Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1877 — LOCAL GOSSIP AND BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL GOSSIP AND BUSINESS.

. •■ TukUgbtaing Flj-Slvk r g .’. Kannal <?. W. Jafew «tfirl**tl*v Indianapolis. Hit* l-aitr bW, •« eaeoTleM q .ality, nt C. BIaKWS —the finest assortment is at ,-,.JBhar goods **tcsi designs now displayed R«X David James' naw advertisement in another column. ’i ‘.{Solden syrrp at C. C. Star-only €1 * gallon. Try it. flrmxo chicken* are sold %t (rcfs.il for 121 to Id cent* spigge. Ma. Hart, of Remington, was in town fest Thursday. y*ta-MtACHF», Fix three-pound cans for sl, oIC, C. Starr's. Fob cheap goods and groat bargains, call •( Willey A Sigler’s. Jaw best cbee-e in the market may be 4*und at C. C. Starr's. Latk whortleberries were quite plsnt'ful in this u.sikct last week, Tits find wnberuicfons of Uw season were I'Xqpgbt to town Tuesday. JitrsniAL teji for from 59 to GO cents 4>er pound,' JU. U. Starr’s. A fbkh supply of core oysters at C. C. filarr'x. Seven <au* for sl. SKvrsAt Remingtoniaus attended the circus in this plnot Tuesday. i Mtc. J. W. Duvall wtis visiting a brother 1 «t Momence, 111., last week. Last Saturday morning was the coolest since the heated Jpfm began. Farit J kps cheap, nt Harding i Feacoek’s store. Lock at them. Try the “Verbena’ 1 fipe-ept chewing /pbacco, nt Harding & Frtupcis’f.. A XKW boot and shoo store w;H be opened in this place soon by Mr. Bass. . pxrrTT bhcrfff Thos. K Donnelly, of Beuington, was in town yesterday. Mr. Holdiupge Class will be deputy county treasurer under Mr. Adams. “Chailkt Ross" smoking tobacco is the best. Kept at Harding <fc Peacock's. TtjE pjfe ofCouftiy Clerk Price was vjsi'iag r lister aXJKeniian J, last week. .-Jut the '‘Oriental" smoking tobacco, in rjtr.rter peund sacks, at C. €. Starr’s, Queexswauk in large stock at Harding & Peacock’s, iu the Shanghai building. Pcpts and shoes —largest and best stock .in Jasper county, at F. J. Sears &. Co.'s. As good u Ike best are tho cigars kept Jby Billy Piles, over Kannal's drug store. Langx stock of tomatoes, three-pound leans, only 25 cents a can, at C. C. Starr’s. Mrs. Geo. Sigleb started yesterday morning on a visit to friends iu Porter county. Candies and nnts, nice and fresh, at Kannal’s fee cream parlor. Call on Bidy - Viles.

Linen and listing carpets, mats, nnd (Covered footstools,, at Leopold's. New goods. Best brands of chewing shorts, plug, fine tut and ttuoking tobaccos, at U. t. pt arr’s. Cn ablet Roberts’ mother and brother, of Sardinia, Decatur peunty, are visiting in this place. JJr. Hanak. the dentist, and Mr. Ben. -Teufor took in Barnum's show at Lu Fayette fast Friday. Twenty- five cents will pay for Tin: Union three months to atty address in the United States. "• No normal school this week. For a unknown (to us) the superintendent did not appear. paid Crawfordsville, his old hemo, a vis.t last week. He returned Monday. Mb. R. 11. and family returned front their visit to the “Bucket - " State, Saturday. ..Calicoes only 7 cents at Lco.pold’s from the date of this publication iintil further notice. Dr. R. T. Martin will move into bis new residence, on the south side of the river, in a few days. Mn. Ed. M<xwki.l, of tjie Morocco Courier, spread bis No. Jo's over Rtfusselaer streets show day. Ho, ye smokers I Remember that (’. C. JStarr sells the beet 5-cent cigar s in Rensselaer. Call and try them. Call at Willey & Sigler’s and see their stock of boots ai.d shoes. Low prices, tlppds warranted. “Arabella, ’’ the best 5-cent cignrs yet brought to this market, kept only by Harding & Peacock. Try them. Ms. Charley - Remington, were .visiting iu this pjat*;, tjyt fori part of the week. Glassware at tlardyig & Peacock’s grocery cheaper than ever sold in Rensswuer. Goblets are extra good and cheap. •Tue workmen will commence slinging brick and mortar on Messrs. W. H. & C. Rhoades’ new building next week. JIK. F. J. Sears and wife returned from jtoey rjsit among friends in Illinois on Monday. They report a good time. , JgE creaip is refreshing fruit these warm rvfehings. Billy Piles makes Al. Call at KannaFs parlor, orgr the.drug store. Ay Willey & £igli*r's may lie found a splendid assortment' of good jewelry, which they sell at prices that de/” y.mpetition. the time is at h>nJ; Septemitep Ist will soon be here. Call and settle yottr old account at Kann.it's drug store. Thebe is said to bo an abundance of in the groves of Jasper county this season. They nre ripening very fast. Finb shirts—the William Penn and Quaker are the best manufactured in the United States. Leopold sells them at reasonable prices. . 1 Mb. S. T. P.otal and wifi", nee, Miss Njimie Cole, of Dayton, Ind., were visiting the family oT Mrs. Cole, in this place, the past week. Nabriage licenses were issued by 4i>e eounty clerk on Tuesday to Lester Goodger and Eva H. Hesser, John Feuwick and Nary .fi gage. j'i.ax iias done woH iij ihe southwestern part of Jasper county this season. It is jljid to yield from 10 to 13 bushels per acre, the avevsgg being about 11 bushels. Mrs. Harris, pf Westville, returned yesterday, after {pending a week 'T<ri rJen»aiitly in this place visiting with * Jh¥ dflujipter, Mrs. N. B. Bowman. Hating bought his hats from the stoek ti‘p Orin ' ttaf, hud gone into bankruptcy ’ JxNippJd ft sell these articles at least 25 per regular prices. B. P. known as ifFrid,” the young atjisti returned hope filenday evening fr«yn P week’s visit among friepds at LaFayelte'aioJ Jndjsnapolis. Jdn. I. AnAxjs, new county iriasikyy. tt'bp jrHl cpter up?p bis official ‘duliM n«*yj wcpL'JiaW rented th? Central ( >lilfojr prepay P’S few Aitnjly r«ri<}ppca. *'Among <4i* Business Gards’’ jlify w-Sgii is the as ife# of St. Wniel B Miller atlcruev. etc. V/e an honorable, dpright man.

ftrrv pieces new calicos, lieet brands xuaaufrclured, im-luiUug NerrimMs,, Bpraguea, ««c.. Jnst reoeived at F. J. Scars A Co.'*. Ladies, evil aud aee Dr. BiBXKb ami family, of Goodland, were visiting relatives iu jßanssclaer, the past week. The Doctor informed u* he would fodn t«ke up M* abode tn Indianapoll*. 1 All iu the dry good* lino toughl since the rise of prices in the wholesale markota *lO from 10 to .15 per cent, liipluu" than those to be found nt A. Leopold's *tim« store. Bkv. R. M. AtkiXMML of Wahath. delivered two very interesting ftiiaeiHiraes in the Chrisiisn cl.urch Inst S ddcith, irhieh were Jitteocd to by largo aud uttetitive audiences. Mb. FII4NE W. k i«< - (>ok and wife nre visiting friends in Howard county. They drove through in a buggy, thinking perhaps the ride might be bu.ielicial to Mrs. B. s lien!' li. Ml«* Lettie Tlmrp mil Miss . Ida Gibson gave Tut: Union < fficc a ple-iMnt call In-t Friday. Call again. Indie-! iVef are always glad to sec our friends, especially the young ladies. v F. J. Si aiss & Co. are nfferipg ejtra inducements to cash customers during these dyll times. Wi eu in umd of anything in their lino, by all means give them a call Iwfote making purcliases A little son of Daniel E. Fairchild, Esq., o: Keener township, fell from' a fence a few days sgo, nnd broke one of his nrtiis. We nre 1.1 learn he i* recovering at rapidly as could Ist expected. The Walker brand of boots and shoes is a standard qmdity, so well known to Hie public us not to need detailed descript ion. They nre not excelled. . A. Leopold is tire sole agent for them in Rensselaer. The great milrond strike hds knocked the bottom out of prices at F. J. fchvirs A Co.'s, and goods have tunibieij way du n u to bottom figures. Go nnd price their goods nnd see if this statement, isn't true. Call.— AIJ persons indebted to us will find it for their interest to call nnd settle their accounts b-fitre (lie first ilrry of (»<■(,l- - After that date till of our books and accounts will be settled by our nttotney. AV lI.LEY & SIULEB. Si'KCIAt. mention is made of Leopold's stock of merciitiut t-iilovs’ supplies, consisting of cloths, ca-simeres, beavers, mid fiuest trimming* ti match. Mr. N. R. Bowman is always pre-ent to cut and make 1' em up ig latest fashions, ar,J wijl warrant pertbet fitting. Tur: Sentinel man quotes potatoes nt $1.20 a bushel in ibis market. Hero is a chance, for a speculation. AV’ould like to contract to furttish him 100.('00 bushels nt these figures. It would beat taking a contract to do 11 job of |irinting for less-than cost of the raw nmtvrial. Potatoes arc 40 Cts at retail. The New York Circus did not draw a

very largo crowd Tuesday. Half dollars were too scarce' and farmers were too busy to attend shows. The perlb-nninecs, however. were as good as the average; the company was composed < f civil, genteel people, and last, but not l?nst, tlirv paid their Jiilbn. Mb. S. P. Tuompson, Esq., went to Fowler, last Saturday, i n business of 11 legal nature. Simon has a wonderful sight of legal laifiness over that way of late, and what is strange about it is lie generally goes -lire latter part _uf the auuJl. ami.remains over Sunday. There, must be an interesting suit pending. Mr. Jonathan Rank of Carpenter township tiiys that one of his neighbors threshed a patch of oats containing seven acres that yielded an average uf'lo tneasured bushels an acre; but Hint Wiiglied jti pounds to lite bushej, making Hm average by weight reach the enormous yield of bushels an acre. Who can beat il? Dk. A. L. H.in ui, recently of Watseka, 111., has taken up his residence in Rensselaer, and offers his professional services to tlie citizens of the town and viiiuity. Ho Ims had thirty years experience in the practice of.inedieiue, and conies highly recommended by the citizens of the town in which lie has so lung resided. See curd in another column. Mt;. Leopold li is rcturncd frotn Chicago with the best stock of fall and winter goods ever brought to Rensselaer. The stoek includes dry goods, clothing, ladies’ and gentlemen's famishing goods, tailors’ supplies, bats, caps, boots, shoes, etc. They were bought before tlie late rise in market, an 1 be can, therefore, sell them from 10 to 15 per ccut. less than those who Ijayp bought since. Dkao! Dead! Dkad! During the harrost season business throughout the country is apparently’dead, or at a standstill, and till derailments of trade and commerce experience a lull. So it. is with the mercantile business; but, nevertheless, F. J. Rears & Co. are on hand with u full stoek of merchandise mid me selling goods right down at bottom figures. With a little cash any person can secure g cat bargains at their establismcnt.

Col. Healey was in town Friday an 1 Saturday last. He has left Arkansas for fcrewell- Society is in too unsettled condition, crime and lawlessness are too bold, business is 100 dead niid money is too scarce to make the state desiyab'.e (o live in. His health he thinks is iuuU> unproved, though, his physical appearance would rot indicate it. He bus been back in liidiana several weeks, prospecting fur a location to engage in business. Possibly lie may eonclule to return to Rensselaety. Next Monday a change takes place in tlie county treasury, Mr. L. U. Junes after a service of two terms of two years each, surrenders the respotcsiUlitios of. tbe office of county treasurer to his elected successor, Mr. Henry 1. Adams. Mr. Junes has been one < f the best ufiieets the eounty ever had. He succeeded an excellent man, he has eon ducted the business well, ami he surrenders U» a worthy successor. Mr. Janes, it is said, will return to his farm in Kankakee township. May health, prosperity nnd long Ijfe be allotted to him. Mb. Lutheb Benson, the renowned temperance lecturer of Indiana, has an appointment to speak in the Methodist Episcopal church to-uigt,t attd to morrow night. His eloquence, his strong appetite for alcoholic drinks, and his weakness to resist temptation iu that fiim, have made him notorious if not fai.ous. He ccmes directly from the coniniunion of the church, the eell pt 4ti insane asylum, the bar of a liqunrsaluotL aud the emblaces of pi-ustitutig, to wain ik people of the terrible effects of strong drink that ha is experimentally fujniliar with. Those who attend his lectures are captivated by his oratory, if hot beqe, filed by bis example.