People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1894 — CARPENTER. [ARTICLE]

CARPENTER.

BY DON’T TELL. Mr. Stillman is having his well drilled deeper. Mr. Arthur Woodin and wife have moved back to Carpenter There will be a vacation at the Price school during the month of March. Will Griffith has been having a siege of lung fever, but is better at present. John Sayers lost a horse Saturday morning, apparently fell dead in the barn. Mrs. Sylvester Gray has been under the doctors care. Also Mrs. Jose Burns. Both are better. Mr. Joseph Gray has moved on the property belonging to John Kettering, one mile west of Remington. Tuttle & Harris have just finished drilling a well for James Clowery. Found plenty oi water at a depth of 127 feet. A daughter was born to Mrs. May Tolies, Feb. 7th. living but two or three days, was buried last Sunday at the Alter grave yard. John T. May purchased over 100 head of sheep at Mr. Wagner’s sale. John thinks there is money in keeping sheep, if wool is to be placed on the free list. George Nicholson has rented his farm for $2.50 per acre, and will leave the farm about March Ist. He hasn’t decided what business he will engage in.