Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION

Mrs. Wm. Timmons, of Jordan township, is on the sick list. Clarence Travis’ little son Frank, died suddenly yesterday morning. Mrs. John M. Gwin, of Pleasant Ridge, is recovering from ah attack of Erysipelas. It was Sheriff Powell who set up the cigars this time. It is a girl. Born Sunday afternoon, April 22, 1883. Gen. J. C. Van Rensselaer, with accustomed liberality subscribed 8100. to the fund of the Jasper County •Draining Association. Work on the new school house is to be resumed at once. Mr. Fatout the contractor, came to take charge of the work Tuesday. Cotton & Patton have sold their lumber and grain business to T. J. Saylor. Mr. Saylor will take possession as soon as the invoicing is completed. The family of William Walters, of Rose Lawn, has been sadly aflicted the past ten days. All of their children, three in number have died of Dyptheria. A lady ’clairvoyant has been stopping at the Cotton House for several days. She has gathered in the stickles of the credulous to a considerable extent. Miss Mary E. Monnette, who has been staying with her relatives, the Saylors, since last Fall started for her home at Marengo, lowa, this morning. Mr. M. L. Campbell closed his business here, and returned to Oxford last week. Mrs. Campbell, and daughter Mabel, left for the same place Monday. Mr. George Sigler of the firm of Willey & Sigler, intends going to Mount Airy, next week to take charge of the firm’s new store at that new born village. Lawyer F. W. Babcock started west Tuesday morning for a look at Dakota. He will probably be away for ten days, or two weeks.. W. W. Watson will have charge of his business during his absence.

Squire L. Tmkham, for 27 years a resident of Walker ip., was in town Tuesday. The Squire has lately formed a partnership with Mr. Hoffacker of San Pierre, and intends engaging in the mercantile business in that place. Parker Overton, of Hanging Grove, tried his revolver on a dog' last Monday. He hit the dog and a rail, the ball rebounding and striking his foot, caused him to carefully gather it up and bring it to town for a Doctor to examine. The wound is painful, but not apparently dangerous. • J. C. Morgan has concluded to quit the bartering business, and try farming for a change. He thinks the put-of-door vocation will agree best with his health. The scene of his rural labors will be near Georgetown, Vermillion county, Illinois. He , will not leave Rensselaer for a week or two yet.

M. F. Chilcote returned from his trip to Kingman Kansas, Tuesday night. He says its the windiest country ever created. One day in Kingman, when the wind was blowing at /the rate of Rbout 60 miles an hour, and the air was thick with flying sand, he asked Ike Morgan, an old Jasper boy, if the wind always blew like that. “Lord No” says Ike, “this is nothing! Sometimes- it blows like h —1!” Mr. Rial Benjamin) returned from Lafayette* Monday evening. He reports that his daughter, Mrs. I. S. Wade is fast sinking under the dread disease consumption, with the end only a question- of a few weeks at most. Ulcers upon both liver and.lungs * occasion the most intense and constant, suffering. She feels the natural regret of a mother to leave her little children* but otherwise is perfectly resigned to her fate, and happy in the prospect of a release from paixu