Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1888 — FROM PILOT GROVE. [ARTICLE]

FROM PILOT GROVE.

Oats all in the shock. Farmers are getting along finely with their having. T s resiling machines have commenced operations in this locality. The report is that the yield of oats is good. While wc have some fine fields of o._rn in this locality ths yield, general thing, will probably t < below an average crop. i’ho Democrats *»f Jackson township are talking of organizing a Cleveland and Thurman Club.— Steps in that direction will probably be taken in the course of a few days. A correspondent of the KentJand Democrat her this to say of the new railroad: “Track laying on the no v r..: c is progressing slowly. The rend ,: s in a running condition as " rr- the ‘Griff school house” at the present time everything seems to be at a stand-still and the rumor prevails that the hands are on a strike. They do not complain of overwork or unfair wages but they demand better grub and more of it” We are very sorry to learn that J. D. Spohr who has been confined to his bed with pneumonia since early last spring, is at this writing no better. As the time has again arrived when a certain class of Republicans M ho did their fighting at home will do their utmost to rekindle the fires of sectional hatred, the following beautiful Hues will probably not be amiss: “Lone years of peaee have stilled the battle^thunder, Wild grasses quiver where the fight was won, Masses ot blossoms lightly blown asunder Drop down white petals on the si» lent gun; For life is kind and sweet things grow unbiddon, Turning the scenes of strife to blooming bowers; One only knows what secrets mav be bidden Beneath his cloud of flowers. Poor heart above the field of sorrow sighing Fer emitteu faith and hope untimely lain, Leave thou the soil whereon thy dead are lying To the soft sunlight end the cleans* ingrain; Love works in silonce, hiding all the traces Of bitter conflict on the trampled sod, And time shall show thee all earth’s battle-places Veiled by ths hand of God."

CAPTAIN JACK.

August 6, 1888. Mrs. ‘Cash’ Hopkins and children, of Greenburg, Kansas, are visiting frinds in Rensselaer. k large number of friends from various parts of the county proceeded to the home W. W. Kento«_, near Zard, to-day, loaded down with rich viand. Thirtieth birthday anniversary, It is needless to •‘Bill" was completely taken by surprise.