Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1876 — Page 4

RENSSELAER UNION • ~ <.1878.

THE CELERRATION.

Probably there n» new • happier ctlehrntton sf •* mtioa'a birth day in Jasper county than that on lart Tuesday at Rgaaaaiarr. A heavy rain fell dviag the night prerimub which made ftrtflte* carte to town from every dune* tm. People were praam who came in wagona from their bootee twenty-fire antes distant. Ono old veteran who served in the war of 1812, natively campaigning on the Canadian border, and rabsoquontly in the naval service for thirty years—a man who claims to have walked from Mobile, Alabama, to Detroit, Michigan, before Indiana was a state — a gentleman who claims to have seen the wintan of font score yean, came thirty miles and walked all the way. Not less than two thousand people were present. At midnight bofor the dawning of the Fourth anvils wen find and belle rung. At eon rise another sahrte waa fired and the bdte nag again. Flags were hung fan out nearly every store, office and shop, and many dwelling houses; indeed snob* disptey of bunting was never seen here bofere. About 10 o'dock a proeecsion Was formed on Washington street, under the direction of Mr. Simon Phillips, the Marshal of the Day, which, preceded by the Rensselaer Cornet Band, marched to . Mr. Emmet Kennel's grove, where seats Wrtg arranged and a speaker's stand was - erected for the occasion. Here exercises were conducted in the following order •_ Music by Cornet Bead. Bong America by Glee Club. Prayer by Rev. Thm. Vanaooy of the Methodist Kpfeespal Church. Musis by Comet Band. Reading'the Declaration of Independence by Mr. Bimea P.'Thompson. Song—Red, white and blue—by Glee Club, : supported by Orchestra Band. ' Oration by Judge Thomas B. Ward, of the Labyette Superior Court, Music by the Roaaeeiaar Cornet Band. Upon the completion of this programme an wmb hsd until 3 o'clock p. m. After dinner a street parade was made by mm fifty young men dteguteoA ar Hadhao and mounted ca Buresfitofo Tltey wore painted te erthdom rioter fttossttrefiy dressed, nnd>oNMWted-n great dsah of attention, Hrepte" 1 At 1 c’dosk the nZ£ again amoaffilod rt the grove, where the exercises were as fbUqgmi: Mario by Cwaot Bawd. ' ' Aaftmay ansa the Htatiry of Jasper Couaty fiAbrt v» saw Mu^byCtenetßaad. . Thomas Paine, Toast aad Response, by Dr. Samuel W. Ritchey. Impromptu Defense of tbo Christian Relig—fee, by Rev. Isaac Baylor. The Day and Ito Celebration, Impromptu Remarfcs by Marina L Spitler. Ho American Hag, Its Kmbematical Bignifftanee, by Simon P. Thompson. Marie by Cornet Band. ~~ At tie Mtehmion of these exercises the aadibMo gave three hearty cheers and disponed. lb would have afforded us pleaoare to have boon able to publish Judge Ward's addsasa: It was scholarly, inrtuctivn, pleasing; and contained much that should be ttereured ia the Beads Of the peoptet- Bto bespoke with* out manuscript on notes, and* no person eonnosted with this office understands shorthand reporting, therefore it is not possible to lay the erstton before our readers, Thte bistoritai eerey is given elsewhere. It is a mere skeleton of the subject. Il was hastily written, and therefore necessarily imperfect, desultory, and inartistic. The data was colleeced,'auth<mtios cownltcd, and every word’of it* written after 9 o’clock on the evening greriaorto its delivery; hence il is-'doped that criticism of it will be tempered with tterey. Dr. Ritchey’s toast fMtews: Wepronoselbe name of Thomas Pains—- • name wbtobhas been mueh d started hr tbe hurt eeatury bbth in this and soaeEuropean oonrtriee, aad, so for as oetsM be,tmmptod isH the dust; wmintyt no doubt, beeaute of his radsMndont express!*® of some unpopular religions opinions. It 1 would now seem proper} ik active, noble and pntaitoie parrtbe bore in the acerenpliabaentef American independence, al thia dm great Centennial oetebration of the events of tßatmeawnWe’ period —in thia land espomriiy, tm’ttfen driivered from tyranny and apnremfoiw-this boosted land of freedom feral!, both poetical and octarimtioal—that Me name slfeuld bam (MmHeuMvriml mmsß — w ■> Cjv * w •bls lx He |Wn«* lion, taking high rank among the- distinguished patriots, heroes aad statocmetr as the Revolution. Ia ths evening a conducted in Bedford's hall; fire-works were dteplayod by Mr. Charles CL Starr and Mr. Monee Tuteur in front of their respective stores; and Mr. Wiffis J. Imes had his store front tastefully illuminated by Chinees katana displaying red, while and blue colon. Not an accident or distarianee occurred during the day to mar its harmony, and all things considered the celebration was as perfect and aa pleasant as any on ever observed in

HISTORICAL.

An Outline Sketch of the Organization, Early Settlement, Political Rmord. Material Prosperity, future Possibilities, Etc.,ef Jasper County, Ind. Centennial Foarth of Julr TDaaar H*«d at Honaartaoi, Indiana. My Moaner ID. Jamea. On the 18th day of last March a joint resolution of tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States was duly approved, which roads: B» il rswfosf, by the Senate and Howes es Bepimentativm of the United States of Aasnea, to Congress assemblsd, that it be aad is hereby recommended by the Senate aad House of kopresentadvM to the people of the sovernl States that they assemble ia their several counties aad towns on the approaching Centennial anniversary es our National independence, aad that they cause to be delivered on each day an historical sketch of said county or town from its formation, and that a copy of said sketch may bo filed, in print or manuscript, in the Clerk’s u®ce of said oounty, aad an additional oopy, in print or manuscript, be filed in the often of the Librarian of Congress, to the intent that a complete record may be thus obtained of the progress of our institutions during the first Centennial of their existence. On the 20 th day of May following, the President of the United States issued hie proclamation to the people in which the foregoing resolution was embodied, and added, WnxBKM, It is deemed proper that such recommendation be brought to the notice and knowledge of the people of the United States; now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States, do hereby declare aad make known the same, in hope that the object of such resolution may most with the approval of the people of the United Btates, aad that proper steps may be taken to carry tbe same into effect. Subsequent to the publication of this proclamation of the President, bis Excellency, Thomae A. Hendricks, Governor of the State of Indiana, issued a proclamation to the people of our State advising them to comply with the resolution of Congress and tbe recommendation of the President. In obedience to that resolution, and these several proclamations, the committee, appointed bv a public meeting of tbe citizens of Rensselaer and vicinity, which assembled several weeks since, assigned to me the distinguished honor of this task. Before entering upon details, however, it ie proper to acknowledge the sources from which tbe information about to be presented has been obtained. In the year 1857 an old and honored citisen of Jaaprtr county, who long since laid down to his final earthly rest, Hon. Beigamin Reekie, in an address delivered upon a similar occasion, In the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, laid the foundation upon vbUh several aMhiteete have since added valuable material. Rich oontrifoutionft. io the edifice have been made from time to timein the imrinlMeneee of early settlors of thii region, among whom may be named George W. Spitler, John C. Vanßensselaer, Samuel U Sparling, Willis J. Wright, the Benjamins, the Nowelsee, the Randles, the Parkisons, the Querrys, the Robinsons, the Phillipses and others whose names are not now called to mind. Last winter a series of interesting articles upon this subject was compiled by our talented young fellow-citigen, Mr. Charles W. Clifton, and published in a local newspaper then conducted by Mr. Charles M. Johnson. The address of Mr. Henkle, conversations with gentlemen before mentioned, occurring at intervals during the last quarter of a century, the newspaper articles referred to, and tbe publie records of onr county supply the material for the sketch which I now proceed to read. Jasper county, in the State Indiana, was organised in 1838. It Is a portion of that fertile tract of country which was ceded to the United States government in 1832 by the Pottawottamie tribe of Indians, at the Logansport conference. Its original area was 1,500 square miles ui territory, or nearlyoso,ooo acres of land. Its name is in honor of Sergeant J asper of Reyoutionary fame, whose exploit at Fort Moultre is familiar to every reader of the history of that war. ilu 1840 Benton county was organized, taking something more than 400 square miles of the southern portion of her mother’s dowry. In 1859 Newton county was born, and received upwards of 500 square miles of the Western portion of the remainder of the family domain. The present area of Jasper ia about 553 square miles, or 354,341 acres of magnificent grazing, productive farming and valuable mineral lands. Her length north and south is 35 to 38 miles; width from east to west, 15 to 18 miles. The first settiers in Jasper county as it now stands, were George Culp and Thomas Randle, who came to Hanging Grove In September 1834. They moved to the forks of tbe Iroquois and Pinkamink rivers-ia May, 1835, bringing their families: In the summer of 1838 came Che fhmiliesof- JbhnGvParicison and-Ifenry Barkley. With Mn Parkisou’s family was the widow of Simon Menton,, the tamoww Kentucky pioueeiu Mro-Parkison was her daughter, andiis saiffi to have been the first while eUH<L bom on the present site of the jpmkoily of Cincinnati in Ohio. bnllowed the Reeds, Prices, Casads, Bnigets,

Reeces, Guthridges and Shannahans. In the fall of 1830 John Nowels, with his non David and daughterEllei), and Joseph Yeoman and wife came to tbe Falla of the Iroquois and remained six weeks upon the site of Rensselaer, camping on the river bank at the foot ot Washington street. Mr. Yeoman’s cabin was completed about the Ist of December of that year and was the first mansion of aristocratic pretensions built upon the rite of this town, all the others, if any there were, being merely temporary shelters erected by fishing bands of roaming Indians. Mr. William Mallatt was Mr. Yeoman’s first white neighbor, and located upon the opposite side of the stream near Mr. Alfred Thompson’s present dwelling. The first school house in Jasper county was built of logs on the farm now owned by Mr. A. J. Reed, in Barkley township, six or seven miles east of Rensselaer; this was built in theyear 1838 and was 12x14 feet in size; a fire-place occupied one end; Alexander Webster first teacher. The Methodist Episcopal church at Rensselaer was the first edifice dedicated to the worship of God bnilt in the county; Rev Geo. Guild, who is still living in Gillam township, was the first minister to occupy it; this In 1849. The Presbyterian church was built shoitiy afterwards, and its pulpit was first occupied by Rev. Thomas M. Chesnut. Rev. John A. Williamson had officiated ministerially for the Presbyterian church in this county prior to the building of this meeting house, but was not located here. A preacher of the Methodist denomination, named Walker, was the first to hold divine services in the territory of Jasper county. His first sermon in the territory was delivered at the house of a widow Thomas. The first Baptist ministers were Joseph Price and Samuel Benjamin, figo. W. Spitler was the first clerk of Jasper county. He was also at the same time and for a number of years, the auditor and recorder. The first associate judges were James T. Timmons and Mathew Terwillinger. Hon. Isaac Naylor wss presiding judge. Hon. Joseph A. Wright, afterwards Governor of the State, a member of the United States Senate, United States Minister to Prussia, Ac., was the first prosecuting attorney. The first term of court held in Jasper county after the seat of justice was located at Rensselaer, was in April 1840. The hames of the firat grand jurors are William naniah Hewett, Wesley Spitler, Robert Mallatt, Lewis Elijah, Wil* Ham Gillam, W illijun Doxan, Joseph Woosley, George Culp, Thomas Timmons, James Reed, James Brown, Andrew Ritchey, Joseph D. Yeoman and Samqel Benjamin. The first board of cbmmissioners were Joseph Smith, Frederick kenoyer and Amos White. About the first business transacted by them was, at their meeting in March, 1839, to make two townships, called Newton and Pinkamink, and to order an election to be held on the Ist.day of May following. The voting precincts were the house of Joseph D. Yeoman, in Newton township, which then comprised all tbe territory north and west of tbe Iroquois river to the Illinois state line, and the house of William Donahoe, in Pinkamink, township, which was east and south of; the river. Owing to the unfortunate destruction of public records by the conflagration of 1865 it is next to impossible to give an accurate history of the government of our county. George W. Spitler was clerk from 1838 to 1856; Charles M. Watson from 1856 to 1860; David I. Jackson from 1860 to 1868; Marion L. Spitler from 1868 to 1876; Charles H. Price, present incumbent, entered upon the duties of his office on the Ist day of last May. George W. Spitler was auditor until 1852; Lawson Bruce was elected as his successor, served only a few months when he sickened and died; John D. Work was appointed to the vacancy thus occasioned until the next general election was held in 1855; Turner A. Knox was then elected and served until 1859; he was succeeded by David T. Halstead who served until 1867; Ira W. Yeoman was his successor until 1871; Frank W. Babcock served from 1871 to 1875; and Henry A. Barkley, the present incumbent, entered-upon his duties in November of last year. Recorder—George W. Spitler until 1856;. Cyrus W. Henkle until 1864; Ezra L. Clark until 1872; Harvey W. Wood, present incumbent, since 1872. Treasurer-Albert Persail; succeeded by Samuel L. Sparling who served until 1852; Jacob Markle from 1852 to 1856; Ezra Wright from 1856 to 1860; Simon Alter from 1860 to 1864; Thomas Boroughs from 1864 to 1868; Charles Plato from 1868 to 1870; Lemuel Henkle'from 1870 to 1872; Lemuel C. JaaoKppreseut incumbent, since 1872. Shsriflb—Dunn, Barkley, William Stowart, John Phillips, William Henderson r Willis J. Wright

to 1858; Simon Phillips from 1858 tu 1802; Daniel F. Davies elected in 1862 and died in office, John, M. Austin, coroner, filling out the unexpired term; Charles Plait from 1864 to 1888; Allen J. Yeoman from 1868 to 1872; Lewis L. Daugherty, present incumbent, since 1872. Surveyors have been Welsh, Wesley Spitler, Janies Ballard, Frederick Schraaok, J. D. Hopkins, John Miller, R. B. James, Joseph M. Hopkins, Charles P. Mayhew and Daniel B. Miller. Coroners, John M. Austin, Norman Warner, and perhaps others before them. * The oounty commissioners that I can name is an imperfect list. Joseph Smith, Frederick Ken oyer and Amos White constituted the first board. My memory includes among the number who have served during recent years, George H. Brown, William K. Parkison, Charles M. Watson, Samuel McCullough, George Major, Jared Benjamin, George Kessler, Frederick Hoover and Elisha E. Rockwood. School examiners, David Snyder, R. S. Pierce, L. A. Cole, Alfred Thompson, Horace A. Mayhew, Simon P. Thompson, George M. Johnson and James 11. Snoddy. Rensselaer, the county seat, was founded June 12, 1839, by James Van Rensselaer. The first session of conrt was held here in 1840. A log cabin that formerly stood in the garden belonging to Mr. Raphael J. Hopkins, on Angelica street, was the first conrt house. It was afterwards devoted to baser purposes, degenerating into a mule stable, and afterwards being converted into an ignoble pig-stye. In 1845 a frame court house was built on Cullen street, opposite and east of the present brick structure which was erected in 1857, destroyed by fire in 1865, and rebnilded the same yew;. . .-The .. original cost joC the present building fraV|i2*ot)O, repairs'after fire 88,000. The only jail which has disgraced tbe civilization of the epunty was a log pen, built in 1847. and demolished in 1856. Reference has been made before to the judge, grand jury and prosecuting attorney who were present at the first session of court. In 1859, on the Bth day of March, Rensselaer became an incorporated town. During the war her charter was forfeited by non-user, but it was revived in 1864. The first school teacher here was George W. Spitler. Rev. Enoch Long, Methodist, preached the first sermon* The first celebration of the Fourth of July in this county was in Rensselaer in 1843, the P, r s>* gramme being* arranged by Mrs.’ Geo. W. Spitler. It consisted of a quilting party in the forenoDn, preaching in the afternoon by Rev. Milton B> Hopkins, afterwards State Superinteoent of Public Instruction, and dancing at night. Remington was founded by Jesse H. Fordyce July 27, 1860,and incorporated in 1869. Jasper county furnished 735 men for the United States service during the war of the rebellion which were placed to her credit, besides many who were credited to other counties and States. They were represented in the 9th, 15th, 48th, 87th, 99th, 128th and 154th infantry, 4th battery, and 12 th cavalry of Indiana. Their deeds of valor cannot be told on this occasion; they were many, and grand, and rank with those of our Revolutionary sires. Among those of her soldiers who rose to distinguished positions were Major General Robert H. Milroy, Cols. Gideon C. Moody, Joshua .Healey and Edwin P. Hammond. The money-contri-butions of her citizens included local bounties amounting to 821,-' 978, and 86,141.77 paid for the relief of soldiers’ families.

The hewspapers of our county are: the Jasper Banner, established by John McCarthy m 1852 and discontinued in 1861; tbe Renssdaer Gasette, founded by Sullivan and Dan. F. Davies in 1857 and discontinued in 1865; the Jasper Signal published for a few months in 1865, by Spencer & Green; the Prairie Telegraph, from 1865 to 1868, by R. B. James; the Iroquois Press, by Healey & Keiser, from 1867 to 1868; the Renssdaer Union, established in 1868 by James & Healey, continued to the present time and conducted by Horace E. James & Co.; Spitler’s Real Estate Gazette, by Thos. J. Spitler, from 1872 to 1878; the Jasper Republican, from September, 1874, to February, 1876, by Charles M. Johnson. These at Rensselaer. At Remington: The Journal, founded by Ed. DeForest, from 1870 to 1874; the Record, by Kitt & Clark, from 1874 to present time; the Guard, by Shortridge & Winegarden, a few months in 1874-5. We now turn to census statistics. In 1840 the whole number of voters in Jasper county, which then included Newton, was 128, which might indicate a population of, say, 500 men, women and children. The taxable property, including lands, improvements and personal effects, was estimated at >20,847. In 1844 tbe total revenue collected was. only >457.87. In 1850 the poptdausn had increased to 8,540.

The productions were returned by the census-taker at 250,895 bushels of Indian corn, 0,051 bushels of wheat, 27,376 bushels of oats, 3,822 tons of bay, 10,811 pounds of wool. Then there were three grist mills, three saw mills, one church edifice, and 288 children attending school. In 1855 the taxable property was returned at 81 ,540,000, yielding a public -revenue of 89,000. At tbe general election in October, 1868, there was polled 1,164 votes; io 1870 the vote was 1,221; in 1872 it was 1,545; and at the October election of 1874 the number was 1,672, which would indicate a population at that time of not less than 8,000. The tax duplicate for 1875 places the value of lands at 82,174,710; improvements upon lands, 8899,788; town lots, 8105,117; improvements upon town lots, 8119,120; personal property, 81,345,881; making tbe total amount of taxables in 1875 reach the sum of 84,144,320. The total collections of public revenue made in 1875, was 8124,359.44. In 1874 the productions of Jasper oounty were imperfectly returned by the township assessors at 4,000 horses, 300 mules, 20,000 neat cattle, 6,000 sheep, 10,000 hogs, 800,000 bushels of Indian corn, 15,000 bushels of wheat, 75,000 bushels of oats, 8,000 bushels of Irish potatoes, 4,000 bushels of flax seed, 1,500 bushels of rye, 500 bushels of grass and clover seed, 25,000 tons of hay, 3,000 gallons of sorghum molasses, 8,000 pounds of wool,

250,000 pounds of pork and beef, 645 barrels of pork; fruit, vinegar, wine, poultry, eto. By the enumeration of 1876 tbe mftnber of school children (between ths ages of six and twenty-one years) is shown to be 3,493. The revenue for school purposes, distributed in Jasper county last' month, wm |io,488.91. The cHutoh-membership is about .1,000 cominunioants, dist tributed among the Jewish, Roman Catholic, and’ variohs branebes of the Prote’stant' fzltks- The valuation of church property js upwards of 863,000.; Of the popular benevolent societies it may be men-l tioned that the* MMSbnlb fraternity has two lodges and probably numbers 200 or 250 members in affiliation; tbe Odd Fellows have two flourishing lodges, with about the same membership as tfi s Masbns;the Knights of Pythias ofte lodge; and the Good Templars oqe lodge. To assist in making, tbe laws- of the' State of Indian A there have been chosen' frota antong the * cilittaa of Jtsper Hofia. 4 M. # Oldeon C. Moody, Ezra wm George H. Brown for. the House of Representatives; and for Senators Hons. Ezra Wright, Robert S. Dwiggins and George Major. To expound and enforce the statutes, Edwin P. Hammond'wax elected judge of tbe 30th Judicial Circuit, and Simon P. Thompson Prosecuting Attorney thereof, both from Rensselaer. Scarcely more than one-third of a century has elapsed since white men succeeded the Indians to the possession of the fields which onr eyes behold on every side. The first generation have not yet all passed away. Bitt how wonderful are the changes whibh have been wrought by industry, civilization and an overruling Providence in that short period. The hntutored savage who occupied (his beautiful region has moved towards the setting sun, which emblematically represents his inevitable destiny. Culture and refinement have succeeded to his possessions. Where the bloodthirsty wolf prowled, the terrible bear roamed and tbe cruel panther screamed, domestic animals are

reared, infants play unharmed, and the music of the anvil, the reaper and all implements of industry are heard. AV here wigwams stood are the workshops, offices and tasteful homes of another and higher race of beings. Where the war-dance was celebrated add pagan rites performed, stand schopls of learning and churches of the living God. Scarcely one third of a century has passed into eternity and the district where dwelt half a dozen families of onr kindred is inhabited by 25,000 to 30,000 people, who, to-day, -pervaded with the same inspiration, celebrate the Centennial anniversary of our national independence. The district whose lands, improvements, cattle and all personal effects were valued at only *820,000 thirtysix years ago,-now boasts its wealth of several millions. Its population has increased more than 6.000 per cent, in that time. . liu that region where, within the recollection of men stiH living, only a few acres in 'the most crude ana primitive termer, by weak and indolent squaws, breadstuff's, vegetables and meat are annually produced in sufficient quantity to feed, a mighty army. A ponderous volume would be required to record in detail the changes and improvements which were wrought by the generation whom we succeed. It cimnot be written on a few sheets of paper, nor told in a few minutes. Though vast and wonderful these changes, and pleasant to contemplate, per•v 7; 1

section has nbt Heten attained There is room for a denser population, and -a demand tor more and better improvements. Leas than, one-tenth of the acreage ot our county is cultivated. Our lands are susceptablo of higher cultivation, and greater productiveness. Our schools may be rendered more efficient. We, aa individuals, canal! improve in thoughts, aspirations and culture. Although stopendnue progress was made in the thirtysix years that are passed, the contemplation of what was accomplished, of the obstacles met and overcome, and of the itaperfket implements with which the pioneers operated, inspire hope of Sander possibilities for the future. ur fathers who left us this inheritance of cultivated fields, and fences, and hedges, and barns, and herds, and orchards, and mills, and schools, and churches, and libraries, and roads, and bridges, and pleasant homes, and all onr public buildings commenced poor and single handed —they carved them from the Wil* demess. Our efforts and capital may be directed in other channels. We may polish what they hewed, we may gild what they carved, we may adorn what they builded, we may increase their flocks, and cultivated fields, ahd enlarge all their fabrics until he who reads the record of our county, on a similar occasion, to the next generation, shall find added an hundred fold to its brilliance and charming beauty.

Special Bargains.

- July sth we will commence to reduce our large and varied stock of goods. We will sell very low for cash. Those wantisg anything in our line, please call and get pvicw. F. J. Sbabs ft Co.

Advertised Letters.

Letter* for the following named persons and firms remained uncalled for at the poet office in Rouiselapr, Ipdipna, July Ist, 1879: Clara Amos, A. Leyott, 3, . _. jS , EH Casteel, John Lewis, .3 Sylvester DirnmoQ,Thos. J. Barnet Dewitt, W. Marion,. .> MattigJ. Freemont'j. E. Miller, nCharles A. Griffin, AbePruetV/ . - Edward Gundy,- Mathiak-Strato*-. M. J. Granger* -.Jacob Spangler, Henry Helree, : Lucy Bogtffol . Mary Hazle, J. 11. Snoddy, Molly Janes, \ August Traelts, , Messrs. W. T. LarneA Co., , . v Persons calling for these letters will please give the date of advertisement. t_ GsosOa Siqlob, p. M.

Real Estate Transfers.

For tbe week ending July 6th, 187*6 f th* following transfers of re»l,e*tete. were-.re-oorded in Jasper county . John O. Van K»n»fela*r to .SAlTpCer Haley, lot 14, Rock 8, town of -Rensoefeer, l and 2; ■bioek - , Br l : ‘ CbaWferi*A IfoiwJK addition to the to*rnyf Samuel Sa/ah J. Dawxlrik, south end e} nw, ne aw 18, 82,5-—IQO acres, SBOO. _'' ’ ' . 7.. Oliver R. Mclntire 10, John, k, 8l»aw, undivided one-half lots,l and.%*. , “Mcl.nMre & Shaw’s addition to Remington, fi6,sop. Wesley Meadows to Richkrd B. Meadows, nw ne 19,28, 5--40 acres, SIOO. ' * Elisabeth J. Tea to John T. Culp, wf nw 4, 29, 5, north end e j se 5, 29,. 5-r.97.92 acres. (Jnitiphiitn. Jeduthan' D, Hopkins st al to. William Powers and Elizabeth Ciptel, tract in tpwu of Rensselaer, $66. \ I .., ‘.. 7 ’ William A. Dalby to JqW k. /Jox., .if nw, nw ne> 3 L 8, « aerrt; SBOO. Shelby Dannlels toTrusleeltarkley fown r ship, part ne M 28,80 A—l jll, , William H. Merlsg to M>ry M. MertaU, w} ne 17, 29, 6—Bo acres, $2,000. Acreage of transfers, 381; consideralisC, $8,321; average price per acro, $8.72Five town Ipts for 84,991.'.,. ,

Announcements of Candidates.

Peter Rhoads is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election, -r George M. Robinson is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election, Thomas Warren is a candidate for. Sheriff of Jasper County, subject tothe decision of the republican primary election. P. H. Lally is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to,the decision of the republican primary election. -■ . Joseph Pillars is a dan didate for Sheriff Of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. Albert. S. White is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to the decision iff. the republican primary election. Alt>ert G. *W. Firmer is a 'candidate for Sheriff, of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. Brunson W. Harrington is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the independent convention. Henry I. Adams is a candidate for Treasurer of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. John M. Wasson is a candidate for Treasurer of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. James H. Benson is a candidate for Treasurer of Jasper county, subject to the people’s independent nominating convention. Asa 0. Provo is a candidate for Commissioner of Jasper county, from District No. 1, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. candidate for Com- ■ Wisrionor of Jasper county for district Ko. 1, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. WnHam K. Parhison is a candidate for Commissioner of Jasper county from district No. 2, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. Bnllis is a candidate for Commissioner of Jasper county, in district number 8, subject to the decision off the republican primary election. * . William B. Price is a candidate for Commissioner of Jasper county from district No. 8, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. At Leopold’s fine Cheviot-shirts for $1.26.-