Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — Carpenter Items. [ARTICLE]

Carpenter Items.

The country schools of Carpenter township are now all closed for the past year's work. The public highways are all getting in fine shape in this locality. People caii now haul (heir accustomed wagon loads: Spring seems to have now put in its pleasant appearance. Weather is nice and warm at this writing, and trees are beginning to bud. and most all kind of fruit is beginning to bloom. Farmers have about finished all their oats sowing, .and they are now turning their attention to their corn ground and preparing to plant. The ground is not in the best condition, for the reason that we have had so nfmSji rain, and it has kept the ground heavy and compact. George Winters: who lias been so dangerously sit k with lung i fever for the last three weeks, seems to now be getting bet Ur. , and it is f hoped by -liis many friends tlmt he will speedily recover. Geo. B. Clark, who has been ill all winter and spring remains m about his usual condition. Roth lie and Brother Winters are meiub trs of the I. O. O. F. lodge here. ! and they~hnve the careful 'atiunion of the members of that Brot .liCilipod here.

John F. Major and Ira W. Yeoman of this place were delegates to the meeting of the Bi-metallic ! League held in Indianapolis last Wednesday and Thursday. They did not see any of the Rensselaer boys there. Wliat is the matter with Rensselaer? They report a feast of the finest oratory, coupled with sound reasoning and good l sense, it was ever their good fortune to listen to, and they claim that Indianapolis nor any other \ city ever witnessed anything to compare with it. It was their pleasure to hear Wm. J. Bryan. I Charles A. Towne, George Fred Williams. Judge Tarvin, Messrs. Taylor and Perrin, all men of national reputation, besides many others of less note. It is remarkable the enthusiasm that still exists in behalf of Mr Bryan. He is stronger in the affections of the people today, than he was at any time during the last campaign, and in our opinion just as sure as he is living two years hence, he will be renominated for the presidency in 1900 and that is not all, he will be triumphantly elected. If those politicians, who are continually crying out that the silver issue is dying should attend such a meeting as was held in Indianapolis last week, they would readily see the falsity of their talk, but of course they would not admit it, for it is not the nature of a gold bug to tell the truth, when he thinks a falsehood will subserve his, and his party’s interests best. The Republicans of Remington, will make up their town ticket this evening and the opposition will make up theirs to-morrow evening, neither of them being soon enough to report this week.

r~- — -»■- ■<— 1 ;«■' —■ 1 1 ~ We do not anticipate any great excitement over town election this year, as there is no particular issue that we know of which will, come before the people, to settle at the polls. So it will probably be only a question of men. Yours, 16 to 1.