is destined to make this one of the most thriving counties in the State. We say, all honor to Messrs. Weston and Van Rensselaer for their generous subscriptions.

Messrs. Newcomb <fc Vaughan, of Remington, Indiana, are enter-prisrng,-wide-awake and thorough going business men.’ They tell us they will furnish lumber or contract all kinds of buildings as cheap as any other firm in the West. They obtain their lumber direct from the mills at Oshkosh, Wisconsin —right in the heart of the great lumber region of the Northwest —and consequently have no per cent, to pay middlemen, therefore can sell as cheap as the cheapest. Mr. Newcomb is an experienced builder and will give his personal attention to all estimates for lumber. They employ none but good workmen and guarantee satisfaction. They doan exclusively cash business. We wbuldTeeommend them to all who wish to buy lumber.