Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1872 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, Dec. 12th, 1872. Strayed,~A tine, laifce, yearling heifer; all white, without any marks "apibeprtUgC part o relic brash of-her tail is cutoff. Any Information of her whereabants wUlbe suitably rewarded. 12-3 Ezekiel W. Ball. Old Pete says Josh’s team has the “zubereek^.” Why didn’t the Remington Journal come last week? Froze out? The county olerk has a number of commissions for those justices of the peace elected last October. And now sportsmen have commenced raffling for turkeys, and shooting the wild and savage rabbit. * ' Mr. F. M. Grant, two miles west of town, is reported to have lost two horses by the prevailing epidemic. Buffalo lined boots at Purcupile & Co.’s. Mr. S. P. Thompson is said to have the finest private library in fctasper county. It is valued pt 41,200. ■■ -- ***— Senator Dwiggins and Representative Hatch have thanks for late Indianapolis papers and State documents. Hon. S. P. Thompson, School Examiner, is out on the war path among the school marms and little exiled urchins of Jasper county. Good quality of tea for 85 cents at Purcupile & Co.’s. ** * " ■ - t Rev. J. B. Crowe will hold divine services in the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, December 14th and 15th. Thus far only one death from epizooty has occurred at this place; and in tins instance the animal had taken cold. So far as we can leant the disease is abating in’the county. The donation party last. Tuesday evening for the benefit of Rev. K. F. Higgins, pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church, was very well attended and the uet receipts amounted to 1,000 pounds of coffee in the grades, just receivedvuul to l>e sold at penny profits, at Ludd Hopkins’. The Lowell Star says that “Elder Lemuel Shortridgo proposes moving to Jasper county in the spring, with the view oi making a permanent residence there if everything is favorable.” If business men will eprinkle a light dusting of ashes on the walks in front of their stores, offices and shops it may prevent slips, falls and hurts to friends and customers. Salt is more expensive and not any better than ashes. Hats and caps to be closed out at Hopkins’ With the intention of .abandoning that department of trade. Since cold weather set in the retail price of whiskey in tiffs place lias gone up to fifty cents a pound, and people who indulge come to market with a basket in place of the long-necked bottles that will be useless until spring opens again. Goodland Lodge, No. 417, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold a public - installation of officers on the evening of December 31st.— I. M. Stackhouse, Esq., Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, is to deliver the address. Call and examine misses’ and children’s all calf shoes at a reduction of 25 cents the pair at Purcupile & Co,’s. Saloon keepers in Valparaiso show their respect for the Sabbath by opening their back doors and closing the fronts of their establishiwients. Old Tuteur, the Jew, ot this place keeps his front door open “shust za> same on Zunday as any Oder von,” The Francesville Local Topic of the sth instant, says that three little sons of Mrs. Turner, living In Lilian: tovmship, Jasper county, were attacked with cerebro-spinal fever last Saturday. The eldest, aged T 2 years, died tiff next day, and the second, about 8 y earß was not expeoted to recover. One price, and that one the lowts* possible, lor flannels, shawls, jeans, ■satinetts, delaines, calico, under auidover shirts, boots and shoes, and, in fact, anything you need, at Hopkins’. Messrs. T. B. Peterson & Brothers, of Philadelphia, send us tho December number of "their Counterfeit Detector and National Bank Late List. It is no manner of account to us, for the reason that we never get any money worth mentioning;. There js no doubt the Detector is a good publication and valuable to those who have occasion to handle much money; hut we want it distinctly understood by our delinquent patrons that we are not burdened with a sm-plus of that unfa“miliar commodity.

This-dry, bold, winter weather is fide for those who are fatting hogs, but the drouth causes a scarcity of of stock water and proves a scrums inconvenience, to those who ari larger iTuiTiueni tit Cal Lie. i Who sells tobacco, tea, sugar, coffee, coal oil or anything else in the grocery line cheaper than Ludd Hopkins? Mr, A. Leopold, whom everybody knows, to be one of the mos,t enterprising business men of the place, talks some of opening a stock of boots and shoes in the room corner of Wasliington and Van Rensselaer sreets, recently occupied by Mrs. Boroughs’ millinery stock. Owing to the alarming prevalence of the “Epizooty” and things, the undersigned desires that all persons indebted to him should call ut his shop and settle their accounts. Norman Warner. Although there is a large and active Division of Sous of Temperance in this place, and the second officer of the Grand Lodge of the State resides here, Leopold Tuteur is permitted to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities to suit ousiPiuefS, without license, and on Sundays AS well as week days. I hereby give notice that I have in charge the books and accounts belonging toThos. Hollingsworth, deceased. All persons indebted to said estate will call at my Drug Store and settle, and save cost. Emmet. KaUXal. The Commissioners last week granted L. L. Ford license to sell intoxicating liquors in the town of Remington, “in less quantities than a quart at a time, with privilege of allowing tho same to be drank on his premises’’ for one year. liem ington people can now boast of possessing something that the county seat lias not.

The 'attention ol our readers is directed to Messrs. Traugh & Maxwell’s nursery advertisement.— * These gentlemen are residents of our, county, and well known to be honorable in their business transactions Their stock of trees, shrubbery, hedge plants, etc, w. re all grown in this latitude and are liellthy and vigorous. Prices reasonable. See their agents before ordering. o

-Miss, Mattie Benjamin, teacher of second department of the Rensselaer school, makes the following report for tho month ending November 22, 1872: Number of pupils enrolled, 45; average daily attendance, 371. The pupils perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment, were Olive Alter, Matrgie Hemphill, Anna Ilenkle, Mattie ilenkle, Clara Reeve, Atibie Rhoads, Nellie Stackhouse, Ora Thompson, Dollie Grant, 'Charles Warner, Florence Weathers, Lizzie Norton and Mary Yates.

Messrs. Norton & Howard, the new firm that recently succeeded to the “Big Indian” tobacco store, are gentlemen and know how to treat people well. They have a very lair assortment of goods they are selling at reasonable prices. In addition to what they advertise in another Column, they keep Iresh oysters on hand by tho can, or serve them up iip good style by the dish. Call and see their holiday stock.

That inveterate phi gossip, Madain Humor, says that Mr. /5 imri Dwiggius, junior member of the law firm of 11. S. Dwiggius & Co., seriously contemplates taking unto £ V.Vt-Vvii t>ci> 1 *S- f-V; xUStCUi. himself a “bright, particular star,” and moving to Xankfon, Dakota Territory to “grow up witli the country.” Wouldn’t object to his taking tlio star so much, but should dislike to miss his pleasant face when wet gether at the croquet . grounds in summer. i ' "T” v. At the public examination of applicants to teach school, held in the school 1 house in Rensselaer on Saturday 7th, 1872, there were seven applicants, of whom the following paesed the necessary examination: Finette Llelnuc, grade 81 per cent.; licensed lor 12 months; teaches 2so. 1 Wheatfleid township. Mary Bussell, grade 73 per cent; lice used for 6 months; leaches 2s’o. 4 Hanging Grove township. '* Thomas J. Sayler, grade 71 per cent.; licensed fo&6 months; ttejehes >n. 2 Milroy township., Lewis K. Yeoman, grade <0 per cent.: licensed for « months. : - The examiner reports*"there was no tardiness and the applicants were exemplary in their demeanor. N'ext examination Dcc^fnber'2?th-