Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1885 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

DEMIS G TON' ITEMS. Janies Frazer had the misfortune to lose his good cow, last Friday. She collided with an in-coming traih. j T, J. AV. Sullivan, a superannuated minister of the M. E.. persuasion, occupied the pulpit of the Methodist church last Sunday evening. About forty of the numerous friends ci Mr, and Mrs. William Rich gave them a pleasant surprise, last Friday evenin'g. at their pleasant new home near tow n. Mr. add Mrs. A. M. Traugh returned from Dakota, last Friday. ,Mr. Traugh, having sold his possessions there, will not return to that land of cyclones and prairie fires. ’ We learn, with deep regret, that our efficient and popular County'Superintendent intends leaving Remington in the near future. He will take up his residence in Rensselaer, as it is more convenient for him to be there. Whereever he goes, the best wishes of the people of this place will go with him, and they will always feel a deep interest in his welfare. Remingtonian.

DEMOTTE DOINGSToo much rain. Big citizens’ meeting Saturday night. J; It. Francis of LaPorte, drove down Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs. R. W. Marshall. Attorney Marshall and Constable DeBoer, were in town last Friday Serving papers in a new attachment suit of Mulder vs Podschuwi't. This is Circuit Court week. Tuesday morning about 20 of our people took the train for the county seat,, among them two married ladies. We learn that Mrs. W. W. Cheever, one of the ladies, secured a decree of divorce from her liege lord on the charge of cruelty and neglect to provide. Mr. C. is now a family man, but not a married man, The lady very generously left him all but one of the children. Last Saturday night was a lively one for Harvy Stewart. A little after midnight he heard some one around his barnyard, and going out to investigate he discovered seVefkl persons stealing his cattle. Ordering them to desist, a revolver was thrust into his face, and he was driven back into the house, where he was kept a close prisoner, by two men, until A o'clock tn the morning. He then started out and foimd three cows and their calves gone. He put off in pursuit, and went to Thayer, then; to Rose Lawn, where he struck their: trail, going west. The cheif justice of that part of Newton county refused to, help him, so he rode hack to Esq. Shortridge, in Jasper Co., and soon had constable Deßoer in hot pursuit. The theives crossed the Momence, 111., bridge about- 11 a. m. Sunday, then struck north and the trail was lost.

UNION AND BARKLEY ITEMS. The prayei’ meeting at Brushwood is again booming,. Walter Harrington has ifioved ’to: Rose Lawn. The Sunday school at Independence, has closed for the present year. M. A. Makeever will teach the Harrington school during the coming win- 1 ter. James H. Payne is erectiiig a new residence near the Canada School house. • The new school house when comple ted will Hie the largest and finest in Union township. Thomas J. Mallet the grocer at Fair Oaks has purchased a supply of dry; goods of a Lafayette firm. William L. Fattee has purchased a horse of Samuel Remley, paying ,for it the-handsome sum of $l4O. , y Hog buyers will do well to give Union a call as t here are several lots f or sale which could be bought cheap. *■ Mr. John E. Alter is to teach the Rose Bud school. Johnny is one us Union’s most successful teachers. Robert Swaim has sold his farm to John Kent, of Kentland, and purchased, 1 the one belonging to Charley Gilmore. ; Galbreath & Hershman have been threshing in Keener and Wheatfield townships. They completed their work last week. Cattle buyers are gather numerous at present. Several sales are reported the most of which are for heavy esttle Jor shipping purposes. -' - ■ ■ .- ' An elastic step, buoyant spirits, and clear complexion, are the results '-cf pure blood. The posseseoi of heiithy blood enjoys a. of percepiu o. impossible when thq heavy Wk.h iuipuriliea Twkp Ayer s Sursa* prilla, the best blood purifier and viiI ihzer.