Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1875 — Dancing School. [ARTICLE]

Dancing School.

The honarable board of commissioners of Jasper county are in regular session this week. J This is a cheerful spring morning, with the mercury down ten degrees below ■ zero and sixteen inches of snow over the earth. For first-class shoemaking there is no firm in the State competes with Messrs. Haley & Meyers. Their work is excellent and their charges reasonable. A subscription school for the term of ten weeks, begins Monday, March 15th, at the school house in Rensselaer. It will be taught by Miss M. E. Cole. 24-2 We hear that Sutton’s saw mill, twelve or fourteen miles north of here, is manufacturing timber for the Chicago & South Atlantic railroad bridge across the Kankakee river. The stockholders of the Jasper County Agricultural Association will meet at the Court House in Rensselaer, Saturday, April 3d, 1875, for the purpose of electing nine directors for the ensuing year. Onlv nine indictments were returned by the grand jury last week. One of these—against James McColly, a lad 12 or 14 years old, for assault and battery upon his teacher, Mrs. Switzer—was satisfied by the payment of $lO fine. Yesterday was too severe for the’ tender exotics who carry the Remington mail to venture out; but the tough natives who conduct the Francesville route made their trip in the usual time, just as though it were delightful June. As.all local reader,’ may have anticipated, Norman Warner will deal in ffarnf machinery this year; and has arranged to sell the Champion Buckeye reaping and mowing machines. GO and get one of his illustrated papers. • Hopkins’ grist imll is now in constant operation, very much to the joy of its proprietors and relief of those who desire good work done and dislike to be put to the inconvenience of going twentyfive or thirty miles for it. Cattle and horses are permitted run at large in the corporation (Qjf Rensselaer at tins time of year and uiy.p next Dec/imber. Jt is presumed by the laws of this Locality that they can, their keeping upon the public commons. Mr. Harry Wardel has opened a Jjarber shop at the Kansas City Jiotel in this -Lown, and will de all ,kinds of hair-work. Ladies who want good, neat switches should ssave their hair combings, and take them to Mr. Wardle to be made up. Should Messrs. Kitt & Clark of the Remington Record desire a favor which can be done by the proprietors of this paper let them make it known, for we acknowledge ourselves under obligations to them for a pretty compliment which recently appeared in their interesting, valuable, and ably-conducted paper. Our “oldest inhabitant” has no recollection of a stormier, more disagreeable first week in March; it is “perfectly awful” for man or beast. Ice on everything out of doors—a smooth, unbroken,glaring sheet of ice over the whole country; forest, fruit and ornamental trees breaking down under their gelid burthens; and storming pretty much all the time. Oh! itispitiful. A daughter of Col. Allen May, who many years ago was a resident .of this county, is now in Rensselaer examining public records and tracing out the titles to real estate that her father once owned. The May lands embrace a large territory in Jasper and Newton counties chiefly near the towns of Remington and Goodland, which are naturally of good quality, and which the settlements and improvements of recent years havS made among the most val u able in th is region.— Several years ago, under the pressure of financial embarassment, Col. May disposed of his interest in this property, but, it is said, that Mrs. May did not join in the conveyance. She is now tracing up her interest, establishing her title and demanding of present owners A settlement.

Billy Phillips has been fortunate in securing the services of Mr, Adam Seward in his harness shop. The latter gentleman has been long and favorably known in this vicinity as a first-class workman. All who patronize Phillips’ harness shop (and all who desire work in that line should patronize him) will be assured of getting first-class work as long as he remains there. Yesterday was the very worst day of storm that has been experienced here for many years. More snow fell during the day than has fallen in any other storm of the winter. There is aboutsixteeninches of snow on the ground this morning on the level, and the lanes must be drifted full in many places—five or six feet deep—the most of which fell in about four hours. Ladies who desire any article in the millinery, dry goods, or ladies’ furnishing departments, are referred to Mrs. Hemphill’s establishment. Long residence here has rendered Mrs. Hempbill familiar with the demands of this market, and long experience has made her a good milliner, so that customers must be difficult indeed to please if they are dissatisfied with what she offers them. For the month ■which ended with the 12th day of February, 1875, Mr. John E. Alter, teacher of Rose Bud school (No. 5, of Union township,) reports an enrollment of 38 pupils, and an average daily attendance of 27. Amos Alter, Isaac Alter, Winnie Greenfield, Sylvester Greenfield, Alice Greenfield, Amber Greenfield, Jennie II limes, Mary Chamberlain and Moses Cox lost no time during the month. The Clerk of Jasper county issued marring? licenses during the month of February, 187|>, to the following, persons; J. Vandescarr and Elizabeth Williams. f William F. Ferguson and Mary Belanger. Franklin Ott and Harriet J. Abbett. Joshua Foster and Alice Moore. David H. Stanley and Lydia J. Bush. . Charles R. Snodgrass and Margaret Ann Snodgrass. George Duggins and Ruth Record. David A. Collins and Martha Jones. Fanchon the Cricket, will be performed in the Court House in Rensselaer, Monday night, March Bth, by Breyei-gS Dramatic Company. This company consists of ton actors, we believe, and is highly spoken of by our exchanges and persons who have attended their performances. Now-a-days nearly everybody attends dramatic -performances, and we anticipate a well-filled house Monday night, if the weather should be at all favorable. Miss Celia Wilkinson, teacher of the primary department of the Rensselaer school, reports for the fourth and last month of the winter session which ended February 18th, 1875, the whole number of scholars enrolled as 41; average daily attendance 35|. Pupils perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment were: Scott Seward, Harry Zimmerman, Crillie Hutson, Eddie Hopkins, Silas Lewis, Inez Hutson, and Gaylord Chilcote. The last named was perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment during the entire term. A union protracted meeting, commenced several weeks since, is in progress in this place, and it is thought will be continued over next week. The meeting is being conducted by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Up to the present time twenty-five or thirty persons have expressed contrition for the past and promise to lead better lives in future.- Most of these are young people, and several have made hke professions in y«fers gone by. As yet the interest seems to be confined to the-more impulsive class, and does not appear to have reached those ■whom only sharp, deep, incisive reasoning convinces. It is to be hoped, however, that the good resolutions which have been made will be faithfully kept, and that many others will be persuaded to abandon wicked ways and embrace true religion. .Without doubt an old-fashioned revival would be productive of good to the community, though people here may not be worse, or aS bad, morally, as in neighboring localities. — Still the best are not perfect, and none are so good but they may improve by csj-pfql conduct.

Get James & Hanley to do your jobprinting, and it will be neat and cheap. Elsewhere in this paper may be seen the advertisement of William Phillips, dealer in harness and saddles. His shop is on east side of Front street, first door below Washington, in the room formerly occupied by Mr. Norman Warner as a hardware store. This is a new enterprise, and, having been acquainted with the proprietor for many years, we take pleasure in recommending it to the patronage of the public. This is the steadiest, coldest winter on record for twenty years. Frost has penetrated the earth to the depth of more than four feet all over this county, except it may be in some sheltered situation, and in places it has struck down more than five feet. It seems that very few people buried their potatoes and apples deep enoughthis winter, and nearly all have lost everything they tried to keep in this manner. It is probable that not enough potatoes have been preserved to supply seed for the coming season Major J. W. Powell, the celebrated explorer, may be obtained to deliver one, two, or three lectures in this place about the last of March, if the people would like to hear him. Those, if any there be, who would like to hear this gentleman upon either or all three of his subjects, which are “The Grand Canon of the Colorado of the West,” ‘The Religion of the Digger Indians,” and “The Seven Ancient Cities of Arizona,” can learn upon what terms Mr. Powell will visit Rensselaer by inquiring at this office. Anything.to be done in this matter ought to be attended to without delay.

March was not ushered in exactly like a roaring lion, neither was her appearance after the manner of a sucking lamb. The last hours of February were stormy indeed, snow commencing to ■fall about 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with wind blowing fiercely from the east northeast, which continued sometime into the night, and was succeeded by rain, which froze as it fell. Monday morning presented as dreary an aspect as could well be imagined; a cold rain storm prevailing, and ice covering all out doors with slippery mail from half an inch to two or three inches in thickness. Last Sunday Rev. Father Kroeger terminated his ministration with St. Joseph’s (Catholic) church at this place. His residence here, of nearly four years, has been one~bf great pleasantness; and his uniform kindness, moderation and unassuming manners won for him the respect of all whose pleasure it was to form his acquaintance. His farewell address, delivered in both the German and English tongues, was very affecting, proceeding as it did from a kind, fatherly heart, and there were many tearful eyes in his congregation. At the close of services he was made the recipient of an elegafit, gold-headed, ebony caqe costing S4O, presented by his congregation and friends as a mark of love and respect. The presentation speech, a neat, short and appropriate address, was made by Mr George Nagle. It was a pleasant and complete surprise. Father Kroeger goes to take charge of a church at Logansport. He carries with him the good wishes of hundreds in this vicinity. He will be succeeded by Rev. Father Hartmann.

All are invited to attend the sociable dances to be held in Spitler’s Hall every Saturday evening, commencing February 27th,, 1875. Music by the Rensselaer Quadrille Band.’ Instructions in dancing given by Mr. Lee Taylor. Fifty cents a couple each evening. No spectators admitted.