People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — SORGHUM VALLEY. [ARTICLE]

SORGHUM VALLEY.

Geo. W. Fritz is sick at the home of his father-in-law, Jno. Nowels. Caleb Hopkins went to Medaryville to mill- one day last week with twenty bushels of wheat. Our school attended the Bowling Green spelling last Wednesday evening. A good time was enjoyed by all. L. M. Wilcox, of the Surrey school, w T as ahead in spelling and Jim Yeoman, of Rosebud, proved to be the champion in ciphering. Considerable moving is being contemplated this week. John Brown will move on Simon Kenton’s farm in Union township. Virg Nowels will occupy the house which Mr. Brown vacates. Rev. Shaft will move into Sherman Thornton’s house which Virg now occupies. Uncle Henry Thornton will move to ‘Rensselaer this week as a retired farmer. He has been a resident of this place for 30 years or more. School Boy.

The breaking up of the winter is the signal for the breaking up of the system. Nature is opening up the pores and throwing off refuse. DeWitt’s, Sarsaparilla is of assistance in this operation. A. F. Long 4 Co. Smoke the Mendoza cigar,