People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1894 — The County News. [ARTICLE]

The County News.

CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. BY DON’T TELL. We notice several farmers are making good use of the nice weather, by plowing and now the question arises: Does winter plowing pay, or is it best to wait till spring? We hope that question will be discussed at the Farmer’s Institute. • Considering the hard times, Geo. H. May’s property sold exceedingly well at his sale on the 4th inst Horses bought from S4O to $75 and cattle from 118 to ♦27 per head. If we were engineering the weather we'd reserve this beautiful weather for spring. But as we are not, we will take it as it comes. From the way Chas. Ulm cough t household and kitchen furniture at the sale, on 4th. we all expect to hear of another wedding soon. Mr. and Mrs. I. Z. McMurry received a Christmas present of which they are very proud. A daughter. Claud May has been on the sick list, but is able to be at school again. Mr. Flatt,is moving his family and household effects to Fairbury, 111. Francis Burns, of Fair Oaks, has returned to this, his former home. Geo. Mustard, of Kansas, is visiting relatives in this, township. No literary at No. 3 last week on account of the rain.