Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, February 6th, 1673.

Weather warm and springlike. An egg famine is raging iu this place. Good potatoes sell at 50 cerits per bushel. J. B.- Hemphill will sell his entire stock of winter caps at cost. . Several cases of typhoid fever are reported in town. A. bargain In the way of winter •caps, at J. B. Hemphill’s 'Charley Platt, is selling groceries exceedingly low. Daugherty & Jacks, although a new firm, are doing a good •business. C. C. Starr is as popular as ever tand keeps an unlimited stock of all Ikinds of the best family groceries. « New Granges of Patrons of Husbandry are being organized in t'nis county. Dwight Hopkins, who has been ibaving a severe attack o f ctrebro spinal menlngeUt is recovering* The warm weather for the past three days has about used up the “beautful snow” in this locality. The Methodist mite society of this place has been suspended for want of patronage and someplace to meet. T. J. Spitler proposes to build a two story brick building on Washington Street next to this office as soon as ho can work in the spring. Trio farmer who took Frank Jlengxsbach’s shepherd pup in his sleigh and carried him off is requested to ret urn him for thw ith. We are indebted to Gen. 11. 11. Superentendant of Indian of Washington Territory for late files of papers from that Territory. John 11. Keller, one of our old and respected citizens has sold his house and lot in Weston’s addition, and is going to move to Remington. . It is quite probable that the Hi!thodist Claireh at this piaeo will be without a pastor for the balance of this year. Inability to pay a minister is the cause, Frank W. Babcock, county Auditor, and Frank Ilengisbach ate engaged in making a sectional map ol Jasper county. The map is a huge institution about the size of a pu,p tent. * Don’t forget to read the advertisement as Harding Reeve in another column; but what would be still better, go and look at their goods, buy what you want and be bap'py. Johnny Hemphill has this week •pried his tobacco and notion store off the ground, and lias placed blocks under it raising it about sixteen inches. It presents the appearance of a snapping turtle on stilts. The grand jurors for the March term of the Circuit Court are: James ltayburn, John Cooper, L. C. Janes, James Hayworth, N. T. Keen, E. D. Fairchild, Stephen-Now-els, John Clark, Chris. Hensler, Parley Finney, John Hume and David Nowels. The following persons have been ■drawn to serve as Common Pleas jurors at the February term, 1873: James Reeve, Win. Gwin, Horace Strong, John W. Hargrave, Lucius Strong, D. C. Viurs, T. R. Jenkins, Joseph Robinson, Isaac Parker, Samuel Sparling, G. W. Bennett and D. H. Kaufman. The following persons are the petit jurors for the March term, of the Jasper Circuit CourL George H. Brown, Mark Hoover, Win. S. Stevenson, James Culp, Lorenzo Tinkhatn, Asa A. Tyler, fleniy Doring, John M. Beai, R. H. Kite, R. R. Freshour, W. 8. Bringle and T. J. .Sayers. -Mrs. Ella Spitler, wife of Dr. Daniel Spitler of Bunkum, 111., and daughter of J. M. Austin of this place, died at the residence of her J father on the evening of the 3rd i inst. of heart disease. The funeral took plkce yesterday at 10 a. m. at the Christian church. * ■ i - One of the objects of the Grange is to prevent cruelty to animals and yet some of the members persist in coming to town without any hay in their sleighs. Others put hay in \ but have a savage dog to watch it. i Such cruelty to our town cows and j horses fa very reprehensible nn<V calls far immediate action on the part of the Order.

Married, January 16th 1873, by Rev. D. J. Iluston, Henry I. Adams to Ellen McCollough. - 'All persons'lndited to the .firm of Abbett Bros. & Co., are notified to call and settle, either with cash or note. A quart at a time being more whiskey than the average Kerning- j toman desires to carry under his vest, Tim. O'Connor will apply to the Bftard of Commissioners at their March teim, for permission to deal out the “cratur,” in quantifies to suit customers. % ** 'f 1 ■#»§».> '■ ---»■ ■ ■■■■ - 8. B. HiiVerand C. M. Haver, late of Remiunton, have removed the!r livery to Oxford, Ind. where they are prepared to accommodate their old customers and friends at their usual liberal rates. 5-20 12t Our county clerk issued marriage licenses to the following parties during the cold month of January: Wallace Hess and Matilda Factor. Stillman Gates and Susan Brown. John K. Bingman and Sophia Middleswnrlii,— Henry I. Adams and Ellen McCullough. William Daugherty and Cymantliia Snyder. ; v—— Miss Lydia Dwigg'.ns teacher of the Primary department of the Rensselaer School makes the following report for the. toon th end™ ing January 31st, 1872: Number enrolled 48. Average daily attendance 24, Perfect in attendance, punctuality ami deportment: Clara Eger, Arthur Hopkins. Mary King and Henry Smith.