People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1896 — KNIMAN. [ARTICLE]

KNIMAN.

Correspondence of the People’s Pilot. Quite a snow storm since last report. Roads improving since the barometer took a downward turn. The services of Dr. Jones are in con stant demand as there is an unusual amount of sikness in these parts at present. The Davison Brothers are making extensive preparations for tiling as they ex pect to lay about two miles of drain tile this spring. The people in general are making won derful strides in improving their wet lands, and are spending thousands of dollars in making a permanent drainage system for an immense tract of land formerly covered with water. The early settlers are learning a lesson they should have learned years ago, that, no matter how rich in decayed vegetation, land will not grow crops while coyered with water. B. h. Wilcox resigned his position as teacher at the Gant school for a more lucrative and congenial one nnder Uncle Sam. He will get the appointment of mail distributor on the Monon at asalery of WO a month. Mr. Wileex merits the

honor of standing at the head of his class in a competitive examination at Chicago. A Mr. Lowery will teach out the remainder of the unexpired term.