Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1885 — RENSSELAER MARKES. [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER MARKES.

Corrected every Wednesday afternoon. Wheat. $.70 @ .80 Corn i .40 Oats.... < 28 30 Rye ' .50 Timothy Seed :. f ,, 1.00 Clover Seed 4.50 Hay, Timothy .5.00 @ 6.00 Hay,. Wild... 3.00 @ 4.00 Butter .18 Eggs ; .10 Potatoes .40 Apples , .70 Salt, per barrel 1.35 Bacon, per lb. 12 A Lard, per ft) 12|

Bill Smith, of Barkley tp.,(we think there are two of him and don’t know whether this one is which or |he Other,) had a startling adventure during the late winter, according to a well authenticated report. He awoke one night and was astonished to behold a tall form looming up over his bedside. William was not the kind of man to lie still and quietly allow himself to be robbed, murdered, and generally maltreated, by a midnight qaarauder, withbut making any show of defense. An ancient rifle, well loaded, hung near at hand, and William’s first act was to jump out of his bed, sieze the gun, take a quick aim at the intruder and fire. The figure at which he fired made no Stir and William then bethought himself that it would have been a good plan to have made a little further investigation, betorb he fired so rashly, and a fear thtff perhaps he had been shooting di a member of his own family took possession of him. As soon as the smoke had cleared away a little, aiid a lamp had been lighted, he approached the supposed burglar and behold! it was the tall post of his bed, Upon which hung his overcoat, surmounted by his hat. A bullet hole through the hat testified to the fact that William shot to kill. Like the “Hodji” in a Turkish story of a very similar circumstance; Mr. Smith gave praise to Allah because his head was not inside the hat when the bullet went through it.