Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1881 — Barkley Township. [ARTICLE]

Barkley Township.

The prospect for wheat is fine at present, with favorable weather through the spriug mouths, a large crop will be harvested. Vood haulers are living fat this winter. The roads have been so good that they could haul without iuterrupiion, and haul big loads. Hart's log yard is full find running over wills logs, but he cannot saw bccau>e of the cold weather.. He will proably begin work SCO ll* The exhibition et the Independence school house on the UTith February resulted in tearing up of the bouse badly. If ths temperance people would put forth a little exertion in this township much good coyld bo done; much suffering from the effects of rum might be avoided. Farmsr.