Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, April 3d, 1873.

Quarterly meeting will bo held ht the M. E. Cburcli April 12th and 13 th. Gents’ hats and caps at Leopold’s new store, opposite the bank. The little chattering martins are back again, flying around their old haunts. ; —■; <»» 1 w— —; A-pryle catae in this year like a young lipn—roaring, blowing, and tail a-rolling. Several cases of .measles, and Borne of them quite severe, are reported in town. Also ono case of mumps. All kinds of Grange blanks printed at the Rensselaer Union job office as cheap as anywhere in the United States. Call and see us. Jeff. Norton has retired from the firm oi Horton & Howard, tobacconists, and yesterday Howard sold to Mr, Samuel Daugherty. Alter’s saw mill is now in operation, andparties wanting oak lumber can now be supplied at fair prices. Mill seven miles north of Rensselaer. /• The last night of March or early .on the morning of the first day of April, 1873, a slight sprinkling of >snow fell at this place. Indies’ hats and bonnets for spring and summer, ready trimmed, at Leopold's new store, opposite the bank. Farmers tell us that wheat is not all killed, as was feared during the first part of March, but it is begining to show signs of vitality and. may yield a fair crop. Pear and peach trees m this locality have been badly winterkilled in many instances. Cherry buds do not seein to have suffered, and it is .thought that apples are sound to to tho core. ~ - - Messrs. Oliver^H. Robinson have bought the joiner shop (old sawmill property) of Mr. Tlios. O. Uhesnut, and aro now prepared to do all kinds of work in jtkeir line. See advertisement. Young men, buy your fine boots at Abo Boston boot and shoe store, corner Washington and Van Rensselaer streets. Mart. V. 13. Warn erjias hung out a gilt edged sign at his meal' market. Mart, is a bully fellow in his way, but it does not follow that his bologna sausages partake of the same characteristic. Mr. George Sigler is now postmaster at Rensselaer, having entered upon the duties of his office on Tuesday, the first day of April. Tho postotticc is in Willey, Sigler Halstead’s store. Grangers arid others interested in having blacksmitlnng and wood repairing done in good ordor, and for the lowest prices, will find an interesting item in Mr. Samson Er-. win’s business card, which is published elsewhere in The Union. The new Boston boot and shot) store, .opposite the bank, at Rensselaer, Indiana, has every desirable kind of :fbot wear manufactured. Wo .understand that Mr. John Nelson Timmons died of measles last week. This contagion is ijuiic prevalent in the county at present. With proper care there is no great •danger of its proving fatal. It is rumored that the Grangers are about to conclude a contract •with Messrs. Leopold & Fendig for merchandise in dry goods, oloth•ing, boots and shoes. This firm has a very large stock, and are able rto sell at very low figures. Winter school in Rensselaer -closed last Monday. So far.as we have hoard the pupils have done well, and patrons .are satisfied with •the term. Tho teachers did iiobly •and. are entitled to a full measure of praise. The largest* best and cheapest stock •of boots and shoes in every variety of leather, patent leather, cloth, carpet and rubber stock, at the Boston boot -apd shoe-f-tore. Miss Caddie Benjamin, tcaoher of the Becond department of the Rensselaer schools, makes the following report for the month endiug March 31st, 1873:* .a* Number enrolled, 46; number in attendance, 42; average daily attendance, 36 0-10ths. Perfeet in attendance, deportment and study, Eva Grant, Addie Hopkins Mattie McCoy, Mary Weathers, Delos Thompson, Louis Hollingsworth, Robert Porter and Freddie Stackhouse. Average attendance for the entire term, 36 43-100tlis. Perfect in attendance, deportment and study the eutire term, Addie Hopkins, Maiy Weathere, Frederick Stackhouse anil Robert • Porter.

Bluegrass has assumed a faint tinge of green within a day or two, and tulips are peeping through the ground; hut the weather is still raw and snow fell night before fast. Not much plowing has yet been done and the season is backward. - 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 td close out. - 1 ■■ « O » -<■ ( Dr. Ira C. Kelley is advised tjiiat letters patent have been issued on the Knox-Kelley cultivator. We understand that it is endorsed by some of the best farmers in the county, who have tried it in their .fields, as a first class farm imple : iiient. 2 — ■» ■ Mr. A. Lansing, State Lecturer of Patrofls of Husbandry, failed to fill his appointment at this place last Saturday. A largo number had gathered in to hear him, some coming from adjoining comities, and his failure was a keeir disappointment. ' A ' Public attention is directed to the new advertisement of Messrs. Willey, Sigler & Halstead. It speaks for itself and needs no extra puffing. Everybody will visit their store now that the postofiice is kept there, and it will not be much trouble to look at their goods. The season for painting is rapTdly drawing near and people who intend to renovate and 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 and oil in large supply. The spirit of improvement seems to have, fallen upon Mr. Simon Phillips this spring, and ho is making things look as neat as a new pin about him. Friend Phillips has a beautiful piece of property and a judicious outlay of only a few dollars would make it look equal to the finest in town. Miss Mattie Benjamin, teacher of the First Intermediate department of the Rensselaer school}- reports as follows for the month ending March 3lst, 1873: Number attending, 36; average daily' attendance, 29 j. Pupils perfeet in deportment, attendance and punctuality were Maggie Hemphill, Lola Moss, Florence Weathers, Eldora Morgan, Benjamin Morgan and Lizzie Eger, A meeting of the Directors and stockholders of the Jasper county Agricultural and Mechanical Socicty will he held in the Court House at 2 o’clock P. 51. next Saturday (April sth), for the purpose of electing officers asd directors. At this meeting it is proposed to make definite arrangements about the horse fair in June, and to transact important business pertaining to the society. -V full attendance is requested. S. B. Haver and C. M 7 Haver, late of Remington, liavo, removed their livery to Oxford, Ind., where they affe prepared to accommodate their old customers'and friends at their usual liberal rates. 5-20-12 t. At the- public examination of applicants' for licenso to teach school, held March 29th, 1873, thcro were twenty candidates, seven of whom failed. The successful ones were as follows:—v, NAME. fiRADE. TIME. Jena Brown. .84 per cent. 12 mouths. Caddie Benjamin.. .82 “ 12 “ Mnggio Bantu 79 " 12 “ Henry J. Bantu 78 “ 12 “ Fanny Jouvenat.. ..78 “ 12 “ Maggie Berkley... .74 “ 6 " Virginia If. Hogan.. 74 “ 6 “ Miranda Ponslsr.. . .76. “ C “ ’ Helen R0bb........73 “ 6 “ Libbio Walton.... ..71 “ 6 " Addie Abbott 71 “ 6 •• 11. M. Campbell... .71 “ 0 “ Carrie McCullough.7o “ 6 “ . The class was commendable for order, attention and neatness in their work. J. A. Burnham, v ,. School Examiner. Economy is one of tho keys to wealth and now is as good a time as any other to turn a new leaf and begin to economize whenever we can.— If money is close and times are hard it is encouraging that there are places where money can be expended to great advantage. In the line of groceries and notions such is Emmet Kannal’s popular establishmen t. His stock is always largo and complete and he sells at tho lowest prices tho market will afford for cash. We promised our patrons that we would give duo notice of the arrival and opening of our splendid spring stock of goods—we are now to be able to fulfill that promise and announce that they have arrived, been opened, marked, and are, now on our shelves for inspection. We will be truly glad to have everybody call and examine for themselves. This will convince all that we have only stated facts in regard to them. These goods will be sold for cash only, and those whoeomo with that article will be astonished at the reduction in prices. We propose not to bo outdone by anybody in selling good stock at the vdry lowest prices.— Come, see, and be convinced.— Respectfully thanking all for past fa’Voi'S, we also solicit a continued patronage. Leopold & Fendig. !

The month of March “panned out” pretty lively for marriage licenses in Jasper county. . Young folks and old people with young hearts seem determined -to begin the spring of 1873 in a proper manner. The following k a list of those to whom licenses were issued: David S. Clifton and Cymantha E. Woosley. Nathan S. Piatt and Catherine J. Campbell. James H. Green and Sarah E. Thompson. Wingate T. Downing and Mary J. Barkley. Arthur H. Trussed and Miriam Stackhouse. Ebenczer Little and Elizabeth Brittan. Frank Shaw and Jennie Kaufman. Nathan Fendig and Amelia Rubel. William Clark and Jennie Gates. William H. Kenton and Sarah J. Thomas.

The Union Corn Planter, improved for the trade of 1873, presents the following points of superiority: 1. Reliability of drop. The dropping .arrangement is so constructed as to be adjusted to any sized corn. By the use of stirrera, corn is kept loose, and its—packing is prevented, thus insuring evenness and certainty in dropping.— The corn is dropped from an open heel that can not clog up, so that the dropper and driver can both see that it goes To its place every time -without-missing. .... a 7 ~ 2. The depth of planting can be regulated with certainty in uneven as well as smooth ground, in sod, or in hard ground. By the use of a double lever and removing the guage from the side frame, the runners have a flexibility never before attained by any planters. The driver has complete control of the droppefr’s weight. In turning around or moving from place to place, the runner can be thrown out clear of obstructions. 3. For simplicity of construction, durability and finish, it has no superior. These machines can be seen at N. Warner’s farm hardware store where they are kept for sale. Mr. Warner has also all kinds of farm machinery which he will be pleased to show and explain to all that favor him with a visit. Among other superior articles we have only space to mention briefly the improved Champion self-raking reaper, conceded by all machinists to be the most perfect in construction and finish of any in the market for 1873. Wareropms on Front street, first door below Washington on northeast side. At the same place may be found all kinds of farm hardware, a portion of which is enumerated in advertisement in another column, \ Terms Cast*.—All goods sold in my store are sold at a profit that will not admit of any discount to tho Grange or anybody else, or justify me in taking credit for pay. No man can seil or buy as cheap on credit as for cash. , $1,0(90 on my books to sell at 20 per cent, discount for cash. Ludd Hopkins. Several thousand dollars worth of leather been opened and placed upon shelves in the room on northwest corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets, during the past week. While East Mr. A. Leopold visited the city of Boston, which is the gread headquarters of the boot and shoe trade* of America, and made a judicious selection o.f goods for this market. In Mr. Leopold’s enterprise there is seen the first attempt to establish an exclusive boot and shoe store in Jasper county, ora store where this branch ol business is made the specialty. The shelves of that whole large store room arc filled from top to bottom, except a small portion reserved for hats, caps and ladies’ trimmed bonnets, with goods for feet wear, and still there was not room to contain the large stock, and wagon loads of boxes full are piled up under the counters. This is not old or reftise stock, but goods direct from the factories, and includes the latest styles in the market- Gents’ Alexia boots —cloth legged; fine copper-pegged calf bools; patent plow boots for farmers wear in the field; heavy working boots; fine Oxford ties; Congress gaiters; boys’ and youths’ boots and shoes in different grades; all kinds of plow shoes; ladies’ waterproof gaiters; ladies’ and misses’ boots; kid, calf and goat shoes; cloth buttoned gaiters; rubber overshoes; children’s copper-toed boots and shoes; and in short fifty to a hundred different styles of men’s, women’s, youths’ and children’s wear that cannot here be enumerated. These goods were bought at close prices and will be sold below competition for cash, j \ The time set by us for those who are owipg us in notes and on account has come and is past, still there are a few who have not yet settled; to these we now extend eight days further grace, and after that has expired we hope nobody will feel hard towards us if we give their notes and unpaid accounts to an attorney for collection.— This is no fun !

LEOPOLD & FENDIG.

The Real Estate Appraiser of Jasper county and his deputies met in the Sheriffs office at 1 o’clock p. m., Saturday, March 29th, 1873, for the-purpose of consul tation and to. adopt a schedule of rates lor assessing the real estate and personal property in Jasper county. Turner A. Knox, of ifanging Grove township, was called tp the ohair, and George. W. Hascall, Of Remington, appointed Secretary. On motion it was Resolved, That for purposes of valuation, lands not town lots, shall be divided ipto the following classes only, to-wit: Ist. The best quality of farming land in the township. 2d. Second rate farming land and second rate timber. 3d. Third rate farming land. 4th. Pasture lauds not suited to farming, and brush lands. sth. Wet, coarse grass lands. 6th. Marshy land and barren ■ sand ridges. The following rates per acre were established on the above basis:

name op township. Ist class 2d’ class 3d class 4th class sth class 6th class Hanging, Grove.!.. $ 8 to sl6 $ 6 to $ 9 $ 3 to $ 6 $ 2 to sjl $1.50 to $3 $ $ Gillam 19 to 15 8 to 12 6 to 8 4 to "6 2 to t 4 1.25 to 3 Walker 5 to 8 3 to 5 1.25 to 3 Barklef- 10 to 15 8 to 10 5 to 7 3 to 4 2 1.25 Marion 12 to 25 10 to 15 Bto Jordan 12 to 15 8: to 10 5 to 7. 4 3 1.25 Newtofi 12 to 15 8 to 10 5 to 7 2 to 4 2 1.55 Keener 6 to 8 5 to 6 4 to 5 3 to A 2 to 3 1.25 Kankakee 8 to 12 6 to 8 4 to 6 3 to 5 2 to 3 1.25 to 2.50 Wheatfield. 8 4 to 6 3 to 5 2 to 4 2 50to 3 1.25 Carpenter 15 to 25 14 to 20 10 to 15 8 to 10 6 to 8 5 to 6 Milrov 8 to 12 6 to 10 5 to 8 3 to 7 6 to 7 1.25 to 5 Union 8 5 to 6 4 to 5 3 to 4 2 to 3 1.25

The following rates were adopted on personal property: Horses S2O to $l5O Mules 20 to 150 Three year old colts 40 to 75 Two year old colts 25 to 60 Yearling colts ............. 15 to 30 Oxen and four year old stears.. 30 to ,50 Three year old steers 25 to 35 Two vear old steers. 18 to 28 Yearling steers 6to 8 Cows and two aud thi ee year old heifers 10 to 40 Yearling heifers sto 15 Sheep... Ito 4 Hogs, 3 cents per pound Wheat, per bushel 75ct5t051.25 Corn, “ ........ 20 <■ Rye, “ 40 “ Oats. « ......... 20 " Potatoes “ 25 “ Barley “ - ,75 •* Clover seed “ tw Timothy seed “ 3.00 Flaxseed “ 1.00 Hungarian seed , . 75 G reen apples 30 to 60 Lime 25 Coal, per ton $5.50 to $14.00 Hay, tame “ ........ 400 to 6.00 Ilay, wild “ 2.00 to 300 Dried apples, per pound ....6cts Dried peaches, “ ....8 “ Beef “ ....6 *• Bacon “ ....6 “ Pork, per barrel ~J, . 10.00 Lard, per pound 76 cts Wool •• 35 " Tobacco, home grown .... .10 “ Hops,per pound'. *..25 “ Sutter “ 10 “ Cheise “ 10 11 Cider or viuegarper gallon... .20 “ Wine « 1.00 Sorghum molasses “ ....40 “ Turkeys aud geese, each ....40 “ Chickens, per dozen 1.50