Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1883 — GILLAM ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

GILLAM ITEMS.

The Wheat crop will be rather slim in Gillam this season, the corn crop is likely to be slimmer from the prospects at present. Quite a number had to re-i plunt on account of poor seed.. 1 The schools are all in good progress. Miss Sayers closed her school Friday. The others will close in a week or two. There is talk of a Normal being held at Center School House before a great while. We hope it may go Off with success. Mrs. J. C. Faris of Mexico and Mrs. Malinda Imes of Monticello, visited relatives at this place lately. Mr. Geo. Guild and family of Keener tp., paid his aged parents a flying visit on Sunday before last. There was preaching at Center School House on Sunday before last at 11 a> m. Services were by the Dr. Van de Walker of Medaryville, The sermon was very interesting and instructive. There will be services there again the second Sunday in next month. The teachers of Gillam held their last Institute at Center on Saturday June 9. Owing to the bad weather, two of the teachers were absent. Those who were present had their subjects well prepared, and they had a very interesting time considering the circumstances. Mr. R. L. P. Massey, was “son” struck a short time since; a 6 pounder. Sal.

Covered With Glory.—The Rensselaer base ball club, “The Comets,” went down to Monon last Thursday and played a match game with the “Bradfordites,” of that town. It was a well played game all around; and resulted in a victory for the Comets by a score of 22 to 11. Some notes of the occasion gleaned from the conquering Comets’ complacent chinning: The Monon boys took their defeat ■with good grace, and behaved like gentleman always. Bob Phillips umpired the game. It was his first attempt, but he made a good umpire; though, by a curious paradox he may be said to have shown more bustle than activity. A susceptible young lady of Monon got mashed on the Comets and sacrifiiced all her ribbons to make badges for them.

I A young man from Rensselaer bet forty or fifty dollars on the Monon (dub, and of course lost his money and got no sympathy. All bands are, enthusiastic in their praises of George Legg’s unequalled pluck in filling the catcher’s position for the Comets clear through the game. The Bradfordi.es are expected to come over and play the return game tomorrow. They will be well treated, for Rensselaer people are nothing if net huspkabiei

An filthy case was on trial at the <xw»rt house Monday afternoon, and, of course the room was crowded with spectators. The proverbial bald-heads and graybeards showed up strong in the front seats. By what some may look upon as simply a good joke, and others may think a piece of retributive justice, several ptominent and venerable citizens or Rensselaer, who wanted to hear the trial, got considerably more of it than they probably desired. They ventured too far to the front and caught the eagle eye of Sheriff Powell, who was glaring around for talesmen to fill the jury panel, and were invited to take seats in the jury box and help to try the case.

L. C. Kilgore; until lately postmaster at San Pierre, Stark county is now in jail at Indianapolis awaiting trial on the charges of forgery, perjury and rifling registered letters. Mr. Bedell, the post-office inspector who arrested Kilgore, says that he confesses to the charges and will undoubtedly be sent to the penetentiary. He has a wife and five children, the latter all young, whom he leaves in 'straitened circumstances, having wasted his own means, and some of the post-office funds on bad women and liquor. His bondsmen lost $125.