Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1883 — The Draining Association. [ARTICLE]

The Draining Association.

The farmers have begun spring work in earnest. The man who first said, “Nothing leather,” never had much experience with boarding house beefsteak. “The Rensselaer Blues” is the name chosen for the new base-ball club. The grand dance for the benefit of the club, takes place tomorrow evening at the Opera House. The boys are anxious for a good attendance. Postmaster General: Gresham has approved a design for the new two cent postage stamp. It will contain a profile of Washington similar to the present three cent stamp. The color of the new stamp has not yet been decided upon., A philosophic, but rather cynical, citizen of Rensselaer says that this world is a regular “dog-eat-dog” kind of a place any how, and wishes himself in Heaven with his coat tails full of red apples. He don’t think there would be much consolation in being the biggest dog in the kennel either, for all the little whiffets would be eternally nipping at his heels.

Removing the Post-office. — There has been some great deal of talk during the last few days to the effect that the post-office would shortly be removed to the room in Thompson’s corner building, lately occupied by Farden <t "Noland. We are without positive assurances and the matter but so far as can be gathered from general rumor, it seems highly probable that the change will be made.

Town Clerk Watson, this week gives through the. Republican, official notice of the approaching election. A call for a Republican mass convention to name candidates for the election is also issued this week by the committee. The Republican nomination will be equivalent to election, and all republican voters should take sufficient interest in the government of the town to attend, the convention and help to select good men for candidates.

Remington, Goodland and Kentland have all been visited by destructive fires withiii the last few months. Monticello had a narrow escape from losing her beautiful school-house. Winamac has been numerously scorched lately, and Plymouth has just had a big blaze. Rensselaer cannot always be more fortunate than her neighbors and her turn must come some time. There are a number of old fire traps in town which ought, by just rights to be burned down, but the objection to that consummation is that the old hovels cant bum without endangering the good buildings near them. Let us take warning from the evident dangers of our own situation* and from the misfortunes of our neighbors, and organize a. volunteer fire company. There are plenty of energetic young fellows around town who, at present,, can find no more profitable* method of spending their excers as energy than by unjointing their lingers, and blacking one anothers eyes wivh base-balls, who would be glad to furnish tlie physical" power necessary io run a fire company, if the men of means most interested, ’l.uuld supply the apparatus-,

The meeting for the purpose of completing the organization of The Jasper Oountv Draining Association was held at the Court House Saturday afternoon in accordance with previous notice. 8. P. Thompson, was chosen president ana Granville Moody, Bec’y, pro tern. By a vote of the meeting, the objects and purposes of the Association were limited to simplv acquiring and removing the mill dam and race-way Across the Iroquois at Rensselaer. One of the articles of association adopted at the meeting required the election, at that meeting, of a board of five directors who should have control of the business of the Association, and who should appoint one of their number to serve as president of the Board, another as secretary, another as superintendent, and another as solicitior. The directors are elected for one year and elections of directors are to be held on the second Saturday in April, of each year as long as the association exists. After the consideration and adoption of articles of the meeting proceeded to electa Board of Directors: The following being chosen unanimously: Alfred Thompson, Addison Parkison, S. P. Thompson, J.H. Lough-1 ridge, and Granville Moody. After the adjournment of the stock-holders meeting, the Board of Directors held a session and, made the .following apportionment of the officers of the board: President, Addison Parkinson; Secretary, Alfred Thompson; Treasurer, G. Moody; Superintendent, J. H. Loughridge; Solicitor, S. P. Thompson.