Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1874 — ANNONCEMENT OF CANDIDATES. [ARTICLE]

ANNONCEMENT OF CANDIDATES.

S. P. Thompson is a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney. W. H. Martin is a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the yote of the people at the October election. Ira W. Yeoman is a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of the 30th Judicial Clfcult, subject to the decision of the people at the October election. Kara L. Clark is a candidate for Clerk of the Jasper circuit court. Peter Rhoads is a candidate for Sheri if of Jasper county, subject to the October election. 8. P. Howard is a candidate for Appraiser of Jasper county, subject to the October election. A Card.—To the voters of Jasper county: lam a candidate for re-elec-tion to the offloe of county Treasurer, auhjeet to your decition at the entiling October

election.

L. C. JANES.

String beans and cholera morbus are now relished by domestic epicures. Chinch bugs are becoming a burthen in the grain fields of Jasper county. ■■ ■■ * 1 • The lady who lost a drab colored, Lisle thread gauntlet can recover it at this office, where it was left by Master W illey Harding. Mr. James Spencer tells us that the drug trade is commencing to revive at Remington, and druggists and doctors are begining to look cheerful. Mr. Lucius Strong, trustee of Newton township, wants a school house built in the George Thornton neighboihood. See advertisement. Most farmers in Jasper county who have wheat fields worth cutting tills year, are already harvesting. Harvest is fully ten days earlier than usual. Mr. Simon Phillips has the best field of com we have seen this year. It is even, as high as an ordinary man’s shoulders, and will soon begin to tassel. Early cherries have ripened and are pretty much all gathered. They were not very large nor plenty, and not many were sold in town this season. Union Grange No. 33 picnics in Sayers’ Grove, four miles north of Rensselaer, on the glorious Fourth. — Everybody invited to attend ami bring their dinners. Professors of temperance take their rattlesnake kite antidote straight, in the rear of Goddard’s bakery, in front of one of the windows of this office. Some try to swallow bottle and all. That comet is now plainly visible to the unassisted eye of curiosity. It frisks a luminous tail about fifteen inches long right agkinst the legs of the great bear in the northwestern heavens. Green chickens large enough to yeep plain and eat ripe currants came to town with their legs tied this week, and were quickly gobbled by proprietors of dainty stomachs, who had them fowlly cremated. A small sized tornado passed south and southeast of here last Saturday, which blew down fences and uprooted trees in its course. Rain deluged the strip of country over which it passed, some hail fell, and the lightning was terrific. W. W. Foster, formerly in the marble business, is now engaged in the lumber trade. His lumber yard is east of Butler A Burger’s, Remington, Indiana, where he has a brisk trade. Those who favor competition should call on him. Success to him. After having been discontinued for many years, the Saltillo post office was revived yesterday. It is on the Rensselaer and Francesville post route, in Barkley township, is about four miles east of the Pleasant Grove post office, and Mr. Tannahill is post master. Bland and gentle huckleberries are brought ten or fifteen miles to this market and sold for ten cents a quart, notwithstanding Congress adjourned without making an appropriation for celebrating the centennial anniversa-, ry of American independence. r s m r ■ 1 - " At a regular meeting of the Odd Fellows last Tuesday evening, they elected by acclamation, for the ensuing term of Bix months, Dr. Moses B. Alter, Noble Grand ; Nathaniel W. Reeve, Vice Grand; Ira W. Yeoman, Recording Secretary; Garrett W. Terihune, Treasurer. -Farmers are "laying by” their corn preparatory to entering their harvest .fields on the 6th of July. Corn fields jOever before-covered so large a scope <ot territory in this oeunty, nor looked ,cleaner of weeds or gave better promise of a good crop at this time of the .year.. *SK» .. ' f 'V Six marriage licenses were issued by .the clerk of Jasper county during the .crematory month of June. The brave parties were: Ransome O. McCouahay and Emma Rmyn. Jeptba Boicourt and Elizabeth and Evva E. Stoner. Dwiggins and Estella M. Pu'reupite. Jeremiah Miller and Charlotte Pass. 4- Charles Tall man, Jr. and Nellie WClou well.

Early potatoes sold in Rensselaer last Saturday for $2 a bushel, but the jolly druggists did not charge any more next day for cathartic remedies wrapped in a bottle oh that account though there was great demand for peppermint lozenges and roasted coffee next evening. The mail routes to Rensselaer were changed yesterday according to previous announcement. The Bradford route was discontinued and the Francesville route substituted for it. The Remington route changed hands, and also the time for the arrival and departure'ofmaiTsoveFlt was changed. It is common report that Hon. R. S. Dwiggins will visit New York City in a week or ten days to look after the collection of money due contractors for work done on the Continental Railroad Company's road bed. The claims have been audited and allowed and their payment was guaranteed by the president of the company nearly two years ago. A horse thief passed through here one day last week in custody of officers who captured him near Watseka, 111., with the stolen property in his possession, and were taking him to Peru. Constable J. W. Duvall, of this place was one of the capturing party. Telegrams received by Mr. Duvall state that he was indicted, tried and convicted. Emiline L. Switzer, teacher of Brushwood school, Union township, reports for month ending June lQth an enrollment of 40 pupils, and an average attendance of 26. Three will never forgive her for punishing them corporally, and eight suffered dicipline by deprivation. Nine pupils delved into the mysteries of arithmetic, one traveled in geography, one read the storied pages of history, and one reveled amid the architectural beauties of grammar. - Mr. Jesse McAllister addressed a small audience of voters at the Court House in this place, last Saturday.— He is a plain spoken farmer, who sees that the tendency of the times is to exhalt capital and oppress labor; and being a man whose heart and sympathies are with the laboring classes he feels that they should arouse themselves to a full comprehension of the dangers which seem to threaten them. Politicians, office holders, and office seekers may attempt to ridicule his positions and aflSct to despise his warnings, but people who pay taxes to have good government and* who aspire to no preferment for themselves i.will credit Mr. McAllister with earnestness; sincerity, and purity of purpose, and these people will give his counsel due consideration when they come tp vote. The board of appraisers appointed by the commissioners of Jasper county to assess tlie benefits and damages that are likely to accrue to lands which will be affected by the contemplated ditching operations of the Jasper County Draining Association, completed their field labors Tuesday, and are now making up estimates.— They have been very thorough thus far, having visited every forty acre tract that could be leached and taken extensive notes of its present natural condition. There is no doubt they will make as fair and accurate assessments as it is possible for anybody to make. There could not have been a more honorable board of appraisers selected in the county, and probably no gentlemen of sounder judgment, or whose decisions would be less liable to be unduly influenced by the opinions of interested persons. Certainly thus far the Draining Association has proceeded according to law as nearly as they qjiderstand it, and all their movements indicate an honest intention to benefit The lands in the region where their work is to be, and at as small expense as possible to the owners. &