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

FRANCESVILLE.

, As correspondents are comingin from all parts of the country I thought you would like a word or two from here. Health is principally bark and cough. Hay pressing, the principal business of our town, is suspended for a few days. Ebert Garigos is visiting friends at Elwood. A. Hullinger made Medaryville a flying visit Monday. Louie York, of Medaryville, was seen on our streets Monday. Francesville is to have a town well, made by donations from our citizens. Jerry Bisher has been out at his Gillam farm the past week. The rooster strutteth, the hen cackeleth, and the guinea warbeleth, but we hear of no other preparations for Easter. Moving and house cleaning, which has kept some busy the last two or three weeks, are nearly done and now we can rest. We hear of our town being called “rot down” by some. Perhaps by the time they have withstood the storms, rain and sunshine as long as some of our buildings have they will be in the same condition. It is said there was a meeting of the officers of our fair last Saturday for the purpose of setting date of next fair and other fair business, but we have not learned the result.

Carpenters or anybody that can use hammer and saw are kept busy this nice weather. It is said there was one new house built here last season and the grass was tramped into the ground for three blocks around by sightseers and people gazing at the wonderful structure—a new house. Not so with this season. New buildings are to be seen in all directions, the north and west part of the town claiming the most of them. Here we will find J. R. Hardesty with a neat residence and barn; M. Gorden, barn. Mr. Page, our enterprising carpenter, has sold his new residence to Mr. Clark, the creameryman, and bought lots in same addition and will build thereon. We think this part of town well deserves the ever popular name of New Columbia. Arthur Randall is to be found near with a dwelling and barn. Coey, our hotel and restauraunt man, two new dwellings. Many other improvements are to be found that we will not mention now. Pilot’s Friend.

Williams has a full line of goods at his store and can please you all in prices and