Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1881 — Union Straps. [ARTICLE]

Union Straps.

Roads muddy. Weather warm and cloudy. Cattle hunting still the order of the day, The Brushwood, Rosebud, Bobtail and Slip-Up schools commence today. Bill Bat was rather eloquent in his items in speaking of Simon’s ditching machine. Health generally good. The new bridge at Aller’s millsis rapidly approaching completion. We notice that Dr. Washburn, in his article on anatomy and physiology, differs somewhat from other great physiologisis. We would like to know what age the skeleton was before it “shuffled off” its “mortal coil.” We think that the number of bom s depends upon the age. Don’t, how ever, consider us a cynic. Spy tries to deny that Scott rode the gray horse after the cows, anc in sists that it was Bruner’s while mule, Mr. k Spy owns the gray horse and don’t want to let the Keei.ir gills know that he comes courting the fair damsels of Union. Come, come, now, Mr. Spy, if you are not more careful about finding fault we will force you to retreat, as did your brother writer from Keener some time since. Remember his fate, and beware! Tqe Harrington, Gant and Grape Inland schools commence next Monday. The Jas r er City literary and debating society will hereafter meet every Saturday at the Gant school house.

Preaching last Sunday at the Rosebud school nousc, at 10 a. m., and at Bp.m. tie preacher’s wife delivered a lecture on temperance. Preaching next Sunday at the Gant school house. A. M. Munden is to teach the Sand Ridge school, in Barkley township, this winter. Aunt Becky will wield the birch at Rosebud. Wheat and rye doing well. GRAPE ISLAND. Nov. 7, 1881. Those fine dress, and French Cashmere shirts are to be purchased, cheaper than elsewhere, at Campbell & Farden’s opposite the Nowels House.