People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

G OOCLAND. Theßepublicans of Good!and placed in nomination the following ticket at their caucus last Saturday evening: Trustee first ward, H. T. Greggs; town clerk, A. O. Skiff; town treasurer. T. J. Gray; city marshal, Van Buskirk. Mrs. Colborn visited at Brook Saturday and Sunday. Thos. Murphy, a former resident of this place, but now of near Beaver City, came over to visit his father Monday. The C. &I. C. pay car passed over the road Monday, April 17, gladening the hearts of the boys who are the bone and sinue of a railroad company. Their usual time for paying is the loth of each month.

A phrenologist with a crooked nose, a rogue’s eye and a plug hat has been entertaining a few of our people by head feeling. He looked to us like a fellow that had just been given a new suit of clothes by some state for four or five years of service which he had rendered it. Mr. Wm. Burgess, for a number of years a citizen of Grant township, but now of Rose Lawn, was in town a few days ago shaking hands with his old friends. The cold wave, accompanied by a flurry of snow, that struck this vicinity the latter part of last week, is said to have done up the small fruit prospect of this section.

During the electric storm at this place one night last week, lightning struck the school building at this place but did no serious damage. The shock struck the northeast corner of the tower and tore away the outside row of shingles on a part of the brick cornice. The building is fully covered by insurance and all insurance and all damage will promptly be made good by the company. The shock was a remarkably heavy one and it is surprising that there was not more damage done to the building. We don’t know what the deliberations of the investigation by committeemen, Kitt and Greggs, into the gas business, are, but if reports are true they may as well not make any at all. Rumor saysthat there is no saving of money to the consumer but on the other hand is very handy and much cleaner. A report from them wall be made Tuesday night of this week at McCurry's Hall and will be found in next week’s Pilot. There is one more week of school. W. A. Harrington is slowly improving.

David James has taken up his abode at Wadena and has taken a position in the tile mill at that place. A fellow here at Goodland, who, by virtue of his incompetency, is now tugging at the public teat, says if “Jack the Ripper” ever says anything about him he will be wiped from the face of the earth. Don’t worry yourself, sir, we already have enough good sound substantial statistics against you to stock a stall at a vanity fair and we pledge you our word and honor if an opportunity presents itself we will ventilate you in good shape. The opportunity may occur at any time. County Supt. Pfrimmer personally managed the examination here last Saturday and assisted all with might and main that there might be a better showing than there was three weeks ago. Mr. Pfrimmer has endeared himself in the hearts of many of those boys and girl's who, bending over books from early morn till late at night witli bated breath, will await with anxious heart and hand the final result of that last grand effort of this school year. To teacher Pagin all honor is due to his masterly efforts in making as good showing as was possible in the graduation of as many as possible from his room this year. If not so large in numbers they are more fitted for the life before them. C. & I. C. coal cars coming from the south last Saturday morning showed the snow storm south of here had been considerheavier than in this vicinity. As many as three $o five inches covered the cars,

L. H. Jordan, for so many years C. & I. C. agent at this place, has been promoted from this station to the station at Brazil. Mr. Miller, the day op•erator, has been made agent at this place. Mr. Jordan expects to leave for his new quarters sometime, the forepart of this, week. Jack the Ripper.