Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1906 — Old Time News. [ARTICLE]

Old Time News.

Fifty-One Years Ago. JASPER BANNER, SEPT. 13, 1855. The Democratic county convention was held on Sept. 8. After it assembled the Democrats present from each township selected the delegates for their township, a recess of 15 minutes being taken for the purpose. G. W. Spitler was chairmaq and John G. Troxel secretary. John McCarthy, editor of the Banner, was nominated for Clerk, against Henry Barkley and Addison Vandever. J. H. Loughridge for auditor, without opposition. and Wm. Jacks for Recorder and Jacob Wright for Commissioner. In an editorial paragraph Candidate McCarthy announced that it was not his intention to use his paper to advance his political interests, but if his opponents got to throwing dirt at him, then they would get it hot from the bat. Or words to that effect. The northwestern Indiana M. E. cmference at Delphi, had appointed H. W. Brown and Wood for Rensselaer, and the surrounding country. Rice, priscoll and Stocking the Lafayettee murderers condemned to hang that September had been respited to Jan. 11 for the Supreme Court to examine their cases. The firm of Blair & Purcupile was dissolved by mutual consent. A new merchant in town was J. H. Franks, whom we suspect was an Israelite. He did not handle everything, for a wbnder, but only ready made “clodings,” and such. The premium list of the coming county was published, and they amounted td the extravagant sum of $68.50 in all.

- Thirty-Seven riarsjflgr - RENSSELAER UNION, AUS* 26, 1867. A “chapter of" calamities” was reported from Remington. Two brothers James and Edward Curry, residents of Remington had Been drowned in the canal at Logansport, while swimming, a little daughter of H. C. Lipprant had died from burns, and Joseph Spangler had been killed by lightning while, stacking oats. Wiley Irwin and Isaac Blake were knocked down by the same bolt. Pigeons had appeared in considerable numbers. They seem to have made their farewell appearance; long ago. Amzi Laßne, 13 or 14 years old, hadjoeen kicked on the thigh by a horse, but no bone broken. Pierce & Grant had delivered 225 hogs ou contract, that week, and they brought them 84,800. One must have been a regular old hog of a hog, for he weighed 508 pounds Abe Sparling dressed it, and rendered it into lard. Mary Ann, daughter of W. W. and Mary A. Wishard, then of Newton county, was buried here on the 24th. She was 11 years old. A sneak thief had raided Samuel Hemphill's residence and taken 850 from him and 825 or 830 from Mrs. Hemphill. Albert W. Cleveland had been bitten by a big rattlesnake, at his place li miles northeast of town. He “soaked" the snake with a club and Dr. Loughridge soaked kirn with whisky. Apparently he was not hurt much eitheir by the bite or the bitters. Christian Weurthner and Miss Sarah Leuch, the latter just fiom Baden, Germany, were married in tfewton Tp., on Aug. 22. They had been engaged some years in Germany, and then two years before he came to this country bought a few acres in Jasper county, built a cabin and then sent for his girl, and they were married as soon as she arrived.