People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1893 — IROQUOIS. [ARTICLE]

IROQUOIS.

A large snow storm fell Sunday morning. Some of the farmers were going to farm when the freeze came. The examination at Brook last Saturday was very good. There vrere ten pupils present for examination.

The roads are very rough and now they are thawing in the day time and freezing at night. If it don’t rain the roads will be good in a few days. Mr. Omar Hough, of Goodland, was called to Harper City, Kans., last week on account of the sickness of his mother, who died shortly after his arrival. He has not returned yet. Some of the farmers began plowing last week but the rain stopped them. Some of the farmers are tiling and have not commenced plowing yet. There is a good deal of tile to be put in this spring in this vicinity. Some are putting in their own tile and others hire an experienced hand to help. Mr. John Weiss intends to hire five men to help him. He has a large number of tile to put in. The Sage ditch washed out a great deal since it was made. It works nice since the frost is out of the ground. Mr. Fatke has moved on his new farm. Cowboy.