Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, September 11, 1873- • Choice new goods displayed at Hopkins’ corner. -- Did yon ever see so many caterpillars crawling about? Thommy McCoy has -gone to Crawfordsville to attend college. :—. - ... 9 We have paid as high as fifteen cents a pound for butter this week. A few gallons of cider have timorously ventured on sale in RensBelaer at 25 to 40 cents each. A fresh arrival of boots and shoes, consisting of ealf and custom made kip at bottom prices, at Hopkins’. i : Pete Nagle, who formerly resided in Rensselaer, now blows the base drum in the Francesvillc band. Never in its history was so much wild hay made in the county of Jasper as people are securing this season. Fifteen months for $2 —the Rensselaer Union. What Granger would ask for a cheaper local paper? " On the 14tli day of October the County Board of Education will meet to consider a course- of-study for district schools. Granges will be furnished blank dimits for 10 cents a dozen, on application at this office. We notice Mr. James Morris, of Delphi, formerly a citizen of Jasper ■county, on hand to attend the Fair -"'with a l'ast horse. — The Journul says that WmT 'Draper, of Remington, was fined $5 by Justice Spencer, last week Monday, for being drunk. Rev. Mr. DeMotte is attending the Northwestern Conference —of the M. E. Church, which convened 5 at South Bend yesterday. The September term of the Jasper Circuit court convenes in Rensselaer next week. The docket contains fifty three State cases. Secretaries of Granges can procure blank applications for membership at this office, for 10 cents a dozen. The Oxford Tribune says t’aat, •Circuit Prosecutor S- I*. Thompson is “keeping the Ball moving lively and is a terror to all evildoers.” , Mr. Thomas Antrim and family move West this week to seek their fortunes in Kansas wilds. We wish them well, but pity their fate. '“r~r v - —— .T. 11. Wood has presented to the -editors of the Rensselaer Union a substantial arm rocking chair. O for a Wood who would serve us the same way. —Brookston Reporter. Come over and you may sit in it. While the weather is thought to be a trifle too dry for the well-being of fall grain now being sown, it -could, not possibly bo better for 'maturing the corn crop. There are no finer harness made .anywhere than Messrs. W. 11. & “C. Rhodes have on exhibition at the Fair this week. They are just •as nice as can be. Montgomery Queen's elephant was the first beast of the species .that ever visited Jasper county. — The show was a very good one aud was largely attended. The Francesville Band will toot anusic for the Fair to-day, io-mor-aow and the day following- C*hariley Hopkins has been their ihstructbraiid of course they-do splendid! y. Dr. Standi ford ,is stopping at the Austin House for the punpose of treating chronic diseases and performing operative surgery. The sick and afflicted will dowell to (fell aud see him. .Consultation free and euufiileiifial. ‘Do not fail to call ivnd subscribe •for the Rensselaer Union before you go -home from The Fair. By rsubsciibing now and paying $2 down you will receive it the balance of this year free. # Marion Grange No. 39, P. of 11., ; will meet in regular session in their ball in Rensselaer Saturday evening, September 13th. A full attendance is desired there being important business to transact. - It is a fact which can bo easily that the merchants of Rppsselaer sell their goods cheaper than the same articles arc offered in any town within thirty miles of here. J. I. Purcupilc A Co. have by tar the largest stock of foot wear ever offered for sale in the county. Those who will need boots shoes next winker should call and look at their splendid stock. ~

Teachers should not fail to attend the Institntb this season.— Commence .making preparations early and have it truthfully said that the Institute for 1873 excelled any previous session iu interest and benefit. Nobody ever used a better broom than John Karsncr makes, and everybody should encourage his industry by patronizing him. It is the interest of every community to foster manufactures in their TraudaTiL: '.r,' Norman Warner wants all that are indebted to him to call and make settlement Immediately. People who subscribe for the Rensselaer Union now, or who renew their subscriptions, paying therefor two dollars in money will receive the paper for the balance of 1873 free. October, November and December for nothing. It is no exaggeration to say that better wagons and more substantial carriages are not made in the State than those manufactured in Rensselaer: This being true where is the good policy of taking money out of the .county and buying these articles abroad? Rev. Win. Wilmpre has gone to attend the Conference of the .United. Brethren Church in Warren county. Next year the United Brethren will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the organization of their Church by Father Otterbein at Baltimore.

The weather this morning is as beautiful as people could desire, and the indications now are that there will he an immense attendance at the Fair during the balance of the week. The entrance of cattle and horses promises to exceed that of last year, and some very fine stock will be on exhibition. There is a stalk of “Nubbin Ridge” corn in this office with two good ears developed on it. The height of the stalk is seven feet from the ground to the upper ear, which, although it lias frequently been beaten in the county, is pretty ’good for this unfavorable season.

i Miss Celia'Wilkinson has a position 7in the. schools of Rensselaer. Rensselaer is lo bo congratulated, for Miss ! Celia is an exeolieirfcteacher. —Laporte j Herald. j The trustees of the Rensselaer school are not aware that they have contracted with Miss Wilkinson, hut there are three vacancies to be filled and the Board desires to employ none but excellent teachers, to I whom they will pay liberal wages. V "* ’ | It is with pleasure that we direct public attention to the tact that Mr. A. J. Baker, successor to the Braddock Brothers, keeps an assortment of good harness and saddles. lie is an industrious, courteous gentleman, and very modestly invites those who desire work in his line to call and examine his stock before making purchases.— Chop on Washington street, opposite Austin’s Hotel.

The Grape, Crop of A. Speer’s Ymeyards in New Jersey, promise giext year to be one-third more than any previous year. His vineyards in California, and the products from his New Jersey vines, have CMiablcd-him to keep a stoek»lonr years ahead, and to supply - tlni-de-_ mand for his wines only of th 6 ohs. vintages, none less than four years old. Sold by druggists, The outline’ of the programme adopted for guiding the Teachers’ Institute which is held in Rensselaer during the week commencing September 20th, 1873, is ns follows: Monday. —Organization, ortliography, reading, geography, history, arithmetic* punctuation, morals and gradation. r saaaa.. Tiesday. —Language* reading, geography, history, arithmetic, physiology, punctuation, morals and gradation. Wednesday. —Grammar, reading, geography, history, arithmetic, physiology, punctuation, gradation apd morals. Thursday.— Grammar, geography, history, arithmetic, spelling, physiology, punctuation, gradation and morals. _ FiiiDAy.—Geography, history, arithmetic, physiology, punctuation, gradation, raorajs and special objects for (he yeas, ~ Saturday. — Examination of applicants for license to lesph.

Monday evening a singular and fatal accident befell James Starbuck, a lad aboiit'l2 years of age, living on the farm of Mr. Wm. N. Jones In Gillam township. The boy was riding a ISorse from the field where be bad been at work during the day, when the animal stumbled over a ridge in the road and threw his rider with 6ueh violence as to disiocato his neck, causing instant death.

The following are the transfers of real estate in Jasper county, as appears on the records in the Recorder’s office, for the week ending September 9th, 1873: Nathaniel I Davys to W R Mnllett the uw sw of 32, 23, 6, 40 acres $ 1,252 Wm D Hockensinith lo Thomas Hockensmith the e lif se of 31, 32, 5, 80 acres.. 400 Sarah J Smith lo Otto Wapler lot 7 & 8, block 3, Stratton’s add to Remington 170 Mary A Stocton to Phillip Cole the w hi nn of 9, 29, 7. . 2 John B Bunnell to Chas Jouvenat the sw sw of 24, 28, 6,40 acres 250 Chas Jouvenat to M F Counett the sw sw of 24,28,6, 40 acres 150 M F Counett to Samuel Boyd the . Sw sw of 24, 28, 6, 40 acres 200 T R Lockwood to Wm G Lockwood, the uw nw of 5,31,7, aud tie _ ; „ lie of G, 31, 7, 80 acres .. 800 J D Maxwell to John W Nutt pt 11 hf sw of 30, 27,6, 12),, acres..... 4,500 M F Counett to Margaret P Balles ept of block 6 and lot 1, Remington 125 R A Lockwood to Elden M Lockwood lots 10 & 11, blk 2, Remington 2 Sh’fF Jasper Co to R A Lockwood lots 10 &. 11, block 2, Remington.... 367 II W Scott to Maria Scott the e hf liw of 23, 31, 5, 80 acres 800 Wm H McNiel to Anson Seabring Stillwell aud Ballard to A G Tolcott the nw lie ami se nw of 30, 31, 5, 50acre5..:777.7............. 1,200 Phillip Cole to ii R W Smith the nw of 9, 29, 7, 80 acres 1,000 Jesse D Bright to Wm J Breading the sw of 30,28, 6, 114 3-4ths acres. 625 M F Counett to K il Watson tile nw qr bl’k 4, Chambers & Morgan’s add to Remington 175 Sain’l W Dudgeon to Wm Layne thee lif nw of 7, 27, 7, 80 acres 1,000 Frank Hawkins to Isaac Parker the e hf sw-15, 29, 5, 80 acres 610 A H und Samuel Miller to John M Secrist the se sw of 23,28, G, 40 acres 1,050 Smith Ewing to Geo W Swartwout the ne no and n lif se lie of 21, 27, 6, 60 acres 1,700