Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1875 — Books! Books! [ARTICLE]

Books! Books!

Apples al Kern’s. , . , To-day, December 30th, is warm enough to work without a fire in the office, and with the windows up. Mr. Michael Halloran lost his large black graded Norman stallion yesterday. He was valued at SSOO. The Rensselaer schools will resume active operations Monday. This session will be of twelve weeks duration. It is expected that those who are indebted to F. J. Sears & Co. will make settlement without further dunning or trouble. The post office will be moved into the east room of Bedford & Jackson’s new building before another number of this paper is printed. Mr. A. B. Wade, wife and little daughter, of Lafayette, are spending holiday week with Mr. Rial Benjamin, Mrs. Wade’s father, in Rensselaer. Mr. Wade' and wife are teachers of the public school at Linwood.

Mr. Alton Grant lost his fine black stallion last Friday night, by colic. The horse was seven years old, was developing considerable speed as a trotter, and his owner had refused to accept an offer of SSOO for him. A new meat store has been opened in the small building at the foot of the stairs leading to this office, recently occupied by Messrs. Martin & Healey, attorneys. Uncle Eli Yeoman and Mr. Sermon are the proprietors thereof. The clerk of Jasper county issued marriage licenses during the past week to John Southard, Jr., and Hannah C. Wysong; Henry Hartberg and Amelia Korth; Joseph Herbst and Barbarie Vorndram; William Coval and Anna Dean; Eb. W. Morris and Eunice J. Timmons; William Comer and Alice Switzer. On account of the very muddy and bad condition of the roads last Frida/ and Saturday the Francesville mail was not brought through nor carried over. Saturday the ' Remington mail was brought over on horseback, and Monday the Francesville sacks were brought on a led horse, the carrier riding another one. Mr. George T. Harris, of Carpenter township, owns a turkey, th at hatched out four broods of young ones this season, coming off with the last hatching on the 17th day of the present month (December.) He says “the hen is doing well, but I can’t brag on the young, brood; it is rather cold for them.”

The young people of Rensselaer and vicinity will have a ball in Spitler’s Hall, Friday night. December 31, 1875. Tickets, $1; spectators, 50 cents. Floor managers, Charles C. Starr, Charted A. Roberts, Oliver P. Robinson. None are to be admitted except those who are invited. Thanks for oomplmintary invita4ioh‘. Notwithstanding the muddy condition of the streets there was a large attendance at the Presbyterian Church Friday night, to hear the speeches, singing and music, and to witness the distribution of presents from a Christmas Tree that was prepared under the auspices of the Union Sabbath school. The house wad packed until there was not comfortable standing room left, and the exercises were quite satisfactory to everybody. Before another number of Thb Union is issued the names of subscribers will be transferred to a new mail book. It is possible that sonie may be accidentally omitted in making the transfer, and any one entitled thereto who does not receive the paper next week may reasonably presume that to be the reason of it All such will confer a favor by calling the publisher's attention to the matter, either in person or by postal card, when the error will be promptly righted.

Choice cream cheese at Kern’s. Ninety-six marriage licenses were issued in Jasper county this yepr. I have 25 acres of shock corn and 40 tons of good hay to sell. A good feed-lot handy, if wanted. C. J. Bbown Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to me to please call and make settlement immediately. 1 Unsettled accounts will be givsn into the hands of a collector. E. L. Pbicb. Miss Lydia Dwiggins, teacher of Jordan township school No. 1, reports for the month ending December 17th, 1875, an enrollment of 20 scholars, with an average daily attendance of 18. Lillie Dutton, Mary Green, Caroline Mathena and J ames Mathena were perfect in attendance, deportment and study. Next week Kern, the popular grpcfer, will move into Liberal Corner building, third door above Front street —the room in which Mr. N. Warner had his cabinet furniture until recently—where he will be pleased to see all his old patrons and as many new ones as desire first class groceries at bottom cash prices. Last Monday night Prairie Lodge No. 125 F. & A. M. had a public installation of officers as follows: M. F. Chilcote, Worshipful Master; Horace E. James, Senior Warden; David J. Thompson, Junior Warden; Harvey W. Wood, Treasurer; Samuel P. Howard, Secretary; Ira C. Kelley, Senior Deacon; Louis Kern, Junior Deacon; George B. Conwell, Tiler; Archibald Purcupile and Andrew K. Yeoman, Stewards.

Still Onwabd.—Notwithstanding the hard times the sale of D. B. DeLand & Co.’s Best Chemical Saleratus is still on the increase. It is as good or better for all kinds of cooking purposes than baking powder And much cheaper-, hence people will use it. Every successful housewife passes the word down the line, and thus its fame is spread until it is hard to tell where it will stop. Leavitt’s-'Bell Ringers Are coming, and with their sweet-toned and curious “Swiss Bells,” the prince of comic Bingers, superb balladists and soloists, and excellent orchestra, and finoTcornet band, cannot fail to pleas? 5 all. They intend to visit many towns in this vicinity, of which announcement will be made through this paper and by handbills. A better opportunity was never offered, to secure a first-class entertainment for the benefit of any society, which may be done by calling bn the agent upon his arrival in town.

The first session of the Jordan Township Teachers’ Institute for the present school year met in Egypt school house December 11th, 1875, and was called to order by Mr. J. V. Dutton, township trustee, in the chair. Mr. Babcock explained his method of teaching geography. Miss Lydia Dwiggins read an essay on school government. Classes in ’arithmetic and reading were conducted by the teachers present, and also a language lesson was given. The programme for the next session was read, and the Institute adjourned to meet again on the Bth day of January, 1876. At a regular meeting of Iroquois Lodge No. 143 I. O. O. F. last Tuesday evening William C. Pierce was elected Noble Grand for the ensning term of six months; Tbos. E. Willey, Vice Grand; Elza Phillips, Recording and Permanent Secretary; and GarretW.Terhune, Treasurer—eack, by acclamation. Marion L. Spitler, Robert S. Dwiggins and Charles C. Starr were elected Trustees of the Lodge for one year. Next Tuesday night there will be a public installation of officers in the Lodge Hall and a festival at the conclusion of the ceremonies. It is expected that the installation ceremonies will be conducted by Ira W. Yeoman, District Deputy. An invitation i’i extended to the wives and daughters of the members of thVj Lodge and to sojourning brethren, their wives and daughters. Cranberries at Kern’s for 15 cents a quart

The real estate business in Jasper county during the year 1875 foots up largely. The number of town lots which exchanged hands, as shown by transfers recorded, was 244, for the aggregate consideration of $93,564. There was also recorded the transfer of 96,890.20 acres of land, for which the consideration was $848,119.38. Total value of real estate transactions, $941,683.38. The following table shows the business done each month:

MONTHS. ACBEB. CONSIDEB’n LOTS OON. January/ 8,767.61 $ 75,723.00 8 $ 2,125 $ 77,848.00 FebpnrCry. 6,015.14 71,040.49 13 March.... 8,208.80 114,226.82 18 5,386 119,612.82 April 13,893.88 140,929.84 33 13,143 154,072.84 May..... 9,917.02 72,334.50 44 13,921 86,255.50 June 5,869.34 45,830.50 21 8,375 54,205.50 July 9,465.08 55,904.29 21 7,375 63,279.29 August... 8,419.84 57,109.75 9 3,150 60,259.75 September 5,405.28 47,041.00 12 17,750 64,791.00 Octobers. 6,963.46 60,186.00 40 9,804 69,990.00 November 8,264.75 72,443.19 18 6,407 78,850.19 December 5,700.00 35,350.00 7 2,800 38,350 00 Total... 96,890.20 $848,119.38 244 $93,564 $941,683.38

The Guide Board to Health, Peace, and Competence; Hall; illustrated ; B. R. Moffitt, agent.