Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1875 — Odd Fellows’ Picnic. [ARTICLE]

Odd Fellows’ Picnic.

Springer’s circus visits Remington *on the Bth of July. Stay away and save your money. Gooseberries and currants seem to be quite plentiful this season, and are sold for 6} cents a quart. Little Dick Howe is back again in Rensselaer, hearty and lively as ever. He has been in Michigan. The committee have secured the services of the Remington brass band to make music for Independence Day celebration. Next Saturday morning. July 3d, 1875, we will opfen a case of standard prints, direct from the factory, at 6£ cents per yard. F. J. Sears & Co. New potatoes, grown in the neighborhood, have appeared in this market. They sell for about $1.50 a bushel now, but in a couple of weeks will probably be plenty at sl. Rev. Mr. Foxworthy, of Monticello, will be orator of the day at Rensselaer on the 3d of July. On the 4th, we understand, he expects to preach in the Methodist Episcopal church. A gentleman living near this place left an order at Rhoads’ harness shop last week for a gold mounted set <of carriage harness worth $l5O. He ■says “we farmers are having terrible hard times in Jasper county.” Should any person whose eye rests on this paragraph desire a good mowing machine, let him call at this office. We haye a first class one for sale at a bargain. It has only been used three days and is in perfect order. Twenty-three new buildings are being erected at Remington this season. Among them is a large brick block on the former site of the old Nevada House. The latter was moved to another part of town and fitted up for a dwelling. Mr. David Noweis laid a waterproof overcoat on the fence of the court house square last Saturday, which was probably taken through mistake by a person not the owner. It may be given to Mr. Noweis or left at this office for him. At the regular meeting of Iroquois Lodge No. 143, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, last Tuesday evening, Abraham Leopold was elected Noble Grand, William C. Pierce Vice Grand, Ira W. Yeoman Secretary, and G. W. Terhune Treasurer, for the ensuing term of six months. It is reported for a fact that all who •once call at Samp. Erwin’s shop for blacksmithing become permanent customers. They feel that they can not find better workmen nor lower prices and it is a waste of timetohunt around for either. Go to Erwin’s to get your farm machinery repaired. 'T&e Attorney General or some other State authority had an agent in Rensselaer this week looking after fine 3, unclaimed fees, etc., belonging to the school revenue, which might be in the hands of the county officers. His name was Pettit, and what he found was-.no larger than his name implies. Mr. Ml L. Spitler, county clerk, together with his family, and the family of Mr. Alfred Thompson, left Rensselaer yesterday for Boston. They expect to remain several weeks at the sea side, and will visit the popular summer resorts in Maine and New Hampshire where they have relatives living.

Several persons contemplate attending P. T. Barnum’s great show this reason from Rensselaer. Next Thursday he exhibits at Logan sport, and Friday will be at LaFayejtte. It is probable that excursion trains will be run|on the Panhandle road Wednesday and Thursday to caiTy passengers to and from the show at Logaiisport at reduced fares. Happening into Mr. Norman Warner’s furniture rooms the other day, we noticed that he had several of the finest finished black walnut bedsteads, bureaus, and other cabinet ware we have ever seen in Jasper county. Warner is ambitious and enterprising and is doing a fine business in this line. He has this week moved his furniture into “Liberal Corner,” third door above Front street. Call and see his new stock. James R. Guild, teacher of Center school (district number 3,) of Gillam township, reports for the summer term which commenced April sth and closed June 18th, 1875 —fifty-five d^ys —an enrollment of thirty pupils, and an average daily attendance of nearly twenty-four. The pupils who were perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment for the term were Louis W. Hunt, Judson Hunt and Lizzie Faris. Third of Julv, afternoon exercises will be held in Van Rensselaer grove, south side of river, and commence at 2 o'clock. A platform dance will he a prominent feature f° r afternoon and evening. Music by Remington brass band and Prairie quadrille band, Herr Geo. Worden, the celebrated German aeronaut, will inflate his monster balloon, “Die Frieland.” which will make an ascension from the grounds in the evening,

Estbays.—A span of dark brown mules have strayed from my residence in Kankakee township, Jasper county, Indiana. They are a mare and a horse, have mahes and tails trimmed, and branded on hoof with letter “B.” Also a black, yearling, mare colt, with same branding on hoof, A liberal reward will be paid for information leading to their recovery. Address Edward Biggs, San Pierre, Ind. 41-3 A correspondent writing to the LaPorte Herald from Remington, says in a recent letter “A few days since I visited the farm of Mr. Jonas Leedy, one and one-half miles southeast of Remington, upon which is found a good quality of lime stone. It is in some places but two feet below the surface, and has been taken out in sufficient quantity for the erection of one business house in Remington, besides furnishing smooth walks around the premises where it is located.”

Captain .Sullivan Grey was the victim of misplaced confidence last Monday. While out riding, his mare ran against a tree with such force as to demolish the carriage, and was making such speed at the time that the sudden stop pitched Mr. Grey out upon the ground and against the tree, by which process several cuts, contusions, and abrasions were inflicted upon his shins and other portions of his body. There were no bones broken or misplaced, however. Mr. Harvey W. Wood, county recorder, and family, are visiting friends in Ohio. Mr. E. L. Clark has charge of his office during his absence. Mr. Frank W. Babcock, bounty auditor, is visiting friends in Michigan. Elza Phillips transacts business as deputy for him. During the absence of Mr. M. L. Spitler, county clerk, who has gone to the seaboard for a few weeks and will visit friends in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Mr. James A. Burnham will issue marriage licenses and perform all other duties connected with the clerk’s office.

Mr. A. J. Reed, of Barkley township, has already disposed of S3OO worth of his patent hay slides this vear. He has had his machine photographed and sent to Chicago for an engraving and electrotypes to be made, and in a few days will publish a discriptive circular giving prices, etc. There is no doubt but the machine is all the inventor claims for it, and that it will prove as valuable and necessary to expedite work in hay fields where stacks are built as the mowing machine or horse rake. We understand he sells faf§a, township, county and state rights for fair prices, and on reasonable terms. It may be seen by referring to the business cards published in this paper that “Deacon” Downing has taken a partnership interest with Mr. Leslie Grant, in the blacksmith shop above Duvall’s stage and livery office. These gentlemen are hard-working, industrious young mechanics, who learned their trade in Rensselaer, and with whom all are acquainted. They had the world before them to choose a location in, and preferred to cast their lot with the people of Rensselaer, and assist to build up the industrial interests of our community, and they deserve encouragement for their enterprise by a liberal share of patronage.

In the matter of harness, both light and heavy, it may be said that Phillips’ shop on Front street is gaining a reputation every day. Under its new management the stock has been increased largely, more men have been employed, new machinery has been added, and it now possesses facilities for doing first-class work unexcelled by any establishment in the county. For good work and fine work the men at that shop acknowledge no superiors anywhere. At no former time do we recollect when a shop has walked right up into popularity and public confidence so rapidly as this has done and the reason is because they deal fair, sell cheap, have good stock, make excellent work, and advertise judiciously. Call at Phillips’ for light or heavy harness, saddles, whips, horse covers, fly nets, and all kinds of repairing or work done by the trade.

From the Goodland Courier we see that Brook Lodge No. 423, Goodland Lodge No. 346, Kentland Lodge No. 396, Beaver (Morocco) Lodge No. —, Schuyler (Remihgton) Lodge No. 254, and Iroquois (Rensselaer) Lodge No. 143, comprising Districts No. 118 and No. 119, will hold a picnic and social reunion at Brook, Newton county, on the 12th day of August. Messrs. N. W. Reeve and Ira W. Yeoman were appointed to represent the Lodge at this place on the committee of arrangements. This Order is rapidly increasing its membership throughout Indiana, and, indeed, throughout the United States. Its cardinal virtues of friendship, love and truth, recommend themselves to all good people everywhere; the charities of the Order are well bestowed; and the high morality of its teachings will perpetuate it among men as long as civilization exists.