Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, April 17, 1 & 73.

Gents’ hatsaqd caps at Leopold’s Hew store, opposite the ounK. Secretaries of Granges can procure blm& applications for membership at _ J&ifl office, for 10 cents a dozen, Ladies’ hats aud bonnets for spring and summer, ready trimmed, at Leopold’s new store, opposite the bank. , Closing out lot of plug aud fine cut tobacco, also a choice line of smoking tobacco at coat for cash, at Kanual’s. Young men, buy your fine boots at the Boston boot and shoe store, corner Washington and Van Rensselaer Btreets. Try Kaunal’s cigars for quality and price. He keeps the best cigars in town for the price and is always ready to wait on customers. . ... The new Boston boot and shoe store, opposite the bank, at Rensselaer, Indiana, has every desirable kind of foot wear manufactured. ‘ The largest, best and cheapest stock pf boots and shoes in every variety of leather, patent leather, cloth, carpet, fipd rubber stock, at the Boston boot and shoe store. 6. 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 rateß. 5-20-12 t. 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. The season for painting is rapidly 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 public is informed that Duvall & Goff, blacksmiths, have employed one of the best journeyman mechanics In the West for the express purpose of doing fine work in their line of business. Repairing of plows and other farm implements made a specialty. All work warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Charges as cheap as any shop in the county. Call at the express office blacksmith shop on Front street. Duvai.l & Goff. Economy is one of the keys to wealth and now i 3 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 arc places ■where money can be expended to great advantage. In the line of groceries at Emmet Kannal’s popular establishmen t is best Rio coffee 24 to 26 cents; best Imperial tea $1 25; good Japan tea 80 cents; sugar, all grades, from 12 to 15 cents; baking powders 15 and2s cento a box.' These prices arc tfar cash only. Having bought the interest of J. M. Abbott in the Hardware business and standing very much in need of money at present we request all that are indebted to the firm of Abbott Bros. & Co. to catband settle accounts at once, it being necessary to square up the old books without delay. Those having accounts against J. M. Abbett will present them. To our old customers and to all wo would announce that wo still keep a good assortment of everything in our line, which will be sold low down for cash. Abbett & Co. 5-29. On add after Monday, April 21st, 1873, customers will please come prepared with ready pay, as I have concluded to sell no more meat on credit. * There is a large amount on my books now that must be collected up as soon as possible aud those whom I have favored with credit for many months will do me a great favor to make immediate settlement, and spare me the 'disagreeable task of personally dunning each ono. I am now in new quarters where I have big rent to pay, cattle and all kinds of butcher’sistock command-high prices, and I cannot •continue in business and sell goods at reasonable prices on the credit system. As heretofore, it will be my endeavor to keep this market supplied with the best of beef, pork, etc., and I respectfully invito prompt paying customers to patronize my shop. No others need

apply.

MART. V.B. WARNER.

Measles still prevail about town aud vicinity. No news this week from the Continental railroad. Considerable activity has of lato been manifested in the stock hog trade and prices are up. Green apples are retailing at 65, 70 aud 80 cents per bushel, according to quality and dealer. More substantial improvements are being constructed in Rensselaer this season than lor three years previous. Willow and poplar whistle season has again corao round to delight ingenious youths of'musical inclinations. Some fine fish arc now being taken from the Iroquois at this point; Buffalo that weigh 12 pounds, and such. That new two-story frame dwelling on Ratoon street, south of and fronting the Court House is being erected by Mr. John Abbett. _We are told that Mr. George Kannal and Dr. Robert Y. Martin are each preparing to build brick dwelling houses the summer coming. Eishing poles and linos arc now in demand by those who need a little out door exercise, aud who are too delicate to labor in their gardens. Easter Sunday warm and sunshinyall day. It was lovely weather and duly appreciated by everybody after the unpleasantness of last week.

S. P. Howard is anxious to ascertain how much your property is worth for taxes. Mr. Howard is deputy assessor, assigned to the town of Rensselaer. The high waters this spring have again washed away a large portion of the inilldam at this place. The Water power here hardly pays for keeping up repairs. Mr. Joseph H. Willey has inaugurated the good work of sotting out shade trees this spring. Now it has commenced let this good work go on all over the county. Just now the most forvant universal prayer in this county is for grass to grow rapidly. Owing to tho past unusually severe winter hay and fodder is becoming fearfully scarce. Stockholders in the Jasper County Agricultural and Mechanical Association can now obtain certificates of stock from tho Secretary, ho having had a lot of blanks printed this week. The building material ‘on lots opposite and north of the Presbyterian church belongs to Dr. G. A. Moss, who purposes to erect a dwelling house during the coining summer. The public schools of Rensselaer will be opened on Monday, April 28th, for an eight weeks term. Tho teachers will be Mr. James A. Burnham, Miss Caddie Benjamin and Miss Lydia Dwiggins. Some dogs were killed last Monday night and at least one law suit is threatened. Mighty few of the curs that wander about away from home at nights are worth anything, but their owners want to collect full value for them. Gov. Hendricks showed wisdom in appointing E. P. Hammond, a Republican, of Rensselaer, Judge of the 80th Judicial Circuit. Col. Hammond is a lawyer of much ability, and wo congratulate him upon his success.— Erookston Reporter. Would it not bo a good plan to contract the corporation limits of Rensselaer to only moludo the platted town and its platted additions? If this was done there would be better streets and better roads leading in and out of town.

Dt. Cheney’s dental rooms were the scene of a singular explosion last Friday. He was vulcanizing a set of teeth and had left the room a few minutes when tho water boiled out and the vulcanizer was blown to atoms. , Mr. Alfred Thompson followed Mr. Willey in the praiseworthy labor of planting out shade trees. The’most popular varieties of trees thus far, are soft maple and ashleaved maple or Negundo. They are bqth pretty, hardy, do not sprout, bear transplanting' jvell, and make rapid growth, *

Owing to sickness in his family Ira W. Yeoman has postponed his sale until Tuesday, April 22, 1873. A drizzling rain storm has been prevailing for twenty-four hours, and as we go to press shows nb sign of abating. This is the last week for paying taxes before penalty and interest attaches by law. Any day after this week property upon which taxes-are not paid is subject to distraint and sale by the couuty treasurer. Deputy C. W. Clifton writes from Pittsburg, Carroll county, under date of April 7th, as follows: To-night organized Carroll Grange with 18 members. Worthy Master, Samuel Broguia; Secretary, John G. Troxell. Postoflice address, Pittsburg, Carroll couuty, Indiana. Mr. Thos. O. Chesnut will start with his family next week to spend the coming summer, and possibly locate permanently, in Sioux City, .lowa. That frontier village will no doubt be the gainer of a good citizen, but, oh ! Tom, how we pity you and your family 1 Gn the Ifith Instant Deputy John G. Culp organized Culp Grange, P. of H., at Randle School House, Barkley township, with 40 members. Master, C. E. Florence; Secretary, Miss Sarah Tillett.— Postoflice address, Franccsville, Indiana. At a special meeting of Jasper Division No. 40, Sons of Temperance, April ing officers were installed for the ensuing quarter: W. P. —George Morgan. A. W. P.—Maggie Dillon. R. S. —E. H. Tharp. A. R. S.— Emma Conwell. F. S. —Daniel B. Miller. Treas.—Lizzie Chilcote. Con.—M. P. Warner.

Last Tuesday evening, at a regular meeting of Iroquois Lodge No. 143, I. O. G. F., Horace E. James was elected Representative to the Grand Lodge of Indiana, and L. W. Ilenkle, Alternate Representative. The next session of this body will convene on the 20th day of May, 1873, in the city of Indianapolis. Messrs. Daugherty & Jacks-keep their assortment of groceries up to the demands of consumers. They have recently opened some splendid new goods in their line of trade, which they are anxious to sell exceedingly cheap for cash. All who want full weight of good articles at low figures arc especially invited to call find see what they have and how they sell it. Frank Hengisbach will burn a kiln of brick this spring one mile cast of tlio Court House, near the iron bridge by Mr. Joseph Robinson’s place, j>n the Hanging Grove road. Several brick buildings will bo constructed in Rensselaer this season, some for offices and others for dwelling houses. It might be said that the town is now entering upon its brick era. Mr. Lock, of Carpenter township, near Remington, went to France some time during the first part of this year and bought three Normandy horses for Btock breeding purposes. He returned home a few days since with two stallions in fine order that are now on his farm. He bought three, but one succumbed to tho. effeots of a stormy passage and was thrown overboard for shark food. A family of ton children, the oldest but thirteen, consisting of four pairs of twins and two who were born at single births, stopped at the Austin Hotel last week. The father owns a two hundred acre 'near Alter’s Mill which he will movo upon and improve this season. This family is from Ohio and if there are any more where they come irom, let them move out here where there is plenty of good cheap land, good ichools, good neighbors, and where they will meet a hearty welcome. Col. A. B. Moore, traveling agent for the Eagle Agricultural Works at Ottawa, Illinois, called on us last week, and left a price list of their agricultural implements and farm machinery. The proprietors of the Eagle Works, Messrs. Porter, Mason & Co., were tho first manufacturers in Illinois to declare themselves ou the side of the farmer 1 in their contest against rajjfoads and other monopolies, and have from the first shown a willingness to deal, directly with farmers without intervention of local agents. See their card in this issue of Tun Union.

Norman Warner keeps liis farm machinery under shelter, and his customers arc not. compelled to stand in the storm as they examine plows,, planters, harrows, reapers, etc., etc. - A poor, ragged, insane old Irishman, calling himself Michael Cassady, and who said he was from Lasalle county, Illinois, was arrested yesterday and turned over to the custody of Jacob M. Troxell on the county poor farm. —.... ..... iiliai.TO- <■i —— In gambling according -to statute in such cases made find provided, for the terms they should serve as members of the board of school trustees of the town of Rensselaer, John Coen drew three years, Alfred Thompson two'yeara and Horace E. James ono year. There is some growling about the board <?f directors arid officers selected to manage the Jasper County Agricultural and Mechanical Association during 1873. Now everybody knows that all the members of the board are good men who will no doubt perform the functions of their several stations to the extent of their abilities, and by far the best course to pursue by those interested in developing our county’s resources, and who favor this enterprise as a means to assist in that praiseworthy object, is to gracefully acquiesce in what has been done and cordially work to the interests of the Association. Try your newly elected officers fairly for a year ypthout throwing, any obstacles in their roadTtndThcprfitTsthoa girt t h eir places can be supplied with better men, elect a new board. As wo understand matters, the first and great object to be accomplished by the Association is to foster a spirit of emulation among farmers to find out the best aiift most profitable method of enlUyfitiiig our soil; wh at are the crops best adapted to this locality, and to improve the live stock—horses, , cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, etc., etc. —raised for market. This great object should not be lost sight of in the comparatively insignificant struggle tor preferment. It may possibly be flattery to the vanity of every individual to feel and to know that his abilities arc properly appreciated by his neighbors, but what is tho vanity of one man when weighed against tho interests of the thousand? Ten. thousand people liavo more or less interest in the success of our County Agricultural Association and it is not a wise policy that would jeopardize their interests to flatter the vanity of this or that individual-. Gentlemen, let us not be children about this matter but let ns smother aIL feelings of a personal character for the welfare of the many. Let us give our present officers a fair trial before we pass judgment upon their abilities. Let us all work together in harmony looking only to the single grand and worthy object of building up the agricultural and mechanical interests of our beautiful county,',