Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1882 — Union Items. [ARTICLE]

Union Items.

Easter brought rain. Easter night brought snow. The election pass-d off quietly. The Kepublicans took every man with a good majority, except the trustee which was a tie. Wheat still looks well. Most farmers have finished sowing oats. But little spring wheat has been sown. Rye, which never fails here, of course loot's well. * Our schools will soon all be in progress again. One dollar a day is the average compensation of summer teachers. Peach trees are heavily loaded with blossoms. More tile is being laid than in any previous year. Mabbird: — At the brides residence, Mirs Rachel Swayno and Mr. Edward .Johnson, on Easter, Justice McColly officiated. There is plenty of gras* for the cattle now, ind herders are getting up cattle to gruze during; the summer. Ourrange however is becoming less extensive every year as the wave of cultivation sweeps over the land, dropping ssttlers lure and there, who with strong arms and willing mind* apply themselves directly to the task of redeeming the wild lands from their present useless state and turning thorn into beautiful homes. Success to evory tiller of

the soil.*,.

BILL BAT.