Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1882 — Chips from Gillam. [ARTICLE]

Chips from Gillam.

owing for com has commenced, some le farmers are nearly done. ‘om the present look of tha wheat a I'irul harvest is anticipated. ARRiKD. — At the residence of Rev. Guild, April 30, 1882, Aaron Vore, of h gan, to Mita Ida Lewis, of this place, Rev. Guild officiating. May their wed lives be as bright as the day ou which r were married, may their voyage down stream of life be strewn with thornless s is the wish of their m my friends, r. Richard Freshourhas just returned i Kansas for a short stay He reports gs lively and crops looking well. i» Nettie Hamilton has returned from aryville, where she has been the last e months receiving instructions in smaking. r. Sylvaster Hiltou is very sick with ypelas Mr. Henry Poisfcl is also on sic* list. te Sabbath school at Independence pel is still in a flourishing condition, ra. Conard and daughter has arrived l Ohio. We hope they will be pleased i their new home as we an glad to have n among us. r e notice that those interested are puta wire fence of the Sedgwick pattern md the Independaice Chapel and vjjard, whi;h will be quite an imvenient. lie farmers of northern Gillam have just ikened to the sense of their duty. A .ed tih exteuding from Chip slougn ough to what is known a the “Big rsh’’ iaf being cut. This ditch carries immense amount of water and is of great ue to the township, 'he schools of this township are in a trishing condition.

WIDE AWAKE.

We publish a call for a meeting the court house, on Saturday xt, to take action in favor of rewing the obstacles to drainage the lroquojl er, and also give ice to a communication frcm a iding citizen on the subject of ainage. Now we take it to be a f evident fact that better draine is the one great need of Jasir county, both from a financial d a sanitary point of view. Men 10 ought to know what they are Iking about assure us that there e not less t! au 10.000 and probay 30.000 acres now unproductive, t naturally excellent land, which ght easily be drained if the dam Rensselaer were removed, but t other wise. It is confidently fcimated that the removal of the m would benefit the owmers cf is land in a sum, of at least $lO.0 a year. More important still the subject from a sanitary stand hit. The long raceway windg through the very heart of tjie wn, and the mill pond above the ,m both tilled with stagnant wac and decaying substances cant fail to have a very injurions ieet upon the health of our pooe. These considerations make it ident to us that the plain duty of r citizens requires them to insist the prompt .removal of the dam, t we wish also to say, and to say

clearly,that we shall protest against any project for its destruction which does not contemplate a fair compensation to its owner, for the damage he will sustain. Private rights must give way to the public good, anti the dam must go; but Mr. Hyland, who lately come among us a stranger, has purchased the mill in good faith, and ought not lose his property without a full return. ’ Bow, string, breast, and scarf ties, cheap, at E. P. Honan’s.