Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1885 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

RHEA &A NT RIDGE ITEMSMr. Clemment Timmons has had a new barn erected at his place. w. V. Porter and Mrs. Sarah Watson returned from a two weeks visit - with friends in Kansas. They report things as booming in the west. Mrs. J. V. Parkinson who has been on the sick list for the past two weeks is getting around again. Tramps visit P. R. and the surrounding country very often. Why are they allowed to.roam when there is work for all. Miss Sadie McDonald is at home this week; while her school house in Carpenter tp., is being repaired. , Stranger UNION AND KEENER ITEMS. Cutting corn *s one of the main issues. Some of our neighbors are still making hay. The Rose Bull School has closed for the season. Riley Hamacher has traded his farm to Earnest Stibbe and will move to Keener tp. next spring. Jim McColly has bought a. grubbing machine which he intends to run in the neighborhood. The farmers are done sowing wheat but still sowing rye. j DeMotte affords a festive hall which is open to the youth of the land once a week at least. The Three I. R. "R. is doing better business than formerly. A gang of 16 men under the direction J. E. Alter have constructed 3} miles of 7 ft. canal in the Kankakee marsh at the DeGolier club house west ol DeMotte, with 21 miles yet to complete this fall. Bill Bat. HANGING GliO VE ITEMS . Health is good. Farmers have liaished sowing small grain; we think the acreage will not be so large as it was last year. The threshing season is nearly over. Hanging Grove raised 35,000 bushels of cats this year. What to wnship can report a better crop ? Corn crop is fair, though the late crop WaS slightly injured by frost. Taking all crops in consideration, the quantity and condition is above an average, hence, our good people will undoubtedly look anxiously for the -approaching Thanksgiving. Chickens and turkeys must be on the alert. , Mrs. Ida Kenton called her friends to assist her, last Friday, in the arc of comfort knotting, a pleasant social is reported, all agree that the dinner w.is the mest interesting part of the entertainment. Two of our township schools opened on Monday,* the rest are expected to commence within a week. Nearly all of the renters of this township will hold the places they occupy at present . Frank Kenton will move tq Marion township. . -The MononDispatch says the bjj.TpZ ball fever at Lee took-quite a chill alter the game with Marlboro.” It should have added —and th? uniforms of the Lee club are for sale as their crowd we understand is demoralized. The fever yet prevails at Marlboro and Monon: r. is expected that theeiiili spoken of will prostrate the Monon Club within two weeks. Comet. R EMINGTON ITN MS. ‘ ' . Air. and Mrs. S Solomen spent laq, week in Chicago. Mrs. C. H. Price (accompanied by her two made a flying visit to her many friends in Remington 1 ’St Sat urdiiy. She will return to Dak >ta tills week. Mrs. J>>hn Tharp returned last week from a pleasant visit with friends in Rensselaer. Mr< and Mrs. George N. Morris h;tvc been th 3 proud and happy parents of a Jiiile daughter since Wednesday list. Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Pbiladelpbia bo h of them entirely blind gave an evening of sacred song at the at the M. E. Church last Sunday evening wn.icl»> was highly enjoyed 'by the large assemblage They both have well trained voide; of i more than ordinary power and ;sweet- ■ ness, and their, selections evinced much ' taste and talent We state with p ar- ’ douahle pride the fact that the collection taken up for their benefit in this place was the largest they had ever received. y , ■ The weather.for the past few days has been exceptionally fine, r«nd the farmers in this vicinity are improving the time before the evil days of snow, ice and blizzards descend upon th in. Mr. and Mrs. Et, C. Phelps returned

last week from a protracted visit among friends east and west, and have set up housekeeping in part of the spacious Nelson mansion, ~ she many friends of Rev. Lt Nebeker both in and out of the church are glad to learn that he has consented to fill the appointment at this place, at least for the present. It is somewhat equivocal praise to say that this is a good point for doctors. We already have five, and another one was in town Saturday and Sunday seeking for a location. Mrs Bott and Mr. and Mrk. A. B. Clark of Monticello were the 'guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wells Fast Sunday and Monday. _ ' Remingtonian. de-motte doings. The Cent er school house ss on wheels, being moved from the lonely woods,. to this lively village. E. D. Fairchild, Esquire, is still sick. His family and friends Jhave strong hopes that better weather, and change of medicine, will soon bring him out. F. W. Rowe is off to Minnesota, to See his mother, who is very sick. D. E. Fairchild and Dis charming daughter, Essa, have just returned from a visit to Ohio Mr. Trustee Schwanke is rustling around getting his school houses in shape. He intends to have all tihp schools commence on the Ist Monday in November. The carpenters ftre rushing Mr. Jake Troxel’s new house along lively, this fine weather. Every one will be glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Troxel? and their accomplished daughters, back in old Jasper again. Mr. C. H. Vehrs, who has lived for several years on French Island, is to leave us soon. Off to Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Brainard, of Oshkosh, Wis., are visiting their relatives and friends here. Mrs. B. is a daughter of the Rev. L. Shortridge. The stock raisers are all complaining of the scarcity of bhycrsl Esquire Shortridge and Mr. Mullaney shipped their steers to Chicago last week; I. B. Robbins, aud others, arc going ta ship this week. Prices are lofir, but now that the frost has killed the grass, the' steers must go. Messrs. Graves, Decker & Table? have got a bran new hay press, with which they expect to do a big business. Wm. Ponto, who lives on Dr. Antrim’s place, was plaintiff in a re plevin suit, before Esq. Simpson, in Wheatfield, lr<§t Saturday. 3or 4 loads of Keenerites went over to “see the fun. ” Mr. Crawford, a Porter county lawyer, appeared for the defendant, Mr. F. Walton; Mr. Marshall for plaintiff. ' Verdict—“ That plaintiff retain the property, and recover S 7 damages. If you would have .-q.periie, flesh, co! lr, strenlzth, ?,:id vii'> r. take Ayer’s Sarsnpaiiilu, that iiiicoiiiparable ton>e aml bio-’d purifier. • Though numerous causes may operate to urn the heir gray, all that is ii<ede4 to restore the natural ecler* is Hall's V<-getal:-ie Sici ian Hut r-newc or more then twenty years its sales h-ve b co et nt’ir, us but we Have Vet to-'near »f' its fi Mt-hilufQ,— ■ ,