Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1880 — Barkley Items. [ARTICLE]

Barkley Items.

Corn lias been ueeding rain very much in this section. Haying is principally over; it has not made as good a yield this year as last, in quality or quauotity. Oats aud wheat are not as good as farmers had expected before harvest, but all giving a fair yield, and with about twenty-five Republican, majority we are Injoyiog good health aud are well satisfied with tne the nominees, from Garfield to War. ner. 11 has been advised aud resolved that it is strictly necessary for an immediate organisation of a Democratic political prayer meeting to be held in every township for tbe pnrpose of assisting General Hancock in offering ud petitions-to the ruler of the universe for the resurrection of the Democrats that he and his army killed during the Democratic rebellion, at least thirty days prior to the Novem-

ber election.

BONA FIDE.

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