Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1882 — Town and Country [ARTICLE]

Town and Country

BY IRO-QUOIS.

The Doctors are quite busy at present. Dr. Lormg, for many years of Francisville has, located in Valparaiso. Some person ought to buy the old school house and move it near the depot and fit it for a hotel and boarding house. " Mr. Norton, formerly of Illinois is building a house at Pleasant Ridge. He with engage in blacksmithing. The election of officers of Prairie Masonic Lodge resulted as follows: George Conwell, W. M., Wm/ Eger, S. W., John 0, Chilcote, M. L. Spitler, Sec’y, Ralph Fendig, Treas. Frank Warner and Andy Ropp •each have girl babiesJ. W. Horton formerly of New York: is assisting Dr. Kelley in dental Work They propose to branch out. Frank Venrick has rented Perry Marlatt’s farm North of town. The question now is, will keep house for him ? Wils Porter has a new variety •chickens that poultry men ought to examine. They are very fine. Mrs. C. J. Brown is visiting in Ohio. ' A. J. Yeoman is Occupying the fine residence built by Alfred Thompson on his Pleasant Ridge farm. It is the finest farm house in North-western Indiana. Tom McCoy returned from his visit and hunt to Kansas and Indian Territory. * He reports a good time and plenty of fine shooting. He killed three deer and brought some very toothsome parts home for friends. R. B. Wilson is making further improvements on his town ty-The-music class of Prof. Burgett is a success. That communication in the Sen- *' tinel purporting to be from Gillam was probably written in Renssel- . aer. Iro-Quois considers it a good advertisement. Hon. G. W. Burk has purchased J. W. Nowel’s farm which adjoined his home place. The county commissioners did good work during the last term. No discount on their business capacity. Two ’or three men from the vicinity of Rose Lawn, who, it is said had imbibed a little too freely of “Coffin Varnish.” or something of that nature, raised a row with C. D. Novels, as his office. They were about to get away with Dali, being iu the majority,, when Dr. Alter and Ezra C. Nowejs happened along and Ezra went to nis brother’s aid, and demonstrated his ability to confer the degree of “Brotherly Love.” One sign and a token was all the fellow wanted; Dali floored the other, and the gang took the train for the north, where, it is hoped, they will be more peaceful in the future.