Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1875 — To Whom it May Concern. [ARTICLE]

To Whom it May Concern.

Elder D. T. Halstead preached at Geodland last Sunday. Jasper circuit court, December term of 1875; convenes oh the 13th instant. Charley Starr will go to Chicago next week, nothing preventing, to buy more groceries. The largest and most.superb assortment of albums, for holiday gifts, at Emmet Kannel’s. Goddard, the baker, has moved into his new brick building on Front street, above the active blacksmith shops. Mrs. Elizabeth Weathers, daughter of James G. Weathers, Esq., died ot typhoid fever, at her father's house in Rensselaer, last night. Mr. Michael Lefler, of Hanging Grove township, died a tyeek ago last Friday. He came to Jasper county in 1838, and was one of her best citizens. Mr. A. Shepard started Tuesday for his new home near Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a'good citizen, and the best wishes of many friends for a prosperous future go with him. Emmet Ktnnel proposes to “make it red-hot for holidays.” He goes to Chicago next week for new goods. A correspondent of the Republican reports that a wild and ferocious beast, supposed to be a panther, haunts the groves of Jordan township. One firm in Rensselaer—Messrs. F. J. Sears & Co.—who are not dealing in the article at all, bought 72 tons of coal—6 car loads—for themselves and neighbors this season. ''

The largest stock of children’s books, for holiday presents will be found at Emmet Kan net’s drug store this season. Fastidious people not blessed •with chronic nasal catarrh quote Shakespeare as they pass Warner & Snyder’s tallow rendering establishment. They say its “offense is rank and smells to heaven.” It is unlawful for cattle to run at large in the streets of Rensselaer from the first day of December to the fit st day of March, and farmers may now bring hay, corn, or straw in their vehicles, when they have occasion to visit town. <Sift books in elegant bindings, for the holiday trade, will be kept in large stock at Emmet Kannel’s drug store. The meetings of the Temperance Union are becoming more and more interesting, and better attended each night. Next Monday night their meeting will be held in the court house, when an address is expected from Mr. A. Thompson. Miss Lydia Paris, teacher of Marion township school No. 3, reports for the month ending November 80, 1875, that Eddie Phegley, Charley Hammond, Demonford Pritchard and Harley Hoover were perfect in attendance, deportment and study. a 1 Don’t complete your holiday purchases without calling at Emmet Kannel’s drug store and looking at his magnificent assortment. Solid fine gold lings, pins, brooches, elegant sets of jewelry, gold and silver watches, solid and plated table ware, splendid cutlery, excellent clocks, and a thousand other rich and substantial articles appropriate for holiday presents, are to be found at Price’s jewelry store. Call and see them. An Indianapolis firm, Messrs. Orme <fc Phillips, are opening -fop a large farm in Wheatfield township, Jasper county. They own a tract of more than 1,200 acres, 600 of which will be planted in corn next spring. This is all raw land and all the breaking has been done this fall. They have a colony**of negroes on the land who are doing the work. “Theuse of tobacco, in any form, is prohibited in this house,” is a legend which a lady teacher 'has ordered printed to be posted up in her school room, in this county. Now if she only succeeds in persuading the doctor and big boys to observe the rule, it is thought there will be little trouble with the female visitors and large girls.

Story books in sets, richly bound, and profusely illustrated, for children’s holiday presents, will be kept m large assortment at Kannal’s drug store for the holiday trade of 1875. Some of the grand divisions into which Jasper county is divided are South America* Egypt, Bowling Green and Africa. The latter ft a new colony in Wheatfield township. As soon as the geographers and explorers now engaged make reports, their discoveries will be published in The Union; subscription $2 per annum. Elegant toilet sets, beautiful vases, superb chromos, splendid musical instruments, attractive books, and a thousand other articles suitable for holiday presents can be bought cheap at Kannel’s drug store. Don’t fail tp see them. Hemphill, the oyster man, has reduced the price of oysters to twenty-five cents a dish. He serves them up in splendid style, and persons desiring a dish of those delicious bivalves should not fail to give him a call. Reader, you will not gain all f,he information to be obtained iu these columns if this paper is laid down without reading the advertisements it contains. Now there is Norman Warner’s new one, for illustration, which is a rich vein of the mine of knowledge outcropping at this ledge. It is bold and instructive, truthful and eloquent. Read; ponder; act. Mrs. Emmarine Israel, widew of the late Albert F. Israel, will make a public sale on Saturday, the llth instant, at her residence, eight miles southeast of Rensselaer, on the Wolcott road, in Milroy township, at which will be offered two horses, three head of cattle, mowing machine, rake, pair of bob sleds, farm implements, etc. Nine months credit will be jjiven. Another stock of fine cards has just been received at this office, and more will be here this week. Now is the time to leave your orders for calling or address cards. New stock, new type, new press. A package of these elegant cards neatly printed would be an acceptable holiday present. ” Col.‘Healey and Mr. D. A. Fawcett are at present busily engaged in making an index of titles to real estate in Jasper county, for the firm of Miller & Boroughs, real estate dealers. This is an important work, and when completed will be of great value as well as convenience to those who are interested in real estate transactions in this county. Should the reader desire to make a friend the recipient of an elegant holiday present he can not do better than to call at Price’s jewelry Btorj and make a selection. Gold and silver watches, silver and plated table ware, fine and cheap jewelry, rings, vest and guard chains, etc., in large variety. Professer Adams of the Rensselaer grammar and high school, reports for the second month, as perfect in attendance and deportment, Mattie McCoy, Ruby Bruce, Lewis Hollingsworth, William Moss, Frank Terhune, Delos Thompson, Hale Warner and William McElfresh. Six others only lost one day. Twenty were present every day. But there is too much tardiness, which parents can and should prevent. It was stated in these columns last week that the Rensselaer mill was the only one in Jasper county that grinds wheat; this is an error; the county is one hundred per centrbetter off, for Mr. Isaac V. Alter’s mill, seven miles north of town, has as good machinery and does as good work as the Hopkins mill. A county is well off with two such grist mills, conducted by enterprising gentlemen like Mr. Alter and the Hopkinses. A precious right is that of petition, guaranteed by theoonstitption to every American citizen. In the exercise of this right thosd who live in Rensselaer are not behind their neighbors elsewhere. This week numerou&signatures were obtained to an instrument praying Congress to take immediate action and repeal the law requiring that a two cent stamp be affixed to bankcheeks.

Price, the jeweler, has already taken orders for holiday presents to the amount of several hundred dollars. The Christmas trees this season will be loaded with rich fruit. There is room for more, however, and now is the time to order, before it is too late. Call and examine his stock and catalogues. The rumor in circulation on the streets last Monday to the effect that Mr. Johnson had sold the Republican office to other parties, was incorrect. Negotiations were pending at one time looking in that direction, but they were broken off two or three weeks ago. Charley Johnson is a clever fellow, and it is hoped he will nob decide to sever his connection with the newspaper business in Jasper county. Winter goods of every description, including overcoats, ready made clothing for men and boys, boot, shoes, caps, gloves, hosiery, ladies’ and children’s furs, ladies’ dress goods, piece goods for men’s wear and a thousand other articles usually kept at this season of the year in store, are to be found at R. Fendig’s. No dealer in the county keeps better articles, sells cheaper, or deals fairer, and as a natural result Mr. Fendig does about as large business as any of them. After Saturday whatever amount of the railroad tax of 1870-1 remains in the hands of the treasurer of Jasper county unclaimed under the order authorizing it to be refunded to the payers, will be forfeited and placed with the general county fund. There are several small sums owing to individuals residing in the county, as well as to non-residents, which should be looked after by the principals or their agents, unless a donation is desired to be made of them to the public. What more appropriate gifts could bemade to wife,sister, daughter, brother, husband or son than a shawl, set of furs, overcoat, suit of clothes, or the like? The holidays will soon be around when it is fashionable to make gifts, and those contemplating pleasent surprises to loved ones should look about for something appropriate. Before deciding this matter call at R. Fendig’s store and see if he has not something you would like. There is Ralph Fendig, for ininstance, among the enterprising merchants of Rensselaer, whose store is always filled with a fine, large, well selected stock of seasonable goods. Always pleasant, always accommodating, never disagreeable. Hard times never cramp that store because he sells at reasonable never drives away a customer, and is always making new ones. Dry goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes and groceries, of excellent quality always on hand;

One week from Saturday (on the 11th instant), Mr. E. W. Maxwell, living two and one-half miles north of Francesville, will make a public sale at which he wilftoffer four head of horses, two sucking colts, one shorthorn Durham bull two years old, one bull cali threefourths Durham, three milch cows, one heifer two years old, one yearling heifer, nine head of hogs, one hundred tons of wild hay, fifteen hundred bushels of corn in crib, fodder in shock, stalk field, a new Climax mower, rake, plows, harrows, cultivator and other farming implements, a new two-horsj wagon, two sets d ou ble harness, saddle, bridle, pair of bob sleds, hay ladder, etc. Next Monday the Congress of the United States and the commissioners of Jasper county will convene in regular session. It is probable that the proceedings of the latter body will most directly interest the inhabitants of this part of the world. Among other matters of public interest which are to be decided by the commissioners, is the granting or refusal of license to sell liquor at retail applied for by three persons, to-wit: Mr. George W. Swett at Remington, and R. F. Goddard and Michael Halloran at Reniselaer. Remonstrances, numerously signed by citizens of the county, will be filed, and vigorous opposition will be made by the temperance element.

Handsome Johnny Wahlz clerks at Leopold’s store, now. Terhune’s new blacksmith shop will be in operation next week. Mr. J. H. Wood is talking some about building a two story brick business house, next spring. The first day of December having cotfie and passed persons indebted to the late firm of James <fc Healey who have neglected to settle their accounts or to make arrangements in that direction, should not be offended, and need not be surprised, to learn on the 15th day of this month that their indebtedness is in the hands of a justice of the peace for immediate collection. Maturing obligations leave no other alternative however much summary proceedings are to be regretted. Horace E. James. Miss Mattie Benjamin, teacher of the second intermediate department of the Rensselaer school, re-' ports for the month ending November 26th, 1875, an attendance of 56 pupils; average daily attendance, 53|. Nineteen were perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment, viz: Mary Beck, Callie Beck, Anna Sigler, Cora Zimmerman, George Yeoman, Victor Willey, Lewis Thornton, Charlie Spitler, Oliver Rhoads, Nellie Reeve, Charlie Porter, Louisa , (?), Grant Hopkins, Georgfc Hollingsworth, Bennie Fendig, Tillie Fendig, Henry Daugherty, Addie Daugherty and Fred. L.* Chilcote. Norman Warner thinks that while

people are looking around for suitable presents to give the young folks during holidays, they ought not to overlook his stock of fine chamber furniture, cooking and heating stoves, Coquillard farm wagons, etc., etc- If desired he will furnish a house with parlor, bed room, dining room and kitchen furniture complete, and, stock a farm with all necessary machinery and implements—everything ready for operation by Christmas or New Year’s day. Therefore, don’t forget and slight his establishment when making up lists of holiday gifts. A full line of| pocket knives, smoothing irons, skillets, clothes wringers, cast iron boot jacks, and all other munitions necessary to stock a domestic armory, constantly in store, as good as the best and as cheap as the cheapest.

All persons knowing themselves indebted to me on book account, will please call and settle with cash if possible; if not with cash, by note before the 15th day of De-

cember, 1875.

J. H. WOOD.