Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1871 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

■ bv.uday, January 5, 1871.

H Ojriv onv week more of thoNie-■nqm-nt lint. ■ ■ Two barber shops in town — Hi’hcro one just-starved to death. ■ Businl'ss at the stores m»t. quite Bo brisk, as just before Christmas. ■ Queeuswure and glassware at •C. C. Starr's. ■ Charley Starr and Reese God■lard have each filled their ice Blouses. I Makeover recommends peanuts Bor a bad cold and Brazil nuts for ■ :he headache. Mr. Isaac Judson Porter and ■ Mis* Allie Willey were married Bast Thursday evening. 0 Table and pocket cutlery and spoons ■it % C. C. Starr’s. ■ Join the Iroquois Library Asso■oiation and obtain access to S7OO ■ worth of valuable books. I Weather clear and moderately ■comfortable for winter. Thaws a ■little in the middle of the day. , I Mr. E. L. Clark, county recorder, ■ butchered an eighteen months old Ipig Monday that weighed 437 i ■ pounds. I lion. Horace Capron has our I thanks for the November and December Report of the Department of Agriculture. Brittania and silver plated castors at C. C. Stake's. A few quires of fine French letter paper, with envelopes to match —for ladies’ use—at the Printing Office. But 49 marriage licenses were issued by the clerk of Jasper county during the year 1870, to 03 the year previous. Young folks, try and do better this year. Large variety of lamps, lamp chimneys and burners at O. C. Stark's. The members of tbo order of Fathers of Temperance meet in the rheritf’s office in the Court House, to-morrow night, for the purpose of permanent organisation. ' j _ ' We have made arrangements withhhe publishers of the American Stock Journal by which we can furnish a few’ of our subscribers with this valuable publication at very low terms, if application is made fejon. Splendid sugar, sugar sand nnd fine candies for cake making at C. C. Starr's. Mr. J. M. Schofield ceased to be 'landlord ot the Eagle House, on Tuesday at noon. We are told that Mr. Dunlap, the jmopnetor of the hotel, intends soon to take charge nnd refit it for public accommodation.

Remember that the place to buy the Tea for the least money is at the agency of the Tea Company at Jloi'KlN’s CORNI.It. Hon. K. S. Dwi ggins, State senator for the bounties of Pulaski, White, Benton, Newton and Jasper, is quite sick at his residence in this place. He was not able to leave so as to be present at the opening of the legislature which convenes today. The assortment of Boots and Shoes at Konkin's Corner will be kept good in style, sizes and quality from the factory of L. Falley & Co’., of Lafayette, whose work is well known throughout the State. An elderly gentlemen sent into town yesterday and ordered his coffin, lie is in sound mind and good health, but wants to be - sure the work is well done and the undertaker’s charges are nos exhorbitant. Goods bought for cash must be sold for cash to buy again. Quick sales and small prollts will soon turn SlO,000 worth of goods ami keep the stpek new and fresh at Hopkin’s Corner. The following is a list of the whom marriage licenses were issued daring the month of December, 1870: . Alfred Collins and Mary M. Parkison. Asa A. Brown and Malinda A. Spriggs. Wingate T. Downing and,'Eliza J. Jones. Isaac J. Porter and Allie E. Willey. , Lester T. Haskill and Sarah M. Howe.* .j,—- ■ . 4 4 v. Give me a call, it will cost you noth-, Ing to see my new stock of lists, caps, boots, shoes, over and under wear, factory yarn, jeans, shawls, comforts, cheap gloves, &c. fcmp HorjciNs.

At a meeting of the stockhofflers of the Irocptois Library Association in Rensselaer, Ind., January 2,1871, tbo following directors were elected for the present year: I. M. Stackhouse, S. P. Thompson, M. L. Spitler, J. 11. Loughridge, E. P. Hammond, Thos. J. Spitler and E. T. Harding. S. P. THOMPSON, J.NO. W. Coats, Chairman. Secretary. a r „ *- The assessors for the several townships of Jasper county met at the auditor’s office last Friday, as a board of equalization, and fixed the following schedule of valuation for personal property listed for taxation on the Ist day of January, 1870 t Horses, each. $50.60 “ 3-years old -10.00 “ 2-ycars old 30.00 “ 1-year old 20.00 Colts 10.00 Mules and asses 00.00 “ “ 3-ye’rs old 50.0,0 “ “ 2-ye’rs old 40.00 “ “ 1-year old 30 00 “ “ colts 20.00 Oxen, per pair... 73.00 Stems, each, 4-years old.. 35.00 “ “ 3-years old.. 30.00 “ “ 2-yer.rs old.. 20.00 “ “ 1-year old.. 10.00 Cows 20.00 Heifers, 2-ycars 01d.... 7. 13.00 Calves ;... 5 00 .‘Sheep, per head .50 Hogs, per pound .03 Wheat, winter, per bushel .75 “ spring, “ .00 Buckwheat, per bushel.. .30 Rye, per bushel .35 Corn, per bu5he1........ .30 Oats, per bushel.. .20 Barley, .winter, per bushel .75 “ spring, per bushel '.GO Clover seed, per bushel.. 4.00 Timothy seed, per bushel 2.00 Flax seed, per bushel.... 1.00 Hungarian and millet seed .50 Potatoes, per bushel 50 Apples, green, per bushel .50 “ dried, per pound. .05 Poultry, per dozen 1.00 Hay, tame, per ton 3.00 “ wild, per ton 1.00 Wool, per pound .23 Tobacco, per pound .05 Bacon, per p0und....... .07 Pork, per pound .05 Lard, per pound - .07 Domestic wine, per gallon 1.00 Sorghum syrup, per gallon .20 Wagons, best 50 00 •D .