People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — A New Good Templar's Lodge. [ARTICLE]

A New Good Templar's Lodge.

South-east Marion. Jan. 30—The young people of this vicinity are talking of organizing a Good Templar's Lodge. Charley Slaughter and John Penwright spent Tuesday evening at the home of their jovial neighbor, Mr. Chilcote, making the time pass pleasantly with violin and organ. Charley Miller is chopping wood on Mr. Evans' land this winter. Mr. Evanes has rented his farm to John Katler. Mr. Katler wilt live with his sister-in-law until school is out, and then he will move the old school house away and live in that. James Burling will soon begin to prepare his pasture for the coming year. Mr. Burling is the only man in this vicinity who will have pasture for the public. Ruben Dickinson will be his overseer. As Charley "Slaughter is doing some blacksmithing, James Rogers had him repair his harness for spring work. Jim is not a married man but he intends to do a big business just the same. Grant Daly has bought a farm of 80 acres and is building a new house on the same.

Mr. Chilcote is improving his farm by clearing away the brush he e-xpects to tile it this spring. He has built a snug little house. Mr. Ward is thinking of building another house on Ips farm m the spring for his son Jim. Will Meyers made a Hying trip to South America Tuesday on business. George R. Dickinson is contemplating building a house for one of his tenants this spring, he is among the oldest residents of Jasper county. Mr. Harson Zeak of Grant county, while visiting his broth-er-in-law, John Havens, met with a sad misfortune, loosing , his little son, Evert, last Sunday morning at 2 o'clock. The funeral was held at the house. Rev. Hasten conducting .the service, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Crockit cemetry. Orinal Millman of Carpenter township expects to move to his farm in Cass county the last of February. Mathew Yager of Milroy is talking of giving his new barn a coat of paint. School Girl. •