Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1875 — From Remington Record. [ARTICLE]

From Remington Record.

Phillips' harness shop is crowded to its utmost to keep ahead of the orders received. Duvall, at the livery stable, has been paying $3 a ton for half cured Wild hay, this week. I*he bridge over the Iroquois river is now considered safe to travel over for a year. Alcohol is put into soda water to make it “cream.” It’s ever so much nicer than beer, isn’t it? Mr. D. J. Silver, the architect who built the court house of this county, recently died at Indianapolis. Hon. Wm. S.dlaymond and Prof. B. W. Smith were in town this week on business connected with railroad affairs. Mr. Wm. Phillips, of Shellsburg, lowa, has thanks for recent favors in the way of a copy of the Record published in that city. A few of the thrifty growing, heavy topped, soft maple shade trees about town were broken down by the stoim last week. Messrs. S. King and J. Parsons are each collecting material to build dwelling houses on Water street, south side of the river. Mr. Wm. H. Terhune has been visiting his father’s family in Rensselaer for a week past. He starts to-day for a trip into Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. Dunlap has sold his hotel properly to a Mr. Halloran from Bl'nois. The consideraTioiiT was $2,000. Possession will be given about the Ist of August.

Don’t neglect to call at Mrs. IJempbill’s and learn tlie extremely low prices of her goods. The stock mrtrt be i-lo.ed out, therefore go and secure good bargains while you may. Messrs. McCoy & Thompson, after a lapse ot nearly two years, have finally succeeded in having a plank walk laid in front of their bank, on Washington and Van Rensselaer streets. Have heard of no sun strokes, burglaries or suicides in the county since last issue of this paper, but they do say some of the boys held the bag for snipe a couple of hours or so,.night before last. In order to lighten his stock as punch as possible before he moves into Mrs. Hemphill’s brick store, Mr. R. Fendig will sell dry goods at cost until the 14th day of August. Go to the stone store for bargains. Mr. L. D. Marion’s team became frightened yesterday while he was driving out of town, and ran away, upsetting and breaking the wagon, and throwing Mr. Marion out upon the ground. His injuries, however, were not severe.

Erastus Peacock and John B. Spangle engaged in an altercation one night last week which resulted in the latter receiving kicks, cuts and bruises about his head and face so severe as to confine him to his' bed for several days. Mr. S. C. Nigh, of Newton township, while mowing day before yesterday afternoon, got one of the fingers of his left hand between the cogs of one of the drive wheels of his machine and had it mashed so that it had to between the first and second joints. Dave Thompson returned day before yesterday evening from a week’s vacation among the musketoes, fleas, frogs,'huckleberries and web-footed damsels of Sau Pierre and the Kapkakee regions ot Stark county. For thirty days at least Austin ought to charge an advance of 25 per cent, on his board bill. Messrs. D. I. Jackson and F. W. Bedford are having material delivered for a new brick building on Washington street, above and adjoining the Hopkins hotel. The new structure is to be 50 x 75 feet on the ground and two stories high. The ground floor will be separated into two store rooms, and Mr. Jackson’s part of the second story will be divided into parlors and sleeping apartments for the accommodation of the patrons of Hopkins’ hotel.

Roasting ears were brought to town this week and retailed from the groceries for ten cents a ijozen. Strayed from the premises of M. L. Spitler, near Rensselaer, a light bay horse, five years old, about fifteen hands high, black legs, mane and tail, and white hind feet. A reasonable reward will be paid for his return. A. D. Swain. Boys, do not disturb church or other public assemblages. It is ungentlemanly and unlawful. Three young men of this town who bad been arraigned before Justice Jackson, upon a charge of this nature, yr ere very glad to escape last Saturday with a reprimand from his honor and the payment of the costs of prosecution. Go to church, but behave while there and listen to the instruction of the pulpit. Mr. A. J. Reed’s Hoosier Hay Slide is claimed to be a labor saving machine of no mean value. It is said that two men and a span of horses can haul and stack more hay in a given length of time with it than five men and two teams can with any other device. It is easy to load, light draft, and unloads itself. It is also durable and cheap, a slide fourteen feet long only costing $7, and sixteen feet long SB. Mr. Reed manufactures them himself at Pleasant Grove, this county. F. W. Bedford, Rensselaer, and Hubbard & McFarland, Francesville, Imf, agents. See advertisement.

Lizzie Richardson, teacher of Center school Ulis;'icl No. 4) Barkley township, reports as follows, lo the term which commenced. Apr;! 12, ami ended July 2d, 1875:—First month, enrollment 33; average daily attendance'26J; perfectinattendance and punctuality, Emma Shook, Jennie Shook,Liwe Grigcs, Eva Galmeaih, Mitniie C;.nfield, Willie Gi'aiffe’x Louisa Gratner. Second mouth, enrollment 26; average aitedauce 2 <-J. Third month, enrollment 22; average attendance 17{. For term,enrollments!; average attendance 31.05. Perfect in punctuality, deportment and attendance Louisa Shook and Jennie Shook. Willie Gratner lost halt a day, only, from sickness. A terrific storm of lightning, wind, bail and rain visited this locality last Thursday night. It was the severest storm experienced here for three years. For about an hour the lightning was incessant, making it lighter than had the moon been shining in a cloudless sky; it was a rare and beautiful phenomenon. The rain fell m sheets and the wind blowed furiously. Much damage was done to fences and growing crops. Oats were unusually rank, many fields measuring four feet high all over; they were all headed and partially filled, making them very heavy at top; the high wind beat them down badly and the rain and broke and bruised the stems so that it is impossible for them to raise up again. The damage to the oat crop alone in Jasper county cannot fall much short of one half, perhaps reaching to nearly &50--000. Corn was prostrated, and much of it broken off, but except to that which was broken the damage is not permanent. It will straighten up again and without further calamity make a splendid crop. Hay was also considerably injured; much of it was in the swath or cocked up; the latter, together with many stacks, were blown about and wet badly. r Some trees, in orchards, groves, and along the sidewalks in town, were uprooted or broken down.

Business a liitledull... .Dr. Maxwell is preparing to move' 9 fiis family to Fowler... .-Three persons recently united with the Methodist Episcopal church at- Remington ....One of Corkin’s barbers recently skipped away.... AboutS ;0,000 of building has been done here this summer, besides the four new bricks that aregto be erected in a few weeks.... A family named Smith, in the west part of town, were poisoned last week by eating mushrooms. One young girl was in a critical condition for a while ... .Last week O. B. Mclntire sold J 17.000 worth land... .A Remington girl writes to her .fellow that she is no croquet and will not be

triffled with. She is in earnest, and he will .baye t» propose or quit swinging on the front gate after 10 o’clock at night.