Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1881 — Fourth of July Celebration. [ARTICLE]

Fourth of July Celebration.

The contest focr the election of United States Senators to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Conkling and Platt, in &ew York, still waxes hot The vote is divided between no kse than a dozen names, and it now looks as though the legislature might adjourn without electing anybody. , The Fowler Era says: “Conkling’s friends extol his labors in the Indiana campaign. * * The extemporaneous, efforis of W. D. Owens did a thousand times more good for Garfield than the great Conkling’s effort" "Who is the Era’s political Hercules in whose presence the giant Boecoe sinks into millenial littleness? Mattingly, of" the Rochester * Republican, PAys That only one suit for libel is brought against him each month, and he says the libel business is rather dull. Mattingly is also treated to a public horsewhipping now and then, when he can be found on the street Rochis evidently no place for a ferocious editor like Mattingly. Thkke is promise of considerable ditching ip Jasper county this season. There are thousands of acres ot first-class soil under water in this county, which, with proper ditching, can be made the best of farm land. All obstructions should'be cleared out of the Iroquois river, so that the stream may tie used exclusively for a drain, for which purpose alone it is naturally adapted.

( Stock Killed.— The gauge of our railroad having beefi widened, it is "death to yearling and two-year-old cattle to meet, the trains. The Cattle getting so used to the- light weight trains-of the narrow gauge, became too familiar, and, for their own safety should turn over a new leaf. One steer was killed for , Fritz Zard, worth about $25, and on Friday last two cattle were killed in the pasture of Foltz & Co—one -heifer belonging- to Michael Brushehan, worth sl6, and one steer the property of C. D. Nowels, worth S2O. Unless the railroad fences its track securely the company is liable to the owners of stock for the full value of all stock killed by strains without regard to the question of negligence. 'The railroad company should fence its track, or those in charge of trains use extraordinary care. , -

The result of the election for county superintendent was just what every man who had. any knowledge of the condition of affairs had predicted. The name of C. P. Mitchell was presented by the, republicans, and David B. Nowels, the present incumbent, by the democrats. The board of trustees stands six republicans to seven democrats, and Mr. Nowels, polling the full vote of his party and one republican vote, was elected. Mr. Mitchell was ns strong a man as could have been- suggested by the republicans, but the fact that Mr. Nowels had filled the office only one term, and that with perfect satisfaction to nil parties, was decidedly in favor of his re-election. That Mr. Nowels will conduct the affairs of the office as honestly and ably in the future as he has in the past, we have no doubt. It is not a political office, ’ and of course the election of Mr. Nowels has no political significance.

In addition to committees appointed by the executive committee as announced in issue of week before last, the following appointments have been made: Committbe on ble J. York, Charles H. £rice, Alfred McCoy. . Officers.— Hon. E. P. Hammond, President; Charles H. Price, Vice President; Frank W. Babcock, Marshal, with the following aids: Hanging Grove township, John r anole; Gillara township, .Capt A. G. Robb, Benjamin Fans; "Walker township, Frank Herahmanf Barkley township, Capt Payne, John G. Culp; Marion township, D. H. Yeoman, Frank Warren, Andrew K. Yeoman, Capt John M. Wasson, George 0. Hoover, Shelby Grant; Jordan township, A. G. W. Farmer, John Waymire; Newton township, Samuel Yeoman, John Martind≤ Keener township, Ralph Marshall, D. E. Fairchild; ~ Kankakee township, I. D. Dunn, Lee Glazebrook; Wkeatfield township, John Myers; Milroy township, Charles Loehbaugh; Union township, John Alter, George W. Casey; town of Remington, Dr. D. H.Patton; Carpenter township, Ed. Culp, Will B. Price, jr. * ' A noted speaker from abroad, whose name will' be announced in due time, has been engaged. Declaration of Independence read by Daniel B. Miller. Frank J. Siam, Ch’n. Noble J. York, Bec*y. Sure Cure for Bed Dreams.— Take off your’feoKafa noodle nights 111 °* Earner k,