Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1883 — KEENER ITEMS [ARTICLE]

KEENER ITEMS

Weather is fine and business flourishing. Everybody in Keener seems to be on the war path this week. Fairchild and Company have begun work on the I. I. & I. railroad again, they are running a large force of men and teams. The schools of Keener township will soon close their winter terms. Keener township was pretty well represented in Rensselaer last Saturday by the trustee, four school teachers, one store keeper, one mail driver, one bully and quite a number of the farmers. Mr. Merrele Tyler of Keener has become a clerk for Keller, Craig and Co. of Rose Lawn. We wish you success Merrile. An accident happened last Friday on the grading of the I. I. & I. railroad. John Drager a shoveler while working in the pit, was badly injured by a large piece of frozen earth falling from the top about 10 feet pinning him to the ground till help came. The people of the township were wonderfully scared on the supposition that a certain young man who is working in the neighbor-hood is a detective. We are afraid that some pf the inhabitants will leave the country. The greatest trouble with Walter Harrington is that if he don’t get up at 5 o’clock the hired girl gets his shoes on. McGinnis, Troxel & Co., have thrown up their job on the railroad. \

HONEY.