Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1884 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

j rBOM SCRJtL'Y, I if II - Mr. and Mrs. Cal Farris are the happy parents of a fine boy. Sabbath school is fully organized, al '■'Oigbum Valley school house. All seem to take a great interest. M,eets at 9:80, a. m;, prompt. Mr. Tom Brusnahan has returnee from his trip to Nebraska. He took a claim in Redwillow county, near the town of McCook, to which lie will move this coniine' autumn. Jjfi the meantime J'.e will farm his father’s place. Mr. John Clemans has vacated the »S<yons property; the latch-string is - not hanging out there now, as several persons have found on knocking repeatedly and receiving no response. C. Hays has traded his pi operty td John Nelson, of Nubbin Ridge. John has moved in. and Hays has moved to Nubbin Ridge. .-.r~ _ Miss Lottie Hoile, of M alker. has been visiting the family of G. M. ilcox. Mrs. Spitzer, of Brookston, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keener. Tuesday, the 15th, Miss Nannie Hemphill celebrated her 12th birthday anniversary, \vlth a pleasant party. W.

- ITEMS. Last Monday was a great day is ith our Catholic fellow citizens. Tbeii “rattle'’ camb off «and the new bell was chrlsffhod And hoisted to its place in the belfry of their neit little churchwhere it now warnt the faithful of 'their duty three times a day, morning 'noon and night. Miss Lizzie Phelps is visiting friends Yh Marshall, lowa. Our old friend, Jim Patton, and his sisters', Miss Ida an-1 little Pearl, I'cft for Frederick, D. T., last Monday ingWe had a pleasant call from ex-clerk.. "C. 11. Price, last Saturday. Charles is ■ft young man of talent, of good address and ddmsaanding presence, and will, undoubtedly, make for himself both fame and Wealth, in the new land to ‘Which he gees.. David B&tct and Levi Newcbme pulled out of Remington, last Monday morning, with a curios d of stock, farming utensils and household goods. Mr. Bates’ ’ wife -and daughter, who have been spending the winter in Kentucky, joined him Kt Logansport a’tul they al ! Armed their faces Dakota-frftrd, Tdldngmg to a wicked arid perverse generation, we have aobgb-t diligently ' for a sign, and the one oh which our superstitions soul most (Irmly relies, is, that.a wet, cold, Easter Sunday foretells a.wet cold spring, anJ vice-versa. We are at a loss how to classify last Sunday as it was neither -very wet-nor 'very cold, just a little chilly and misty. According to our sign-it will be a moderately favorable spring. The day' was well observed by the churches of | our place. The altar of the ITesby- i teriaii church was handsomely deeorat-. cd wit: lilies, gefaaiums and other blooming plants; and the pastor, Rev. J. B. Crow’S, preached a beautiful and appropriate sermon. At the 51. E« S. S., D. M. Nelson, the popular young superintendent, made spnae interesting Remarks as to the origin ot’Eastcr. At .-uificht the pastor, Rev. W. 11. Vance, breached a good and comforHug Faster ' sernmn to a full htr.se. /

RENINGTONIAN.

, „ ■ < -O— 4k - " KF/EXEIt AS I f DF.MOTTE ’] The beys report pool - fishing so far j this spring. ''"Mrs. Jones been viry sick with catarrahal fever. M. M. Tyler, the gCnhti tied popular clerk of Keller, Craig & Co., of Vote Lawn, who has been homo the past three weeks on sick furlough, has re ‘covered enough to return to his duties |Dr. Thomas Antrim, our Recorder, 1 cas recovered from hi? severe s’hk spell,’ (Jr.ough to remove to the scene of: bis 'future labors, at. tho county seat carries with him the good wishes r e. hi s'many friends in northern Jasper, who are confident he will disclmrgo bi 3 duties with honor - to himself and satisfjUjt'v**: to the people.-"' VOur election,’instead of being very, close on Trustee, turned out to be »; very decided, jug handle r.ffivr. Mr. Bongart withdrew from the '-ace, lenv- ■’ .ng Joe Fairchild and Fred I chwanke. both republicans, in the 1 field,—both j good men, and well qualified for the office. Result, Mr. Sdiw&nk’e 'came out ahead two, to one,—re.i*on Ist. Fred is an old soldier, and the “boys’ ’ ‘ mean business and wmt to work. Reason 2nd. Keener townsiup is pie ’eminently the banner republican tiuwnsbip of Jasper county, ..and her people have got tiredot having a democratic Additor'appoint tier trustees, and voted ’ il. ■ „ . • . . z

against Mr. Fairchild-, simply, because he had been appointed by ex-auditor Nowles, not that they doubted Mr. Fairchild, was a good man and a good republican, but as a rebuke, and to serve notice, that, that kind of wireworking skullduggery, is “played out” in this neck of woods, i The “G. A. R.” is, booming. S:itur 7 day night, April 12th; DeMotte Fost,_ No. 328 Department of Indiana, was organized, and started oft in good shape. R. W. Marshall, P. C. of Rose Lawn Post, acting as mustering officer. The following good men and true, were elected and installed into the various offices: '-•■Johtt M. Helmick, P- C. D. E. Fairchild. S. \ . C. N. 11. Ferrin, J- V. C. Janies Casad, O. D, Geo. W, Peters, O. G, Noah Frame, Chaplain. R. (). Granger, Surgeon. E. D. Fairchild, Q- M. A; Lv _ J Q- AL S. John Sigler. Adjt. - The building the Post had oxpee*ed to occupy for a hall, is now being used lor a store, so the Post will probably build a hall of their own at pace. * ♦