Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1873 — Compiled from Indiana Papers. [ARTICLE]

Compiled from Indiana Papers.

A cigar factory has recently;been opened in Winamac. b The Laporte Herald, will issue a dniiy paper during the fair-. 4 A Michigan City man lias about de<j.ded.tp gather U2OG b«,sbel'K.of fruit from his ei'ahberry patch this fall. A Carroll county aspirapt for Presidential honors walk? five miles twice a day to attend School and get his supper. John Fogleson, of CasS, is heard of beyond the limits of his county because bis —two-years-old colt weighs TJTSo pounds. Cranberries are not quite ripe yet, but they are being brought into market at Winamac, where they are retailed for $3 a bushel. Col. B. W. Oakley, of Fort Wayne, who was quite a prominent member of the Republican party,* died of infiamatory rheumatism on Tuesday of last ivcek.U Mr. Richard Hillman, an old farmer living near Wawaka, accidentally shot himself through the heart, * one_day last week, while climbing a fence to shoot at a hawk. I Private citizens of Winamac have subscribed a purse of $lO for a foot race at theif fair next week., They will pay f. sto tlie. person making the best time, $3 to tlie second best, and ?2 to the third best. Tlrere must be five to start, all of whom are to be residents of Pulaski county 1 .

Th e-prison-direct ors have stopped work in the artesian well at Michigan City, being satisfied with a flow of 20W gallons of ele'ar sulphur water a minute, from a.depth of 641. J feet. “Tj--....’ ' Seven Sabhntli school picnics were held Within a few hours drive of Winamae, one day recently, and Pulaski is. noti,considered much I: ' i 1 of a couniv for religious instruction i . * . •” I either. ; i inamrcerel have rather a tougli ! job to live, we should think, with j butter 18 io 20 cents a pound, eggs ! 15 to 10 cents a dozen, “ami a pro* r portinn.'itely high price for other produce.” . '.'W— __ I.loweiistinc’s drug store at- Del- | phi was feloniously entered one | evening last week, and delivered of I several ho-x-es of- cigars, half a gal--1 loft ol whisk oy, hair bru s£es, \ combs and a small bottle of .perj fiimery. About twenty-five hundred people, ii mu the wilderness irversCd by the Eel river railroad, took an excursion to Logansport last week, to behold the wonders of civilization, and listen to an address from Senator Pratt.

j A South Bend lecture club an. lfaun'Ses having Th. A'ast, Mrs. Livermore, XV hi. Parsons, Robert Colly or, lienj : F. .Taylor } Mrs. Scott Siddons, Edward Eggleston, Bretllarte and Jolm B. Gough or Wendell Phillips, for lectures .Xlils-Keason. ; - ■■ 9 » 1 ' ’ All things tu-mg equal, persons should patronize home industry instead -of sending work abroad which can he done as well, if not better, at liome. —Ligomer Runner. Judge K. P. linnimond, of Rensselaer, has been oecuping the place oi Judge Clyasej this week, in our Circuit Court, while Judge Chase isj-eturningthe favor in Judge Hamntbnd s District. Cases in which Mr. Chase was interestd'as an attoriicy have been tried. Judge 11. is highly complimented ‘by the bar for his ability-fairness, and industry. —Logansport J annul. Tho money disturbances will have bat little effect on the’business interests, cf, the city’—indeed it. is. doubtful whether any damaging, effect will be felt Business yesterday was as cheerful as usual, and transactions were in excess of the day lit fore. The fact is, Indianapolis is «o substantial in her business affairs that she can stand a much ( harder shook than most cities.— liutiannjyotis Ann. j. . We to-day jilaee at the head of. 1 our columns the name of Edwin P\ j Hammond, a.-- r. candidate fb’r Judge ! of the 30th Judical Circuit. The j present indications are that Judge | Hammond- will have no opposition, \ tiro peopip' of aTT parties having.-j asked for his rew le-i-ti-. n. As a jurist i Judge Hamuiond is the- peer -of any of the Judges who to d av grace the ' ermine in this stale, and his election to the Judgsiiij) will be an lionorlo tlie Circuit.— Oxford Tribune.. The-coal funmcesavbic 1 1 didinoU poor service for the High School, and came 'near convening some of the lianilsurae and _ neeomplished school mistresses into icebergs, and drove three of them to the gates of matrimony, have'dieen removed and are being replaced by.wood burners two of which are now ready and the others will bo next week. The Trustees must keep the school ina’arnrs warm or —let out the job. * — Michigan. City Enterprise. Judge Hammond will be a candidate for Judge of this judicial district at tile special election for that purpose in October.. As far .as w(f have heard, he is the man -for the place. ■ His rulings and decision-: during his temporary occupancy of the position have been well rcceived. nor do we know ot any poriuwo.opposition, to his election. He has shown himself competent and able; as a presiding officer he is dignified, yet kind and courteous, his ho'nesy is not doubted, and he is known to be i iglit on all the leading questions of the (lay. lie has earned his reputation by honest means; let him have his reward by r a unanimous election.— Remington Journal.