Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1874 — Beal Estate Transfers. [ARTICLE]

Beal Estate Transfers.

Judge Chase eats eggs at Austin’s Hotel, this week. Purcupile’s new millinery goods are very pretty and cheap. Dr. Harry H. Moss contemplates locating at Brook, it is reported. Mrs. Halstead’s new millinery goods have arrived, and are beingdisplayed in captivating order. It is reported that Dr. 8. C. Maxwell contemplates removing from Remington to Fowler, Benton county, at an early day. Pat. Barton came all the way from •‘Bint’n” county to attend Judge Chase’s court this week, and got scooped of about S6OO. Jack Warner uses none but the best of paint in his work, having discovered that it gives better satisfaction and is the most durable. The Misses Hogan understand the Virtue of judicious advertising. They are quite tasty with their millinery work, and have aselect stock of goods. Mr. County Auditor Frank W. Babcock is new door through the wall seperating the two rooms occupied by his office in the Court House. Judge Hammond returned from Lognnsport yesterday, carrying a beautiful gold-headed cane, which was presented to him by the bar of that city. Mr, W. H. Martin, of Kentland, is taking his daily sustenance in Rensselaer, at the present writing. He came up to court—but we will not tell you whom. Mr. Samuel Scott, of Benton county, and Miss Lvdia Martin were married before breakfast this morning, at the residence of the bride’s brother, Dr. R, Y. Martin. Mr. Ezra L. Clark is gethering material to build a dwelling on the site of the one burnt down several weeks ago. The new house will be considerably larger than the old one was. Report says that Rev, Mr. Adams, who officiated in the Presbyterian pulpit last Sabbath, will locate at Remington and have pastoral charge of the church there in connection „VntfAli the one here. —Morris Thomas had a preliminary hearing before Justice Harding, last Saturday, upon' the charge of petit larceny, and was held to bait for insappearance at the May term of the Jasper circuit court. Mr. Kramer, the jeweler, didn’t like it very well because the b’hoy's hung his tin watcli on Warner’s meat shop night before last. Too much familiarity with the property of strangers breeds contempt and Mansard roofs. Jacob M Troxell, who for several years and until recently fed, clothed and had general care of paupers on the Poof Farm, has gone to rusticate and herd stock during the ensuing summer on the everglades in the northern part of Jasper. The serenest office-holder in Jasper county Is Mr. M. L. Spitler. He is not eligible for re-election to the office he now holds and which he has very creditably filled for seven years, neither does he yearn to “rotate” into another, hence political storms trouble him not. Billy Janes is making extensive preparation to visit the girls next fall and winter. He lias planted a quarter acre of onion-sets from which he expects to raise a crop to sweeten his breath for the kissing campaign. Young ladies and interesting widows will take due and timely notice, and govern themselves accordingly. Mr. Henry Downing returned three or four days ago from Cedar Rapids, lowa, where he occupied ,winter quarters, and has gone to work in Erwin’s blacksmith shop. He reports times hard, business dull, and the season backward out whpre he was. Very little farm work had been done, and scarcely any spring wheat was sown, when he left there last week. Mr. L. W. Henkle has returned from an exploring trip into Southern lowa, Northern Missouri and Southeastern Kansas. From what lie savs the regions through wltjch he passed have very little to recommend them over Jasper county. In the Arkansas and Neosho Valleys vegetation is Hot so forward as here, and cattle are starving to death by thousands. Winter wheat and rye has a splendid appearpgcp \yherever Jie went. Johnny Grantmarried Mattie Israel, ppe of the prettiest girls in Jasper county, week before last, and now lie “totes taters,” cow-meat, coffee, eggs and “sich” for two. But nobody can keep house properly’ or be truly happy in Jasper county yjthoqt bejng a regular subscriber to Thk RhnssehAKß Union, which is one of the most interesting local papers in the world, and very cheap for $2 a year in advance. Children cry for it. Sister St. John, of the Sacred Heart, for many years manager in charge of Bt. Joseph’s orphan asylum at this place, died last week after an illness Of several days’ Juration, and her remains were transported to St. Mary’s In Bt. Joseph county for Interment.— Her name “in tfio world”- was McLougblin. She possessed executive qualities of high order, and was very pious. Her age mqst have been upyards of fifty years, ■

EijsaAMT, ExcKLL,ENT, Economical.—M rs. Halstead’s millinery goods. Married.—Sunday, March 12th, 1874, Justice Andrew Shepard, ofBarkley township, married Mr. Elltanan Potts to Miss Eliza Howe. Court. —An adjourned term of the Jasper circuit court was in session this week, presided over by Judge D. H. Chase of Logansport. It closed today at noon. Fresh F-i-s-h !—Fresh white fish and lake trout were brought down from' Michigan City boxed in ice and sold in this place, this week, for 12j cents a pound. Pro Bono Publico.— lt is told that when a certain business man of this place meets one particular customer, he reaches up and familiarly shakes him by both ears. Best Flour.— Ludd Hopkins is now selling Lafayette flour, manufactured from the best winter wheat. He also has a good stpek of provisions and general merchandise. Draining Companies.— There are now four millinery stores in Rensselaer, and heads of families in which 1 are numerous female members will have frequent occasion to clam their expenses. Married.— At the residence of Henry A. Barkley, Esq., in Barkley township, Monday, April 20th, 1874, by Justice Andrew Shepard, Mr. William B. Shaw and Miss Nancy J. Barkley. ♦♦ »-»■ Lost.— Dr. Kelley lost a pair of spectacles last Monday which he is anxious to recover. They are steelbowed, with double lenses, and the tip of one of the ear or head bows is broken off. •>— In Luck.--Mr. Henry Bowman went to Washington City the other day to take a clerkship of one of the committees of the House of Representatives, or soiiiethTng of that, sort ', procured for him by Mr. Packard. Clocks. —The largest stock of clocks in tiiis market is kept at Leopold & Ferrdig’s; They” are also the best and cheapest. Any one in need of a good timekeeper will consult his or her interest by looking at this assortment before'making a purchase. Call at the Stone Store. Notice of Election.— Notice is hereby given that an election will be Held within the corporation of the Town ofßenssclaer on Monday the4lh day of May, 1874, for the purpose of electing officers for the Town of Rensselaer, as follows : Five Trustees, one Treasurer, one Assessor, and one Clerk. N. W. Reeve, Town Clerk. \ —~— OKRjgBD for Inspection'.——J» TT 5 Purcupile & Co. have now received their stock of millinery and indies furnishing goods, which they propose to sell ut bottom prices. These goods are all fresh and new, and of the latest styles. Mrs. R. H. Purcupile will be in atteuUsuce ready and Wilting to wait on persons desiring to look through our,stock, which consists of hats, trimmed or without trimmings, artiHeidis, embroideries, laces, cotton trimmings, ruches, collars, cuffs, neck-ties, ribbons, velvet “ribbons, belts, belting, etc., all of which will be sold as cheap as they are offered anywhere. Call and see—no trouble to show goods. New Party. —lt is reported that a call will soon be issued in this county inviting all who favor such a movement to unite in liolding a primary election for the nomination of county officers from among the people, irrespective of past politicalpjjffiliations. Political affairs seem to be in a pretty muddled condition here just at present, and it is not caused by local dissentions either, but seems rather to come from a desire among the voting masses for a change of administration of State affairs and those of the nation, as well as for a different policy of legislation— something more comprehensive in Its nature, and partaking less of class or special benefit than has for some time seemed to be the design of those in position to control these matters. Burglary.—Last Thursday night the safe in the county treasurer’s office was blown open with pow,der, androbbed of about SIOO.. It had not been the custom of Mr. Janes to leave any money in the safe, except a few dollars of change in fractional currency and njckles, but on this evening he had opened his office after night in order to accommodate a gentleman from a distant part of the county, who wanted to pay his taxes and get an early start for home, and It being after hanking hours lie thought his j safe the best place of deposit AI sledge hammer, cold chisel and one or two other tools were taken from Duvall & Goff’s blacksmith shop ana ' used to force open the door of the office and punch a hole into the safe for the admission of powder. The explosion wakened people two squares away, but they thought it was nothing more than a gun somebody might have fired at a dog. Front the bungling manner of the burglary, the evidently large and unnecessary quantity of powder employed to blast open the safe, from the fact that no auspicious appearing strangers had been seCn about here, and from certain other circumstances it is thought by some that the parties (for there was probably more than one) who committed the crime live jn the fdaoe. or not far from it.

BTKlK((il,lN(t KOit SUPREMACY.— Spring and winter. Winter La ahead A Failube.-—The Mass Meeting of tlie Republicans of Jasper county, called by the chairman of their central committee for the purpose of reorganizing said committee, appointing delegates to the State convention, | and for the transaction of any other appropriate business, which was to have been held at the Court House in Rensselaer last Saturday, was a complete failure. Not more than half a dozen of the 995 persons who voted the Republican ticket a year ago last fall were present, though the day was pleasant and a respectable number were in town. The chairman of l the central committee did not even appear in the room to organize the convention nor did lie depbtize any person to perform that duty for him; there was not a county officer present except the sheriff, who had charge of the hall; and save Hon. R. S. Dwiggins not one of the reeoguized leaders of the party came up to see what was going to be done. The meeting was gloomier than a pauper’s funeral. It was an unparalleled failure for Jasper county. New Spuing Goods.— ls you want I anything in the dry goods line consult your interest by lookingatthe new stock just opened at the Stone Store. All the most popular articles in the line of ladies’ dress goods, for the spring of 1874, may be seen in this establishment. In this assortment are elegant silks, Japanese fabrics, spring delains, foreign and domestio ginghams, percales, fast colored prints, lawns, alpacas, muslins, etc.; also a ! complete line of trimmings including j thread, buttons, lace, ribbons, insertion and fringe. Our ready made clothing and gentlemen’s furnishing goods department is as complete as ever, and in it may be found coats, pants, vests, overcoats and full suits for men and boys in great varety of price, style and quality. We have a very large stock of clothing fabrics including broad cloths, doeskins, fine and fancy vestings, cassiineres, velvetenes, corduroys, moleskins, jeans, cottonades, drillings, ducks, denims, -etc.-, etc. —ParHcniarattentionisrnvited to our stock of spring shawls, to our extensive line of carpets, and to our boots and shoes for men, women and children. The leather and rubber goods in our house can not be excelled by any iu the land. Hats and caps of the latest styles for men and boys. Our groceries arc ns good as any kept in Rensselaer. We invite everybody to call and examine these goods as they are all first class anil will bear inspection. Our prices this season are dotfu very low in order to eonfornnto the stringency in money affairs experienced by all. Cash paying buyers will certainly find it to their interest to call on us and learn our prices before making purelumes | any where else. Remember the place | —Stone Store—brown front, Reusse-

laer, Indiana.

LEOPOLD & FENDIG.

The following transfers of real estate were fi led in the Recorder’s office of Jasper county, for record, during the week emjiug April 2-dd, 1874: Horace Marble to James Sanders, w j sw 15, 32, 6--80 acres, for SSOO. Henry S. Travis to Alfred Thompson, lots G and 7 block 2 South Addition to Rensselaer, for SIOOO. Einvriu H. Watson to Mathew F. Couuett, nw l block 4 Chambers & Morgan’s Addition to Remington, for S3OO. . ■ Alfred Thompson to Zimrl Dwiggins, lots 5,6, 7 and 8 block 2 BoutU Addition to Rensselaer, for SI2OO. Harney M. Summers to Ellen Summers et al, s j nw and w J ne 28, 28, 7 and ue nw sw and se nw sw 17, 28, o—lßo acres, for SI3OO. Benjamin M. Butler to John E. Hollett, .lot 11 block 11 Town of Remington, for $l5O. William Jordan sr to Tabitha C. Hunt, wjsw 13, 27, 7—Bo acres, for $2400. Toledo, Wabash & Erie Canal to William Jordon, sw nw 13, 27, 7—40 acres. Patent. David H. Patton to Mary A. Lindsay, lot in Town of Remington for SSOO. David H. Kaufman to David H. Patton, lots 10, 11, and 12 block 1 Stratton’s Addition to Remington, for $450, William Diner to John Felthouse, nw se 24, 32, 7-40 acres, for S3OO. Thomas E. Donnelly to Walter A. liailsbaek, part n j nw 30, 27, 6 for $l5O. P. D. Gallagher to B. M. Butler, lots 5 and 6 iu Gallagher’s sub-divis-ion of Remington for $550. Susan J. Humes to Geo. Anderson, uw ne and ne nw 24, 30, 7—Bo acres, for SBOO. Auditor of Jasper county to Horace T. Jones, nw 31, 32, 7. Tax title. Eliza Herron to Simon Johnson, s i se 27, 29. s—Bo acres, for $1,200. Auditor of Jasper county to Harriet Hoover, sw sw 29, 31. 5-40 acres, for $5.69. Tax title. Thomas M. Jones Commissioner to Julius Roeenberger, undivided J sw 15, 31, 5, for $324. Commissioner’s deed. United States of America to William B. Vandervolgen, sw se 22, 28, 6-40 acres. Patent. William B. Vandervolgen to Andrew Hempltill, sw se 22, 28, 5-40 acres, for SIOOU. Benjamin M. Butler to David H. Patton, part of lot 5, Gallagher’s subdivision of Remington for S6OO. In the foregoing the titles are warranty, except sheriff’s sales and where, otherwise stated, A flurry in stocks took place in Wall street Tuesday. The immediate cause of the disturbance was the breaking of a pool in Colum b«s, Chicago <fc Indiana Central, — This stock declined cents, involving the failure of the firm of > Caprun & Merriam, which was j heavily interested in the pool.— j Other stocks were affected to the j extent of I@4 per cent, Western Union, Wabash, and Pacific Mail leading in jlhe downward movement.

A N% Yii—JWfowe correspondent says: “For starting~iTwegß potato sprouts I dig out a trench two feet deep. Into this put a foot of fresh loose manure in April. Upon the manure spread six inches of sand or light sandy loam, and plant the potatoes in this sand. If the weather is cold cover with marsh hay or straw during the day and always at night, and if there is an extra cold snaprwith frost, spread a sheet or blanket over the straw. As soon as if is time bo plant, furrow out the ground three feet apart each way, drop a shovel full of manure at each check, draw tour hoes full of earth over the manure, making a broad hill in which plant the sprout.” In this manner the expense of sash and glass is avoided.