Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1882 — GILLAM ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

GILLAM ITEMS.

It has been sometime since our township was represented in your paper, and as w* sre a flourishing community, we mast nut be left oat in the cold. So I will try and give the news from our last Inter up to the present time. We ere having plenty of rain and some to span. Some of the ferment are getting quite discouraged. Mr, Robb’s smiling countenance is seen once more among us. He wm able to attend the election. Several of the advanced pupils of this place are attending the Medaryville Normal. They appear to bo well pleased with the school. Mr. Hilton is still lingering in illness. Wheat is considerably damaged by the Into rains. Independence Sabbath school now meets at Br. N. School wm well attended l**t Sabbath, and wo listened to an interesting and instructive address by Mr. Evans, of Ran Pierre. Boys, take warning. If any one should send by you fur mustache blacking, don’t try it,tli<consequence may bean unpleasant sore lip. "Buxxard” says he knows by experience that it Is quite unpleasant. Mr. Massey, son and daughter, accompanied by Nettie Hamilton, wuut to Winamac the 80th (Decoration day). Everybody lookout for the welding. A buggy load of young folks of thia* place gave Miss Conrad a call the other evening. Although quite stormy without, all was sunshine within. And all enjoyed a spleu-

did visit.

WIDE AWAKE.