People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1894 — The County News. [ARTICLE]

The County News.

CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. BY DON’T TELL. •A good many farmers are looking for farms to rent, but none to buy. Land buyers are a thing of the past. Too much Democratic, prosperity for the health of land buyers. We'd like to see a change in politics, next election, which we expect to see in ’96. The question, ‘ ‘Resolved, that a protective tariff is beneficial to ’the American people,” will be discussed at No. 3, literary, Thursday evening, Jan. 11th. Everybody that is interested in the tariff question come out and lhear. George and Milton Jones, of Newtoa county, visited with their brother Ellis, the first of last we'k. Milton boarded the train Wednesday morning for Middlesborough, Kentucky. Spencer Hamilton will farm the place, this year, now occupied by Mel Hecock. instead of Lou Apger, as stated last week. Messrs. Wm. and Lee Sayers hive returned from Missouri. We have not learned what they think of that country. James L. Babcock and wife were visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity, last Sunday. Jim and George Woodward, of Illinois, are visiting their sister, Mrs. Albert Gray. George H. May has rented his farm to a Mr. Uhn, for one-half delivered in town. Weddings too numerous to mention, during holiday week. Prof. Hicks should take in his : sign.