Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, February 20th, 1873.

Butter brings 16§ cents a pound in thw4®y« uß 1OSD • -J* A few pieces of new style prints at 'Ludd Hopkins’, i Flour is selling at 14.80 and $5 a hundred pounds m this plate. A bargain in the way of winter caps, at J. B. Hemphill’s. Flocks of pidgeons have been flying over for a day or two past. Wall paper 25 per cent, below old prices, to close out stock, at Kanual’s _ drug store. '' ■. ■ Common Pieas court will be in session in Rensselaer next week. We print sale bills, and all manner of plain wui;k, cheap. Thermometer indicated five decrees above •‘temperate” Tuesday ‘afternoon. J. B. Hemphill will sell his entire stock of winter caps at cost. Dressed hogs are worth $3.50 per hundred weight "by the carcass in this market. Gents’ drawers for 60 cents a pair at Ludd Hopkins’. It’s no use, every lime we try to get mad at DeForest we can’t, for jaughing'at his ears. Ladies’ fine under jackets at Ludd Hopkins’ for SI each. Very pretty winter weather this vveek, but not particularly interesting to the wheat crop. Sheepskin gloves at Ludd Hopkins’ for 50 cents and 60 cents a pair. The health of people in Rensselaer and within its vicinity lias very much improved during ten days past. Boys’ boots at cost prices at Ludd Hopkins’. Mr. James Maloy is preparing the foundation for a small business ho.use.on Washingtonstrcet, below - Purcupile’s store. Particular attention is given to the ■grocery department, and low priees for cash prevail, at Ludd Hopkins'. Streets and sidewalks are very muddy, but are not anything in comparison to what they have been in years gone by. Save a doctor’s bill by going to Hopkins’ and buying a pair of boots that will keep your feet dry, for 50 cents off from regular prices. Some more snow, snow, beautiful snow—one ot the sugar variety . —is falling as we go to press. Wind from the southeast. A fine large lot of groceries, fresh and good, at Emmet Ka nmil 's drug store, to be reduced as rapidly as possible. As good and as cheap as any in the market. The first load of rock for the foundation of Spitler’s new brick building, was hauled day before yesterday, by Mr.G.W. Burk. A new stock of merchant tailor’s igopds, consisting of cloths, cassi meres and trimmings of the latest ‘styles* just received and for sale at the (Stone .Store, _ Hens have relented a little, and a few eggs were brought to town during the passed week which readily sold for 20 cents a dozen, ami no grumbling. A few pieces of dry goods, hats, -caps, boots, shoes and notions left of the old stock belonging to the late Thomas Hollingsworth, at Emmet Kannal's drug store, will be sold at great bargains in order to close out. Mr. Samson Erwin has bought Mr. Bedford’s blacksmith shop on Front street, south of Washington, and is prepared to welcome and accommodate customers. S. B. Haver and C. M. Haver, late of Remington, have removed their livery to Oxford, Ind., where they are prepared to accommodate their old customers and friends at their usual liberal rates. 5-20-12 L As soon now as the grafting wax can be handled, cherry trees should be grafted. The earlier in the spring cherry scions tire' set the better, and the surer to live. On the 15th Inst. I took up a small roan two years old heifer while trespassing on my premises. I want the owner to come and prove property, pay damages and take her away. ■ C. B. Steward. Flocks of geese, ducks, pidgeons and other wild fowls flying north- • ward indicate that the backbone dT winter has been severely wrenched, If it is not fairly broken. The season for painting is rapidly .drawing near and people who intend to renovate improve the appearance of property should get the best materials. Emmet Kannal keeps the celebrated Averill Chemical Paint in all colors, tints and shades; also white lead apd oil in large supply! Mr. Ephraim Sayres, of Marion township, Jasper county, sold a span of mules that will be three ? rears old in May next for the snug ittle sum of SSOO. A pair of air years old horses, that had cost him more than double the laising of the f males, brought him£2l7. Do you pee the point? It costs no more to raise a good mule than it does to yalsc a scrub oolj, |

Tuesday morning dawned balmy and springlike, with the music of bluebirds and sparrows filling the air with sweetest melody. Ice breaking up in the river and its .bAnk&uearixfilll pt Tunning wafer. Charley Starr’s grocery continues to be well patronized notwithstanding the close money market, because people know that lie deals fair, keeps a good assortment and sells at reasonable rabies. •——■ ii »■<♦♦•»- ——. x.-. Mart. Warner has kept fresh meat on hand all winter, and although without competition has not advanced the prices. He is now selling choice cuts of beef and pork for 10 cents a pound. Dr. Kelley, the photograph artist and dentist, has his rooms fitted up in the neatest style and is now doing splendid work. The Doctor ij a gentleman and we are glad he is receiving a large patronage. When you come to Rensselaer to buy groceries do not fail to call at Charley Platt’s establishment and price his goods. Everything as cheap as you can find in this town. Charley is rapidly building up a good trade. though a hew firm, are already quite popular with people who use good groceries and like to buy them at reasonable prices. Johnny Jacks is always pleasant and ready to wait on customers. Call and see him. Messrs. Norton & Howard keep the best tobacco and cigars in town, and sell all their goods at reasonable prices. Tobacco chewers and smokers should a!way s_g_<> to the sign of the Big Indian when they would get the best for the least money. Mr. John Coen, proprietor of the Rensselaer Nursery, advertises a choice collection of fruit trees in this, issue of the Union*. We fully endorse Mr. Coen as eminently reliable and—recommend people of Jasper county to encourage home enterprise. Harding- & Reeve keep everything needed in the drug and medicine line. Mr. Harding has been in the business for about twenty years and understands it thoroughly in all its details, while Mr. Reeve, is attentive, accommodating and pleasant to all. Everything on the shelves fresli-a„ud_.B_old ; at reasonable prices. The season for planting trees, shrubs, vines, etc., will soon be around and all who contemplate improvements of this nature are directed to the advertisement ot Messrs. Traugh & Maxwell, whom we can recommend as gentlemen in whom the utmost confidence may. be placed. Whatever they recommend is good. Mr. John P. Warner hasp-aban-doned wagon making and announces that he is prepared to do all Kinds of plain and ornamental painting. Particular attention will be given to grainings sign ami house paint ing. Shop iu rear of Norman Warneifs b 1 acksmith shop. Read advertisement in another column, and whenever any work .is desiredin this line give “Jack” a call, for he is a gentleman and worthy of patronage. On Saturday, the first day of March next, Mr. John IE Keller will make a public sale of personal property, at bis residence in Rensselaer. The property consists of a span of work horses, 10 head of cattle, (including 2 milch cows with their calves and 6 head ot year lings), 20 odd head of swine, light spring wagon, farm wagon, set of harness, one Champion mower, horse hay rake, household and kitchen furniture, etc. Nine months credit given on sums over five dollars. For further particulars see posters. On Saturday? the Bth day of March, 1873, Messrs. John T. and James E. Lamson, administrators of the estate of Daniel S. Lamson, late of Jasper county, deceased, will make a public sale of the personal property of the estate. This will be a very large sale and will include horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, farm implements, hay, corn, oats, clover seed, etc., etc. — Sale will be held on the farm in Jordan township, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m. Credit of nine mouths will be given on sums over three dollars. See advertisement orposters for further particulars.