Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1899 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN. pwwguili PAPIER OF JASPER COUNTY XI9UED EVERY TUESDAY A FRIDAY BY GEORGE E. MARSHALL, PUBUSHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE—In Republican building on corner Of Washington and Weston Streets. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year .....$1,50 Six Months 75 hree Months 50 Friday, June 80,1899.

County news

| North barkley. Miss Mae Callahan returned home % Sunday. Comer is booming, six families living there. George Levereau is visiting in Kankakee, 111., this week. Harry Gifford and wife did shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. We have at last, a store ai Gifford. One being opened last week. George Meckling made his usual call at Aaron Seitz’s Sunday night. •Joseph Myers, of Hoopston, 111., is at home now helping with the farm.

T. M. Callahan and John Holliday visited friends in Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday. Tom Kight, had some pretty late callers, a few nights ago. He didn’t have any shoes to mend either. Will Bodell, who has been in this vicinity for the past 6 months returned to his home at Harrod, Ohio, Saturday. i Greenly Cook, Mahlon Layton and Willis McMurray are prospecting in North Dakota, with a view o: ! locating there permantly, C. H. Bateman, of Lafayette, Ohio, and Miss Maggie Funk, of Rensselaer, spent Saturday and Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Funk. Miss Zelma Funk and Belle Seitz were in Rensselaer Saturday taking in the sights and doing shopping for themselves and “Others.” “Others” meaning one of those bachelors at Comer.

FAIR OAKS.

Joe Kight visited his mother at Pine Village over Sunday. T. J. Mallett spent several days in Chichago Heights last week. C. C. Kent shipped a car load of hogs to Chicago Monday night. Harvey Querry and family visited relatives at Kniman over Sunday. Sam Thornton had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse last week. Ed. Kessler did business in Chicago Heights several days this week. John Kight, of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents and friends. Jim Cox and children have moved I here from Chicago Heights permanently. Sam Curtis, of Barnesville, Ohio, is visiting Thomas Fry and family this week. * Quite a number of our boys attended the ball game at Rensselaer last Friday. The Holyites held services at the school house last Sunday, morning and evening. Mrs. Tom Mallett visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman, at Virgie last week. Dave Winslow and wife have reI turned home after a week’s visit to - their daughter at Yeddo. k John McColly, wife and children, Of Rensselaer, visited friends and | relatives here last. Sunday. Mesdames Cottingham and Mun- | den attended the M. E. quarterly ; meeting at Kniman last Sunday. | C. A. Gundy’s dance last Saturday night was well attended by about twenty couples, who tripped the light fantastic till the usual Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Holly, of Beaver City, spent Sunday with her ? mother, Mrs. John Casey. Her Xur. ’«*.! Arnold, Sfaßtem home for a two weeks’ visit. [■ r ‘ ■ ■ iii i mm 11 ii

BARKLEY.

Road working, order of the day. * Mrs. Nathan Eldridge is on the sick list. Mr. Rusk is putting a new addition to their house. Steve Freeman and family visited at John Norman’s Sunday. Miss Ola Lang, of Surrey, is the the guest of Miss Ora Henkle. Chas. Hinkle of Valparaiso visited at J. C. Hinkle’s Monday and Tuesday last. Mrs. Jane Shaw, of Rensselaer is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. Murray. We wish South Barkley would do as North Barkley and get some gravel roads. J. N. Sample was thrown from a horse Saturday morning and quite badly shaken up. Quite a number of our young people attended children’s day at Independance in Gillam Sunday. Mrs. S. R. Nichols is home from Danville where she has been taking treatment for a cancer. Her health is much improved. The ice cream social given by members of the Barkley M. E. church at O. Moore’s last Saturday evening was well attended. Pro. oeeds amounted to $14.75 after expenses were paid. UNION.

Wheat is very scarce. Oats will soon be ready to cut. The binders are tieing up the rye. The apple crop will be very great. There is quite a rush of corn to Parr this week. The Judy elevator will change hands next week. Charles Pullins, of Surrey buys most of our fat hogs and cows. Crops looking very good except where blown down by the storm. Cecil Alter has gone to Chicago Heights to serve as assistant engineer. The fourth quarterly conference of the M. P. church will convene at the Rose Bud church on the fourth Saturday and Sunday in July. A severe wind and rain storm passed through this section last night destroying great numbers of fruit trees, demolishing fences and sweeping the corn to the ground in many places.

NEW UNDERTAKING. In Horten’s building. 1 deoi west of the Makeever House, with* a complete and first-class stuck of Funeral - Furnishings. I respectfully solicit a share of the public’s patronage and guarantee satisfaction in every respect. A. B COWGILL Calls promptly responded to day or>lght. Residence at tne Makeever House. Telephone 107 MmSrf I'tie Only Direct Line to IQaniton arid Colorado Springs. ALSO BEST LINE TO DENVER. ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL TO HAVE THE BEST DINING CAB SERVICE. Buffet Library Smoking Cars Special Rates June 25 to July 11, 1899. One fare plus $2 ’ r ” o fi£ 4 „r lp Peoria to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Glenwood Springs. Salt Lake City and Ogden. For handsome booklet, ‘’MAvrrou and in JOHN OBBAOTIAX, G. P. A., CHICAGO, lU.

30 DAY Special Sale. Rogers Bros., 1847 brand silver-plated— Knives, forks and Spoons. KNIVES—M doz. triple-plated rvi knives—sold fors’.2s-s.4e price. ...<pX« t X FORKS— X doz. triple-plat, d Forkssold for $2.25 171 Sale price <pX* f X TABLE SPOONS—H doz. A-l. ’ plate—plain tipped Table Spoons— d»O A O sold for s3.so—Sale price ip Hcdt TEA SPOONS— X doz. A-i, plate—plain tipped Tea Spoons— . ] a sold for sl,7s—sale price ipl* XC7 BERRY SPOONS —Fancy pattern Berry Spoon in silk lined box—tbe best sold for $2,03 d»l no Bale orice ip A .wO BUTTER KNlFE—Fancy pattern Butter Knife and Sugar Spoon in silk lined boxsold for $1 50— AQn Sale price tzOU matches. WATCHES—Gents Elgin or‘Waltham Watch —screw case and stem wind—sold for SB.OO- d»K Z3Q Sale price • - • ipD • W <7 GOLD WATCH—Gents Gold Watch with 7 jewels—nlckle movement—warranted ° GOLD WATCH—Gents Gold Watch—case warranted 20 years—Elgin or Waltham movement—Sold for $16.50 d>lQ AA sale price <pXw.vv LADIES WATCH—Ladles Gold Watch—warranted 20 years—7 jewel movementsold f»r $14,00 djQ Sale price , ipO iJV LADIES WATCH—Ladles Gold Watch—warranted 25 years with 15 jewel Elgin or Waltham movement—sold dil Q 0K for s2o—sale price .iplO.wU

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jW shoot! gVjfl WINCHESTER Repeating Shotguns, Ammunition and / Loaded Shotgun Shells. 'Winchester guns and w ammunition are the standard of the world, but not cost an y morc t l xan P makes. All reliable dealers sell Winchester goods. FREE: Send name on a postal for 158 page Ulusi trated Catalogue describing all the guns and ammunition HLt ma< te by the WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., U? •fogrfqM NEW HAVEN. CONN. WARNER BROTHERS. .... DEALERS 1N.... Hardware, Stoves, Implements. We also handle the COQtIILLARD And a big line of BUGGIES & CARTS. Great Reduction on our “FAVORITE” Cooking’Stoves.

W. A. HUFF. OPERA HOUSE RENSSELAER, INDIANA. For the next 30 days commencing July ist/1 I will have H Special Sale wi** | matches, , ! Clocks and Jewelry 1 of every description, Spectacles, Silverware j and everything to be found in a first-class | jewelry store This is no auction sale to > swindle the people out of their money, j Every article I sell is warranted as rep- > resented on this sheet, also to give perfect $ satisfaction. S Call and examine the goods before purchas- e ing. If they dont suit you dontbuy. < I will save you from 25 to 50 percent, on i all purchases. > I will also show you the largest and best < line of goods ever shown in Jasper county. > Every customer purchasing Two or more dollars wortn j of goods will receive one bottle of Silver Polish free of charge.

W. A. HUFF. OPERA HOUSE Rensselaer, Indiana.

£)R HOORE, The careful Specialist of 40 years constant practice, has looa ted in Rensselaer, Indiana, and will devote his time and best skill in treating the following diseases: ' Consumption, Scrofula — Can be permanently cured if taken in time and often in the advanced stages by methods entirely our own, the result of years of careful research and large experience. Short delays are often dangerous. Heart— Hundreds are dropping dead every day frem Heart failure, whose lives might have been saved by proper and timely treatment. In most cases relief is certain. Stomach —lndigestion, ulceration and all ether troubles affecting this important organ are treated with absolute success. Old remedies and methods have been abolished, better ones have been introduced, All are modern, safe and certain. Nervous troubles of all kinds have been treated with remarkable success for 40 years. Nose and Throat —With recent methods and applances affections of these important and sensitive organs a®e quickly relieved. Kidneys and Eladder —Brights disease, Diabetes, eta. These usually fatal maladies can positively be cured. Here a short delay is often fatal. Call and be examined while relief is possible. Private Diseases ot both sex treated with the utmost delicacy and skill and-in strict confidence. Ear— All diseases of this delicate organ handled with care and success Piles and all other diseases of the Rectum cured quickly and with but lit. tie pain. Females— The Doctor has had a remarkbale record in treating sudcessfully all diseases peculiar to women. Failing Vitality from whatever cause permanently cured. V Epilepsy and Cancer—Formerly two incurable diseases are now treated with great assurance of success. The Doctor’s facilities and resources are almost without limit! Oxygej Gas, Oxygen Compound, Compressed air, Insufflation, Atomization with every appliance necessary to relieve the afflicted. Best of references given Office First Stairs West of P. O. OFFICE HOURS. HOME AT THE NOWELS HOUSE 7t012A. M. Sundays: No visits made during office hour? 2to SP. M. 2to3P. M. only in cases of emergency. 9to 8 P.M. 7to BP.M.

During the winter of 1893, F. M. Martin, of Long Reach, West Va., contracted a severe cold which Irft him with a cough. In speaking of how ue cured it he soys; “I used several kinds of cough syrup but found no relief until I nought a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which relieved me almost instantly, and in a short time brought about a complete our,e.” When troubled with a cough or cold use this remedy and you will not find it necessary to try several kinds before you get relief. It has been in the market for over twenty yyrs and constantly grown in favor and popularity. For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by F. B Meyer.

30 DAY Special Sale. Clocks. CLOCKS—Fancy case-spring ‘Clock—all oak—--8 day strike-* Inch dial—23 Inches high—ks $2.55 A great bargain, every clock warranted. ALARM CLOCKS—-Colombia nickel alarm clock—sold for sr,io rvi—sale price / IQ Warranted . i i 1 1 iii 'l' Chains. CHAlNS—Ladles* long rolled plate Jguard chain—soldered link—solid gold slide with stones—sold for $2,50 d»-j rye sale price ~ tj)X. <O Better qualltj—sold for $8,50 d>n z>Q salepr.ee ipM’OO FILLED CHAINS—GoId filled —best —very fine—sold for >6,00 qq sale price <p*±. OO GENTS CHAINS —Rolled plate chains—sold for $1,50 AQ sale price »7O(J Better quality—sold for $2,50GENTS FINE CHAINS—Best quality—sold fur $4,00 to ss.oa-dbrt AQ T. d»Q Kfl sate price .... . <po*OU LEATHER Gents Leather chains sold for Ift cents— A sale price . ~xQ HAT FlNS—Solid silver Hat Fins—sold for 50e— a-i sale price wlv BRACELET—GoId filled chain Bracelet—sold for sß,oo (h-i no sale price ipl.OO Solid silver chain Bracelet—sold <Ol aq for—s3,b«»-sale price ipX*VO Rolled Plate Chain Bracelet for the babysold for $1,25 - q c sale price OOu Ladies Rolled Plate Waist Set —sold for 50 cents- OQa sale price — wOL

r The n I watch . | repairing a specialty. Mil | work warrantee :

notice. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxters’ Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, biliousness, siok-head-ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver coinplaint, or any of the diseases for which it is reoommehded. It is highly recommended as a spring tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottles, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction. * - A. F. Long. Buy the John Deer plows. Beet on earth. Renicker, agent.