Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1889 — FROM UNION TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

FROM UNION TOWNSHIP.

Pastures are excellent and cattle doing well. A petition is in circulation to locate a public highway, commencing at Moffit’s switch and extending southward to the Fair Oaks road. Frank J. Gant has been working for Alfred Donnelly, in Marion township. James Wiseman, sr., has traded farms with Levi Hodge. Survetus Girard has built an additiou to his residence and erected a new windmill besides doing considerable improving in the way of out-houses, fences, Ac. He also boasts of the best piece of wheat in the ownship, if not in the connty. Dwight Babcock, the insurance man, entertained our people last Wednesday and Thursday with big stories about lightning, fire and tornadoes, some of whieh would excite the envy of the average Dakot\ editor. Dwight has an admirable imagination and an eye to business. David W. Shields will soon erect a naw wind mill on his farm. James H. McClanahan will also erect one in his pasture north of Michael Schultz’s. Austin N. Lakin and Ma+hias Petty have leased Daniel Melon’s farm for three years. Mr. Melon has moved te Chicago. John Masterson has left for parts unknown. Barney D. Comer will soon befln the addition to his house. — eter Barker will do the carpenter work. The schools are progressing finely and teachers report good attendance for this season of the year. Somo of our people who are patrons of the Blackford post office were much disappointed over the failure of Miss Mattie Casey to secure the appointment of post mistress at that place. Miss Casey is well qualified and would have made an excellent post mistress. Her petition was signed by the best citizens of this and Barkley townships. H 3wever, one of the bosses kicked and s.iid that “no d- d Dunkard should have the office” if he could help it, and stated his grievance to Senator Thompson who in turn reported to W. D, Owen, whieh unholy combination accomplished her defeat. A man by the Barae of Stitzhas taken the place of James Nolan on the Horner farm. Nolan moved to Benton cc unty. Abe Myers has just finished building a house on George W. Casey’s land. No part of the county has improved for several years past as rapidly as this township. Even the immense bullfrogs that inhabited the marshes, whose croak is so familiar to the old time iesidents, departed during the Cleveland administration to tho dismal

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