Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1882 — Kankakee Items. [ARTICLE]

Kankakee Items.

We are a sorry little township just at present. So many neighbors and friends are leaving and going ro find homes and work elsewhere. Mr. .Heyworth and wife leave Tuesday for the central part of the state. Squire Jones and famdy, leave this week for their future home ih Morgan county. Mrs Ferbeck.of Oak Park Chicago who has been visiting friends in the township, will return home’ Tuesday. Tommy Jones will accompany her. He expects to find work in Oak Park. John Jonos has gone west “to grow up with the country.” \ A number of .the young folks spent last Sunday evening in a social sing at Jonathan Wynants. Eli Spenser has moved into the John Coffin house, on Zion’s Hill. Henry Gross has bought the Frank Kerr farm. He took possession new home last week Mr. and Mrs. Belcher have been visiting friends in Michigan. They returned Saturday. It is confidentially stated that Frank Kerr will launch his hymeneal bark on the sea of matrimony. The person who. wantonly de, faced the new bridge, should lie punished to the extent of the law. Public property should be protected. It is becoming outrageous the way the township property is being disfigured. The voters of this township are in a quandary hi know whether or not these is a registry law. If The Republican would inform her readers we would be very grateful. Prof. Brown, of the Valparaiso Normal, lectured at the San Pierre institute last Saturday Kankakee was well represented. Those present were treated to an intellectual feast. There is considerable excitement in the tow nship over the prospect of the 1.1. &I, 11. R; being built. A report is afloat that without the assistance desired the road grade would be changed and passed by

Koutts station.

EVAN.