Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1881 — Sorghum Valley. [ARTICLE]

Sorghum Valley.

ffrroenww Pnrtw wMI be iiiaugura--Ird i>exl Holiday. Attt'iHinn lo'ttie Mateowwot off Ihe ]1 1 lie* H« I t ft r tile n-.otstl of Dee*-m----t«n, rfiedeer*ae* A»rlli4l month #a* $i «W», 430- ■ The Barone©# Burdett-OmMe <te ©lare* ab* will marry that youne man .ir it roeta her a million. He will ti afce It cost her aeveral million afte r alte get* lilutThe Oxfmtl Tribune joins the Fowlr Kra »i»»l Ihe Reiii»rrWt-r Republican 'n i|tf r»- , tt«a' to ilMM’rt aali*oiilsls’ not? a of fppttcailon to the county board ft»r llrrwf.—ViUetll. Nbt two l.ir«!e. this time, with one »:.»ue. 1.0 l Governor Purler who baa teen riktH In by one Htone. We !■«»;# iliai (M«»ne may i>ot | rove a U>u * real burtlen for our porterftenaeelaer baa ihi saloon, hat men l©t .trunk thfte, and the faat Rej-übH e >ii relate" a flagrant ca*e of drunken i.e«a and violence-occurring there on bod Week *undi»y. ( Vidette. The liexi Legislature will contain 54 |' w y*r*, to farmers. 2,1 rhyaiclana, 4 * ditora. 1 printer, The farmera aie gening on the Irful gentlemen Mid if they m will it, cau have u.ajuri *n two year* lieuce. The Rei.BM:la*r?enlinel gives reason w i»y it tliiuki* tlje publication qf the n to to of application foa the liquor litfiiae jualitiahie, that it ia warning t • all th«wv who would resist the ap- | I .cation —Vidett^ t. Ta - - T-a-k Smith, Will Rinehart, and J d. H. Grrebain. of Delphi. attended t ie v-©ek. and were voted the halt dimmest young men in tie place, to say nothing * f the wealth they carried iu their |im*keu. —l)el| h Times. Tire * toque i t Mingo chief Logan, t> IgliLpow well exclain ‘‘who is there t>* momn for L< gan?” One of hia d# <-eni’ents has been appointed to a de-« pertinent ch k ; ilp in Washington Jio v tl*<* * an •*© lias degenerated Act-i iuiu k to .mi chiwlonlßTille Jqurqul. a man .u Indianapolra otfers 1*» make <■ l>etter eggs |.y machinery than hens lay. and sell them at 0 cts 'a dozen. That man could make a fortune, and be the recipient of nunieroufJh;ee"ingsby housewives throughout the land if he would proceed to supply the market wlih eggs.

Democracy still jakeg some interes In public affairs, though it grows sadly thin and bestifully leas by degress* I ©cause it would to of) have taken the under its wing as the hen etc. A meeting of the democratic editor* of the state wae held, at Indianapolis last Wednesday, to consider the political condition of tbs couutryA in’t it sad? Tlie Rensselaer Republican tellthat John Borrougha of that place vis s bed what the folks up there term the ••Red Hell," on lari Sunday evening, and got’gloriously drunk. Ha then returned to the City Hotel office and amused himself by kicking over the stove, for all of whichhe was knocked down six times in succession by the hotel clerk. Now they ought to put Johnny in the cooler for a few months . and licfore they released him make him swear to eschew “Red Hell?' foreve r more.—Monticello Democrat. ■> - It Isssjd that congressman Raudall • has expressed himself favorable to the passage of McCook’s bill to place Gen«ral Grant on the retired list with the isuk and allowance of a general i-n the army. The hill will moat likely 1 ceo.il* a law. as quite a number of the democratic members will vote for - *'a passage. This we think much n.orc sensible than the propoeitiou of the New York Times to raise a fund t y personal contributions, and it certainly more nearly cotnmensurat with his dignified relation to the peo f* : * It is hi-h time that the United’ Ktates should begin to give some evi’ dance of ies|iect for, and gratitude *«ward the than who have done for Per surib eminent aervsee as baa Gene ral Gru,n" A bill has been submitted to congress hy Mr. Rennet represen ative from Dakota for the division of that territory into two parts, and (beadmission of the southern portion asa State. His hid provides for the division to lie made on the 40 parallel or * north latitud \ The northern division would then have an area of 70,000 gq ini Ire, the southern 80,000. The popu' Ist ion of the new state would be about 100,000. The trrltorlal pmrt would have about 3-i,OO(JL In 1870 the population of the whole territory was but 14.000. The vote of the teritory In 1878 was about JO,OOO, iu 18S0 it was L’S.ftlO, In tiie last two years the increase at the population was unprecedented, and the development of the , territory, wonderful iudeed. The Irgislstutc i-onvcned yesterday It is to be hoped that liody will lie •narked by the wisdom with which ,-it deliberates upon the question* that may demand its attedtion, and the • crapulous care it ©zeroises in guarding the interests of the people- The Jiile, liervtofore. has been for each germ of a legislator to strive to exceed nil others in the number of bills be might present, regardless of the necessity for their piaasage, the legality of their construction or their contents. Korne check should he placed iipon this impulsive, embryonic statesmanship, that. Abe interests of the state might lie served regardless of the honor tbat may be acqufted by its rapre rents Lives at tli* capitol. The fact that the meetings are biennial and t-* at ea*h session consumes but about fc»rty eight working days should Im. pnaw Lite legislative tidy with th* necealry of considering only the moat ' important question*, ofaueful tiellbera. tio« . ad prom,-t actio.i.

We had the “shoot" and a lively U * i J% osa Burns, living north w eat from here, undertook to pick dirt from and smoke at th* same lima —eequ el—James Is badly burned, and will probably ue ver again i try to light a pipe with eeve ral ouneas of powder In an open paper la his lap. ■ C. P. Ilopkln* keeps the beet brands of plug tobacco, and sella litem as low as others ordinarily ask for poor brands. Our Iveeum is asS'-ceea. It will coo. vene agalu Friday night. Jan. 14th Bubj«t-t for diacuaeion. Resolved; Uiai compulsory education sh«Hild be en forced in tlie United Ktatee. The con. testants are good speakers and will propably make the debate lively. “Dqn’t you forget It”. C. P. Hopkina will *>e!l you queenswsre chetp. pattern good, ware first class, and prices that ooce can go below. did not ring the bell Monday morning, liecausa the rope was broken, but be ia again at bis post and school will move on with vigor. Was not last Wedoesdey a “buster"? Tlte stock wells hereabouts, were very low before and now. there is not near a sufficiency for the stock, and while we aprreciate good roads, a big rain and a break up would not be hail. Ou Saturday night, Jan. 8, the people round about Horghuiu Valley will oi<et at the school house to organize a class in vocal music with Prof. Hopkins aa instructor. Those Queen Anne and Captola sets sf glnseware are perfectly lovely, and C. P. Hopkins will sell them as low as 'the ware can be 'bought.