Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1881 — FROM WALKER. [ARTICLE]

FROM WALKER.

Eds. Republican Observing that Walker has not been represented in the columns of your paper for several months, we embrace the present opportunity to inform the readers of The Republican something about its condition. Had we but been the happy recipients of a few good showers of rain crops of every kind might have been better than for many seasons. The drouth has greatly injured the oora, only that which was planted early and on low ground will be good. The late potato crop is a failure. Fanners who expected to raise from two to three hundred bushels think they will raise barely enough for their own use. Nevertheless, everybody seems in good cheer and entertains no fears of starvation.

Melvin, the only child of Rev. W. 8. Brown and wife, aged sixteen months, died last Sunday evening, Aug. 28th. He was a noble little boy and is greatly missed by the family and relatives, who have the sympathy of the entire community. Mollie Bouk, Millie Bonk and M. A. Osborn, of Gillam, ore attending the Northern Indiana Normal, where they may obtain a more thorough knowledge of their books and better qualify themselves for their work as teachers. Miss Mary Pulaski, who was bitten by a rattlesnake two weeks ago, is slowly recovering. G. W. Heishman lias lately purchased a fine new drill plow. Much hay has been' consumed by fire, which is still burning in the sod. Many stock wells are dry and cattle have suffered terribly from

lack of water.

FLORA.