Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1881 — Sorghum Valley. [ARTICLE]

Sorghum Valley.

Sam Thornton and Jim Brusnliairi started Monday Via the Standard Gauge for Valparaiso to attend the Normal. Farmers have commenced plowing for oats. Game heretofore very plenty is now quite scarce. Few ducks or geese put in an appearance. Mrs. Henry Thornton has been quite sick with Neuralgia but is some better now. Still she goes with one eye covered up. The school closes here nert week, and we hear that Mr. Johnson will teach the spring term of the Union school. At our last literary it was resolved to cany it on during the summer, making it a Blue ribbon society we hope it may be so, and to give the managers of the blue ribbon movement a clue to our meetings, they are the first and third Saturdays in each month. We are in favor of temperanc e and the most of our citizens will give a helping hand in the good cause.

SELAH.