Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, September 4th, 1873.

Mr. John Austin is duly proud of his iine'new hotel sign. * The Board of county Commissioners is in session this week. Mr. J. W. Duvall and family wont to Kansas last week on a visit. Eight dollars a ton is what they are asking for tame hay delivered in town. -—“Dr. Ira C. Kelley and family Tfi-, joice over the birth of a 9-pound daughter, “ Miss Elisabeth Smith tripped and fell down cellar yesterday, sustainirig severe bruises?" Just for your own benefit read the advertisements published in'the .FremiH-HL.Li+T-Bamplilet. , ——— ———: • The Francesville people have ordered their Fair posters printed at The Union office. Correct. ’ „„ Sabbath School concert at the .Presbyterian Church next Sabbath evening, September 7111, 1873, at 74 .o’clock. A slight attack of incipient cholera morbus appeared to be almost epidemic among people hereabouts, the first of this week. About three or four o’clock nearly every morning for a week or so. past a slight shower of rain has fallen at this place. - M. F. Chilcote, Esq., has been appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Dodges in Jasper, Newton and Benton counties.

At the meeting of the county BoafdFf Education, last Monday, it was decided not to make any change in the text books in use in our schools.—- T /. .. \ -•. Died, August 30th, 1873, at the residence of Win.. Greenfield, a few miles north of this place, Mrs. Mary Harvey, in the 78th year of her age. Judge Hammond is conducting Circuit Court in Benton county this week. !S. I’. Thompson, Esq., is prosecutimj- theq-leas of the State . before, bill}, 48-'*'. It is reported that Leopold Tuicur hast closed ftp his drug store for good—won’t sell any more intoxicating beverages at all, by the .quart, or by the small. It i.; estimated that nearly three hundred “Nubbin Bulgers” have brought wood to, town this week to raise stamps with- whiclrHo mte tend the show toidayRev. J. _B.Ik Motto will leave' next Monday to attend the" Northwestern Indiana Conference of the M. E. Church which convenes at South Bend on the I.oth inst. Spring, chickens are not plentiful this season, and so many are dying of an epidemic thought to be cholcr:ytlmt people do not appear to hanker after them very much. People ought not to hitch their horses nt the public watering traugh on Court House square. — They get around in the way of those, who, drive up to water teams. 7 "Married; at the residenee of'4?. L. Clark, Esq., Tuesday evening, September 2d, 1873, by Rev, J. B. DeMotte, Mr,, John TV. Jacks and Miss Sarah L. Gaily, all of Rensse--Jnctq Indiann. ' . — ~ ■- '■ ■ ■ People having teams, who desire work this fall, may perhaps learn something to their advantage by reading the advertisement in another column headed “railroad teams wanted.” A young man from near Kokomo, whose name we believe is Thomas, was immersed in the mill pond at this place, and taken into fellowship of the Christian church, on Monday morning. ) - Three dollars to three dollars arid fifty cents a cord is the price now being paid for cord wood. The latter price is only given for the best quality of straight young timber, seasoned, and good full measure. i—- 2- • The Granges in the north part of . the county are making preparations to attend the pfo nic at San Pierre on the 11 th inst, Hon. Anson WoL cott, Dr. J. G. Winegarden and others will address the people.— Let all nt tend who can. ■ 1 '

The ponds and marshes in the northern part of Jasper county are said to be the resort for an unprecedented number of wild fowl, this season, furnishing an abundance of sport to the desciples of Nimrod. »rs ■ . ’ ' People ought to be getting their teeth sharpened up for winter use and Dr. Cheney, over the post-of-fice, is the man to do jobs of this kind with neatness and dispatch, as undertakers say about their work. William B. Wiley, of Burnettsville, and brakeman on the P. C. & St. L. railway, met with quite an accident in this place, on last Monday. In attempting to couple the cars his arm was crushed so badly as to cause amputation above the elbow. — Remington Journal. Doctor Loughridge clipped off tlie end of one of John Nichol’s fingers last Sunday. John had it mashed in a mowing machine the other day and it was not doing well, hence the necessity for its amputation. ■ '' Elder Reed was the favorite preacher at Christian Conference. We have heard many complimentary allusions to his eloquence, grace of diction and ease of delivery. As the world’s people say, he took well. The only marriage licenses issued by the clerk of Jasper county during the month of August, 1873, were two in number—to John E. Alter and Harriet MeColly, and Robert Y. Martin and Carolina D. Rhoads. Sam Albian, last Wednesday, was arrested and brought before Justice Jeffries, and fined $lO and cost, amounting to $15.50, on a charge of giving intoxicating liquors to Enoch Pettit, on or about the 14th day of August, 1873. — Remington Journal; Austin’s new hotel seems to be a favorite place for hungry people and good livers when they have business at the county seat. The honorable Board of county Commissioners make this bran new house their headquarters while off duty this week. The preachers attending the Conference during the past week, were remarkable for their height.— Nearly all were upwards of six feet tall, and several looked as if -they might stretch up to six feet three inches on a bet, providing it was not considered immoral and unclerical to bet. Mr. Wm. N. Jones, of Gillam township, is in town to-day to see the show. He is one of the officers and live men of the Prairie Farmer’s Agricultural Society, and says their fair at Francesville this season promises to be the best one they have yet held. Sweet potatoes sold on the streets of Rensselaer, day before yesterday, for; $2 a bushel. There has been a good ctop of these tubers grown in Jasper county, this season, and the probability is that they will bo sold as low as $1.50 or even $1 a bushel within a coupleof weeks. Last Monday morning three worthless dogs were worrying Sam. Fendig’s sheep, when they were discovered by Sam. who jumped on one of the dogs, a good sized shepherd, and captured the brute, tied him up with a chain and left him until ire could get a gun. Sam. is out one sheep and somebody is out a dog. Butter is a scarce article in Rensselaer this week past. The Conference people, the Show people and visitors herd to hunt and to avoid the sickly season in cities, have effectually licked up everything in the butter line brought to market, and it is a very difficult matter for the natives to procure enough for their tables. The Port Grape Wine of New Jersey, is the best medicinal wine in the market, and it is said that theTMntage of A. Speer far excelled any other produced. It, t? heavy in body, rich in flavor, and well adapted for sickly persons and for geneFal~tfamily - use. prescribe this wine in their practice. It is announced that Rev. J. B. DcMotte, of the M. E. Church, Will deliver his farewell discourse next Sabbath. His ministration here has been for good, and we should like to. see him returned by the Conference, although we "hear it reported that this will probably not be done, but that he is likely to be succeeded by Rev. Mr. Neal, who is how at Medaryville.

Elder Lemuel Shortridge is in town to-day and so is Montgomery Queen’s big show. Would not intimate there was any peculiar significance in the coincidence only so far as that the Elder and many of the show folks are stopping at the Central Hotel, which proves that they know where to get a square meal when they come to Rensselaer. Granges will be furnished blank dimits for 10 cents a dozen, on application at this office. Mr. John Querry, trustee of Gillam township, says the corn crop has made wonderful improvement along the east side of Jasper during the past three weeks, and now promises to be a tolerably fair yield. He also says that Gillam township people are going to. try to raise enough wheat another year for their breadstuff, at least, and are now busy sowing seed.

The Christian Conference meeting in Rensselaer, from last Thursday evening to Monday evening of this week, was well attended, both by people from abroad and those living in the county. Those who had the privilege of attending report the sermons interesting even to those who do not subscribe to all that was taught. It appeared to be the prevailing opinion with the preachers who attended the Conference that there would be a closing up of the present “dispensation” rind the beginning of “a new order of things” about seven years hence, or in 1880. Patrons of The Rensselaer Union will be apprised of the particulars immediately after they transpire, as we shall endeavor to have a reporter on the spot.

Dr. L. D. Glazebrook, of San Pierre, made us a short call last Tuesday. The Doctor had the honor to represent the counties of Stark and Laporte in the “best working” legislature, and was in town trying to lobby' a bill through before tW county Conimissioners for medical services rendered the Wormet family in Walker township. The bill was not likely.to be allowed so the Doctor withdrew it until sometime when tlie’conditiontr arc more favorable.» j Notwithstanding the lesson contained in the 12th and 13th verses of the 21st chapter of Matthew, it is said a strange fellow was Impudent enough to try and peddle recipes and salve in the church during the progress of the Christian Conference meeting last week. Had the good Master - been present to have administered a few pointed remarks concerning swindlers it is probable the fellow’s obtuseness would have prevented his deriving any benefit therefrom.

Mr. W. A. Brewer, of Francesville, writes to us that he can sell Indiana block opal at that place for $7.50 a ton. This coal is nearly or quite equal to the Pittsburgh coal, and for office heating and steam generating purposes is more economical after the cost of hauling (which.now..would be about $3) is added than wood at $3 a cord, and say nothing about the less trouble to prepare it for the stove, or the better and more equal heat it gives. Besides dealing in coal, Mr. Brewer is dealing in lumber of all kinds, lath, shingles, dobrl, sash, blinds, flour, salt, etc. Jared H. Fountain, who supposed the present liquor law a “dead letter,” and therefore violated it with impunity, certainly finds the above adage a true one. Arrest has followed arrest, proof has been added to proof till none can doubt his intentional guilt; fine has been added to fine; costs have been piled upon costs; attorney bills have grown numerous and fat; troublesome litigation has destroyed his sleep of nights and his business by day; and still the cloud darkens. In addition to all these troubles, two suits, of $2,000 each, are now intended for trial at the next circuit court for damages to families injured by his illegal commercial action. These, with their certainty of proof and allowance according to the law, the indictments already pending against him and certainty of others being found against him by the grand jury, and circuit couH only a lew weeks ahead, should surely make him doubt the certainty of hjs profits, if not the honesty of his trade. But an abateriieht as a nuisance needs to be added to make repentance complete.—Remington, Journal.

J. A. Scott, of Medaryville, has written a letter to Superintendent Bruce asking permission to put up a. jewelry stand on the Fair ground next week. He says “I take the plan of a gift enterprise to dispose of my goods. I take five hundred envelopes and have five hundred pieces of jewelry and sell the envelopes for so much apiece. So you can sec I do not swindle any one.” It is perhaps superflous to add that Mr. Scott will not be permitted to sell his envelopes within the enclosure by consent of Mr. Bruce. Leroy Florence, Juliette Nelson, Sarah J. Firirfoy ,Joliir HrMathis, Mary E. Wilcox, W. W. Reed, W. B. McConnell, Mrs. Harriet Cover and Lizzie Walton signified their desire to teach school in Jasper county by attending Superintendent Snoddy’s matinee last Saturday. The aforesaid Superintendent has been wrestling bravely with their “written answers” ever since,, but up to the hour of goings to iiress has not decided how many of them to license. Oh my ! but it requires superabundant courage to tackle the answers of many of these scientific educators. Every person to his taste, but as for us we would rather be an angel of mercy and minister to the sick than enjoy the emoluments and perform the duties of a county School Superintendent.

Zack Bedford, the Lafayette sharper, is in town to-day and finds a good ripe crop of fools for his harvest. We, always felt an admiration for Zack and it does us good to see the poor miserable fools that. toil hard summer and winter for corn and hog-meat enough to fill their bellies, and jeans enough to -bardV-liide.tlieii‘ nakedness, come down so gracefully with their last dollar when Bedtord puts up a lot of cheap jewelry, cheap pencils, and worthless trash for sale at “auction.” Men who never write a line in their lives will buy whole grosses of lead pencils, at two hundred per cent, more than regular dealers retail them, under the seductive influence of Bedford’s eloquence. Zack visits Rensselaer about once a year, and seldom fails ! to “yank” a couple or three bun-I died dollars from the pockets of poor devils whose grocery and doctor bills go unpaid or are paid by the.county authorities. It has often been a mystery to us that this man did not turn his genius and eloquence into broader channels.— His field of operations is too narrow for a full display of his remarkable talent. He is shrewd, unscrupulous, persevering nird cheeky, and would make a first-class “Christian as-they were developed by the Credit Mobilier revelations and salary-grabbing propensities of the last Congress. His smile is as reductive as Colfax's, his assurance and impudence as profound as Ben. Butler’s, his eloquence as inel- i ifluous as Mat. Carpenter’s, he is as honest as Jasper Packard, and he knows ten times more about national affairs than Billy Williams.. Just let this gentleman put himself in training and there is no possible reason why he should not aspire tonational fame. Zack, let our poor “Sandlappers” alone and go to Congress where there is larger and fatter game.

Tlje following are the transfers of real estate in Jasper county, as appeiirs on the records in the Recorder’s office, for the week ending September 2d, 1873: O B Mclntire to Win fl uglies the s lif nw of 5, 27, 6, 80 acress 2,200 David Noweis to Mercy E Nowels the sw tie mid so sw mid pt sw sw of uud w tis he uw and so nw " of 32, 30, 6 2,500 Peter Kelley to James Spencer pt of 25,27, 7,80 acres. 500 James Spencer to Mary Kelley pt of 25, 27, 7, 80 acres 500 Mary H Puttee to Sarah Cooper the nw nw of 14,20, 6, 4' acres 200 Plymouth, Kankakee &. Pacific R. R. Co to Hawkins, Willard Co the sw of 17,28,7, and e hf sw of 15, 29, 5, and sw ne of 34, 31, 5, and se nw of 32, 30, 6, 320 acres 2,800 Mercy P Nowels to Chas Pullens the se nw of 32, 30,6,40 acres 525 Thomas R Willard to Frank P Hawkins all lands in the counties of Lake, Jasper, Laporte. Newton and Marshall..• • • 40,000 Ft Way ne & Miss R R Co to Jared Benjamin the n hf nw and u hf aw and sw nw of 4,29,7 20 Cetufilius Rains to Johu Irvine the sw nw and uw sw ol 26, 28, 6, 80 17 acres 320 Cornelius Rains to Richard P Irvine the vw uw of 25, 28, 6, and the ■e de of 26. 28, 6, 80 acres 280 Alfred Thompson to John Irvjno the ne sw of 26,28, 6,40 acres 60 Jacob Durflinger to David H Patton lot 9, block fl, Remington. 150 Joseph Logan tb David II Patton lot In Remington... 709 Joseph I. Logan to D H Fallon uud Mary ALindly lot in Remington.... 1 Church Si. Hartley to D H Patton lot 9, block 5, Remington 2<X) Janies IV Crowe to Mary A Lind ley lot 2. block 3, Remington...,.. 13 J Junhs Spencer to Deniifs Baker pt no of 25, 27,7,Mscres 2,530 Dennis Baker to Emma L Spencer pt n; of 25,27, 7, 18 acres.. 2.500