Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1875 — RAILROAD. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD.

E L. Price has the largest stock of Seth Thomas Clocks ever brought to Jasper county. Also, if you want a good Watch call* at Price’s and purchase one of those valuable American Watches—best Watch made. M. Fowler and Lee Templeton, of Benton county, offer premiums on the best samples of corn raised in Indiana or Illinois, white corn debarroti, but open to all other varieties; $20.00 for best bushel in ear; $lO for second best, and —5.00 for third best. The exhibition will take place in the bank room, in Fowler, on the lasi Saturday in November. This we learn from the Benton Cour.ty Herald. The railroad news is of the most encouraging character, says the Lowell Star. A contract for 4,000 tons of iron has been closed, and the laying of iron from Dyer this way will commence in a few days. It is sincerely hoped that the weather will p ove propitious. In case offavorable weather we may yet expect the iron horse in Lowell by next Christmas. Let every one lend all his power to this grand proje« U When the iron is laid the dawning of better days for this section of country will be the result. When a Rensselaer girl retire* to bed now, she first fastens down the windows, then opens the door to its fullest extent to admit of re*dy exit in esse of necessity, then turns up the kerosene brightly, cautiously approaches the couch and tremblingly looks under the bed ; then she shuts and locks the the door, looks under the bed, lays back her back hair, looks under the bed, turns down the light, pokes around under tbe bed with a broomstick, and at last jumps into bed with a little yelp, and dreams of burglars all night. At least, that is what her brother told us.