Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1875 — JORDAN TOWNSHP ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

JORDAN TOWNSHP ITEMS.

A wild animal in the woods around Egypt is causing considerable excitement. It is pronounced by some, a panther, and by others, a lion. It was seen by Joe Roen one night as he was going through the woods. Joe was afoot and alone. The moon had just risen, and cast a pale, shadowy gloom over the woods, but Joe noticed none of these. He walked along briskly, looking neither to the right nor to the left, but suddenly he stopped short as the form of an animal leaped across the road in front of him and ascended a t ree. Joe’s hair was as stiff as the quills on a porcupine, and cold chills ran down his back in zigzag streaks as he saw the monster glaring at him with balls of fire. He didn’t let the grass grow under his feet while getting out of the woods. Tom Methena followed the animal three days and nights, but without being able to overtake him. One of the most credible stories comes from John Timmons. The animal chased his calves out of their pasture up to the house, aud as soen as it saw John it ran back in the timber, when John obtained his gun and pursued it, but was unable to get a shot at it. He calls it a panther. Mr. Timmons is one of our most respectable citizens, and what he says can be relied upon. The boys never swing their girls along from the evening prayer meetings without sixshooters in their pockets, and they husk corn with shot-guns by their sides. Verily, Jordan township is getting to be a dangerous place. Henry Welch has just completed a new barn. Farmers are in the midst of eorn-husking. Nealy McCassel, Locke Wood am and Jim Lester went to Beaver Lake, on a hunt, last week. They didn’t get mnch game, but said they had “a who’ lot o’ fun.” Arm Lewis shipped some cattle to Pittsburgh last week. Returned Saturday. He will ship another lot soon.

Rensselaer is still ahead of Remington and Se&field. Remington can only get two story. William Wilmore writes from Madison qounty, lowa, that he has not heard a word from his two sons and W. S. Bedford, who started through with teams a couple of months since. He says he has made inquiries, but can not ascertain their whereabouts." The dwelling house of George Bullis came very near burning down the other night. One of the boys went into a closet with a lighted candle, and some clothing caught fire. Fortunately, it was discovered before much damage was done. Miss Lydia Dwiggins commenced teaching school at Egypt Monday; Also, Park Wright, at Never Fail. The lari, news heard from the Jordan township roarer was, that Tom Metbena had captured it at the mouth of Carpenters creek. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” Thomas.

EGYPTIAN.